Picture gallery: Winds lash UK

Gale-force winds gusting as strong as 120 miles per hour have been whipping across Scotland, with Northern Ireland and parts of England also hit by the icy blasts.

A driver died when a lorry blew off the A1

High winds reduced part of Morpeth High Street in Northumberland to rubble

Two lorries overturned on the A1 in Northumberland

People battled against gale-force winds to walk through the Yorkshire port of Whitby.

The comfort of Whitby's port could not come quickly enough for these fishing vessels in the North Sea

A lorry was blown over along the A1's southbound carriageway near Alnwick in Northumberland

Blackpool sea front was practically deserted as locals opted to stay indoors