Man killed as bad weather continues

Snow blocked roads in Cumbria on Saturday

A man has died after he was struck by falling masonry in Glasgow, as bad weather continues to trouble parts of the UK.

Cyril McConnell, 59, was walking along Parnie Street in the city centre when he was hit by stonework from a building.

The accident comes just a day after a woman was killed by rubble blown off a building in Rugby, Warwickshire, by high winds.

Meanwhile, high winds are expected to continue lashing parks of Britain after a weekend of gales and snow.

Exposed coastal areas in Northern Ireland and the west of Scotland will suffer gusts up to 80mph on Sunday.

Both areas will also see wintry showers with high winds persisting into Monday evening.

On Sunday morning, mountain rescuers found the bodies of two climbers who died after being hit by an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands.

Rescue efforts had been slowed by the atrocious conditions.

Firefighters rescued a woman at the Brookside Caravan Park in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales after a tree was blown on to a caravan.

England milder

A lifeboat sent to help a 20ft fishing boat which ran aground on sand banks at Newport, south Wales, got into difficulties itself, the Swansea coastguard reported.

BBC forecaster Isobel Lang said conditions in Scotland would continue to be "quite nasty weather for travelling".

High winds will move from inland areas to exposed coastal areas.

Weather in England and Wales will stay milder.

On Saturday, up to 12,000 homes in East Anglia lost power, and major routes in the north-west of England were blocked with snow as winter weather returned.

Football fans narrowly avoided injury when part of Birmingham City's stadium roof was blown off into the stands, minutes before the end of their first division clash with Wolves.