Gusts of more than 100mph have brought travel disruption, power cuts and the widespread cancellation of events across large parts of the UK. Central and northern Scotland were most affected on Monday, amid the kind of problems normally seen on a stormy winter’s day. Met Office data showed a gust of 134mph was recorded at the summit of Cairn Gorm in the Highlands, 1,245 metres above sea level. The strongest gust away from mountains was 80mph at South Uist

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