A massive clean-up operation continues way after Storm Goretti battered south-west England and Channel Islands
People are being urged not to travel in Cornwall after "one of the most severe storms"
About 15,000 homes are without water in Cornwall
Tens of thousands of homes remain without power in the South West
Dozens of schools are closed in Cornwall and all schools are closed in Guernsey and Alderney
Homes were evacuated in Grampound, Cornwall, after fears of a gas leak caused by fallen trees
Two apartment blocks were evacuated in St Peter Port, Guernsey, with 50 people relocated to hotels
Trains are disrupted in the South West
St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly experienced gusts of 99mph
Listen live to updates on BBC Radio Devon, BBC Radio Cornwall, BBC Radio Jersey and BBC Radio Guernsey
Eve Watson
BBC News
Power has been restored to about 150 homes in Jersey.
About 40 customers remain cut-off and more than 40 engineers are currently working to restore power, Jersey Electricity says.
A spokesperson adds one of the main challenges is safely accessing affected areas and removing fallen trees.
Image source, Sy/BBC Weather WatchersCalmer conditions on Friday in Jersey
Christine Butler
BBC Radio Cornwall
The village of Malpas in Cornwall was cut off overnight after a 93-year-old tree came down during Storm Goretti.
The Heron Inn reported a team of villagers, armed with chainsaws, who took it upon themselves to deal with the tree in daylight hours when the storm had passed.
The road reopened at about 11:00 GMT on Friday.
Kai Johnson, the supervisor at the Heron Inn, said: "It took the villagers to pull together and get their chainsaws out and rally together to clear it."
Kai Johnson is the supervisor at the Heron Inn
Archie Farmer
BBC News
The chief minister of Guernsey has thanked islanders for their support through Storm Goretti.
Deputy Lindsay de Sausmarez said it took a whole community approach to successfully manage major incidents and it was "something the islands do very well".
"There has been a vast amount of work already to fully assess the impact, clear debris and repair damage to get the island back up and running again", she said.
"I just want those involved to know that I and many others sincerely and wholeheartedly appreciate their dedication and effort.
"The public sector's response to this very testing situation, alongside the sterling work of others in the community, has done the island proud."
More than 30,000 properties are still without power in Cornwall, according to National Grid.
About 15,000 properties are left without water in the Helston and the Lizard area.
Cornwall Council said bottled water was being provided to the affected households, but South West Water said teams had not been able to open bottled water stations yet.
A spokesperson said: "We have encountered a lot of issues due to the damage the storm has caused including fallen trees blocking access and damaged trees making some sites unsafe to use."
Archie Farmer
BBC News
Guernsey Police has praised the co-ordinated multi-agency response to Storm Goretti overnight, which they said highlighted the "resilience, professionalism, and teamwork of the emergency services".
Between 18:00 GMT on Thursday and 11:55 on Friday the Joint Emergency Services Control Centre managed about 450 calls, including 146 emergency 999 calls.
A total of 48 residents were also displaced after significant storm damage to their homes, according to the police force.
Eve Watson
BBC News
We're seeing some more images from this afternoon in Cornwall.
They show damaged solar panels and a wind turbine.
In Falmouth, boats were blown over.
Image source, 360 CornwallKatharine Sharpe
BBC News
Manchester to Cornwall is a long journey at the best of times, but it’s never taken me nearly 24 hours before.
I left Media City in Salford to travel down to my partner in Camborne at 17:00 GMT last night. The train to London went without issue, but the second stage of an overnight bus to Cornwall was delayed by a few hours to a departure time of 03:00 - and then an hour later.
I was then informed that it would only go as far west as Plymouth. And all trains and buses west of Plymouth were cancelled.
At this point, the phrase ‘if you don’t laugh you’ll cry’ was doing some heavy work in my head as I tried to see the funny side of an already marathon journey somehow being upgraded to ultramarathon status.
Thankfully, my other half works half days on Fridays, so after a five-hour wait in Plymouth, he arrived as part of a three-hour round trip drive to rescue me just after midday.
We are now on the 90-minute journey back, more than 22 hours after I left Quay House.
The irony of the situation is that it’s a gorgeous and relatively calm day in Plymouth now - so I imagine the delay is due to the several trees on the line.
Archie Farmer
BBC News
Two birds have died after a wildlife park was battered by Storm Goretti.
Paradise Park said precautions were put in place but a weaver and a sun conure parrot were found dead at the Cornish park.
It said many members of staff were in on their day off so they could remove trees and make repairs across the site.
Image source, Paradise ParkArchie Farmer
BBC News
The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for ice, external for parts of Devon.
The warning is in place until 12:00 GMT on Saturday, due to partially thawed snow refreezing, alongside freezing fog and wintry showers.
Image source, Met OfficeThe States of Guernsey said about 100 roads across the island had been closed due to fallen trees and debris overnight.
States Works said its teams responded to "widespread disruption" and were deployed early to put road closure signs in place.
Operations director Joe Adams said its crews were helping with the clear-up with priority being given to major arterial routes and areas that did not require specialist tree surgeons.
He said: “Our teams were prepared for today’s response following one of the most significant storms to hit the island since Storm Ciaran.
“Despite the scale of the damage, there has thankfully been very little localised flooding."
He said the clean-up would take "some time" and asked for the public's patience as work continued.
Emily Hotchkiss and her two young children were at home as Storm Goretti hit, causing a tree to fall through the front of her house.
"If my children had remained upstairs or been asleep when that tree came down, this conversation would be very different", she said.
"My children would have been dead.
"There was smashing glass and a great big tree just came through the front of the house.
"It was seconds really from impaling me and my children.
"My little boy was petrified, there was bits of wood flying everywhere, smashing glass."
Plymouth City Council said it had dealt with 17 fallen trees overnight and more than 60 tree-related incidents were outstanding.
It said its highways team also responded to a number of reports of flooding, as well as fallen scaffolding and Christmas lights.
Stuart Road (closed between Wilton Street and Molesworth Road), Milford Lane (which is likely to be closed all weekend) are shut due to fallen trees.
Active Jersey says the sports centre at Springfield Stadium will remain closed for the rest of today with a plan to reopen parts of it on Saturday.
The team says the centre will be open for group fitness classes only and the gym will remain shut while work is carried out to ensure the area is safe and secure. The pitch and ball court will reopen on Saturday, it adds.
It says to minimise disruption, additional gym sessions have been scheduled at Oakfield Sports Centre for members over the weekend.
Active Jersey says people with a monthly pass or six-month membership at Springfield will be able to book badminton and pickleball courts.
A photo shared on an earlier Facebook post shows several items of gym equipment and glass smashed on the floor at Springfield.
Image source, Active JerseyArchie Farmer
BBC News
About 15,000 properties have been left without water in the Helston and Lizard area of Cornwall.
Cornwall Council said bottled water was being provided to the affected households, while emergency repairs were taking place.
South West Water said: "Due to storm Goretti we experienced power outages at our water treatment works in Wendron. Our teams are working hard to rectify the issue and thank you for your patience."
Chief of States of Jersey Police Robin Smith says he is "delighted" to share there are no reported casualties from the storm.
Smith also said the authority did not receive many 999 calls because islanders listened to the important advice, and in his words, "bunkered down".
“Of course, we have got busier this morning."
He said the clean-up today will continue into the weekend and urged motorists to drive carefully, be cautious of loose trees and be patient while emergency services, government agencies and volunteers worked to get the island back to normal.
He thanked all the services who worked through the night and an “even bigger thank you” to islanders.
We're seeing some more images now from Cornwall, where more than 40,000 properties are still without power.
The severe winds that blew across Falmouth downed trees, and flattened some cars in the area - as you can see in the pictures below.
Image source, Hugh Hastings/Getty ImagesFalmouth University student Anna Richmond found her car crushed outside her home
Image source, Hugh Hastings/Getty ImagesThis estate car also bore the brunt of Storm Goretti in Falmouth
There are disruptions to health and social care services on the island today.
Princess Elizabeth Hospital said some elective surgeries scheduled for today have been cancelled. It said all affected patients have been contacted and the hospital remains open as usual.
Community nurses will only be doing essential visits for part of the day with services expected to return later. It said timings may vary due to the current road conditions.
It said its meals on wheels service has also been cancelled, but the service will be in touch directly with all those affected to ensure they have support today.
Archie Farmer
BBC News
Cornwall Council is warning people to still "avoid travelling unless it is essential".
It described Storm Goretti as "one of the most severe storms Cornwall has experienced in living memory and it has caused widespread disruption, particularly to roads, coastal areas and local infrastructure".
Image source, Cornish-Wolverine/BBC Weather Watchers
Head of operations at the States of Alderney said teams were up early this morning clearing roots, chainsawing trees and putting the island "back together".
James Robinson said the island suffered some damage but with the warning of Storm Goretti, its on-island first responders got together to plan, prepare and get things ready.
Robinson said as the reports came in through the night, they were able to deploy people to mainly fallen trees, debris, damage to some commercial and domestic properties and roofs.
"Fortunately, no casualties," he added.
Jemma Woodman
BBC South West Investigations
Despite losing three enormous trees that landed on his house, Rob Wilding is perhaps surprisingly upbeat on Friday lunchtime.
“These trees are huge, tonnes and tonnes of wood crashing on to your house, at eight o’clock last night, in the height of the wind, that was quite a moment,” he says, as he surveys the now horizontal trunks and ponders how to get them cleared.
A gust initially blew one of his vast Monterey cypress trees on to his house in Truro causing his children to run downstairs shouting there were branches in the room.
Rob says they moved to the back of the house just before a second gust sent two more trees on to the roof.
He believes the trees are 100 years old, and a crane will be needed to clear them.
Right now Rob is just happy his family are safe: “We know it could have been a huge disaster.”