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Engineers from CE Electric UK worked through the night to restore power to homes across parts of Yorkshire, Northumberland and County Durham.

Power lines were brought down as strong winds, some gusting up to 70mph, caused disruption across the region.

With the wind easing, engineers were expected to make good progress rebuilding and repairing overhead lines and equipment damaged by trees and other debris.

Staff, who were hampered by many road closures, were now finding it easier to reach remote locations with equipment, the power company said.

The high winds blew over at least 10 lorries on the A1 and buildings and roofs were damaged.

Leeds Bradford International Airport was also affected by the strong winds, with some planes delayed or diverted by the weather.

David Gill, head of Customer Services for CE Electric UK, said: "We are all committed to being there when our customers need us and will continue to work hard to restore all power supplies as quickly as possible.

"Any customers who are without electricity and have not previously reported this to us are asked to ring one of our 24 hour emergency contact telephone numbers. For the North East or North Yorkshire, please call 0800 668877. For West, South or East Yorkshire or northern Lincolnshire, please call 0800 375675."