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Storm Austin brought an amber weather warning for strong winds to Cornwall and parts of Devon and a red warning to Guernsey and Jersey. Thousands were without power, with about 7,000 people affected in Devon and Cornwall, and there was travel disruption including rail speed restrictions, cancelled flights to and from Exeter Airport and ferry problems. Schools were closed in the Channel Islands, where a reporter described winds of around 85 mph and debris and fallen trees, and a forecaster in Newquay said gusts had reached 75-76 mph and warned that Storm Bolau would bring more gales to northern parts of the UK from Saturday into Sunday.

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck a sparsely populated mountainous region of Tibet, with 16 people known to have died and dozens injured; more than 300 homes collapsed, rescue teams reached the epicentre, and freezing overnight temperatures added to challenges. Ray won the Mercury Prize for the album This Music May Contain Hope. A 27-year-old woman, Aisha Zaman, was charged with possessing a banned firearm in connection with the shooting of a police officer in Nottingham on Sunday; six other people were arrested and the officer was treated for a gunshot wound to the foot. American actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Picket Fences and the films Alien and Top Gun, died of natural causes at 93.

MPs accused NHS England of prescribing the weight loss drug Mounjaro to a woefully small number of people, and the Commons Health and Social Care Committee said the government must urgently consider how to improve the situation; NHS England said it was prioritising the most severe and complex cases and more patients would get access when capacity and funding allowed. Later in the broadcast, BBC News reported more than 9,000 homes in Cornwall and Devon were experiencing power cuts, Logan Air had cancelled 18 flights including services from Jersey and to Cornwall Newquay, gusts of up to 84 mph were recorded in Guernsey and Jersey, and yellow wind warnings were due for parts of England and Wales.