{"id":"4262e2d6-f01b-47f9-81c2-b2d7896c151a","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/23/storm-austen-weather-updates-thousands-without-power-south-west-england","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Thousands of homes without power as Storm Austen hits south-west England","plainHeadline":"Storm Austen leaves thousands without power in south-west England","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Storm Austen hits UK, causing power cuts and school closures in the south-west.","Over 16,000 homes in the region were without power as of Friday morning.","A gust of 76mph was recorded at St Mary’s Airport on the Isles of Scilly.","Amber wind warnings extend into Boelo as the second storm approaches.","Officials urge preparedness and resilience amid increasingly frequent extreme weather."],"topics":["Environment","Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T11:32:25.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-23T11:45:31.440Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/908781b1-371e-4d14-ae18-1b8326a63ee3","storyId":"908781b1-371e-4d14-ae18-1b8326a63ee3","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/defb52d17a98c272784c56e832b7b215dc0c188f/0_0_5160_4128/master/5160.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=ba60e43974dcfc54f9652ad7c3d48f26","author":"Jamie Grierson","dek":"Dozens of schools in Cornwall also affected by conditions as another storm heads for Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England"}