Thousands without power after strong winds hit Scotland

More than 1,000 homes and properties across the Highlands and Islands and the west of Scotland have been left without power after strong winds swept across parts of Scotland.

The vast majority of affected households are on Mull, with some also around the Lochinver area.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) said it was aiming to reconnect most properties by early afternoon.

A Met office yellow warning for wind was in place across the west coast and Western Isles as well as Orkney and Shetland until 11:00.

SSEN said about 1,400 properties on Mull alone were without power and that engineers were working to resolve the problems.

The cause of the Mull outage was listed as a fault on the overhead network, which the energy supplier said was a common problem.

Residents affected have been advised it is possible that not all properties in the area have suffered the power cuts, meaning neighbours could potentially still have electricity.

A number of other areas were also affected, including Lairg, Invershiel and Lochalsh.

The Met Office previously said gusts of 60-70mph were possible on Thursday, with a few places potentially facing gusts in excess of 75mph.

The warning covered parts of Argyll and Bute, the west Highlands, Western Isles and Northern Isles.