LISTEN: 900 Storm-Hit Homes Still Cut Off

More than 1,000 homes remain without power for a fourth day after high winds, heavy rain and snow hit Britain's transport and power networks.

Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) said 1,150 customers in the north of Scotland still have no electricity.

Engineers have been working in treacherous'' conditions to reconnect properties in rural Inverness-shire, Caithness, Sutherland and the Western Isles.

At the height of the bad weather more than 100,000 homes were cut off and the storms contributed to a spate of accidents.

Two men were swept out to sea at Brighton beach in gale force conditions, while two teenagers remain in hospital after the car they were travelling in collided with a gritter truck in South Ayrshire.

A number of lorries overturned on motorways in the North of England with winds widely reaching 70mph.

Plans to stabilise the cargo ship Hoegh Osaka near Southampton were also hampered by strong winds with a salvage team called off on Saturday.

Met Office yellow be prepared'' warnings are in place for almost the whole of the UK today with further high winds and rain forecast.

MFR Reporter Derek Ferguson speaks to SSE spokesperson Morvin Smith about the ongoing operation: