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Storm Boelo batters UK, killing one or two people and cutting power to thousands of homes
A clean-up is under way after Storm Boelo brought winds of up to 84mph to Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. Sky News reported two men killed by falling trees and power cut to 800,000 homes; Al Jazeera reported one death and 150,000 homes without power.[6, 7, 8] The Met Office reported gusts of 80mph in exposed coastal spots and advised people in affected areas to stay indoors.[1] Sky News reported winds of up to 84mph and power cut to 800,000 homes.[8]
Al Jazeera reported the storms cut electricity to 150,000 homes in the UK, France and Germany.[6] Sky News reported two men were killed by falling trees; Al Jazeera reported a man was killed in Scotland.[6, 8] The storm caused widespread travel disruption and power outages, according to ABC News and The Washington Times.[3, 5]
It was the second named storm in as many days, after Storm Austen brought strong winds to parts of the UK on Friday.[1] A clean-up is under way, with around 90,000 properties still without power, the BBC reported.[7]
Covered by The Guardian, ABC News, The Washington Times and 4 more
Read first UK endures second big storm of the weekend, with the north bearing the brunt this time
Where accounts differ (2)
- Facts differSky News reported two men killed by falling trees; Al Jazeera reported one man killed in Scotland.[6, 8]
- Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 25, 10:04 p.m. ET Two storms slam northern Europe, cut power to 150,000 homes
Storms Boelo and Austen kill a man in Scotland and cut electricity to homes in the UK, France and Germany.
- Sky News · Not rated · Oct 25, 10:24 p.m. ET Two men killed by falling trees - as Storm Boelo recovery under way
Two men have been killed by falling trees as Storm Boelo pummelled the UK, with winds of up to 84mph, flooded streets and power cut to 800,000 homes.
- Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 25, 10:04 p.m. ET Two storms slam northern Europe, cut power to 150,000 homes
- Facts differPower cuts were reported at 800,000 homes by Sky News, 150,000 by Al Jazeera and around 90,000 properties still without power by the BBC.[6, 7, 8]
- Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 25, 10:04 p.m. ET Two storms slam northern Europe, cut power to 150,000 homes
Storms Boelo and Austen kill a man in Scotland and cut electricity to homes in the UK, France and Germany.
- Sky News · Not rated · Oct 25, 10:24 p.m. ET Two men killed by falling trees - as Storm Boelo recovery under way
Two men have been killed by falling trees as Storm Boelo pummelled the UK, with winds of up to 84mph, flooded streets and power cut to 800,000 homes.
- Al Jazeera · Not rated · Oct 25, 10:04 p.m. ET Two storms slam northern Europe, cut power to 150,000 homes
How balanced is this coverage?
Of the 4 rated outlets that covered it, 1 is left of center, 2 are center and 1 is right of center (1 of them in the Right group). 3 more are not rated.
Too few left- or right-leaning outlets to compare: 1 of 42 left-leaning, 2 of 33 center and 1 of 38 right-leaning outlets covered it.
- Left: none.
- Leans left: The Guardian (−0.70).
- Center: ABC News (−0.19), UPI (+0.17).
- Leans right: none.
- Right: The Washington Times (+1.27).
Not rated Al Jazeera, BBC News, Sky News. Not placed: they have no lean score.
Each dot is an outlet that covered it, placed by its audience-lean score (Eady et al. 2025), which measures who shares its links, not how accurate it is. The ticks under the line are all 113 rated outlets Tare reads.
Read across the spectrum
- Left-leaning Storm Boelo: warnings in place in Scotland, Northern Ireland and north of England as high winds batter UK
- Center UK endures second big storm of the weekend, with the north bearing the brunt this time
- Right-leaning Britain endures second big storm of the weekend, with the north bearing the brunt this time