Stormy weather

Lots of wind today - and sadly, people have been killed in the storms, both in the UK and in Europe. Even though I am not back at work yet, whilst talking to my colleagues, they told me that the tiles on the roof of one the main university buildings at Stafford were being blown off and clattering down onto the surrounding walkways and carparks - so the campus has been shut until Monday, to give roofers a chance to replace the tiles. A fallen tree on the local Cross City line caused havoc for commuters as well. New St station was shut, and the line may reopen later this evening. Other lines have also been affected - at present there are NO trains running between Bham and London due to overhead power lines being down, and some train companies are just not running trains at all.