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That brings an end to today's live coverage of Storm Eunice hitting the East of England.

You can catch up on what happened during the day by scrolling down.

It wouldn't be a storm day if we didn't have a video of a tumbling trampoline. This one was filmed in Bedfordshire, thankfully with no-one using it at the time.

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said it had dealt with nearly 400 calls since the start of Storm Eunice.

Incidents attended included collapsed buildings, overturned vehicles, large trees brought down by the high winds, as well as small fires and other incidents happening across the county.

Area Manager Neil Fenwick said: “It’s been an incredibly busy day but our teams have responded well."

He told the Look East it had been "the busiest day we've had in almost 30 years".

Shops in Southend in Essex have been advised to close temporarily after members of the public were injured due to the weather.

Businesses from London Road to Clifftown Road are advised to close, said.

A woman has been taken to hospital with injuries to her legs and pelvis after she and a baby were hit by a falling tree, the East of England Ambulance Service has said.

A spokesman said: "We were called to the junction on The Embankment and Bushmead Avenue in Bedford just after 14:00 following reports that a tree had fallen on a woman and a baby.

"An ambulance, three vehicles from Hazardous Area Response Team, an operations manager and a response car from the Magpas Air Ambulance attended the scene.

"The woman was transported to Bedford Hospital South Wing for treatment for injuries to her lower leg and pelvis, while the baby was uninjured.”

Police in Luton are asking motorists to avoid the Old Bedford Road in the town while they deal with a large tree which has fallen across the road.

Image source, Beds Police

South Central Ambulance Service, which covers Buckinghamshire, has declared a critical incident due to demand for 999 services.

���˿��� Look East's Zoie O'Brien has been reporting from around Suffolk and Essex today.

Power cables were brought down in Hockering, in Norfolk, when Storm Eunice brought down a large tree.

Hertfordshire Police are reporting that a tree has fallen on the M25 at Watford.

The force said several lanes were blocked on the clockwise carriageway between junctions 19 and 20.

A person has been seriously injured after they were struck by a falling tree, Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said.

It happened shortly before 15:15 on Bushmead Avenue near the Embankment in Bedford.

More details to follow as we get them.

Trees are toppling across the region.

These pictures have been sent in from Essex, which bore the brunt of the red storm warning.

Image source, Andy Lawrence

Image source, Roger Lewis

said it was dealing with a number of storm-related incidents across the county, mainly damaged buildings, fallen trees and other exterior structural issues.

It said the increase in incidents was "no more than anticipated" and it was "well-resourced to attend and deal with results of the high wind".

It urged people to only drive if absolutely essential.

Image source, WeatherWatcher/Alfie Cole

It a statement it said: "All agencies across the county are working well to support each other.

"We would like to thank colleagues from the Northamptonshire Emergency Planning Team, who are co-ordinating calls from people who require assistance, but do not need the emergency services.

"This is allowing us to attend hazardous incidents, that require immediate attention and could lead to issues affecting public safety."

Hertfordshire County Council said its highways team had received more than 175 reports of fallen trees, and the fire service had received more than 100 calls to unsafe structures and fallen trees.

Image source, Weather Watchers/niknak1970

The A10 viaduct between Hertford and Ware has also been closed due to the high winds.

An up-to-date list of the county council services affected by Storm Eunice can be found on a on its website.

Alex Woodman, chief fire officer, said: "I’d like to thank all our colleagues across the emergency services and all the crews, from both our highways and fire services, who have been out in the storm responding to incidents and helping to keep people safe.

"We’re prioritising the most hazardous incidents, so it will take a while for us to deal with everything, and it may take several days to complete the clear-up.

"We’re expecting the high winds to continue into the night, so please continue to stay at home if you can and be extremely careful if you do have to go out."

A cinema and surrounding car park have been closed due to an unsafe roof.

Cineworld at Six Fields Leisure Park on Walter Tull Way in Northampton has been closed and are at the scene.