ON TWITTER

#OPHELIA

Storm Ophelia wreaked havoc as it hit UK and Ireland, yet social media users kept a sense of humour. @niallcolganwf joked: “Hung clothes out this morning – great drying! Forgot to take them in. I now have no clothes!” @Betteroffmalone shared: “UK: The sky is blood. The end of days has come IRELAND: Oh, there goes another house. Mad craic out there Margaret, come look.” @Declawn noted: “People in England – we will read your tweets about the ‘eerie calm’ and ‘odd reddish light’ after we find the roofs of our houses”

#SEANHUGHES

Comic Sean Hughes has died at 51. He was one of the youngest ever winners of the Perrier Comedy Award. @colinb13 shared: “Favourite Sean story concerns a very small turnout for a theatre gig. He looked at the audience, they at him. Then took them down the pub.” @Morganmagic tweeted: “Really sad to hear the news about Sean Hughes, he was always enormously friendly to us in Gilded Balloon when we started out.” @thewatermelon3 posted: “Sean Hughes’ dog once barked at mate: ‘Don’t mind him, he always barks at Goths.’ ‘But I’m not a Goth.’ ‘How’s he to know? He’s only a dog’.” @Irvinewelsh said: “Sad to hear about Sean Hughes. Was lucky to enjoy his company on a few occasions over the years. A witty, gracious, kind and gentle soul.”

#DIRTYDANCING

Kent Fire and Rescue Service showed the importance of testing the smoke alarm weekly by paying tribute to Dirty Dancing which involved acting out the famous scene from the movie to check the alarm. @johnshorter1 asked: “I can’t lift my wife! Will the local crew be able to help?” @kentfirerescue replied: “It’s all about technique, John.” @Steven_mc101 acknowledged: “10/10 for effort but im pretty sure grabbing a stepladder would be simpler.” @Tatsbats said: “This is now the only way to test a smoke alarm.” @Barrie_fire tweeted: “Don’t put fire safety or your smoke alarm in the corner!”