The 49-year-old was arrested and has been remanded in custody since.

The writer was arrested at Heathrow Airport in September after flying in from the US.

All flights to and from Dublin, Shannon, Cork and Knock airports to London Heathrow have been cancelled today

Thousands of homes have been left without power and more than 100 people were evacuated.

The Met Office has forecast a ‘grey Christmas’ with some sunny spells and ‘extremely mild’ temperatures.