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Power cuts on the national grid plunged hundreds of households across England and Wales into darkness this morning. The power cuts began last night — with the National Grid specifically acknowledging outages affecting homes in Worksop, in the East Midlands; Newport, Wales; and Newquay in Cornwall. In these cases, power was restored to the affected areas within a few hours of the issue being acknowledged.
Express.co.uk have approached the National Grid for comment.
While this morning’s cuts seem to have affected a swathe of the UK running south west–north east, recurring power cuts have also been reported in the central capital.
In London, Maurice Cousins tweeted: “Second power cut in the W2 in four weeks. Both linked to a poorly maintained underground cable.
“Why didn’t @UKPowerNetworks fix it properly the first time?”
In response, UK Power Networks said: “We’re very sorry for the disruption there this morning Maurice.
“Engineers are now on site investigating and at this stage we’re estimating to have the power back on between 07.30 and 8.30.”
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