dozens of engineers have now arrived to try to restore energy supplies, cut off to around 2,800 homes after heavy snowfall on monday. the company which manages the local power network, says some customers in the most remote areas might not be reconnected, before the end of the week. adam guest is in lerikfor us. freezing temperatures, no power and the local electricity company and power provider says they are not sure when it will be back on? there has been a sure when it will be back on? there has been a big sure when it will be back on? there has been a big push sure when it will be back on? there has been a big push from sure when it will be back on? there has been a big push from the - sure when it will be back on? it” has been a big push from the energy company ssen to bring the engineers, over 100 due to arrive over the next couple of days. there is also a helicopter which is coming to shetland to look at the power lines. this has been a big problem here,
we have also heard from the home secretary, suella braverman he said she is aware of a distressing incident in the channel. she said she is constantly kept updated and our heartfelt thoughts are with those involved. we will keep you up to date with that story and any news on that rescue operation. power cuts in shetland have been declared a major incident after thousands of homes are left without power due to bad weather. energy supplier ssen continues to work on restoring supplies but has warned that disruption could continue until the end of this week. i m nowjoined by our reporter, adam guest who is currently in lerwick, shetland. good morning. how many homes are we talking about in total affected by these power cuts? talking about in total affected by these power cuts? talking about in total affected by these tower cuts? ., , these power cuts? good morning. yes we have 2800
thank ou but inquiries are ongoing. adam, thank you very but inquiries are ongoing. adam, thank you very much but inquiries are ongoing. adam, thank you very much for - but inquiries are ongoing. adam, thank you very much for taking . but inquiries are ongoing. adam, | thank you very much for taking us through the details. adam guest in lerwick in shetland and it is time to look at the weather with carol and clearly challenging situation for the engineers arriving in shetland to try to restore power and what is the weather forecast for that part of scotland? there is further heavy snow in store for shetland today, frequent heavy snow showers and blowing and drifting off the snow, you can see it clearly on the weather map. we also have some snow showers coming in from the north sea and we have had rain, sleet and snow across devon, cornwall and dorset pushing down now towards the channel islands, though we could see some at times today across cornwall. snow showers across northern i
argentina are just one game away from winning their first world cup in more than 30 years. they knocked croatia out in the semi finals in qatar, winning 3 0. lionel messi scored the opener, and was instrumental in setting up the second and third goals sparking scenes ofjoy outside the stadium. argentina s opponents will be either france or morocco who face each other later. the final takes place on sunday. live now to doha. 0ur football reporter alex howell is there. after that performance in the game yesterday, many people will feel that lionel messi and welcome victory are destined be together. that s definitely the way it feels and the way people are speaking. the way he has performed during this world cup has been really, really special. they had that slip up in the first game against saudi arabia when they lost, but since then they
snow and ice has landed on these and lead to them filtering and breaking and lying on roads across shetland. as you mention, 2800 homes are still without power. it has been a really big community effort, a lot of the community halls have been open providing warm spaces for people. lots of people also ensuring through the community halls they are able to provide hot food for people. ssen are saying they expect it could be towards the end of this week by the time the power is fully restored. as we say, we are hoping the situation will be improving with more engineers coming over the next few days let s hope so, adam, thank you. one of the presenters of top gear, former england cricketer no complaints against dominic raab have been extended, bringing the