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Than it was a decade ago, says the tuc. More than a Million People are evacuated from their homes as a powerful typhoon hits china. Liverpool make an ideal start to the season as they thrash newly promoted norwich 4 1 at anfield. And in dateline london well discuss the lockdown in kashmir as well as the speculation here in the uk about a possible general election. The Energy Regulator is demanding answers from the National Grid after a major blackout which struck large areas of england and wales yesterday evening. Around a Million People were affected by the power cut which led to major disruption for rail passengers, caused traffic lights to fail and left thousands of homes without electricity. The National Grid said the major power cut was a rare and unusual event caused by the almost simultaneous loss of power at a gas station and an offshore wind farm atjust before five oclock yesterday. Disruption lasted for around an half and a hour before power was restored at 6. 30 last night.
Our headlines today what went wrong with the National Grid after a huge power blackout in england and wales . Millions were left without elelctricity, and hundreds of travellers were stuck on trains into the early hours. The mother of a teenager who went missing on holiday in malaysia has thanked the Emergency Services and has made a fresh appeal for information. Liverpool kick off the premier League Season in style, as last years runners up thrash newly promoted norwich 4 1 at anfield. A number of Outdoor Events have already been cancelled because of bad weather well be on the Isle Of Wight where the annual sailing regatta has been suspended. Strong winds will be the main weather story today, particularly gcioss weather story today, particularly across england and wales, thus of 60 mph causing disruption, thundery downpours elsewhere, join me for the full forecast here on breakfast. Its saturday the 10th of august. Our top story the Energy Watchdog has demanded an urgent report from t
Michael gove says therell be a bail out fund for businesses hit by brexit. Real pay for millions of lower and middle income earners is lower than it was a decade ago, says the tuc. More than a Million People are evacuated from their homes as a powerful typhoon hits china. Liverpool make an ideal start to the season as they thrash newly promoted norwich 4 1 at anfield. And click reports on internet shutdowns in kashmir and a new car scanner in israel. If the Energy Regulator is demanding answers from the National Grid after a major blackout which struck large areas of england and wales yesterday evening. Around a Million People were affected by the power cut which led to major disruption for rail passengers, caused traffic lights to fail and left thousands of homes without electricity. The National Grid said the major power cut was a rare and unusual event caused by the almost simultaneous loss of power at a gas station and an offshore wind farm atjust before five oclock yesterday. In a
Hello, this is bbc news. The Headlines National grid says it will learn lessons after nearlyi Million People across england and wales lost power on friday. What we saw yesterday evening was an exceptionally rare event, one that we havent seen since 2008, but we will of course be looking very hard at what happened to make sure we minimise disruption in future. Michael gove says therell be a bailout fund for businesses hit by brexit. Real pay for millions of lower and middle income earners is lower than it was a decade ago, says the tuc. The mother of missing teenager nora quoirin thanks search teams scouring the malaysian jungle for her. More than a Million People are evacuated from their homes as a powerful typhoon hits china. Now on bbc news, in a series of documentaries, we will explore how best we can protect our precious planet, exploring Sustainable Solutions around the globe, and meeting the people at the forefront of driving change. How can we best protect our precious planet .