Gusts of wind, maybe 50 or 60 miles an hour, could cause disruption gcioss an hour, could cause disruption across england and wales. With lively and thundery downpours elsewhere, you will want to join lively and thundery downpours elsewhere, you will want tojoin me for the full cup full forecast here on breakfast. Its saturday, the 10th of august. Our top story the Energy Watchdog has demanded an urgent report from National Grid, after yesterdays massive power cut which affected nearly a Million People in england and wales. 0fgem has warned it could take enforcement action following the blackouts, which caused huge disruption to the rail network and cut electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes. Some rail passengers were stuck on trains until the early hours of the morning, as andy moore reports. Darkness at clapham station. The lights went out, the display boards died, even the ticket machines were com pletely died, even the ticket machines were completely dead. After four hours o
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. Add strong wind will be the main weather story, particularly across england and wales, 50 six mrs powell wind, some disruption. Thundery downpours elsewhere, join me for the full forecast later. Its saturday the 10th of august. Our top story the Energy Watchdog has demanded an urgent report from the National Grid, after yesterdays massive power cut which affected nearly a Million People in england and wales. Ofgem has warned it could take enforcement action following the blackouts, which caused huge disruption to the rail network and cut electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes. Some rail passengers were stuck on trains until the early hours of the morning, as andy moore reports. Darkness at clapham
Power outage. Today some traits are now starting to resume a normal service. Some trains. 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. Liverpool make an ideal start to the season as they thrash newly promoted norwich a i at anfield. And the travel show heads to lebanon to find out how beirut is trying to regain its reputation as the entertainment capital of the middle east. 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 to 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 offsho
Power and homes throughout the country were plunged into darkness. Simon jones has more. Plunged into darkness but now the uk Energy Regulator is demanding that the National Grid shed some light on what went wrong. Described as an incredibly rare event, it caused chaos especially on the railway network. This was the message for passengers on a train that finally got into kings cross at two oclock this morning. For many it was a waiting game. The storm had started outside and it was pitch black and we tried to sit together to piece together what was going on. The announcements failed because of the lack of power and then we had to walk to the end of the carriage on the pitch black. Four and half hours later one of the guides came to open the door and we just jumped later one of the guides came to open the door and wejustjumped out later one of the guides came to open the door and we justjumped out onto the door and we justjumped out onto the track and walks down the track back to the st
Supporters and that he says, should tell you something about li. Friends, distant relatives, Business Associates who are willing to risk their houses for this woman. Reporter a source who knows the family says that lis family is rich and powerful in china and that her mother has extensive Real Estate Holdings in california, including this mansion in affluent hillsboro where li lived. Li, her current boyfriend another man are in jail. Shes facing the rest of her life in prison if convicted. Very disappointing today. To hear about the bail. Reporter angela dunn, long time family friend of keith green. The hearing resumes thursday, both the prosecution and the defense have agreed that li will be on private electronic monitoring 24 7. The county im told has already reviewed the equity in lis property and that has checked out so. She will walk free on biail to await trial. 35 million. Right now a Police Investigation continues in napa after officers shot and killed a gunman who fired at the