Major power failures have been reported across large areas of the UK, affecting trains, airports and traffic lights.
Power operators for the South East, Midlands, South West and Wales said there was a "major incident" affecting electricity.
UK Power Networks said it believed it was due to a "failure on National Grid's network".
Transport for London said the drop in power is affecting traffic lights, while many trains have been delayed.
Blackouts have also been reported in the North East.
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El Loro posted:Major power failures have been reported across large areas of the UK, affecting trains, airports and traffic lights.
Power operators for the South East, Midlands, South West and Wales said there was a "major incident" affecting electricity.
UK Power Networks said it believed it was due to a "failure on National Grid's network".
Transport for London said the drop in power is affecting traffic lights, while many trains have been delayed.
Blackouts have also been reported in the North East.
I was just reading about it El .....they are now saying the north too 
From what I've read, the mass failures don't seem to be affecting Scotland, but as we are expecting thunderstorms for the next 24+ hours, I wouldn't be surprised if some areas experience something similar!
Baz posted:Do you think it’s a hack
Cause not yet known but Industry experts said that a gas-fired power station at Little Barford, Bedfordshire, failed at 16.58, followed two minutes later by the Hornsea offshore wind farm disconnecting from the grid. So why these two failures happenng within 2 minutes ???
Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing posted:From what I've read, the mass failures don't seem to be affecting Scotland, but as we are expecting thunderstorms for the next 24+ hours, I wouldn't be surprised if some areas experience something similar!
Mind you. there was a brief loss of power just before 5pm at the hospital.
Yes, it seems like it’s to the west and south of my area ....but fingers crossed 
