Government launches inquiry into causes of power cut chaos

The power outage on Friday now means around one million people could be entitled to compensation after losing their electricity supply

The Government has launched an investigation into how National Grid allowed the biggest power cut in a decade which plunged the country’s road and rail networks into chaos.

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