Newspaper headlines: Power cut 'chaos' and economy 'in reverse'
The i leads with the chaos caused to trains, traffic lights and airports across England and Wales on Friday evening by a widespread power failure. The paper picks out a quote from one passenger who was travelling in darkness through Clapham Junction station in London and compared the blackout to"something out of an apocalyptic film".The Daily Telegraph also leads on the"unprecedented" blackout, reporting speculation a cyber attack could be behind it.
The paper also suggests Mr Johnson is"gearing up to be the People's Prime Minister" with regular online question and answer sessions with the public.The Daily Mail says the Queen's granddaughter Zara Tindall has been paid to give advice on horse racing to a Hong Kong businessman. For an annual salary of £100,000, Mrs Tindall was required to attend two board meetings by telephone a year and four company functions, the paper says.
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