BBC : [2] Some of those who lost power due to Storm Arwen will have to wait at least two more days to be reconnected, electricity companies have said.
[3] About 30,000 households have spent five nights without power so far since gusts of nearly 100mph hit parts of the UK. The energy companies said they had reconnected about a million homes.
[4] Energy regulator Ofgem said it would examine the speed of energy companies’ responses and the resilience of the UK power network in extreme weather.
[5] Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said Storm Arwen resulted in the biggest disruption since 2005 and the scale of the restoration was “enormous”, with the worst-affected areas in the north of England and north-east Scotland.
[6] Mr Kwarteng said he had been assured that the “overwhelming majority” of disconnected customers would have power back by Thursday or Friday.
[7] SP Manweb, which operates the electricity network in North Wales, said all homes had supplies restored by 18:30 GMT on Wednesday.