7 h. ago Foul play suspected as Cannes Festival hit with power outage that leaves 160,000 homes without electricity

Police have said they are 'looking into the likelihood of a fire being started deliberately' as blackouts cause travel chaos

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7 h. ago Cannes Film Festival is hit by blackout caused by 'sabotage' as police hunt perpetrators

The Cannes Film Festival was briefly brought to a halt following a major power outage that has struck south-eastern France just hours after a fire at an electrical substation overnight.

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8 h. ago Sabotage suspected as Cannes Film Festival struck by major power outage

Cause of the widespread outage is under investigation, with foul play reportedly suspected

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10 h. ago Mountain marvel: how one of biggest batteries in Europe uses thousands of gallons of water to stop blackouts

‘Much-loved’ Dinorwig hydroelectric energy storage site in Wales has a vital role to play in keeping the lights onSeconds after a catastrophic series of power outages struck across the UK in the summer of 2019, a phone rang in the control room of the Dinorwig hydropower plant in north Wales. It was Britain’s energy system operator requesting an immediate deluge of electricity to help prevent a wide-scale blackout crippling Britain’s power grids.The response was swift, and in the end just under million people were left without power for less than 45 minutes. While trains were stuck on lines for hours and hospitals had to revert to backup generators, that phone call prevented Britain’s worst blackout in a decade from being far more severe. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Power outage hits Cannes Film Festival and traffic in southeastern France

A major power outage has hit southeastern France, disrupting traffic and briefly halting events at the Cannes Film Festival as the prestigious event prepared to hand out its top prize

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56 h. ago Germany boosts Nato’s eastern flank with new Baltic brigade amid threat from Russia – Europe live

Friedrich Merz visits Lithuania to mark the official formation of Germany’s first permanent overseas military unit since the second world warPortugal wants European energy regulators’ agency ACER to lead an independent investigation into the causes of the huge power outage that brought most of Spain and Portugal to a standstill last month, its acting energy minister told Reuters.Maria da Graça Carvalho said prime minister Luís Montenegro wants an independent investigation led by the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators to complement the technical report being prepared by the European network of transmission system operators ENTSO-E. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Police storm Ryanair plane arriving in Alicante from UK after 'five passengers cause mid

Spanish police have stormed a Ryanair flight from Newcastle to Alicante after five passengers began causing chaos in mid-air. 

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8 d. ago Dozen tornadoes reported across multiple states with millions of people warned of more severe weather to come

‘Several strong tornadoes are expected, and a long-track high-end tornado will be possible,’ said the NOAA Friday

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1 week ago TfL reveals why it shunned social media warning to passengers about Tube power cut chaos

Passenger watchdog says more could have been done to warn passengers after thousands were stranded on Underground and Elizabeth line

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1 week ago Readers reply: If you were prepping, what would your top five items be?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts. This week’s followed the Spain/Portugal outagesIf you were prepping, what should be your top five things to hoard in light of the recent power outages in Spain and Portugal? Alina Ahmad, JohannesburgSend new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Shocking moment plane passenger opens emergency exit door because he 'wanted to get some fresh air'

A China Eastern Airlines flight turned chaotic upon landing on 11 May when a passenger suddenly opened an emergency exit - claiming he wanted 'to get some fresh air.' 

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1 week ago England squad handed triple boost but Lauren James injury a concern

Georgia Stanway, Lauren Hemp and Alex Greenwood are back in the England squad for the games against Portugal and Spain

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1 week ago England: Tottenham star Ella Morris earns first senior Lionesses call

Lionesses take on Portugal and Spain before the focus shifts to defence of their European crown

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1 week ago Everything we know about the London Underground power outage

The capital was in chaos on Monday night as power outages shook the TfL network

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1 week ago London Tube updates as lines suspended day after power outage

London Tube updates as lines suspended day after power outage  Yahoo News UK

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1 week ago A power outage disrupts London's subway network during the afternoon rush

A power outage disrupts London's subway network during the afternoon rush  Dayton Daily News

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1 week ago Tube network plunged into chaos as multiple London Underground lines hit by massive power failure

Outage at power station leaves thousands of travellers stranded in central London

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1 week ago Power outage that threw London travel into chaos sparked substation fire weeks after previous blaze

Power outage that threw London travel into chaos sparked substation fire weeks after previous blaze  lbc.co.uk

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1 week ago London Underground RECAP: Chaos on Elizabeth, Jubilee and Bakerloo lines amid power outage

London Underground RECAP: Chaos on Elizabeth, Jubilee and Bakerloo lines amid power outage  Daily Express

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1 week ago A power outage disrupts London’s subway network at afternoon rush hour

A power outage disrupts London’s subway network at afternoon rush hour  The Seattle Times

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