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Power cut hits north of Scotland
A power cut has left large areas of northern Scotland without electricity.
The area affected is said to stretch from Fort William up to Lerwick in Shetland.
The Western Isles and Skye are also said to be among the areas hit by the outage, which is understood to have happened before 21:00.
Electricity is reported to have now been restored in Inverness, but some rail services to and from the city have been delayed.
A Scottish and Southern Energy spokesman said it was aware of an issue affecting the network in parts of northern Scotland.
He said the firm was working to identify the fault and restore power as soon as possible.
However, he said he did not know how many homes were affected or when the power cut started.
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