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Central London plunged into power cut with 32 postcodes affected

Central London plunged into power cut with 32 postcodes affected
The Independent UK Monday 05 October 2026, 10:46 UTC By Sian Elvin 1 min read
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Central London hit by mass power cut with 32 postcodes affected Buildings in central London lost power this morning in a widespread outage - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in Swathes of central London have been plunged into a power cut on Monday morning following a fault. Around 32 postcodes are understood to be affected, according to UK Power Networks.

Central London hit by mass power cut with 32 postcodes affected Buildings in central London lost power this morning in a widespread outage - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in Swathes of central London have been plunged into a power cut on Monday morning following a fault. Around 32 postcodes are understood to be affected, according to UK Power Networks. More follows on this breaking news story. Subscribe here to get the latest updates from The Independent Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments [Image text:] BREAKING NEWS
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