A POWER cut is affecting homes and businesses in parts of Eccleston, St Helens. SP Energy Networks confirmed reports that the area had lost power had come in shortly before 7.30am. De La Salle secondary school is affected and parents have been advised to keep students at home until further notice.

FORTY postcodes across Flintshire are without power this morning. Two different power cuts have been reported across the Mold, Greenfield and Holywell areas of the county. The first outage in Greenfield was reported at around 5.40am, affecting three postcodes: CH8 7HQ, CH6 6JB, and CH8 7PB.

People living on Patterson Close have been unable to make a cup of tea or in some cases, keep their oxygen machine running, following a number

Hundreds of Kettering residents have been warned they will be without power over night after an electric issue in the north of the town.

Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks has apologised for the power cuts in Headington which have been affecting households all week.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Homes in parts of Werrington, Over and Willingham have experienced a power cut on Sunday [Getty Images] An unplanned power cut was affecting several homes across parts of Cambridgeshire.

Forecasters at the Met Office have spoken out as yellow weather alerts are issued for rain and wind in the south of England and Wales.

The Met Office says that gusts of up to 65mph are possible on exposed hills and coasts, with blasts of 45-50mph battering other areas too, along with a band of heavy rain.A total of 14 UK areas could be affected by power cuts and wind disruption, the forecaster warned.

An SSE engineer who was working at the scene explained that the power outage was unplanned and was caused by a blown fuse inside the transformer.