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| Gales cause North East power cuts | Gales cause North East power cuts |
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| Engineers have spent the night trying to restore power to around 10,000 properties in the north east of England. | |
| Gales brought down power lines in the region and engineers reported being called out to about 200 faults. | |
| Travellers were also warned to take care as snow on high ground threatened treacherous conditions. | Travellers were also warned to take care as snow on high ground threatened treacherous conditions. |
| A Northern Powergrid spokeswoman said engineers would work throughout the night to restore power. | |
| The Met Office also issued a severe weather warning and advised drivers to take care. | |
| The A66 in County Durham was closed eastbound close to the border with Cumbria due to at least one jackknifed lorry. | |
| Durham Police said it was monitoring the situation regarding the westbound carriageway. | Durham Police said it was monitoring the situation regarding the westbound carriageway. |
| There were also delays on the East Coast Main Line between Newcastle and Scotland. | |
| The Northern Powergrid spokeswoman said the power cut was due to the wintry weather. | |
| "It is weather-related, a mixture of wind, sleet, snow and rain which appear to be the cause. | |
| "It has been getting increasingly worse over the course of the evening." | |
| She added: "We would like to take this opportunity to apologise to all of our customers for any inconvenience. | |
| "We are doing all we can to resolve the issues as soon as we can." |