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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Ninian Wilson

HISTORICAL FACTS: Bbc drafts secret scripts in case of power blackouts across britain this winter - The Untold Story

SECRET scripts have been written by the BBC that would be read on air if energy shortages cause blackouts this winter.

As reported by The Guardian, the scripts outline how the BBC would reassure viewers if there was a “major loss of power” causing infrastructure systems like mobile phone networks and banking to fail across mainland Britain.

Northern Ireland would be unaffected as it shares its electricity grid with the Republic of Ireland.

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