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Power prediction

BUSINESSES could face power blackouts this winter if predictions of a long spell of cold weather come true.

Trade Union, Prospect, said demand for gas could place a heavy strain on power companies.

General Secretary Paul Noon said: "We have been incredibly lucky in recent years with mild winters. But the Met Office forecast means there is a threat this could be the winter our luck runs out."

The Met Office forecast that the 2005/06 winter could be "among the coldest third of winters over the last 50 years of the 20th century."




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