'Complete outage' hits Shetland with no access to Internet, phones or computers

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Shetland has been hit with a complete power outage this morning, affecting communication from the island group as well as emergency services systems.Police say phones, internet and computers are not usable, as the outage is affecting the archipelago's connection to the main line.

Thousands of residents in Shetland, which has a population of over 22,000, have been impacted by the outage, along with hundreds of local businesses.Engineers have been working in a bid to try and fix the issue since around 5am today, and local cops have put on extra patrols in a bid to help locals during the outage.BT have said they expect to services to be back by this afternoon.Highland and Islands Police division said: "Engineers are working to fix a complete outage on Shetland affecting its connection to the main line.

This means phones, internet and computers are not usable."In the meantime, officers will continue to patrol the area and we will give you an update on the situation as soon as we have more information."This is an emerging story and we will bring you more updates as soon as we have them. Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here.