2,500 homes remain without power on Shetland for fourth day

Engineers are working to fix cables badly damaged by snow and ice

Nearly two and a half thousand homes on Shetland remain without power for a fourth day, as a huge effort to reconnect those hit by severe winter weather continues.

Extra crews have been drafted in from the mainland – but There are warnings some properties won’t have their power back on now until the start of next week.

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