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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Severin Carrell Scotland editor

Telephone and internet restored in Shetland after cable damage

Fair Isle which lies south of the Shetlands.
Fair Isle which lies south of the Shetlands. Photograph: Murdo Macleod/The Guardian

Telephone and internet services have been restored to Shetland after two subsea cables were damaged, leaving the islands nearly cut off from the outside world.

Police Scotland declared a major incident on Thursday after the cable connecting Shetland to mainland Scotland was affected early that morning, leaving many islanders without mobile services, internet and in some cases landlines.

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