10,000 homes and businesses still without power

Northern Powergrid says ten thousand customers are still without electricity following power cuts across Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Teesside.

During the night a total of 38,000 properties experiences power cuts, caused by thunder storms and lightning.

Supplies have now been restored to 28,000 of them.

A spokesperson for Northern Powergrid, the company that deals with the distribution of electricity to homes across the region, said that engineers were working to restore supplies to those still without.

If you want to find out more about the power cuts where you live you can use a smart phone to go to the company's website and check out their Power Cuts Map.

You can also find out more on social media, or by calling their new three-digit phone number 105.