Itchy bull causes mass power cut

A bull with an itch knocked a transformer off an electricity pole as he tried to scratch his backside - and cut power to 800 homes.

Four-year-old Ron managed to avoid the box as it landed in his field, and escaped an 11,000 volt shock from the tumbling cables. But it left homes in three nearby villages in South Lanarkshire without electricity.

Owner Hazel Laughton told BBC Scotland she was amazed that Ron had survived. Power was restored to the local areas after five hours.