One thing Stockholm often lacks is good looks. Swaths of the city were brutalised by noisy flyovers in the post-war concrete rush. But that is nothing the long hours of darkness won't fix.

Officials in West Bengal were ordered to furnish daily reports on the containment and control operations.

The money comes from a wider 500 million Low Carbon Networks Fund, with the bulk of the cash being split between CE Electric's Consumer-led Network Revolution and UK Power Networks' Low Carbon London, which received around 25 million each.

"The first priority, and it'll happen over the next 48 hours or so, is to look at the players who are leaving and those who will be retained," he said.

Sir Jonathan Michael,Michael Kors, trust chief executive, said they would strive to improve.