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Ok, here's the follow up..... i checked the ceiling rose and all was good. Decided to start tracing the wiring back to the consumer unit......luckily the first connection point was where the lighting circuit had been interrupted to feed the loft wiring. Pulled on a live wire and eureka, the...

I'm really grateful for the quick and detailed responses...... I'll undertake the simple checks (safely) and let you know how I get on. Will be on Saturday, so I can have a clear day with the power off if necessary. Thanks again, Paul

Could a short literally force a connection apart mechanically?  Obviously it's a radial circuit I guess, so I suppose one break would make the whole circuit open.

I have a digital voltmeter, so I suppose I can start testing voltages across the upstairs circuit, but it seems so strange that another light would coincidentally become loose at that point in time.  Im not sure which is the first light to be honest....

The other night, my son turned on the upstairs lights and the landing light flashed and all the upstairs lights went out. I was out but my wife sensibly checked the consumer unit and the MCB had tripped (good). She reset it but none of the lights upstairs worked. When I got home, I checked...

I've stumbled across this forum because I need some help..... Thought it courteous to say hi first.... regards to you all... Paul