Britain is on course to generate more electricity from renewable sources than fossil fuels in 2019, according to the National Grid.

According to power generation data from the last decade, Britain's reliance on hydro, wind, nuclear and solar power will overtake its reliance on gas and coal-fired power stations this year.

In 2009, 75% of the UK's electricity came from fossil-fuel sources, versus 22% from zero-carbon sources. In contrast, the first five months of 2019 have seen 46.6% come from fossil fuel and 47.9% from zero carbon.