SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) AUGUST 25, 1999
                                                        ----------------

                              NTL (BERMUDA) LIMITED
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


   Bermuda                            0-24521                  Not Applicable
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 (State or Other                     (Commission            (IRS Employer
  Jurisdiction of                      File Number)          Identification No.)
    Incorporation)


Cedar House, 41 Cedar Ave., Hamilton, Bermuda                       HM 12
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)

        Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code (441)295-2244
                                                           --------------

          -------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)






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Item 5.   Other Events.
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     On  August  25,  1999 NTL  Incorporated  ("NTL")  announced  that  Telewest
Communications  PLC exercised its right to purchase all of NTL's shares of Cable
London PLC and all of NTL's related  rights and interests for the purchase price
of  approximately  428 million  pounds  sterling(approximately  $685 million) in
cash.  The purchase price implies a total  enterprise  value for Cable London of
approximately 1 billion pounds sterling(approximately $1.6 billion).




Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits
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          Exhibits

99.1     Press release, issued August 25, 1999





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                                  SIGNATURES
                                  ----------



     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                                NTL (BERMUDA) LIMITED
                                                (Registrant)


                                                By: /s/ Richard J. Lubasch
                                                --------------------------
                                                Name:  Richard J. Lubasch
                                                Title: Executive Vice President-
                                                          General Counsel


Dated: September 17, 1999

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit                                               Page
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99.1     Press Release issued, August 25, 1999
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

               --------------------------------------------------
                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) AUGUST 25, 1999
                                                        ----------------

                              NTL (BERMUDA) LIMITED
               --------------------------------------------------
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

   Bermuda                            0-24521                  Not Applicable
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 (State or Other                     (Commission            (IRS Employer
  Jurisdiction of                      File Number)          Identification No.)
    Incorporation)

Cedar House, 41 Cedar Ave., Hamilton, Bermuda                       HM 12
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)

        Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code (441)295-2244
                                                           --------------

          -------------------------------------------------------------
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Item 5.   Other Events.
-------   -------------

     On  August  25,  1999 NTL  Incorporated  ("NTL")  announced  that  Telewest
Communications  PLC exercised its right to purchase all of NTL's shares of Cable
London PLC and all of NTL's related  rights and interests for the purchase price
of  approximately  428 million  pounds  sterling(approximately  $685 million) in
cash.  The purchase price implies a total  enterprise  value for Cable London of
approximately 1 billion pounds sterling(approximately $1.6 billion).

Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits
-------   ---------------------------------

          Exhibits

99.1     Press release, issued August 25, 1999
SIGNATURES
                                  ----------

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                NTL (BERMUDA) LIMITED
                                                (Registrant)

                                                By: /s/ Richard J. Lubasch
                                                --------------------------
                                                Name:  Richard J. Lubasch
                                                Title: Executive Vice President-
                                                          General Counsel

Dated: September 17, 1999
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit                                               Page
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99.1     Press Release issued, August 25, 1999