7 hours ago · United Kingdom
Google cloud failure hits millions as UK courts and banks knocked offline
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. The Guardian Business is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United Kingdom. The first report grouped here was at 20 Oct 2026, 09:45 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Google cloud failure hits millions as UK courts and banks knocked offline”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Services restored for most users, but power fault stalled hearings and left Revolut, Lloyds and HSBC customers unable to pay or move money Business live – latest updates An outage at Google’s cloud services in the UK has caused widespread disruption, hitting courts and leaving millions of customers unable to…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Guardian UK
Millions unable to use Revolut app or cards as company suffers ‘service disruption’
- New development reported by The Guardian Business
Google cloud failure hits millions as UK courts and banks knocked offline
Reported by 1 outlet
- The Guardian