45 hours ago · United Kingdom
Major UK banking apps and websites down as Google Cloud outage causes disruption
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. The Scotsman, Chronicle Live, WalesOnline, and BBC News UK are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to United Kingdom. The first report grouped here was at 20 Oct 2026, 08:46 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Major UK banking apps and websites down as Google Cloud outage causes disruption”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Revolut, Lloyds Bank, Halifax, HSBC, Rightmove and Royal Mail are among the services affected, with thousands of reports emerging across the UK as Google confirms the outage in its service health dashboard
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by BBC News UK
Revolut outage hits 'multiple services' as thousands of users report app issues
- New development reported by WalesOnline
Major UK banking apps and websites down as Google Cloud outage causes disruption
- Picked up by Chronicle Live
UK banking disruption as Google Cloud outage takes down Revolut, Lloyds Bank and HSBC
- Picked up by The Scotsman
Is Google Down? Here are all of the websites and apps affected by the Google Cloud outage
Same story, different outlets
4 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.
- The ScotsmanIs Google Down? Here are all of the websites and apps affected by the Google Cloud outage
- Chronicle LiveUK banking disruption as Google Cloud outage takes down Revolut, Lloyds Bank and HSBC
- WalesOnlineMajor UK banking apps and websites down as Google Cloud outage causes disruption
- BBC NewsRevolut outage hits 'multiple services' as thousands of users report app issues