88 m. ago MPs ask why key parts of UK IT infrastructure is hosted abroad after AWS outage

Major banks, HMRC, gaming platforms Roblox and Fortnite were among sites affected by Amazon Web Services’ fault.

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7 h. ago Halifax bank evacuated in major incident as police cordon off the streets

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9 h. ago AWS outage: All the services affected as Amazon Web Services disruption sparks global chaos

The cloud computing platform that powers millions of websites and apps, is experiencing a major outage affecting a wide range of services, including online banking, social media, gaming, and smart home devices

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10 h. ago Bank services down for Lloyds, Halifax and other major names

A crash at hosting company, Amazon Web Services, has seen outages reported across hundreds of online services, games, and apps, including Lloyds and Halifax online banking

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10 h. ago Major internet outage hits websites, apps and Lloyds Bank after issue at Amazon Web Services – business live

Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank and Ring doorbells among services hit by online outage Heads-up: UBS have upgraded their view on global equities to ‘attractive’, a sign that they think investors should be putting more money into shares.Despite the angst in parts of the market that valuations have risen too high, UBS reckon share prices have further to climb.“We think investors should review current allocations to equities and ensure they are at least consistent with, or modestly higher than, their long-term strategic asset allocation targets. If investors are currently under allocated to equities, we believe they should reallocate excess cash, bond, or high yield credit holdings toward stocks.”“We prefer areas that are exposed to secu­lar growth, like the US, China, (particularly China’s tech sector, which we rate among the Most Attractive sectors globally), as well as global technology, transformational inno­vations (AI, Power and resources, and Longevity), and pockets with...

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10 h. ago Major banks down as thousands of customers left without access to accounts

According to Down Detector, AWS is down, as is anything using its services, from Ring Doorbells to Snapchat, Roblox, Canva, Fortnite, Duoligno and more including Lloyd and Halifax

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10 h. ago Internet outage latest LIVE: Dozens of apps including Amazon, Zoom, Snapchat, HMRC and Lloyds Bank hit by online services crash

A huge internet outage has hit dozens of websites with banks, phone companies and major retailers among those affected.

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6 d. ago Vodafone says outage resolved after thousands of customers impacted

The telecoms giant apologised for the outage, which it said was linked to a ‘non-malicious software issue’.

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7 d. ago Vodafone blackout CHAOS: More than 130,000 customers across the country have NO broadband, internet banking or phone signal amid major outage

Furious customers took to social media to complain of 'complete outages' in their area - impacting work from home, social media usage and online banking.

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7 d. ago Vodafone outage: thousands of broadband and mobile users report problems

Many customers say they cannot access services including the internet or make mobile phone callsTens of thousands of Vodafone customers were reporting that they could not access services including the internet and making mobile phone calls on Monday.Consumers started reporting problems on the website of the outage monitor Downdetector from about 3pm on Monday. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Vodafone major outage LIVE as more than 130,000 customers left without access to internet

The reports started coming in at around 2:50pm this afternoon

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1 week ago ‘The debasement trade’: is this what’s driving gold, bitcoin and shares to record highs?

Investors fear governments will not – or cannot – rein in borrowing so are putting their money elsewhereNils Pratley: the AI valuation bubble is now getting sillyInvestors are piling into assets such as gold, bitcoin and shares amid worries about government debt, central bank independence, and the weakness of major currencies such as the dollar. The trade has even been given a moniker: the “debasement trade”. But what does it mean? Continue reading...

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1 week ago Thousands of Scots customers join class action against M&S after data leak

The Sunday Mail revealed in May that legal firm Thompsons Solicitors has launched a class action suit which could see compensation payouts of hundreds of pounds per customer.

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1 week ago Metro Bank issues statement after customers complain of major account errors

One person claimed they were entered into an unauthorised overdraft

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1 week ago ‘You’ve taken my money’: Metro Bank customers report negative balances after major glitch

Some customers unable to send or receive money after technical issue with banking app

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1 week ago Barclays Bank: major UK bank handing out £900 through new customer banking switch offer

The bank’s latest deal could see savvy switchers pocket hundreds in free cash 💰

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2 w. ago Three major banks shutting 10 branches this week with full list revealed

Charities say vulnerable people risk being left without access to banking services as more branches continue to shut their doors for good

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2 w. ago Welsh businessman left customers furious after they paid thousands, then one got on a plane to confront him

Companies run by Sean Reilly have left a trail of angry customers

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2 w. ago Global banking climate group to stop operations after member exodus

Several major banks, including British lenders HSBC and Barclays, left the Net Zero Banking Alliance in the last year.

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2 w. ago Emirates becomes first airline to BAN power banks completely

Plane passengers are being urged to think twice before packing power banks as major airlines clamp down on their use - while a number of popular carriers opt to ban them entirely.

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