Microsoft IT outage latest: Security firm Crowdstrike finds cause of global IT 'disaster' - as cyber attack ruled out
Planes have been grounded as several airports are hit by a global IT outage, with Windows PCs shutting down and broadcasters and businesses also taken offline. | Issues in booking NHS appointments at some GP surgeries. Users are experiencing difficulties booking NHS appointments at some GP surgeries in the UK. Error messages such as the ones shown in the images below are appearing when patients attempt to book. One, in Putney, reports a "national internet issue" which is "impacting our core medical management system". We haven't got a official statement from the NHS yet.
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