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A power failure at Google Cloud’s London data centre disrupted banking, postal and other digital services across the UK on Tuesday before Google later confirmed that operations had been restored. A power failure at a Google Cloud data centre in London disrupted banking and other online services across the United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Google said...
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- A power failure at Google Cloud’s London data centre disrupted banking, postal and other digital services across the UK on Tuesday before Google later confirmed that operations had been restored.
- A power failure at a Google Cloud data centre in London disrupted banking and other online services across the United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
- Google said multiple services in its europe-west2 cloud region experienced elevated errors and intermittent network failures following what it described as a “power event.”Digital bank Revolut was among the institutions affected, with customers reporting problems involving ATM withdrawals, bank transfers and card top-ups.
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A power failure at Google Cloud’s London data centre disrupted banking, postal and other digital services across the UK on Tuesday before Google later confirmed that operations had been restored. A power failure at a Google Cloud data centre in London disrupted banking and other online services across the United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Google said...
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October 20, 2026
