00:00A power problem at a Google Cloud facility caused major disruption in banking, deliveries
00:06and other online services used by households and businesses across the UK.
00:11Google says the disruption has been resolved and services have been restored.
00:15Revolut, Lloyds Bank and HSBC were among the services reporting problems, while some users
00:21struggled to access money or complete transactions.
00:24Royal Mail, DPD and a platform used for remote court hearings were also affected.
00:30Revolut says customers' money and data remained safe throughout the incident.
00:35The outage highlights how businesses and public services depend on a small number of cloud
00:40providers, leaving many exposed when systems fail.
