Google Cloud power outage disrupts UK banks

A power outage at a Google Cloud data centre near London caused service failures on Tuesday, Google said. Revolut reported disruptions to ATM withdrawals, bank transfers and card top-ups, while Lloyds and HSBC said some customers were experiencing problems with banking services. The incident began at 0608 GMT in the europe-west2 region, and Google expected full recovery around 1300 GMT. Downdetector also logged reports affecting Rightmove and Royal Mail, and Revolut said customers’ money and data were safe.