Google data center outage in London disrupts UK services

Wall Street Turkish - International (English) · Oct 20, 2026 · 1m

A power failure at a Google data center in London caused interruptions to banking operations, court sessions and the NHS app. The impacted site was located in Google Cloud’s europe-west2-b zone. According to reports on Downdetector, Royal Mail, Revolut, HSBC and Lloyds were among the services experiencing issues. Reports indicated that the problems reached their height around 9 a.m. and had partially been addressed by mid-afternoon. Revolut acknowledged a disruption impacting several of its offerings and assured users that their funds and information remained secure. HM Courts and Tribunal…