Bank of England investigates after Google apologises for a London data centre power failure that disrupted banks and courts

Revolut customers lost card payments, transfers and cash withdrawals, with more than 1,500 reporting problems on Downdetector. Lloyds, HSBC, Royal Mail and Rightmove were also hit, and the courts' video platform went down mid-trial. Google blamed a 'power event' in its europe-west2 zone that began at 0608 GMT on Tuesday. The tech giant says services were largely restored by 3pm and promises a full analysis.

Google's advice to stranded firms: move workloads to 'another available location'.

Revolut insisted 'all our customers' money and data are safe' throughout the chaos.

NHS app users also reported glitches, and the public has been told to carry emergency cash.