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Google outage LIVE: Cloud platform down hitting Revolut, Rightmove and other websites

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Dozens of sites have been impacted by the outages

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Google has reported a number of network failures, with Cloud service outages across Europe affecting scores of websites.

Banks, delivery services, and NHS England are among those impacted, with thousands reporting problems on Downdetector.

For the latest updates scroll down.

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Outages affecting Russell Brand trial

The Google Cloud outages are having a wider impact, with the Russell Brand trial in central London being affected.

With video-link access to courts going down due to the network failures, journalists who had been positioned in the overspill courts to watch remotely have been squeezed into Court 3.

Russell Brand arrives with his wife Laura Gallacher at Southwark Crown Court, London on Tuesday

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Sky’s entertainment correspondent Katie Spencer has said that she is now sitting dire directly in front of Brand's minder, and is surrounded by his friends and family.

She wrote: “There's an air of discomfort with us being so close to them for the first time, but it also means I’ve got the same view they have of Brand each day.”

Google Cloud statement

The Cloud issues were first reported around 7am UK time.

An investigation is under way to resolve the issue.

In a statement, Google said: "We are experiencing an issue with multiple services in europe-west2 beginning on Monday.

"Our engineering team continues to investigate the issue. We apologise to all who are affected by the disruption."

Which sites are affected?

Dozens of websites, apps and services have been hit by the Google Cloud outage on this morning.

Among those affected are Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland, Revolut, and Rightmove.

You can see the full list of affected sites here:

Good morning

Welcome to our live coverage, as a number of network failures have caused Google Cloud service outages across Europe this morning.

Scores of websites, including for banks, delivery services, and NHS England are being affected.

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