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Major UK public services including GP surgeries, police forces and pharmacies suffered widespread digital downtime due to a global Microsoft outage.
Microsoft confirmed the issue was caused by server stress rather than a cyber-attack, but acknowledged early fixes were not working as planned.
Police forces advised the public to use 101 phone lines as online contact forms failed, while airports and emergency ambulance services remained operational.
Government ministers are assessing the full impact on public sector infrastructure while fallback manual processes keep Parliament and surgeries running.
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