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It’s been an extraordinary day of cancelled flights, disrupted businesses, problems for healthcare and TV stations not being able to get on air (ahem). And all because of an update for Microsoft Windows. So what caused one of the biggest IT failures ever seen – and what do we know about Crowdstrike, the company which released the update?Ali Fortescue’s in for Niall to discuss it all with our science and technology editor Tom Clarke and data and forensics correspondent Tom Cheshire.👉 Click to subscribe to the Sky News Daily wherever you get your podcasts 👈 For further background from Sky…

With the tech outage impacting transport systems worldwide, many find themselves experiencing delays of unknown duration and possible cancellations. If this were two years ago as travel reopened after COVID-19 lockdowns there’s a good chance travellers could claim back from airlines for trips those companies cancelled due to capacity issues. Global IT outages latest: Security firm CrowdStrike rules out cyber attack as world copes with tech ‘disaster’But as this is an extraordinary (and indeed unprecedented) circumstance, compensation is not payable for flight delays or cancellations.Airlines, however, do have a duty to take care of passengers caught up in the chaos.…

A mass IT outage has affected business, airlines, banks and hospitals around the world.The outage, which spread widely on Friday morning, is believed to be related to Microsoft and global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike’s boss said on X there had been a defective software update for Microsoft Windows hosts and a fix was deployed.Microsoft also said a resolution for Windows devices affected by the outage was “forthcoming”.Follow live: Major services affected by outage globally Here is a rundown of how the outage spread, and what we know about it so far. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video…

Outages have been reported today across airlines, supermarkets, banking and communication services as well as the NHS and trains.Crowdstrike, which provides cyber attack monitoring and protection to many major businesses, said the problem was caused by a “defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts”, adding it was not a security incident or cyber attack. Latest on worldwide IT outageSky News has been tracking issues like flight delays and cancellations, reports of service outages and Google searches to see when people first started noticing problems.AirlinesThe first signs of trouble in the UK were from users of airline services…

It’s possible we are looking at the largest IT outage in history.More than 70% of the world’s desktop computers run on Microsoft Windows software. A software update from one of Microsoft’s clients – cybersecurity company CrowdStrike – has now taken a large number of those machines offline.The faulty code – just a few lines long – has led to global disruption with an economic impact that is as yet incalculable – but likely to be huge.Follow live: Major services across the world affected by outage The “Falcon Sensor” product designed to protect Windows from malicious attacks is used widely on…

Lord Saatchi, the former advertising guru, has hired the investment bank which helped Lloyds Banking Group recover a £1bn-plus loan to the Barclay family to advise him on a takeover of The Daily Telegraph.Sky News has learnt that Lazard is working with the Conservative peer and Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild, a former director of The Economist Group. The recruitment of the Mayfair-based firm is likely to strengthen Lord Saatchi’s hand in the auction of the Telegraph titles, with a deadline set for indicative offers later on Friday.Lazard worked with Lloyds for months on recovering its outstanding loans from the…

Most GP practices in England have suffered disruption as a result of the major global IT outage, causing problems with booking appointments and issuing prescriptions.But NHS England said there was currently no known impact on 999 or emergency services as a result of the mass computer failure. Thousands of doctors’ surgeries have been affected after the widely-used EMIS appointment and patient record system went down.Global IT outage: Follow livePharmacies have also reported issues with accessing prescriptions from GP surgeries and said this would affect the delivery of medicines to patients. A spokeswoman for NHS England said: “The NHS is aware…

Businesses including banks, airlines, train companies, telecommunications companies, TV and radio broadcasters, and supermarkets have been taken offline following a mass global outage.Major US airlines including American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines have been grounded, while airports in Germany, Amsterdam and Spain are also reporting issues. It is believed the issue is related to an issue at global cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike and Microsoft – although it is unknown if it is the same issue affecting airports and train services across the globe.Microsoft said on Friday morning that it was continuing to address the “lingering impact” of its 365 applications…

Former Strictly Come Dancing star Graziano Di Prima did kick his celebrity partner Zara McDermott once during rehearsals last year, his spokesperson has said.It was announced earlier this month that the professional dancer had left the hit BBC show following reports of video footage brought to the attention of the broadcaster. Now, his spokesperson, Mark Borkowski, has told BBC News that while Di Prima does not clearly remember the incident during Strictly rehearsals, he does not deny there was a kick. Image: Di Prima was paired with Zara McDermott last year. Pic: BBC/Guy Levy “This week, the news agenda has…

Wage rises have slowed, official figures show, potentially signalling good news for those hoping for a fall in the cost of borrowing. But pay has increased faster than the overall rate of price rises. Money latest – We tried the UK’s cheapest three-course dinner* – here’s what you get for £5Earnings rose at an annual rate of 5.7% in the three months to May, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed.In the same month, inflation stood at 2%. Because of reduced inflation and pay rises remaining high, the ONS said real wages – which adjust for inflation -…