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  "id": 15756579,
  "title": "Google cloud failure hits millions as UK courts and banks knocked offline",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/google-cloud-failure-hits-millions-as-uk-courts-and-banks-knocked",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-20T09:45:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/20/revolut-down-app-cards-service-disruption"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Power glitch stalls hearings as Revolut, Lloyds and HSBC customers unable to pay or move money Business live – latest updates An outage at Google’s cloud services in the UK has caused widespread disruption, hitting courts and leaving millions of customers unable to access or send cash at banks including Lloyds, HSBC and Revolut. Google blamed a “power event” for the failure at its London-based…",
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        "outlet": "Guardian Technology",
        "title": "Google cloud failure hits millions as UK courts and banks knocked offline",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/google-cloud-failure-hits-millions-as-uk-courts-and-banks-knocked-15757566",
        "published": "2026-10-20T09:45:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "title": "Google outage hitting EU, UK hard",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/google-outage-hitting-eu-uk-hard",
        "published": "2026-10-20T11:07:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews Business",
        "title": "Power outage hits Google Cloud services disrupting UK banks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/power-outage-hits-google-cloud-services-disrupting-uk-banks",
        "published": "2026-10-20T12:56:28.000Z"
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