Google Cloud's London region experienced an outage on October 20, 2026, disrupting UK banks and Revolut services.
Google Cloud services in its europe-west2 London region experienced elevated errors and network failures beginning shortly after 7 a.m. local time on October 20, 2026. Google attributed the disruption in part to a power event and said services were recovering by early afternoon. UK banks including HSBC, Barclays and Lloyds, plus digital bank Revolut, reported service disruptions.
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6 outlets covered it, splitting into 6 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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Wall Street Journal · 2026-10-20 15:31 UTC
Google Cloud Outage Hits U.K. Banks - WSJ
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Most outlets lead with UK banks hit; CNN alone details the power event cause and the cloud concentration risk, while Reuters narrows to Revolut recovery.
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“Google Says Services Are Recovering After U.K. Cloud Outage Hits Businesses - WSJ”WSJ Wall Street Journal RIGHT-CENTER
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“Revolut says some services back online after outage - Reuters” · Reuters, AP News
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RReuters Revolut says some services back online after outage - Reuters 4d ago APAP News Google Cloud outage hits UK banks - AP News 4d ago 5 tracked claims across 6 outlets
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A power event caused the outage in part of the London area, per Google
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