Day: July 20, 2024
Microsoft says CrowdStrike IT outage hit 8.5 million Windows devices as passengers still face travel chaos
July 20, 2024Around 8.5 million Windows devices across the globe were hit in what is suspected to be the largest-ever cyber event, Microsoft has said. A flawed update rolled out by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked millions offline around the world on Friday, grounding flights, crippling some healthcare systems and tv channels going off air. Thousands of passengers […]
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NHS warns of continued disruption to GP services next week from global IT outage
July 20, 2024NHS England has warned of “continued disruption” to GP services into next week from the global IT outage. A flawed update rolled out by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many offline around the world on Friday, causing flight and train cancellations and crippling some healthcare systems. A fix was deployed for a bug in the update, […]
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Teenager arrested after car ‘deliberately set alight’ with two children inside
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London heatwave hopes dashed as temperatures plunge 10C
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Second World War veteran finally gets medals 80 years later
July 20, 2024A Second World War veteran has finally received his medals – nearly 80 years after he saw action in Belgium and Germany. But for some reason he never received his medals, with Mr Lewis theorising that they may have been sent to the wrong address. When one of his neighbours, Valorie Norman, found out, she set […]
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Met Police launch ‘urgent’ search after two mental health patients escape London hospital
July 20, 2024Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Police have launched an ‘urgent’ search for two patients who have escaped a London mental health hospital. The men, Adil Maxamed, 20, and Ramon Martin, 31 were two of three patients who […]
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Mum forgives her daughters’ killer – but not cops who took pictures of their bodies
July 20, 2024Ben AshtonPublished Jul 20, 2024, 2:06pm|Updated Jul 20, 2024, 2:10pm A mum whose daughters were stabbed to death in a London park said she has forgiven their killer – but not the police officers who shared pictures of their bodies in a group chat. Sisters Nicole Smallman, 27, and Bibaa Henry, 46, were brutally murdered […]
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Air passengers facing further disruption following world IT outage
July 20, 2024Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Passengers continue to face disruption at airports on Saturday as airlines reel from the impact of the global IT outage. Nearly 7,000 flights were cancelled across the globe on Friday, including 408 to and from […]
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Manhunt for prisoner on the run as police warn public not to approach him
July 20, 2024A manhunt is under way for an inmate who has fled from a Gloucestershire prison, with police warning the public not to approach him. Gary Rootham absconded from HMP Leyhill where he was serving sentences for offences including robbery and burglary, Avon and Somerset Police said. He was last seen at about 4.50pm on Friday […]
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Airline passengers facing ‘nine-hour waits’ and ‘lost baggage’ a day after global IT outage
July 20, 2024Disruption caused by the global IT outage has continued this weekend as airline passengers reported long delays and lost baggage, while pharmacies tried to deal with a backlog in medicine deliveries. The outage spread globally on Friday morning after an update from global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many Microsoft Windows PCs offline with a “blue […]
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