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Google Cloud says services are recovering after outage hit banks, businesses, and courts

Published

20 October 2026

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technology

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Cloud Infrastructure

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United Kingdom

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Fusion42 · 20 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

Google Cloud experienced a significant outage due to a power event at its London data centres, affecting several UK banks, businesses, and public services including courts and the NHS app. Services have mostly recovered but some customers remain impacted.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cloud Infrastructure, and 35 sources have reported it between 20 Oct 2026 and 26 Oct 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You must treat reliance on a single cloud provider as an immediate risk to your operations. Prepare fallbacks now or your business, like UK banks and small suppliers, will stop when the cloud stops.

◆ Coverage

35 sources · first reported 20 Oct 2026 · latest 26 Oct 2026

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