on microsoft devices. the company s ceo apologised for the outage, saying it was not the result of a security incident or cyber attack. although crowdstrike has resolved the issue, the company warns it could take some time before systems are back up and running. our technology editor zoe kleinman takes a look at what exactly happened and how it affected patients, passengers and businesses. the world woke up this morning to global chaos. massive tech outages are impacting airlines, businesses, offices. thousands of flights grounded globally, long queues, frustrated passengers. there was nothing on the boards. there was nothing. there was no ground staff. in the uk, doctors surgeries forced to let down patients. we re going to have - to cancel your appointment. businesses unable to serve customers. well, i tried to receive a credit card payment and it just would not accept it credit card and debit card. and tv programmes abruptly taken off air. the cause? at crowdstrike, we
the company s ceo apologised for the outage, saying it was not the result of a security incident or cyber attack. although crowdstrike has resolved the issue, the company warns it could take some time before systems are back up and running. our technology editor zoe kleinman takes a look at what exactly happened and how it affected patients, passengers and businesses. the world woke up this morning to global chaos. massive tech outages are impacting airlines, businesses, offices. thousands of flights grounded globally, long queues, frustrated passengers. there was nothing on the boards. there was nothing. there was no ground staff. in the uk, doctors surgeries forced to let down patients. we re going to have to cancel your appointment. ..businesses unable to serve customers. well, i tried to receive a credit card payment and it just would not accept it credit card and debit card. ..and tv programmes abruptly taken off air. the cause? at crowdstrike, we monitor trillions of
cancer. herfamily, in a statement, said today with incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us, we announce the passing of united states representative sheila jackson lee of the 18th congressional district of texas. fes champion of the people, she was and simply knows as congresswoman by her constituents in recognition of her nearly ubiquitous presence and service to their daily lives for more than 30 years. a local national and international humanitarian, she was acknowledged worldwide for her courageous fights for racial justice, for her courageous fights for racialjustice, criminal justice and human rights with a special emphasis on women and children. the statement goes on to talk about her legislative victories, including reauthorising the violence against women act, again, this breaking news, congressman sheila jackson lee has died at the age of 7a. businesses are slowly beginning to recover from the chaos caused by an it outage that
for the outage, saying it was not the result of a security incident or cyber attack. although crowdstrike has resolved the issue, the company warns it could take some time before systems are back up and running. our technology editor zoe kleinman takes a look at what exactly happened and how it affected patients, passengers and businesses. the world woke up this morning to global chaos. massive tech outages are impacting airlines, businesses, offices. thousands of flights grounded globally, long queues, frustrated passengers. there was nothing on the boards. there was nothing. there was no ground staff. in the uk, doctors surgeries forced to let down patients. we re going to have - to cancel your appointment. businesses unable to serve customers. well, i tried to receive a credit card payment and it just would not accept it credit card and debit card. and tv programmes abruptly taken off air. the cause? at crowdstrike, we monitor trillions of cyber events. a single update
and hold on to your helmets kieran reilly and his bmx have the paris olympics in their sights. and coming up on bbc news, shane lowry s the player to catch at the open. he s in the clubhouse after this birdie helped keep him at the top of the leaderboard. good evening on a day of worldwide it chaos after a global outage hit systems in multiple countries, affecting millions of people. thousands of flights have been cancelled, banking and health care has been affected including the nhs and some tv channels have been taken off air. the problems were first reported at shops and banks in australia. in the united states, several airlines grounded flights, as the impact of the technical failure made itself felt. soon there were delays and big queues at airports in the uk and elsewhere across the world here are just some of the places affected. the american cyber security firm crowdstrike has admitted a defect in a software update it issued which crashed windows devic