Supermarket chains and Mobile Phone Operations have also been hit. Microsoft says it is investigating Theissue Microsoft says it is investigating the issue which appears to be linked to the global Cybersecurity Firm Crowdstrike. Microsoft says it is taking what it is calling mitigating actions. The full scale of this problem still isnt clear, but we have had a statement from Crowd Strike and we can cross over to my colleague who joins us from the newsroom with that statement from crowdstrike. Just bring us Up To Date with exactly what they just said within the past few moments. Good morning. Yes, this is a truly global cyber breakdown. The effects are being felt across the world. In the last few moments, we have heard from the company crowdstrike. It seems that cyber Security Update is behind this problem. They said that they are actively working with customers who have been impacted by this. This is not a Security Incident or a Cyber Attack. The issue has been identified, isolated and
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are Maya goodfellow, the political writer and academic, and claire cohen, whos womens editor for the daily telegraph. Great to see you both. Lets begin with the daily Telegraphs Headline we dont need mass boosters as oxford scientists say britains third doses are better deployed overseas. According to the metro, commuters and public Transport Staff have clashed over confusing face covering rules, as the number of people wearing them has dropped. The guardian says scrapping the Universal Credit £20 uplift will hit the sickest areas the hardest. The i follows the story, with mounting Anger And Condemnation from conservative mps regarding the governments decision. In the daily mail, a coroner has linked the death of patients to the lack of face to face appointments with gps. And finally, The Times says a royal insider told the paper the queen and the Royal Family are supporters of the black Lives
variant have been detected in scotland, five in england. there are likely to be more. the next three weeks will be critical to assess the impact of omicron. in the meantime, we ll give what answers we can. also tonight. over 100,000 people are facing a fourth day without power in the aftermath of storm arwen at the weekend. but for some marooned in a pub by the snow, the storm brought a convivial three day lock in. and prince charles is in barbados as the island becomes a republic, cutting its ties with the monarchy after 400 years. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel, arsenal and netherlands striker miedema wins the bbc women s player of the year award for the first time. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. as the world watches and waits to see the impact of the omicron covid variant, here boosterjabs are to be offered to everyone over 18. the gap between the second vaccine dose and the booster will be cut from six months to thre