welcome to bbc news. it s the it failure that has ground industries, retail services and even health care to a halt. aviation, banking and communications sectors have also been thrown into chaos. the cyber security firm crowdstrike has confirmed that an update to its software running on windows devices caused the problem. it says it s now deployed a fix. microsoft, which operates windows, says they have now completed their mitigation actions and all their impacted apps and services have now recovered. however, the effects have already been far reaching. flights have been grounded, some card payments have stopped working and pharmacies struggled to process prescriptions. we ll be speaking to our correspondents across the uk and around the world to bring you the very latest. first, nickjohnson has this report. transport, banks, supermarkets and doctor s surgeries all cogs in the wheel of our daily lives, all impacted by a major global it outage. around the world, flights have
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welcome to the world today, an hour of international news from the bbc. it s been a day of worldwide it chaos after a global outage hit systems in multiple countries, affecting millions of people. more than 4000 flights have been cancelled globally, banking and health care has been affected and some tv channels have been taken off air. a cybersecurity company, crowdstrike, said it s found a defect in a software update for users of microsoft windows and that a fix had been put in place. microsoft said their apps and services have now recovered, but the computer difficulties caused some of the biggest us and european airlines to ground their planes, causing chaos at airports around the world. this is the airport in berlin in germany, where queues have been forming all day. in the airport in the spanish capital madrid, you can also see the passengers waiting for their flights. airports in the italian capital rome have also been severely affected. applause. and this is the moment
means for the region. welcome to the programme. it s been a day of worldwide it chaos, after a global outage hit systems in multiple countries, affecting millions of people. more than 4,000 flights have been cancelled globally, banking, and healthcare has been affected, and some tv channels have been taken off air. a cybersecurity company, crowdstrike, said it s found a defect in a software update for users of microsoft windows, and that a fix had been put in place. microsoft said their apps and services have now recovered. but the computer difficulties caused some of the biggest us and european airlines to ground their planes, causing chaos at airports around the world. this is the airport in berlin, in germany, where queues have been forming all day. at the airport in the spanish capital, madrid, you can also see the passengers waiting for their flights. airports in the italian capital rome have also been severely affected. applause and this is the moment at gatwick airport
iam in i am in emer mccarthy, live at the royal albert hall in london as the first night of the bbc proms get under way. the head of a cybersecurity firm which has caused a day of worldwide computer disruption by issuing a faulty software update has apologised. the chief executive of crowdstrike said the bug affected microsoft windows, and a fix had now been issued. microsoft, which operates windows, says it has now taken action and all their impacted apps and services have now recovered. however, the effects have already been far reaching some card payments have stopped working, pharmacies struggled to process prescriptions, and flights have been grounded. as our transport correspondent katy austin reports. what a start to the summer holidays. this was gatwick airport. passengers who should have been on planes forced to wait out delays. so people are tired. they ve been handing out water. the boards don t really say anything, so it tells you where to go, but there s no dep