Microsoft outage: Yorkshire councils and police hit

A global Microsoft outage lasting almost a day disrupted email and other services for councils, police forces and healthcare organisations across Yorkshire. The incident matters because it affected routine public services, although hospitals said urgent care and many appointments could continue.

Teams, Outlook and Copilot were among the affected tools, disrupting tens of thousands of people. Some NHS services used alternative IT systems or paper records; several councils asked residents to telephone about urgent matters, while courts reported delays. Microsoft said recovery was encouraging, though some users might still face intermittent problems.