Major UK high street bank First Direct online services go down 'on payday' - update View 2 Images

A major UK high street bank has gone offline for all transactions in a major outage at a time when many people are getting paid and need access to funds. First Direct’s website says that ‘Online Banking Currently Unavailable’ for all customers.

The bank has issued a statement apologising and saying technical teams are trying to get it back up again. A statement on X said: “We understand some customers are having issues accessing banking services right now. We’re really sorry and our team are working hard to get everything back up and running. We will share an update as soon as possible.”

Customers took to X to ask if the bank had been targeted in a cyber attack. One said: “When you say “i

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