Devon and Cornwall Police issues statement after Microsoft outage
The force says its online services are affected
Devon and Cornwall Police has issued a statement, after an outage of Microsoft services.
It started late yesterday and has affected emails on Outlook as well as other services, around the world.
Work is being done to re-establish servers.
On its Microsoft 365 status page, the firm said: “We are seeing early signs of stabilisation, but service capacity has not yet returned to normal levels and health remains variable as traffic is carefully reintroduced.”
In a statement on social media, police said: "Due to a global Microsoft service issue, some online form submissions may be affected
"If your report is time-critical, but not an emergency, please call 101.
"In an emergency, call 999."
Meanwhile Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said: "A global microsoft outage, caused by server overload, is disrupting outlook, teams and microsoft 365.
"Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service and emergency response functions are NOT affected and continue to provide the high levels of service to our communities and partners."