Good evening. Travel plans have been thrown into chaos with passengers facing long queues and lengthy delays after air and rail travel was disrupted by a global IT outage.
Elsewhere in the US, Joe Biden’s team has said the President is “absolutely” staying in the race for re-election in November.
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Global IT outage causes airport chaos on busiest day of the year
On what is the busiest day of the year for air travel, staff at airports from Heathrow to Bangkok have been forced to manually check-in travellers after the technical glitch sent systems into meltdown just as thousands of families prepared to make their summer holiday getaways.
Meanwhile, millions of workers risk their wages going unpaid because of the global systems outage. GP surgeries have said they are unable to access patient records or book appointments, with the NHS advising the sick to only contact their doctor if it is urgent. You can follow our live blog for the latest updates.
