Microsoft down live: Thousands hit by outage affecting Microsoft 365 and Minecraft

If you are trying and failing to log into some Microsoft services, you are not alone, with thousands reporting issues with platforms such as Microsoft 365 and Minecraft. It's currently unclear how widespread the problems are, but Microsoft has now confirmed that it is having some nightmares with its Azure service. Express.co.uk is keeping a close watch on the gremlins, and you can follow our live coverage of this major outage below.