Is Outlook down? Microsoft outage impacts emails for users worldwide LIVE

Is Outlook down? Microsoft outage impacts emails for users worldwide LIVE Microsoft users have reported being unable to send or receive emails on Outlook, while others are struggling to load their inboxes altogether A major outage has hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook, leaving thousands of users struggling to access their emails and other services. Users began reporting problems with Outlook on outage tracker Downdetector shortly after 6pm. In the US, almost 130,000 people were affected. Thousands have also been impacting in the UK. Reports have fallen since that peak, but many users continue to complain of being unable to send or receive emails, while others are struggling to load their inboxes altogether. Thousands of users have also reported problems with Microsoft's workplace messaging app, Teams, its AI assistant Copilot and wider Microsoft 365 services. Microsoft confirmed connectivity issues across multiple regions, saying it was working to resolve problems initially reported in the US. “We're aggressively pursuing all pathways to reduce impact," Microsoft said. "We've paused all deployments, we're moving additional traffic off the affected infrastructure, and we're restarting affected servers to return them to service." Key Events Widespread outage hits Microsoft platforms A widespread outage has hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook. Users are having trouble using their email accounts and have encountered other errors across the tech giant's suite of apps, including messaging app Teams and its AI assistant Copilot. Microsoft said it is investigating the disruptions.