Yates said Swanwick controls all aircraft over the South of England, meaning thousands of passengers would be affected.

A "switching error" disrupted TVNZ's coverage meaning thousands missed out seeing what was a thrilling performance.

Spark apologises for a hardware fault - and all the backup systems - failing yesterday meaning thousands were inconvenienced.

For a while people tested in NHS and PHE settings could not input their results, meaning thousands were being missed.

Those who had wed overseas had their unions recognised, meaning thousands of gay couples woke up legally married in Australia.