Vodafone faced network disruption across Europe

According to the reports on the DownDetector website indicate that subscribers in the UK, Ireland, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Germany are among those affected.

The problem appears to have begun after 14:00BST. Engineers for the telecommunications company identified the issue late on Thursday afternoon, while problems are believed to have started at around 3pm.

Some affected users have, however, reported that issues with email and other internet-based activities have been resolved. Continue to read