Computer glitches in London hit BBC and Stock Exchange

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Computer glitches in London hit BBC and Stock Exchange

Over the past 48 hours, two venerable British institutions have been hit by I.T. snarl-ups. Yesterday saw the London Stock Exchange suspend trading for a few hours due to connectivity issues, while this morning it was revealed that the BBC‘s news department had a complete nightmare on Wednesday, with one newsreader resorting to reading her script off her iPhone. Fans of Little Britain might recall just what happens when “Computer Says No.”

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