Facebook and Instagram suffer second outage in a week

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Facebook and Instagram users have been unable to access services for the second time in a week. The social media giants have apologised to users who are unable to refresh their home pages, though the outage appears to be less widespread than on Monday.

Around 2,000 people reported being unable to access Facebook at around 8pm on Friday, according to Downdetector. It follows Monday's widespread outage. READ MORE: 'Very grave' situation in Trafford as infection rate at highest ever and 29 schools see outbreaks - leaders have issued new guidance on kids isolating and face masks Facebook said on Twitter: “We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing our apps and products. "We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as