The Brsk outage that hit landline internet in St. Helens is over. It ran from 11:42 to 13:41, with St. Helens the area most affected. In total, 74 reports came in during the outage.
Reports in the outage zone over 24 hours
3 Apr 2026, 2:16Outage over: live status is on the Brsk pageReal-time reports and the last 24 hours chart.See the pageIt's over. The Brsk outage that started at 11:42 has ended at 13:41, a total of 1 h 59 min. St. Helens took the brunt of it throughout, with Halton and Wigan staying marginal by comparison. Landline internet was the service mostly affected, with a touch of TV streaming trouble too. Reports peaked at 12:55 before easing back to the usual level. No cause has been communicated.
The outage isn't easing yet. St. Helens still takes the brunt, well ahead of Halton and Wigan, which stay far more marginal. Landline internet remains the service mostly affected, with TV streaming barely touched.
Since 11:42, reports of a Brsk outage have been piling up. St. Helens is the area most affected, with Wigan and Halton also hit. Total since the start: 31 reports. The outage mostly affects landline internet.
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Brsk is no longer a separate brand: since January 2026 its customers have been moving in phases to YouFibre, Netomnia's retail brand. Brsk's full fibre network merged with Netomnia's in 2024. nexfibre agreed to buy the group in February 2026, subject to CMA review.
The combined Netomnia network reached 3M premises in December 2025, with 445,000 connected.
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