Lloyds Bank down LIVE: App crashes with thousands locked out of accounts on payday

The Lloyds Banking app is down this morning leaving thousands of frustrated customers unable to access their accounts on pay day.

Thousands of customers have taken to social media saying the app is crashing as soon as they attempt to log on this morning to access their accounts.

Customers of Halifax and Bank of Scotland - both also owned by Lloyds Banking Group - also reported disruption.

Issues have been reported from customers across the UK, including in Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham, and London.

A tweet from the Lloyd's Bank account read: "Some customers are having issues with our app right now. Bear with us as we fix this."

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