Virgin Mobile down: Internet not working and people unable to call amid technical problems

Virgin's internet service appears to have stopped working, with people unable to get online. The company's mobile data service appears to have broken for at least some users, who are unable to make calls or get online. The issues started around lunchtime, according to the website Down Detector. They were reported across the country, it said. While the Virgin Media Twitter account has been hit by a huge number of complaints, it has yet to respond to the problems publicly.