Virgin Media broadband is back online after crashing for around an hour earlier today, leaving thousands of people without internet access. The source of the outage remains unknown, but mass loss of connection was reported in major cities, including London, Birmingham and Manchester, between 8am and 9am. A Virgin Media spokesperson said: 'The issue which affected some customers' broadband services this morning has now been fixed. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.' Virgin Media broadband is back online after crashing for around an hour earlier today, leaving thousands of people without internet access. The source of the outage remains unknown