Internet problems causing travel chaos at Queen Alexandra Hospital

The Cosham facility has today been blighted by technical problems which affected parking machines, barriers and traffic to and from the hospital, bus operator First has claimed..

The situation has caused delays of up to 35 minutes on the number 2, 3 and 18 buses.

Announcing the news on Twitter, First said it '˜sincerely' apologised to customers.

It is not clear what has caused the internet problem and how long it will effect the hospital for.

A spokeswoman from Portsmouth Hospital's NHS Trust, which runs QA, said it was '˜aware of the situation and is working to improve it' but could provide no further details at this time.

Updates to follow.