Can't get to www.apple.com micrososft.com etc UK sites all okay.

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This morning I can't seem to access great chunks of the internet but I can get to anything UK based? DNS is working but foreign web servers don't seem to be responding. No Facebook HSBC. Plusnet's contact phone line is useless. Anyone else worked out wtf is going on?

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2  lo0-central10.ptw-ag04.plus.net (195.166.128.194)  13.571 ms  10.236 ms  13.845 ms
 3  link-b-central10.ptw-gw02.plus.net (212.159.2.158)  10.899 ms  10.856 ms  11.013 ms
 4  xe-7-2-0.ptw-cr02.plus.net (212.159.0.254)  9.836 ms  10.369 ms  10.256 ms
 5  195.99.126.182 (195.99.126.182)  10.956 ms  11.197 ms  11.019 ms
 6  core3-te0-10-0-15.faraday.ukcore.bt.net (213.121.193.180)  12.033 ms
    core4-be4.faraday.ukcore.bt.net (213.121.193.182)  11.784 ms  11.583 ms
 7  peer2-et-9-3-0.faraday.ukcore.bt.net (62.6.201.167)  11.130 ms
    peer2-et-3-3-0.faraday.ukcore.bt.net (62.6.201.165)  11.391 ms
    peer2-et-9-3-0.faraday.ukcore.bt.net (62.6.201.167)  11.007 ms
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