A TECHNICAL glitch that affected thousands of customers of a major high street bank has now been resolved.

Earlier today Barclays warned that their customers may face technical problems when trying to access online and telephone banking services.

However the bank has confirmed that the issue has now been fixed and normal service has resumed.

A Barclays spokesman said: "We’re very sorry about the technical problems our customers have experienced today. Everything is now back up and running, and we're really grateful for customers bearing with us."