All seems OK here in Wisconsin, USA.....
Have been on the forums all morning lurking.
And the crickets are still singing full note.
I know you're UK based, Richard - that's why I wrote "Anyone else from Europe" :-)
Here's my log:
12 39 ms 15 ms 24 ms level3-ic-130907-s-b1.c.telia.net [213.248.77.198]
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 40 ms 41 ms 42 ms ae-0-10.bar1.Copenhagen1.Level3.net [4.69.137.153]
15 43 ms 51 ms 50 ms ae-7-7.ebr1.dusseldorf1.level3.net [4.69.142.170]
16 46 ms 50 ms 49 ms ae-22-22.ebr2.dusseldorf1.level3.net [4.69.143.186]
17 32 ms 31 ms 35 ms ae-48-48.ebr1.amsterdam1.level3.net [4.69.143.209]
18 36 ms 35 ms 34 ms ae-1-100.ebr2.amsterdam1.level3.net [4.69.141.170]
19 41 ms 42 ms 42 ms ae-46-46.ebr2.London1.Level3.net [4.69.143.74]
20 111 ms 112 ms 116 ms ae-41-41.ebr1.newyork1.level3.net [4.69.137.66]
21 113 ms 118 ms 120 ms ae-61-61.csw1.newyork1.level3.net [4.69.134.66]
22 114 ms 111 ms 110 ms ae-62-62.ebr2.newyork1.level3.net [4.69.148.33]
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 * * * Request timed out.
25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * * Request timed out.
30 * * * Request timed out.
31 * * * Request timed out.
32 * * * Request timed out.
33 * * * Request timed out.
34 * * * Request timed out.
35 * * * Request timed out.
36 * * * Request timed out.
37 * * * Request timed out.
38 * * * Request timed out.
39 * * * Request timed out.
40 * * * Request timed out.
Trace complete.
It' really weird that we're getting different behaviour from seemingly the same route.