wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2012 at 9:50am:

This morning it seems I can access unsecured sites but  not mail or other sites which require SSL authentication. Is it just me? Have Eurona changed something? PS For a few days Google seemed to think we were n the Netherlands but today it is back to thinking I am in Italy

Your connection is via satellite so has nothing to do with the problems that have been suffered around Tortosa. The provider and system is totally different and as it is based in Italy it has a habbit of appearing as if you are located there sometimes.  The IP address assigned is one that is classified as 'without country' so it can theoretically appear from anywhere.  Google doas a best guess on where you are based on your IP address.  Best bet is to fix your homepage as google.co.uk not google.com then it should always come up in English.