Hotmail not working correctly. MSN Messenger taking forever to download

I am still getting problems using Hotmail. This has started since Friday evening. It was working spasmodically this morning and I was able to read mails and send replies briefly. Now the problem has reappeared. The webpage that dowloads is Blue print  instead of the usual black and MSN Messenger is taking ages to download. If this keeps happening I will have to use my BT email address for work, because my hotmail service has been my main working address for years!