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AXREM and Highland extend partnership to drive growth and visibility for the UK’s diagnostic health tech sector

Mark Venables

UK trade association AXREM and health tech growth specialist Highland have extended their partnership for two further years, reaffirming a shared commitment to supporting growth across the UK’s diagnostic and health technology markets.

AXREM represents member companies that collectively provide the majority of diagnostic medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment used in UK

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The WAN You Want: The Data Centre Magic of Christmas

Graham Jarvis

By Graham Jarvis, Freelance Business and Technology Journalist

It’s that time of year again. The festive Christmas lights are about to be turned on in the high streets to welcome shoppers, enticing them to buy presents for their loved ones. However, not all the festive commerce occurs in physical stores. Adobe reports

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The future is connected healthcare – How IoMT ecosystems can solve medication non-adherence

By Mark Scrivens, FPT UK Chief Executive Officer, FPT Corporation

Mark Scrivens

Although diagnosis can be one of the great challenges in healthcare, once a healthcare plan is developed, we naturally assume that patients take the medications that clinicians prescribe for them. However, this could not be further from reality. In fact, medication non-adherence

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RAPID £140 MILLION BOOST FOR DRONE AND COUNTER-DRONE TECH FROM NEWLY-FORMED UK DEFENCE INNOVATION

Defence Secretary John Healey

Britain’s Armed Forces will be better equipped, and small British defence businesses will grow rapidly as the Government boosts investment into innovative drone systems this year.

UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) – launched earlier this year – will inject over £142 million rapid investment into drones and anti-drone weapons this year, its first year in operation.

This

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The whole nation ‘must step up’ to deter Russian threat of wider war in Europe

Reporter: Stuart Littleford

The head of the Armed Forces will issue a rallying cry this evening to the nation to build Britain’s resilience in the face of growing threats and uncertainty.

The Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton will set out how a whole-nation response is needed in a more volatile and uncertain world.

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Key cyber predictions for the public sector in 2026

By Richard LaTulip, Field Chief Information Security Officer at Recorded Future

Richard LaTulip

The shape of cybersecurity in the public sector will depend less on how many attacks happen and more on how well agencies can see, manage, and control their systems. Managing vulnerabilities, updating account systems, and using Artificial Intelligence (A)I to support

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How experiential learning is defining a new era in Government learning

By Lawrie Day, CEO at Cognitas Global

Today’s public sector organisations face unprecedented challenges in training and development. Despite real world risks such as cyber breaches greater than ever before, the UK Government and public sector departments are under pressure to achieve more with less in terms of training their people, stretching limited budgets

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HousingAI appoints Mike Ellis as CEO

HousingAI is a new AI knowledge platform built specifically for the social housing market HousingAI helps landlords and local authorities to navigate housing law, regulation and best practice Built from a concept developed by the Healthy Homes Hub the platform will be rolled out to the sector in 2026 Mike Ellis

HousingAI, a new

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McAvoy Awarded Place on NHS Commercial Solutions Framework Leading offsite manufacturer

McAvoy has, for the first time, secured a place on Lot 2: Modular & Prefabricated Building Services, within the NHS Commercial Solutions’ £1bn Modular & Prefabricated Building Solutions Framework.

Through this four-year award, public sector clients will be able to access McAvoy’s full suite of expertise to support the delivery of modular buildings across

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How pathologists are rapidly changing decades of clinical practice: Impact in Greater Manchester

Improvements to clinical practice and work-life balance are being achieved at pace by early adopters of digital pathology at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. Dr Luisa Motta and Dr Lynne Jamieson give the detail on the latest impact in a Greater Manchester wide programme.

Effective new digital multidisciplinary team meetings, better work-life

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From Cost Control to Skills Control: How the Public Sector Will Redefine Recruitment in 2026

Author: Suzi Smith, Managing Director, Matrix

As I look back on 2025, it’s clear that the UK’s public sector has been navigating one of its most complex and transformative workforce landscapes in years. The pressures of cost management, legislative reform and evolving expectations from both candidates and hiring managers have converged to reshape how

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Buro Happold UK achieves PAS 2080 Certification, supporting public sector net-zero delivery of infrastructure 

“Public Sector bodies are under increasing pressure to deliver infrastructure that is not only cost-effective but also aligned with net-zero targets,” said Duncan Price, Partner, Global Sustainability & Climate Lead, Buro Happold. 

Leading global engineering, design and advisorypractice Buro Happold has achieved PAS 2080 certification for Carbon Management in Infrastructure and Built Environment from BSI, reinforcing

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UK launches military esports games to boost cyber skills

Britain’s future cyber warriors will sharpen digital combat skills through the International Defence Esports Games (IDEG), launched today with over 40 allied nations in London. 

Following the UK officially recognising esports as a military sport in 2024, the IDEG acts as a collaborative arena for allied nations to sharpen the cyber skills that are

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Believ makes four Autumn ‘25 Budget wishes to boost EV affordability and accelerate the UK’s transition to cleaner transport 

As the Autumn Budget approaches, Electric Vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO) Believ is calling on the Treasury to act on four key priorities that will help decarbonise transport by making EV ownership and charging more affordable, thus encouraging wider adoption. 

The importance of these measures is of heightened importance, following Budget prediction news

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True Grit: How to avoid cowboy gritters this winter

OUTCO explains how to tell a professional winter gritting service from the cowboys that will leave you out in the cold

Winter gritting sometimes can feel like a grudge purchase. It’s a cost you can’t avoid, for an overnight service that you often can’t see happening, to prevent risks that hopefully won’t happen. It’s

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Roadmap to Scotland’s digital future

Updated strategy launched

A new blueprint sets out a series of actions to harness digital to boost the economy and improve public services.The updated National Digital Strategy aims to attract investment, deliver sustainable public services and create better opportunities for the people of Scotland.

The strategy outlines a number of steps, including delivering a

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Campaigning trade body SELECT honours fellow electrical trade association ECA with Lifetime Achievement Award at 125th Anniversary Grand Ball

SELECT President Mike Stark pays tribute to ECA as “a close friend and a younger sister” as part of the Scottish organisation’s celebrations

The Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has been recognised for more than a century of exceptional service to the electrotechnical industry after receiving the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award from SELECT at its 125th Anniversary Grand Ball.

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Councils ‘to be bypassed’ for large-scale housing developments: Legal comment

Local authorities will be prevented from refusing planning permission for large housing developments, according to newspaper reports.

Will Thomas

Steve Reed, Housing and Communities Secretary, is expected to announce this week that planning applications for schemes comprising more than 150 homes will be referred directly to central government – bypassing council planning committees.

Commenting

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Waste Crime Is Everyone’s Problem, But Councils Are Paying the Price

By Paul Empson, General Manager, Bakers Basco

Paul Empson

As someone on the frontline of the UK’s waste-crime crisis, I fully support Keep Britain Tidy’s call for stronger enforcement. But what really struck me in their latest survey was just how many local authorities are feeling the pressure. With 98% reporting fly-tipping in their area

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Elevating Housing – Why the Future of UK Homes Must Look Beyond the Staircase

By Stiltz Homelifts/CEO Mike Lord

The UK is on the brink of a profound demographic transformation. By 2072, more than a quarter of the population – around 22.1 million people – will be aged 65 or over. Yet, the homes being built today are failing to meet the needs of this ageing society.

Mike

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