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Believ welcomes PAS 1899 review and advocates for improved accessibility for EV charging 

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charge Point Operator (CPO) Believ is welcoming the BSI PAS 1899 review and updated recommendations as an important milestone in industry coming together to improve access of EV charging for all drivers, including those with diverse accessibility needs. 

Three years on from the publication of the PAS 1899 accessible charging guidance,

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The Cyber Security & Resilience Act: How to avoid rip and replace in legacy systems

Shannon Simpson

By Shannon Simpson, CEO, Cyro Cyber

The Cyber Security & Resilience Act (CSR) is making its way through Parliament in 2026. Assurance will no longer be enough with the new Act. For too long cyber security it has been an underfunded, poorly-supported, tick-box measure. The arrival of the CSR Act

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Cyber-Attacks: A Year in Review, A Better WAN Tomorrow

By David Trossell, CEO and CTO of Bridgeworks

David Trossell

Over the last couple of years, there has been a surge in cyber-attacks. Major incidents have occurred, impacting UK firms like Marks and Spencer’s (M&S), Co-op, and one of the most disruptive, JLR – Jaguar Land Rover. Even data centres were not

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Happy New WAN: Protecting Data Into 2026

By David Trossell, CEO and CTO of Bridgeworks

Only a few days away now from New Year’s Day again, fireworks and all. Hopefully, it’ll be a happy and prosperous one for everyone. Unfortunately, cyber-attacks aren’t about fun, prosperity and good will. Of course cyber-criminals might celebrate the new year if their scams

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Believ welcomes PAS 1899 review and advocates for improved accessibility for EV charging 

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charge Point Operator (CPO) Believ is welcoming the BSI PAS 1899 review and updated recommendations as an important milestone in industry coming together to improve access of EV charging for all drivers, including those with diverse accessibility needs. 

Three years on from the publication of the PAS 1899 accessible charging guidance,

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Forbes launches new service to help social landlords meet Awaab’s Law obligations 

Siobhan Hardy

Lancashire-headquartered Forbes Solicitors has launched an innovative new ‘Awaab’s Law Compliance Service’, in response to rising instances of social landlords facing obstructions when trying to carry out their obligations. 

Awaab’s Law, which came into force on October 27 this year, mandates that social landlords must respond promptly and efficiently to reports

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Highland advisory board discussion: The single patient record

A new attempt to create a national, longitudinal health record was one of the big ideas in the 10 Year Health Plan. However, the use case and architecture is far from clear, and there are some big commercial issues to address with health tech vendors.

The NHS has a troubled history when it comes

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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

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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.

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Greater Manchester Institute of Technology Marks Two Years of Skills Investment and Regional Industry Impact

The Greater Manchester Institute of Technology (GMIoT) is celebrating two years of driving cutting-edge higher technical education and industry collaboration across the region – with growing student numbers, an expanded employer network, and new course developments aligned to local skills needs.

As one of 21 Institutes of Technology (IoT) across the UK,

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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

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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

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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,

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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

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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

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