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Government Shutdown Impacts US Aviation With Delays & Safety Concerns

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October 1, 2025
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Advocacy groups are urging the government to find a prompt resolution to maintain the nation’s aviation system.

Taliban telecoms blackout plunges Afghanistan into digital darkness

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October 1, 2025
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The Taliban has imposed a nationwide telecoms blackout across Afghanistan, a move slammed by human rights organisations as causing severe harm to people’s fundamental rights, safety, and livelihoods. The blackout – which was rolled out throughout…

Scottish Government announces £3 million funding for new rail freight terminal

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October 1, 2025
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Scottish Government funding of up to £3 million will enable the construction of a new £11.2 million rail freight terminal in Inverness. The award through the Freight Facilities Grant to West Fraser Limited will see a facility built at the company’s Dalcross site, which will help move more goods to the UK market by rail. […]

Govia Thameslink Railway to be nationalised from 31 May 2026

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October 1, 2025
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Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – the UK’s largest train operator – will be nationalised on Sunday 31 May 2026. Chiltern Railways’ and Great Western Railways’ services are expected to follow at a later date. Knowing that a date for nationalisation would be set at some point, GTR has already started planning for this transition, and […]

Chinese hacking group ‘Phantom Taurus’ targets governments

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October 1, 2025
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Cybersecurity researchers have identified a previously undocumented state-sponsored Chinese hacking group dubbed Phantom Taurus. A new report from Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 threat intelligence team details a multi-year investigation into Phantom Taur…

Rail Minister opens the inaugural meeting of the GBRX AI Advisory Council

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September 29, 2025
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The inaugural meeting of GBRX’s AI Advisory Council, setting out the Government’s ambitions for artificial intelligence and its role on the railways, has been launched by Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy. GBRX is the strategic innovation body for Britain’s railway, and the inaugural meeting marks the beginning of shaping the AI Action Plan for Rail, […]

BritCard: The real obstacle for UK digital ID is a national trust deficit

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September 26, 2025
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We’ve been hearing whispers about a national digital ID from the UK Government for years, and now it has a name: ‘BritCard’. On the surface, the pitch sounds tempting: a simple way to access services, prove who you are, and make…

Russia is stalking satellites used by NATO members

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September 26, 2025
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Germany’s Defence Minister, Boris Pistorius, has warned that Russia’s spy satellites are stalking commercial satellites used by the militaries of NATO members. The warning raises the spectre of a new conflict frontier in space. The provocative ma…

Urgent digital migration could save UK services billions

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September 26, 2025
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Migrating the UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI) from ageing analogue networks to modern digital services could generate a net economic benefit of over £3 billion by 2040. A study – conducted by Assembly Research and released today by BT…

Industry calls for more urgency from Government over plans for rail

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September 25, 2025
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The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has called on the Government to inject more urgency into setting out its strategy for rail, to help it deliver its ambition to kick-start economic growth across the nations and regions of the UK. Darren Caplan, RIA chief executive, said: “The Railway Industry Association acknowledges and appreciates the significant investment […]