UK prime minister stares down barrel of ban on social media for kids
Labour's latest U-turn? 61 backbenchers pile pressure for Starmer to back Tory peer's amendment
Public Sector19 Jan 2026 | 81
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UK backtracks on digital ID requirement for right to work
U-turn leaves questions on costs, funding, and benefits unanswered
Public Sector14 Jan 2026 | 155
Stop dragging feet on AI nudification ban, UK government told
Committee raises concerns over delays and loopholes in proposed law
AI + ML14 Jan 2026 | 41
Fujitsu scores place on £984M UK government framework despite bid boycott
Turns out the voluntary pledge to restrict public sector tendering during Horizon scandal inquiry has loopholes
Public Sector13 Jan 2026 | 13
Ofcom officially investigating X as Grok's nudify button stays switched on
Tech minister Liz Kendall says the government will back a robust regulatory response
AI + ML12 Jan 2026 | 88
Tories vow to boot under-16s off social media and ban phones in schools
Opposition leader Kemi Badenoch pitches age limits and classroom curbs as fixes for behavior and mental health
Personal Tech12 Jan 2026 | 60
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UK government exempting itself from flagship cyber law inspires little confidence
ANALYSIS Ministers promise equivalent standards just without the legal obligation
Cyber-crime10 Jan 2026 | 40
Earlier Horizon rollout could widen net for quashed Post Office convictions
Committee told shifting timelines could alter automatic reversals in UK's historic Fujitsu computing scandal
Public Sector07 Jan 2026 | 33
Ministry of Justice splurged £50M on security – still missed Legal Aid Agency cyberattack
Updated High-risk system compromised long before intrusion was finally spotted
Cyber-crime07 Jan 2026 | 8
UK to spend £23M on AI to tell benefit claimants where to go
Department for Work and Pensions lines up bot bouncers for one of Europe's largest call-handling systems
Public Sector07 Jan 2026 | 51
UK injects just £210M into cyber plan to stop Whitehall getting pwnd
Central government will supposedly be as secure as energy facilities and datacenters under new proposals
Public Sector06 Jan 2026 | 10
UK's long-delayed Emergency Services Network eyes satellites for help
Direct-to-device services from low Earth orbit floated to plug coverage gaps
Public Sector05 Jan 2026 | 9
Ministers confirm breach at UK Foreign Office but details remain murky
Officials admit 'there certainly has been a hack,' but refuse to confirm China link or data theft
Cyber-crime19 Dec 2025 | 26
GOV.UK to unleash AI chatbot on confused citizens
Coming with added 'filters and rules' after prototype spat out inaccurate or outright wrong responses
Public Sector19 Dec 2025 | 42
DVSA's clapped-out booking system gets bot slapped as new boss rides in
18-year-old platform crumbles under 94M daily requests while resellers flog £62 tests for £500
On-Prem18 Dec 2025 | 97
UK surveillance law still full of holes, watchdog warns
Investigatory Powers Commissioner says reforms have failed to close oversight gaps
Security18 Dec 2025 | 8
Brit broadband grilling descends into farce over targets and definitions
MPs press minister for answers – and get few
Networks18 Dec 2025 | 41
UK.gov doubles hardware spending framework to £24B in 6 months
Massive procurement deal for laptops and software comes after minister vows to squeeze better value from big vendors
Public Sector16 Dec 2025 | 6
Legal protection for ethical hacking under Computer Misuse Act is only the first step
Opinion I'm dreaming of a white hat mass
Security15 Dec 2025 | 17
Home Office staff still leaning on 25-year-old asylum case management system
Replacement rollout plagued by bad data and missing features, says watchdog
Public Sector12 Dec 2025 | 20
UK to Europe: The time to counter Russia's information war machine is now
Foreign secretary set to address senior diplomats later today
Security09 Dec 2025 | 109
UK finally vows to look at 35-year-old Computer Misuse Act
As Portugal gives researchers a pass under cybersecurity law
Security09 Dec 2025 | 55
Whitehall rejects £1.8B digital ID price tag – but won't say what it will cost
Officials insist OBR relied on 'early estimate' and real figure won't emerge until next year
Public Sector09 Dec 2025 | 49
UK tech minister vows more whole-government megadeals after £9B Microsoft pact
Kendall says Whitehall will use bulk buying to squeeze better value from cloud giants
Public Sector08 Dec 2025 | 21
Newly launched civil service pension portal from Capita is crapita, users report
Updated Awarded a £239M contract, outsourcer apologizes for any inconvenience to 1.5M members
Public Sector03 Dec 2025 | 99
Defra admits Windows 10 refresh letter to MPs was wrong – machines were already on Windows 11
Corrected document clears up rollout timeline and confirms switch well ahead of deadline
Public Sector02 Dec 2025 | 12
UK gov blames budget leak on misconfigured WordPress plugin, server
Predictable URLs break security through obscurity and lack of server access controls don't help
Public Sector01 Dec 2025 | 27
OBR drags in cyber bigwig after Budget leak blunder
Ex-NCSC chief Ciaran Martin asked to examine how forecast ended up online ahead of schedule
Offbeat28 Nov 2025 | 37
UK digital ID plan gets a price tag at last – £1.8B
OBR says the scheme will cost £600M a year with no identified savings
Public Sector28 Nov 2025 | 143
Calls grow for inquiry into UK data watchdog after MoD leak
ICO accused of backing off oversight as fallout from Afghan blunder widens
Public Sector25 Nov 2025 | 12
AI nudification site fined £55K for skipping age checks
Decision marks second penalty issued under the UK's Online Safety Act
Legal21 Nov 2025 | 79
UK minister ducks cost questions on nationwide digital ID scheme
Committee hears departments may have to stump up cash before savings materialize
Public Sector21 Nov 2025 | 76
Manchester hits snooze again on joining Palantir-run NHS data platform
Care board still waiting for evidence that it will be in the best interests of the population
Databases20 Nov 2025 | 38
China recruiting spies in the UK with fake headhunters and ‘sites like LinkedIn’
MI5 sounds the alarm about attempts to source sensitive information
Public Sector19 Nov 2025 | 25
Brits to help foot power bill for datacenters under government AI plans
Cheaper electricity to lure bit barns north as planning fast-track kicks in
On-Prem18 Nov 2025 | 68
UK's Cyber Security and Resilience Bill makes Parliamentary debut
Various touch-ups added as MPs seek greater resilience to attacks on critical sectors
Security12 Nov 2025 | 15
UK asks cyberspies to probe whether Chinese buses can be switched off remotely
Norwegian testers claim maker has remote access, while UK importer says supplier complies with the law
Security11 Nov 2025 | 74
UK space sector 'lacks strategic direction,' Lords warn
Parliamentary report calls for sovereign launch capability and reduced dependence on US services
Science06 Nov 2025 | 31
UK agri dept spent hundreds of millions upgrading to Windows 10 – just in time for end of support
Updated After a £312M upgrade to the retiring OS, Defra still has 24,000 devices to replace
Public Sector05 Nov 2025 | 125
England's local government shake-up promises to be a massive tech headache
Surrey to be divided into two new councils in first phase of countrywide reorg
Public Sector31 Oct 2025 | 40
UK government on the lookout for bargain-priced CTO
Dangles £100K for someone to fix £23B tech mess
Public Sector29 Oct 2025 | 58
UK government inflates G-Cloud framework to £14B
Procurement delays and lock-in fears see framework balloon in size and scope
Public Sector28 Oct 2025 | 10
MPs urge government to stop Britain's phone theft wave through tech
Committee says Apple, Google, and Samsung could render stolen handsets worthless if compelled to act
Personal Tech25 Oct 2025 | 174
Digital ID is now less about illegal working, more about rummaging through drawers
Starmer rebrands unpopular scheme as convenience tool after backlash
Public Sector24 Oct 2025 | 127
Britain's Ministry of Justice just signed up to ChatGPT Enterprise
OpenAI sweetens the deal with data residency
AI + ML24 Oct 2025 | 25
UK rethinks offshoring ban for £8M online procurement system
Cabinet Office signals it might let supplier ship work abroad after 'unforeseeable' event
Public Sector20 Oct 2025 | 33
UK calls up Armed Forces veterans for digital ID soft launch
Once more into the, er, breach?
Public Sector20 Oct 2025 | 154
UK government's £45B AI savings pitch built on broad-brush guesswork, MPs told
Think tank cautions that without job cuts or capital savings, the math doesn't add up
Public Sector15 Oct 2025 | 40
Britain's biggest nuclear site looks set to outlast SAP support again
Sellafield considers using legacy ECC software beyond extended 2030 cut-off
Applications13 Oct 2025 | 9
UK waves £750M supercomputer contract at HPC builders
Pre-market charm offensive begins for Edinburgh's next national number-cruncher
Supercomputing Month13 Oct 2025 | 7
UK Home Office doubles down on Oracle with £54M cloud contract
Department also wedded to Big Red in shared service applications
Public Sector08 Oct 2025 | 7
Britain eyes satellite laser warning system and carrier-launched jet drones
Space sensors and UAVs at sea top MoD's list in new wave of cutting-edge projects
Edge + IoT07 Oct 2025 | 9
UK Home Office opens wallet for £60M automated number plate project
Department eyes new app to tap national ANPR data for live alerts, searches, and integrations
Public Sector07 Oct 2025 | 46
UK government says digital ID won't be compulsory – honest
Even spy-tech biz Palantir says 'steady on' as 2.76M Brits demand it be ditched
Public Sector03 Oct 2025 | 139
How the ONS data-sharing dream ended in budget cuts and three rival platforms
Analysis UK Treasury called time on troubled integration scheme after £240M sunk
Public Sector03 Oct 2025 | 7
'Money-saving' UK procurement platform racks up monster tab
Updated Projected £1.5M running costs balloon to £12M under new contracts
Public Sector30 Sep 2025 | 11
UK minister suggests government could ditch 'dangerous' Elon Musk's X
Ed Miliband takes aim at social media overlord for promoting violence and disinformation
Public Sector29 Sep 2025 | 67
Jaguar Land Rover gets £1.5B government jump-start after cyber breakdown
Hundreds of thousands of workers in financial despair supported with landmark loan
Cyber-crime29 Sep 2025 | 31
UK to roll out mandatory digital ID for right to work by 2029
Prime Minister Starmer revives controversial scheme despite past denials, sparking civil liberties backlash
Public Sector26 Sep 2025 | 310
UK agency makes arrest in airport cyberattack investigation
After air passenger travel hit across the Atlantic, organized crime agency strikes
Cyber-crime24 Sep 2025 | 22
Politicos: 'There is a good strong case for government intervention' on JLR cyberattack
Covid-style financial support? Nothing to confirm yet, say MPs
Cyber-crime24 Sep 2025 | 23
UK chancellor Putin the blame on Russia for cyber chaos, but evidence says otherwise
Reeves points finger at Moscow in interview when authorities reckon it's local lads
Cyber-crime23 Sep 2025 | 88