UK Government stories

Explore Learning warns schools that hype-fuelled classroom AI risks harming children's learning without robust evidence and human oversight.

UK unveils expanded fraud strategy, pledging GBP £250m and a GBP £30m Online Crime Centre to target fast-moving online and overseas scams.

Ransomware drives over half of UK cyber incidents as data loss surges, with healthcare, retail and complex supply chains hardest hit.

Property firms warn new UK digital ID rules still lack clear “confidence” levels, risking patchy compliance and confused procurement.

New BS ISO 21800 standard aims to cut fine print and make online contracts clearer for consumers across booming UK digital markets.

Gen Z back data centres in theory but baulk at them on their doorsteps, as environmental fears outweigh jobs in new UK polling.

UA92 partners with Fujitsu to spotlight gender gaps and galvanise male allyship in boosting women's leadership across business and academia.

As DEI faces political headwinds, Scottish tech leaders are urged to make 2026 the year structured, scalable mentorship drives real change.

New UK gender pay and menopause plans hailed, but leaders warn only deeper shifts in hiring, culture and progression will close gaps.

UK Spring Statement puts pressure on firms to move AI from pilots to core systems and make retail supply chains agile amid weak demand.

e2e-assure brings in former BP OT cyber leader Ian Henderson to strengthen defences for critical infrastructure and industrial operators.

UK firms report surge in phishing linked to remote and hybrid work, with 29% hit by incidents and attacks peaking in late 2025 searches.

CommonAI secures GBP £16m ARIA grant to build a Scaling Inference Lab in live UK data centres, targeting 1,000-fold AI cost cuts.

Fewer than half of UK small firms can spot cyber breaches, as identity fraud and supplier scams expose gaps in remote and hybrid working.

Legacy systems and skills gaps mean 69% of UK public bodies say outdated tech is blocking AI plans, Cloudhouse research reveals.

British Business Bank invests GBP £25m in Wayve as part of a USD $1.2bn Series D, backing UK autonomous driving and AI scale-up ambitions.

CodeBase founder Stephen Coleman shifts from chief executive to Group Chair as Jon Hope and Richard Lennox take interim leadership roles.

AND Digital taps HowNow to centralise learning, halving content curation time and cutting onboarding admin by 80% across its workforce.

Monzo launches a free in-app tax tool for sole traders and landlords as Making Tax Digital rules tighten ahead of phased rollout from 2026.

ACI backs UK banks' drive for sovereign payment rails to cut reliance on Visa and Mastercard and bolster geopolitical resilience.