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UK records lowest number of working days since 1990

Official figures indicated that between the months of June and December last year, the number of lost days was recorded at 2,471,000, the highest since 1989. Royal Mail workers protest as members strike over pay and conditions, in London. Credit: Reuters British media reported on Tuesday that the UK registered …

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Confidence In Cybersecurity Regulation For Critical Infrastructure

Significant outages in critical infrastructure services caused by cyberattacks are thankfully very rare. That’s why incidents such as Colonial Pipeline achieve significant press and media attention and top-level political engagement: they have rarity value. Computer code on a screen with a skull representing a computer virus / malware attack. getty …

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Cyber attack against Royal Mail linked to Russia

A cyber attack against the UK postal service Royal Mail which saw the company request that customers stop sending mail abroad via its services has been linked to Russian hackers. Royal Mail informed the public of the cyber attack on January 11, saying it had caused “severe disruption” to the …

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Dividend payouts forecast to hit record highs in 2023

Even as profit growth is expected to slow in 2023 (and grind to a halt in 2024), key sectors such as oil and gas are set to continue strong dividend payouts throughout next year. Meanwhile, total dividend pay for 2022 is predicted to reach £79.1bn, above 2021’s total of £78.5bn …

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