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A new torpedo contract will sustain 315 skilled jobs nationwide. BAE Systems will maintain Royal Navy weapons across several UK sites while supporting a wider specialist supply chain.
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Government procurement reforms will prioritise jobs, skills, and domestic opportunity. The planned model would double their weighting on major contracts while reducing requirements affecting smaller suppliers.
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Ofcom’s new chair has launched a wide-ranging organisational review today. Sir Ian Cheshire will examine its structure, resources, and powers as online-safety enforcement expands the regulator’s workload.
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Clarkson delivered record interim results as shipping disruption lifted demand. Revenue increased by 39%, while underlying pre-tax profit rose 56% amid longer trade routes, stronger markets, and geopolitical volatility.
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Aviation decarbonisation is facing a supply and cost test. BloombergNEF analysis shows sustainable aviation fuel prices have risen 10% over the past year, while production remains a small fraction of global jet fuel demand.
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Renewables now supply most of UK electricity demand. Government data shows renewable energy met a record 52% of UK power demand in 2025, increasing pressure around grid capacity, business energy costs, and clean power procurement.
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Food security is becoming a direct business resilience issue. Tesco, Aldi, and more than 100 organisations have urged stronger UK action as climate pressure, supply chain fragility, and cost volatility expose the food system to future shocks.
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Corporate liability now reaches further into senior management. The Crime and Policing Act 2026 widens the circumstances in which companies can be prosecuted for offences committed by senior managers acting within their authority.
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AI is widening the meaning of operational resilience. techUK analysis of the Resilience Bill warns that agentic systems could create new supplier risk blind spots as vendors and outsourcers embed automation into critical business workflows.
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Workplace conflict is becoming a larger management cost. Acas has opened a consultation on its disciplinary and grievance code, with a stronger focus on early informal resolution as formal procedures are estimated to cost employers £2.36bn a year.