Sunday, 12 October 2025

With passenger numbers dramatically falling over the last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Rail Enforcement Officers and colleagues at rail operator Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) have stepped up to support vulnerable people using their network, helping more people than ever before.

The rail firm, which runs Southern, Thameslink, Great Northern and Gatwick Express services, has recorded its highest-ever figures for safe-guarding vulnerable people during a year of lockdown and restrictions, with the pandemic leading to an increase in mental health challenges for people across the country.

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Data-driven organisations must evaluate evolving requirements for backup and disaster recovery to combat emerging workload challenges 

Zerto has announced the full findings of the IDC White Paper, sponsored by Zerto, “The State of Data Protection and Disaster Recovery Readiness: 2021.*” The study, which took place in Q1 2021 during the COVID-19 outbreak, revealed that a majority—94.7%—saw an impact to their work-from-home (WFH) data protection as a result of COVID. The survey also unearthed that 90.8% of respondents point to modernising data protection, including backup and disaster recovery (DR), as a top IT priority that is crucial to their organisations’ overall digital transformation.

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Cyber-security firm wins highest industry accolade for Secure Communications technology

London: Armour Comms has been awarded a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2021. The award was made for outstanding short term growth in overseas sales over the last three years.

Established in 2015, Armour Comms is one of only 112 organisations nationally to be recognised with an acclaimed Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade this year. Armour Comms technology provides the convenience and usability of consumer-grade apps, with enterprise and government grade security features required by professional users to protect sensitive information and maintain privacy. Armour technology provides a highly secure mobile communications platform where every element of data, including meta-data, can be controlled.

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F-35B Lightning fast jets will be the cutting edge of the Carrier Strike Group’s (CSG21) formidable power in the air.

These are next generation multi-role combat aircraft equipped with advanced sensors, mission systems and stealth technology, enabling them to carry out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tasks.

International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence
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