King Charles told Congress the UK-US partnership is “more important” than ever and urged closer co-operation on defence, democracy and the environment.
Keir Starmer told MPs he learned on 14 April that UK Security Vetting had recommended in January that Peter Mandelson be refused developed vetting, and said he would not have appointed him had he known. Sir Olly Robbins told MPs there was a “generally dismissive attitude” to the process and “constant pressure” to get Mandelson to Washington quickly. Sir Philip Barton and Morgan McSweeney are due before the Foreign Affairs Committee on 28 April.
NHS Digital has published cyber alert CC-4772 after Cisco released security advisories for critical vulnerabilities affecting Identity Services Engine (ISE). NHS Digital said a successfully authenticated attacker could exploit the flaws to run code remotely on an affected system. Organisations using Cisco ISE are being advised to review Cisco’s guidance and apply recommended updates or mitigations.
The CPS said four Labour-linked figures — Joel Bodmer, Shila Bodmer, Gabriel Leroy and Carole Bonner — have been charged after a Metropolitan Police investigation into allegations that a Labour Party database was manipulated during the Croydon East candidate selection process. The charges include conspiracy and Computer Misuse Act offences, and Joel Bodmer also faces a charge of perverting the course of justice. All four are due at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 19 May, and none has been conv
The Guardian reported that the FCDO had closed an internal unit set up in late 2023 to assess potential Israeli breaches of international humanitarian law in Gaza and Lebanon. The newspaper said the move also ends funding for the Conflict and Security Monitoring Project, whose verified incident database has been used in UK arms export reviews and by police examining war-crimes allegations.
At least 12 UK universities secretly paid a private intelligence firm to monitor students and academics