A 48-hour strike by thousands of British Airways pilots on Monday and Tuesday caused nearly 100% cancellations of its flights. The action marks first-ever strike by pilots, who want a bigger share of airline's earnings. "Unfortunately, with no detail from BALPA on which pilots would strike, we had no way of predicting how many would come to work or which aircraft they are qualified to fly, so we had no option but to cancel nearly 100 per cent our flights," BA said.

Countries must invest to protect against the effects of climate change or pay an even heavier price later, according to the flagship report from the Global Commission on Adaptation, published this week. A boost in investment, it said, would create benefits that far outweigh the costs -- by nearly four to one.

Everbridge's deployment of Iceland’s national alerting system has gone live. The provider now supports four countries: Greece, Iceland, the Netherlands and Sweden as part of the EU's drive to have population-wide alerting systems in place by 2022.
Within Iceland, the Everbridge Public Warning solution is being used to provide population-wide alerting to reach Iceland’s 360,000 residents and some two million annual visito

Hauliers need to be fully prepared for unfamiliar customs and border paperwork when the UK leaves the EU on the 31st October 2019, and the Department for Transport has launched a multi-million pound public information campaign to ensure businesses and the logistics industry are equipped for Brexit. Since the vote to leave the EU in June 2016, numerous questions have remained unresolved in the logistics industry.

Ironshore Environmental policyholders will now have access to IronResponse, the company's new smartphone app, which offers them immediate contact with claims professionals when reporting environmental issues. The phone app allows for an instant connection with the call centre to identify the account, reaching an Ironshore claims manager in less than five minutes.

The EU Whistleblower Protection Directive is expected to receive its final approval by EU ministers on Monday next week, and if so, will need to be transposed by member states within two years of its adoption, setting the deadline at September 2021.