Regulatory activity under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation certainly increased during 2019, but not quite to the ‘mega-fine’ degree that was expected. The most notable outcome from a year with the GDPR was instead the considerable variance in penalties issued by different regulators throughout the bloc.

The volume of risks facing schools has increased for almost two-thirds of teachers in the past five years – with both pupils and teachers suffering from poor mental health as a result.

Questions were asked of teachers from both the public and private sectors.

Manufacturing supply chains are being slowed by the coronavirus outbreak, as factory closures in China hamper deliveries of components and parts. This is the conclusion of analysts at ING following the publication of the latest UK purchasing managers indices from IHS Markit/CIPS.

As the spread of the virus continues globally, interrupting supply chains along the way, Marsh has issued a four-step action plan to help organisations prevent, respond and recover.

Zurich Insurance has teamed up with cyber security company, CYE to help businesses addresses the full spectrum of cyber risks with a combination of specialist cyber insurance and risk engineering capabilities and artificial intelligence-based technology and services.

The number of patients in England to have tested positive for coronavirus has increased from nine to 14. In these four new cases, the virus was passed on in the Diamond Princess cruise ship. Chief medical officer, Chris Whitty said the patients are being transferred from Arrowe Park to specialist NHS infection centres.