A metal fabrication company based at Immingham Docks in North East Lincolnshire has been sentenced after pleading guilty to exposing multiple employees to vibration risks at work.

Ransomware groups listed a record 7,458 victims on dark web leak sites in 2025, representing a significant 30% increase compared to 2024, according to a report by Searchlight Cyber.

European product recall activity increased for the seventh consecutive year in 2025, with a total of 15,608 recalls recorded in 2025 – surpassing the previous record of 14,484 events set in 2024 – according to a report by Sedgwick.

A new framework designed to strengthen product safety and support regulatory reform across the built environment sector has been published, following a recommendation that came out of the Grenfell Inquiry.

Willis has announced the launch of a new global digital infrastructure group led by Alastair Swift, Head of Willis Global Specialties. The group has been established with the aim of addressing the risks facing data centre owners, operators, and contractors.

The world currently lacks an authoritative and up-to-date assessment of climate change risks according to a group of experts led by the Met Office’s Professor Rowan Sutton and Professor Peter Stott. Writing in the journal Nature, the authors are calling for a global assessment of avoidable climate change risks to help governments and citizens understand the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.