UK Government

Articles and blog posts that relate to UK government.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)News

Council for Science and Technology advocates for UK sovereign AI chip design industry

– The Council for Science and Technology (CST) has today published a report recognising the critical role of semiconductors in achieving the UK’s economic and security goals and has set out the opportunity for the UK to build a globally competitive AI chip design industry.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)News

AI to help UK police catch criminals before they strike

– Criminals hell bent on making others’ lives a misery face being stopped before they can strike through cutting edge mapping technology, supported by AI, to be rolled out by 2030, UK Government Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has announced today (Friday 15th August 2025).

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GeneralNews

Live Facial Recognition technology to be rolled out in the UK to catch high-harm offenders

– Every neighbourhood across England and Wales now has named, contactable officers in place to tackle issues blighting their communities, marking a major milestone in the government’s Plan for Change.

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NewsTelecoms

One Month To Go Until UK Emergency Alerts Test

– With one month to go, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Pat McFadden, is rallying the nation to get ready for the second ever national test of the UK’s Emergency Alerts system.

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InternetNews

Changes to the UK Online Safety Act explained

– The UK Government has issued the following briefing to clarify and better explain the Online Safety Act.

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InternetNews

UK Government has no plans to repeal the Online Safety Act

– A petition on the UK government website to reapeal the Online Safety Act has almost 500000 signatures (as of 30-07-2025), but the UK government says it has no plans to repeal the Online Safety Act.

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GeneralNews

New UK esports collaboration to boost digital and cyber skills

– The new partnership with International Defence Esports Games will improve Armed Forces digital talent, while an annual summit will focus on education, recruitment and skills, including AI.

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Cyber SecurityNews

UK to lead crackdown on cyber criminals with ransomware measures

– Measures to tackle the threat of ransomware and protect businesses and critical services will be taken forward with industry following public consultation.

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NewsTV

Ofcom say that UK public service content should be findable on YouTube

– With more viewing shifting to third-party platforms, PSM companies need to work with these platforms so audiences can see and find PSM content.

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BitcoinNews

SFO freezes over 10K in crypto assets from Arena TV’s CEO

– The Serious Fraud Office has frozen equivalent to £10,865.76 in Bitcoin and £289.30 USDC belonging to Richard Yeowart, a suspect in its ongoing investigation into collapsed outside broadcast company Arena TV.

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