Dr Harjinder Lallie comments on the UK's vulnerability to cyber attacks after giving evidence to Parliament's joint committee on the national security strategy.

“This means the Prime Minister has realised he must provide sufficient investment to ensure the country is a competitive runner in the global race to dominate the markets created by the massive green transition needed to avert climate catastrophe.”

- Reactive statement from David Greenwood, Professor of Advanced Propulsion systems, Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick

Efforts at this stage are focused on trying to locate the vessel by listening for noises generated by the trapped crew, detected using sonar buoys – with a number of these having been deployed by rescue aircraft. If the noises can be picked up by more buoys it will help to narrow the search area considerably but the operation has been realistically compared to looking for a needle in a haystack.

“This is great news for the UK, allowing us to capitalise on the value realised under the previous ownership. High value jobs will be protected and created in the UK as a result of this purchase - not just in the company, but in its upstream and downstream supply chains...

Mark Swift, Director of SME Engagement, WMG, University of Warwick, comments on the UK government announcement on Monday (9 Jan) to scale back energy subsidies for businesses for the next financial year to 5.5 billion pounds.