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Communities protected as government readies nation for winter weather
GOV.UK / Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office says a new public-awareness campaign will launch later this autumn to encourage households to take simple steps to prepare for everyday emergencies and extreme weather. The announcement sits alongside major investment in flood defences, rail and road resilience.
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Emergency Alerts operator tests
GOV.UK
The government and mobile network operators continue to run limited operator tests of the UK Emergency Alerts service to assess improvements to the system. A test entry was published for 29 September 2026, with most phones not expected to receive it.
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National Risk Register 2026
GOV.UK / Cabinet Office
The 2026 National Risk Register sets out the government's assessment of the most serious risks facing the UK and their potential impacts. It covers a broad range of natural, technological and malicious threats and is intended to support organisations and communities in understanding the national resilience picture.
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NCSC CEO: Hostile states linked to three-quarters of cyber attacks affecting UK’s critical systems
National Cyber Security Centre
The NCSC said it managed more than 200 cyber incidents affecting UK critical national infrastructure and its supporting ecosystem in the year to May 2026, with around three-quarters believed to be linked to hostile state actors. The agency warned that essential services remain a target for increasingly capable adversaries.
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