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The Environment Agency has started this year's 'Flood Action Week' campaign with a package of materials for use by businesses and homeowners. .

The latest reports from Asia are not reassuring on the potential spread of a new SARS-like virus. While it is early days, it would be prudent to review resilience plans for dealing with an epidemic/pandemic - hoping that they are not needed.

As a new decade dawns, the prediction is that resilience will increasingly take centre stage.

The second of a two-part article on emotional resilience that appears in the January 2020 edition of Professional Security magazine, p48.

The images and impact of wildfires in Australia should be a warning sign to other countries, including the UK, to adopt a range of preventative measures that could mitigate the worst effects.

Parts of the new legislative programme set out in the Queen's Speech chime with some of the 'asks' in the Resilience First election manifesto.

An award-winning counter terrorism training course is being made available to the public for the first time and police want you to sign up and help protect the UK.

A briefing on 5 December 2019 provided early findings from EARTH EX III 2019, one of the largest resilience exercises in history.

The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that the incident at London Bridge on 29 November was a terrorist incident. A suspect carrying a hoax explosive device was shot dead at the scene.

The first of a two-part article on emotional resilience that appears in the December 2019 edition of Professional Security magazine, pp 60-61.

Resilience First has eight key 'asks' of the new government to create a more resilient UK.

Staying well this winter is a major focus of PHE and should involve all businesses.

The CTPN is a new initiative from six cities which has resulted in a series of valuable reports on a range of CT-related issues.

Pool Re, Britain’s government-backed terrorism reinsurer, launches it latest terrorism report and a new product for members.

Lord Toby Harris gives his assessment of progress with Martyn's Law.

The National Cyber Security Centre provides some interesting and valuable insights on the extent of threats and countermeasures in the digital world.

At the start of London Flood Awareness Week, it is appropriate to look at the findings of a previous review of area flooding, albeit in a region again badly affected by rising waters.

The first phase report of the Grenfell Tower inquiry has highlighted the importance of learning lessons so as to avoid other tragedies. This article considers what the broader lessons to be learnt might be.

On 4 November the UK threat level from terrorism was reduced to Substantial - meaning an attack is likely.

The recent demise of the top IS leader leads to questions about it future and past success as a terrorist network.

The failure of two major power generators in the UK on 9 August saw the loss of electricity for minutes but the consequences lasted for days. This article looks at the prospects of a national outage and possible coping mechanisms.

There has been recent controversy about the value of 'grab bags' in readiness for an emergency. This article reviews some of the arguments and possible contents.

Resilience First and Thornton Tomasetti have launched their report on the resilience of business communities at airports. With airports being key economic enablers, but subject to disruptive events like drones and protesters, this report provides insights on the ways agility can confer greater resilience.

The government has released an interim report on the power outage across parts of the country on 9 August. Extracts from the section of the report on the impacts on essential services give an indication of the interconnectedness of power-dependent systems.