UK tech leaders assembled in Parliament to tackle the nation's severe skills crisis alongside Members of Parliament, business leaders, and government policy makers.

Leaders from the artificial intelligence (AI) industry gathered in Parliament for a special debate on the ethical and regulatory challenges posed by the technology to the UK.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has seen an 18% rise in incidents of personal data loss, according to official figures. In total there were 546 reported incidents of potential data breaches in the most recent financial year, up from 463 in the previous year (2018/19). In addition to these figures, seven incidents were so serious they have been reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further investigation.