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Cambridge Risk Solutions - Business Continuity Services
August 26, 2010, 20:03
Based in Huntingdon, Cambridge Risk Solutions provides practical, cost-effective Business Continuity solutions to clients in the private, public and voluntary…
About Us
September 23, 2010, 14:22
Cambridge Risk Solutions brings together Helen Molyneux and Patrick Roberts - two of the most original and innovative practitioners in Business Continuity…
- Helen Molyneux
  September 27, 2010, 09:52
  Helen has worked continuously in Business Continuity Management and Emergency Planning since 2001 when she became an Emergency Planning Officer in North…
- Patrick Roberts
  September 27, 2010, 09:52
  Patrick has worked in Business Continuity and Security consultancy since 2003 when he joined Olive Security, one of the UK’s leading security consultancies.…
- Associate Consultant Programme
  September 27, 2010, 09:50
  In August 2008 Cambridge Risk Solutions became the first consultancy in the East of England to be accepted into the BSI Associate Consultant Programme (ACP)…
- Client Testimonials
  November 10, 2010, 10:49
  We aim to provide complete client satisfaction on every Business Continuity project that we undertake. Here are some examples of how we have achieved…
- Publications
  December 17, 2010, 13:13
  Please see below details of some recent articles by Cambridge Risk Solutions consultants. Roberts PWF and Molyneux HL, 2010, Implementing Business Continuity…
- ProHelp
  September 27, 2010, 09:51
  Cambridge Risk Solutions is keen to support the local community and are proud to be members of the Peterborough branch of ProHelp. Established in 1989 by…
- Privacy Policy
  September 27, 2010, 09:51
  Gathering of Customer Information We require certain information to allow us to process your enquiry: this includes your name, telephone number and email…
What is BCM?
October 12, 2010, 15:08
Why is Business Continuity Management Important? IT problems, power outages, loss of mains water and failure of suppliers attract little media attention but…
- Business Continuity Services
  April 25, 2011, 11:38
  There are a wide range of Business Continuity services available from specialist providers to assist your organisation; broadly speaking these can be…
- BS25999: British Standard for Business Continuity Management
  October 12, 2010, 14:56
  BS25999: British Standard for Business Continuity Management is a tool that organisations can use to minimise the impact of everyday events, such as IT viruses…
- ISO 22301
  December 13, 2010, 15:50
  The Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) of "ISO 22301 Societal Security - Preparedness and Continuity Management Systems – Requirements" was published…
- Business Continuity in the NHS
  October 12, 2010, 16:16
  The importance of Business Continuity Management in the NHS has increased markedly in recent years. This is a result of both the experience of real incidents…
- Business Continuity for Small Businesses
  October 12, 2010, 16:18
  Business Continuity has traditionally been seen as the preserve of larger organisations: surveys in the UK and abroad repeatedly show that small businesses are…
- Outsourcing
  September 23, 2010, 14:21
  You don't employ your own solicitors or other professional advisers so why try to handle Business Continuity Management in-house? It is simply not cost-effecti…
Business Continuity Consultancy
September 23, 2010, 14:20
Business Continuity Consultancy Cambridge Risk Solutions adopts a collaborative approach to Business Continuity consultancy, working closely with clients to…
- Business Continuity Healthcheck
  September 27, 2010, 09:46
  How well would your business cope with a disruption? Do you know what to do; do all your staff know what to do? The Cambridge Risk Solutions Business Continuity…
- Business Impact Analysis
  September 27, 2010, 09:46
  The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is one of the most important, and least well understood, stages of the Business Continuity Management Lifecycle. Cambridge…
- Risk Evaluation and Control
  September 27, 2010, 09:46
  Risk evaluation and control involves the process of identifying, prioritising and managing the risks that an organisation faces. Cambridge Risk Solutions can…
- Business Continuity Strategy
  September 27, 2010, 09:47
  Identifying the most appropriate Business Continuity strategy forms a vital step between the data gathering and analysis phase of a Business Continuity…
- Business Continuity Planning
  September 27, 2010, 09:47
  Once a strategy has been agreed, work can start on the detailed Business Continuity planning. Incident Response Structure The first stage in Business…
Training
September 23, 2010, 14:21
No Business Continuity Management programme is effective without a significant element of training. Moreover, ongoing Business Continuity training and…
- Crisis Management Training
  September 27, 2010, 09:47
  Crisis Management training is designed to improve the individual and collective ability of Incident Management Teams to deal with disruptions. Crisis…
- Desktop Exercises
  June 8, 2011, 10:09
  Desktop exercises are one of the most widely-used and cost-effective tools in Business Continuity and Crisis Management training. As the name suggests, a…
- Crisis Communications Training
  September 27, 2010, 09:48
  Cambridge Risk Solutions is delighted to work with the Reputations Group to deliver specialist crisis communications training. The Reputations group brings…
Case Studies
September 23, 2010, 14:21
Please find below a selection of case studies based on recent projects that our consultants have undertaken. Projects include: Business Continuity planning,…
- BS25999
  March 27, 2011, 14:04
  The client is a leading provider of fulfilment, mailing and handling services for a wide range of blue chip clients, operating from two sites in the East of…
- Business Impact Analysis (Healthcare)
  September 27, 2010, 09:49
  One of Cambridge Risk Solutions’ most interesting projects to date has been conducting a Business Impact Analysis for an Acute Hospital. This involved a…
- Business Impact Analysis (Oil & Gas)
  September 27, 2010, 09:49
  The client is a large, multi-national oil and gas company: they have many sites in remote locations with limited IT resources and restricted bandwidth. A…
- Risk Evaluation and Control
  September 27, 2010, 09:49
  The client is a major UK communications company which had undergone many changes in structure over the years. An internal audit had concluded that the critical…
- BCM Planning
  September 27, 2010, 09:50
  The client is a small consultancy, based in central London; they initially approached Cambridge Risk Solutions because they had been asked by a major client to…
- Crisis Management Training
  September 27, 2010, 09:50
  Over a period of 3 months, Cambridge Risk Solutions worked with an entire ‘Health Economy’ - including a PCT, 2 Acute Trusts and a Mental Health Trust –…
- Desktop Exercise
  September 27, 2010, 09:50
  The client is a commercial research institute with approximately 100 staff. Having recently written a Business Continuity plan from scratch, they asked our…
- BCM Healthcheck
  September 27, 2010, 09:49
  The client is a manufacturing company with a turnover of approximately £80m and 150 staff, based on a single site in the East of England. In September 2008…
- Flu Pandemic Planning
  September 27, 2010, 09:50
  The client is a major multinational energy company who wanted specific guidance concerning planning for their global refinery operations during a ‘flu…
Downloads
October 11, 2010, 12:28
This section contains useful general information on Business Continuity Planning and Crisis Management. The information is all free to access in PDF format:…
Contact Us
September 23, 2010, 14:22
If you would like further details on any of our services please contact us by: Telephone: 01223 906039 (Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm) Email: info@cambridge…

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Category: News (85)
- Big Losses at JP Morgan - a Strange Feeling of Deja Vu by: Cambridge Risk
  May 15, 2012, 20:13
  The news last week that JP Morgan had made trading losses of billion in just six weeks has been greeted by the usual exclamations of surprise - how could…
- Legoland Closed due to Power Failure by: Cambridge Risk
  May 6, 2012, 15:25
  Legoland in Windsor was closed today due to an electrical fault. Whilst this was clearly not the fault of the park, there has been criticism of Legoland's…
- Edinburgh Royal Infirmary - Interesting Definition of Business Continuity by: Cambridge Risk
  April 21, 2012, 15:04
  There has been extensive coverage this week of the ongoing power cuts at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary; including an incident in March when a patient was under…
- Innovative Proposal for Severn Trent to Assist Anglian Water by: Cambridge Risk
  April 12, 2012, 10:34
  There was widespread reporting yesterday of a plan for Severn Trent to supply water to its drought-hit neighbour, Anglian Water. Whilst there are still some…
- A Week of Disruptions - What's Going On? by: Cambridge Risk
  April 5, 2012, 20:52
  After a relatively quiet start to the year, the news in the UK appears to be suddenly dominated by disruptions. First there was the threat of strike action…
- Tanker Drivers' Strike by: Cambridge Risk
  March 30, 2012, 21:08
  The possibility of a strike by tanker drivers has dominated the news in the UK this week, bringing back uncomfortable memories of the fuel strike in 2000 -…
- 2012 Business Continuity Management Survey Published by: Cambridge Risk
  March 21, 2012, 21:56
  As is traditional in Business Continuity Awareness Week, the Chartered Management Institute have just released the results of their latest annual survey into…
- Business Continuity Awareness Week - Day 2 by: Cambridge Risk
  March 20, 2012, 22:02
  Whilst the BBC doesn't appear to be giving a great deal of coverage to BCAW 2012 they did, if only by accident, have a very relevant story today. They…
- Business Continuity Awareness Week 2012 - ISO 22301 by: Cambridge Risk
  March 19, 2012, 22:04
  Today marks the start of the annual Business Continuity Awareness Week (BCAW) in the UK. One of the hot topics for 2012 will undoubtedly be the release of…
- ISO 22301 Final Draft Released - End of BS 25999 Era in Sight by: Cambridge Risk
  February 11, 2012, 17:29
  The Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) for ISO 22301 was released on the 1st of February so it seems almost certain now that the new standard will be…
- Costa Concordia - A Case Study in Crisis Communications by: Cambridge Risk
  January 14, 2012, 15:02
  It is both tragic and very surprising that people could lose their lives on a modern cruise ship, in perfect conditions within sight of land; as happened this…
- PIP Breast Implant Recall - A Perfect Storm by: Cambridge Risk
  January 10, 2012, 10:33
  As product recalls go, the current problems with PIP breast implants are pretty much a perfect storm: There is a perceived risk of serious harm to large…
- Intel Share Price Hit by Floods in Thailand by: Cambridge Risk
  December 15, 2011, 15:12
  The news earlier this week that Intel sales this quarter will fall short of estimates provides a fascinating perspective on supply chain continuity. Intel's…
- Public Sector Pension Strike and Supply Chain Continuity by: Cambridge Risk
  November 26, 2011, 21:26
  The public sector pensions strike planned for Wednesday 30th November will undoubtedly highlight many Business Continuity issues for organisations across the…
- ISO 22301 Moves a Step Closer to Publication by: Cambridge Risk
  November 16, 2011, 22:21
  The new international Business Continuity standard, ISO 22301, will move a step nearer to publication next month when the Final Draft International Standard…
- St Paul's Cathedral - A Case Study in Crisis Management by: Cambridge Risk
  November 2, 2011, 10:32
  In today's Telegraph the Rev George Pitcher provides a very critical analysis on how the Chapter of St Paul's has (mis)handled the current problems caused by…
- Floods in Thailand Cause More Supply Chain Disruption by: Cambridge Risk
  October 18, 2011, 20:30
  As well as resulting in tragic loss of life and causing misery to thousands of other people caught up in them, the ongoing floods in Thailand are also…
- Blackberry Service Disruptions Continue for Third Day by: Cambridge Risk
  October 11, 2011, 21:09
  Millions of Blackberry users across Europe and the Middle East were left without email, web browsing and messaging services following a disruption to the…
- PCT Loses CD with Personal Data on 1.6 Million People by: Cambridge Risk
  September 17, 2011, 21:04
  The Information Commissioner published a report last week into an incident that occurred in March this year, when a CD containing personal data on 1.6 million…
- Microsoft Outage - Another Blow to Cloud Computing by: Cambridge Risk
  September 10, 2011, 21:12
  In the early hours of Friday morning, millions of users were unable to access Microsoft on-line services because of a major service failure. Perhaps the…
- Nurofen Plus Recall - Good Practice in Incident Management by: Cambridge Risk
  August 30, 2011, 21:38
  Following the warning issued on 26 August from The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) advising consumers to check packs of Nurofen…
- UCAS Track Website Suspended on First Day of Clearing by: Cambridge Risk
  August 20, 2011, 20:05
  On Thursday morning UCAS - the authority in charge of the clearing process for university admissions - was forced to temporarily take down the website on which…
- Cycling Helmets - Do They Save Lives by: Cambridge Risk
  July 30, 2011, 11:43
  Yesterday, BBC Look East featured an item about a local triathelete, Melanie Ryding, who recently had a serious cycling accident whilst training. Melanie…
- Met Police Resignations Illustrate Importance of Succession Planning by: Cambridge Risk
  July 19, 2011, 15:06
  Whilst the recent dramatic resignations of Sir Paul Stephenson and John Yates could cause much disruption, they will probably not lead to the collapse of the…
- Beko Fridge Freezer Recall by: Cambridge Risk
  July 6, 2011, 10:26
  A major product recall is under way after London Fire Brigade confirmed that a Beko fridge freezer was the cause of a fire in a tower block in Bermondsey…
- Torness Nuclear Power Station Shut Down by Swarm of Jellyfish by: Cambridge Risk
  June 30, 2011, 15:24
  Both reactors at Torness nuclear power station near Edinburgh were shut down on Tuesday, as a precautionary measure, because of a reduction in the flow of…
- Disruption to Tesco On-Line Banking by: Cambridge Risk
  June 24, 2011, 14:29
  Tesco Bank announced today that its website is "Fully operational" after 4 days of disruption, which left many customers unable to access their accounts…
- Managing Stakeholders in a Crisis - Lessons from FIFA by: Cambridge Risk
  May 31, 2011, 20:22
  The ongoing saga of allegations of corruption at FIFA took an interesting new twist today with four of the federation's major sponsors making separate public…
- Cambridge Risk Solutions at BSI Event by: Cambridge Risk
  May 24, 2011, 14:52
  Cambridge Risk Solutions will be offering delegates at a forthcoming BSI Management Systems ‘Regional Business Forum’ the opportunity to learn about…
- Air Transport Disrupted by Volcanic Ash (Again) by: Cambridge Risk
  May 24, 2011, 11:35
  The recent eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland provides an opportunity to reflect on what has been learnt from last year's problems with volcanic ash.…
- Disruption to Telephone Service in Huntingdon by: Cambridge Risk
  May 10, 2011, 11:49
  Numerous businesses here in Huntingdon had a reminder of the importance of Business Continuity yesterday when their ISDN phone service was unavailable for…
- Sony PlayStation Network Down by: Cambridge Risk
  April 25, 2011, 14:25
  The Sony PlayStation Network has now been down for 5 days after Sony shut down the system in response to an "External intrusion" late last week. Beyond…
- Effects of Japanese Earthquake Impact on UK Manufacturing by: Cambridge Risk
  April 7, 2011, 10:06
  As predicted at the time of the earthquake, the disruption to Japanese industry is now starting to have a knock-on effect on UK manufacturing. The most…
- Annual Business Continuity Survey Published by: Cambridge Risk
  March 24, 2011, 11:12
  As is customary during Business Continuity Awareness Week, the Chartered Management Institute has published its annual survey of Business Continuity Management.…
- Drama for Business Continuity Awareness Week by: Cambridge Risk
  March 23, 2011, 10:46
  As I' m sure you're aware, this is the annual 'Business Continuity Awareness Week'. As in previous years, the Business Continuity Institute have laid on a…
- Business Continuity Lessons from the Japanese Earthquake by: Cambridge Risk
  March 12, 2011, 22:20
  Friday's earthquake off the coast of Japan is, first and foremost, a human tragedy. It is a poignant reminder of how fortunate we are here in the UK where…
- Business Continuity in the News by: Cambridge Risk
  March 9, 2011, 12:19
  We're only half way through the week and there have already been two big Business Continuity stories in the news! There have been a number of articles…
- National Risk Register - More Science Please? by: Cambridge Risk
  March 4, 2011, 12:53
  There was a very interesting piece on BBC Radio Four's Today programme on the 3rd of March where the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser was responding to…
- More Problems at London Stock Exchange by: Cambridge Risk
  March 1, 2011, 22:17
  Automated trading was suspended on the London Stock Exchange for the whole of Friday morning because of technical problems. It is not clear if the problem…
- Barclays Bank Row - Lessons for Communications by: Cambridge Risk
  February 21, 2011, 16:41
  The revelation on Friday that Barclays Bank paid only £113m in UK Corporation Tax in 2009 caused widespread outrage. This was then followed on Saturday by…
- Spate of Fires in Cambridgeshire - Is it a Coincidence? by: Cambridge Risk
  February 16, 2011, 23:01
  Two significant fires broke out in Cambridgeshire this afternoon, only minutes apart - one at a barn near Ely and the other in a factory near March. The…
- Leak in BP Pipeline and Toyota Product Recall: A Sense of Deja Vu by: Cambridge Risk
  January 30, 2011, 22:57
  The last week has caused a strange sense of deja vu with the announcement of another Toyota product recall just as news emerged of a leak in a BP pipeline…
- Political Resignations Highlight Importance of Succession Planning by: Cambridge Risk
  January 22, 2011, 16:33
  The high-profile resignations this week of both the Shadow Chancellor and the Prime Minister's Director of Communications serve as a timely reminder of…
- 2010 - Another Year of Surprises by: Cambridge Risk
  January 7, 2011, 13:20
  2010 has undoubtedly been another year of surprises. The prize for the biggest surprise probably goes to the disruption caused to European aviation by…
- Water Shortages in Northern Ireland by: Cambridge Risk
  December 28, 2010, 22:27
  Water supplies throughout Northern Ireland have been severely disrupted by a spate of leaks caused by the rapid thawing of frozen pipes. The extent of the…
- Earthquake in Cumbria by: Cambridge Risk
  December 22, 2010, 18:05
  Last night, shortly before midnight, Coniston in the Lake District was at the centre of an earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale. Fortunately there…
- Ark-H Handling Achieve BS25999 Certification by: Cambridge Risk
  December 17, 2010, 13:02
  Cambridge Risk Solutions' client Ark-H Handling formally received BS25999 certification this week. This achievenment further adds to their reputation as one…
- WikiLeaks Battle Continues by: Cambridge Risk
  December 9, 2010, 13:19
  It appears that supporters of WikiLeaks are fighting back against companies that have withdrawn their support from the embattled website (see previous…
- Telephone Problems at Peterborough City Hospital by: Cambridge Risk
  December 7, 2010, 12:15
  Only weeks after opening, the new £300m Peterborough City Hospital is back in the news because of ongoing problems with the telephone system. It appears…
- Severe Weather - Silly Arguments but Useful Lessons by: Cambridge Risk
  December 6, 2010, 14:40
  As the worst of the current blast of winter weather passes, the debate over how well the UK Government and transport networks handled the disruption intensifies…
- WikiLeaks - Extreme Business Continuity by: Cambridge Risk
  December 6, 2010, 12:46
  Amidst the daily reporting of the latest revelations on the WikiLeaks website, there is a parallel story about the organisation's own fight for survival. …
- Business Continuity in Severe Weather by: Cambridge Risk
  November 26, 2010, 20:53
  Severe weather is very much in the news recently with last week's flooding in Cornwall and forecasts of heavy snow and ice this weekend. What are the…
- Violence at Student Protest by: Cambridge Risk
  November 16, 2010, 12:26
  The violence at last week's protest against increases in student fees seemed to catch everyone, including the Police, by surprise. Whilst the violence was…
- Planes & Trains & Concrete Mixers by: Cambridge Risk
  November 7, 2010, 12:45
  What does a week where a concrete mixer lands on a train and Qantas has engine problems on two planes teach us about Business Continuity? The investigatio…
- Aviation Security - A Risk Management Case Study by: Cambridge Risk
  November 2, 2010, 22:47
  Aviation security is vey much in the news again. First came calls to review the need for some of the more onerous checks on air travellers and then - with…
- Disruption at Cambridge Risk Headquarters by: Cambridge Risk
  October 26, 2010, 15:00
  We seem to have been on the receiving end of rather a lot of disruption in the last few weeks: in September we lost phone service for 72 hours and then last…
- Risk Analysis in the News by: Cambridge Risk
  October 20, 2010, 20:37
  Risk Analysis hit the headlines this week with the publication of the UK Government's National Security Risk Assessment. The document lists the 15 most…
- Mill Road, Cambridge to Close for 6 Weeks by: Cambridge Risk
  July 2, 2010, 10:32
  It has just been announced that a 400-metre section of Mill Road Cambridge is to close on Monday 5th July for 6 weeks in order to allow essential repairs to…
- BP, Risk Management Policies and Risk Management Practice by: Cambridge Risk
  June 21, 2010, 11:47
  It seems barely believable that, after over two months, the Deepwater Horizon incident continues to dominate the news on both sides of the Atlantic. It is…
- Coalition Government - Lessons for Crisis Management by: Cambridge Risk
  May 26, 2010, 12:35
  In the media commentary surrounding the formation of the UK's first coalition government in over 60 years; many reservations were expressed about the ability…
- Volcanic Ash Disrupts Air Traffic by: Cambridge Risk
  April 19, 2010, 10:52
  The current disruption to air traffic caused by a volcanic eruption in Iceland has had far-reaching consequences. Beyond the immediate impact on passengers,…
- Power Cuts at Royal Free Hospital by: Cambridge Risk
  April 12, 2010, 11:23
  On the morning of Tuesday 6th of April, the Royal Free Hospital suffered a power cut. Ambulances had to be diverted from A&E, elective surgery was…
- Flood at BT Exchange by: Cambridge Risk
  April 1, 2010, 10:52
  A BT exchange in Paddington flooded early on the morning of 31st March. There was extensive disruption to phone and broadband services in the immediate…
- IT Failure at Central Bedfordshire Council by: Cambridge Risk
  March 1, 2010, 18:16
  Central Bedfordshire Council suffered a major hardware failure on Monday 15th February, resulting in significant disruption to IT services for a week. The…
- Toyota Product Recall by: Cambridge Risk
  February 5, 2010, 14:52
  £22 billion has already been wiped off Toyota's share price; roughly ten times the estimated direct cost of recalling and fixing the 8 million affected cars…
- Swine Flu Back in the Headlines by: Cambridge Risk
  January 29, 2010, 15:04
  Swine 'Flu was back in the headlines this week as the WHO attended the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to explain its management of the H1N1…
- Eathquake in Haiti by: Cambridge Risk
  January 15, 2010, 11:57
  Earthquakes present a stark contradiction: we know how often they are likely to occur but we still can't predict when they will strike. To be precise,…
- Chaos on Britain's Roads by: Cambridge Risk
  January 7, 2010, 19:10
  The prolonged cold weather and heavy snow over the last few weeks have caused chaos on Britain's roads. Are the current difficulties in keeping our roads open…
- Disruption at Eurostar by: Cambridge Risk
  December 21, 2009, 09:43
  Eurostar made the headlines for all the wrong reasons on the 19th of December after a number of trains broke down in the Channel Tunnel and passengers were…
- Power Disruption at Peterborough District Hospital by: Cambridge Risk
  November 8, 2009, 12:53
  Peterborough District Hospital suffered a fault with its high-voltage power supply overnight 1st/2nd November. Initially the disruption was very limited with…
- Swine 'Flu - Guidance for Planners by: Cambridge Risk
  October 27, 2009, 14:33
  On the 22nd of October the Department of Health issued new 'Guidance for Planners'. The latest data points to an even less severe pandemic than had been…
- Swine Flu - New UK Planning Assumptions by: Cambridge Risk
  September 3, 2009, 17:37
  On the 3rd of September, the Department of Health issued new planning assumptions for swine 'flu, based on analysis and modelling of the most up to date data…
- Fire at Tyre Recycling Factory in Cambridgeshire by: Cambridge Risk
  August 24, 2009, 09:28
  A serious fire broke out at a tyre recycling factory in Littleport, near Ely on the afternoon of Friday 21st August. The burning tyres created a 200 foot high…
- Loss Of Continuity Can Lead To Loss of Business by: Cambridge Risk
  August 5, 2009, 15:38
  It has been reported today that O2 are on the verge of losing their exclusive deal with Apple to sell the iPhone, following 3 crashes of the data network…
- O2 Data Failure by: Cambridge Risk
  July 23, 2009, 17:52
  O2 experienced a major failure of its data network, reducing the ability of many to be able to connect to the internet through their mobile phone. What does…
- Area-wide power cut in Dartford area by: Cambridge Risk
  July 23, 2009, 17:40
  This morning (23 July) power was finally restored for the last of the 94,000 properties that have been without power since lunchtime on 20 July. Vandalism had…
- Swine Flu - New UK Planning Assumptions by: Cambridge Risk
  July 17, 2009, 11:44
  On the 16th of July, the Department of Health issued new planning assumptions for swine 'flu, based on analysis and modelling of the most up to date data from…
- Fires and Business Continuity by: Cambridge Risk
  July 13, 2009, 12:10
  There have been a couple of fires of note in the recent press. The first was the loss of the Headquarters of Seearo Construction, based in Royston. The…
- WHO Declares Swine Flu Pandemic by: Cambridge Risk
  June 11, 2009, 17:57
  The WHO have decided that Swine Flu has reached such levels as to be classified as a global flu pandemic. This is due to the rapid increase in cases in the…
- Chemical Scare Closes the Bullring by: Cambridge Risk
  May 22, 2009, 10:50
  The Bullring in Birmingham is closed for a second day following a chemical scare that has left 30 people seeking medical attention. The shopping centre was…
- Fire in European Commission Building by: Cambridge Risk
  May 18, 2009, 18:28
  A fire at lunchtime today led to the evacuation of the European Commission building in Brussels. No-one was hurt in the incident, although the building is…
- Swine 'Flu Update by: Cambridge Risk
  May 1, 2009, 09:01
  The World Health Organisation (WHO) have upped the alert state to Level 5, suggesting that a Pandemic is imminent, whilst swine 'flu is now confirmed to have…
- Mexican Swine Flu by: Cambridge Risk
  April 26, 2009, 13:55
  An outbreak of swine flu virus has killed 81 in Mexico, with further cases being found in the United States. New Zealand, France and Israel has also reported…
- Channel Blockade Again by: Cambridge Risk
  April 15, 2009, 11:22
  French fisherman have formed blockades at Calais, Dunkirk and Boulogne. The blockades started yesterday, 14 April 2009, and are still on-going, with one ferry…
- Digger Cuts Communications by: Cambridge Risk
  April 14, 2009, 14:35
  A third party contractor working on the Olympics Village dug through fibre optic and copper cables over the weekend, taking out broad-band and PSTN for the…

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