The NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has issued a second amber alert due to low blood stocks, attributing the shortage to staff shortages and reduced donor numbers following the 2017 system changes. Current figures reflect a decrease in active donors from 850,000 to 800,000 since the changes were made. Health Secretary Wes Streeting expressed concern regarding shortages of O- blood, advocating for changes to the NHS app to store blood type data and facilitate targeted appeals for specific blood types when stock levels are low.

Counterfeit phones with malware targeting cryptocurrency users discovered
Kaspersky has revealed that counterfeit Android smartphones preloaded with cryptocurrency and personal information-stealing malware are being sold online. The devices are infected with a variant