Commuter rail strike talks resume as London braces for another disrupted week
Unions and operators return to the table after a weekend of cancelled services across the South East.
Council cyber-attack slows housing repairs and benefits queries
Residents face longer call waits while IT teams rebuild secure access.
A cyber incident affecting a large English council slowed online housing portals and diverted phone lines, with emergency repairs still handled through a reduced rota.
Officials said there was no evidence of benefits payments being altered, but document uploads remained offline while systems were rebuilt.
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