Outsourcing firm reveals email addresses of nearly 300 contact tracers
Outsourcing firm Serco has apologised after revealing the email addresses of nearly 300 contact tracers. Serco is one of the…
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Government prioritised NHS over care homes, Buckland confirms
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland has confirmed that the government had to protect the NHS over care homes at the early…
ByMorning briefing: Way off-track
Good morning. The government is coming under mounting pressure to roll out a track and trace system that, clearly, isn’t…
BySocial workers speak out on protecting children in the pandemic
Social workers are facing tough challenges in protecting the UK’s vulnerable children under lockdown. Spotlight speaks to frontline workers about…
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The Covid-19 crisis will force the UK to rewrite the economic rulebook
There is a growing anti-austerity consensus across the poltiical spectrum, making the options set out by the Treasury (and leaked…
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Universal Credit claims rise to 2.1 million
The number of people claiming Universal Credit has risen to 2.1 million, according to statistics published by the Department for…
ByEvening summary: Top government scientific adviser casts doubt on 1 June school reopening
Professor Angela McLean, the government’s deputy chief scientific adviser, has said planned changes to lockdown are based on having a “highly…
ByGlobal carbon emissions fall by record amount
Carbon dioxide emissions have fallen by a record amount because of the coronavirus pandemic, the first definitive study of carbon output…
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