Government spent more than £11m on tracing app contracts, figures show
Official records show contracts awarded to firms to help develop the now abandoned NHSX-built app were worth £11,297,811.
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Germany reports highest daily rise in coronavirus cases in a month
The Robert Koch Institute listed 770 new confirmed cases, taking the country’s total to 188,534.
World News|Jun 19, 2020
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Winners of Regional Press Awards 2019 revealed
The Yorkshire Post and the Western Mail were among the big winners.
UK News|Jun 19, 2020
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Timeline of the NHS Test and Trace app
A timeline of the app’s main developments and obstacles since the start of April.
UK News|Jun 18, 2020
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Boris Johnson reveals £1bn plan to help pupils catch up after lockdown
Disadvantaged pupils will be given funding for personal tutors to help them recover lost ground.
UK News|Jun 18, 2020
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Facebook removes Trump adverts over Nazi symbol
The upside-down red triangle was used by Nazis to designate political prisoners in concentration camps.
World News|Jun 18, 2020
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Five times tech did not go as planned for the Government
The failure of the coronavirus contact tracing app is not the first time the Government has changed course on tech-related matters.
UK News|Jun 18, 2020
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Covid-19 contact tracing app switched to Apple-Google model
No date has been set for the rollout of the app, despite Matt Hancock having previously said it would be available in mid-May.
UK News|Jun 18, 2020
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Covid-19 contact-tracing app: What has changed and why is it taking so long?
After weeks of testing its own approach on the Isle of Wight, NHSX will now use the method developed by Apple and Google.
UK News|Jun 18, 2020
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Major U-turn as Government ditches attempt to build its own Covid-19 tracing app
Efforts are now to be targeted on developing a programme to support the NHS Test and Trace service based on the Google-Apple model.
UK News|Jun 18, 2020
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Test and trace app u-turn as latest figures show only 73% of cases contacted
Nine out of 10 contacts of those who are being reached are being traced, figures show.
UK News|Jun 18, 2020
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Clegg defends Facebook policy allowing ‘abhorrent’ Trump posts
The social network has launched a new Voting Information Centre in the US to fight election misinformation.
UK News|Jun 17, 2020
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New scam advert alert system launched to target online fraud
The new scheme with sees regulators and online platforms working together to remove scam adverts.
UK News|Jun 15, 2020
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Google says Churchill image missing because of bug in system
The tech giant apologised for a system issue during an update which meant no image of Winston Churchill was being displayed in search results.
UK News|Jun 15, 2020
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Amazon business practices reviewed in two US states
The probes in California and Washington reportedly centre on whether laws were broken with regard to independent merchants.
World News|Jun 13, 2020
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