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NHS works with French to develop contact tracing app

Britain and France are working together to develop contact-tracing apps to fight coronavirus.




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CCTV appeal after NHS doctor followed and attacked in street

An NHS hospital doctor was followed for almost five miles by a man before being attacked in the street.




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Dagenham stabbing: Man and teenager rushed to hospital after east London knife attack

A man and a teenage boy have been stabbed in east London, amid a spate of knife crime in the capital in recent weeks.




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Man jailed after dragging woman along a road in Newcastle city centre car attack

A man has been jailed for more than two years after dragging a woman along a road with his car before knocking over her boyfriend.




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Upminster shooting: Neighbours' shock after boy, 11, suffers potentially life-changing injuries after east London gun attack

Neighbours have described their shock after a boy suffered "possibly life-changing" injuries after being shot in east London.




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NHS coronavirus contact tracing app to be rolled out at end of May after Isle of Wight trial, Grant Shapps says

The NHS coronavirus contact tracing app will be trialled in the Isle of Wight this week before being rolled out more widely later this month, the Transport Secretary said.




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Nightingale field hospitals were not built in error to tackle virus, says NHS England chief

Nightingale hospitals were not build in error, NHS England's national medical director has said.




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Contact tracing app to be piloted on Isle of Wight this week as Matt Hancock urges residents to use it to 'save lives'

Matt Hancock has urged people living on the Isle of Wight to download the coronavirus contact tracing app to "save lives" during the pandemic.




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Charity warns of privacy concerns over coronavirus contact-tracing app

The UK public's right to privacy could become "another casualty" of the coronavirus crisis through the use of a contact-tracing app, Amnesty International UK has warned.




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Trials begin on coronavirus contact-tracing app ministers say will help UK escape from lockdown

Trials are beginning on a new coronavirus contact-tracing app which ministers have said will save lives and help lift Britain out of lockdown.




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China's UK ambassador says 'attacks from MPs' over spread of coronavirus 'will poison relations if unchecked'

China's ambassador to the UK has criticised MPs for "attacking" China over the coronavirus outbreak.




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Water buffalo attack in Wales kills man and leaves two more injured

A man has died after being attacked by a water buffalo in Wales, police say.




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Faces behind Food For London Now campaign share their stories of tackling food poverty in the city

You can donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after police officer attacked in north-west London

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was attacked in north west London.




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Donald Trump says coronavirus 'worse attack' than Pearl Harbour

Donald Trump has described the coronavirus pandemic as the "worst attack" ever on the United States as he continued to point the finger at China.




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Ilford murder probe: Toddler and boy, three, 'had throats cut during attack by father at family home in east London'

Two young children had their throats cut during an attack by their father at the family home in east London, an inquest has heard.




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Forty firefighters tackle blaze at 20-storey tower block in west London

Forty firefighters tackled a blaze on the 17th floor of a block of flats in west London on Thursday morning.




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Finsbury Park incident: Police officers attacked after group 'acting suspiciously became violent' in Blackstock Road

A number of police officers have been injured after responding to reports that men were "acting suspiciously" in Finsbury Park.




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Police release CCTV of man they want to trace after 'frightening' attack on NHS doctor in east London

Police have released CCTV footage of a man they want to trace after an NHS doctor was attacked on her way home from work.




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Homeless man fighting for life after early morning attack on two rough sleepers in central London

A homeless man is fighting for his life after two rough sleepers were attacked in central London.





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'We're Out There' So Protect Us, Protesting Workers Tell Amazon, Target, Instacart

Workers at Amazon, Target and other companies walked off the job on Friday to demand safer working conditions and transparency about how many front-line workers have gotten sick during the pandemic.




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Man used a semi-automatic, tactical-style shotgun in confrontation with RCMP, ASIRT says

Alberta's police watchdog have released new details about an armed confrontation that left one person dead and a police officer seriously injured.



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Families separated by the pandemic yearn for personal contact on Mother's Day

The mother of a newborn wants to see her own mother cuddle the baby, while adult children must rely on virtual connections with their elderly mother. COVID-19 proves challenging physically and emotionally for many this Mother's Day.



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Libya gov't warns of escalation after attacks near embassies





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Comcast overcharged elderly couple $600, denied refund until contacted by Ars

Auto-pay compounded Comcast error, leading to a year of $50 monthly overcharges.





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Provinces eye technology-enhanced contact tracing in next phase of COVID-19 fight

Alberta is currently the only Canadian jurisdiction to have a contact-tracing app available to download, but several other provinces, including Ontario, B.C. and New Brunswick, have said they are investigating this technology.






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WHO readies coronavirus app for checking symptoms, possibly contact tracing

The app will ask people about their symptoms and offer guidance on whether they may have COVID-19, the potentially lethal illness caused by the coronavirus, said Bernardo Mariano, chief information officer for the WHO.




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Trump attacks Joe Scarborough, who tells him 'take a rest' and 'let Mike Pence actually run things' 

With the U.S. death toll from the coronavirus mounting, President Trump on Monday took aim at MSNBC's Joe Scarborough. The cable news host responded by telling Trump to let Vice President Mike Pence “run things for the next couple of weeks.”





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European coalition takes shape on coronavirus contact tracing

A European coalition is forming around an approach to using smartphone technology to trace coronavirus infections that, its backers hope, could help to reopen borders without unleashing a second wave of the pandemic.



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More users needed: Lessons from Alberta's coronavirus contact tracing app

Alberta's use of a smartphone app to help slow the spread of the coronavirus may provide other provinces with insight on what to do — and what to avoid — as Canada begins easing restrictions, heightening the need for effective contact tracing.



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What is contact tracing? Here's what you need to know about how it could affect your privacy

Health experts agree contact tracing is a key measure to contain a pandemic. But is the answer a contact tracing app?




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Canada's privacy commissioners offer guidance on COVID-19 contact-tracing apps

As New Brunswick and other provincial governments contemplate launching COVID-19 contact-tracing apps, privacy watchdogs from across the country have issued joint guidelines on what they are describing as an "extraordinary" measure, urging transparency and accountability.



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Gavin and Stacey's Nessa on social distancing: 'Just because you don't feel ill don't mean you're not infectious, you could be riddled'

'Oh, what's occurring? Not a lot other than a global pandemic'




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Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel hit back at Trump after Twitter attacks: 'Now get back to work royally f***ing everything up'

Trump took time away from coronavirus crisis to call Kimmel 'wacko' in a social media rant




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Elon Musk says he's selling all his possessions so people can't attack him for being a billionaire

Tesla CEO is back on Joe Rogan's podcast




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Covidsafe app: how to download Australia’s coronavirus contact tracing app, how it works, what it does and problems

The app will ask for your name (or pseudonym), age range, postcode and phone number. Scott Morrison says the Australian government’s covid safe tracking app won’t be mandatory to download and install, but its uptake numbers could play a part in easing Covid-19 restrictions

The Australian government has launched Covidsafe, an app that traces every person running the app who has been in contact with someone else using the app who has tested positive for coronavirus in the previous few weeks, in a bid to automate coronavirus contact tracing, and allow the easing of restrictions.

Here’s what we know about the app so far.

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10 of the most spectacular road trip routes in the UK

From the best of the Welsh coast to the perennial beauty of the Scottish Highlands




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How does the NHS's new contact tracing app work? Here's what you need to know

Expert advice on the NHS contact tracing app




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How to make Anna Barnett's Tempura Tacos

In my opinion, there is nothing that will ever beat a homemade taco filled with anything lightly battered.









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Forty firefighters tackling blaze at 20-storey tower block in west London