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Sage: Here is what we know so far about its membership

Sage: Here is what we know so far about its membership

Sage: Here is what we know so far about its membership

The Government has published a partial list of the Sage membership – here is what we known about them.


Sadiq Khan unveils new flats for domestic abuse victims

Sadiq Khan unveils new flats for domestic abuse victims

Sadiq Khan unveils new flats for domestic abuse victims

City Hall has invested £1.5 million in 82 extra flats in London to meet a surge in demand for emergency accommodation caused by the shutdown.


Two million claims for welfare support during pandemic, reveals minister

Two million claims for welfare support during pandemic, reveals minister

Two million claims for welfare support during pandemic, reveals minister

Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey updated MPs about the impact of coronavirus on her department.


Public urged to download contact-tracing app in fight against Covid-19

Public urged to download contact-tracing app in fight against Covid-19

Public urged to download contact-tracing app in fight against Covid-19

The app relies on the first part of a user’s postcode but does not ask for a name or other identifying information.


Lord Sugar forced to remove tweet promoting toothbrush kit

Lord Sugar forced to remove tweet promoting toothbrush kit

Lord Sugar forced to remove tweet promoting toothbrush kit

The Advertising Standards Authority said the tweet did not make his commercial interest in the product clear enough.


Privacy, children and digital exclusion: Contact-tracing app issues answered

Privacy, children and digital exclusion: Contact-tracing app issues answered

Privacy, children and digital exclusion: Contact-tracing app issues answered

A contact-tracing app could be key to helping ease lockdown but there have been a number of concerns raised.


Life on the inside: 10 ways to make your home isolation-friendly

Life on the inside: 10 ways to make your home isolation-friendly

Life on the inside: 10 ways to make your home isolation-friendly

It is easy to fall out of love with your home when faced with the same four walls 24 hours a day.


Uplifting news: Donations for sick four-year-old boy and a Captain Tom portrait

Uplifting news: Donations for sick four-year-old boy and a Captain Tom portrait

Uplifting news: Donations for sick four-year-old boy and a Captain Tom portrait

A round-up of Monday’s feelgood stories.


How will the coronavirus contact-tracing app work?

How will the coronavirus contact-tracing app work?

How will the coronavirus contact-tracing app work?

A trial of the app-based technology will be carried out on the Isle of Wight before a full roll-out nationwide.


Selectively lifting lockdown ‘could lead to resentment’

Selectively lifting lockdown ‘could lead to resentment’

Selectively lifting lockdown ‘could lead to resentment’

A former Government chief scientific adviser has assembled a group of experts to look at how the UK could work its way out of coronavirus lockdown.


William allows air ambulance helicopters to land near Kensington Palace

William allows air ambulance helicopters to land near Kensington Palace

William allows air ambulance helicopters to land near Kensington Palace

The duke, who flew air ambulance helicopters for two years, steps in to help London’s Air Ambulance Charity


People urged to nominate ‘special trees’ for Tree of the Year contest

People urged to nominate ‘special trees’ for Tree of the Year contest

People urged to nominate ‘special trees’ for Tree of the Year contest

Cash is available to support some shortlisted trees.


Carnival Cruise Line plans to resume sailings in August

Carnival Cruise Line plans to resume sailings in August

Carnival Cruise Line plans to resume sailings in August

It had previously cancelled cruises until June 27,


We’ve passed a peak – but are coronavirus deaths now falling?

We’ve passed a peak – but are coronavirus deaths now falling?

We’ve passed a peak – but are coronavirus deaths now falling?

What the latest statistics say about the trend over the past few weeks.


Starmer calls for Johnson to form ‘national consensus’ on easing lockdown

Starmer calls for Johnson to form ‘national consensus’ on easing lockdown

Starmer calls for Johnson to form ‘national consensus’ on easing lockdown

The Labour leader said it is ‘imperative that the Government is properly planning for what happens next ‘.


In Pictures: Tributes paid to firefighters lost in line of duty

In Pictures: Tributes paid to firefighters lost in line of duty

In Pictures: Tributes paid to firefighters lost in line of duty

The memorial event also honoured firefighters in the US and Italy who have died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.


Bury GP who ‘gave everything for the community’ dies after contracting Covid-19

Bury GP who ‘gave everything for the community’ dies after contracting Covid-19

Bury GP who ‘gave everything for the community’ dies after contracting Covid-19

Dr Saad Al-Dubbaisi was born in Iraq but had worked for almost 20 years in Greater Manchester.


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