Now Tory conference is hit by tech glitches too: Virtual Q&A with Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak is delayed by 50 minutes after system crashes in ‘complete shambles’ Feed went dead as Rishi Sunak addressed the virtual Tory conference yesterday On Saturday, exhibitors were temporarily unable to log into the virtual event Commercial exhibitors had stumped up … Read more
Grieving families are facing lengthy waits to apply for probate, delaying them taking an important step to gain control over an estate after someone dies. Lawyers and other inheritance professionals say the usual 10-day process has extended to seven or eight weeks, and 11 in some cases, after an official overhaul. The logjam is being … Read more
Ministers will launch the vaunted new track-and-trace programme this week with an army of 25,000 recruits battling to lead Britain out of the coronavirus crisis. The plan – to track down those who have been in close contact with Covid-19 victims and isolate them to stop the chain of transmission – will swing into action … Read more
Parents using BBC Bitesize and educational resources provided by a government-backed education programme to home school their children during the coronavirus pandemic continue to complain of technical glitches with the services. More than three million pupils logged on to the BBC platform today, while others struggled to navigate the Oak National portal with some saying … Read more