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Grieving families face lengthy waits for probate after IT glitches

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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

COVID-19 track-and-trace army of 25,000 tracers to launch this week – if app’s glitches are fixed

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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