Boris Johnson’s polarising statue tweets are pure Trump

He doesn’t want to face the real issues sparked by George Floyd’s death. So he’s distracting us with a culture war, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

Matt Hancock clueless about confidentiality breach at his own GP surgery

Health secretary heard saying he ‘should have known’ about video consultation breach

Hackers targeting UK research labs amid vaccine race – GCHQ chief

China among hostile states believed to be trying to steal secrets during pandemic

Covid-19 makes it clearer than ever: access to the internet should be a universal right

The internet eased lockdown life for millions. But millions more still can’t get online, and that’s fundamentally unfair, says web inventor Tim Berners-Lee

Home school in Dagenham: three children, no tablet, no computer

As headteachers complain that little promised tech has arrived, one family tell of their daily lockdown struggle

Privacy group prepares legal challenge to NHS test-and-trace scheme

Open Rights Group to challenge government over amount of data collected and retained

Ill-advised car journeys on film – ranked!

Dominic Cummings’ drive to Barnard Castle is unlikely to cut it as a road movie, but here are some nightmarish trips that did make it into the cinema

Anti-porn filters stop Dominic Cummings trending on Twitter

Name of PM’s aide is blocked, which has led to variety of misspelt hashtags

Cyber security review may spell end for Huawei 5G deal

Government set for climbdown after US bans on Chinese telecoms group and growing resistance from backbenchers

‘Truth twisters’: rogue civil service tweet causes storm

Post on official civil service account apparently critical of Johnson’s press conference spreads like wildfire before being deleted

Boris Johnson forced to reduce Huawei’s role in UK’s 5G networks

PM set to shrink Chinese firm’s involvement to zero by 2023 after caving to backbench pressure

NHS groups ‘nervous’ about lockdown easing without contact tracing

Experts say reliance on human tracking without app could expose England to rise in Covid-19 cases

Serco accidentally shares contact tracers’ email addresses

Outsourcer apologises for leaking details of 296 people assisting UK’s Covid-19 fight

We must not let the row over British schools descend into an identity war

It’s dispiriting to watch the debate break down into meaningless caricatures, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Union warns care workers not to use UK government Covid-19 app

GMB union tells members Care Workforce app gives bosses access to private messages