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#MINDTHEGAP

A social-distancing app which alerts someone when a colleague is too close is being used by Network Rail. Mind The Gap is designed to keep employees safe at work.

@persandwichman said: “‘Mind The Gap uses inaudible ultra-high frequency sounds and Bluetooth to calculate the distance between phones, so it does not require an active internet connection to work.’ Just turn Bluetooth off.”

Mattjcw_wwfc added: “Or keep your phone in your desk drawer.”

@Ninja_mogglet posted: “Pity there’s not an option to deliver an electric shock. Especially for Covid-19 deniers.”

@queenscross15 commented: “That’s the modern world for you – people clearly need an app to constantly watch rather than look up and see an actual person stood nearby.”

@Naughtynigel3 said: “We’ll be fitted with electric shock collars next.”

@1dippu replied: “Some people need them!”

@Jogabonito888 posted: “The majority of people don’t care any more. It’s only those who wish to profit from fear and confusion that are still pushing Covid.”

@Bossbabymk said: “I‘ve been socially distanced since joining office 20 years ago.”

@Hazeydavey69 added: “Myself and the rest of my team have been working in the office all through this nonsense. We have gaffer tape stuck to the floor. We ignore the tape and work normally. We are all still alive.”

#AMAZON

Online retail giant Amazon paid £293m in tax in the UK last year, while its sales surged 26 per cent to £13.73bn. The tech giant has faced scrutiny over its tax bill but says it pays “all taxes required in the UK”.

@Pedro_ jock said: “This is part of the reason the British economy is in the pan. Large multinationals not paying their way.”

@mikesmith559 said: “Amazon are destroying the UK’S retail base day by day.”

@gaucherp responded: “No, people buying from Amazon are.”

@timhardinguk posted: “Is that it ? Jeff Bezos should be ashamed for what he pays staff and how the company treats staff.”

@Paulosdub commented: “The woefully low amount of tax paid is made worse by the state this country’s finances are in, and the fact that inevitably the poor will get hit hardest when we try to fix them.”