Digital divide 'isolates and endangers' millions of UK's poorest

Charities warn of 'devastating effect' as most vulnerable households left without access to web

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Lockdown is creating a stark digital divide in the UK, with 1.9 million households with no access to the internet and tens of millions more reliant on pay-as-you-go services to make phone calls or access healthcare, education and benefits online.

Frontline community groups and charities are warning that the digital exclusion of some of the UK's poorest and most vulnerable households and communities is having a devastating effect across the country.