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The rise and fall of Babylon Health, a U.K. tech startup backed by former Health Secretary Matt Hancock, that ultimately collapsed due to inflated AI technology claims.

Some industry leaders say that the end of self-isolation rules for double jabbed Brits who are 'pinged' is "dangerous" and "totally illogical", adding that staff who choose to stay at home should be supported.

Fully vaccinated Brits will not have to self-isolate if they come into contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid from Monday, unless they also test positive. The rules will not change for the unvaccinated.

The number of 'pings' sent out by the NHS Covid app in a week has finally fallen but remains very high, with almost 400,000 people in England and Wales alone having been told to isolate by the app in just seven days.

The update to the NHS Covid app comes "too little, too late", say business leaders. Hundreds of thousands of workers are still likely to be 'pinged' each week, meaning the 'pingdemic' is far from over.

The 'pingdemic' continues to wreak havoc on businesses that are trying desperately to recover from the damage caused by lockdown, with one in 10 pubs and restaurants having been forced to close over the past month.

Another week, another record in the number of people told to self-isolate by the NHS Covid app. In the week up to July 21st, 689,313 'pings' were sent out by the app – an increase of 11.4% increase on the week before.

Tottenham Hotspur has become the first Premier League club to announce they will be trialing vaccine passports ahead of the new season. A negative test will suffice though this is not included in plans for future passes.

The end of self-isolation rules for fully vaccinated Brits could be delayed past August 16th, the Policing Minister has suggested, saying that we will have to "wait and see" what the scientists advise.

A small list of key workers have been made exempt from self-isolation rules amid reports of food shortages, but to make matters more confusing, the Government says they must stay at home when they are not on shift.