It's the "ping" many of us have come to dread - a notification to warn us we've been near someone who has since tested positive for Covid. But the NHS contact-tracing app used in England and Wales could soon be made less sensitive to cut the number of people asked to self-isolate for 10 days. The app detects the time users spend in proximity and currently alerts those who have been within 2m (6ft 6in) of a positive case for more than 15 minutes. However, a source close to Health Secretary Sajid Javid says he's considering a change, with the number of alerts having risen from 16,000 to 360,000 a week during June.
The government says close contacts who are fully vaccinated will not have to isolate after 16 August in England. But BBC analysis shows more than 4.5 million people could be asked to stay at home before then. The hospitality industry and NHS trusts say the knock-on effects could be huge. Dr Jenny Harries, of the UK Health Security Agency, has told MPs there was "work ongoing... because it is entirely possible to tune the app to ensure that it is appropriate to the risk". Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have national powers to set coronavirus regulations, and separate test-and-trace programmes from that overseen by the UK government.

It's been a matter of hours since the government announced fully vaccinated travellers returning from amber-list countries would not have to self-isolate after 19 July. But there's already been a surge in demand for flights and holidays, with budget airline EasyJet saying bookings to those destinations have increased by 400%. And while travel agents' association Abta says prices "may well increase as more people book", the Independent's travel correspondent Simon Calder believes some fares would get cheaper as airlines and holiday companies add capacity - a view backed by the Which? consumer publication.

US President Joe Biden has defended his decision to withdraw forces from Afghanistan. American personnel pulled out of Bagram airbase a week ago, with their former Taliban militant opponents making advances around the country, and will complete their withdrawal by 31 August. Mr Biden denies a Taliban takeover is inevitable, pointing out Afghan security forces outnumber the 75,000 militants by four to one. "Just one more year of fighting in Afghanistan is not a solution but a recipe for fighting there indefinitely," the president argues. Our correspondent, Lyse Doucet, says the president made clear there's "not much the US could do, or should do, if Kabul collapses".

Some papers are already looking forward to Sunday night's Euro 2020 final. "Three Lie-ins," says the Sun, punning on the England football team's nickname, when reporting many firms will allow hungover fans to start late on Monday. "Fever pitch," is the headline of the Daily Mirror, which reports growing calls for Monday to be made a bank holiday in the event England are uncharacteristically successful. Manager Gareth Southgate is pictured on the front of the Guardian, which leads on eased quarantine rules for overseas travellers. And the Daily Mail says the NHS Covid-19 app will be changed to "cut the numbers being asked to isolate unnecessarily". Read the review.

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