Double vaccinated people won’t have to isolate if family members catch Covid-19 under new rules

There will be no requirement for self-isolation or testing for anyone vaccinated unless they fall ill with coronavirus symptoms after 16 August

Double vaccinated Britons will not have to self-isolate if someone they live with tests positive for Covid-19 after 16 August, ending a law which has been in place for 17 months.

Boris Johnson and Sajid Javid have confirmed that the rules on quarantine for people who come into contact with confirmed coronavirus infections will change in less than three weeks’ time.

As long as they have had two vaccine doses it will not be compulsory for people to self-isolate unless they develop symptoms themselves. They will be asked to take a PCR test but it will not be compulsory.

Which countries will go on the green list, amber list and red list at next travel update? Latest predictions

There are expected to be plenty of changes to the three traffic light lists when the UK’s travel restrictions are next reviewed

The next update to the UK’s traffic light travel restrictions is set to take place on either Wednesday 4 or Thursday 5 August.Such announcements are always eagerly anticipated by Brits eyeing up a trip abroad, will all eyes on the green list of quarantine-free destinations.

Since a change to the rules on 19 July, fully-vaccinated British arrivals from amber list countries (and under-18s) have also been able to forego the previously mandatory 10-day isolation period, expanding the list of potential destinations for many.

From Monday this rule will be extended to EU and US visitors too, a change which the travel industry hopes can breathe life into the sector – here’s what to expect from the next major update.

Millions of Android users could be owed share of £920m in legal action against Google

Google is facing a legal challenge over charges made through its Play Store from the same legal team that filed a case against Apple in May

Google is facing a multi-million-pound legal claim over its “excessive and unlawful” charges on apps and services purchased through its Google Play Store.

The class legal action, which is on behalf of around 19.5m eligible Play Store customers in the UK, means Google faces potential damages of up to £920m – the equivalent of around £50 for each claimant.

It accuses Google of exacting a 30 per cent surcharge on all digital purchases made through the Play Store, the marketplace for apps and services for smartphones and tablets using the company’s Android operating system.

How delivery drones are already helping fulfil orders for coffee, takeaways and books

Irish start-up Manna has been delivering orders by drone since October, and it has proved so popular that 35% of the 3,000 or so homes in the area have tried it

Receiving takeaways, groceries and coffee via unmanned devices is taking off, with start-ups helping the high street take advantage.When Amazon founder Jeff Bezos first unveiled plans to deliver products by drone back in 2013, he conceded that he didn’t want anyone to think unmanned aerial vehicles merrily dropping off cardboard packages was “just around the corner”, adding that four to five years’ time was more realistic.

Eight years on and despite extensive secretive trials, Amazon’s drones have yet to fill the UK and Ireland’s skies. In the tech firm’s place numerous start-ups have begun dropping off customers’ shopping, delivering packages and medical kits and helping out on industrial sites.

Irish start-up Manna has been delivering orders by drone from Tesco, local coffee and bookshops, takeaways via Just Eat in the town of Oranmore in County Galway since October, and has proved so popular that 35 per cent of the 3,000 or so homes in its delivery area have tried it.