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On the bbc news channel: adil rashid picked up four wickets, but did england beat pakistan to wrap up the t20 series? good evening. downing street has been trying to clear up the confusion about the use of the nhs covid app in england. one minister suggested earlier today that individuals and employers could choose to ignore the instructions to self—isolate by making an "informed decision". but downing street stepped in with a different message, urging people to isolate if they were pinged. the app's guidance is not legally enforceable, unlike instructions from the nhs test and trace service...

In a further interview on the bbc, mr scully added this. the legal position has not changed, you have to isolate if you are contacted by the nhs test and trace or if you are collecting isolation payments. not everyone has the app for example and so it is not mandated. but look at the national health service website and that distinction isn't there. it says should "self—isolate immediately" if you're contacted by either "nhs track and trace or by the nhs covid—19 app". reading that, you could be forgiven for thinking that if you are pinged, you have to isolate. well, after the times story a...

Theo leggett, has this report. empty supermarket shelves. pictures like these revive memories of panic buying and shortages seen at the start of the pandemic and prompted the government to take action. the food industry, like other parts of the economy, has been suffering from a lack of staff because too many workers are isolating at home. here's the problem. if you are contacted by test and trace or pinged by the app, you're meant to self—isolate for ten days. but as infection rates rise, too many people are absent from work. so starting today, the government says it will allow workers at s...

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Are being "pinged" by the track and trace app, which tells you if you've been in contact with someone who's tested positive. latest figures show that more than 500,000 people in england and wales were "pinged" by the app in the week to sevenjuly, up 46% on the previous week. if you are "pinged", you're advised — but not legally obliged — to self—isolate for ten days. injanuary, england was in another lockdown. this time, the government has instead been trialling a pilot scheme, in which daily tests would replace self—isolation. on sunday, borisjohnson said he was taking part in this pi...