been quite as hot. i ve been coming, au pairing, like three years, and it s never been like this. are you worried about the fires? about the fires? yeah, i think they re terrifying. for these sun seekers, it is fun. after the lockdowns, italy is thirsty for tourists. and they will need quenching too. mark lowen, bbc news, sicily. the latest government coronavirus figures show there were 32,700 new infections recorded, in the latest 24 hour period, which means on average there were 28,585 new cases per day in the last week. 5,875 people are in hospital with coronavirus. 100 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, which means an average of 89 deaths a day. more than 89% of adults in the uk have now had theirfirstjab. and 76% have had both jabs.