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are you ready black people? are you ready? and at 5.45, mark kermode has the film review including a look at new release summer of soul. this afternoon it s been announced the uk has recorded more than 50,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time since mid january. in the past 2a hours there were a further 51,870 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the uk and another 49 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for covid bringing the uk total to 128,642. earlier this afternoon official figures suggested that one in 100 people in the uk had coronavirus last week. it comes just days before the end of restrictions in england and scotland on monday. our health correspondent james gallagher is here. that top line takes us back to january. explain the context of all of this. , , ., , of this. let us rewind six months and we had of this. let us rewind six months and we had 50,000 of this. let us rewind six months and we had 50,000 cases - of this. let us re ....
mumbles. through the rest of the day we keep the unsettled theme, a bit of sunshine here and there but plenty of really heavy, thundery downpours that could cause disruption today. the reason for these downpours is this area of low pressure, not many isobars so the wind is not planning those showers through any hurry and across parts of scotland the met office has issued an amber warning for those thunderstorms. they will bring really torrential downpours, a risk of severe flooding and disruption due to a happy nature of those intense storms and it is notjust across parts of scotland, 2a northern ireland, wales and parts of england too. if you catch one it could bring hail and a lot of rain ina could bring hail and a lot of rain in a short space of time. temperatures cooler than recently, between 15 and 21. we could see 23 or 2a across parts of eastern england if you miss the torrential downpours, if you catch one it could bring disruption. most of the showers in the so ....
your support and energy has given us a huge lift, and i know it will on sunday. there s excitement too in italy, they are unbeaten in three years and are confident that they can beat england tonight. a sixth wimbedon title. and at wimbledon it s game, set and match for novak djokovic as he beats matteo berrettini by 3 1 to take his sixth grass court title. the serb is now level pegging with federer and nadal on 20 grand slam wins. the uk s vaccine minister says the government is confident that plans to lift a range of covid restrictions will go ahead onjuly 19th in england. but he also said masks are still expected to be worn indoors. the fortification of the vaccination programme has allowed us to cautiously move to step four and the pm will say more about this. and lift off for branson. the billionaire virgin galactic founder has flown to the edge of space on the company s first ever passenger flight before gliding back to earth safely. now on bbc news, it s time for ....
and children up to the age of 16. plenty of fun in the sun for the thousands heading to this weekend s sporting events. at the open, louis oosthuizen leads by two shots at the halfway point. and at silverstone, more than 80,000 fans are expected for the new qualifying race ahead of tomorrow s british grand prix. we have just had a very balmy night and it promises to be a sunny and very warm day. guess what same tomorrow. it is saturday i7july. our top story: fully vaccinated travellers returning to england and wales from france will still have to spend ten days in quarantine, the government has announced. the rule takes effect from monday when many other covid restrictions, including those around travel to amber list countries, are being eased. with more details, here is our political correspondent jonathan blake. for those hoping for a holiday in france this summer, plans may have to change. from monday the country will stay on the amber list, but unlike other destinations ....
far and away the most important and uplifting new release this week is summer of soul, questlove s sundance award winning documentary that uncovers a treasure trove of footstomping, heart stopping live music footage that, incredibly, has remained hidden for half a century. are you ready, black people? crowd: ready! are you really ready? ready! are you ready to listen to all the beautiful black voices, the beautiful black feeling, the beautiful black waves moving in beautiful air? are you ready, black people? are you ready? documenting the 1969 harlem cultural festival that has until now been effectively erased from pop culture history, summer of soul boasts a jaw dropping roster of acts who performed in mount morris park over six consecutive weekends including stevie wonder, nina simone, sly and the family stone, gladys knight and the pips, bb king, the fifth dimension and many, many more. nobody ever heard of - the harlem culture festival. nobody would believe that h ....