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 rewind s
stimulus will come, but it will be limited. just to barely make it to 5% and possibly slightly below 5% next year. it to 596 and possibly slightly below 596 next year.- below 596 next year. these attacks on below 596 next year. these attacks on commercial - below 596 next year. these - attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea what s the impact likely to be on china and asia? surely these countries also need the goods that are being shipped from that are being shipped from that region? that are being shipped from that reuion? ~ ., , , that region? well, absolutely. china is the that region? well, absolutely. china is the largest that region? well, absolutely. china is the largest exporter l china is the largest exporter in the world by far with manufactured products. so china does suffer from, especially from when it takes to bring goods to europe. of course, we have railway now, available. part of the belt & road initiative. but you know, ukraine and russia s wa
important to mention that he has generally softened his stance in the last few years and on the campaign trail since he served as vice president in taiwan he has really espoused more of a pro status quo, the idea that he will inherit the foreign policy and domestic policy of the outgoing president and that suggests there will not be any radical change and we do not expect him to formally declare independence anytime soon. that said, the question here is will china believe that? policymakers in beijing are so incredibly wary of his intentions and they are also going to be smarting from the fact that this is the third consecutive victory by the dpp, and so looking forward i think we can expect a lot of anxiety at least over the next few months or even years. let s talk a little about trade and what the consecutive succession under the dpp could mean for trade with china. that is an interesting dynamic to look at because as strained as the relations are under the dpp, economics
approve or endorse bitcoin. he said investors should remain cautious about the risks associated with bitcoin and says the currency is primarily a speculative asset. a false tweet was posted on the sec s official x account the day before, saying it was approved. the sec said its social media account was compromised and an investigation is ongoing. let s stay in the us and head over to las vegas where the consumer electronic show is now under way it is the biggest consumer tech show in the world. our north american technology reporterjames clayton has been trying out some of the latest products. there is a lot of weird tech at ces. take this hyundai prototype car that crab like moves sideways into parking spaces. or drone soccer, where the goal is to fly a drone through a doughnut shaped goal, which is harder than it looks. now, start using the left stick and start moving. 0h! as you can tell, it takes a bit of practice to fly. how would you rate that out of ten? that was