Coventry has hosted an array of small scale performances around the city to mark the start of its year as the uk city of culture. From music and dance performances to horseback rides, the event called coventry moves was billed as a playful and engaging introduction to the city. Colleen harris reports. I rise above life is below, river flows. Breathing new life into coventry s ska and 2 tone legacy, the singer pauline black of the 70s and 80s band the selecter opened the uk city of culture with a performance in a residential part of the city. I play the river spirit. There is a river that runs under coventry called the sherbourne, and i m enticing the future generation by telling a story about how coventry came together. Big up the bolly dancers! organisers have had to keep plans low key and secret to avoid attracting crowds, so performers and street theatre is moving through the city telling its story of resilience, innovation and youthfulness. Youthfulness is the glint in a young
Because of more cloud, 18 to 21 degrees. For monday, we are in between weather systems, a similar story, quite a bit of sunshine around, variable cloud, some heavy showers potentially across parts of central, northern, eastern england. Temperature is reaching 22, may 23. Around 19 or 2a scotland and northern ireland. Moving through the week, in and eastern areas that see the best of the bright and dry weather, but further north and west, there are some weather systems, may be bringing some more cloud and spots of rain. The travel shows hitting across the uk again in a series of four special programmes. The travel show road to recovery, streaming now on bbc iplayer. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines. The uk s health secretary says thejune 21st decision on easing restrictions has become more difficult because the delta variant is 40% more transmissible. That does make life more challenging for everybody. And you have seen that the case rates have risen a little. But, the good news i
Need a helping hand, or trunk, to get them on the way. Translation: such a situation has happened for the first time in history. It s never happened before, so everyone s thinking about the reasons. It remains to be further observed and studied. It s not entirely clear when their odyssey began, but some suggest they may have set out as early as december. The animals forging a trail through the chinese countryside, occasionally straying into towns and villages, even helping themselves to something to eat as theirjourney progressed. Translation: they like to go| to areas frequented by humans as there s plenty of food. The asian elephants take such areas as their habitats. The authorities have deployed thousands of people to evacuate homes, block off roads and try to lure the animals away from the local population, but they ve now reached a major city of more than 6 million people. What they plan to do next is anyone s guess. Tim allman, bbc news. Now it s time for a look at the weather
Now on bbc news, the travel show is on an epic journey across the uk as it opens up for travel again. Ade adepitan begins the first of four programmes by navigating the scottish highlands and islands. You have got to love it! proper, british coastline. We have are on an adventure across the uk as it opens up for travel again. Yes! we are open. From rugged coastlines. Two breathtaking landscapes. And natural habitats. Did you see that? ourjourney will natural habitats. Did you see that? our journey will take natural habitats. Did you see that? ourjourney will take us across the four nations that make up the united kingdom. And we are doing it sustainably in an all electric revamp of an iconic british motor. This week, i am iconic british motor. This week, iam in iconic british motor. This week, i am in scotland. Iconic british motor. This week, iam in scotland. Meeting the conservationists restoring britain s biggest national park. Britain s biggest national ark. ~. , , park. We wante