were transformed into a giant stage as it finally got to celebrate the start of a covid delayed year as uk city of culture 2021. radio: good morning. happy saturday. - this is rachel cusk. i hope you have had some caffeine in you already because today is going to be a very big day. the start of a summer weekend in coventry. but this is no ordinary saturday. today, the whole city will become a giant stage to mark the start of a big year as the uk city of culture. stay with us all day because we re going to make sure that you not miss a moment of this. coventry. it s been a long time coming. coventry won the honour back in 2017, way back before covid 19 forced their artistic director to change all her plans. you see the track, its down here. because we can t be bringing audiences together in large numbers or even participants, we ve had to think very differently. for a start, what is about to take place on these streets has had to be kept a complete secret. one of you is not fr
of the delta variant. china is attempting to stick to a zero covid strategy ahead of its lunar new year celebrations and the beijing winter olympics. wildfires rip through parts of colorado in the united states destroying hundreds of homes and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate the area. and mourners in south africa have been paying their respects to the late archbishop desmond tutu. hello and welcome. before we move to today s news let s go to beijing and the ceremony there welcoming in the new year. china pursues a strict zero covid strategy, using mass testing and lockdowns to stop outbreaks, and has a vigorous vaccination programme, with 86% of its population now fully jabbed. this is hong kong at the moment. australia was the first two see in their new year celebrations. this is their new year celebrations. this is the seen live in hong kong. beautiful. we will bring you more of those as and when they take place. as countries around the world welcome in 2022, ma
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Yeah1 this is bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. our top stories. countries around the world are seeing in the new year with scaled back celebrations as the omicron variant continues to drive up covid infections. celebrations are under way in hong kong as the clock strikes midnight this is the scene there live. covid infections in the uk reach a new high it s estimated one in 30 people would have tested positive in the run up to christmas. one study suggests the risk of hospitalisation with omicron is about one third that