There has been a sustained drop in coronavirus cases which has not happened without a national lockdown for the first time since the start of the pandemic. The latest figures show the number of people who are testing positive for Covid-19 has fallen for five days in a row, with the UK recording 29,173 new cases on Sunday - down from 48,161 logged a week earlier on 18 July, an overall decline of 15.4%. "The data at present is looking good for at least the summer," says Prof Paul Hunter from the University of East Anglia. But these figures do not include data from 19 July onwards, when restrictions eased in England ending social distancing and allowing nightclubs to reopen. This won’t be available until next Friday. "If I was a betting man, I would now say that the impact of 19 July will not be sufficient to start case numbers increasing again, but I cannot be certain," says Prof Hunter but Prof Mark Woolhouse from Edinburgh University is more cautious and says there "may well" be another rise in cases this summer.

Torrential rain has caused severe flooding across London and now two hospitals are urging patients to stay away after their emergency departments were hit. Ambulances are being redirected away from East London's Whipps Cross and Newham hospitals, which are also asking people who need emergency treatments to use other A&E departments. "We're still here if you need us but to help us while we fix things, please attend a neighbouring hospital if possible," tweeted Newham Hospital while Whipps Cross said heavy rainfall has resulted in “operational issues”. The downpours, which saw London fire brigade take about 300 flooding-related calls in the space of a few hours, have seen many roads closed including the Blackwall Tunnel, and homes and stations flooded.

"Covid cases fall as jabs turn the tide" headlines the Times which reports on the first sustained drop in confirmed infections outside of lockdown. The same story leads the Daily Express which says the vaccine rollout "gains (the) upper hand" against the virus after cases fell by more than a third from a week ago. Meanwhile a warning from doctors that increasing numbers of young people are being admitted to hospital is reported by the Guardian, which says the "majority" needing intensive care are unvaccinated. Police facing mental health crisis, says the i, and up to 50,000 dementia cases were missed during lockdown, according to the Daily Mail, are some of the other stories making the headlines. Read the newspaper review in full here.

When something’s broken or you’re having a clear-out there’s usually three options. Recycle, donate or bin, if there really is no other choice. But how about repairing and reusing those things? Read about a business that’s doing just that in a bid to fix throwaway culture.

Now, would you put Japanese culture and hip hop together? A British-Nigerian dancer based in Tokyo tells us about the growing dance scene in Tokyo where she also teaches children her moves.

And if you missed it, watch the moment a mathematician without a professional cycling team win gold in the women’s road race at the Tokyo Olympics. Austrian Anna Kiesenhofer finished more than a minute ahead of her competitors in what’s been described as the biggest upset in women’s cycling.

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