hello, this is the briefing, i'm in plant, our top stories. trump on trial stopping the president's impeachment hearing begins with the debate stretching late into the night. health officials in china say the death toll from a new strain of pneumonia has risen to nine. a new government but the protests continues to demonstrators clashed with security forces in a route. coming up in business briefing, more turbulence for boeing, as the plane maker announces trouble 737 max planes won't return to the skies until this summer.

hello, a very warm welcome to the programme, it is very good to have you with a. i will brief you want everything that you need to know in global news business and sport. firms ignoring mental health issues risk breaking employees lives and families, i would like to know, what does your workplace do to support people's mental health and what you do yourself to deal with stress at work? let us know, just use #bbcthebriefing. hello. republicans and democrats in the us senate have been arguing about whether to allow new evidence at the start of donald trump's impeachment trail. republican leaders have blocked repeated attempt to allow new documents and witnesses stopping the

president is accused of blackmailing ukraine into providing negative information on a political rival, joe biden, and obstructing the investigation by congress. america's constitution gives the us congress the power to remove a president. but republicans and democrats are struggling even to agree on the rules for this impeachment trail. mr chiefjustice, i moved to issue a subpoena for mick mulvaney. democrats put forward amendment after amendment, asking for the right to demand documents, witnesses and evidence from the white house and evidence from the white house and other parts of the administration, which have refused to comply with subpoenas. are you prepared to say and accept that saying, i have absolute immunity, you want me to come testify? senate? you want me to come and testify? no, i have absolute immunity. you can

subpoena me all you like. able see you in court. and when you get to court, able to tell you, you can't see me in court. are you prepared for that? that is what the future looks like. don't think this is the last president, if you allow this to happen, that is going to allow this to ta ke happen, that is going to allow this to take place. each amendment was voted on by republicans, who hold the majority in the senate and who wa nt the majority in the senate and who want this trail to be over with as quickly as possible. thousands of miles away in davos at a meeting of world leaders, donald trump couldn't hide his frustration at the attack on his presidency. it is a hoax. it goes nowhere because nothing happened. as they debated in dc, mr trump tweeted in capital letters, read the transcripts, a reference to records of eight phone call he held with ukrainian president stopping the central allegation is mr trump

threatened to withhold military aid to ukraine unless the country launched investigations into his political rivals. why are we here? are we here because of a phone call? orare we here are we here because of a phone call? or are we here before this great body because since the president was sworn into office, there was a desire to see him removed. days of debate lie ahead. all of which will be televised and furiously discussed on america's many news networks. it is inconceivable that president trump could be removed from office because of the republican party's majority in the senate. but in making their arguments, the senators will act as a jury in the trial, they are speaking to the american public who will vote in a presidential election before the end of the..

of health presidential election before the end of health authority say that nine people have died after catching coronavirus. it is the newly detected disease spread from the city of wuhan stopping the base commission of the health commission said 440 cases are confirmed and the virus has spread to thailand, japan, and seattle stopping the world health organization will hold an emergency meeting in the coming hours. a city on high alert. wuhan, where this mysterious virus first emerged, is bracing itself. several hospitals in the city are already dealing with hundreds of cases. more than a dozen health workers have been infected. this virus which can cause severe lung problems appears to be spread through close contact with infected people. there are particular concerns ahead of a lunar new year as millions get ready to travel for the holidays.

china says the situation is under control but many more cases are expected. the outbreak has already hit several areas of china, including the capital, beijing, and shanghai. a handful of cases have also been identified in other countries in the region. two in thailand, one injapan and one in south korea. now the us has also confirmed a case, a travellerfrom china who became sick in seattle. the last time a new coronavirus emerged was when it come from camels to humans in saudi arabia back in 2012. more than 800 people have died of what's called middle east respiratory syndrome since then. that virus doesn't spread very easily between people. this new coronavirus has been linked to a seafood market in china. based on current information, an animal source seems the most likely primary source of this outbreak, with limited human—to—human transmission occurring between close contacts. the world health organization has

only declared a global health emergency five times before, including for ebola and swine flu. today health experts will meet to decide whether this outbreak poses a serious enough international threat to call one again. they will be looking at what measures might the necessary in order to better deal with the outbreak. they will assess the outbreak based on three conditions: is it unusual? is it spreading internationally? does it risk causing interruption of travel and trade? screening is already under way at airports around the world. there's also been an urgent call to scientists to start developing a new vaccine. it's unclear how this outbreak is going to unfold, but health authorities are trying to be as prepared as possible. tulip mazumdar, bbc news.

and i will bring you an update on the latest developments from our correspondent in beijing injust a few minutes time. in the meantime, let me brief you on some of the other main stories making the news the government of burkina faso say 36 people have died in an attack. it is not clear who is responsible, but burkina faso has suffered a growing number of islamist attacks. parliament voted to create a civilian volunteer force to fight militant groups stopping the former head of the brazilian mining company is facing homicide charges along with 15 other people. it is over the colla pse with 15 other people. it is over the collapse of an iron or dam over a year ago. 270 people died when the dam burst in a brazilian town. prosecutors also want to bring charges of environmental damage. prince harry is threatening to take legal action over public the photos taken of his wife. the duke and

duchess of sussex issued a warning to the media after new pictures of the duchess in canada were published in some newspapers and website. they we re in some newspapers and website. they were reportedly taken by photographers hiding in bushes with long lens cameras. security forces in lebanon have clashed with protesters who have been on the streets of beirut to denounce the newly formed government. live anon has struggled to form a cabinet after month of antiestablishment demonstrations. live anon's leaders would have hoped the announcement of a new government might have appeased antiestablishment protesters who have demanded a shakeup of the country's political system. they we re country's political system. they were wrong. within hours, hundreds we re were wrong. within hours, hundreds were once more on the streets. translation: we are not satisfied

with government. we will remain on the ground as free, peaceful revolutionaries copy we want a new live anon without any corrupt individuals. we want this state to prosecute corrupt. security forces using tear gas and water cannons to try to control the crowds. protest in lebanon have steadily intensified and they started in october. the dismantling of the country's sectarian political architecture and the removal of the political elite they blamed for driving live anon's economy to its worst level in years. dissatisfaction has risen and protests took a violent turn at the weekend living more than 400 people injured. live anon does now have its new prime minister, and a new cabinet. he says his government will meet protesters' demands. translation: this is a government

that represents the aspirations of the demonstrators, who have been mobilised nationwide for more than three months of anger, and we will strive to meet their demands. for an independent judiciary, for the recovery of embezzled funds, for the fight against illegal gains. but that hasn't satisfied those who insist the countries entire political structure is flawed stopping they say they will stay on the streets until real changes are made as to how the country is run. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come on the briefing: could a spot of meditation in the office help to boost staff morale. we visit the singapore start—up where mindfulness is part of the working day. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of

capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first. america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set up on by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him ‘the butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot. a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records.

hello, you're watching the briefing, i'm ben bland, the headlines this hours. their arguments over whether to allow new evidence at the start of donald trump's impeachment trial. authorities say the death toll for a new strain of pneumonia has risen to nine. new analysis for the bbc suggest that in the uk, the cost of poor mental health in the workplace has increased significantly in just two years. it is partly to do with what is called present he is. that is when employees come to work even when they are unwell but are less productive. it is late afternoon here at the office for an app that rates vegan food. usually it is the time when most people start to flag but here the young staff

are getting a wake—up call. chanting it sort of removes obstacles when you are trying to expand an idea because you are not nervous or doubting yourself. you are in a space of calm and you let it flow. the ceo has signed up for a four—month programme. we tend to bring much more of our personal lives into the office and i think that companies, the companies you see that are succeeding in terms of various such as employee retention and satisfaction, they are companies who do not shy away from the conversation. they think about how you make the workplace a great place for people so they can address their mental health and stress issues in a positive fashion. the trainer who runs these sessions says she has seen a jump in demand from companies in law, accounting, financial services

and start—ups seeking to keep their people focused, productive and happy. keeping your eyes closed. from my experience of what i have seen, it is driven by a need to change workplace culture, to retain younger talent that is just not staying in the workplace anymore. studies show that companies are starting to take mental health more seriously. more people are reporting issues with anxiety, taking time off and that is prompting companies to help workers feel less stressed. the corporate wellness market in asia is expect to be worth $7.4 billion us by 2024. according to the human resources network. and with studies showing how stress and anxiety can put a dent in the bottom line, employers are also mindful that it makes financial sense.

staying with that fame, the boss of lloyds banking group has warned that companies ignoring mental health issues risks breaking employees lives. antonio has been speaking to our business editor simon jack. lives. antonio has been speaking to our business editor simonjack. new research also suggests that there is a huge cost to firms that don't tackle mental health issues. they can lose an average of nine days work a year and that includes days where workers are present but is not focused. with me is inge, a board director at london first. as someone who has had experience of being chief executive from a big company in the financial world, how easy is it to bring about changes in the way that people think about mental health for example? does this stigma, particularly around mental health. some of the physical health problems that people suffer at work in their lives. compared to that.

people are fearful that if they come out about mental health issues, it could affect their promotion at work, it could even perhaps lead to them are losing theirjob so there isa them are losing theirjob so there is a huge issue around getting people to be open about this. now i think role models are a great way forward. what's the boss of lloyds banking group has done in declaring his story, coming out saying he suffered mental health problems and then the support the company gave him. they let him have some time off and to recuperate, that is brilliant. when stories out there like that. people can say, it's ok, these guys, all sorts of people around me have such issues and they get the support they need at work. so role model like that is a great start. when you're in leadership role, a lot of stress goes, it's pa rt role, a lot of stress goes, it's part and parcel of that sort of job, what do you do personally to try and mitigate that? people have their different coping mechanisms and a

lot of people love to perhaps get involved in a meditation, they love to have rest, they like to go away, beyond their own. i'm almost the opposite. i love to be with other people. i get a bit depressed things when i'm on my own so people energise me and therefore it is important for each one of us to find our own coping mechanism and a lot of that is about talking. i was reflecting again on how we can do things at work and how difficult it is to get people to talk about mental health. we run an event on international men's day a few years ago talking about mental health issues and we thought the audience would be full of men. our male employees. we are expecting 80%. it was the opposite. it was 70 to 80% women came along to talk about mental health problems. obviously still more work to do when we talk about coping mechanisms for everyone and articulated to get men to come

forward and talk about it because it is the biggest killer of men under 45, suicide, in this country. is really interesting, the gender issue there as well. thank you so much also we cut through the papers a little later. more research on our website on that story, you can scroll down and see the links to the bbc‘s action line within the article if you are affected by any way by theissues if you are affected by any way by the issues that we just discussed. ijust want i just want to get more ijust want to get more now on the coronavirus story, confirmation that nine people have died after catching it. i speak to our correspondent in beijing stephen mcdonald. what more details how the chinese authorities given us their? certainly people at that press conference sat up and paid attention when those officials announced that there were none nine people dead and 440 people infected.

the reason they said that the rate of infection is now increasing so rapidly is that they are getting better at detecting those who have the coronavirus. quite worryingly, they warn of the potential for this virus to mutate, making it more infectious and some sciences here are so worried about the situation that they've suggested that nobody travel to the city of wuhan where this sickness cluster first broke out. they've also suggested that nobody leave wuhan. this is a city of ii nobody leave wuhan. this is a city of 11 million people and they're making the suggestion in the middle of the spring festival break here, the most important festival in china, the most important few days annually in china where people meet up annually in china where people meet up with their families or they go home, where they travel overseas and to expect those millions of people not to be moving in and out of wuhan, it does seem like quite an

incredible subject student to be made. yet it shows how serious about a situation. a lot of people's commentators are drawing parallels with the sars outbreak, but it feels like china's is dealing with this in a very different way. trying to be on the front foot as opposed to how it dealt with sars when that happens. chinese officials were criticised widely back in 2003 when the sars outbreak happened. it comes for the world health organization for the world health organization for example to be informed that this was happening. as a result, it spread much quicker than it would have, leading to more than 600 deaths, 8000 people being infected because of the comparison here is that it because of the comparison here is thatitis because of the comparison here is that it is also, they're both the coronavirus is, both thought to have jumped from animals to humans and at that conference today, officials

also said that they think the reason this particular coronavirus has jumped from animals to humans at a market was because of the unsanitary conditions at that live produce markets and for that reason, there are also urging that people working in those types of situations in china be ever more vigilant in terms of, cleanliness, hygiene. ithinka lot of people will be pretty worried about going into those markets at all over the coming weeks. thank you stephen mcdonald. the defending champion osaka put an angry on court outburst behind her to reach the australian open's last 32 in melbourne. it was a good day for well number—i ashleigh barty who also progressed. it speaks of the bbc‘s also progressed. it speaks of the bbc'sjohn what is and who is in melbourne stop just bring us right up melbourne stop just bring us right up to date where we are with the tournament than john. on day three

it is the case of the two defending champions who been in action today. we saw osaka comfortably progress in straight sets in her second round match and looking much more relaxed this year. as we know, when she once the title here last year, a results didn't really follow after that australian open success. novak djokovic, defending champion, he has just got through in straight sets. a much more straightforward match for djokovic after dropping the opening sat in his first round match. we've seen sat in his first round match. we've seen five other grand slam champions in action today, some have one some are out—of—court. you mentioned barty that. what a performance from her. when you consider as well, so much expectation on her shoulders as well this year when you consider what the country and australia has been through with the bushfires and the crisis and the way it is because so much disruption, so many problems for the country in such a huge relief effort. she was speaking after her match and say well, will be great if you could win for but

she recognises that perhaps, she just needs to concentrate on her tennis at the moment. she is safely through to the third round as well. we saw kvitova progress, the wimbledon champion, she is rare and we got serena williams, little bit later on. she is chasing that elusive 25 grandslam title and roger federer in action as well. those two in the evening session, taking to the court on rod laver arena. we have so many stars, so many big names in action today, it really is exciting stuff and as you can see, plenty of people packing in here to watch them turn out. is always a lot of excitement around coco gauff and a further name mentioned a few times so far, what is happening on the front? she's gone through, she has reached the third round. she drops the first set in her second round match and it was always going to be an interesting to see what she would

produce because you're not up venus williams in the opening round, against the 39—year—old. coco gauff has spoken about venus williams being one of her absolute hero is an astonishing to think they were drawn together in the opening round this year just as they were at wimbledon. she came through much in the end but a tough workout for her but she is into the third round. if she can produce another epic run at this yea r‘s produce another epic run at this year's tournament as she did at wimbledon when she reached the fourth round, two for such a great story but let's be honest, she is so young and reluctant to put too much pressure on her young shoulders but you can safely say that she is not a superstar already, she is certainly a grandslam champion in the making. thank you john watson, live from melbourne. to stay with us here on bbc news, plenty more still to come. i'll have the business briefing for you injust a moment. we'll be looking at netflix, their latest results and a bit of a mixed bag this time round. also, i will have

plenty more business news and the latest from davos, at the world economic forum. coming up injust a few moments. hello there. we started this week on a fairly settled note with a quite a bit of sunshine around, especially across england, wales and eastern scotland. it's all been down to high pressure. high—pressure still with us through wednesday but we'll see subtle changes where we lose the cooler blue air there and importing something less cold off the atlantic into the orange and yellow colours there. so for today, it's going to be largely dry again thanks to high pressure but because there is more moisture in the air, it's going to be cloudier across england and wales and certainly we'll see a lot more cloud around. probably the best of any brightness will be across eastern scotland where there'll be some shelter from the south—westerly wind. the odd brighter spell further south but leaden skies and mist and murk around too. winds will remain very light so nothing to stir up the air. but a milder day like i showed you, that air mass 10—11 degrees for many

but it could be very mild across parts of north—east scotland given some good spells of sunshine. as we head into wednesday night, stays relatively cloudy for most areas. there could be the odd clear spell around and if that happens, it will turn chilly in a few places but for most with the cloud cover it's going to be a largely frost—free night. thursday and friday — very similar days. we're going to continue with high pressure, generally light winds and lots of cloud around and leaden skies with some hill fog and some mist and murk too. then we start to see a change to the weather as we move out of friday and into the weekend. the area of high pressure retreats back to the near continent and the low pressure beginning to push in off the atlantic and more isobars on the chart there. saturday may start off rather cloudy once again, particularly in england and wales. we'll see more of a breeze picking up across scotland and northern ireland and this weather front will bring rain into western scotland and western parts of northern ireland. maybe the odd shower ahead of it

but we should start to see some sunny spells into the afternoon as the breeze picks up and temperatures range from 8—10 degrees. this weather front continues to spread across the country into saturday night and by sunday will be a weak feature by the time it reaches eastern parts of england. a band of cloud with showery rain will clear out pretty smartly and the sky will be brighter with some sunshine around. bu it will be a reezy day, cooler air mass and quite cold across the north—west with some of the showers falling as sleet and snow across the high grounds. it'lljust make around 10 degrees in the south—east.

makes financial sense. this is the business briefing. i'm ben bland. more turbulence for boeing, as the plane maker announces it troubled 737 max planes won't return to the skies until the summer of 2020. and a mixed set of results from netflix, as the streaming service continues to expand globally but struggles in the us. and on the markets: asian stocks, it's a bit of a bounce ina asian stocks, it's a bit of a bounce in a response to the coronavirus outbreak.