tonight at ten: the city at the heart of a public health crisis in china is shutting its public transport network to try to prevent the speed of a virus. the coronavirus has already infected hundreds of people as millions across china prepare to travel for the lunar new year celebrations. as concerns grow — experts around the world are assessing the risks posed by the virus as they consider declaring it an international public health emergency. the international community are right to be concerned about this. this is a very new virus, we've not seen it before. therefore we don't know what it can do. and the uk says it will monitorflights arriving from china as part of a series of precautionary measures. also tonight... the government's plans to tax the uk profits of big tech companies cause more tension between britain and the usa.

you listen here. he is not the messiah, he is a very naughty boy. tributes to the mony python star terryjones, who's died at the age of 77. un experts say there's credible evidence that a phone belonging to the amazon founderjeff bezos was hacked on behalf of the saudi crown prince. and, ahead of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz — we talk to one holocaust survivor injerusalem. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news... three matches in the premier league tonight, with third—placed leicester looking to consolidate their place in the top four.

good evening. the city at the heart of a public health crisis in china is shutting its public transport network to try to prevent the spead of a virus that already infected hundreds of people. as millions across the country prepare to travel for the lunar new year celebrations, the coronavirus has already claimed the lives of 17 people and the number is expected to rise sharply. the virus was first detected in the city of wuhan at the end of last year and that's where the majority of cases have been reported. a handful have since been detected in other parts of asia and, last night, the first case in the united states was confirmed. the main symptoms of the virus include breathing difficulties, fever and coughing. but in vulnerable people, especially among the elderly, it can lead to organ failure, pneumonia and death. there's no treatment, so prevention is a priority. our medical correspondent fergus walsh has more details. this is the epicentre of the outbreak. hospitals in wuhan are overwhelmed.

more than a dozen health workers have been infected, so now they all wear protective gear when dealing with patients. in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus, china wants to minimise travel into and out of the city. within into and out of the city. hours, all flights will be grounded, within hours, all flights will be grounded, trains and bus stations closed and residents are being urged to stay put. wuhan has 11 million people, more than greater london. wuhan international airport handles over 2a million passengers a year with direct flights to london, paris, dubai and other cities around the world. the last flight out of wuhan for the the world. the last flight out of wuhanforthe uk the world. the last flight out of wuhan for the uk landed at heathrow this evening. passengers were met by health officials after they left the aeroplane. there was no screening at wuhan and no screening as i landed. we were given a leaflet in english

saying if you experience symptoms call nhs direct. that was from public health england. the leaflet was about sparse, i have never had my temperature checked and was allowed through passport control. but further spread of the virus is inevitable. thousands of wuhan residents have left the city for the lunar new here holiday and 400 million people across china will travel this week. one positive, the virus appears less aggressive than the 2002 sars outbreak which killed nearly 800 people. this virus, it appears a significant proportion of cases have mild disease. the symptoms are nonspecific, like flu for instance and that will pose a challenge in terms of rapidly identifying cases. but it is good news in that it might not be as lethal as sars was. but there are so many unknowns, the world health

0rganization has delayed a decision until tomorrow, about whether to declare a global health emergency. the decision about whether or not to declare a public health emergency of international concern, is one i take extremely seriously. and one i am only prepared to make with appropriate consideration of all the evidence. china has been widely praised —— widely praised for its open and swift response to the new virus. the well‘s most populous country is taking no chances. fergus walsh, bbc news. it looks as if britain and the us are on a collision course over the chancellor's plans to impose a tax on the big tech companies, such as facebook and apple, which make profits in this country. the so—called tech—tax is due to come into force in april. downing street said today the new tax would go ahead, despite a threat of retaliation from washington. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports from the world economic forum

at davos in switzerland, where the argument came to a head. the virtual business giants of the tech world have a very physical presence on the streets of davos at the world economic forum, where they need to keep the world's power brokers on side. taxing them has been tricky and is now a global diplomatic incident, with britain committed, in april, to a 2% tax on the uk sales of the likes of google, facebook and amazon. here, the chancellor under pressure internationally, in particular from president trump's treasury secretary. can they get a trade deal with you if they insist on introducing a digital tax in april? well, we will be having some private conversations about that. i'm sure the president and boris will be speaking on it as well. you know, if people want to just arbitrarily put taxes on our digital companies, we will consider arbitrarily putting taxes on car companies. another trade

power play from the us. the chancellor, for now, sticking to his guns. we plan to go ahead with our digital services tax in april. it will fall away once there is an international solution. brexit next week means freedom to do international trade deals. what we are seeing here is that freedom is constrained. it requires trade—offs and choices to get those deals. the americans, in particular, piling on the pressure for a u—turn on the digital sales tax. the united kingdom dropping hints that it will prioritise an eu deal before a us one. that was welcomed by the eu commission president, who said a quick deal needed quick choices. do you think a real deal can be done by the end of the year? we'll see. it's a question, of course, of what the uk chooses for itself. so how close it wants to be to the single market, this is better for good access to the single market, or they do not want to have a level playing field, then of course they will be more distant and it will

be more difficult. everyone here says they want to trade deals, but it's trade barriers on the rise, at a time when the uk now needs to make a fundamental trade choices. the view from these mountains is pretty extraordinary in terms of trade. you essentially have the us administration and donald trump routinely using the threat of big taxes on trade tariffs to try to get their own way. the two blocks that are big enough to stand up to that, the us and china, are offering donald trump some victories that he can claim and take back to his voters and say that he is winning. but when you look at them carefully, they are not quite the economic victories you might think, or certainly he is claiming. into this volatile mix steps united kingdom post brexit with its independence and that means a freedom of sorts. but it is a freedom in a world where

there are precious few favours. faisal islam with the latest at the forum in davos. united nations experts say they've seen evidence to support claims that the saudi crown prince, mohammad bin salman, may have been involved in hacking a phone belonging to the founder of amazon, jeff bezos. the experts said the allegations were "gravely concerning" and demanded an immediate investigation. the un team say the hack may have been an attempt to influence coverage of saudi arabia in the washington post, which is owned by mr bezos. one of the paper's columnists, jamal khashoggi, was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul in 2018. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner is here. i suppose the direct question is, how credible are these allegations? the two un investigators seem to think they are credible and the crown prince was involved. this is a story with juice

crown prince was involved. this is a story withjuice ingredients, basically sex lives and video tapes. what is the allegation? that in may 2018, the saudi crown prince allegedly sent a whatsapp message to jeff bezos, the well‘s richest man. they sent him some malware, some spywa re they sent him some malware, some spyware through a video attachment on the phone. with that, the saudis we re on the phone. with that, the saudis were allegedly able to extract vast volumes of data, which included intimate text messages and photographs, details of mr bezos‘ extramarital affair, which was published in a tabloid newspaper last year. if you are the richest man in the world you can hire the best tech consultants and they hired a company to investigate it. they concluded he was hacked by the saudi crown prince. the saudis categorically deny this and say it is absurd. they want an immediate investigation. it is yet one more cloud of suspicion over a major,

western ally, the saudi arabia crown prince, was he involved in the suppression of dissent at home and abroad. that is a suspicion that will be hard to dispel. frank gardiner, thank you. the care quality commission — which regulates health and care services in england — has been heavily criticised for burying a 2015 report into failures at a mental health hospital in county durham. the watchdog faced questions about why it hadn't issued a report in 2015 about the learning disabilities unit, whorlton hall. last year the hospital faced allegations of abuse after bbc panorama secretly filmed in the unit. the prince of wales has met with the climate activist greta thunberg at the world economic forum in davos, switzerland. the prince, who's known for his environmental campaigning, was pictured meeting the 17—year—old after making a speech telling world leaders that "we simply cannot waste any more time" in the battle to save the planet. after all, ladies and gentlemen,

do we want to go down in history as the people who did nothing to bring the world back from the brink in time to restore the balance, when we could have done? i don't want to. prince of wales, speaking earlier today. 0pening arguments have begun in the trial in new york of the former hollywood producer harvey weinstein, who could face life in prison if convicted. the 67—year—old denies five charges, including rape and sexual assault, relating to two accusers. the defence will argue the encounters with the two accusers were consensual and that mr weinstein committed no crimes. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant has the latest. through a corridor of cameras, harvey weinstein stumbled his way into court. gone, the bravado and swagger of his red—carpet days. and in their opening argument, the prosecution reminded thejury of how powerful he used to be, both physically and psychologically. but he was notjust a titan in hollywood, they claimed, he was a rapist.

the court heard that weinstein was a seasoned predator who had lured women to his hotel rooms and private apartments with the promise of opening doors for them in hollywood. then he would sexually assault and rape them. the jury was told of how the movie mogul then used his power and prestige to silence his accusers. "this is how the industry works," he allegedly told one of them. for years afterwards, they internalised the trauma. harvey, how are you feeling this morning, harvey? are you feeling better? yeah. his defence team said harvey weinstein was neither a predator nor a master manipulator and claimed that one of his accusers had sent him hundreds of e—mails demonstrating a loving relationship. he's denied all allegations of nonconsensual sex. the weinstein trial is now the focus of the global metoo movement. during jury selection, these protesters chanted an anti—rape anthem inspired

by survivors in south america. this is being seen as a test case — on gender, power and consent. nick bryant, bbc news, new york. tributes have been paid worldwide to the monty python star terryjones — who died earlier this week at the age of 77. the actor and comedian had been suffering from a rare form of dementia. 0ur correspondent david sillito looks back on a career that helped to reshape and revive british comedy. they can't get the fire brigade, mervyn. will the boys‘ brigade do? hello, mrs rogers? no! oh, i must be in the wrong house! terryjones. in monty python, he was often at his best in a frock. charlie, you come to this mark there. but he also directed their films. he was an historian, a tv presenter, a children's author and friend and writing partner of michael

palin. i met him at university in 1962, i think, and we were inseparable for many, many years after that. writing, acting, through the python times. in python, what is terry jones' contribution? when do you know, oh, that's terry? well, i mean, there are certain roles that terry played superbly. a lot of them based on his mother! when he does the mother in the life of brian, "he's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!" now, you listen here, he's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy. now go away! who are you? i'm his mother, that's who. hop up, graybridge! ripping yarns, do not adjust your set, he even wrote for the two ronnies and then, 50 years after they met, it became clear something was very wrong. dementia. at this bafta event, terryjones could barely speak. um, we'd just like to say thank you to everyone.

i know it's a great honour for dad to win this award and just... the struggles we are having at the moment, it's been hard, but we're so proud of him. thank you. you described him as a renaissance comedian, a man who... a polymath. which part of terryjones will you really miss most? oh, i shall miss the sociable terry, you know? sorry. i willjust miss putting my arm around him and having a drink. he was just a wonderful companion. a terrific companion. so, yes, i shall miss our trips to the bar. i shall miss our pints and i shall miss our sessions at setting the world to rights. he had his view, i had my view, but he was the most wonderful friend and, as i say, just a terrific person to be with

and i won't be the only person who says this. he had an enormous number of friends who loved him dearly. terry jones, who has died at the age of 77. in washington, the impeachment trial of president trump has been hearing opening statements in the us senate. the lead democratic prosecutor accused the president of setting up a corrupt scheme to pressure ukraine into helping him win re—election this coming november. the process could, in theory, lead to president trump being removed from office after charges were brought against him in the house of representatives. the 100 senators act as a jury. more than half of them are republicans and a two—thirds vote is required for mr trump to be removed from the white house. 0ur north america editorjon sopel is at the white house for us now. the president is on his way back

from davos, as we know, what is he going to be flying into? yes, he is about to land any second now. the theory is that donald trump is taking a back—seat. he has appointed his own legal team to take charge of everything and that they will do all the representations in the senate. asi the representations in the senate. as i say, that is the theory but the idea that donald trump is taking a back seat and just looking out the window and kind of blithely letting his legal team get on with it is, of course, fanciful and, today, in davos, i'm sure his legal team had wished he was doing just that because he said, honestly, we have all the material, day, the prosecution or the democrats, don't have the material. seeing as the second charge is that he has obstructed the investigation into his activities in regards to ukraine, some democrats are saying he has just almost admitted guilt thereby saying we have all the material and they don't have any of it. we have got a judge and we've

got a jury, but it's not really like a criminal trial because, today, this afternoon, during some of the sessions, about 20 republicanjurors went out, weren't they listening to any of the evidence and i think the series of boats have shown that donald trump has got things going the way he wants them to and they are all voting in his direction. jon, many thanks, at the white house. there are now four candidates in the race to be the next leader of the labour party. the election will be taking place over the coming weeks, with the result announced at the start of april. shadow business secretary rebecca long—bailey is the mp for salford and she's been a leading supporter ofjeremy corbyn. in the latest in our interviews with the candidates, she's been talking to our political editor laura kuenssberg. hello, how's it going? all right. good to see you. is she the labour leader who has been waiting in the wings? rebecca long—bailey scripted much of the party's losing manifesto. i can't remember what week we are at now... but reckons she could persuade the party's biggest crowd she can win next time.

i am proud of those policies, but we didn't win the election. it was one of the most devastating defeats that we've ever suffered, and our messaging really didn't resonate with voters. we should have been talking about aspiration and how all of the things in our manifesto would improve your life. labour went backwards very significantly on the basis of plans that you were involved in writing. we had many of the right answers to the right questions. do you really think so? ido... it was a great set of policies, both for our quality of life but also our industries, and we need to recognise that we didn't really do enough to sell that in the election campaign. but some of our viewers might be listening to this and just think, it sounds like you were deaf to what the public said, because the public said they didn't want it. what we should have done was told them very clearly that what the labour party believes in is realising aspirations. one of my constituents was on her driveway and we were having a chat about whether she was going to vote labour, her and her husband, and they'd worked hard,

they'd bought their own home. i thought, "we are the party that is for you, we are there "to pick you up if you fall on hard times and lose yourjob, "but we want you to do well." but they didn't believe we were doing that. you've just told us a story of a voter that you had a one—to—one conversation with, who said they wanted to vote for labour but they didn't believe you. so how can you be the person to turn the page? look, i was proud of the policies that i developed, and i won't apologise for my principles and what brought me to politics, that want for a better life for my communities. being popular with members on a cold night in east london isn't pleasing the whole party, let alone the country, but she has strong backing from left—wing group momentum, probably the powerful union unite. we are going to keep making ourselves heard. you can rest assured of that. her candidacy though is a test of how much or how little labour wants to change. do you consider yourself to have any tory friends? i am sure i have. i've got a group of friends

who aren't political and we don't talk about politics, because you don't talk about politics with your nonpolitical friends, and i bet you they've not voted labour all their lives. probably voted for all sorts of different people, but i don't know. they wouldn't tell me if they did, because i'd be angry. you said, like millions of us, one of your favourite things to do on a friday night, you get a takeaway, sit down with the family. can you imagine doing that in number ten? yeah, no one gets in the way of my netflix and chinese takeaway on a friday night. apparently, i wasn't exciting enough when i said that. i don't know what they expect me to do, start paragliding on a friday night or something? but, when you've got a little seven—year—old boy, and all you want to do is chill out in your pyjamas and watch netflix and have a chinese, that's good enough for me. she has 11 weeks to persuade her party that her pitch is good enough for the top job. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. we end the programme tonight with the story of rena quint. she's 84 and one of those who survived the holocaust — the only member of her family to do so. she lives injerusalem and she's

been talking to us ahead of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz—birkenau, the nazi death camp in southern poland. dozens of world leaders are expected to gather in israel tomorrow for a major ceremony, but it's being held amid deepening concern that anti—semitism is once again on the rise. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin reports. i was very lucky, extremely lucky, to have a husband who expressed his love, and he wrote me notes. every single day, i got a note. in this jerusalem apartment, a love story lasted a lifetime. "my most precious darling, i thank god for prompting you "to say yes when i proposed to you over 100 times." rena quint had 60 years and four children with her late husband emanuel. this is our family.

she is now a proud great—grandmother. her rich life forged from unimaginable horror. and i was lying in a pile of bodies, some dead, some alive. the british came in and they made these huge mass graves to bury 10,000. newsreel: i passed through the barrier... that was april 1945, in bergen—belsen. rena lived to see the liberation, but her entire family perished in the holocaust. alone, aged nine, she was brought to the united states. a new home and a new life. but, 75 years on, rena says anti—semitism is coming back and the lessons of the past must be heeded. we have to remember the hatred that people can learn. germany was a civilised, cultured, educated group of people. how can they have committed such horrific, terrible crimes?

we have to remember that. and do you feel like it's even more important for you now to keep telling your story? i do. you ask somebody about auschwitz and they say, "who was he?" how can that be possible that people don't know what auschwitz was? but they don't. so rena takes us to yad vashem. israel's touchstone of remembrance. honouring six million jews annihilated by the nazis. these were people, each one had a separate personality, each one had a name, each one had a life and their life was snuffed out. and the only thing that's left here are shoes. rena spent years guiding tour groups here. bearing witness brings anguish, but she wants to speak for those who cannot. these are the bodies, one mangled with the other.

here are bodies of people who were once alive. i was one of those people. how did i possibly get out? how did i possibly survive bergen—belsen? but when the last of the survivors are gone, who will be the guardians of memory? do you worry, rena, that when people like you are no longer here that the world will not remember or will not believe? i do worry. the world won't remember. they don't remember the armenian genocide, they don't remember what happened yesterday in syria and afghanistan. they don't remember all the people who are sitting in poverty. even if i was there, i don't believe it, so how much will people who weren't there? how can they believe it? in yad vashem's hall of names, images of the dead. young soldiers troop in to share the binding tragedy of the jewish people.

the state of israel is now a regional power. for decades, it has occupied palestinian territories. but some here will always see their nation through the prism of persecution and survival. 0rla guerin, bbc news, yad vashem. the story of rena quint, a survivor of the holocaust, ahead of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz. from bbc news at ten, good night.

hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up on the programme tonight. leicester are back in the groove as they put four past west ham. manchester united's quest for a top four place is turning into a nightmare. the saracens saga continues with premiership rugby is set to publish a full report into their breach of the salary cap. heather watson is confident of going even further as she reaches the second round of the australian open. hello and welcome to sportsday. we start with the thrills and spills

from the premier league. manchester united supporters were left with their heads in their hands after burnley recorded a 2—1victory, their first at burnley recorded a 2—1victory, theirfirst at old burnley recorded a 2—1victory, their first at old trafford since 1962. there city have got to re—find their form from early in the season —— leicester city. west ham at home it would seem a promising chance, especially with ashley barnes opening the scoring. injury to jamie vardy could not even dampen the mood especially when ricardo pereira smashed in a second before half—time and it was no more than they deserved. west ham just really needed something to go their way, and it came immediately after the break. this was deemed a foul. and

var eventually agreed and mark noble ended the argument, but leicester had the final word. it almost came from james maddison, but eventually peres finished things are, first with a penalty and then a measured finish. leicester backed their best. with their top four place looking more secure, manchester united's remains injeopardy. burnley had beaten leicester at the weekend and here they were looking to continue their good form. chris wood's smart effort got them started at old trafford. if that was well taken, jay rodriguez's goal was quite brilliant. perfect precision. manchester united supporters have seen enough this season to know when they have seen enough... a famous victory for burnley, united's frustration goes on. adam wild, bbc news. as for tottenham, they won their first league news. as for tottenham, they won theirfirst league game news. as for tottenham, they won their first league game of the year by beating norwich 2—1 at the

totte n ha m by beating norwich 2—1 at the tottenham hotspur