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coming up... —— rachel schofield, they have confirmed the coronavirus has affected a decile of 26 people. here, officials try to track down people who flew to wuhan over the last warning. coroner has said that the death of a baby at a hospital in camden 2017 was wholly avoidable. harry dunn has my family say they will continue their fight for justice after the us rejected an extradition request for the woman accused of causing his death. she will come back. i don't care how long it takes. 0urfight she will come back. i don't care how long it takes. 0ur fight forjustice for harry will not waiver will stop you know, or determination is probably, if anything, stronger now thanit probably, if anything, stronger now than it was before. if that's even possible. tesco has removed plastic wrap from its multipack attends in an effort to reduce plastic waste.
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now, ina now, in a momentum it will be time for sports day, but first, the flavour of what is coming up for you this evening here on bbc news. at 7pm. we will have the very latest on the corona virus outbreak, and how this country and europe are preparing to cope. we will be live in washington for the latest in donald trump ‘s impeachment trial, where us senators have been accused of falling asleep, playing games, and breaking other rules during proceedings. and, of course, at 10:a0pm and 11:30 p:m., we will be taking a look at tomorrow mornings from pages. tonight reviewers are ru efully from pages. tonight reviewers are ruefully economic adviser. all ahead for you on bbc news, but first, it's time for sports day. hello and welcome to sports day,
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coming up on the programme, 15 —— 15 years old and knocking out the defending champion — coco gauff beats naomi 0saka at the australian open on a day of shocks, serena williams is beaten by china's wang qiang, as her wait for a 24th grand slam continues. england start the final test well then lose four wickets against south africa — including ben stokes — who could be trouble after appearing to swear at a fan as he walked off. also coming up in the programme... more prize money and more events — the ladies european tour unveils its big plans for the year ahead.
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thank you forjoining us. welcome to the programme. they have talked about changing the garden tennis for sometime, today there we re tennis for sometime, today there were mixed fortunes. for one rising star and for one legend of the sport. coco gauff announced herself to the world last year, when she knocked venus williams out in the opening round of wimbledon. today, 15—year—old coco gauff has pulled off another grand slam shock, she's into the fourth round of the australian open after beating the defending champion naomi 0saka. and it wasn't the only upset. on a remarkable day in melboure, serena williams is also out. her wait for a record equalling 24th grand slam title continues. andy swiss reports: she said she should have been doing her homework, instead, she was making history. just another remarkable day in coco gauff‘s remarkable day in coco gauff‘s remarkable rise. the 15—year—old was up
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remarkable rise. the 15—year—old was up against the defending champion, naomi 0saka, experience, but it was $0011 naomi 0saka, experience, but it was soon 0saka naomi 0saka, experience, but it was soon 0sa ka that naomi 0saka, experience, but it was soon 0saka that was struggling. brought on by herfamily, coco gauff sees the first set. with the pressure get to her? well, not a bit of it. what ever 0saka throughout her, coco gauff got it back. the champion had no answer to coco gauff ‘s off the map —— and barely an hour, it was all over. after reaching the last 16 at wimbledon, she had done it again. the biggest win of her life. this is crazy, she said later, but on this showing, it just might get even crazier. coco gauff wasn't even born when serena williams won her first australian title. she's now searching for a record equalling 24th grand slam crown, but she won't find it here. china's wong beat her in straight sets, williams later described her performance as unprofessional. i can't play like that again, she
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added. but one defeat today was particularly poignant. former world number one, caroline wozniacki losing to the final match before retiring. she ended it being embraced by her father. retiring. she ended it being embraced by herfather. if retiring. she ended it being embraced by her father. if you retiring. she ended it being embraced by herfather. if you have a dream and work hard, she later said, anything is possible. and the swiss, bbc news. we heard andy there describe coco gauff‘s went as crazy. that's what she called it, she even tweeted what, and admitted afterwards that she was stroking to take and just what she had done. 0n the court i was definitely like yeah, all of these people are clapping for me. that is really every time i think people think, i guess, you get used to it. i mean, i'm still new to this, but i'm sure i'm still new to this, but i'm sure i'm not used to it, and i'm sure some of the players who are kind of already won a bunch of slams, i'm sure every time that's post—match walk out when you waved to the crowd, i'm sure they feel like unbelievable in that moment. yeah,
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definitely, that's definitely the mood for today. what is my life? 0ur tennis correspondent russell fuller's been digesting the day's events, and called coco gauff‘s win a defining moment. he's been speaking to john watson in melboure: coco gauff started very very well, serving superbly, keeping 0saka under a lot of pressure. she got a reward for that. 0saka's in collapsed spectacularly. it really ha rd to collapsed spectacularly. it really hard to explain why she played as appallingly as she did. 30 unforced errors, the backend going awry, but coco gauff just sailed errors, the backend going awry, but coco gauffjust sailed on serenely. didn't let it affect her, because a lot of players would be affected by a defending champion being so off their game, often, it can be contagious. but not a bit of it with coco gauff, and she is now into the last 16 of the australian open, just as she was at wimbledon in the summer. as she was at wimbledon in the summer. absolutely, yeah, and what a performance. certainly looking at the future of tennis right there, aren't we with coco gauff. naomi 0saka. in seismic result today,
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another shot, serena williams going up, we another shot, serena williams going up, we are another shot, serena williams going up, we are not writing serena williams off just yet, up, we are not writing serena williams offjust yet, but up, we are not writing serena williams off just yet, but she up, we are not writing serena williams offjust yet, but she has been chasing this elusive 24th grand slam title. she want to be winning it here, and you wonder how many more chances she's going to get?|j think more chances she's going to get?” think later this summer is clearly a crucial window for serena williams, in that window is closing. inevitably. she will be 39 in september. she points out that she's beenin september. she points out that she's been in the last two finals in both wimbledon and the us open, she needs to get better as the years go on, so what does she need to do to get herself into a position to win those titles? well, i don't think it's com pletely titles? well, i don't think it's completely on her racket any more and as people say in tennis, because other players feel they can beat her. she needs more matches under her. she needs more matches under her belt, she played just 31 matches in its entirety last year, that's probably not enough, even if you are as great a serena williams. that's, of course, there is the pressure as well. her coach, patrick, to try and inspire her to even greater achievements. many years ago, was
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talking about breaking this record, the magic number 2a, and it worked. it's driven her onto extraordinary feats, but i think now it is becoming a little bit of an albatross around her neck. yeah, you wonder how much more she has left in the tank. not the end of serena williams' career yet, but it is the end of a great friend of hers, caroline wozniacki retiring after this tournament. she lost today, but she bowed out to a former champion here and a lovely moment out on court as the fans pay tribute to her. yes, she 7-5 of the player from tunis yet, there was on court reception from a presentation for her. they played her one of those retirement videos, it was on the melbourne arena, where andy murray also rude to received a retirement video 12 month ago, he came back and i don't think that caroline wozniacki will. 0n i don't think that caroline wozniacki will. on 29, but she wants to start a family, and there are other things that are interesting her. she also suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, which has held her back a little bit recently. i'm sure we will see plenty more of her, but what a career! i think fantastic
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that she finally won that grand slam singles title here in melbourne two yea rs singles title here in melbourne two years ago, world number one for 71 weeks in total, and always a fan favourite. always a very likely to be on one of the show courts. really lovely moment as she walked off court, everyone was singing sweet caroline, it was a poignant moment. russell, many things indeed, and we have had some really significant moments can happen because not least the exit now of of serena williams as coco gauff marches on. john watson there. there was nearly another "very significant" moment at the australian open today, with the six time champion roger federer surviving a huge scare — as he fought back from the brink to beat the unseeded john millman in a deciding set tie—break. patrick geary reports: very few people get warm welcomes when playing australians in australia. roger federer is one of them. he and melbourne had a global icon against their own local curio, butjohn is a tough nut on a hard court.
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he's beaten federer on this surface before, he forced the first break and seized the first set. melbourne sat up, federate stepped up. the second set went to a tie—break, settled by the gentlest of better touches. that's why they love him. he took the third two, we have seen the story before, so few would have expected the twist. the world number 47 maneuvered this into a decider, it hurtled into a tie—break. melbourne was getting better, nine years ago, he almost retired. now he had federer at his mercy, four points ahead, it might only take two shots to win the match. this could have been one of them. that chance had gone, federerfights best when he's standing on the cliff edge. match point, panic over. like all true superheroes, he left his escape as late as possible. patrick geary, bbc news. it wasn't hard work for everyone in melboure today though. defending champion novak djokovic breezed into round four with a straight sets win over yoshihito nishioka in under 90 minutes.
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now, looked at one point like it was going to be a very good opening day for england's cricketers, before we get stumbled late on in the final test in johannesburg. get stumbled late on in the final test injohannesburg. leaving them at 192-4 at test injohannesburg. leaving them at 192—4 at the close of play, but the headlines may be about an incident involving ben stokes and somebody in the crowd. england decided to bat first will stop this is how they got going. 21—year—old zach crawley making his first test, let's see if we can show you some of that. here they go, england's openers adding more than 100 together. great start, but don simply, as ever to fight back. it took four wickets in all, the last of which was ben stokes, gone for two, and as he left the field, he swore at somebody in the crowd. here is that moment. earlier, i spoke to the former england bowler, graham for his reaction. look, he's obviously highly frustrated with the
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way he's been, how he's got out, but then also someone said something as he's gone off the field, we don't know who said it, and he reacted to it. so we're just going to have to see, look at the match official, andy, and the referee, and he will get a talking to ensure come and we will see what happens in the next couple of days. as ever, lots of speculation on social media about who it was directed towards. clearly, he has swore at someone that has been picked up very clearly, what should the punishment be? yet, look, do we know what he said? i'm not sure really. the only bit that i saw was that he was going off, and he said a few words. we don't know what he said, and who he said it to. so i'm uncertain on that right now. let's talk about what england will certainly be pleased about, and that was that century stand between sibley and crawley, england's for centuries and entice crickets in 2016. how impressed were you with those two? yet commits a remarkable start can actually come i
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didn't know that. a two young lads played beautifully, i thought. but they played nicely and crawley played some outstanding shots, held his position, lovely, great head position. played some fantastic shots, hit a lot of boundaries, really. so, yeah, they look strong for the future. adding them to 100 without losing a wicket is a strong position to be in. as i say, there was a position to be in. as i say, there wasa minor position to be in. as i say, there was a minor blip after lynch. but neck there was, obviously, england started very well, what do you think south africa changed ? started very well, what do you think south africa changed? probably their lens, their lens got slightly better, and their ability to i suppose hold their lens better as well, really. ithink suppose hold their lens better as well, really. i think overall, suppose hold their lens better as well, really. ithink overall, the challenge, their aggression into a really strong lens, and just made the ball do it that little bit more, really. i thought that they obviously bowled better in england's you know, with some of the shots that they played. what do you make
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for a job for archer? that they played. what do you make forajob forarcher? usually frustrated, i'm sure, because we think is coming in, he seems to feel something in the warm up, and he mrs out again, how will he be feeling at the moment? yeah, look, i feelfor him, he's desperate to play, ifeel as though him and the england team are creating that really nice culture around him, and they want, look, why wouldn't you want someone like mark and jaffer archer playing on the same team together? people bowl, people would pay to go to see that some of their fantastic bowlers. u nfortu nately, that some of their fantastic bowlers. unfortunately, he had a slight recurrence i think today from his practice over the last couple of days with his elbow. so, yeah, it's a shame, especially on this world renowned pitch that is fast and bouncy, again, didn't get to see them today. going into dadoes my, how will england be feeling do you think? i think that joe route will be taken there pads off and thinking of tomorrow morning will be the session, really, that first hour you
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know, and narrow it down to that first you know, half hour. if we win that first session, they are going to be ina that first session, they are going to be in a strong position, we don't know what's going to be a good score. i would like to think that with amino, chris batting at nine, it was a fantastic all around, that we can get up towards minimum 350 and push on ports 400. graham 0nions is part of the bbc cricket social. that's where you can hear analysis and debate when the match is under way, it's available via the bbc sport website and the red button. it all resumes again tomorrow from 8am. time now to look at some of the day's other stories: manchester united have been fined £26,000 for failing to ensure their players "conducted themselves in an orderly fashion". it was after they surrounded the referee during their premier league defeat at liverpool after a goal was given against them which was later disallowed with var. rugby world cup champions south africa have confirmed jacques nienaber will be their new head coach. the assistant steps up after former boss rassie erasmus returns to the role of director of rugby.
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great britain could drop four places to sixth in this year's olympic games medal table according to a new projection. based on performances since the rio games in 2016, analysis company gracenote is predicting team gb will win 25 fewer medals in tokyo than they did four years ago. next to golf and there's going to be a new look to the ladies european tour this year, with prize money being increased to over £15 million and there'll going to be 2a events in total — that's nine more than in 2018. one of those tournaments will be in the uk in august. 0ur reporter sarah mulkerrins has spent the day at the buckinghamshire golf club finding out more about the plans: a new decade, new ladies european tour, that is how it's being billed
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and promoted today. this newjoint venture with the lpga. it comes as a timely boost for women's golfers all around europe, because in truth, in the last couple of years, they have been struggling. there has been dwindling amounts of events, and also dwindling prize funds. now, this has all come about relatively quickly in the last 90 days or so. since the l gpa was offered the chance to come on board in this new partnership. so, what we have today, this announcement of a new schedule for 2020, and increase prize fund of about £15 million for the coming year. we have seven new events, we have 2a in total. 15 of those are going to be in europe. 0ne controversial he will be in saudi arabia. there is also a focus on mixed events, which includes men and women competing at the same event. well, earlier today, you will hear ina well, earlier today, you will hear in a moment from the solheim cup captain, katrina matthew, but first let's hear from mike captain, katrina matthew, but first let's hearfrom mike one, who is the commissioner of the old two l gpa,
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andi commissioner of the old two l gpa, and i spoke to him about why they got involved in this newjoint venture. this is both a business reason. business—wise, we went to great young european golfers to have a dream come have a vision for him and someday make it to the l gpa. 0n and someday make it to the l gpa. 0n a purely wrote the great thing to do, everybody needs more female athlete role models, including all the young girls of europe. i want them to see this as a dream. we have to keep breaking down stereotypes of how high is up, and this is another great example and wait for us to do that. i think every buddy is really excited about this joint venture, and if they can get more playing opportunities, it's only going to be good, the standard will get better, they can show everyone how good they are. so a very interesting announcement for the future of women playing golf in europe. let's bring in the bbc‘s golf correspondent ian, who has been at the launch. ian, it hasn't been a good couple of years, hasn't been a good couple of years, has it to? for women playing golf across europe. but this is a significant boost. yes it's a step in the right direction, no doubt about that. a significant increase in the number of tournaments, a significant increase in the amount of prize money that they are playing
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for. the collaboration with the l gpa to her means there is a pathway to you if you like, the premier league of women's golf, which is based in the united states. so, a lot of good news, a lot of momentum there, upon which to build. but you put it into context, you are talking about prize funds of about £15 million, that would be dwarfed by three of the biggest events on the men's european tour. £15 million for an entire season for the women. yes, it's interesting you know, you mentioned that in terms of you know, the men's tour, because the european tour have become involved and are a stakeholder within this command is a lot more talk about collaboration and mixed events can i wonder how much that might be part of this new future? yes, i think so. the collaboration is going to be vital for golf. there are so many desperate bodies running the sports, but they are coming together, and i think that trend is going to continue in the men's game as well as across the women's game and the men's game. it's vital for that, as across the women's game and the men's game. it's vitalfor that, for the sport going forward, there's no
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doubt. i think that golf does have the unique selling point in that men and women can share the same stage at the same time. they are catching on to that, there will be a tournament in which men and women will be competing for the same price in sweden later this year, we are expecting an announcement in the couple of weeks of a tournament where there will be parallel men's and women's events in the united kingdom, where they will be playing for the same size of prize funds. so, things are moving in that direction. lovely to get your thoughts, ian, the bbc‘s golf correspondent, thank you very much. so, new decade and a new future ahead for the ladies european tour. i'll announce today. we look forward to that a big year ahead. a day after tranmere pulled off an fa cup shock against watford. league two side northampton town will hope to do the same when they take on derby county. it's 50 years since they reached the fifth round. if they're to win tonight, northampton may have to get past wayne rooney who's played every game he's eligible for sincejoining derby. and that's a challenge northampton captain nicky adams says
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he's looking forward to: he is one of the best to play. certainly our generation. you know, i love him and his team—mates. if you want to watch a play, go watch wayne rooney, look them up on youtube. the youngers seven you can't... i youtube. the youngers seven you can't. .. i hold youtube. the youngers seven you can't... i hold him in such high regard, you can't help but say he's one of the best you know? an unbelievable player. you must be relishing the opportunity of playing against him, kind of petting her wits against him trying to get the better of him. yeah, of course most ofi better of him. yeah, of course most of i think as a player you always wa nt of i think as a player you always want to test yourself against the best you know? they have a really good site, they have some at the good site, they have some at the good players, but i think it's good for wayne rooney. i didn't x factor commence one of them... to test yourself with. see what he's got. obviously, he is not any more, but
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he still and unbelievable player. it's good for us. i think everyone will be trying to get it in with him as well. you can watch coverage of the fourth round of the fa cup across the bbc this weekend. the first of three live games is on bbc one tomorrow when brentford take on leicester city at lunchtime. there'll also be a pop—up "fa cup channel" on bbc iplayer — which will include classic fa cup ties from the past as well as coverage from the weekends games. there is also a big game in the women's fa cup fourth round at lunchtime tomorrow, it's the manchester derby with the league leaders city travelling to their neighbours. united's dutch midfielder jackie groenen is spending herfirst season in manchester. her side was beaten by city when they met in the league earlier this season, and she says that's when she realised just how big the derby is: i thought i did, and then the first game at the eddie had them and then the whole week, it was just everyone was talking about it, and i didn't even understand that it was that big, because i come into my housing
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building, and people would actually say, you are playing city this week and, it's an important one. go to bed early. that's one of the things i love about english football. the football culture. i realised that in manchester united, and manchester city in manchester in general, it really lives, football is a big thing. you can watch tomorrow's manchester derby in the fourth round of the women's fa cup on the bbc iplayer and via the bbc sport website...kick off is at 1245. and you can watch the draw for the fifth round here on sportsday on monday night at 6.30 on bbc news. now, we arejust now, we are just six days away from the start of the new super league season in rugby league, the competition was officially launched atan competition was officially launched at an event at headingley earlier. 0ur correspondent dave woods was there. the new super league season is perhaps the most anticipated, and the competition —— in the competition 25 year history. a host of star names signed by a host of
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the top clubs, but the most compelling story, undoubtedly that of toronto wolfpack, and their star signing, sonny bill williams. the first ever north american side to play in the top flight of a british professional sporting league, and a stellar star in their midst. you will make you come a lot of talent, a lot of talent. just being here today, seeing the other the other men in the room, you know, seeing them in peak condition and ready to 90, them in peak condition and ready to go, so the excitement is real, eve ryo ne go, so the excitement is real, everyone is keen to get among states, and hopefully toronto wolfpack and make a statement this year. the more things change, the more things stay the same, st. helens will be the favourites to win the competition again at the start of this new year. they have all the same players that they have that won the grand final last year, but the one difference is a new coach. so, how does he improve on perfection? it's a challenge. you know, every club, depending when you come to a new club, you face different challenges, the challenge of coming toa challenges, the challenge of coming to a club that is obviously in a good place and when the premiership
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and have that pressure on them for the next year is a different challenge. so, we've got to find ways to improve, and do things that we are better at, and other things we are better at, and other things we want change, because they've been done well, or we will take away a little bit. so that's the challenge, getting it right. it certainly doesn't need to be a whole style change, but it needs to be a point of difference top with the first weekend of the new super league season will include a double—header here, already a sell—out crowd featuring the toronto wolfpack. as well as the home side, it promises to be fascinating competition. before we go, some incredible pictures to show you before we go, they're from the monte carlo rally where the world champion 0tt tanak has walked away without any injuries after a dramatic crash. the estonian driver lost control and careered off the road through a section where speeds can get up to 110 miles per hour. this the footage from inside the car. miraculously, ta nak and his co—driver escaped
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here is that shot again, you wouldn't think it, but the driver is both managed to get out. this is proof of that moment. without even a scratch, they managed to crawl out and make his way to safety. incredible stuff. that is all from sports day, just a reminder, plenty more on our top story on the bbc sport website come in a fortunes for coco gauff and serena williams, the 15—year—old teenager knocked of the defending champion naomi 0saka out of the open, but serena williams' tournament is over. thanks for watching, we will have more for you throughout the evening, but for now, goodbye. hello there. grey and gloomy skies
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tended to dominate through friday. we saw lots of cloudy photos sent in by our weather watchers. this one sentin by our weather watchers. this one sent in from eastbourne, not a lot of sunshine to be found here. plenty of sunshine to be found here. plenty of blue sky in this photo though, sentin of blue sky in this photo though, sent in by a weather watcher in north yorkshire. this blue sky was certainly the exception to the rule will stop if you take a look at the satellite pictures from friday afternoon, you can see lots of cloud across much of the uk. the best of any breaks are found to the east of the high ground. as we go through tonight, it's a generally cloudy affair. there will be missed, mark, health farm, the cloud thickener for the odd spot of drizzle or patchy like rain at times. into the early hours, start to see a few clear spells feeding into southern england. here, it could turn locally chilly, but for most, a frost free night. not a great deal of change as we move into the start of the weekend. an area of high—pressure keeping things settled, it starts to clear away. we will see this cold front edging into the northwest, which will bring change as we move
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into sunday. so, a cloudy start to the day on saturday, again, missed and he'll fog. the cloud could be thick enough for some drizzle. 1— just make particularly for western areas, and a breezy day than friday. some are significant rain pushing into the far north and west later. temperature is around 1—2 showers particularly for western areas, and a breezy day than friday. some are significant rain pushing into the far north and west later. temperature is around 9—10d celsius. as we move into sunday, we start to see a shift, behind it, chillair mass feeding in. so for sunday, it will start with outbreaks of rain for western areas, some of that could be quite heavy at times. that rain will push you through the day on sunday, brighter skies though feeding and behind, particularly for northern ireland, western scotland. a few showers for northwest scotland, could be wintry over high ground, and a blustery day with a south— south westerly wind. temperatures ahead of that friend sitting in the double figures, highs of around 10 celsius here. turning cooler from the north and west. then as we move into the start of next week, that cold front clears towards
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this is bbc news. the headlines at 7pm... the number of people who have died due to the coronavirus rises to 26 and a travel restrictions are imposed across some cities. here, officials say they want to trace 2000 people who've flown into the uk from china in the last fortnight. the parents of a week old baby who died at a hospital trust in kent call for an inquiry after a coroner rules his death was wholly avoidable. words cannot do itjustice, but we have suffered a lot over the last couple of years. and we hope that todayis couple of years. and we hope that today is the start of a new beginning for us. harry dunn's family say they'll
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