this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at ten... the death toll from the coronavirus in china rises to 56 — officials warn the spread of the virus is accelerating and the country faces a grave situation. it seems that the spreading ability of the virus is getting stronger. as the us announces plans to fly some of its citizens home, the foreign office is urging british citizens to leave and advising against further travel to the hubei province. a member of the grenfell tower inquiry panel resigns over links with the firm that supplied the tower block's deadly cladding.

31 people are dead after a powerful earthquake in eastern turkey. more than 1,600 are injured. 3 million brexit coins go into circulation on friday to commemorate the day britain leaves the european union. and coming up at 10.30am, a special edition of inside out west examining the issue of body image. hayley mortimer investigates the rise in popularity of lip fillers and seb choudhury meets the men suffering from bigorexia. good morning. the president of china has said his country is facing a grave

situation after the number of cases of coronovirus rose sharply to nearly 2,000. it is infectious and simply in its incubation period making it more difficult to stop the spreading. chinese president xijinping held a special goverment meeting on the lunar new year public holiday, where he warned that the spread of the virus is accelerating. a nationwide ban on the sale of wildlife has been imposed. it's believed the outbreak stemmed from the illegal sale of animals at a wuhan fish market. elsewhere, the us has announced that staff at its wuhan consulate will be evacuated on a special flight on tuesday. and here, the foreign office has warned against anyone travelling to hubei province, where the virus began, and it's urged britons already there to leave if they can. simonjones has this report. this is the reality of life around hubei province where coronavirus was first detected. checkpoints with warnings that,

if you enter, you may not be allowed to leave. in wuhan, not one but two new hospitals are to be built. the first will be ready within days, to house 1,000 patients. private vehicles are to be banned from parts of the city centre to curb the movement of people. 0ne visiting academic from cardiff says she is stranded with no idea of what to do. i am disappointed at the absolute silence on the issue of how stranded people are going to get home. it seems that maybe the british government at the moment has either a lack of concern or a lack of planning. i am not sure. here in london, the foreign office now advises against all travel to hubei province. it says british nationals should follow the advice of chinese authorities and leave, if they are able to do so. it insists the safety and security of british nationals is always its top priority. in the uk, 31 people have

been given the all clear after being tested for the virus. the risk to the public is still classed as low. but in china, the president could offer little reassurance to his people. the spread is accelerating, he warned, at a specially convened government meeting. translation: it seems the spreading ability of the virus is getting stronger. 0f course, we will need more clinical data and materials to reach a conclusion. in response to the prevention and control of the disease, the park is temporarily closed. many tourist sites have been shut and lunar new year

celebrations restricted. in wuhan, extra medical staff are being brought into work and both residents and visitors alike have no idea how long the lockdown will last, adding to a sense of concern. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonell has visited the province near to the exclusion zone around wuhan. still in a pretty dire state. hospitals are calling for donations from people in terms of face masks, the provincial government has ordered millions of facemasks, so somewhere they are churning them out on the production line. special military medical teams have arrived to bolster the local teams and also teams from shanghai. but the problem isjust so huge and the lockdown area, if you can call it that, is getting wider. we are just across the border from hubei. but this is also a place very much at the heart of the emergency.

all of these cars are either from this small city or they have had to pass a screening point to enter. cities along this border area in the region are doing similar things. in some smaller villages and towns, they have taken it upon themselves to say, anybody who is an outsider, who does not live there, they cannot come in. they are locking down the village. they are deciding, we are going to as a group ride it out, an effective self quarantine, protective zone. the government in beijing, given the extent of the problem, is considering drastic measures. the problem has moved elsewhere. we could also see in the big cities of

beijing transport lockdown is in place. they are already talking about preventing some transport arriving at the chinese capital. that hasn't happened yet. again, it shows how seriously the authorities are taking this and they are prepared to take more drastic steps to try to control this problem. here the government says it is closely monitoring the situation in china. stephen barclay has been talking to andrew marr. a fast moving situation. they are stuck. the fca is working with the chinese authorities. is owner left a possibility we are looking at? we will continue to monitor and test anyone come back to ensure those tests co m e anyone come back to ensure those tests come back without any positive results and they are continuing to monitor. it is something that is fast moving and we are keeping...m isa

fast moving and we are keeping...m is a possibility, air lift? we will keep it under review. more on the situation on the ground in wutan where the outbreak started. we heard earlierfrom yvonne where the outbreak started. we heard earlier from yvonne griffiths, visiting lecturer from cardiff but based at birmingham city university and she has been there with collea g u es and she has been there with colleagues since january. thank you very much for being with us. tell us, what is the situation in wuhan at the moment? we are only in 1 small area of a vast city. so it is very difficult to give you more information than you have had already from yourjournalists reporting details of what has happened across the city. all i can say here in locality where we are is that we have noticed everybody wearing masks now, the government has instructed that, but it has actually been in place since the beginning of the week that people

realised the risk was getting greater, so realised the risk was getting greater, so everyone realised the risk was getting greater, so everyone on the streets, in the shops, in the hotel where we are, you will see nobody without a mask now. we are also getting information about different types of masks, some of them are not effective. we went today to try to get some better ones. there is a lot of uncertainty. i think it is the uncertainty that is the worst for us because we are not sure when we will because we are not sure when we will be able to get out. the government is saying people should leave, if they can, but the government, the uk government, is aware now all the transport links are closed. i find ita transport links are closed. i find it a little bit surprising that we are being told to leave, if we can, when there is no possible route. all the transport links have been closed down. we have just the transport links have been closed down. we havejust had...

the transport links have been closed down. we have just had...|j the transport links have been closed down. we havejust had... i think we have probably lost yvonne, yvonne griffiths in wuhan, talking to us by webcam. we have lost the link. getting the message from yvonne griffiths it is obviously a very nerve racking situation in wuhan at the moment. moving on to tell you about the government unveiling special 50p coins to mark brexit. the coin, which bears the words "peace, prosperity and friendship with all nations", will go into circulation on friday, to mark the day the uk officially leaves the european union. an earlier batch of the coin had to be melted down after the previous brexit date of october 31st was delayed. with me is political correspondent, pete saull. to talk all things brexit. how many of these coins are they making? 3,000,000 to start with going into circulation on friday, the day we are going to leave the eu, with a

further 7,000,000 coming into circulation throughout the course of the year. loads and loads of new 50p pieces will be out and about in the shops in the coming months. bake for coin collectors, the 4th commemorative coin we have had dealings with our relationship with the eu. the ist was back in 1973 the eu. the 1st was back in 1973 when wejoined the the eu. the 1st was back in 1973 when we joined the aec. a new chapter for countries. it is becoming very real. we will be leaving on friday at 11 o'clock. the fa ct we leaving on friday at 11 o'clock. the fact we have a commemorative coin makes it more real. we have a coin. there was a lot of talk about big ben and other celebrations, what are the commemorations on the day? on downing street, where there will be a light show, an address to the nation from boris johnson, a light show, an address to the nation from borisjohnson, an event on parliament square, led by nigel farage, the leader of the brexit

party. no big ben. iwould imagine there will be events up and down the country. some wakes as well as parties given how divisive an issue that has been. a few loose ends to tidy up in brussels 1st and foremost. there will be a vote on the withdrawal agreement in the european parliament on wednesday. that is a formality but it needs to happen in order for that is a formality but it needs to happen in orderfor it to come that is a formality but it needs to happen in order for it to come fully into effect at 11 o'clock on friday. then we moved to the next chapter of the brexit story which is negotiating our future relationship with the eu. the brexit secretary stephen barclay will be out of a job potentially in a matter of days because the government will dismantle the department for exiting the eu. talking about that next phase of negotiations and he told the andrew marr program earlier on this morning that businesses would have a better idea in the coming weeks of what exactly the government is hoping to achieve from the

negotiations. we are going to publish our objectives for the negotiation and we will set that out. in due course, after the 31st. there will be a speech from the prime minister setting that out. the keyissue prime minister setting that out. the key issue is we will have control of our rules, we will not be diverging for the sake of diverging, we start from a position of alignment. but the key opportunity is we will be able to set our standards, high standards, on the rights of workers, the environment, state aid, as part of the trade policy. the brexit secretary stephen barclay giving us a flavour of what is to come with pa rt a flavour of what is to come with part 2 of the brexit story. another interesting thing he said at the end of the interview with andrew marr on what has become probably the biggest talking point around parliament at the moment, the hs2 rail project. he said it was his feeling that the project would be given the green light. that is the furthest any

cabinet minister has gone on this issue in recent months. the transport secretary grant shapps has been at pains to say the government would not be making a final decision until the report has come back. that is expected next month. interesting to note steve barclay, not necessarily an important figure in the talks about hs2, but a cabinet minister nonetheless, suggesting he thinks it will get the green light. another big talking point at westminster is who will be the next leader of the labour party. the general secretary of the unite union, len mccluskey, the biggest financial backer of the labour party. on the andrew marr show this morning. his union back to rebecca long—bailey for the leadership on friday. significant boost for her. and also backed richard burgon for deputy leader. a lot of talk about what went wrong for the labour party and the general election. for len

mccluskey, brexit was the biggest problem, not the leadership of jeremy corbyn all the policies put forward. he was very strong in his endorsement of rebecca long—bailey this morning. rebecca long-bailey is absolutely brilliant, brilliant on the day, very, very good, she is brave, courageous. her capabilities are beyond doubt. i think she is the 1 that can actually unite the party and take a message to not only our heart which we need to win back, but to the rest of our nation. she is somebody who believes in lots of the radical policies that have been developed over the years, but she has something else as well. she wants to talk to the aspirational views of ordinary people. very influential figure, views of ordinary people. very influentialfigure, len mccluskey, within the labour movement. the fact his union has endorsed rebecca long—bailey all but mean she will make it onto the final ballot on joining sir keir starmer and lisa

nandy. emily thornberry struggling to get enough support to make it onto the final ballot. still quite a long way to go in this leadership contest for the labour party, we will not know the eventual winner until the 11th of april. will not know the eventual winner until the 4th of april. thank you. families affected by the grenfell tower disaster have welcomed the resignation of an expert member of the inquiry panel, appointed by borisjohnson last month. the engineer, benita mehra, stood down after being linked to the charitable arm of the company which supplied the tower block's cladding. campaigners had been threatening to boycott the new phase of the inquiry, which begins this week. 72 people died in the fire injune 2017. abi smitton reports. engineer benita mehra was only appointed to the grenfell inquiry panel last month. since then, victims' families have raised concerns about her former role as president of the women's engineering society.

it received funding from the charitable arm of arconic, the company that supplied the cladding to grenfell tower. her resignation comes after survivors and families complained to the prime minister. they had threatened to boycott the next phase of the inquiry. in a letter to the prime minister, she said she hoped to use her experience in the construction industry to help the inquiry discover how and why the devastating fire happened. but she admitted her previous role had caused serious concern for people. borisjohnson thanked her for her commitment and said he was grateful for her sensitivity to the work of the inquiry. in a statement, grenfell united, the group representing survivors and the bereaved, said the resignation helped to lift growing anxiety ahead of phase two but that the government should never have put families in the situation and must urgently find a new panellist to replace her. a report following the first phase of the inquiry into the fire found the cladding was the main reason for the fire's rapid spread and that it did not comply

with building regulations. arconic said it was a series of circumstances, not just the presence of the panels, that caused the spread of the fire. tomorrow, the second part of the inquiry will begin, hoping to answer questions about what led to the blaze. the latest headlines... the death toll from the coronavirus in china has risen to 56. 0fficials in china has risen to 56. warn the spread of the viruses 0fficials warn the spread of the viruses are celebrating in the country is facing a grave situation. a member of the grenfell tower enquiry panel resigns over links with the firm supplying the deadly cladding. 31 people are dead after a powerful earthquake in eastern turkey, more than 1,600 injured. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. we have seen the end

of mania this year australian open. their world number 1 ashleigh of mania this year australian open. their world number1 ashleigh barty has won in the last half an hour. i suspect the funds enjoyed that? they did indeed. hopes growing of the 1st australian winner in the singles. in 42 years. ashleigh barty progressing through to the quarter—finals. not straightforward against alison riske of the united states, a player who beat her at wimbledon last year. ashleigh barty took the 1st set but dropped the 2nd and in the 3rd it was going with serve before a late break and ashleigh barty secured the match and got the place in the quarter—finals. a huge amount of hope and expectation on her shoulders this year that they could well be an australian winner. as you say, a big win as well for sophia who beat coco gauff, the 15

—year—old, she was hopeful to reach the latter stages of the tournament this year. we know so much about coco gauff, impressive performances this year, knocking out venus williams and the defending champion naomi 0saka in the last round. sophia produced a brilliant performance as she reached the last 16. john, roger federer novak djokovic, what of the men's draw? novak through, came past diego in straight sets. novak djokovic, defending champion, looking brilliant once again, hard to see beyond him this year. roger federer is on court at the moment up against... federer could be feeling the effects of his previous match againstjohn millman, tough 5 set work out for roger federer. he will be hopeful he can get this much done and over with a little more quickly than he did last time out in front

ofa than he did last time out in front of a packed rod laver arena this evening. i'm sure the fans would enjoy a nice 5 set match. many thanks, back with you in the next hour. south africa and england, england 2— 1upin south africa and england, england 2— 1 up in the series, have to avoid defeat to win it, just a bowled out south africa for 183. wicket creepier made 76. the last 3 wickets fell quickly. mark wood got 2 of them to make it 5 for the fell quickly. mark wood got 2 of them to make it 5for the innings. man city, fulham and shrewsbury, on bbc1 this afternoon. man united travel to league 1 tranmere. much made of the state of the pitch, not the best condition, but neither manager going to use it as an excuse, they say. no major shocks

yesterday. west ham biggest team to be knocked out as west brom beat them 1— 0. only goal in the 9th minute. it made the the sweeter. 0xford minute. it made the the sweeter. oxford united have probably the result of the day, goalless draw at st james's park, lucrative result of the day, goalless draw at stjames's park, lucrative replay next month. england gearing up for the netball world cup this afternoon. defeat to jamaica in the final group game means they miss out on the final, beating 70— 66 in london. england play south africa for the bronze medal with jamaica playing world champions new zealand in the final. that is all the support for now. thank you, see you later. emergency teams in turkey are continuing to search for survivors of friday's earthquake. at least 29 people are known to have

been killed and more than 1,400 injured after the quake in the east of the country. our world affairs correspondent, richard galpin, has the latest. she is just five years old, and covered in blood, but this girl is now safe. the rescue team pulling her out from under the smashed blocks of concrete and other debris brought down by the earthquake. for the rescue teams, speed is now essential to save lives in freezing temperatures. this emergency worker using a mobile phone to speak to a family trapped underneath the debris, telling them they must keep awake. in the light of morning, the extent of damage was revealed. this, just one of 30 buildings to have been brought down. and hundreds of aftershocks over the past 2a hours have added to the fear in this earthquake—prone region.

some of the homeless have now found shelter, as the temperature at night drops to —10 degrees. 0thers, though, are out on the streets. richard galpin, bbc news. a murder investigation has been launched after the death of a non—league footballer in nottinghamshire. 25—year—old jordan sinnot, who played for matlock town, was found unconscious in retford after a night out. a 27—year—old man has been arrested and remains in police custody. a baby food manufacturer is recalling foods because of concerns and could be tampered with. customers who bought 200 gjars of food have been told not to use them as they may pose a safety risk. it does not affect products sold in all

supermarkets. president trump's defence team have opened their case in the senate impeachment trial, accusing the democrats of seeking to overturn the result of the 2016 election. mr trump denies allegations that he abused his power and obstructed a congressional inquiry. from washington, our correspondent, chris buckler, reports. as the future of his presidency has been facing a congressional challenge, donald trump has been to davos to meet world leaders, to florida to speak to supporters, and ignored other events in washington to attend a pro—life rally. perhaps a sign he is looking past this impeachment trial and already thinking about drumming up votes for the november presidential election. inside congress, his legal team have been arguing that, in bringing this case, the democrats were not really concerned about his behaviour in office. instead they claim that they are trying to overturn the vote that put him there in the first place. they are asking you to tear up all of the ballots across this country,

on your own initiative, take that decision away from the american people. at the start of proceedings, democrats delivered a more than 28,000—page record of evidence and arguments that donald trump abused his power. the republican majority inside the senate makes it inconceivable that president trump be removed from office. what i have learned from all my years in politics and life, if you are right and keep fighting for the truth, you will prevail. a couple of miles away in the white house, a confident mr trump is tweeting and encouraging his supporters to tune into televised proceedings. he also made some comments about the democrats his lawyers would not have got away with inside congress. they will continue making their case tomorrow and you can expect their arguments to become a little more pointed and a little more political and perhaps a little nastier. chris buckler, bbc news, washington.

people in two italian regions are voting in elections that are being seen as a showdown between the government and the far—right party of matteo salvini. his anti—immigrant and populist league party is hoping to make big gains in northern emilia romagna, and the southern region, calabria. emilia romagna is considered the spitirual home of italian socialism and has been governed by the left since the second world war. a victory there could help the league leader to become prime minister. police in arizona had a brush with an offending motorist that will haunt them forever. the driver had dressed a model skeleton, complete with bucket hat, so that he could make use of the multiple—occu pancy lane. an official notice the skeleton which was wearing a hat and tied to the passenger seat with a yellow rate. the driver was given a penalty ticket.

now, the weather. after a week—long spell of very settled weather across the uk, not necessarily sunny, but settled most of the time, things are changing now. turning quite wet across western parts of the uk, rain here for a time. the rain is spreading now to other parts of the uk. in any 1 place, probably not lasting for too long. this is what it looks like around lunchtime, the rain across central and more eastern areas, whereas in the west at this stage, looks like it will already be turning clearer. through tonight, the weather front moves away, some wintry showers, a spell of wintry weather across northern ireland, scotla nd weather across northern ireland, scotland and northern england for a time. early morning risers may encounter some wintry weather over the northern hills. for most, monday looking like a bright day with on

and off showers. goodbye. hello this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: the death toll from the coronavirus in china rises to 56 officials warn the spread of the virus is accelerating and the country faces a "grave situation". as the united states announces plans to fly some of its citizens home, the foreign office is urging britons to leave the province where the outbreak began and advising against further travel there. a member of the grenfell tower inquiry panel resigns over links with the firm that supplied the tower block's deadly cladding. 31 people are dead after the powerful earthquake

in eastern turkey more than1,600 are injured. three million brexit coins go into circulation on friday to commemorate the day britain leaves the european union. now it's time for inside out. in this special edition of inside out west focusing on bristol and the west country, we examine body image. hayley mortimer investigates the rise in popularity of lip fillers and seb choudhury meets the men suffering from ‘bigorexia'. plus, we meet the veteran athletes overturning stereotypes of ageing. this film contains footage of injections. i hope they missed us. do you think they missed us? i think they missed us. hey! did you miss us? well, we're back and have we got a cracker for you! are you ready, babe? take a big deep breath for me. hayley meets the lip king. i have got girls coming in aged 1a or 15 and they are saying, look,