this is bbc news. the headlines at apm: 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". a member of the grenfell tower inquiry panel resigns over links with the firm that supplied the tower block's deadly cladding. three million brexit coins go into circulation on friday to commemorate the day britain leaves the european union. and coming up in half an hour it's witness history. stay tuned for that.

officials in beijing have warned that the new virus that has killed 56 people in china and spread to several other countries is infectious in its incubation period. the president of china has said his country is facing a "grave situation" after the number of cases of coronavirus rose sharply, to more than 2,000. meanwhile here, the department of health says that it has carried out 52 tests for coronavirus and all have come back negative. the government says it is monitoring the situation closely and will continue to work with the world health organization and international community. well, within the past hour canadian officials have been briefing the press about the first case of coronavirus. the province of ontario have informed us that they have a case of

coronavirus. the patient had recently returned from wuhan in china and is in isolation. the laboratory is expected to complete testing within the next 2a hours. this represents the first case of coronavirus in canada. we are working actively to limit the spread of the virus. i have been communicating with my colleague in 0ntario, as well as with my other counterpart across the country. as a country, we have learnt a lot since sars in 2003, and this has allowed oui’ sars in 2003, and this has allowed our country and all levels of government to work closely together to ensure that we are prepared. we are prepared to identify cases and to respond to protect the health of canadians. all health ministers across the country have been working closely and very well together. since china first reported cases of

the coronavirus in late december, the coronavirus in late december, the government of canada has been working closely with counterparts and international partners like the world health organization. this has included exchanging information and updates on a daily basis, and we have been preparing to limit the spread of the virus in canada. canadian hospitals have an incredibly strong infection control system and procedures in place to manage situations like this. we have put into place measures at the toronto and montreal and vancouver international airport to remind travellers to inform an officer if they are experiencing flu—like symptoms. while we are prepared, i can assure canadians that monitoring the situation is a priority. while the situation is a priority. while the risk of an outbreak of the coronavirus in canada remains low, i encourage canadians to tell your health care professional if you have travelled to an infected area of

china and developed flu—like symptoms. thank you, minister. good morning. i would like to start by saying that this announcement from the province of ontario was not unexpected. the health system is on alert to detect potential cases, and to respond promptly when they are confirmed. this shows that our systems are working. i want to impress upon everyone that, although we now have a case in canada, the risk to canadians remains low.

the government comes under pressure to help britons stranded in china by travel restrictions because of the spread of coronavirus. thousands have been taken ill. the uk government is looking at the options — but some britons who can't leave are frustrated. i think the uk government is aware now that all the transport links have closed, so i find it a bit surprising that we are being told to leave if we can. we'll be asking how big a threat the virus poses to public health. also on the programme: relatives of people who died in the grenfell tower fire welcome the resignation of a member of the inquiry panel. the dangers of smart motorways which operate without a hard shoulder —

ministers are set to act after dozens of deaths in five years. and manchester city brush fulham aside as they head into the fifth round of the fa cup. good afternoon. the government has said it is "looking at all options" to help britons leave areas of china, where the coronavirus has killed 56 people and infected at least 2000 more. the united states is flying its consular staff out of wuhan, where the virus first emerged. china has stepped up travel restrictions and banned the sale of wildlife, as it attempts to control the spread of the disease. our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes has sent this report.

on the outskirts of wuhan, the race is on to beat the corona virus. every bulldozer and excavator that can be found is being used to clear land for a 1000 bed isolation hospital. it must be finished in two weeks. the trouble is, it's needed 110w. weeks. the trouble is, it's needed now. chinese officials admitted the virus is spreading faster and can be passed on by people who show no symptoms. there are growing calls for the british government to evacuate its own citizens from the city as the us is already doing. evacuate its own citizens from the city as the us is already doingli think the uk government is aware now that all the transport links are closed so i find it a bit surprising that we are being told to leave if we can when there is no possible route. chinese state tv is showing scenes of people treated in modern intensive care units. but videos like this one uploaded to the

internet show a different picture of hospitals overwhelmed and staff are unable to cope. in beijing's report was mobbed at the head of china's cdc as he tried to calm the growing sense of panic. translation: this virus is not as strong or dangerous as the sars virus was but it's a new virus so we need time to develop vaccines. while the government is 110w vaccines. while the government is now taking measures to contain the spread of this virus, many experts think it is already too late. once that it's a jet in wuhan alone by the end of next week they will beat nearly 200,000 infections and that is quite senior doctors in hong kong are calling on the government to close the border with mainland china. many places in mainland china are not waiting. these pictures on the internet appear to shout town is putting up their own improvised borders, shutting themselves off,

making sure travellers from wuhan cannot come in. wuhan itself is now a ghost town. today this was the centre of a city of 11 million people during the biggest holiday of the year. and let's speak to rupert now from hong kong, where the authorities have declared an emergency due to the spread of the virus. rupert, how worried should we be? i think worried, certainly people should be watching the development of this virus closely but not panicked. there are always two things with novel viruses like this that jumped from animals things with novel viruses like this thatjumped from animals to humans, one question is how easily they spread from human to human and the other is how fatal or deadly they are and in the case of the coronavirus, it seems to spread very easily from human to human and that's why we are seeing it spread so fast in china but the good news

is the mortality rate appears to be low, around 2—3% of people who catch it so it is possible we will see it spread across china and around the world but the good news is that the mortality rate seems to be low, there are doctors now working on a vaccine, we have good viral treatments now, much better than in previous pandemics, we think back to the 1918 flu virus that killed upwards of 20 million people, it will not be like that so people should be concerned and watch out for developments but no need to panic. rupert, many thanks. families of people who died in the grenfell tower fire have welcomed a decision by a member of the inquiry panel to resign. benita mehra stepped down yesterday, after it emerged she had links to a company that supplied the cladding on the tower block. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. every year since the grenfell fire, people come to remember those who lost their lives.

they hope the public inquiry that's been set up will provide answers as to how the fire took hold, but now there are fresh concerns about the process from survivors and the bereaved after an inquiry panel member resigned with hearings about to resume. benita mehra, who is an engineer, was going to provide expert advice to the inquiry. but it emerged she had a past link to arconic, the company which supplied the external cladding for the tower block. the inquiry has found the cladding did not comply with building regulations and was the principal reason for the rapid spread of the fire. ms mehra said herformer role as president of the women's engineering society, which had accepted a donation from arconic‘s charity, had caused a serious concern to the families.

it's highly unfortunate that this has now happened. the bereaved and survivors should not have been put in this situation. we should be starting the inquiry for phase two with two panel members and now we only have one. the grenfell united group welcomed ms mehra's resignation but accused the government of failing to carry out basic checks before appointing her. it said a new panellist with expertise in community relations must be found urgently. that cabinet office has responded to those concerns today, saying the appointment, due processes were followed come due diligence checks we re followed come due diligence checks were conducted as with all appointees in similar situations and official site the links she had with the our comic charitable foundation would not have affected her an partiality but she has stood down in the second phase of the inquiry will begin without her on time tomorrow.

a murder investigation has begun after a footballer died following an attack during a night out. jordan sinnott, who was on loan at matlock town, was found unconscious in retford in nottinghamshire, in the early hours of friday morning. the 25—year—old had suffered a fractured skull and died in hospital. a man has been arrested. the government has given its clearest indication yet that the hs2 high speed rail project will go ahead. a formal review of the new line from london to birmingham and the north of england is taking place, following concerns over rising costs. but today the brexit secretary stephen barclay said the rail link will be a vital part of the uk's transport network. we have a strong commitment to level up we have a strong commitment to level up all part of the uk and hs2 is a key pa rt up all part of the uk and hs2 is a key part of that, notjust for speed but from a capacity point of view and that is a clear commitment we have given the north. gut feeling,

yes or no? yes. our political correspondent, iain watson, is with me. this suggests the government has made up its mind? what's interesting is we are just days away from this big decision and ministers are usually very cautious about what they say but stephen barclay who was usually good at giving noncommittal answers has gone full stea m giving noncommittal answers has gone full steam ahead on an issue dividing the conservative party. some mps want the project cancelled and the money diverted elsewhere but other influential voices, the conservative mayor of the massed midlands for example, say it must go ahead but steve barclay said this was a key part of the levelling up agenda to close the north— south gap, the implication being that government would be failing to deliver on a key promise if hs2 hits the buffers. a word of caution,

after stephen barclay said yes, downing street emphasised this was a gut reaction, and we should not read too much into the entrails. the government is set to overhaul the smart motorway network after revealing 38 people have been killed on them in the last five years. smart motorways don't have a hard shoulder and drivers who break down can be trapped in the speeding traffic. bbc panorama has found that on one section of the m25, near misses have increased 20—fold since the hard shoulder was taken away. richard bilton reports. smart motorways were meant to ease congestion, open up the hard shoulder for traffic, monitor with technology, close a lane when there's a problem. we've got huge problems on the m1 at the moment near sheffield... but lives are being lost. jason mercer stopped on the m1 after a bump with another driver. the cameras didn't see them. the lane wasn't closed.

they were both killed. they should have been picked up stationary on the motorway by detectors, camera operators and they weren't, and that lane wasn't closed until after they were dead. without a hard shoulder, the vehicle in trouble has nowhere to go. this van on the inside lane doesn't spot a car in trouble. jesus! and this one onlyjust misses a broken—down vehicle. this is a police officer trying to divert cars out of lane one... and nearly being hit. there are emergency lay—bys but they can be miles apart. we put in a freedom of information request for one stretch of the m25. one warning sign was out of action for nearly a year, 336 days.

there was also a 20—fold rise in near misses — 72 in the five years with the hard shoulder, 11185 in the five years without. the government has told panorama that 38 people have been killed on smart motorways in the last five years. a review into the smart network is under way. if we are going to have smart motorways, we have to have smart motorways that are safe and in my view they need to be safer than the conventional motorway. the results of the review will be announced shortly but panorama understands radar technology will be introduced across the network, along with more emergency lay—bys, to try to improve safety on the motorways where a breakdown can kill you. richard bilton, bbc news. and you can see the full story from richard bilton on panorama. that's britain's killer motorways

on bbc one tomorrow night at 8:30pm. with all the sport now, here's jane dougall at the bbc sport centre. england's cricketers are on track to win the series against south africa. at the close of play on day three of the fourth test, they've set the home side an improbable target of 466. patrick gearey reports. this is trumpeter billy cooper's last test after 16 years of playing for england. was he soundtrack in the end credits already. this is vernon philander's last test for south africa and he didn't last long this morning, more than 300 runs behind, no point looking back as quinton de kock made england weight and chase but it's difficult to get away from mark wood. that was so quick it not only bowled him but broke one of his bales. wood smashed

35 yesterday, now five wickets to 90, 35 yesterday, now five wickets to go, south africa 183 all out. england could have made the south africans spot again but instead decided to have a go themselves to further stretch towering limbs. south africa stuck at it, to their credit. that noise will not have helped the migrantjoe denly has been suffering and headaches around jos buttler‘s batting are not going away. soon england were batting on a cushion of 400 runs, a lead that should secure the series. the hard work has been done and i still have two days to finish the job. in the fourth round of the fa cup, manchester united are leading tranmere 6—0, while their city rivals also comprehensively beat championship side fulham. joe wilson watched the action. the left of screen, full‘s captain wearing number 13. an experienced

american international sat for a big game, off they went for 90 minutes of which hejust game, off they went for 90 minutes of which he just lasted six. a tangle with manchester city'sjesus and the referee confirmed at penalty and the referee confirmed at penalty and his game was over, so it was the match. no mistake with the penalty. the question already became how many? 2—0 versus ten men thanks to bernardo silva. would you swap places with full‘s manager? pep guardiola with a warm shoulder. if film play here next season, they willaim to film play here next season, they will aim to keep 11 on the pitch. city over random in the second half. forjesus. "f: ame forjesus. t ame is forjesus. "f: ame is a two goals forjesus. every game is a learning game. roger federer, novak djokovic and ashleigh barty are all through to the last eight of the australian open. but teenager coco gauff won't bejoining them.

the 15—year—old's impressive run was brought to an end by fellow american sofia kenin. kenin won in three sets, denying an emotional gauff herfirst grand slam quarterfinal. there's more on the bbc sport website, including the latest in the scottish premiership. but that's it from me. many thanks, jane. there's more throughout the evening on the bbc news channel. we're back with the late news at ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are.

hello, this is bbc news. emergency teams in turkey are continuing to search for survivors of friday's earthquake. at least 35 people are known to have been killed and more than 1,600 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 24 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. others, though, are out on the streets. richard galpin, bbc news. a man has been awarded £100,000 in compensation from police scotland after he was wrongly arrested, handcuffed and spent four nights in custody. gary webb, from dumfries and galloway, said when police arrested him in 2015, they had a warrant for someone else. the police have offered an unreserved apology. the baby food manufacturer, cow & gate, is recalling 15 of its products sold in tesco stores because of concerns that some of them could have been tampered with. customers who bought 200g jars of food for babies aged over seven months are being told not to use them, as they may pose a safety risk. cow & gate products sold in other supermarkets are unaffected. 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.

it's pretty tough for any teacher trying to keep a classroom full of primary school children fully engaged — so imagine how hard it must be for one who's profoundly deaf, relying on sign language and lip reading. but that's exactly the challenge for alysha allen at a school in north london, and she'sjust won an award for her achievements. they were looking at my hands and already i had got them... this is a typical maths lesson for year twos in alysha's class. even though she's profoundly deaf, she teaches at a mainstream school using british sign language and lip—reading. she has just received a national award for her outstanding teaching methods. itjust breaks it down for them visually. it's notjust for maths,

it helps the skills to grow. we have to say, good morning, look at each other during the register. their friends look at them. they say good morning to each other, eye contact. alysha's is not the only class that uses british sign language at this school. every single pupil learns it. we are going to have a little peek at the zebras, a year 5 class, and see what they are up to. it is very rare for all children in a uk school to learn british sign language. the head teacher introduced it 2.5 years ago. initially there were some reservations from some parents when she started. however, i think when they see how amazing she is and the progress of the children, and how quickly they pick up the different signs, and for a lot of the children now, they have learned sign language

for a couple of years, so they have already got some of that knowledge as well. and then there are other adults in the classroom, supporting different children and supporting across the whole classroom, and they see that actually, it's a team effort as well, and everybody is supporting and working together for the best of the children. it's my favourite thing to do at school! it makes me feel happy. if you learn how to sign, you can communicate with deaf people. alysha started as a teaching assistant at a special needs school before training as a teacher. anybody thinking about becoming a teacher, think about it and do it. because children need more role models. and anybody who's deaf and is thinking they can't do it, you can! time for a look at the weather with ben rich.

hello, it has been a day of big changes in our weather. the grey, gloomy, benign conditions of the last few days have been swept away by this band of cloud and rain. behind that, a real change in the feel of the weather. some cold air pushing in from the north—west and you can see these speckled clouds on the satellite picture. a lot of showers waiting in the wings, some of which will be wintry. the colder air has brought more sunshine across parts of northern scotland, for instance, but also a scattering of hefty showers. and that is the sort of weather we can expect really over the next couple of days — rain clearing across the south—east corner this evening and then some clear spells, and then here come those showers. some real downpours in places with hail and thunder, and across the northern half of the uk where temperatures will be at their lowest, there is going to be some wintriness mixing in. not only over the highest hills either. even to relatively low levels, say down to as low as 100 metres