good morning. welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: still stranded — plans to evacuate 200 britons from the virus—hit chinese city of wuhan won't go ahead today as planned. a boost for hs2 — the chancellor gives his backing to the scheme ahead of a key meeting with borisjohnson today. a cut in the cost of borrowing? the bank of england meets later to decide whether to cut interest rates.

i'll be looking at the case for and against reducing rates. tributes are paid to wing commander paul farnes, the last of the battle of britain fighter aces, who's died aged 101. manchester city lose the match, but they win the tie. they're through to the league cup final, beating manchester united on aggregate despite defeat on the night. good morning. much milder start to the day—to—day across—the—board, and milder generally. also cloudy but true rain moving across southern counties and heavier rain moving gci’oss counties and heavier rain moving across the north. more throughout the programme. it's thursday the 30th of january. our top story: 200 british citizens who are trapped in wuhan, the city at the heart of the coronavirus, won't be flown home today as planned. british officials are still waiting for permission to fly from the chinese authorities. the foreign office says it's trying to re—organise the flight

as soon as possible. andy moore reports. in wuhan, brits are busy packing. they were due to be on their way home but now there is no certainty when theirflight home but now there is no certainty when their flight will leave. how do you feel about going home? delightful. my delightful. my biggest worry was my grandmother, you know, because of her copd and my biggest worry was getting her out because it would be betterfor biggest worry was getting her out because it would be better for her to be in the uk if he needs medical treatment rather than in china. in china, the virus has now caused more than 170 deaths and has spread to at least 16 other nations. some countries have already got their citizens out of wuhan. this was a japanese plane arriving in tokyo yesterday. it's now been revealed three people on that flight had the virus, two of them weren't showing any symptoms. that's why the britons returning home from wuhan will have to go into quarantine for two weeks, though where that will be

the confirmed. this was a charter plane arriving yesterday carrying american nationals back to a military base in california. similar flights from other countries are now encountering problems. the departure of the british plane has been delayed. south korea was due to send two planes today. that's now been cut back to just planes today. that's now been cut back tojust one. planes today. that's now been cut back to just one. it's not known why china is refusing permission for some flights. andi mohr, bbc news. robin brant is in shanghai. why has the flight been cancelled or postponed? let's talk about the specifics, it is postponement, not cancellation. this is bureaucratic, frankly not surprising in china, and this is about the chinese giving permission notjust for this is about the chinese giving permission not just for british citizens to be on that plane and going to the uk but in some insta nces going to the uk but in some instances their partners, who are foreign nationals, or maybe

dual—citizenship holders. the bbc has spoken to one man who isjewish and his wife is indonesian. that presents that the chinese with a bit ofa presents that the chinese with a bit of a bureaucratic challenge, but the foreign office is optimistic that can be overcome and the brits can beyond their plane and their partners, no matter where they are from, theirfamily partners, no matter where they are from, their family can partners, no matter where they are from, theirfamily can be partners, no matter where they are from, their family can be with them and they can go to the uk. we're hearing definitely firmer details about where they may be going too and there's clearly a plan to take the people on the plane to one specific place, treat them there and try to keep their family with them for a short period of quarantine. robin, thanks for keeping us up—to—date. robin brant there. the chancellor, sajid javid, will give his backing to the hs2 rail link later today when senior ministers meet to discuss its future. the project has been criticised after costs almost doubled to more than £100 billion. it's intended to create faster links between london, birmingham and northern england. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, is with us from westminster. chris, how important is the backing of the chancellor?

the chancellor has made his position clear ahead of an important day. this intervention is key from sajid javid. why? because when the chancellor of the exchequer makes it clear that he thinks this project should go ahead, it makes it very difficult for the prime minister, borisjohnson, to then say, "well, actually, no it won't". what's been intriguing about this project since borisjohnson intriguing about this project since boris johnson became prime intriguing about this project since borisjohnson became prime minister and particularly since the general election is the conservatives have been prevaricating, there's been a bit of dither about hs2 despite the fa ct ple nty bit of dither about hs2 despite the fa ct plenty of bit of dither about hs2 despite the fact plenty of work has been ploughed into it plenty of money is being ploughed into it. why the delay? the argument of the government is the costs have gone up and they couldn't be certain it was therefore definitely worth doing because there's also been delays to the project. so they went into the general election saying the costs have gone up and there's been delays so have gone up and there's been delays so let's have a look. there's been an expert review sitting

on the government's desk since christmas and we've been promised a response and we've been promised a response and outcome and decision very shortly in the words of the prime minister, but the fact mrjavid is willing to make it clear to the financial times amongst others this morning, the ft where the first to get a hold of this, but his team have been nodding in the direction of plenty others that this is his view tells you it would be very difficult for the prime minister to reverse out of it. the first thing that has divided the new expanded conservative party at westminster. plenty think it is essential to press ahead with given the conservative focus in the election on the midlands and the north of england. 0thers, frankly, think it isa england. 0thers, frankly, think it is a waste of money. chris, for the moment, thanks very much. she posted on instagram saying that it's impossible to reimagine our

lives without kobe. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has reiterated his disappointment at the rejection of an extradition request for the american woman charged over the death of the british teenager harry dunn. it follows a meeting with us secretary of state mike pompeo who is in the uk to discuss future co—operation between the two countries. harry dunn's mother has thanked mr raab for pushing her case, but said they will not stop campaigning until anne sacoolas is facing the uk justice system. the british motorbike firm, norton, has gone into administration. founded in 1898, norton is one of the last remaining british motorcycle brands and best known for its involvement in motorsport. it employs around 100 people at its leicestershire base. one of the last surviving battle of britain pilots has died at the age of 101. wing commander paul farnes was a fighter ace, a pilot who had brought down five or more enemy aircraft. there are nowjust two raf pilots remaining who defended britain from german invasion in the summer of 1940. munaza rafiq has been

looking back at his life. the british met the challenge by throwing in everything they had. they were famously described by churchill as "the few", young fighter pilots who thought daily attacks by enemy planes in the summer attacks by enemy planes in the summer of 1940. it became known as the battle of britain. amongst them was 21—year—old paul farnes. by the end of the summer, he was a confirmed ace, having shot down five enemy planes. his own tally was at least six, possibly more. enemy planes. his own tally was at least six, possibly morelj enemy planes. his own tally was at least six, possibly more. i felt com pletely least six, possibly more. i felt completely confident the whole time. i never felt... i completely confident the whole time. i neverfelt... iwas completely confident the whole time. i neverfelt... i was never afraid. i neverfelt... i was never afraid. i never became... i was never apprehensive really sloppy slightly apprehensive really sloppy slightly apprehensive of planes coming but never much. at the end of the battle he was awarded the distinguished flying medal and continue to serve in the raf until 1958. the head of the raf,

air chief marshal mark wigston, said he'd been an extraordinary man and one of a band of exceptionally brave aviators to who we know our freedom today. munaza rafiq, bbc news. now, here's a teaser for you this morning — what's the best way to transport a greenhouse? there's a number of choices but possibly not the one you're going to see now. someone took a rather unusual approach. this car was seen driving through greater manchester, and funnily enough... looks like the car is driving and there is a structure in the background. it is on the roof rack. what i don't understand is how the person who drove that car... good morning, i like the fact you are aghast at this, the person who

was driving that car needed help to get the greenhouse on the roof. not only was that person rather foolish but there was at least one other foolish person who said yeah, it is fine to put a greenhouse on a roof rack on a little car and drive it in greater manchester. you would be surprised at things people put on their roof racks. that's going some but possibly there will be more extreme examples. we will come back to it because the papers have picked up on it, and other foolish because the papers have picked up on it, and otherfoolish people. because the papers have picked up on it, and other foolish people. not glazed. how do you know? you could see there was no glass. no, no! i don't think you can guarantee that! you have to make sure you are not going undera you have to make sure you are not going under a low bridge! you know, needs must! no, no, charlie, not needs must! no, no, charlie, not needs must! no, no, charlie, not needs must! absolutely not! i think there was glass in it but we will have a closer look. what have you got this morning? something more sensible? i don't know about

sensible but manchester city are through to the league cup final after a scrappy performance against their big—city rivals, manchester united, two disallowed goals. pep guardiola not happy but they got to the final in the end. they did win the first leg 3-1, but the end. they did win the first leg 3—1, but then they still had to get a result last night. manchester united won the second leg last night but city won 3—2 on aggregate. it gets complicated. sorry about that! manchester city will meet aston villa in the league cup final. that's despite losing 1—0 to manchester united in the second leg of their semi—final. city went through 3—2 on aggregate and will be aiming to win the cup for the third year in a row. liverpool's relentless march towards the premier league title continues. they're now 19 points clear of manchester city at the top of the table after beating west ham 2—0. sofia kenin stuns top seed ashleigh barty to reach the final of the australian open. kennin will face either simona halep or garbine muguruza in herfirst

grand slam final. and the world indoor athletics championships are postponed for a year, the latest sporting event to fall victim to the coronavirus. they were due to take place in nanjing in china in march. makes perfect sense at the moment. sensible decision to make. the papers ina sensible decision to make. the papers in a moment? yes, yes. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. are you doing the weather today? yes, that's what i'm doing, charlie! what else would you be doing, carol? i could be doing a multitude of things but we won't get into that! good morning, everybody! this morning it is much milder than yesterday, more on that in a jiffy, but today we're looking at a cloudier and milder day but some will see some rain. to give you an

idea, yesterday morning temperatures we re idea, yesterday morning temperatures were around freezing and we saw quite a bit of frost around but this morning temperatures are around seven degrees. no issues at all with frost. as we go through the day, this mild theme will continue and you can see the yellows and the ambers sweeping across the british isles. we have a south—westerly wind mild direction for us for the next few days. we have this system scooting across southern counties and our weather front shifting south and our weather front shifting south and isobars tell you it will be blustery. in the south—west, we've already got mist and fog around, especially in the hills and on the coast. that system will track across southern areas through the day, bringing patchy rain. you can see a lot of cloud around, thick enough for showers with drizzle. the windiest conditions in the north and west and we have rain here too. temperature—wise, eight in lerwick to 14 in london, so most today will be in milder conditions and, of

course, double figures. through the evening and overnight, still a lot of cloud around and at times a few breaks. still blustery but not as blustery as through the day and then we had our next system coming in, bringing in rain across parts of northern ireland, wales, northern england and scotland. cold ahead of that but in front of it we are looking at overnight lows of ten. that's a pretty good daytime temperature at this stage injanuary much less an overnight low. through the course of friday, here's that same front which is going to be slowly slipping southwards, weakening all the time. we got a system coming in across the north, enhancing the showers, so we start off on enhancing the showers, so we start offona enhancing the showers, so we start off on a grey note. here comes the rain moving south but weakening all the time as it crosses england and wales. behind that, look at this array of showers. some of them will be heavy and still quite a blustery day. temperature—wise, seven in lerwick to highs of 14

or 15. we think that's likely to happen in eastern areas. through the weekend, basically what this chart is showing you is it's going to be quite breezy at times and we have an array of weather fronts crossing us, at times and we have an array of weatherfronts crossing us, meaning it won't be dry. 0n weatherfronts crossing us, meaning it won't be dry. on saturday, our thirst clutch of fronts move across the south of england, bringing rain. further rain and showers across scotland, northern england and northern ireland but in between, there will be bright spells we will also see sunshine coming through with temperatures seven in lerwick, 12 in aberdeen, 13 in belfast and also 13 in london. heading on into sunday, the unsettled theme continues even into monday, but look at the temperatures. for many, it is still going to be mild. carol, good morning. we were listening, have you ever carried a mattress on top of your car?|j haven't, i've never had a big enough car to carry a mattress. on top of the car! i

know! carol understands! she understands the issue! carol, it isa she understands the issue! carol, it is a random question, you saw the story about the car carrying the greenhouse frame, and charlie is, like, "who hasn't carried a mattress on their car everyone has at some point! carol hasn't! she is a category, a very special category. lots of people have done it. ben? jane? no. what have you carried? lengths of wood, suitcases, not a mattress. mike has carried a cast—iron bath on top of his car, the cameraman. i am impressed by the strength, how does it not squash the car? they aren't that heavy. cast—iron baths? car? they aren't that heavy. cast-iron baths? that is the thing about a roof rack, i'm not an expert on roof racks... have you had your coffee this morning? one of

its principles is it spreads the weight around, a bit of science for you, so it won't literally sit on the metal of the car. it spreads the weight around on the roof rack. still quite heavy. i accepted that! anyway... have you got anything to add? mike started by saying i've had a bath on top of my car. we thought you had had a bath on top of the car! splashing around! back to decorum. are let's take a are look at today's papers. the daily telegraph says the chancellor sajid javid will back the hs2 project "no matter the cost". a leaked review suggested the final bill for the high speed rail line could rise to more than £100 billion. the guardian splashes on the coronavirus story. it says a "secure nhs facility" will be used to quarantine any uk citizens airlifted home. the daily mail leads on the story that the newsreader alastair stewart is stepping down from his itv role, after breaking the channel's

rules on twitter use. and "it's over for eu" is the headline on the huffington post this morning, alongside a picture of nigel farage and his fellow brexit party meps waving union flags after his final speech to the european parliament. i think it's supposed to be over for "you". well spotted. thank you, ben. can someone get charlie a cup of tea ora cup of can someone get charlie a cup of tea or a cup of coffee? we've been talking a lot clearly about the human impact of the coronavirus. the financial pages looking at the impact it could have in the world economy, it the virus hits, markets could fall by 10%. markets

may be linked to your pension or maybe savings. it could have a knock—on effect further down the line. how you might ask? 0ne effect further down the line. how you might ask? one example is apple. the tech giant has told us its hmmfi the tech giant has told us its forecast for the year ahead is down quite significantly because of its exposure to china, not only to how much it sells but how much it manufactures. with factories closed for so long, the chinese new year holiday has been extended. that could have a huge effect on the business. 0ne could have a huge effect on the business. one to watch certainly. there is a brilliant story in the guardian that tate britain, near museum in london, it's a ahead of coffee and they appoint that paying this head of coffee £40,000 suggesting that is more than an annual wage for a curator based at the museum who earnsjust over £37,000 so a suggestion the man running the coffee business is

earning much more than the curator. quite a good job for 40 grand. coffee is important to a lot of people. more important than art. on most of the back pages, last night's derby match in manchester for the second leg of the league cup. red mist is the son's headline, notjust because got sent off at the attack oi'i because got sent off at the attack on edwards house. and 0le gunnar solskjaer, who said how disgusted he was at the small subsection of fans who attacked the house. the daily mail, trouble in the stands. some of the seats were rip out. manchester city say they are going to look at the cctv footage and also allegedly some of the city fans were making reference to the munich

air disaster as well so cctv footage is going to be examined by manchester city. we return now to our top story, and as the coronavirus continues to spread — what is being done to tackle it? scientists in the us have told the bbc they could have a vaccine ready for use before the end of the year. 0ur global health correspondent, tulip mazumdar, has been given exclusive access to their labs in san diego. developing a new vaccine can take yea rs, developing a new vaccine can take years, sometimes decades but international research facilities all around the world like this one here in san diego are trying to come up here in san diego are trying to come up with a vaccine for the new coronavirus in record time. let's find out how they are doing it. so this is doctor kate brodrick. hello, kate. she heads up research and develop midtier at innovio and you

can tell us how you even start creating a vaccine. absolutely, to live. what you are looking at here is the actual dna sequence from the outbreak in china. we received this virus sequence when the authorities put it on line, we downloaded it, we started working on it immediately and essentially overnight, we started working on it immediately. and essentially overnight we designed the vaccine that you can see here. the next step then is to put that into manufacture. so, let's go and have a look at that now. great. so, here we are, tulip in the plasma manufacturing lab. so what you can see here is that we have taken the dna medicine, the plasma, and now we have added it to bacteria and the incubators in the back, you can see the bacteria growing. and also in these flasks you can see on the benchtop here. it's a very musty smell. very smelly — you do get used to it after a while.

so the next stage will be to purify the dna from the bacteria, that will give us a pure product which then can be used for preclinical testing which is going to start this week. and we hope to get the final product into human testing by early summer. 0k, kate broderick from inovio, thank you for telling us about that. well, as you heard there, the hope is to get this into human trials by record signed by the early summer. there are a number of international pharmaceuticals doing similar work. it's unclear, of course, how long this outbreak in china is going to continue for, but it is hoped that they will have a vaccine in time to help people in this outbreak. tulip mazumdar, bbc news, san diego. we will be covering a lot more in coronavirus and the people try and get back to the uk from china later in the programme. they've become a familiar sight in cities across the world — you might have seen them or used them on holiday. but how would you feel about electric scooters on the roads where you live? now, the department

of transport is set to consult on whether riding an electric—scooter on public roads, cycle paths and pavements should be made legal in the uk. greg mackenzie has been out in london to find out what people think. love them or loathe them, electric scooters are appearing in our cities in ever greater numbers but are they outpacing current legislation? riding and e—scooter on the pavement or the road is actually illegal and if you are caught caught you can be fined up to £300 and have six points awarded on your license but that's assuming the individual even as a licence. now last year in london alone, there were ten serious injuries to riders on e—scooters. last summer, police and the capital attempted to crack down on the use of e—scooters. some unlucky riders got away with a warning or a fine but now the department for transport is to hold the

consultation on whether riding electric scooter on public roads, cycle paths and pavements should be made legal. the legislation, it's kind of a grey area. you are not allowed to buy them on public uppity, the road of them on public uppity, the road of the pavement but i've written in past police on most days and not had a problem. what will you make of the consultation? they should be legal. they are no less safe than a b i cycle. they are no less safe than a bicycle. so i've been riding the scooter over two years now. the reason why i ride a scooter, i can commute around london much faster, must expect much cheaper so i've invested in the scooter. the department of transport knowledges that the invention of e—bikes and e—scooters as well as demands for less polluting modes of transport is changing the way people get around. mps are due to start the consultation in the coming months. greg mckenzie, bbc news. so, mixed reviews, but should they be legalised?

let us know what you think. you can tweet us at bbc breakfast, get in touch on our facebook page or drop us an email at bbcbrea kfast@bbc. co. uk. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. regular scooter yes, electric no. so you regularly? i've been on a regular scooter occasionally. i've never done that. let us know about that as well. we will see how that works out. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning — i'm sonja jessup. the number of child sexual offences committed online in the capital has risen by 130% in3years. that's according to figures released by the met police. they say last year they recorded more than two thousand incidents where abusers had made, distributed or possessed indecent images of children. the force has launched new specialist teams to catch offenders, and try to track the young people being

abused. 0ur behind every one of these images and videos, there is a real child whose been abused. this is not a victimless crime and every time that image is viewed already that abuse continues for that child. a new report warns more than half of london's nurses want to leave the capital. it's because the cost of living is too high. a survey by the royal college of nursing found accommodation and transport costs were the biggest concerns. they say more than ten thousand nursing posts are currently unfilled here in london — it's a record number. there are calls to cut planning red tape and back entrepreneurs in order to save london's high streets. the business group london first says more needs to be done to tackle a growing number of vacant premises and persuade shoppers to return to certain areas. in a new report, they've called for greater flexibility and short—term lets to stop stores being left empty. travel now. plenty of problmes on the tube this morning. district line is part—suspended from edgware road to wimbledon due

to a signal failure. servere delays on the metropolitan line between wembley park and aldgate due to a faulty train. the 0verground has no service between south tottenham and barking and tfl rail has sevre delays from liverpool street to shenfield. south western train services between clapham junction and richmond are disrupted following overrunning engineering works. and a quick look at the a13 westbound traffic is building from dagenham into barking. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, elizabeth rizzini. good morning. after a couple of hello, good morning. after a couple of very cold starts it's a lot milder out there this morning. apogee generally mid to high single figures. it will feel milder throughout the day, plenty of crowd around, turning misty and murky later on through the afternoon and outbreaks of light that she reigned. not completely dry but it is a dry start today, the wind is picking up as we head through the late morning

into the afternoon and eventually we will see a little bit of wet weather for southern areas pushing in from the west as we head through the second half of the day. top temperatures up to 11 and 13 celsius. it mild and will stay mild overnight, a bit touchy light rain and drizzle, 20 of cloud, misty, murky conditions around as we head into the start of the day tomorrow. temperatures down to between eight and 10 celsius. write a morning is another mild one and should be dry for the day. day. another mild one and should be dry forthe day. day. 0utbreaks another mild one and should be dry for the day. day. outbreaks of rain later and it is going to feel very windy. wendy is still on saturday again without mix of rain over the weekend and staying mild. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half—an—hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning:

the last fighter ace of the battle of britain has died at the age of 101. we'll be looking back on the life of paul farnes. electricity customers are paying £800 million too much for their bills according to a new report. ben will be here to tell us if we're due a refund. ‘tainted love' by soft cell plays more than 40 years since he first formed soft cell, marc almond is back with a new album. he'll be here just after 8:30am. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: 200 british citizens due to be evacuated from the city at the heart of the coronavirus are still stranded there after a flight was postponed by the foreign office. british officials are still

waiting for permission to fly from the chinese authorities. 0ur correspondent, andy moore, is outside the foreign office for us this morning. andy, what is and isn't clear at the moment as to why this light can't ta ke moment as to why this light can't take off? why it's been postponed? well, we got a brief statement from the foreign office saying the flight had been postponed, it should have beenin had been postponed, it should have been in the air by now, it was postponed because the relevant permission wasn't forthcoming from chinese authorities and the foreign 0ffice chinese authorities and the foreign office said it was working urgently to solve that problem. it seems to be affecting quite a few other countries... south korea got two planes in today and it's only allowed to fly one. why no permission? maybe chinese bureaucracy, may be too many countries are scrambling all at once to get their foreign 00:31:51,1000 --> 00:31:52,525 nationals countries are scrambling all at once to get theirforeign nationals back and maybe, just maybe, the chinese are worried about these repatriations light spreading the virus around the world. also

uncertain where the flight will come back to. possibly brize norton in 0xfordshire. we thought they might stay at the base for two weeks in quarantine, now we think they might go to an nhs oscillatory but where thatis go to an nhs oscillatory but where that is we don't know. andy, thanks very much for that moment outside the foreign office. chris hill, who's originally from the uk, lives in wuhan with his family. he's been told he would have to leave his wife and daughter behind due to their chinese nationality. hejoins us now. good morning. good morning. just so people understand, break down yourfamily just so people understand, break down your family situation in terms of what nationality your wife and your daughter is? my wife is chinese, she is a native of wuhan, and my daughter is, as you can guess, half rotation and half chinese. so what have you been told

by the authorities in terms of where that leaves you in terms of leaving? i haven't been informed much but they're saying chinese nationals won't be allowed to leave. so for me it's kind of a hard decision to make. so you've been told that you as a british citizen can leave wuhan, but your wife and daughter will not be allowed to leave. is that your understanding? as far as i know currently, yes, that's my understanding. when you say as far as you know, what kind of communication have you had with either the chinese authorities or indeed the british government in terms of how they are planning to proceed? well, the british consulate in wuhan, the staff are still there working hard for the people in wuhan. the chinese side of it is trying to help as much as they

can. and what information have you received so far? can you take us through what they've told you? the chinese authorities have told people to just remain in their homes, to stay safe and avoid any possible contamination from outside. the fco, the embassy and the consulate are trying their best, but it's hard for them to contact every single british in the city. was it or is it, chris, your hope that both you and your family could be on board this flight? it was expected to be leaving today, maybe tomorrow, is that what you we re maybe tomorrow, is that what you were hoping? if they allow it, yes, i would love to, but if that's not possible, i would have to make a very ha rd possible, i would have to make a very hard choice. so what would that choice be? would you be willing to leave your

family behind to go to safety? it's a very ha rd behind to go to safety? it's a very hard moral question because my daughter's only four years old, so it's a very hard choice to make. can you tell us a little bit about how things are working out more generally in terms of everyday life at the moment? i know for example that your wife is a nurse, is that right? yes, that's correct. what has your experience been, if she still working and how she been able to get to work? yes, she works in a children's hospital sophie is somewhat lucky in that she's not fully on the frontline, as some other people are —— children's hospital so she is. are you at home, what about movements and everyday life? at the moment with the city under lockdown, there's not much anybody can do. but what you can see behind me, this

is my what you can see behind me, this is my club, and i spend my day with my daughter. chris, can i ask you, is enough being done either by the british authorities or by the chinese authorities, but specifically by the british government, to help people like you, british citizens, in the situation you are in? they are trying their best, but because of red tape, it is making it hard for them. i guess they could try and do something else. even if they cannot all expatriate ‘s out of the country, they should be able to offer something they should be doing something for them. chris hill, in wuhan. his wife is a chinese national, his daughter has dual nationality, and that is causing complications about who is allowed to leave. what would you do? so hard

for anyone as a parent to imagine leaving their child there when you are concerned and worried about a virus hitting the headlines all around the world. in terms of the specifics we are hearing from our correspondence out there this morning is the foreign 0ffice there this morning is the foreign office has said the permission is not forthcoming at the moment for the flight that 200 people were due to get on today to get out of wuhan. we will keep you date on any developments. the chancellor sajid javid is giving his backing to the high speed 2 rail line at a meeting with the prime minister and transport secretary later today. a decision on the future of the high—speed rail line is expected in the coming days. it has been criticised for the spiralling cost of the scheme — latest estimates put the total at more than £100 billion. vanessa bryant has thanked the millions of people who have sent her family support after the death of her husband, basketball legend kobe,

and daughter gianna. the pair were two of the nine people who died in a helicopter crash in california on sunday. she posted on instagram, saying that it's impossible to imagine our lives without them. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has reiterated his disappointment at the rejection of an extradition request for the american woman charged over the death of the british teenager harry dunn. it follows a meeting with us secretary of state mike pompeo who is in the uk to discuss future co—operation between the two countries. harry dunn's mother has thanked mr raab for pushing her case, but said they will not stop campaigning until anne sacoolas is facing the uk justice system. those are the main stories and gain can give us the sports stories. derby night last night, manchester city against manchester united and manchester city are through to the

final -- manchester city are through to the final —— jane. manchester city will meet aston villa in the league cup final, that's despite losing 1—0 to manchester united in the second leg of their semi—final. the strike from nemnja matic who was later sent off. manchester city went through 3—2 on aggregate and will be aiming to win the cup for the third year in a row. both managers condemned the actions of a few city fans, who made aeroplane gestures towards united supporters, a reference to the munich air crash. we wa nt we want rivalry, but let's keep it ata we want rivalry, but let's keep it at a sane level and let's make sure we eradicate that, no? so yeah, i stand behind pep there and all of us do. we want to make this a nice game. and arsenal will face chelsea in the women's league cup final after they both won their semi—finals last night. in the premier league, liverpool are now 19 points clear of manchester city at the top of the table after beating west ham 2—0 at the london stadium. mo salah opened the scoring with a penalty. and alex 0xlade chamberlain struck early in the second half. west ham are now only

above the relegation zone on goal difference. we just have to carry on, we will carry on and so many things can happen in that last period. it's not interesting who can catch, it's just not decided and that's why we don't feel like it's already done. nobody stands there, it's "play that game and after the game, it's like, take a deep breath, saturday, southampton, that's how it is. celtic maintained their five point lead at the top of the scottish premiership with a 3—0 win over stjohnstone. lee griffiths with the pick of the goals, which all came in the opening half—hour. title rivals rangers kept up the chase by beating ross county 2—0.

american sofia kenin has stunned top seed and home favourite ash barty at the australian open to reach herfirst grand slam final. in sweltering conditions in melbourne, kenin took advantage of barty‘s nerves to win in straight sets and she'll move into the world's top 10 whatever happens on saturday. who she'll face in the final is being decided right now. unseeded garbine muguruza is looking to reach her first grand slam final since winning wimbledon three years ago. she's facing the number four seed and current wimbledon champion simona halep, and muguruza has just taken the first set on a tie—break. isn't it odd how quickly things change? so she won wimbledon three yea rs change? so she won wimbledon three years ago, muguruza, and she is now unseeded. she kind of disappeared. i didn't know she was unseeded! she went through a difficult patch and she had an injury for a while. so you just drop out of the ranking, that's what happens! if you are

injured you can't play for a while and you drop down and you drop down. unseeded means she wouldn't have been the top players for that tournament. exciting match whatever. it should finish while we are on the programme. staying with the australian open. .. and great britain'sjoe salisbury is through to his first grand slam final in the men's doubles. he's alongside his american partner rajeev ram. they came from a set down to beat alexander bublik and mikhail kukushkin. they face an australian wildcard duo for the title on saturday. the world indoor athletics championships have become the latest sporting event to fall victim to the corona virus. they were scheduled to take place in nanjing in china in march, but have been postponed for 12 months. the organisers said the spread of the virus was still at a concerning level and no one should be going ahead with any major gathering that could be postponed. and finally, some good news to bring you. you might remember england cricketer ben stokes' father ged was taken ill in south africa just before christmas.

well, after more than five weeks in hospital and three operations, he's well enough to head home. stokes said his father leaving hospital was more pleasing than winning the series in south africa. he also said, "i am so proud to be your son. and as for you mam, behind every man is a stronger woman — you are incredible." that is good news for the family. isn't that nice? came out to him to watch and fell ill and had to go to hospital. also puts things in perspective, family over winning the series. it's only sport! working in the prison services is understandably high pressure, but now it has emerged that 1,000 prison officers in england and wales took time off work last year because of stress, and 800 were absent because of anxiety or depression. the figures obtained by freedom of information requests represent a significant increase on previous years. home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports.

just a foreboding inside your belly... like you haven't done your homework asa like you haven't done your homework as a child but amplified 100 times as a child but amplified 100 times as you're getting to going in those doors. the fear of a prison officer. for 13 years, bob worked out some of the most challenging jails in the country, dealing with outbreaks of violence and disorder, and having to help prisoners who'd harmed themselves. this former soldier — who doesn't want his real name to be known — eventually cracked under the pressure. i started to be, on occasions, sick on the way to work. actually physically vomiting. my sleep was disordered. my personal relationships were strained, and certainly i lost one relationship through the period. and i started to shrink back socially as well. i was seeing less and less of my circle of friends. and you put that down to the stress at work? stress at work,

absolutely. the stressful nature of prison work is seldom talked about and the impact on staff even less so. but figures obtained by bbc news suggest increasing numbers of prison officers in state—run jails are suffering from mental health problems — 1,900 last year. 0ver over 1000 0ver1000 were off with stress and over 800 had anxiety or depression, 700 times the number reported two yea rs 700 times the number reported two years earlier. although some conditions may be due to problems outside work, researchers believe prison of are vulnerable because of what they encounter everyday. if you're constantly aware that you are likely to be in danger, it's pa rt are likely to be in danger, it's part of almost like post—traumatic. so when you come home, you're still hypervigilant, you're so when you come home, you're still hypervigila nt, you're having problems coming down, the anxiety levels are high, and you're going to have trouble sleeping.

alanjones became depressed after a prisoner hit him with a chair. he sustained serious injuries to his arm — a metal plate had to be inserted. the former prisoner officers sued the ministry ofjustice for failing to handle the incident properly and won, but he says his mental health suffered due to a lack of support. i always thought i'd be covered, you know? if anything happened, that the prison service would have something in place to look after me and say, "everything will be fine, there's this in place, that in place." and i just felt so alone. the prison service says that have access to trauma support, occupational health advice and counselling, 24 hours a day. danny shaw, bbc news. this but bob, who was medically retired three years ago, say anyone who is considering a career as a prison officer must ask themselves if they are suited to the role. people should ask themselves if

they can. i didn't, and i couldn't. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. what a gorgeous picture you got there. isn't it lovely? good morning everybody. if you're stepping outside, not as cold as it was this time yesterday across the board. it is overnight actually went up on that mild theme will continue over the course of today. barely cloudy though in some of us seeing that rain. rain moving across southern england. this area of low pressure has two fronts. the second one which isa has two fronts. the second one which is a cold front, sinking south. 0ne look at those isobars tells you it's going to be a blustery day, windy across the north and west. we start off with the weather front pushing a crossover scotla nd, off with the weather front pushing a crossover scotland, a weakening feature into northern england. what we're within scotland scotland as a

blustery day, windy with exposure and heavy showers but brighter skies in the shelter of the grampians with sunshine. northern ireland, bright spells with cloud but a lot of cloud across england and wales, bringing murky conditions. devon and cornwall, particularly so. it will become quite murky as we go to the afternoon. visibility won't be as good as first thing in the morning. temperature—wise, six in the north as we sweep down towards the south. into this evening and overnight, here is the weak weather front taking patchy rain with it. showers left behind. annexed clutch of run fronts arrive. these overnight lows are not uncommon for this stage in

january. ten, possibly 11. through friday, getting down towards the south—west. the rain not as heavy. behind it, it will partner stop we will see showers, still quite blustery. showers merging across the north and west of scotland. there will be brighter gaps in that cloud so some of us will see some sunshine. worth noting, temperatures in the east in particular, somewhere in eastern england, it could hit 15 degrees. enter saturday, front moving southwards which will clear the south—east. you can see in the north, another area. in between, some sunny north, another area. in between, some sunny skies. a very quick look at sunday. 0vernight saturday to

sunday, the system coming to the south. moving northwards. it could be wintry in the hills. if you do have outdoor plans on sunday, keeping tabs on what is happening with that weather front. carole, thank you. the bank of england is meeting today to decide whether to cut interest rates. so could the cost of borrowing be about to fall? ben's been looking into this for us. yes, that's right. it's good or bad for savers or borrowers, depending on what you are doing with your money. we're talking about the bank of england. its monetary policy committee — as it's known — meets later and decides whether to change interest rates. today's meeting is the last with this man — mark carney. he's the governor of the bank of england and chairs a three—day meeting eight times a year with the other top officials at the bank. they decide on how to change what's known as the base rate. that's usually passed on from the banks to us through interest rates

for mortgages and loans. when they raise it, it encourages us to save more and spend less, keeping inflation in check. when it's lower, we might spend more and boost the economy. the have to balance growth and inflation. at the moment, the base rate is 0.75%. it hasn't been cut since 2016. but that could all change today. but why? here's claer barrett, personal finance editor at the financial times. we're not out of the brexit woods yet, we still have to renegotiate a trade deal with the eu before the end the year. that will probably mmp end the year. that will probably ramp up uncertainty again towards the end of 2020 but in the meantime, businesses are still cautious about whether they should invest, create newjobs, buy whether they should invest, create new jobs, buy new whether they should invest, create newjobs, buy new stock, equipment, at cetera, so there is an argument to say the bank could provide a shot in the arm. if rates are cut then banks might have more confidence to lend

money and businesses might be encouraged to invest more. and with retail sales also pretty sluggish, a rate cut could encourage us to spend more on our credit cards. but it could be more bad news for savers. they've faced a decade of low rates from the high street banks and that isn't likely to improve any time soon. so does that mean it's good news for borrowers? perhaps not. here is claer barrett again. if you are borrowing money to buy a house, mortgage rates are at all—time lows because of competition in the market but if you want a standard variable rate, a policing rate from your lender, cuts for those will be made. they have been fairly low for some time. if you're looking to borrow money on the credit card or personal loan market, i don't foresee there will really be much of a change in that at all. so that's the other side of the argument. analysts currently think it is 50/50 on whether we get a rate cut. we'll find out at

midday. charlie really liked your little pig- charlie really liked your little pig. we aim to please. it was moving at speed. if you fancy yourself as an interior design enthusiast — you might be tempted by some statement wallpaper, bold colours, or maybe some striking furniture. well that's nothing compared to the artist ron gittins. when his sister visited his flat for the first time after he passed away she found a hidden treasure trove of his work. ian haslam went to take a look. at first glance, you could be forgiven further assuming this eye—catching and varied work belongs toa eye—catching and varied work belongs to a prestigious art gallery but you couldn't be any further from the truth. this is in fact a 2—bedroom flat in birkenhead. among and many other things, ron gittins was an actor and preacher but it says astonishing artwork which has now become his overriding legacy. he was

into greece and rome and egypt and all of that anti— painted this. into greece and rome and egypt and all of that anti- painted this. ron was a big influence on his artist niece jan but even she was surprised by his home. i know he got up to all sorts of amazing creative adventures but when we saw this, we were just so overwhelmed but we absolute know that he would be thrilled that he was getting a lot of attention because he was quite an attention seeking person. and in this cement lined sculpture he's got a little barbecue thing. he's even got a pan as well. imagine having a banquet from the lion ‘s mouth. as well. imagine having a banquet from the lion 's mouth. all things considered, it's a nice bit of innovation. it is, isn't it? this is the family's last photo of ron when the family's last photo of ron when the scale of his work was unknown to them. he was private in the fact that he didn't want people in and out but i was truly amazed to see the extent of his work. i remember he said to my husband years ago, "i will not be ignored." in everything that he did, he made sure that he

would not be ignored. in life or in death, ron's art is starting to go global. define the complete version of someone's life in one place is extraordinary. it's going viral almost. it's into europe and america at the moment. and for those that knew him well, it's deserved recognition. when i came here 33 yea rs recognition. when i came here 33 years ago, it wasn't like this. there was a few art things on the wall but he is progressed. when we look around, we see what a great artist he was and he has to be remembered. it is why his family have launched a crowdfunding appeal to pay ron's rented flat to maintain his work. in our dream would be to haveit his work. in our dream would be to have it as a place where all sorts of people can enjoy ron's amazing line fireplace, among the things

he's done. it was, it seems, he was a true one off. that was fantastic. an extraordinary story. because it was rented, was it in the lease? don't do any painting. if you're not supposed to bang inalienable at some rented basis, imagine what the landlord is going to say. he didn't even let any of his family or friends in there. just whittling away doing these brilliant creations. it would be ashamed of more can't see it. that looks fabulous. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning — i'm sonja jessup. violence across the capital cost londoners £3 billion last year, according to one of the biggest ever studies into the city's murder rate. the report, commissioned by london's violence reduction unit, said that cost was made up of responding to offences

as well as the wider impact on the capital's economy. they say there needs to be more support for local groups trying to help. but one criminologist says more investment is vital. the analysis of the nature of the problem is spot on but in terms of responses, we are still woefully inadequate so we've made some good small steps towards addressing the problems, we have adopted a public health approach, we have violence reduction units set up, great, but the scale of investments in these units is nowhere near what where it needs to be. the number of child sexual offences committed online in the capital has risen by 130% in three years. that's according to figures released by the met police. they say last year they recorded more than two thousand incidents where abusers had made, distributed or possessed indecent images of children. a new report warns more than half of london's nurses want to leave the capital because the cost of

living is too high. a survey by the royal college of nursing found accommodation and transport costs were the biggest concerns. they say more than 10,000 nursing posts are currently unfilled here in london it's a record number. travel now. plenty of problems on the tube this morning. the circle line has severe delays. the district line is part—suspended although, it has just reopened. from earls court to wimbledon due to a signal failure. the metropolitan line has severe delays, and the 0verground has no service between south tottenham and barking. tfl rail services have severe delays from liverpool street to shenfield. and a quick look at the a13 westbound traffic is building from dagenham into barking. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. after a couple of very cold starts, it's a lot milder out there this morning. temperatures generally mid—to—high single figures.

it will feel milder throughout the day, plenty of crowd around, turning a bit misty and murky later on through the afternoon and there'll be some outbreaks of light, patchy rain and drizzle, so not completely dry. but it is a dry start to the day. that wind is picking up as we head through the late morning into the afternoon and eventually we will see a little bit of wet weather, particularly for southern areas just push in from the west as we head through the second half of the day. top temperatures all the way up to between 11 and 13 degrees celsius. so it is mild and will stay mild overnight, a bit patchy light rain and drizzle, plenty of cloud, misty and murky conditions around as we head into the start of the day tomorrow. temperatures down to between 8 and 10 degrees celsius. so friday morning is another mild one and it should be dry for the first half of the day. there'll be some outbreaks of rain later and it is going to feel really very windy. windier still on saturday, again with some outbreaks of rain at times over the weekend,

and staying mild. so that's all from me. i'll be back in around half—an—hour. plenty more news travel and hs2 on breakfast. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: still stranded. plans to evacuate 200 britons from the virus—hit chinese city of wuhan won't go ahead today as planned. a boost for hs2. the chancellor gives his backing to the scheme ahead of a key meeting with borisjohnson today. electricity customers pay £800 million too much for their

bills. according to a new report uk households have been overpaying for seven years after the regulator wasn't tough enough on energy network companies. i'll be asking if we're due a refund. tributes are paid to wing commander paul farnes, the last of the battle of britain fighter aces, who's died aged 101. manchester city lose the match but they win the tie. they're through to the league cup final, beating manchester united on aggregate, despite defeat on the night. good morning. a milder start to the day than yesterday and a milder day generally. fairly cloudy for most of us, but patchy rain scooting across the south and heavier rain in the north. i'll have many more details in about 15 minutes. it's thursday the 30th of january. our top story: 200 british citizens who are trapped in wuhan, the city at the heart of the coronavirus, won't be flown

home today as planned. british officials are still waiting for permission to fly from the chinese authorities. the foreign office says it's trying to re—organise the flight as soon as possible. andy moore reports. in wuhan, brits are busy packing. they were due to be on their way home but now there is no certainty when their flight will leave. how do you feel about going home? delightful. my biggest worry was my grandmother, you know, because of her copd and my biggest worry was getting her out because it would be better for her to be in the uk if he needs medical treatment rather than in china. in china, the virus has now caused more than 170 deaths and has spread to at least 16 other nations. some countries have already got their citizens out of wuhan. this was a japanese plane arriving in tokyo yesterday. it's now been revealed that three people on that flight had the virus, two of them weren't showing any symptoms. that's why the britons returning home from wuhan

will have to go into quarantine for two weeks, though where that will hasn't been confirmed. this was a charter plane arriving yesterday carrying american nationals back to a military base in california. similarflights from other countries are now encountering problems. the departure of the british plane has been delayed. south korea was due to send two planes today. that's now been cut back tojust one. it's not known why china is refusing permission for some flights. andi moore, bbc news. andy moore, bbc news. andy moore is outside the foreign office for us this morning. what is the latest that we have heard? we had a statement from the foreign office late last night saying this flight wasn't happening, we thought it might be in the air right now, we don't know when it will happen, perhaps tomorrow. because of this problem with permissions. that's a problem that, asi permissions. that's a problem that, as i said in that report, seems to be affecting quite a few countries

and we hearjapan wanted to send two flights in one day but was told it could only send one. why? maybe it's chinese bureaucracy, maybe there are too many countries scrambling at the moment to get their citizens out of wuhan. uncertainty about the time of the flight for british nationals and uncertainty about where it will be coming back to. we haven't heard officially but we think it might be raf brize norton in 0xfordshire. what happens then is we know people on board will have to go into quarantine for two weeks, but where will that be? thought initially it might be at the base but now we think it might be some sort of nhs facility but where it is, we just don't know at the moment. andy moore, thanks very much, outside the foreign office. the chancellor, sajid javid, will give his backing to the hs2 rail link later today when senior ministers meet to discuss its future. the project has been criticised after costs almost doubled to more than £100 billion. it's intended to create faster links between london, birmingham and northern england. political correspondent chris mason

is with us from westminster. so, chris, the chancellor... it feels like an important moment, he's given it its backing and it's an important meeting today? given it its backing and it's an important meeting today7m given it its backing and it's an important meeting today? it is an important meeting today? it is an important moment because there's been a wibble and a wobble and either an prevarication from boris johnson and his government ever since he became prime minister last summer. there's been a review looking at it and concerns about the spiralling costs, about the delay until the first trains will run, and yet here is the chancellor, sajid javid, making it clear, making it known this morning that he thinks, having looked at the numbers, having scrutinised the costs, that on balance it is worth going ahead with. that's a bold thing for a chancellor to say if the prime minister is about to scrap the whole thing. the government says it hasn't made a decision. there will be a meeting today involving

the chancellor, the transport secretary and the prime minister and we will have a final decision next month, but that is as soon as next week, so a decision looks imminent and it looks like in the end of the government will probably say on balance we should push ahead with this, while remaining cautious about those costs. chris, for the moment, thank you. vanessa bryant has thanked the millions of people who have sent her family support after the death of her husband, basketball legend kobe, and daughter gianna. the pair were two of the nine people who died in a helicopter crash in california on sunday. she posted on instagram, saying that it's impossible to imagine our lives without them. the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has reiterated his disappointment at the rejection of an extradition request for the american woman charged over the death of the british teenager harry dunn. it follows a meeting with us secretary of state mike pompeo who is in the uk to discuss future co—operation between the two countries.

harry dunn's mother has thanked mr raab for pushing her case, but said they will not stop campaigning until anne sacoolas is facing the uk justice system. the british motorbike firm, norton, has gone into administration. founded in 1898, norton is one of the last remaining british motorcycle brands and best known for its involvement in motorsport. it employs around 100 people at its leicestershire base. now, here's a teaser for you this morning — what's the best way to transport a greenhouse? you might have seen this picture already. have a look this. you have bought a greenhouse and you have to get it from one place to another, what do you do? you put it on top of a car. it was going through greater manchester and apparently it was just the frame, but you can see, does that make sense? it is too big to put on top of the car. when i saw the picture in the paper i thought

there was glass on it but there isn't, and the frame, when you think about it, it is quite light. it is an odd thing, you wouldn't want to get into any tight spaces and turning corners would be awkward. very tricky. it has prompted the question about what you might have had on top of your car at some point. somebody e-mailed in saying in their student days, they took a living room carpet, put it on top of a mini, mini cooper, to the car wash to clean the carpet. that is mrs sheila at away. right, ok! i don't know if that would work. resource will! you have the brushes, don't you? —— resource for. will! you have the brushes, don't you? -- resource for. let's look at some of these pictures sent in this morning. a mattress on the top of the car, everyone has done that at some point, haven't they? there is evidence. not one mattress, there is two! minis seem to be the car is

used to transport these things. on the face of it i would say it is a single mattress but i'm not an expert. two mattresses... two single mattressmattresses, if it is a single, it spreads around the car adding to thejeopardy. single, it spreads around the car adding to the jeopardy. you have thought about this a bit to much this morning! you have to think about something! we will have the sport and the weather for you later. it is 7:05am. the coronavirus has now spread to every region of china, and the number of people infected continues to rise. later today the world health 0rganization will decide whether to declare a global health emergency. let's take a look at how we got here. the first cases of the virus began to emerge at the end of last year, and centred in the city wuhan, in the east of china. since then, the virus has infected thousands of people globally. 0vernight, the numbers soared to over 7,000. so far, at least 170 people have

died, with no deaths reported outside of china. the chinese government has tried to contain the outbreak with strict travel restrictions and australia, japan, the us and eu nations are also repatriating citizens. we'rejoined now by ben pinkerton, an english teacher who was due to fly back to the uk on a flight from wuhan today. ben, on a flight from wuhan today. thank you so muchf to ben, thank you so much for talking to us on breakfast this morning. do you want to tell me what happened and why you were getting on that flight, and why you were getting on that flight, and what you heard about the flight flight, and what you heard about the flight and why you're not able to be on it? well, we were obviously getting on the flight because we want to get back to the uk. we thought it would bea back to the uk. we thought it would be a safer place to be at this time because we are at the epicentre of the entire coronavirus problem. we've been told that it had been scheduled for around thursday morning uk time and then we got told that wasn't the case, it had been delayed because there had been no

agreement made on the chinese side of things, so at the moment we are sitting tight. we were told it would be friday morning so we are probably leaving this evening because we have to get their six hours before. so we are sitting tight and waiting for that. and who is we? we would be the british people aiming to get on this flight. british people aiming to get on this flight. for myself in particular, i'm with my roommate, also from northern ireland, a teacher here, so we are waiting with two other british people from our company and we are going to go together. how have you been living over the past couple of weeks? we were talking to a gentleman earlier who was saying how frustrating it is and lots of people appear to be restricted with travel and have been told not to go out of apartments too much. what has life been like? it's been a new experience for me, i can tell you that. its complete isolation really.

wuhan isa that. its complete isolation really. wuhan is a very large city. if i look outside my apartment window, there's nobody there. there might be one car going there's nobody there. there might be one cargoing up there's nobody there. there might be one car going up and down the road but nothing really that much. the highlight of this entire period would three days ago when we went to the supermarket. that was the most fun we had had in a daze. ok, living the high life! —— eight days. what was it like in terms of supplies? walking into the supermarket, there was nobody. i don't remember seeing a single person there. but when we got into the supermarket, it almost felt like a normal day shopping there. there were lots of people there. there were lots of people there wearing masks and trying to buy things. in terms of supplies, i think it was well—stocked. i didn't see any shelving that was empty. when we went to the instant noodles section, that was a little bit sparse in terms of supply, but

luckily the supermarket is quite a big one and it has an import section forforeign people, big one and it has an import section for foreign people, so big one and it has an import section forforeign people, so we got big one and it has an import section for foreign people, so we got a big one and it has an import section forforeign people, so we got a load of spaghetti and pasta because the chinese people don't like buying that, so we got, like, ten bottles of that! ican imagine of that! i can imagine yourfamily back home, bacteria, is worried about you. have you managed to have much contact with them to reassure them physically you are fine and healthwise you are fine? physically you are fine and healthwise you are fine ?|j physically you are fine and healthwise you are fine? i think everyone's family is very concerned with the situation because we are so far away. we've had regular contact and we've been able to tell them that we feel fine. we've isolated ourselves, we wore the masks when we went out. like i said, for the people actually living in wuhan at the moment, there's not really much else we can do. you just tell your pa rents, else we can do. you just tell your parents, brothers, family, we are doing everything we physically can and we feel fine, so let's hope it continues that way. ok, ben, thank you so much.

ben pinkerton, thank you for telling us ben pinkerton, thank you for telling us what life is like. i hope you get your wish and hope you get to come home soon but keep us you get to come home soon but keep us up to date if you hear anything. professor calum semple advises the government on the threat of viral infections. hejoins us now. cani can i ask you from the outset, ben, perfectly understandably wants to get home, he wants to leave, but with your knowledge of the science and viral infections, is it wise to gather 200 people together who has beenin gather 200 people together who has been in an infected area, put them ina been in an infected area, put them in a confined space, an aeroplane, and bring them back to the uk?|j think and bring them back to the uk?” think every government wants to do their best by its citizens and these people are seeking comfort from the british government, but is in the best thing to do? are they going to get the level of care that they would get in this country? there's that humanitarian issue as well. they are exhibiting some signs of

stress being kept in that country without access to some of the comforts we enjoy. the answer to the question is it is the right thing to do, is it? you deal with viral infections, it's the right thing to do? i think it's the right thing to do to bring them back if the situation in that country is becoming very stressful for them. but proper precautions have to be taken. what would that involve? like charlie says, you've got 200 people ona plane, charlie says, you've got 200 people on a plane, and there's always the assumption that you catch colds on planes. i was just looking assumption that you catch colds on planes. iwasjust looking it assumption that you catch colds on planes. i was just looking it up on the internet to see that there's a general that you're more at risk to catch a cold because of the confined area. so say you've got 200 people on the plane, they get back to the uk, what would be the sensible thing to do in terms of risk of contamination and monitoring them before then being let out to normal life back in the uk and in contact with other

people? on area it would be several stages. you'd hope there would be screening before people left the country. but it can incubate in five days?‘ period of five days and another four days when people are spreading the virus before they get so sick and ta ke virus before they get so sick and take themselves out of society and thatis take themselves out of society and that is what is driving me out. when people are monitoring out of the uk, it is sensible but we have had reports that will be some quarantine activity in the uk in the uk government has powers to do that. what is quarantine a dividend? quarantine is a rather crude tool for slowing down the spread of an infectious disease and whether the australian government are going to ta ke australian government are going to take such measures and that means taking a group of people, isolating them from society until you know that group of people are not affected or in fact did and won't spread it further but this isn't about stopping the up wake,

ultimately it's about slowing it down. in previous outbreaks, the virus eventually gets into your country. just go through some of the basics for those have contracted the virus and subsequently died, what is the route to that? what other showing us? the chinese government have been open and published hard information. multiple medical problems and combinations of heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease, lung disease, kidney disease, liver disease and brain disease. we're not seeing many debts in otherwise healthy adults and children that is good news. is that different from the sars virus. very different. this virus is not behaving like the sars virus or mers, it is not causing a fatality rate in10— mers, it is not causing a fatality rate in 10— 35% affected. if

anything, the death rate is between 0.1 and 1% which is a lot lower but even then a bad flu season with 1% of people of the is still very serious and has to be treated with great respect. when you say it's, and you didn't say inevitable, the implication was the out break is going to, the virus is going to come to the uk. is that fair to say? none of us want to say inevitable because huge habits have been made to contain this and the chinese are doing well. but it seems nine impossible to avoid. it's a reasonable assumption we will see uk cases as we have in france and germany. how well-prepared is the uk to stave off this spreading as it has done in wuhan, in the wuhan "province". often the virus has gone

too far. we're love in this situation, thanks to china. ——we are lucky in this situation. to keep it out as much as possible. in britain, we need to prepare health services and society deal without rakes. public messages about hand washing, using gp resources sensibly, rather than just using gp resources sensibly, rather thanjust turning using gp resources sensibly, rather than just turning up using gp resources sensibly, rather thanjust turning up because using gp resources sensibly, rather than just turning up because you are worried or turning up unwell so it's all about hand washing, sensible use of healthcare resources. thank you very much for your time this morning. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. carol, is it getting a bit milder? top of the class to you. yes, it is. in the next couple of days, the temperature beyond that will be flipped plopping. what we've got todayis flipped plopping. what we've got today is a mild start to the day.

it's also going to be cloudier and some of us will see some rain. but if you are stepping outside, generally speaking, the temperature was hovering around freezing. today, the temperature is around about seven degrees. it's much milder. as we go through the next couple of days, the temperature is going to rise and most of us will get into double figures and it is indicated by the yellow and amber. a truth south—westerly wind coming our way. a clutch of weather fronts moving across southern counties. low pressure dominating the weather in the north. we have one front heading up the north. we have one front heading up into the northern isles, the second front coming in is sinking steadily south. patchy rain through the day in northern england and wales. behind it, a lot of showers. the system in the south already brought some fog. that is going to drift towards the south—east. blustery and windy and

temperature—wise, we are looking at eight degrees in lerwick to around 14 in london. as we head on through the evening and overnight, still a lot of cloud around. we say goodbye to our weather front but hello to another one coming across northern ireland, scotland, northern england and into north wales. look at the temperatures. ahead of that, it's going to be cold. 11 as an overnight low in london. here is that same weather front which tomorrow is going to be slipping steadily southwards. those isobars tell you it's going to be a blustery day but another system coming in later which will enhance the showers. we start off with the weather front sinking south, bringing rain across england and wales, sinking south, it's a weakening feature. maybe a bit happier in the western side of this front but for most, it would be and behind it, some brighter skies but also some showers and some of those showers merging to give some spells of rain across northwest scotland.

temperature—wise, if you are in eastern england, you could see 14 or even 15 degrees. that is high for this stage in january. even 15 degrees. that is high for this stage injanuary. as we head through the weekend, basically what this chart is showing you, we have an array of weather fronts crossing us an array of weather fronts crossing us and it's going to be quite breezy at times as well. it's not going to be dry all the time but we will see some bright spots to on saturday, there is one system heading across there is one system heading across the south but we have more showers heading across the north and we start to pull in more of a northerly wind which you will feel as you go through sunday but temperatures on saturday ranging from 9—12 so in short, the weather is on settled. one of the last surviving battle of britain pilots has died at the age of 101. wing commander paul farnes was a fighter ace — a pilot who had brought down five or more enemy aircraft. there are nowjust two raf pilots remaining who defended britain from german invasion in the summer of 1940. munaza rafiq has been looking back at

his life. the british met the challenge by throwing in everything they had. they were famously described by churchill as the few, young fighter pilots who fought daily attacks by enemy planes in the summer of 1940. it became known as the battle of witton. amongst them was 21—year—old paul farnes. by the end of the summer, he was a confirmed ace, having shot down five enemy planes. his own tally was at least six, possibly more. he felt can expect i felt completely confident the whole time. i was never afraid, felt completely confident the whole time. iwas never afraid, i never became, never apprehensive really. slightly apprehensive of the plains, but not much. at the end of the battle he was awarded the distinguished flying metal and continued to serve in the raf until 1958. the head of the raf, said he'd

been an extraordinary man and one of the band of exceptionally brave aviators to whom we owed our freedom today. we're joined now by raf historian, geoff simpson. very good morning to you. so you met this extraordinary man quite a few times. what was he like?” this extraordinary man quite a few times. what was he like? i had that pleasure. a tall, impressive figure, very modest and almost reticent, one might say, and perhaps that accounts for the fact that he didn't become as famous as some of the other aces, there were several attempt to write his biography. they failed. he wasn't enthusiastic participant in the process. it was quite a character because he spoke about it and said he actually enjoyed the battle of britain. it was thrilling and not really kind of the thing that you're supposed to say but i suppose he was a young man who went into a dog

bite and survived.” think once the adrenaline started blowing, how can any of us tell but i6 in blowing, how can any of us tell but i6ina blowing, how can any of us tell but i6 in a sense, you could almost enjoy it. he was also very conscious of the other side of it. he wrote a poem for example, readiness at dawn, are treaters on the day in the life of hurricane pilots in that poem talks about the losses. he lists some of the pilots and wonders which one will go today. the sense of camaraderie between those pilots must have been extraordinary. what did he say about that? what were his reflections ? did he say about that? what were his reflections? one thing he said was, you couldn't make friends because they didn't last very long. people we re they didn't last very long. people were killed on theirfirst they didn't last very long. people were killed on their first day in action but they were a great group together nonetheless and i was at a commemorative lunch 20 years ago

where a few were spread around the different tables. number 501 squadron, paul's squadron, they all insisted they had to have their own table. that was the particular camaraderie they had. why is the battle of britain so remembered? it's not the highest death toll in a single battle, but it was, i suppose, so public. it was watched by the ground from thousands of people. a major moment when things could have gone very much the other way. we could have been invaded and what would have been the future of the rest of the world? it was a very important moment in british and world history witnessed from the ground. i suppose the number of dish pilots against german pilots, that was in itself a scale of that, pretty big. if you take the german numbers of fighters, there were considerably more and people like paul on a daily basis were in one of

ten or 12 hurricanes or spitfires, perhaps diving into 100 are even 200 german aircraft and you are going for the bombers but you knew that the meshes —— the messerschmitt bf 109 was there, possibly going to be on your tail. what is top cover? top cover, meaning the fighter aircraft flying above the bomb formation to protect them. we were saying in the lead in, those that were pilots of any kind in the battle of britain are very any kind in the battle of britain are very few now. there is only two known survivors of the battle of witton. it is conceivable, some have deliberately cut themselves off over the years but we know too. one pilot and one blend i am garner. we're to the end. thank you very much.

thanks blenheim gunner. just remembering their wing commander paul farnes. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning — i'm sonja jessup. salinger violence across the capital cost londoners £3 billion last year according to one of the biggest ever studies into the city's murder rate. the report — commissioned by london's violence reduction unit— said that cost was made up of responding to offences— as well as the wider impact on the capital's economy. they say there needs to be more support for local groups trying to help. but one criminologist says more investment is vital. the analysis of the nature of the problem is spot on but in terms of responses, we are still woefully inadequate so we've made some good small steps towards addressing the problems, we have adopted a public migrants health approach, we have violence reduction units set up, great, but the scale of investments in these units is nowhere near what where it needs to be. a new report warns more

than half of london's nurses want to leave the capital because the cost of living is too high. a survey by the royal college of nursing found accommodation and transport costs were the biggest concerns. they say more than 10,000 nursing posts are currently unfilled here in london — it's a record number. there are calls to cut planning red tape in order to save the capital's high streets. the business group london first says more needs to be done to tackle a growing number of vacant premises. in a new report, they've called for more short—term lets to stop stores being left empty. travel now. plenty of problems on the tube this morning. the district line is has severe delasy from earl's court to wimbledon. the metropolitan line has severe delays, and the 0verground has no service between south tottenham and barking. tfl rail services also have severe delays. there's been a serious accident on the m40 involving a number of vehicles. the motorway is down

to one lane on the approach to junction 3 for loudwater. and a quick look at the blackwall tunnel — it's alow northbound from the woolwich rd flyover. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. after a couple of very cold starts, it's a lot milder out there this morning. temperatures generally mid—to—high single figures. it will feel milder throughout the day, plenty of crowd around, turning a bit misty and murky later on through the afternoon and there'll be some outbreaks of light, patchy rain and drizzle, so not completely dry. but it is a dry start to the day, that wind is picking up as we head through the late morning into the afternoon and eventually we will see a little bit of wet weather particularly for southern areas just push in from the west as we head through the second half of the day. top temperatures up to 11 and 13 degrees celsius. so it is mild and will stay mild overnight, a bit patchy light rain and drizzle, plenty of cloud, misty, murky and conditions around as we head into the start of the day tomorrow. temperatures down to between 8 and 10 degrees celsius. so friday morning is another mild one and it should be dry for the first half of the day. there will be some outbreaks of rain

later and it is going to feel really very windy. windier still on saturday, again with some outbreaks of rain at times over the weekend, and staying mild. so that's all from me — i'll be back in around half an hour. there's plenty more news travel and weather on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news: the foreign office is trying to rearrange a flight to bring home 200 british citizens who are trapped in wuhan at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak. a plane from wuhan as expected to land in the uk this morning, but british officials say they are still waiting for permission to fly from chinese authorities. the outbreak has now

reached every region in china. china correspondent robin brant is in shanghai. what are we hearing when it comes to reasons as to why this light has been postponed? well, the problem, now go, is a bureaucratic hurdle essentially with the chinese not wanting to give permission at the moment for anyone on that plane, a partner, member or a family, who is not a british. for instance, one man the bbc has spoken to, nick, he is currently in wuhan describing circumstances getting more difficult for his whole family and his wife is indonesian, they are with their children as well, and the chinese, and this applies to other countries as well, only want reddish nationals on that plane. it's not unusual in china for citizenship issues, assess, especially with

people holding dual nationality, to provide administrative problems but the foreign office says it is optimistic that in the end the plane can get in the air tomorrow to get back to the uk and they hope everyone, irrespective of nationality, everyone associated with the british nationals who want to get out can get out. robin, thanks very much. i know will keep us thanks very much. i know will keep us up to date if you get any more news. thank you. the chancellor sajid javid is giving his backing to hs2 at a meeting with the prime minister and transport secretary later today. a decision on the future of the high—speed rail line is expected in the coming days. it has been criticised for the spiralling cost of the scheme — latest estimates put the total at more than £100 billion. foreign secretary dominic raab has reiterated his disappointment at the rejection of an extradition request for the american woman charged over the death of the british teenager harry dunn. it follows a meeting with us secretary of state mike pompeo who is in the uk to discuss future co—operation between the two countries.

harry dunn's mother has thanked mr raab for pushing her case, but said they will not stop campaigning until anne sacoolas is facing the uk justice system. it is 7:33am. after years of discussions and negotiations, the uk will leave the eu tomorrow. yesterday saw a landmark moment when the european parliament overwhelmingly backed the brexit withdrawal agreement. # for auld lang syne, my dear # for auld lang syne...#. this was the scene yesterday as meps marked the occasion by singing auld lang syne. but there was a very different reaction from brexit mps who waved union flags. as the party who vocally campaigned against brexit and suffered significant losses in the general election, what will the liberal democrats do now? we're joined now by ed davey, acting leader of the party.

good morning. good morning. can you tell us first of all your thoughts, you must have watched those images from the european union yesterday, what were your thoughts as you watched that? when i heard them singing auld lang syne, it showed there's huge friendship and warmth towards the united kingdom across europe. they regard us as friends and we are friends. liberal democrats as the pro— european party, as you say, making the case for that friendship, we will continue to campaign for the closest possible relationship between our country and our friends across europe. what does that look like in practice? it means we got months or possibly years ahead of brexit negotiations. i know the prime minister wants to say it's all done but it's not. we have very difficult negotiations next year about trade and security relationships. we will be arguing to make sure those trade relationships are as strong and close as possible

so we can protectjobs and businesses. and on security, to make sure we are involved in things like the european arrest warrant and europol to keep us safe. why should boris johnson listen europol to keep us safe. why should borisjohnson listen to your protestations? first of all, we got 3.7 million votes at the last election, so we represent a large number of people. let's remember the referendum, which i know we lost, but 48% voted to stay in the eu. i think if he's true to what he says, and he says he wa nts to to what he says, and he says he wants to unite the country, if you're going to do that and ensure those 48% have their voice he needs to listen to those people and listen to listen to those people and listen to pro—european ‘s and i think that means we should have a much softer brexit if we are going to leave, and i accepted that, and we need to make sure that brexit enables our companies and our people to have the best possible futures. some people listen to you might think you haven't entirely let it go? i won't let go of my pro—european principles, values and

beliefs. i was a pro—european yesterday, i will be today and tomorrow and so will the liberal democrats and i believe our future, the british future, will inevitably be intertwined with europe, our history was and our future will be. the question is how do you make sure that relationship is as good as possible for mutual benefit? i would rather have stayed in the eu, that's no secret, but as we leave on friday, and i will be sad at that prospect, as we leave we need to make sure we retain all the great things we got from europe and keep that really close relationship. on a more trivial note, there a brexit 50p being minted? there is indeed. are you happy with that? if you get a brexit 50p piece, are you going to use it, are you with that?” a brexit 50p piece, are you going to use it, are you with that? i live in the real world, but i have a drag with a brexit mep who is very excited, saying i will sell you my 50p for excited, saying i will sell you my 50pfor £1. excited, saying i will sell you my 50p for £1. she almost took up

the offer! i want to ask about coronavirus, our lead story for the last few days, what are you make of the government response? the flight due to take off this morning has been delayed we are told for procedural reasons. what do you think of the government response? it has been slow. other countries, japan, for example, really got their act together and i'm afraid boris johnson really got their act together and i'm afraid borisjohnson is getting a track record of being quite lethargic and slow off—the—cuff, we saw that with iran when he didn't come back from holiday, now we are seeing it with this virus crisis. we have british citizens still there. if he got his act together they could be back here. the british government should have called cobra straightaway to recognise how difficult it was. when i was on the national security council and you looked at the threats to the british people, a pandemic was at the top. it's not that this is a surprise,

there's the planning there and boris johnson and the government failed to fire the button to make sure we got our act together quickly. fire the button to make sure we got our act together quicklym fire the button to make sure we got our act together quickly. if it is true what the foreign office is saying, this is your chrissie, last—minute complications to do with who can be on the plane and issues around citizenship, do you not accept that? my point is if we moved quicker we wouldn't be facing this bureaucracy. 0ther quicker we wouldn't be facing this bureaucracy. other countries got their nationals out faster and because the spread has been quicker, and boris johnson was because the spread has been quicker, and borisjohnson was so late, that means we got caught up in the bureaucracy. because he failed to act quickly, we have been caught up and now british citizens aren't coming home. an important decision about infrastructure today, hs2, the chancellor is backing recommendations, they go a meeting today. what is the lib dem position? we voted for hs2 primarily because of environmental reasons and making sure we have the best possible rail network and one reason i voted for it originally still stands. i

want to reduce the number of flights domesticly and you can only do that if you have high—speed links. many countries have had these for years and we have been behind the scale. if we can get people off planes and indeed off the roads onto trains, that has to be one of the best ways to tackle things like climate change. can you just establish a couple of really basic things for us? there's two acting liberal democrat leaders presently? yeah. do you want to be the leader of the liberal democrats? first of all, my role as acting leader, as you describe, is very important. i have backed the party decision to have a general election review and to get campaigning to make sure we oppose a no—deal brexit in the months ahead. i'm doing that as acting leader. after the local elections in may, that will be when people decide whether they will throw their hats in the ring and i will make my position clear then. you are not going to tell

us now whether you are... ? i'm not ruling it out, but i have to do a job from the liberal democrat constitution, to be the acting leader. we had a tough election, i'm not hiding that, but i want to build on the success we had. we have some great new mps, our though share increase and we're now second in many more seats to the conservatives —— vote share. we will be very relevant at the next election and i want to build a campaigning party ready for that election, with a big campaign not just on pro—european issues but tackling inequality and climate change and making sure we are building that opportunity for people that sometimes they don't have now. ed davey, thank you for your time, acting leader of the liberal democrats. thank you. we will get the weather with carol. it is getting milder, milder than it should be at this time of year so she is going to tell us about that later. let's talk about

sport. good morning, jane. big clash, manchester city, manchester united, interesting to who comes out on top always. manchester city celebrating their because they got through to the final of the league cup but they lost on the night to rivals manchester united, so not as happy as they might have been with that performance. manchester city will meet aston villa in the league cup final, that's despite losing 1—0 to manchester united in the second leg of their semi—final. the strike from nemnja matic who was later sent off. manchester city went through 3—2 on aggregate and will be aiming to win the cup for the third year in a row. both managers condemned the actions of a few city fans, who made aeroplane gestures towards united supporters, a reference to the munich air crash. we want rivalry, but let's keep it at a sane level and let's make sure we eradicate that, no? so yeah, istand behind pep there and all of us do. we want to make this a nice game. and arsenal will face chelsea in the women's league cup final

after they both won their semi—finals last night. in the premier league, liverpool are now 19 points clear of manchester city at the top of the table after beating west ham 2—0 at the london stadium. jurgen klopp says the league is not yet done. mo salah opened the scoring with a penalty. alex 0xlade chamberlain struck early in the second half. west ham are now only above the relegation zone on goal difference. although liverpool are so far ahead of closest rivals manchester city, they won't be taking their foot off they won't be taking their foot off the gas. we just have to carry on, we will carry on and so many things can happen in that last period. it's not interesting who can catch or whatever, it's just not decided and that's why we don't feel like it's already done. i promise,

nobody stands here... we played that game and after the game, it's like, take a deep breath. saturday — southampton, that's how it is. celtic maintained their five point lead at the top of the scottish premiership with a 3—0 win over stjohnstone. lee griffiths with the pick of the goals, which all came in the opening half—hour. title rivals rangers kept up the chase by beating ross county 2—0. to melbourne and the australian open withjohn to melbourne and the australian open with john watson and to melbourne and the australian open withjohn watson and the women's well—known one and home favourite is out! what happened to her? —— world number one. good morning, jane and hello, everyone, from an exceptionally sunny melbourne, 39 today! this one wasn't in the script, was it, jane? world number one ash barty going out of her home grand slam. australia were hoping to have their first woman in the final here for 40 years but you have to feel for ash barty, you can't go anywhere in melbourne at the moment

without seeing her staring down from a billboard, hearing her on a tv advert or on the radio, she was carrying the hopes and expectations ofa carrying the hopes and expectations of a nation and she couldn't get over the line in the semifinals againstan over the line in the semifinals against an inspired sofia kenin from the united states. she lost in straight sets. kenin abetz man up said, something of a child prodigy a few years ago, —— kenyon, something of —— kenin, a bit ofan few years ago, —— kenyon, something of —— kenin, a bit of an upset, something of a child prodigy a few yea rs something of a child prodigy a few years ago. ash barty brought her little baby niece into her press conference after and she said, looking at this little girl makes me realise it puts everything into perspective. she was fairly reflective, fairly pragmatic after that defeat. she will play gardena muguruza in the final, which means we will see a first time winner in the women's singles at the australian open —— garbine muguruza. edit ofan australian open —— garbine muguruza. edit of an upset against simona halep, they have both won wimbledon

and french open titles —— a bit of and french open titles —— a bit of an upset. muguruza will be one grand slam away from winning the career grand slam if you wince here, a real landmark, only two women have done that in the last 20 years, sharapova and serena williams —— if she wins here. a big moment for muguruza if you can get over the line but the way sofia kenin is playing, hard to call going into the final on saturday. we know who's in the women's final but we have a british player in the men's doubles final? tell us about joe salisbury. british hopes aren't overjust yet. joe salisbury is the 01:46:47,1000 --> 01:46:49,068 doubles finals, his first. they didn't have a lot of preparation time and load up to this tournament but it hasn't encountered against them. probably helped somewhat by their

opponent, one of whom produced five double faults. as they went through. he is a former semifinalist in the doubles. that came at wimbledon a few years ago. a big moment for him. he will be playing out on the big show court. he had to put out up with some extremely high temperatures, 39 degrees. i have the sweat on just talking to you, i can't imagine what it's like having to play. oh, john. we feel so sorry for you. i'll i knew i could get some sympathy from jane. will know you better than that. that sweet innocent

face, don't believe any of them. we are all very jealous. don't believe any of them. we are all veryjealous. working very hard. the chinese in the last hour, the chinese football association has postponed all domestic games because of the virus. that comes after the country's women's football team were placed in quarantine in australia. and the world indoor athletics championships have been postponed. they were scheduled for march in nanjing in china in march, but they won take place for another 12 months. the organisers said the spread of the virus was still at a concerning level and no one should be going ahead with any major gathering that could be postponed. and finally, some good news to bring you. you might remember england cricketer ben stokes' father ged was taken ill in south africa just before christmas. well, after more than five weeks in hospital and three operations, he's well enough to head home. stokes said his father leaving hospital was more pleasing

than winning the series in south africa. he also said, "i am so proud to be your son. and as for you mam, behind every man is a stronger woman — you are incredible." it so good to see a sportsperson at the top of his game who's been doing limply lately. —— doing brilliantly but putting it all into perspective. he's been really worried about his dad. it did affect his game a little bit. it's good for the stokes family. thanks, jane. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. john was talking about the weather. 39 degrees he said in australia. it's going to get hotter tomorrow as well so i hope john it's going to get hotter tomorrow as well so i hopejohn is still there, it could be 41 or 42 which is roughly 108 fahrenheit so very hot. we are turning milder over the next

few days as well but nothing like that. it's quite a murky start. this is one of our weather watches pictures from london. some drizzle around as well. there is some rain and drizzle in the forecast as well. yesterday morning, temperatures hovering around freezing. a lot of lost around. today, temperatures closer to seven. much milder and mild theme will continue through the day. you consider yellow and ambers replacing the blues. that is the south—westerly wind. 0nce moving across the south in the murky conditions for southern england at the moment. anotherfront heading south across scotland and northern ireland stop getting into northern england and eventually north wales through the day. behind it, going to

see a lot of showers. some of those could prove to be happy. wind wise, the strongest in the north and west but wherever you are today, it's going to be blustery. we have drizzle coming out with some of the thick cloud and parts of wales in north—west england in southern england as well. these are our temperatures. eight in lerwick, 14 in london. we say goodbye to our weather front which will be a bit of cloud and patchy rain and hello to anyone, bringing ranged northern ireland scotland, northern england and also wales. as we push ahead of that, 11 degrees is the overnight low in london. colder behind. 0ne that, 11 degrees is the overnight low in london. colder behind. one of fourfor low in london. colder behind. one of four for example in aberdeen. low in london. colder behind. one of fourfor example in aberdeen. we think that when tomorrow. here it is, a cold front and it's going to continue to sink southwards. another breezy day tomorrow. we got a little system popping into the west which will enhance the showers here. we start off in southern areas on a cloudy note. cold fronts are sinking

south. increasingly weakening. we do have bright spots in sunshine as well. we also have showers. some of those heavy across parts of scotland but we will see a few of those getting into northern ireland in north—west england. tomorrow, in eastern england, temperatures could hit 14 or even 15 degrees. the last day of january, that's hit 14 or even 15 degrees. the last day ofjanuary, that's pretty hit 14 or even 15 degrees. the last day of january, that's pretty high. as we head on into the weekend, we have an array of weather fronts coming our way. it's also going to be windy at times so on saturday, here is our first front, moving away from the south—east through the course of the day, bringing showers across scotland, northern england and northern ireland. in between, a little bit of sunshine. you exclaimed then during carol's weather. 15 degrees doesn't feel right. a lot of people saying the same thing.

it can be one of our biggest household costs, but a new report out today says we could be paying too much for our electricity bills. ben's with us on the sofa. what's this all about, ben? it seems energy bills always go up and never come down. well today a report says we have been paying too much. for a very specific reason. we're just talking about electricity here. and we are talking about the companies that own and run the pipes and cables. they're called energy networks. they're different to the companies that generate the power or supply it to our homes. unlike generators and suppliers, there is a monopoly in energy networks. we can't choose which one we use. so for that reason the regulator — 0fgem — controls what they can charge. it makes up a proportion of our bill.

that's about £130 per household — goes towards running, maintaining and upgrading these networks. and the regulator has to balance that — too little and there may not be enough investment to maintain the cables and pipes, too much, and we're all paying over the odds. and surprise surprise — the national audit office says it's the latter. the regulator let the network charge too much, and we've paid 800 million pounds too much, over the past seven years. this report says that the targets 0fgem set these networks were too low and the budgets they estimated for their costs were too high. so will we get our money back? well, that is the £800 million question, isn't it? earlier i spoke to one of the directors at 0fgem who is in charge of this. the price is too high for the services they are paying that the other kind of harm that the returns are set in such a way that the investment does not flow into the set and we are unable to decarbonise the system and unable to maintain what is one of the most reliable

energy systems in the world. so it is true that we adopted a relatively cautious approach in finding this balance and with the study that's been published today by the audit office, we agree the accumulated weight of evidence points in the direction of lower network company returns and that is precisely what we intend to do when we reset the controls in a year's time. it was it was got in numbers wrong? ofgem does. the regulator told me they we re does. the regulator told me they were in the midst of the financial crisis and a need to make sure the energy network that looks after the pipes and cables invest enough to keep the lights on. they allow them to charge a certain amount to make sure it happens. they got the numbers wrong and they allowed them to charge too much while not requiring them to spend the watch on the network. as you heard, we were paying too much. that money was not going into upgrading the

network. paying too much. that money was not going into upgrading the networkm 0fgem got the numbers wrong but in the moral sense of the word, it wasn't money to keep in a pot. now the regulator is just going to trim the regulator is just going to trim the money in the next tranche. that is what will happen next. where has that money gone to? it's not been spent on infrastructure and going to cheaper bills. not that we will get a refund, you won't get a check on the post to get that money back. the bills for the next year and subsequent years will be lower. not only will we get that money back in but it will reduce how much they are allowed to charge. that money

is in the pot. it's worth bearing in mind. about £800 million over seven years. it does account to £1 60 per household. when you add it all up... it's the principle of the thing. get your numbers right. then, thanks very much. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm sonja jessup. violence across the capital cost londoners £3 billion last year according to one of the biggest ever studies into the city's murder rate. the report— commissioned by london's violence reduction unit— said that cost was made up of responding to offences as well as the wider impact on the capital's economy. they say there needs to be more support for local groups

trying to help. but one criminologist says more investment is vital. the analysis of the nature of the problem is spot on but in terms of responses, we are still woefully inadequate so we've made some good small steps towards addressing the problems, we have adopted a public health approach, we have violence reduction units set up, great, but the scale of investments in these units is nowhere near what where it needs to be. a new report warns more than half of london's nurses want to leave the capital because the cost of living is too high. a survey by the royal college of nursing found accommodation and transport costs were the biggest concerns. there are calls to cut planning red tape in order to save the capital's high streets. the business group london first says more needs to be done to tackle a growing number of vacant premises. in a new report, they've called for more short—term lets to stop stores being left empty. travel now.

plenty of problems on the tube this morning— the district line is has severe delasy from earls court to wimbledon the metropolitan line has severe delays and the 0verground has no service between south tottenham and barking. tfl rail services also have severe delays. there are long delays on the londonbound a13 into poplar, following a trespass incident in the east india dock tunnel. the camera is showing the tailbacks which extend back into rainham. there's been a serious accident on the m40 involving a number of vehicles the motorway is down to one lane on the approach to junction 3 for loudwater. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. after a couple of very cold starts, it's a lot milder out there this morning. temperatures generally mid—to—high single figures. it will feel milder throughout the day, plenty of crowd around, turning a bit misty and murky later on through the afternoon and there'll be some outbreaks of light, patchy rain and drizzle, so not completely dry. but it is a dry start to the day,

that wind is picking up as we head through the late morning into the afternoon and eventually we will see a little bit of wet weather particularly for southern areas just push in from the west as we head through the second half of the day. top temperatures up to 11 and 13 degrees celsius. so it is mild and will stay mild overnight, a bit patchy light rain and drizzle, plenty of cloud, misty, murky and conditions around as we head into the start of the day tomorrow. temperatures down to between 8 and 10 degrees celsius. friday morning is another mild one and it should be dry for the first half of the day. some outbreaks of rain later and it is going to feel really very windy. windier still on saturday, some outbreaks of rain at times over the weekend, staying mild. i'm back in around half an hour. and you can keep across developments on hs2 on bbc breakfast. there's plenty more on our website. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty

and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today. still stranded. plans to evacuate 200 britons from the virus—hit chinese city of wuhan won't go ahead today as planned. a boost for hs2, as the chancellor gives his backing to the scheme ahead of a key meeting with borisjohnson today. we're paying £800 million too much for our bills. new figures suggest uk households have been overpaying for electricity for seven years after the regulator failed to tackle energy firms. i'll ask whether we're due a refund. there will be a first time winner of the australian open after the unseeded garbine muguruza knocked out simona halep. she'll face sofia kenin, who beat home favourite ash barty. music marc almond tells us about making music in his 60s, and why he's as busy as ever.

good morning. a milder start to the day than yesterday and a milder day generally but it will also be cloudy with some patchy rain in the south and some heavy rain in the north. more details later. it's thursday the 30th of january. our top story. 200 british citizens who are trapped in wuhan, the city at the heart of the coronavirus, won't be flown home today as planned. british officials are still waiting for permission to fly from the chinese authorities. the foreign office says it's trying to re—organise the flight as soon as possible. andy moore reports. in wuhan, the brits are busy packing. they were due to be on their way home but now there's no certainty when their flight will leave. we wa nt we want to get back to the uk. we felt it would be a self a place to be at this time because we are at the epicentre of the corona virus problem. at the moment we are

sitting tight and we were told it would be on friday morning and we are leaving this evening because we have to get there six hours before, so we arejust have to get there six hours before, so we are just sitting tight waiting for that. in china, the virus has now caused more than 170 deaths. it has spread to at least 16 other nations. some countries have already got their citizens out of wuhan. this was a japanese plane arriving in tokyo yesterday. it's now been revealed that three people on that flight had the virus, two of them weren't showing any symptoms. that's why the britons returning home from wuhan will have to go into quarantine for two weeks, though where that will be hasn't been confirmed. this was a charter plane arriving yesterday carrying american nationals back to a military base in california. similarflights from other countries are now encountering problems. the departure of the british plane has been delayed. south korea was due to send two planes today. that's now been cut back tojust one. it's not known why china is refusing permission for some flights. andy moore,

bbc news. andy moore is outside the foreign office for us this morning. andy, have we had more information on the plans to bring british people home. what can you tell us? anything more coming from the foreign office? we have a bit of an update from the ministry of defence, and we are getting a little bit of information in dribs and drabs and we hear that the plane that will be going out will be chartered by the foreign & commonwealth office but there will be three military medics on board. we still don't know when it will be taking off and it might be the airor it will be taking off and it might be the air or have even landed in the uk by now but that permission has not come through from the chinese authorities and maybe it will be tomorrow. it's notjust the uk that is affected by this. as i said in the report other countries seem said in the report other countries seem to be experiencing the same

problem and maybe it is chinese bureaucracy and maybe there too many countries scrambling at the same time to get there country people repatriated from china. we still do not know where the flight will come into and we do not know where the people will be quarantined for two weeks. andy, thank you very much for bringing us the latest and we will have more injust a bringing us the latest and we will have more in just a few minutes. the chancellor, sajid javid, will give his backing to the hs2 rail link later today when senior ministers meet to discuss its future. the project has been criticised after costs are thought to have doubled to more than £100 billion. it's intended to create faster links between london, birmingham and northern england. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is with us from westminster. so much debate about this and so much money attached to the decision. i'll be reaching a point where a final decision will be made?

good morning, charlie, and there has been plenty of shilly—shallying, wibble wobble and dawdle on hs2, and that is why there has been concerning government since boris johnson became prime minister about the absolutely huge costs attached to the project and secondly, the which has been delayed and there are concerns, environmental concerns, so lots of worry about the whole thing. the government started a review last summer which has been sitting on desksin summer which has been sitting on desks in whitehall since before christmas and the government say they have not made up their mind yet and that's why the intervention from sajid javid knowing that he thinks on balance having scrutinised the cost on the case that it is worth going ahead with really matters because he's going out on a limb and borisjohnson because he's going out on a limb and boris johnson might turn because he's going out on a limb and borisjohnson might turn round a couple of weeks and say we will cancel the whole thing, so it looks like we have the strongest

indication yet that despite the prevarication, the government will say pretty soon that it's going to go ahead and that the meeting today with the prime minister and the transport secretary is part of the process of coming to the conclusion. chris, thank you. the foreign secretary dominic raab has reiterated his disappointment at the rejection of an extradition request for the american woman charged over the death of the british teenager harry dunn. it follows a meeting with us secretary of state mike pompeo who is in the uk to discuss future co—operation between the two countries. harry dunn's mother has thanked mr raab for pushing her case, but said they will not stop campaigning until anne sacoolas is facing the uk justice system. one of the last surviving battle of britain pilots has died at the age of 101. wing commander paul farnes was a fighter ace — a pilot who had brought down five or more enemy aircraft. there are nowjust two raf pilots remaining who defended britain from german invasion in the summer of 1940. munaza rafiq has been

looking back at his life. archive: the british met the challenge by throwing in everything they had. they were famously described by churchill as ‘the few‘, young fighter pilots who thought daily attacks by enemy planes in the summer of 1940. it became known as the battle of britain. amongst them was 21—year—old paul farnes. by the end of the summer, he was a confirmed ace, having shot down five enemy planes. his own tally was at least six, possibly more. i felt completely confident the whole time. i never felt... i was never afraid. i never became... i was never apprehensive, really. slightly apprehensive of planes coming, but never much. at the end of the battle he was awarded the distinguished flying medal and continue to serve in the raf until 1958. the head of the raf, air chief marshal mike wigston, said he'd been an extraordinary man

and one of a band of exceptionally brave aviators to who we know our freedom today. munaza rafiq, bbc news. an extraordinary life. very much so. puts other things in context. 0nly two more surviving. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. lovely picture, by the way of the tower of london. it's the city of london and you can see the gherkin in the background, and mark, one of the weather watchers in and you can see how murky it is. we had a weather front from the southwest overnight which pushing east and producing low cloud, murky, dang conditions and for most of us it will be much milder, much milder than yesterday with all the frost and today most of us with all the frost and today most of us will get into double figures in

terms of temperatures but it's not going to be bone dry as there is some rain in the forecast and the mild theme continues over the next few days and it's indicating the blues. the murky conditions across southern england with a cold front sinking southwards across northern ireland and scotland but as it gets into england, it will be a weaker feature, but you will find there will be a packet of showers coming in and some of those will merge to give heavier downpours and it's also a blustery day and it will be particularly gusty across the north and the west, and especially so with the exposure. we promise to double figures temperatures and we pretty much have it across the board, 11 in edinburgh, 12 in belfast, 12

in belfast and 14 in london but as we head through the evening and overnight little bits of rain left and then a drier interlude before the next system comes in across northern ireland and scotland and northern england and also north wales. that will bring in some rain and to the north of that we have clear skies and it will be cold and you might see the odd pocket of frosty and there and ahead of the weather front, it's still very mild and its 11 degrees as the overnight low in london will be a pretty good daytime high at this stage in january. as we had through friday, the cold front will sink south taking the patchy rain with it and it will be another blustery day and then we have another system coming in from the west which will enhance the showers. we start on cloudy note in england and south wales and then the rain comes our way during the course of the day and behind the band of rain something brighter will develop and there will still be a lot of cloud and some of us will see

sunshine but a packet of showers coming in across scotland in particular and we will also see some of those across northern ireland and a few getting in across north—west england. temperature wise, above average forjanuary between seven and 14 and possibly 15 somewhere in the east of england. generally the temperatures this time of year are between seven and nine, north to south. for saturday and the weekend we lose the weather front but it will only be replaced by more weather fronts coming our way and the isobars will tell us it is breezy so and on saturday his the weather front moving down and there isa weather front moving down and there is a packet of showers coming in across showers but there will be some bright skies and also some sunshine between six and ten in the north, ten to 12 as we push further south. what about sunday? 0vernight saturday it looks like we will have

a weather front sweeping in from the south—west, pushing north—east some hill snow as we push across the pennines, the southern uplands and the highlands but we know the extent of that might change, so stay tuned. we will, carol. back to our top story now and as the coronavirus continues to spread, people are struggling to leave the area that is at the heart of the outbreak. under chinese jurisdiction, only british passport holders who do not hold chinese nationality are permitted to leave through assisted departure. let's talk now to natalie francis — an english teacher from york — who has been told she has to leave her three—year—old son behind because he has a chinese passport. thank you to talking to us and this must be distressing for you. tell us your situation. we have been under the lockdown, as reported. a few

days ago we, two days ago now, we got messages saying to register with the beijing embassy and i rang up andi the beijing embassy and i rang up and i was registered for me and my three—year—old son because we were really worried about the reports of the children becoming sick and at the children becoming sick and at the time they said it was fine but when i received a call the next day they said only i could go and my son would have to stay. and obviously that was very devastating to hear. 0bviously that was very devastating to hear. obviously and the situation now with your son, you said you were worried about young children and we know elderly people or infirm people can

be vulnerable and is there a particular reason you are worried about him and that you are so keen to leave the region because we hear that if people are abiding by the restrictions they should be ok. we have been abiding by the restrictions. there are reports, as it is popping up in other places around the world, that it might be spreading in a way that we don't fully understand yet. and last winter my son actually came down with pneumonia. just regular pneumonia but obviously still very serious and we in the ended up in the hospital and it was two months before he was fully well again, so i'm panicking slightly that if it is spreading in a way

we don't fully understand and it is affecting young children and we might be one of the ones at risk... you say you are slightly panicked. what help are you getting in terms of information or support while you guys are effectively under lockdown, which might be an extreme word, i suppose, but effectively you are under restrictions? well, lockdown is a strict word, but it is very accurate, the roads are fully closed and the all public transport is closed and cars are not allowed on the streets and the highways have been blockaded. it's a serious but accurate word. and the only information we are getting is what we are able to find on the internet and via social media

but obviously a lot of it, you are never sure what is real and what is fake, so... natalie, we wish you and your son well and do keep in touch with us and let us know what happens is more information comes to about the flight information comes to about the flight and whether you will be able to ta ke flight and whether you will be able to take your son back to the uk and we wish you well. thank you. we can speak now to our china correspondent stephen mcdonnell, who's in quarantine at home in beijing, after returning from wuhan. stephen, how are you feeling? everyone is having to deal with different circumstances and natalie is trying to get out and there are problems there, so explain to people your circumstances having been reporting from wuhan? we went into the province, not writing to wuhan the province, not writing to wuhan the city, but funnily enough people

are heading in one direction and as are heading in one direction and as a journalist, you go in the other and you turn up in an empty train and you turn up in an empty train and cross the border and the police said you could go into the province but you cannot come back out again. and at that point we knew that it was going to be locked down and that is 60 million people in that province and we ended up getting out of there, partly because some local government officials wanted to get rid of us and we wanted to do some interviews and this and that and we caught up with and we said, can you leave and how can we get out of here. 0h, we will take you out and so the police escort was back across the border and that's how we got out of the province. but, yes, certainly all around there not only in the bay, there are towns implementing lockdown is in neighbouring

provinces to enter the cities along the border and you have to go through screening points and your temperature check so you cannot enter there and some smaller villages and towns are unilaterally declared that anyone who is not resident of the village cannot go in there and this is their way of creating a safety bubble, if you like, where they live in order to keep a quarantine space and it's something they are doing their own volition. you are reporting the story but also living the story because you effectively, is this like a self—imposed quarantine? not really, the government has imposed it and naturally the bbc wouldn't wa nt it and naturally the bbc wouldn't want me to go into the bureau and pass on the virus to other colleagues. problem is this two—week

potential incubation period means you could be carrying the virus around and not know it. for example, around and not know it. for example, a flight came out of wuhan that saw them test all the passengers apart from two and three people tested positive for the coronavirus and two of them had no symptoms whatsoever so it just of them had no symptoms whatsoever so itjust shows you how difficult this is going to be to control and people are walking around different cities around the world carrying the virus and not even knowing it. just to check, you are ok and there is no problem with you? other than the possibility of going bonkers in my house, i am fine. no worries at all. ican house, i am fine. no worries at all. i can still report from here, monitoring what is going on and to do myjob and in fact, many chinese companies have done the same thing as the bbc has, saying to people coming from wuhan, from

any province, they suggested people stay at home if they can work for another week or two because they are trying to minimise the spread of the virus. not everyjob can do that and some people have to be there, especially if they're working in electricity or the police or various emergency services but the holiday period has been extended to allow people to not come into the office and schools, university, classes are not resuming and they are being extra cautious as well and the whole country is, to tell the truth. pleased to hear you are well and keep us up—to—date. we spoke to ben pinkerton around seven o'clock and he said in the last eight days, because he is in wuhan, the highlight was going to the supermarket three days ago. you can see how stephen is saying because you have been on lockdown, you can goa you have been on lockdown, you can go a bit stir crazy. so what is being done

to tackle the spread of the coronavirus? scientists in the us have told the bbc they could have a vaccine ready for use before the end of the year. our global health correspondent, tulip mazumder, has been given exclusive access to their labs in san diego. developing a new vaccine can take years, sometimes decades. but international research facilities all around the world like this one here in san diego are trying to come up with a vaccine for the new coronavirus in record time. let's find out how they're doing it. so this is doctor kate broderick. hello, kate. she heads up research and development here at inovio. and you can tell us about how you even start creating a vaccine? how does it work? absolutely, tulip. so what you're looking at here is the actual dna sequence of the virus from the outbreak in china. we received this virus sequence when the chinese authorities put it online. we downloaded it. we started working on it immediately.

and essentially overnight we designed the vaccine that you can see here. the next step then is to put that into manufacture. so, let's go and have a look at that now. great. so, here we are, tulip in the plasma manufacturing lab. so what you can see here is that we have taken the dna medicine, the plasma, and now we have added it to bacteria and the incubators in the back, you can see the bacteria growing. and also in these flasks you can see on the benchtop here. it's a very musty smell. very smelly — you do get used to it after a while. so the next stage will be to purify the dna from the bacteria, that will give us a pure product which then can be used for preclinical testing which is going to start this week. and we hope to get the final product into human testing by early summer. 0k, kate broderick from inovio, thank you for telling us about that. well, as you heard there, the hope is to get this into human trials by record

signed by the early summer. there are a number of international pharmaceuticals doing similar work. it's unclear, of course, how long this outbreak in china is going to continue for, but it is hoped that they will have a vaccine in time to help people in this outbreak. tulip mazumdar, bbc news, san diego. the virus has been compared to the sars outbreak in 2003, although yesterday the number of cases of corona exceeded that outbreak. people are curious as to the science and where we are in relation to the science. we can now speak to professor sian griffiths who was the co—chair of the hong kong sars inquiry. thank you for talking to us. professor, when the sars outbreak came about it seemed as though it was a long time before the world or the health industry knew exactly what it was dealing with. does it feel like this coronavirus, there is

more of a handle on it? this is a very different scenario from the sars virus in 2002 as there were cases in china and information wasn't shared and when the disease spread down into hong kong it took awhile for the coronavirus to isolated and people weren't sure what the nature of the virus was but this time it has been isolated very quickly a chinese authority, particularly the clinical disease centres, have alerted the world and work through the who and are sharing information, so the most important thing is we are sharing information and your report talked about the sequencing of the virus and that wasn't possible in sars until much later in the academic so we understand what the organism is and we are beginning to understand a little bit more about how the organism behaves although there is some debate on that because when you have a new organism and disease you don't really know how it will pan out and it's why

there are varying predictions for how long the epidemic will last, so it's a very different situation and it's also different situation and it's also different in that there is willingness to step up the resources available available to people with infectious diseases and in china we have seen extra doctors and nurses being drafted in because we know the stress it puts on health care systems when you have an epidemic and we've seen systems when you have an epidemic and we've seen more systems when you have an epidemic and we've seen more equipment available and there has been more m essa g es to available and there has been more messages to the global population, not just the thing messages to the global population, notjust the thing is about personal hygiene and hand washing and staying fit and healthy and we've seen a shared response across the world and we've seen the concern by the who and the discussions with leaders taking everything.

you also co-chair the hong kong sars enquiry, so thank you for your insight. it's time to get the news and travel where you are. good morning. yesterday we had temperatures close to freezing in places, some frost, ice around. this morning, a very different feel to things. you will notice temperatures are up there about seven or eight celsius, much milderfirst thing this morning. we are going to keep the milder weatherfor this morning. we are going to keep the milder weather for the next this morning. we are going to keep the milder weatherfor the next few days, really. temperatures above the average. throughout the day it's quite cloudy, there is some rain in the forecast. you can see here by the forecast. you can see here by the yellows across the uk, this air mass from the south—west driving temperatures up into double figures by this afternoon. within that, a number of weather systems, this area of low pressure bringing rain to

northern areas, this weather feature in the south ringing rain across south wales and southern england. the rain quite patchy. some drizzle over the hills of wales, north—west england, lots of cloud generally. heavy rain for parts of north—western scotland, although around the north—east of scotland, most favoured to get sunshine this afternoon. quite windy conditions in the north. look at those temperatures. 10—14dc. throughout the night we continue with rain, moving back into scotland and northern ireland, further south largely dry but lots of cloud around. pretty mild night. temperatures not falling away, staying in double figures across southern areas. looking at a similar situation on friday, south—westerly wind, warm conditions, mild conditions. this next area of low pressure moving in and bringing further outbreaks of rain. throughout friday, heavy rain for a time across wales, northern areas of england, moving south, breaking up as it pushes into the south—east.

0ne as it pushes into the south—east. one or two showers here. further outbreaks of rain into scotland, in between, it's drier, some bright spells, staying quite cloudy on friday, look at those temperatures. 11-14dc. friday, look at those temperatures. 11—14dc. very much on the mild side. goodbye.

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