this is bbc news, i'mjulian warick. the headlines at 8pm. 170 people have died in china. over the past few weeks, we have witnessed the emergence of a previously unknown pathogen, which has escalated into an unprecedented outbreak, which has been met by an unprecedented response. britons trapped in the centre of the city are given permission to fly

home, the flight is due to leave in the next few hours. it's a massive relief. can't wait to get back now and just sort of get away from everything, and de—stress, i think. the number of rape prosecutions in england and wales has fallen again — as the number of suspects charged rises slightly. i think it's really important that people do report, but, at the same time, my gut instinct is tojust say don't bother. the chancellor, sajid javid throws his support behind hs2 — as a number of tory mps consider rebelling against a government go ahead. and the high tech trainers said to feel like running on trampolines — are they giving professional athletes an unfair advantage?

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. in the last few minutes, the world health organisation has declared that the coronavirus outbreak is a global health emergency. however, the who congratulated beijing on what they called the extraordinary measures it had taken to prevent the spread of the pipe took... virus. it comes as a flight carrying 150 britons will be allowed to leave wuhan, the chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, tonight. when they return, the passengers will be taken to an nhs site in the north west of england and kept in isolation for 1h days. the virus has now caused 170 deaths, and spread to every region in china as well as 15 other countries. china has taken far—reaching steps to try to stop the speed of the virus spreading by effectively quarantining more than 50 million people in wuhan and its surrounding province. other countries which have reported cases of coronavirus include australia, cambodia,

vietnam, india and sri lanka. further afield, there have been a handful of cases each in north america, parts of europe and the united arab emirates. so far there have been no confirmed cases in the uk. from beijing, john sudworth reports. wuhan‘s medics are locked in a daily battle against this epidemic, with infections still rising steeply. but for trapped british residents, at last a way out. it's a massive relief. can't wait to get back now and just sort of get away from everything and de—stress, i think. from the rendezvous point at a motorway toll booth, those travelling face multiple health screenings, a bus ride to the airport, then an overnight wait for the flight. but for some there's been serious confusion, especially mixed nationality families like adam bridgeman, his chinese wife sue, and their newborn son austin, with the uk authorities unable to

say if they can get on the flight. they couldn't tell me whether or not my wife or my son would be allowed on the plane. they said that's a matter for the chinese authorities, and the chinese authorities would decide on a case—by—case basis. so that leaves you still stranded in wuhan. what does it mean for the baby? the main worry is medical care. if he gets sick, then we're in trouble. we have heard from at least one of the family in a similar predicament, unable to board the plane. but the confusion seems odd. after we sent our own questions to the chinese foreign ministry, we received this fax saying that chinese nationals would be able to accompany their british family members on the flight. we've passed the information on to the uk authorities. in wuhan, two large brand—new hospitals are being built in little more than a week. but there are also signs

that all is not well. existing hospitals are publishing desperate appeals for medical supplies. fear is spreading. this unverified video shows a family from wuhan, living elsewhere in china, having their door sealed shut. and remarkably, some criticism of the authorities is being allowed to go uncensored. lambasting what he calls communists who love to shout out slogans, this doctor says they should be put on the front line with medical staff. the state media footage of recovered patients leaving hospital is meant to redress the balance, but with such uncertainty the british families who make the flight will be glad to be on their way. john said with, bbc news, beijing. more now in the declaration that the coronavirus is a global health

emergency, this was the who director general. the vast majority of cases outside china have a travel history to wuhan where contact with someone with a travel history to wuhan. we don't know what sort of damage this virus could do if it were to spread in a country with a weaker health system. we must act now to help countries prepare for that possibility. for all of these reasons, i'm declaring a public health emergency of international concern over the global outbreak of another coronavirus. the main reason for this declaration is not because of what is happening in china, but because of what is happening in other countries. our greatest

concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with wea ker virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems, which are ill—prepared to deal weaker health systems, which are ill—prepa red to deal with weaker health systems, which are ill—prepared to deal with it. weaker health systems, which are ill-prepared to deal with it. that was doctor ted ross at that who press c0 nfe re nce a was doctor ted ross at that who press conference a moment ago. we can speak now to beth weber, whose mother, doctor yvonne, i can speak now to beth weber, whose mother, doctoeronne, ilecturer can speak now to beth weber, whose mother, doctor yvonne, i lecturer in wuhan is travelling to the local airport to try to get on the flight coming back to our ef, good evening and thank you for coming on. tell us the latest you've heard from your mother. 50, the the latest you've heard from your mother. so, the latest update, i am still waiting for news, really, if the latest update i've had was she was on her way to the airport and that she had boarded a bus taking herfrom one part of that she had boarded a bus taking her from one part of the airport to another to the master points, i believe, and then she would have the checks and processes to go through, so that's probably about an hour ago, soi so that's probably about an hour ago, so i would imagine she is still going through that process, as i

have not heard more on that since. from your point of view, it's very much a fingers crossed sort of moment. absolutely, yes. what was the last contact you had with her prior to the one that brought you the update about her getting to the airport? rather frantic conversation, welcome a mixed communications all afternoon really, it's been probably the worst idiots, so despite having confirmation that things looked like they were moving ahead, she had no information formerly from everybody, so we had both mixed messages. myself, some media people here, her via contact over there who had received information from the foreign office of advising them on what to do and the time to board, so that was when the time to board, so that was when the time to depart was aimed to be five a:m., they had to be at the airport for 11 five a:m., they had to be at the airportfor11p:m., five a:m., they had to be at the airport for 11 p:m., and that would have been at three o'clock here. by half past two, she still hadn't had any paperwork or any confirmation through. i think about 20 minutes before the deadline to arrive at the

airport, she was told they had been airport, she was told they had been a delay, and she was sent the paperwork, but up until that point, she had given up all hope of getting on that flight at all, and that added, it was probably the last straw for, i think she was probably quite stressed by that. what does that say to you and her about the way this whole issue has been handled? i think, i mean, way this whole issue has been handled? ithink, i mean, ifully can understand that a diplomatic level, there is such complexity and sensitivity around all of this, but the delays we have experienced or probably a natural part of that process , probably a natural part of that process, and i wouldn't want to underestimate the efforts that have gone to there, but the basic level around planning and communication, support on the ground, it's just been that shambolic i would say command i don't think that's an overestimation. i think the lack of planning for how to help and support to people has been evident since day one, we never really wanted to have to go public with this, that from day one of the airport closing, my mum was booked on a flight for monday gone, we were both searching to information on advice from people

there and what to do in that situation, there was nothing, and by the weekend, the embassy was closed, there was nothing, so we ended up speaking to the media about it, because think that we did, because issues were raised and we have moved on, but that lack of information and communication has been symptomatic of the whole week, really. the plan now, as far as we know, that she and others will fly back to raf arriving sort of early tomorrow morning uk time, and then, as i was saying a moment ago, will be taken to the world, where there will be two weeks of quarantine, that is presumably your understanding as well. are you happy with that, given the situation, is that the best you can hope for at this point?|j situation, is that the best you can hope for at this point? i think it's probably fair to say you no more than we do, actually come about, yes, she was advised that there would be a quarantine period and that she would be taken, she wasn't sure where she was landed, but she was aware that she might be taken to the northwest, she wasn't sure what kind of facility. the last time i spoke to her, anyway. i think she was happy enough to go with whatever is presumed to be best in the

interest of everyone, she does not wa nt to interest of everyone, she does not want to be... she is currently well, but she doesn't want to be in any way shape or form a risk to this country or the people here. i think one of the disappointing parts of the whole thing was that she was told she would be allowed to travel home on her own, which she was surprised at, and then in self isolation for a fortnight committee think the disappointing part the news that that had changed her two weeks and quarantine that came about through the health minister tweeting it rather than through people officially letting them know out there, so i think that's, again, asymptomatic in the way in which this has been handled, so the quarantine itself, if she can get on that plane and get home to the uk, she will be happy enough to do whatever is then deemed best in the interest of everybody‘s health. whatever is then deemed best in the interest of everybody's health. we hope we have some good news in the coming hours, thank you so much for coming hours, thank you so much for coming on. thank you. beth weber there in the corridor. just before we move on to other matters, word from the chief medical officers of the uk, these are the four covering each of the four nations of the

uk, they have increased the risk level of coronavirus from low to moderate, but they add that they do not think the risk to individuals in the uk has changed, but that the government should plan for all eventualities, and just reading a little bit more about what each of those chief medical officers have said, because there is a press statement from them. we have been working in close collaboration with international collea g u es collaboration with international colleagues and the who to monitor the situation in china and around the situation in china and around the world. in the light of the increasing number of cases in china, and using existing and widely tested models, the four chief medical officers of the uk consider it prudent for our governments to escalate planning and preparation in case of a more widespread outbreak. for that reason, they say, we are advising an increase of the uk risk level from low to moderate. this does not mean we think the risk to individuals in the uk has changed at the sate two stage, but that the government should plan for all eventualities. their last comment on

this is we have previously said it is likely there will be individual cases, and we are confident in the ability of the nhs and the hse in northern ireland to manage these in a way that protects the public and provides high—quality care. that's the full statement from the four chief medical officers of england and scotland and wales and northern ireland. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages(tx gfx)at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are the political writer & academic, maya goodfellow and the deputy political editor of the daily mail, john stevens. the number of people being prosecuted for rape in england and wales has fallen — again. from march 2018 — 2019, there were just over 3,000 rape cases taken to court 3034 rape completed prosecutions>(ani) but that dropped to just under two and a half thousand in the 12 months to september

last year. the crown prosecution service — the body responsible for criminal prosecutions in england and wales — says it's now publishing figures more often, because of concerns over the plummeting prosecution rate. our home affairs correspondent june kelly has been speaking to one woman about her experience. zoe says she became a rape victim in her first term at university. she went back to a male student's flat after an evening out. she says she was being polite, and didn't want to hurt his feelings. he immediately locked the door. and then he said that he had a gun. and he pointed it at me, and asked me if i was scared. i went completely numb. i know that, at some point, he started to sexually assault me. and then have sex with me. but ijust zoned out completely. ifelt so kind of... i mean, isuppose the word is violated. just so... the whole kind of thing, like i can wash and wash,

but i can never be clean. she describes how, as a result, she dropped out of university. her life unravelled as she became suicidal, and she started taking drugs. it was only years later, when she began volunteering with a women's charity, that she says she realised what had happened to her was rape. i suppose back then, in my head, i didn't necessarily go, "that was rape." because, in my head, rape was something that... kind of like the whole rape myth thing, it's a stranger in a dark alley. she went to the police. they investigated and passed the case to the crown prosecution service. but they gave her various reasons for not charging. they said she hadn't appeared threatened by the gun, and that her alleged attacker said she consented to sex. when they talk about the legal definition of consent, you have to have the freedom to choose. i don't see how taking someone into a room and locking the door, and then saying they have a weapon in any way gives you the freedom to

choose. what is happening with rape complaints? while rape allegations in england and wales are at a record high, prosecutions are continuing to fall. the lawyer who heads the crown prosecution service stresses there's been a drop in cases being passed to them by the police. and he has this message for complainants. if you're a victim of the devastating offence of rape, come forward. do not delay. come to the police. tell your story. do so in the knowledge that it will be taken seriously. and zoe's response? i think it's really important that people do report. at the same time, my gut instinct is to say don't bother. the cps denies claims from women's groups that more difficult cases are not being taken to court. but now the victims commissioner has joined these campaigners in calling for an independent inquiry into the way the criminaljustice system deals with

rape allegations. june kelly, bbc news. if you've been affected by this story, details of organisations offering information and support with sexual violence are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. 17 minutes past eight. the headlines on bbc news... the world health organisation has declared the coronavirus or world health emergency, here, in the uk, the risk has been raised from low to moderate. the number of rape prosecutions in england and wales has fallen again — as the number of suspects charged rises slightly. the chancellor, sajid javid, throws his support behind hs2 —

as a number of tory mps consider rebelling against the government. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh. between week and warrington this evening, here is the latest from the dw stadium, leading in by ten points— eight. they've just dw stadium, leading in by ten points— eight. they'vejust had dw stadium, leading in by ten points— eight. they've just had a penalty try awarded to them, and as a result of that penalty try, chris hill has been sent off, been shown a red card, that is a warrington player who attempted to tackle sam powell, who as you can see was awarded the penalty try. there is some considerable concern for sam powell, who is currently being taken from the field amid a possible serious injury. we will bring you more on that later, but the play has been suspended for a little while, about halfway through that first half at the dw stadium, but the score at the moment, we can worry is, second place in the table, last

season leading the couple leaders by 10.78. manchester united have completed the signing of bruno fernandes for a fee that could rise to more than £67 million, hejoins us to more than £67 million, hejoins us from sport in lisbon for an initial 46 million on a five and a half year deal. there is an option on the contract for a further year as well, he has agreed personal terms, passed a medical today to become the biggest signing so far of the january transfer window. new wales coach has picked his first six nations team, they face them on saturday, they have selected george north, an outside centre with well struggling somewhat with injuries in midfield, and kept scarlettjohnny mcnichol will take north‘s usual place on the wing. scotland coach will give and burrowed his international debut against ireland on saturday, there are ten changes to the starting 15 that face japan and theirfinal to the starting 15 that face japan and their final match of the rugby world cup.

novak djokovic was merciless and beating roger federer to reach another grants and final. the champion one in straight sets against a the champion one in straight sets againsta man the champion one in straight sets against a man clearly struggling with injury, but djokovic determined to ta ke with injury, but djokovic determined to take a step closer to what would bea to take a step closer to what would be a 17th grand slam title. meanwhile, the women's final will be sophia, something of a surprise, here isjohn watson. we have the women's final complete, we will come to that in a moment, but let's just reflect on another novak djokovic victory in the semi finals are to be displacing an eighth australian open final comments at 26 grand slam final, as we brushed the roger federer aside and straight sets. roger federer struggling as he received a medical timeout at the end of the first act, which he lost. that it was co mforta ble which he lost. that it was comfortable in the end for djokovic, as he moves through in straight sets. djokovic had been to defend his title here, and we will wait, who he will face in the final, the victor will come from

the vendor of alex zverev, and dominic teen in tomorrowmen semi final. it wasn't upset though in the first of women semi finals, asher beaten today in straight sets by sophia cannon of the united states, she was ins inspired pharmacy came through co mforta bly. inspired pharmacy came through comfortably. his as you can imagine for ash party who has been carrying hopes of a nation here at this home australian open, hopeful that they would see a first female australian into the final here in a0 years. the party party is over though, cannon goes on to face garbine muguruza, another six surprise success for her. she was beaten by caroline wozniacki, she fell just short this time, garbine muguruza also coming through in straight sets. multiple grand slam champion, she will be hoping to add a third grand slam to her trophy cabinet, if she can come

past sophia cannon in saturday's final. alex, all eyes on that second men semi final to come tomorrow. that's john watson, men semi final to come tomorrow. that'sjohn watson, that's all for support for now, more on sports day at half past ten. you, thank you very much. the prime minister is holding crucial talks on the future of the controversial hs2 railway this evening. the government appears poised to give the scheme the go ahead — after chancellor sajid javid signalled his support, despite the project's mounting costs. the high speed line would link london with birmingham and then on to northern england. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. over here is a line of trees and hedgerows that run along the edge of calvert jubilee nature reserve. these will all be taken out by hs2. big projects will always affect someone's backyard. there will be a swath of the nature reserve that is taken away. lindsey batham is one of many

who fear the project will spoil her part of the buckinghamshire countryside. but the diggers have long been at work. billions have already been poured into high—speed rail, designed to provide extra capacity on the lines and fasterjourneys from london to the midlands, then eventually onto manchester, leeds and beyond. is it a green light? ministers are nervous about the enormous cost, but have to make a decision soon. the chancellor is ready to say yes and is meeting with the prime minister and the transport secretary tonight. it is the case that this is the biggest infrastructure decision this country has ever made, the biggest in europe. and it's quite right that it's properly and carefully considered, not just with that network rail evidence, but with everything else. the good news is he won't have to wait too long. there are plenty of backers on the green benches, but simmering hostility, too. if the government were to scrap hsz, which everybody knows is a catastrophic waste of

money, he will have a huge amount available for more rail infrastructure in west yorkshire and across the north. i understand you've got some very tough questions for me. making the decision is a big call for borisjohnson, sceptical about the cost of a project whose full benefits might not be felt until these downing street visitors have grown up. but under pressure to say yes, with helpful advice from former rivals in his ears. it would be nuts to cancel hsz. this is going to connect the north of england and the midlands to the south and help level up the economic geography of the uk. and frankly you can't be a government that says you are committed to the north and committed to infrastructure, as this government does — and i really welcome that — then cancel the biggest transport insfratructure project ever conceived for the north of england. there are the practicalities, the price tag, but of course the politics. hs2 is wildly overbudget and it will take years to complete. but remember the government won the election in part by making big promises to connect the

country. to correct the lopsidedness, to things fairer north, south, east and west. some figures in government believe there would be a huge credibility problem if they were to call the whole thing off. downing tools completely seems far—fetched. signs in westminster point to a go—ahead soon. but it's a big choice and not clear yet when and how this project will roll on. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. i'm in has been found guilty for trying to steal —— a man has been found guilty of trying to steal magna carta from salisbury cathedral. a jury at salisbury crown court found a7—year—old mark royden guilty of attempting to steal one of the remaining copies of the charter, and causing £1a,000 worth of damage to its display case. duncan kennedy reports. magna carta. the document that helped create modern justice. mark royden, the man

who tried to thwart it. watch the bottom, he arrives at salisbury cathedral wearing protective gloves. he then looks to the camera, revealing his identity. he then tries to disable the camera. but fails. and walks off towards the ancient document and attacks it. this is what he did with the hammer. he puts three holes in the cabinet holding magna carta, but cannot break through. mark royden then makes off still holding what's believed to be the hammer. but he does not get far, as outside the cathedral staff and members of the public make a citizens arrest. mark royden was taken into custody and today found guilty of attempted theft and criminal damage. whatever his motivation was that day, i think he's lucky that he did not cause more damage or even destroy a

priceless and irreplaceable document of worldwide significance. the pain that was assaulted... it was such a striking event, the cathedral has now put the damaged display cabinet on show as part of magna carta's extraordinary 805 year history. how much of a loss would it have been? well, it's incalculable. you cannot put a price on it. there are only four magna carta documents still in existence, there were rather more originally in 1215 and the years after, and ours, we like to think, is the best preserved. it's remarkably clear, as though it has come out of a laser printer. after his arrest, royden had suggested to police that the document was fake. well, as you can see, the glass has now been replaced and the 3500—word document is safe once again. it all comes at the end of a court trial, which itself is based on the concept ofjustice that's enshrined in magna ca rta .

mark royden, who will be sentenced next month, has become the man who broke the law, trying to get his hands on the document that helped create the law. duncan kennedy, bbc news, in salisbury. how do you like your tea? i ask because it seems more of us are switching from traditional black teas, to premium and herbal blends. that has contributed to the news today that consumer goods giant unilever could sell the pg tips and lipton brands — because they are falling out of favour with the public. according to research firm kantar, the tea industry is worth 672 million a year. but over the last two years, demand for traditional black tea has fallen byjust under 3%. in contrast, demand has risen for other types of tea, with herbal teas now worth over £50 million. cold tea infusions are valued at over £11 million. let's speak to kim havelaar, a tea sommelier and founder of the london—based tea

brand, roqberry — which sells speciality teas. kim, welcome. so, black tea sales are down a little bit, herbal teas up are down a little bit, herbal teas upa are down a little bit, herbal teas up a little bit, is that your experience working in the trade? yes, absolutely, and if you look at the trends, it's been going on since the trends, it's been going on since the last a—5 years or so, i would say. so, the standard black tea is slowly but surely declining. it's still the majority of what makes up the tea industry, to be fair. but, speciality black tea, herbal, and especially green tea are growing, green tea is growing double digit year over year. so why do you see that change, do you think?” year over year. so why do you see that change, do you think? i think there are number of factors. first off, we have seen an evolution across off, we have seen an evolution a cross m ost off, we have seen an evolution across most elements of food and drink here in the uk. certainly coffee is a prime example, but we have seen as far as the variety of food that's on offer, or the speciality gin that's being made, and it's just natural that that

is transferred over to tea as well. so, pa rt transferred over to tea as well. so, part of it is our craving for variety. part of it is also about healthy living and healthy lifestyle have become more and more dominant and on the forefront of people's mind, and tfits into and on the forefront of people's mind, and t fits into that perfectly. herbal teas fit in to that from a functional perspective on many occasions as well. then, finally, i think there is also a shift in what different generations are looking for. if you look at millennialist today, 50% of them will drink herbal and speciality teas, compared to 25% of those over 55. so, iwould teas, compared to 25% of those over 55. so, i would say those are the top trends. the health is interesting. is that to do with caffeine and what people perceive as being in a traditional cup as opposed to an herbal cup? that is certainly part of the perception. all see whether it is black, green, long,

it does contain antioxidants, naturally, it contains an amino acid called elf the ending, which is really combing and relaxes the mind, and that's regardless of the type of tea, but because most research has been done on green tea and the specific compounds within green tea, there is the perception that green tea is especially healthy. the other point you made was the generation change, which implies that what we see by way of gradual change now is probably going to continue?” definitely think it will. if you, i mean there are future allergists out there, if you look at what they are predicting, they are kind of saying that the younger generations consider the kind of humble standard cup of not cool enough, everything is about social media now, everything is about showing off what you are eating or drinking, how cool you are eating or drinking, how cool, how attuned you are. and, yeah, the humble cupjust cool, how attuned you are. and, yeah, the humble cup just doesn't measure up yeah, the humble cup just doesn't measure up in that's, i'm afraid. 0k, kim

measure up in that's, i'm afraid. ok, kim dammit connect —— thank you very much. let's check on the weather forecast, here is nick miller. when the evening of their across parts of scotla nd evening of their across parts of scotland in northern england. still the chance of seeing some gusts in excess of 60 mph in places, now is the night goes on, the strongest winds are going to be using, we will see a little spell of rain running across northern ireland, southern and western scotland, north west england, especially cumbria, a few clear spells also come in bring may bea clear spells also come in bring may be a touch of frost towards northeast scotland, but double figure temperatures across south wales and southern england. another blustery day to come tomorrow from outbreaks of rain pushing self across to england and wales. something a bit brighter following him behind, a few showers, most frequently running into northwest governments, some heavy ones here, longer spells of rain as the day goes on. those winds will quite widely be gusting at an average speed towards a0—50 mph. but it is going to be very mild, exceptionally mild for some of us, with

temperatures in parts of eastern england topping out at about 15 celsius. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the uk raises the risk level of coronavirus from low to moderate as the world health organisation declares the coronavirus outbreak global health emergency. over the past few weeks, we have witnessed the emergence of a previously unknown pathogen which has escalated into an unprecedented outbreak and which has been met by an unprecedented response. a flight carrying 150 britons will be allowed to leave wuhan, the chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, tonight. it's due to land at raf brize norton in oxfordshire before passengers are taken to a facility on the wirral, for a quarantine

period of 1a days. the chancellor, sajid javid, throws his support behind hs2 — as a number of tory mps consider rebelling against the government. the number of rape prosecutions in england and wales has fallen again, as the number of suspects charged rises slightly. a man has been found guilty of trying to steal a copy of magna carta, smashing the protective glass around the 805—year—old document using a hammer. a royal marine who died after being injured in training two weeks ago is named as recruit ethan jones. never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. also coming up, tributes to one of the last of "the few". former battle of britain pilot wing commander paul farnes has died at the age of 101.

let's get more on the declaration by the world health organisation that the world health organisation that the coronavirus outbreak is a global health emergency. the worth —— world health organisation director made the announcement in the past hour. so far, we have not seen any deaths outside china. for which we must all be grateful, although these numbers are still relatively small compared to the numbers of cases in china, we must all act together now to limit further spread. the vast majority of cases outside china have a travel history to wuhan or contact with someone with a travel history to wuhan. we don't know what sort of damage this virus could do if it we re damage this virus could do if it were to spread in a country with a

wea ker were to spread in a country with a weaker health system. we must act now to help countries prepare for that possibility. for all of these reasons, i'm declaring a public emergency of international concern over the global outbreak of coronavirus. the main reason for this declaration is not because of what is happening in china but because of what is happening in other countries. our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with wea ker systems virus to spread to countries with weaker systems in which are ill—prepared to deal weaker systems in which are ill—prepa red to deal with weaker systems in which are ill—prepared to deal with it. let me be clear. this declaration is not a vote of no—confidence in china. on the contrary, who continues

to have a confidence in china's capacity to control the outbreak. i repeat this. let me be clear. this declaration is not a vote of no—confidence in china. on the contrary, the bho continues to have confidence in china's capacity to control the outbreak —— the debbie ho. as you know, i was in china just a few days ago, when i met with president xi jinping. ileft ago, when i met with president xi jinping. i left in absolute no doubt about china's commitment to transparency and protecting the world's people. to the people of china, and to all of those around the world who have been affected by this outbreak, we want you to know that the world stands with you. we are working diligently with national and international partners to bring

this outbreak under control as fast as possible. the latest from the debbie ho. as possible. the latest from the debbie h0. the uk's chief medical officer said the government should exclude is planning in case of more widespread outbreaks in a statement released tonight. they said... a flight a flight carrying 150 britons is repairing to leave wuhan, the city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak. jacob wilson is a

american taking people to the aeroplane... refusing to leave unless her three—year—old son was allowed to go with her. they are now leaving together. i'mjust at the gate of the community and i was just giving a last—minute notice that one of the british citizens and her three—year—old son are going to be able to make it to the flight. i was just be able to make it to the flight. i wasjust coming from be able to make it to the flight. i was just coming from the airport directly to pick them up at their community and the cut off time was about to be around one o'clock in the morning but we are running a little bit late. i think we're going to be able to it there in time to the departure hall. this is terry's wife and his son. i don't know if you can see them. they are in the car right now just you can see them. they are in the car right nowjust trying to stay warm. it's pretty cold outside. we are ina warm. it's pretty cold outside. we are in a race against time to get to the airport. i'm natalie. this is jamie. can

you say hello? hello! so we just got the call like ten minutes ago. we just got a call if you hours ago but they could give no guarantees if we were denied boarding. —— we got a call a few hours ago first. we did not want to get stranded in the middle of the countryside at like 3am in the morning with no food, no supplies and no way to anywhere... but they called us about 20 minutes ago and said that we need to get to the meeting point as it is possible because there a good guarantee that they will allow because there a good guarantee that they will alloinmmy because there a good guarantee that they will allow jimmy on because there a good guarantee that they will alloinmmy on the plane, and our good family friend came and got us

straightaway. having more of a difficult time than children. we still think that, to getjimmy a difficult time than children. we still think that, to get jimmy out of the city, but is still breaking up of the city, but is still breaking up ourfamily and of the city, but is still breaking up our family and it's going to be early hard, especially once jamie realises what is going, what is happening. we are on our way to the airport and we hope to be flying shortly but information is still... they do seem to be proactive in getting it to us as soon as they can. the latest on britons trying to get out of wuhan. world athletics bosses are set to tighten regulations on the use

of controversial high—tech running shoes after concerns they could give professional athletes an unfair advantage. the governing body's council has been considering whether to ban nike's vaporfly range after complaints that their use was equivalent to "technological doping". new rules will be announced tomorrow. our sports editor dan roan has the story. this is history unfolding... a weekend that changed distance running forever. eliud kipchoge becoming the first athlete to complete a marathon in less than two hours last year. and then brigid kosgei also making history a day later. she is going to obliterate the world record. but how much were their feats down to the footwear? both kenyans wore modified versions of nike's controversial vaporfly. the sport's rules say shoes mustn't provide an unfair advantage, but have they been overtaken? some critics like british olympian mara yamauchi, who was sponsored by a rival shoe firm, now want the governing body to step in and issue a ban. if they say, right, doping is not allowed because its performance enhancing but we're ok with these shoes which are also performance enhancing, there's a bit

of inconsistency there. what we're getting into now is not who is the best athlete, it's who has got the best shoes on. it is hard to see how anybody not wearing vaporflys in the tokyo olympics is going to win medals. remarkably, the five fastest marathons ever have all been achieved by runners wearing types of vaporfly in the last two years. so what's the secret? we asked experts at manchester metropolitan university to reveal the science hidden inside the shoe. what makes it special? so, one of the key features of this shoe is the foam. it's particularly light and particularly thick, as you can see here. that thick foam can deform and store lots of energy and then return lots of energy as well. the other key feature is this full—length carbon plate, which you can see here. that adds stiffness to the length of the shoe. it allows the athlete to have greater leverage and also stiffens the front of the shoe and allows them to run more efficiently. the claim is that your running economy can increase by around a%. these shoes are now a common sight at running clubs and in parks up

and down the country, and these mass—produced ones will escape any kind of blanket ban. but modified versions may well struggle to meet new temporary restrictions that are set to be announced as world athletics tries to provide some clarity ahead of the tokyo olympics. nike says it respects the rules and their shoes don't return more energy than the runner uses. their athletes embrace the advances. if we ban this and this, actually we discourage innovation, we discourage technology. evolution in sport is nothing new but some fear running is being distorted, and in the pursuit of fairness, athletics rules must now catch up and fast. dan roan, bbc news. astronomers have revealed never before seen images of the sun. the striking high—resolution images of our closest star's surface were captured by a solar telescope in hawaii. images showing what looks like a collection of gold nuggets will allow scientists to study

the workings of the sun. freya cole spoke to the director of the observatory. babbling away on the sun's surface are cell—like structures known scientifically as solar granulation. never before have they been seen this close — and for astronomers, this discovery is a big step towards unravelling many mysteries. i was just very, very happy. we have spent 25 years of work on this telescope. the whole team of engineers and scientists have basically put their lives work into this. the gold nuggets might look small under the telescope, but in reality they are about the size of texas. the bright centre is very hot plasma, the dark cracks are where it goes to cool. this is the machine inside the telescope used to capture the images. experts hope it will hold the information needed to predict the sun's

erratic weather. the sun generates this immense amount of energy and stores it in a magnetic field that sometimes becomes unstable and leads to solar eruptions. flares, ejections that impact us very much here on earth. power grid failures, communication failures, satellites can be taken out by solar storms. there is still a lot to figure out, but never before has earth felt so close to its closest star. freya cole, bbc news. we can now speak to the astrophysicist dr tamela maciel, from the national space centre. she joins me via webcam from leicester. good evening to you. good evening. how excited are you about these pictures? today has been amazing for some science, actually, so here at the national space centre, we have a lot of visitors coming to the doors,

a lot of people chatting online to us, and we have been amazing how many people are asking us about these images and that sort of ten second clip. the highest resolution we have already had. it has sparked global conversations about the sheer complexity of our closest star and the fact that we really don't understand it, so major images like this that will get a glance of what is really going on. we don't quite understand it at the moment, but use these images hope that understanding significantly? we have already known there is convection, for many years, convection going on. the size of texas, twice the size of the uk come of those are convection currents themselves going to the centre of themselves going to the centre of the sun. what we see for the first time is the detail between the cells and that is sort of tens of kilometres across, and that is where

magnetic fields are wrapped up for the plasma and streaming outwards, creating this corona that is much harder than the surface. we have no idea why. and it also creates these ejections, these coronal mass objections, the systems that can strea m objections, the systems that can stream out into the storm system. sometimes if the earth is in the right position, these storms will go past earth. and that's when things get comp located. it can create havoc for satellites and power grid. that is what we want to predict and understand a bit better with these images. right. and typically, how often does that happen? how often does it have an impact on things here on earth? it's a good question. we have observed them over the yea rs. we have observed them over the years. the earliest one we detected is 1859. it wiped out the telegraph system. but more recently, we have added research coming out of orrick in the last week which tells us about every 25 years, we get a big severe solar storm, and that's the

kind of thing where we might look at power outages across the country, we might look at satellites that are com plete might look at satellites that are complete leaf right because plasma is the electronics and wipes them out. and as a society, we are increasingly dependent on navigation, so we are quite vulnerable to events like this and if we have a couple days notice of solar storms instead of in our‘s notice, there's a lot we could do to prevent damage. we are looking at remarkable pictures that were taken from earth. what about probes that will get closer to the sun that could in theory take even more remarkable pictures? this isjust the beginning. this is alsojust first light for this telescope in hawaii. so is planning 50 years of observations that will track the sun and all of its different cycles. nasa two years ago launched the parker solar probe and this is the one that is touching the surface of the corona, so it's really close to the corona, so it's really close to the sun as we speak, and

then next week, the european space agency is launching a british built satellite called solar orbiter and is going to go out from earth and into the poles of the sun. it will help us understand the magnetic photo bit better. a really exciting time if you're into the sun science. absolutely. it's a good time to be based in the national space centre, iam based in the national space centre, i am guessing. of course. it always is! thank you so much for coming on, dr tamela maciel there. the nappy project gives away... baby hassanis the nappy project gives away... baby hassan is just four months old. he doesn't have a coat. his mum marie is one of hundreds of mums seeking help from the nappy project in

stoke—on—trent. help from the nappy project in stoke-on-trent. everything was perfect before. and my husband, i went to maternity, he was not able to feed properly. it's very difficult at the moment. referrals to the service are at an all—time high. hayleyjones set up the baby bank 18 months ago, helping a handful of mums. now she is providing the essentials to more than a50 families. she says the stories she hears are heartbreaking. she asked for some food but as for extra. and when we asked her why, she said, i have not had anything to eat. these families are eating baby pouches because that's the only food that they are going to have any house. 20-year-old chloe also says money is tight. her partner is

self—employed and they have been failing to provide for george. after christmas, it was a massive struggle. there were 70 people in this situation where, you cannot afford it. you just need to say, i need the help, and i can get the help here. the bb bank also needs to raise around £20,000. they want to become a charitable status and are looking to take their service out into the community there also looking for donations of baby milk, medicines and nappy cream. you look at someone and you can see they are broken. and wejust at someone and you can see they are broken. and we just want them to come back because as long as they turn up here and we can see them, we canjust turn up here and we can see them, we can just help them. the day they don't come here, then what? haley says the doors are always open. they're offering a helping hand to hungry that'll mouths. winston churchill praised them as "the few" the second world war

pilots who protected the skies over britain in 19a0. one of the last surviving battle of britain pilots — wing commander paul farnes — has died at the age of 101. there are now only two who remain. richard galpin has been looking back at his life. the summer of 19a0, and the battle of britain is under way. the spitfire and hurricane pilots fighting the german air force to stop the nazis invading the country. paul farnes, who flew a hurricane, became a fighter ace in the first month of the battle, after shooting down five german planes and damaging another. and he remembered no fear. i felt completely confident the whole time. i neverfelt...i was never afraid. i never became apprehensive, really. slightly apprehensive, occasionally, but never much. he often attended the annual battle of britain commemorations.

he was known as a very modest man, who'd been acutely aware of the constant losses of fellow pilots. one thing he said was that you couldn't make friends, because people didn't last very long. people were killed on their first day in action. but yes, they were a great group together nonetheless. i was at a commemorative lunch, 20 years ago, where the 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 that they had. wing commander paul farnes, who'd been awarded the distinguished flying medal in 19a0, was the last of the battle of britain fighter aces. and there are nowjust two surviving pilots from that time. never in the field of human conflict was so much owed, by so many, to so few.

winston churchill recognised the extraordinary achievement of these pilots, without whom the second world war could have turned out very differently. and paul farnes was one of the elite. paul farnes, who's died at the age of 101. the british costume designer sandy powell has won awards for her work in some of the biggest films of the past 30 years, including shakespeare in love, gangs of new york and the favourite. she's been nominated for a bafta and an oscar for her creations in martin scorsese's mob movie, the irishman. and this evening, she's being honoured with the top award for excellence in film by uk film critics. our arts editor, will gompertz, has been to meet her. the oscar nominees class photo 2020. packed with famous faces

and a few not so familiar, like the acclaimed british costume designer sandy powell. a multiple nominee over the years, who has won as many oscars as meryl streep, and can add a fourth in little over a week for her work on martin scorsese's the irishman. this was worn by stephen graham in the irishman. and, funnily enough, is the most talked about costume in the film. people really like it. i mean, it's because it comes from such a great scene, where tony pro, the character, is late for a meeting with jimmy hoffa, played by al pacino. and there ensues a row, and an actual fight on the floor. but what it does, of course, and what you have done with it, is it communicates so much of the character's personality. yeah, it's a kind of arrogance of the character. not bothering to dress properly for a business meeting. for her deep wisdom in knowing where to draw the line in holding our country together. last year, she won a bafta for her work on the favourite, dressing the actors of the late tudor court of queen anne. all in a day's work for a designer with an impressive range. judi dench, shakespeare in love. ewan mcgregor, velvet goldmine. joe pesci, the irishman. stephen graham, the irishman. emily blunt, young victoria. joseph fiennes, shakespeare

in love. i have not said all. by malign fate, the message goes astray which would tell romeo of the friar's plan. generally i've got their measurements in advance. so i will go armed with various things to try on, just as a trial. you know, prototypes, shapes, let's see what works and what doesn't work. so, you start by trying a bunch of things on. and then you get a feel, very quickly, really, of what they're responding to, what i respond to. you know, what works and what doesn't. it's not about making somebody look fabulous. that character has got to work. and maybe the character is the kind of character that looks fabulous. maybe they're a character that actually looks terrible. sometimes you have to make people look terrible deliberately. you've got quite a lot of experience at the awards, going up on stage at the baftas and the oscars. what is the whole thing like? terrifying! it's absolutely terrifying. you sit there terrified and hope your name doesn't get called. well, hers does, frequently.

she might well hear it again at this year's awards, starting with the baftas on sunday. will gompertz, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello. a very windy evening out there across england and scotland. still the chance of seeing gusts in excess of 60 mph in places. as that goes on, he struck his winds are going to be easing. a spell of rain coming across her than ireland —— northern ireland. i enough to bring debbie a touch of frost towards northeast scotland. double figure temperatures across south wales and southern england. another blustery day to come tomorrow. out bricks of rain pushing south across england and wales. could be a bit brighter following him behind, some showers, most frequent heading into northwest scotland. those winds will quite

widely be gusting, average speeds a0-50 widely be gusting, average speeds a0—50 mph, but it is going be very mild, exceptionally mild for some of us. temperatures and parts of eastern england topping out at around 15 celsius.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source, live in brussels as brexit day is finally upon us. 2a hours away. the uk is preparing foran 2a hours away. the uk is preparing for an extraordinary moment in its history, we will try and take a look out for what awaits for the uk and for the european as well. the combination of personalities, positions, redlines, white lies, mistakes, misunderstandings that make up brexit process.

china's coronovirus continues to spread reaching 15 other countries in total. the world health organization declares it a public health emergency of international concern we have witnessed the emergence of a previously unknown pathogen. which has escalated into an unprecedented outbreak. and your questions on the immediate process of brexit and the bigger ramifications both for the uk and in particular for the ramifications both for the uk and in particularfor the eu here in brussels are very welcome, the hashtag as usual is #bbcos. it's the night before brexit — welcome to outside source from brussels. we're in the spectacular grand place right in the centre of town.