the first cases of the new coronavirus are confirmed in the uk. two members of the same family who'd been at a yorkshire hotel are now being treated at a hospital in newcastle. they have now been transferred to a high consequence infection unit — that's a very secure infectious disease specialist unit — in newcastle. this is the scene live now at raf brize norton where a plane is about to arrive carrying 83 britons who've been evacuated from the chinese city at the centre of the outbreak. we'll have the latest from our medical correspondent and we'll be live in china. also this lunchtime... ten hours to go till britain leaves the european union after almost half a century — the government says it's the dawn of a new era.

you know, the most precious gift that britain —— you know, the most precious gift that britain has given the world is parliamentary democracy, and we are restoring faith and restoring trust in that. we are finally leaving! it has happened! played out by the bagpipes — brexit party meps leave the european parliament for the last time. and in the sport, eddiejones leaves mako vunipola out of their six nations opener in france, with northampton‘s george furbank to make his debut starting at full—back. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the first cases of the new coronavirus have been

confirmed in the uk. health officials say two people from the same family who had been staying at a hotel in yorkshire, are now being treated in a hospital in newcastle. so far the virus has killed more than 200 people in china and infected thousands more. a plane is about to arrive at raf brize norton carrying more than 80 britons who've been evacuated from wuhan — the chinese city at the centre of the outbreak. caroline davies reports. the first cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the uk. today, the department of health said two members of the same family in england had the infection. they were identified overnight and taken to newcastle, where they are both being treated. this could turn out to be, for any individual who has a disease of this kind, it could well turn out to be a relatively minor disease because we know that there is a 2% mortality rate, 2% of people die. but what that means is that 98%

of people get better. at raf brize norton today, 110 passengers, 83 of them british nationals, are due to touch down from wuhan. before the flight, there was confusion about whether families would be split up, if some had dual nationality or chinese passports. some did make the flight together. we are actually being evacuated right now. my mother, here behind me, and my wife. the chinese authorities have seen fit to allow her to travel. others did not. adam bridgeman, his chinese wife and newborn baby say they were told last minute that they should all be able to travel, but could not find transport to reach the airport in time. the city taxis, they are not on the road. there's a service like uber that's not on the road at the moment. eventually, the foreign office, they managed to help us and we really appreciate the effort they put in. they managed to get a car to come and pick us up but it wasjust a little bit too late and we couldn't make the plane. the foreign office did say

that there might be another plane, we might be able to get on board a plane from, as they put it, an eu partner. so we hope something like that maybe can happen, but yeah, we don't know yet. the eu nationals on board this flight will be flown on to spain. the british families evacuated here will be driven 170 miles north—west to the wirral, where they will be kept in quarantine for 1h days, as the uk health authorities try to stop the spread of this infection. caroline davies, bbc news. let's get the latest now from our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. we have had the first cases confirmed in the uk, how concerned should we be? we shouldn't individually be concerned at all, because the risk to individuals in the uk from this virus is minuscule. globally, this is a real concern, this is a new virus and we don't really know the mortality rate yet,

the chief medical officer was talking about 2% but that is a guesstimate at the moment. but in the uk, if you're going home on the tube or bus tonight, you should be thinking about protecting yourself from the usual winter respiratory viruses like flu that are knocking around. hand hygiene, not touching your mouth or your eyes with your hands and being polite to others, coughing into the crook of your mouth. we know that this virus can transmit from person to person, it has happened a lot in china, there have been half a dozen or more countries where the have been individual cases of person—to—person transmission. the next level here would be if we get sustained person—to—person transmission, a proper outbreak outside of china, then we could be into a situation like in 2009 with the swine flu outbreak which became a pandemic, a

global epidemic. but we are a long way away from that yet, partly because the chinese have done so much, effectively quarantining 50 million people, so the next two weeks will be crucial to see how this plays out. thank you, fergus walsh. let's get the latest now from robin brant, who's in shanghai. just bring us up to date on the evacuation flight from the city of wuhan? there was chaos and confusion surrounding who got on it? yes, and thatis surrounding who got on it? yes, and that is all about china's attitude to people with dual nationality or, in this case, people who wanted to go on the fly to words british passport holders. there was some confusion. the bbc spoke to a man whose wife was indonesian, there was talk she would not be allowed to go because the chinese want to just the british to evacuate. as i think you heard, in the end, there were some families who decided they did not wa nt to

families who decided they did not want to be split up. this be a aquatic hurdle is not uncommon in china, china does not really recognise dual nationality, if you are british and chinese, china sees you as being british. sorry, chinese. nonetheless, we will get the categorical, definitive answer to who was on that plane when it lands and we see who comes off. what about the spread of this new strain of coronavirus in china itself? we are getting these daily increases that have been fairly regular this week, the death till today to hundred and 13, about 25% up on yesterday, the number of affected cases just under yesterday, the number of affected casesjust under 10,000, yesterday, the number of affected cases just under 10,000, that is yesterday, the number of affected casesjust under 10,000, that is up by around 20%. —— the death toll today was 213. the major lockdown around the province with wuhan and it continues. look at what authorities in beijing and hong kong

have announced, beijing is extending the chinese new year festival by another week, so no schools or business until february ten, in hong kong they are closing schools for all of february. a big thing about the lunar new year festival is half a billion people are expected to get back on trains, planes and buses in the coming few days, that has been extended in beijing, may be across the rest of the country, the big fear is that it could lead to a further chapter of spreading this virus across the country. thank you, robin brant in shanghai. at 11 o'clock tonight, the united kingdom leaves the european union after almost half a century. britain will become the first country to leave the bloc. the prime minister says it's the dawn of a new era — not an end, he says, but a beginning. he'll be chairing a special cabinet meeting in sunderland this afternoon — it was the first place to declare in favour of brexit in the referendum of 2016. here's our political correspondent iain watson. the union flag has been raised today

over parliament square. not long before it will be lowered in brussels. three and half years after the referendum, the uk will leave the referendum, the uk will leave the european union at 11 o'clock tonight. for some, the end of our 47 year membership or be a matter of regret. for the government, they say it is about renewal. what the british people voted for twice in the referendum in 2016 and the general election just before last christmas is at last coming to pass. the most precious gift britain has given the world as parliamentary democracy, and we are restoring faith and trust in that. when i was your age, people were leaving. the prime minister met the next generation last night in downing street. their future will be outside the eu. today he will hope his cabinet will be on their best behaviour when he takes them to leave voting sunderland, but his message will focus less on the eu

and more on how he wants to change the uk. boris johnson, and more on how he wants to change the uk. borisjohnson, a leading figure in the leave campaign, says it is hisjob to bring the figure in the leave campaign, says it is his job to bring the country back together, and the official celebrations for brexit day will be relatively muted. there will be a countdown clock projected onto the wall of downing street and the buildings will be lit up in red, white and blue, the colours of the union flag. but that will be about it. he does not want this to be a divisive occasion. what is the former occupants of this place, you know, the one that called the referendum, think now? this is obviously a very big day for our country. obviously i led the campaign to stay in but i always accepted the result and knew the state would come. after 11pm, what will change, apart from, well, the change? this is a 50p commemorative coin. the uk enters a transition period where we still follow eu rules until the end of the get. the prime minister wants to strike a new trade deal in that time. it is a

massive undertaking and also very different from a normal trade deal, usually we are trying to build bridges and trying to come together and find an equal ground, in this case we are diverging, to some degree. labour says the country is ata degree. labour says the country is at a crossroads injeremy corbyn is more concerned about the prospect of a deal with the us than reaching agreement with the eu. we need to ensure we maintain the trade relationships with europe, we don't tearup all relationships with europe, we don't tear up all the conditions of agreements we have received and we don't fall into the arms of free trade deals with the united states. but there are signs that as britain is leaving the european union, another union, the one between the nations of the uk, is under strain. brexit has put scotland on the run road, and the further down that road we go, the longer it will take on the harder it will be to get back on the harder it will be to get back on the right one —— put scotland on the

wrong road. we need back on the right road as soon as possible. wrong road. we need back on the right road as soon as possiblem is no longer in doubt that we are leaving the european union, but the consequences for the uk are less certain. let's speak now to our assistant political editor norman smith, who's in sunderland where that cabinet meeting will take place this afternoon. norman, what will be the prime minister's message today? i think what we absolutely will not get from mrjohnson today is any sense of triumphalism, he does not wa nt sense of triumphalism, he does not want this to be a day when he and other brexiteers lauded over the vanquished remainers. he sees this asa vanquished remainers. he sees this as a day when the nation begins to come together and heal after the wounding divisions of the past three yea rs. wounding divisions of the past three years. i think you will get a lot of the o years. i think you will get a lot of the 0 word, optimism, he wants to paint today is a moment of change

and opportunity for this country, particularly communities such as in sunderland, where people may be feel they have not always been listened to, perhaps forgotten, but they will 110w to, perhaps forgotten, but they will now be a priority for the government, and also to reassure the likes of nissan, a massive car manufacturer here, that they will enjoy a secure future. this after this morning michael gove became the first cabinet minister to say publicly that any future trade deal will probably mean more bureaucracy and regulation for british business. this is also, i think, a moment of change for boris johnson, this is also, i think, a moment of change for borisjohnson, because with brexit being delivered, he now has to move from, if you like, campaigning modes, promises mode, to delivery modes, make good on all those promises he made during the brexit referendum, because there is

no excuse, he has won the election, he has a massive commons majority, the opposition is in complete disarray, so boris johnson the opposition is in complete disarray, so borisjohnson now has to move from promises, campaigning modes, two delivery and action mode. thank you, norman smith in sunderland. meps from the brexit party have been played out of the european parliament building by a scottish bagpiper. but while they've been celebrating, others in brussels say they are sad and disappointed that britain is finally leaving the eu. jenny hill assessess the mood in the city. piping them out. brexit party meps, or some of them at least, in jubilant mood, as they left the eu parliament for the very last time. no nigel farage today, leaving others to enjoy their big moment. this is tremendous. one of the best days of my life.

the eu's leaders would disagree. they are losing an important economic and political ally but, it seems, they don't plan to look back. as the sun rises tomorrow, a new chapter for our union of 27 will start. and with it comes a once in a generation opportunity to ensure that europe leads the way. last night, brussels said its own fond farewell. there won't be many parties in europe's capital tonight. brexit, for most here, little cause for celebration. it is important to mark the occasion and i am sad that britain is leaving. we don't feel it right now. it could be that we will feel it in the future but let's see how it goes, you never know. for now, the flag will come down and a relationship which, arguably, never fully blossomed, must be renegotiated as britain

and the eu grow apart. those responsible for thrashing out that future trade deal with britain predict a stormy time ahead because interests, which were once mutual, will no longer align and for europe's leaders, britain, once a companion, will now be a competitor. after three long and bruising years, britain is in a hurry to leave. with sadness, with regret, europe watches it go. jenny hill, bbc news, brussels. adam fleming is in brussels. adam, you have covered all the twists and turns of the long and winding road to brexit. what are your thoughts? it is really weird here. people in eu institutions are very sad about their british collea g u es very sad about their british colleagues going, about the uk leaving as an influence in this

town. this is something they have got used to in the last few months and years, it is not like it is a big shock. i'm going to pass on some of the lessons i have learned covering the first phase that might be useful for phase two. when the eu says no, they sometimes mean may be. you must look for clues where they will be flexible. expect the unexpected. sometimes easy issues and at being much trickier than people thought. expect to be expected. the eu likes falling back on tried and tested tools in relations with nonmember countries. there are only a limited number of ways the problems can be sold. you must be careful what you celebrate because things that look like victories in the process can end up being very controversial further down the line. everything leads to another thing. —— it will get easier from now on, they say, that very

rarely happens. my big pilot binders that are filled with all the technical document i had printed out over the last two and a half years will get bigger on monday. michel barnier will publish a mandate. thank you. let's get the picture from around the uk, with our correspondents in scotland, wales and northern ireland. first to lorna gordon at holyrood. yes, lots of symbolic gestures here in scotland. the european flag will keep flying outside the parliament here this evening and a plan to let vigil is expected here later from people who want europe to come in their words can keep open a place for scotland. a small group of those

taking part are already starting to gather here. nicola sturgeon has already been speaking this morning here in edinburgh as well. she said she viewed the uk, and scotland, leaves the eu with real and profound sadness and a renewed sense of determination to keep making the case for independence. she said the uk scotland voted to be part of an 2014 ceases to exist at 11pm. she fleshed out some of the details surrounding some of the arguments about independence as well. she said she was not ruling out a consultative independence referendum that such a referendum would be tested in court and there was no guarantee that that could succeed. at 11pm tonight here in wales, the european flag will be lowered. no vigils here but it is a member of the majority of politicians here have fought against for the last three and a half years. they found themselves on the wrong side of the

argument limiting against the will of the welsh people, the majority of whom voted for brexit. getting on with things was the theme of mark drake fed, telling people that wales is still a european nation that it must make most of the new landscape. he says the arguments about brexit are in the past. however, the welsh labour government is heading into a new argument because, in the last 20 years within europe, wales has been a huge beneficiary of eu funds, £5 billion worth to help fight poverty can help the economy. there will be a new shared prosperity found that the uk government will control. although we are heading into the next phase of brexit when i will still be old political arguments to settle. for so long this border has presented the most baffling of the brexit brainteasers. how do you keep it like it is now, open and free—flowing? it like it is now, open and free—flowing ? the united it like it is now, open and free—flowing? the united kingdom is outside the european union and the

nation on the other side of the river, the irish republic, continues inside the eu. has been resolved in essence by the thought northern ireland will continue to follow some eu rules but the knock—on effect of thatis eu rules but the knock—on effect of that is there is a prospect now of checks on goods coming into northern ireland from the rest of the uk. unionists remain deeply unhappy about that, saying it will drive an economic wedge between businesses in northern ireland and the main markets in england, scotland and wales. most brexiteers in northern ireland where unionist politicians, especially the main party, the du people that they had been emphasising that they see as advantages to brexit rather than focusing on potential disadvantages. people living in this area, 56% of people in northern ireland voted to remain, are still not happy about the prospect of people in northern ireland voted to remain, are still not happy about the e prospect of demonstrations expected on this front here this evening. thank so more than three and a half years

after the referendum in which britain voted to leave the eu, brexit finally happens tonight. but what will actually change as the clock strikes 11? here's our reality check correspondent chris morris. yes, the country is still much divided over brexit, but there is no doubt that today is a landmark — a turning point, if you like, in our recent history. after 47 years as part of the european community and then the european union, from nine countries then to 28 countries now, at 11 o'clock tonight, the uk becomes the first one to leave. we are out. and that part of the referendum promise will be fulfilled. a huge symbolic moment. but is that really brexit done, as the prime minister said? well, it depends on your point of view. to begin with, almost nothing will change. the most visible difference will be in the european institutions. from tomorrow, there were no longer be any british meps at the european parliament.

there will be no british commissioner in brussels, and no ukjudges at the european court ofjustice. apart from that, all the eu's rules and regulations will continue to apply in the uk until the end of the year. that's what they are calling the transition period. it means the uk will still be in the eu single market and the customs union, so trade will go on exactly as before. we will still make the same budget payments to brussels and still follow the rulings of the european court. and free movement of people in both directions will continue. if any of those eu rules change during the transition, the uk won't have a say in how that happens. the other big difference is that, once brexit day is done, formal trade negotiations can finally begin with both the eu and other countries around the world like the united states. it is a massive task, and absolutely vital for jobs up and in the country. —— up and down. but the timetable for getting a good deal with the eu is incredibly tight

because the government insists it will not extend the transition period. so, you haven't heard the last of brexit, not by a long way. we also need to negotiate new agreements with the eu on things like security, the transfer of data and scientific research. and we need to pass a host of domestic laws and introduce new policies on things like agriculture, fisheries and immigration. it's all going to keep politicians and officials busy for years to come. so, while we know we are leaving today, no one can be quite sure where we are likely to end up. so from tomorrow negotiations on a trade deal with the eu can officially begin — our business editor simon jack is here now. what kind of trade relationship are we looking at? are many demonstrations expected on this frontier this evening. we have now, 45 years worth of interdependence. for that reason and others, we are expecting the

government to drift towards a bare—bones deal, canada style agreement. that means there will be no charges and tariffs on goods and products going back and forth. it does not mean there will be no friction. these goods need to be licensed, labelled and certified and there will be checks on that. there will be some friction. the other thing about a bare bones goods only deal is well, it is going to be very different from the one we have now, 45 years worth of interdependence. for that reason and others, we are expecting the government to drift towards a bare—bones deal, canada style agreement. that means there will be no charges and tariffs on goods and products going back and forth. it does not mean there will be no friction. these goods need to be no friction. these goods need to be licensed, labelled and certified and there will be checks on that. there will be some friction. the other thing about bare—bones goods only deal is it cover services, which is about £90 billion worth of exports. all of that has to be done at breakneck speed. that is what businesses are concerned about. the first thing nip out for as is a very important industry and there will be a big punch up on fishing rights, which, i think it will set the tone as to how the trade negotiations will go. thank you very much

officials in the australian capital canberra have declared a state have declared a state of emergency as bush fires threaten the city. in the largest fire, an area of more than 45,000 acres, is burning in the south of the australian capital territory. it's the worst fire threat to the area in almost two decades. residents in suburbs of canberra have been urged to "remain alert" for potential evacuations. the official review of the hs2 rail project strongly advises against scrapping the scheme. it was was ordered by the government because of concerns about the ballooning cost of the high—speed line. it has concluded the final bill could be more than £100 billion, but says cancelling the northern half of the line doesn't make sense. democrats in the united states have been dealt a major blow in their push to call witnesses at president trump's impeachment trial. they have failed to secure enough support in their bid to allow witnesses to give evidence. it means the president could be acquitted by the senate later today. the democrats had wanted to hear from mr trump's former national security adviser, john bolton, who is reportedly backing the claim that the president

sought political favours from ukraine in exchange for us military aid. back to brexit now. and there are more than a million uk citizens living in eu countries. the exit deal reached with the eu has secured some, but not all, of the rights they've enjoyed. 300,000 uk passport holders live in spain alone. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas has found many britons there are anxious about the changes brexit will bring. # i love rock and roll.# it is january and, basking under blue skies, british residents of the costa blanca. this is the lifestyle they came for but will brexit now change things? at the moment, this is valid. david, who is retired, is concerned about his access to health care. am i going to continue having free health care, being paid for obviously by the nhs

or am i going to have to go private? my concern is the pension. will it be index linked if i became a spanish resident? i don't know. both david and eileen should be fine. 100,000 retirees from the uk live in spain. the deal with the eu means pensioners, who register as residents, can stay and keep getting medical care and uprated pensions. for others though, things are less clear. tourists, after the end of this year, they may face limits on any stay in the eu, perhaps a maximum of 90 days. it is part of what is still to be decided. the british citizens, who face the greatest uncertainties, are those who are working, studying, making lives around europe. here, in spain, there are 200,000 of them, younger, more mobile, many are worried that brexit will restrict their opportunities.

hello. hi, isabel. how are you? isabel and her mother, camilla, who lives in madrid, will both lose the ability to move freely for work or study to other eu countries. so the two are now taking spanish citizenship. i have applied for spanish nationality. what breaks my heart is the situation of young people. it's notjust my children. there's another 12,000 british children, who have been born in spain and have british citizenship. that's a lot of people to forget. to get a spanish passport, you have to live here for ten years. many haven't, like matt. he came to teach english, now has a corgi puppy, a full—timejob and a wife, lexi, who's american. free movement, matt believes, enriched his life, gave him chances others from the uk will not now enjoy. if the uk government is not going to allow european citizens to move to the uk so easily, or even like limit the amount of time they're allowed to live there, the same thing

is going to happen to brits, or something very similar. so matt, for one, won't be celebrating this day. leaving brexit will prove a loss, not a liberation. david grammaticas, bbc news, madrid. watch out for fishing. this is a very important industry and there will be a big punch—up on fishing rights, which, ithink will be a big punch—up on fishing rights, which, i think will set the tone as to how the trade negotiations will go. thank you very who had been evacuated from let's ta ke very who had been evacuated from let's take eli to raf brize norton whether playing is just arriving from china, from the city of wuhan, the centre of the corona virus outbreak. it is carrying more than 80 british citizens, 83 in all, who had been evacuated just landing raf will be in quarantine for 14 days after they arrived at raf they will be in quarantine for 14 days after they arrived at raf brize norton. time for a look at the weather.