this is bbc news. the headlines: one of the two people to test positive for coronavirus in the uk is a student at the university of york — the search is now on for people who've had close contact with the two chinese nationals. public health england says 203 people have been tested for coronavirus but there have been no further positive tests. the uk enacts its most profound strategic change in a generation, leaving the european union, after nearly half a century. as some celebrated, others comisserated — including at this vigil in edinburgh. a 19—year—old man dies and a 22—year—old woman is seriously ill,

after they're believed to have taken the drug mdma at a student event in warwickshire. the acquittal of president trump becomes all but certain — as senators vote against calling witnesses at his impeachment trial. a commanding lead for wales against italy as they start their defence of their six nations title in cardiff. and in half an hour, click is in bangladesh, to see how global advances in automation technology could impact the lives of millions of garment factory workers. nhs officials are trying to trace people who had close contact with 2 chinese nationals diagnosed with the corona virus.

the two are being treated at a specialist unit in newcastle. one is a student at york university. elsewhere, 83 british people and 27 others — evacuated from the chinese city of wuhan yesterday — are spending 2 weeks in quarantine at a hospital on the wirral. we can speak to luxmy gopal, who's in newcastle, at the royal victoria infirmary. this is the latest development. please can you remind us what university is saying about these two people, one of which is a student? absolutely. the two people who have tested positive for the coronavirus, a chinese student at the university of york and if i remember are being treated at the infectious diseases centre which is on the other side of the building behind me at the royal victoria infirmary in newcastle. as

you say, university of york has made a statement about this and we'll hear more on that any thank you. this is one of two individuals who tested positive for the virus in the city. our immediate concerns are for the affected student and family, along with the health and continued well—being of our students and staff and the residents and visitors of oui’ and the residents and visitors of our city. we understand this development will cause concern and anxiety but i want to reassure our stu d e nts anxiety but i want to reassure our students and the wider community that we are working closely with the lead agency, public health england, and other agencies to manage this situation. we will continue to take direction from public health england. public health england has advised us that the arrest of an infection been passed to others on campus is low. the university is

open and will continue to operate normally. i want to reiterate to students, staff, parents and visitors that we are working with oui’ visitors that we are working with our partners visitors that we are working with oui’ partners across visitors that we are working with our partners across the city to ensure that york university will remaina ensure that york university will remain a safe place to work with and visit. let me say also that the university of york is an inter—community. we are home to stu d e nts inter—community. we are home to students and staff from more than hundred companies —— mark countries. at times like this, we all, staff, stu d e nts at times like this, we all, staff, students and friends across the city, pull together and support one another. we recognise there is significant media interest in the situation but we would to all of you to respect the privacy of those now under the care of the nhs and the

wider community of staff and students. they are monitoring the situation closely and will continue to provide as much advice and to pay —— care and support as we can to anyone affected by the situation. thank you. i thought are with the students affected. the students at york are a close—knit community and we will support each other. many students will be affected in different ways at today's news and thenit different ways at today's news and then it will be worried. the union are working very closely with university and collaborating with health authorities to ensure that students and members of our community is up—to—date and accurate information as soon as it is available. i would encourage students with any questions you keep an eye on the university website for any developments and key information. our dedicated helpline will remain open over the weekend. thank you stop vice chancellor,

shouldn't you have told students before today? the last lady you heard speaking that was the president of the university of york. we also heard from the vice chancellor, professor geoffrey, i just highlight the main point is there, seeing that their primary concern was that that student and family and friends concerned, and also wider concerns within the city of york itself, students, staff and residents and visitors, working closely with public health england and taking guidance from that body. the president of the student union reiterated that the idea for the stu d e nts reiterated that the idea for the students who are indeed in a place we have a of questions. let's go

back to the royal victoria infirmary. take us through what we heard there and any updates. as you heard, that was university dared try to reassure staff, students and the wider community about the potential risks and as they imagine they have set upa risks and as they imagine they have set up a special helpline over the weekend to try and put people post like minds at ease but i heard from some students year —— at york and visalia are not happy with how university have dealt with this. we should have been communicate with earlier today —— earlier, but it is only today that a statement came out and it should have happened earlier in their opinion. university are working with public health england and it is public health england that said the risk here minimal when it comes to people who are in york at the same time as this student and theirfamily the same time as this student and their family member. what we are saying and trying to do is track

down people who are at a real potential risk, that is people who we re potential risk, that is people who were within two metres of them for 15 minutes or more and that is who they are trying to track down. we are going to stay with us and we are joined no fire webcam i'm joined now via webcam from belfast by doctor connor ba mford. he's a virologist at the wellcome—wolfson institute for experimental medicine at queens university in belfast. thank you for speaking to us. lots of questions about this coronavirus. what do we not know about it? what are the outstanding questions? we have only known about it for the last month but some of the most pressing questions are how has this virus transmitted ? and pressing questions are how has this virus transmitted? and if you are asymptomatic or mild symptomatic,

how likely are you to transmit the virus? we know that it can cause infections, these can be fatal, but nearly 1% of the sort of infections are deadly. viruses transmit or infect in different ways. clarify how this particular coronavirus is transmitting. we know that this virus will cause a lung infection and pneumonia, so you get symptoms like coughing or shortness of breath oi’ like coughing or shortness of breath ora like coughing or shortness of breath or a fever, this means it can spread by respiratory system. a cough or a sneeze, these droplets will have virus in it and it could be picked up virus in it and it could be picked up by virus in it and it could be picked up by another person. we know the virus is tra nsmittable up by another person. we know the virus is transmittable but it is not one of the most contagious. it is likely because it needs to run a short distance between people with a

long context, larger droplets. the virus remains within the human population, the longer it does it can mutate more. how big a risk or is this? viruses meeting all the time but it doesn't mean it is changing. we know at the minute that it is able to infect people and able to cause disease, so even the virus that hasn't mutated, it could still make that a massive problem. there are outstanding questions about coronavirus. public health england said it was one of the university of york students that have tested positive. we talk about close contact and at least two metres from the patient and more than 15 minutes. how do we know that if we don't know enough about the virus?

how do we know how far we should be talking —— standing for them?m how do we know how far we should be talking -- standing for them? it is based on best guesses related to similar viruses, like influenza. we know that viruses coming out of china europe that it actually is not the most contagious, but it is still contagious and is a short distance. the two metres and 15 minutes is a way to patients and individuals, but we know that you can transmit this virus when you have... you can contaminate a surface, these are outstanding questions that need to be answered, but this is a way to prioritise certain people. some people are becoming infected by the symptoms are not clearly evident. a 14 day quarantine, is that normal?

for this particular virus, the studies in china has shown that probably an average is less than a week that it will be an incubation period of being infected as showing symptoms. you can really tell that you have got infection at that point. this can extend out to two weeks and i think that two weeks is actually greater than the maximum time it will take between being infected and expose and showing symptoms, so it hasjust infected and expose and showing symptoms, so it has just being cautious what is a good idea. your advice to the public, how do you best tackle if i was like this to lower the risk of infection? for the general public for this particular virus, the risk is very low. it is a respiratory spread, so think the same things you do for a cold or influenza, washing your hands or coughing with your most covered,

avoiding people who are sick obviously sick and practising a bit of self isolation if you yourself do not feel well. very quickly, there area not feel well. very quickly, there are a lot of questions about the origin of this virus. many people see it either started from snakes and bats. how far away from discovering that and why is it so important to get that origin?m discovering that and why is it so important to get that origin? it is really important to find out how we can contain these viruses in the future. these viruses don't pop into humans, we know this wasn't a human infection. these are similar in viruses usually come from animals. it will ultimately probably come from bats. we note related viruses need another species between a bat and a human to kick—start that infection. camels and acidic cats

have been the type of things in similar viruses that have been mis—bridging species. it likely happened for coronavirus. while the origin is interesting and can help in the future, at the minute the real problem is to sort it for humans. thank you very much. the headlines on bbc news: one of the two people to test positive for coronavirus in the uk is a student at the university of york — the search is now on for people who've had close contact with the two chinese nationals. public health england says 203 people have been tested for coronavirus but there have been no further positive tests. the uk enacts its most profound

strategic change in a generation, leaving the european union, after nearly half a century. in sport, this year's six nations championship is under way. wales are playing italy and they are well and heads, 21—0 in cardiff. the battle for the premier league's champions league and is in a drawer as leicester and chelsea still is 2—2. this player comes of age in a grand slam in the australian open finals. i will have more stories for you in an hour. the united kingdom is today beginning a new era outside the european union. at 11 o'clock last night, the legal ties which have bound britain to its european neighbours for almost 5 decades were cut. in a message released by downing street, borisjohnson

said he wanted to unite the country, and expressed the hope that brexit would mark a moment of national renewal. our political correspondent, helen catt, reports. there is no turning the clock back now. the uk became an ex—member of the european union at this moment. big ben chimes. cheers. in the shadow of the real big ben, some celebrated a long—held dream. we should celebrate the fact that, freed from the constraints of the european union, we once again will be able to find our place in the world. at holyrood, others sang to mark a moment they had hoped would to mark a moment they hoped would never come. the fact of the matter is, that the only way back into the european union for scotland is if we regain our statehood and regain our independence. and, on the cliffs at ramsgate in kent, a message to our nearest neighbours.

today, one came back. in a letter on social media that starts, dear british friends, the french president emmanuel macron said the channel had never managed to separate our destinies, brexit will not do so either. so what practical difference will we notice this morning? well, none. the uk is now in a transition period will be keep following eu laws until the end of december while the government negotiate a new relationship with europe. downing street wants it done in time for new rules to start next january. despite warm words, the eu has made it clear that negotiations are unlikely to be easy. europe has no experience in negotiating trade agreements and this is a peculiar one because normally negotiations are about trying to come together, but this time we are going to try and negotiate a trade agreement where somebody wants to pull away from us. i cannot get my head around that. i think it is going to be quite complicated. both sides are expected to set out their opening positions in the coming days, a new phase of uk

history has started. what it will bring will take a little longer to find out. so, what's all this going to mean for british expats in places like spain? gavin lee has been to mijas, near malaga. i have gone up the hills from malaga. welcome to mijas. this is constitution square, which the brits have been coming to since the 1950s. they are the second highest population behind the spanish, this is a beautiful old square. there are 8900 british residents here, 10% of the population, and the message... and a lot of people here are fairly split, the residents here, saying they are for or against brexit, surprisingly you'd think if you had a residency you will be mostly wanting to remain. it is not the case. a lot of people say that it is reassuring that because of the withdrawal agreement and the transition period, things stay the same until the end of the year,

residency, passports, pensions, it is next year where negotiations will be looking at what could change, what the british and spanish governments are saying now is that if your papers are in order to the residency process, if you start the pension process and make sure everything is in order, you have the right forms, it can stay the same. amongst these beautiful views, people eating ice cream. i want to get a sense of what this means to the spanish and i am joined by the deputy mayor for the area. tell me, the day after brexit, what does it mean to you? what does it mean to this area? yesterday was a sad day. i couldn't stop to think about british citizens here because they want to continue living with us, be really want to be our neighbours here, so it is a historic day but a sad day.

tell me what the british people, what the impact they have here, in terms of the way that they have lived? they have been here a long time. they actually have a nickname? yes, we say... spanish term. they really are a long time living here, several decades, but they participate in the solidarity and relationships between here and the british citizens and we are very close. one other point, what are your ways on the horizon for you as of next year after the transition period ? on the horizon for you as of next year after the transition period? we have to wait about the talks between the uk and europe but i hope that it will be a friendly brexit and say

that we are going to be this way until the end of the year with british citizens. they are not alone here in mijas, we are with them and we will help with all the papers and we will help with all the papers and we really want for them to come and we really want for them to come and we are going to be with them. that was the deputy mayor of mijas. a 19—year—old man has died and a 22—year—old woman is seriously ill, after they're believed to have taken the drug mdma at a student event in warwickshire. police said a number of other people were also taken to hospital "suffering adverse effects" after going to the drum and bass event in leamington. donald trump is a step closer to being acquitted in the presidential impeachment trial — after the senate voted against calling witnesses. he has been accused of abusing his power and obstructing congress. one senior democrat accused

republicans of being accomplices to a presidential cover—up. president trump left the white house to spend the weekend at his mar—a—lago resort in florida and he can afford to relax now after a vote that will cut short his impeachment trial. are there any senators in the chamber wishing to change his or her vote? if not, the yays are a9, the nays are 51. by the narrowest of margins, a request to call witnesses was rejected, two republican senators voted with the democrats to hear potentially damaging testimony and demand documents but that was half the number they needed. if the president is acquitted with no witnesses, no documents, the acquittal will have no value. among the people the democrats wanted to call to give

evidence wasjohn bolton, the white house's former security adviser. in a forthcoming book, it is claimed he says mr trump told him of a plan to put pressure on the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, with the specific aim of forcing him to launch investigations into mr trump's political opponents. but the president's lawyers insist that transcript of their phone calls show he did nothing wrong. let me read you what our ukrainian allies said. "it was normal. "we spoke about many things. "i think when you read it that nobody pushed me". senators will convene again on monday for closing arguments and, then, on wednesday for a final vote. it would take two thirds of the senate to convict mr trump and remove him from office. and across america everyone knows there is no chance of that happening. chris buckler, bbc news, washington.

the palestinian authority has cut all ties, including security relations with the united states and israel, following president trump's new peace plan. at a meeting of arab foreign ministers in cairo, palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, rejected the us proposals and said he would take his case to the un security council. mr trump's plan includes recognition of israeli settlements in the occupied west bank and jerusalem being israel's "undivided capital". the arab league has also condemned the plan, saying it does not meet the aspirations of the palestinian people. residents to the south of australia's capital, canberra, have been put on alert over fears that bushfires may spread. a state of emergency was declared yesterday, the first in the area since deadly fires there in 2003. shaimaa khalil has more. the bushfire south of canberra at a national park behind me has been burning for more than a week now. today was meant to be the worst day.

it has already ravaged through 16,000 hectares, about 15% or more of the australian capital territory or the act. the head of the emergency services here has said there is no immediate danger to suburbs in canberra but said the situation can change for areas south of the capital. so, in the suburb of banks, where i am right now, people have been told to keep an close eye on fire activity. and you have the combination of sweltering heat. today has been a really hot day. the wind has been picking up in a tinder—dry landscape. that is how things can get worse. the fire itself has been behaving quite erratically, spreading in multiple directions. then of course there are the embers. theyjump way ahead of the main front, causing their own fires. we understand that embers from this place have caused spot fires in new south wales. that is really what is worrying people in the southern suburbs, the kind of damage that embers can cause. something else has been weighing heavy on people here and that is the memory

of the devastating fire of 2003, when four people were killed and 500 homes were destroyed. that is why the authorities are not taking any chances. a state of emergency has been called with constant warnings on the radio. we have seen aircraft fly over the blaze, dumping water and fire retardant. the military has been knocking on some people's doors advising people what to do in the case of evacuation. everybody now is watching closely and waiting to see how the fire is going to behave. a woman and man have been charged with burglary after a large amount ofjewellery was stolen from tamara ecclestonne's home. 47—year—old maria mester and 29—year—old emil—bogdan savastru from east london will appear before westminster magistrates' court. £50 million worth ofjewellery was stolen during the raid in december. 2019 brought another year of record—breaking temperatures, rising sea levels

and melting ice caps. but have you ever wondered how scientists know the true extent of the climate crisis? they have to put up with some pretty extreme conditions. our chief environment correspondent, justin rowlatt, has been for a tour of the most remote campsite on earth. right, so up here we have the massive thwaites glacier. the work these scientists are doing should help us all, giving us a much clearer understanding of how sea level could rise worldwide and that is why we are camping here. this is the residential area, this is where we sleep. these are scott tents, after captain scott. james. how are you? can we see inside? by all means, be my guest. check out his crib. you've got everything you're going to need to be in the tent for a long time. so we've got a light source that also is a heater. we've got a stove... scott himself could have used this.

i think he actually used this one. so the idea is that you could get stuck in a tent like this for days and you'd be able to survive for days. we normally have a 20—day food box outside so, if it's a really big blow, you have everything you need to be self—sufficient for a long time. now, we come to the delicate subject of the antarctic toilet. and you have choices here. you've got the pee stick here or the toilet tent. ok so what you've got is a big hole in the snow and then this like throne which for some reason — no—one can explain why — is called a johnson box. one more lunch, do you think? yeah. so this is a water treatment plant. the purest water in the world. fresh, glacial water. turn on the furnace. let's get it in. it's pretty basic, we start with a little bit of water to make melting easier and it's fresh antarctic snow, fresh to drink. sausages and grape seed oil.

you get them out in the frying pan and, oh, beautiful. spam. this is tinned cheese. slightly processed, slightly plasticky, melt it out, you get a cheese fondu, you get your biscuits in there — oh, it is perfect. special antarctic recipe. the best thing about antarctic camping, the tents? the white and blue colour scheme, i think that's really beautiful. and i decorate my own home with that. the friends you make, while you're out here struggling. also the sun dogs, the bright crystals that you get in the air, sparkling everywhere and what it does to the sky and the ground. it's just a sense of quietness and peace and it is absolutely beautiful. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. hello there. it is turning into a decidedly mixed weekend of weather. southern areas have some sunshine through the day. there are some outbreaks of showery

rain, which will clear as we go through this evening, and then a zone of dry weather and starry skies. but only briefly. later, we bring this rain in from the south—west, some of it on the heavy side, the wind picking up and the air turning increasingly mild. 11 degrees in plymouth to start tomorrow morning. compare that to —i in aberdeen. as we go through the day, it is all about this band of rain which will be moving its way quite slowly north eastwards. some uncertainty about how far north the rain will get across scotland but there is some snow likely to be mix again. to the south, some sunshine but some hefty showers too. to the south of wales and england, there is likely to be a lot of cloud with rain coming back into the channel islands. very mild in the south, at 12 to 14 degrees. colder than the north and then, on monday, there will be some blustery weather, particularly in the north of the uk, but dry in the further south. it will calm down for the middle of the week. hello, this is bbc news with lu kwesa burak.