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this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at nine: the first death from coronavirus outside china is reported in the philippines. in china, the number of cases continues to rise. meanwhile, 11 more british nationals are on their way back from wuhan, the chinese city at the centre of the outbreak. the prime minister reveals his demands for a post—brexit trade deal. we'll be looking ahead to tonight's bafta awards. joker leads the way with 11 nominations, but it's the first world war epic 1917 which is tipped to take the top prize of best film. england hope to kick off their six nations campaign with a win against france in paris this afternoon. and reviewing today's papers at 9.35, we have rosamund urwin, senior reporter
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at the sunday times, and business commentator, josie cox. good morning. more british nationals are being flown back to the uk from wuhan, the centre of the outbreak of the new strain of coronavirus. they are travelling on a french flight which will arrive at lunchtime. the bbc understands there are 11 britons on the plane, it comes as the first confirmed death from the new coronavirus has been reported outside china, in the phillipines. the victim was a 44—year—old chinese man from wuhan who was visiting the philippines. the disease has now killed more than 300 people. simonjones reports.
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the checks that have become part of daily life in china continue to try to stop the rapid spread of the virus. but now, for the first time, a death outside of the country, in the philippines. people there had already started queueing to buy facemasks even before the news of the fatality emerged. the world health organization say he was a 44—year—old man from wuhan, who was visiting the philippines. he appears to have been infected before arriving there. over the course of the patient‘s admission he developed severe pneumonia. in the past few days the patient was able and showed signs of improvement. however, the condition of the patient ameliorated within the past 2a hours, resulting in his demise. an increasing number of countries have started imposing travel restrictions on chinese citizens.
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the us and australia among those to deny entry to all foreign visitors who had recently been to china. though there is a warning that that may have limited effect. whenever people want to travel they will. and if the official paths are not open they will find unofficial paths. the only way to control and check, to identify travel history, to try to monitor who's coming across your border and to see whether they any signs of infection is through official border crossing points. other countries are continuing to repatriate their own citizens. france transported a group from the embassy to wuhan airport. they will spend 14 days in quarantine at home. it is thought there are 11 british nationals on board the flight. in wuhan, the construction of a new hospital to deal with the sick continues, with the rapid spread of the virus, for the authorities, can't come soon enough. simon jones, bbc news. meanwhile, a uk—wide advertising campaign has been launched by the government to advise
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the public on how to slow the spread of coronavirus. dominic hughes reports. public health officials have to tread a delicate path between informing people on the best way to avoid infection by the coronavirus and spreading panic. so a uk—wide advertising campaign now aims to offer measured, straightforward advice. for example, use and then dispose of tissues when you cough or sneeze, wash your hands properly using soap and water, and those who've returned from china in the past 14 days are asked to stay at home if they start to feel ill, rather than rushing to hospital where more people could be infected. it's likely that those most at risk from the virus are same groups vulnerable to winter flu and other seasonal bugs — the frail and elderly or those with compromised immune systems, like people living with diabetes. meanwhile, efforts to trace those who may have come into close contact with the two chinese nationals who fell ill in york are continuing.
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officials at the university of york, where one of them is studying, say the risk to staff and other students is low. dominic hughes, bbc news. let's hear from our correspondent olivia richwald who is outside the university of york where it's been confirmed one of the uk patients studies. what is the latest you have there, olivia? here at the university of york there are more than 1500 chinese students. york is also a popular place for chinese tourists. there was some anxiety when it was revealed that one of the two patients in the uk who had tested positive for corona virus was a student here in york. the university has quickly moved to reassure people that the risk of anybody else cutting it is very low. that is because the student and their relative, we don't know how old they are, we don't know if they are male 01’ are, we don't know if they are male orfemale. at the are, we don't know if they are male or female. at the student and their relative were staying at a hotel in york and its not believe that they came into contact with anyone on the
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campus 01’ came into contact with anyone on the campus or in student accommodation before they displayed symptoms, or after. they are being treated at hospital in newcastle. meanwhile coming here at the university of york they have launched a hotline for any students who have questions and concerns. they are also advising hand washing and more use of hand sanitiser. that kind of thing. meanwhile, there are still ongoing investigations to trace anyone who might have come into contact with that student and the relative. here in the uk we are awaiting the arrival of a plane from, we believe, france. it will arrive in two raf brize norton later with 11 more eva cu ees brize norton later with 11 more evacuees from wuhan. we understand they will be transported to arrowe park hospital in the world, where they willjoin 83 other people who we re they willjoin 83 other people who were evacuated from wuhan. they will spend two weeks in isolation as they await to see whether they display any symptoms of coronavirus. olivia, thank you. we can also get the
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latest from robin brant in china. robin, china facing increasing global isolation because of this coronavirus? yes, new zealand is now adding its name to the list of countries that won't allow in any noncitizen visitors to come from the chinese mainland. the us has already taken that measure. australia as well. we have seen borders increasingly being closed around china. vietnam is the latest, the russians and the mongolians have already done that. these are measures partly that of the world health organization and the authorities in beijing believed were not necessary a week ago but things are changing rapidly. the chinese government... yet again today we are seeing further measures to extend the lunar new year festival in china. the prime minister urging
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provincial governments to stagger the return of people. the big concern is that today you should be the day when up to half a million people get —— half a billion people head back to their cities of work or the places they live. that presents a big opportunity for this virus to continue in its contamination, continue in its contamination, continue on its spread. the government is trying to postpone it for now, or at least stagger people's return. robin, what sort of damage is this doing to the chinese economy, do you think? well that is the next big question. this is the world's second biggest economy, an economy already dealing with a slowdown in its growth, growth here in china is at a level eight that has not been seen for some 30 years. for the past year or so, the governments have been trying to soften the blow, protect people. from a change many people have not
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seen for a generation. factories, offices, everywhere essentially certainly here in shanghai, the country's commercial capital, is shut down. it is not business as normal. no schools are open. the economy is grinding to a halt. the question is, what can the government to do in the weeks and months afterwards to try and negate the impact of that on an economy already dealing with a slowdown in growth that it has not seen for a long time? for instance, the stock markets will open here in shanghai and down south tomorrow. they will resume trading for the first time since the new year break. the central bank is going to inject up to billions of dollars meant to send a message of stability. it will be interesting to see what investors do tomorrow as a gauge of their sentiment about how they think the chinese comment has dealt with it, and how about what they —— where
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they think this is going. robin, thank you. robin brant in shanghai. the prime minister is expected to say he is not afraid of border checks between the uk and eu, and that there'll be "no concessions" when negotiating a trade deal with brussels. boris johnson will make the statement tomorrow, and will also rule out falling in line with eu rules. the two sides have until the end of the year to agree to a deal. well, one option the prime minister could support is a canada—style free trade deal. canada's free trade deal with the eu is known as the comprehensive economic and trade agreement, and it took seven years to negotiate. most, but not all, of the agreement is in force. but what does it do? the deal eliminates 98% of all tariffs on goods traded between canada and the eu. most tariffs were removed when the agreement came into force in 2017, and all customs duties on industrial products will disappear after seven years. the eu and canada have opened up
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public contracts to each other‘s contractors, which means canadian companies can pitch to build french railways, while spanish builders can bid to construct schools in canada. but the agreement does not fully remove regulatory barriers, as canada is not a member of the single market, which means canadian products are still subject to border checks. as it is not a customs union or a single market, canada and the eu are both free to do trade deals with any other country. a quick lesson in canada trade deal. is that weight —— is that what we are looking at? our political correspondent tom barton is here. very possibly, yes. if you thought you had heard the last of stories and conversations about britain's relationship with the eu on friday, think again. we might have left but we have still got the not insignificant matter of a trade deal
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to sort out. tomorrow borisjohnson will make this a speech in which he will make this a speech in which he will set out his agenda for these trade negotiations. it is that canada started deal that he is aiming for. —— canada style deal. it isa aiming for. —— canada style deal. it is a relatively loose agreement. it allows goods to move without any tariffs. but it doesn't do a huge amount in the important industries like the financial sector. he will go further and say that if it canada style arrangement cannot be reached, he is willing to go for something even looser. the government talking about australian style arrangement, which crucially is an arrangement with involves physical checks at the border on goods coming in and out of the country. part of the reason for this is because number 10 is irritated and it's making it clear it is irritated with the european union, that the eu has been suggesting that after the transition period at the end of this year, a
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deal will be reached that involves britain following european rules, what is known as regulatory rhyming. this morning dominic raab has been dismissing that idea. the reality is we have got a deal with the eu. it sets out a political declaration for the future relationship. the points you made a well known. we have taken back control of our laws. we will not have legislative alignment with their rules. we want to cooperate and we expect the eu to follow through on their commitment to a canada through on their commitment to a ca na da style through on their commitment to a canada style free trade agreement. that is what we are pursuing. that is what we are pursuing. that is what we are pursuing. that is dominic raab. is this tough talk from the government, the opening gambit is in any negotiation? yeah, it is exactly what you would be expecting them to say at this stage. particularly lines around no concessions, any government going into negotiations saying, i'm going to concede, wouldn't be doing a good job, would
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they? yes, this is the opening salvo, if you like. we will get similar tomorrow from the european union. aspirations for these negotiations. one interesting line in borisjohnson‘s speech tomorrow is that he is making clear to europe that they deal with them isn't his only priority. there are deals to be struck around the world. he is going to point out tomorrow that he is keen to get on with launching those negotiations with places like the united states, japan, australia and new zealand. yes, opening shots being fired, maybe, but at the beginning of a round of negotiations which are going to be very hard fought on both sides. and not a lot of time either? no, this needs to be resolved by the end of the transition period, which finishes at the end of this year. tom barton, oui’ the end of this year. tom barton, our political correspondent. let's speak to the former uk trade negotiator david henig. he's the co—founder of the uk trade forum — an independent group of trade policy
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experts aiming to improve public debate on brexit and trade. thank you for being with us. what sort of trade deal do you envisage? what do you think is possible at the moment, given the tough talk coming out at the moment? well, if we were to ta ke out at the moment? well, if we were to take borisjohnson‘s words as we are being briefed them at face value tomorrow, there is no trade deal that would be possible on the basis of those words because if you don't make concessions, you can't have a trade deal. but i think realistically both sides are angling towards this free trade agreement based on the canada model. that will involve little bits of regulatory alignment, but it will still involve some checks at the border. that is what we are headed for. but the talk is quite tough. and i don't think it will have the impact it is supposed to have on the eu. the canada deal took seven years to negotiate. is it
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possible to get that sort of deal for the uk possible to get that sort of deal forthe uk in possible to get that sort of deal for the uk in such a short period of time, injusta for the uk in such a short period of time, injust a few for the uk in such a short period of time, in just a few months? it will be very difficult. what the eu have said is that we can't possibly negotiate line by line on tariffs, that would take too long. the only way we can do it in the timeframe allowed is that we assume we get rid of all tariffs in return for which we have high standards of regulation enforced on both sides. that is what the government is saying they don't wa nt the government is saying they don't want either. if you had to go line by line there is no way you could do this in ten months. it is still extremely difficult. the eu has never completed a trade agreement in the timeframe set, so not reaching a deal is a distinct possibility. just sums up what a canada style deal would give us? what would that mean for the would give us? what would that mean forthe uk? would give us? what would that mean for the uk? so essentially, as compared to world trade organisation rules, it means that you don't have ta riffs rules, it means that you don't have tariffs and we possibly have
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marginally better access in terms of providing services and some facilitation is at the border, but essentially we do move into a world of border checks, of exporters having to prove that they are, that what they are exporting to the eu was made in the uk, not from another country, and we lose various other aspects of cooperation. so this doesn't include, for example, cooperation on science or research. it's very much about reducing my having no tariffs on goods. it will bea having no tariffs on goods. it will be a big difference compared to today. if this canada style deal with —— canada style deal cannot be agreed, what are the alternatives in terms of a looser trade arrangements? people have been talking about an australian style deal. what does that mean? i think thatis deal. what does that mean? i think that is wto rules under another name. there isn't an australian style arrangement. australia and the eu have a number of individual arrangements, and i am sure that
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over time, over many years, we may reach individual agreements. but these are even less. these occasionally say that, for example, australian farm produce can be exported to the eu with fewer checks thanif exported to the eu with fewer checks than if they didn't have the agreement. that is very limited indeed. and this australian style deal is terminology that seems like it is going to spread but doesn't mean very much. just finally, if you we re mean very much. just finally, if you were a betting man, what sort of deal, if any sort of deal, can be reached within a year?|j deal, if any sort of deal, can be reached within a year? i think that johnson will still want to reach a deal if he can. we do not the outline of the deal. it is a pretty loose arrangement. i would just about suggest that it is the most likely outcome. but expect a lot of tough talk in the meantime. thank you very much indeed. the headlines on bbc news: more than 300 people have now died from the coronavirus outbreak, as the first death outside china
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is reported in the philippines. more britons fly home from wuhan, the chinese city at the center of the outbreak. they be taken to arrowe park hospital on the wirral. and the prime minister reveals his demands for a post—brexit trade deal. residents in wakefield have been allowed to return to their homes following a huge fire at an industrial bakery. more than a hundred firefighters were at the scene of the blaze at westgate retail park yesterday. it was feared the building may have contained asbestos. however, the fire service confirmed that none was released into the air. the un children's agency says the fighting in north—west syria is creating an unprecedented child protection crisis. unicef estimates that there've been more than 300,000 children among those forced to flee their homes in idlib province since early december. the israeli military says it's
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hit a number of targets in the gaza strip belonging to the palestinian group hamas. the military said it was responding to rockets fired from gaza, which it says were aimed at israeli civilians. israeli media says the government has decided to block the import of cement into gaza to try and stop further attacks. president trump is my plan has been strongly rejected by the palestinians, who see it as favouring israel. clarence house has defended the prince of wales, after he travelled in a private helicopter to make a speech about reducing aircraft emissions. prince charles flew from highgrove to cambridge for the talk. it's estimated the journey, which cost at least £12,000, caused 2.5 tonnes of carbon emissions, which is considerably more than the 0.2 tonnes that would have been released had he travelled by car. clarence house said the prince offsets his carbon footprint every year.
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a scientific expedition to the galapagos islands has discovered two species of the galapagos tortoise, which were previously believed to be extinct. it's an exciting find for scientists, who say one of the young females could be related to a tortoise called lonesome george, a gentle giant who died almost eight years ago and was thought to be the last of his kind. gail maclellan explains. nestled into the crevices of this volcano, the highest peak of the galapagos islands, are 30 prehistoric giants. until now, scientists thought they had become extinct. translation: 29 have genetic a ncestry of translation: 29 have genetic ancestry of the extinct tortoise and one femalejuvenile ancestry of the extinct tortoise and one female juvenile torches is a genetic ancestry of the extinct
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pinto torches. the last known pinto tortoise died eight years ago. his name was long—term george and he was 100 years old. he didn't produce any offspring although scientists had encouraged him for years. but this new discovery could help track down the direct descendant. scientists also hope to facilitate breeding of both tortoise to help grow numbers of the fragile species. translation: hopefully, in the very near future, we can translation: hopefully, in the very nearfuture, we can bring back two species that are extinct, and with captive breeding and scientific work we can recover them. it's an exciting opportunity to rebuild the ecosystem. but it might require a little patience. gail mcclelland, bbc news. margot robbie, renee zellweger and al pacino are just some of the stars up for awards at tonight's baftas ceremony in london's royal albert hall.
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the nominations have been criticised for their lack of diversity, with all 20 acting nominees being white, and no female directors being recognised for the seventh year running. our entertainment correspondent, colin paterson, reports. the british world war i epic 1917 is the runaway favourite at tonight's bafta film awards. and with your help i'd like to keep it that way. it's already triumphed at the golden globes and the producers guild awards, and it would be a major surprise if it was not now recognised in its home country. from the moment it was announced that renee zellweger had been cast as judy garland in judy, she was being tipped for award success. and her ‘reneessance', as it has been dubbed, should result in a best actress win. her first bafta for 16 years. joker has the most nominations, with 11. the first—ever comic book film to be
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nominated for best picture. oh my gosh! one of the oddest situations tonight is in best supporting actress, margot robbie... i don't want to be on tv, i want to be on fox! ..finds herself up against margot robbie. she is nominated for both her role in bombshell and in quentin tarantino's once upon a time...in hollywood. and much has been made the lack of diversity in this year's baftas. all 20 acting nominations are white and best director is all—male for the seventh year in a row. the situation should provide plenty of material for graham norton, who is hosting for the first time. and the red carpet arrivals can be seen live on the bbc news channel in a special programme from 5:15 this afternoon. colin paterson, bbc news. stars from the silver screen will take to the red carpet for tonight's bafta awards. as colin mentioned, the baftas have been criticised for a lack of diversity. there are no black actors up for an award in any
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of the 20 acting categories, leading to frustration from black and ethnic minority film—makers who are making more independent films on their terms. our entertainment correspondent, brenda emmanus, reports. music plays. for 15 years the screen nation film & television awards has been celebrating black creative talent, from big names to rising stars. but the glitz and glamour of this annual awards ceremony doesn't hide the fact that a cycle of frustration amongst these creatives — fuelled by the lack of acknowledgement from the uk film industry. hailed as one of the pioneers of black independent cinema, director and writer menelik sha bazz is uninspired by the progress he's witnessed in a 30—year career. i'm disappointed with the current situation, because i see a great deal of talent that has basically been wasted. and it seems now we're in this situation where we have no writers that are present in tv,
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we have hardly any directors and talent or any expression of the black experience. since the ‘70s, the award—winning director has himself been documenting the black british experience. what do you believe needs to be done? the tv industry and the film industry regulate themselves, and unlike other industries, and i think there needs to be a change in the way that the industry operates. 38, living at home, alone, with your mother. this is a romantic comedy written and directed by kolton lee. from the generation of directors that followed menelik shabazz, he faced constant barriers to his ambition to bring alternative black voices to the screen. if i try to portray a story that didn't adhere to the kind of stereotypes that we normally see a black people in this country, stories around crime, stories around drugs,
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stories around music, if i stepped out of those stereotypes, i wasn't really going to get anywhere, nobody was interested in those kind of narratives. when we talk about lack of diversity think what we're talking about his inequality and i think people to tell it what it is. this debate has been going on for decades and it is kind of time it stops now. how about we make a film? it could be a big collaborative project? dear babylon is one of several films directed by ayo akingbade. a promising second year student at the royal academy schools in london. i feel like my younger generation, we care but we don't care. we just need to make our stuff, even if the industry doesn't support. i feel like eventually they'll come around. but i don't want to wait until i'm 60 saying i've finally got recognition. from pioneers to promising future stars, has been a long journey for these three generations of black film—makers, but ayo's optimism in the call for change may mark a turning point.
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brenda emmanus, bbc news. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers, rosamund urwin, senior reporter at the sunday times, and business commentatorjosie cox. that's coming up after the latest headlines and a full sport update. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. good morning. a day of contrasts across the country. it started that way. 13 degrees in the south. —5 in the north. in between we have seen some rain this morning. that is turning to snow. could cause some issues on the roads in scotland. a cold day, milderfurther south with outbreaks of heavy thundery rain in northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west wales later.
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those temperature contrasts still exist. lots of cloud, not a huge amount of sunshine. lots of showers around overnight of rain. something drier in the southern half of the uk. it should be frost free into your monday morning commute. it is going to be a day when the northern half of the uk sees plenty of showers, particularly in scotland. southern areas, one or two isolated showers. more sunshine on monday. rainfor showers. more sunshine on monday. rain for the channel islands and mild in the south but feeling colder in the north with winds later.
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hello, this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: as the number of cases continues to rise — the first death from coronavirus outside china is reported — in the philippines. meanwhile 11 more british nationals are on their way back from wuhan — the chinese city at the centre of the outbreak. the prime minister reveals his demands for a post—brexit trade deal. we'll be looking ahead to tonight's bafta awards. joker leads the way with 11 nominations but it's the first world war epic "1917" which is tipped to take the top prize of best film. england hope to kick off their six nations campaign with a win against france in paris this afternoon. before the papers — sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane. good morning.
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