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good afternoon. 11 more british nationals are being flown back to the uk from wuhan, the chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak. they're on a flight arriving in france this lunchtime and will then be brought back to this country for two weeks isolation. meanwhile, the first confirmed death from coronavirus has been reported outside china, in the phillipines. the disease has now killed more than 300 people. danjohnson has the latest. in wuhan at the centre of this
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outbreak more people are making a move trying to outrun the virus. a plane carrying 11 british citizens and french nationals is due to land shortly near marseilles. then they will continue on to the uk arriving later this afternoon. we have just received a letter saying that there are one or two people who didn't make the original fly to actually on their way here today. in quarantine on the the wirral the original group of 83 are expecting new arrivals but they will be monitored separately. it doesn't affect the period we will be in isolation, they've consulted with clinical experts to get the best advice on that. they will be given the same support as us. and they are having the same initial screening checks as well. the government rolled out these adverts this morning offering advice on what to look out for and how to stop the virus spreading. and the foreign secretary says more flights could follow bringing back some of the
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estimated 30,000 brits across china. the challenge we've got is to make sure we can provide access back to the uk for those that need it, in cooperation with chinese authorities, in relation to the flight authorities, in relation to the flight on friday, that required not just permission for the flight to go back but permission to go through the roadblocks to get to the collection points and we worked around the clock to make that happen to make those that wanted to come back the chance to do so. newcastle a student from york and their relative are still being treated in isolation. they are the only two confirmed cases he has so far. in the philippines, there is the first evidence that has this virus reaches beyond china death comes with it. aaa—year—old man from wuhan seems to have been infected before travelling and died after being admitted to hospital in manila. the woman he came with has also tested positive. backin came with has also tested positive. back in wuhan a massive new hospital authorities raised to build has
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openedin authorities raised to build has opened in a week. it shows the scale of the response to this outbreak and with more than 14,000 cases and over 300 deaths, the coronavirus is still farfrom being 300 deaths, the coronavirus is still far from being under control. dan johnson, bbc news. we can speak to danny savage who's at arrowe park hospital on the wirral for us this lunchtime. these two buildings behind me are where 83 british people are being keptin where 83 british people are being kept in quarantine at the moment, they arrived here on friday and they will bejoined by they arrived here on friday and they will be joined by a they arrived here on friday and they will bejoined by a group of ii other british people who have been flown in from china today and that second wave of arrivals was really a lwa ys second wave of arrivals was really always on the cards because quite a few british people missed that flight few british people missed that flight on thursday so they have been scooped up by the french authorities, they will land in marseille at lunchtime today, and we understand they will then be transferred, flown to raf brize norton in the oxford and brought up on coaches here to arrowe park on the wirral later today. similar to
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what happened on friday. we also understand once they arrive here, those 11 new arrivals will be kept separate to the 83 other people here at the moment so they will not be allowed to mingle or mix, they will be kept separate during their quarantine period. thank you very much indeed, danny savage reporting. the foreign secretary dominic raab has said britain is seeking a canada—style trade agreement with the european union which would mean not having to follow eu rules and regulations. the prime minister will set out his negotiating position with brussels in a speech tomorrow. here's our political correspondent tom barton. gone with a bong on a gong. this was borisjohnson at 11pm on friday night. but while brexiteers celebrated, conversations about britain's relationship with the eu were far from over. before trade negotiations had even got under way, a row is breaking out over how closely britain's regulations on things like workers' rights should mirror those of the eu.
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the foreign secretary saying that following the eu's rules would defeat the point of brexit. we would expect to be treated first all in the same way that countries are with the rest of the eu, like japan, like south korea, like canada but also for the undertakings that the eu have made to be lived up to. so, i think it's more of a question of getting clarity at the outset. so, we are not going to be aligning with eu rules, that's not on the negotiating table. it's not even an issue of red lines. it's not even in the negotiating room. but while britain may now have left the club, european leaders insist we should still follow some of its rules. britain may want a deal similar to canada but, they say, there are some big differences. canada isn't the uk. you know, you're geographically part of the european continent, we share seas, we share airspace, and our economies are very integrated. one thing we feel very strongly in the european union is that if we are going to have tariff free, quota free trade with the uk, which is essentially what we have
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with canada on almost everything, then that needs to come with a level playing field. labour's shadow chancellor says keeping eu rules would be a good thing. all the european union are asking for is that, actually, we all agree upon which there are protections. of course, any country can go above those protections but we need a baseline of protections. 0n the one hand he is saying that there will be. 0n the other hand, now he is sabre rattling, saying that won't happen in the negotiations. but the brexit party leader, nigel farage, says britain should aim for the loosest possible trade deal. what they fear is a competitor on their doorstep. that terrifies them. of course, what we should be doing in our national interest is to make sure we are a competitor on their doorstep. at stake, the ease with which we can sell products and services to our nearest neighbours. expect some tough talk from both sides over the coming months. tom barton, bbc news.
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margot robbie, renee zellweger and al pacino are just some of the stars up for awards at tonight's baftas ceremony at london's royal albert hall. the nominations have been criticised for their lack of diversity, with all 20 acting nominees being white. 0ur 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 wasn't 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 renee—ssance, as it has been dubbed, should result in a best actress win, her first bafta for 16 years.
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joker has the most nominations, with 11. it is the first—ever comic book film to be nominated for best picture. one of the oddest situations tonight is that 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 0nce upon a time in hollywood. and much has been made about 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. colin paterson, bbc news. england get their six nations campaign under way this afternoon against france in paris, looking to make up for the disappointment of their world cup final defeat to south africa last november. andy swiss is there for us. andy. yes, welcome to paris where, as you
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can see, we have the six nations trophy with us. this is what they are all playing for, of course, including england and france were meeting here this afternoon, england's first match since they lost in that world cup final in november. the england head coach eddiejones likes a colourful turn of phrase and he has said in the build—up to this man she wanted to turn england into the greatest team by turn england into the greatest team rugby has ever seen, which is quite an ambition. england are the favourites to lift the six nations title but they have a couple of injury problems. believe in a polar and anthony watson both missing. the vast majority of the 80,000 fans inside the stadium will be cheering on what is a young and very exciting french team but england will be confident. yesterday we saw wins for the champions wales and for ireland and england will be hoping tojoin them. indeed, right, thank you very
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much indeed. that's it for now. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 5:45, bye for now. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. well, as we've been hearing the prime minister is due to explain how the government wants to be able to move away from eu rules in a speech tomorrow. the foreign secretary dominic raab has been speaking to andrew marr about the government's expectations when it comes to trade talks with the bloc. i think what we're doing is setting out with clarity that we expect the eu undertakings to be met. equally, take maternity leave, take minimum wage, take the bans or restrictions on single—use plastics. in all of those areas that uk is ahead of the eu.
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but i can reassure you, we are not requiring the eu to align with uk rules in order to do a free trade deal with us. and that's frankly how free trade deals are done across the world, without those kind of conditions. so this is a ruffle, a rumple that we will get through quite easily, is it? well, we will see. but we are entering these negotiations with a spirit of goodwill. i mentioned the iranian, the coronavirus examples, where we still want to be cooperating with our european partners. we go into this in a spirit of goodwill, with good faith and optimism, but we are just not doing that other stuff. the legislative alignment, itjust ain't happening. we want to be clear about that from the outset because we don't want to waste anyone's time. the former european council president donald tusk says brussels feels "empathy" towards an independent scotland joining the european union. nicola sturgeon has said an independent scotland would seek full eu membership and when asked if this would be looked upon favourably, mr tusk said there would be enthusiasm but nothing is guaranteed.
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sometimes i feel that, i am scot here. i am very scottish, though, especially after brexit, but at the same time i have to respect, you know — i know how important the words sovereignty, integrity, was in the debate, the internal debate in the united kingdom. i think it's not my role to intervene... i understand. despite my sympathies. if you ask me about... if you put the sympathy... if you ask me about the legal circumstances. yes, that's all. we have to be here very cautious. we have our own treaty. of course, you can always interpret other treaties in very different ways, but if i understand well, the onlyjustified interpretation is that if something like, for example, the independence of scotland happens then we need a regular, new process.
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it's not automatically... it's a new situation that will be dealt with. it's a new situation, new country, then it means a new process of... because this would be a country whose people had been part of the eu for a very long time. there would be all sorts of questions about currency and deficits and all those kinds of things, but i think the real question is, if edinburgh was looking for a bit of help from brussels, would it get it? emotionally, i have no doubt that everyone would be enthusiastic here, in brussels and more widely, more generally, in europe. but we still have treaties and formalities. david henig is a former uk trade negotiator, and the co—founder of the uk trade forum — an independent group of experts aiming to improve public debate on brexit and trade. he told me this morning the prime minister's stance won't help him secure an eu trade deal.
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if we were to take borisjohnson‘s words, or 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 get... if you won't make concessions, then you can't have a trade deal. but i think that realistically, both sides are angling towards this free trade agreement based on the canada model, and that will involve little bits of regulatory alignment, but it will still involve some checks at the border. so i think that's what we are headed for. but the talk is quite tough and i think that... i don't think it will have the impact it is supposed to have on the eu. just sum up, then, because the canada deal took, i think, seven years to negotiate. is it possible to get that sort of deal 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 will take too long. so the only way we can do it
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in the timeframe allowed is we assume we get rid of all tariffs in return for which we have high standards of regulation enforced on both sides, and that is what the government is saying they don't want either. so if you had to go line by line, there is no way you can 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 sum up what a canada style deal would give us. what would it mean for the uk? essentially, as compared to world trade organisation rules, it means that we don't have tariffs, and we possibly have marginally better access in terms of providing services and some facilitation at the border, but essentially we do move into a world of border checks, we move into a world of exporters having to prove that what they are exporting to the eu is sufficiently... it was made in the uk, notjust
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rebadged from another country, and we lose various other aspects of cooperation. so this doesn't include, for example, cooperation on science or research. it is very much about reducing, having no tariffs on goods, so it will be a big difference compared to today. and if this canada style deal cannot be reached, and cannot be agreed in time, what are the alternatives in terms of a looser trade arrangement? people have been talking about an australian style eu deal. what does that mean? i think that's wto rules under another name. there isn't really an australian style arrangement. australia and the eu have a number of individual agreements, and i'm sure over time, over many years, we may reach individual agreements, but there is even less... these may occasionally say, for example, australian farm produce can be exported to the eu with fewer checks than if they didn't have the agreement. so that is very limited indeed. and this australian style deal
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is terminology that seems like it will spread but really doesn't mean very much. and finally, if you were a betting man, what sort of deal, if any sort of deal, do you think can be reached within a year? i think thatjohnson will still want to reach a deal if he can. we do know the outline of the deal, it's a pretty loose arrangement. and i would just about suggest that is the most likely outcome, but expect a lot of tough talk in the meantime. let's return to the coronavirus outbreak — and as concern grows about the financial impact of the epidemic, china's central bank has announced it will shore up the economy when markets open tomorrow, for the first time since the lunar new year holiday. our business correspondent, katie prescott, said such a move is not surprising. tens of millions of people quarantined, migrant workers who normally staff the factories
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unable to travel. we have just had the chinese new year when people would be spending money on leisure and entertainment and thatjust has not been happening. there is a dampening of economic activity and the potential for that to continue that i think is really worrying. in terms of british companies, so many deal with china. they get their raw materials from china and sell goods to china, so this kind of isolation china has been put into must be having a huge impact. i think it is really worrying for businesses here. we are so interconnected with china, which makes up a fifth of global economic growth. it's really the factory of the world in many ways. it's very difficult to know for uk companies if... they might not deal with china, but they will probably have someone in their supply chain who does, so there is a worry they cannot source goods. the other way round, demand from chinese consumers is so important to the global economy there is a concern they might not be able to sell their products. for example, apple has shut down all 42 of its shops in china
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and that has affected its share price this week and there are real concerns that will continue. in terms of the chinese authorities and how they play this, clearly they have acted quite quickly in trying to control the outbreak and limiting travel and so on. economically, what can they do to try and mitigate the effects of all of this? they have said today they are putting liquidity into the system, so financial markets will open tomorrow morning for the first time since the chinese new year holiday and there were concerns there might be a real crash. the chinese government say they will put money behind chinese businesses to make sure they are protected from the effects of the virus and they also say they will support businesses that are trying to face up to the virus, things like medical suppliers. so it's a real sign that the bank is there and they will do things. they have said it is a temporary blip and they don't see it having too much impact on economic stability.
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that was katie prescott. this is the scene in france. we think that's the plain that is carrying french and british citizens from wuhan, the chinese city that is at the centre of the outbreak of the coronavirus in china. it is the second plane the french government have chartered to bring citizens from china back home. we think there are 11 british nationals on that flight. the first 83 were flown to raf brize norton and they arrived on friday before being taken to the arrowe park hospital where they will be held in isolation for 14 days. the 11 british nationals on this french flight, british nationals on this french flight, and we believe that to be the plane although we are not 100% certain, we think that is the plane coming in from china, certain, we think that is the plane coming infrom china, and certain, we think that is the plane coming in from china, and those british nationals on that plane will
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be taken to raf brize norton before going up to the wirral as well. they will be held separately from the other 83 already there in arrowe park hospital. that is the plane, we think, just coming from china and coming into land at a military base in the south of france close to aix—en—provence. 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 around £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. a scientific expedition to the galapagos islands has discovered two species of the galapagos tortoise, which were previously believed to be extinct.
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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 wolf volcano, the highest peak of the galapagos islands, are 30 prehistoric giants. until now, scientists thought they had become extinct. translation: 29 have genetic ancestry of the extinct floreana tortoise and one female juvenile tortoise is of genetic ancestry of the extinct pinta tortoise. the last known pinta tortoise died eight years ago. his name was lonesome 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 a direct descendant.
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scientists also hope to facilitate breeding of both the pinta and floreana tortoises to help grow numbers of the fragile species. translation: hopefully, in the very near future, 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 maclellan, 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. but the awards have been criticised for a lack of diversity. with no black actors nominated for the main acting awards there's frustration from black and ethnic minority film—makers. here's more now from our entertainment correspondent brenda emmanus. music plays.
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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 exists 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, we have hardly any directors and talent or any expression of the black experience.
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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, 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! chirps 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 of black people in this country — stories around crime, stories around drugs, 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.
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when we talk about lack of diversity, i think what we're talking about actually is inequality and i think people should call 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, it has been a long journey for these three generations of black film—makers. but ayo's optimism and the call for change may mark a turning point. brenda emmanus, bbc news. and just to remind you
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jane hill will be live from the royal albert hall on the red carpet with some very special guests at 5:15. and then we have our results show at 9:30 all here on the bbc news channel. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane dougall. good afternoon. novak djokovic has won a record—extending eighth title at the australian open — but onlyjust, after a five—set thriller against dominic thiem. djokovic — who was the defending champion — started stronger, winning the first set 6—4. but thiem — who was attempting to win his first grand slam title — fought back to win the next two sets. djokovic seemed to go up a gear, and won the fourth set 6—3, before taking the deciding set 6—4 to secure a 17th grand slam title.
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meanwhile, there was some british success in melbourne because earlier this morning, joe salisbury won his first grand slam title alongside partner, american rajeev ram, in the men's doubles. he joins jamie murray as one of only two british winners of the men's doubles title at the australian open in the open era. so many great players. to have come through and win the title, is amazing. 0bviously jamie had through and win the title, is amazing. 0bviouslyjamie had a good run in the mixed doubles as well. he's someone i have looked up to for so he's someone i have looked up to for so long and had so much success on the doubles tour. so, yeah, it's great that there are so many really good doubles players now and so many good doubles players now and so many good british doubles players now. absolutely thrilled that now i'm kind of helping to carry the torch.
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to the six nations and it's not long until england take on france in paris, in what will be england's first game since losing the world cup final three months ago. 23—year—old george furbank will make his england debut at fullback and eddie jones believes the northampton player is made for international rugby. he's one of the first players i noticed when i came back from the world cup. very composed, good core skills, got good positional sense. when we got him into the camp he showed all those things under pressure and he thoroughly deserves the opportunity. and that match is live on bbc one with coverage beginning at 2:30. you can also keep up to date on the bbc sport website and app. there are two matches in the premier league later today. burnley take on arsenal at 2:00pm — both those teams are level on points. after that, spurs welcome manchester city. pep guardiola's side begin the game in second place, but 22 points adrift of league leaders liverpool. that will focus attentions on the champions league even more for city, with guardiola admitting he'll be seen as a failure if he doesn't win it.
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last season was an extraordinary season for us. people are saying, i didn't win the champions league and that's how i will bejudged, i will be a champions league and that's how i will be judged, i will be a failure in my period in manchester if i don't, and i know that. but i have a feeling i enjoy, and my players still win a lot of games. and that's only what i want to do. in the scottish premiership, celtic have the chance to go seven points clear of rangers at the top of the table. they're playing hamilton accies. it's 1-1. that's the half—time score. hamilton scored first through marios 0ganpoe. but then they went down to ten men with jamie hamilton sent off. celtic then scored from the resulting free kick. 0dsonne edouard curling it over the wall into to the net to equalise. great britain's hockey goalkeeper maddie hinch has criticised rules

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