this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8pm... british tourist alan steel — who was on his honeymoon — is one of 61 people now being treated for coronavirus onboard a quarantined cruiseliner in japan. things are happening literally every hour, something is changing. in china, the authorities get heavy handed — forcing people suspected of having the virus into quarantine. a gp from east london is given 3 life sentences for committing dozens of sexual offences against female patients. i was getting to the point where i did not like myself pretty much because i was not being honest with myself. the tv presenter, philip

schofield, goes on live tv to reveal that he's gay. calls for more support for children who experience or witness domestic violence or abuse. the solar orbitor — set to launch next week — that should reveal the sun as it's never been seen before. and it's the first korean film to be nominated for an oscar for ‘best picture‘. find out what mark kermode thinks of ‘parasite‘, and the rest of the week's top cinema releases, in the film review. good evening and welcome to bbc news. a british man who was on his honeymoon is one of 61

passengers on a cruise ship, off the coast of japan, who've now tested positive for coronavirus. alan steel from wolverhampton has been taken off the diamond princess for hospital treatment. around 3500 people are still onboard the ship — which has been quarantined for 2 weeks. more than 31,000 have been infected — and 630 have died — almost all of them in china. here, a third person who has tested positive in the uk is in hospital in london. he'd been to a business conference in singapore. here's our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. some passengers have called it a floating prison. three days into the two week quarantine off japan, passengers are being allowed to exercise on deck wearing face masks. but dozens on the diamond princess have been removed to hospital for treatment. among them, alan steele, on his honeymoon. he is among nearly 80

british people on board. 41 additional passengers have been found positive tested for the coronavirus, one of whom is a friend of ours, on honeymoon who has been... who is going to be split from his wife on honeymoon. he is going to be taken to a medical facility and she will have to remain on board. there is still a lot we do not know about this virus and the next few weeks will be crucial in determining whether a pandemic, the global epidemic can be diverted. it's spread through droplets, face—to—face contact, within a couple of metres of an infected person. incubation period is up to 14 days, and it now looks less likely that people spread the infection before they had symptoms. the virus causes a fever and cough. the majority have mild symptoms but it can cause breathing difficulties and viral pneumonia as the lung tissue becomes inflamed.

most who have died are elderly with underlying health problems but not all. li wenliang, among the first to raise the alarm about the new virus, he was just 34. he would have rest repeated infections at close quarters to patient. if a large amount of virus is coming and at the same time in the case of a health care worker working very closely with infected patients, it could be that the amount of virus in the body increases very rapidly before the immune system has a chance to deal with it said that could lead to rapid onset severe disease. the world health organisation has warned of a global shortage of facemasks, and other protective equipment in part because people who do not need them are buying them. the world is facing severe disruption in the market for personal protective equipment. demand is up to 100 times higher

than normal and prices are up to 20 times higher. the last evacuation flight of british nationals from wuhan is due to arrive on sunday, with passengers then taken to quarantine in milton keynes. freakish —— —— fergus walsh, bbc news. the death of a chinese doctor who tried to warn about the coronavirus outbreak has sparked widespread public anger and grief in china. li wenliang — who was in his early 30s — died after contracting the virus while treating patients in wuhan — the epicentre of the outbreak. in december, he sent a message to medics warning of a virus, he thought looked like sars. but he was told by police to "stop making false comments." 0ur china correspondent, john sudworth reports. shouting. in some cities those suspected

of being sick are being rounded up, with multiple unverified videos showing the quarantine squads at work. it is all adding to a growing sense of disbelief and dread. speaking own language. "i do not want to be taken away like that," a child can be heard saying. screaming. but now the fear is turning to anger. doctor li wenliang was one of the first to report signs of the new strange virus but his online posts were censored and the police made him sign this confession, along with seven others for spreading rumours. his death from the virus in this hospital has prompted an outpouring and social media. the #i want freedom of speech viewed almost 2 million times before being blocked.

"doctor li was the first whistle—blower but no one cared," this man tells me. are you angry? "yes, a bit," she says, "but more hopeless, if they listen to him the situation would be better now." on a beijing river bank, we find a tribute to the doctor. "goodbye li wenliang," it says. there can be no doubting just how sensitive a moment that snow is for chinese reeling communists party the already simmering concern about the handling of the crisis exploding into a public wave of anger and grief. in the death of a doctor, the systemic failures have been made there. the response that is likely to be more censorship.

these videos of wuhan‘s hospitals, the conditions and side and the people queuing from masks were taken by a blogger. i spoke to him earlier this week. what are your thoughts on how long you will be able to continue providing independent reporting from will hand? providing independent reporting from wuhan? "i am not sure," he says, "the censorship is so strict, people's accounts are being closed down if they share my content." his family say he has now disappeared. in this public health disaster, there are real political risks and orders are already being sent out, maintain stability, tighten control. it's understood that british citizens, on the next plane chartered to bring them back from china on sunday, will be taken to a nhs facility in milton keynes for a 14 day quarantine. previously british nationals flown home from wuhan,

which is the source of the coronavirus, were taken to arrowe park hospital in wirral. dr yvonne griffiths, from birmingham city university, who was teaching english in wuhan, was taken to that hospital last friday. she's been in quarantine since then. well, a little earlier i asked her how she'd been feeling. while i am keeping very well, thank you, at the moment. that is all we can hope for a day by day, that we get up and we feel as well as we did the day before so at the moment, i am fine, thank you very much. how much longer do you have an quarantine? we heardjust today much longer do you have an quarantine? we heard just today that we are going to be released and obviously that is dependent on eve ryo ne obviously that is dependent on everyone staying well. but the date for us to go home is now next thursday which is the 13th of february. as far as you are aware, eve ryo ne february. as far as you are aware, everyone is well and no one has

fallen ill. no one in either party as far as fallen ill. no one in either party asfarasi, fallen ill. no one in either party as far as i, there was also a second flight as far as i, there was also a second flight as you know that came in with 11 people and one was tested and found to be negative and sail as far asi found to be negative and sail as far as i understand, none of that group and certainly no one in the group that i came with has, at the moment gotten symptoms. you are watching developments of this outbreak and how does it feel when you see the images that are coming out of wuhan and how the authorities are responding. i think on one level it is heartbreaking. i am a bit emotional because i have very good friends, i have a collie who lives outside of the city and i would worry about him and his wife. —— i

have a colleague. i have very good friends in beijing and i know the worry is spreading there. it is from the comfort of the park, i am happy that i am not there and that i got back last week and and a very co mforta ble back last week and and a very comfortable environment and am looking forward really to getting home next week. would you be happy to return to work in china? well... i have been told that by my three children i am not allowed to go back to china. i think they want to sit on me and prevent me from going back but they know i have very strong attachment also. and i would like to think at some point in the future when everything has gone back to normal that i would be able to return. doctor griffiths, to give us

an idea of what your day is like, what happens when you wake up, do you undergo medical checks and how do the staff protect themselves? the staff will generally come around, we see them probably once a day or more, sometimes twice a day, coming to the door and checking to see if we are ok. and we have been asked if we are ok. and we have been asked if we have any symptoms to immediately alert the staff. today they put in place a system that i think it's coming from public health england that they are going to send a questionnaire, a survey each day to oui’ questionnaire, a survey each day to oure—mail questionnaire, a survey each day to our e—mail addresses. we have to fill that in and i presume there we will be asked about different symptoms, whether we are positive or negative for the various symptoms like coughing, fever and the ones that have been publicised. doctor

griffiths speaking to me earlier. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are the women's editor at the telegraph, claire cohen , and comment and features editor at city am, rachel cunliffe. a gp has been described as ‘a master of deception‘ who caused his victims ‘incalculable harm' — after being given three life sentences for sex offences against multiple patients. doctor manish shah assaulted the women at his surgery in romford, and his victims have expressed disbelief, over how the doctor got away with his crimes for so long. alice bhandhukravi has been speaking to one of those victims. i remember visibly being upset and shaking andi i remember visibly being upset and shaking and i sat back down afterwards and he said there is nothing to be worried about. more or less that this is a normal procedure. kate had gone into seed

doctor shah, a doctor she trusted because of the pain and her ovary and it would be the last time she saw him. he gave me a rectal examination that was completely unnecessary and also an internal examination that was completely unnecessary. but even then it did not occur to her that a doctor who spent so much time looking after her it would be taking advantage of his patients. it was only when she read a post on facebook she realised what had been happening for all those yea rs. had been happening for all those years. he was a partner at the morning medical centre inside this shopping mall here and was described in court as when the lake and methodical, particularly targeting vulnerable women. the doctor made out he was a specialist in women's health and in fact he specialised in granting his female patients and performing unnecessary examinations

and falsifying notes. sentencing doctor shah to date for three lifetime sentences, the judge said... we have spoken to over 130 victims, taking statements, had expert advice on what we are very grateful for is the courage and victory of the victims and the fact that they were so patient and worked with us to help us get this case to court. that there are still questions about how he could have gotten away with his abuse for so long. we know that he sexually assaulted when an over four or more yea rs assaulted when an over four or more years and it is astonishing that he was able to get away with that without others being concerned with the way he was practising. we know he devoted a lot of time to his patients and it must've been noticed by others that he was heaving

differently to other gps in the practice. for those whose trust he breached, it may well last a lot longer. the headlines on bbc news... british tourist alan steel — who was on his honeymoon — is one of 61 people now being treated for coronoavirus onboard a quarantined cruiseliner in japan. a gp from east london is given 3 life sentences for commiting dozens of sexual offences against female patients. philip schofield — one of britain's most famous tv presenters — has come out as gay. let's catch up with all the sports news and crossed to the bbc sport centre and there you are. great britain's women have it all to do if they're to qualify

for the new fed cup finals in april. they're 2 rubbers to nil down in their five match tie against slovakia in bratislava. in the last few minutes hariet dart has lost to viktoria kuzmova. dart took the first set on a tie break but kuzmova took the next two. dart saved five match points but eventually was beaten in three sets. gb are without both johanna konta and katie boulter. heather watson lost the first match — beaten in straight sets by world number 199 anna karolina. it's a big weekend in the six nations championship. scotland host england at murrayfield in the calcutta cup. both sides lost their matches last weekend, england were beaten by france and scotland lost to ireland, that partly because of a dreadful mistake by stuart hogg on his debut as captain. he dropped the ball as he was about to touch down for a try. it meant that ireland won 19 — 12. had he touched down and they'd converted... they would have drawn level.

despite that mistake — he's been speaking positivly about the england match and feels scotland can get it right tomorrow: it isa it is a cup to play for and that is all we are concentrating on. a very good week and excited to get going tomorrow afternoon. a huge occasion for us, some boys playing for the first time. and we have shown in the last two years that we are capable of winning and i really truly believe that if we had detailed attacking and defence, we can turn over england and very much looking forward to the opportunity. there's another huge match with wales travelling to dublin to face ireland. wales began their defence of the six nations title with a comfortable 42 points to nil win over italy in their first match but they haven't beaten the irish in dublin in this competition for eight years. new coach wayne pivac says tomorrow's game is the biggest test of his coaching career.

it will be a massive and i think we we re very it will be a massive and i think we were very fortunate to iron a few things out and getting into a competition match and then we go up against the challenge in their backyard so i think it is nice and this will be a real test to see where we are at and how much work we have to do to be able to play the game. manchester city manager pep guardiola says striker raheem sterling will be out "for weeks" because of an injury to his left hamstring. sterling limped off during city's 2—0 defeat at tottenham on sunday. he's played in 23 of city's 25 league matches this season. he is proud and the first year, and this season, four or five he is proud and the first year, and this season, four orfive months he is proud and the first year, and this season, four or five months and so this season, four or five months and so it is always a problem but it is

what it is. this kind of thing, it is unfortunate especially for the players. it's been a frustrating day for england's cricketer‘s, their second one—dayer against south africa was abandoned in durban, they started almost two hours late because of the rain, the game reduced to 45 overs per side, joe root took the wicket of captain quinton de kock but only seven overs were bowled before the covers came back on. after another long delay, they had another spell out in the middle, the game now cut to 26 overs each, chrisjordan trapped temba bavuma, but that was the last action of the match as the rain returned. with no hope of completing the game, it was as abandoned. england can't win the series now but can level it if they win in johannesburg on sunday. there's plenty of live sport to catch up with on the website. sale are taking on saracens in rugby union's premiership, castleford are against wigan in the superleague and in football's championship it's bristol city v birmingham.

check out the latest on bbc.c0.uk/ sport but that's all the sport for now. thank you very much. the scout association has been heavily criticised by a coroner, following the death of a 16 year old who fell from a cliff in north wales. ben leonard, from stockport in greater manchester, died after falling from the great 0rme in conwy, in august 2018. 0ur wales correspondent hywel griffith has more details about the case. ben leonard was on and explorers scout trip to wales and because of the bad weather at the plans changed to going up the great arm. the inquest into his death says there was no health and safety risk put in place and no list of the risk to the participants. he and his friend

separated from the main group as they went up and none of the three leaders knew where the boys were and they all assumed they were being supervised by someone else. tragically he fell to his death and a 200 foot cliff and he was seen by his friends at the bottom of the road. the inquest heard that the group really was not under close supervision. the scout association had not really look properly at its structure the coroner was skating about the scout association, saying that the group itself was very distant from the 8000 or so tractable bodies acting on the ground, not really knowing health and safety wells are being carried out. he send off a list of 20 concerns they had to respond to in the next 56 days. we also heard a statement from the scout association that health and safety is our number one priority and their policies have been strengthened since. this inquest will have another hearing later on this year and at that stage

the chief executive is likely to be called to give evidence. shamima begum, who left london to join the islamic state group when she was 15, has lost the first stage of her appeal against the government's decision to remove her uk citizenship. ms begum, who's now 20, was found in a syrian refugee camp a year ago. the special immigration appeals commission ruled that she had not been left stateless because she has a claim to bangladeshi citizenship. 102 migrants have been detained attempting to reach the uk from france by crossing the channel. the people were in six boats that were intercepted by border force and police. it's thought to be the highest number of people detained in a single day. it follows 90 people who were stopped attempting the crossing yesterday. the administrators of the collapsed department store chain, beales, have announced that 12 of the company's 23 stores are to close — while efforts to save at least part

of the business continue. beales, which began trading in 1881, fell into administration last month. the stores marked for closure, including the company's flagship store in bournemouth, will continue to trade for around eight weeks, as stock is run down. the tv presenter phillip schofield has revealed he is gay. the 57—year—old, who has been married to his wife for almost 27 years and has two daughters, made the announcement on social media before being interviewed by his co—host holly willoughby on itv‘s this morning. the presenter said his sexuality had "become an issue in his head" and he "needed to be honest with himself." ben hunte reports. live on morning television, phillip schofield is used to sitting and listening to other people, but today, he became the story. first, a statement, read by his co—host.

"with the strength and support of my wife and my daughters, "i've been coming to terms with the fact that i am gay". every person that i tell, it gets a little lighter and a little lighter, but, at the same time, you know, i have made this decision, which is essential for me, and essential for my head... yeah. ..and that's principally the reason that i've done this. support flooded social media. ant and dec said, "huge respect and admiration for our friend @schofe". dermot 0'leary said he sends his love. phillip schofield began his career at children's bbc. he quickly became a household name. he starred asjoseph in the west end, and he remains one of the most recognisable faces on british tv, presenting several programmes, like dancing on ice, and this morning, filmed at television centre. some people are questioning why this matters. well, this is an important moment for lgbt people, for someone as famous as phillip schofield to come out

and immediately receive such support from his colleagues here and elsewhere shows the amount of progress that has been made in just a few decades. however, not everyone's coming out experience will be as positive. the lgbt foundation in manchester says older people face particular challenges. they have memories of a time when being lgbt wasn't spoken about, or a time when homosexuality was illegal, for example. so i think there is the culture that has now changed, thankfully, but it is kind of the hangover from that, and the stigma that people still feel around it. a very personal announcement, and campaigners hope that this moment may help others struggling to come to terms with their own identities. ben hunte, bbc news. let's go to hull now — where i can speak to andy train. he was married for four years when he told his wife he was gay.

thank you for speaking to us. watching today's news unfold, just talk me through the emotions you went through. it brought back a lot of feelings, a lot of my experiences andi of feelings, a lot of my experiences and i completely sort of appreciate that had been full of the whole thing was all—consuming. you really need to speak to someone and back in 2002, it was an organisation, not in my home city, i had to get help from elsewhere. so it brought a lot of those memories back and it was difficult for the whole family really. many people are sanguine now and why make this announcement now. tell us your why now story. it comes to the point where i was married and i felt that is what i should do and evil kind of plan set before me and

my head with the church in mind and having a job and having everything i thought in place for me to have a good life and something just felt not quite right. adjusting to get worse and worse and when i was in school, it was frowned upon. it was section 28, it was very challenging, there were no role models, none of this kind of thing happening on national television and i just felt i was only one in the world he felt like this. so it was either going be ido like this. so it was either going be i do not want to say because i was just wailing in such english and to be honest so frustrated and punching walls and i really needed to speak to someone. it was either that or some very dark place. what was the ha rd est some very dark place. what was the hardest aspect of coming out for you? i think maybe having made these serious choice and definitely wanted at the time when i got married was i

love my wife and that is definitely what i wanted to do and i thinkjust really making a u—turn on the whole who ami really making a u—turn on the whole who am i and really needing space to find out who i was and what was going on in my head and really to just get help and sort my life out. we heard philip today speak about the importance of the family around him, what did that due two—year family, what did you think it would do? i thought it would rip it apart com pletely do? i thought it would rip it apart completely and i think the people who surprise me that most were my pa rents who surprise me that most were my parents and they were super supportive, my sister and herfamily and even the generation before them, they were amazing. it was my wife, herfamily, they were amazing. it was my wife, her family, understandably absolutely, there were counselling sessions and we went to join counselling as well but the bottom line was, if no one would be upset with the need to do and i needed to get out and find out who i was. many

people today have been saying what does this matter? we are moving on, aren't we? your sexuality is no one's business but obviously this does matter. went philip did today does matter. went philip did today does matter, can you explain it to us? it matters for people and philip's position and i personally tweeted him and sent my best wishes andi tweeted him and sent my best wishes and i love him for doing this, it is and i love him for doing this, it is a brave thing to do. it is even braver when you're younger and at home and risk being thrown out of your home and it sends a positive message out there to say you are not on your own and you can do this. it still is an issue and it will be an issue for a long time but it will be nice to think in the future, it does not really matter when it is your own business. thank you very much. now it's time for a look at the weather with lucy martin. hello there. some very windy and then stormy weather to come through this weekend. as we start saturday,

there will be a good deal of dry weather and some sunny spells, a scattering of showers in the northwest and perhaps a little bit of lingering cloud in the southeast first thing. that should clear through the day, the winds will strengthen particularly in the northwest gales here in some heavy persistent rain arriving later and that is a sign of things to come. over night saturday into sunday, that initial band of rain pushes to the northwest, works its way south and east and then into the early hours, and to sunday, storm ciara arrives from the west. bringing some heavy and persistent rain followed by blustery showers and also some severe gales widely across the uk, gusts around 60 to 70 mph. locally, we can see 80 miles per her. various mets office warnings in place and will keep across those on the website. one of those is an amber warning for wind in the southeast of england on sunday and wherever you are, do make sure you stay across the forecast.

this is bbc news. the headlines. british tourists on their honeymoon is one of 61 people not being treated for coronavirus on board a quarantined cruise liner injapan. the gpu committed 90 sexual assaults on female patients has been given three life sentences with a minimum term of 50 years. because for more support for children who experienced or witnessed domestic violence or abuse. philip schofield, one of the most famous british presenters has come out as gay. it is estimated that one in six children witnessed or experienced some form of domestic abuse or violence. specialist counsellors say that there are not

in of services tailored for children who experience domestic abuse. so thousands do not receive the care they urgently need. if the damage is left untreated, the consequences can last for decades, asjeremy cooke reports. i still remember hearing my mums screams, split lip. i remember running for cover. it is hearing your mum's screens. . h memories of how his mum, his brothers and he repeatedly beaten by his dad. to make you wonder if you say something that is going to spark off to become violent if you're going to sleep tonight ice to get

lots of nightdress as a kid the police were never found and came to my house. and i do not think that my mum thought she could. no help from anyone. decades after his nightmare, the research says that one in six children suffer or witnessed some form of domestic abuse. daddy got really angry and he threw the breakfast over his head. he would smash and furniture. the sisters and their mum needed helplj smash and furniture. the sisters and their mum needed help i wouldjust wonder what would happen next. they we re wonder what would happen next. they were experiencing a lot of the fear and anxiety that i was experiencing. 0ur life was, where we live together and now it is a lot more peaceful

i'iow. and now it is a lot more peaceful now. the family got support from school through operation compass. it happens on police immediately elude teachers about children caught up in abuse and violence. we wanted a safe and secure place. teachers on monday much more about what is at stake. we know the impact of domestic abuse is really significant and we know that that goes on to impact a lot of our development, learning, physical help and mental health. has it stayed with you. i probably do not trust people as much as i should. it eats away. a rare look at the unique service. a specialist counsellors determined to stop the long—term damage of domestic abuse stucco how can people confront you best? the

need to be nurtured and that does not happen when you live with domestic violence. she is treating these grosses she has treated others. like tia, who have lived with a coercive and controlling father. she attempted suicide.|j just started taking the blame for everything in the situation. her mental health is not improving after months of focus support.|j mental health is not improving after months of focus support. i think i have come quite a long way because i don't think i would've ever been where i am now. but this specialist help is rare and natasha believes that many thousands of children are still struggling alone. just like karl all of those years ago. if you could talk to the 10 euros at you, what would you say them? oh my god, that's hard. i would tell him you do

not deserve this. he would have nowhere to go. and it's not his fault. details of organisations offering information and support with domestic violence are available at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 888 809. karen pierce. the new ambassador to the united states will be karen pierce. ms pierce is currently the uk's ambassador to the un in new york and will be the first woman to serve in the position. she said she was honoured to have been asked to represent the uk in the united states

and that the connection between the two countries was the uk's single most important relationship. she will take over from sir kim darroch who resigned last summer after comments he made about the president and his government were leaked. ms pierce has been speaking to our new york correspondent, nick bryant — and he asked her about repair work needed between the two countries, following disgareement over chinese firm huawei's role in the uk's 5g networks. i think if you look at the us uk relationship over the past several decades, you will find moments where we do not always agree on every issue and where it can be a bit bumpy. but the whole point of the relationship is that it is deep, it is profound and it is fundamentally successful and it is enduring. 0r is profound and it is fundamentally successful and it is enduring. or we have disagreements, we can talk about them and we can work out to resolve them in the prime minister is made a number of offers about looking at the future and making

sure that we do not find ourselves with a market failure again on issues like huawei and i think my job to stop the prime minister and the foreign secretary and other ministers keep those relationships going. doctors are warning that a shortage of contraception — because of manufacturing supply issues — is causing chaos and could result in unplanned pregnancies and abortions. a number of daily pills and a long—acting injectable contraceptive are thought to be affected. catherine burns reports. amelia cannot use her usual contraception at the minute, normally she injects yourself at home once every three months with something called cyano press. home once every three months with something called cyano pressm home once every three months with something called cyano press. it is literally pops the sin, squeeze it and that's it. but there is a national shortage and she has had to go intoa national shortage and she has had to go into a clinic for a different type. it is like a figure injection so it hurts more. and especially because it goes into your bum cheek.

it is not nice to sit down on it. it also affects the contraceptive pill like hormone with replacement therapy, there is no date for when the supply will be back to normal. there are always alternatives, but they may not suit everyone. 0ther alternatives, but they may not suit everyone. other women have gotten in touch with their stories about being left without their contraception and problems getting hold of the pill and issues with side effects. sexual health leaders believe this could cause more unplanned pregnancies and they want the government to tackle this urgently. and all of this comes ata time this urgently. and all of this comes at a time where it is already hard for women to get a hold of the red contraception for them. about two thirds of the councils have cut their health budgets in the last few yea rs their health budgets in the last few years which means longer waits for appointments and the shortages are being seen as a double whammy

against women and health professionals. it is an absolute scandal in the effects women throughout the life courses. if it was a man's problem, i'm sure the government or someone would've sorted it out by now. but amelia and thousands of others are left frustrated with no idea why this is happening or when this contraception will be back in stock. the government says it is doing everything it can. you've been sending in some of your stories... fay in bristol says "i was unable to collect my contraceptive prescription between christmas and new year and had to wait three weeks to get it filled... my menstrual cycle has been completely thrown out. i was also given three months worth of contraception rather another message from an anonymous sender says:

just a few of your stories there. a new mission is set to launch next week that will reveal the sun as never seen before. the spacecraft — called solar 0rbiter — is a joint european space agency and nasa mission — and was assembled at airbus in stevenage. it's been said to be the uk's most important mission for a generation. rebecca morelle has more. incredible images of the sun. it's turbulence surface review in fiery detail. but the view of our star is about to get much better. this is solar orbiter. jam—packed with instruments or take images closer to the sun than a space is ever done before. temperatures will reach 500 degrees, meant to get unexpected materials stop till it gets extremely hard and we to develop special technologies and coatings for the spacecraft just special technologies and coatings for the spacecraftjust because it's

going to be so hostile and mother technologies had to develop is based on using baked animal bones and that is at the front of the heat shield to stop it. it has a long and difficult journey to stop it. it has a long and difficultjourney ahead, to stop it. it has a long and difficult journey ahead, after leaving the earth it would take about two years to get into prime position. orbiting closer to the planet mercury than the sun, and as it goes by our star, it will lose contact it goes by our star, it will lose co nta ct for it goes by our star, it will lose contact for weeks and if anything happens, it can be burned to a crisp. it can lift its position and he could see the son's holes for the very first time. what i love is that you can see the fantastic structure on the site here, a structure that is in the atmosphere we call that a prominence. at the astronomical society, the revealed dramatic activity which can impact us. it is called space weather and can knock out navigation and communication

satellites and cause power failures. the way we have the weather here, they have space weather in which we live. we are excited about getting close and personal with the sun so that we can understand the origins of space weather and ultimately develop our physical knowledge so that we can better predict space weather in the future. the instruments will be switched on soon after launch, but it would take yea rs after launch, but it would take years for all of the results to come back and only then will we be able to truly shed light on our star. this sunday, hollywood's finest will be walking down the red carpet at this year's 0scars — some for the very first time. among them will be brits nominated for awards ranging from best director — to best visual effects, as sophie long has been finding out. it's this weekend, hollywood's biggest night of the year, and the buzz is building, but imagine what it feels

like to learn you're going to be one of the people to walk or glide up this red carpet on sunday, especially if it's for the very first time. it really was unexpected. i was in a kind of laughing, crying, state , and i hadn't expected to feel quite so emotional about it. i am a cynic about it all. the whole thing was crazy. i'm on a plane and i can't go anywhere so i tell the air stewardess and she tells everybody else and it'sjust like madness, and they brought a little plate of food, they wrote congratulations on a note. it was special. i've been grinning ear to ear since last monday when sandy called to let me know i would be nominated, so it's amazing. i'm terrible, i'mjust a child at heart. i love this experience. i've never lost that thrill, oh, my gosh, i'm sitting next to dicaprio, or there is al pacino. i am grinning because he is grinning! it'sjust as exciting as the first time. but the first time is pretty amazing.