good afternoon. five british people — including a child — have been diagnosed with the new coronavirus while on holiday in the french alps. they were all staying in the same chalet in a ski resort in the savoie region. elsewhere, a british family are in hospital in majorca as a precaution, after they reportedly came into contact with a coronavirus patient. more than 700 people have died from the virus in china since the outbreak started. andy moore reports. a picturesque ski resort in the french alps the unlikely setting for this new cluster

of coronavirus cases. french officials said a british man came to a chalet in contamines montjoie after visiting singapore. he then infected at least five other people, including a child. a total of 11 people are in hospital, but they're not said to be in a serious condition. translation: there are five new cases in a group, all catching it from one infected person. in a separate case in mallorca, a british family of four, including two girls, is in hospital as a precaution after one of them came in contact with a coronavirus case in france. translation: this morning, we took samples. we have to prepare and protect them under secure biological conditions in the lab, to be sent to the centre in madrid. on a cruise liner quarantined off the coast of japan, 64 people have now tested positive for coronavirus. they have been taken off the ship to hospital. one of them is british.

alan steele from walsall was celebrating his honeymoon. he's said to be doing well, according to his friends, who are still on board the cruise liner. he was taken off the ship yesterday afternoon. he was taken off the ship yesterday, late afternoon. he's in a hospital near tokyo. wendy is missing him a great deal, obviously, but they're in regular touch, and alan has been in touch with me a couple of times today. tomorrow, the last of 150 british citizens are expected to arrive back in the uk on the final repatriation flights from wuhan. they will be taken to a training and conference venue on the outskirts of milton keynes. andy moore, bbc news. a group of senior conservatives have written to tory mps raising concerns aboute the government's decision to give the chinese firm, huawei, a role in the uk's 56 network. the government says the decision was taken following a "rigorous" review and huawei's involvement in 56 would be limited.

here's our political correspondent matt cole. matt, what impact will this letter have? look, it's highly unlikely this intervention will change boris johnson's approach to this, but it does comejust a johnson's approach to this, but it does come just a day after the us vice president, mike pence, repeated the fact that he is profoundly disappointed with the government's decision to go with huawei and when asked by the us broadcast if it could affect the uk— us trade deal, he simply said, "we'll see". it is a live issue. the likes of sir iain duncan smith and david davis, who signed this letter with others, asking mps to help come up with ideas. it is a complex problem. they consist huawei is simply too close to the chinese government and what they call only trusted vendors to be involved. at the very least, they wa nt involved. at the very least, they want a tapering off of its 35% market share of the sg infrastructure. borisjohnson has said he is willing to do that, he wa nts to

said he is willing to do that, he wants to reduce their role but the government has admitted in the meantime the huawei is a high risk then door. but they say security concerns will be mitigated. matt cole, thank you very much. police have spoken to the 16—year—old schoolboy who was sent hundreds of social media messages by scotland's formerfinance secretary derek mackay. the snp policitian resigned on thursday. police scotland said it hadn't received any complaint of criminality but it was "assessing available information". several hospital staff have been suspended and a police investigation is under way after the alleged assault of a patient with alzheimer's by nhs staff in kent. staff at the william harvey hospital in ashford allegedly held down an elderly man's arms, legs and face while they inserted a catheter. the incident came to light after a member of staff handed a video to the independent newspaper. women now hold a third of the board positions in the uk's 100 biggest public companies. the figure is up from just 12% a decade ago.

but a government—backed review, which set this target, highlights a lack of women in senior and executive roles. katy austin reports. my name is francesca ecsery. i sit on the boards of several companies, including air france, and f&c investment trust. even with francesca's background as a successful business leader, getting her first boardroom position was tough. it's an area where often men still hugely outnumber women. change is painful. there is a huge value attributed to chemistry on the board, and of course, chemistry you have mainly with people like you. she says boards that don't have enough women are putting themselves at a disadvantage. basically it doesn't reflect your customer base, it doesn't reflect society at large, it doesn't reflect your staff. the government has backed voluntary targets to increase the representation of women on the boards of the biggest listed companies in the country to 33%,

or one in three, by the end of this year. it's february and that target has now been achieved for the top 100 companies, but not yet for the next 250, and it's far from job done. i think 33% is a very good start but as we can see and we know, there are still many issues in the workplace to address and we have a lot further to go before we see, really, a good gender balance in the leadership of british business. francesca welcomes the latest boardroom target being hit, but she worries getting enough women at the top table remains a long way off. katy austin, bbc news. with all the sport now, here's holly hamilton at the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. we have a huge day in the six nations to look forward to, with all four home sides in action. sarah mulkerrins is at murrayfield in edinburgh. we'll speak to sarah in just a moment, but first, austin halewood is in dublin.

austin, the reigning champions, wales, ran out the winners in this fixture last year in cardiff, but they haven't had much success in dublin of late, have they? no, that's right. good afternoon from dublin. it will be a tall order for wales to win today at the aviva stadium, they haven't won for eight years here in the six nations but as the fans arrive, they will have woken up this morning, both sets of fans, filled with confidence, knowing the six nations grand slam is still very much alive after they both won their opening round fixtures last weekend. ireland and their new head coach, andy farrell, beat scotland in his first match as head coach. a good start for them, but they didn't win in too spectacular a fashion, they will be wanting to improve on that and they will be glad to be here once again on home turf. the aviva stadium, they've only lost once in their last 17 matches here, they have a great record. wales, on a high after that

resounding win over italy last weekend. they thrashed the italians 42-0. weekend. they thrashed the italians a2—0. they will be filled with confidence will stop their new head coachis confidence will stop their new head coach is under no illusions of what the step up is going to be today. he says this will be the biggest test of his managerial career so far. already, a close one to call, perhaps too difficult right now but this kick off coming shortly. austin halewood, for the moment, thank you. let's go to sarah now, and we have the old enemies scotland and england at murrayfield later. it's never an easy one to predict is it? no, it certainly isn't. 149 years of this fixture in the calcutta cup. it has given us plenty of surprises and also ample time for that rivalry to grow in intensity. today should be no different. traditionally, england come in as favourites. 0ver no different. traditionally, england come in as favourites. over the last ten years, scotland have won just once and that was here at murrayfield two years ago. remember,

that a sensational second—half comeback from scotland at twickenham to rescue a draw last year. and you do think that scotland, despite that loss in dublin last week, as austin was mentioned, they are buoyed by their performance. they showed more determination, more grit and they hungin determination, more grit and they hung in the battle right until the end, that was a criticism over scotla nd end, that was a criticism over scotland of the last couple of years will stop in contrast, england looked limp and lifeless in their loss in france last week. how things change so quickly in sport. remember, just a couple of months ago, eddiejones was guiding his tea m ago, eddiejones was guiding his team all the way to a world cup final injapan. team all the way to a world cup final in japan. well, team all the way to a world cup final injapan. well, today, here at murrayfield, there is a real sense it is make or breakfor murrayfield, there is a real sense it is make or break for england's six nations titles hope. so a great day of rugby to look forward to. commentary on ireland against wales is on radio 5 live — kick off at 2.15pm — with scotland v england live here on bbc one — that's at 4.45pm.

manchester united's new striker 0dion ighalo will miss the club's training camp in spain, over fears he'll be refused entry back into the the uk due to the coronavirus outbreak. ighalo, a nigeria international, flew from china last weekend afterjoining united from a club in shanghai on a loan deal — but united are concerned about the possible tightening of border restrictions. great britain's men and women were back in action in hockey‘s pro league earlier. the men could only a manage a 1—1 draw with new zealand but the women recorded their first win of the competition after beating the black sticks 3—0 in auckland, shona mccallin scoring the third for the olympic champions — her first goal in gb colours. there's more on the bbc sport website, including the latest from today's matches in the premier league and scottish cup. but that's all from me. thanks very much. that's it from us. the next news on bbc one is at 3:40pm, bye for now.

hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. let's get more on our breaking news. thai media is reporting that at least 12 people have been killed and others injured in a mass shooting carried out by a lone soldier. the shootings took place in and around the city of korat, north—east of bangkok. we're about to show you some unverified footage of the attack. according to police, the soldier stole a truck from his barracks before shooting his superior officer and an elderly woman with an assault rifle, before going to a shopping mall.

we will bring you more on that as $0011 we will bring you more on that as 50011 as we we will bring you more on that as soon as we can. we are trying to speak to people on the ground in thailand. let's return to our top story. five british people have tested positive for the coronavirus in france. the group, who are not in a serious condition, had been staying at a ski resort in the alps. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in paris, hugh schofield and asked him for the latest. a health ministry statement this morning revealed there are 11 people hospitalised, all british, and five of them have tested positive for coronavirus. all 11 were staying at a place called les contamines montjoie, a ski resort in the haute—savoie department near mont blanc, and they came into contact with another person an adult, we don't know their sex, who isn't among the 11. this person had been in singapore, came to the resort two

weeks ago, spent four days there, left on the 28th and went back to britain. it's not clear to me whether he infected the place somehow or somebody else, and then this group of 11 arrived and were contaminated via a third person, or whether he was himself in contact with this group. the people who are hospitalised have been taken to hospitals in the area. there are five with the virus and six who have just been taken in for precaution. 0bviously, just been taken in for precaution. obviously, i would just been taken in for precaution. 0bviously, iwould imagine just been taken in for precaution. obviously, i would imagine that effo rts obviously, i would imagine that efforts are being made in britain to contact this person, who was the origin of the infection. it seems that, like others, he was at a conference in singapore over the 20th to 22nd of last month, where we know it was a source of other clusters which have appeared in asia and south korea, so that's a likely route of it all, and there are 11 cases, all brits, but none of them

showing any particular signs of cause for concern. bearing in mind is the ski season, half term is coming up, people might be travelling, how well set up is france to deal with more cases if they happen? in general, front is a country with a very efficient health system, a very centralised form of coping with emergencies. —— france isa coping with emergencies. —— france is a country. yes, the holiday seasonis is a country. yes, the holiday season is about to open in the ski resorts, and lots of people will be driving up to this place and others this weekend, even, so i imagine there is some concern there about there is some concern there about the impact on public feeling and so on. they are insistent that they have taken all measures, they haven't had cancellations, they have decontaminated this chalet or chalets, it isn't clear many, where the 11 were staying. given the state of the public mind, it wouldn't surprise me at all if there are people who decide they don't want to

go there. the headlines on bbc news... at least 12 people have died and several others have been wounded in a mass shooting in thailand. five british people, including a child, have tested positive for the coronavirus at a ski resort in france. six senior conservatives write to tory mps to raise concerns about the government's decision to allow huawei to help build the uk's 5g network. more now on huawei. a group of senior conservatives is urging fellow tory mps to challenge borisjohnson‘s decision to give the chinese technology firm a role in building the uk's 5g mobile networks. in a letter, severalformer cabinet ministers say there are alternative options which would not compromise national security. the government insists the decision was taken following a "rigorous" review, and huawei's involvement in 5g would be limited. earlier, i spoke to sir iain duncan smith, one of the signatories of the letter. i asked him if it was too late

to change the government's mind. the government has made a decision, and i have to say i have sympathy for the prime minister, because this is a bit of a hospital pass. it was given to him by civil servants who had driven this process hard, because huawei are already in the earlier systems, and bear in mind that the civil service were very heavily criticised by the security select committee back in 2013, who said they should have looked very much more carefully at that security. we are at a point where we need to make a decision, and it's a long—term decision, notjust on 5g but on 6g, which is the big breakthrough, as to whether or not you have an organisation from a country that is an aggressor in terms of cyber—warfare, and a company that is clearly, totally and utterly in the hands of the chinese government, who demand absolute obedience on these matters. so the answer is, are they manageable? and nobody that i have spoken to in the security apparatus, outside or inside technology

companies, they all say it's simply not manageable to have an organisation like that inside your important network, and therefore we now need to drive to zero, zero involvement, as soon as we can, one 01’ two years, and therefore open up to many more other providers. isn't it a bit unfairjust to blame civil servants when the prime minister makes the final decision? he will have had the top security advice. what do you think motivated his reasoning? i am not blaming the civil service, simply pointing out that, since 2003, a series of bad decisions were made. as was criticised in the 2013 report, ministers were not told that huawei and some of the networks were now given the right to be there. the key thing here is that we are completely alone in this. the australians, new zealanders, canadians, americans, the vietnamese, for goodness' sake, refused huawei. the indians have said no,

the japanese are angry about this, and even the french have now said they will not go with any solution with huawei in it. all of our allies and friends, the sort of people we normally respect, we share intelligence with, they all tell us we have made the wrong decision. we need to get huawei out of our systems. it takes a year or so, a year—and—a—half to two years, 0k, but the government needs to have a plan not to be 35% involvement, zero involvement, and i think that fits with all the others around the world who know a great deal about the threat. china has set out to dominate these markets. they subsidise this organisation, this company goes in and underbids, often loss leaders, to undercut companies, and if you try and bid into china, one company told me, it's a nightmare — they restrict you, you can't get into any of their security stuff. they won't let us in and yet we let chinese companies like huawei in. i think the reality is that most people know that the security of the british public,

of this realm, isn't just about land or sea, it's also about the internet now, these broadband areas, and we need now to protect that as much as anything else. i would urge the government to think very carefully, not 35% involvement, zero involvement, that's what we think needs to happen. with me is our asia pacific editor, michael bristow. we have been hearing of a number of people injured in thailand. what do you know? we have put a few details about this particular gunman, and other reports are still coming in, but it appears that a junior officer in the thai army, and a military spokesman has spoken to the thai service of the bbc for a short time ago and said this junior officer

shot his commander, perhaps a relative, then drove to a buddhist temple and started shooting. afterwards, he went to a shopping centre and started shooting there. at the moment, he is still on the loose, so the army has sealed off the area. they are looking for him and trying to make sure that they can seal off the area so they can find him. there are conflicting reports about the number of people dead or injured. some are saying ten, others 12 other people injured, so it's a very serious event taking place in a city port nakhon ratchasima, which is about 200 miles or so north—east of bangkok, the capital of thailand. do we know when it happened? how long has the incident been going on?” it happened? how long has the incident been going on? i think it happened in the mid afternoon in thailand, and it's still going on,

because, of course, the authorities haven't apprehended the suspect, so he has been on the loose long time. it does look as though he has got at least one or perhaps other guns with him. he apparently shot the command with a shotgun initially, and then still other weapons and ammunition. 0n social media sites, people have uploaded video and still images of what appears to be a shooting. that's unverified, but you can hear automatic gunfire. if he is in the army, he will be trained, so it seems like this is a very dangerous individual on the loose. the pictures we have been showing you are not verified. they have just been coming in. but the shopping mall would be busy, we think, at this sort of time, and a temple, potentially. very busy, and shopping

malls are very busy in southeast asia. lots of people go to them, it's saturday afternoon, so they will have been a lot of people bear, and the images we are seeing on social media, the area is surrounded by cars, social media, the area is surrounded by ca rs, lots social media, the area is surrounded by cars, lots of people. there is nothing to suggest there were not lots of people in the area at the time of the shooting. we will leave it there, and we are trying to speak to our colleagues at the thai service. thank you. the foreign secretary says he is seeking an "ambitious" trade deal with japan, as britain begins free trade talks with major economies. dominic raab met with his japanese counterpart on his first overseas trip following britain's departure from the eu last month. mr raab said he wanted a trade agreement at least as good as the eu's. i have discussed how we can deliver new bilateral arrangements at least as high a standard, if not higher, and at least as ambitious as the eu—japan economic partnership agreement, which would send a very powerful signal of our shared commitment to free and rules—based trade. minister motegi and i also discussed

the uk's interest in membership of the comprehensive and progressive agreement for trans—pacific partnership and we very much welcome the advice and support from japan in that regard. we arejoined from we are joined from bangkok by our correspondence. what other details do you have? the situation is still ongoing. it has been going on since over five hours ongoing. it has been going on since overfive hours ago. at ongoing. it has been going on since over five hours ago. at 3:30pm, local time, it started off when this soldier, a low ranking, veryjunior officer at a military base, started firing on his superior. at the moment, he lives in the same residence. he went on, the authorities say, to another military

position to take i am not sure how many guns, but he took some ammunition, and he continued his rampage. he went to other locations, for example, a buddhist temple, and also a very busy shopping mall in this province called korat, about three and a half hours north—east of bangkok. and he still hasn't been caught? no, he is still active. the defence ministry spokesman said he has been hiding in the basement of this shopping mall and other thai media are reporting unverified, information that he might be taking some hostages just there information that he might be taking some hostagesjust there may information that he might be taking some hostages just there may be a hostage situation, but we cannot confirm that, but he hasn't been caught yet. any idea as to the motive? at this point, there is a lot of speculation, but it looks

like the media suspect it may be something personal between him and his superior, because that was one of the people he killed first, and he has put some messages on his facebook posting as well about it. what might you know about the area this is happening in? is it likely to be heavily populated, very busy? yes, korat is probably one of the top five biggest cities in thailand, probably top three, actually. it's a very commercial city. it has a very strong military presence, because it is like a gateway to thailand's north—east. if you have to go to other north—eastern provinces, you have to hit korat or nakhon ratchasima first. it is very heavily

populated, like a modern city in thailand. thank you very much indeed. that is the bbc thai service in bangkok. now the weather. in the next 24 hours, storm ciara is heading towards the uk, there was a chance of disruption, a significant risk. at the moment, an amber warning has been issued for england and wales, but that might be extended into scotla nd but that might be extended into scotland and northern ireland. if you are in england and wales today, you are in england and wales today, you probably wonder what i am on about, with light winds and sun shane, but a weather front is already approaching scotland and northern ireland and the winds are picking up. there will be wet weather here through this evening, particularly as the front grinds to a halt in southern scotland and parts of cumbria. up to 40 millimetres of rain possible for some. rain in all parts first thing on sunday. you can see the rain swirling across the uk relentlessly,

and there could be localised flooding, high coastal tides, so we could also see flooding here as well. it's the strength of the wind, gusts up to 80 mph in some areas, that could cause disruption to transport. we could also see flooding, thanks to coastal upwelling with the strong winds, and it's the strength of the wind, gusts up it's the strength of the wind, gusts up to 80 mph... sound cuts out.

hello, this is bbc news, the headlines... at least 12 people have been reportedly killed and several others have been wounded in a mass shooting in thailand. five british people, including a child, have tested positive for the coronavirus at a ski resort in france. six senior conservatives write to tory mps to raise concerns about the government's decision to allow huawei to help build the uk's 5g network.

why would you want to build into your system an organisation that remains a threat? i don't know anywhere else in the world that would do that. now on bbc news it's time for inside out yorkshire and lincolnshire. tracy gee talks to the prison officers who have been violently attacked by prisoners. victoria gill travels tojordan with the sheffield scientists teaching people how to grow vegetables in a refugee camp. and jonathan gibson investigates the illegal selling of red diesel. a warning, this programme contains footage some viewers may find distressing. welcome to the programme. i'm keeley donovan. tonight we hearfrom the prison officers speaking out about the violence that they have been subjected to behind prison walls. i actually thought on that day that i wasn't coming home, i wasn't going to survive. also tonight: the people risking a big fine or worse to buy cut—price fuel. why are you filling the car up with red diesel? we saw you in the

garage a moment ago. you know it's illegal, don't you? and a small green miracle in a refugee camp injordan thanks to scientists from sheffield university. assaults on staff have more than quadrupled in prisons in yorkshire and lincolnshire over a five—year period. in 2013, 326 were recorded. this figure rose to almost 1,400 in 2018. the latest figures show three prisons in particular — full sutton, wealstun and wetherby — recorded more assaults on staff in the first nine months of 2019 than in the whole of the previous year. tracy gee has been speaking to three officers who have experienced first hand how the violence has escalated.