this is bbc news — i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11: a plane carrying britons who had been trapped on a coronavirus—hit cruise ship injapan should be landing in the uk this hour. harry and meghan will stop using their "sussex royal" brand from spring, following their decision to step back from royal duties. bernie sanders warns president putin to keep out of american politics — after reports that russia was trying to help the democratic presidential hopeful‘s campaign. mr putin is a fog. he is an autocrat. he may be a friend of donald trump, he is not a friend of mine. the met office warns the uk to brace itself for more bad weather with warnings of snow in scotland,

strong winds and more rain on the way. some of england's top rugby union clubs back a new scheme being rolled out to help young boys spot the signs of mental health problems. and coming up at 11:30 — it's dateline london which will be discussing how russia is back at the heart of the us presidential campaign, britain's new immigration system and violence in syria. good morning. 32 british and european passengers who've been quarantined on a cruise ship injapan for more than two weeks after an outbreak of coronavirus, are on their way home to the uk. it comes as the world health organization warns that the opportunity to contain the virus is "narrowing". the number of confirmed cases in south korea has doubled overnight — to more than 300. charlotte gallagher reports.

the long wait finally over. after more than two weeks trapped on the diamond princess cruise liner, 32 british and european passengers were taken off the ship to begin theirjourney home. the group has tested negative for coronavirus, but more than 630 of their fellow passengers and crew have fallen ill. after landing at an mod base, in wiltshire, they will be taken to arrowe park hospital on the wirral, where they will be quarantined for a further two weeks. the four british people who have coronavirus are being treated in japanese hospitals. the world health organization says the window of opportunity to contain the outbreak is narrowing. two more people have died in iran, while a 78—year—old man has become the first person to die from the virus in europe. we still have a chance to contain it. but while doing that, we have to prepare at the same time

for any eventualities. because this outbreak could go in any direction. it could even be messy. south korea has the third highest number of coronavirus cases after china and the cruise ship. here, workers disinfect a seoul subway station — a transport system used by millions in the city. governments across the world are trying to stop the spread, but the who is calling on countries to invest more resources to tackle the virus. charlotte gallagher, bbc news. our correspondent, jenny hill, is in yokohama where passengers disembarked from that ill fated cruise ship hit by the coronavirus, before boarding a flight back to the uk. she gave us an update a short while ago. last night, when we stood here, almost every cabin was lit up —

tonight, farfewer. but you're quite right, this is not the end of the story here, by any means. around 1000 crew reportedly remain on board, as do several hundred passengers. these are people who tested negative for the coronavirus, but shared a cabin with someone who tested positive, so they are subject to further quarantine here. local media reporting that about 100 people were taken off to a government facility to continue that quarantine early today. but, still, passengers left on board. i think the other reason that this ship remains, if you like, so symbolic of the difficulty of containing the virus is the fact that three people who have been allowed to disembark and return home to their country's of origin have subsequently tested positive for coronavirus. one lady in israel, two people in australia. so there are great concerns, i think, both in and the region and further afield as to just how safe many of the people coming off of this ship are going to be once they get home. that's of course why these british passengers will be subject to a further two week quarantine

on the wirral. we can take a look at where that flight we can take a look at where that flight is at the moment, just looking at some of the flight tracker software widely available. you can see the plane picked out they are, it's just moved over one down, so it's got not too far to go to land in wiltshire. we are waiting. our correspondent luxmy gopal is at the military base, boscombe down, where the flight is due to arrive within the next. how many passengers how many passengers are how many passengers are heading for the airport to go on to the arrow park hospitalfor the airport to go on to the arrow park hospital for quarantine? on that flight, there are 32 british and other european nationals, along with government officials and medical staff. that flight, as you mention, is due imminently here at a very breezy airfield at boscombe down. there are only behind me, according to the raf, is the longest

military runway in the uk, it is that run away the evacuation flight is due to touch down soon. once there, passengers on board will be taking by couch to arrow part hospital. —— by couch. these will be familiar images, we will remember last time there was a flight from china, that flight also had passengers who were then taken to arrow part. these passengers will be taken there and put into quarantine for 1h days on top of the 16 days they have already been quarantine on they have already been quarantine on the cruise ship. they have not got coronavirus, at least they have tested negative, but they need to be taken and put into quarantine as a precautionary measure to make sure that there is no infection, that the additional clear of the virus and safe to return home. we have now how people quarantine on the wirral in

the last 3—4 weeks, the first batch of people having to serve out their two weeks in quarantine. presumably, it was all a bit last minute originally, have they made many changes as far as you are aware it is of the routine and facilities in preparation forfurther is of the routine and facilities in preparation for further periods of long residence for some of these patients coming up now? absolutely, if you think back then, it was still very unknown quantity, is what is not clear how long they will need to be in it they are, 1a days as the period, that was the time initially set upon. now that has been a bit more time, we have seen at the process from last time, so one would imagine that there has been a bit more time to be repaired. overall, the procedure is much the same, the 32 passengers will be kept and monitored and tested and observed

for that period of two weeks. nearly 6000 people have been tested for coronavirus here in the uk, of those, nine have tested positive. over a two—week period, the 32 passengers due to fly in it will be observed carefully to ensure that they are showing no symptoms and no signs of having that virus. thank you very much. the nhs has started testing people for coronavirus in their own homes in london to minimise the risk of spreading the infection. if the pilot is successful, it could soon be rolled out to other parts of the uk. home—testing will be carried out by nhs staff, like nurses or paramedics. this approach is best for you as the individual, for your family, for people you know, and people you meet. and, also, for the nhs — it's the best way for us to continue to provide those services that we do. the duke and duchess of sussex have confirmed they'll stop

using the word "royal" as a brand name, after giving up their official roles. the decision means the couple's application to trademark "sussex royal" has been withdrawn. here's our royal correspondent, jonny dymond. royal no more. this was not what they wanted. harry and meghan thought they could create a new role, half in, half out. but now that idea is finished. their website, sussex royal, will go, their social media id will have to change, their foundation will have to find another name. in the uk and around the world, the word "royal" will no longer be attached to harry and meghan or to their activities. earlier this week, it was announced that their office in buckingham palace would close, that harry's honorary military commands would be suspended, that their last royal duties would come in march.

but no—one knew if they would still be able to use the word, "royal". now we know. come april, their public royal life is finished. the choice is independence or royalty. they chose — royal no more. jonny dymond, bbc news. i've been speaking to royal commentator, victoria murphy, about the couple's announcement. when they announced they were stepping back as senior royals as a result of those negotiations with the rest of the royal family, they said they would not use the title of his or her royal highness to promote themselves. they would retain them but not use them. but when the question was asked, "what about sussex royal?", they didn't have a clear answer at that stage, so now there have been these negotiations about what happens to sussex royal. when they said they would not use the royal highness titles, it's hard to see how sussex royal could have been viewed any differently because they are no

longer working members of the royal family, and no longer working within the system and institution so using the term "royal" is just not appropriate. i was very struck when i looked at the statement issued today on their behalf. it said, "while there is not any jurisdiction by the monarchy or cabinet office over the use of the word royal overseas, the duke and duchess do not intend to use sussex royal." the implication to me is that it is not a very relaxed statement. it's saying, "there's a line, we have not crossed it, but we are choosing not to do that." does that reflect the tone of the negotiations? i think that is an interesting point, and if you look at the update on their website yesterday evening, there were sseveral sections where you could make the same comment, sections where they point out that there was precedent for members of the royal family working separately and representing the queen. i'm not sure what they mean because i cannot think

of a direct example. clearly they feel perhaps they have given up more than originally hoped to, and they have been very honest about that, they said they had hoped to have more of a halfway house, but that it wasn't possible. but it is clear what they value the most is their ability to operate autonomously, so giving up things perhaps they had not initially intended to. they are still willing to do that as long as they can achieve the end goal of being free to make decisions about their future. with sussex royal, in some ways it is frustrating for them because they have to go back to the drawing board and re—establish themselves under a new name, but in doing so, they will be more free from the constant potential criticism of, "should they use royal, are they cashing in by doing so?" in a way, for them, this is a better outcome in the long—term. i suppose there was always the danger of the moment they reached some commercial deal, they would be attacked in the media for doing so.

because we have just seen recent pictures of the two of them continuing to perform public duties. after the end of march, anything that had a taint of commercialism, they were open for criticism. presumably now this protects them from that accusation of cashing in on the queen. in terms of that specific name, it does, the accusation of cashing in using the name royal. but the question of whether projects they take on reflect well on the royal family, i think, will still be a question, and they acknowledged that when they said they would only take on projects that uphold the integrity of the queen. it is not clear exactly what they mean by that. i am sure they will do things we have not seen the queen do, but clearly there's an intent to still acknowledge their behaviour reflects on the royal family as they are still members of the family. they will still be members of the family, but from april the 1st, they will step back

as working royals. january the 31st is the last day of the current setup, they've got some royal duties until then which will be carried out and covered in the same way, but from the 1st of april, there will be no office at buckingham palace, and they will be represented in the uk from representatives of their charitable organisations, not by the royal household. the democratic presidential hopeful, bernie sanders, has warned russia not to meddle in us elections. mr sanders confirmed a report in the washington post that us intelligence officials had told him moscow was trying to help his campaign. president trump has dismissed similar claims about his campaign as a hoax. chris buckler sent this report from washington. us intelligence officials have long believed that russia tried to interfere in america's 2016 election by spreading disinformation online. and, four years on, they've briefed members of congress that

moscow is meddling again. this time, notjust to help donald trump, but also the democratic candidate who is his political polar opposite, bernie sanders. an apparent attempt to sow more division in a country already split by mr trump's presidency. but although this information came from his own intelligence agencies, america's commander—in—chief has dismissed the claims as a hoax being spread by his political opponents. it's disinformation. that's the only thing they're good at. they are not good at anything else. they get nothing done — do—nothing democrats. senator sanders is the current front runner in the democratic party battle to challenge mr trump. and he's far from sceptical about the allegations of interference, even claiming that russia might be responsible for some online attacks that have been attributed to his campaign. mr putin is a thug. he is an autocrat. he may be a friend of donald

trump's, he is not a friend of mine. let me tell mr putin, the american people — whether you are republicans, democrats, independents — are sick and tired of seeing russia and other countries interfering in our elections. supporters of bernie sanders are at the opposite end of the political spectrum to president trump's. and the american authorities clearly fear that russia can take advantage of that kind of fight for the presidency in an attempt to disrupt democracy once again in the united states. a man is due in court later in connection with a stabbing at london central mosque. daniel horton, who's 29, is charged with causing grievous bodily harm and possession of a weapon. he is due to appear before westminster magistrates today. raafat maglad, who's in his 70s, was treated in hospital for stab wounds following the incident on thursday. people who switch from the biggest broadband providers may find they have to pay to keep their email

address when they leave. the industry regulator, ofcom, says it can't see why customers should have to fork out. dan whitworth from radio 4's money boxjoins me. lots of people complain regularly about the difficulty of getting out of co ntra cts about the difficulty of getting out of contracts or the thames changing when they are due for renewal, but this is perhaps surprising, a story that we haven't heard of before? you're right, it is a little bit unusual. we were given a bit of a tip—off about the story from some of our listeners. we did some digging and found out that the four main broadband provider, bt, sky, talktalk and virgin media, the four main ones, the only ones that allow people who set up an e—mail address of that provider to take the e—mail address with them for free if they switch, if they find a better deal, is sky. virgin media actually delete

your e—mail address after 90 days. more surprisingly, bt, if you want to use your beauty e—mail address as before what you have switch, bdo will charge you £7 50 per month, and talktalk will charge you £5 a month. or if you pay for a full year in you get a bit of a discount and we charge £50. a lot of money going forward , charge £50. a lot of money going forward, these are not of payments. what about the role of the regulator? this is an industry privatising my relation was established to ensure it did not turn into a free for all. what is there response to the story? we got in touch with ofcom, the watchdog for the communications industry. essentially, they sent us back what is quite a strongly worded statement. first of all, they said it does not understand why people have to pay these amounts to keep hold of the e—mail addresses. it also said it will be writing to the

main broadband providers, asking them why they are doing this, and if they feel that fits in with the fair and transparent policy that they should be heading towards customers. also, ofcom also said that if they don't take action, and if ofcom decides not enough is being done, it will step in, meaning of course a regulation. do not expect the status quo to continue here. thank you very much for that updates, money box on the radio four. blue british passports will be issued for the first time in almost 30 years from next month. the government has confirmed that now the uk has left the eu, burgundy passports will be phased out, but holders can keep their existing documents until they expire. the new passports will be made by a french firm, but the home office says photographs and personal details will be added in the uk, so no personal data is sent abroad.

fans of the tv series, friends, are celebrating after news of the reunion they've been waiting more than 15 years for is finally happening. all six of the cast posted this picture last night with the caption "it's happening" — confirming they will all return for a one—off unscripted special. still to come on bbc news — an extended weather forecast from matt taylor, followed by dateline london at 11.30 — before all that it's time for a full round up of today's sport, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn. let's begin with the six nations which returns today — the big match in cardiff, wales hoping to end the unbeaten run of the french in what could be a defining weekend in the championship. olly foster's in cardiff. there's still a few hours to go until kick off — but the atmosphere must be building already?

the sun is out, that's a in south wales for the last couple of weeks. hundreds and hundreds of french fan site seeing, really looking forward to this, you might be able to see a group of gentlemen from overseas, already or not the fizzy drinks, i'm not sure how many cents they will be speaking by the time of kick off at quarter to five on bbc one. the roof will be shut, there is a storm brewing, the weather is meant to be off all but the ref will be closed at the stadium. loads of subplots, the return of shaun edwards, all those titles, the grand slam last year. now he is doing the samejob for the french. we will be speaking toa for the french. we will be speaking to a couple of french journalists are saying that he probably will not make much of the difference of how he plays, but it is his voice that will be so important and that french team. vastly inexperienced compared to the welsh, over 850 caps in the

welsh 15 that is being fielded, a six nations record, over 600 more than the french. but the french are unbeaten, the last time they won here was ten years ago, the last time that they won the title and the grand slam. and it's a big weekend in the context of the tournament, big games to come for scotland england and ireland? it really could be a defining weekend? yes, at the halfway point, weekend? yes, at the halfway point, we will have a much better idea to manage us we will have a much better idea to manage us where we stand with this. the scots should beat the italians ina room, the scots should beat the italians in a room, the first of today's matches, but they will need to try and win well because gregor townsend av and win well because gregor townsend a's position is a really underfed, just a couple of bonus losing points for the scots. they should win but need to win well and need to score a

hatful of tries, just for their own motivation, really. then at the unbeaten irish at twickenham on a sunday, already with those two wins against the welsh and scots. england beating by the french, they pick themselves up with a gritty win at murrayfield at the calcutta cup. that will be a defining match. if the welsh win here, and the english win tomorrow, then at this championship is wide open for the last two weekends. many thanks indeed, what a day ahead in cardiff. there's a huge amount of hype and anticipation ahead of tyson fury‘s world heavyweight rematch with deontay wilder — the pair go head to head in vegas in the early hours of tomorrow morning. the pair weighed in overnight and were made to stay apart after clashing at the press conference. wilder the heaviest he's been for a fight, which could be a dangerous combination with the huge punching power he posseses.

but promoter frank warren's predicting a fury win on an occasion which will take some topping. six games in the premier league today. chelsea against tottenham, one of the more fascinating. frank lampard coming up against his former managerjose mouirnho. they won the premier league twice together when he was a player, now both managers he says their relationship hasn't actually changed that much. kick off is at 12:30, you can follow it live on the bbc sport website and app. england play their opening match of the t20 women's world cup tomorrow morning. south africa are the oponents in perth as they begin their first global tournament under new head coach, lisa keightley. hosts and defending champions, australia, lost their opening match which was a surprise, here's england captain heather knight. we are obviously not favourites, we are coming and that was some really good form and a few different performances, but i think we have a real chance. we have world—class players, improving all the time. we

have a lot of players who have played out here and had success. our firstjob was to get to those semifinals. that's all the sport for now. now for the weather. no name is dawn from the met office this weekend, but still pretty lively out there. a strip of cloud all the way from western atlantic fishing towards us, that will bring more persistent rain through tonight into tomorrow. for the rest of today, it is a mixture of sunshine and showers, blizzards over scottish mountains, snow moving to lower levels here. when gusts on the indicating just how lively the winds will be, 60—70 mph at times and at the very far no. a bit more brightness compared with the early morning, clouding overfrom the us later. there are so itching it's of

a passing shower in cardiff later. blustery, temperatures 10 or 11 celsius, 13 and the south—east corner, compared to the ford nosh. luce now continues going through tonight and the north west highlands. as we are turning drier, clearer for a highlands. as we are turning drier, clearerfor a time, then highlands. as we are turning drier, clearer for a time, then cloud spilled in the bringing rain extensively across northern ireland and england and wales. river levels will respond, there could be minor flooding into tomorrow morning. a weather system will gradually pull away as we go through sunday, we start off wet, the range starts to ease this, sizable writing from the north—west, may be staying damp across the south—west but it winds easing down after strong conditions in the morning. elsewhere, lighter winds compared to today, a lot more sunshine. temperatures closer to where there should be for the time

of year, not quite as chilly as this afternoon. with colder air in place through sunday night, the next approaching weather system working its way end will be a stormier lao than the one around at the moment. it will bump into cold air, potential for disruptive snow across north of england and scotland. it could be a double whammy as it pushes northwards, the winds will strengthen. there is the potential therefore damaging gust of wind into a monday evening's rush hour. all the warnings online, we will keep you updated.

hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week, russia's back at the heart of a us presidential campaign, meddler or bogeyman depending on your politics. who's in, who's out in the british immigration game. and diplomatic hand wringing spares no misery for civilians fleeing fighting in north west syria. my guests today are political commentator yasmin alibhai—brown, arab affairs analyst

abdel bari atwan, michael goldfarb of the podcast first rough draft of history and portugese writer eunice goes. "who's the other one?" retorted michael bloomberg when asked whether the united states wanted a presidential race between two new york billionaires. but the former mayor of new york has to win the democratic nomination before he can focus full—time on trolling donald trump. this week saw his first debate. and the other big new story in the election race is russia, again. the's start with bloomberg. michael, i wanted to ask you, he obviously presents himself in his own very expensive advertising campaign as the formidable opponent to slate donald trump in the presidential race but he is going to have to get better at dealing with questions he

doesn't like. well, he