this is bbc news, i'm ben brown. the headlines at 9am: tyson fury produces the best performance of his boxing life against deontay wilder — to become the new wbc heavyweight world champion. when i came here, they said i can't punch. deontay wilder said i have got to pillow pests. —— mike pillow pests. not bad for an old fat guy who can't punch. italy imposes strict quarantine restrictions in two regions, declared as hotspots in the biggest coronavirus outbreak in europe. bernie sanders cements his status as the democratic frontrunner to take on donald trump in november's us presidential election. and our sunday morning edition of the papers is at 9.35am — this morning's reviewers are dave wooding and syama perera.

the british boxer, tyson fury, has won the wbc world heavyweight title in las vegas, producing a devastating display to beat the american, deontay wilder, in their highly anticipated rematch. fury twice knocked his opponent to the floor, before the fight was stopped in the seventh round. after the fight, fury thanked his team — and all of the fans who travelled to america to support him. a big shout to andy lee and my brothers and my family came to support me. and everybody from around the world who came and supported me tonight. what a ring

walk, patsy cline, who weather would have thought it equation? crazy. tonight look like a night when you are so tonight look like a night when you are so at home here and you knew this was going to be a special night. this was written in the stars, i million miles away. before i was ever born, it was written that i would do what i did. it was the icing on the cake. i have completed everything in boxing and there is nothing more to complete. but if he wa nts a nothing more to complete. but if he wants a rematch i will give it to him. i have one match with the gypsy king and that is it, i've completed it. done. it was almost moving, the passion behind you. we broke all records here tonight with capacity andi records here tonight with capacity and ijust records here tonight with capacity and i just want to say a big shout out and much love to all the fans who supported me from around the world. it really did help tonight and they spurred me on. it spurred me on to get the knock out for sure.

you told us all about how you are going to get on the front foot this time. when that bell sounded, what was in your head? i was straight on him andi was in your head? i was straight on him and i wanted to put him on the back that, as i did. i caught him —— he caught me right there with his right hand, but i answered him right back. where you bounce to? i wasn't buzzed, but i heard felt it for sure. they way you hit that i think might well have demoralised him, and that he landed a really good shot and then... the thing is, deontay wilder was really demoralised already coming into this fight. he cherry picked me last time when i was not ready, and that was a great move by me. it worked out for me and he couldn't beat me tonight. it wasn't written in the stars for him. good luck to deontay wilder in his career. when you knocked him down on the third round, was there a temptation then to try to get it done even earlier? you know what? i

was hurting every time i was hitting on with my right hand hook. my coach was saying keep it calm, keep it long. i didn't want to rush a shirt, but may be a crowd of and i buried him with a left hook to the body. how did it feel when they were three came in and said it was all over? to be honest i was a little bit disappointed because i wanted to go on longer so i could punish an even more. last time we fought, he put me down twice. i paid him back with three knock—downs in a fight. thank you and good night. a victorious tyson fury there. we'll be talking to correspond more later. parts of italy are in lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus. the country has seen the largest outbreak in europe, with 79 cases and two deaths. meanwhile, 32 british and irish cruise passengers have spent their first night

in quarantine in the uk, after arriving back from japan yesterday. sean dilley reports. italy has seen more confirmed cases of the coronavirus than any other country in europe. in response, they've postponed several sporting fixtures, including inter milan's game against sampdoria. a number of towns in the north of the country have been placed on lockdown. erica lives in the town of codogno in the lombardy region. translation: we are trying to remain calm, because in those situations it's easy to panic. we go and buy food supplies because we don't know if the supermarkets will stay open. we hope everything will be fine. this is where 30 british and two irish citizens are waking up this morning, quarantined for the next two weeks following their evacuation from the diamond princess cruise ship. inside this nursing accommodation block in arrowe park hospital, clinicians have previously treated coronavirus patients who have travelled from china.

the group of people is slightly different. obviously, they've come from a cruise ship rather than from their own homes over in china. but we're working exactly the same as we did before with the health care professionals, public health england, to make sure that they are safe, managed and comfortable whilst they are with us. meanwhile, around 150 patients who were evacuated from china two weeks ago will be allowed to leave this training centre in milton keynes today, after finishing their quarantine. a specialist team of experts from the world health organization have landed in wuhan in china. they say their mission is to stop the spread of the disease at a time when the number of deaths and diagnosis is on the rise. sean dilley, bbc news. the left—wing candidate bernie sanders appears to have won a resounding victory in the latest stage of the democrat's search for a candidate to take on donald trump in november's us election. he won around 40% of the vote

in nevada, as sophie long reports. nevada's caucases were the first chance for democratic presidential hopefuls to show their appeal to a diverse group of voters in a state with a population representative of the country as a whole. the 78—year—old senator from vermont had already left nevada for campaign events in texas when he claimed victory. i think all of you know we won the popular vote in iowa! cheering and applause we won the new hampshire primary! cheering and applause and according to three networks at the ap, we have now won the nevada caucus. his triumph cements his status as the democrats' national frontrunner, but it will deepen concern among moderates in a party who feel

the self—described democratic socialist is too liberal to defeat donald trump. can we raise a couple of million bucks? let's go get it! former vice president, joe biden, claimed what his team described as a strong second place and success substantial enough to trigger a comeback after a poor start to this primary season. so it was a great night for bernie sanders, but there is no stopping to savour the taste of victory. most candidates have already left nevada to campaign in super tuesday state, which will vote injust over a week's time. the next debate is in three days. the gloves came off here in las vegas. the fight will continue in south carolina. sophie long, bbc news, las vegas. huge sandstorms have caused major delays to flights in and out of the canary islands. a storm carrying clouds of red sand from the sahara covered the region in a haze of orange. alljourneys in and out of gran canaria were grounded on saturday night, while flights leaving tenerife were also suspended. the authorities in lanzarote have

cancelled all outdoor events in the capital city, including some carnival celebrations. the recent australian wildfires destroyed millions of acres of land and left thousands of people homeless. today, the 25 people who lost their lives in new south wales have been remembered, as our sydney correspondent phil mercer reports. it was australia's black summer. since july, almost 16 million hectares of land was scorched, lives and livelihoods were lost, along with thousands of homes. at a memorial service in sydney, there was a sombre show of solidarity for the victims of australia's bushfires and their families. it began with a traditional indigenous ceremony. new south wales was at the heart of a crisis that raged for months.

25 people were killed in australia's most populous state. it was scarred by fires that were unprecedented in their scale and intensity. the prime minister, scott morrison, said they were days the nation would never forget. a season of air you couldn't breathe and of orange skies that would not rain. an unforgettable trauma absorbed into our very beings. and of unrelenting grief. for our land, our wildlife and our families. children kissing the coffins of their fathers, proudly wearing their helmets. mothers and fathers who should never have had to bury their children. friends, who came to our aid, who travelled across the water to support us, but to return home under their nation's flags.

heavy rain has brought the crisis to an end. the recovery effort will be immense, but already there are nervous glances towards the next fire season. the memorial in sydney comes as the federal government begins a royal commission into the bushfire disaster. the prime minister said the investigation would help australians survive and adapt to hotter, drier and longer summers. critics though say the commission won't be considering the full impact of climate change on the emergency. phil mercer, bbc news, sydney. the generation who helped the war effort are being urged to come forward to help mark the 75th anniversary of ve day. a series of events will be held to mark the end of the second world war in europe, on the 8th of may, as katharine da costa reports. sardines had nothing on the crowds in trafalgar square and piccadilly. after six long years

of fear, blackouts and war, suddenly the national mood shifted to celebration. the children, many of whom have known nothing else but war, this day must have seemed like an entry into never—never land. on may 8th1945, more than a million people in britain took to the streets after winston churchill announced the war in europe was over. hostilities will end officially at one minute after midnight tonight, tuesday the 8th of may. we may allow ourselves a brief period of rejoicing. to recreate that iconic moment 75 years on, an extract from that victory speech will be broadcast in public spaces across the uk. this was a service of thanksgiving at westminster abbey on the 70th anniversary.

once again, tributes will be paid to the heroes of the second world war as we remember the sacrifices they made, securing peace across the continent. as a way of saying thank you, the royal british legion is holding a ballot offering vip treatment for 750 veterans, descendants, evacuees and those who served on the home front. it will include a procession down the mall, aerial displays from vintage aircraft as well as a fly—past by the red arrows. throughout the bank holiday weekend, part of saintjames' park will be turned into victory park with themed events based on life in britain during the second world war. away from london there will be a service of remembrance and parade in cardiff. a veteran's parade and concert in edinburgh and hundreds of street parties in towns and villages across the country.

it'll certainly have a party atmosphere. not only has the bank holiday been moved to coincide with the 75th anniversary, pubs will be staying open until iam over the weekend, all helping to recreate that moment 75 years ago when the nation stopped to celebrate victory in europe. catherine da costa, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news: tyson fury defeats deontay wilder in las vegas to win the wbc world heavyweight boxing title. italy imposes strict quarantine restrictions in two regions declared as hotspots in the biggest coronavirus outbreak in europe. bernie sanders cements his status as the democratic frontrunner to take on donald trump in november's us presidential election. more now on our main story.

the british boxer, tyson fury, has won the wbc world heavyweight title, producing a devastating display to beat the american, deontay wilder, in their highly anticipated rematch. let's speak now to bbc radio 5 live's boxing correspondent mike costello. and he joins us now from las vegas. you spoke to tyson fury after the match. just assess for us the scale of this victory, where it ranks in the history of british world boxing. tyson fury has now been responsible for two of the greatest performances by british boxers overseas. in 2015 he went to dusseldorf in germany to bea he went to dusseldorf in germany to be a long reigning champion vladimir on points. and now he has beaten deontay wilder, who had a run of ten successful defences against him and had beaten him comprehensively as

well. i think what we had seen from him tonight was notjust a great performance, not just a him tonight was notjust a great performance, notjust a fight, but an event. from the moment he was wheeled into the ring sitting on a phone on a raised platform, just as a king, the crowd loved it as he was mouthing the words for a song by patsy cline. he took the microphone after the performance and gave us a rendition of american pie. not a bad one either. but the performance in between is how he will be measured in but terms of boxing history, and against a in but terms of boxing history, and againsta man, in but terms of boxing history, and against a man, who as in but terms of boxing history, and againsta man, who as i in but terms of boxing history, and against a man, who as i say had ten successful fights against him and a five year long reign. he made him look distinctly second—rate and tyson fury were saying afterwards that he has his own worst critic and there might be even more improvement to come. i don't doubt that. he made him look second rate, as you say. how much of a surprise was that that it was such a stunning performance from tyson fury? i am here in the

media centre and i have been a lot of shaking heads here tonight because the only people who really spoke about tyson fury doing what he did tonight that kind of manner where tyson fury and his camp members. they have been saying all along that they made a change in his training team, he has a new training now, an american called sugar hill stuart, who comes from detroit, which in boxing history is known as a gem that produces explosive, aggressive punches, rather than the defensive type of fighter that tyson fury used to be. and even though he only had eight weeks or so with this new trainer, he has managed to transform the way that he fights into producing that kind of performance tonight. but he said all along, from the this fight announced,, in along, from the this fight announced, , in between along, from the this fight announced,, in between christmas and new year, that was the kind of performance he would produce. i spoke to him at length earlier in fight week, monday. and he said that

when you push bullies back, they can't respond. he pushed the bully back tonight and the body couldn't respond. and he is such a showman as you have been saying, but what makes him such a special fighter? how much is physical and how much a psychological? i think both of those are major assets for tyson fury. he came to the ring tonight when north of 19 stone, and yet was so nimble on his feet and he has terrific reflexes physically, but he has this great ability to read his opponents, to see what they are about to do almost before they know themselves what they are about to do. another key factor at the highest level in boxing, and in particular in the heavyweight division, is he has got a very strong chin. he took two very solid right hands in the opening round tonight, and he took them and virtually didn't budge. that would have been seriously demoralising for

deontay wilder, who has the highest percentage of knockouts in the 120 year history of the heavyweight division. so he hits tyson fury hard, and twice, and theory doesn't budge. —— fury doesn't budge. that was a significant factor in tyson fury winning tonight. both in terms of fu ry‘s fury winning tonight. both in terms of fury‘s mind and his body as well. there is every chance that he will go on and do even more. even now, we have a situation where after anthony joshua just before christmas one back three versions of the heavyweight world title, the fourth version of the title is now held by tyson fury, so the world heavyweight division, saw so long described as the richest prize in sport, is now in british hands and that leads to the question of when we'll anthony joshua site tyson fury? there are various impediments in the way because they have titles belonging to different governing bodies, but thatis to different governing bodies, but

that is building towards very close to the biggest single day's sporting event ever staged in britain. it will be a monster event if and when that happens, and i'm pretty sure it will do. and what about a rematch with deontay wilder? or is there not really there much point in that, or even much demand for that now?|j struggle even much demand for that now?” struggle to see what the demand would be. there is a third fight in the contract, and the option for the third fight, it was always said, would be exercised by the loser. it would be exercised by the loser. it would be exercised by the loser. it would be up to the loser to decide whether he wanted to go ahead without third fight. now, i can understand why the promoters here this evening are still talking about that possibility because i think they are looking to build more of tyson fury here in the united states, to build him into a much bigger star. this is the third fight ina way bigger star. this is the third fight in a way that he has had in las vegas and i havejust in a way that he has had in las vegas and i have just got the sense over the week here, yes, a lot of the crowd in their tonight was

british, but even the americans were applauding and in the end laughing and shouting with him. he has become and shouting with him. he has become a monster star over here and i think they might be able to sell that third fight if that happens, on the basis of another tyson fury showcase. great to talk to you, thank you so much for your time. mike costello there, bbc radio five live's boxing correspondent in las vegas. in the run up to tyson fury‘s heavyweight title victory this morning, the boxer was keen to speak out about his battles with mental health issues. well, one boxing coach in glasgow is encouraging gym goers to talk about their mental health. michael mbui has introduced the classes after a friend took their own life. and as fiona stalker has been finding out, demand for the sessions has been high. eating disorders, substance misuse, there are so many different things, right, and some people here might identify those. you don't have to

expose yourself in any way. not your usual warm up for a sparring session, but the people here i had to box and get that physical bus.” only wish i had that boxing when i was so angry. only wish i had that boxing when i was so angry. it would have been so helpful. but first their mental health is getting a work—out. helpful. but first their mental health is getting a work—outm helpful. but first their mental health is getting a work-out. it is not just your average boxing health is getting a work-out. it is notjust your average boxing class, which is fine for some people, but it can feel quite frightening, you know, especially when peoplejust see boxing in the ring. let's have a space where you can come in and whatever condition you are in. everybody is welcome. speak freely if you want, or know that there are people around to speak to if you wa nt people around to speak to if you want about any personal issues. that same environment has been created by this man. his inspiration was a young man who worked out at this gym. he took his own life last year. there were no signs. from looking from the outside in, i was a bit like... they look like they had it all sorted out. they were coming to

the gym four times a week, dressed to the nines, working a greatjob... nobody would know the person was suffering from the inside. that's tragedy led michael to get caroline involved, gym goer and train councillor, to put that exercise and talking. the benefits of physical exercise on mental health are widely recognised, but sometimes that alone what is not enough. this project aims to add coping strategies to those endorphins. when they come here, they can get fired up, get the motivation and everything, and then a week from today, they are back to where they are because it isn't a strategy. that was the difference in my life. i had a strategy, i could go my life. i had a strategy, i could go back that... if i could change even one person's life, then i can have done myjob. even one person's life, then i can have done my job. for this young man, boxing has already been life changing. i think itjust helps with my mental side, and obviously

physically, as boxing is busily going to help you physically, but especially mentally, having that discipline, having started to focus on... now he is combining that focus with counselling sessions. everyone is struggling with these mental health issues and having these things where you can talk about it and also do a bit of boxing... i think it is the perfect thing. that enthusiasm for the new sessions has touched other would—be boxes here.” think it is a brilliant idea. it is not difficult to see the link between physical fitness and not difficult to see the link between physicalfitness and mental fitness is there. and with boxing particularly, i think because they focus, the discipline, the way that it can centre you... i feel much clearer and lighter when i leave here. demand for the droppings is high. word is getting out, and with more planned, they hope is that more lives can be changed.

a us tv star and amateur rocket builder has been killed during an attempt to launch a homemade steam powered rocket. mike hughes died inside the device he'd made when it plunged into the ground shortly after take—off. the 64—year—old, known as mad mike, had been taking part in a tv series in which rival teams were competing to launch a rocket on a tight budget. police in kazakhstan have detained about 200 people during demonstrations in the country's largest city, almaty. the arrests came after two banned opposition groups tried to hold illegal anti—government protests. rich preston report. these demonstrations weren't supposed to turn violent. impact, they weren't supposed to happen at all. the two groups protesting our band. there is no official opposition in the soil central asian

country. the democratic party was created last year, that isn't formally recognised. the other party, the democratic choice of kazakhstan, was labelled as an extremist group by the government in 2018. demonstrators were met by huge numbers of police. this man, eric, is sharing his views of the government. before plainclothed police officers taken away. down with the dictatorship, she and shouting. this sign says, political oppression is a disgrace. detention is for peaceful rallies. security forces were unrelenting and who was arrested. translation: this lawlessness must not be left without responsibility. those in power must ta ke responsibility. those in power must take this possibility. they didn't ask for people's opinions. they got used to travelling people's opinions and their lives. the democratic party of kazakhstan will rise.

kaza khsta n party of kazakhstan will rise. kazakhstan is often criticised for its authoritarian budgetary vision and for limiting freedom of speech. when a democratic president took office last year, he promised to change that and to ease with directions on public protest. but there is little to some signs of change. these groups they not happy with the proposed reforms and these protests have been met with a swift, heavy—handed response. it's that time of year again, when the streets of rio dejaneiro become a sea of colour and sound. the annual carnival is under way — and millions of people are expected to come out and celebrate. the festivities are due to last until next saturday, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. year after year, street after street, rio neverfails to impress. exuberance, joy and wonder. millions of people

having a good time. this is rio's oldest street carnival, cordao da bola preta, which began more than 100 years ago. to some, it's much more than just a party. translation: we have to jump around with great joy, respecting each person's limits, respecting individuality, respecting their beliefs, respecting their options. kindness solves everything, kindness generates kindness, it generates love. that's what we need. and it's not just the people having fun. this is the annual pooch parade. dogs of all shapes and sizes dressed up and on display. it's hard to tell who's the more flamboyant, the animals or their owners? translation: it's great, we come every year.

this is diana, she is snow white. we are here with the whole family. it's marvellous, come down here, it's great! take care of your animals, they really deserve it. by some estimates, around 2 million people a day will attend this festival and there are others taking place across the country. a week of partying that's only just begun. tim allman, bbc news. a man has walked the length of the uk wearing little more than a pair of swimming trunks. mick cullen — known as ‘speedo mick‘ — was met by huge crowds and a brass band as he approached lands end yesterday afternoon. since setting off from john o'groats in december he's raised over £300,000 pounds for charity. iam i am overwhelmed with the support, it is absolutely nuts here. it is

like the beatles have turned out or something. i'm just running on adrenaline at the moment and like i say, this is overwhelming. the support i have had from day one, from... you know what i mean? from families bringing me into their homes and putting me up in hotels and feeding me, it hasjust homes and putting me up in hotels and feeding me, it has just been one big coming together. i'm glad he has got that hat on to keep warm. and we'll be taking an in—depth at the papers with our reviewers david wooding and shyama perera — that's coming up after the latest headlines and a full sport update. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz shafernaker. this hello. we've got some sunshine on offer for you today. certainly not for everybody, but i think for much of the country it will turn out to be a pretty decent day once the cloud