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the key to italy so far. they have done so many tests. i feel like they are communicating pretty well what is going on but this is a difficult thing to control and obviously it is changing very quickly. i know you are not in the quarantine area but i know the mayor where you area but i know the mayor where you are has put steps in place a bet museums and restaurants, what's the situation? where we are right now, like the rest of italy, all the public schools are closed, many public offices are closed. my accountant is closed, the pharmacies and public shops like that, they are having policy is what you can only go in one at a time. the mayor are shut down places like the wedding reception venues and also the cinemas as well. there is already
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steps in place to get things going. are very good of you to take time to speak to us and bbc news, and look after yourself. no doubt coronavirus will be on the front pages of many of the newspapers tomorrow and we of course will be taking a closer look at 10:30pm and 11:30pm on the papers. first let's get a look at the weather. hello. as we expected today was going to be a mixture of sunny spells and hefty showers and it has been that way for most. through the evening and overnight, some of the showers dry away, the heaviest still they are to be had into the small hours across the western side of the british isles. the sky is clear and
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there will be some frost in a sheltered central and eastern areas but elsewhere not much breeze —— too much breeze for there to be a widespread frost. monday starts bright with decent spells of sunshine. don't be fooled by that in the west especially because there is another set of fronts are looming out towards the western side of ireland. in the morning we will lose the sunshine in western areas and by lunchtime of the rain will be right across northern ireland, by the mid afternoon, many of the western areas will see moderate bursts of rain. dry out towards the western side of ireland. in the morning we will lose the sunshine in western areas and by lunchtime the rain will be right across northern ireland, by the mid—afternoon, many of the western areas will see moderate bursts of rain. dryerfor longerfurther areas will see moderate bursts of rain. dryer for longer further east —— dryerfor longer to rain. dryer for longer further east —— dryer for longer to the east. hello this is bbc news. 273 people in the uk have tested
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positive from the coronavirus, up from 209 yesterday. the foreign office is advising against all but essential travel to against all but essential travel to a number of areas in northern italy, 16 million people there are being placed in quarantine for one month because of the virus. the number of people to have died from the coronavirus in italy has shot up by 133 and one day, up to 366. here, new emergency laws including court cases here, new emergency laws including court cases over a here, new emergency laws including court cases over a video link or phone to help tackle the virus are announced. there we go! in other news the prime minister me to victims of flooding and announces a doubling in flood defence funding and defends not turning up when bewdley was under water. it is all too easy for the prime minister to come to a place in the middle of an emergency, it is not so easy, frankly, for the emergency services because what they have to do is then break off.
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megan uses one of her last appearances as a senior royal to urge men to do more to respect women. value and appreciate the women's in your life and also set the example for some men who are not seeing it that same way. now, i will be backed at 8pm but now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up tonight... scotland stunned france in a dramatic victory in murrayfield, moving england closer to the six nations title. manchester united secure the premier league double over city for the first time in a day decade with a beauty to finish.
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england are looking to bounce back in the she believes cup match as they take on japan in newjersey. also coming up in the programme... fireworks in australia as the hosts are crowned champions of the t20 world cup. and a first for formula one, as the bahrain grand prix will be staged without spectators due to coronavirus. hello and welcome along to the programme. we'll get to all the thrills and spills of the manchester derby in a minute. but first to the drama at murrayfield, as scotland pulled off an impressive 28—17 victory over france. that in turn moved england to the top of the table, with the reality resting on france
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that they grand slam hopes could be over. joe wilson has the details. bravery, that is expected at murrayfield, wherever you are standing. just a gentle breeze. but rugby requires control. france began with it, from the boot of dupont to the wing, perfect. penaud for the try! so to the brawl. if you are a match official, you see everything with replays. they don't mind grabbing, overlook pushing, but a punch? that is different. that is mohamed haouas and that is a first—half red card. with one man missing, there were gaps in the french defence, if scotland could find them. like this. johnson is there, and wide he goes! try for scotland! and now the wise heads were smiling, they were watching a confident scotland, a rampant scotland, a winning scotland. the second half brought two more scottish tries to seal the victory. remember, france had arrived
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in edinburgh unbeaten. who knows how or when this six nations will end. but scotland have their performance to remember. joe wilson, bbc news. manchester is red after united beat their rivals city in the premier league for the second time this season. two cracking goals from anthony martial and scott mctominay move ole gunnar solskjear‘s side up to fifth, leaving jurgen klopp's liverpool knowing that they only need two more wins to clinch their first league title in 30 years. there may only be a few short miles between them but these neighbours remain anything but friendly. a derby that for one day divides a city, this is manchester and this will always matter. manchester city on hostile ground the first to try their luck. they could not find any, not yet. instead it was united crafting their own fortune, a cleverfree kick, and anthony martial did the rest. in truth, it perhaps should
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not have got through. united ahead but before half time feeling aggrieved. fred was booked for diving — replays suggested it could have been a penalty, finally some plug for city but going forward they were having phil foden went close. united had the final word and again the city keeper played his part, this time and misplaced throw and scott mctominay took his chance to write himself into manchester legend. it is that passion that matters on occasions like this and this one belongs to united. manchester united are ten games unbeaten with ten games left, but harry maguire knows there's still some way to go if they want to be playing champions league football next season. it was so loud playing out there, one of the best atmospheres i've played in, so credit to the fans and they way they build it up and support us. i think we will look back at it tonight and be relieved
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it is over our rivals but in three orfour it is over our rivals but in three or four days we will probably look at the league table and know it is a big three points for us, we've got to keep building. it's always a special game for our fans and for us and we need to do better, it is not acceptable to play this way and lose with the team we have here is that we started quite well and after we conceded the goal everything changed a little bit. yeah, we know how they play and how fa st yeah, we know how they play and how fast they are on the counterattack, set pieces, how aggressive they are defensively. in the day's early kick off chelsea boosted their hopes of playing champions league football next season by thrashing everton 4-0. it made it a day to forget for carlo ancelotti as he returned to his former side for the first time. michael redford reports. when you're reunited with an old friend sometimes a handshake just won't do. the first return for carlo ancelotti to stamford bridge at nearly nine years on after being
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sacked by chelsea. frank lampard was key for the italian back then but now they have a new start. billy gilmour was only nine years old when ancelotti was last in town. now making his first premier league start. i'm playing for the team in control from kick—off. mason mount was denied once but would not be denied again. chelsea have been inconsistent of late but back—to—back wins were beckoning when pedro made it two before half—time. after the break chelsea picked up where they left off. much to the delight of their manager. it was not the last thing he would be celebrating, his side were rampant too ruthless and everton's defensive resolve nonexistent. the biggest league win of the league for chelsea, they are now two points off third. a reunion to forget for ancelotti. so not a bad premier league start for 18—year—old billy gilmour, who is once again in the headlines, and received plenty of praise from chelsea
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manager, frank lampard. hill manager, frank lampard. the minute he started tr with hill the minute he started training with us, it was clear he can play and train at this level and i always had the feeling the minute we put him and he would just get better very quickly because of his quality and his game intelligence and his work ethic because he will put his footin work ethic because he will put his foot in and today was another example of that. two really good games. rangers have ended their run of poor form with a 1—0 win at ross county. before today, steven gerrard's side had gone three domestic games without a win. but ryan kent's deflected late winner earned them the victory and moved to within 13 points of celtic with a game in hand. england are looking to get their she believes cup campaign back on track in newjersey. they're up againstjapan after being beaten by the usa in their opening game. beth england has had a couple of chances but it is japan who have come closest, hitting the post in
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their tenth minute. these are the live pictures from newjersey with its remains goalless. england have lost six of their last nine games, so they could really do with breaking the deadlock. you can watch the game live on bbc right now. —— bbc four. let's quickly round up some of the day's other sports stories now. rory mcilroy is six shots off the lead in the seventh. bristol made history by winning theirfifth straight premiership match beating harlequins 28—15. two tries from luke morahan and 13 points from the boot of callum sheedy earned the bears the victory at ashton gate. altior is facing an "uphill battle" to defend his queen mother champion chase title at the cheltenham festival. his trainer nicky henderson has confirmed he's battling a
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bout of lameness. in the europa league wolves look set to play thursday's round of 16 first leg match at olympiakos behind closed doors. this comes after the greek government announced all professional sport events will take place without supporters for the next two weeks. there are 73 cases of the coronavirus in greece. it's been announced that the bahrain grand prix will be the first ever formula 1 race to be staged without spectators due to coronavirus. organisers issued a statement to say it was halting ticket sales for the event later this month and would only allow participants into the event. april's chinese grand prix has already been postponed. the sport's governing body, the fia, has set up a crisis cell to monitor the situation. the virus has also affected upcoming tennis tournaments. players will be asked not to hand out used
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towels and sweatbands to fans. while they'll also not be able to accept pens or tennis balls for signing at upcoming atp and wta events, starting at next week's tournament in indian wells. it's been a memorable day for australia after being crowned champions of the women's t20 world cup. they thrashed india by 85 runs to secure their fifth t20 world cup in front of a home crowd too of over 86,000. jo currie was watching in melbourne for us. an explosion of green and australia lifting the trophy for a record fifth time. with a capacity of 100,000 organisers wanted to fill the arena to mark international women's day and they came close. fans thronged to the stadium for the sport as well as the pre—match entertainment into katy perry and
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dancing cricket bats. from the first ball australia brought the fireworks, alyssa healy with a rocket to kick proceedings off. in they were made to rue this missed opportunity to get her out only on and she reached 75. beth mooney matched and then surpassed that score as australia got to a massive 184. india needed a big response which was a big responsibility for 16—year—old opener but she immediately faltered. alyssa healy‘s hands again at the heart of the success. from there, capitulation is a wicket after wicket fell. in the all out for less than 100, australia at the victors. —— india all out for less tha n at the victors. —— india all out for less than 100. there will be a huge party in melbourne this evening, many of the australian fans are still inside the stadium, celebrating the compressive victory, and also waiting for an encore from katy perry.
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