back in 2017, more than three years ago we spoke to a man called tony brien, who went on to play forther clu bs, to play for leicester and other clubs, and he told us for the first time how he was abused back as a 12—year—old. he said he needed a sperm sample so he could see if there was a gene in me to see if i could become a footballer. our a footballer is gene? and being so young, at that time, you believed anything. after that interview on this programme, other people's watched it and started coming forward and we can report that both clu bs, forward and we can report that both clubs, leicester city and aston villa, have paid damages to a total of five victims of the scout. the terms have not been formally disclosed. but in this case we are not talking about life changing amounts of money. definitely not. also important to point out that this was settled quite a few days before we expected the case to go to the high court and under the terms of the settlement, neither club is accepting responsibility and nor has he the club issued a formal apology 01’ even an he the club issued a

jane 0'brien, bbc news, washington.jor london theatre to close a show because of the coronavirus. it announced this evening that the last two weeks of samuel beckett's endgame starring daniel radcliffe have been cancelled. the old vic is asking ticket holders to consider donating the cost to the theatre rather than asking for their money back. the vatican says that papal services leading up to easter sunday, which normally attract tens of thousands of worshippers, will be held via video—link. and here in the uk, churches and mosques are among those changing the way they do things. 0ur religion editor, martin bashir, reports. pope francis delivering his sunday homily from within the basilica, via video link, as he will on easter sunday, which is normally the best attended liturgy of the catholic church. last year, more than 110,000 pilgrims gathered in rome. but the church of st peter, which for centuries has welcomed saints and sinners, is now closed. so what of the catholic church in england and wales? if we, here in t

jane 0'brien, bbc news, washington.has reported fewer than 100 new coronavirus cases. the country has the highest number of cases in asia, after china, with over 8,000 confirmed infections and 75 deaths. but south korea seems to be enjoying a downward trend in new cases. here's the country's foreign minister explaining how. the basic principle is openness, transparency and fully keeping the public informed, and i think this is paying off. testing is essential because that leads to early detection and minimises further spread and quickly treats those found with the virus, and i think that is the key behind our very low fatality rate as well. that was kang kyung—wha, the south korean foreign minister. we've been hearing for quite some time how the best thing to prevent the spread of coronavirus is to wash our hands. but it's also important not to touch our faces, something we do almost involuntarily. psychologist natasha tiwari has some tips to help us stop. don't touch your face. and i haven't touched my face in weeks. b

jane 0'brien, bbc news around thirteen million people living in metropolitan manila, in the philippinesew rules set by the government to slow the spread of covid—19. president rodrigo duterte's "lockdown" comes as the country confirmed it has 111 cases of the novel coronavirus resulting in 8 deaths. 0ur reporter in manila, howard johnson, has been to see the blockade in action. this is a checkpoint on the southern tip of metro manila, this city of some 13 million people. two days ago, president rodrigo duterte announced there would be a lockdown on this city to try to stop the spread of covid—19. today we are seeing it enforced. the last two days we saw an exodus of people leaving the city prompting questions about whether it was a good idea to have these two days to allow people to leave, perhaps they could spread the virus around the country. that's the question being asked but we are seeing police officers handing out these leaflets with all the advice about washing hands and social distancing and also testing people's temperatures on this checkpoint. if they are not showing a temper

jane 0'brien, bbc news, washington.ents concerning the coronavirus outbreak. and in central and eastern africa, rwanda, kenya, ethiopia and sudan are among the countries to have confirmed their first cases. and morocco has suspended air and sea links with france and spain, and banned any public gatherings of more than 50 people. the tech giant apple has announced its closing all its retail stores outside china for two weeks, in response to the outbreak. the firm, which has dozens of outlets around the uk, says it's willing to do whatever it takes to prevent the spread of the virus. the trade body representing uk hotels, restaurants and the hospitality industry, has warned that large businesses are at real risk of collapse because of the coronavirus outbreak. uk hospitality has written to the chancellor asking for more support for what it called an ‘existential threat‘. our business correspondent, katy austin, has more. did you want to make a dinner reservation? many businesses here in eastbourne rely on tourists and loc

jane 0'brien, bbc news, washington. now on bbc news, it's time for your questions answered.pass few days on coronavirus, tonight we'll be answering some about symptoms and self—isolation. we can speak now to the gp dr philippa kaye, who joins us from north west. thank you forjoining us. daniel hutchens in northern ireland said she is concerned how young babies can be affected. she has a three—month—old baby at home and wondering if she is at higher risk for getting the virus. she has also had a carfor over a week but no fever, any advice would be appreciated. -- a cough. children seem to be doing really well with this infection. they are getting it and they will get it, but they seem to have it madly or a symptomatically, so no symptoms at all. so they seem to be doing really well, which is reassuring and even if you were pregnant three months ago, there doesn't seem to be what we call vertical transmission. it doesn't seem to be able to travel through the placenta to affect the baby, so that is reassuring. it is not sure if you have the cough, or baby has the cough, if this

ireland in its european travel ban comes into effect on tuesday. 0ur washington correspondent jane 0'brient link to europe closed, panicked americans rushed to beat the travel ban. immigration at chicago's 0'hare airport was overwhelmed, with passengers reporting enormous crowds and unsanitary conditions. here at washington's dulles airport, though, it seems the shutdown is already taking hold because it really is eerily quiet here. this is normally one of the nation's busiest international hubs, but looking at the arrivals board, there is already only a handful of planes coming in from europe. americans returning on a plane from london were grateful to be home. just given the timing, i think we honestlyjust lucked out, just given that we got back today, instead of tomorrow, because that would have been a lot more hectic. the airline industry is reeling from the travel bans and cancellations, as fewer americans risk travelling even within the country. american airlines, the world's second largest carrier, is cutting capacity and suspending almost all long—haul international flights from mo

jane 0‘brien has more from washington.and know know that 50 people have 110w and know know that 50 people have now died from coronavirus. those are the latest figures that we have had from the top infectious disease expert in the us. also warnings again that things are likely to get much worse before they get better. he said that the disease has not yet peaked and that was one of the reasons why, of course the uk has 110w reasons why, of course the uk has now introduced a sweeping travel restrictions, including the uk and ireland to that european travel ban ordered by the president on wednesday. as well as those travel restrictions, what else, then, are the government trying to do there? what else will they be bringing in? a couple of major things. congress, the house passed a sweeping legislation last night which was aimed at offsetting some of the economic impacts on people who are most vulnerable, including paid sick leave and help for parents who will have to stay at home to look after their children as schools across

postpone its presidential primaries from 24 march until mid—may. 0ur washington correspondent jane 0'brienn the us, as more than 500 additional cases are confirmed and the death toll rises to 50. testing is being ramped up, and for donald trump, it has become personal. facing criticism after being exposed to an infected person several days ago, he says he is now being tested. i decided i should, based on the press conference yesterday, and people asking, did i take the test? how long before you get results? i don't know how long it takes, one day, two days. after a slow and at times mixed response, americans are reeling from the disruption to their lives. many are stockpiling food and medicine and confronting social restrictions. museums has closed and gatherings are limited. there are few economic safety nets in the us, and millions of americans have no health insurance. lawmakers have passed emergency measures offering paid sick leave and free testing. most people without symptoms, or asymptomatic, aren't being tested, and could still be spreading the disease. until you really understand

we can go to our correspondent in washington, jane 0'brien.conference? it seems that the news conference? it seems that the us is really now coming into line, and the week started very badly for the white house and congress in general and the president was criticised for underplaying the severity of the crisis and giving mixed messages. we saw the effect on the markets, a lot of confusion over the last week. the us seemed to be on the back foot and scrambling to get ahead of the curve, but this press conference, i got the impression that all the agencies now do seem to be working together, and there is an admission that the tests are needed to be carried out and those tests are now being made available and we will hear more updates about how and where people can get tested later on tomorrow. and also, sweeping legislation passed by the house, again there was real concern over whether or not they could be legislation in this type partisan atmosphere in washington but the president indicated he will support the legislation passed at the house an

jane 0'brien is in essex junction in warrant four. jane 0'brien is in essexjunction in vermont.e voting numbers might not be clear up for days? that's right and bernie sanders himselfjust and bernie sanders himselfjust a few moments ago said he was confident that he would not only win california but would win the nomination. take a look at the scene behind me, this was supposed to be a victory party. bernie sanders spoke really quite briefly and it was all about trying to maintain the enthusiasm among his supporters who i think have been pretty stunned by tonight's events. they thought thatjoe biden might do better than expected, especially because klobuchar and buttigieg dropped out of the race, thereby clearing a path for him and nominated him through their support find him. but i don't think they expected his rebound to be this dramatic and this faster. thinking about minnesota, this is a state that bernie sanders in 2016 in the primary against hillary clinton won by 23 percentage points. tonight, its projected thatjoe biden has won it. this is a turnaround and i know we keep

jane 0'brien is in vermont, shejoins us now. and exciting night in vermont, one of the earliest resultsnd i suspect we know who will when there? christian, ithink it might be bernie sanders. i think. i think there is a very strong chance for soppy is the only game in town. everyone i spoke to loves bernie sanders, they are voting for him. amy klobuchar and pete buttigieg dropping out of the race is not really affected the result prime at all. although they do like elizabeth warren as well. the problem is that they feel they are second guessing all the time, even bernie sanders supporters are not convinced that he can beat donald trump. it is that they now then decision, you can't go to your gut because you're co nsta ntly to your gut because you're constantly worrying, if i vote for this person are you going to vote for that person? that second—guessing and indecision, you can feel it deep in the heart of bernie sanders country. they know bernie sanders country. they know bernie sanders country. they know bernie sanders very well up there. he has been a congressman and then a senator fo

. >> brien: back to race at hand, it'll be much more exciting day, friday before south carolina camen ever after not getting close in first three. he has 100 leaders in massachusetts, 30 officials in virginia and former majority leader harry reid, tammy duckworth saying joe biden is my man and no doubt about it. the conventional democrats are lining behind joe biden. ainsley: whoever thought that over 3 days people would drop out. we had steyer, amy -- we had mayor pete and then we had amy klobuchar yesterday. steve: clearly the party elders gave some people like amy klobuchar and as you can see mayor pete a phone call in the last 48 hours. ainsley: i give you this if you drop out? steve: in the name of the survival -- do you want the democrat party to be defined by bernie sanders or joe biden going forward? stop him, joe, because bernie sanders no doubt about it is the front runner going into super tuesday. ainsley: clinging to his leg. brian: every poll he's winning except north carolina going into today's voting. steve: it changes the dynamic. two weeks ago we didn't think joe bid

brien: here we go. straight to fox news alert. the u.s.ahead of italy. four more u.s. deaths reported in just the last hour, ainsley. ainsley: the epicenter is in new york city with more than 23,000 cases. look at that, looks like a ghost town. >> the new york city police department. remind tore keep safe distance from 6 feet in public spaces to reduce spread of coronavirus. steve: president trump telling fox news overnight, sean hannity, he's working with china's president to control the pandemic as global cases soar past half a million. brian: wow. more breaking news now, prime minister boris johnson announced he tested positive for the covid-19 virus. trey yngst from jerusalem bureau and he spoke publicly about this. he looked fine, trey, right? >> good morning, he did look fine when speaking about this. we were to confirm with downing street that boris johnson tested positive for covid-19. the prime minister himself making a statement reassuring the public that he will continue to lead the united kingdom efforts in combating the virus.

brien: how about this, he was in his basement and now confidant to this president and was offered theedom. thank you so much for your service, general, if you're watching, we love you and appreciate what you do for the country. steve: indeed, congratulations. ainsley: out with new back on forgiveness, how she worked with her mom maria shriver on the emotional stories, she will join us live coming up. steve: stock futures are looking up after the dow's worst one-point drop in a day ever, charles payne probably drank about a gallon of malox yesterday. [laughter] steve: he's next to tell you what to know. dealing with our finances really haunted me.ttle cranky. thankfully, i got quickbooks, and a live bookkeeper's helping customize it for our business. (live bookkeeper) you're all set up! (janine) great! (vo) get set up right with a live bookkeeper with intuit quickbooks. ladies, my friends and i are having a debate. -i have a back rash. -alright. whoa, mara. i laugh like this. [ laughs obnoxiously ] it's just not my scene. -i couldn't help but over-- -do you like insurance? i love insur