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welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm carrie gracie. first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in wales, and a further two in england, bringing the total number of uk cases to 19. the patient in wales had recently been in nothern italy. the chief medical officer there has warned it's only a matter of time before the infection spreads. it has been confirmed in the last half hour that the prime minister will chair a cobra meeting to discuss the coronavirus outbreak on monday. european stock markets have dropped further this morning amid fears the virus could trigger a global recession. and the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has said the uk should prepare for an economic growth downgrade. he said companies were already having trouble getting components from china, and tourism would be affected. meanwhile, jet2 has said it won't be flying home a group of around 50 british people who are staying at a hotel in tenerife where hundreds of guests are in quarantine for coronavirus. let's start with that new confirmed case in wal

welcome to bbc newsroom live. convicted of killing the british backpacker grace millane in new zealand has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 17 years. grace millane was murdered on the eve of her 22nd birthday in 2018 while on a date with the man who cannot be named for legal reasons. before the sentencing, grace's mother gillian gave an emotional victim impact statement via video link, saying her daughter died "terrified and alone". our correspondent, shaima khalil reports. on the eve of her 22nd birthday, she spent a night out with this man. shortly after these pictures were captured, he murdered her. the killer has been jailed for life of the minimum of 17 years without parole. suppression court order means we still cannot reveal his identity. her mother said that her daughter would always be her sunshine. she addressed the killer directly via video. saying that he had ripped a hole in her heart. you walked into our lives and destroy grace. for your own sexual gratification. she died alone in a

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's ham, and these are the main stories this morning: the number of people infected by the coronavirus in the uk doubles to eight — as the government announces new powers to keep people in quarantine. dozens of flood warnings remain in place — after storm ciara batters britain. strong winds and further heavy rain are forecast. this year's oscars sees the south korean film parasite become the first non—english language film ever to snatch the best picture title. after sinn fein‘s election surge — irish prime minister leo varadkar says coalition talks will be complicated. a european spacecraft blasts off from florida — on a mission to take the closest—ever photos of the sun. good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. four more cases of coronavirus have been reported in england — bringing the total number in the uk to eight. they are all known to have come into contact with a previously confirmed uk case. it's believed to have come from a british businessman who went to a conference in

welcome to bbc newsroom live. at the meeting of the new cabinet, borisjohnson has called on his colleagues to "repay the trust of those who voted for us." the meeting follows the reshuffle that saw sajid javid quit his job as chancellor, who refused to sack his parliamentary advisors to stay in the role. the departure of mr sajid means this man, rishi sunak, has got the keys to number 11. here he is arriving with the new chief secretary to the treasury stephen barclay, who was the brexit secretary. the new chancellor has less than four weeks to prepare for his first budget, which is due to take place on march 11th. although a downing street source could not confirm to the bbc whether that date was still fixed. as he prepares, mr sunak will do so with less autonomy than his predecessors, after number 10 said there would be a joint team of economic advisers for both the chancellor and prime minister. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. borisjohnson's reshuffle had been billed as fairly modest, maybe ev

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's ham, and these are the main stories this morning: as the fight against the spread of coronavirus continues, the health secretary tells people returning from areas of northern italy currently in lockdown to self—isolate and seek nhs advice. anybody who has been to italy, north of pisa, should, if they have symptoms, flu—like symptoms, should self—isolate, which means go home and try to stay out of contact with other people. meanwhile, a hotel in tenerife is in lockdown after an italian tourist tested positive for coronavirus. in south korea, a tenth person has died from the illness, and iran has reported another three deaths. life expectancy among women living in the poorest communities in england has declined since 2011, according to a new report on health inequality. health has stopped improving. health inequalities are increasing, and the recommendations that we made ten years ago are not being acted on, and acting on them would create better societies. campaigners against sexu

welcome to bbc newsroom live.people — including one from the uk — have tested positive for the coronavirus on a cruise ship off the coast of japan. the diamond princess is being held in quarantine in the port of yokohama till at least february the 19th. the checks began after an 80—year—old hong kong man who had been on the ship last month, fell ill with the virus. almost 4,000 passengers and crew are on board the diamond princess. 78 of the passengers are british, 61 people have been infected with coronavirus — one of those is british. the infected british passenger is believed to be on his honeymoon. david abel is a passenger on the cruise ship, his friend has tested positive for the virus and he has been separated from his wife. things are happening literally every hour, something is changing. the biggest, of course, being 41 additional passengers being found positive testing for the coronavirus. one of whom is a friend of ours, on honeymoon, who was going to be split from his wife, on honeymoon. he is going to

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's 11am and these are the main stories this morning: italian authorities try to contain the biggest outbreak of coronavirus in europe after four people die and 150 are infected. the home office dismisses reports that the home secretary priti patel mistreated her staff following allegations of bullying. a severe flood warning as more heavy rain falls in shrewsbury — in scotland there's travel disruption because of snow. a hearing begins into whether to send wikilea ks founder julian assange to the united states to face prosecution for one of the world's biggest data breaches a sandstorm from the sahara disrupts travel plans for thousands of tourists in the canary islands. us president donald trump addresses a big public rally in india on his first official visit to the country. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm carrie gracie. austria is considering imposing border controls with italy, which has the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in europe. a train from venice was tem

welcome to bbc newsroom live.cross britain are facing another day of flooding and travel chaos as storm dennis continues to batter the country. police have called off rescue efforts for a woman missing near tenbury in worcestershire, saying they are now mounting a recovery operation. almost 300 flood warnings are in place — including five severe warnings in worcestershire, shropshire, and herefordshire, which indicate a danger to life. the heavy rain is causing travel disruption with some roads being closed, and damaged rail lines meaning cancellations and delays. our news correspondent graham satchell has this report. a helicopter hovers over the welsh town of crickhowell. from on board, you can see the coast guard getting ready to rescue people trapped in their caravan. it was a weekend of devastating floods and emergency rescues. in nantgarw near cardiff, the river taff burst its banks. it left cars submerged, more than 100 homes flooded. the fire service made journey after journey, bringing out families with y

welcome to bbc newsroom live.lans for a third runway at heathrow airport have been thrown into doubt after campaigners against expansion won a ruling at the court of appeal on environmental grounds. the judges ruled that the project was unlawful because the government's climate change policies weren't taken into account. 0ur correspopndent charlotte gallagher is at the court of appeal in central london. you have been following this, take us you have been following this, take us through what happened in court. it has been a huge victory for these environmental groups and local residents who brought this case to the court of appeal this morning. you can probably see quite a few people gathered outside when flags, banners, some people dressed up as planet earth. they have long argued that plans for a third runway essentially went against apparent climate accord and the government's own players to make the country carbon neutral by 2050. campaigners say this third runway should not happen. in court, thejudges were ver

hello, this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling.ronavirus. the son of a british couple who say they have it has voiced his concerns. the last two days, i've seen the cracks in the armour, they are coming down. my mum breaks into tears frequently when we call her. my dad's short tempered. the uk foreign office say they are working to fly the british citizens on the cruise ship home, but it's not clear if those infecteded will be included. hsbc announce plans to cut around 35,000 jobs, after profits dropped by a third last year. more than 200 flood warnings are in place across england, wales and scotland, including ten severe, or "danger to life", warnings. british astronauts have arrived at the international space station with an important delivery. we find out how it will improve the station's broadband connection to earth. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. it's fight week in las vegas. we'll see a lot of tyson fury and deontay wilder ahead of their world heavyweight title fight on saturday. the

welcome to bbc newsroom live. northern ireland secretary, julian smith, is one of a number of high—profile names to lose ministerial jobs, in boris johnson's reshuffle of his cabinet. mrjohnson returned to downing street earlier, having spent the morning in his offce in the house of commons, where he was releasing colleagues of their ministerial duties. julian smith was the first confirmed casualty. his departure comes just weeks after he helped broker the deal which restored powersharing to the northern irish assembly, after a three—year stalemate. the business secretary and prominent brexiteer, andrea leadsom, has also been sacked. she said it had been a real privilege to spend six years in government. esther mcvey, who also campaigned for britain to leave the eu, has been relieved of her duties as housing minister. mrjohnson will be looking to appoint a new environment secretary after removing theresa villiers from the post. and in the past half hour, the attorney general geoffrey cox was the last to confirm th

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. hi there, good morning. can see the snow on the tops of the hills at lower levels, plenty of rain, and that the same situation through the course of the day, really. xiao was becoming few and far between this afternoon, so lengthy spells of sunshine. a blustery north—westerly wind, most of the showers wintry and moving their way into the west of scotland. temperatures, 6—9. through tonight, we will see some rain moving its way across southern areas, cloud advancing ahead of that and the rain will be across many southern areas, but across wales, the midlands, eastern parts of england, going into thursday morning, it could well be a covering of snow in places and certainly for the morning rush hour, bear that in certainly for the morning rush hour, bearthat in mind. certainly for the morning rush hour, bear that in mind. we will see a mixture of rain, sleet and snow clearing away and that there will be brighter sunny spells developing into the afternoon and temperatures the same as today. goodbye. you're watch

. >> we are here in the bbc newsroom. the lead story is that it appears the outbreak of the coronavirus has stabilized but could still go in any direction. here are the main stories from bbc world service. ministers haveo agreed t expand the military alliances scuba trading in iraq. thmove is in response to a call from president trumphat it should do more in the region. the u.n. human rights office has released a report from companies linked to jewish settlements. more than 100 firms including names like airbn and motorola have likely been involved in activities relating tohat. palestinians say it was a victory for international law anisrael has called it -- israel has called it shameful. 28,000 people pick it out as their favorite. let's talk aboutdehe l of the right-wing nationalist league party in italy and today the upper house of the italian parliament has stripped him of political immunity. that could pave the way for him toge be prosecuted on chof illegally detaining migrants on board his ship. this connects to a we

welcome to bbc newsroom live.2 patients treated by two british gps with coronavirus have been traced. one worked in a&e at worthing hospital in west sussex and the other is a brighton gp. they are two of the eight uk cases. the department of health says that all services at the hospital are operating normally, and all eight of those infected across the country are in quarantine. between them, the two gps worked at four different places, including a nursing home, a&e and two gp practices. meanwhile, cases continue to spread out of mainline china with 47 cases reported in singapore. —— mainland china. the number of people quarantined on a cruise ship injapan has risen to 175. speaking to the bbc, professor neil ferguson, director of global infectious disease analysis at imperial college, says the coronvirus risks becoming a new pandemic. i think we are in the early phases of a global pandemic at the moment. singapore is seeing local transmission. the fact we've only reported eight cases in this country isjust becaus

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's ham and these are the main stories this morning: scotland's finance secretary derek mackay quits hours before the budget. he admits he "behaved foolishly" in messaging a 16—year—old boy on social media. the government wants to rush through new rules in less than three weeks, in a bid to prevent a terrorist from being automatically released from prison. thejustice secretary insists it's not a knee—jerk reaction. there was a lot of muscle clenching, we are tough, this is all about punishment. this is about public protection. it is the firstjob of government to get that right, and that is what we are doing. president trump is cleared of abuse of power and obstructing congress after an impeachment trial which bitterly divided the united states. a mother's agony as her daughter's murderer is released from jail, while still refusing to reveal where he buried her remains. i'm spartacus! kirk douglas dies at the age of 103, after a film career spanning seven decades. and coming up, back

. ♪ ware live in the bbc newsroom peered china has built a new hospital in eight days but is strugglingal with the spread of coronavirus. ere are more than 17,000 confirmed cases in china. here are some of the main stories. two yemen, -- yemen, seven civilians have been flown to safety in jordan. this isst the fescue of its time. air canada plane with 128 emergency landing at madrid airport shortly after takeoff. one of the tires ruptured into landing gear fe into the engine. the plane spent hou circling the airport. we have put away the brexit countdown clock because the u.k. left the european union on friday. in its place, we have a new one. this is counting down to the end of the transition period. if that finishes, at the end of 2020, boris johnson says he will not extend that deadline. that leaves two ma options. the u.k. and the eu fallack onto the laws of the world trade onorganiza it would be a backward stop -- step. talk start tomorrow. today, both sides have been laying out theirecisions. >> there is no need for a free-trade agreement to involve accepting eu rules on subsidies

welcome to bbc newsroom live. a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be brought forward by five years, in an effort to help the uk reach its carbon emissions target. the prime minsiter borisjohnson has unveiled the policy as part of an event this morning with sir david attenborough launching a united nations climate summit in november. the change is being made to help britain achieve virtually zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century. the government had said the sale of new petrol and diesel cars would be banned from 2040 but today that changed to 2035. the new target will also include hybrid cars — but the aa has described the ban as "incredibly challenging", expressing doubts that there will be enough electric vehicles available. today's announcement is at risk of being overshadowed by a growing row between the prime minister and the former minister, claire o'neill. she's been sacked from her role as president of cop26, and has written a damning letter criticising the government's climate

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is?e threat. more than 1000 people have now died. a usjudge dismissed democrats concerns today and gave the green light for a merger between t—mobile and sprint. the deal is worth $26.5 billion — the firms claim this will help reshape the us wireless industry, and build—up america's 5g networks. critics say it's only going to lead to higher prices. new york attorney general says the deal is "a loss for every american" who relies on a cellphone. iam leading i am leading you to make reading that and i'm wondering why the spectre for every single american. we have fewer players in the market, especially in the telecoms industry, there is a concern that basically that this could become the first thing, the suffering of consumers paying more for their phones. and here's the thing. this deal has been yea rs here's the thing. this deal has been years in the making and as you pointed out, it is very contentious and we have dozens of states mounting a challenge on those lines that less competition

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story...cruise ship injapan have arrived in the us. the ship, with some 3,700 passengers and crew, has been in quarantine for two weeks. here's the other stories from the wc world service. —— bbc world service... the speaker of the us house of representatives nancy pelosi has been warning european officials against allowing the chinese firm huawei to build 5g communications networks. she's told officials in brussels said it would be like putting the chinese state police in the pocket of everyone who uses the information highway. the authorities in ireland are warning the public to stay away from a so called ghost ship, which washed up on rocks near cork on sunday. the mv alta became disabled south of bermuda in 2018 and has been drifting without a crew for more than a year. mark zuckerberg was in brussels today, meeting top european commissioners to discuss facebook‘s plans for regulation and tax. but he got a hostile reception from a top eu chief, industry commissioner thierry breton, who war

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is: china's published the biggest studyparticularly high risk to medical staff, but that more than 80% of cases are mild. jordan has condemned the plans to build a male line beneath jerusalem's old city. the extension to the tel aviv client would include a title to the western wall in jerusalem and that would be close to the holy site for the city. the bbc arabic. there packers and hell stay out working holiday geezers now be able to stay longer if they help out on farms that were affected by the bushfires. if you say, these and hell stay out working holiday geezers now be able to stay longer if they help out on farms that were affected by the bushfires. if you say, the and let people work in the same place for human food agency saysin same place for human food agency says in a swarm of locusts has arrived in south sudan, plus the word food crisis across africa if the patient was not brought under control. now i did nothing story towers. as time passed those being parted are a convicted security fraud in the 90s and this ne

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom.nna, and seven others. 20,000 fans and invited guests gathered inside the staples arena in los angeles where he played basketball for so many years for the lakers. the singer beyonce opened the memorial singing one of kobe brya nt‘s favourite songs, "x0". # you love me like an x0. i love you like an x0. #just like an x0. # just kiss me, like an x0. #just kiss me, boy like an x0. # just kiss me, boy x0. like an x0. #just kiss me, boy x0. you love me like an x0. # all like an x0. #alll like an x0. # all i ever see... beyonce said "i'm here because i love kobe" — she performked with a choir, and wore a gold suit, the colour of the los angeles lakers, bryant's team for two decades. among the speakers was kobe's wife vanessa who spoke of losing two of the people most dear to her. god knew they couldn't be on this earth without each other. he had to bring them home together. babe, you ta ke bring them home together. babe, you take care of our gianna. david willis is there. by by the staples

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? in china has stabilised. but it's warned the outbreak could still go in any direction. nato defence ministers have agreed to expand the military alliance's training mission in iraq. as well as training iraqi forces, nato will now take on personnel from the us—led coalition against the islamic state group. the move is in response to a call from president trump that it do more in the region. the un human rights office has released a report on companies linked tojewish settlements in the israeli—occupied west bank. it says more than 100 firms, including big names like airbnb, booking.com and motorola solutions have likely been involved in activities related to settlements. four men who were rescued from blizzard conditions on ben nevis after they set off in their trainers and with no crampons or ice axons, have thanked their rescuers with a cash donation as well as gifts of whisky, wine and chocolates. the group admitted to having made "a significant error of judgement". this is matteo s

bbc newsroom live is coming up next.he new coronavirus cases has been linked to a school in buxton in derbyshire, babich primary school, it is a pa rent babich primary school, it is a parent at that school who contracted it after returning from tenerife. i will say goodbye. you may have had a bit of excitement this morning with some wet and slushy snow moving through. 0ver higher ground a bit more significant snow but it is quitting into the surface than for many of us it is going to be a scene like this with sunny spells. the last of the rain, sleet and snow clears over the next hour or so. the chance of the odd wintry shower into the midlands and north—west england and the west of scotland. maximum temperature is five to 9 degrees. tonight clear skies across eastern areas that will allow temperatures to drop closer if not below freezing but further south and west more cloud starting to move then and the next batch of rain moving into the south—west with a touch of frost across eastern parts but throughout friday that r

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story?ce in days as the country tackles the coronavirus, as 97 infected people die in just one day. there's been another clash between syrian and turkish troops in idlib in syria. five turkish soldiers have been killed. turkey says its military has struck more than a hundred syrian government targets in response. it's happening as syrian government forces, backed by russia, mount a major offensive against rebel fighters in the northwest of the country. the us has charged four members of the chinese army over the hack credit rating giant, equifax. the us attorney general, william barr, said the data breach was one of the biggest ever. nearly 150 fifty millon americans were affected when hackers stole personal information including names and addresses in 2017. some uk and canadian customers were also hit. heavily—armed police and soldiers in el salvador have forced their way into parliament, demanding the approval of a multi—million pound loan for better equipment. the armed men entered the bu

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story?cases in china, and the virus continues to spread abroad. malawi's constitutional court has annulled the results of may's presidential election, citing widespread irregularities. the judge ordered that a fresh election be held within150 days. the poll was narrowly won by the incumbent peter mutharika. an air canada plane with 128 passengers on board has made an emergency landing at madrid airport shortly after take—off. air canada said one of the plane's tyres apparently ruptured and part of the landing gear fell into the engine. the plane spent hours circling the airport to use up and jettison fuel, before coming in to land safely. the first contest of the us presidential election starts today. democrats and republicans in iowa will vote on the candidates. donald trump looks unstoppable on the republican side, but there are 11 candidates for the democratic nomination. this poll from emerson college polling shows bernie sanders ahead ofjoe biden by seven points. other polls have it clo

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story?acist conspiracy theories online. now a top official says 75 years after hitler, far right terror looms once again over the country. a huge cyber—attack that knocked out more than 2,000 websites in the country of georgia last year was carried out by russia, according to georgia, the uk and the us. the uk government says that the gru, which is the russian military intelligence, was behind the "attempt to undermine georgia's sovereignty". russia denies involvement. lesotho's prime minister thomas tha bane is to be charged with the murder of his estranged wife lipolelo tha bane. his current wife has already been charged with the murder. earlier today, he announced that he'd be stepping down because of his age. the american computing giant larry tesler has died at the age of 7a. he was perhaps most famous for the coming up with the cut, copy and paste commands. he did much more besides and is as reponsible as anyone for making computers more user—friendly. the sentencing of the man who mur

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story?se of concerns of the coronavirus outbreak. serious violence in delhi today. at least 13 people died in clashes between opponents and supporters of a new citizenship law that grants amnesty to non—muslim immigrants from neighbouring countries, but not to muslims. dehli police issued this statement calling for calm. they asked for city citizens to restore a nd they asked for city citizens to restore and normalcy. that's not being heeded. yogita limaye is also in delhi. thi5 this is a factory that's been set on fire. mo5t this is a factory that's been set on fire. most of the shops here were owned by muslims and we've seen other signs of arson on the road today as well. what we've also seen are violent mob5 carrying 5tick5 today as well. what we've also seen are violent mob5 carrying sticks and 5tone5, are violent mob5 carrying sticks and stones, and they were chanting. it was a stones, and they were chanting. it wasa hindu stones, and they were chanting. it was a hindu religiou5 cry tha

hello, this is bbc newsroom live.kers as the government unveils plans for a points—based immigration system. the inquest into caroline flack‘s death has received news of a new instagram post from her that was not published. more heavy rain is expected in flooded communities in england and wales, adding to fears that flood defences might not withstand rising river levels. the first passengers who have tested negative for coronavirus have begun leaving a ship moored offjapan, after 14 days of quarantine. and coming up shortly, we will rememberjustin fashanu, the first openly gay footballer, who has been inducted into the hall of fame today. sport now, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's our reporter. juergen klopp has warned us that atletico madrid is going to be very different next month. liverpool will have to have to reach the quarterfinals. in the spanish capital, where they won that title, a player capitalised inside the first five minutes and liverpool failed to clear from the corner. it is o

hello, this is bbc newsroom live. are booming, incomes are soaring, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling, confidence is surging and our country is thriving and highly respected again. the democrat house speaker, nancy pelosi, clashes with president trump. she‘s seen ripping up her copy of his speech behind him. injapan, ten passengers are taken off a quarantined cruise ship after testing positive for coronavirus in the port of yokohama. according to a local broadcaster, all ten cases are in those over the age of 50. the government launches a consultation on decriminalising the non—payment of the tv licence fee. more than a0 people are arrested as police crackdown on courierfraud, with thousands of vicitms in the last two years. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. he might not have been in the dugout but liverpool managerjurgen klopp was still sending messages of encouragement and congratulations to their young players as they beat shrewsbury1—nil in their fa cup fourth round repl

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's 11.003m and these are the main stories this morning: nine people are dead after shootings at two shisha bars in germany. the suspect has been found dead alongside the body of his mother. i heard a loud shooting. bang, bang, bang! everybody scream and much panic. britons quarantined for coronavirus on a cruise ship injapan will be flown home tomorrow, as deaths of two japanese passengers onboard are confirmed. communities already hit by flooding brace themselves, as more heavy rain is forecast across parts of the uk. fortunately, i make a lot of money. democrats round on billionaire michael bloomberg as he takes part in his first presidential candidate debate. a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse—faced lesbians. and no, i'm not talking about donald trump, i am talking about mayor bloomberg. damejulie walters reveals she has been diagnosed with bowel cancer = and urges people to get checked out if something isn't right. you've got to go and get things checked and doct

you're watching bbc newsroom live. new powers to keep people in quarantine. dozens of flood warnings remain in place — after storm ciara batters britain. strong winds and further heavy rain are forecast. this year's oscars sees the south korean film parasite become the first non—english language film ever to snatch the best picture title. after sinn fein's election surge — irish prime minister leo varadkar says coalition talks will be complicated. a european spacecraft blasts off from florida — on a mission to take the closest—ever photos of the sun.

separation from the life into which he was born hasn't been this is outside source live from the bbc newsroomred a new phase, with more new cases outside china than those inside the country for the first time. other stories across the bbc. pope francis has called on roman catholics around the world to make a resolution for lent — to stop insulting people online. christians often give up something for lent — the pope said it would be a good time to consider abandoning what he called ‘useless chatter, rumours and gossip.‘ five—time grand slam champion, maria sharapova, is retiring from professional tennis. the thirty—two—year—old announced her decision in an article in vanity fair magazine. the russian former world number one became a global star after winning wimbledon in 2004, at the age of seventeen. in 2016, she served a 15—month ban after testing positive for meldonium. police in zambia say mobs seeking revenge for a series it is all about the mobs the police they are seeking revenge for his series of chemical attacks series of chemical of chemical attacks have killed at least fifty people

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today. have a good day.in suffolk this morning. for many of us it will stay dry into the afternoon with a sunny spells. the winds are continuing to ease down. stilljust the odd shower, particularly around the odd shower, particularly around the midlands into eastern and south—eastern areas of england and some showers moving into the west as well. plenty of sunny spells, especially for scotland, northern ireland and northern england. three tonight, the cloud will clear away and there will be some clearer skies. mist and fog developing around central areas. temperatures dropping away so there will be a in the countryside and the towns and cities just above freezing. 0n wednesday, the it's time for could be stubborn clearing away. around that there will be some sunny spells and maximum temperatures 8—10 with some light winds. bye—bye. you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's11am and these are the main stories this morning... the prime minister sets out plans to ban the sale of new petrol, diesel, or hybrid cars

winning this award was an open door into the bbc newsroom, and as a journalist, i have grown. o get time and support to work on an original piece ofjournalism. my scripting has improved. my interviewing skills have become better. anyjournalist worth their salt should be applying for this award. it's an amazing opportunity to go from this level to that level, in a very short time, with the best in terms of training. whatever it is that you have may be what the bbc is looking for. you need to take this opportunity seriously and apply. for more details on how to apply, please visit: mexico's popo—cate—petl volcano has erupted with a dramatic show of lava and an ash column rising around a thousand metres into the night sky. popocatepetl is almost 5,500 metres tall and is the second—highest mountain in mexico and the fifth—highest in north america. el popo, as it is affectionately known locally, is one of mexico's most active volcanos. it's located in the middle of two densely populated cities — the capital, mexico city — and puebla. cars, houses and offices there are regularly cove

this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is?in the uk have a parent who is, or has been, in prison. but campaigners warn they‘re not getting the support they need and, as a result, they are more likely to have mental health problems and struggle with their education. tiffany sweeny has been given access to one prison in liverpool taking a different approach to inmates and their families. old pirate pete had the smelly speech, the cheesiest feet on the sea. peter is an inmate here, the prison authorities didn‘t reveal his crime, but he said he regretted what he done. tony the prison library is recording his story, which which will then be sent to his family. i think obviously the environment can bea i think obviously the environment can be a little bit serious and negative and stuff, so stuff like the books give us a chance to have a bit of fun with them and interact with them in a different light. i understand we have committed a crime, we should suffer, but i think the family are suffering from a are missing time with me, and i

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. and i will see you soon, goodbye. good morning.l be the heavier rain which has been steadily moving in already this morning and that will last into saturday and bring the risk of further flooding. the second saturday and bring the risk of furtherflooding. the second part saturday and bring the risk of further flooding. the second part is the wind, mainly over the course of the wind, mainly over the course of the weekend. as the rain moves in we have had snow this morning over northern parts of england and scotland, it will probably ease from northern england, turning to rain as the milder air comes in. still a wet afternoon to come for many of us with maximum temperatures between ten and 12 celsius. chillier than that in the north—east, five or six. tonight the heavy rain will continue to pile into south—west england and wales and north—west england, we could see 80 millimetres in the high ground of wales that will feed into the rivers. the rain clearing away over the weekend, and then the gusting us off the wind, 65, 70 five miles

you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's 11:00am. i'm ben brown, live in birmingham.to buses and cycle link5 across england. there is all sorts of investment we needin there is all sorts of investment we need in transport infrastructure in particular acro55 need in transport infrastructure in particular across this country. i have long 5aid particular across this country. i have long said this. i'm annita mcveigh — the other main stories this hour. the businessman at the centre of the uk coronavirus outbreak has been named. steve wal5h from hove says he's made a full recovery. and as the coronavirus death toll hit5 one thousand the world health organisation will begin a two day meeting to speed up research. police investigating the murder of the journalist lyra mckee in londonderry arrest four men. a deportation flight to jamaica has left the uk despite a last—minute legal challenge but with fewer people on board than planned. good morning and welcome to birmingham.

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today. have a good day.rking its way down the river systems, more info coming from the sky today, band are quite heavy rain moving south eastwards across england and wales, the risk of some help, ponder mixed in, some sunny spells other side, scattered showers, scattered showers for scotland, northern ireland, wintry over higher ground, quite blustery conditions this afternoon and temperature is about 7—11d. the ring clearing from the south—east, clear skies, wintry showers in northern areas, perhaps risk of ice into tomorrow morning as temperatures fall down to 1—4d. bright start on wednesday, he quickly this next weather system moves in, sticking around into thursday, the risk of more flooding and by friday, into the weekend, more weather systems are piling in from the atlantic. staying very unsettled, well worth staying tuned to the forecast. goodbye for now. you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning. more than 550 people on the diamond princess cruise ship h

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. see you soon, bye—bye. hello.nd and wales. it stays dry for the most part in the far south—east until late in the day. sun and showers followed that a weather front to the north and west. the weekend, storm dennis, already met office amber warnings are out and about the saturday and sunday, for parts of england and wales. this is the scene on saturday, make the most of the dry start if you see it because it will turn very wet. not quite as windy as last weekend but still potentially disruptive lease oh, 40-60 still potentially disruptive lease oh, 40—60 or 70 still potentially disruptive lease oh, 40—60 or70 mile an still potentially disruptive lease oh, 40—60 or 70 mile an hour gusts depending on your location and the rain keeps on coming across england and wales. not just rain keeps on coming across england and wales. notjust during the course of saturday but on into sunday as well. wherever you are, ta ke sunday as well. wherever you are, take care. you‘re watching bbc newsroom live. it‘s 11am and these are the

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today. have a good day.ected. rain on lower levels. while the rain continues to clear away to the south—east of england, we will see brighter skies developing across wales, the midlands, northern england later on one or two showers moving in and temperatures real contrast, quite chilly across northern parts but further south, it is pretty mild with temperatures in double figures. tonight, the snow will continue across scotland and the risk of ice where we have had that snow and temperatures fall away overnight tonight across scotland and northern england and on tuesday, a mixture of sunny spells and showers with wintry showers which means there could be hailed, some sleet and possibly some snow you‘re watching bbc newsroom live. it‘s 11am and these are the main stories this morning: italian authorities try to contain the biggest outbreak of coronavirus in europe after four people die and 150 are infected. the home office dismisses reports that the home secretary priti patel mistreated her staff following all

winning this award was an open door into the bbc newsroom, and as a journalist, i have grown. also get time and support to work on an original piece ofjournalism. my scripting has improved. my interviewing skills have become better. anyjournalist worth their salt should be applying for this award. it's an amazing opportunity to go from this level to that level, in a very short time, with the best in terms of training. whatever it is that you have may be what the bbc is looking for. you need to take this opportunity seriously and apply. for more details on how to apply, please visit: here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later today. in london there's a full hearing of the united states' extradition request for the wikileaks founderjulian assange. the largest wind power farm in west africa is due to be inaugurated in senegal. it's expected to provide power for over 2 million people. and in paris, the ex—french premier francois fillon and his wife go on trial over a fake jobs scandal. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello there,

you're watching bbc newsroom live.he "behaved foolishly" in messaging a 16—year—old boy on social media. the government wants to rush through new rules in less than three weeks, in a bid to prevent a terrorist from being automatically released from prison. thejustice secretary insists it's not a knee—jerk reaction. there was a lot of muscle clenching, we are tough, this is all about punishment. this is about public protection. it is the firstjob of government to get that right, and that is what we are doing. president trump is cleared of abuse of power and obstructing congress after an impeachment trial which bitterly divided the united states.

you're watching bbc newsroom live.e suspect has been found dead alongside the body of his mother. i heard a loud shooting. bang, bang, bang! everybody scream and much panic. britons quarantined for coronavirus on a cruise ship injapan will be flown home tomorrow, as deaths of two japanese passengers onboard are confirmed. communities already hit by flooding brace themselves, as more heavy rain is forecast across parts of the uk. fortunately, i make a lot of money.

you‘re watching bbc newsroom live.lockdown to self—isolate and seek nhs advice. anybody who has been to italy, north of pisa, should, if they have symptoms, flu—like symptoms, should self—isolate, which means go home and try to stay out of contact with other people. meanwhile, a hotel in tenerife is in lockdown after an italian tourist tested positive for coronavirus. in south korea, a tenth person has died from the illness, and iran has reported another three deaths. life expectancy among women living in the poorest communities in england has declined since 2011, according to a new report

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is: it's been confirmed that li wenliang concerns about the coronavirus in his country, has died of the illness. there have been a number of violent confrontations between israeli soldiers and palestinians. injerusalem, israeli police shot dead an arab israeli who opened fire on them. earlier, israeli troops killed two palestinians in the occupied west bank, and in a separate incident, an israeli soldier was hurt in a drive—by shooting. bbc arabic. italian authorities are investigating why a high—speed train derailed, killing two people, and injuring nearly 30. the train was travelling from milan to salerno when it came off the tracks. there are reports maintenance work was being carried out on the track where the accident happened. bbc world service english. the nasa astronaut christina co0k has completed the longest ever single spaceflight by a woman. she landing back on earth in kazakhstan. after spendiing 328 days in space, just short of the american record. potent political moment in germany. this man, thomas kemmerich

hello this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines.e project over the last ten years. a transport overhaul — the government is pledging £5 bn to buses and cycle links across england but labour says it‘s not enough to reverse years of under—investments and cuts. let‘s go now to the house of commons, were the prime minister is making a statement on that big transport announcement on hs2. there are all sorts of reasons mr speaker why the city in which we now sit is the most productive region in the whole of europe. the agglomeration of talents and above all we have a mass transit system that everyday conveys millions of people efficiently and affordably with tubes, trains and 8600 buses into the central activity zone in the morning and out in the evening like the respiration of some vast undersea monster. as the public transport network has expanded the last 50 years, it has brought hope and opportunity and job prospects to people growing up in every part of this city and beyond. it is the ambition of this government to employ that same u

this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is: there are 80,000 cases of coronavirusrld health organization says every country needs to prepare for it. the united states has called on all sides in india to refrain from violence as the number of people killed in sectarian clashes in the capital delhi rose to 38. india has seen mass protests since the hindu nationalist bjp government passed a new citizenship law, which critics say is anti—muslim. the african union says it plans to send 3000 troops to the sahel, where international and regional forces are struggling to contain islamist militants. the deployment will last for six months. bbc afrique. president putin has denied the common rumour in russia that he has a body double, insisting that he rejected a secret plan to use one. he said the idea was mooted at the begining of his presidency at the height of russia's war against separatists in chechnya. the suggestion was that an impersonator be used to visit russian troops there. let us bring you up—to—date. the international monetary fund says it it likely to downgrad

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today. have a good day. and it is set to continue into the afternoon. all linked into this area of low pressure and you can see this when a frontier which is stretching all the way back across the atlantic, around 3,500 miles, to this area of low pressure which we are keeping a close eye on for monday's weather. for the rest of today, northern ireland, scotland, northern england, north wales, rain will continue. some brighter skies in the far north—east of scotland and dry and further south you come, may be a few bright spells. windy conditions, really, particularly to the north—east of england and the south—east of scotland and the north—west of scotland, gust of 50, 60, maybe 70 miles prayer. temperatures today getting up to 10-12dc. temperatures today getting up to 10—12dc. tonight, the rain will move steadily southward and over the weekend, it remains unsettled. some snow at times over the higher ground across scotland and northern ireland, quite windy on saturday, rain clears on sunday. bye—bye. you're

bbc newsroom live is coming up next. thank you for your company today. have a good day.t fog is tending to lift into leather clad elsewhere, we have had sunny spells like this in the east of england. we continue with sunshine across many parts of england and wales this afternoon. sunny spells also for the east northern ireland, a few showers into western areas. but where we have had that fog, it will stick around as low cloud in the afternoon. this evening we have light winds again across england and wales. that will bring the return of some missed dan fog tomorrow morning, and the risk of frost across central areas. 0nce morning, and the risk of frost across central areas. once again, that mist and fog may stick around as low cloud in the afternoon. elsewhere, there will be sunny spells. as we go into the weekend, this storm is going to bring some windy and stormy conditions, particularly late saturday into sunday. stay tuned to the forecast. you're watching bbc newsroom live, it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: president trump makes his state of the u