that has just landed at raf brize norton after that special flight raf brize norton after that specialral china, and that, of course, has been the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak that has so far killed more than 200 people, infected more than 9000 in china. it is thought to have started in an illegal wildlife market in wuhan. and the british government have brought those people home. the plane arriving there just before half past one. as caroline davies has been telling us, they will now be taken toa telling us, they will now be taken to a national health service facility in wirral, where they will be in14 facility in wirral, where they will be in 1a days of isolation, in quarantine, and then the plane will carry on to spain, to madrid, we are told, and that is where the other passengers who are not british will be taken off the plane. caroline, as we have been saying, i suppose mixed feelings for the people on this plane. relief to get out of wuhan, but i suppose, huge disruption for them and their families, but i suppose, huge disruption for them and theirfamilies, having but i

this is the scene live now at raf brize norton where a plane is about to arrive carrying 83 britons who'ven evacuated from the chinese city at the centre of the outbreak. we'll have the latest from our medical correspondent and we'll be live in china. also this lunchtime... ten hours to go till britain leaves the european union after almost half a century — the government says it's the dawn of a new era. you know, the most precious gift that britain —— you know, the most precious gift that britain has given the world is parliamentary democracy, and we are restoring faith and restoring trust in that. we are finally leaving! it has happened! played out by the bagpipes — brexit party meps leave the european parliament for the last time. and in the sport, eddiejones leaves mako vunipola out of their six nations opener in france, with northampton‘s george furbank to make his debut starting at full—back. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the first cases of the new coronavirus have been confirmed in the uk. health officials say two people from the same family who had been staying

the latest from raf brize norton.t 2%, but that is a guesstimate at the moment. in the uk, if you are going home on the tube or a bus tonight, you should should be thinking about protecting yourself from the usual winter respiratory viruses, like flu that are knocking around. so hand hygiene, not touching your mouth, your eyes with your hands, and being polite to others. coughing into the crook of your mouth. we know that this virus can transmit from person—to—person. that happened a lot in china. and there have been half—dozen or more countries where there have been individual cases of person—to—person transmission. the next level here would be if we get sustained person—to—person transmission, a proper outbreak, outside of china. then we could be into a situation like we had in 2009 with the swine flu outbreak. which becomes a pandemic, a global academic, but we are a long way away from that yet and that is partly because the chinese have done so much, effectively quarantining 50 million people. so, the next two wee

let's speak to caroline davies who is at raf brize norton.hat, ijust want to ta ke just before we do that, ijust want to take a look at the flight plan of the aircraft, because we understand it is over sweden, just passing into norwegian air space as we speak. there, you can see the red dot on the map there in scandinavia, top right corner. we don't know for certain, but we think it is the flight certain, but we think it is the flight heading for brize norton right now. let's go back and talk to caroline, there waiting to receive these passengers. caroline, what information are you being given? so, we understand, as you can see on the flight we understand, as you can see on the flight tracker that the flight is doing well, it should arrive at about 1pm this afternoon. it isn't they are what the screening process may be when those 83 british nationals arrive off the flight and the 27 foreign nationals, we think there will be a screening process, there will be a screening process, there will be —— they will be taken about 170 miles away to the wi

the flight to raf brize norton delayed by several hours to allow as many as possible to get to the airportxed nationality families. following some confusion for mixed nationality familieslj am mixed nationality families.” am natalie and mrs jamie. natalie francis is british but a son has a chinese passport. they got a last—minute message from uk officials. they called us from uk officials. they called us about 20 minutes ago and said that there is a good guarantee that they will allow jamie on the plane. for other families, though, the call came too late. adam bridgeman, who has a chinese wife and a newborn baby, remains in will hand. —— wuhan. here at the foreign office, there will no doubt be a sense of relief that they've managed to fly the first british citizens out of wuhan. there had been a sense of anger amongst those stranded there that initially the advice from officials here was that they should leave of their own accord, even though much of the area was incomplete down. those flown home will be taken to arrow park hospital on the wirral. they will spend 1a days in quarantine on

it's due to touch down at raf brize norton around lunchtime. officals say more than 200 people have now died, and the world health organization has declared the crisis a global emergency. simonjones has this report. finally on their way home, 83 britons, along with 27 foreign nationals, some posting pictures of the journey on social media. the flight to raf brize norton delayed by several hours to allow as many as possible to get to the airport following some confusion for mixed nationality families. i am natalie and this is jamie. natalie francis is british but a son has a chinese passport. they got a last—minute message from uk officials. they called us about 20 minutes ago and said that there is a good guarantee that they will allow jamie on the plane. for other families, though, the call came too late. adam bridgeman, who has a chinese wife and a newborn baby, remains in wuhan. here at the foreign office, there will no doubt be a sense of relief that they've managed to fly the first british citizens out of wuhan. there had been a sense of a

usuallyjust military aircraft use raf brize norton in 0xfordshire.here the repatriation flight will land. it is understood british nationals will then be taken on to empty nhs staff accommodation in northwest england to begin 1a days in quarantine. this is five—star quarantine. in dock in western italy, one of the world‘s biggest cruise ships, none of the 7000 passengers and crew can disembark because two chinese passengers have a fever. it could take 48 hours before their test results are known. tonight, the world health organization could declare this a global public health emergency. although officials are commending chinese efforts to control the outbreak. i will praise china again and again because its actions actually helped in reducing the spread of coronavirus to other countries. the world health organization defines a public health emergency of international concern as an extraordinary event which requires a coordinated international response. in the past 20 years, it has been declared five times, for the swine flu pandemic, polio, two ebola

i am mixed nationality families —— brize norton. iam natalie...a chinese passport. they got a last—minute message from uk officials. they called us about 20 minutes ago and said that there is a good guarantee they will allow jamie on said that there is a good guarantee they will allowjamie on the plane. for otherfamilies, the they will allowjamie on the plane. for other families, the call came too late. adam who has a chinese wife and a newborn baby remains in wuhan. the foreign office said there might be another plane, we might be to get on a plane, and eu partner. we have something like that maybe can happen. we don't know yet. here at the foreign office, there will be at the foreign office, there will be a sense of relief that they have managed to fly the first british citizens out of wuhan. there had been a sense of anger among some of those stranded that initially the advice from officials here was they should leave of their own accord even though much of the area was in com plete even though much of the area was in complete lockdown. those f

it is then due to land at around midday our time tomorrow at brize norton.changed his mind and he told me earlier he had to make a really quick decision about going on the flight. we haven't been given any details about the quarantine at the moment, basically we we re quarantine at the moment, basically we were just told that you will acce pt we were just told that you will accept you will be going into quarantine what you get on this flight quarantine what you get on this flight and arrived in the uk, and we had to say yes or no well we were on the phone to the foreign office this morning. he and his grandmother veronica will be on that flight. meanwhile, the world health organisation is expected to declare this and international public health emergency. plenty more tonight on north west tonight. 6:30pm, bbc one. nick, a nappy project in stoke—on—trent. tell us more. nick, a nappy project in stoke-on-trent. tell us more. it is a nappy project but it provides a much more than nappies, food, clothes and other essentials to struggling families in stoke—on—trent

more than 80 british nationals arrive at raf brize norton from wuhan and are now being driven to a quarantine facility on the wirral, where preparations are made for their arrival. it's about the safety of those who are coming overfrom wuhan, but it's actually much broader than that. it's about the safety of the staff here at arrowe park, but also the broader safety of each and every one of us. we'll be live from outside those hospitals, both on the wirral and in newcastle. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: the uk will leave the european union in six hours‘ time. the government says it's the dawn of a new era. the most precious gift that britain has given the world is parliamentary democracy and we are restoring faith and trust in that. played out by pipes. brexit party meps leave the european parliament for the last time. i'm martine croxall, live in kettering, where they are holding a brexit day party to celebrate us leaving the eu. and coming up: tom hanks stars as cherished american children's tv presenter fred rogers. find out what mark kermode thinks of a beautiful day in the nei

it's understood that up to 200 british citizens due to fly back from wuhan will land at raf brize nortonhe bank of england leaves interest rates unchanged at 0.75% a boost for hs2 — the chancellor gives his backing to the scheme ahead of a key meeting with borisjohnson today. the number of rape prosecutions in england and wales has fallen. new figures show there were around 2,300 prosecutions for the year to september compared with around 3000 in the year to march of last year. the number of suspects being charged has increased slightly. the crown prosecution service has published its first quarterly rape prosecution statistics in an effort to be more transparent, amid concern about the low number of convictions. kate ellis is a solicitor with the centre for women's justice — here's her response to the new figures. the numbers of complainants coming forward to report rain remains very high, down i think to the courage of the women who come forward after this horrendous crime. who report rain. although these figures are going to be very concerning for those who are considering what has ha

it's understood that up to 200 british citizens due to fly back from wuhan will land at raf brize nortonthey announced that the flight had been delayed, it wasn't allowed to take off. it come's as the death toll from the coronavirus rises to 170. it comes as the death toll from the coronavirus rises to 170. ba have cancelled all flights in and out of china for a month, as the virus has reached every part of the mainland 6000 passengers are stuck on a cruise ship near rome due to a chinese couple on board showing symptoms of the virus. a boost for hs2. the chancellor gives his backing to the scheme ahead of a key meeting with borisjohnson today. new figures show that nearly 2000 prison officers in england and wales took time off work last year because of stress, anxiety or depression. astronomers reveal remarkable, never before seen images of the surface of the sun — all captured by a solar telescope in hawaii. good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i'm anita mcveigh. it's been announced that 200 british citizens who are due to fly back from wuhan, will land at the raf brize norton

the flight is due to touch down at raf brize norton at lunchtime., officials say more than 200 people have now died and the world health organization has declared the crisis a global emergency. borisjohnson will hail the dawn of a new era later as the uk prepares to leave the eu after 47 yea rs. uk prepares to leave the eu after 47 years. prime minister will describe severing ties with the other 27 eu nations as a moment of real national renewal and change. labour leader jeremy corbyn urged the country not to turn inwards and instead to build a truly international list diverse and outward —looking britain. little will change immediately as britain begins a transition period. the chief executive of the nhs has warned a television series by the actress gwyneth paltrow poses a considerable help as to the country. filmed at the headquarters of the actress's wellness brand goop explores alternative therapies. netflix says it is designed to entertain not provide medical advice. the authorities in the australian capital of canberra have declared a state of

al-jazeera brize norton england more than one trillion u.s. dollars have been wiped off the global stock markets because of fears over the impact of the corona virus outbreak on global growth european markets have been hit the hardest as many of the companies there a dependent on beijing's economy china is the world's fastest growing consumer market in the u.s. stocks never quoted some of their west results since october united states is banning foreign nationals who traveled to china in the past 14 days from entering the country it comes as they've declared an official public health emergency after the discovery of 6 corona virus cases u.s. citizens who have been in china in the past 2 weeks will also be screened and quarantined but health officials say these are just preventative measures the risk of infection for americans remains low and with these and or previous actions we are working to keep the risk low it is likely that we will continue to see more cases in the united states in the coming days and weeks including some limited person t

looked at other military bases and come to the conclusion they think the idea is to land at raf brize nortonme sort of hospital that can house 200 people and it raises questions because medical isolation varies, individual rooms, families, what you do with young children and coping with parents only seeing people in many back outfits with masks, and our health authorities are incredibly experienced. the chief medical officer as well. they very much been led by them. they don't view, and not planning on bringing anyone back of his infected and signs of them getting on the plane, they might not allow them on so the hope is ending back 200 people who are absolutely clear but it raises many more questions despite the fact they are there for two weeks. there is a picture on the front the guardian of afamily picture on the front the guardian of a family which is also on the front of the metro. you can go but your wife stays. this is putting a very human face on this. it's a man who can come back with his daughter but his chinese wife has got to stay behind in china. this is one of the complication

i have put together a few more details, my understanding is it would be raf brize norton, then put intond driven to a facility in the north west of england, which i understand will be former nhs accommodation for staff, flats, that kind of thing. they will be kept there for two weeks, that's the quarantine period, never mind if they are not showing symptoms. i'm told they will be well looked after and will be able to contact people outside, family and so on. public health officials there will have to wear protective clothing, as will the crew on the flight and there will be mod medics on the flight as well to give any help that may be required, and look out for people with symptoms so if they arrive they can be taken away and tested. thank you. a vaccine for the new coronavirus could be ready for use in china before the end of the year. us pharmaceutical company inovio is one of a number of research facilities urgently trying to develop a vaccine, as cases in china continue to soar. the bbc‘s global health correpsondent tulip mazumdar reports from their labs in san diego. we are on day

it's due to land at raf brize norton in oxfordshire before passengers are taken to a facility on theirral, for a quarantine period of 1a days. the chancellor, sajid javid, throws his support behind hs2, as a number of tory mps consider rebelling against the government. the number of rape prosecutions in england and wales has fallen, again, as the number of suspects charged rises slightly. a man has been found guilty of trying to steal a copy of magna carta, smashing the protective glass around the 805—year—old document, using a hammer. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political writer and academic, maya goodfellow and the deputy political editor of the daily mail, john stevens. welcome back two both of you. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the telegraph's cover, like many, is devoted to 11 o'clock tomorrow night, when the uk leaves the eu. so is the daily mail's front page — they salute a new dawn for britain. the sun says the nation's course will change forever — for the better. the guardian calls

a day of high drama, a plane landing early afternoon at raf brize norton in oxfordshire, bringing homean 80 british citizens from wuhan in china, the source of the virus. some, but not all, had boarded with spouses and partners who weren't british. were actually being evacuated right now, my mother here behind me, and my wife was dubbed the chinese authorities have seen fit to allow her to travel. they we re fit to allow her to travel. they were put onto buses for the 170 mile journey to merseyside under quarantine. there was one official on each bus in protective clothing, so on each bus in protective clothing, so if needed, they could have scored any passenger to hospital if they we re any passenger to hospital if they were unwell. at the same time, in newcastle, at a specialist infectious diseases unit, the first cases of the new strain of coronavirus in the uk were being treated — two patience from the same family. the reason that these infectious disease units, and this isa infectious disease units, and this is a specialist one, exist is exactly to make sure that staff, patients a

high risk areas such as airports as a threat of the virus is still to be assessed on al-jazeera brize norton england. well more than a trillion u.s. dollars have been wiped off the global stock market because of fears of the impact of the corona virus outbreak on global growth european markets have been hit the hardest as many of the companies there are dependent on beijing's economy china is the world's fastest growing consumer locket in the united states stocks have recorded some of their worst results since october. still ahead for you on the program why protest in gaza against president trying to propose middle east peace plan one to speak as they have been in previous years and a competitive advantage of all that let its governing body fans and nike trainers worn by a record breaking. continues across much of central europe this point of chatter and there is some rain on the way meanwhile as i say we have had this a mild air in place but a lot of moisture has been really building up to the east of the black sea so this is new to sochi and this is where they've had too much snow so the t

well kemal here at the brize norton royal air force base they're expecting within the next few hours that plane to be landing here now what will happen is that there is a makeshift medical facility where all those on board will be tested they are accompanied by medical military medical offices as well as public health officials as well from then on they will bend board a bus where they will make the journey of about some 270 kilometers up to a hospital in the northwest of england where they will be put into some accommodation that some of what was previously stop the combination of a hospital one of the only places which should accommodate such numbers and they will be in quarantine for 2 weeks now even if they don't display any of the symptoms there it is of course the utmost importance that they are kept away from any other people that's why the public health authorities to make sure that there is a fight and surround this area it's about people from going in and coming out as well as you know even without any symptoms growing a virus can be passed from person to person now with th

it's due to land at raf brize norton in oxfordshire before passengers are taken to a facility on thes2 — as a number of tory mps consider rebelling against the government. the number of rape prosecutions in england and wales has fallen again, as the number of suspects charged rises slightly. a man has been found guilty of trying to steal a copy of magna carta, smashing the protective glass around the 805—year—old document using a hammer. a royal marine who died after being injured in training two weeks ago is named as recruit ethan jones. never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. also coming up, tributes to one of the last of "the few". former battle of britain pilot wing commander paul farnes has died at the age of 101. let's get more on the declaration by the world health organisation that the world health organisation that the coronavirus outbreak is a global health emergency. the worth —— world health organisation director made the announcement in the past hour. so far, we have not seen any deaths outside china. for which we must all be grateful,

base at brize norton oxfordshire which is away saying. very shortly the return of 410 evacuees about 83 of them the british the rest of them are other foreign nationals they will land here those who are going to be staying here they will be undergoing some kind of quick medical checkups before then they will be then after they will be placed on to buses and then taken some 275 kilometers to the northwest to a hospital there where a special accommodation has been arranged for them they will be staying in this fenced in area to prevent people from coming in to that particular place and then coming out again the remainder of the 20 the 27 other foreign nationals will then be taken to spain where the plane originated from and then will undergo. checks there as well but this the important thing is that there is has to be this quarantining of these people just come out of of the affected area 14 days for all of them in order to check now apparently all of them who are in board the plane are eggs or none of them are exhibiting any signs of any i

the evacuation flight will have military medics on board and will land at raf brize norton in oxfordshireengers will then be taken straight to an nhs facility, where they will be put in quarantine for m days. jacob wilson is an american taking british families to the airport in wuhan, to make sure they make the flight. by coincidence, he's helping out natalie francis, who we spoke to on yesterday's show. remember, she was refusing to leave unless her three—year—old son was allowed to go with her. well, they are now leaving together. i'm just at the gate of the community, and i wasjust given a last—minute notice that one of the british citizens and her three—year—old son is going to be able to make it to the flight. so, i wasjust coming from the airport directly to pick them up at their community, and the cut—off time was supposed to be around 1am. but we're running a little bit late but i think we will be able to make to make it there in time, past the toll gate and into the departure hall for them. this is terry's wife and the son and it's a bit dark so i don't if you can see them, but t

possibly brize norton in 0xfordshire.n nhs oscillatory but where thatis go to an nhs oscillatory but where that is we don't know. andy, thanks very much for that moment outside the foreign office. chris hill, who's originally from the uk, lives in wuhan with his family. he's been told he would have to leave his wife and daughter behind due to their chinese nationality. hejoins us now. good morning. good morning. just so people understand, break down yourfamily just so people understand, break down your family situation in terms of what nationality your wife and your daughter is? my wife is chinese, she is a native of wuhan, and my daughter is, as you can guess, half rotation and half chinese. so what have you been told by the authorities in terms of where that leaves you in terms of leaving? i haven't been informed much but they're saying chinese nationals won't be allowed to leave. so for me it's kind of a hard decision to make. so you've been told that you as a british citizen can leave wuhan, but your wife and daughter