mako vunipola is training with his clu b mako vunipola is training with his club saracens despite being down by england over his coronavirus fears. he was not available for saturday's six nations against wales, because he was self isolating, but in a bizarre twist, it is understood he has returned to saracens,. just two days after leaving sale, this winger hasjoined harlequins. the contract was terminated by mutual consent, a difference of opinion leading to his departure. in tennis, she has won her first victory. konta, departure. in tennis, she has won herfirst victory. konta, who had lost opening matches in herfirst three tournaments of the year secured a solid 6—3, 7—5 win. women and men will be offered equal prize money for this competition this summer. money for this competition this summer. it will be split 50—50 between the men's and women's competitions. the competition aims to attract a broader, more diverse audience. i think it is amazing, obviously, to have that sort of prize money it is a real statement. to put women's cricket alongside men's cricket, i think it is nice tha

and england prop mako vunipola is likely to miss the rest of the six nations championship.after returning to the uk via hong kong, although he has displayed no symptoms. the virus continues to have a huge impact on sport across the world, but the ioc president thomas bach says it's business as usual for the olympics in tokyo and that all the competitors should prepare for the scheduled start ofjuly 24th. he was speaking at an executive committee meeting in switzerland on tuesday. 12 people have died injapan with almost a thousand cases of the virus identified. japan's olympics minister acknowledged today that the terms of their contract would allow for a postponement until later in the year. let's get more on this story from our sports editor, dan roan in lausanne. such as the cost with billions of pounds being spent by the japanese authorities and the scale of the olympics. around 11,000 competitors are taking place, as well as the fa ct are taking place, as well as the fact that we are in a very crowded supporting calendar. the ramifications of a delay to tokyo 2020 are a

meanwhile the decision by england to leave out mako vunipola from their game against wales as a precautionaryre against coronavirus has been criticised by public health england. they described the move as unnessesa i’y. vunipola is still training with his club saracens and will start against leicester in the premiership tomorrow. that's the sport. now on bbc news it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? a very mixed bag, we have on the right which is an animated quest. we had first met, inspired by a true story of strength through song. and escape from pretoria which does pretty much what it says on the tin. so onward, it begins any fantastical world in which magic has been superseded by more down—to—earth, electricity and gas. two brothers, chalk and cheese, one believes in the old myths of sword and sorcery and the younger one is a slightly went on, they botch a spell to bring back their lost fan every day. they only managed to bring back half of him, s

mako vunipola is training with saracens despite being stood down by england over coronavirus fears.ainst wales because he wasn't self—isolating after through hong kong. —— because he was self—isolating. more sportjust after half past. more now on our main story, as a major new public health campaign is launched today to try and contain the spread of the coronavirus. the government are advising people to wash their hands frequently, for at least 20 seconds each time. meanwhile, away from home, the world bank has committed $12 billion to help developing countries cope with the spread of the virus. it follows warnings that slowdowns from the outbreak could tip some countries in recession. countries into recession. there are now more than 92,000 cases of the virus globally, most of those in china. south korean president moonjae—in has declared war on the virus, which has infected more than 5,300 people in his country. the worst—hit country in europe is italy. they have more than 2,500 cases of the virus. in a moment we'll talk to bethany bell in milan. but first, robin brant is in hong

england prop mako vunipola is likely to miss the rest of the six nations championship.turning to the uk from tonga via hong kong, although he has displayed no symptoms of the virus. england women's t20 world cup semi—final against india on thursday is set to be a washout in australia, that would see india progress to the finalbecause of a better record in the tournament so far. i'll be back with more on those stories later. today is "super tuesday" in the us, where democrats across 14 states vote for the candidate they want to stand against donald trump in november's presidential election. the former vice presidentjoe biden has been given a boost overnight, as two former rivals have declared their support for him. sophie long reports from los angeles. the polls have opened. people from the south—west coast of california to the north—east shores of maine are making their way to polling stations to have their say in what is the most important test for the candidates yet. winning the democratic nomination to be the person to take on president trump is about gathering deleg

there will be no further cancellations, one player now ruled out of the tournament is england's mako vunipolaion after travelling through virus—hit hong kong over the weekend. dan roan, bbc news. so far coronavirus has spread to more than 60 countries, but the world health organisation has still not classed the outbreak as a pandemic. the last declared pandemic was swine flu in 2009. our medical correspondent fergus walsh looks at how coronavirus compares to flu outbreaks over the past century. it was a new virus which swept across the world. swine flu emerged in mexico in 2009 and quickly became a pandemic. there were dire warnings about what could happen here. swine flu is now too widespread to be contained. but it was such a mild disease for most, it had a limited impact on the nhs and daily life. the swine flu virus shows how wary we need to be of predictions with new diseases. in 2009, the reasonable worst case scenario was 65,000 deaths in the uk. in fact, there were 457. there were three pandemics in the 20th century which had a far bigger global impact than swine flu. asian flu, in th

there will be no further cancellations, one player now ruled out of the tournament is england's mako vunipola precaution after travelling through virus—hit hong kong over the weekend. dan roan, bbc news. and there's more about the symptoms of coronavirus and how to protect yourself on our website. that's bbc.co.uk/news, and on the bbc news app. and we'll find out how coronavirus and other stories are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 11:30pm in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are sonia sodha from the observer, and madeline grant from the telegraph. in the us, voting has started in the series of contests called primaries to choose a democratic candidate to face donald trump in november. it's known as super tuesday because of the number of contests taking place — in 11! states including texas and california. delegates will then vote for their favoured candidate at the democratic party convention injuly. today, around a third of those delegates will be allocated. there are just under 4,000 allocated across the united states. the winner needs almost 2,00 of those delegates to become

mako vunipola travelled from a long flight for a family reason, coming back via hong kong.he england camp because he travelled through hong kong. saracens, his club, are taking government advice and their take on government advice and their take on government advices he is fine. so he is training with his club, but not his country? it is really confusing. i have something nothing to do with coronavirus. where do you keep ketchup? in the fridge or cupboard? in the fridge. in the cupboard. why in the fridge? it is too big to fit in the cupboard! millions keep ketchup in the fridge but we do not need to. this is research by which. we need to keep mayonnaise in the fridge, salad cream, redcurra nt jelly. mayonnaise in the fridge, salad cream, redcurrant jelly. where mayonnaise in the fridge, salad cream, redcurrantjelly. where do you keep maple syrup? in the cupboard. it needs to go in the fridge because its vulnerable to mould if it is kept in the cupboard. i have noticed! things that can go in the cupboard, ketchup, hp sauce, pickle, vinegar. eggs do not need to be kept in th

mako vunipola is training with his club saracens despite being stood down by england over coronaviruss self—isolating after travelling through hong kong at the weekend. but in a bizarre twist, it's understood he's returned to saracens and is available for this weekend's match with leicester. and the new cricket competition the hundred has announced that it will offer women and men equal prize money for the inaugural competition this summer. the total prize budget of £600,000 will be split 50—50 between the men's and women's competitions. the competition aims to attract a broader, more diverse audience to grow the game. i think it's amazing, obviously. to have that equal prize money is a real statement by the ecb to put women's cricket alongside men's cricket. i think that's what the hundred has been billed as and it's nice they have backed that up, obviously, in terms of the prize money. we still have a long way to go to make women's cricket as equal as it can be in terms of pay with men, but the signs are brilliant. it's been a great time to be involved as a player. british heavyweig

mako vunipola will miss england's six nations match with wales on saturday not because of coronavirusing, it turns out medical staff advised him to return to his club side as a precaution. his team—mate for club and country maro itoje called the situation a little bit weird. england winger chris ashton hasjoined harlequins, two days after being released by sale following a difference of opinion with their coach. he's 32 now and says he's still got lots of offer. his main target is becoming the premiership's all—time leading scorer. he's six short of that — and 111 short of 100 in the league. he says he's confident quins can help him achieve that goal. british number one johanna konta said she felt truly privileged to face kim clijsters in the opening round of the wta event in monterrey but had little room for sentiment as she won in straight sets. clijsters — four times a grand slam champion — was only playing her second match after a seven—year break from tennis. konta won 6—3, 7—5 for her first win of the year, saying she was honoured to share the court with such a champion. british

vunipola. it has been a strange week for england to deal with on and off the field. it has busily been a crazy week, but england did what they thought was best. makoeemed him fit and one tempting tomorrow, he will be disappointed not to play for england tomorrow against wales, the rivalry there is massive, but it is what it is and this week essentially saying that they were rolling with the punches because at the thought that mako was coming but, but then he was not. how distracting can it be for a camp affecting your future involvement in the whole term at?|j think there are lots of distractions, but the boys willjust be thinking much more because 's game. obviously against wales and a massive driver there. that will be all that they are concentrating on vic. they will let the headlines be talked about outside camp, but in camp there will be the focus on tomorrow. so much to focus on twickenham tomorrow and on murrayfield, france potentially two wins away. scotland stand in their way. for gregor townsend in scotland, this weekend represents the biggest task yet. trying to halt the former tea m task yet. trying to halt the former team in the six n