we have spoken to the chief executive of milton keane hospital —— milton keynes hospital.their compliance. we have seen all of our planning being put into practice. we have seen our guests being well looked after and we are seeing all the different parts of the health and care system really support each other. and make sure that our guests and others are kept safe. these people have just finished theirfortnight in these people have just finished their fortnight in quarantine but yesterday, around 32 uk nationals and their family members arrived on and their family members arrived on a flight into a military base in welch, they were transferred to arrowe park hospital on the wirral. they are beginning a fortnight of quarantine that they are after being rescued from the boot cruise ship in japan. —— diamond princess. the headlines on bbc news... more than 100 people — evacuated from china because of the coronavirus outbreak — are being released from isolation in milton keynes tyson fury defeats deontay wilder in las vegas to win the wbc world heavyweight boxing title. bernie

more than 100 people evacuated from china because of coronavirus — are released from isolation in milton keynesthe virus has spread to 21 countries — six people have now died in south korea. in italy, where more than 100 cases have been confirmed, this year's venice carnival has been cut short. tyson fury produces the best performance of his boxing career against deontay wilder — to become the new wbc heavyweight world champion. when i came here they said i can't punch. deontay wilder said himself i've got two pillow fists. but, you know, not bad for an old, fat guy who can't punch, hey? bernie sanders cements his status as the democratic front—runner to take on donald trump in november's us presidential election. in the six nations — tries from ford and daly give england control against ireland at twickenham — they lead 17—0. and coming up in half an hour... click looks at the technology making valuable resources out of thin air. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more than 100 people who were evacuated from china two weeks ago due to the coronavirus outbreak are being released from isola

more than 100 people evacuated from china because of coronavirus are released from isolation in milton keynes. in italy, officials impose strict quarantine restrictions and cut short the venice carnival to try control the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in europe. tyson fury produces the best performance of his boxing life against deontay wilder — to become the new wbc heavyweight world champion. when i came here they said i can't punch. deontay wilder said himself i've got two pillow fists. but, you know, not bad for an old, fat guy who can't punch, hey? the house of lords defends itself as "busy and effective" after reports that peers were paid almost a third more last year. bernie sanders celebrates his status as the democratic front—runner to take on donald trump in november's us presidential election. and a family breaks their silence after their son died, not on the battlefield, but after mistakes during a military training exercise. that's coming up in bbc wales investigates. good afternoon. more than 100 people who were evacuated from china two weeks ago due to the coronavirus outbr

when the original wimbledon relocated to milton keynes, originalfans wimbledon relocated to milton keynesse wimbledon relocated to milton keynes, originalfans refuse to wimbledon relocated to milton keynes, original fans refuse to let it die. they set up afc wimbledon. in 2017 they got permission to build a new ground next to their old ground. the club still owned by the fa ns ground. the club still owned by the fans there a supportive cosmic trust, which says the bond is the only way to avoid a takeover and com plete only way to avoid a takeover and complete the stadium. some say there should have been proper financing in the first place. are you not all concerned about asking fans to risk their own money? no, not really. i think it is part and parcel of every stadium building. few clubs can afford to build a stadium in cash. you always need some form of debt finance, and we are no different. fans are being asked to loan the clu b fans are being asked to loan the club £1000 and can choose to receive either 4% interest or way that all. people who are happy to to lend money to the club tha

, they arrived ona outside milton keynes, they arrived on a convoy of coaches, not too many ones, not too many on each bus, it looked like they we re on each bus, it looked like they were trying to keep them not too crowded, many of the passengers we could see were wearing masks, and they are going to be kept in isolation for two weeks here. we are told by nhs staff that there is no one else going to be staying here, although some of the staff at the conference centre have decided to keep on working, but there are going to be two different teams, one team who has contact with those patients, and another team who doesn't. as to what they are going to do, well, they are going to be provided with things like netflix and kindles, books and magazines. clothes, many of them were told to travel pretty light come up with only cabin bags. and they are going to be stuck here for two weeks. a fourth case has been confirmed in the uk, tell us more about that? yeah, that news has just come through from the chief medical officer, and what we know is that this person contracted it from somebo

richard westcott, bbc news, milton keynes.leaders, but it's a different story for the women's team. liverpool fc women are currently struggling against relegation from the women's super league. it's led some to question the level of investment in the women's team compared to the tens of millions spent on their male counterparts. jane dougall reports. it's a cold night in chester. the home team have just lost a 3—2 to arsenal women and they are facing a relegation battle. but the team in red isn't a small club. it's liverpool. their men's side are the champions league holders, top of the premier league by a considerable margin, and they are also building a new £50 million training complex. but currently, there are no plans to accommodate the women's team there. is there not? i didn't know that. that's a shock. that's not good, is it? it's disrespectful in a way, isn't it? i think in today's modern game, they should be sharing facilities, yeah. we need quite a lot more equality and diversity, and part of that is, i think, they s

well, jon donnison sent this report from milton keynes.he royal free hospital, in north london. they apparently picked the virus up in france from another british person, already confirmed as infected. and this morning, the last uk evacuation flight out of the chinese city of wuhan — epicentre of the virus — touched down at raf brize norton, carrying around 200 british and foreign nationals. we've not got everybody out, we know that. unfortunately, two people failed temperature checks early this morning, they've had to go back into wuhan. a convoy of buses transported those british citizens who made it back to a hotel and conference centre in milton keynes — out of china, but still not in the clear. we understand that there are about 150 passengers on these coaches who have now been evacuated from wuhan. all of them are, for the moment, we are told by nhs staff, in good health. this will be their home, though, for the next two weeks, where they will be kept in isolation. the coronavirus has now killed more than 800 people, surpassing the n

these were taken to a conference facility in milton keynes for a two—week quarantine. facility in miltons like this and they will stay in rooms like this and for those who do not have them, consoles, tablets and mobile phones will be lent to those who do not have them and they will have access to netflix. there was news elsewhere of the fourth coronavirus case in this country. the latest patient, who has tested positive for the virus in the uk is being treated here at the royal free hospital in north london at its specialist infectious diseases treatment unit. it has emerged that this case is linked to one the chinese ambassador in london was seeking to reassure the british public. there is no reason to panic. the chinese government has adopted the most comprehensive, strict, conventional, control measures. conventional control measures. the world health organization said it was hard to predict the future spread of the virus. the question remains as to whether we are in a live phase and the rate of infection may pick up or whether we are seeing more of what is the natural history of the

. 0ut hotel and conference centre in milton keynes.ut of china but still not in the clear. we understand there are about 150 passengers on these coaches who have now been evacuated from wuhan. all of them are for the moment in good health. this will be their home for the next two weeks, where they will be kept in isolation. the coronavirus has now killed more than 800 people, surpassing the number of people who died from sars in 2003. more than 37,000 people are known to be affected across the globe, a figure that continues to rise sharply. the question remains as to whether we are in a live phase and the rate of infection may pick up or whether we are seeing more what is the natural history of the disease and it is too early to tell, but it is why these clusters are very u nfortu nate is why these clusters are very unfortunate so we feel particularly sorry forfamilies unfortunate so we feel particularly sorry for families who get caught up in this. it is a very frightening time. those in quarantine in the uk face an anxious wait but g

after finishing training centre in milton keynes afterfinishing their training centre in miltonter finishing their quarantine. how long have you been inside? two weeks. how was it? very good, the staff and everything, everything excellent. the nhs staff done a brilliantjob. people excellent. the nhs staff done a brilliant job. people coming excellent. the nhs staff done a brilliantjob. people coming back from wuhan were quarantined and since we have been here, we have been treated brilliantly. this is iran, where five people have died of the virus. the world health authority is worried by the rise in cases in other parts of the world outside of china. south korea is on its highest level of alert. six people have died and more than 500 have been infected. nine cases of the virus has been confirmed in the uk so far. if a global pandemic were to be declared, it is likely things would move to a different stage here, with the nhs creating extra beds for the sickest and most vulnerable. jenny kumar, bbc news. a member of the government has defended boris johnson's decision not to visi

jon donnison reporting there from milton keynes. ship which was under quarantine in hong kong. 0ur correspondent nick beake has been speaking to some of them. for the past four days they have not been able to leave the ship. and they are now coming out, although a0 people on board had fever and flu—like symptoms, they have all been tested and it turns out that no one has the new coronavirus, so they are making their way to the taxis and going on to their homes, whenever that may be. the reason that people were concerned was that there was a previous cruise, involving the same ship, last month, and people tested positive for the coronavirus. the authorities here in hong kong tonight have said there is no cause for alarm and, as you can see, there is a lot of media attention, particularly local cammock was talking to people about what it has been like to be confined to this ship —— local camera crews. shalit, you're finally? finally on the ground. how does that feel? -- charlotte. most of the facilities are closed. most of the time we

one of the places leading the way in finding out how is the open university in milton keynes.e's our science correspondent, richard westcott. we are reading you loud and clear. one of the first things neil armstrong did after stepping onto the moon was collect some soil. 0k, ok, i'm going to get the sample. from next to the lunar lander. as you get close to it, it is almost like a powder. 50 years later, here it is at the open university in milton keynes. so that's quite a piece of history, isn't it? don't drop it. we have to account for every milligram and record it, but then we have to send it back because nasa need to make sure that all of their samples are accounted for because they can't be sold. these are priceless samples. in fact, the ou has been testing apollo moon rock for decades. incredible as it sounds in their latest experiment, phd student hannah sargent is turning lunar dust into water. to show us how, she's using nasa's replica soil because the real stuff is so precious. in five years‘ time, thanks to a collaboration between the european space agency and the r

i want to pay tribute to milton keynes council and milton keynes hospital, and my own team for theirwn team for their hard work and efficiency in ensuring that this went smoothly. this is of course in addition to those now reaching the end of their isolation on the wirral. turning to the efforts to contain the outbreak in china, the foreign office is advising against all foreign travel to the hubei province and all but essential travel to mainland china. last week, we issued new advice to all nationals returning to the uk from china, hong kong, macau, malaysia, singapore, south korea, taiwan, and thailand. if you develop symptoms of cough, fever, or shortness of breath, you should call nhs when and immediately isolate for 1h days even if symptoms are minor. if you have returned to hubei, you should self isolate and call nhs returned to hubei, you should self isolate and call nh5111 even if you have have no symptoms. we have discussed... the current evidence shows that a 1k day incubation period remains important. as i said last week, dealing with this disease isa last week, dealing w

for the moment, jon donnison, thank you very much, speaking from milton keynes.ve died from the new coronavirus has exceeded the number killed in the sars outbreak nearly 20 years ago. the latest figures show that more than 800 patients have died in mainland china and hong kong. china's ambassador to the uk has been speaking to andrew marr this morning and tried to reassure people, despite the rate of infection increasing rapidly. i think people should not be panicking. if you compare the fatality case, and that currently is 296, fatality case, and that currently is 2%, much lower than the ebola virus. that is a0%. and even lower than sars, which is 10%. and a lower than the hini of 2009, that is i7%. so, there is no reason to be panicked. the chinese government has adopted the most comprehensive strict, conventional, controlled measures. you have done some extraordinary things as a government, you have effectively quarantined, put a roadblock as it were, around entire cities and big parts of the transport system and the economy has closed down whilst this has go

so, 150 people in quarantine in milton keynes.p of 100 people still in isolation on the world and news this morning from majorca that a british man has tested positive for coronavirus. his wife and two daughters have been given the all—clear. well, the coronavirus outbreak has now killed more people than sars nearly 20 years ago. here's our china correspondent with the figures. 811 dad, 2641. 811 dad, 26111. those are the numbers we have. the big problem in all of this as we are reliant on one source for these numbers. we are hearing repeated anecdotal evidence in wuhan and hubei province, people being turned around —— tend to wait for treatment, this was happening weeks ago and continues to happen now and combine that with these very stringent measures to get people to stay in their homes, stay where they are. and also, at the same time, heading others who they believe may be infected to these makeshift hospitals. and all of that makes for a lot of uncertainty. and a picture that really is lacking any kind of clarity beyond the g

according to the boss of milton keynes hospital, who isjointly running boss of milton keynes hospital to use. 0ur believe we are going to have to use. our guests have been very compliant. they are very grateful for the support and for everything that people are doing here. they understand that this is a precautionary measure. lavender, who is hauled up inside this room, is actually thinking about her parents, who live in london. 0ne who live in london. one of the most upsetting things is the virus —related racism. for instance, my mum was almost spat on in chinatown, some of ourfamily friends, they go on the tube in london, and people just, friends, they go on the tube in london, and peoplejust, you know thomas take a seat far away from them or their children are being mocked at school do you know, people kind of running up to them and coughing and running away. some of these things are small, but they are still pretty hurtful. everyone here will be hoping test results expected tomorrow will come back negative. i have heard it can lay dormant, but i'm optimistic about my chances. heal

just in terms of what happens now, you we re in terms of what happens now, you were in milton keynesay seeing people who had left having completed the two week isolation there. there is presumably increasing concern about at what point you can be confident that people will have shown signs of infection if they had it. clearly people have travelled from china, thought they were fine but were carrying the virus and able to infect people. it's worrying about the test results, thinking it was negative and turning out to be positive. clearly there will be some concern. 118 people had been in quarantine in milton keynes, they've been tested three times each and each time the test results came back negative, so there's no risk to the public from them. they've been able to leave, they've gone home, they can carry on with life as normal. many of them were very grateful and thankfulfor many of them were very grateful and thankful for the doctors and nurses who cared for them. equally the nhs has praised the patients and... willingness to go along with it. the compliance they showed, setting a

100 people who were evacuated from china because of coronavirus are released from isolation in milton keynes. the virus has spread to 21 countries — six people have now died in south korea. in italy, where more than 100 cases have been confirmed, this year's venice carnival has been cut short. tyson fury produces the best performance of his boxing life against deontay wilder, to become the new wbc heavyweight world champion. senator bernie sanders wins the nevada caucuses, cementing his status as the democratic front—runner for november's us presidential election. now it's time for bbc wales investigates. "hope this postcard finds you well. "i am in a monastery at the moment in a place called taize. "it has been fascinating talking to people about their different views "and opinions on god and life in general. "looking forward to seeing you again and telling you all about "it. love, craig." it was getting late, but i was waiting because i knew he'd ring because it was his first day of selection. then at 11:30 there was a knock on the door. and as soon as he said mod i knew craig was dead. he

some day, she boarded the uk government flight before being brought to milton keynes.n any symptoms of coronavirus and health officials are keen to stress that people that live nearby are at no greater risk of catching the virus than anyone else in the uk. but yesterday, the government did enact special powers, which means if anyone tried to leave here, they could be stopped from doing so by police. there is no sign of that power being used, according to the boss of milton keynes hospital, who isjointly running the centre. the additional powers that we re centre. the additional powers that were announced yesterday we don't believe we are going to have to use. 0ur believe we are going to have to use. our guests have been very compliant. they are very grateful for the support and for everything that people are doing here. they understand that this is a precautionary measure. lavender, who is holed up inside this room, is actually thinking about her parents, who live in london. one of the most upsetting things is virus —related racism. for instance, my mum was almost spat

the illness meanwhile, 200 evacuees from wuhan have been brought back to britain and taken to milton keynes quarantine a soldier who killed 26 people in a mass shooting in northern thailand has been shot dead by the security forces. counting begins in the irish general election, as an exit poll puts the three main political parties level pegging. now on bbc news, it's time for dateline london. hello, and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week, coronavirus or credibility shock. which is more dangerous to china?s communist leaders? and was president trump's perfect week the starting gun to a perfect year? my guests today: american journalist and author jef mcallister, david aaronovitch of the london times, maria margaronis of us news weekly the nation irish broadcaster brian 0'connell. it's been another grim week in the battle against coronavirus, ever more infections, deaths, lockdowns and economic damage. but for china's political leaders possibly the worst headline of the week was the loss of one wuhan doctor. in late december li wenliang had tried to warn about the virus

to be quarantined for 14 milton keynes to be quarantined for ia days.in china's hubei province today, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. that takes the death toll in hubei to 780. meanwhile, chinese authorities have introduced strict new rules to try to control the spread of the virus. in the capital, there is a ban on group dining, and other cities are limiting how many family members can leave home each day. stephen mcdonell has the latest from beijing. wuhan, the city at the heart of china's coronavirus emergency, is struggling to cope with the size of this crisis. there are not enough beds. there is not enough equipment. hospitals have been swamped by the sick, who need to be placed in isolation. faced with an explosion of infections, two massive quarantine centres were constructed, each in less than two weeks. days ago, the i,000—bed mountain fire god facility was opened. now, patients are also being brought to the new mountain thunder god hospital, adding another 1,300 beds. translation: what we're measuring is the net pressure difference

now talking to pupils at milton keynes.me online from a younger age than ever before. as this delightful class in milton keynes will fully admit. a key finding is the rise of the so—called greta effect, support for online activists like the climate campaigner greta thunberg. she is young and has been able to make such a difference in the whole entire world. there has been a rapid diversification in this generation's digital habits. not on one or two platforms, they are on several, often all at once. what apps do you use? instagram, youtube, whatsapp, and i play games on there, obviously. instagram, snapchat, tiktok. what's so good about tiktok? it's really funny and you spend so much time on it because it doesn't stop, you keep scrolling through each video. your parents and guardians, what do they worry about when they tell you to stop spending so much time on their smartphone? they always talk about their generation and they say theirs is better, they didn't have smartphones and they were in the real world. because everybo

passengers will then be taken to a quarantine facility in milton keynes. fergus walsh, bbc news.to get more news now on that coronavirus patient who's been treated at saint thomases‘ hospital in central london. health editor hugh pym is there. earlier he gave us more details about the patient. the events leading up to the patient arriving here yesterday at the specialist infectious diseases centre at st thomas‘ are becoming a bit clearer. he‘d been at a business conference in singapore, he flew back but the singapore authorities contacted him to say at the conference someone contacted him to say at the conference someone tested positive for the virus to warn him, he got home to brighton where he had symptoms, he called nhs iii and they advised him to go to an isolated nhs facility to be tested, he went home was isolated and tested positive. nhs also said he did the right thing to call nhs iii and not going to a crowded a&e. we don‘t know how many other british people were at that conference. we‘ve learnt today a group of passengers, british citizens, being flown in from wuhan on

passengers will then be taken to a quarantine facility in milton keynes.s. 0ur health editor hugh pym townsite sentin 0ur health editor hugh pym townsite sent in thomas ince hospital in central london where one coronavirus patient is being treated. bring it up—to—date. patient is being treated. bring it up-to-date. welcome other leading up to the patients arriving here yesterday at the specialist infectious diseases centre at saint thomases are becoming clearer. he'd been at a business conference in singapore, he flew back and he was contacted singapore, he flew back and he was co nta cted to singapore, he flew back and he was contacted to say someone had tested positive at the virus at the conference. in brighton he had the symptoms, called nhs iii and he was advised to be tested. he went back home, was isolated there and tested positive. nhs sources are saying he did exactly the right thing, calling nhsiii, did exactly the right thing, calling nhs 111, not going to a crowded a&e. we don't know how many other british people were at that conference. we've

at the weekly market in milton keynes. expects there will be less products. but he seems to be one of the few people here who worry about it. people will be foolish and they will start stockpiling that may cause a problem but i think it's something necessary saying we've got to get on and do it now we've got to claim back. we can be ruled by brussels anymore. michaud kissling isn't leaving anything up to chance. i must say here montreal what i've got on my shelves here are to last 2 months in parts one. in my have got enough in my freezer to get me through another 3 months of on sunday so that's no problem. michelle questioning things anyone who isn't taking precautions is naive he's even got a plan b. worked out if the worst comes to the worst he can always return to germany after almost 30 years in prison. now for more on the future relationship between the u.k. and the european union i'm joined by a leading expert when it comes to breaks it member of the european parliament and member of the so-called steering group where do you think other greatest challe

they will be taken to a training and conference venue on the outskirts of milton keynes.our rare mountain gorillas, including a pregnant female, have died in uganda, after being hit by lightning, a conservation group says. the three adult females and a male infant were found in uganda's mgahinga national park with gross lesions on their bodies indicating electrocution. there are just over 1,000 mountain gorillas in existence. earlier, i spoke to journalist jack losh, who has been following nearby gorillas in south—western uganda and he explained what a devastating loss this incident is to the conservation effort. it's a very sad moment for the conservation community. if we go back to the 1980s, there were just 250 of these iconic primates left in the world. over the next few decades, through a combination of local engagement, national efforts and the transnational partnerships, the number today now stands at over 1000 mountain gorillas, moving them from critically endangered to endangered. the sad news happened just a few days ago went for gorillas in mgahinga national pa

for a two—week —— milton keynes.or those who don't have them and have access to netflix. there was news elsewhere of the fourth coronavirus case in this country. the latest patient, who has tested positive for the virus in the uk is being treated here at the royal free hospital in north london at its specialist infectious diseases treatment unit. it has emerged that this case is linked to one announced last thursday, a man in brighton who attracted —— contracted the virus on attracted —— contracted the virus on a visit to singapore. he had returned from asia and me for developing symptoms, he had meant an alpine ski resort. —— before developing symptoms. he had also met the man who has now at the royal free hospital. the chinese ambassador in london was seeking to reassure the british public. there is no reason to panic. the chinese government has adopted the most comprehensive, strict, conventional, control measures. the world health organization said it was hard to predict the future spread of the virus. the questi

this group were taken to a hotel and conference facility in milton keynes, block—booked by the nhs forquarantine. they'll be lent game consoles, tablets and mobile phones and have access to netflix. as they arrived there was news elsewhere of the fourth coronavirus case in this country. the latest patient who's tested positive for the virus in the uk is being treated here at the royal free hospital in north london at its specialist infectious diseases treatment unit. it has emerged that this case is linked to one announced last thursday — a man in brighton who contracted the virus on a visit to singapore. he had returned from asia and before developing symptoms he went to an alpine ski resort. it was announced yesterday that five britons staying there had been infected. it seems that while in france he had also met the man who is now at the royal free hospital. the chinese ambassador in london, meanwhile, was seeking to reassure the british public. there's no reason to panic, the chinese government has adopted the most comprehensive, strict, conventional, control methods. the world hea

100 people who were evacuated from china because of coronavirus are released from isolation in milton keyneshas spread to 21 countries — six people have now died in south korea. in italy, where more than 100 cases have been confirmed, this year's venice carnival has been cut short. tyson fury produces the best performance of his boxing life against deontay wilder, to become the new wbc heavyweight world champion. senator bernie sanders wins the nevada caucuses, cementing his status as the democratic front—runner for november's us presidential election. now on bbc news, some of the highlights of the past week's victoria derbyshire programme. hello and welcome. for the next half an hour we will show you some of the highlights of our award—winning journalism over the last week. in an exclusive interview with our programme, damejulie walters revealed she has been diagnosed with stage three bowel cancer. the hollywood actor, star of mamma mia!, billy elliott and educating rita told me the diagnosis was a shock. it came as she was working on her latest film, the secret garden, which is released in

british citizens from china flying in on sunday are going to be taken to a conference centre in milton keyness. previous groups had been taken to arrowe park hospital in the wirral, and they are one week into that now. concerns about the care system have been raised after bbc news revealed the teenager who threw a boy from the top of the tate modern last concerns have been raised about the care system after it emerged that the teenager who threw a six—year—old boy from the tenth floor viewing balcony at tate modern in london had warned he was planning such an attack. bbc news has obtained a recording ofjonty bravery telling carers he wanted to push someone off a tall building, almost a year beforehand. shamima begum, who left london to join the islamic state group when she was 15, has lost the first stage of her appeal against the government's decision to remove her uk citizenship. ms begum, who's now 20, was found in a syrian refugee camp a year ago. the special immigration appeals commission ruled that she had not been left stateless because she has a claim to bangladeshi citizenship. a gp

british people evacuated from wuhan in china ended two weeks of quarantine at a conference centre in milton keynesthey were allowed to go home having been given the all clear. how long have you been inside? two weeks. how was it? really good. the staff and everything? everything is excellent. the nhs that they have done a brilliantjob, and numbertwo, wuhan was quarantined and since we have been here we have been treated brilliantly. the latest confirmed cases in britain will cause alarm. but so far, almost all of those who have contracted the virus have since made a full recovery. jon donnison, bbc news. our correspondent katharine da costa is with me now. first and most important question, why were first and most important question, why were those first and most important question, why were those passengers first and most important question, why were those passengers allowed first and most important question, why were those passengers allowed to board the plane in the first place to come back home? a good question because the group of 32 were told they didn't have the virus and that they didn't h

, a facility in milton keynes.or about 1k days under quarantine, where they will be monitored. now, should any of them show symptoms of coronavirus, they will then immediately be taken to hospitals around the uk. now, we already have three cases are being treated here in the uk, that is to individuals at a hospital in newcastle, and one at st thomas is in central london. for the moment, greg, thank you very much. that is greg, thank you very much. that is greg mckenzie at raf brize norton. well, the number of people who have died from the new coronavirus has exceeded the number killed in the sars outbreak nearly 20 years ago. the latest figures show that more than 800 patients have died in mainland china and hong kong. 0ur correspondent robin brant is in shanghai. tell us about the efforts that are being made by the chinese authorities, robin, to try to contain this, even though it has spread internationally? well, they are nationwide. in shanghai, a city over 1000 kilometres away from the epicentre of wuhan, there

sunday, she boarded a uk government flight, before being brought to milton keynes. that people that live nearby are at no greater risk of catching the virus than anyone else in the uk. but yesterday, the government did enact special powers, which means if anyone tried to leave here, they could be stopped from doing so by police. there's no sign of that power being used, according to the boss of milton keynes hospital, who is jointly running the centre. the additional powers that were announced yesterday, we don't believe we're going to have to use. our guests have been very compliant. they are very grateful for the support and for everything that people are doing here. they understand that this is a precautionary measure. lavender, who's holed up inside this room, is actually thinking about her parents, who live in london. one of the most upsetting things is kind of virus—related racism. for instance, my mum was almost spat on in chinatown. some of our family and friends, they go on the tube in london and then people just take a seat far away from them or kind of th

they'll now be in quarantine at a conference centre in milton keynes for two weeks.uarantine at wirral‘s arrowe park hospital for the last nine days. muhammad abu bakar is a student at a university in hubei in central china — about 125 miles from the centre of the outbreak in wuhan — and is also currently in quarantine. and dr philippe klein, a french doctor who has been working in wuhan. if we can start with you, doctor. tell our british audience how hard you are working to stop the spread of the virus. hello from wuhan. the wuhan authorities and the chinese authorities are trying to contain the epidemic and the measures have been greatly increased since yesterday at 5pm. we had the vice prime minister of china now in wuhan. since 5pm, all of the suspected patients have to be characterised as positive or negative. so if you are positive and if you have mild symptoms, then you have to be retained in a stadium. if you are positive and you have to go to hospital, and you are having contact with positive patients can be have to be retained in a hotel. and what about the

next plane chartered to bring them back from china on sunday, will be taken to a nhs facility in milton keynesationals flown home from wuhan, which is the source of the coronavirus, were taken to arrowe park hospital in wirral. dr yvonne griffiths, from birmingham city university, who was teaching english in wuhan, was taken to that hospital last friday. she's been in quarantine since then. well, a little earlier i asked her how she'd been feeling. while i am keeping very well, thank you, at the moment. that is all we can hope for a day by day, that we get up and we feel as well as we did the day before so at the moment, i am fine, thank you very much. how much longer do you have an quarantine? we heardjust today much longer do you have an quarantine? we heard just today that we are going to be released and obviously that is dependent on eve ryo ne obviously that is dependent on everyone staying well. but the date for us to go home is now next thursday which is the 13th of february. as far as you are aware, eve ryo ne february. as far as you are aware, everyone is well and no one has fallen il

nationals from wuhan is due to revive on sunday, with passengers then being taken to quarantine in milton keynesws. the death of a chinese doctor who tried to warn about the coronavirus outbreak has sparked widespread public anger and grief in china. li wenliang — who was in his early 30s — died after contracting the virus while treating patients in wuhan — the epicentre of the outbreak. in december he sent a message to medics warning of a virus he thought looked like sars. but he was told by police to "stop making false comments." 0ur china correspondent john sudworth reports. in some cities, those suspected of being sick of being rounded up. with multiple unverified videos showing the quarantine squads at work. it's all adding to a growing sense of disbelief and dread. i don't want to be taken away like that, a child can be heard saying. but now the fear is turning to anger. dr li wenliang was one of the first to report science of the new strange virus. but his online posts were censored and the police made him sign this confession along with seven others, for spreading rumours. his death, fro

by contrast, in milton keynes today, more than 200 uk citizens ended their two—week quarantine afterhe all clear. how long have you been inside? two weeks. how was it? it was really good. everything was excellent. the nhs have done a brilliantjob. number2, wuhan was quarantined and since we have been here we have been treated brilliantly. china remains the main centre of the coronavirus outbreak with most of the cases and nearly 2,500 deaths, but if the infections elsewhere in the world are now threatening a pandemic, a global outbreak of the covid—i9 virus spreading widely in several parts of the world. 28 countries apart from china have had cases, most worrying are those in south korea, iran and italy, where there appears to be significant spread within the community, with no apparent links to china. this is northern italy which has seen a surge in coronavirus infections in the past two days. more than 150 confirmed cases and three deaths. as a result, several towns and villages in two macro regions near milan and venice have been put in quarantine, 50,000 people have been affected

they will be taken to a training and conference venue on the outskirts of milton keynes. bbc news. our correspondent hugh schofield gave me this update from paris. at the press conference in annecy, the departmental capital of the alps, they have given us some detail. it's now quite apparent that the source of this infection is the british man who we know has already been identified, he self identified. he's from brighton and he is now in hospital in london. he had been at a conference in singapore which we know, the hotel has been the source of several cases in asia as well. he had come back to europe ten days or so ago and stayed first in a chalet in the alps and then gone on to brighton where he developed the symptoms. he had gone to the authorities, quite rightly, and they obviously asked, "where have you been?" and the information has emerged that he went to the alps, so the british authorities passed that information to the french authorities who went to the chalet and last night confirmed that of the 11 people who are living in this chalet, five have been contamina

the illness meanwhile, 200 evacuees from wuhan have been brought back to britain and taken to milton keyneso be quarantined. counting is underway in the irish general election, as an exit poll puts the three main political parties level pegging. a soldier who killed 26 people in a mass shooting in northern thailand, has been shot dead by the security forces. charolais will be with you at two o'clock. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show, coming up on this week's travel show: i'm in the maldives, meeting the people working to protect a unique underwater environment. and go swimming with sharks but live to tell the tale. even though you know they're not dangerous, every time you get touched by a fin you sort of bounce a little bit. squeals. mike's here with advice on how to get the most out of carnival time in rio. and we meet the tattoo artist inking life into a traditional art form in argentina. for many of us, the maldives are a dream destination. with their pristine, white sandy beaches, clear blue sea and skies, and luxurious over—water villas, the maldives epitomise high—end h

meanwhile, 200 evacuees from wuhan have been brought back to britain and taken to milton keynes to be quarantined. counting is underway in the irish general election, as an exit poll puts the three main political parties level pegging. now it's click. it is time for the oscars and we're here to hand out the awards. there is best actor in a box. most surprising actor in a lead role. best performance by a jedi, and best film that has not yet been made. la, la, la, la land. it is oscars weekend and time for hollywood to give itself a pat on the back and time for the rest of us to be reminded there is a reason why the movie industry chose to live in southern california. and with all of glamorous la to choose from, they put me in a box. in a warehouse. although it is the coolest box i have been in for a while because, spoiler alert, i am not really in the box! i am out here. that is virtual me and it is called portl. the box itself is real, of course and the lights inside provide the illumination for the modified human—sized 4k lcd screen on the front. this can show pre—recorded video or l