thank you, pippa crerar and katy balls. lovely having you with us. argue watching.r watching. good evening — here's your latest sports news. it's manchester city who will meet aston villa in the final of the league cup. good evening — here's your latest sports news. it's manchester city who will meet aston villa in the final of the league cup. pep guardiola's side failed to score in the second leg of their semi—final against manchester united — but progressed 3—2 on aggregate. the first leg demonstrated in 90 minutes what's been obvious for several years, that city have stepped decisively ahead of united. theiraim stepped decisively ahead of united. their aim now, to move fully out of reach. the problem, david dahir‘s reach. the problem, david dahir‘s reach. he denied aguero. edward, as chief executive, had his house vandalised last night but suddenly a thunderbolt. the semi—final smashed open. things became but was. finally, sterling found himself through time. games still not over but in chasing this, matic was too keen on they would be shortstaffed for their fina

with me are the daily mirror political editor pippa crerar and the spectator‘s deputy political editorpages are already in. the ft says the chancellor sajid javid is preparing to throw his support making it, acccording to the paper "almost certain" the project will go ahead. the metro leads with the bbc‘s plans to cut a50 jobs in its news division as part of proposals to save £80 million by 2022. the telegraph also has the hs2 story — and a photo of nigel farage in the eu parliament, as british meps completed their final official duties earlier today. the guardian headlines the plight of british citizens trapped in china amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. the i leads with the news that the northern railfranchise will be brought under government control after years of chaos. the mail headlines alastair stewart quitting hisjob as a newsreader at itn after making what he described as a "misjudgement" on social media. and the mirror leads with lord lucan for a second day! it says detectives at scotland yard are preparing to investigate the claim that lord lucan is alive and living in aus

taking a look at tomorrow's front pages — our reviewers are the daily mirror's political editor, pippa crerars deputy political editor, katy balls. that's all ahead on bbc news now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello, and welcome to sportsday — i'm holly hamilton. 0n the programme tonight: thiem spirit — rafa nadal is knocked out of the australian open, beaten in a four—set thriller. i'mjohn watson i'm john watson in melbourne. it's been an incredible day here, we have seen some been an incredible day here, we have seen some super been an incredible day here, we have seen some super matches. with the semi final line now complete and women's. also coming up in the programme: "shocked and appalled" — manchester united fans condemn those behind the attack on the home of the club's chief executive, ed woodward. and whilst liverpool's ascent continues — west ham are flirting with the drop. we'll be at the london stadium as they meet in the premier league tonight. hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with that shock exit at the australian open. the world number one is out. rafa nad

pippa crerar and katy balls will be back at half past eleven for another look at the papers.fter the weather. hello there. wednesday was a day of contrasts across the country for england and wales decent sunny spells and it was milder. however a different story in the far north in scotland, we had persistent rain, a couple of inches in western scotland in 2a hours. this low pressure will be an issue into tomorrow but one unifying factor across the uk is a south—westerly flow will drive milderair south—westerly flow will drive milder air right across the country through the end of this week. what a difference a day makes. wednesday morning pretty much all of us were greeted by temperatures hovering around the freezing mark. thursday morning, we are going to see temperatures around seven or 8 degrees. it will be a mild, murky start. a lot of cloud and cloud thick enough for drizzle, misty conditions, a few showers in the south west and maybe some fog as well. rain still continues into scotla nd well. rain still continues into scotland although it drifts its way steadily north a

taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers — the daily mirror political editor, pippa crerard the spectator‘s deputy political editor katy balls. stay with us for that. very good evening and welcome to bbc news. hundreds of british citizens waiting to be flown home from the worst—affected region will be put in quarantine for two weeks on their return to the uk. passengers will be asked to sign a contract, agreeing to commit to what's called supported isolation, though the location is not yet known. british airways has suspended all direct flights to and from mainland china because of the outbreak. meanwhile, the foreign office insists it is doing everything it can to bring british people back from wuhan, the city where the virus first emerged, although a flight planned for tomorrow has been delayed. the virus has caused more than 130 deaths, spreading from china and to at least 15 other countries. in a moment, we'll have more from our medical correspondent, fergus walsh, but first, this report from our china correspondent, john sudworth. safely out of wuhan, a plane arriving

evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are the daily mirror's political editor pippa crerarkaty balls. 200 britons being flown back to the uk from the chinese city worst affected by the coronavirus — will be put in quarantine for 1h days. it's not yet known where the passengers arriving from wuhan will be housed— the government says they will be put in ‘supported isolation'. a flight is expected to arrive tomorrow. british airways has also suspended all direct flights to and from mainland china because of the outbreak. map)the virus — which was first detected in wuhan — has caused more than 130 deaths, spreading across china and to at least 15 other countries. our china correspondent john sudworth reports. safely out of wuhan. a plane arriving at a california air base, with 200 americans on board. earlier, japan got a flightful of its citizens out, touching down in tokyo. it's the night before the great escape... but the brits are still only preparing to leave. kharn lambert‘s grandmother, vera, stuck here on holiday, is running low on her medications. how do you feel about