i'm shaun ley. the headlines at three: 17 people are reported to have been shot dead and several others wounded in a mass shooting in north east thailand — the situation is ongoing and the suspect — a soldier, is still at large. five british people including a child have tested positive for the coronavirus at a ski resort in france. six senior conservatives write to tory mps to raise concerns about the government's decision to allow huawei to help build the uk's 56 network. why would you want to build into your system an organisation that remains a threat? i don't know of anywhere else in the world that would do that. officials working on boris johnson's pledge to recruit an extra 20,000 police officers say that they'll actually need to take on more than 50,000 as many are set to leave. the met office issues severe weather warnings for the weekend as storm ciara approaches from the atlantic. preparations are underway for the england scotland in the six nations this afternoon. wales are currently pla

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: more than 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 becaus

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 2pm: 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 b

i'm shaun ley.ass shooting in north east thailand — the situation is ongoing and the suspect — a soldier, is still at large. five british people including a child have tested positive for the coronavirus at a ski resort in france. six senior conservatives write to tory mps to raise concerns about the government's decision to allow huawei to help build the uk's 5g network. why would you want to build into your system an organisation that remains a threat? i don't know of anywhere else in the world that would do that. officials working on boris johnson's pledge to recruit an extra 20,000 police officers say that they'll actually need to take on more than 50,000 as many are set to leave.

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley.ruption across the country. there are widespread flooding and two severe warnings, meaning a danger to life, are in place in north wales. a person's being treated at the royal free hospital in london after testing positive for coronavirus — bringing the total in the uk to four. in hong kong, thousands of people who have been stuck on a cruise ship for four days have been allowed to disembark after tests for coronavirus came back negative. counting is under way in the irish general election as an exit poll puts the three main political parties level. thousands of mourners in thailand hold a vigil for 29 people shot

hello, this is bbc news with me shaun ley.p injapan has landed back in the uk. the 32 british and european passengers are now being taken by coach from wiltshire to arrowe park hospital in the wirral to begin a 14—day quarantine. harry and meghan will stop using their "sussexroyal" brand from spring following their decision to step back from royal duties. bernie sanders warns president putin to keep out of american politics after reports that russia was trying to help the democratic presidential hopeful‘s campaign. mr putin is a thug. he is an autocrat. he may be a friend of donald trump but he is not a friend of mine. thanks for being with me throughout the morning so far. now it's time for inside out east. hello and welcome to inside out. we talk to the women left debilitated by surgical mesh implants. i know that i'll never get my life back that i had before, never. the open university leading the way with space travel. we can support long—term space exploration missions and perhaps use

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: storm ciara hits the uk — causing widespread disruption. the whole of the uk is under either a yellow or amber weather warning and 12,000 people are without power. it's brought gale—force winds and torrential rain. travel has been badly affected with flights and rail services being cancelled. at times, the gusts are so strong you are almost blown off your feet and in the past few minutes we've also had lashing rain into the mix too. a person's being treated at the royal free hospital in london after testing positive for coronavirus — bringing the total in the uk to four. a briton in majorca has also contracted the illness. counting is underway in the irish general election as an exit poll puts the three main political parties level pegging. now it's time for the week in parliament. hello there and welcome to the week in parliament, where after sacking the woman in charge of an international climate conference, borisjohnson comes under pressure over his green credentials

this is bbc news i'm shaun ley. 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 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

hello and welcome to hardtalk, i'm shaun ley.t ready" is the message from the health experts fighting the coronavirus, covid—19. at least 80,000 people are already infected in more than a0 countries, and that number is expected to rise. my guest today is david heymann, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the london school of hygiene and tropical medicine. he's among those advising the world health organization on its response to the coronavirus. is the organisation moving quickly enough or are powerful countries are slowing the who's response this time? professor david heymann, welcome to hardtalk. do you think it is on the point of becoming a pandemic? the word "pandemic" is really a distracting word because it means different things to different people. what needs to be done is countries need to do their own risk assessment and decide what they can do best, whether it's to lock down the virus in small outbreaks or to begin strategies that would be in place should it begin to spread wider in the community. in what wa

i'm shaun ley.,000 people are without power and there is severe travel disruption across the country. there is widespread flooding and a severe warning, meaning a danger to life, has been issued in north yorkshire. at times, the gusts are so strong, you're almost blown off your feet. and in the past few minutes, we've also had lashing rain to throw into the mix too. a person's being treated at the royal free hospital in london after testing positive for coronavirus — bringing the total in the uk to four. a briton in majorca has also contracted the illness. in hong kong, thousands of people who have been stuck on a cruise ship for four days have been allowed to disembark,

this is bbc news — i'm shaun ley.he headlines at 12: a plane carrying britons who had been trapped on a coronavirus—hit cruise ship injapan has landed back in the uk. but that's not the end of their journey. the brits will now be taken from this ministry of defence base in wilshire to the arrowe park hospital on the wirralfor two weeks of quarantine. harry and meghan will stop using their "sussex royal" brand from spring following their decision to step back from royal duties. bernie sanders warns president putin to keep out of american politics after reports that russia was trying to help the democratic presidential hopeful‘s campaign. mr putin is a thug. he is an autocrat. he may be a friend of the road from's, he is not a friend of mine. the met office warns the uk to brace itself for more bad weather with warnings of snow in scotland, strong winds and more rain on the way. some of england's top rugby union clubs back a new scheme being rolled out to help young boys spot the signs of mental health problems. a surpr

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 12: as tributes continue to pour in for the love island presenter, caroline flack, her management have criticised the crown prosecution service for refusing to drop charges that she assaulted her boyfriend. lewis burton — caroline flack‘s boyfriend — says his "heart is broken" and close friend laura whitmore made an emotional tribute on her radio show. at age 40, caroline flack made the decision to take her own life and i want to talk about it. i'm going to talk about her and give her the respect that she deserves, and that she didn't always get. heavy rain and strong winds continue to lash large parts of the uk — there are hundreds of flood alerts in place across the uk including red warnings — meaning there's a danger to life. it's affecting things like the river neath, which has burst its banks here in tonna and aberdulais. and it's affected a row of houses just over here to my right. we can't get to them because the road to get to them has been completely flooded.

this is bbc news i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 3pm: storm ciara hits the uk, causing widespread disruption. the whole of the uk is under either a yellow or amber weather warning, and 12,000 people are without power. it's brought gale—force winds and torrential rain. travel has been badly affected, with flights and rail services being cancelled. at times, the gusts are so strong, you're almost blown off your feet. and in the past few minutes, we've also had lashing rain to throw into the mix too. a person's being treated at the royal free hospital in london after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total cases in the uk to four. a briton in majorca has also contracted the illness. counting is under way in the irish general election, as an exit poll puts the three main political parties level—pegging. results not expected for another couple of days. results not expected for another couple of days. thousands of mourners in thailand hold a vigil for 26 people shot dead by a rogue soldier. in la, 0scars feve

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley.w or amber weather warning and 12,000 people are without power. it's brought gale—force winds and torrential rain. travel has been badly affected with flights and rail services being cancelled. at times, the gusts are so strong you are almost blown off your feet and in the past

i'm shaun ley.he bbc has learned the high—speed rail link, hs2 will be given the go—ahead by the government, linking london to birmingham, manchester and leeds, with drastically cutjourney times. today we have our confirmation that we will build the railway that will close the north—south divide and bring our country together again. but opponents are angry at the cost, the damage to the environment, and the disruption to residents near the route. the front of your very eyes, you can see sort of treasured landscape disappearing. taxpayers' money would be far better spent on local, regional transport projects. four more cases of coronavirus are confirmed in the uk,one of them

i'm shaun ley.e minister confirms the whole of the high—speed rail plan — hs2 — will go ahead, despite concerns over its environmental impact and spiralling costs. this is a fantastic project for the country. it increases our capacity for the north and south and allows us for the north and south and allows us to go forward and develop northern powerhouse rail. but for those whose homes could be torn down to build the line, there's despair. i've got children. you know, i used to think they could come into the business, but obviously we don't know that now. whether, what future it holds. the british businessman who's thought to have infected 11 others

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at five. four of the cruise ship passengers taken to arrowe park in merseyside yesterday have tested positive for coronavirus, and are transferred to specialist infection centres. the virus has spread to 21 countries. six people have now died in south korea and a third death has just been confirmed in italy. in las vegas, tyson fury produces the best performance of his boxing career against deontay wilder, winning to become the new wbc heavyweight world champion. when i came here, they said i can't punch. deontay wilder himself said that i've got two pillow fists. but you know, not bad for an old, fat guy who can't punch, eh? india prepares to welcome president trump for his first official visit to the country. and in the six nations, tries from ford and daly help england to beat ireland by 2a points to 12 at twickenham. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. in the last hour, four further cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the uk, bringing the total number of

this is bbc news with shaun ley.ous, orchestrated campaign against him. sir philip says he intends to sue the government for constructive dismissal. his decision follows reports of tensions between him and the home secretary priti patel, over allegations she mistreated officials. she's denied those claims. here's the spectator‘s political reporter, cindy yu, speaking to me earlier about the highly unusual move by sir philip. it is utterly unprecedented. when public officials have disagreements with a secretary of state, it is done behind closed doors and sorted out behind closed doors. civil —— sir philip rutnam spoke out about this, and said that he rejected being moved to another department or a payoff, showing the depth of feeling he has about what he alleges has been done to him, and priti patel herself. but the thing i was struck by is what he went on to say about her behaviour as home secretary, which the implication is that it goes far beyond simply a breakdown in trust between two individuals, because she tal

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at two: storm ciara hits the uk, causing widespread travel disruption.l has been badly affected, with flights and rail services being cancelled. at times, the gusts are so strong, you are almost blown off your feet and we have had lashing rain in the next is well over the past few minutes. a person's being treated at the royal free hospital in london, after testing positive for coronavirus — bringing the total in the uk to four. a briton in majorca has also contracted the illness. counting is under way in the irish general election, as an exit poll puts the three main political parties level—pegging. thousands of mourners in thailand hold a vigil for 26 people shot

i'm shaun ley.killed his commanding officer before stealing weapons from a military camp. he is still at large. five british people, including a child, have tested positive for the coronavirus at a ski resort in france. six senior conservative mps write to tory mps to raise concerns about the government's decision to allow huawei to help build the uk's 5g network. why would you want to build into your system an organisation that remains a threat? i don't know of anyone else in the world that would do that.

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at three. resigns and says he'll sue the government for constructive dismissal after a public dispute with home secretary priti patel. i have been the target of a vicious and orchestrated briefing campaign. it has been alleged that i have briefed the media against the home secretary. this, along with many other claims, is completely false. the first case of coronavirus contracted in the uk confirmed in surrey, and this afternoon, three more positive tests, bringing the total to 23. in france, the government bans all events with more than 5,000 people, as they announce 16 new cases.

this is bbc news — i'm shaun ley.avirus—hit cruise ship injapan should be landing in the uk this hour. harry and meghan will stop using their "sussex royal" brand from spring, following their decision to step back from royal duties. bernie sanders warns president putin to keep out of american politics — after reports that russia was trying to help the democratic presidential hopeful‘s campaign. mr putin is a fog. he is an autocrat. he may be a friend of donald trump, he is not a friend of mine. the met office warns the uk to brace itself for more bad weather with warnings of snow in scotland, strong winds and more

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. 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"

hello this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... uk braces itself for storm dennis — weather warnings are in place for many parts of the uk and the army has been deployed in west yorkshire. manchester city say they'll appeal against their ban from european competitions for the next two seasons, after they were found to have broken financial fair play rules. the uk has held talks with china over giving beijing's state—owned railway builder a role in constructing the hs2 rail link. from today, companies which provide phone, broadband and pay—tv services will have to alert customers when their contracts are coming to an end. the shadow foreign secretary, emily thornberry, has been knocked out of the labour leadership contest, after failing to secure enough support to take her into the final round. now lucy hedges is in sri lanka, where electric tuk—tuks are taking to the road as part of measures to tackle air pollution in the travel show. coming up on this week's programme: electric tuk—tu ks. .. it is almost silent, the suspension is

this is bbc news with shaun ley. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment.bc has learned the high—speed rail link, hs2 will be given the go—ahead by the government, linking london to birmingham, manchester and leeds, with drastically cutjourney times. a gp practice in brighton has been closed temporarily after a member of staff there tested positive for coronavirus. in all, eight people in the uk have now been infected. an islamist extremist who had been cleared of plotting a sword attack on police officers has now been convicted of planning to target london tourist hotspots. storm ciara continues to cause chaos across the uk. it's emerged a 58—year—old man was killed yesterday by a falling tree in hampshire. sinn fein says early results from ireland's general election are a "revolution in the ballot box" after it topped the poll ahead of the two parties which have dominated the country's politics since partition. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are nicola bartlett, who's a political correspondent

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at five.rday have tested positive for coronavirus, and are transferred to specialist infection centres. the virus has spread to 21 countries. six people have now died in south korea and a third death has just been confirmed in italy. in las vegas, tyson fury produces the best performance of his boxing career against deontay wilder, winning to become the new wbc heavyweight world champion. when i came here, they said i can't punch. deontay wilder himself said that i've got two pillow fists. but you know, not bad for an old, fat guy

this is bbc news i'm shaun ley. the headlines at apm: more than 100 people 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 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

he told my colleague shaun ley how his investigation led to manchester city's ban.. we went through a lot of material, millions of documents and we had a team at der spiegel and with our partners at european news media. we looked into the books and the e—mails of manchester city as well as uefa and we found out that there was a clear case, at least from what we have seen, regarding the sponsorship income that manchester city declared towards uefa. so it seems that they overstated sponsorship income, whereas they were actually expenses from the club ownership. uefa tries to prevent clubs from paying as much money as they want, they want to balance their expenses with their income and they want to prevent clubs from over spending and going bankrupt. this was against the ambition of the club leadership from manchester city, which is governed from the state leadership in abu dhabi. it appears like they didn't adhere to the rules that everyone else in europe had to stick to. once this has been established obviously that uefa says it has found manchester city guilty of th

i'm shaun ley.ing a child, have tested positive for the coronavirus at a ski resort in france. at least 12 people have died and several others have been wounded in a mass shooting in thailand. six senior conservatives write to tory mps to raise concerns about the government's decision to allow huawei to help build the uk's 5g network. why would you want to build into your system an organisation that remains a threat? i don't know of anywhere else that would do that. 0fficials working on boris johnson's pledge to recruit an extra 20,000 police officers say that they'll actually need to take on more than 50,000 as many are set to leave. the met office issues severe weather warnings for the weekend as storm ciara approaches from the atlantic. ireland take on wales in the six nations this afternoon,

investigations should take, once a case has been opened. 0ur correspondent dan whitworth spoke to shaun leyk about as many figures or numbers as you want, at least part of the story is people. i want to give you one example. a gentleman we are speaking to who we are calling allen, he has a dispute with the child maintenance service, who, of course, comes under the auspices of the dwp, and regardless of the rights or wrongs of his individual case, some numbers for you here now. he initially complained to the child maintenance service in november 2017. it took a year and a half to exhaust their complaints process, that brings us to summer 2019. he was then allowed to apply to the independent case examiner. it is a little bit like the ombudsman for the dwp. they said yes, we will investigate your case, but... this was the summer of last year? this was the summer of 2019. but it is going to take a year and a half before we even investigate and i know, from data we have found out, that investigation will likely take six months. add all of that... that takes us to the beginning of 2022. around ab

this is bbc news with shaun ley. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment.e headlines this hour: the prime minister has confirmed the whole of the high—speed rail plan — hs2 — will go ahead, despite concerns over its environmental impact and spiralling costs. this is a fantastic project for the country. it delivers a massive increase in our capacity for rail from the north to south and south to north and then it allows us to go forward and develop northern powerhouse rail. health experts have renamed the coronavirus — it's now covid—i9 — and they say there's a realistic chance of containing it but a vaccine could take 18 months to develop. the british businessman who's thought to have infected 11 others after a trip to singapore says he's fully recovered, thanks nhs staff. a couple tie the knot in the first same—sex marriage to take place in northern ireland, following a change in the law. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the editor of the political website labourlist, sienna rodgers, and the de

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at four...nd this afternoon, three more positive tests, bringing the total to 23. and in tenerife, a fifth case has been confirmed at the hotel that's been on lock down since tuesday morning. an emergency meeting in france, where the government has banned all events with more than 5,000 people after detecting 16 new cases. the most senior civil servant in the home office, sir phillip rutnam, resigns and says he'll sue the government for constructive dismissal after a public dispute with home secretary priti patel. i have been the target of a vicious and orchestrated briefing campaign. it has been alleged that i have briefed the media against the home secretary.

this is bbc news — i'm shaun ley.en trapped on a coronavirus—hit cruise ship injapan has landed back in the uk. but that's not the end of their journey. the brits will now be taken from this ministry of defence base in wilshire to the arrowe park hospital on the wirralfor two weeks of quarantine. harry and meghan will stop using their "sussex royal" brand from spring following their decision to step back from royal duties. bernie sanders warns president putin to keep out of american politics after reports that russia was trying to help the democratic presidential hopeful‘s campaign. mr putin is a thug. he is an autocrat. he may be a friend of the road from's,

i'm shaun ley.presenter, caroline flack, her management have criticised the crown prosecution service for refusing to drop charges that she assaulted her boyfriend. lewis burton — caroline flack's boyfriend — says his "heart is broken" and close friend laura whitmore made an emotional tribute on her radio show. at age 40, caroline flack made the decision to take her own life and i want to talk about it. i'm going to talk about her and give her the respect that she deserves, and that she didn't always get. heavy rain and strong winds continue to lash large parts of the uk — there are hundreds of flood alerts in place across the uk including red warnings — meaning there's a danger to life.

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines... as tributes continue to pour in for the love island presenter, caroline flack, her management have criticised the crown prosecution service for refusing to drop charges that she assaulted her boyfriend. lewis burton — caroline flack‘s boyfriend — says his "heart is broken". and laura whitmore, who replaced caroline flack as love island host, also paid tribute. at aged 40, caroline flack made the decision to take her own life, and i want to talk about it. i'm going to talk about her and give her the respect that she deserves and that she didn't always get. heavy rain and strong winds continue to lash large parts of the uk — there are hundreds of flood alerts in place across the uk, including red warnings, meaning there's a danger to life. american citizens quarantined on a cruise ship injapan are to be flown home after a jump in the number of new cases of coronavirus on board. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week: kitchen hacks go to pot. football scores, and the flippable f

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 12pm...my has been deployed in west yorkshire the army are on their way, they are going to be deployed along the valley where they are needed. so, you know, we will see when they arrive. there is lots of, there's the flood warden groups along the valley, right the way from elland all the way up to todmorden. they're going to be out all day. the storm is scuppering travel plans for many — hundreds of flights have been cancelled and train services are disrupted. manchester city say they'll appeal against their ban from european competitions for the next two seasons — after they were found to have broken financial fair play rules. the uk has held talks with china over giving beijing's state—owned

you're watching the bbc news channel with shaun ley.nis. severe weather warnings are in place for most of the uk — and forecasters say a month's worth of rain could fall in some places. flights to and from heathrow and gatwick have been cancelled. and north wales police have told people to only venture out ‘if absolutely necessary‘. earlier, i spoke to heather shepherd, who's from the charity national flood forum and advises people on how to recover from flooding. she told me they have been handling a lot of calls from people worried about their properties. the national flood forum has been absolutely inundated with calls and particularly from people who have already suffered flooding in storm ciara and are preparing now are to be flooded again. but also the restoration for those who feel that perhaps storm dennis is going to miss them, that they are battling now with the insurance process and all that involved as well. once people have endured whatever today brings, what should they be doing in terms of assessing the damage and ensurin

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11am... the uk enacts its most profound strategic change in a generation, leaving the european union, after nearly half a century. to be independent, to be free to make our own trade rules, is supremely important for me as a briton. as some celebrated, others comisserated, among them ex—pat brits who live in one of the 27 eu countries. if necessary, i will take out the spanish nationality, because i want to stay here. the death toll from the coronavirus reaches 259 in china, with nearly 12,000 people infected there. here the search is on for people who've had close contact with two chinese nationals since they arrived in the uk. dozens of britons have spent theirfirst night in quarantine after being flown home from china. it is a perfectly nice room, we have all of the essentials that we need. the bbc finds that more than 1,000 people with the most serious complaints about the department for work and pensions face a delay of 18 months before their cases are even investigated the acquittal of

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at six.r of the cruise ship passengers taken to arrowe park in merseyside yesterday have tested positive for coronavirus, and are transferred to specialist infection centres. the virus has spread to 21 countries — six people have now died in south korea and a third death has been confirmed in italy. in las vegas, 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 himself said that i've got two pillow fists. but you know, not bad for an old fat guy who can't punch, eh? with house prices in england hitting record highs, we report on the struggle to make homes affordable, for first—time buyers. and in half an hour, sportsday will have more on tyson fury‘s comeback and england's decisive win against ireland in the six nations. good evening and welcome to bbc news. four more cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed here in the uk, bringing the total to 1

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11pm: the prime minister confirms the whole of the high—speed rail plan — hs2 — will go ahead, despite concerns over its environmental impact and spiralling costs. this is a fantastic project for the country. it increases our capacity for the north and south and allows us for the north and south and allows us to go forward and develop northern powerhouse rail. but for those whose homes could be torn down to build the line, there's despair. i've got children. you know, i used to think they could come into the business, but obviously we don't know that now. whether, what future it holds. the british businessman who's thought to have infected 11 others with coronovirus says he's fully recovered and thanks nhs staff. tying the knot — the first same—sex marriage in northern ireland — following a change in the law there. £21 million, thank you. sold to you. making waves — the paiting, splash, by david hockney, is sold for more than £20 million at auction. and at 11:30pm, we

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 11pm: the bbc has learned the high—speed rail link, hs2 will be given the go—ahead by the government, linking london to birmingham, manchester and leeds, with drastically cutjourney times. today we have our confirmation that we will build the railway that will close the north—south divide and bring our country together again. but opponents are angry at the cost, the damage to the environment, and the disruption to residents near the route. the front of your very eyes, you can see sort of treasured landscape disappearing. taxpayers' money would be far better spent on local, regional transport projects. four more cases of coronavirus are confirmed in the uk,one of them at a gp practice in brighton, which has now been closed. a man is convicted of planning terror strikes on key london sites just over a year after being cleared of a sword attack outside buckingham palace. clearing up yet again — people across northern england are frustrated and angry as flood defences fai

i'm shaun ley. the headlines at four... the first case of coronavirus contracted in the uk confirmed in surrey, and this afternoon, three more positive tests, bringing the total to 23. and in tenerife, a fifth case has been confirmed at the hotel that's been on lock down since tuesday morning. an emergency meeting in france, where the government has banned all events with more than 5,000 people after detecting 16 new cases. the most senior civil servant in the home office, sir phillip rutnam, resigns and says he'll sue the government for constructive dismissal after a public dispute with home secretary priti patel. i have been the target of a vicious and orchestrated briefing campaign. it has been alleged that i have briefed the media against the home secretary. this, along with many other claims, is completely false. a historic moment for afghanistan — in the last half hour, the us and the taliban sign a deal that will see the withdrawal of thousands of american troops. it's been revealed by the department of health that t

hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley. the headlines: 20 people are reported to have been shot dead and several others wounded in a mass shooting in north east thailand. jakraphanth thomma is a junior army officer, who killed his commanding officer before stealing weapons from a military camp. he is still at large in a shopping centre. five british people, including a child, have tested positive for the coronavirus at a ski resort in france. six senior conservatives write to tory mps to raise concerns about the government's decision to allow huawei to help build the uk's 5g network. 0fficials working on borisjohnson‘s pledge to recruit an extra 20,000 police officers say that they'll actually need to take on more than 50,000 as many are set to leave. the met office issues severe weather warnings for the weekend as storm ciara approaches from the atlantic. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, with me katie shanahan and katherine downes. the headlines this evening... grand slam hopes still

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 10. a plane carrying britons who had been trapped on a coronavirus—hit cruise ship injapan should be landing in the uk in the next hour. harry and meghan will stop using their sussex royal brand from spring, following their decision to step back from royal duties. bernie sanders warns president putin to keep out of american politics after reports that russia was trying to help the democratic presidential hopeful‘s campaign. mr putin is a thug. he is an autocrat. he may be a friend of donald trump, he is not a friend of mine. the met office warns the uk to brace itself for more bad weather with warnings of snow in scotland, strong winds and more rain on the way. some of england's top rugby union clubs back a new scheme being rolled out to help young boys spot the signs of mental—health problems. and coming up at 10:30, it's the travel show. we meet michael and his dog socks, who are turning heads as they take a motorbike trip across every state in the us. good morning. 32 british and europ