Today at 05 00 growing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. Chinese authorities confirm the death toll has climbed to 26 as they struggle to cope with the increasing number of patients. Here, the governments emergency cobra committee. Officials say they want to trace 2000 people whove flown into the uk from china in the last fortnight. Well have the latest guidance from the chief medical officer. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. A coroner says the death of this baby at a Maternity Unit in kent was wholly avoidable. Words cannot do itjustice but we have suffered a lot over the last couple of years and we hope that todayis couple of years and we hope that today is the start of a new
beginning for us. Harry dunns family say theyll continue their fight after the us refuses to extradite the woman accused of causing his death. A woman who was attacked byJoseph Mccann, one of the countrys most dangerous sex offenders who was wrongly released from prison, tells the bbc shes never received an official apology. Iam doing i am doing this interview because i know a lot of the victims are not in any know a lot of the victims are not in a ny state know a lot of the victims are not in any state to do it. Unfortunately, i am. Iam any state to do it. Unfortunately, i am. I am older and have had a good life and i am not letting it ruin my life. Fortunately, i am. The United Nations is appealing for International Help after east african countries experienced the biggest locust invasion in decades. Are you master copperfield . Are you master copperfield . |i are you master copperfield . I am indeed. How do you do . And an all star cast for the reworking
of a classic dickens tale. Find out what mark kermode made of the personal history of david copperfield, and the rest of the weeks top cinema releases, welcome to the bbc news at 5pm. I am jane hill. The governments Cobra Emergency Committee has met to discuss the outbreak of the coronavirus. 14 suspected cases in the uk have tested negative for the virus, but officials are trying to trace around 2000 other people who have flown in to the country from china in the past two weeks. The virus originates in china, where 26 people have died so far and hundreds more have been infected. People are being stopped from leaving the city of wuhan, the centre of the outbreak, and there are severe
travel restrictions in several other cities. But cases of the virus have already been reported in neighbouring countries including japan, vietnam, thailand, south korea and singapore, as well as the United States, and today a case was confirmed in nepal. 0ur china correspondent Stephen Mcdonell reports from beijing. You cannot move around china at the moment without being aware of this crisis. Screening is in place around the country. Public celebrations marking the Lunar New Year is being cancelled and most people are welcoming Decisive Action from the government. Translation china is a very strong country and can definitely control this virus and a back seat will be developed, we are very confident a back seat will
be developed. I think this will be going away in the near future. Like sars in going away in the near future. Like sars in 2003. I think it going away in the near future. Like sars in 2003. I think it will disappear by itself. Where the outbreak started, hospitals are stretched to the limit. A stress on the system are starting to take its toll. Translation that youre fever and a cough, i ready i am infected. Wuhan isa and a cough, i ready i am infected. Wuhan is a large city with a large population. The city itself cannot withstand the peak of the virus alone. It needs the whole support of the country. China has released footage of the new quarantine area been quickly built. Chinas new years eve is a much more quiet at this year than it normally would be. In most cities, there are very few people on the streets. It seems a lot of people do not want to leave their homes forfear of lot of people do not want to leave their homes for fear of catching the coronavirus. Instead of a mood of celebration, it is one of trepidation. With many wondering just how bad this problem is going to become. The potentially deadly coronavirus is not to have spread from animals in documents at a live Produce Market in wuhan. Officials have looked in the city of ii Million People to try to slow down the speed of the signal spreading. Translation the sickness spreading. Every work has one, we can export now cases from here. We can export now cases from here. We can stop it from spreading nationwide. Export no more cases from here. If they can get through this new year without their mother loved ones falling ill, they will be
pretty ha p py loved ones falling ill, they will be pretty happy without the or their loved ones falling ill. The chief medical officer for england Chris Whitty Met with the governments Cobra Emergency Committee earlier. He reassured people that the uk is well prepared if a case was to be confirmed. We think that there is a fair chance we may get some cases over time. Of course, this depends on whether this continues over a long time or whether this turns out to be something which is brought under control relatively quickly by the considerable efforts of the chinese government. I think we should definitely see this as a marathon, not a sprint and we need to have our entire response based on that principle. That is the chief medical officerfor england. Principle. That is the chief medical officer for england. We are going to talk to someone who is living and working in wuhan. Mike beharrell is an Ice Hockey Team coach working with children in wuhan. He moved to the city
in april last year. Thank you so much for talking to us. How are you doing and what are you doing with your time . Actuallyjust spending some time in the apartment and pretty much Just Practising spending some time in the apartment and pretty muchJust Practising my chinese, so that is about it. For the moment, not going out. They have told us to stay off the streets, so we have done that and it is basically just we have done that and it is basicallyjust income. We have done that and it is basically just income. So we have done that and it is basicallyjust income. So you have been staying at home for how long . Just staying home. Been staying at home for how long . Just staying home. They notified us, the company i work for notified yesterday so i have been. I went and got groceries yesterday morning as soon as they told us, in case there is a little bit of a panic when it comes to food supplies, but it was not too bad, so since yesterday morning, just staying home and staying off the streets now. But to give out enough for how long . How long do you think youre going to be
confined to your flat . For sure i know we are told that we are staying away from work until at least the 3lst away from work until at least the 31st of the month, so at least very few days anyway. We will see what happens after that. And you said that supplies were reasonably well available. Give us a sense of what is everyone doing what youre doing . With anyone frantic . Where people out in the supermarkets are stocking 7 out in the supermarkets are stocking up . Yeah, there are definitely people going out. I was out early as soon as they told me and they had already set up at the Police Checks with the temperature scans, so they are screening people before they go into the stores and that was up. That is a slow process, a lot of people trying to get in. Then the supermarket itself was sort of fill, but everything was orderly, everything was good, there was lots to be had yesterday, so there was
really no concerns. It is religious, getting enough that i dont have to go back out for a few days. Yes. It is really good. It is amid frustration, how would you describe it . This is an amazing place, a wonderful city, great people. Ijust feel sad that it has happened for the city, for country because it is, honest to god, a very good place, so it came on pretty quick. And your wife went back to sweden, where youre from. Just by chance, a couple of weeks ago, by definition, youre going to be a part for some time, it would seem . Yeah. It was sort of a little bit lucky that she had gone back at that time, so the news broke, we heard that there was a little bit of a virus in the city, but nothing to worry about and then she left about ten or 12 days ago,
almost two weeks now. Yeah, she was fortu nate to almost two weeks now. Yeah, she was fortunate to get out when she did. It is really good of you to talk to us. Thank you so much for your time. I will let you get back to practising your chinese, as you say. Thank you very much indeed, good to talk to you. Mike, an ice hockey coach who has lived in wuhan for around nine months. Now confined to his flat. Lets discuss potential vaccines, perhaps. Sarah gilbert is a professor of vaccinology at oxford universit, and joins me now from our oxford studio professor, thank you for your time. Im interested in your broad reaction. I hope you could hear or who was in wuhan. What is your take on his expense and how the chinese authorities are handling this . On his expense and how the chinese authorities are handling thi57m on his expense and how the chinese authorities are handling this . It is going to be very difficult to contain this outbreak now. A lot of people are infected, it has spread widely and we know that people can be infected with the virus and remain remained well for some days
and potentially transmitted to other people, so i think it is going to be quite a while before anybody is really allowed to have around freely in the infected cities. We are speaking to you because youre partly pa rt speaking to you because youre partly part of a team that has developed a vaccine for a similar condition, as i understand it, perhaps you can explain what you have been working on . Where working together with a Small Company based in oxford and happy working on a vaccine against another firm of coronavirus, mainly in the saudi arabia, but there have been outbreaks in another country as well. It is a very similar virus. The vaccine that we have been working on has been in development for a couple of years now. We had any Clinical Trial with very good results. We are able to show that the volunteers that to be vaccinated ina the volunteers that to be vaccinated in a Clinical Trial developed a strong immune response to this after a single dose. That is important
because if we need one that can work on this new coronavirus, we need a vaccine that we can only give it once, giving lasting protection. Im so sorry to cut your. Were just going to cross another entirely. The appearance of harry dunn just there, just picking up. There are very strong words from the government on this. I have been talking with harrys family about what the next steps a re harrys family about what the next steps are and it will take some time to consider what the governments next step should be, but i am working on it with my colleagues in government and we are all determined to see justice done for harry. I cannot comment any further. We just
heard the news last night. It was obviously very disappointing. I will be seeing what more can be done on behalf of harrys family. Can you give us an idea of how it has affected you and us and uk relations . I have expressed my disappointment on behalf of harrys family, but also really importantly for the local Community Near to the idf base, it is very concerning raf base this was a tragic Road Accident at its heart, which does u nfortu nately accident at its heart, which does unfortunately happen, all the time, right across the world, but in this instance, the fact that there is no justice for harry makes the pain of losing him so much worse and it is that that we have to address. What was the atmosphere like in that meeting . I do not want to comment on
that meeting. It was, of course, very cordial. The relationship between the United Kingdom and United States is a very and long standing and very good relationship. And we do have frank conversations, but i do not want to comment on that meeting here. Thank you very much. Denied extradition when it has been requested by the uk, the . extradition when it has been requested by the uk, the . I cannot actually specifically answer that question at the moment, but as i say, following the news that they will not extradite that individual, i will be looking into there sorts of questions on behalf of harrys family. And what about talk of Julian Assange and that there would be some kind of swap . Julian Assange and that there would be some kind of swap . I cannot comment on that. There have been strong words from the home office, justice office, there is a key name missing there. Does borisjohnson
wa nt missing there. Does borisjohnson want to say anything to the family . The Prime Minister is very much on the side of the family to see justice done for harry. All of us in government are working towards that end. How are you feeling at the moment . The meeting went well with andrea. There are points that she has given us that she is going to give away and has fully assured us that she will be working on and we are very much feeling supported by herand the are very much feeling supported by her and the rest of the government, so her and the rest of the government, so it is going to take time. It is not an overnight thing, but we will get there . We will get there. Forever if we have to. She will come back, we do not know when, but she will. She had to come back. It is the only bad thing to do. Diplomatic immunity or not, does not cover somebody to it is the only right thing to do. It is does not cover
somebody under the law with what she has done. It does not matter how long it takes, ourfight has done. It does not matter how long it takes, our fight forjustice for harry will not waver. Our determination is probably stronger fiow determination is probably stronger now than it was before. If that is even possible. Yeah, we were not shocked, not at all. You have all said that he hoped that the meeting will be followed up by action do you feel that this is what is going to happen . Yes, we do. And he has fully assured us that the points that she has gone through with us today will be taken has gone through with us today will be ta ken forward has gone through with us today will be taken forward and will be followed up. They are fully on our side and they will push as much as they can to get justice for harry. What do you hope will happen . That she will come back. I do not understand how she can live with
yourself and carry on with her life and drive. I do not understand that. She must be made of different stuff to us. She has to come back, one way or the other. Do you have any idea of what action could be taken to get that final in . We do, but we are leaving that with andrea. It is not for us to comment on. We do feel fully supported. That has a nice position to be in. Youre very strong to keep campaigning like this and to go through all these meetings. How do you guys hold it together . For harry. It really is that simple. We get asked that question so many times, but when youre fighting to achieve a promise that you made, it really is that simple. You make a promise to your children, you do not break it. You raise them to be honourable, so you honour them. If, under tragic circumstances like this, that you lose them. Hardy work as we are now
calling it is probably the most rewarding thing we have ever done in out rewarding thing we have ever done in our lives harry work. It is relatively easy because it is your child had nothing will stop you from looking at for your child ever. The site was hoping you would run out of steam, as it were. If the us side we re steam, as it were. If the us side were hoping it would run out of steam. What would you say to that . No chance. It really is that simple. I will make it my lifework if we have to. We are well. They can beat me down as much as they want to. Every hurdle they the habit anyway so every hurdle they the habit anyway so far, whether it has been here or there, we have kept fighting and we managed to get over those hurdles. There has been talk about the action the uk government could take, but what about action you and your supporters might think about taking . This approach is already putting
another blockade together at the raf base on the 2nd of february. I do not think we could even stop that fiow not think we could even stop that now if we tried after last nights news. The social media pages and beyond have gone. Erupted all over again. They are utterly disappointed, shocked. The amount of messages that we have had today in support has been come again, overwhelmingly immense. Well just keep fighting on. There are all sorts of things going on in support of us and lots of fundraising ideas still coming up. We and them will just keep going. What strength do you take from that support . So much. It would be hard to quantify it. It has just. It would be hard to quantify it. It hasjust. Apart from harry, it just keeps you going. Every positive message to get, every bit of support that you get from here, from the usa, there is a school in tanzania
that have got all of their children wearing green headbands and they had sent photos through. It is literally worldwide. We have photos coming from new zealand, texas, australia, south africa, russia, you name it. They are coming from everywhere. That support is just they are coming from everywhere. That support isjust more fuel and more energy to keep going. If the secretary of state in the us was listening to you now, what would you say to him . He blocked that extradition. Just to find some humanity. To to the right thing. We have been saying it all along to anne sacoolas. She has not been listening, clearly. Mike pompeo has that ability to send her back. Just be humane. It has a difficult position for you. A fine line, surely, to walk, been cabinet yourself. What would you say to mike pompeo . I am here to represent
harrys family. And getting justice for them is absolutely essential. This is a tragic Road Accident and there is no way that a diplomatic immunity was designed to allow somebody to leave a grieving family who are genuinely heartbroken about the loss of their child. To be able to walk away from that. I think that is the heart of this. That is what were talking about here. |j is the heart of this. That is what were talking about here. I am freezing. Thank you everybody. A very strong and passionate statement. I from harry very strong and passionate statement. Ifrom harry dunns mother. Again the family reacting to the news that the us will not extradite anne sacoolas. They will not allow that extradition. Harry dones mother they are standing alongside andrea leadsom, the business secretary, who is the
familys mp. Shalit is saying that she feels supported by her and the government but essentially making the point that she will not simply not give up charlotte. We do not know when shes coming back, but she will come back, she said of anne sacoolas. Her son, harry will come back, she said of anne sacoolas. Herson, harry dunn, was killed last august, died last august in that a traffic accident. He was out on his motorbike, out on the road just outside a Us Military Base in northamptonshire when he was hit bya in northamptonshire when he was hit by a car. He died at the age of 19 at last august. In essence, his mother saying that as far as she is concerned, the familys fight continues. Now, Joseph Mccann is considered one of the countrys most dangerous sex offenders. Last month he was jailed for a minimum of 30 years for kidnapping and raping women and children in the north and south of england. It emerged that he had been wrongly released from prison when he committed his crimes. Now, the first of his victims to speak publicly has told the bbc that she has never received an official apology and she believes senior figures should be held to account for probation failings which led to mccanns mistaken release. Shes been speaking to our home Affairs Correspondent, june kelly. Held captive in this car is the first of the women Joseph Mccann kidnapped and raped. In the fortnight that followed, he targeted another ten victims. The youngest, a boy of ii. The eldest, a woman of 71 who has now spoken to us. He said ive got a knife. Ive killed somebody this morning. Like all rape victims, she has anonymity, but in this first interview by any of mccanns victims, she describes how he abducted her as she got into her car. I shouted get out of my car , and he punched me in the face and he said im sorry,
im sorry, and he shouted at me, i wouldnt want to do that, ive got a grandma. Mccann was already wanted for attacks in watford, london and lancashire when he turned up at this supermarket in greater manchester, hunting for his next victim. And it was in the car park that he punched and abducted the grandmother. He forced her to drive onto the motorway. She was kept a prisoner in her own car for four and half hours. Mccann stopped the car and raped her. He also kidnapped a 13 Year Old Girl off the street, forced her into the car with them and sexually assaulted her. The older victim took her chance when mccann fell asleep. She pulled off into a service station. I was working out all the time i was driving, how am i going to get out of this situation . And i knew i wouldnt outrun him, and i knew i had to get to where there would be a lot of people. So i drove right up to a group of people, just got out and ran
towards them and said ive been abducted. The girl got out as well, and he ran after me and wrenched the keys out of my hand and drove off in the car. Joseph mccann was eventually found hours later, hiding up a tree. It emerged, that at the time he was roaming around the country raping women and children, he shouldve been in prison. A man with a history of violence, he had been wrongly released. Joseph mccanns case represents a catastrophic failure by the criminaljustice system. But this victim says theres one thing she hasnt received. Have you ever had an apology . Ive never had an apology. It wouldve been nice to have had something a bit more personal, i think. For somebody to come and see me or send a letter or something, just something that recognises the victims, really, isuppose, yeah. Following mccanns mistaken release, two probation staff were sacked, one demoted. But all those who suffered at the hands of mccann have paid the price for a system in crisis, according to this victim. Its always the front line workers who get disciplined, and that Probation Office was understaffed, it had low morale, and that was because of the changes that have been brought in by grayling. Thats Chris Grayling . Chris grayling. Who brought, who privatised part of the patient service, privatise part of the probation service. And i think people who made those decisions at high levels should be brought to account. In response, Chris Grayling, the formerjustice secretary, who was responsible for the part privatisation stressed that mccann was under the supervision of the National Probation service, which remained in the public sector, and wasnt part of any privatisation programme. He said the problems in this case were down to the operational failure of a small number of staff. When it comes to the lack of an apology, the ministry ofjustice says it recently began making contact with the victims. Im doing this interview because i know a lot of the victims
are not in any state to do it. Fortunately, i am. Im older. Ive had a good life, and im not letting it ruin my life. They were young women and children, they have got that for the rest of their lives. That lady was speaking to her home Affairs Correspondentjonah kelly. The time is 27 minute passed by the june the time is 27 minute passed by the june kelly. The time is 27 minute passed by the june kelly. The prince of the time is 27 minute passed by the june kelly. The prince of wales has started his visit to bethlehem with the historic walk with christian and muslim leaders. A palestinian welcome for the prince. This is his first time setting foot in the occupied palestinian territories. He did not travel far, but it is a different world from israel, where he spent yesterday. A diplomatically delicate day started at the only mosque in the old city. Charles, he wrote once in english, then again, in arabic. A short and somewhat chaotic walk through the old city. After the mosque will come the church of the nativity, and its the proximity of the two that brings charles here part of his decades long effort to bring faiths together. Inside one of christianitys holiest places, a chance to see the spot where christians believejesus was born, and to hear first hand of the struggle of christians in the middle east. We are doing our best to survive,
to fight against every difficulty at this situation. It is a struggle Prince Charles has spoken of many times. More meetings, more greetings, and a time to express his concern for the challenges palestinians face. No one arriving in bethlehem today could miss the signs of continued hardship and the situation you face. And i can onlyjoin you, and all communities, in your prayers for a just and lasting peace. A short trip, but an opportunity to see for himself the lives of palestinians and the religious mosaic of this part of the middle east. Finally a personal moment to his grandmothers grave. Princess alice asked to be buried on the mount of olives overlooking the holy city. And today, Prince Charles paid his respects. Jonny dymond, bbc news, bethlehem. Some yearsjust coming some years just coming through from a correspondent in belfast. The former deputy first minister of Northern IrelandSeamus Mallon has died. He was the best person to hold that post in the newly developed government that followed the good friday agreement and he was one of the people involved in the negotiations that led to the good friday peace agreement. He has died at the age of 83. We will just we willjust pause right now as ever at this time, we will catch up with the weather prospects, here is lucy martin. Thanks, jane. As we go
through this weekend, we have got change on the way from the quiet weather weve had through much of the week to something much more u nsettled. The week to something much more unsettled. Through tonight, we will hold on to a good deal of that cloud though, some missed, some hill fog, summer, the cloud big enough for some spots of rain or drizzle, a few clear spells feeding into the far south into the early hours, and here, he could turn locally chilly, but for most, it will be a frost free night. We start the week and then with plenty of cloud, so a bit ofa then with plenty of cloud, so a bit of a grey note, but there will be some missed and hell fog around as well. I think there might be a few more brighter spells for england and wales as we move through the day, but a predominantly cloudy day with highs of 9 10d and neck celsius. Later in the day, we will see rain pushing into the far northwest, and that pushes its way south east as we move into sunday. Here is the change i was talking about. So heavy bursts of rain, brighter skies feeding and behind for Northern Ireland, western scotla nd behind for Northern Ireland, western scotland in particular, and we will see the temperatures dipping away here, holding up in the double figures though ahead of that front. Bye bye. This is bbc news. The headlines. Chinese authorities confirm the coronavirus death toll has climbed to 26 people. Here officials try to trace 2,000 visitors who have flown to the uk from wuhan in the last fortnight. A coroner has said that the death of a baby at a hospital in kent in 2017 was wholly avoidable. Harry dunns family say theyll continue their fight for justice after the us rejected an extradition request for the woman accused of causing his death. She will come back, i dont care how long it takes. Ourfight she will come back, i dont care how long it takes. Our fight forjustice for harry will not waiver, you know, our determination is probably, if anything is stronger now than it was
before. If thats even possible. The United Nations is appealing for International Help after east african countries experienced the biggest locust invasion in decades. More to come, including of course the film review, at quarter to two, but lets catch up right now with all of the sports news. Lizzie Greenwood Hughes has that, and extraordinary times in melbourne, lizzie. Extraordinary times. We will come to that in a moment, jane, but first of all, extra ordinary times, u nfortu nately first of all, extra ordinary times, unfortunately again for an stokes in south africa. He could be in trouble again after appearing to verbally abuse a spectator during englands final match of the test series in johannesburg. Stokes had just been caught on two before the game was stopped for a bad light with england, 192 4. As he walked off the pitch, he was clearly heard reacting to some heckling from the crowd. Appearing to use obscene language
towards a spectator. Under the icc code of conduct, the use of an audible obscenity during an international is a level one offence, which carries a fine. Earlier in the series, stokes team it was fined 15 of his match fee after verbally abusing a batsman. Well, as you said, its been a busy day and a day of shocks and the womens singles at the Australian Open tennis. Serena williams is out while the 15 year old coco has knocked out the defending champion. Naomi and the first round match in melbourne. The american teenager took just 67 minutes melbourne. The american teenager tookjust 67 minutes to beat in straight sets. I still wouldnt say im used to this. It was my first time, so i was trying to before my match get over that hump playing on a court ive never played before on. At such a big stage. But, yeah, it was a great match, playing naomi, i mean, going in today, ijust knew it would be a good match. Shes a player and a good match. Shes a player and a
good person, and i thinkl good match. Shes a player and a good person, and i think i said this in my last press conference, but win or lose, i think i was going to be satisfied with todays match, just because when you play someone like that and play a person like that, you cant be too disappointed after a loss, because shes been so nice to me. Another significant moment in the mens draw as well with the champion federer surviving a scare as he fought back from the brink to beat the unseeded john in a fifth set tie breaker. The unseeded john in a fifth set tie brea ker. Patrick geary the unseeded john in a fifth set tie breaker. Patrick geary reports. Very few people get warm welcomes when playing australians in australia. Roger federer is one of them. He and melbourne had a global icon against their own local curio, butjohn is a tough nut on a hard court. Hes been federate on this surface before, he forced the first break and seized the first set. Melbourne sat up, federate sucked up. The second set went to a tie break, settled by the gentlest of better touches. Thats why they love him. He took the third two, we
have seen the story before, so if you would have expected the twist. The world number 47 maneuvered this into a decider, it hurtled into a tie break. Melbourne was getting better, nine years ago, he almost retired. Now he had federer at his mercy, four points ahead, it might only take two shots to win the match. This could have been one of them. That chance had gone, federer fights best when hes standing on the cliff edge. Match panic over. Like all true superheroes, he left his escape as late as possible. Patrick geary, bbc news. Now, this season will be the richest ever for ladies European Tour golfers. There will be record prize money and more events will be record prize money and more eve nts tha n will be record prize money and more events than ever before. Players will now compete for more than £15 million, thats up by more than 4 million, thats up by more than 4 million from last year. And a record for the tour, the number of tournaments has also increased by seven, taking the total to 2a this year. 15 of those are in European Countries like sweden, which will now be hosting two events. Finally, ta ke
now be hosting two events. Finally, take a look at these pictures from the monte carly rally, monte carlo, crashing his car in the mountains. Somehow, he walked away from this. The estonian driver lost control, careering off the road through a section where speeds can get up to 110 mph. Miraculously, he and his co driver escaped without injury to my even more remarkable when you see that footage they are of the carflipping when you see that footage they are of the car flipping over. Thats all the sport for me for now, we will have more for you later on bbc news, including sports day at 6 30pm. Join us including sports day at 6 30pm. Join us then. Thank you very much, lizzie, thank you. A coroner has found that the death of a baby at a hospital in kent was wholly avoidable Harry Richford died. A week after he was born at the Queen Elizabeth the queen mother hospital in margate, in 2017. The coroner said neglect contributed to his death. Significant concerns have been raised about Maternity Care at the east Kent Hospitals nhs trust after a bbc investigation revealed seven preventable baby deaths had occurred since 2016. Our social Affairs CorrespondentMichael Buchanan reports. We didnt get to hold harry until the day that he died. Im so glad we got to spend those seven days with him and see him. And nancy was a real we didnt get to hold harry until the day that he died. Im so glad we got to spend those seven days with him and see him. It means he was a real, living human being for those seven days, and that means everything to us. Tom and sarah should have their toddler son buzzing around them on their see sidewalk, but a catalogue of maternity failures robbed the young couple of harry within days of his birth. If harry had brain damage similar to what he had when he died, and he was under my care during those seven days, i would be held accountable for that, but nobody has at the hospital. It all went wrong in this Maternity Unit, over a two hour if harry had brain damage similar to what he had when he died, and he was under my care during those seven days, i would be held accountable for that,
but nobody has at the hospital. It all went wrong in this Maternity Unit, over a two hour period one november night. First, a locum doctor, described as out of his depth, delayed delivering the baby. The coroner said he should have never been in charge that evening. He never had his cv checked by a consultant, as was the process. It doesnt feel like a very safe culture or a safe environment, if thats the case. Harry was born pale and floppy, but he wouldve survived and been healthy if a paediatrician hadnt failed for 28 minutes to properly resuscitate him. Everyone in theatre was panicking. The anaesthetist came up to me and said to me im going to put you under general anaesthetic, and i was glad that he was going to do that, because i didnt want to be in that room any more. Ive had to live without for a long time, because it meant that tom had to the room, having seen harry be resuscitated, because it was not a nice atmosphere to be in, and it was panicked. It didnt feel like anybody was really in control. Gravely ill, harry was transferred to a nearby intensive care unit, but he never recovered, and his parents were advised to turn off his life support system. It is the worst week in our life, in some respect, because you dont want to make that decision for your baby, but at the same time,
you dont want your baby to grow up not having a good quality of life. East Kent Hospitals trust today apologised for the care that was provided. East Kent Hospitals trust today apologised for the care that was provided. They didnt address, however, why they initially recorded harrys death as expected, and had refused for months to tell the coroner of his case. Both decisions would have meant they faced less scrutiny over the care they had provided, but they didnt account for the determination of harrys family to get to the truth. Now personally vindicated, their focus today was to ensure other families dont suffer as they have. We dont want this to be like all other prior cases, which we heard about yesterday when the news broke, there were a number of cases which the bbc investigated and they found out all of those cases, had they learned from those cases, we wouldnt be stood here today, because harry would still be alive and well. Michael buchanan, bbc news, kent. Labours leadership hopefuls will hear later today if theyve received the backing of the powerful union unite. The organisation is a major
financial backer of the party and is deciding who to endorse this afternoon. Our correspondent nick eardley is following events for us. Hejoins me from he joins me from the venue where they are discussing it and explain why this is so important and who they might be thinking most seriously about, nick . We should find out for sure in the next 5 10 minutes, jane. I would find out for sure in the next 5 10 minutes, jane. Iwould be find out for sure in the next 5 10 minutes, jane. I would be amazed if its not rebecca long bailey, the executive is pretty left wing. Its widely thought that they will rubber stamp nomination for rebecca long bailey, they arejust rubber stamp nomination for rebecca long bailey, they are just finishing up long bailey, they are just finishing up their meeting at the moment. So asi up their meeting at the moment. So as i say, we will know very shortly. Why does it matter . Two reasons. Firstly, its one of their biggest labour donors so getting their endorsement will be seen as a big boost both financially and politically. For whoever gets their backing. Secondly, for rebecca long
bailey, if she does get that nomination, as we expect, it puts or within touching distance of the final ballot. The labour process is pretty complicated, you need to get enough mps backing at the first time of asking, the second hurdle is to get the backing of a couple of unions and an affiliate group, or lots of local parties. So far, kier starmer, lisa nandy are definitely on the ballots. So far, rebecca long bailey is just on the ballots. So far, rebecca long bailey isjust short on the ballots. So far, rebecca long bailey is just short of it. In fact, i think mccluskey will come out and tell us know who they are backing. Ina tell us know who they are backing. In a second anyway, lets have a listen. Writes, i will speak to this camera, and that i will take questions. First of all, thank you very much for waiting. Can i first of all say that myself, personally, and the executor would like to send out and the executor would like to send our best wishes to kier starmer and his family for what hes going through at the moment. I can tell you that Chris Matheson did him very proud in deputizing for him. But the
united executive have overwhelmingly endorsed rebecca long bailey as their candidate for leader, and also richer burden as the candidate for a deputy leader, it was the view of the executive that rebecca has both the executive that rebecca has both the brains and the brilliance to ta ke the brains and the brilliance to take on boris johnson. The brains and the brilliance to take on borisjohnson. Shes incredibly committed, very strong in her beliefs of vision, for uniting the party, and indeed, taking that vision to the rest of the country, winning back our heartlands, but also speaking about the aspirational needs of the whole of our nation. So, we look forward to seeing what happens from united point of view, or whoever the members vote for, we will of course support strongly, as we try to defend ourjobs, our members, and our communities over the next five years. So we will leave mccluskey there, but as our correspondent was saying, as expected, knitterrdly making the point that it would be highly unusual if rebecca long bailey was not given the backing of the unite union, and that is indeed what has happened, so rebecca long bailey given the backing of that union and we find out of course on april the 11th who the new leader of the labour party is. Borisjohnson has added his signature to brings eu withdrawal agreement. He called the signing of the agreement a fantastic moment, which finally delivers the result of the 2016 referendum. The document will now travel back to brussels, the uk will receive a copy come in the uk will receive a copy come in the original will be stored in a brussels archives, along with other international agreements. Now, lets have a pause and have a look ahead to sports day to night. Coming up on bbc news, 15 years old, and knocking out the defending champion, coco goff beats naomi a sakai to
reach the fourth round of the Australian Open, and on a day of shock, Serena Williams is beaten by chinas wang chang as her weight for winning 24th grand slam title continues, but Roger Federer survives a huge scare to make it through. We will have the best of the action from melbourne coming in from johannesburg, where there were a mixed fortunes for england on the opening day of the final test against south africa. Thats all in sports day at 6 30pm. Now im bbc news, its time for the film review. Hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. To take us through this weeks cinema releases is mark kermode. Good to see you mark, what have you been
watching . Interesting