After a trip to Singapore Says hes fully recovered and thanks nhs staff. Last minute protests fail to stop a home office plane taking off as a group ofjamaican born offenders are deported from the uk. And a rare royalfoursome a show of force as prince charles, camilla, william and kate all visit a military rehab centre in leicestershire. And in sportsday at 6 30pm, more on Manchester Uniteds plans to trial safe standing at old trafford. Theyve applied to put rail seating in for a small section of fans. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The hs2 high speed rail line linking london to birmingham, leeds and manchester will go ahead despite already being behind schedule and over budget. The first phase of the line connecting london to birmingham with an additonal part up to crewe was due to open at the end of 2026 but the first trains may not run on the route until some time between 2028 and 2031. The next stage of the project up to manchester and leeds is not due for completion until some time between 2035 and 2040. The high speed rail line was supposed to cost under £56 billion that was the estimate five years ago. But a recent review said it could now cost more than £100 billion. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge is in birmingham for us this evening. The Prime Minister today promised a transport revolution, billions more for buses and improving cycling routes in england. We are told there will be more announcements in the coming weeks but improving our ageing and overcrowded railways wont be easy and it wont be possible, borisjohnson believes, without a new high speed railway, which could cost as much as £100 billion. Countryside cut up. Buildings demolished. After months of uncertainty, its on. So, today, mr speaker, the cabinet has given high speed rail the green signal. We are going to get this done. For those living along the route, the fight is over. Sandras family was forced to sell nearly half of their farm. Customers at their stables driven away. Its been in the family for about 90 years. Its turned their way of life upside down. What its doing to your health, the worry of it all, the worry on my side and my health, my family, ive got children, it would be nice to think that they could come into the business, but obviously, we dont know that now whether. What future it holds. But the new railway has already transformed the skyline in birmingham. Transport links attract investment. Hs2 will connect london euston to west london. The station here will interchange with crossrail, another late and over budget new railway. Then the high speed route moves north, through buckinghamshire and up through warwickshire. Therell be a tunnel here and at several other sites along the route. At solihull, therell be an interchange station with links to birmingham airport. The railway then divides at birmingham and onto crewe. The latter phases of the project, linking crewe to manchester and birmingham to leeds, via towns like mexborough, will be reviewed. The route could change to save money and to link it up more with other railways. He hasnt said where the moneys going to come from. Thats a big concern i have because hs2 was well over budget and it could waste all the money that could go to the regions. This is what birminghams main station will look like. Hs2 will reduce journey times to london by half an hour. And to leeds from birmingham by an hour. These apprentices already working on the project happy its going ahead. We need more infrastructure to match the growing countries like germany, china. To be able to say on my cv that i worked on hsz is kind of going to set me up for life, really. Hs2 was a real dilemma for his government, because the price tag ballooned. His pledge to cut the cost wont be easy, but he believes a transport revolution in britain will only be possible with a new high speed railway. Tom burridge, bbc news, in birmingham. And its notjust trains. The government has also pledged to boost spending over the next five years to improve bus and Cycling Services across england. Borisjohnson said an extra £5 billion would provide more frequent services and more affordable fares. Labour says the measures wont be enough to reverse years of conservative cuts, which caused thousands of routes to be axed. 0ur north of england correspondent danny savage reports. Darlington at lunchtime today. An abundance of bus Services Covering the town and many places beyond. Where we live, theres a bus about every ten minutes into town, and then a way of coming back, yes. Its excellent. So, frequent and reasonably priced . I would say so. Smashing, no problems. Ill go and catch this one. Head out of darlington to barnard castle, and again, theres a decent, regular service linking this Rural Community to its bigger neighbour. But getting elsewhere is problematic. So if i wanted to get a bus over to Kirkby Stephen, which isnt too far away, theres one at three oclock, thats all right, but there is a c next to it, which is. Ah, wednesdays only. We headed over the snowy tops into the neighbouring county. Welcome to cumbria, where Rural Bus Services in some parts of the county are virtually nonexistent. Many services have been axed over the last few years, as the county council withdrew funding due to budget cuts. This bus from Kirkby Stephen to penrith and back is tuesdays only. The operator says its a private Company Providing a public service. We dont make money off the bus services. We make our money from our private hire. The bus services, it covers the cost for a bus and it covers the cost for an employee. It doesnt make a profit. We do it as a community service. They also do it to tackle isolation. Teenagers here are jealous of their peers in big towns and cities. Theyre very lucky to live somewhere where they can do stuff and they can get to places a lot easier. They can go shopping, you know. Just do what they want, really. You can rely on your mum and dad to a certain point, but then theres other people who cant. Who dont have that same reliability with the parents. A report last year into bus services in england tells the wider story. Bus funding is almost £400 million a year lower than it was ten years ago. More than 3,000 local authority supported services have been lost or reduced, and 2113 have gone in the past year. The government is pledging money for hundreds of miles of new cycle lanes, too. A decade ago, Cumbria County Council spent nearly £2 million a year on subsidising buses. Now they spend nothing. Will todays announcement mean that such cutbacks will be at least partially reversed . Danny savage, bbc news, cumbria. 0ur economics editor faisal islam is in birmingham. Faisal, youve been speaking to the chancellor today, the government is pouring money into infrastructure, rail, buses, its quite a change of direction for the government . Yes, controversial says the Prime Minister, this decision, controversial because of the value for money and environmental considerations but i think they were a lwa ys considerations but i think they were always going to give this green signal because it isntjust a very fast train line. For the government, its a means of changing the economic geography of the nation. Its something that all our major competitive advanced nations have, fast lines between major cities. For major city leaders, its also a calling card for International Investors to help fund their regeneration is on these sorts of lines. I think it was always going to get the green signal eventually. These announcements come against the backdrop of a fairly sluggish economy. Yes, growth coming into the 20205 economy. Yes, growth coming into the 2020s wasnt roaring, it was whimpering, flat, zero growth in the last three months of 2019. If it wasnt for public spending, it would have been negative. Why . Particularly manufacturing and production sector has been hit by political uncertainty, hit by those brexit shutdowns in the car industry, by stockpiling. It has been volatile. Some signs that might have turned in december, some survey data particularly in the Housing Market but in this precise moment, the government acknowledging, the chancellor in an interview to me, too, saying those full border checks will be imposed in a years time on the manufacturing industry. The frictionless era over. That may be a problem for them. Our economics editor, thank you. The british businessman whos thought to have infected 11 people with the coronavirus say he has fully recovered and that his thoughts are with those he infected. 53 year old steve walsh from hove in east sussex remains in hospital. In china, where the outbreak started, the number of deaths has now passed the 1,000 mark. The World Health Organization says the virus will now be called covid 19, and warned it could be 18 months before the first vaccine becomes available. Catherine burns reports from brighton. Steve walsh is still in hospital, but says its just a precaution now. But brighton is dealing with the after effects of his infection, with two gp surgeries being closed to patients. Today, mr walsh has been named and has explained that he did everything by the book. But in the roughly two weeks between being infected and diagnosed, it was life as normal, including a trip to the pub. Its still open. Five staff have gone into isolation. But the pub says its worked with Public Health england, and that theres a minimal ongoing risk of infection. The disease now has an official name, covid 19. The government rates the risk level for the public as moderate. The situation will get worse before it gets better. We will be guided by the science. Be in no doubt we will do everything that is effective to tackle this virus and keep people safe. Mr walsh picked up the coronavirus at a conference in singapore. On his way back to the uk, he stopped off for several days at a ski chalet in france, where he passed the virus on to 11 other people. Five of those infected remain in france, and one man returned to majorca. Mr walsh and the other five british people came back to the uk. Two of them are gps, and two surgeries have been temporarily closed. Mr walshs neighbours are baffled by all the attention. His wifes told me on the phone that really hes not that ill. Um, she thinks its a complete, basically a load of rubbish, and that its no worse than flu, probably not as bad. But Health Experts are taking this seriously. This gp surgery has been closed for two days now for what theyre calling extensive cleaning. Down the road, another surgerys been closed, too. We know that one of the infected gps, katrina greenwood, used to work here, and there are other precautions in this town, like the nursing home thats closed its doors to visitors. Its just five days now since steve walsh was officially diagnosed, and he says hes well recovered. That is generally true for this virus. Most people tend to only get mild symptoms. Catherine burns, bbc news. In brighton. Police investigating the murder of the journalist, lyra mckee, in londonderry have arrested four men. The 29 year old was shot dead while observing rioting in the city last april. The new ira has admitted carrying out her murder. The first same sex couple to get married in Northern Ireland, after a landmark change in the law, have described the experience as surreal. Theres some flash photography in these pictures of the couple Sharni Edwards and robyn peoples, who tied the knot in County Antrim today. They have been together for six years. A home Office Flight deporting convicted offenders to jamaica has left the uk, despite a last minute legal challenge. 17 people were deported but 25 others were stopped by a court ruling, amid concerns that some detainees hadnt had access to legal advice. The government said all those being deported were jamaican nationals whod been convicted of criminal offences and given prison sentences of 12 months or more. Our Community Affairs correspondent Adina Campbell reports. Brook house near gatwick airport, where some criminals were held before todays planned deportation flights. The government hasnt named them or said where they flew from. Among the 25 granted a last minute reprieve is this womans husband, who was convicted of drug offences in 2012 and spent two years in prison. They have three Young Children together. She was on the phone to him as he was moved, late last night. All i heard was banging. Bang, bang, bang, lots of rustling around, screaming, shouting, and thats it, silence. The phone went dead. The stress and the strain that is put on people with immigration and home Office Matters isjust unbearable. You dont know whether youre coming or going, you cant plan in your life, you cant plan in your future, you dont plan in your life, you cant plan in yourfuture, you dont know plan in your life, you cant plan in your future, you dont know whether youre going to become a single mother overnight, itsjust youre going to become a single mother overnight, its just awful. And there were also final our protests outside downing street last night. Where campaigners, families, and lawyers were determined to put more pressure on the government, as a last minute legal challenges were under way. The court case from last night shows that there are also many individuals who have a claim to remain in the uk, particularly people who came as Young Children, who. Where the offending has been pa rt of who. Where the offending has been part of forced criminality. More than 5000 offenders were removed from the uk in total according to the latest figures. Of those, over 1600 were from countries outside the eu and around 3600 were eu nationals, thats two thirds of the total. But there is a crucial difference between the two groups. For eu nationals, the home secretary has to comply with eu law about a persons conduct and the level of threat they pose. So, its effectively topper for the government to remove eu nationals. Effectively tougher. But the timing of this flight has raised even more concerns. Less than two yea rs even more concerns. Less than two years since the windrush scandal came to light. But the government has defended its action. These people on this flight, they are all Foreign National offenders, not a single one of them are british, not a single one of them are members of the windrush generation, and it is absolutely right, if someone has committed a serious offence in our country and they are a Foreign National, that when they complete their sentence, that we deport them. Its still unclear where todays flight its still unclear where todays flight has landed injamaica, causing more distress for the families theyve left behind. Adina campbell, bbc news. The time is 6 17pm. Our top story this evening. The hs2 high speed rail link has been given the go ahead, despite concerns over spiralling costs and delays. And coming up, the cuban dancer Carlos Acosta talks about his new role with birminghams royal ballet. Coming up on sportsday in 15 minutes, well run you through the england test squad to tour sri lanka next month. Theres no place though for leading wicket takerjames anderson. Trade talks with the eu get underway next month, and theres not a lot of time to sort out the crucial deals. The transition period runs out at the end of december. Agriculture and farming will be high on the agenda. Negotiatiors will be looking to make sure that whats imported into the uk remains at a high standard. Theyll also want to ensure that what we export isnt hit by unfair restrictions. If a deals not reached, farmers could be facing huge tariffs on what they produce. 0ur Rural Affairs correspondent, claire marshall, reports. Lamb bleats this lamb is only half a day old. Born in the early hours of the morning, Michael Weaver was here in the lambing shed to make sure it survived. Eh, whats up with you . The rules that govern its life will soon be debated at the highest levels. A large proportion of uk lamb is sold to europe. If trade negotiations with the eu fail, he could face a 40 drop in the price he gets. I would certainly have to reconsider my sheep enterprise. Its as simple as that. Like i say, lambing at the moment, ive been lambing a month, doing 20 hour days. Quite honestly, i wouldnt see the point in getting up through the night to check lamb and ewes if necessary. There is also the crucial issue of post Brexit Border checks, which the government has now said is inevitable. They could create real problems for producers. Well, they absolutely fundamentally need a free and frictionless trading relationship with europe. It will only add costs to farmers here and costs to consumers, if we dont have that free and frictionless trade. Many farming businesses are looking for a larger slice of the international markets. This is single gloucester being crafted in the heart of gloucestershire. The team of cheesemakers is being led by daniela. Originally from bulgaria, she started working here 17 years ago. I believe people will make more effort now to sell our cheese and to go abroad, look for new. Places to sell it. So, for me, this is only positive. For the last four decades, rules made in brussels have shaped this landscape. Now, that ground is shifting. And the decisions farmers take will change, and this countryside will start to look different. Thats it. The trade deal haggling officially starts in less than a month. The hope is that a deal will help the british farming industry to thrive. Claire marshall, bbc news, gloucestershire. The authorities in sudan have agreed that the ousted president , 0mar al bashir, should appear at the International Criminal court. The announcement paves the way for mr al bashir to be sent to the hague to face charges there. Hes been accused of genocide and war crimes committed during a conflict in 2003, which killed 300,000 people in the Western Region of darfur. The prince of wales and duchess of cornwall have carried out a rare joint engagement with the duke and duchess of cambridge. The four royals all went on a visit to a military Rehabilitation Centre in leicestershire. It came on the day it was announced that the queens grandson Peter Phillips and his wife, autumn, are to divorce. 0ur royal correspondent Daniela Relph reports. It was a show of family unity, on a rare joint public engagement. The prince of wales and duchess of cornwall and the duke and duchess of cambridge. With no meghan and no harry, this foursome is now the public, working face of the royal family alongside the queen. Together, they toured the defence medical Rehabilitation Centre just outside loughborough. For william, the wheelchair basketball was a challenge. Luckily, today, dad was on hand to help improve his game. Although the expert view was harsh. He clearly hasnt played basketball for a while, and its a bit nerve racking in front of everyone but dad gave him moral support and he managed to get it in on the second attempt after a little push. There is no question these have been turbulent months for the royalfamily, but todays event here with two future kings front and centre shows the important the family places on stability and continuity. And there was no greater example of that than the queen, who came back to london this afternoon by train after her winter break at sandringham. But she returned to confirmation of the news that her grandson Peter Phillips and his canadian wife, autumn, are to divorce after 12 years of marriage. Their spokesperson said the decision was sad but amicable. And responding to reports that Autumn Phillips wanted to return to canada he said, both autumn and peter will remain in gloucestershire to bring up their two children where they have been settled for a number of years. Every family has its own share of dramas to navigate. Todays joint public appearance was a reminder that this is a royal family trying to Work Together and move forward after some very public difficulties. Daniela relph, bbc news, loughborough. He was born into poverty in cuba, and went on to become one of the worlds greatest ballet dancers. Carlos acosta describes his own story as a tale of rags to riches. He performed with the royal ballet for 17 years. Now hes taking on a new role as director of birmingham royal ballet. Heres our arts editor, will gompertz. Carlos acosta performing a pas de deux from the ballet don quixote. That was in 2013 when he was a principal dancer in the london royal ballet. Lots of time. Seven years later, the cuban superstar has swapped Covent Garden for Birmingham City centre. And, up and a newjob as the director of birmingham royal ballet. Whats the vision . So, i am up for collaborations, to come up with stories that could be represented in ballet that speaks about birmingham as a city, while keeping whatever we do, which is keeping tradition at the highest level. So you talk about the support and you talk about you supporting the city of birmingham, but the city of birmingham needs to support you. Yeah. And that means money. That means money, and i will say into the camera, that means money. No, definitely, because these are the big ideas. Ive got big ideas. But this is a council which has cut arts funding quite dramatically. Yeah, a big problem at the moment with that. Carlos acosta grew up in a poor neighbourhood of havana. Hed meet up with friends to go break dancing at which, as you can see, he was pretty good. Its a city that loves dance of all types, an everyday passion hed like to bring to his new home. I really am keen to go within the community of birmingham, just as simple as having talks and engaging people and engaging parents to come and really understand what ballet is about. It has this stigma which is very hard to break, that it is elitist and so on. I dont want a company that is so far up that its unreachable. And that means more diversity, both in terms of his company and its audience, but there is a caveat. One thing is clear, the most important thing should be talent and always. I think that should not be compromised. Here to here, extend it Carlos Acosta brings ambition and vision and a sprinkle of stardust. But he also brings a determination to take ballet to areas other companies have failed to reach. Will gompertz, bbc news, birmingham. Time for a look at the weather. Heres nick miller. A new storm on the horizon, storm dennis and we will look at that in a moment, but problems out there in the form of snow in places and this is the rain and snow radar from the afternoon, the blue is the rain, the white is where we see hail, sleet or snow and a lot of that is showing up as white and heavy snow showers over the hills of Northern Britain and there is concern this evening where we have a met Office Amber Warning across this part of southern scotla nd across this part of southern scotland with may be up to ten centimetres of snow falling quickly in the hilly areas. The m 711 runs through this area, so difficult travelling conditions but its not just here its elsewhere in scotland into the hills where there are heavy snow showers in parts of Northern England, the pennines and higher areas of Northern Ireland. And get showers overnight as temperatures dip away, he could turn icy in the morning with a few degrees either side of reason. Things look less busy for a time tomorrow although there will still be snow showers into the hills of scotland and wet weather pushing into the Northern Isles as well with one or two wintry showers for Northern England and Northern Ireland but if you are showers compared with the past few days and more in the way of sunshine and the winds will ease a little and it doesnt feel as chilly and there is certainly sun sign in the afternoon but cloud increases and in the midlands and wales showers break out and thats ahead of another speu out and thats ahead of another spell of wet weather sweeping north tomorrow night with the wind picking up tomorrow night with the wind picking up again. Its notjust rain, but some snow in the pennines and parts of scotla nd some snow in the pennines and parts of scotland and to relatively low levels for a time and it could be tricky for the thursday morning rush hour, then another rain bearing weather front moves in on friday but this deep area of low pressure for the weekend is storm dennis with more disruptive wind and rain on the way and surly the rain for areas that dont need any more, that is coming at the weekend and we will update you on that in the forecast over the next couple of days. There are plenty of weather warnings out there, and more details online. A reminder of our top story the hsz the hs2 railing has been given the hope go ahead despite concerns over spiralling costs. We can now join the bbc news teams where you are. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines 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 will deliver massive increased capacity for rail and north and south and south and north and allows us to go forward and develop Northern Powerhouse rail. Health experts have renamed the coronaviru. Its now covid 19, and they say theres a realistic chance of containing it, but a vaccine could take 18 months to develop. The british businessman linked to 11 coronavirus cases says hes now fully recovered but still in quarantine as ministers say all precautions are being taken. Last minute protests failed to stop a plane taking