Tonight at ten theyre beginning the journey home. Dozens of britons quarantined on a cruise ship injapan over the coronavirus. Theyve disembarked the diamond princess after more than two weeks confined mostly to their cabins. We are coming home, we are seeing our family and we cant wait, but also, in a way, its strange. It feels like it has been our home for all that time. Im live at tokyos international airport, where the plane that is supposed to be taking the evacuees back to britain is still currently on the ground. But their isolation isnt over. Back in the uk, theyll be quarantined again. Also tonight. Royals no more. Prince harry and meghan wont be allowed to use the word as a brand name. This is my diazepam
for this morning. Thats valium. Calls for more services to help those addicted to prescription drugs we have a special report. Never mind the hype can Britains Tyson fury beat Deontay Wilder to become a heavyweight World Champion . Dearjurgen klopp. My name is daragh. Im ten years old. And the Young Manchester united fan asking liverpools manager to stop winning games. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Just over 2a hours until the huge rematch between Deontay Wilder and tyson fury, with the weigh in tonight in las vegas. Good evening. Dozens of british citizens have finally been allowed to leave a cruise ship, where theyd been held in quarantine injapan for more than two weeks
due to the coronavirus. They disembarked from the diamond princess after being confined mainly to their cabins. Its thought about 35 of the 78 britons on board will be flown back to the uk overnight, and on arrival probably in wiltshire theyll head for quarantine, to arrowe park hospital, on the wirral. Well, our correspondent Rupert Wingfield hayes is in tokyo, where a plane is standing by to bring the britons home. Well, clive, that large aircraft you can probably see over my shoulder is the one thats supposed to be taking the one thats supposed to be taking the 35 britons back to the uk. It was supposed to take off originally about an hour was supposed to take off originally aboutan hourand was supposed to take off originally about an hour and a half ago. Why it hasnt we dont know. There have been a lot of big evacuation flights this weekend a lot of been delayed. The americans left five days ago, on monday morning. The australians left on wednesday. Theres been some criticism of the British Government for the length of time it has taken to organise this evacuation, but,
finally, at about 1 30am morning, they began leaving the ship and that evacuation operation finally got under way. Theyve had to wait longer than almost anyone else to get off the diamond princess, but tonight, finally, after 17 days of isolation, the british passengers were loaded onto buses and began their long journey home. On board one of these buses, Elaine Spencer and her husband. Before they left their cabin, they recorded this thank you message. Thank you to the government for deciding to bring us home. We are coming home, we are seeing ourfamily, and we cant wait. But also, in a way, its strange. It feels like it has been our home for all that time. Thank you. And hopefully we are going to be home and i will see my family, or ourfamilies, in the next couple of weeks. Bye bye. Bye bye. Nearby, in his cabin, Alan Sandford told me he and his wife are feeling the strain of such
a long confinement. We havent stepped out of this cabin since we were quarantined on the 4th february. Its now, sort of, the 21st. Even though the quarantine on the ship is over, were going to go on an aeroplane, get to the wirral and do another 14 days quarantine. Thats going to make about 31 days altogether. We are going to have to deal with it. Theres a lot of people that suffer worse than that in the world, but, wow, the thought were only halfway through it. It may seem a little unfair that the british passengers leaving the ship tonight are now going to have to spend another 1a days in quarantine when they get back to the uk, having spent two weeks or more shut in their cabins on board the ship. But what weve seen with the americans, and now the australians, is that some of the passengers whove tested negative for the virus when they left the ship, are now testing positive when theyve got back home. 164 australians flew back to darwin on wednesday. Two of them have now tested positive
for the virus and have been sent to hospital. As you know, we carefully screened everybody before they left the ship, before they got on the plane and during the flight. But as people also know there has been ongoing detection of infection on the diamond princess cruise ship over the last few days, so its not unexpected that some people might have been incubating the virus. Meanwhile, in south korea, the number of cases of the virus has leapt by 100 in the last 2a hours, and a second death has been reported. The outbreak is thought to have begun at this church in the city of daegu. The streets of the city are now empty and a massive disinfecting operation is under way. As dawn approached at tokyos haneda airport, the big plane sent to pick up the british evacuees was still sitting at the gate. The 35 british evacuees apparently onboard still
waiting a little longer for the last leg of their long journey home to begin. So, as we can see, that plane is still sitting on the ground. We dont know why its been delayed, hopefully its just a minor glitch and not something more serious. They will fly 12 hours to wiltshire and tra nsfer will fly 12 hours to wiltshire and transfer the buses for the long drive up the m6 to the wirral. So theres still a long and tiring journey ahead for the evacuees on board. Rupert wingfield hayes, thank you, in tokyo. Campaigners say much more dedicated support is needed for those in the uk addicted to prescription drugs. Almost a Million People on medication, including tranquillisers, drugs for insomnia, and nervous disorders have been taking them for at least three years, and, of those, more than half a million are on strong painkillers known as opioids, even though theres no evidence they help patients after 90 days. In the worst affected areas
of the uk, the nhs is now running campaigns urging people to seek help. But, asjeremy cooke reports, many are still struggling to get the care they need. This is my diazepam for this morning. Thats valium. Jim has a problem. Whats next . Antidepressant. A drug problem. Citalopram, carbocisteine, 0ndansetron. This is montelu kast, to help me breathe. All of these, all on prescription, several times a day. Nitrazepam, which is a benzo psychoactive. His life is dominated by his total dependency on prescription drugs. Morphine, which i take three times a day. I just. Including powerful opioid painkillers. Is this too much . This would probably overdose most people. Are you addicted . Yeah. Jim was badly burned when he was eight. The pain meant prescription painkillers. Hes still on them. 35 years, ive been
taking these every day. Do they work for you . Ill be honest, i dont know what works and what doesnt work any more. This pain map of england shows thatjim is not alone. Theres a very clear north south divide. Manchester University Research reveals prescription painkiller hotspots in our poorest communities. And patients staying on the drugs often for way too long. We are seeing an increasing amount of patients using opioids for long term. But using for long term, theres no evidence to prove they work. All i could think about was the pain and the medication and it consumes your life. Jazz is 23 and already with a ten year history of using prescription painkillers. Her hip dysplasia brought serious, chronic pain. Her doctors knew that opioids, pregabalins and other drugs could relieve the agony. But, forjazz, there was a heavy price to pay. I was a child that got put on this through no fault of my own. And now ive got to go through all of this. Coming off the medication was a million times harder than any of the surgery stuff. Shed become hooked, and with no nhs service available, the best on offer was a place at a centre for street drug heroin addicts. It was suggested for me to go on methadone to get off my prescribed medication. What did you make of that . Ijust thought it was a bit ridiculous, treating an opioid with an opioid. Itsjust another thing to get addicted to. Jazz is now getting help from her gp and campaigning to stop others getting hooked. In sunderland, that campaign is being piloted on the streets an indication that things are changing. The government now requires addiction warning labels on prescription opioids. But those advising mps want structured, comprehensive support for those at risk. We need a helpline so people can get hold of information, get hold of help. We need a Referral Service so gps can refer you to
an expert who can help you. And we need doctors to have access to alternatives, so people dont have to be put on the drugs in the first place. Just morphine in a patch. So ive got one on each arm. Its help thatjim could use. Hes tried hard to come off his medication, but the withdrawal has made him too sick. If i took heroin, theres about 20 services i could use. With this. Wheres the service . Theres none. Because these things will ruin your life. It is hard forjim to accept that he will be on drugs for the rest of his life. Harder still to accept the series of medical decisions that led him here, to all of this. Jeremy cooke, bbc news. The duke and duchess of sussex have confirmed theyll stop using the word royal as a brand name, after giving up their official roles as senior members of the family. The decision means the couples application to trademark sussex royal has been cancelled,
and their Non Profit Organisation wont be named sussex royal foundation. 0ur royal correspondent jonny dymond is with me. When they announced that they were going to go it alone, this wasnt what they wanted, was it . No, not at all. Look at the difference between that bombshell statement in early january and the situation we have 110w. January and the situation we have now. Then they were talking about carving out a new progressive role within the royal family, carving out a new progressive role within the royalfamily, about collaborating with members of the family, about fully supporting her manjust queen. Family, about fully supporting her man just queen. They thought they could have a half in, half out role, 110w could have a half in, half out role, now its clear there is no public royal role for them at all, no tours, no public duties, no military commanders, not even use of the word royal. Now, people will say Buckingham Palace has one macro the queen has put herfoot down, but Buckingham Palace has one macro the queen has put her foot down, but the truth is you either have private independent lives, or you have a
royal life. You do not have both. And harry and meghan will very soon be royal no more. Jonny dymond, thank you. Jurors in the Sexual Assault and rape trial of the former american Film ProducerHarvey Weinstein have been told to continue their deliberations, into a second week. Thejurors had asked thejudge if they could reach split decisions on two of the five charges. Butjustice james burke said they should continue to try and reach unanimous verdicts on all the charges. Proceedings will resume again on monday. A man who was stabbed inside the Central London mosque during afternoon prayers has been speaking about what happened. Rafaat maglad had just led the call to prayer yesterday when he was attacked. A 29 year old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Mr maglad says he forgives his attacker. 0ur religion editor, martin bashir, has more. Morning. Worshippers arrive at the London Central mosque, responding to fridays call to prayer, which on this occasion
is not delivered by the man whos been doing so for the last 25 years. How are you feeling . Nursing his wounds, 72 year old Raafat Maglad arrived after worshippers had taken their places in the very hall where just 2a hours ago, hed been attacked. A man in red, seemingly part of the congregation, pulled a knife. Mr maglad had joined the congregation and was following the lead of an imam. So, the imam said, allahu akbar. He lifted up his head. I was halfway, when i felt Something Like somebody hitting you with a brick. Its something very. It is not the stab that i. It is very terrible, you know . I cant even. You know, all my body shook. And i recognised that the blood started to flow. A 29 year old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and mr maglad was taken to nearby
st marys hospital, where his injuries were assessed. They have four stitches. And he referred me to mri. And the mri detects the nerve, because if it is damaged then i cant lift my arm. My arm is very heavy. The mosques Leadership Team says that while it advises all worshippers to remain vigilant, it doesnt want to turn a sacred space into a fortress. And despite yesterdays attack, its doors remain firmly open. Martin bashir, bbc news, at the London Central mosque. A woman who supported the banned Terror Group Islamic state has admitted plotting to blow herself up in an attack on st pauls cathedral. Safiyya shaikh, a 36 year old muslim convert from hayes in west london, pleaded guilty to preparing an act of terrorism by asking an Undercover Police officer to supply bombs. From next year, owners
in england of wood burners, stoves or open fires will no longer be able to buy wet wood or coal to use. The ban will be rolled out as part of the governments efforts to cut air pollution. Ministers want the public to use cleaner alternatives. Heres katy austin. Cosy and relaxing. The fire in teds front room here in buckinghamshire heats most of his cottage. Its the only heating weve got, really. If you had a gas boiler or something. I think it would be more expensive that way, yeah. He uses smokeless coal and dried out, seasoned wood the less polluting options. But burning wood and coal in the uks 1. 5 million open fires and stoves contributes 38 of harmful fine particle emissions. For example, a wood burner churns out 6. 7 grams per hour. By comparison, a modern hgv emits just 0. 5 grams and a modern diesel car even less at 0. 17g. The wood on this pub fire is dry
and seasoned so it should be a bit better for the environment, but its the most polluting types of fuel that the government will ban in england, the wet wood often found in bundles a bit cheaper that you find in a petrol forecourt or garden centre. Selling traditional house coal will also be phased out with local authorities in charge of enforcement. The estimates have been that we can achieve about a 50 reduction in emissions if we switch from wet wood, which can have up to a pint of water per kilogram of wood, into properly dried and seasoned wood for domestic combustion. This is where ted and the pub get their dry wood from. Log supplier keith supports the upcoming ban but doesnt believe everyone will comply. This pile here is ready to be cut now, because its well seasoned, its been here nearly two years. Do you think the problem will be solved with this ban . Not immediately because theyve got
nobody to enforce it. While people are offering cheap wood, people will buy it and this is the trouble. Concerns have been raised about the impact on Rural Communities and stretched local Authorities Say they need enough funding for the extra responsibilities, but the government insists the move is necessary to address the burning issue of air quality. Katy austin, bbc news. Prince charles has visited pontypridd in south wales, to meet residents and businesses affected by severe flooding following storm dennis. Elsewhere, heavy rain has caused flash flooding today in parts of scotland. This was scene in paisley. And theres more rain forecast this weekend of rain, with the met office issuing a yellow weather warning for parts of Northern England and scotland. Theres a lot of hype
and a lot of hoopla, ahead of whats being billed as the most anticipated heavyweight boxing match in almost 20 years. In the early hours of sunday morning, the american fighter Deontay Wilder will take on Britains Tyson fury in their long awaited rematch. After their press conference earlier this week turned violent, theyll be weighing in separately. 0ur sports editor, dan roan, has more from las vegas. It wouldnt be fight week in vegas without the posturing, the posing and the promotion. But when push comes to shove, in a city built on hype, theres a real sense that tyson furys rematch against Deontay Wilder could just live up to the billing. 1a months ago, the first meeting produced an epic. Fury, out boxing his opponent and then somehow surviving a ferocious 12th round knock down, before a controversial draw. Now, these two unbeaten heavyweights have got it on again. I think this is the biggest fight in the last 50 years. Ive got his number, because he put me down and he couldnt keep me down. And that must be playing on his mind. Because everybody else, hes knocked out, apart from the gypsy king. So, yeah, im coming foryou, baby. But the bronze bomber is known
as one of the hardest hitters in boxing history remarkably, 41 of the americans 43 victories coming by way of knockout. And now wilder wants to cement his status as the dominant force in the division. This is the moment in time that we have all been waiting for. The biggest fight of both of our lives. Unfinished business, as i call it. And i cant wait. Not since the great lennox lewis beat Evander Holyfield here in vegas some 21 years ago has there been such anticipation ahead of a heavyweight rematch. And now, another british fighter will hope he can deliver on the grandest stage of all. I think its going to be an unbelievable fight. I think if tyson fury comes out there and says he wants to try and knock him out in the first couple of rounds, he will probably try it. You know, hes that type of guy to do that. But if that doesnt work for him, then he will resort back to his boxing, and then well see, you know, tyson fury moving around, doing all kinds of different things. And maybe leading with the jab a bit more. Here in the boxing capital of the world, there are hopes fury wilder 2 could break all pay per view records,
and return this division to the status it enjoyed during its glory days. This, a rivalry breathing new life into the sport. We are told they will be kept well away from each other when they meet atan away from each other when they meet at an event which is open to the public, and they will be kept apart because of the son scenes when they engaged in some pushing and shoving earlier in the week. In truth, this fight does not need any kind of stu nt to fight does not need any kind of stunt to help sell it, it really sells itself. What is in store should be a boxing occasion to savour, a fight for the ages. It is very rare, of course, these days to have two great heavyweights coming up have two great heavyweights coming up in have two great heavyweights coming upina have two great heavyweights coming up in a rematch at the height of their powers. But that is what is in store here in vegas tomorrow evening. If tyson fury can complete a remarkable personal journey
evening. If tyson fury can complete a remarkable personaljourney and prevail, it will be another important step closer to a potential mega fight against fellow brit anthonyjoshua for the mega fight against fellow brit Anthony Joshua for the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world. The nhs and Care Services are facing a staff shortage, caused in part by falling migration from the eu, and those vacancies could be even harder to fill in the future after the government announced this week low skilled workers wouldnt be granted visas from next year. But now the nhs in england is hiring 10,000 School Leavers, whove been given training by the charity the Princes Trust, which has highlighted concern among Public Sector employers that jobs are becoming harder to fill. Our home editor, mark easton, has been to birmingham to look at the scale of the problem. With record levels of people in work in britain, Many Employers are struggling to fill vacancies, particularly in relatively low paid roles in the expanding health and social care sectors. Ive heard the same complaint for decades british youngsters are reluctant to apply for entry level roles in the caring
professions because they fear the work they fear the work would be too demanding for the money on the prospects. But equally, ive met many young people who say that without qualifications, they are ignored in thejobs market. Can you tell us what tasks you think you would be carrying out on patients . As a healthcare assistant, i think i would be carrying out washing people. Meghan left school with virtually no qualifications and has been rejected for countless jobs since. I didnt think i would ever be able to become a healthcare assessment or even get a job in the nhs, because i had one gcse. Now, though, shes getting support from the Princes Trust, part of a new scheme funded by the charity, and the government, aiming to get 10,000 jobless School Leavers into the nhs. Before, i wasnt getting interviews, and that really, like, put me down, like, i didnt feel i was confident enough. And youve got a Job Interview later today . I have. Im excited for it and its
all thanks to the Princes Trust. Lets say youve been e mailed, youve got a Job Interview, what would you do. . The key to the Princes Trust approach is the individual support they give every young person. It is a big commitment, but i think its what makes our programme so successful, because of that personal touch. The challenge is going to be taking that personal touch and applying it at scales, you know, to thousands of young people, isnt it . I agree, it will be a challenge, but bring on the challenge, i say. Roisin has taken advantage of the Princes Trusts personal approach. Now working as a healthcare assistant in birmingham, she admits the nhs can appear a daunting prospect. You think hospitals, and its, like, people being sick. I got a piece of the action, basically, and ive been loving it ever since, honestly. The nhs is the largest employer in the west midlands, but with many unfilled vacancies,
the service is working harder to recruit youngsters who were not High Achievers at school or college. There are lots of young people who struggle to access the kind of careers and opportunities that we offer, and the opportunity of this partnership is to reach out to those young people and to prepare them for careers with us. Too often, poorly qualified young people are written off. But for megan, a new chapter is about to be started. After her interview, she was offered the job she craved in the nhs. Mark easton, bbc news, birmingham. Now, for rival football fans, how do you try to stop liverpool winning all their matches . Well, if youre daragh curley, whos ten and a Manchester United fan from County Donegal in ireland, you simply write to the liverpool managerjurgen klopp. In the letter, daragh asked, would it be possible for klopps team to lose a few games . As emma vardy reports, no one was more surprised than daragh
when jurgen klopp replied. Dearjurgen klopp, my name is daragh. A letter from a fan just not a fan of liverpool. During a writing project at school, daragh raised a grievance. I support man united and the reason im writing is to complain. Liverpool are winning too many games. If you win nine more games then you have the best unbeaten run in english football. Channeling the frustrations of millions of supporters, he made a sincere request. The next time liverpool play, please make them lose. You should just let the other team score. I hope i have convinced you to not win the league or a match, ever again. I thought if i wrote to 0le gunner solskjaer, that wouldnt really make a difference. So, i thought i had a better chance of writing tojurgen klopp to stop him winning. The plea was received byjurgen klopp, the man who has transformed liverpools fortunes, now unbeaten in 43 premier league games. At the teams press conference
today, klopp said that he liked daraghs letter even though daragh was not on his side. It wasjust nice. It was nice, it was cheeky. Ihad. I said we had time that day, so i read. The letter and i replied. Unfortu nately, on this occasion, he wrote, i cannot grant your request, not through choice anyway. We have lost games in the past and we will lose games in the future. The problem is, when youre ten years old, you think that things will always be as they are now. But theres one thing i can tell you as 52 years old, its that this most definitely isnt the case. Before i opened it, i thought it might be jurgen klopp, because it had royal mail on the stamp. My mam was like, no, its not. And then i open it, and it wasjurgen klopp. While, to daraghs disappointment, liverpool are still on course for premier league glory, he has probably done more interviews today than mr klopp himself, which, like football, shows you how unpredictable things can be. Emma vardy, bbc news. Thats it. Now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. Have a good night. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im jane dougall. There wont be any more of this between heavyweights wilder and fury ahead of their big re match. 0rganisers say they wont face off against each other at the weigh in. Eddiejones says his captain 0wen farrell comes from a unique family as they prepare to welcome his dad, whos the ireland coach, to twickenham. And what has given the usually rather stern tottenham mananger a fit of the giggles . The weigh in for one of the biggest fights in 30 years is about to take place in las vegas. Heavyweights Deontay Wilder and tyson fury will meet for the second time on saturday night, but they wont be allowed to do the traditional face off tonight after the weight in, because there was pushing and shoving at their press conference on wednesday. 0ur reporter ade adedoyin is in las vegas with Deontay Wilders trainer. Were just getting ready to go the arena. My first thing to ask you is how is beyonce . There a lot of Deontay Wilder. Things slow down so after the way in he will be able to get his rest and his energy will come back to a height and pitch by tomorrow night. What did you make of the decision of them being on stage together but no shop where they look into their eyes for the final time . I think they would have been fine if we had on the face off, but if they didnt want to do one air on the side of caution, were good. Everybody knows that theres more than hype. Its not about the hype. Its about two quality fighters. Both undefeated fighting each other because they want the biggest fight. That is what is selling this. flight that is what is selling this. Flight of this magnitude is notjust physical. There is a mental side of thing as well. How do you maintain his emotions and keep everything in check . I think it really comes down to experience helps a lot. If you remember when Floyd Mayweather would fight people he would say what are they gonna do when they get on the stage . They didnt really understand until they got there instead of 100 people want an interview, its 2000. And set up to people wanting an autograph, its 2 million. Its an enormous thing, but experience is the best thing out all. Of all. Hes been coming up on 11 heavyweight title defences, so no one is better prepared to deal with the situation then Deontay Wilder. Last