A very warm welcome to the programme, great to have you with us. I will brief you on all you need to know and today, all you need to know and today, a survey has found almost one in three americans say they have used on line dating apps or websites and 12 say they found a serious committed relationship. I would like to know what is your experience . Let us know what you think. Bbcthebriefing. Welcome to the programme. We start in china where coronavirus is claiming more and more lives. Authorities say at least 630 people have died in the number of people infected and is spiked more than than 30,000. Its been confirmed that a chinese doctor was one of the first to raise concerns about the outbreak has died of illness. Earlier there was confusion about the fate of doctor mark doctor li wenliang when his death was first reported and denied. That speak to our correspondent in beijing. Stephen, what more do we know about this doctor . His death is certainly posing a Major Political headache for the government. I mean, he, in the government. I mean, he, in the early stages, tried to warn others about the coronavirus outbreak and went on social media, informing some of his university classmates that a group of people had come into their hospital with this virus. He thought it was sars at the time. The police took him in and castigated him for spreading rumours. He and his other early whistleblowers have now been cleared by the Supreme Court in china however you can imagine how angry people have been here because the government in wuhan, if it had listen to these people who are trying to sound the alarm back in december, then those early days and weeks wouldnt have been lost. So now that this person firstly was punished for trying to tell the truth about a disease has ended up dying himself because hes been treating patients who have the coronavirus, has been the source of a lot of sadness here in china. Leading many to question whats gone wrong with the system here which has led to the series of events unfolding the way they have. Stephen, to pick one small example of how problematic this virus is. This cruise ship that stopped in a japanese port, virus is. This cruise ship that stopped in ajapanese port, and the numbers of people catching it on board that ship are continuing to rise despite steps that theyve taken to try and stop it. Well all over the world, governments are now taking more and more strict measures when it comes to people who are arriving with coronavirus and in japan, people who are arriving with coronavirus and injapan, the ship was told, people cannot leave the ship because there was seem leave the ship because there was seem to be people with the coronavirus. Unfortunately the longer that ship has remaining quarantine, the more people have now merged with the virus. Whats not clear is whether they already had it before that ship docked. 0r they already had it before that ship docked. Or as a sort of result of remaining quarantine, is sick this is sort of spreading around this ship. But again, it shows the concern the authorities have. I dont know what other choice you do have if you are running a port or an airport or a if you are running a port or an airport ora train if you are running a port or an airport or a train station or whatever if someone presents himself with the coronavirus. In terms of the numbers, one of the things thats really worrying policymakers, you mention the official figures saying that tens of thousands have this virus in china. Scientists think the real number could be ten times that. Thats because some people have mild symptoms, they are still carrying the virus, they dont go to the hospital to be treated and yet they are able to pass on this potentially deadly sickness to other people. This is why were not sure just how bad this Health Emergency is going to become right across the world. Thanks very much for the update. President trump has confirmed that United States forces have killed an alqaeda leader in a counterterrorism operation in yemen. Qassim al rimi, leader of extremist alqaeda the Arabian Peninsula had previously claimed responsibility for a shooting at enable our station in pensacola where three s sailors were killed. Qassim al rimi is a significant figure in alqaeda globally. He was involved in afghanistan and yemen, leaving this particular group of the past five years. His predecessor was killed in a us drone attack, attacking himself has evaded capture over the past five years. This group in yemen is considered one of the deadliest, considered that way by washington so if true, to use white house words, eliminated, this will be seen as good news from the perspective of the United States. President trump a p pa re ntly states. President trump apparently ordered this counterterrorism operation and he is saying in his statement that this group was responsible for unconscionable violence against civilians in yemen, and says numerous attacks against the United States, its forces, and the president concludes this statement and i suppose this statement and i suppose this is the message the American People, the backdrop, the political message if you like, we will continue to protect the American People by tracking down and eliminating terrorists who seek to do us harm. Let me brief you on some of the other main stories making news. Four days after the counting of votes in the iowa caucus hit by technical problems, the Democratic Party has formed announced that Pete Buttigieg defeated bernie sanders. Head of the Democratic Party tom parris has called for re canvassing of the disputed caucus following the chaos. At least two illegal miners have been killed after a shaft collapsed at a gold mine in central zimbabwe. A rescue operation is under way to bring 20 other trapped miners to the surface in the town of kwekwe. It isa surface in the town of kwekwe. It is a big source of income but largely unregulated. 22 miners were killed nearby a year ago. Authorities in columbia have announced the death in a prison hospital of one of the countrys most notorious, the Drug Cartel Boss popeye velasquez. He worked as a hitman for the medellin drug boss pablo escobar. He admitted to killing 300 people and involvement in around 3000 murders. Ranch farmers angry about new environmental rules dumped tons of manure outside offices in lyon. They are protesting against nontreatment zones, where farmers are banned from using pesticides. The farmers say the band has an impact on their harvest and incomes. It took City Cleaners all day to remove the slurry. Lets talk about cuba. The bumpy ride continues for the taxi and food delivery giant. Uber. Latest figures show another huge jump in uber. Latest figures show another hugejump in revenues, up another hugejump in revenues, up 37 in the last three months of 2019. Its promise to be profitable by the end of next year but for now, still losing a lot of money, over 8 billion last year. With ms ian anderson, chair of the p. R. N. Lobbying company cicero group. Its amazing that invensys does have such patients. There has been a lot of patience with this company, its quite extraordinary. The losses are still absolutely eye watering. But its a tech company and investors seem to be prepared to give Tech Companies quite a lot of patience. The new chief executive since uber floated lot of patience. The new chief executive since uberfloated in the summer of last year, has done a really important re crafting of the strategy. Its not just about growth for the sake of growth, its about profitability. The shares are up profitability. The shares are 0 profitability. The shares are up 5 overnight and they are up because he is saying that he reckons the company can become profitable by the end of this year. Rather than the market expectation which was by the end of 2021. Shares are up about 40 since a low in november of last year. But they are still below the price where they floated in the summer of last year. Its interesting because some of their losses have come about because of the investment they put into uber eat. The on line food Delivery Market is becoming increasingly crowded and competitive. Do you think that was a smart move . Will it end up paying dividends for them . Well, by their own admission, they launched it as pa rt admission, they launched it as part of the growth story. It actually offloaded their uber eats operation in india in the last few months. Its all about focusing on profitability. I was in new york recently and theyve launched the uber copter, a helicopter you can ta ke copter, a helicopter you can take from the airport into central manhattan. Its all about profitability in the headlines but they are doing some growth related things. Mentioning uber copter, iwas somewhere they were operating in anjustforfun, somewhere they were operating in anjust forfun, but said, i will see how much it costs and it doesnt give you a price estimate. Someone said to me, you only take the uber copter if you dont need to know the price. A german state premier elected on wednesday with the far right afd says he will stand down to pave the way of the election of Thomas Kemmerich in the eastern state of your india prompted national outrage. Angela merkel called it unforgivable. This could be something of a record, the shortest premiership modern germany has ever known it wasnt initially expected. Thomas kemmerich had first said he would stick to his guns and not stepdown but what was also not expect was the fact that the afd would back a state romeo. The caused outrage. Pressure built all day on Thomas Kemmerich and his party and there were protests, there was outrage of across the political spectrum which meant this decision seemed unavoidable and Thomas Kemmerich did stepdown which means there will be fresh elections. But the outrage in the protests a re elections. But the outrage in the protests are just a symptom ofa the protests are just a symptom of a wider problem. The fact that the afd, that far right party which is so controversial in germany, is done so well and former communist eastern germany means the political system there is fragmented. The other strong parties the radical Left Wing Party which Angela Merkels centre right refuses to work with either. That means the big tent parties and Angela Merkels part in that region are struggling to form a government. Thats why we are seeing such unstable governing coalitions. The crisis is not over eitherfor Angela Merkels party and her ce ntre left Angela Merkels party and her centre left partners in government nationally. Both sides are outraged about what happened and said points to broader failings happened and said points to broaderfailings within happened and said points to broader failings within the party. Were going to see ramifications of this not only in that region of eastern germany but also nationally. And within Angela Merkels party herself. Damien mcguinness there. Do stay with us. Mcguinness there. Do stay with us. Still to come, automation nation. How even the bartenders injapan are being replaced by robots. This is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. After his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of Ayatollah Khomeini on iranian soil. South africas white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. And the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. Four, three, two, one. A countdown to a critical moment. The worlds most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. And apart from its power, its this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. Two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. One of them called it a piece of cake. Thousands of people have given the yachtswoman Ellen Macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo around the world non stop. This is the briefing. 0ur headlines this hour. The death toll from the coronavirus rises once more as the doctor who warned of its dangers dies from the disease. The white house claims American Forces have killed qassim al rimi, leader of the Extremist Group al qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Prince andrew has asked to defer an honorary military promotion which he would have otherwise received on his 60th birthday. Last november the duke of york step back from royal public duties following the over his friendship with jeffrey epstein. Following a career in which he famously saw action during the falklands war, the duke of york retired from the navy into thousand and one full but it is a tradition that senior members of the royal family continue to receive military promotions as they get older, even if, in reality, they were never going to advance to the very highest levels of command. Prince andrew was said to follow his siblings charles and and and become an admiral when he turned 60 on february 19. But Buckingham Palace says the prince has asked the ministry of defence to defer his promotion for now. In a statement, the palace said that by convention the duke of york would be in line for military promotion on his 60th birthday. Following the decision by his Royal Highness to step back from public duties for the foreseeable future, the duke of york has asked ministry of defence if this promotion may be deferred until such time that his Royal Highness returns to public duty. It appears that the duke may still intend to accept the promotion in the future, perhaps when or if the backlash against his friendship with the sex offenderjeffrey epstein dies down. For now, andrew remains very much a nonworking royal, even though his official website still says he is. But in a further sign of his now diminished status, the government has told local councils that they are not required to fly the union flag on his birthday, as they do for other senior royals. Westminster abbey says it will still ring the bells to mark his seventh decade. And here is our briefing on some of the key events that are happening later and over the few hours coming. Emmanuel macron will unveil his countrys new strategy on nuclear deterrence. Later in belgium, members of the youth acclimate organisation will skip school to march in brussels to draw attention to ocean pollution. And later in the us, democratic contenders will take part in a tv debate in New Hampshire ahead of the states primary next week. Time now for all the very latest from the bbc sport centre. Hello there. This is your friday sport briefing where we start with the football news that there was a shock in spain is competition as real madrid we re is competition as real madrid were knocked out. An Online Player from madrid scored the opener and they could have been 40 opener and they could have been 4 0 up after one was disallowed. An early finish but sociedad moved through. Barcelona had a bad night as well. A late goal saw their competition progress. Phil mickelsons four shots off the lead after the opening round of the pebble Beach Programme in california. The 49 year old who isa california. The 49 year old who is a five time winner of this event bogeyed the 15th to go with his five birdies while canadian nick taylor is a two shot lead overall, carding a round of six birdies. The Second One Day International between england and south africa is on friday but there will be no geoff archer in that match or for the next three months. Joffra archer. Match or for the next three months. Joffra archer. He has a stress fracture in his elbow to south africa have a lead as it heads to durban. The fed cup qualifiers get under way on friday with eight in eight matches in total. Japan have never won this event since they debuted in 1964 while spain have lifted the trophy five times. The two time grand slam winner, 0saka, orface competition later. The 22 year old has struggled on the surface. It is really hard to play against her on clay so i know it will be tough and i have to play another player i have to play another player i have lost clay after that. Just a few difficult matches. I am super excited, i love to play ina group super excited, i love to play in a group atmosphere. Germany will start the saudi tour as the overall leader after finishing second on stage to. He went one better on stage three with a powerfuls rent finish. He now has a three second lead over his portuguese competition. This has been catching our eye on social media. The Kansas City Chiefs victory parade after winning the super bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. During the open top parade through the city, the start quarterback launched Club Merchandise into the crowd which people did their best to catch. This man kept his eye on the prize so much he also ran into a parking metre. He was quick to enquire later on social media about how the fan was feeling but he was fine. He certainly. Paid the price. You can get all the latest news at our website. From me and the rest of the tea m from me and the rest of the team that is your friday sport briefing. For decades we have been warned about the potential perils of automation, rapid technological advances leading to many people being replaced by robots in the workplace. If you think it is a phenomenon devoted only to manufacturing or heavy industry, think again. In japan, robots are getting everywhere. When it comes to bartenders, this is probably the sort of thing you have in mind. Smartly dressed, skilful and attention to detail. Experts in libation and lubrication. But this is a bartender of the 21st century. A repurposed industrial robot ready to take your order. Translation there is a Labour Shortage problem in the restaurant sector and we installed this to solve the issue. In addition to that, we hope to create a system where humans and robots can work together. This particular robot is nothing if not versatile. It can pour you a beer in 40 seconds, makes you a cocktail inside one minute and can also chat about the weather, reading its customers expressions using Artificial Intelligence software. For some, it is even better than the real thing. Translation dealing with people can be a hassle. With this you can just come, get drunk and go home. Each robot costs around 80,000, roughly equivalent to the annual salary of three human bartenders. So come in, take a seat. Let mr robot pour you one for your baby and one more for the road. Before we go, meet the titanium tabby who was found on the streets of a siberian city in the blistering cold. Look at this. His four paws were com pletely this. His four paws were completely frozen and he would have been the latest victim of siberias unforgiving winter if he had not been found by Animal Protection volunteers and brought to a pioneering russian vet who has fitted him with prosthetic pause made of titanium. He is clearly still getting used to his new pins. All the best for the cat. Stay with us here, we will be back with us here, we will be back with Business Briefing in a few moments. Before that, id like to run through responses to our twitter question, a survey that one in three americans say they have used Online Dating apps or website and 12 said they found a serious relationship sitting i wanted to know about your experiences. Many of you have beenin experiences. Many of you have been in touch and we had charles who said i had a go but to no avail in my 40s but bumped into a great lady when i visited buxton in person, just by chance, and ended up moving there. I think we are becoming a lonely nation and rely on the internet for social activity so i guess that trend of Online Dating will fill that gap. Jason says four years in may for me and my boyfriend rupert. And lisa says i met my husband of nearly three years online in 2012 and we have just had our first baby. Congratulations. Thank you for watching. Business briefing in a few moments, do not go away. Hello there. We have got some very windy weather on the way, and over the next few days, the wind will pick up day by day. On friday afternoon, we could see gusts reaching 50 or 60mph around Western Areas of scotland, but the winds become much more widespread on saturday for both scotland and Northern Ireland and the wind will get stronger as well. Gusts reaching 60 or 70mph, potentially disruptive gusts of wind. Worse is to come. On sunday, storm ciara arrives, bringing strong winds across all of the uk but the strongest reaching in excess of 80mph, damaging winds are on the way. We winds are on the way. Have some patches of frost around we have some patches of frost around at the moment but increasingly as the breeze picks up across the west that will lift the temperatures. That is how we start the day on friday fourth a fair amount of sunshine on the childs but for Northern Ireland through the afternoon clouds over with patches of rain coming in here and at the same time we will see the wind strength and in western scotland, reaching 50 or 60 mile an hour dust as we head through the latter part of the afternoon. Through friday night this band of rain will push its way eastwards across the uk. Quite a windy night across the whole of the country, to be honest. The race rain country, to be honest. The race rain will ease to showers later on. Mild night with temperatures no later than ten in norwich and london. 0nto the weekends fun and games, saturday is a bright to the day with some sunshine but the wind sta rts with some sunshine but the wind starts to pick up as a band of rain blows into ireland and scotland. Snow over the hills in scotland and we could well see some disruption to transport than for these areas and with those strengthening wind it will start to feel colder. West is to come on sunday with the storm arriving off the atlantic. Here it is and it will bring multiple zones of strong wind across the country. The first, a band of rain, a cold front and on and ahead of this rain we will see the wind peak, quite squally indeed. And then another zone of strong wind on the southern flank of the area of low pressure. The wind will be nationwide, potentially disruptive just about anywhere but the wind could peak in excess of 80 miles an hour and thatis excess of 80 miles an hour and that is what we are really worried about because that will bring some transport disruption, particularly on sunday and we could also have some power cuts as well as trees are blown over into a few powerlines. This is the Business Briefing, iam ben this is the Business Briefing, i am ben bland. This is the Business Briefing, iam ben bland. The this is the Business Briefing, i am ben bland. The bumpy ride continues. Uber is taking more than money than ever but profits are still a long way off. Plus from metropolis to ghost town. How the coronavirus outbreak has hit shanghai. And on the markets, equities fell in asia after a long rally last week. Investors took profit and are taking for some us jobs data on friday. That will give us data on friday. That will give us is snapshot