Wednesday. A rather unorthodox royal welcome for meghan who delivered a message of International Womens day. Value and appreciate the women in your lives and set the example for some men who are not seeing it that same way. And as 290 million children missing school as part of the world and lockdown, my dateline london panel asks if coronavirus can bring permanent changes to the way we live, that is in half an hour here on bbc news. Good morning my apologies for sneezing through the headlines the Italian Government has announced a massive lockdown affecting millions of people in northern italy. Ski resorts, cinemas, gyms and nig htclu bs resorts, cinemas, gyms and nightclubs cannot open in the region of lombardy and restaurants and cafes can put customers must sit a metre apart from each other. Around 60 Million People in the region are now in quarantine as part of the stringent new measures introduced to tackle the spread of what is officially still called covid 19 at 16 Million Peopl
Afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm. Trading on wall street was halted immediately after stock markets crashed creating an automatic cutout. No need to panic buy the government says it remains focused on containing the spread of the coronavirus as the Prime Minister chairs a meeting of the governments emergency committee. There is absolutely no need for anybody to stockpile or anything like that. We are in Constant Contact with the major retailers. Italys Prime Minister says his country is facing its darkest hour with 16 Million People in quarantine. The trial begins of alex salmond former first minister of scotland on charges of Sexual Assault and attempted rape. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport with jane dougal. It has been confirmed and added the six nations match between france and ireland has been postponed because of fears of the coronavirus sewing the tournament into disarray, but as it stands, wales against scotland a man in cardiff will go ahead. Thanks jane,
The new chancellor rishi sunak will deliver his first budget on wednesday. I look at what we know, and what we dont. A bbc breakfast investigation reveals Safety Cameras on smart motorways arent continuously monitored. We have a special report. Manchester united beat rivals city in the premier league. They were helped by a calamitous piece of goalkeeping from citys keeper ederson as united won 2 0. A final farewell to royal duties. The duke and duchess of sussex will carry out their last public engagements as senior members of the royal family. Are bright but chilly start of the first can meet commute of the week. Much wetter. Details on brea kfast. Week. Much wetter. Details on breakfast. A bright. Its monday 9th march. Our top story Boris Johnson will chair a cobra meeting of senior ministers to discuss the countrys response to the coronavirus following the uks third death linked to the illness. Public Health England confirmed yesterday that a man in his 60s, with Underlying Health p
Ijust wanted to know how long the coronavirus lasted on various surfaces . She coughs if somebody infected with the virus coughs in their hand and then touches, say, this cash machine, its possible that it could become contaminated. And thats the same for this bank card and this money. Its estimated that it takes up to 72 hours for the virus to die on a hard surface, but its slightly quicker on Something Like fabric. A huge amount is still not known. The first cases of the virus emerged just three months ago. But perhaps the best advice is the simplest wash your hands with soap for 20 seconds, cough or sneeze into a tissue. If you dont have a tissue, use your sleeve. Throw tissues in the bin, try not to touch your face and avoid close contact with people who are unwell. For most people, this Coronavirus Infection will be mild. But for a small proportion, it is much more serious. These are Uncertain Times and we dont yet have all the answers. Sophie hutchinson, bbc news. And you can fin
Dennis and ciara. And as 290 million children are missing school and parts of the world are in lock down, the dateline london panel asks if coronavirus could mean permanent changes to the way we live. Thats in half an hour here on bbc news. This good morning and welcome to bbc news. A man in his 80s has become the second person in the uk to die after testing positive for coronavirus. Milton keynes hospital said he had Underlying Health conditions, and theyve isolated any patients or staff who were in contact with him. The number of cases in the uk has now reached 164 more than 20,000 people here have been tested. In america more than 140 british people including 21 crew members are stranded on a cruise ship which has been prevented from docking as planned in San Francisco. Good morning this and welcome to bbc news. Its now likely to go to a non commercial berth. And scotland womens six nations match with france in glasgow has been postponed after a home player contracted coronavirus an