Atletico madrid remain two points behind in fifth after a 1 1 draw at espanyol. Manchester city may soon be displaced by liverpool as premier league champions, but they have won the English League cup for a third year in row. Taking on an aston villa side playing their first final for 10 years, pep guardiolas team were too strong in the end winning 2 1. Our correspondent Natalie Pirks was watching at wembley. Agony for these hands leaving wembley tonight, because they really took the came to city, no one give them a prayer, they had one this particular trophy for 2h years, they we re particular trophy for 2h years, they were coming into this match after losing three premier league match is on the spin, fighting the relegation battle, so, of course, manchester city, this was their 16 time at wembley in the last ten seasons, they pretty much set up camp in the home dressing room, but didnt start that way. Villa, very much the better side, almost scored in the second minute, and the bette
Question time on bbc one on thursdays is no stranger to controversy and last weeks edition started a row, stemming from this contribution from a member of the audience to a discussion about immigration. We should close the borders, completely close the borders. Because it has got to the stage now, there is no more education, schooling, infrastructure. It is enough. We are thinking. Surely someone has got to see common sense and say enough is enough. She went on to make comments that many viewers found highly offensive, including claims about immigrants who did not speak english and the cost of signage in different languages in nhs hospitals. Hundreds of viewers voiced their objections with neill when recording his thoughts on camera for us. As somebody who is married to somebody of italian birth, now a british citizen, who has worked for the nhs for a number of years, i find citizen, who has worked for the nhs for a number of years, ifind very offensive and in fact i felt it is bordere
Hello, and welcome to bbc news. The World Health Organization has raised the global threat level from coronavirus to very high the highest possible level of alert. Theyre planning to send a mission to iran next week. Officials there say 3a people have died but Health Sources have told the bbc the actual figure is more than 200. In south korea, where 16 people have died, there have been a thousand new cases in the past 48 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 2300. Heres the who director general. The continued increase in the number of cases and the number of affected countries over the last few days are clearly of concern. Our epidemiologist have been monitoring this development continuously. And we have no increased our assessment of the risk of spread and the risk of impact of covid19 to spread and the risk of impact of covid 19 to very high, at global level. Heres the bbc persians kasra naji about the spread of coronavirus in iran, and how people are coping. We are getti
Three former barclays executives have been acquitted of charges of fraud in the only criminal trial of senior bankers in the uk over events in the 2008 crisis. Our correspondent andy verity has been following the case and has this report. Former Senior Barclays executive, rogerjenkins, once described as the best paid banker in the city, along with former senior banker tom kalaris and a lower ranking executive, Richard Boath, were accused by the Serious Fraud office of committing a fraud in the midsts of the 2008 crisis. Charges they have spent a year on trial denying. In may 2008, barclays, like other banks, was running dangerously low on cash. Regulators were pressing the bank to beef up its finances and put billions more aside in case some of the loans it had made werent repaid. Directors set in motion a plan to raise funds privately from sovereign wealth funds around the world. With tom kalaris co ordinating it, one of then chief executive bob diamonds trusted lieutenants, rogerjenk
Live from our studios in the army has been deployed to deal with south koreas latest threat. Theyre battling this virus with disinfectant, but as more cases are confirmed, it appears this is a war theyre not winning. A lot of public anger has been aimed at this secretive religious sect. The infection has spread rapidly among the followers of Shincheonji Church ofjesus. And as officials raced to trace the outbreak, its claimed leaders hid the names of members. Now theyre being accused of murder. In a rare interview, the church denied all charges. Translation we feel very sorry for causing concern and worry to the people of korea and the world. I understand if people criticise us. But rather than point fingers, we think whats more important is to end this situation and to make sure no more confirmed cases come out. Meanwhile, hospitals in daegu have been overwhelmed. At least three people have died while waiting for a bed. Doctors believe its time to free up space for the most serious pa