This is bbc news. The headlines the death toll from the coronavirus rises to 41, with authorities in china struggling to contain the outbreak as millions travel for the Lunar New Year. The virus has now spread to europe the French Health minister confirms three cases in france. Translation we have today the first european cases. It is possible we have them because we developed the test very quickly and we are capable of identifying them. At least 21 people have been killed and, more than 1,000 injured in a powerful earthquake in eastern turkey. A charity Offering Mental Health support to military veterans says it cant take on new cases because of a funding crisis. Football is far too dependant on sponsorship from gambling warns the sports minister. And coming up the travel show heads to spains culinary capital, san sebastian, to see how tourists are being overcharged for the local dish. Health officials in china say the number of people whove died as a result of the new coronavirus has
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Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki losing to onsjabeur in herfinal match before retiring. She ended it being embraced on court by her father. If you have a dream and work hard, she later said, anything is possible. Andy swiss, bbc news. In cricket, england have made a good start to the 4th test against south africa in johannesburg. Start to the 4th test against south africa injohannesburg. After a delay for rain, joe root won the toss and batted. A short time ago, they were 88 without loss, england leading the series 2 1. Time for a look at the weather. Heres lucy martin. Good afternoon, the weather has been stuck in somewhat of a rut for the last few days. For the lucky few, it has meant blue skies. This picture sentin has meant blue skies. This picture sent in by a weather watcher in north yorkshire. For the majority, it has been cloudy and grey and murky. This photo sent in from the isle of wight. Today and start the
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The headlines. Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson has admitted the government didnt understand coronavirus at the start of the pandemic. In an exclusive interview with the bbc, he said he could have handled things differently. Huge crowds have gathered in istanbul as the historic hagia sophia site opened for friday prayers for the first time in more than 80 years. It follows the decision by turkish authorities to convert the Building Back into a mosque. Beijing has orderd the closure of the us consulate in the city of chengdu. China said the move was in response to the us closing its consulate in houston, texas. A court in hong kong has found a couple not guilty of rioting during last years pro democracy protests. They had faced up to seven years in prison. The verdict could set a precedent for hundreds of others charged with similar offences. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the author and journalist, Yasmin Alibhai br
Hello, youre watching afternoon live, im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm. Where will they live . How will they pay for it . And what about their security . The dramatic announcement from harry and meghan which brings more questions than answers. What has been genuinely surprising is the way they have gone about making their intentions public. The fact that they didnt feel the need to inform the queen, the prince of wales, or Prince William, before publishing that statement yesterday evening. A casualty crisis last month was the worst on record for waiting times at a e departments in england. Borisjohnson speaks by phone to the iranian president , and calls for an end to hostilities. Coming up on afternoon live, we have
all the sport withjohn watson. Yes, no plans for tim henman to lead Great Britain in the davis cup after a quarterfinal exit in the atp equivalent. Thanks, john. And Helen Willetts has the weather. Very changeable weather pattern in the uk at the moment. We had a rainbow earli