Hello, youre watching afternoon live. Im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm British Airways files a complaint with the European Commission over the government bail out of struggling Airline Flybe. Ba says its a blatant misuse of public funds. The government isnt in the market to bail out private companies. What we do on a case by case basis is look to see whether a business is viable. In the case of flybe, it is a viable business. The duchess of sussexs father, Thomas Markle, is prepared to testify against meghan in her legal battle with the mail on sunday. At least 60 people many of them children are treated for breathing problems and skin irritation, after a passenger plane dumps fuel over schools in la. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with katie shanahan. Good afternoon, simon, and some of tenniss biggest stars have raised over £2. 5 million in a Charity Event to help those affected by the australian bushfire crisis. And the weather has stepped in. Yes, we will look at what has b
Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. Our headlines today a Healthcare Worker at a hospital in west sussex is one of the eight confirmed cases of coronavirus in the uk. Injapan, the number of people infected with the virus on the the diamond princess cruise ship rises to 174 making it the biggest outbreak outside china. We talk to three sporting heroes about the fight of their lives. In a breakfast exclusive, doddie weir, Stephen Darby, and rob burrow talk about life with Motor Neurone Disease and their determination to keep on fighting. Its a bit like a game in some sort of way, we have an amount of time to be mnd. It is a collective effort. I understand the bigger the team the better the result. Good morning. Full steam ahead for the biggest Infrastructure Project in europe but what now . Hs2 costs are spiralling. Dates are being pushed back. Who wins and who loses in the latest high speed twist. Wejoin the swimmer aiming to take a dip every day for a
Good morning. Welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. Our headlines today iran fires missiles at two us military bases in iraq in revenge for the killing of its top commander. The uk puts in place urgent measures with the royal navy on standby in the middle east. A ukrainian passenger plane crashes in iran with 180 people on board. Did sainsburys feel the festive spirit . The supermarket giant is the latest to update the city on how it fared over the crucial Christmas Period. Ill speak to the boss this morning. The worst weve played this season thats ole Gunnar Solskjaers assessment, as Manchester United are totally outplayed by man city
in their League Cup Semi final. Britains most successful ever gymnast, max whitlock, will be here on the sofa. Good morning. For many today, its going to be dry with some sunshine. However, we still have strong winds gcioss however, we still have strong winds across the north of scotland, here too some showers and later some rain comin
This is bbc news. Im rachel schofield. The headlines at 5pm the Queen Attends Church near sandringham after reaching an agreement with prince harry and meghan over their future. The duke and duchess of sussex will no longer use their hrh titles and will give up all royal duties from the spring. I think the whole country will want to join in wishing them the very best for the future. In other news, police in england and wales will have more powers to deal with stalkers with new protection orders from this week. World leaders meet in berlin to try to bring to an end nearly nine years of fighting in libya. Huge hailstones hit parts of australia, with storms leading to fears of flooding following the bushfires. Battling back a day after being thrown out of the english premiership, saracens keep their european hopes alive with victory over racing 92. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The queen has attended church near sandringham this morning following the agreement with the duke and
Thats incredible. What might his team mates have embraced him after he opened up to them about his views, and fans locally feel excited about having one of the best playing for them. Its quite tough, fans dont seem to bit quite hysterical around here about issues. I think the media will move on. I think that will disappear. Sport has a long history of granting second chances. The question is whether greater talent should equal quickerforgiveness . Natalie perks, bbc news. The sporting calendar in asia continues to be decimated with two rugby sevens events the latest to be postponed due to the coronavirus. Olympic organisers though insist tokyo 2020 will not be moving. Austin halewood has more. First it was sporting events in china. We saw the chinese grand prix postpone on wednesday. But now events in other countries are starting to be affected. Today its been the singapore and hong kong tournaments that have been rescheduled. Theyve now been more than 40,000 cases of this coronavirus