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
And even a crack of thunder, so do not be surprised. 2a in london, likejune orjuly. 18 degrees in the north. Now, the showers will clear eventually. They may last into the evening hours, but after midnight, it is certainly looking clear across many central and eastern areas of the uk. A bit more cloud towards the west here. Then this lump of rain across the very far north, that is a cold front, and that cold front is going to bring a very big change to our weather by sunday. The process starts on saturday. In fact, cloud and rain in scotland, in the north, and much colder, whereas south of the Central Lowlands on saturday, it is still very warm and sunny with the odd shower. So there is going to be a huge difference between saturday and sunday. Take a look at london for example. 2a on saturday, only 15 on sunday. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines Prince Charles leads the uk in remembrance, as locked down communities fell silent for two minutes to mark the 75th anniversary of the en
The headlines. The Top Senate Republican leader, Mitch Mcconnell, has directly blamed donald trump for the riot at the us capitol two weeks ago. Mr mcconnell said the mob was fed lies and provoked by the president. On the eve of his inauguration, us president Electjoe Biden has led a tribute to the a00,000 plus americans lost to the coronavirus, as he arrived in washington. Donald trump is expected to issue dozens of president ial pardons, on his last full day in office. Hes reported to be planning to grant clemency to the rapper lil wayne and a former speaker of the new york assembly, sheldon silver. Italys Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has won a confidence vote in the senate, but without the absolute majority he achieved in the lower house on monday. The votes were triggered when one of mr conte s Coalition Partners quit the government. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are the broadcaster david davies, and anna mikhailova, d
This is bbc news, the headlines on the eve of his inauguration, us president Electjoe Biden has led a powerful tribute to the a00,000 plus americans lost to the coronavirus, as he arrived in washington. With Vice President elect Kamala Harris also attending the memorial, mr biden said the United States must heal as a nation. President trump has released a farewell video on his last day in office and wished luck to his successorjoe biden. However, he did not name the president elect. Mr trump also said he was proud of what has been achieved over the past four years. The Top Senate Republican leader, mitch mcconnell, has directly blamed donald trump for the riot at the us capitol two weeks ago. Mr mcconnell said the mob was fed lies and provoked by the president. Mr mcconnell s remarks could have serious implications for mr trump when he faces his impeachment trial. Now its time for a look back
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The tv presenter Phillip Schofield has revealed hes gay. Hes been married for almost 27 years and has two daughters. He decided to go public on social media as well as being interviewed on his own itv show this morning. The presenter, whos 57, says his sexuality had become an issue in his head and he needed to be honest with himself. Heres our lgbt correspondent, ben hunte. Live on morning television, Phillip Schofield is used to sitting and listening to other people, but, today, he became the story. First, a Statement Read by his co host. With the strength and support of my wife and my daughters, ive been coming to terms with the fact that i am gay. Every person i tell, it gets a little lighter and a little lighter, but, at the same time, you know, i have made this decision, which is essential for me and essential for my head. Support flooded social media. Ant and dec said Dermot Oleary said he sends his love. Philip schofield began his career at childrens bbc. He quickly became a hou