For the us presidency. Harry and meghan announce theyll be stepping back from their royal duties at the end of march. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 8 00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 9 00am in yokohama,japan, where another 79 people on board the diamond princess cruise ship have tested positive for the coronavirus. That brings the total number of cases on board to 621. Despite that, hundreds of passengers who were given the all clear have left the ship and were not put into further quarantine. Its prompted fierce International Criticism of the way japanese authorities handled the outbreak on board, as Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. As the news choppers hovered overhead, the first passengers released from the diamond princess began their long walk to freedom. Waving goodbye to friends still stuck on board. Yesterday, these people were virtual prisoners. Today, the first 500 who have tested negative were li
Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its nine am in singapore, one am in london, and ten am in yokohama, japan where another 79 people on board the diamond princess cruise ship have tested positive for the coronavirus. That brings the total number of cases on board to 621. Despite that, hundreds of passengers who were given the all clear have left the ship and were not put into further quarantine. Its prompted fierce International Criticism of the way japanese authorities handled the outbreak on board, as Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. As the news choppers hovered overhead, the first passengers released from the diamond princess began their long walk to freedom. Waving goodbye to friends still stuck on board. Yesterday, these people were virtual prisoners. Today, the first 500 who have tested negative were literally walking onto the street and getting onto buses. Every time i heard that the number of infections had gone up,
In the region. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And wed love to hear from you, today we are asking how are you coping with social distancing or self isolation . Do tell us your story and your experience what is happening where you are . Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The European Union is banning travellers from outside the bloc for 30 days in an unprecedented move to seal its borders amid the coronavirus crisis. The measure is expected to apply to all 26 eu states as well as iceland, liechtenstein, norway and switzerland. There are exemptions for british citizens. The ban came as deaths continued to soar in italy and spain, and france began a strict lockdown. Europe is now considered the epicentre of the pandemic, which has killed 7,500 globally. Rich preston reports. More than 3000 people have died from coronavirus in europe, and officials are desperate to contain the spread of the virus. The European Unio
Motor neurone disease. In france, there are Police Checks and fines for people breaking strict confinement laws. And after Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, the british woman jailed for spying in iran, is temporarily released from prison. Because of an outbreak of coronavirus, well be speaking live to her husband richard in the next half hour. The government is being urged to do more to help families and workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak, after announcing billions of pounds of help for companies. The chancellor, rishi sunak, made more than £300 billion in loans available to affected firms. But business groups said action had to be taken to pay workers wages, while labour said people struggling with their rent had been ignored. This morning, the government is expected to announce how they plan to protect millions of people who rent their homes. Lets go through some of the measures unveiled by the chancellor yesterday. He announced a three month mortgage holiday for homeowners. Mr s
Airports could be shut and people arrested on Public Health grounds under emergency laws to tackle coronavirus. A moving tribute to the man thought to be the youngest in the uk to die from the disease. Craig ruston was 45 and had been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. There will be no euro 2020 this summer. The tournament has been postponed because of coronavirus. It was decided at an emergency meeting held by uefa. Instead itll take place next summer. Good morning. For england and wales today we are looking at a cloudy day with a few gradual breaks and patchy rain. Scotland and Northern Ireland after a frosty start you will have sunshine and a few showers in the north west where it will also be raining. More details in 15 minutes. Its wednesday 18th march. Our top story. The government is being urged to do more to support families and workers affected by the coronavirus outbreak, after announcing billions of pounds of help for companies. The chancellor, rishi sunak, made more than