Is in raw numbers a lot of people who are in a pretty and Michael Bloombergs been serious condition because of a contenderfor the democratic the numbers affected. President ial nomination for months but hasnt debated the other candidates. Thats about to change. Well look at his policies, and how hes spending his billions. On tuesday, a hospital director in the city of wuhan died. Dr tedros, the director general of the world health 0rganistion, tweeted this, central to the chinese response to this deepening crisis is to issue more and more restrictions on what people can do. Nick beake in hong kong explains. In Hubei Province where it all began, they have still got this lockdown. Nearly 60 Million People being told you cant go out and many of the shops are shut and it is only every third day that someone can go out and get more supplies, so it is a pretty bleak picture. If you look at what is happening in the capital, people who are arriving there are being told to quarantine themselves
And sri lankas equivalent buddhists, the equivalent of christianitys nuns, fight for recognition. Good morning its 9am in singapore, and 1am in london. New evidence of chinas crackdown on muslim minorities has been revealed in a leaked document seen by bbc news. The file sets out how the authorities decided the fate of more than three hundred uighur detainees, a fraction of the million or so held in secure facilities across the province of xinjiang. Chinese diplomats deny that beijing was targeting any specific religious or ethnic group. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale has been examining the document. For two years now, the bbc has reported on camps like these in western china where about a million uighurs and other muslim minorities have been detained without trial. China says the uighurs held here learn chinese and communist Party Doctrine as part of an attempt to combat extremism and terrorism. But a leaked document seen by the bbc suggests these camps are part of a compr
And a government adviser resigns, after a wave of criticism of his past comments about eugenics and race and coming up on bbc news the Champions League knockout stages get under way later. Liverpool play Atletico Madrid at the stadium where they lifted the trophy last season. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Evacuations are taking place in shropshire and herefordshire amid severe flooding in parts of the uk. One woman died after being swept away in worcestershire, hundreds of homes have been flooded after the rain caused by storm dennis, and the river wye in monmouth has reached its highest level on record. There are nine severe flood warnings in place seven in england and two in wales meaning there is a danger to life. And there are 162 flood warnings in place across england, wales and scotland which mean immediate action is required. 0ur correspondent phil mackie is by the river severn in worcester. Yes, this is a flood event like we havent seen for at least a decad
Hello and welcome to world news today. Around 400 people from the us have been evacuated from the quarantined cruise ship, the diamond princess, near tokyo, which has been hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus. A us Health Official says a0 americans have tested positive for the virus and will stay in hospital in japan. But its not clear if they are newly detected cases. The evacuated americans and their families left the yokohama port on buses, headed for the airport where two Us Government chartered planes were waiting for them. Earlier, the japanese authorities said a total of 355 people who were on the ship have tested positive for the virus. From yokohama, Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. Now calling only those american guests from emerald deck. For the americans, at least this is the moment that for many could not come soon enough. On the dockside, the buses lining up, ready to take them to tokyo airport and an evacuation flight home. In the last two days, there has been a stea
Second started this. Government proposals will be a disaster. A sector that is already in crisis. There is already hundred and 20,000 vacancies. There is a huge time at bat a section thats on the make it worse. Considerably worse. The met Office Issues a yellow weather warning for parts of england and wales , as communities brace themselves for more heavy rain in the aftermath of storm dennis. Hundreds of passengers are released from a cruise ship quarantined off japan for over two weeks, as more people on board test positive for coronavirus. The family of Caroline Flack releases an unpublished social media post she wrote days before she died saying her future had been swept away. Buckingham palace issues new details on the future status of prince harry and meghan the couple will officially step down as senior royals at the end of march. And, we bring you an exclusive report from vatican citys Sistine Chapel where tapestries created by the renaissance master raphael are to go on displa