The death toll in china from the coronavirus rises to 26, with 800 people infected. People in ten chinese cities are being stopped from travelling, but the virus has spread to other countries like japan and the United States. In london the cobra commuting is meeting this lunchtime. Well have the latest from downing street and from our correspondent in beijing. Also this lunchtime. A coroner says the death of this baby at a Maternity Unit in kent was wholly avoidable. A denial ofjustice britain condemns the United States for refusing to extradite the woman accused of killing teenager harry dunn. Prince charles makes history
with a visit to the occupied palestinian territories. And every little helps tesco scraps the Plastic Packaging on its multipacks of tins. And coming up on bbc news, 15 year old coco gauff knocks out the defending champion at the australian open, beating naomi osaka. Serena williams is also out. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The governments Cobra
This is bbc news im martine croxall. The headlines at 11 00 the us has turned down the extradition request for Anne Sacoolas. People have been tested for coronavirus. Three chinese cities are in lockdown with citizens being told not to leave. Bbc news investigation uncovered several preve nta ble ba by debts investigation uncovered several preventable baby debts at an nhs trust in kent. The number of crimes that result in a charge or caution by police hits a new low justi in every 1a cases. World leaders gather injerusalem to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz death camp
in occupied poland. And at 11 30, well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, broadcasterjohn stapleton and the guardians kate proctor. Stay with us for that. Good evening. Some breaking news. In the last few minutes weve heard that the us secretary of state mike pompeo has turned down the extradition request of Anne Sacoolas who was charged with causing the death of a te
Today at six. The uk passes another grim milestone in the Coronavirus Crisis more than 30,000 people have died. It comes as borisjohnson faced the new labour leader for the first the new labour leader for the first time in the commons and an accusation that ministers were late to act on the pandemic. The uk was slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on tracing and slow on the supply of protective equipment. The Prime Minister said the overriding aim was to save lives and protect the nhs but he admitted a problem in care homes. There is an epidemic going on in care homes, which is something i bitterly regret. Borisjohnson also said some aspects of the lockdown could be eased by next monday. Also tonight. Will this stall owner in gloucestershire survive the lockdown . Hes not the only one who thinks Small Businesses face a bleak future. Classrooms where rubbing shoulders is a thing of the past the challenges facing schools when they reopen. Remembering the caribbean volunteers who did
Youre watching bbc news at nine with me, Carrie Gracie the headlines chinese authorities confirm the coronavirus deathtoll has climbed to 26 people and there are more than 800 confirmed infections worldwide. In the uk, m people have been tested for the virus with five testing negative and an Incident Team has been set up in scotland to deal with the threat. The us has rejected an extradition request for Anne Sacoolas but the dunn family says they will continue to fight. This extradition request hangs there forever, it is never going to go away. This administration will go away. This administration will go away and we will wait if we need to, for the next five, ten, 15 years. The Government Spending watchdog says no one took full account of the risks and complexity of the High Speed Rail which could now cost 106 billion pounds. Huge crowds in the iraqi capital call for us forces to be expelled from the country Boris Johnsons brexit Withdrawal Agreement is signed by eu leaders a week bef
Aim north america. It will be taking aim from the atlantic at the uk. You will see how many isobars thereafter through saturday and sunday. Those winds could be and we could also have heavy rain associated. A lot of impacts likely from storm dennis. With wind gusts 60 70 Miles Per Hour and may be more than that. Every rain likely to cause flooding across southern and western parts of the country. Amber warnings in force for parts of southern and western england into southern wales for heavy rain through saturday and into sunday and the ground is saturated from storm ciara. This is a picture for saturday. Not a pretty sight. Outbreaks are pretty heavy. Persistent rain, strong winds. 70 miles an hour in exposure and close to the irish sea. You will not field
the mild temperature because of the strength of the wind. An amber wanting in force for the south down s but lots of showers further north and west. These will be wintry over the high ground and with widespread gales again. Temperatu