Struggling to cope. The court of appeal will decide this morning if work can begin on the controversial third runway at Heathrow Airport. The government is to publish its negotiating mandate for the post brexit trade deal with the eu. And Manchester City enjoy one of their greatest european nights, beating real madrid 2 1 in spain. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. The World Health Organisation says its deeply concerned as the coronavirus starts to spread faster outside of china than in the country where the outbreak started. Cases have now been recorded in more than a0 countries. The number of coronavirus cases in italy has risen by a quarter in the last 2a hours, and there are now more than 400 infected people in the north of the country. Saudi arabia is suspending visas for foreign pilgrims wanting to visit mecca and medina, as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. Another case of coronavirus has been confirmed in the canary islands, where hundreds of tou
Monday, further problems as this area of low pressure heads in, we can see some disruptive snow, particularly in scotland but it will also be wet and windy elsewhere, too. That is your weather. Hello this is bbc news, with ben bland. The headlines 32 british and irish tourists arrive at a Quarantine Centre in the wirral after being evacuated from a coronavirus hit cruise ship. Fears about the spread of the virus as the number of new cases in south korea more than doubles in one day. A 29 year old man appears in court in connection with a stabbing inside londons Central Mosque during afternoon prayers. The met office warns the uk to brace itself for more bad weather with warnings of snow in scotland and strong winds and yet more rain on the way. Now on bbc news, its time for sportsday. Hello, and welcome to sportsday with me, holly hamilton, and gavin ramjaun. The headlines this evening france win in cardiff for the first time in a decade to keep their six nations grand slam hopes alive
Yeah, the Emergency Services working flat out here in shropshire. Rescue crews have spent the night in the town of ironbridge. Those are the flood barriers that were damaged yesterday. The good news, though, the river is going down. However, there is more persistent rainfor however, there is more persistent rain for those flood affected areas to come through tomorrow and saturday. As for the friday morning commute, a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. More details later. Its smash and grab for Manchester City in the Champions League. They enjoy one of their greatest Champions League nights, beating real madrid 2 1 in spain. Its thursday the 27th of february. Our top story the number of coronavirus cases in italy has risen by a quarter in the last 2a hours. There are now more than 400 infected people in the north of the country. Here in the uk, random testing of people with flu like symptoms, notjust those who have returned from asia, will be stepped up. Charlotte rose reports. Although t