Hello, and welcome to bbc news. The former us Vice President , joe biden, has won the latest democratic president ial primary. Victory in South Carolina was regarded as vital to mr bidens survival after unimpressive performances in previous state ballots. Heres his reaction on winning. This is a moment, and it has arrived. Maybe sooner than anyone guessed it would. But its here. And the decisions democrats make all across america in the next few days will determine what this party stands for, what we believe, and what well get done. If the democrats nominate me, ill believe we can beat donald trump. Current frontrunner Bernie Sanders addressed supporters shortly after the vote. You cant win em all a lot of states out there. And tonight, we did not win in South Carolina. Booing. And that will not be the only defeat. There are a lot of states in this country and nobody wins them all. I want to congratulate joe biden on his victory tonight. Our correspondent Barbara Plett usher is in Sout
Of march today and the weather is looking a little bit quieter. Certainly quieter than yesterdays storm which brought very strong winds and also heavy rain, which has led to dozens of flood warnings being issued across the country. Todayis being issued across the country. Today is quieter, we will see more sunshine around, if you wintry showers, and here winds should start to ease down too. Join me later for all the details. Its sunday, march 1. Our top story doctors could be brought out of retirement to help tackle coronavirus in the uk. Its one of a range of contingency measures being considered by the government if the outbreak worsens. There are currently 23 confirmed cases of the virus here. Andy moore reports. Willowbank school at wokingham in berkshire, were about 180 children in infant classes have been told to stay at home for the next few days. The head teacher wrote to parents saying a member of staff had been diagnosed with coronavirus. The school, she said, would be closed
A shock result in slovakias general election as the anticorruption campaigner ousts visiting Prime Minister. The sitting Prime Minister. The former us Vice President , joe biden, has won the latest democratic president ial primary. Victory in South Carolina was regarded as vital to mr bidens survival after unimpressive performances in previous state ballots. Heres his reaction on winning. This is a moment, and it has arrived. Maybe sooner than anyone guessed it would. But its here. And the decisions democrats make all across america in the next few days will determine what this party stands for, what we believe, and what well get done. The democrats nominate me, ill believe we can beat donald trump. That was joe biden speaking a few moments ago. Current frontrunner Bernie Sanders addressed supporters shortly after the vote. You cant win em all . A lot of states out there. And tonight, we did not win in South Carolina. Booing. And that will not be the only defeat. There are a lot of sta