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
People who had, trans people, who were surveyed, people who had access to puberty blockers and their teenage years, the incidence of suicide and self harm drops drastically so we know theres intervention and pathway saves lives and we know there regret rate is very low so i do not know what kind of external intervention there could possibly be, because this is young people with their parents, with theirfamilies people with their parents, with their families and their carers, working with clinicians in the field that they are extremely adept at and expert within. What kind of external intervention could be asked for that would make a difference here because this is based on International Guidelines . The medical pathway is based on years of research. This process has been in use across the world for over 15 years so when is it going to stop being talked about as being experimental . Do we have to have kids in their 50s . My daughter had cross six hormones and shortly afterwards the doct
Since the financial crisis more than a decade ago as concerns increase over a coronavirus pandemic. In the uk this week, after she crashes the ftse100 shed more than 200 billion. At the track cycling World Championships in berlin. But why does this matter to those who dont invest in shares . Unbelievably she got back on her bike and continued. Lets speak to the financial commentatorjustin urquhart stewart, on the 29th february whos in our london we meet the so called leaplings who only get to celebrate their birth date once newsroom this morning. Every four years. Good morning, another weekend and another storm. Jorge this time you are working on a saturday. It bringing some heavy rain this morning and we will look at some has been some kind of week, hasnt extremely strong winds across it . Can you put this into context northern and western parts of the uk later. Part two of the weekend is for people as to what the market the that. Join me later for all the looks like and how this comp
Hello. This is bbc news. Well be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. First the headlines a patient in scotland tests positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of uk cases to 36. 25 british tourists who were on lockdown at a Tenerife Hotel arrive at the airport to fly back to the uk this evening after testing negative for coronavirus. Borisjohnson says he has confidence in his home secretary, priti patel, who faces allegations from her departing Civil Service chief that she bullied staff. Greek authorities have been using tear gas as clashes intensify with migrants on the border with turkey. They say theyve already stopped almost 10,000 from entering. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are bonnie greer, whos a columnist for the new european and byline times, and mo hussein, the former conservative special adviser to amber rudd when she was home secretary. Welcome to you both. Dont worry, i have di
Country. [reporter questioning] ill be letting you know that a little bit later. Martha good evening everybody, i martha maccallum. The World Health Organization labeled the virus a pandemic today, not surprising given the spread of this virus that we have watched move around the globe and the top Infectious Disease doctor for the nation says its ten times more lethal than the flu. We will see more cases and things will get worse than they are right now. Bottom line, its going to get worse. Martha dr. Fauci says infections and deaths in this country are totally dependent on how we respond. At a separate closeddoor briefing, one expert said most americans may at one time or another be exposed to this vir virus. Another said he thought this estimate was too high. At german chancellor Angela Merkel warns that 70 of her countrys population, some 80 million people, could contract the virus. As calls here grow louder for the president to step up. As for the dow, it is in bear market territor