Today at 5pm four suspected cases of coronavirus in scotland all the victims are thought to have travelled there from china where the virus originated. Five suspects. It comes as three chinese cities are in lockdown tonight with citizens being told not to leave as the authorities it comes as three chinese cities are in lockdown tonight with citizens being told not to leave as the authorities try to contain the outbreak. Now, wherever you look, people are Wearing Masks. They are lining up to buy more masks. Some people are cancelling their trips, and there is a lot of concern. Well have the latest from scotland and from china. And talking to two medics in the chinese city of wuhan where the outbreak started. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. A bbc news investigation finds seven babies may have died unnecessarily at an nhs trust in kent. A man has been found guilty of wounding with intent after he attacked a Police Officer with a machete in east london. World leaders gather injeru
Hello, its wednesday, its ten oclock, im victoria derbyshire, and were live from new broadcasting house. The family of a man who wheeled himself out of hospital and took his own life after being locked out of a Mental Health ward have received damages from the two nhs trusts responsible for his care. You know by the look on his face, it is a look that you will never forget. And the last time i saw him, i got that look and i turned round to him at the hospital bed and i said, stay calm, i wont be long, youre coming home. That was the last time i saw
him. We will bring you the full interview with the family of tony collins in the next few minutes. Also, the uk will begin monitoring to flights arriving from china after the spread of a new virus which has killed nine people and infected more than 400 others. So concerned are some scientists they have said people should not even travel to the to city of wuhan and nobody should leave it, that city is 11 Million People and this is at a time o
Youre watching bbc news at 9 with me, Annita Mcveigh the headlines. Therell be no visas for low skilled workers as the government unveils plans for a points based immigration system. This basically redefines our immigration policy, so the brightest and the best, people with skills need to come to the uk. This policy is going to turn into a model, and yet it sends a wbr id wbr330 very clear message, that immigration is a bad thing. More heavy rain is expected in flooded communities in england and wales, adding to fears that flood defences might not withstand rising river levels. The first passengers who have tested negative for coronavirus have begun leaving a ship moored offjapan, after 1a days of quarantine. b
the truth is our Prime Ministers a real racist. The rapper dave takes a swipe at borisjohnson and the government, as he lands the big prize at the brit awards. And coming up in the sport liverpool suffer a rare defeat in the first leg of their Champions League tie against athle
An outbreak that only seems to be getting worse. Shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. Nasas new robotic spacecraft is on its way to mars in a mission to search for evidence of ancient life. It will take almost seven months to travel more than 300 million miles to the red planet. Its one of three missions currently trying to make it to mars as Rebecca Morelle reports. Engine ignition, two, one, zero. And liftoff. The start of a mission. Launching the next generation of robotic explorers to the red planet. That could finally answer the big question was there ever life on mars . And that was to you. Gone to close loop control. The rover is called perseverance, and its going to a region that was once covered by a lake. We now know mars had an enormous amount of water in its past. If ancient life was on mars,
you know, we have a good bet that we might be able to find it in these sediments. So this is really a life detection mission. This is the most advanced mars rover that nasas ever built. I
This is bbc news welcome if youre watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. Im rich preston. Our top stories the worldwide death toll from coronavirus passes 150,000. With the uk death toll atjust over 4,500, Health Authorities are warning some hospitals in england will run out of key protective equipment this weekend. Slowing the spread, there are warnings that after europe and the us, africa will be next to suffer infection. As people stay indoors, we look at how nature has been taking back the worlds empty parks and streets. Hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. The number of people known to have died from the coronavirus pandemic around the world is now more than 150,000, according to latest figures collated byjohns Hopkins University in the united states. Almost one quarter of those deaths have occurred in the us itself, the number there is now 37,000