Youre watching bbc news at nine with me, annita mcveigh. The headlines an a e doctor in worthing has tested positive for the coronavirus the Second Health care worker in the uk to contract the disease. Policing the internet the media regulator ofcom is expected to be given powers to punish Tech Companies if they dont protect their users from illegal material. Later, well be speaking to one of britains leading voices on social media regulation hes already said its not going to work. The road to the us election Bernie Sanders pips Pete Buttigeig to win the new hamsphire primary he calls it the beginning of the end for President Trump. The government is accused of repeatedly failing to put people with learning disabilities and autism into appropriate accomadation. The equality and Human Rights Commission say
targets are being missed. And three sporting heroes talk about life with motor neurone disease. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. A staff member in the a e department at
Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm. Two us airbases in iraq are targeted in retaliation, the iranians say, for the death of general soleimani, killed last week in a us airstrike. As President Trump tweets that there were no casualties and that all is well, borisjohnson warns iran not to retaliate further. We of course condemn the attack on Iraqi Military bases hosting coalition forces. Iran should not repeat these reckless and dangerous attacks, but must instead pursue urgent de escalation. Wade mystery surrounds the crash of a ukranian passenger plane in tehran more than 170 people are killed including three from the uk. The number of homicides
in the uk fell in 2019, for the first time in five years though killings rose in the capital. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with olly foster. The Football Association is under pressure to review its broadcasting deals, thats after a betting company streamed fa cup matches live over the weekend. All th
Good afternoon. The five mps who want to replace Jeremy Corbyn as labour leader have been taking questions from Party Members in liverpool. Its the first of a series of events around the country which will culminate in a new leader being selected at
the start of april. Heres our Political Correspondent Susana Mendonca with the latest. Cheering heading in to face Party Members for this, the first hustings in labours leadership contest. The opening question how to bring a divided Party Together after its general election defeat. The whole point of the labour party was that it was established to bring together all views across the centre left of politics to become a credible force to keep the tories out of power. And yes, we will disagree, but we have those disagreements in private. Rebecca long bailey is seen as the closest candidate to outgoing leaderJeremy Corbyn. The other front is sir keir starmer, who also called for unity. We have had far too much division. I think the whole of the
This is bbc news. The headlines as one of the largest hospitals in the world opens in london to treat 4,000 coronavirus patients, people in the uk are being urged to stay at home this weekend to try to stop the spread of covid 19. Britains Health Secretary said the advice was not a request but an instruction. President trump has announced new recommendations for americans to wear masks when they go outside to slow the spread of the virus. Us Health Officials have advised people to cover their faces but to keep medical grade masks free for health workers. Although, mr trump stressed the suggestion wasnt compulsory. And the head of the imf has said the coronavirus pandemic had created an economic crisis like no other. Kristalina georgieva said that never in the history of the imf had the World Economy come to a standstill. More than 90 countries have asked the organisation for help. Now on bbc news, its time for click. This week dial up internet, apple releases the ipod, very tight suits
So the people in the philippines are on a state of high alert tonight, waiting to see what happens with taal volcano. Australias prime minister, scott morrison, has expressed regret over his handling of the bushfire crisis, following widespread criticism of his governments response. On Kangaroo Island, in the state of south australia, almost half the land has been scorched and scientists are worried about the fate of many endangered species. Our correspondent shaimaa khalils report from there contains images of animals killed in the fires. Its an ecological disaster so big the army have been called in to help. For the second time in less than a week, bushfires have ravaged stretches of land here, destroying Natural Habitats and killing tens of thousands of animals. I dont think anyone would like to pick up,
you know, deceased wildlife. Its not a fun task. Theres been a lot of devastation. It hasnt been easy for people, and well be here as long as they need us, and will do whatever we p