good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. afterfour weeks in hospital, the duke of edinburgh has been discharged and has returned to windsor castle. prince philip was admitted to king edward vii s hospital in central london on february 16th after feeling unwell. the duke, who s 99, later underwent a successful procedure for a pre existing heart condition at another london hospital. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. shielded by a screen, a patient, evidently in a wheelchair, was brought out from the king edward vii hospital to a waiting vehicle. moments later, the vehicle left with the duke of edinburgh safely aboard, on his way home to windsor after his longest hospital stay, 28 nights in total, four of them at st bartholomew s hospital for specialist heart treatment. as the car left, photographers caught sight of the duke sitting in the rear of the vehicle. little has been said by the vehicle. little has been said by the palace about the reasons for
in the uk will be classed as workers, not self employed, with big implications for the wider economy. and from woodwind to woodwork. how thousands of performers have changed roles since theatres closed a year ago today. and coming up in sport on bbc news: jos buttler delivers a brutal batting display against india as england go 2 1 up in the best of five t20 series. good evening. we start tonight with harrowing testimony from one community in syria, one of the many shattered by the conflict which started a decade ago this week. tens of thousands had taken to the streets calling for change. the government tried to crush the protests and the country descended into civil war. the united nations estimates more than 250,000 people have died in syria s conflict, although the true number could be much higher. at least 6.2 million syrians have been forced from their homes another 5.7 million have left the country. and today, a decade on, after all the bloodshed, president bashar al
Wa nts been finding out what darlington wants from the balancing balancing of the books. Coronavirus takes its toll on the premier league. Tonights match at Manchester City is postponed after a coronavirus scare involving opponents arsenal. More than 120 british passengers from a virus hit cruise ship in california are on their way back to the uk. And in whether we almost hit 17 degrees in a couple of spots yesterday. The next few days do not look much cooler with a sunshine and wintry showers. All the details here on breakfast. Its wednesday the 11th of march. Our top story. The Health Minister Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with coronavirus. She first showed symptoms last thursday, the same day she attended a reception with the Prime Minister. Ms dorries is now self isolating at home while Health Officials try to trace anyone shes been in contact with. Iain watson reports. I made a statement onjanuary 28. She is the first mp to contract coronavirus. Health minister who has trained
We are alljust hopeful that it doesnt get any worse and we can obviously stop it cancelling any of our fun, really. And todays crowd of 60,000 at cheltenham was 7,000 down on last years opening day. Epatante took the big race, the champion hurdle. Amid the concerns, something for the fans to cheer as sport in Britain Presses on, but for how much longer . Andy swiss, bbc news, cheltenham. Thats it. Newsnight getting under way with the news that the Health Minister is one of those who has tested positive for coronavirus during the day. Now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. Have a very good night. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Im sarah mulkerrins. Coming up. Three knockout blows for spurs in germany. Tottenham are out of the Champions League. There were fans in germany tonight, but next week chelsea will play behind closed doors amid concerns over coronavirus. And how about this for an away day destination will new york have a superleague team one day . Hello and welcome alon
Public gatherings are banned, and permission is needed for anyone who urgently needs to travel. British airways and ryanair have cancelled all their flights between the uk and italy until early april. Well have the latest on the spread of coronavirus, both here and abroad, and well be talking to an intensive care doctor in italy. The other main stories on bbc news at 5 the government defeats a group of conservative mps who are unhappy with plans to give huawei a role in the uks 56 network. In edinburgh, where the former first minister, alex salmond, is on trial for Sexual Assault, one of his accusers says shed felt scared to come forward. And the wonder plant that can help tackle Climate Change from the sea bed but its disappearing from our coastline. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is the deepening crisis surrounding the spread of coronavirus. Its been confirmed that a sixth person in the uk has died, and the number of recorded cases has risen to 373. The latest victim was in his 80s and