Idlib in syria is under ferocious attack by forces loyal to president assad. We have a special report. And well look at how indonesia is trying to fight flooding by spreading table salt in the clouds. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, iam in london and 10am in south korea, which is now home to some of the biggest outbreaks of the new coronavirus outside mainland china. There are now more than 600 confirmed cases in south korea, and six people have died. President moonjae in has raised the nations disease alert to its highest level. Laura bicker reports from seoul. This hospital should have been a safe haven from the deadly infection, but nearly 100 of its already vulnerable patients are now battling coronavirus. Some are being transferred to specialist clinics, two have died on the way. Nearby in daegu, the worst affected area, theyve created several crisis centres. Outside, the ambulances are lined up, each with a patient waiting to be admitted. The spread of this virus may be relen
International military confrontation, after an attack by Government Forces in syria leaves 33 turkish soldiers dead. The flooding misery continues for some residents in parts of east yorkshire are evacuated as water levels rise. And the teenage activist Greta Thunberg marches with thousands of young people in bristol against Climate Change. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news britains laura kenny requires stitches to her eye, after a nasty crash at the track cycling World Championships in berlin. Good evening. The latest uk case of coronavirus is the first to be contracted within the country rather than abroad. The man walked into a gp surgery in surrey feeling unwell. It came as another patient, whod been quarantined on a cruise ship injapan, became the first briton to die from the illness. The respiratory disease, which causes pneumonia like symptoms, has infected almost 84,000 people in more than 50 countries. And although the vast majority of cases remain in china, the virus is
Saying wheres boris . Since the flooding began there has been a constant stream of ministerial activity led by my right honourable friends. Can a new drive for kinder, gentler politics succeed where others have failed . He went like this to me, shhh, sit down. Like that, which is incredibly patronising, so i turned around to him and i said, mate, youre not my dad . And 100 years on, the enduring legacy of the first woman to speak in the house of commons. She introduces the intoxicating liquor bill and that of course is the reason why we all have to wait until we are 18 to drink today. All that to come and more. But first, it was a week when borisjohnson was accused of hiding rather than face up to the flooding crisis across england and wales. Jeremy corbyn accused him of being a, part time Prime Minister who goes missing during emergencies. Borisjohnson told him the government was working flat out to help people. The angry exchanges during Prime Ministers questions came after days of h
And the us president break down trade barriers . South korea has raised its coronavirus alert to the highest level as the number of confirmed cases keep rising. 161 new cases have just been reported in the country, taking the number of confirmed cases to 763. Seven people have died. President moonjae in says the next few days will be crucial in the battle to contain the outbreak. Laura bicker reports from seoul. This hospital should have been a safe haven from the deadly infection, but nearly 100 of its already vulnerable patients are now battling coronavirus. Some are being transferred to specialist clinics, two have died on the way. Nearby in daegu, the worst affected area, theyve created several crisis centres. Outside, the ambulances are lined up, each with a patient waiting to be admitted. The spread of this virus may be relentless, but so are the efforts to stop it. How are you coping . Ah, yeah, we have to overcome this situation. Do you think you can do it . Yeah, but i pray. H
Now its time for a look back at the day in parliament. Hello, and welcome to monday in parliament. Coming up on the programme the home secretary calls on uk businesses to boost pay for british workers. No longer will employers be able to rely on cutprice eu workers. Instead, we are calling on them rightly to invest in british people. But Opposition Mps think the changes to the immigration system are insulting. There is no such thing as low skill work, just low paid work. All work is skilled when its done well. Labour tells the government to wake up to the reality of extreme weather events. Im disappointed by the slow and pedestrian approach weve seen from ministers since the flooding hit. Where was the Prime Minister . Where was he . And concerns in the lords over changing the rules on the automatic Early Release of terror offenders. We know that this will result in the continued incarceration, without regard to their personal circumstances, of some prisoners who were sentenced on the