Youre watching bbc news at 9 with me, annita mcveigh. The headlines the airline jet2 says it wont fly home a group of british tourists confined to a hotel in tenerife until next month, unless they have tested negative for coronavirus. Yes, we would be leaving on the 10th of march, they would be flying us home. However, i have asked for their guarantee with regards to our safety since we have remained in isolation and there will be other passengers in the plane who will only have gone into the Hotel Grounds but will not have been following the protocols. Stock markets across the globe are suffering their worst week since the Global Financial crisis of 2008 as fears over the impact of the coronavirus continue to grip investors. As concern mounts over violent escalations on the turkey syria border,
turkish Officials Say the country is lifting border controls to allow refugees to try to travel to the eu. The competition and markets authority says its found troubling evidence of home owners
Good afternoon. Thousands of people have gathered on the streets of baghdad for the funeral procession of irans most powerful military leader, who was killed by a us drone strike. President trump said he ordered the attack on general Qasem Suleimani to stop a war not start one. The Foreign Office has warned against all travel to iraq, and all but essential travel to iran. Charlotte gallagher reports. A funeral procession for Qasem Suleimani in baghdad. A man despised by many, but a matter to others. Crowds shout, death to america, and america is the enemy of god. Others waved flags belonging to militia groups backed by iran. The military commander was killed in a us air strike on thursday in the iraqi capital. Suleimani was one of the most powerful men in iran, arguably second only to the Supreme Leader. He helped prop up the syrian regime, thought the Islamic State group and effectively led militia groups in iraq. The iranian president visit suleimanis family, a sign of the generals s
Cases topping every country outside the United States. Jillian a stark warning that it may have hit its peak. Todd pyro has the governors message. Reporter close to 162,000 cases of coronavirus in new york, that is almost 10,000 more cases than the next closest country which is spain according to Johns Hopkins university when the state death toll eclipsed 7050100 of them in new york city alone. Governor andrew cuomo with this grim morning. We cant handle the worstcase scenario. We cant even handle the moderate cases. Is essential we keep the curve flat because we dont have the option of handling the curve if it goes higher. Rob hope the new york hit it speak continues to grow thanks to the drop in hospitalization thanks to Anthony Fauci showing how important it is to keep social distancing. What we were predicting, the increase in real adherence to physical separation, the guidelines the Vice President talks about, the physical separation at the same time as we see the increase in deat
And a good evening to you on this monday night. The month of march has arrived and roared in like a lion. 1 giant storm, racing 3,000 miles across this country, causing temperatures to plummet, roads to ice up. Texas had a traffic jam 30 miles long, with families trapped inside their cars. And abcs ryan owens takes us there first, tonight. Their wheels start to spin. And then, theyre done. Reporter going nowhere fast. Thousands caught on the highway. It looks like minnesota, but this is texas. How long have you been stuck here . About four hours. Ive got to work at 3 00 in college station. So, looks like thats not happening. Reporter the biggest backup happened south of dallas, on interstate 45. This morning, the line of cars and semis stretched 30 miles. Some had to spend the night in their cars. I figured since i was going south, i would be okay. Reporter not so much. Not so much. Reporter texas weather is known for its extremes. But this is crazy, even for here. On saturday, it was