Lots of showers, some of which will be wintry. We have is turning colder. This band of rain staggering its way eastwards. Behind it more of us its way eastwards. Behind it more of us getting into brighter skies. Wintry have a high ground in scotla nd wintry have a high ground in scotland and there is temperatures actually coming down as the afternoon goes on. To this evening the rain pushes into the far south east but look at lv showers racing in. Heavy with hail and thunder. Some of the showers will be wintry and some snow mixing into relatively low levels. The new week sta rts relatively low levels. The new week starts on a chilly note with some snow and ice for some but certainly not all of us. Turns briefly dry amid then milder again and unsettled towards the end of the week. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines the death toll from the coronavirus in china rises to 56 officials warn the spread of the virus is accelerating and the country faces a grave situation. It seems that the
Of more patients at the biggest hospital in west england. Southmead in bristol is already thought to use the most robotics in the nhs. Now its teaming up with the bristol robotics laboratory, at the university of the west of engand. Matthew hill went to see how they work. These tablets shouldnt be taken on an empty stomach. Meet pepper, the latest in a long line of robots designed at the university of the west of england. Pepper is programmed to make sure that patients are taking the right medication. With an ageing population, the gap between the care required and the carers available is going to get wider and wider, so thats why academics here are looking to intelligent robots like pepper, working alongside Smart Sensors in peoples homes, even social robots, to try to fill that care gap. Hi, its tim from Southmead Hospital. How are you today . Surgeons here are now working with uwe on a mobile two way video screen to allow doctors to communicate with patients who have just been disch
From the tip of cornwall, through wales and western parts of scotland. Through the course of the day, that weather front will reach other areas, so a weather front will reach other areas, so a wet first half of the day for some of us, but sunshine in the second half of the day, for example in liverpool. The other way round in the east. Only 5 degrees in the lowlands of scotland and around 10 degrees in london. Hello. This is bbc news with geetha guru murthy. The headlines the death toll from the coronavirus rises to 41 authorities in china struggle to contain the outbreak as millions travel for the lunar new year. The virus has now spread to europe the French Health minister confirms three cases in france. At least 21 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured in a powerful earthquake in eastern turkey. A charity Offering Mental Health support to military veterans says it cant take on new cases because of a funding crisis. Now on bbc news, the travel show goes to San Sebastian
On the uks regional economies. Im at belfast airport to find out what impact will be felt here. In sport, the slump deepens for englands women. The defence of their she believes cup gets off to a disappointing start as theyre outclassed by the world champions the usa. 25 years afterjagged little pill, Alanis Morisette tells breakfast how one of its most iconic tracks nearly didnt make the final cut. People said, i love this song, so i was like, all right, lets put it on there, i dont care. The irony is not lost, another weekend of wind and rain, but not as bad as it sounds, a dry and frosty start to friday. The full details later. Its friday 6th march. Our top story. A woman in her 70s has become the first person in the uk to die as a result of coronavirus. 116 people have tested positive for the illness here. The Prime Ministers Spokesman Says its now highly likely the virus will spread in a significant way. Jon donnison reports. Royal berkshire nhs trust say the woman whose died was
British airways, virgin and easyjet all say they are grounding the vast majority of their flights, as customer demand plummets. Bell dings. Another volatile day on Global Markets. In new york, trading was halted temporarily after the opening bell. The dowjones fell by almost io . Coming up on afternoon live all the sport with holly hamilton. Or lack thereof. Cancellations and postponements. Still to be decided, a couple of big ones. The euro 2020 and the olympics. We hope to have some more answers in the next 2a hours. Thanks holly. And susan powell has the weather. Good afternoon. In the midst of this challenging time, we turn to Mother Nature to find some brightness and oui nature to find some brightness and our weather watchers have been sending in energies so we will take a look at what things are like where you are, whether you have been out and about or just looking you are, whether you have been out and about orjust looking out the window. There have been some lovely scenes. Tha