Trial which begins tomorrow, on tuesday. Chinas battling with a new and rapidly spreading respiratory virus. The number of people infected has tripled to more than 200. President xi jinping says it needs to be resolutely contained. The virus first appeared in wuhan in december the authorities says it passed to humans from infected animals at this food market in the city. There are now confirmed cases in beijing, shenzen and shanghai. Also, south korea and japan have now confirmed one case each. And there are two confirmed cases in thailand. Three people have died from pneumonia which has been caused by the virus. Earlier we got this update Chinas National Health Commission confirming the virus has been passed from person to person and has infected some medical staff. And this spokesman for Chinas Foreign Ministry today called the outbreak an epidemic. This virus is understood to be a new strain of coronavirus. Heres expert tohelp us understand that. Coronaviruses come in different form
Questions we would like to put to mr johnson, so you can hear his replies. A week out, because he wa nts replies. A week out, because he wants it. Frances largest strike in years brings much of the country to a standstill workers are angry about planned Pension Reforms that would see them retiring later orfacing reduced payouts. Teachers, transport workers and lawyers are among the workers taking part in industrial action which is expected to last several days. The us speaker of the house of representatives announces that impeachment proceedings against President Trump will go ahead he becomes only the third president to be officially accused of abusing his office. The president has engaged in an abuse of power undermining our National Security and jeopardising the integrity of our elections. Fast cars and cybercrime charges are filed against two russian nationals, alleged to have used Malicious Software to steal millions of pounds across a0 countries including the uk. Everton sack man
A week out, because he wants it. Much of france is brought to a standstill by one of the biggest Public Sector strikes for years over Pension Reforms. Fast cars and cybercrime charges are filed against two russian nationals alleged to have used Malicious Software to steal millions of pounds across a0 countries, including the uk. Everton sack manager marco silva after only 18 months in charge. The club dropped into the relegation zone following last nights Merseyside Derby defeat. Two british pilots land back in the uk after flying around the world in a newly restored spitfire. And at 11 30pm, well be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers broadcaster david davies and Political Correspondent for the daily mirror, nicola bartlet. A very good evening to you and welcome to bbc news. In a weeks time, next thursday night, the polls will have closed, the ballot boxes will be on their way to the counting centres and the first indications will emerge of the likely outcome of t
Will, at times, have to stand up to presient trump, president putin, president xi of china, so it was surely not expecting too much that he spent half an hour standing up to me. A british woman has made a full recovery after suffering a cardiac arrest which lasted six hours. It feels really incredible that i survived it and im just really lucky to be here and to be able to get on with my life. And nine year old mikey poulli went completely blind at the age of seven because of a rare eye condition. Hes now been earmarked as a future football star and is here, with his dad, after he won a pride of sport award. Hello, welcome to the programme. Were live until 11 00 this morning. Some breaking news to bring you straightaway, Jeremy Corbyn is giving a press conference he has just claimed that he has got hold of confidential documents which he claims show that there will be customs checks between Northern Ireland and britain if borisjohnsons brexit deal goes through. We are hoping to speak t
Sebastian kurtz has delivered a surprising result in the australian election, a clear victory. He will be working with the far right again though, because they lost a great deal of their support. The greens delivered their best result in a general election. We will report from vienna. The bbc reverses its decision to partially uphold a complaint against its presenter Naga Munchetty. Well have all the details. A United Nations Investigation Team has gained access to covert recordings of the moment that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed, and theyve described in detail what they heard to the bbc. Mr khashoggi was a writer and critic of saudi arabias government. He was murdered in the countrys consulate in istanbul exactly a year ago this week. Saudis Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is suspected of personally targeting mr khashoggi. Hes just given his first interview with western media since the murder, this is what he said when he was asked if hed ordered the murder. Translation abso