Hello, this is breakfast with hello, this is breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. Ben will be here shortly Naga Munchetty and charlie stayt. With the weekend weather. But first, a summary of this mornings main news. Time to talk to mike who is very excited about football coming back. Theres evidence that coronavirus is spreading faster than at any time have you missed it . Its gone by in since lockdown measures were eased. The r number which shows the rate the blink of an eye. The shortest at which people are being infected has risen above one for the first preseason ever. 0f the blink of an eye. The shortest time since march. Preseason ever. Of course, International Matches as well so it good morning Welcome Police are warning us not to treat hasnt really been away. The to breakfast with Naga Munchetty this as a Party Weekend, and charlie stayt. Champions league finished. Our headlines today ahead of new coronavirus a sharp rise restrictions which limit in coronavirus case
Thats incredible. What might his team mates have embraced him after he opened up to them about his views, and fans locally feel excited about having one of the best playing for them. Its quite tough, fans dont seem to bit quite hysterical around here about issues. I think the media will move on. I think that will disappear. Sport has a long history of granting second chances. The question is whether greater talent should equal quickerforgiveness . Natalie perks, bbc news. The sporting calendar in asia continues to be decimated with two rugby sevens events the latest to be postponed due to the coronavirus. Olympic organisers though insist tokyo 2020 will not be moving. Austin halewood has more. First it was sporting events in china. We saw the chinese grand prix postpone on wednesday. But now events in other countries are starting to be affected. Today its been the singapore and hong kong tournaments that have been rescheduled. Theyve now been more than 40,000 cases of this coronavirus
The key to italy so far. They have done so many tests. I feel like they are communicating pretty well what is going on but this is a difficult thing to control and obviously it is changing very quickly. I know you are not in the quarantine area but i know the mayor where you area but i know the mayor where you are has put steps in place a bet museums and restaurants, whats the situation . Where we are right now, like the rest of italy, all the Public Schools are closed, many public offices are closed. My accountant is closed, the pharmacies and public shops like that, they are having policy is what you can only go in one at a time. The mayor are shut down places like the Wedding Reception venues and also the cinemas as well. There is already
steps in place to get things going. Are very good of you to take time to speak to us and bbc news, and look after yourself. No doubt coronavirus will be on the front pages of many of the newspapers tomorrow and we of course will be taking a closer
So you gotta get yourself fired up. I played in the that was the best ive seen is my time as coach here. The game against new zealand started out as one of the best performances weve had in the last few years. Weve got quality coaches, and huge challenges ahead. Super League Champions st helens have suffered a big defeat to warrington tonight, losing 19 0. Its just the fifth time in super League History saints have been nilled, as rob heath reports. When youre up against the mighty saint helen, you need any slice of luck. Saint starr Alex Walmsley force to the bench, injured in the warm up. States werent affected eventually matching warrington in a furious opening but gradually, the wolves gained in confidence. Darrell clark went over to having a previous effort ruled out. Number 149 for the
man known as the flying pig. The saints, this was more of a pigs brea kfast. Saints, this was more of a pigs breakfast. For wolves, they werent yet finished. By the end, st. Helens were run pointle
Today at 5. For the first time, more new cases of coronavirus are recorded outside china than within. As the virus spreads across europe, with new cases in italy, greece and elsewhere, the government here says it does have a plan to deal with the outbreak. We have a clear, 4 part plan to respond to the outbreak of this disease. Contain, delay, research and mitigate. We are taking all necessary measures to minimise the risks to the public. In tenerife, 160 british holiday makers are among 1000 people now confined to their hotel, after four guests tested positive. We are clear now. We were tested yesterday. For Goodness Sake, bring us home well have the latest from the European Centre
for disease control. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. Flood barriers are overwhelmed along stretches of the river severn and residents are evacuated. Water is now penetrating the barrier and weve got to two metres of water on what was the dry side. So we have immediately authorised an evacuation of