At least 500 migrants have crossed from turkey to several greek islands on small boats after greek authorities said theyve stopped almost 10,000 others from entering the country. In the us, democrat president ial candidate joe biden wins his first primary in South Carolina boosting his chances of being his partys candidate to take on donald trump in novembers election. And in half an hour. Well be bringing you the best of this weeks interviews and reports from the Victoria Derbyshire programme. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc news. 12 more people have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk, bringing the total number of cases in the uk to 35. The chief medical officer professor chris whitty released an update saying three patients were close contacts of a known case, one had no known contacts and the circumstances were being investigated further, while others had recently travelled from countries where the virus had been identified. Earlier, the Health Secretary, matt hancock, said th
The new huawei foldable phone, and a keyboard that helps you to read music. Thats in half an hour. Hello, good afternoon. Welcome, if youve just joined hello, good afternoon. Welcome, if youvejustjoined us, to bbc news. The Health Secretary matt hancock says the government isnt taking anything off the table at this stage in its preparations for dealing with coronavirus. Speaking to the Bbcs Andrew Marr he said in the worst Case Scenario the government would have to take some quite significant actions that would have social and economic disruption. But he stressed the government wanted to minimise that disruption. Ministers are considering bringing recently retired nhs employees back to work to help boost staffing levels, and relaxing limits on School Class Sizes if teachers are unable to work. Its hoped Advertising Campaigns could also help people to reduce their risk of infection. Andy moore reports. Willow bank school at wokingham in berkshire, where about 180 children in infant clas
At least 500 migrants have crossed from turkey to several greek islands on small boats, after greek authorities said theyve stopped almost 10,000 others from entering the country. In the us, democrat president ial candidate joe biden wins his first primary in South Carolina boosting his chances of being his partys candidate to take on donald trump in novembers election. And in half an hour well be bringing you a special Edition Edition of witness history, as razia iqbal visits the British Academy in london, to explore five extraordinary art stories that have shaped our world. Twelve more people have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk. The chief medical officer, chris whitty, gave an update on those cases. Saying that, three of the patients were close contacts of a previously known case. One of the patients had no known contacts. And the others travelled from countries where the virus had been identified. That means the total number of cases in the uk stands at 35. This morning,
Yeah, the Emergency Services working flat out here in shropshire. Rescue crews have spent the night in the town of ironbridge. Those are the flood barriers that were damaged yesterday. The good news, though, the river is going down. However, there is more persistent rainfor however, there is more persistent rain for those flood affected areas to come through tomorrow and saturday. As for the friday morning commute, a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. More details later. Its smash and grab for Manchester City in the Champions League. They enjoy one of their greatest Champions League nights, beating real madrid 2 1 in spain. Its thursday the 27th of february. Our top story the number of coronavirus cases in italy has risen by a quarter in the last 2a hours. There are now more than 400 infected people in the north of the country. Here in the uk, random testing of people with flu like symptoms, notjust those who have returned from asia, will be stepped up. Charlotte rose reports. Although t
British people returning from northern italy have been told to self isolate for a fortnight if they show symptoms of coronavirus and there are reports that a hotel in tenerife is now on lockdown after a guest tested postive for the virus. Well bring you the latest. Guilty of rape, guilty of Sexual Assault. Women who accused hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein have spoken of their relief at his conviction. Weinstein faces up to 25 years in prison. This is the age of empowerment of women, and you cannot intimidate them any more, because women will not be silenced. Zoe brock the new zealand actor who was one of the first women to publicly accuse Harvey Weinstein of Sexual Assault tells us she is feeling shocked but elated. It has been a really awesome day. This is a landmark verdict for Sexual Assault victims all over the world. This is a game changer, and so while it wasnt a complete slam dunk, we should all be celebrating. And, low cost Car Insurance firm carrot has apologised to custom