Efforts are continuing to trace 12 patients in the uk treated by two doctors whove been diagnosed with coronavirus. One of the doctors worked at a hospital in west sussex; the World Health Organization says its still too early to understand the Global Impact of the disease. It might end up as an outbreak that, of course, unfortunately has killed over 1000 people but can still be controlled and contained. 0n the other hand, we dont know it might have already spread outside to many countries and so this may become, still, a global outbreak or even a pandemic. And formula one hasjust announced that the shanghai grand prix will not go ahead in april. Also this lunchtime chanting bernie, bernie, bernie the veteran left wing senator Bernie Sanders narrowly wins
the New Hampshire primary a key stage of the contest to decide the democrats president ial candidate. This victory here is the beginning of the end of the donald trump cheering. Making the internet safer the media regulator 0fcom is to get new powers to force social Media Companies to remove harmful content. And, three sporting heroes talk to the bbc about their greatest challenge living with motor neurone disease. Coming up in the sport on bbc news another major sports event is set to be hit by the coronavirus. The formula 1 grand prix in china, scheduled for april, to be postponed. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. Efforts continue to trace 12 patients treated by two british doctors whove been diagnosed with coronavirus. One of the doctors worked in the a e department at Worthing Hospital in west sussex. The other is a gp in brighton. Both are now in isolation, and the department of health says all services at Worthing Hospital are operating normally. The Chinese Government has asked formula one to cancel the grand prix in shanghai, as the authorities there continue their efforts to contain the infection. Andy moore reports. The accident and emergency unit at Worthing Hospital operating as normal today, despite the confirmation that a gp working there had tested positive for the virus. Health officials emphasise that the risk to the public is minimal. We now know that two doctors
working on the south coast cost the virus from a french chalet from steve walsh who, in turn, contracted the disease at a conference in singapore. Government sources say there was two doctors treated about 12 patients between them before they were diagnosed with the virus. Those people are now being traced. This woman was trying to contact the a e department to find more information, because her son was there last week. I am concerned. When we initially saw it breaking in china, it kind of didnt have the impact it does now over here. In brighton, it was frightening enough, but now it is in worthing. It is scary. There is an understandable concern here in the local community. Coronavirus has established a toehold on the south coast. Health officials are working hard to ensure it doesnt spread any further. 118 people on the second evacuation flight out of wuhan into the uk are in quarantine. They should find out soon whether they test positive for the virus. We cant leave our rooms for the first 48 hour because they are doing tests. I think people are glad to be here and back in the uk. I mean, i certainly am. I think my parents were probably more worried than i was. Department of Health Figures show 1358 people have been tested in the uk for the virus, but only eight have proved positive. Our best estimates are that the transmission will get going in the uk in the next few weeks, unless we are very lucky, probably peaking to or 3 weeks after that. It has to be borne in mind that the epidemic in wuhan is peaking at the moment, but it has been going for three months since the beginning of december. We have no real idea what is going on in the rest of china. The measures that china has taken to really contain the outbreak might work, and so it might end up as an outbreak that,
of course, unfortunately has killed over 1000 people, but can still be controlled if contained. 0n the other hand, we dont know, it might have already spread outside to many countries, and so this may become still a global outbreak or even a pandemic. Injapan, its now been confirmed that more than 170 people who were on a cruise ship the diamond princess have coronavirus. It is the largest outbreak outside china. Andy moore, bbc news. Our health correspondent, catherine burns, is here. So, what is expected here in this country specifically . So far it is a case of so far, so good, for now at least. We have eight cases in the uk. Two of them were Chinese People from the same family, the others we re from the same family, the others were all linked. After one man inadvertently caught in singapore and passed it onto others at a skiing holiday. Then there is the question of what happens next. The phrase the Health Secretary often uses phrase the Health Secretary often uses about this is a marathon, not a sprint. We might be at the very beginning of this marathon. You saw
in andys piece, the worse case scenario, the professor say people might start to spread this amongst themselves in the next two or three weeks and then we will be looking at a peak for the virus in may orjune. We have to put some context on that. We have to put some context on that. We know where most people get this, they dont become very ill. Their symptoms tend to be very mild. In terms of actually stopping the virus, experts say we could be looking by the end of the year before we get some kind of vaccine but i think this virus has a weakness. It likes us to be close together. So there are precautions we can take. They really are the kind of things you would take to stop yourself getting any bug. Wash your hands, try not to touch your face too often, if you cough or sneeze, make face too often, if you cough or sneeze, make sure face too often, if you cough or sneeze, make sure you face too often, if you cough or sneeze, make sure you cover your mouth. Really, its a case of using oui mouth. Really, its a case of using our common sense. For now, catherine, thank you. In the us, the veteran left wing senator Bernie Sanders has narrowly won the New Hampshire primary the latest stage in the contest
to choose a Democratic Party candidate for novembers president ial election. Close behind Bernie Sanders came the more centrist contenders the former mayor pete buttigieg, and senator Amy Klobuchar. The former Vice President , joe biden, a one time front runner, finished fifth, as Chris Buckler reports. Cheering. Bernie sanders is the political polar opposite to donald trump. But he inspires the same sort of devotion among his supporters, and in New Hampshire, it helped him win the biggest share of the vote, in this, the second stage of the contest, to find a challenger to the president. Thank you and let me say tonight that this victory here is the beginning of the end for donald trump. Cheering. But this primary turned out to be a three way fight, with the former mayor of south bend, indiana, pete buttigieg, cementing his reputation as a front runner. And Amy Klobuchar surging up the field to stand out from the pack. Chanting amy, amy amy Amy Klobuchars campaign seems to have caught fire. After an impressive performance on the debate stage last week, all of a sudden, the minnesota senator looks and sounds like a contender. We are going to South Carolina. Cheering. And we are taking this message of unity to the country. Hello, New Hampshire cheering. To take third place, senator klobuchar leapfrogged elizabeth warren, who in a speech paid tribute to her rivals success, saying the pundits were wrong to count a woman out. And also i congratulate my friend and colleague, Amy Klobuchar, for showing just how wrong the pundits can be when they count a woman out. Cheering. We just heard from the first two of the 50 states. And she also beatjoe biden,
the former us Vice President who left the state rather than stay to see the results. That appears to be an obvious acknowledgement that mr bidens campaign is flagging, despite his fame and experience. The vote in New Hampshire has helped to whittle down the field. The Entrepreneur Andrew Yang and the colorado senator Michael Bennet have both dropped out. But there are many states to go, and despite their individual successes, there are several candidates still in with a chance of challenging mr trump. Chris buckler, bbc news, New Hampshire. 0ur north america correspondent, gary 0donoghue, is in concord in New Hampshire. Does all of that mean that the field is still open, what is your analysis of this . Yes, this field is still very much open. This is not sewn up in any way, shape or form. Very much open. This is not sewn up in any way, shape orform. Bernie sanders has the status of the front runner at the moment but if you look
at the other is clustered around the middle lane, the moderate lane of the Democratic Party, they are still polling in excess of 50 Percentage Points of the vote. So there is an Unfinished Business element to this in terms of the ideology, as well as the delegates for getting the nomination. The circus rolls onto nevada in ten days time and South Carolina at the end of the month and thatis carolina at the end of the month and that is the moment when the biden campaign, the former Vice President , thatis campaign, the former Vice President , that is what he is staking his whole effort on, his whole campaign. Can he do sufficiently well in that state, amongst those African American voters, to reinvigorate his challenge for the nomination . Because at the moment, the man who was favourite nationally for so long, is now struggling really badly. Gary odonoghue in New Hampshire, thank you. Local authorities in england will no longer be allowed to place Vulnerable Children in care homes, which arent inspected by the regulator, under new government plans. Last year, bbc news revealed that
children as young as 11 were living in unregulated accommodation, and more than a dozen cases of organised abuse were linked to the sector. Our special correspondent, ed thomas, is here. You are part of the team that has been working on all of this. What does this actually fundamentally mean now . Last year, as you are saying, we spoke to many children who had horrific experiences. 0ne child was exploited by a county lions gang. He was kidnapped, stabbed and waterboarded was that we spoke to another young person in an unregulated home. He said his home was like a drug den, with constant drug deals. 0ur investigations, as you say, revealed children as young as 11 years age were placed in these types of homes. We expose they were a dozen cases of organised abuse linked to the sector. The education secretary said he had to act. The report exposed that there are children that are being placed in that type of care. That isnt something that were going to allowed to continue to go forward. So, if a local authority thinks they can continue to place children in those types of environments, quite simply, they will have their powers withdrawn, in order to be able to continue to look after childrens services. And so, what is the response to that . Councils are under huge pressure. The number of children in ca re pressure. The number of children in care has reached a ten year high in england. But the education secretary says if councils continue to place children in unregulated homes under the age of 16, they will have their Children Services departments taken off them. But there are questions today from the care sector. This ban is for children only under 16. People are saying what about 16, 17, 18 year old . We people are saying what about 16, 17, 18 year old . We had people are saying what about 16, 17, 18 year old . We had from the independent Childrens Home association, they say this distinguishing of vulnerabilities
between the age groups is misguided and more needs to be done. Ed thomas, thank you. The media watchdog, 0fcom, is to be given new powers to force social media firms to remove harmful content. Until now, Companies Like facebook, youtube and snapchat have largely been left to regulate themselves, but critics say independent rules are needed to keep people safe. Its not yet known what penalties companies will face if they fail to comply. Heres our media editor, amol rajan. Good afternoon. If you make a habit of asking young people across the country about their digital lives, you find a generation both addicted to smartphones and alert to their dangers. We just go past the terms and condition, just press agree, but, really, no one actually takes time to actually read it. Those dangers, which evolve every week, and test parents tech savviness, have led to long awaited legislation on online harms. Its centrepieces are a statutory duty of care for companies that allow User Generated Content and the appointment of 0fcom, as the uks first internet regulator. But theres still no detail
on what the penalties will be for Companies Breaking the law. Is the reason that this has been a Long Time Coming that there is a mismatch between the nature of regulation, which is slow and consensual, and the nature of technology, which is rapid and unpredictable . I think theres something in what you say there and i think when we are drafting the regulations and the law, we are going to have to be very aware of the fact that actually technology is changing so fast, there are new platforms being invented all the time, new ways of sharing content. So, actually, thats why its really important to have an independent regulator, who in a way can be more nimble than government legislation can, in terms of being able to keep up with those changes. We know that nine Million Girls in europe have experienced cyberbullying before the age of 15. For a lot of people, this is long overdue. Seyi akiwowo hosts workshops, like this one to local counsellors, to help people what she calls digital self care. The government need to put in the provisions and make sure theres clarity in the law. Tech Companies Need to invest in their moderation and their policies and then citizens
need to think about their language online online etiquette. Responding to the proposals, facebooks head of uk public policy, rebecca stimpson, said. We need to see a regulator that has teeth, that has the resources and the sanctions that are necessary to take on clearly some of the Largest Companies in the world. Now, if the uk government has the appetite to do that, it absolutely can deliver this. The aim here is to give britain the toughest internet laws in the world, while protecting free speech and enterprise. But without clarity on the punishments for offenders, its impossible to know if thats what well get. Amol is here. Is itfairto is it fair to say this is still really short of detail . Very fair. What has been announced today is a direction of travel rather than a
final destination. It is hard to regulate the internet. Lots of people have tried and failed. There is no universally agreed way of doing it. To mention some of the challenges, there is the sheer scale of it. 500 hours of footage are uploaded onto youtube every single minute. How can you believe that . Regulation is national and a lot of the companies are global, which is a different challenge. It is not clear which companies will qualify under the scope of the regulation. The sanctions these companies will face is completely unclear. Baroness morgan told me it is unlikely the companies will face criminal prosecution but if it is fines, penalty fines, well defined to be big enough to hurt companies, which in some cases could be 1 trillion . We had a new chief executive of 0fcom announced this morning. In the reshuffle we are expecting, our
ninth culture secretary in eight yea rs, ninth culture secretary in eight years, this is very much a work in progress. Our top story this lunchtime. Health officials are trying to trace 12 patients seen by two british doctors who have been diagnosed with the coronavirus. And coming up. The british scientists trying to solve hunger with mattresses and a little water. And coming up in the sport in the next 15 minutes on bbc news a blow for clubs in the rugby union championship. Theirfunding is set to be halved by the rfu for failing to meet their targets. Universities across the uk are using gagging clauses to silence student complaints about sexual assault, bullying and poor teaching. Research carried out by the bbc found nearly a third of institutions have used non disclosure agreements to resolve grievances in the last four years. Universities uk, the body that represents the colleges, says ndas should not be used to stop
students from speaking out. Rianna croxford reports. Do british universities have something to hide . Our investigation has found widespread use of gagging clauses across the uk. Students asked to sign nondisclosure agreements or ndas to st