Lets start with another big sell off on Global Financial markets for a second consecutive day, as investors react to the growing spread of the deadly coronavirus. mix screen 2 in the uk, the fste of the deadly coronavirus. In the uk, the fste 100 fell another 1. 9 on tuesday, meaning its now at it lowest level in 12 months. Travel firms and airlines were the biggest fallers. ani 0n wall street the selling continued, with the dowjones down another 3. 1 . The nasdaq and s p 500 also saw heavy losses. Tech giants which rely on china for sales and supplies were particulary hit, such as apple which had 17. 6bn wiped off its value in tuesdays trading session alone. Our north American Business correspondent Samira Hussain has been following the sell off, and sent us this report from new york. If anyone thought wall street was going to be less spooked on tuesday, they would have been wrong. For the second day in a row, us Financial Markets have vomited, dropping more than 6 in the last two day
Briefed the media against them secretary. This, along with many other claims, is completely false. A historic moment for afghanistan the us and the taliban sign a deal that will see the withdrawal of thousands of american troops. Including a much needed victory for west ham against southhampton. Its been revealed by the department of health that three more people in england have tested positive for coronavirus. They had all recently returned from abroad two from italy, and one from asia. That means that the total number of cases in the uk has risen to 23. Public Health Officials are trying to establish how a man from surrey become the first and so far only known person to contract coronavirus within the uk. That patient is being treated at a specialist nhs infection centre in london. A pub in haslemere, in surrey, has closed as a precaution against the virus and is undergoing a deep clea n. And this afternoon following talks with the heath secretary and the chief medical officer, boris
The information, the guidance, that we are given today im sure will be contradictory to what we were giving yesterday. So i had to make the decision and i put the welfare and health of our children first. Nearly 200,000 patients in england waited more than four hours on trolleys after being admitted to a e in december and january. Flood defences are breached in worcestershire, as the river severn reaches record levels. Delhi suffers its worst violence in decades as violent mobs clash over new citizenship laws. Singer duffy reveals she was drugged and raped after being held captive by an attacker. And italian participation in the six nations is under threat from the coronavirus. The Irish Health Minister says italy should not come to dublin for the match in ten days time. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9 00am. Coronavirus continues to dominate the news agenda with several European Countries announcing their first cases of the infection all appear to be linked to the growin
Well have the latest on the fight to contain the outbreak, and well be speaking to one of the people staying at that hotel in tenerife. The other main stories on bbc news at five the former liberal leader lord steel quits the lib dems, after a report says the westminster establishment turned a blind eye to allegations of sexual abuse by another liberal mp. Parts of the river severn reach record levels, as severe flood warnings remain in place in shropshire. And later in the hour, the world heavyweight champion tyson fury returns to the uk, as attention turns to when he might fight anthonyjoshua. Its 5pm. Our main story is the deepening crisis surrounding the spread of coronavirus. Global cases of the virus have now passed 80,000, the vast majority in china. But the number of cases worlwide is increasing. A hotel in tenerife in Spains Canary islands has been locked down after a visiting italian doctor tested positive. Hundreds of guests at the h10 Costa Adeje Palace Hotel were initially
The former liberal leader lord steel leaves the lib dems, after a report says he did not act on claims of Sexual Misconduct made against the former mp cyril smith. The city of delhi sees its worst violence in decades, sparked by deep divisions over a new citizenship law. And two severe Flood Warnings are in place for the river severn amid fears that water could go over flood barriers in the early hours of tomorrow morning. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. Chelsea are hosting one of the tournament favourites Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie. Good evening. Our main story is the deepening crisis surrounding the spread of coronavirus. Crisis surrounding in one of the latest developments, a hotel in tenerife, in Spains Canary islands, has been locked down after a visiting italian doctor tested positive. Here in the uk, travellers whove visited northern italy have been told they must self isolate if they develop flu like symptoms. The vast majority