Today at five, 3 british man who was on the diamond princess cruise ship has died from coronavirus. He is the first british person to die from covid 19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus. Three new cases have been confirmed in the uk. The World Health Organisation has issued its highest alert and warns that the global outbreak has reached a Decisive Point stock markets have been falling around the world with 210 billion pounds wiped off the value of shares in london this week well have the latest from a range of experts. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. The teenage activist Greta Thunberg leads thousands of people on a Climate Change protest through the streets of bristol. I will not be silent while the world is on fire. Will you . Cheering prince harry teams up with rock royalty at the world famous abbey road studios to record a Charity Single for the Invictus Games foundation. Flood hit areas of england and wales are preparing for another weekend of bad weather, thi
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Afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm. Trading on wall street was halted immediately after stock markets crashed creating an automatic cutout. No need to panic buy the government says it remains focused on containing the spread of the coronavirus as the Prime Minister chairs a meeting of the governments emergency committee. There is absolutely no need for anybody to stockpile or anything like that. We are in Constant Contact with the major retailers. Italys Prime Minister says his country is facing its darkest hour with 16 Million People in quarantine. The trial begins of alex salmond former first minister of scotland on charges of Sexual Assault and attempted rape. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport with jane dougal. It has been confirmed and added the six nations match between france and ireland has been postponed because of fears of the coronavirus sewing the tournament into disarray, but as it stands, wales against scotland a man in cardiff will go ahead. Thanks jane,
Good morning, welcome to bbc newsroom live. Four more cases of coronavirus have been reported in england bringing the total number in the uk to eight. They are all known to have come into contact with a previously confirmed uk case. Its believed to have come from a british businessman who went to a conference in singapore. From there, he went skiing in Les Contamines montjoie, in the french alps, where he came into contact with these new cases. The businessman then travelled to brighton, where he became unwell. He was transferred to london for treatment. The new cases announced this morning were also taken from brighton to london over the weekend in order to receive specialist care. This comes as the government introduces new powers to deal with the spread of coronavirus, and declares it is a serious and imminent threat to Public Health. Under new measures, the department of health says people with coronavirus can now be forcibly quarantined and will not be free to leave. Our health co
How to keep your devices coronavirus free. The government is drawing up plans to ban Mass Gatherings in response to the escalating coronavirus outbreak. Ministers have faced questions about whether existing measures are stringent enough to tackle the virus. The Prime Minister is meeting officials in downing street to discuss the crisis. There are now 820 confirmed cases of the virus in the uk, including 22 new cases in wales. The number of deaths in the uk stands at 11. The airlinejet2 has cancelled all flights to the mainland spain, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands with immediate effect. The trade body representing hotels, restaurants and other hospitality businesses has warned that large chains are at risk of collapse because of the epidemic. It follows a National Emergency being declared in spain yesterday. The government is also drawing up emergency plans to avoid disruption in prisons in england and wales, with unions saying their members face unprecedented challenges.