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
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Charles Francis ‘Chuck’ Feeney, the Irish American businessman and philanthropist has died aged 92. Over the course of his life the self-made billionaire gave away an $8bn fortune.