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Tonight at ten theyre beginning the journey home. Dozens of britons quarantined on a cruise ship injapan over the coronavirus. Theyve disembarked the diamond princess after more than two weeks confined mostly to their cabins. We are coming home, we are seeing our family and we cant wait, but also, in a way, its strange. It feels like it has been our home for all that time. Im live at tokyos international airport, where the plane that is supposed to be taking the evacuees back to britain is still...

Because then there are showers along because of rain around the periphery of the area of low pressure and hide a cold front so we will see temperatures dropping back on saturday and it will feel colder once again. That is something that will be seen throughout the coming week. The storm, as well as bringing rain could bring damaging gusts of wind and that will bring trees and power lines down. You can see how tightly packed the isobars are on saturday through to sunday and this also has a . , wi...

Our top story hollywood is gearing up for the oscars the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony. The film industrys biggest night of the year will take place in los angeles. The korean language drama parasite, directected by bong joon ho, could make history as the first non english language movie to win best picture. Millions of people are preparing to return to work in china after an extended Lunar New Year break, imposed in an effort to stop the spread of coronavirus but many workplaces will remain clos...

Of a deadly new coronavirus. Its now killed in excess of 130 people in china. Hong kong has become the latest territory to announce stringent new measures to stop its spread. President trump has laid out his plans for peace in the middle east. It keeszerusalem as israels undivided capital and redraws the map of the west bank. The palestinians have rejected the proposals. And news of a powerful earthquake is getting a lot of attention on our website. It struck between the coasts ofjamaica and cub...

Ending the Stigma Around Mental Health struggles is a goal he has championed. He discussed it with high profile footballers for a special bbc programme in october. Through this campaign, he hopes to bring those passions together again and use football to start the largest ever conversation around Mental Health. Katy austin, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather. Heres ben rich. After what has been a gloomy start to 2020, today most of us get to see something a little brighter. This is how it ...

Continent. Quite a powerfuljet centred across the uk but it is now weakening off is starting to slip to the south. Once on the north side of the south. Once on the north side of thejet, we are on the south. Once on the north side of the jet, we are on the colder side. A chilly start to thursday morning. Snow and show is continuing for scotland, Northern Ireland, western england. Chaos on exposed coast, 45 Miles Per Hour in places. Mike oldfield by the afternoon. Temperatures between 7 ii oldfiel...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Im Lewis Vaughan jones. One month after the death of george floyd in Police Detention, the us house of represenatives passes a Police Reform bill. His brother tells us what he would have made of the changes. He would be humbled. He would be, you know, sad that he is not here to be in a world that is making change like this. The us faces a coronavirus spike, as social distancing is relaxed. More than 35,000 new...

World leaders initiate tougher measures. Britains borisjohnson has called the coronavirus pandemic the worst Health Crisis in a generation. He warned that many more families would lose loved ones before their time. He said it was important to get the timing right for the toughest procedures. In total, ten people have now died in the uk with the virus. The outbreak has led Global Stock Markets to record some of their biggest ever one day losses. In new york, the dowjones closed 10 down, while eur...

This is the briefing, im sally bundock. Our top story china sacks officials at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak, and drastically increases the official number of infected people. Italys ex interior minister Matteo Salvini reacts with defiance after a vote that could see him face trial. President putins opponents launch a campaign to stop him rewriting the russian constitution. Coming up in the Business Briefing leading the charge. Car firms invest billions in an electric future, as a ban on...

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson is back at work after recovering from coronavirus. He says there are real signs that the country is passing through the peak of the pandemic. He warned that lifting the restrictions too soon could lead to a new wave of deaths. President trump has said china could have stopped the coronavirus from spreading around the world, and that serious investigations are under way into beijings actions. Mr trump was speaking outside the white house in his first Briefing...