President trump has signed into law a 2 trillion emergency spending package to relieve the impact of the coronavirus on the us economy. It is the largest such programme in modern american history. The us has now reported more than 100,000 cases of the virus. More than 900 people have died in italy as a result of coronavirus in a single day, pushing the number of dead to more than 9,000. Pope francis has spoken of the thick darkness that has enveloped italy as it is stricken by the pandemic. The british Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has said he will continue to lead the governments handling of the coronavirus crisis, despite contracting the disease himself. Mrjohnson said he was suffering mild symptoms and was isolating himself. Britains Health Secretary also has the virus, and the chief medical officer is showing symptoms. Now on bbc news, its time for click. The race to make more ventilators. Robots on the frontline. And how to look sharp on a digital date. This week, the uk went into
Hello, this is breakfast with chris mason and nina warhurst. To reach, again, North Western good morning. Heres a summary of todays main areas during the course of tuesday. Stories from bbc news. Theres a bit more cloud overall across the uk the government says it will soon be on stepping up measures to protect people from coronaviru5, including shielding elderly and Vulnerable People. Ministers have so far stopped short of introducing some of the strict controls that have been tuesday. Imposed in mainland europe. It comes as the number of people known to have died from the virus in the uk has reached 21. I think the sunniest spots easyjet has joined jet2 in cancelling flights to spain. Will be on the south the airline announced it would be and in the east, but look 5u5pending all flights from tuesday. At these temperatures. These are south westerly winds, it comes as the worlds biggest 15 16 degrees tuesday carrier, american airlines, for some of us. Has announced its 5u5pending nearl
Theres been a growing number of Coronavirus Infections outside china, notably in the middle east. Theres been a sudden spike in cases in italy, linked to a bar. The head of the World Health Organization has warned that the window of opportunity to contain the virus is narrowing. The frontrunner for the democratic partys president ial nomination, bernie sanders, has told russia to stay out of american elections. Earlier President Trump dismissed as a hoax reports of warnings by Us Intelligence that moscow was helping mr Sanders Campaign in an effort to get mr trump re elected. A tentative seven day reduction in hostilities has come into effect in afghanistan, after an agreement between american and taliban negotiators. If the agreement holds, the two sides will sign a further deal on security guarantees next saturday. That could pave the way for new talks among afghan representatives. In a moment well have newswatch,
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Hello, its wednesday, its ten oclock, im victoria derbyshire, and were live from new broadcasting house. The family of a man who wheeled himself out of hospital and took his own life after being locked out of a Mental Health ward have received damages from the two nhs trusts responsible for his care. You know by the look on his face, it is a look that you will never forget. And the last time i saw him, i got that look and i turned round to him at the hospital bed and i said, stay calm, i wont be long, youre coming home. That was the last time i saw
him. We will bring you the full interview with the family of tony collins in the next few minutes. Also, the uk will begin monitoring to flights arriving from china after the spread of a new virus which has killed nine people and infected more than 400 others. So concerned are some scientists they have said people should not even travel to the to city of wuhan and nobody should leave it, that city is 11 Million People and this is at a time o
To the south and takes a low dives to the south and takes a low pressure away. Mid week it buckles north turning things wet and windy but at the end of the week back to square but at the end of the week back to square one, but at the end of the week back to square one, sitting in the chillier air with square one, sitting in the chillier airwitha square one, sitting in the chillier air with a showery north westerly weather regime. For the following week, still chilly with temperatures a couple of degrees below average. Many of us should see some distance both of sunshine but there will be showers in the air will be cold enough for them to be wintry across high ground and then through the middle of the week, windy spell of weather. Not named storm type weather. Not named storm type weather but the windiest of the five days of the week ahead and probably the wettest as well. In the short term it is that wintry weather for a bring our focus to as we had through tonight and particularly for