I do think its going to be a broader debatejust because people are changing the way they consume media. Theres a much more complicated media landscape now. And so i do think were going to look at whether the licence fee models right for the 21st century. A plane has skidded off the runway at istanbul airport and broken into three sections. There are no reports of fatalities. More than a0 people arrested in a crackdown on so called courier fraud, where people are duped into handing over money to fraudsters. And as some of the uks Biggest Companies are criticised for failing to improve diversity, well speak to a woman championing ethnic minority representation in the boardroom. Good afternoon. Our top story on bbc news at 5pm is that the governments Emergency Cobra Committee are meeting as we speak to discuss the coronavirus. The death toll from the virus in china has now reached almost 500. More than 2a,000 people have been infected, and about 18 million chinese citizens are being told
Should failing to pay for a tv licence be a criminal offence . The government starts a Public Consultation today. Liverpools young guns had fun in the fa cup. With the first team away, they beat shrewsbury to reach the fa cup fifth round. Good morning. The weatherfor the next couple of days is fairly quiet. This morning there is some frost, some fog, but many of us will have a dry day. But by the weekend its going to be quite stormy. Ill have more in about ten minutes. Good morning. Its wednesday, february 5. Our top story President Trump has spoken of what he considers his greatest achievements after three years in office, as he made his annual state of the Union Address to the us congress. Referring to what he called the Great American comeback, the president said the United States was thriving and respected again. Our correspondent ben wright was watching the speech in washington. Hejoins us now. And they were pretty dramatic scenes, wont there . Yeah, this will be remembered. Norma
Right now. School is out, the gates are last nights figures, scotland released higher cases and there were close this afternoon on schools across close this afternoon on schools a cross m ost close this afternoon on schools across most of the uk, but some will only 322 and Northern Ireland has stay open for the children of key 80, wales is 170 but what stands out workers. After gcse and a level is london, that big blob and you exams were cancelled, the government would expect london to have more says grades in england will be based cases and the rest of the country on mock exam results and teacher because it houses 16 of the population so there will be some assessment. No end in sight to panic concentration but actually, it is buying. Front line Health Workers 40 , of the cases in london, they make a desperate plea for people to be less selfish. People are just are occupying a disproportionate number of cases and they are pulling further ahead of the rest of the stripping the shelves o
It comes as one Critical Care nurse appeals to people not to buy more than they need. People are just stripping the shelves of basic foods. You just need to stop it because its people like me that are going to be looking after you when youre at your lowest. Just stop it the number of dead in italy overtakes that of china almost three and a half thousand people have now died. The queen issues a message of solidarity to the nation, saying she and her family are ready to play their part. And in sport the olympic flame arrives injapan amid doubts over whether the games will be able to go ahead. Good morning. The government has announced new measures to boost the resilience of the Health Service, as infections from the coronavirus grow in the uk. Englands top nurse and doctor have urged medics to re register and return to the workforce, to help tackle what they call the greatest Global Health threat in history. Letters are being sent to more than 65,000 retired doctors and nurses, saying yo
To finish the season. And. A stamp of approval for captain tom, as he prepares to celebrate his 100th birthday. The royal mails special tribute to the nhs super fundraiser. The Prime Minister has urged the British Public to remain patient over lockdown saying the uk is now at the moment of maximum risk from the coronavirus outbreak. He was speaking outside number ten as he returned to work after recovering from the virus. He acknowledged life has been tough over the past month, but said, i refuse to throw away the sacrifice of the british people and risk a second peak. Mrjohnson has been under pressure to map out an exit strategy from the lockdown restrictions. Ahead of the daily government coronavirus briefing, downing street has asked members of the public to submit questions. One question will be chosen each day by the polling company, yougov, and will be put to the minister leading the briefing. The British Medical Association has criticised the Online System for more than ten mill