Today at 05 00 growing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak. Chinese authorities confirm the death toll has climbed to 26 as they struggle to cope with the increasing number of patients. Here, the governments emergency cobra committee. Officials say they want to trace 2000 people whove flown into the uk from china in the last fortnight. Well have the latest guidance from the chief medical officer. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. A coroner says the death of this baby at a Maternity Unit in kent was wholly avoidable. Words cannot do itjustice but we have suffered a lot over the last couple of years and we hope that todayis couple of years and we hope that today is the start of a new
beginning for us. Harry dunns family say theyll continue their fight after the us refuses to extradite the woman accused of causing his death. A woman who was attacked byJoseph Mccann, one of the countrys most dangerous sex offenders who was wrongly released from prison, tells the bbc shes never r
Tonight at 10 the latest government promises to residents and staff of care homes in their fight against coronavirus. Theres a pledge to do far more testing. Anyone going from hospital into social care in england should be tested for the virus. But the governments target for nhs testing is still way off, so ministers are asked how realistic their new promises are. As we build capacity further over this month and then beyond to that 100,000 a day target by the end of this month, well expand further those who are eligible for tests. Well have more on the latest pledges and well be reporting on the picture in scotland, where a quarter of all coronavirus deaths are happening in care homes. Also tonight. One of the latest nhs staff victims was a pregnant nurse from luton, but her baby was delivered and is doing well. A new device an alternative to a ventilator designed by clinicians, engineers and formula one, is now being delivered to the nhs. Its back to school already in denmark, where s
This is bbc world news, hello, this is breakfast with the headlines Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty. It is owed 30. Here is the summary of the morning cosmic mysteries to 0ur our main stories on the bbc news stop doctor are wearing that abides the Health Secretary has been a Personal Protective Equipment are criticised for suggesting some a Personal Protective Equipment are a dangerous low levels in parts of a healthcare criticised for suggesting some healthca re staff were criticised for suggesting some healthcare staff were misusing protective equipment. Matt hancock gun. The bma has accused the told yesterdays briefing that good morning. Everybody needs to treat ppe like a government of the chronic failure to welcome to breakfast with Naga Munchetty and charlie provide front line staff adequate stayt. Our headlines today Precious Resource. The government ppe. Yesterday the Health Secretary doctors accuse the government has faced mounting pressure over a said there was no netiquette
Scores of people are killed in a stampede, as iranians flock to the funeral of Qasem Soleimani, killed by the us the barrel of the general has been postponed as the British Government continues to urge restraint. The burial. We are concerned that if we see a full blown war it would be very damaging and actually, the terrorists in particular, daesh, would be the only winners. Well have the latest from the middle east and from westminster. Also this lunchtime the 19 year old british woman convicted of lying about being raped in cyprus is given a four month suspended sentence and allowed to fly home a teenager admits killing newlywed pc Andrew Harper in berkshire last summer joker leads the way in this years bafta film nominations but theres criticism of the lack
of diversity with only white nominees in the acting categories and englands cricketers need five more wickets for a victory over south africa in cape town. And coming up in bbc news from the West Midlands to new delhi, while shoo
That was agreed between the uk and the eu on christmas eve. The move means the changes can take effect from the 1st of january. President trump signs a Coronavirus Relief and spending package, after previously threatening to block the bill saying parts of it were wasteful. Democrats have urged the president to follow up the bill with more help for struggling workers. More signs of growing pressure on uk hospitals from the new coronavirus variant. Three Ambulance Services in the south east of england are asking people not to call unless its a genuine emergency. A chinese journalist who reported on the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in the city of wuhan has been sentenced to four years injail. Zhang zhan was convicted of provoking trouble with her reports that criticised the authorities initial response to the pandemic. Next, a look back on the year
in politics with leila nathoo. The beginning of a new decade filled with promise, but 2020 didnt play out as any of us expected. Fro