The governments decision to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport is ruled unlawful by the court of appeal. Reports that at least 3a turkish soldiers have been killed by syrian airstirkes as Government Forces close in on the rebel held province of idlib. Ten more days of difficult conditions are predicted for parts of yorkshire and the West Midlands already hit by flooding. And at 11 30pm, we will be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers, lance price and jo anne nadler. Stay with us for that. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. Three more people have tested positive in the uk for coronavirus, with Northern Ireland confirming its first case tonight. All of them were infected after travelling to italy or tenerife. They are now being treated at specialist nhs infection centres. To date, more than 7,500 people in the uk have been tested for the virus. 16 were positive. Eight of them have now been discharged from hospital. But, with more cases expected to emerge, the go
Already hit by flooding. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Three more patients in the uk, including the first in Northern Ireland, have tested positive for coronavirus, caught while they were in italy and tenerife. That brings the total number of cases in the uk to 16. With more cases expected to emerge, the government are set to launch a new Public Health campaign. Our health editor, hugh pym reports. An empty school in derbyshire closed for a deep clean because a parent had returned from tenerife having caught the coronavirus. A local gp practice also asked patients to stay away because of the case, one of two newly diagnosed in the uk today. All this with the public keen to know more about the virus and getting tested. The nhs is expanding the options, including this drive through facility. We were given the first look at how it works. Laura here is a member of nhs staff. She is going to demonstrate what actually happens. She stays in the car, she winds down the window and then
Completely caked in ash. Hello to you. The coronavirus outbreak has reached a Decisive Point and has pandemic potential thats the latest assessment from the world health organization, which is urging governments around the globe to act swiftly and aggressively against the virus. Coronavirus has now spread to 50 countries and reached every continent except antarctica. Worldwide, there have been more than 82,000 cases and 2,800 deaths. Almost all of those are in china, but for a second day, more cases have been reported outside china, than inside. Injapan, where theyre preparing for this summers 0lympics, all state schools are to close for a month to try to limit the spread of the virus. The vast majority of the deaths in china have been in hubei, the province where the outbreak began. 0ur china correspondent John Sudworth has been speaking to one doctor in wuhan. At the end of a tough shift fighting the virus, a doctor steps out onto the streets of a deserted city. Wuhan is still in tot
Testing for coronavirus as two more uk cases are confirmed trade talks with the eu are set to begin in days, as ministers warn they could walk out by the summer unless a deal is looking likely. Flood hit communitites on the river severn are told to brace for ten more days of disruption and difficulty. The pull of having a great team in a great city . I mean, thats tempting for most people. From on the pitch to owning the club David Beckham on his new football venture. And coming up on bbc news. Well look ahead to englands third game at the womens t20 world cup. They play pakistan in canberra tomorrow morning. Good evening, and welcome to the bbc news at six. Plans to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport have been thrown into doubt, after the court of appeal ruled that they were unlawful. In a decision thats delighted environmental campaigners, it said ministers had failed to take the uks Climate Change commitments into account. The government says it wont appeal the ruling but heat
Syrian government forces. And in the philippines we return to the volcanic island devastated by last months eruption. The roof has collapsed in on itself under the weight, and here, a sign of its former life, a caged satellite this in ash this satellite this is caked in ash. Voiceover live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and around the world, countries are battling to deal with the spread of coronavirus. The World Health Organization has warned that no country should expect it will be spared. In the united states, markets have plunged sharply and japan has said it will close all Public Schools from monday. More on all that in a moment, but we start this edition of newsday with the personal story of a doctor whos been working on the virus front line in china. Hes helped to save dozens of lives with his own personal health at risk each time. Our china correspondent John Sudworth has the