And who has now become one of the victims of the ide break a g.p. Who sexually assaulted 24 female patients including a teenage girl has been given 3 life sentences. The United Nations says a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in northwestern Syria with more than half a 1000000 people fleeing fighting in the past 2 months I Ukraine experts who testified against President Trump in the run up to the impeachment trial has been removed from his job at the White House Antarctica has had its hottest day on record Manchester United has accused the sun of knowing in advance about an attack on the home of one of the club's executives. The Chinese authorities are struggling to control an outpouring of public grief and anger at the way they treated a doctor who tried to warn the world about the dangers of Corona virus hundreds of millions of people have viewed social media posts about Dr Lee when Young who has died after contracting the illness while treating infected patients and will hand he was censored by the authorities after raising the alarm back in December about the potential dangers of the new virus and the government has now i sent officials to hand to investigate as the disease continues to spread controls and restrictions are increasing across China where 717 people have night died and more than 31000 have been infected are China correspondent John Sudworth has been monitoring developments from Beijing. The little in some cities the infected are being rounded up with multiple unverified videos showing the quarantine squads work it's all adding to a growing sense of disbelief and dread from those. I don't want to be taken away like that a child can be heard saying in one video as outside the window 2 people are forced into what looks like a metal box. But the fear is turning to anger Dr Lee when Liang was one of the 1st to report signs of the new strange virus but his online posts were censored and the police made him sign a confession along with 7 others for spreading rumors now his death from the virus in a will hand hospital has prompted an outpouring on social media the hash tag I want freedom of speech viewed almost 2000000 times before being blocked others have been posting artwork showing Dr Lee wearing a mask of barbed wire and you know. Dr Lee was the 1st whistleblower but no one cared this man tells me are you I. Angry in the. Danielle phone yes a bit this woman says if they had listened to him the situation would be better now the response though is likely to be more senses ship. Usually earlier this week I spoke to a lawyer and blogger Chandler G'sjert who was in who had trying to film and report what's your thoughts about how long you will be able to continue providing independent reporting from We'll have that we should get well I'm not sure he says the censorship is very strict and people's accounts are being closed if they share my content his family say he's now disappeared in this public health disaster there are real political risks and the orders are already being sent out maintain stability tighten control. As the controversy over Dr Levy grows questions have been raised about why he succumbed to the virus and died he was in his early thirty's are not considered among the group's most at risk our medical correspondent Fergus Walsh reports there's still much Scientists don't know about the severity of the novel coronavirus most of those who've died have been elderly with other medical problems but not all even seasonal flu can sometimes kill the young and healthy Dr Li one Liang was just 34 years old an eye specialist his job would have placed him in very close physical contact with patients Sara Gilbert professor of vaccine ology at the Jenna Institute in Oxford says the amount of virus that people come into contact with can make their infection more serious if a large amount of virus is coming in all at the same time in the case of a health care worker working very closely with impacted patients it could be that the amount of virus in the body increases very very rapidly before the immune system has a chance to deal with it and so that could lead to rapid onset severe disease in the u.k. The 3rd person to test positive for Corona virus was infected in Singapore where there are now several cases not linked to China it prompted the U.K.'s chief medical officers to advise anyone who's arrived here not just from China but Japan Thailand and several Southeast Asian countries to stay indoors and call n.h.s. 111 if they develop a cough or fever. Hong Kong has imposed a mandatory quarantine of 2 weeks for anyone arriving from mainland China returning residents will have to lock themselves inside their homes foreigners arriving from the mainland will have to isolate themselves in hotel rooms or go to government run centers anyone who doesn't comply will face 6 months in prison Hong Kong's health minister Sophie Chan says the onus was on people to act sensibly the whole idea is really for this person to stay at home and not to go out in case they carry any virus that it would not be transmitted to the rest of the community a British man on his honeymoon is among more than 60 people who've tested positive for the virus on board a cruise ship in Japan Alan Steele who's 58 and from over Hampton has been taken to a nearby hospital for treatment it's that there are nearly 80 British people among the 3700 on board the Diamond Princess which is quarantine in Yokohama passengers have been confined to their cabins for the next fortnight an American couple Philip and get a quarter say they're scared and want to go home we've been very tearful but frankly I have to tell you now we're becoming quite afraid we've got to get off the ship I get to 2 weeks in this very scary with the Belkin the group certainly prepared to do the 14 days if it's safe to do 14 days but I don't think. To be here for that length of time. British nationals on the next u.k. Government flight back from China will be taken to a conference center in Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire for a 14 day quarantine those on 2 earlier repatriation flights from Will hand have been taken to Arrow Park Hospital on the well. A g.p. From East London has been called a master of deception as he was given 3 life sentences for 90 sexual offenses against 24 female patients Manet Shah he's 50 will serve at least 15 years the judge told him he had abused his position of power by persuading the patients to undergo unnecessary intimate examinations are correspondent Helena Wilkinson sent this report from the Old Bailey more than a dozen female patients were in court to see their form a g.p. Who they had put their trust in be sentenced for sexually assaulting them the youngest of his victims who was 15 at the time told the court how her confidence had been shattered and she had been left anxious fearful and shaking at the thought of visiting the doctor following the assaults Shah had told his patients that intimate examinations were necessary when in fact they were not and carried a risk of harm judge and more than you said each of the offenses was carried out for his own sexual purposes and shell had used a mixture of flattery and fit to take advantage of his patients even using the names of celebrities who died or being diagnosed as at risk of cancer to scare them speaking outside courts Detective Superintendent McGovern said some of his victims were struggling to come to terms with what happened many of these women. Are now facing I'm sorry to see panic at times they have lost so trust in the medical profession and some of them are now not going to have medical procedures that they report because they're so concerned and they have little trust in doctors so they come across this patient told us she didn't even realize that Shaw was doing anything wrong here's their weaknesses that fear and just complete vantage. But not one time did I actually fink that he was doing anything untoward The judge said show was driven by a desire to control and humiliate women and the harm he had caused his many victims was incalculable. The United Nations has warned that a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding in the province of Idlib in northwest Syria u.n. Aid agencies estimate the nearly 600000 people have been forced from their homes in the past 2 months as government forces backed by Russia continued to seize grind and the last remaining area still in rebel hands our Middle East correspondent Martin patience sent this report from Beirut. 4 weeks Russia more planes have been pounding targets in aid Labe including whole spittles and bakeries forcing hundreds of thousands to flee northwards towards the Turkish border more than $200.00 civilians have been killed since the start of the year and this man an aide Labe says no one is taking any chances every time when I am coming home I see cars loaded with people and their belongings I see children shuddering from called as they are moving to the unknown Now government forces have entered the strategically important town of some racket where state t.v. Showed footie a bombed out buildings and board these laws in the streets the Syrian regime has vowed to retake every inch of the territory still under the control of rebels most of whom Marjah have this but the last opposition stronghold in the country is home to 3000000 civilians and the u.n. Is warning of a humanitarian disaster if their offensive continues Mark Katz is the u.n. Coordinator for the Syrian crisis it's a horrific situation we rarely see displacement on this scale 600000 people who fled their homes in the last 2 months alone there's more people moving at the moment they're just moving in. All directions trying to get away from the fighting and very active front lines Turkey which bank some of the rebels fighting the Syrian regime has repeatedly called and Damascus to whole fanservice Ankara has warned that if it doesn't then Turkey will have to take matters into its own hands one of the key witnesses against President Trump in the impeachment inquiry has been removed from his job at the White House of tenant Colonel Alexander vent men served on the National Security Council as an expert on Ukraine he was listening to the phone call between Mr Trump and the Korean president full of. Which was at the center of the impeachment allegations earlier this week senators acquitted Mr Trump of abusing his power and obstructing Congress from Washington our correspondent Gary O'Donoghue lieutenant colonel of Inman was a score to it out of the White House according to his lawyer who said he'd lost his job for telling the truth accusing the president of exacting revenge his client was one of the 1st to give evidence appearing on Capitol Hill in full dress uniform and telling the inquiry that he couldn't believe what he was hearing during the course in which the president asked the Ukrainian counterparts to launch investigations into his political rivals in the u.s. Earlier the president was asked about women and said I'm not happy with him you think I'm supposed to be happy with him this move will fuel speculation that the president plans to take further retribution particularly after his press secretary said how horribly he was treated and that maybe people should pay for that within the last half hour the White House has also sacked the u.s. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sandland who gave evidence against President the President during the impeachment inquiry. Britain's ambassador to the United States has told the b.b.c. That she's optimistic about the prospects for resolving a number of disagreements between the 2 countries to him Karen Pierce who served as the U.K.'s envoy to the United Nations speaking in the 1st interview since her appointment she's the 1st woman to hold that position and replaces her came directly he was forced to resign last year after his confidential cables critical of President Trump were leaked to the media here's our diplomatic correspondent James Landale Karen Pierce will arrive in Washington with a huge challenge ahead of her Britain's relations with the United States are at a low ebb there are disagreements about Iran digital taxes and the decision to give Huawei a role in the U.K.'s 5 g. Network something that prompted an angry phone call between Donald Trump and Boris Johnson last week there's also the continuing diplomatic row over the death of Harry done Dame Karen said she was to take up the role if you look at the u.k. U.s. Relationship you will always find moments where we don't always agree on every issue and where it can be a bit bumpy but the whole point of the u.k. U.s. Relationship is that it's deep it's fundamentally successful and it's enjoying say where we have disagreements we can work out how to resolve them the 1st female incumbent of the grand British residence on Massachusetts Avenue is uniquely well qualified for the role for Dame Karen is no ordinary career diplomat thank us tree and born grammar school educated she joined the Foreign Office in 1081 and has served all over the world Tokyo Geneva the Balkans Afghanistan with several stints in the us at the United Nations you is known for being both blunt and charming in the same breath a no nonsense style that disarmed her antagonists on the diplomatic circuit she cuts a dash once wearing a for the burr at the Security Council Her office is bedecked with exotic fridge magnets but crucially Boris Johnson rates her and President Trump reportedly think she's fab she'll need all that political capital and more as she takes on her biggest challenge helping to secure a trade deal between the u.s. And post BRICs it Britain and that will be no easy task. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made their 1st private appearance since leaving Britain for Canada last month they attended an event organized by the investment bank j.p. Morgan in Miami on Thursday Jon Donnison reports the event attended by the couple is reported to have been an alternative investment summit but it's not known whether they were paid to appear the New York Post which 1st broke the story says Prince Harry spoke about his struggles with mental health a subject he has touched on many times before the prince reportedly said he's been in therapy in recent years to help him cope with the loss of his mother more than 22 years ago it's one of the 1st public appearances together by the couple since their mounts today intended to step back from their roles as senior royals and become financially independent under an agreement reached with Buckingham Palace which comes into effect in the spring the duke and duchess will no longer receive u.k. Public funds. A coroner in North Wales has accused the sky dissociation of putting young lives at risk after a 16 year old boy died falling from a cliff near planted no report has highlighted a number of concerns regarding the death in 28 teen including risk assessments not being carried out and the lack of effective leadership the scarred associations had policies and procedures have been strengthened since the incident Here's our Wales correspondent held Gryphus In August 28th Ben learned was on an Explorer Scouts trip to North Wales the original plan was to climb Snowdon But Paul whether meant that the group was taken to the Great All my head land instead no risk assessment was drawn up nor was it a list of participants Ben and his 2 friends separated from the main group but the scout leaders all assumed someone else was supervising them then slipped and fell down a 200 foot cliff he died from serious head injuries the coroner David Polgar has issued a scathing report saying the. The Scout Association didn't know where the health and safety procedures were being carried out on the ground he said young lives were at risk because of the failure to recognize this inadequacy the Association responded by saying that health and safety was its number one priority and its policies had been strengthened its chief executive is likely to be called to give evidence and a 2nd inquest into the teenager's death later this year more than 100 migrants have been intercepted trying to reach the u.k. By crossing the channel from France the number breaks the previous record of 90 which were said yesterday our correspondent Simon Jones reports the boat started arriving from the early hours 6 in total carrying more than $100.00 people including 16 women and 7 children like yesterday conditions at sea were cold but extraordinary Carm one boat to manage to make it all the way to the beach at some far home near Dover before it was spotted the Security Minister Brendan Lewis insisted Britain and France were tackling illegal immigration on all fronts he said extra patrols on French beaches were working because only around a quarter of migrants attempting the crossing had succeeded in reaching the u.k. This year compared with around a half last year but after 2 days that have stretched the border force and the Coast Guard both will now be hoping that the stormy weather forecast for the weekend brings a temporary halt to the crossings. Antarctica has experienced its hottest day on record a rating of more than 18 Celsius was taken around 750 miles south of Argentina it has yet to be verified Here's our science and environment correspondent Victoria Gill this apparent new record was set at the Argentine research base close to the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula at 18.3 degrees it exceeds the last record temperature set in March of 2015 by no point 8 degrees the World Meteorological Organization will now convene an international team to verify the measurements but scientists from the British Antarctic Survey say they're confident it will be confirms the high temperature was driven by the warm dry winds that often blow from the mountains in this area but research is point out that with 2 temperature records being set in such quick succession this is a signal of climate change playing out on the Antarctic continent. Manchester United have accused the Sun newspaper of having prior knowledge of an attack on the home of its executive vice chairman Ed Woodward the club has filed a complaint to the press regulator the paper has said at no time was its reporter made aware of what was to take place here's our sports editor Dan Rowan last month the Sun newspaper broke a story that a gang of Manchester United fans that attacked the Cheshire Home of under fire executive vice chairman Ed Woodward The article included photographs of a mob wearing balaclavas outside the gates to the property with one individual holding a flare as part of a protest against a man who many fans blame for the club's decline in recent years a police investigation was launched and United condemned the incident but the club has now made a formal complaint against the sun to it so the independent press standards organization over what it calls a clear breach of the editor's code and journalistic ethics It claims the newspaper received advance notice of the incident and that a reporter was present alleging he failed to report the crime and that his presence encouraged and rewarded the perpetrators The club also believes the quality of images in the article indicate that a photographer was also on the scene in a statement to The Sun said that following a tip off about a protest a journalist did indeed attend the incident and accurately reported the events that unfolded the newspaper insisted the reporter was not made aware of what was to take place nor incited or encouraged any criminal activity he condemned the attack and vowed to cooperate fully with the police inquiry but said it vigorously defends its right to report and will challenge the complaint. The chief executive of Credit Suisse teach m.t.m. Has resigned following an episode in which 2 former colleagues were followed by private detectives the affair sent shock waves through the S