Im dumbfounded that this government wont release the report about russian influence, because every person who votes in this country deserves to see that report before your election happens. Coming up after 09. 15 and all day on bbc news as part of our general election series, we take a close look at the town of Bishop Auckland finding out why its notjust brexit butjobs, crime and the decline of the high street that are among the big issues for voters. And coming up in sport Raheem Sterling is dropped by england after being involved in an altercation with liverpoolsjoe gomez at theirtraining camp, a day after they clashed in the premier league. Good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at nine. From serious breathing problems linked to e cigarettes. Ewan fisher was connected to an artificial lung to keep him alive after his own lungs failed and he couldnt breathe. Doctors have told bbc news that the case is not an isolated incident, with one warning young people should never go near vap
H a fi itafi fi ituie dont think the answer should be that if you are looking at. Salah charges in towards him to score here we are, in early february and liverpool are 22 points clear. It is a procession. Does that concern you . It doesnt. My view is that last year we had the most incredible title race and i always back the premier league to provide a story, if you like, that gets fans excited. We are seeing one of the premier leagues great sides and we should celebrate that. Liverpools long wait for the title now looks all but guaranteed, but for the premier league there is plenty of issues to be resolved. Dan roan, bbc news. Time for a look at the weather, heres ben rich. Things is remaining calm until
friday and then a big change for the weekend. For the time being High Pressure is in charge. Some sunshine around and some cloud also around in parts of Northern Ireland and scotland. That could produce some rain. Some spells of hazy sunshine in the south of england. Two the evening
Youre watching bbc news at nine with me, geeta guru murthy the headlines scotlands finance secretary derek mackay quits hours before the budget he admits he acted behaved foolishly in messaging a 16 year old boy on social media. The government wants to rush through new rules in less than three weeks in a bid to prevent a terrorist from being automatically released early from prison. Thejustice secretary insists its not a knee jerk reaction. Its not muscle clenching, were tough, this is all about punishment. This is about public protection. Its the first of a government to get that right, and thats what were doing. President trump is cleared of abuse of power and obstructing congress after an impeachment trial which bitterly divided the united states. China says 563 people have now died from coronavirus
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Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2. State of disunion as Donald Trump Tells america how well his presidency is going Speaker Nancy Pelosi makes her feelings clear. Today at 5pm, the governments Cobra Emergency Committee is meeting now to discuss the coronavirus as chinese authorities step up their efforts to contain jobs are birmingham, incomes are the disease that has so far killed almost 500 people. Soaring, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling, confidence is sick passengers are taken off cruise ships as hong kong imposes surging and our country is thriving. A mandatory 14 day quarantine china takes further steps to control the spread on arrivals from Mainland China. Of the coronavirus as the death toll nears 500 while 10 people well be talking to a pandemic on a cruise ship test positive expert about what more is needed and hundreds of other to contain the coronavirus. Passengers are quarantined. The other main stories on bbc news at 5pm all we have b
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