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All the sport with austin. The organisers of the six nations say theyre monitoring the spread of coronavirus carefully, after it forced irelands games against italy to be postponed yesterday. England are due to travel to rome on the final weekend. Thanks, austin. And Sarah Keith Lucas has all the weather. We had some snow around this morning. But the main emphasis is on more rain over the next few days and strong winds. The next named storm is on the way, storm jorge, so i will bring you all the details and about half an hour. Also coming up and with more wet Weather Forecast, well be on the ground assessing how measures to keep back the floodwaters are faring. Hello, everyone. Legally fatal with those words, the appeal court may have killed off plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The court ruled the proposed expansion didnt take account of the Uks International commitments on Climate Change, made in the Paris Agreement. Campaigners against the third runway have hailed the ruling as a huge victory. The government says it wont appeal, but Heathrow Airport will challenge the judgement in the Supreme Court. It claims expansion is vital for trade in a post brexit era. Our correspondent Roger Harrabin reports. Cheering. In the sleet and cold they massed outside the appeal court, hoping for a ruling that the government acted unlawfully by failing to take Climate Change into account when it approved the heathrow expansion. Thejudges ruling, when it came, was clear. The secretary of state acted unlawfully in failing to take into account the Paris Agreement on Climate Change when deciding to designate the Airports National policy statement in support of the expansion of Heathrow Airport. The government acted unlawfully. It triggered scenes ofjubilation outside. The government has been told its got to go away and think again. If they want to resurrect the project they will have to do a full and proper appraisal against all the Climate Change impacts over the full lifetime of the project, and thats a pretty demanding assessment to do. I think its pretty unlikely that heathrow would scrape through that evaluation, but thats a matter for government. But that hope may be premature. Since its opening in the 19505, heathrow has faced many setbacks to expansion. And normally it gets its own way in the end. Its supporters are not ready to give in. The way out now is for the Prime Minister and the secretary of state to demonstrate that we want to be a proper trading nation and we want to be able to trade through our biggest ports, and that means making whatever amendments need to be made, as suggested by the courts today. That small amendment to factor in Climate Change is far from small though. If the government does decide to reassess the third runway plan, itll have to show how expanding aviation, our most polluting form of transport, is compatible with meeting its own laws on cutting emissions. We have said we do want to see airport expansion but of course critically it has to match with our ambition, our commitment to be zero carbon by 20 50. Those things have to fit together. There is no way we can tackle Climate Change allowing heathrow expansion to go ahead. I think this project is now dead. Borisjohnson, i think, knows that as well. This is a way in which Boris Johnson can get off the hook, drop the thing now. Its not yet clear how the government will react to the ruling. The eyes of the world will be on this judgment because its ramifications are potentially huge. It suggests that for every major Infrastructure Project planned by the government, there will have to be a clear demonstration that it fits with the governments on Climate Change laws. And that may often be a very difficult hurdle to cross. The airports chief executive, john holland kaye, said he believed the decision was wrong and said the airport will appeal to the Supreme Court. We will continue to fight for what is right for the uk. We will be appealing to the Supreme Court, we think the Appeals Court got it wrong. However at the same time we will work with government on their review to make sure that we can demonstrate that heathrow expansion is compatible with the paris accord on Climate Change. In fact it is only a couple of weeks ago that we published a National Plan for getting the whole uk aviation sector to net zero emissions by 2050. We have taken a lead on that as heathrow, we are committed to it so iam heathrow, we are committed to it so i am confident this issue is fixable and we can work with the government and we can work with the government and get on and deliver the expanded heathrow that britain needs. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent jonathan blake. Is all of this quite convenient for the Prime Minister, a long standing opponent of heathrow expansion. The Prime Minister, a long standing opponent of heathrow expansionm is in one way because this gives the government a convenient opportunity if it wants to to kick the plans to expand heathrow with a third runway into the long grass. If the chief executive of heathrow who you heard from just now is hoping the government would come out this afternoon and so this is a decision we dont agree with and we hope very much it will be able to be overturned at the Supreme Court, and we give ourfull overturned at the Supreme Court, and we give our full support to expanding heathrow, then he will be disappointed because that is not what the government has done. The transport secretary saying only in response to this ruling that the Government Supports airport expansion overall but no specific mention of heathrow, saying it is up to the airport and the courts to decide what happens next. The government has been clear, it is almost throwing up its hands and saying this is nothing to do with us now. The airport has to make its case, either win or lose that appeal at the next legal stage of this process and has to make the case that the airport can be expanded and also allow the government to meet its targets and commitments to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2050, taking them effectively to net a zero. The government has suggested it may come up with an alternative plan or may formulate a new way forward for airport expansion. In a statement this afternoon with grant shap saying the government will consider this verdict and set out its next steps in due course. Supporters of expansion say actually heathrow is vital, especially in the post brexit era for global trade. The Prime Ministers vision of a global vision, that is what the heathrow statement said. This goes against that idea of a global britain. That is one of the few competing, political and economic factors in this whole process and that big question of whether heathrow should and will expand with the third runway in the future. You have got that stated aim and ambition of the government to make the uk into a Global Trading nation and the importance that those who believe heathrow should expand put at having a true global hub airports at having a true global hub airports at the heart of that, but then you have conversely the conservatives represented now by many more mps in the midlands and the north of england than there were previously saying, if you expand heathrow, it will take business and passengers and economic benefits away from airports and other parts of the uk. That is one little conundrum that the government has to resolve, add in the environmental factor with that being much higher up the agenda now and the governments legal commitments under the paris climate agreement and also its domestic commitment to cut Greenhouse Gas emissions as well, also the Prime Ministers very well documented opposition personally to heathrow expanding in the past and you have a very, very tricky issue to solve. Two more patients have tested positive for coronavirus in england bringing the number of cases across the uk to 15. They caught the virus while in italy and tenerife, and have been transferred to specialist nhs infection centres. Globally, over 80,000 people in more than a0 countries have been infected. In italy, two more people have died bringing the death toll in the country to 14. The number of coronavirus cases in italy has risen by a quarter in the last 2a hours. Saudi arabia is suspending visas for foreign pilgrims wanting to visit mecca and medina, as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. And the japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe has called for all schools in the country to close for several weeks from the second of march as authorities there try to contain the coronavirus. 0ur correspondent Sophie Hutchinson has this report. The Royal Free Hospital in london, where one of two new patients with the new coronavirus is being treated. They were infected with the virus while abroad in italy and tenerife. It brings the total number of cases here to 15. The Prime Minister insisted there was no need to panic. I think it is absolutely vital that people do feel reassured. The nhs is a fantastic service. We have made every possible preparation for any eventuality. If you are concerned about travelling abroad to an area that is affected, then the key thing is to look at the fco website for the advice. But across the channel, they are now expecting a crisis. The french president has visited a paris hospital where the second person has died from the virus. The man, aged 60, had no known links to coronavirus hotspots, became infected. And the authorities are desperately trying to discover how he became infected. Translation we are facing a crisis, an epidemic that is coming, and some countries are already much more affected. We have to organise ourselves differently at each stage and face it as best we can. Italy has reported another increase in deaths today. The Authorities Say they have more than 400 infected people there, but scientists believe the true figure is likely to be nearer to 1,000. Further afield in iran, another seven deaths have been reported in just 2a hours in a spread that appears to be accelerating. The World Health Organization has given this warning to countries around the globe. The second big conclusion for the world is it is simply not ready, but it could get ready very fast, but the big shift has got to be the mindset about what, how were going to deal with the disease. New precautions are being put in place in saudi arabia, suspending access for foreign pilgrims to holy sites. But it is not clear whether the major pilgrimage later this year will be affected. Injapan, the Prime Minister has called for all schools to close for several weeks from monday. In the us, california, experts have seen the first case of unknown origin, suggesting the virus is spreading within the us. We are very, very ready for this, for anything, whether it is going to be a break out of larger proportions whether or not we are at that very low level. Scientist are working around the clock to understand this virus. There are concerns in china that some patients who have recovered are then testing positive for the coronavirus again. There is still much to be no about how this infection will play out. Sophie hutchinson, bbc news. The new cases in england come as the government is set to launch a Public Information campaign, which will focus on hygiene and how to prevent the spread of infection in public and in work places. With me is shaun slack from acas the advisory, conciliation and arbitration service. Thank you for being with us. Everybody is taking this very seriously at the moment. What is the advice to employers, companies about how to try and keep their workforce as healthy as possible and take all the precautions necessary to spread the precautions necessary to spread the course of the virus . From the point of view of providing things such as hand sanitiser is in the office, workplace and to look at scheduling meetings over phones and technology wherever possible. You have got to look at hr policies and things like sick pay, what to do in certain situations such as if people are asked by a doctor to self isolate or if you had to send someone home because you believe they have been to a danger area. Someone home because you believe they have been to a danger aream a worker does come back from abroad and needs to self isolate, go into some sort of quarantine, can they claim sick pay . What are the rules on that . There is no statutory right to be paid if you are self isolating but you should stay in contact with your employer and see what your policy is on sick pay. We are advising that employers should consider paying sick pay wherever possible or make alternative arrangements. If someones role can be done from home to see if that can be done from home to see if that can be possible, they can still do their job if they are not sick. If the employer sends the employee home however that is different, that is a case where they would expect to receive their normal sick pay. Is there a time limit on that . The quarantine period is 1a days but what if somebody says they need longer, i need to stay away from work longer . It would revert to the usual things you would do in any sickness such as getting a doctors notes and medical advice and staying in contact with your employer and the employer staying in contact with the employer staying in contact with the employee, that is key. What if staff dont want to travel to work 01 staff dont want to travel to work orfor work staff dont want to travel to work or for work because of the coronavirus . Maybe theirjob involves travelling abroad and they think actually maybe they dont want to do that at the moment. Completely understandable but again it will be about having a conversation with the employer to see whether there is some alternative arrangement that can be made and to keep an eye on Home Office Guidance on Health Conditions in the area they are going to be travelling to. What about freelance staff . Are they affected by those rules that you have just been talking about, about sick pay . Some freelance staff will be employed by an agency and they should speak to the agency but if youre talking about a self employed person, im afraid it will be the same as it would be if they couldnt work at any other time, they may find they have insurance that can cover that, they may not have that. Thank you. The head of the World Health Organization says the fight against the global spread of the coronavirus has entered a decisive phase. The boss of the who saying it would be fatal for any country to assume it would not get cases but he did so with the right measures, it was clear the virus could be contained. That is the latest from the World Health Organization. You can get in touch with us with your questions about the coronavirus. We will put those questions to our Health Correspondent at 3 30 p m. You can see ways to get in touch with us on the screen there now. Youre watching afternoon live, these are our headlines a blow for plans for a third runway at heathrow the court of appeal rules its unlawful as a result of the uks climate commitments. Two more people in england test positive for coronavirus after contracting the virus in italy and tenerife. 00v . The uk threatens to walk away from post brexit trade talks with the eu if theres no progress byjune. And in sport. Questions are being raised about englands six nations match in rome next month because of the coronavirus. Organisers say they are monitoring the situation closely. England travel to rome on the 14th of march after that game between ireland and italy in dublin, that has already been cancelled. David beckhams very own Football Team are set to play their First Official match in americas Major League Soccer this weekend. Beckham says there were times when he doubted if it was even possible. And dan evans is through to the semi finals of the dubai tennis championships the british number one beat 6th seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets. Ill be back with more on those stores after half past. More now on our top story the Supreme Courts ruling that the governments plan for a third runway at heathrow is with me isjenny bates from Environmental Group friends of the earth, who brought the court action. Presumably you are delighted. Absolutely. It is a win for the climate, people, future generations so we are pleased indeed. Climate, people, future generations so we are pleased indeedm climate, people, future generations so we are pleased indeed. It is a when you say but some would see this asa when you say but some would see this as a defeat because in the post brexit era, dont we need an expanded heathrow, heathrow is our biggest port, 40 of exports going through it . We need connectivity but that doesnt have to be flying. We need to improve our railways and for connectivity and make it easier for people to do other things but we cant afford to have more flights. To avoid climate breakdown we had to cut the number of flights we have currently and its peoples future, it affects things like the floods we have seen, droughts as well, so those things impact the economy as well. These extra flights will probably happen anyway just somewhere else, it may not happen in london but it may happen in the netherlands or france. They were shifted and shunted to another country. Everybody has to think about the climate, all countries. There shouldnt be extra flights at any uk other airport or any other in europe, so other European Countries have also been declining airport expansion on climate grounds and in the uk also. We have to realise that climate is serious and we need to ta ke climate is serious and we need to take it seriously so the government was found to have just not properly factored in the need to meet this key paris accord that we signed, that came from 2015. He heathrow say this is not consistent with the paris accord, they say they have taken the lead in taking the uk aviation sector to commit to a plan to get to net zero emissions by 2050 and we will get it done the right way without jeopardising the planets future. We disagree basically because their plans rely on offsetting and they basically hardly ever work. What few emissions might be able to be offset need to be for things that we cant avoid and basically the problem is that if you people take the majority of flights. What flying can be done and nobody is saying no flights at all, it has to be shared out more fairly, Something Like a frequent flyer levy, so you would add tax after the first flight then the second and that means people can still take the occasional regular holidays abroad but we cannot carry on as we have been. Is this actually a victory or is it just been. Is this actually a victory or is itjust a temporary victory . Heathrow will appeal to the Supreme Court and actually they have said in their statement, this is eminently fixable, so it sounds like they are confident they can overturn this. Fixable, so it sounds like they are confident they can overturn thism doesnt look like that, so no, the current way heathrow plans were going to be carried forward for this policy, that is currently avoid now. That cant happen, the government has to review it and we will see. Finally there has been a realisation that climate has to be properly factored into account and another thing thejudges factored into account and another thing the judges came down on factored into account and another thing thejudges came down on our side and was that the Carbon Dioxide emissions, which is what we mainly think of as one thing, there is a whole raft of other impacts that havent been factored in at all and so when you think about them, they could almost double what the traditional impacts that we think of could be. We just traditional impacts that we think of could be. Wejust cant traditional impacts that we think of could be. We just cant afford to add flights, we had to cut the number of flights and we need to think about other ways to travel. Therell be another ten days of difficult conditions in parts of the midlands devastated by flooding, according to west mercia police. A yellow weather warning of snow and ice has been issued for much of the midlands, including the river severn in shropshire, where flood defences have buckled under the pressure of water. Residents forced from their homes in ironbridge are facing further problems as more wet weather is forecast. Phil mackie is in worcester. The real question is how bad will the weather get over the next couple of days because over the last couple of days because over the last couple of weeks we have come up, go down a bit, come up again. These flood a lot. These homes have pumps and flood gates but the water has come into some of them because it has been so high for so long and as you have said there, the problem is this could go on for a long time yet. The only severe Flood Warning still in place is in ironbridge where the force of the river because the temporary flood barriers to buckle, allowing water underneath. It still looks dramatic today but its going down. Those railings were completely submerged yesterday. It is now critical once we get to a certain level we can get our team in there to have a look at the barrier, assess what damage has been done. We have over 200 metres barrier that we can replace, ready for that next weather front that could bring more rainfall. In shrewsbury where they saw record levels earlier this week, the clear up has begun. All the water has gone out now and its a case of sanitising everything and getting everything in place because we will be back open today for customers. Once this is done, Everything Else is fully functional upstairs above us, so yeah, come on back into shrewsbury. But the peak is now moving south. Worcester is seeing the same record equalling levels it saw last week. Two years ago they raised this row to make it flood roof at the river levels are so high they had to close it to all traffic except for buses. There is worcestershire county cricket club, underwaterfor 60 worcestershire county cricket club, underwater for 60 days and this is normally the busiest part of the city centre and today it is eerily quiet. Train arriving at worcester for goat street station shows the extent of flooding in the centre the city. Although they are used to it businesses are having to cope with the for flood this winter. This is the for flood this winter. This is the worst i have ever seen it, so we are coping as best we can with it but obviously we have all our pumps working 2a hours a day, trying to keep the water down and obviously hoping as soon as it goes down, we will get it all cleaned out and reopen. The environment secretary is playing his first visit today since this flood began 12 days ago. Amid growing criticism. What people are telling me is they would like someone like boris or George Eustace to come and visit the flooded areas, to come and visit the flooded areas, to smell the floodwater, to see the squalor, filth and misery in their homes so they are feeling neglected right now and what they need is a big cuddle. More rain has caused flooding further north. This is yorkshire. The peak is still working its way down the river severn in worcestershire. It will be at its highest later in the village of seven highest later in the village of seve n sto ke highest later in the village of seven stoke which has spent most of the past fortnight underwater. You might be able to see in the distance that the water is pouring off the river severn onto the race racecourse there and it is still coming up this road and causing problems for these houses. Things have begun to look ever so slightly better. It peaked here in worcester earlier today and has dropped by a few centimetres but its a long and slow slog. It will be high right through the weekend and fingers crossed perhaps the next bout of rain wont hit her so badly. The government says Boris Johnson could walk away from eu trade talks if there is not a broad outline of a deal byjune. Ministers this morning published negotiating guidelines ahead of the first round of talks which begin on monday. The government wants them wrapped up by the end of the year. Our reality check correspondent, chris morris is with me. We thought it all had to be done by the end of the year but the government is saying june, if there isnt progress by then, it is all. The eu has talked about the clock ticking and now the uk is throwing that back at them. Negotiations formally start on monday and we have already got a row. What we have todayis already got a row. What we have today is a 30 page government document setting out in more detail the kind of things it has been saying anyway about taking back control, that is what brexit is about. We want to make sure our sovereignty is respected and one of the most difficult issues is this idea of competition for business, what the eu because the level Playing Field and how you ensure that if you have tariff free trade that if you have tariff free trade that businesses on one side dont have an unfair advantage over the other. The eu has been saying consistently this means that the uk will have two follow some of the eus rules particularly on things like subsidies. What this makes clear is the uk says that there is no way that will happen, it is not a basis for a deal as far as the uk is concerned, lets listen to michael gove when he introduced this document the house of this morning. Geography is no reason to undermine democracy. To be clear, we will not be seeking to dynamically align with eu rules on eu term is governed by eu laws and eu institutions. The british people voted to take back control, to bring the power home, to have the rules governing this country made by those directly accountable to the people of this country and that is what we are delivering. What could be some of the key stumbling blocks . People talk about fisheries as one of the really difficult areas. That clearly is going to be a problem, even though as we have said before it is only a tiny part of the economy on both sides of the channel. Most eu countries dont even have a coastline so most do not care about fishing, but in the communities that do care about it it is a massive issue and it is totemic of that idea of taking back control. The eu wants to uphold and that is language that has been telford, uphold its current access for eu boats to british waters. The uk rejects that. Lets listen to michael gove. We will take back control of our quarters and we will not link access to our waters to access to eu markets. Our fishing waters are our sovereign resource. And we will determine other countries access to our resources on our terms. Michael gove again. A lot of tough talk we have already seen ahead of these trade talks. Is the reality though that once the two sides get down to the negotiating table, in the end both sides do want and need a deal with yellow both sides definitely want one. Things could get worse before they get better. People on both sides talking gloomily, the whole thing could break down in a few weeks and particularly that idea of the level Playing Field. Its a fundamental issue on both sides. The usain they have to protect their market, and the uk so you have to accept our market. They go behind the scenes and when things calm down in quiet rooms, they negotiate language to try and get through that. One of the problems is the type timetable. It is possible to do a deal in the timetable but the uk has now said if we get to june timetable but the uk has now said if we get tojune and we dont feel we are making progress on the easiest issues and they are talking about deals on things like financial services, they hope that will be relatively easy, if they see no progress then certainly the threat at the moment is we will change focus and stop looking at the kind of deal as they put it that australia has, which is no free trade deal with the eu and leaving the Single Market and the Customs Union at the end of this year without any formal Free Trade Agreement in place which four businesses would be an alarming prospect. The weather in a second. First, a few minutes ago, we brought you the latest from the World Health Organization on the coronavirus outbreak the head of the who saying that the fight against the global spread of the virus has entered a decisive phase. But he added that, with the right measures, it was clear the virus could be contained. Lets hearfrom him. This is your window of opportunity. If you act aggressively now, you can contain this virus, you can prevent people getting sick, you can save lives. So my advice to these countries is to move swiftly, and contain it at its budget. In iran, italy, and korea, it demonstrates what this virus is capable of. But this virus is not influenza. With the right measures, it can be contained. That is one of the key m essa 9 es contained. That is one of the key messages from china. The evidence we haveis messages from china. The evidence we have is that it does not appear to be Widespread Community transmission. In guangdong, a scientist more than 320,000 samples from the community, and only 0. 14 we re from the community, and only 0. 14 were positive for covid 19. That suggested that containment is possible. The latest from the world health organisation. Time for a look at the weather. A little bit of snow there, the first snowfall in the south of the uk . That is right, the first in some parts of the uk. We have already had some across Northern England, wales, scotland and northern ireland. But it seems like less up cross some parts of england, this one was in suffolk. A covering of snow, not lasting too long in the south because of the sun has come out. A lot has noted. We have only two days letter went out now, we have had to wait right till the end of the season to see the first bit of looks now. We have storm jorge on the way, that is not alphabetical, because we had stomach era, then dennis . We would expect the next storm to be ln in the uk. Ln will be the next one the met office of the uk will be lining. Storm jorge is named by the Spanish Met Office. The spanish work alongside the french, the portuguese and the belgians my name storms together. They named this one before the uk or Irish Met Service got in there, they named itjorge, not ellen. They are always reported in the same way, so we have this agreement across europe that we will keep with you over names of the storm first. Yes, jorge will bring some very windy conditions. Who knew that naming storms could be so complicated what is the forecast like . Some pretty Stormy Weather on the cards, not just like . Some pretty Stormy Weather on the cards, notjust with the wind as a storm jorge approaches. More heavy rain, not good news for those flood affected regions. Pretty good news for the rest of the afternoon and this evening. The sleet and snow has cleared away to the south east, quite a lot of sunshine and blue skies, still some wintry showers in scotla nd skies, still some wintry showers in scotland and parts of england. Feeling quite chilly in that wind. Into 99, keeping the clear skies, particularly in the east, there is quite a sharp frost in the east, a bit of iciness around first thing tomorrow morning. Manager in the west as cloud and rain moves in. The emphasis will be on a more disruptive weather over the next few days, heavy rain on the cards for friday and saturday, increasingly Stormy Weather with winds picking up two as storm jorge approaches. Over the next few days, the area of low pressure will bring the first weather front, making its pressure will bring the first weatherfront, making its way gradually from west to east on friday. Some heavy rain for much of england, wales and northern ireland. Following is now across high ground of not good news for the likes of the midlands and wales, fled impacted regions, more rain, perhaps 4060 impacted regions, more rain, perhaps 40 60 millimetres of rain over the next couple of days, more of a Higher Ground. This warm front pushes range was the east, the culture and follows behind, that could bring more heavy rain as we head into saturday morning. Into the weekend, this area of low bridge to the north of the uk bring some really windy conditions, strong and gusty westerly winds. The main area is clear quite quickly on saturday, but they will be followed by heavy showers, sleet and snow of a Higher Ground, and some hail mixing as well. It will feel cold, single figures, and on the strength of the wind also. The potentialfor figures, and on the strength of the wind also. The potential for more rain across other parts of england as well, so very unsettled. Windy with other rain and hills now, the temperature at about 7 10dc, but adamantly wind chill, it will feel colder than that. Over the next few days, heavy rain once again. Then storm jorge brings strong winds, possibly 70 mph, particularly around hills and cows. Keep in touch with all the warnings on our website. This is bbc news our latest headlines grounded the appeal court says plans to expand Heathrow Airport are unlawful because they fail to take account of the uks commitments on Climate Change. Asa as a fantastic result for friends of the earth and hotly climate. This is a great day for anybody who is concerned about Climate Change. We will be are appealing to the Supreme Court, we think the Appeals Court got it wrong. However at the same time we will work with government on their review. Two more people in england test positive for coronavirus after contracting the virus in italy and tenerife. The uk threatens to walk away from post brexit trade talks with the eu if theres no progress byjune. And with more wet Weather Forecast well be on the ground assessing how measures to keep back the floodwaters are faring. Sport now on afternoon live with austin halewood. We already know that irelands six nations game against italys been postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak, the question now is how the rest of the championship will be affected . Austin the six nations say theyre closely monitoring the situation after, as you say, the matches between ireland and italy were cancelled yesterday. Those matches between the mens and womens teams were due to take place next weekend in dublin. Italy we know is the most affected country in europe 11 towns in the north are in lockdown after an outbreak there. Well, the week after those games in dublin, englands mens and womens sides are due to travel to italy so theres doubt about whether theyll now go ahead as planned. I am very surprised that they havent made a quick decision like ireland have. I cannot imagine 10,000 supporters going over to italy in a few weeks but it is very hard from a player perspective. We remember what happened in the world cup with the typhoon and the cancelled match against france but at the moment if france beat scotland and ireland they are the grand slam champions, so perhaps it may not be important but if scotland beat france the six nations could be won by three different teams so that it is a bit of a catastrophe. The players, as eddiejones has said, you can only control the controllables and this is out of their control. I am sad that this has not been cancelled by the rfu and the government. It really could play havoc with the outcome of the tournament. Organisers will hope to rearrange any games affected but with the congested calendars right now, that wont be easy. And theres a big weekend ahead for a man whos already had lots of big weekends in his life, David Beckham . Its been seven years in the making, but finally, David Beckhams new Football Team will make their official debut in americas Major League Soccer this weekend. The former england captain is the co owner of inter miami, and he says he had no idea just what a challenge it would be to get the team to this point after years of arguing about the site for the stadium. But now thats all out of the way, he says theres no ceiling to the clubs ambitions, and hes got some big transfer targets in mind. I mean, every team in the world would want a messi or ronaldo in their team, so weve always talked about us being different from any other team, which im sure every owner says exactly the same thing, that they can do things any difference why. But we really believe the roster we have, the players we have the moment, were really happy with, were excited about going into this weekend. But weve also talked about if we have the opportunity to bring big name players from europe into this city, we will do that. A 30 year old man has been arrested by Manchester Police after the emails of Manchester City manager, pep guardiola, were allegedly hacked. Its also claimed he then tried to sell details for £100,000. A city spokeswoman said they were unaware of the serious crimes the it consultant is alleged to have commited whilst working with them. The individual has been released under investigation whilst inquiries are ongoing. The premier league is launching a hall of fame for the first time the first batch of inductees are set to be announced in march. Two players will be initially inducted, alongside a shortlist of nominees for future inclusion thats voted for by fans. Only retired players can be considered. So after goals like that, surely all time leading scorer, alan shearer, is a safe bet . Dan evans is getting closer to his first atp tour title. The british number one is through to the semi finals of the dubai tennis championships after beating sixth seed, Andrey Rublev. Evans will now face either jan lenna rd struff or Stefanos Tsitsipas in the finalfour. Thats all the sport for now. Lets get more now on the news that Heathrow Airports plans to build a third runway have been thrown into doubt after a ruling by the court of appeal. It found that the governments heathrow expansion decision was unlawful because it did not take climate commitments into account. Heathrow has said it will challenge the decision at the Supreme Court, but the government has said it will not appeal. With me is Craig Beaumont a director of the federation of Small Businesses, who support the expansion of heathrow. Do support it, but plenty of people, climate campaigners, were outside the court celebrating, they were delighted, they see this as a victory and thickness of the final nail in the coffin for the third runway . We have 5. 8 million Small Businesses in the country, our feedback today is that they are quite disappointed by this ruling. This is not the end for heathrow, this was a judgment that there was a problem in application, this is a blow and a setback, but we think there is a way through. It is about looking at what the exam question is, how do make sure the paris accord reflected . Heathrow is appealing to the Supreme Court, but the government isnt. We know Boris Johnson doesnt want a third runway, may be at this is politically convenient for him, this court decision, and it means the government is not actually supporting the expansion . Perhaps, but this government is all a part export and business. You can do this without good solid infrastructure. For us, exports is key. 40 of all our non eu exports go through heathrow. Heathrow is our front door for tourism, £126 billion industry, one third of all newjobs come from tourism. For those two things alone, we think there is a case to go ahead, wejust we think there is a case to go ahead, we just to we think there is a case to go ahead, wejust to make we think there is a case to go ahead, we just to make sure we think there is a case to go ahead, wejust to make sure it has Climate Change in mine. We were talking to friends of the earth a few months ago say again, yes, expand, have more trade, but not through more planes. People taking holidays, people exporting, if you like, that is not the enemy. The enemy is carbon, so if there is a way through that allows expansion with that paris climate accord. Also, we are his thing, 26 in glasgow, we have to stay within our balance. But we dont think todays decision not to go ahead was about not doing it properly. So we think there is still cause here, the message to this government is probably, lets get heathrow down. As he threw a really essential for trade . Ive heard the argument that actually, its a lot of people coming to use heathrow as a hub airport, to change flights, it is also a lot of people from the uk going on their holidays abroad. But actually, more people going and coming in, so it is actually net detrimental to the uk because more people go abroad that are coming into the uk . We are seeing increases on some nations coming here. An expert, 20 of businesses currently export, 40 would like to. That is a missing part of the economy, you would add i think £180 billion to the economy, more than 100,000 jobs. The Small Businesses you represent, they are specifically using, or want to, use area and he threw specifically . The number one market for the future is the us, therefore, if you cant get there by aviation. The commonwealth countries, it will push for canada, australia, japan. All these things need servicing, both in terms of attracting people to come stay here and also exports. Also, business travel, Business People want to go away and sign contracts, you cant do all online. So you think, ultimately, there will bea so you think, ultimately, there will be a third runway . Yes. As weve been hearing, two more people have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk and have been transferred to specialist infection centres. The nhs has been working to ensure a collaborative response to the virus across the system including setting up drive through style tests. Hugh pym has been taking a look. This purpose built facility has opened this week, it is at a Community Health trust in west london, aimed at people without symptoms but who have been referred here by nhs111. They come in by appointment. Laura is a member of nhs staff, she will demonstrate what happens. She stays in the car, winds down the window and then two members of the nursing team will come out to meet her. One has the full protective equipment, her colleague stands back at a safer distance. A bit of guidance is provided first, as to what will happen next. And laura will now be tested. It will involve two swabs, one throat and one nasal. Once again, done without laura having to get out of the car. So the swabs are taken, they will then be safely packaged and taken off to be tested. Laura, or whoever it is, is then free to go home, back into self isolation, or to wherever they have been asked to go, while the test results are awaited. This facility is now going to be rolled out at other nhs sites right around the country. In a moment, the latest business news. First a look at the headlines on afternoon live a blow for plans for a third runway at heathrow the court of appeal rules its unlawful as a result of the uks climate commitments. Two more people in england test positive for coronavirus after contracting the virus in italy and tenerife. The uk threatens to walk away from post brexit trade talks with the eu if theres no progress byjune. Heres your business headlines on afternoon live Heathrow Airport says its plans for expansion can be fixed. It comes after those plans were thrown out by the court of appeal because they didnt take into account the uks committments on Climate Change. Heathrow says the expansion would boost the whole economy, and is planning to appeal. The Online Gaming firm mr green, which is owned by william hill has been fined £3 million. Thats for failing to protect people addicted to gambling. The watchdog said the firm was lax in checking customers were using legitimate sources of money. Its time to think big and spend more when it comes to tackling inequality betweeen regions according to an independent inquiry. The uk2070 Commission Says disadvantaged areas should get an extra £200 billion. It says inequality is a blight on britain. As of late more evidence of the impact of coronavirus on the Global Economy today is mike is right, some pretty heavy hitters. Weve had the worlds Biggest Beer Company ab in bev saying the virus has cost the company 170 million in lost beer sales the last two months alone. The market not pretty, all down across europe and the us. Standard chartered is also warning of a possible rise in bad loans as a result of the virus. Now Goldman Sachs is warning it could trigger a recession. Michelle fleury is in new york for us. Michelle, what else is Goldman Sachs saying . They had put out a report, essentially warning that if the virus continues to spread, it could essentially watch that corporate growth for the whole year of 2020. Essentially wiped out. Worst case scenario, you could see a recession. That is a pretty bleak picture from of the big names of wall street. There was also a report from the bank of america saying that the Global Economy was going to slow down more than previously suggested all of that weighing on the markets this morning. With a dull, the nasdaq, all down, it is a decline of more than 10 . If things carry on they are at the moment, you could see the sm 500 basically having its worst week since the financial crisis in 2008. Anna President Trump has been speaking, trying to calm nerves, do you think that is going to work . He gave a press conference yesterday evening, i have to say, it got investors more concern. It was the news that there was another case, in california, where an individual had contracted coronavirus without having to travel to china or being in contact with someone with coronavirus. The origin of how this person caught the virus is not knowing, that speaks to some of the concerns that people have about how this virus is spreading, about how this virus is spreading, about what happens next. That is latvia that the economy seizes up, if economies have two shutdown travel, it will have a knock on effect on schools and businesses. That is where the doom and gloom predictions come from. Is there a feeling the country is actually ready for clearing does that play into how investors behave . Ready for coronavirus. If you listen to members of congress, they feel that not enough has been done, more money needs to be put aside. Previously, it was seen as something further from the shores of the us, now the feeling that it will hit the country, whether the country is ready or not at that debate is beginning. Some in the country are already saying, it is a bit too late, the us is playing catch up. Thats all the catch up. Thats all the business news. Six of the ten largest providers of childrens homes and Foster Carers are operating with huge debts, according to a report for councils in england and wales. The local Government Association says its worried that such financial instability could put at risk the care of vulnerable children. The governments currently carrying out a review of the care system. Heres our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. So this is the open plan area. This Residential Care home can take just three children, but each place is in high demand. They get about 30 requests a day from councils, one sign of a system struggling to cope with the growing number of children needing a safe space. Obviously we are a three bed home. We dont have the capacity to even look at the referrals. So, you know, theres a huge need for more homes like ours. Fees for childrens homes can easily cost more than £3,000 a week. This small independent home says that allows them to provide quality support, but Large Companies now dominate childrens social care. Todays report for the local Government Association raises serious concerns about the huge debts those big firms are racking up. It found six out of the Ten Largest Companies had more debts than assets. Many of those were backed by private equity finance, and some were making more than 20 profit on their income. Councillors are worried by the rise in the fees they now face, and the stability of the big companies. I think if you saw what happened with Southern Cross with Adult Social Care back in 2011, where the system collapsed, we dont want that to happen with childrens social care. We dont want to wait until that happens before the government steps in. There are also concerns that children like robin not her real name end up being sent miles from where they live because local care home places go to the highest bidder. She was 12 when she was sent to a home nearly two hours away from family and friends. I was really close to all my teachers and the school, so being took out of it was really hard, as well as being took from my family. That kind of leads on to the child thinking its got no one and its alone, so they could lead to a really bad path. Some councils are now opening their own care homes, like this one, but private Care Companies insist they provide value for money and say they want to work more closely with local authorities to meet the increasing needs of children. What were looking at is growing the sector and having more homes to meet the needs of the growing number of children. I dont think we can actually afford to say one thing isnt right, because what we need is the whole spectrum. The government says it is currently reviewing the care system to ensure it provides the best possible support for children. Alison holt, bbc news. Now its time for a look at the weather. We can cross the newsroom to sarah. We have got more rain and the forecast, unafraid, not because for some of the air is already seen all that flooding. There is still at least one severe Flood Warning, and many Flood Warning still at the moment. This afternoon is actually quite dry, some snow earlier on, now cleared away. Some wintry showers across northern parts of scotland and through tonight, but for the eastern have the uk, temperatures will fall the lowest. Some icy stretches first thing tomorrow morning. The next area of rain made its way from west to east, pulling snow into Higher Ground of Northern England and scotland. Heavy rain for wales and the midlands, temperatures just 4 orfive wales and the midlands, temperatures just 4 or five celsius across parts of scotland, marder further south. Into friday, storm jorge has been named by the spanish met service, bringing more rain, gusty winds also. There are warnings out for the win and he rain. Keep up to date on the website. Hello, youre watching afternoon live im ben brown. Today at 3 grounded the appeal court says plans to expand Heathrow Airport are unlawful because they fail to take account of the uks commitments on Climate Change. Its a fantastic result for friends of the earth and plan b and the climate. This is a great day for anybody who is concerned about Climate Change. We will be appealing to the Supreme Court. We think the Appeals Court got it wrong. However we will work with government on their review. The uk threatens to walk away from post brexit trade talks with the eu if theres no progress byjune. Ten more days of difficult conditions are predicted for parts of yorkshire and the West Midlands hit by flooding. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport with austin. Questions are being raised about whether englands final match of the six nations in italy will be postponed because of the coronavirus. Organisers say theyre monitoring the situation after irelands match against the italians has already been postponed. Thanks austin and sarah has all the weather. Is there more rain on the way . There where there remains unsettled. We have more rain on the way over the next couple of days, some strong winds to as storm jorge approaches. More details on half an hour. Thanks sarah. Also coming up as medics demonstrate steps to combat a wider coronavirus outbreak, our Health Correspondent nick triggle answers your questions at 3 30. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. Legally fatal with those words, the appeal court may have killed off plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The court ruled the proposed expansion didnt take account of the Uks International commitments on Climate Change, made in the Paris Agreement. Campaigners against the third runway have hailed the ruling as a huge victory. The government says it wont appeal, but Heathrow Airport will challenge the judgement in the Supreme Court. It claims expansion is vital for trade in a post brexit era. Our correspondent Roger Harrabin reports. Cheering in the sleet and cold they massed outside the appeal court, hoping for a ruling that the government acted unlawfully by failing to take Climate Change into account when it approved the heathrow expansion. Thejudges ruling, when it came, was clear. The secretary of state acted unlawfully in failing to take into account the Paris Agreement on Climate Change when deciding to designate the Airports National policy statement in support of the expansion of Heathrow Airport. The government acted unlawfully. It triggered the scenes ofjubilation outside. The government has been told its got to go away and think again. If they want to resurrect the project, they will have to do a full and proper appraisal against all the Climate Change impacts over the full lifetime of the project, and thats a pretty demanding assessment to do. I think its pretty unlikely that heathrow would scrape through that evaluation, but thats a matterfor government. No more runways no runway expansion, nowhere, no way. But that hope may be premature. Since its opening in the 19505, heathrow has faced many setbacks to expansion, and normally it gets its own way in the end. We will be appealing to the Supreme Court. We think the Appeals Court got it wrong, however, we will work with government on their review to make sure we can demonstrate that heathrow expansion is compatible with the paris accord on Climate Change. If the government does decide to reassess the third runway plan, itll have to show how expanding aviation, our most polluting form of transport, is compatible with meeting its own laws on cutting emissions. We have said we do want to see airport expansion but of course, critically, it has to match with our ambition, our commitment to be zero carbon by 2050. Those things have to absolutely fit together. Theres no way we can tackle Climate Change allowing heathrow expansion to go ahead. I think this project is now dead. Borisjohnson, i think, knows that as well. This is a way in which Boris Johnson can get off the hook. Drop the thing now. Its not yet clear how the government will react to the ruling. The eyes of the world will be on this judgment because its ramifications are potentially huge. It suggests that, for every major Infrastructure Project planned by the government, there will have to be a clear demonstration that it fits with the governments own Climate Change laws. And that may often be a very difficult hurdle to cross. Roger harrabin, bbc news. In a moment well talk to Charlotte Gallagher whos in harmondsworth, where homes would have to be demolished to make way for a third runway. But first to theo leggett whos at Heathrow Airport. We know that the government are not actually going to appeal against this but heathrow are. How confident are they that they can overturn this and get that third runway in the long term . They are certainly sounding confident and dont forget this is a £14 billion project, is a huge initiative and heathrow reckons its very future depends on it. There are two ways around this if heathrow wa nts to are two ways around this if heathrow wants to get the third runway going and building started. First of all there is its own challenge to the Supreme Court. It has said it will do that but theres also a way out for the government. One thing the court didnt say today was the third ru nway court didnt say today was the third runway was actually incompatible with environmental commitments. It merely said the government hadnt taken them into consideration when drawing up its plan and when putting the National Policy statement into effect. So what the government could do now is go back, carry out a review, that means delay of course, but it could decide to argue the point and explain why an expansion of heathrow would not be incompatible with its Climate Change commitments. That would offer another way forward. Its a twin pronged approach. What we are seeing from heathrow is an appeal and the government has yet to say what it will do but it still has the avenue of modifying the National Policy statement in coming forward with different arguments in favour of expansion. What might worry heathrow is the government appears to be quite lukewarm on this and a lot of people are saying this is quite politically convenient for Boris Johnson because he is opposed to a third runway, he once said he would lay down in front of the bulldozers and this judgment gets lay down in front of the bulldozers and thisjudgment gets him off the hook. Absolutely. If the government does want to withdraw support for a third runway here this would seem to be the ideal opportunity and Boris Johnson, his constituency is very close to heathrow, he said he would lie down in front of the bulldozers, he avoided voting on the National Policy statement back in 2018, so he clearly doesnt want to be associated with the expansion. On the other hand the economic arguments that are being put forward in favour of heathrow expansion still remain very strong and if you think back to 2015, the Commission Set up under sir Howard Davies recommended expansion of heathrow as the right way to increase airport capacity in the uk and suggested there were strong economic arguments for it. If the government wants to back down it has an avenue here although it still has the appeal from heathrow itself to content with, but if it does want to move forward there are still avenues open to it as well. Many thanks. Lets go to it as well. Many thanks. Lets go to Charlotte Gallagher where homes would have to be demolished to make way for that third runway. I guess the reaction there is one of absolute joy and delight to this appeal courtjudgment. A huge relief here because as you said, around half of this village would have to be bulldozed for a third runway. If you can see behind me, almost in every lamp post there are these green signs saying, stop heathrow expansion. People living here say they already put up with u na cce pta ble levels of they already put up with unacceptable levels of noise and air pollution and a third runway would just destroy their community. The people whose house it would be left, they would be living next to this massive new runway, more and more planes flying in and taking off every single day. I spoke to one man and he has been living here all his life, in fact seven generations of his family have been here, hes brought up his children here and he says he has been worn down by the situation. His house was one of the ones going to be bulldozed and he didnt know what to do, he didnt wa nt didnt know what to do, he didnt want to leave but perhaps he was going to be forced to. One of his neighbours, a 90 year old woman lived here her whole life, she was in the same situation. There is this relief but there is a wariness about it because Heathrow Airport have said they will appeal and theyre feeling pretty confident about it. People havent given up the fight just yet in case heathrow take this back to the courts, which it looks like they are very much likely to do. There is really fun celebration as you say but still quite a lot of uncertainty. Yes. People say they have been living in limbo for years now ever since the idea was floated ofa now ever since the idea was floated of a third runway at heathrow and then of course when it was passed in 2018. People are joyous this verdict happened in the court of appeal but they are not taking anything for granted. The government, they have said they are not appealing but heathrow are, so people are thinking, what will happen . They talked about their Community Just disappearing. This is a small village, villages you would find all across england and the entire community would be gone because of this third runway and i dont know if you can hear, there are planes going over all the time anyway. Can you imagine more and more planes going over . For a lot of people they are so worn down by the situation, they are not confident yet that they are out of the woods. Lets speak to our Political Correspondent jonathan blake. As we have been saying, this could be seen as being quite politically convenient for Boris Johnson. Potentially, yes because as you suggest, borisjohnson potentially, yes because as you suggest, Boris Johnson has potentially, yes because as you suggest, borisjohnson has long opposed personally as an mp in the flight opposed personally as an mp in the flight path of Heathrow Airport, an expansion to that airport and although this was a decision taken by the conservative government, it was under theresa may that the go ahead for a third runway was given and parliament voted for it and from the government s reaction today we havent seen any expression of disappointment or support expressly for the expansion. They say what happens next is up to heathrow itself and the courts. We can speak now to sir ed davey, leader of the lib dems and a long time opponent. Your reaction to this decision. We are delighted by this decision. We are delighted by this decision. We have worked across party with Campaign Groups to argue that the government failed to take account of Climate Change when they decided to expand heathrow. We have opposed it, we voted against it so we warmly welcome the decision today. Heathrow have said they will appeal, it will go to the Supreme Court, they could take a different view so it is not a definite no to this project. That is right but that is why we are calling on the government now to come up to work with us, work with the campaigners. Now the court of appeal has shown the government failed to consider Climate Change in its decision and the government said its not going to appeal, i think the government and borisjohnson should appeal, i think the government and Boris Johnson should show real leadership. Join cross party with the lib dems and others and help us fight heathrow and fight them at the next stage of this traditional battle. Do you think the governments decision not to appeal this decision itself and leave it to the airport to take forward on a legal basis weakens the case and do you expect them to come round to your way of thinking in the near future . The government not appealing does weaken the case but it is not good enough for the governmentjust to try to wash their hands like that. They had to be active. They had to end the confusion, and the chaos and end the delay and given the uk is hosting the global Climate Change talks this year in glasgow, we need to show global leadership. Borisjohnson says he we need to show global leadership. Boris johnson says he wants to take Climate Change seriously, he wants to take global leadership, here is the chance. The court have given the chance to show that and to make sure britain is really a world leader in tackling Climate Change. Your constituency is in south west london, you have an interest there as well as the acting leader of the lib dems at the moment, do you accept airport expansion has to happen somewhere and there will be disruption wherever it happens . What we need to do is try to reduce the need and demand for flight. That is one of the reasons why we have been so strongly in favour of high speed two, and major investment in our railways. If we can get people off the roads and off the planes into trains, then we can get people to have the convenience of train travel, the speed of that and also protect our environment. That must be the right way forward, that must be the right way forward, that must be the right way forward, that must be the Climate Friendly way forward for transport. Thank you for your thoughts. Reaction here at westminster to that decision by the court of appeal to uphold the environmental campaigners arguing that the third runway at heathrow was unlawful. There will be an appeal by heathrow itself but the government today in its reaction slightly backing away from the project and saying whilst it supports airport expansion as a whole, it also needs to meet its environmental targets. Youre watching afternoon live, these are our headlines a blow for plans for a third runway at heathrow the court of appeal rules its unlawful as a result of the uks climate commitments. Two more people in england test positive for coronavirus after contracting the virus in italy and tenerife. The uk threatens to walk away from post brexit trade talks with the eu if theres no progress byjune. And if theres no progress byjune. In sport organisers nations and in sport organisers of the six nations say they are carefully monitoring of the coronavirus situation as englands trip to rome is in doubt. Oregons game against the italians in dublin the week before has been postponed. David beckham says there were times his new Football Team into miami might not happen at all but they are ready to play their First Official game in americas Major League Soccer this weekend. And dan evans is through to the semi finals of the dubai tennis championships the british number one beat 6th seed Andrey Rublev in straight sets. I will be back with more at half past. Two more patients have tested positive for coronavirus in england bringing the number of cases across the uk to 15. They caught the virus while in italy and tenerife, and have been transferred to specialist nhs infection centres. Globally, over eighty thousand people in more than 40 countries have been infected. In italy, two more people have died bringing the death toll in the country to 14. The number of coronavirus cases in italy has risen by a quarter in the last 24 hours. Saudi arabia is suspending visas for foreign pilgrims wanting to visit mecca and medina, as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. And the japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe has called for all schools in the country to close for several weeks from the second of march as authorities there try to contain the coronavirus. Our correspondent Sophie Hutchinson has this report. The Royal Free Hospital in london where one of two new patients with the new coronavirus is being treated. They were infected with the virus while abroad in italy and tenerife. It brings the total number of cases here to 15. The Prime Minister insisted there was no need to panic. I think it is absolutely vital that people do feel reassured. The nhs is a fantastic service. We have made every possible preparation for any eventuality. If you are concerned about travelling abroad to an area that is affected, then the key thing is to look at the fco website for the advice. But across the channel, they are now expecting a crisis. The french president has visited a paris hospital where the second person has died from the virus. The man, aged 60, had no known links to coronavirus hotspots, became infected. And the authorities are desperately trying to discover how he became infected. Translation we are facing a crisis, an epidemic that is coming, and some countries are already much more affected. We have to organise ourselves differently at each stage and face it as best we can. Italy has reported another increase in deaths today. The Authorities Say they have more than 400 infected people there, but scientists believe the true figure is likely to be nearer to 1,000. Further afield in iran, another seven deaths have been reported in just 24 hours in a spread that appears to be accelerating. The World Health Organization has given this warning to countries around the globe. The second big conclusion for the world is it is simply not ready, but it could get ready very fast, but the big shift has got to be the mindset about what, how were going to deal with the disease. New precautions are being put in place in saudi arabia, suspending access for foreign pilgrims to holy sites. But it is not clear whether the major pilgrimage later this year will be affected. Injapan, the Prime Minister has called for all schools to close for several weeks from monday. In the us, california, experts have seen the first case of unknown origin, suggesting the virus is spreading within the us. We are very, very ready for this, for anything, whether it is going to be a break out of larger proportions whether or not we are at that very low level. Scientist are working around the clock to understand this virus. There are concerns in china that some patients who have recovered are then testing positive for the coronavirus again. There is still much to be no about how this infection will play out. Sophie hutchinson, bbc news. And you can get in touch with your questions about the coronavirus. Well be speaking to our Health Correspondent nick triggle at 3 30 for your questions answered. You can see ways to get in touch with us on the screen there. The government says Boris Johnson could walk away from eu trade talks if there is not a broad outline of a deal byjune. Ministers this morning published negotiating guidelines ahead of the first round of talks which begin on monday. The government wants them wrapped up by the end of the year. Our reality check correspondent chris morris explained a little earlier what to expect once negotiations begin. Negotiations formally start on monday and we have already got a row. In what we have today is a 30 page document setting out in detail the kind of things it has been saying anyway about, we are taking back control, that is what brexit is about, we want to make sure our sovereignty is respected. One of the most difficult issues is this idea of competition for business, what the eu because the level Playing Field and how you ensure that if you have tariff free trade that businesses on one side dont have an unfair advantage over the other. The eu has been saying consistently this means that the uk will have two follow some of the eu rules particularly on things like subsidies for business. What this makes clear is the uk says there is no way that will happen, it is not a basis for a deal, lets have a listen to what michael gove said when he introduced this document in the house of commons this morning. Geography is no reason to undermine democracy. To be clear, we will not be seeking to dynamically align with eu rules on even terms are governed by eu laws and eu institutions. The british people voted to take back control, to bring the power home, to have the rules governing this country made by those directly accountable to the people of this country and that is what we are delivering. What could be some of the key stumbling blocks . People talk about fisheries as one of the really difficult areas. That clearly is going to be a problem even though as we have said before it is only a tiny part of the economy on both sides of the channel. Most eu countries dont even have a coastline so most dont care about fishing but in the communities that do care about it, its a massive issue and it is totemic of the idea of taking back control. The eu has said it wants to uphold and that is language on in the last couple of weeks, uphold its current access for eu boats to british waters. Again the uk pretty much categorically rejects that. Lets have another listen to michael gove. We will take back control of our waters and it is an independent coastal state and we will not link access to our waters to access to eu markets. Our fishing waters are our sovereign resource. We will determine other countriess access to our resources on our terms. A lot of tough talk we have already seen ahead of these trade talks. It is the reality though that once the two sides get down to the negotiating table, in the end both sides do want and need a deal . Both definitely want one. Things could get worse before they get better. People on both sides are already talking gloomily, the whole thing could break down and that idea about the level Playing Field, its a fundamental issue for both sides and won the eu is saying we have to protect our Single Market, the other the uk saying you had to respect our sovereignty. That is what diplomats and officials are therefore, they go behind the scenes and when things calm down in quiet rooms, they negotiate language to try and get through that. One of the problems is the timetable. It is possible to do a deal in the timetable but the uk has now said if we get tojune and we dont feel we are making progress on the easiest issues and they are talking about deals on things like financial services, they hope that will be relatively easy, if they see no progress there then certainly the threat at the moment is, we will change focus and start looking at the kind of deal that australia has, which is no free trade deal with the eu and leaving the Single Market and the Customs Union without any formal Free Trade Agreement in place which four businesses would be an alarming prospect. Flooded communities will face further heavy rain and strong winds as a new storm makes its way across the uk over the weekend. Another 10 days of difficult conditions have been predicted for parts of the midlands still devastated by flooding. And there are fears shropshire and worcestershire, where evacuations have been taking place, will be further affected following heavy rain. Residents forced from their homes in ironbridge are facing further problems as more wet weather is forecast. Phil mackie is in worcester. The only severe Flood Warning still in place is in ironbridge in shropshire, where the force of the river caused the temporary flood barriers to buckle, allowing water underneath. It still looks dramatic today, but its going down. Those railings were completely submerged yesterday. Its now critical, once we get to a certain level, we can get our team to look at the barrier, assess what damage has been done. We have got over 200 metres of barrier we can replace ready for the next weather front that could bring more rainfall through here. In shrewsbury, where they saw record levels earlier this week, the clear up has begun. The water has gone out now and itsjust a case of sanitising everything down, and getting everything in place. Once this is done, Everything Else is fully functional upstairs for us. So, yes, come on back into shrewsbury. But the peak is now moving south. Worcester is seeing the same record equalling levels it saw last week. Two years ago, they raised this road to make it flood proof, but the river level is so high they have had to close it to all traffic except for buses. Theres worcestershire county cricket club, that has been underwater for 60 days since the beginning of october. This is normally the busiest part of the city centre, and today its eerily quiet. The train arriving at Worcester Foregate street station shows the extent of flooding in the centre of the city. Although theyre used to it, businesses are having to cope with the fifth flood this winter. I have been here quite a few years, and to be fair this is the worst i have ever seen it. We are coping as best we can with it, but we have all our pumps working 24 hours a day, trying to keep the water down, and obviously hoping that as soon as it goes down well get straight back in, get it all cleaned out and bang, reopen again. The environment secretary is paying his first visit today since this flood began 12 days ago, amid growing criticism. People are telling me they would like someone like boris or George Eustice to come and visit the flooded areas, to smell the floodwater, to see the squalor and filth, to see the misery in their homes so that they can. They are feeling neglected right now, and they need a big boris cuddle. Its not just here in the West Midlands. More rain has caused flooding further north. This is staithes in yorkshire. The peak is still working its way down the river severn in worcestershire. Itll be at its highest later in the village of severn stoke, which has spent most of the past fortnight underwater. Lets get a look at the weather. Very important, especially for those areas still flooded but it is know you have got in your picture there. We had a lot of rain over the month of february but what we have not had a lot of his snow. We are only a couple of days from spring are starting about scenes like this. Plenty of snow across the northern half of the uk but we did see it falling. Here in suffolk, a similar picture in birmingham. The sun has come out this afternoon so a fairly transient snow. The first snow of the winter just a transient snow. The first snow of the winterjust a few days of the start of spring. We have had a storming and strom dennis and now we have storm jorge. Yes, it has been named by the spanish met service. Normally it would go in alphabetical order, the next storm we would be expecting is alan, but storm jorge has been named and here in the uk we are using that as well. It is confusing but the Uk Met Office work in combination with the Irish Met Service and the dutch met service. Elsewhere in europe the spanish work with the portuguese and in belgium as well. This one has been named, we will not change it because that will avoid confusion. Storms dont change names as they change borders. That is because the Spanish Met Office got in there and named it. It is on the way late on friday and into the weekend. It has been named on the strength of the winds, gusts will be 65, 70 five Miles Per Hour but it will be the heavy rain, particularly friday and saturday. Not great news for the flood affected regions with more rain on the way. What is the forecast than for the next few days . A quiet respite this afternoon. The sleet and snow we had in the south is clearing away. Still wintry showers across scotland but elsewhere quite a lot of dry weather. We have blue sky and sunshine at the moment. Temperatures in single figures and feeling cooler in that breeze as well. As we head through into this evening a lot of dry weather, still some wintry showers across scotland. Later we will see the next area of ring approaching from the south west. Further east under those clear skies, a cold night with a widespread frost on the risk of icy stretches first thing tomorrow. Things turning milder from the west ahead of that next area of the rain. With the weather turned increasingly wet and windy, we could see further disruption to travel, more flooding problems as well through friday and into the weekend. No respite in our very unsettled spell of weather. Storm jorge will be approaching, a deep area of low pressure. A couple of fronts pushing from west to east, the first on friday bringing some heavy rain. For scotland it will be falling as snow over the Higher Ground and Northern England also seeing more snow as well. The wind is also picking up with this storm on friday but it will not be as windy as it will be through the weekend. A lot of us seeing more rain, could be 40 60 millimetres falling across parts of wales, the midlands over the next couple of days. Some of the heaviest bursts will be on this cold front as it makes its way eastwards on saturday morning. Stormy conditions courtesy of storm jorge which is sitting to the north of the uk but very strong winds wherever you are through the course of saturday. They will ease out on sunday but heavy showers moving in from the west bringing hail, snow over the Higher Ground. Further south and east you should stay mostly dry after that first band of rain clears. As we move through saturday night, a real squeeze in those winds, strong, gusty winds through the channel. Winds will ease on sunday but there could be more rain in the south and also rain and hill snow continuing on sunday across parts of scotland but in between, we should see a bit ofa but in between, we should see a bit of a respite. Still some showers but not the heavy persistent rain. Storm jorge has been named. It will bring gusts of 65, possibly 70 mph particularly around coasts and hills but we also have further heavy rain. Lots of warnings in force and you can find them all on our website. This is bbc news our latest headlines grounded the appeal court says plans to expand Heathrow Airport are unlawful because they fail to take account of the uks commitments on Climate Change. Its a fantastic result for friends of the earth and for the climate. This is a great day for anybody who is concerned about Climate Change. We will be appealing to the Supreme Court, we think the Appeals Court got it wrong. However, at the same time, we will work with government on their review. The uk threatens to walk away from post brexit trade talks with the eu if theres no progress byjune. With another storm on the way ten more days of difficult conditions are predicted for parts of yorkshire and the West Midlands hit by flooding. And, as medics demonstrate steps to combat a wider coronavirus outbreak our Health Correspondent, nick triggle, is here to answer your questions on coronavirus next. Sport now on afternoon live with austin halewood. Worries about Six Nations Rugby in general after that cancellation of the ireland italy game . Yes, there is the possibility now of more matches being postponed. That will play havoc with all the permutations for all the teams. Ifjust one gain goes, it really can make problems in the rest of the competition. The organisers say they are monitoring the coronavirus situation after matches were cancelled yesterday. Those matches were due to take place in dublin next weekend, a week before englands team travels to italy. Those which are the ones now being questioned. Italy, we now, is the most affected country in europe. 11 towns in the north are in lockdown after an outbreak there. The players, at the moment, arejust left in limbo. I am very surprised that they havent made a quick decision like ireland have. I cannot imagine 10,000 supporters going over to italy in a few weeks but it is very hard from a player perspective. We remember what happened in the world cup with the typhoon and the cancelled match against france but at the moment if france beat scotland and ireland they are the grand slam champions, so perhaps it may not be important but if scotland beat france the six nations could be won by three different teams so that it is a bit of a catastrophe. The players, as eddiejones has said, you can only control the controllables and this is out of their control. I am surprised that this has not been cancelled by the rfu and the government. Organisers will hope to rearrange any games affected but with the congested calendars right now, that wont be easy. Ben and theres a big weekend ahead for a man whos already had lots of big weekends in his life, David Beckham . Its been seven years in the making, but finally, David Beckhams new Football Team will make their official debut in americas Major League Soccer this weekend. The former england captain is the co owner of inter miami, and he says he had no idea just what a challenge it would be to get the team to this point after years of arguing about the site for the stadium. But now thats all out of the way, he says theres no ceiling to the clubs ambitions, and hes got some big transfer targets in mind. I mean, every team in the world would want a messi or ronaldo in their team. Weve always talked about us being different from any other team, which im sure every owner says exactly the same thing that they can do things in a different way. But we really believe the roster we have, the players we have the moment, were really happy with, were excited about going into this weekend. But weve also talked about if we have the opportunity to bring big name players from europe into this city, we will do that. A 30 year old man has been arrested by Manchester Police after the emails of Manchester City manager, pep guardiola, were allegedly hacked. Its also claimed he then tried to sell details for £100,000. A city spokeswoman said they were unaware of the serious crimes the it consultant is alleged to have commited whilst working with them. The individual has been released under investigation whilst inquiries are ongoing. The premier league is launching a hall of fame for the first time the first batch of inductees are set to be announced in march. Two players will be initially inducted, alongside a shortlist of nominees for future inclusion thats voted for by fans. Only retired players can be considered. So after goals like that, surely all time leading scorer, alan shearer, is a safe bet . Dan evans is getting closer to his first atp tour title. The british number one is through to the semi finals of the dubai tennis championships after beating sixth seed, Andrey Rublev. Evans will now face either jan lenna rd struff or Stefanos Tsitsipas in the finalfour. Thats all the sport for now. Now time for your questions answered on afternoon live. As the authorities here step up their coronavirus preparations, weve been asking you to send in any Health Questions you have about the outbreak. Here to answer them is our Health Correspondent nick triggle. Lets get into the questions. Pamela on email if you get the virus, how long does it last for . It develops on the severity of illness, it varies from person to person, probably about eight in ten people will develop mild symptoms, a fever, it may be some shortness of breath, that can pass in days. But for others, it can be quite severe. You can develop pneumonia and other pres bytery you can develop pneumonia and other presbytery problems. About one in 20 become critically unwell, they need hospital treatment and can spend weeks fighting the illness and trying to recover. In terms of the mortality rate, have we got a clear idea of what sort of percentage of people it actually kills . This virus has only been infecting people for about three months, so we are still learning a lot about it. It has been suggested it is perhaps between one and 2 . But we dont know how many cases had grown undetected up there, so the actual mortality rate could be much lower than that. It will ta ke be much lower than that. It will take some time to fully understand exactly how this virus works. Everybody is concerned with stopping the further coronavirus. Liz from bucking mesh i ask, how long can a virus they live on items such as products shipped in from china . M can stay alive on surfaces for quite a while, some research suggest up to nine days is kept at room temperature. They warm up the environment, the shorter the virus can survive for. In terms of infection and the race, the significant risk comes if someone has close contact with an infected individual, that is classed as spending 15 minutes within two metres of an individual, that is where the risk comes in, not from surface contamination. That takes us onto the idea of vice mass, we have seen pictures of people around the world wearing lose face mask. Gary and wants to now, many people are pictured wearing surgical masks as protection, can you tell me whether or not these mask really do provide a rejection that people believe they do . There has been a lot of interest in this, a lot of people have been buying leads mass, dentures have reported shortages of mass they have been able to buy. But there is little evidence of them stopping people getting infected. People tend not to wear them properly, they buyers can get in, and they have to be replaced quite regularly and disposed of properly. In many cases, they are more effective in stopping an infected person passing the virus on the costly mask catches the sneezes and providers. Judith ask, do people who have had a milderform of the buyer is, or had been treated and recovered, do they have immunity . If you have had it, essentially, are you immune from further infection . Generally, that is how it works with a virus like liz. What we dont know is how long that immunity at last. When infected, your body fights of the virus and there is some memory of that so there is some immunity, but it may only be for a short period of time. Glenn in essex as, if this becomes a pandemic, does it pose a serious risk of mutating into more virulent strain was becomes present in the global could get worse in a way . Mutation is always a risk. If anything, viruses tend to mutate by becoming manager in terms of the illnesses that they cause. They may become more infectious, but a virus wa nts to become more infectious, but a virus wants to survive, it wants to infect as many people as possible. If it kills people quickly, it has less chance of surviving. The good news is as it will probably go in that direction if anything. They would pandemic has been mentioned, what does that actually mean . As defined by World Health Organization, a pandemic is when a virus is being easily transmitted in many countries around the globe. We are seeing many outbreaks in many Different Countries at the moment, it is getting quite close to a pandemic stage but not quite there yet. It is all to do with the quickness of it spreading. People are aware, obviously, one women asks about breast feeding. Do you know what the advice is if she got coronavirus . She says there is no advice anywhere about what to do with her baby, especially with regard to self isolation. We are still learning much about it, but we do know that the virus seems to cause more severe illness and older people and underlying illnesses, such as asthma and heart disease. Younger people, children and babies seem to get a mild form of the illness. Anybody concerned about symptoms and should call nhs111, they will be offered testing. I think with Young Children and babies especially, that be available. The nhs has five hospitals, it has another 20 plus on standby if needed. There is a question here about how do you know if you have it . You mightjust think that you have the flu. Someone on twitter saying that the energy basically lists the same symptoms for coronavirus as they do forcefully. Two a re for coronavirus as they do forcefully. Two are the different symptoms for the purposes of diagnosis . What are the differences in terms of symptoms . There are very little difference use, everybody a cts little difference use, everybody acts differently. Fever, cough, shortness of breath, they are very similar. Public Health England have just started a piece of work with 100 gp practices to see if it is circulating in the Community Already unbeknownst to the authorities, because people with flu like symptoms might actually have coronavirus, so they are randomly testing people at least 100 gp practices. One of the differences is that we have a vaccine for flu, there is no vaccine get for coronavirus, that could be 18 months away. Alan ask, how many people have died of the this winter . I think they flew mortality rate just gives asa they flew mortality rate just gives as a way of keeping things in proportion a little bit. We talk about the flew mortality rate as being under 1 . In terms of deaths per year, flu is not often put on a death certificate, so we see estimates from a few hundred to a few thousand if we current flu as a underlining because of that day. Looking back at swine flu, there was very good monitoring of deaths caused by it, that was just under 500 deaths during that pandemic. It put it into some perspective that these coronaviruses and under flu viruses do cause deaths, but for the majority, it is a mild illnesses. Some very good advice and information for us there. Thank you very much for answering our viewers questions. I have some breaking news on the coronal pleiades, actually, from tenerife. We are hearing that the canary from tenerife. We are hearing that the ca nary islands from tenerife. We are hearing that the Canary Islands most of health has announced that 130 tories can leave their hotel in tenerife which has been in a because of the coronavirus. 130 tourist. The minister said, some arrive on monday, some flights delayed because of sandstorms so they did not come into co nta ct of sandstorms so they did not come into contact with the formic italians who originally tested positive. The new order affects 130 people of different nationalities who entered on the 24. The minister also confirmed that workers will be allowed in and out of the hotel, which had been locked down on tuesday morning. That is the latest from that hotel in tenerife. School children in the West Midlands are being trained in methods to stop catastrophic bleeding from stabbing. Specialist bleed kits will also be distributed to schools in the area. The move follows the release of figures from the Midlands Air Ambulance service which shows that stabbings are among their top four reasons for being called out, with paramedics attending two incidents a week. Kathryn stanczyszyn reports. This lesson could mean the difference between life and death. Its a trauma pressure bandage, which you can put on a bleeding wound. In a departure from normal Critical Care work, Midlands Air Ambulance paramedics are now delivering training to schoolchildren on how to deal with stab victims. I try to stop his blood circulation so he doesnt bleed out. These teenagers are learning how to use the specialist bleed control kits. They contain heavy duty bandages, like this, and also a military grade tourniquet. Theyre designed to save lives, particularly in the event of catastrophic injuries from stabbings. Theres a lot about youth crime kind of growing up these days, so i think its more important for, like, Young Children especially to kind of learn this. When we see something, were the ones to first see it its not the ambulance. We are the ones that have to make the call for the ambulance. These teenagers are doing a Public Services course at worcester sixth form college. Staff here would like all 1,600 pupils to receive the training, and say schools should embrace it. I think there is some concern that maybe youre getting this training because youre more likely, or your school is unfortunately at the centre of these incidents, but hopefully most people are going to look at it and see that actually prevention is better than a cure. Its notjust secondary schools taking it up. Primary schools are, too. It comes as knife crime in the West Midlands is at a record high. Lynne baird lost her son in a stabbing in 2017. Her charity is behind these kits, and shes come to the strensham airbase to find out more. How are the kids taking it . Theyre super enthusiastic. And it seems this new collaboration is timely. In 2019, Midlands Air Ambulance attended on average two stabbings a week, and that was just in daylight hours. Its now amongst the top four of most frequent missions for the charity, whereas just a few years ago it was a fairly rare occurrence. Theyre now on course to deliver bleed kit training to 60 schools in the midlands by the end of april. With the greatest will in the world, we wish these cases werent happening. What we want to be able to do is be able to give them the best chance of having a good outcome and the best chance of survival. Lynnes kits are now being taken up by organisations across the country, including police forces, but she thinks training young people is key to saving lives. Absolutely amazing that weve gone as far as we have, but theres still a lot more to be done and wed like to see this go nationwide. Kathryn stanczyszyn, bbc news. In a moment, the latest business news. First a look at the headlines on afternoon live a blow for plans for a third runway at heathrow the court of appeal rules its unlawful as a result of the uks climate commitments. Two more people in england test positive for coronavirus after contracting the virus in italy and tenerife. The uk threatens to walk away from post brexit trade talks with the eu if theres no progress byjune. Heres your business headlines on afternoon live Heathrow Airport says its plans for expansion can be fixed. It comes after those plans were thrown out by the court of appeal because they didnt take into account the uks committments on Climate Change. Heathrow says the expansion would give a big boost to the economy. The Online Gaming firm, mr green which is owned by william hill has been fined £3 million. Thats for failing to protect people addicted to gambling. The watchdog said the firm was lax in checking customers were using legitimate sources of money. Its time to think big and spend more when it comes to tackling inequality betweeen regions according to an independent inquiry. The uk2070 Commission Says disadvantaged areas should get an extra £200 billion. It says inequality is a blight on britain. Lets talk about the housing market. Theres been a bit of an upturn in the housing market. The number of people looking to buy rose injanuary, as did the number of homes for sale. This comes after months of stagnation. Some people are cautiously optimistic this is going to continue. Kate faulkner, property analyst, joins us now from nottingham. Are you cautiously optimistic . For the first half, certainly. We have had influence from bricks, people not sure whether it will hold on, whether they are buyers and sellers, now we know it will go ahead, that seems to provide a more confidence. Brexit. I expect it will last about six months, then we will go back to a quieter market again. Why is that . Mainly because the reason for the upturn now is that there is 18 months of pent up demand and supply, 18 months of pent up demand and supply, basically, there is a bit of a rush of more people buying and selling. That will calm down a little bit. Although things went quiet 18 months ago, it wasntjust a brexit doing that, it was actually goes back to the recovery from the 2007 recession. We solve for several yea rs lots of 2007 recession. We solve for several years lots of markets are doing very well, some still not doing well, there are still some markets that still havent recovered from two at levels. But it is still basically a supply and demand, there is a bit of pent up demand. Supply and demand, there is a bit of pentup demand. What is holding some parts of the country back, do you think . The way i look at the markets, we look right down to the prices of properties on the street from a uk level downwards. Take aberdeen, for example, the local economy and there is really suffering. Since 2014, house prices fell by 26 , rents falling by 30 . Nine you look at other areas, the midlands has been doing very well. They were Late Developers in terms of Price Performance and mental performance compared to the rest of the market. Where is when you head down to london, bristol, somewhere like east anglia, those areas recover very quickly and extraordinary wealth from the credit crunch. They are now slowing. It is very much driven by what is happening to supply and demand, as well as if enough new builds are being built for the growth in population. Then, how well the economy is performing and what people can afford to pay. Thank you for joining people can afford to pay. Thank you forjoining us. A look at the markets. 0h, not looking very good. One story in the town, coronavirus. That is why were seeing all that red on the market. Even predictions of recession . Yes, from Goldman Sachs, impacting on the American Market in particular. Lets check on the weather, how much rain has been forecast. Sarah keith lucas has the latest. Good afternoon, the emphasis of the forecasters are more rain and strengthening winds. There is a ridge of High Pressure with those for now, a quiet end to the day compared to the start. Quite ultra blue sky and sunshine, some wintry showers across the north west of scotland. Feeling fairly chilly. Things turn cold once the sun sets. We keep the clear skies and lighter winds in the east, temperatures will fall to their lowest here. The risk of some iciness in the east. Further west, more cloud and rain moving in. Travel may well be disrupted once again through friday and into the weekend, a combination of more heavy rain and stormy conditions. Storm jorge, 9 by the spanish met service, approaching on friday night and into saturday. It will bring some heavy rain through the course of friday, that rainfall pushing its way from west to east for much of the uk. Slavery Higher Ground of Northern England, and scotland. Still fall on Higher Ground england, and scotland. Still fall on higherground. England, and scotland. Still fall on Higher Ground. Not good news for the area already impacted by those floods, more rain on the way, there could be 40 60 millimetres, perhaps more across wales and Northern England. Through the weekend, this pressure is storm jorge, bringing some very strong pressure is storm jorge, bringing some very strong wind across all areas. They main band of rain closely to the east quite quickly on saturday, we are left with heavy showers, hill and thunder. Temperatures 6 9dc, but feeling colder, the strength of the wind will be noticeable overnight and into sunday. Through the day on sunday, some dry weather, some wintry showers, slowly through the day, they winds will start to ease away. It will feel chilly, 7 10dc, feeling in no strong winds. Storm jorge or at the way this weekend, bringing us up to 70 mph, particularly for hills and the coast. Hello, youre watching afternoon live. Im ben brown. Today at 4pm. Controversial plans for a third runway at heathrow are thrown into doubt the appeal court says they fail to take account of the uks commitments on Climate Change. Its a fantastic result for friends of the earth and plan b and the climate. This is a great day for anybody who is concerned about Climate Change. We will be appealing to the Supreme Court. We think the Appeals Court got it wrong. However we will work with government on their review. Two more people in england test positive for coronavirus as 130 tourists are allowed to leave the hotel in tenerife which has been in lockdown because the outbreak. The uk threatens to walk away from post brexit trade talks with the eu if theres no progress byjune. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport. Six nations organisers say they are closely monitoring the coronavirus situation, as englands trip to italy on the final week of the tournament is now in major doubt. And sarah lucas will have the all important and sarah lucas will have the all importa nt Weather Forecast. It isa all importa nt Weather Forecast. It is a cold wintry feeling they today, but there is more rain in the forecast. Not good news for the area is already affected by flooding. Not just heavy rain in the way but some strong winds as well, particularly into the weekend is another storm approaches. Also coming up in nationwide at 4. 30 we go live to east yorkshire where at least 100 homes in one town have been flooded. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. Im ben brown. Legally fatal with those words, the appeal court has thrown controversial plans for a third runway at heathrow into doubt. The court ruled the proposed expansion didnt take account of the Uks International commitments on Climate Change, made in the Paris Agreement. Campaigners against the third runway have hailed the ruling as a huge victory. The government says it wont appeal, but Heathrow Airport will challenge the judgment in the Supreme Court. It claims expansion is vital for trade in a post brexit era. Our correspondent Roger Harrabin reports. Cheering in the sleet and cold they massed outside the appeal court, hoping for a ruling that the government acted unlawfully by failing to take Climate Change into account when it approved the heathrow expansion. Thejudges ruling, when it came, was clear. The secretary of state acted unlawfully in failing to take into account the Paris Agreement on Climate Change when deciding to designate the Airports National policy statement in support of the expansion of Heathrow Airport. The government acted unlawfully. It triggered the scenes ofjubilation outside. The government has been told its got to go away and think again. If they want to resurrect the project, they will have to do a full and proper appraisal against all the Climate Change impacts over the full lifetime of the project, and thats a pretty demanding assessment to do. I think its pretty unlikely that heathrow would scrape through that evaluation, but thats a matterfor government. No more runways no runway expansion, nowhere, no way. But that hope may be premature. Since its opening in the 19505, heathrow has faced many setbacks to expansion, and normally it gets its own way in the end. We will be appealing to the Supreme Court. We think the Appeals Court got it wrong, however, we will work with government on their review to make sure we can demonstrate that heathrow expansion is compatible with the paris accord on Climate Change. If the government does decide to reassess the third runway plan, itll have to show how expanding aviation, our most polluting form of transport, is compatible with meeting its own laws on cutting emi55ion5. We have said we do want to see airport expansion but of course, critically, it has to match with our ambition, our commitment to be zero carbon by 2050. Those things have to absolutely fit together. Theres no way we can tackle Climate Change allowing heathrow expansion to go ahead. I think this project is now dead. Borisjohnson, i think, knows that as well. This is a way in which Boris Johnson can get off the hook. Drop the thing now. Its not yet clear how the government will react to the ruling. The eyes of the world will be on this judgment because its ramifications are potentially huge. It suggests that, for every major Infrastructure Project planned by the government, there will have to be a clear demonstration that it fits with the governments own Climate Change laws. And that may often be a very difficult hurdle to cross. Roger harrabin, bbc news. Lets speak now to adam marshall, director general of the british chambers of commerce, who support the heathrow expansion. How big a blow do you think this is to the third runway, this appeal courtjudgment . There will certainly be some real disappointment and a lot of our business communities across the uk this afternoon. Business communities rely on great connectivity, whether they are putting something in the hold of an aircraft are going out into markets around the world, and if we do want to build a global britain, a trading nation that can literally reach all corners of the earth, having a great hub airport is important, so busine55e5 do want to see heathrow expansion go ahead. But, do you recognise the importance of fighting Climate Change . We have got to save the planet. It is notjust about more trade under more planes, it is about fighting Climate Change. More trade under more planes, it is about fighting Climate Changem course that is absolutely right, and i dont think the two are mutually exclusive. Aviation i5 i dont think the two are mutually exclusive. Aviation is taking big 5te p5 forward, exclusive. Aviation is taking big steps forward, huge innovations going on in the sector, and it is po55ible going on in the sector, and it is possible to have expansion as well as possible to have expansion as well a5 action to reduce carbon and reduce impact, and some of that will come in the air, some will come on the ground, as we increase public transport access to our airport5. So the two things are compatible, and busine55e5 really do want to see the 5ignal busine55e5 really do want to see the signal that we are ready and able to build some of these big Infrastructure Projects that we need for the future, while being mindful of Climate Change commitments. We heard that Heathrow Airport is going to appeal against this to the Supreme Court, but the government seems quite lukewarm about that. Bori5 seems quite lukewarm about that. Borisjohnson, we seems quite lukewarm about that. Boris johnson, we know seems quite lukewarm about that. Borisjohnson, we know historically has been an opponent of the third runway, and a lot of people think actually this appeal Court Judgment get5 actually this appeal Court Judgment gets him off the hook and effectively 5to p5 gets him off the hook and effectively 5tops expansion happening, and that is what he wa nts. Happening, and that is what he wants. So, politically, the omens are not very good from your point of view. Business communities would like to see unequivocal backing from the uk government for aviation expansion and of course for heathrow expansion and of course for heathrow expansion as well. We heard the transport secretary earlier today saying the government in principle i5 saying the government in principle is still in favour of aviation expansion. Bu5ine55es will want to see those words backed up by deeds, while other countries around the world a re while other countries around the world are improving their infrastructure and their competitiveness, the uk cannot be left behind. We have been talking about this particular project for almost two decades now, many other countries have moved far further forward. That puts us at a real competitive disadvantage, and it is something we need to address. But if the Prime Minister is not an enthusiast to say the least, that is a real problem for you . We certainly would like to see unequivocal backing from the Prime Minister and government for our aviation sector and for expanding our airport5. We need this as business communities, we need connectivity that they offer, and of course we will work with the government to ensure we are also reducing their carbon impact at the same time. Good to talk to you, adam marshall, director general of the british chambers of commerce. Two more patients have tested positive for coronavirus in england bringing the number of cases across the uk to 15. They caught the virus while in italy and tenerife, and have been transferred to specialist nhs infection centres. It comes as the World Health Organization says the fight against coronavirus is at a decisive point. Globally, over 80,000 people in more than 40 countries have been infected. In italy, two more people have died bringing the death toll in the country to 14. The number of coronavirus cases in italy has risen by a quarter in the last 24 hours. Saudi arabia is suspending visas for foreign pilgrims wanting to visit mecca and medina, as a precaution against the spread of the virus. The japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe has called for all schools in that country to close for several weeks from the 2nd of march as authorities there try to contain the coronavirus. And this afternoon its been announced that 130 tourists will be able to leave a hotel in tenerife which is in lockdown due to an outbreak of the virus. Our correspondent Sophie Hutchinson has this report. The Royal Free Hospital in london where one of two new patients with the new coronavirus is being treated. They were infected with the virus while abroad in italy and tenerife. It brings the total number of cases here to 15. The Prime Minister insisted there was no need to panic. I think it is absolutely vital that people do feel reassured. The nhs is a fantastic service. We have made every possible preparation for any eventuality. If you are concerned about travelling abroad to an area that is affected, then the key thing is to look at the fco website for the advice. But across the channel, they are now expecting a crisis. The french president has visited a paris hospital where the second person has died from the virus. The man, aged 60, had no known links to coronavirus and the authorities are desperately trying to discover how he became infected. Translation we are facing a crisis, an epidemic that is coming, and some countries are already much more affected. We have to organise ourselves differently at each stage and face it as best we can. Italy has reported another increase in deaths today. The Authorities Say they have more than 400 infected people there, but scientists believe the true figure is likely to be nearer to 1,000. Further afield in iran, another seven deaths have been reported in just 24 hours in a spread that appears to be accelerating. The World Health Organization has given this warning to countries around the globe. The second big conclusion for the world is it is simply not ready, but it could get ready very fast, but the big shift has got to be the mindset about what, how were going to deal with the disease. New precautions are being put in place in saudi arabia, suspending access for foreign pilgrims to holy sites. But it is not clear whether the major pilgrimage later this year will be affected. Injapan, the Prime Minister has called for all schools to close for several weeks from monday. In the us, california, experts have seen the first case of unknown origin, suggesting the virus is spreading within the us. We are very, very ready for this, for anything, whether it is going to be a break out of larger proportions whether or not we are at that very low level. Scientist are working around the clock to understand this virus. There are concerns in china that some patients who have recovered are then testing positive for the coronavirus again. There is still much to be no about how this infection will play out. Sophie hutchinson, bbc news. Lets get the latest situation from the hotel in tenerife. Fiona trott is there. We have heard from the ministry of health, what have they been saying . They have said that 130 people who arrived here on monday can leave the hotel because they are confident that they did not come in contact with those four infected people staying here because they left for hospital before they arrived. Remember, dozens of people came here because of the sandstorm that had to wrap ash disrupted the travel plans, that is why they arrived here on monday. Of the guests leaving, we understand there we re guests leaving, we understand there were 11 different nationalities, some of them we understand are british, and the Health Minister said, look, once the screening has been completed, these 130 people can leave the hotel, keeping themselves under their own supervision, so you can take from that there will be self isolating themselves. Public Health England have also said a Public Health expert is on the way to tenerife to understand the spread of the virus, and to understand the strategy here. How people here are trying to contain the virus. Good news in that sense, 130 people will be leaving the hotel, we do not know yet when that will be, but there will be many others facing two weeks of quarantine, and there are mixed m essa g es of quarantine, and there are mixed messages about that, which has left him frustrated. One guest we spoke to told us she was told by her travel company that she will have to stay here until the 10th of march. The hotel said to her that she could leave before then. So, really still a big gap between information that is currently out and how it is being interpreted, but the Foreign Office has said it has left letters at the hotel for the guests with a direct telephone number, it has also been encouraging travel companies to leave direct telephone numbers for guests as well, so hopefully the communication can improve. But some guests at the hotel have told us they still have not received the letters. Thank you very much indeed, fiona trott in tenerife. As weve been hearing, italy is the worst affected country in europe with 14 deaths from coronavirus. Lily hewes is an english teacher based in italy, she had been staying in varese near milan but has moved to udine near venice to avoid being quarantined. Thank you very much indeed for being with us. Tell us about your experience in italy. Thank you for having me. Iwanted experience in italy. Thank you for having me. I wanted to talk to you about what is going on. Public transport has halted, work has come toa transport has halted, work has come to a stop. If youre in teaching industry or any industry that has contact with people from other countries, it has stopped. The education minister. So currently there is a huge unknown about when people are going back to work and the people that are in contact with someone with a virus, it is really important we stay separated from those people, so it is pretty intense at the moment. From what you have seen, how have the local people where you have been, how have they been reacting to the coronavirus . M has been different to what ive grown up with. People are very extreme with their reactions to coronavirus, they treat people from the Asian Community differently to any other people that are around on the street. Not just any other people that are around on the street. Notjust that, in terms of the local supermarkets, they are empty, soap has sold out, anything you can get that you can clean yourself has sold out. Everyone is definitely in a state of panic. Reaction was slow, but then within two days it just reaction was slow, but then within two days itjust hit the town. The times near milan two days itjust hit the town. The times nearmilan are two days itjust hit the town. The times near milan are badly affected in terms of stores, shops, food running out, people panicking, and obviously work has come to a halt. Thank you very much forjoining us. That is lily hughes, who moved to italy 18 months ago, she is a teacher there. Youre watching afternoon live, these are our headlines. Controversial plans for a third runway at heathrow are thrown into doubt, the court of appeal rules its unlawful because of the uks climate commitments. Two more people in england test positive for coronavirus as 130 tourists are allowed to leave the hotel in tenerife which has been in lockdown because the outbreak. The uk threatens to walk away from post brexit trade talks with the eu if theres no progress byjune. In if theres no progress byjune. Sport, questions are about in sport, questions are being raised about whether englands six nations trip to rome on the 14th of march will be cancelled because of coronavirus. Irelands match against dublin the week before has already been postponed. A disappointing day of pre season testing for Lewis Hamilton. His car broke down on day two of the second test in barcelona for the reigning champion. The british number one is through to the last four of the goodbye tennis championships after a straight sets win. I will be back after have passed. Many thanks indeed. A man accused of murdering journalist lyra mckee has been granted bail. Paul mcintyre, from derry, appeared via video link from maghaberry prison. Hes charged with the murder of ms mckee, possession of a firearm, and membership of the ira. Lyra mckee, who was 29, was observing rioting in derrys creggan estate, when she was shot in april last year. Mr mcintyre denies all charges. The government says Boris Johnson could walk away from eu trade talks if there is not a broad outline of a deal byjune. Ministers this morning published negotiating guidelines ahead of the first round of talks which begin on monday. The government wants them wrapped up by the end of the year. Our reality check correspondent chris morris explained a little earlier what to expect once negotiations begin. Negotiations formally start on monday and we have already got a row. In what we have today is a 30 page document setting out in detail the kind of things it has been saying anyway about, we are taking back control, that is what brexit is about, we want to make sure our sovereignty is respected. One of the most difficult issues is this idea of competition for business, what the eu because the level Playing Field and how you ensure that if you have tariff free trade that businesses on one side dont have an unfair advantage over the other. That the uk will have to the eu has been saying consistently this means that the uk will have to follow some of the eu rules particularly on things like subsidies for business. What this makes clear is the uk says there is no way that will happen, it is not a basis for a deal. Lets have a listen to what michael gove said when he introduced this document in the house of commons this morning. Geography is no reason to undermine democracy. To be clear, we will not be seeking to dynamically align with eu rules on even terms are governed by eu laws and eu institutions. The british people voted to take back control, to bring the power home, to have the rules governing this country made by those directly accountable to the people of this country and that is what we are delivering. What could be some of the key stumbling blocks . People talk about fisheries as one of the really difficult areas. That clearly is going to be a problem even though as we have said before it is only a tiny part of the economy on both sides of the channel. Sides of the channel. Most eu countries dont even have a coastline so most dont care about fishing but in the communities that do care about it, its a massive issue and it is totemic of the idea of taking back control. The eu has said it wants to uphold and that is language which has been toughened in the last couple of weeks, uphold its current access for eu boats to british waters. Again the uk pretty much categorically rejects that. Lets have another listen to michael gove. We will take back control of our waters and it is an independent coastal state and we will not link access to our waters to access to eu markets. Our fishing waters are our sovereign resource. We will determine other countriess access to our resources on our terms. A lot of tough talk we have already seen ahead of these trade talks. It is the reality though that once the two sides get down to the negotiating table, in the end both sides do want and need a deal . Both definitely want one. Things could get worse before they get better. People on both sides are already talking gloomily, the whole thing could break down and that idea about the level Playing Field, its a fundamental issue for both sides and won the eu is saying we have to protect our Single Market, the other the uk saying you had to respect our sovereignty. It is hard to see where that gets bridged. That is what diplomats and officials are there for, they go behind the scenes and when things calm down in quiet rooms, they negotiate language to try and get through that. One of the problems is the timetable. It is possible to do a deal in the timetable but the uk has now said if we get tojune and we dont feel we are making progress on the easiest issues and they are talking about deals on things like financial services, they hope that will be relatively easy, if they see no progress there then certainly the threat at the moment is, we will change focus and start looking at the kind of deal that australia has, which is no free trade deal with the eu and leaving the Single Market and the Customs Union without any formal Free Trade Agreement in place which for businesses would be an alarming prospect. That is chris morris. Flooded communities will face further heavy rain and strong winds as a new storm makes its way across the uk over the weekend. Another ten days of difficult conditions have been predicted for parts of the midlands still devastated by flooding. And there are fears shropshire and worcestershire, where evacuations have been taking place, will be further affected following heavy rain. Residents forced from their homes in ironbridge are facing further problems as more wet weather is forecast. Phil mackie is in worcester. The only severe Flood Warning still in place is ironbridge in shropshire, where the force of the river caused the temporary flood barriers to buckle, allowing water underneath. It still looks dramatic today, but its going down. Those railings were completely submerged yesterday. Its now critical, once we get to a certain level, we can get our team to look at the barrier, assess what damage has been done. We have got over 200 metres of barrier we can replace ready for the next weather front that could bring more rainfall through here. In shrewsbury, where they saw record levels earlier this week, the clear up has begun. The water has gone out now and itsjust a case of sanitising everything down, and getting everything in place. Once this is done, Everything Else is fully functional upstairs for us. So, yes, come on back into shrewsbury. But the peak is now moving south. Worcester is seeing the same record equalling levels it saw last week. Two years ago, they raised this road to make it flood proof, but the river level is so high they have had to close it to all traffic except for buses. Theres worcestershire county cricket club, that has been underwater for 60 days since the beginning of october. This is normally the busiest part of the city centre, and today its eerily quiet. The train arriving at Worcester Foregate street station shows the extent of flooding in the centre of the city. Although theyre used to it, businesses are having to cope with the fifth flood this winter. I have been here quite a few years, and to be fair this is the worst i have ever seen it. We are coping as best we can with it, but we have all our pumps working 24 hours a day, trying to keep the water down, and obviously hoping that as soon as it goes down well get straight back in, get it all cleaned out and bang, reopen again. The environment secretary is paying his first visit today since this flood began 12 days ago, amid growing criticism. People are telling me they would like someone like boris or George Eustice to come and visit the flooded areas, to smell the floodwater, to see the squalor and filth, to see the misery in their homes so that they can. They are feeling neglected right now, and they need a big boris cuddle. Its not just here in the West Midlands. More rain has caused flooding further north. The peak is still working its way down the river severn in worcestershire. Itll be at its highest later in the village of severn stoke, which has spent most of the past fortnight underwater. And in around half an hour on nationwide here on bbc news well be live in yorkshire with the latest on the situation there. Now its time for a look at the weather with Sarah Keith Lucas. Good afternoon. Another cold feeling they are out there, we have had some snow. In some places it has been the first of the season. Quieter conditions this afternoon and this evening, most places dry, wintry showers continue with snow on the hills in western scotland. In the east it stays cold all night. Quite a sharp frost and ice to start your friday morning. Not so called further west because we have cloud and rain moving on. More rain on the cards for friday, moving west to east across much of the uk, falling as snow in many areas. Not good for flood affected regions. There could be another 40 to 60 millimetres of rain over the next few days. The wind picks up through friday night and into saturday, due to star jorge, as has been named. Storm jorge. You can keep in touch with the warnings on the website. On our website. This is bbc news. Our latest headlines grounded. The appeal court says plans to expand Heathrow Airport are unlawful because they fail to take account of the uks commitments on Climate Change. Its a fantastic result for friends of the earth and the climate. Its a great day for anybody who is concerned about Climate Change. We will be appealing to the Supreme Court. We think the Appeals Court got it wrong but at the same time we will work with government on the review. The uk threatens to walk away from post brexit trade talks with the eu if theres no progress byjune. With another storm on the way, ten more days of difficult conditions are predicted for parts of yorkshire and the West Midlands hit by flooding. As medics demonstrate steps to combat a wider coronavirus outbreak, our Health Correspondent, nick triggle, is here to answer your questions its time for the sport now. There are concerns about the effect of the coronavirus on the six nations. One much has been cancelled but they could be more on the way. Good afternoon. Its such a dynamic situation. The six nations say theyre closely monitoring the situation, but there is the possibility of more matches being postponed, particularly the ones in italy. This is, of course, after the mens and womens matches between ireland and italy were cancelled yesterday. They were due to take place in dublin next weekend, a week before englands teams travel to italy. And those are the fixtures that are being questioned now. Italy we know is the most affected country in europe. 11 towns in the north are in lockdown after an outbreak there, so for the moment, the players are just left in limbo. I am very surprised that they havent made a quick decision like ireland have. I cannot imagine 10,000 supporters going over to italy in a few weeks but it is very hard from a player perspective. We remember what happened in the world cup with the typhoon and the cancelled match against france but at the moment if france beat scotland and ireland they are the grand slam champions, so perhaps it may not be important but if scotland beat france the six nations could be won by three different teams so that it is a bit of a catastrophe. The players, as eddiejones has said, you can only control the controllables and this is out of their control. I am sad that this has not been cancelled by the rfu and the government. It really could play havoc with the outcome of the tournament. Organisors will hope to rearrange any games affected, but with the congested calendars right now, that wont be easy. David beckham has had some huge moments in his career and another onejust coming moments in his career and another one just coming up this weekend. Hes had some great moments on the field hasnt he ben with england and Manchester United but i think this weekend will definitely be up there because hell get to see his own Football Team, inter miami, make their official debut in americas Major League Soccer. Its taken seven years of planning and hes even said that he had no idea just what a challenge it would be to get the team to this point, after years of arguing about the site for the stadium. But now thats all out of the way, he says theres no ceiling to the clubs ambitions. Every team in the world would want a lionel messi or ronaldo in their team, so we have always talked about as being different from any other team. Which i am sure every owner says exactly the same thing, that they can do things in a different way, but we really believe that the roster we have, the players we have at the moment, we are really happy with and excited about going into this weekend. But we have also always talked about, if we have the opportunity to bring big name players from europe into this city and our city, we would do that. Another man now working out in america in the mls is former premier League Referee howard webb. Hes called for patience with var following its controversial introduction into the english top flight this season. Video review comes down to human beings still. People said when we brought it to mls in 2017 they will be nothing to talk about but this game throws up a lot of subjectivity with a human being has to make a judgment on something. Their judgments are still being made but by somebody who has got access to different act angles and speeds and a lot of good outcomes are being reached. Its been a disappointing afternoon for Lewis Hamilton on day 2 of the latest pre season testing session in barcelona. The reigning world champions mercedes broke down, having completed only 14 laps at the circuit in catalunya. His team say the mechancial fault was caused by an oil pressure issue. Dan evans is getting closer to his first atp tour title. The british number one is through to the semi finals of the dubai tennis championships after beating 6th seed Andrey Rublev. Evans will now face world number 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 4. And britains simon yates has retained the overall lead at cyclings uae tour he was edged out in this afternoons 5th stage though, which was won by slovenian rider tadej pogacar. Yates finished back in third to retain the overall leaders jersey with his advantage over pogacar now at 61 seconds. And thats all the sport for now. Sarah will have more in the next hour. Now on afternoon live, lets go nationwide and see whats happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. Lets go to Annabel Tiffin in salford, who can give us the latest on a confirmed case of coronavirus at a school in derbyshire and peter levy is in snaith in east yorkshire, where severe flooding has affected around 100 homes in the area. But first to annabel in salford. Whats the situation at the moment in derbyshire . Yesterday the head teacher at a Primary School called burbage Primary School called burbage Primary School in buxton confirmed the school would be closed today for a deep clean after a pupils parents tested positive for coronavirus. It is understood that person contracted the virus in tenerife whereas we know 168 britons have been told to isolate themselves at a hotel after an outbreak there. Its thought this person is one of the two new confirmed cases of the virus in the uk, bringing the total number to 15. They are being treated at the Royal Liverpool hospital and the Royal Free Hospital in london. Also in buxton a doctors surgery has been shut. They had a note on the door telling patients to seek treatment elsewhere while it too underwent a deep clean. Its answerphone message says they have a confirmed case of coronavirus. So its fair to assume this is the same person connected to the school. As for the school, in the school. As for the school, in the last hour or so parents have been told it will remain shut tomorrow as well and they will be an update over the weekend. It has asked parents to be sensitive when explaining to the children why they are not going to school. Matt barlow asa are not going to school. Matt barlow as a reporterfrom bbc radio derbyshire and he has a child at burbage primary. The pupil didnt go on holiday with the parent. The people went to school on monday and tuesday and the parents then informed the school that the parents had been away and so the school had decided and agreed at that stage that the people shouldnt go in yesterday. How are the Community Reacting . For the kids its an extra day off school and there has been a bit of snow so they are enjoying themselves but coronavirus is definitely the talk of the time. There has been lots of chat on social media about the case. One pa rent social media about the case. One parent saying they should be testing for everyone at the school. But generally in the time people are quite philosophical. They have told our reporter that it had to happen somewhere, they had to be an outbreak in the uk somewhere and its basically a storm in a teacup. Derbyshire county council has issued a statement saying the risk to the general public remains low. They say they are following up close contact of that infected person but if you havent been contacted by public Health England then you dont need to do anything other than the normal things you are told to do to keep safe. This isnt the first school to close although it is the first one with a connection to a confirmed case. Earlier in the week a few schools in cheshire and lancashire and liverpool were closed as pupils returned from skiing trips in northern italy. But as we heard from the Health Secretary yesterday, the government is urging schools to stay open, saying the goal is to keep things as normal. Lets go now to peter in snaith. How severe is the situation there at the moment . It looks really bad doesnt it. Its the worst flooding ive ever seen and ive been doing thisjob a long time. This is a housing estate. You can see just how bad it is. Every house down here has been evacuated. People are not in their homes any more. If you look over there behind me there is a garage and the water is halfway up the side of the garage. All these homes are empty. The whole area is just a garage. All these homes are empty. The whole area isjust a deluge garage. All these homes are empty. The whole area is just a deluge with water and its so sad to see peoples belongings floating around. Ive been looking at a garden and all the garden furniture. Just behind this fence, this is a drive so this is the house, this is their drive to go to the road. Just be on the roadway on that fence, that is the roadway on that fence, that is the railway line and beyond that is a field which looks like a lake. It is unbelievable flooding. Its very ha rd is unbelievable flooding. Its very hard to believe until you are here and you see it. Locals have had so much to cope with. One local resident spoke to us earlier. Much to cope with. One local resident spoke to us earlierlj much to cope with. One local resident spoke to us earlier. Ijust ca nt resident spoke to us earlier. Ijust cant believe the amount of water. Itsjust devastating. We screwed a board to the wall and i put sandbags in front but i dont know, it could seepin in front but i dont know, it could seep in through somewhere else. That was one of the local residents. Desperate times for people who live there. What plans are being put in place to help people . Lots of work is being done by all of the agencies and this is being regarded as an incident and not recovery but work is still going on. I spoke to the council this afternoon and local businesses and homeowners will get compensation. This is the front door of the drive we are on. The water has come as far as here and the worry now is whether it goes any further. The houses along the, all of them along here and will evacuated. This is the driver for the house so the cars drive out there onto the road. Its heartbreaking to see. It is a situation where there are many parts of the country at the moment but its very sad. Absolutely. Thank you very much. If you would like to see more on those stories you can access them via the bbc iplayer. The Health Secretary matt hancock has been giving a speech on the nhs and social care this afternoon. At a question and answer with journalists, he was asked about the Prime Ministers response to the coronavirus outbreak. Lets have a listen. Given the seriousness now of coronavirus, there is obviously huge public concern about it and there is also huge public confusion about the advice being given to individuals. Isnt it time now that the Prime Minister came out to reassure the public and set up a task force to deal with it . We have a very clear syste m deal with it . We have a very clear system in government for how we are dealing with this crisis. I am updating cabinet. I obviously speak to the Prime Minister regularly on this question. And i am sharing a wee kly this question. And i am sharing a weekly cobra which brings together the cross government response because many responses are outside of the department and i cheer that wee kly of the department and i cheer that weekly cobra meeting. We have a drumbeat of cobra meetings and meetings with the Prime Minister and reporting to cabinet. That is how a government should function in order to deliver the very best decisions based on the science to keep people safe. That was the Health Secretary. In a moment well have the latest business news. First, a look at the headlines on afternoon live controversial plans for a third runway at heathrow are thrown into doubt. The court of appeal rules its unlawful because of the uks climate commitments. Two more people in england test positive for coronavirus as 130 tourists are allowed to leave the hotel in tenerife which is in lockdown because the outbreak. The uk threatens to walk away from post brexit trade talks with the eu if theres no progress byjune. Heres your business headlines on afternoon live. Heathrow airport says its plans for expansion can be fixed. It comes after those plans were thrown out by the court of appeal because they didnt take into account the uks committments on Climate Change. Heathrow says the expansion would give a big boost to the economy. The Online Gaming firm mr green, which is owned by william hill, has been fined £3 million. Thats for failing to protect people addicted to gambling. The watchdog said the firm was lax in checking customers were using legitimate sources of money. Its time to think big and spend more when it comes to tackling inequality betweeen regions, according to an independent inquiry. The uk 2070 Commission Says disadvantaged areas should get an extra £200 billion. It says inequality is a blight on britain. Many companies are exposed in particular to china and the biggest brewery in the world says profits are down by 170 million in the last two weeks alone. Because of the outbreak of the virus. Goldman sachs is warning that it could actually cause a recession. Joining now is Emma Lou Montgomery from fidelity international. This is the sixth day of losses on the stock market so it is being taken that this is going to have a real impact globally. The biggest casualties are things like the airlines, tour operators and the luxury goods companies. Burberry for example rely on chinese consumers buying the goods. They have been affected. If you look at the Goldman Sachs comment, it could very well be true because the uk and us markets are have wiped out the gains they made before this crisis came about. The markets are veryjittery at the moment and it is having a global effect. Im always curious about these reactions by the markets to these reactions by the markets to these events. Could there be an element of bandwagon and in all of this . The biggest problem for everyone as we dont know where where this is going to go. We dont know how bad its going to get and we dont really know how long it can go on for. Companies have already talked about an impact on profits. If this carries on for months or longer then obviously thats going to have a big effect on these companies so i think at the moment may be people are jumping on bandwagons but who can blame them because there is so much uncertainty and its such a rapidly changing situation. President trump has tried and failed to calm matters. What will it take to calm the matter is down . Probably some kind of cure or some kind of vaccine for the coronavirus would be the ultimate thing the markets would want because while its still going on we dont know how many people could be infected and how far the spread could go. I think at the moment it would take a medical or Something Like that but hopefully something will come along sooner rather than later or may be a complete fall in the numberof later or may be a complete fall in the number of people being affected. Speaking of companies in need of a medical, wpp the big advertising conglomerate, a massive fall in its shares today. Whats going on there . Its all down to the fact that sales are falling and they expected to stagnate in 2020. At the end of last year they fell more than expected and whats happened is wpp was this massive conglomerate advertising giant but its got rid of 40 businesses since Martin Sorrell left the Company Almost two years ago. It is two years into a three year turnaround plan so it has to cut debt and its also got to trim its business down. Its got to slim down and keep the business part going but may get money. Thank you forjoining us. Thats it from me. Thank you very much indeed. Six of the ten largest providers of childrens homes and Foster Carers are operating with huge debts, according to a report for councils in england and wales. The local Government Association says its worried that such financial instability could put at risk the care of vulnerable children. The governments currently carrying out a review of the care system. Heres our social affairs correspondent, alison holt. So this is the open plan area. This Residential Care home can take just three children, but each place is in high demand. They get about 30 requests a day from councils, one sign of a system struggling to cope with the growing number of children needing a safe space. Obviously we are a three bed home. We dont have the capacity to even look at the referrals. So, you know, theres a huge need for more homes like ours. Fees for childrens homes can easily cost more than £3,000 a week. This small independent home says that allows them to provide quality support, but Large Companies now dominate childrens social care. Todays report for the local Government Association raises serious concerns about the huge debts those big firms are racking up. It found six out of the Ten Largest Companies had more debts than assets. Many of those were backed by private equity finance, and some were making more than 20 profit on their income. Councillors are worried by the rise in the fees they now face, and the stability of the big companies. I think if you saw what happened with Southern Cross with Adult Social Care back in 2011, where the system collapsed, we dont want that to happen with childrens social care. We dont want to wait until that happens before the government steps in. There are also concerns that children like robin not her real name end up being sent miles from where they live because local care home places go to the highest bidder. She was 12 when she was sent to a home nearly two hours away from family and friends. I was really close to all my teachers and the school, so being took out of it was really hard, as well as being took from my family. That kind of leads on to the child thinking its got no one and its alone, so they could lead to a really bad path. Some councils are now opening their own care homes like this one, but private Care Companies insist they provide value for money and say they want to work more closely with local authorities to meet the increasing needs of children. What were looking at is growing the sector and having more homes to meet the needs of the growing number of children. I dont think we can actually afford to say one thing isnt right, because what we need is the whole spectrum. The government says it is currently reviewing the care system to ensure it provides the best possible support for children. Alison holt, bbc news. Weve seen some extreme weather conditions recently and the various storms battering the uk have caused all sorts of challenges. One of them is the tricky task of landing an aeroplane in high winds. Its a job which requires skill, strong nerves and special training, as tim muffett has been finding out. How on earth do pilots land in strong crosswinds . With gusts of 50mph or more, landings can look alarming. Were lined up, we have got the wind from the right. Peter hodgdon is showing me how it is done. Its about a 40mph crosswind. Were approaching gatwick. Its very, very windy, and, oh yes, were in a simulator. Crosswinds are a part of the daily life of being a commercial pilot. Geography and weather, when they combine, can create some challenges in approaching. When landing in a crosswind, it can look like the aircraft is flying sideways. This is deliberate and is called crabbing. If you want to go towards the end of the runway, you have to allow the aeroplane to drift, as it were, the nose into wind. We are offsetting to the wind, and we are going in a Straight Line towards the end of the runway. People see it and it looks like you are flying sideways, but its all part of the plan and the best way to land in a crosswind. The severity of recent storms may have taken some by surprise, but not airline pilots. The weather that you encounter has been discussed before that aeroplane gets off the ground. If in any doubt, pilots are trained to abort the landing, or go around, as its known. This can feel alarming for passengers, but is quite common. During storm ciara and storm dennis, there were about 250 go arounds at londons five airports alone. It is a bit nerve racking, it gets the adrenaline flowing. Peter mccann is a long haul pilot who previously worked for thomas cook. He believes pilots who fly longer journeys often find crosswind landings more daunting. Short haul pilots might do four landings a day, four days a week. I probably average about three a month, and therefore the exposure of a long haul pilot to those kind of conditions is minimal. Have there been times when you thought, that was close . Yes. You learn from that, and that is the experience that you take to make better decisions in the future. A chance to experience a little of the challenges pilots face. Sorry, passengers, it might be a bumpy landing. We can go from a bright sunny day with no wind to the worst tornado you can expect. Pilots are much more prepared because we have those facilities to recreate real scenarios. The end of the runway is rapidly approaching yeah, thats fine. Some comforting words if you are about to fly in strong wind. The uks entry for this years Eurovision Song Contest is james newman with his song my last breath. Hell represent britain at the events final in rotterdam in may. The singer songwriter has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including ed sheeran. The song was selected by Record Company executives and the bbc after previous entries chosen by the public failed to impress the eurovisionjudges. Now its time for a look at the weather with Sarah Keith Lucas. Another cold day out there. We had some snow and some ice. Much quieter conditions this afternoon and into this evening. Most places dry. Wintry showers continue. In the east it stays cold all night so here temperatures fall at lowest. Quite a sharp frost on friday morning. That is called further west. There is more rain on the cards for friday. Moving west to east across much of the uk. Falling as snow on high ground. Not good news for the flood affected regions, they could be up to 60 millimetres of rain. The winds pick up as we head on through friday night into saturday courtesy of another storm. Is that moves in it going to bring not only more rain but strong and gusty winds as well. There are warnings and you can keep in touch with them on our website. Today at 5pm the governments decision to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport is ruled unlawful by the court of appeal. Green campaigners have celebrated the ruling, but Business Leaders say the runway is essential for the uks future success. Its a fantastic result for friends of the earth and plan b and the climate. This is a great day for anybody who is concerned about Climate Change. We will be appealing to the Supreme Court. We think the Appeals Court got it wrong. However, we will work with government on their review. Well have the latest on that, and well speak to environmental campaigners and representatives of the business community. The other main stories on bbc news at 5pm. Two more cases of coronavirus are confirmed in england. Both are being treated at specialist centres