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Its 35 years since dna fingerprinting helped solve this double murder and revolutionised detective work. And prince harry meets racing royalty for a tour of silverstone. And in the sport on bbc news reaction to englands 2 0 defeat to the usa in their opening shebelives cup game. The manager said it was damaging to their title defence. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The government is promising to spend another 46 million in the battle against coronavirus, including more money in the race to find a vaccine. It comes as the number of confirmed cases in the uk rises to 116. A woman in her seventies has died of the disease, in hospital in reading. Meanwhile, ministers have said theres absolutely no need for people to panic buy in the shops. The Health Secretary says the government is working with retailers to get supplies to people who self isolate. Lauren moss reports. Containing the virus, working on a vaccine to fight it and a fast test to detect it. Today more money has been set aside for the Research Phase of tackling the coronavirus. What we are announcing today is investment in uk science which will come in time, deliver a vaccine, some say about you, around that scale, but also to help us to have rapid test kits that anybody can use quickly and efficiently to tell whether we have the coronavirus. The moment results can take a few days. Rapid results test could give us days. Rapid results test could give us the answer after 20 minutes. It is unlikely to be available for several months and a vaccine is a year away. There have been remarkable changes and the ability to make vaccines and discover vaccines in the last few years. Things have progressed much more quickly than they have in the past and it is not unreasonable to assume we will end up with a vaccine and we may do so in a year to 18 months. Yesterday, in her 70s became the first patient to die in the uk after being diagnosed with the coronavirus. She had been treated for other health problems. 116 cases in the uk had been confirmed so far. 0ut in the uk had been confirmed so far. Out of those, 45 people are in isolation at home. 18 from the overall total have recovered. The source of infection for ten patients is still unclear. In recent days in some countries, supermarket shelves have been left empty in these photos we re have been left empty in these photos were taken have been left empty in these photos were ta ken yesterday have been left empty in these photos were taken yesterday in shops here. More cases are expected to be confirmed but the government insists there is no to stockpile. Within the food supply, we are absolutely confident that they will not be a problem there and crucially we are working with the supermarkets to make sure that, if people are self isolating, we will be able to get the food and supplies that they need. One supermarket executive says staff are working round the clock to keep shelves stocked. Around the world, the number of cases continues to rise. The city of bethlehem is under quarantine after several patients were confirmed there one person has tested positive at a clinic inside the vatican. Italy is the worst affected country in europe with more than 3000 cases. More than 140 british nationals are stranded on board a cruise ship, which has been put into quarantine off the coast of california. The authorities wont let anyone disembark, and theyve used a helicopter to drop testing kits on to the vessel, the grand princess. It follows the death of a man in his 70s, whod taken an earlier cruise on the ship. Peter bowes reports. Another cruise liner paralysed by the coronavirus. The grand princess, with 3,500 passengers and crew on board, has been barred from docking in san francisco, after cutting short a trip from hawaii. A 71 year old man died after taking an earlier round trip cruise on the ship to mexico. Officials say he had Underlying Health conditions. Another passenger was also infected. Helicopters operated by the us coastguard dropped sampling kits on to the ship, for a medical team on board to administer tests for the virus. Less than 100 people with flu like symptoms have been identified as needing the test. Passengers have been told to stay in their cabins. Everything was running through my head, i dont want to go home, i dont want to go home to my family, because i dont want to take anything to them, but i dont want to take it to my city if i happen to have it on my clothes. I dont even know. A state of emergency has been declared in california. Around the us, there are now cases in at least 20 states. In maryland, officials said three people contracted the disease while travelling overseas. In washington, the worst affected state, where 11 people have died, Tech Companies like amazon, facebook and google have told employees to work from home. The us Vice President mike pence, who is leading the effort to control the outbreak, visited washington to meet with state officials. 0ur message to families all across the state of washington is simply this were with you. We are here to help. And we are going to stay with you every step of the way, until the state of washington and america sees our way through the coronavirus. As Officials Say they expect the number of cases to continue rising, congress has passed an emergency 8. 3 billion spending bill to try to combat the disease. But the Financial Markets continue to be nervous. On wall street, it was another rough day, as fears grow of a World Economic slowdown linked to the virus. Peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. Our business editor, simon jack, is here. Here, the government has said it is working with the supermarkets in this crisis but there is some confusion about that. Last night on question time, matt hancock had said the government has been working with supermarkets to ensure those who self isolate can get food delivered to them. One supermarket executive was so moved by this theatrical than this morning and said they do not recognise any of those remarks. Not only have they not discussed anything with government about supplying to the south isolating, they have not had conversations with they have not had conversations with the government about food issues of any kind. Self isolating. Because there has been a spike in demand for things like pasta and rice, cupboard basics, there is a logistical challenge of getting things onto the shelves. 0ne uses around the clock using practices they developed during the no dealfears. Another supermarket executive said there we re supermarket executive said there were beginning to be signs of some panic buying. The government has said in the last couple of hours, since i tweeted about this this morning, defra is swinging into action. It will hold a meeting with supermarkets about Food Security and that meeting is due to happen next week. Thank you. The vast majority of people who contract coronavirus will recover quickly, and wont need hospital treatment. Most will experience nothing more than flu like symptoms, and children in particular seem to be only mildly affected. But for some patients, the virus is more dangerous. 0ur health correspondent, james gallagher, has this assessment of the risks. How deadly is the coronavirus . Its a really simple question but the answer is actually quite elusive. If you look at confirmed cases and deaths, then you get a figure of 3. 4 dying. So thats between three and four in every 100 people but number is actually quite ropey. First, some of these patients are still being treated and could yet die. That would make the virus seem more deadly but, at the same time, there are huge numbers of mild cases going unnoticed. That could mean the death rate is actually much lower. So when scientists take all of this into account, they estimate a death rate of 1 . One in 100 infected people dying. That is higher than a typicalflu season, which kills closer to one in 1,000 or 0. 1 . But wait a minute, doesnt flu kill more people . Well, yes, it does. Around about half a Million People every year, while coronavirus has killed just over 3,000. The reason is flu infects hundreds of millions of people every year, while coronavirus is only just taking off. If that number soars, deaths will too. If coronavirus does start spreading more widely, who should be most worried . This is all data based on china but it suggests the death rate is quite low through to middle age. But look what happens over the age of 50. The deaths go up and up. As we get older, our immune systems get weaker and our bodies frailer this puts us at more risk. There is also a danger for people who are already sick. If you are struggling with say a weak heart or lungs, then your body is less able to fight off an infection. There is also an interesting difference between men and women. It could be down to differences in the immune system, or the fact that men are more likely to smoke that explains why actually men have a higher death rate than women. There is still uncertainty about all these figures but remember, for most people, coronavirus will be a mild infection. Englands Football Leagues have said players and officials wont shake hands at matches until the danger from coronavirus has passed. The disease is threatening to disrupt major sporting events across the world. In italy, football will be played in empty stadiums, and Six Nation Rugby matches have been postponed. And there is mounting concern that the Olympic Games in tokyo this summer may have to be postponed or even cancelled. Natalie pirks reports. It is the traditional sight at the start of every match but tomorrow all players will simply greet each other verbally without the gentlemans handshake. Both the premier league and the Football League confirmed they have taken the precaution on medical advice as evertons finance officer admitted games behind closed doors cant be far off. 0vernight, danish side brondby quarantined 13 people after shaking hands with former Denmark International thomas kahlenberg. Hes been diagnosed with coronavirus after visiting amsterdam. And its now a real problem for sporting chiefs across the world. Just how do you cope with large gatherings of people in one place . Theres always noise going on. Its a different sort of noise at the moment but all we can do is to make sure that our players know what their most importantjob is and their most importantjob is to prepare well to play against wales. Twickenham, a late comer to the six nations. Yes, england play wales at twickenham tomorrow afternoon in the six nations but their away match in italy next weekend is one of a number of postponed sports fixtures in europes most affected country. Englands captain though says coronavirus hasnt affected preparations. Theres a large number of us thats in camp 21w, so if anybody picks up anything it spreads pretty quickly, so weve always been hot on making sure our hygiene is good. But the biggest question mark hangs over this summers showpiece events. Footballs european championships is being held across 12 different countries, including italy injune, and july brings the olympics. Right now it is on but test events have been cancelled and the torch relay scaled back. It has left athletes dreams in the hands of the sporting gods. The Olympic Games brings the whole world together and i can only hope and pray that it does go ahead because london and rio have both been fantastic and i know tokyo will be as good, if not better. As in sport, time is now crucial. Decisions must be made and soon. Natalie pirks, bbc news. Our top story this lunchtime the government announces new money in the race to find a vaccine to beat coronavirus. England got off to a poor start in the shebelieves cup. And in the sport on bbc news back to back wins for first time in six months. Johanna konta is into the last eight of the monterrey 0pen, but says her next opponent will be fearless. Last month, dozens of homes in the east yorkshire communities of snaith and east cowick were flooded, when the river aire overflowed. Many of the Properties Still cannot be reached, and the water is taking a long time to recede. 0ur correspondent danny savage has been to east cowick, to see how people there are coping with the flooding. Its still here. Even though it hasnt rained for days, the draining of certain east yorkshire streets is taking time. The idea the flood waterjust comes and goes in a short period of timejust is isnt the case here. Were over a week now and there are Still Properties that cant be reached, because the water is too deep. You can see where people have put in their own flood defences, in the hope of holding back the water, but they were overwhelmed. Look at that window you can see on the line there just how high the water came. On monday, we visited mick in his flooded bungalow. So its come up in a big hump . Its notjust the carpet its. The whole floor . The water here has gone, now comes the plan for the future. Grim. It will be six months at least, we are trying to get a caravan on front lawn, so that were here on site. So, youre going to move into a caravan on the front garden probably . Were hoping to, but. Thats not going to be much fun for six months, is it . Better weathers coming across the road, tony also talked to us a few days ago. You think youre going to get away with it and then when it actually goes in, you can relax, yeah, its done, its finished. Hes been told by his insurers he cant move wet furniture out of the house, but the loss adjusters wont be here until next friday. Its getting wet upstairs now, damp, because there is all this rubbish in the bottom. And they dont want you to move the furniture and things out . No, nothing, no. So, its got to sit here for another week . Yes, as it is. It is already beginning to feel a bit mouldy and damp . And smelling and upstairs smells how, its getting through the whole house. Work to fix things here is under way, but there is a lot to do. They havent even started on some houses. Flooding was never meant to happen here, but lines of defences were overwhelmed. Theyre hoping these blue skies last. Danny savage, bbc news, east cowick. Scotlands loganair has said it will take on 16 of flybes domestic routes following the collapse of the airline. Flybe went into administration yesterday after a bid for fresh Financial Support failed. Most of the companys two thousand staff have been made redundant. The government says its working to save more routes. Almost a hundred allies of the home secretary, priti patel, have written a letter defending her, after a series of bullying allegations. Among those signing the letter, published in the daily telegraph, is the former head of the charity commission, william shawcross, and sir lynton crosby, the conservative election guru. They describe her as a tough, assertive leader who has never crossed a line. For the first time in weeks, there have been no reports of shelling or airstrikes in syrias war ravaged province of idlib. The ceasefire brokered yesterday between turkeys president erdogan and vladamir putin of russia, appears to be largely holding. 0ur Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. For months, this what is much of idlib has looked like a ghost town. As people fled the russian backed offensive by syrian forces, determined to seize the last remaining hold out of rebels supported by turkey. But this morning, look at this people returning to the streets of idlib after a ceasefire brokered by russia and turkey. There was reports of some clashes, but the skies appeared empty of war planes. The people here have long learned to be sceptical of ceasefires. Translation this agreement will not hold. Because in the past there have been many agreements that the regime has not respected. Im not hopeful, and im not expecting anything from it. Those people dont respect any commitments. The ceasefire came into force last night, establishing a security corridor, with joint patrols by turkish and russian forces. Eu Foreign Ministers meeting to discuss the crisis said the ceasefire was good news. It is a good will, lets see how it works, it isa good will, lets see how it works, it is a precondition to increase the humanitarian help to the people there. That is the point, the ceasefire says nothing about the almost one Million People forced to leave their homes to escape the fighting. The other worry for eu leaders is the thousands of syrian and other refugees on turkeys borders, encouraged by turkish promise of an open door to europe. Today, there were clashes as greek police fired tear gas at migrants. And Turkish Forces fired tear gas back. There may be a ceasefire, but no one knows how long it will last and the continuing tensions on the turkish greek border are plain to see. Meanwhile, as Syrian Refugees try to cross into europe, tensions have flared at the border between greece and turkey. Greek guards have used water cannon to disperse them. Turkey is host to millions of Syrian Refugees, but now says it will no longer abide by an agreement with the eu to stop them crossing over. Jonah fisher reports. There are 1a children in this group of syrians and they are stuck. Their country is at war and they are stranded on the greek turkey border. Neither country wants them. This is the youngest, abdul majeed, hes one. Whats your name . Jawaad is the oldest, hes 12. His father died in the syrian conflict and hes been working in a tailors to support his three sisters. All of this group fled syria to turkey three years ago and they came to the border with greece when they heard rumours that it was open. In fact, its only the turkish side. The next morning we go to see them but the turkish police, who are effectively directing the movement of migrants and crossings, force us to leave. So we meet one of the mums, rayhaan, outside the village. She tells us that they saw five migrants returned injust their underpants, having been caught by the greeks and that they are worried about crossing the river. What would you say to people in europe, who say you are safe here in turkey, you should stay here . Of course, someone who sits in comfort doesnt realise how big our crisis is, she says. Turkey is a safe place but we are living like the dead. We return them to the village with some food for the kids. Then, last night, they sent us more videos. They say this boat was brought to them by masked police, to encourage them to make the crossing to greece. But they declined for a second time and the syrians were moved away from the river and the village and dumped back on the street. Bargaining chips in a deepening row between turkey, greece and europe. Jonah fisher, bbc news, on the Turkey Greece border. Its 35 years this week since dna fingerprinting was first discovered. Since then, its helped Police Across the world solve crimes, including murder. Dna was first used in 1987 to convict the killer of two teenage girls in leicestershire, preventing a grave miscarriage of justice, as Graham Satchell reports. November 1983. As Graham Satchell reports. The body of a 15 year old girl, linda mann, is found in a village near leicester. Its still raw and i cant believe that after 35 years. She was such a lovely girl. It was wrong. Three years later and a second girl is found less than a mile away. Dawn ashworth was also 15. When dawns body was found, police knew straightaway they were looking for a serial killer. What happened during the course of this investigation would change Police Detective work around the world forever. David, just explain what all this pile of stuff is. These are mementos from the case, are they . David baker, who is now 84, was leading the double murder investigation. Hed arrested a 17 year old, richard buckland. Buckland had admitted the second murder, but there was a problem. There was no. Circumstantial evidence against him on the first murder and he totally denied it. You were convinced it was one murderer . Yes. David had read in the local paper about research being done at the university of leicester. Professor alecjeffreys had attached dna from cells to photographic film. The result, each persons individual dna would be read. David baker contacted professorjeffreys to get david bucklands dna tested. Nobody had ever attempted a real life crime scene dna analysis before. Would the test find the killer . Would bucklands dna match that found at the crime scene . They came back not connected. The result was stunning. A blow to you . Well, it was a blow, because it meant that wed got the wioiig man. Buckland was released. The very first time dna profiling was used in a criminal case, it exonerated a suspect. David baker was back to square one. Two murders, one killer, no suspect. It says, will the killer strike again . How can you help to trap him . We made a decision there and then to use the dna system as part and parcel of the inquiry. What happened next was extraordinary. Police asked all the men who lived in the local area to give a sample of their dna. More than 5,000 men gave a blood sample voluntarily and eventually the killer was caught. This is pitchfork, he went from being a very normal family man to a murderer in a split second. Colin pitchfork, a local baker, was sentenced to life the first person ever to be convicted on the basis of genetic evidence. Today, there are ongoing debates about dna, how the information is stored, who should have access to it, how its used. But lindas family have no doubts about genetic profiling and the historic role it played in solving a double murder. Graham satchell with that report. In football, englands defence of their shebelieves cup title got off to a disappointing start, as they were beaten 2 0 by the usa in orlando. It means phil nevilles side have suffered six defeats in their last nine games. Katie gornall was watching. They call 0rlando the beautiful city, a place for thrill seekers and those seeking a change of pace. After the highs and lows of 2019, england came here needing to recover some momentum and with the aim of overhauling the best in the world. First, the formalities, a little more cautious in light of coronavirus. But it wasnt long before the shackles were off for the usa. Carly telford kept england in it. Thats a fine save by telford. Weakened by injury, england had chances, but couldnt take them. After the break, Christen Press would show them how its done. There was nothing telford could do about this. Press, lovely effort, 1 0. The World Champions ahead. Too much room, too much time. With england vulnerable, the us struck again. At 37 years old, carli lloyd just keeps getting better. Lloyd and thats what she does so supremely well englands plan had unravelled in minutes. After running the usa close at the world cup, this felt like a backward step. A sixth defeat in nine games, england second best in every way. We were saying at half time theres nothing to be scared of, nothing to be fearful of, but ultimately two bits of, well, the first goal was magic, the first goal was a brilliant strike and the second goal, i thought was poor defensively, which we needed to do better on. But two little bits of quality is why theyre the best team in the world. Well, after england beat them to the shebelieves trophy last year, this will be a really satisfying win for these us players on their home turf. They were ruthless here in orlando here this evening. As for england, well they now have to pick themselves up and they travel to face japan in newjersey. The duke of sussex has been to silverstone, to open a new museum that tells the story of british motor racing. Harry was shown around by the formula one chamption, lewis hamilton, and was shown how to change the tyres in the pit. James waterhouse reports. It is not a bad person to get a lift off it is not a bad person to get a lift off his royal highness, until the end of the month, plays passenger to lewis hamilton. They re end of the month, plays passenger to lewis hamilton. Theyre opening this new £20 million Motor Sports Museum at silverstone. This visit is one of duke of sussexs lastjobs as a royal, before he steps down in april. With the clock ticking. The World Champion tries out to gun that is used to change wheels in the pit. No danger of a job change coming soon, then. Bloody hell the prince chats to younger fans alongside the exhibition, which documents British Racing over the years. |j exhibition, which documents British Racing over the years. I now officially open the silverstone experience. For lewis hamilton, there is no stepping back as he goes for a seventh world title. For harry and meghan this is their last engagement as senior royal family members is on monday. Time for a look at the weather. Heres stav da naos thank you, ben. Good afternoon. Before we move on to the weekend, lets enjoy todays sunshine. The weather watcher shows blue sky over Central London after yesterdays washout. You can see a lot of sunshine around over the next few hours. Some fair weather cloud in the far east. We have some