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Youre watching bbc newsroom live. Its ham and these are the main stories this morning. Health officials have traced patients of two doctors whove tested positive with coronavirus. Between them, the healthworkers worked at four different places. Worthing hospital is operating as normal today, but there is growing concern in the local community about the latest developments. Policing the internet the media regulator ofcom is being given new powers to protect people from harmful online content. The road to the us election Bernie Sanders narrowly pips Pete Buttigeig to win the new hamsphire primary. And a bad night forformer frontrunnerjoe biden he came fifth. A human rights body threatens the government with legal action for what it says is the repeated failure to place people with learning difficulties and autism in appropriate accommodation. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. All 12 patients treated by two british gps with coronavirus have been traced. One worked in a e at Worthing Hospital in west sussex and the other is a brighton gp. They are two of the eight uk cases. The department of health says that all services at the hospital are operating normally, and all eight of those infected across the country are in quarantine. Between them, the two gps worked at four different places, including a nursing home, a e and two gp practices. Meanwhile, cases continue to spread out of mainline china with 47 cases reported in singapore. Mainland china. The number of people quarantined on a cruise ship injapan has risen to 175. Speaking to the bbc, professor Neil Ferguson, director of global Infectious Disease analysis at Imperial College, says the coronvirus risks becoming a new pandemic. I think we are in the early phases of a Global Pandemic at the moment. Singapore is seeing local transmission. The fact weve only reported eight cases in this country isjust because, again, our surveillance is focused on travellers. We think probably were picking up maybe one in three cases coming into the country at the current time. Well know more in the next few weeks, when we start. I mean, surveillance has started in hospitals across the uk of pneumonia cases. That will give us a proper picture. Lets talk now to our correspondent andy moore who joins us from outside worthing. Over to you. Good morning. The news broke of a night that a worker at the a e department here had been tested positive for the virus. We found that out because a memo went out to fellow staff workers yesterday. We are hearing now a bit more from government sources. It has been confirmed that the Health Worker is a doctor, and as you said in your introduction, we know there are two doctors in the brighton and where the area that contracted the virus, and before they know that they had tested positive, they got it in an alpine chalet. They came back and are working in the community. They treated 12 patients, we understand, before they realised they tested positive and went off to quarantine ina positive and went off to quarantine in a specialist unit in london. Those 12 patients are being contacted those 12 patients are being co nta cted by those 12 patients are being contacted by the Public Health authorities. We understand those two doctors were working here in the a e, and two gp practices and a nursing home in brighton. It may well be the nursing home we were aware of that there were measures in place there. The nhs says they are contacting those nhs patients. The hospital here is working as normal, but you can imagine a lot of concern. A lady across the road, we broke the news to her of the latest news, and then she realised her son had been at a e just last week, and as we spoke to her, she was on the phone trying to get through to the hospital. I am concerned. When we start braking in china, it didnt have the impact it is having over here. In brighton, it is frightening enough, but now it is and worthing. It is scary, and i have to think about things. You need to put it into context, my husband will say, and it is frightening. Especially as it isa and it is frightening. Especially as it is a two minute walk away. You are on the phone now, why . |j it is a two minute walk away. You are on the phone now, why . I am on the phone because my husband took my son to a e on friday night, and i wa nt to son to a e on friday night, and i want to check that my son didnt come into contact with the Health Worker, because obviously you never know. We have heard from that lady. She did manage to get through to the hospital, and she was told if her son had been in contact with the doctor who had the virus, the Public Health authorities would be in touch with her, but as you can imagine it asa with her, but as you can imagine it as a concerning time. We spoke also toa as a concerning time. We spoke also to a woman that was passing by with a young child in a wheelchair. She was planning on going into the hospital, but she said she changed her plans until she knew more about the risk of possible contagion. Breaking news to bring you about the queens ferry crossing. It has been closed since monday evening because of ice. We have heard it is reopened. It is the connection between edinburgh and fife and was shut after falling ice damaged between edinburgh and fife and was shut afterfalling ice damaged eight vehicles. The engineers are now confident that the risk of further snow and ice build up has passed. It was the first time the bridge has been closed since it was opened in august 2017. The media regulator ofcom is being given new powers to police the internet. The government is setting out plans to compel Companies Like facebook and youtube to protect users from illegal and harmful content. Lets take a closer look at what those plans, set out by the culture secretary, baroness morgan, involve in more detail. The government says platforms will need to ensure that illegal content is removed quickly and to minimise the risk of it appearing. For an update on everything we know, hes our Technology Correspondent zoe kleinman. Its very important to stress this is the governments First Response from its consultation it ran last year, and it says it is going to reveal more details in the spring. It has not given a exact date for that. Yes, that is the big question that. Yes, that is the big question that everybody is asking. It is all very well giving ofcom this power, giving it this regulatory role, but if it hasnt got any teeth, is any us based tech firm going to listen to it . And that is the crucial detail. That is going to be forthcoming in the spring. There might bea forthcoming in the spring. There might be a bit of politics at play here. You have to bear in mind that baroness morgan is leaving, there will be a new appointment, there will be a new appointment, there will be a new appointment, there will be shuffling going on. This is something ofcom itself is going to have to think about now that it has been given this role, and we have just heard that ofcom has appointed a new boss, and she is going to have to look at this as being one of her firstjobs. Ofcom is already quite busy. It oversees media here in the uk, so another big question is how is it going to do this . Is it going to split itself . Is going to be a big team set up to just manage policing the internet . That sounds like an almighty role for an already stretched regulator, so as ofcom gets stuck into this, we are going to see a lot more detail emerging about the practicalities of this enormous task. Earlier we heard from chris stokel walker, author of the book youtubers, he explained the scale of task that ofcom has been set. Youtube, for instance, has 2000 community moderators who are looking at all of them content posted on that platform. Facebook has 35,000, solely devoted to making sure that the content that is posted is good 01 the content that is posted is good or bad and follows the rules. Ofcom has 1000 employees in total, so this is going to have to involve a huge step up in resources, a huge step up and staff in order to police the sort of stuff, because the scale is enormous. 500 hours of footage are uploaded to youtube every minute, so trying to actually do this is going to be impossible, i think. Not every bit of content uploaded to this platform breaks those rules, but you have to remember the tech firms do have to remember the tech firms do have in place a lot of algorithms that will help try and identify this information and try and find out what is not appropriate through Computer Vision and things like that, which will enable them to refer to human staffing, which i am not certain ofcom will be able to do. It is good we are seeing some sort of movement on this, because for many years, journalists like myself and those at the bbc have been saying there are major issues with these digital platforms, but i am just not sure that our uk only regulator can really effectively police and international supranational, Global Organisation like social networks. We arejust we are just hearing a 23 year old man in Northern Ireland that is wa nted man in Northern Ireland that is wanted for a body is found in a shipping container in exeter has been granted permission by a high courtjudge in been granted permission by a High Court Judge in dublin been granted permission by a high courtjudge in dublin to appeal against his extradition to the uk. He is facing 39 manslaughter charges and two of conspiracy. Police are seeking his extradition from the republic of ireland where he is being held. His conspiracy charges are connected to Human Trafficking and assisting unlawful immigration. His barristers have said there is nothing in the extradition order to point towards negligence or. They are appealing against that extradition, and we are just hearing now that he has been granted permission by the high courtjudge in dublin to appeal against the extradition. The left wing senator Bernie Sanders has declared victory in the us state of New Hampshire, the second stage in the democratic race to determine who will challenge donald trump for the white house. Close behind him, former mayor Pete Buttigieg and senator Amy Klobuchar. Our north america correspondent Chris Buckler sent this report. Bernie sanders is the political polar opposite to donald trump. He inspires the same sort of devotion among his supporters, and in New Hampshire, it helped him win the biggest share of the vote, in this, the second stage of the contest to find a challenger to the president. Thank you. And let me say tonight that this victory here is the beginning of the end for donald trump. But this primary turned out to be a three way fight, with the former mayor of south bend, indiana, Pete Buttigieg cementing his reputation as a front runner. And Amy Klobuchar surging up the field to stand out from the pack. Amy klobuchars campaign seems to have caught fire after an impressive performance on the debate stage last week, all of a sudden, the minnesota senator looks and sounds like a contender. We are going to south carolina. And we are taking this message of unity to the country. Hello, New Hampshire to take third place, Amy Klobuchar lea pfrogged elizabeth warren, who in a speech paid tribute to her rivals success, saying the pundits were wrong to count a woman out. And also i congratulate my friend and colleague, Amy Klobuchar, for showing just how wrong the pundits can be when they count a woman out. We just heard from the first two of 50 states. And she also beatjoe biden, the former us Vice President who left the state rather than stay to see the results. That appears to be an obvious acknowledgement that mr bidens campaign is flagging despite his fame and experience. The vote in New Hampshire has helped to whittle down the field. The Entrepreneur Andrew Yang and the colorado senator Michael Bennet have both dropped out. But there are many states to go, and despite their individual successes, there are several candidates are still in with a chance of challenging mr trump. More on todays main stories coming up on newsroom live here on the bbc news channel, but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. Breaking news. We are hearing that the gp practices in brighton are running as normal. It follows on from the two Health Care Workers testing positive for a coronavirus, one of him who is a gp. The brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group has now confirmed that all gp practices in brighton are open today. It includes the practices that were shut yesterday. We heard earlier that all of the patients that have come into contact with those two Health Workers from brighton who have tested positive for a coronavirus have now been traced. The headlines on bbc news. Health officials have traced all the patients of two doctors who have tested positive with coronavirus. Between them the healthworkers worked at four different places. Policing the internet the media regulator ofcom is being given new powers to protect people from harmful online content. Bernie sanders narrowly beats out Pete Buttigeig to win the new hamsphire primary, and a bad night forformer frontrunnerjoe biden. He came fifth. In sport, and major event to be postponed because of the corona prix in shanghai is expected to be moved to later in the formula 1 calendar. The rfu is cutting the funding they give the champion ship funds by almost half. They say targets havent been met. The nominees for this years bbc woman of the year award have been revealed. All of the details coming up in the next 15 minutes. Students have told the bbc that universities are using gagging clauses to silence allegations of sexual assault. An investigation has found that nearly a third of universities have used non disclosure agreements in the past four years following student complaints, over issues such as bullying, lack of Disability Support and poor quality teaching. The government has called the practice unacceptable and is legislating to stop them being misused. Rianna croxford reports. Do british universities have something to hide . Our investigation has found widespread use of gagging clauses across the uk. Students asked to sign nondisclosure agreements or nda is to stay silent on serious issues like sexual assault. Thats what olivia, not her real name, says happened to her when she spoke to university staff. They told me not to tell my parents, not to tell my friends, basicallyjust to be quiet about it. She reported being raped by another student on campus. Her university asked her to sign a contract that said shed be expelled if she goes public. It felt like something to be ashamed of, something i couldnt talk to anyone about and i couldnt raise issues about how the uni handled things. The police dropped her case, saying it would be hard to prove in court, and so her university wont investigate. Ive been waking up multiple times a night to check my doors were locked and im still having nightmares. Nearly a third of universities have used nondisclosure agreements when resolving student complaints, paying out more than £1. 3 million since 2016. I feel they treated me like dirt, like an inconvenience, someone to get rid of. This former Oxford University student has broken her nda to talk to us at the risk of being sued. She was paid off after raising concerns at the treatment of suicidal students. There were a number of students who we knew were suicidal. I saw no responsibility or no care of studentss well being. Why do you think its important to speak out . Why now . I have witnessed and experienced so many problems, and if people dont speak out, things will never change. Oxford University Says it does not comment on individual cases but confirmed it did carry out a review into student welfare after the complaint. It added it provides a high level of support to students. Our investigation also found not all students got a pay out. Olivia didnt. She signed her nda so that neither her or the student she accused could contact each other. Basically to feel safe, i had to promise never to tell anyone or face expulsion. They should acknowledge there is a problem and try and take steps to tackle it. The government has told the bbc that the use of ndas for student complaints is unacceptable, and it is clamping down on the practice. Lawyers say universities are often using these agreements to protect their reputations. But students wonder, who is protecting them . And rianna is with me now. You have been investigating this issue for a year. I started looking into this about a year ago after allegations were brought by members of staff at universities. Of the back of that, a student got in touch with me during the summer, which spring boarded into all of this. Lawyers have said that the use of an nda raises ethical questions. There is an abuse of power and asking students to sign agreements that could lead them to be sued, and they say it could be a bullying tactic. Students who have been affected say it is almost like being re traumatised, and for context, these are the people that go to university for the first time. They leave home, and done they would get the situation. Do they have a place in universities, these agreements . They are used to protect confidential business information, and we could see how this could apply in universities in research projects. We can see the use of nda is in Sexual Misconduct cases, so in order to ensure that this remains fairand impartial, it may order to ensure that this remains fair and impartial, it may impose a strict limit on confidentiality for that period, but these are solid to do with complaints. Thank you very much. The equality and Human Rights Commission is threatening the government with legal action over what its described as a repeated failure to move people with learning disabilities and autism into appropriate homes. Ministers insist they are determined to reduce the number of People Living in secure hospitals. Jayne mccubbin has been following the story. There was jack. It was like a prison, really. He told me the only way out of there was to die. There was stephen. And when i see him crying, he would scream, mummy no go, mummy no go. There was eddie. Get me out, get me out. I just want to go home. I want my mum. She was told it would be a nine month stay. And, um, its six and a half years later. There was tony. If hed killed somebody hed be out now. Hes done 16 years thats a life sentence. Im frightened hes going to die there. There was beth. They had no ability to manage her condition so they placed her in a seclusion cell and left her there for two years. I kneel on the floor with my hands on the doorway of that hatch and i put my chin on that hatch and i talk to my daughter. And there was ben. An injury that was described to us as something that would normally be seen in a car accident. Why doesnt it matter . Because it doesnt seem to matter. And there was stephanie. They cant hurt her now. She died locked in a single room for the best part of eight years. We have to stop this. And the government has repeatedly promised action. Specific promises and deadlines set in 2010 after the winterbourne view scandal to get people out of inpatient care. Repeated again the promise of homes not hospitals. Fresh promises and new deadlines in 2015 and again in 2020, after the bbcs walton hall expose. But every promise has been broken, every deadline missed. So today unprecedented legal action is being launched to take the secretary of state for health to the high court. So i think weve seen too much and weve heard too much. The hallmark of a civilised society how we treat the most Vulnerable People in our community. And what worries us is that we may be failing on that basis. The government says that it is committed to bringing numbers down and it will respond to the legal threat in due course. This is my museum. Today, jack lives in his own house, which hes converted into his own Natural History museum. And when we last filmed he bragged. I still like going to the actual Natural History museum too. But in secret i think mines better. After that he was invited over to the museum as a special guest. His mum tells me that now he is living his best life, with lots of support. But over 2,000 more people remain locked away and their hope now lies with the high court. The department of health and social care says it is committed to protecting the rights of everyone with a learning disability or autism, and is determined to continue reducing the number of people with these conditions in Mental Health hospitals. The race to be labours next leader is well under way, with the field now narrowed to just four candidates. This week, local labour parties will be nominating their favourite, before the ballot is opened to all party members. Tens of thousands of people have joined labour since the election and will get a vote in this contest. Political correspondent alex forsyth went to worksop in nottinghamshire to meet some. Unity, competence, truth, social, winner. The one quality these labour members want from the next leader. They are all from the bassetlaw Bachelor Party which met this week to decide which candidate to back, then members will make the final choice. And more than 100,000 people have joined the party since the election to have their say. Take gary and kathleen. Born and bred in north nottinghamshire, they have been labour voters for decades. Gary used to work in the coal pits. He firstjoined the party as a teenager but left last year, fed up with this direction. Now he has rejoined the vote for the next leader. We need somebody who is going to put it across that the labour party is for the people, and to make sure that we get a good living wage, Good Services and not carry on cutting. Kathleen, a long term supporter, has become a party member for the first time. I want that labour leader to be concerned with what bassetlaw is, we need to spend our own money on our town and a hospital, then it was all taken down to london and we didnt have a say. You feel like this community has been overlooked . Definitely, yes. Thats a familiar sentiment here. It was one of many places across the midlands and north that voted tory for the first time in years at the election. This was a mining community which supported labour for decades until last year and the biggest challenge for those wanting to be labours leader isntjust winning support from party members, but winning back voters in places like this. What do you think the next labour leader needs to be like . Its got to be someone thats going to listen to what the people want, and not what they want. I havent seen a contender where theyve got that, that they make you feel like you can put your trust in us. Do you think people will vote labour again . If they change, then yes. But it has got to be turned around, definitely, big changes have got to be made. That is lauras hope, the daughter of a miner from worksop, she signed up as a labour member, and wants the next leader to focus on policies that help communities like hers. Start listening to the people, not just members but people who used to vote. Listen to average working people and also somebody that can bring the party back together, so none of this divide. Laura was at the local labour meeting this week, the first she had been to. There was a lot of talk of unity but what direction labour might go in still isnt clear. The shift that corbyn and his policies did pushed us in the right direction. Wiped out on the doorstep because people didnt like jeremy and what the labour party ofjeremy offered. Unity, competence, truth. There is certainly different views about what members want. What they decide will be crucial for the partys future. Coming up. As more passengers get bused into quarantine after flying in from wuhan, well be taking a look at what its like inside the coronavirus Quarantine Centre in Milton Keynes. Now its time for a look at the weather. Looking at the weekend, looking at the next storm, but some disruptive weather in the form of snow and ice, particularly in scotland, Northern Ireland and north wales, but shower is mostly of snow will fade away into the afternoon with more sunshine, some showers pushing in from the south and the west. Cold as it has been recently, the wind is not quite as strong. Clear skies, before rent and rain starts to push him from the west. This could bring some snow into england and scotland. Cold across scotland, sky is staying clear, cloud wind and rain. Some disruptive travelling conditions through the central belt, parts of scotla nd through the central belt, parts of scotland before the rain and snow cleared the way eastwards. When the day particularly for the southern and western coast with gusts of 60 to 65 mph. Hello. This is bbc newsroom live. The headlines. Health officials have traced patients of two doctors whove tested positive with coronavirus. Between them, the healthworkers worked at four different places. Policing the internet. The media regulator ofcom is being given new powers to protect people from harmful online content. The road to the us election Bernie Sanders narrowly pips Pete Buttigeig to win the new hamsphire primary and a bad night forformer frontrunnerjoe biden. He came fifth. A human rights body threatens the government with legal action for what it says is the repeated failure to place people with learning difficulties and autism in appropriate accommodation. Sport now. And for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres olly. Were expecting to get confirmation that the chinese grand prix will be postponed because of the coronavirus outbreak. The race is scheduled to be held in shanghai on the 19th of april. This would be the most high profile event to be affected by the virus. The world athletics indoor championships and the formula e series race in the country have already been cancelled but f1 bosses will hope to re schedule the grand prix for later in the season. The bahrain grand prix in 2011 was the last race f1 race to be cancelled, that was because of civil unrest in the gulf state the five nominees for the bbc womens footballer of the year have been announced. All have had a fantastic 12 months that included the world cup in france last summer. Heres our sports reporter sarah mulkerrins. Lets start with the two world cup winners that are on this list from the us. The defensive midfielder julie asked, such a powerful part of that team. She plays in the usa with chicago red stars. She brought them on way to the big final. Youve got megan rapinoe, such an iconic figure at the world cup, guiding her team to that. She won the golden boot. Plenty of awards from her. You also have a lot of players from elsewhere. There is englands lucy bronze. She plays Club Football, she got the league title and the french cup title. She also had england to the semifinals in france. We have two players that a lot of domestic football fa ns two players that a lot of domestic football fans will know. We have sam kerr, who is australian. She scored five goals for australia at the world cup and has recently signed for chelsea. Lots of people can watch are there. She is the all time top goal scorer in the American League and Australian League and while she might have competition from another striker in england, because that is the dutch diet vivianne miedema. She got all the way to the world cup final. She plays her Club Football with arsenal football club. She is also a top scorer. It is a very tough shortlist to pick from. You can go on to the bbc sport website to vote until the second of might at 9am. All the profiles are there seek and learn about them all and take your pick. The rfu is going to cut the annual funding that clubs in the championshiup receive by almost half. They say that targets havent been met. Lets get more detail on this from our rugby Union Correspondent chrisjones. Chris, the cut is from roughly half a million to a quarter of a million, what are those targets that the clubs were supposed to meet and how have the championship clubs reacted . This is them saying that the championship isnt working as a viable second tier. Among the targets a re viable second tier. Among the targets are the clubs being more self sufficient financially and also more clubs in the league having the ability to be promoted to the premiership. At the moment, we do not have a situation like in football where you go down into a vibrant football where you go down into a vibra nt second tier football where you go down into a vibrant second tier and football where you go down into a vibra nt second tier and loads football where you go down into a vibrant second tier and loads of championship clubs and football are desperate to get to the Promised Land of the premier league. It is not like that in rugby. The sport can only support a handful, 12, 13, 14 at can only support a handful, 12, 13, 1a at best, professional sides. Too many championship sides who are semiprofessional cant make the premiership, and the argument is they dont want to throw money at this. If youre going to be promoted to the top flight, you do it in your own way because they cant finance that at all. The other point they have made is that they are really not getting anything out of it and times of english players being developed. They just times of english players being developed. Theyjust arent enough of them coming through the championship. I presume there has been an outcry from various championship clubs . The backlash has been fierce, and some clubs are calling the communication deplorable. The bottom line is that the situation at the moment isnt particularly working. If you are talking about £250,000 making all the difference to a club, the rfus point is that they are never going to make the premiership where you need seven, eight, £9 million worth of funding to be in the respect competitors. It is a harsh call by the rfu. Some would college kallis, but college cruel. People some people want support. Idea of, go away back to championship status, there is no point in financing you this way. It is a big, big moment in the future of professional rugby and i think it will mean the start of a ring fencing coming in. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in the next hour. Emergency legislation designed to end the release of people convicted of terrorism offences halfway through their sentence is set to be debated and voted on in the house of commons today. The measures which would apply to england, scotland and wales were drawn up after an attack in streatham, south london, earlier this month. The attacker, sudesh amman, had been freed from prison 10 days earlier. What the government wants to do now is stop the automatic release of prisoners halfway through their sentences. Well here to discuss this is raj chada the head of crimes at hodge, jones allen solicitors. Obviously, lawyers cannot stop the government changing the law, but it will be challenged . Government changing the law, but it will be challenged . It will be challenged for those who have clients affected by this change. There is a real challenge, the government have changed punishment retrospectively. And court, there has been an assumption that when sentenced, individuals would come out automatically at the Halfway Point in their sentences . Bay has been convicted and sentenced on one basis, and now suddenly the reels seem to have changed and they are told their punishment is different. Is the assumption that because the licensing system is that, at four remain that . If the government chooses to move the goalposts, they have got every right to do that . think the government will argue that this is a change in the licensing system. It is much more than that. It isa system. It is much more than that. It is a change and what would have been automatic release at the Halfway Point. This isnt a discretionary feature of the licensing regime. It is changing something that should have been automatic. Naturalfalse something that should have been automatic. Natural false level of the European Convention of human rights. You represent people who would be affected by this. How do you envisage these challenges happening . The government wants to stop those who wrote due for release at the end of the month, they are keen to stop the releases from happening . It may be that the failure to release a defendant at the end of this month will be challenged in court. And that the issue being that the failure to release is a breach of their convention rights. Wear with that then go . How difficult could this legal fight the . I think it is inevitable that this will end up in Supreme Court. We want certainty as soon as possible. The government is going to presumably be able to stop these releases at the end of the month, but then it will go into however long the legal battle takes over. What will happen . however long the legal battle takes over. What will happen . I think the releases will be put on hold pending any challenge, and that challenge will come. The irish Prime Minister says the onus is now on sinn fein to honour its promises to form a government led by them and to get a socialist republican programme of government through the dail. The general election saw fianna fail wining the most seats with 38, just one ahead of sinn fein who celebrated their best ever result. The tight electoral numbers means that negotiations to establish a government could be prolonged. Lets cross to belfast and talk to our ireland correspondent, emma vardy. If you think back to the last election it took 70 days. This time around, it is a real political earthquake. The dust is just having to settle from that surprise result at the moment. You are right to say that the onus at the moment is on sinn fein. They are saying they want to try and form a Coalition Government without what were the two main parties. They want to try and do it themselves with the help of smaller parties, independence, the greens, labour, parties like that. They need to get to a total of 80 seats by gathering all these other parties together. Will they be able to do it . Looks at the moment that the two main parties will sit back and let sinn fein have a go and see what they come up with. The expectation is that they may be u nsuccessful expectation is that they may be unsuccessful and they may have to bring one of the two other parties back into the fray. That is also difficult. Someone is going to have to make a u turn if that the case. The two main parties in the campaign said, look, we dont want to work with sinn fein. There is a view that they are not a particularly normal democratic party. Problems with their historical links to the ira, problems with their policy differences. Sinn fein put forward a very radical left wing agenda which perhaps arent compatible with other policies. It looks like fianna fail any most likely to form a coalition with sinn fein, but if they do so there will be all sites of things to be overcome and compromises to be made to see what each party could live with. We are any weird limbo period which could take, days, weeks, months to see who is going to run it. Lets return to our top story , here in the uk there are currently 118 people are in quarantine in Milton Keynes after being flown here from wuhan in china. Lavender au was on that second evacuation flight on sunday. Shes now being monitored for 1h days here in the uk shes now being monitored for 1h days here in the uk and spoke to the bbc. Sam read has this report. Inside Milton Keynes coronavirus isolation centre. Through the blinds, you can make out the sky. This is the home for at least two weeks for British Technology journalist lavender au, who spoke to us online. So, we cant leave our rooms for the first 48 hours, because theyre doing tests. Theyre treating us really well, theyre nice. We can call and kind of request things. Lavender says she supports the quarantining. I think people are glad to be here and back in the uk. I mean, i certainly am. I think my parents were probably more worried than i was. So, im glad that i can tell them that im safe. Lavender has been living in beijing for four years but was visiting a friend in the source region when the lockdown started. Sunday, she boarded a uk government flight, before being brought to Milton Keynes. No one inside here has shown any symptoms of coronavirus and Health Officials are keen to stress that people that live nearby are at no greater risk of catching the virus than anyone else in the uk. But yesterday, the government did enact special powers, which means if anyone tried to leave here, they could be stopped from doing so by police. Theres no sign of that power being used, according to the boss of Milton Keynes hospital, who is jointly running the centre. The additional powers that were announced yesterday, we dont believe were going to have to use. Our guests have been very compliant. They are very grateful for the support and for everything that people are doing here. They understand that this is a precautionary measure. Lavender, whos holed up inside this room, is actually thinking about her parents, who live in london. One of the most upsetting things is kind of virus related racism. For instance, my mum was almost spat on in chinatown. Some of our family and friends, they go on the tube in london and then people just take a seat far away from them or kind of their children are being kind of mocked at school, people running up to them and coughing and running away. Some of these things are very small but theyre still pretty hurtful. Everyone here will be hoping test results, expected tomorrow, will come back negative. I have heard it can lay dormant, but im optimistic about my chances. Health officials are also optimistic about all the people here but say a cautious approach is vital. In a moment well have all the Business News, but first the headlines on bbc news. Health officials have traced patients of two doctors whove tested positive with coronavirus. Between them, the healthworkers worked at four different places. Policing the internet. The media regulator ofcom is being given new powers to protect people from harmful online content. A human rights body threatens the government with legal action for what it says is the repeated failure to place people with learning difficulties and autism in appropriate accommodation. Im susannah streeter in the Business News gas and electricity customers will receive automatic compensation of £30 from may if their switch to a new provider goes wrong. Ofgem, the regulator, said the new rules should give peace of mind to those shopping around. Payments will be made if the switch is not completed within 15 working days. Japanese car maker nissan has filed a civil lawsuit against its former chairman carlos ghosn the suit, filed at yokohama district court, seeks an initial amount of almost £70 million to recover a significant part of the monetary damages nissan claims he inflicted on the company. Mr ghosn is currently in lebanon afterjumping bail injapan, where he faces charges of financial misconduct. The Conference Organisers gsma say the mega mobile World Congress in barcelona will still go ahead. Even though facebook and intel say they are also withdrawing from the event, over concerns about the coronavirus covid 19. Amazon, sony, Lg Electronics and ericsson had already pulled out. There are ususally100,000 delegates at the Congress Every year with more than 6,000 from china. Almost half of all complaints to the financial ombudsman are still about payment protection insuranceand in the last three months of the year the number of complaints about ppi increased 7296. A deadline of 29 august last year was set for consumers to submit queries about ppi to the business they thought was responsible. The Ombudsman Service says the surge is its been experiencing because its now hearing from consumers who are unhappy with their providers final response about their ppi complaint,|n total in total, the service says its now dealt with two million complaints about ppi mix Caroline Wayman is chief executive of the financial Ombudsman Service we expected to see a lot of activity after the deadline, but the sheer number of people who got in touch with banks and others surprised everyone. Millions of people who came forward on or around the deadline. Lots of people still waiting to hear on you. Do you have the staff to cope with this number of complaints . We have become very practised in dealing with huge numbers of ppi complaints. At the moment, people are waiting for a nswe rs moment, people are waiting for answers from the banks. Error advice would be to wait for that, but if you do have an urgent need, get in touch with us. What either timescales no . There was a deadline of the 29th of august. Many people will be thinking time is running out. The fact that people have lodged a complaint with you, does that mean they have given themselves extra time to find a solution . It does. When they get the answer from who sold it to them, they will have six months. It is really important to come forward in six months or time will run out. Once you come to us, the deadline at that point doesnt matter. As long as you complained in time, thats fine. In other business stories were homewa res chain dunelm has revealed it was one of the big winners in the Retail Sector last year, beating analysts expectations. It tightened costs and boosted profits by 19. 1; to just under 85 Million Pounds for the six months to the end of december. The company to the end of december. The company said the boost came thanks to not taking part in black friday or any other pre christmas promotions. Aviva is calling on the government to introduce a more flexible approach to the state pension. At present, someone can claim their state pension in full, or defer all of it while they continue working. Aviva described this as an all or nothing choice faced by millions of workers. Instead, it said the government should allow people to claim some of their state pension from their state pension age. And some tech news to bring yousamsung says its making all three models in its new Flagship Smartphone range 5g compatible. The firm also confirmed a new foldable, the galaxy z flip. It uses folding glass in its display and small fibres in its hinge to protect itself from damage. Several rivals plan their own handset launches over the coming weeks, but there are fears the spread of the coronavirus could affect production. Lets check in with the Financial Markets nowand there is a bit more renewed optimism on Financial Markets that the spread of the covid 19 coronavirus is slowing. It comes after china reported earlier today the smallest number of new cases since january. That helped pushed up the ftse100major major oil Companies Like shell and bp were the biggest boosts to the blue chip index, tracking a surge in crude prices. And in the ftse 250, dunelm shares jumped significantly to a record high after upbeat profit forecast. Thats all the Business News. Lets return to ofcom now, as the media regulator is being given new powers to police the internet. The government is setting out plans to force Companies Like facebook and youtube to protect users from illegal and harmful content. We can speak now tojulian knight, the conservative mp and chair of the digital, culture, media and Sport Select Committee. Thank you forjoining us. What will these new ofcom measures make the social Media Companies do that they are not currently doing . We have seen over a number of years that self regulation hasnt worked. We have seen that through facebook and the way in which it has chosen to use data. Therefore, i would hope that the new super regulator ofcom basically can ensure that these Companies Really take seriously their duty of care, notjust to their duty of care, notjust to their customers but to wider society. That is the question about the bite and how much ofcom will be able to do to make sure that this is taken seriously. At the moment, it is not clear. Ofcom is in the consulting terms of what powers it would like. Later this year, there will be built potentially coming before the house of commons that will set this out. Issues in terms of think news and misinformation. As pa rt of think news and misinformation. As part of that, whatever super regulator it will be should have the powers to fine social Media Companies and to name and shame those within those companies who are feeling within their duty of care. Exa m ples of feeling within their duty of care. Examples of where stringent measures and powers have been brought in against the social Media Companies are germany, where social media platforms with over 2 million users have to review certain content within 2a errors or face serious fines. Australia has criminal penalties and potentialjail sentences for executives. Do either of those models look appealing to you . Festival, finds. Absolutely. They need to feel that if they do fail their customers are wider society, they themselves will face financial penalties. Secondly, i do think that individuals are failing in their duty of care need to be named and shamed. Within the report, we did call where various and very serious coming witches take place, for its criminal sanctions to be applied. In terms of that, we do need to be thoughtful about how that has brought about in terms of whether or not you do go forward with criminal sanctions. I do that the composition that ofcom needs to haveis the composition that ofcom needs to have is to say exactly what arrows they have. What is the issue in terms of perceived failures of the social Media Companies making sure that this material is not out there and keeping people safe . Youtube have 10,000 moderators. They say keeping people safe online are something we take extremely seriously. We have rules about what is and isnt allowed and we do invest money in safety. We have tripled Security Team and build Artificial Intelligence technology to proactively find and remove harmful content. We regular or we need to remove more and more harmful content. Need to remove more and more harmful co nte nt. We need to remove more and more harmful content. We did this before people see it and reported to us. It is good that they have taken the steps, but they have done so under extreme political and societal pressure to do so. The truth of the matter is that these companies have for too long hidden behind the idea that they are just a platform. The long hidden behind the idea that they arejust a platform. The idea that therefore they do not have the responsibilities. The impact that they have on our societies. Thats not just they have on our societies. Thats notjust in terms of potential interference from paris outside in the uk and into america as well back from powers outside. It is also in terms of what happens to the individual. Hate speech and the idea that we need to stop this content while it is out there and had a proper duty of care towards individuals, towards the Mental Health of individuals and for society at large. Ofcom will be looking at what powers they want and that will be discussed and it will be decided how this is able to be effectively policed. These are valuable companies with very large turnovers. I know you said you think you think there should be a three pronged approach involving financial penalties and potential criminal sanctions and individuals being named and shamed. In terms of financial penalties, with the australian model of 10 be about right as far as youre concerned because ofcom needs to decide the powers that they actually need in order to properly regulate the space. I would like to say on behalf, the committee has not been finally put together. We would like to have pre legislative community, scrutiny of this bill before it comes in the house. We would like, of the two over the appointment and dismissal of the head of the super regulator. A space like this is so important to society. The space touches so much via lives and needs proper parliamentary scrutiny than expertly. We need to have a regulator with real bite. Now its time for a look at the weather. More disruptive weather on the way. We have had some snow in Northern England, iam we have had some snow in Northern England, i am no Northern Ireland in north wales. More general spell of rain across north east scotland and into orkney. Some sunshine and showers across north west england. Winds not quite as strong. Clear skies tonight before a wet and windy weather. Bumps into the colder air, and potentially some significant snow in Northern England and into scotland. Temperatures holding up at around five or six celsius. In wet and windy start tomorrow, when fishing its way to the north east. Disruption in the central belt with snow. Spells of sunshine behind, but it will be another windy day, particularly for the channel and western coasts. We could see went bust reaching 60 miles an hour. In a moment itll be time for pmqs. What are you expecting . In terms of the questions, i have got no inside knowledge of whatJeremy Corbyn is going to be doing. He could look at, for example, the issue of the deportation flight on monday. Many mps and opposition to that. There is still a . Over a further 25 former prisoners. It is possible he will ta ke prisoners. It is possible he will take a look at the counterterror legislation which we will expect in the commons later today. It will be retrospective legislation to an extent. Whether he will raise any doubts of that remains to be seen. If he does go with that, he will likely to focus on the issue of what is done to rehabilitate business. He has talked about cuts in the prison budget. He may also potentially talk aboutjudicial oversight budget. He may also potentially talk about judicial oversight of government decisions, reforms and the way that the current attorney general was talking about that. In recent weeks, Jeremy Corbyn has talked about lots of issues. His own heart, about the middle east, about the health service, about the need to abolish certain credit. Terror legislation, this is a new government which will have no problem at all, presumably, in getting whatever it wants through. The terror legislation almost certainly will go through, but they will be legal challenges from the wires of those the government wants to keep behind bias. What has the government said about those potential legal challenges ahead . There will be many prisoners affected by this, employers are going to argue that you cannot retrospectively change people sentences or increase their sentences or increase their sentences once they are in prison and once they have been sentenced. The government say this is about changing the administration of the sentences are not about lengthening them. We are now going to go over to the emergency bell win scheme has come force Financial Support for qualifying affected areas in the north of england and we continue to work closely with our partners to help those affected and to keep people safe. This morning may i urge the Prime Minister to recall what happened to the last combine security and defence review which was done within a straitjacket of fiscal neutrality. It meant that every extra pound spent on cyber and security was a pound to be cut from the conventional armed forces. Therefore will he try to ensure that the next attempt to combine security and the defence review will not face such a straitjacket and be concluded before rather than after the comprehensive spending review. Mr speaker i understand very well the point my honourable friend makes and ican point my honourable friend makes and i can assure him that the integrated review will be the best integrated since the cold war. And i can also assure him that by transforming the countries economy and by raising productivity we will ensure that defence and security are amply provided for. Thank you, mr speaker. Thank you, mr speaker, ijoin with the Prime Minister in expressing sympathy and support for those who are victims of flooding and thanks to the Environment Agency and all the Emergency Services doing their best to help people. Our thoughts are also with those who suffer with the coronavirus and also with the Chinese Community in this country who i am sorry to say are facing the increasingly alarming levels of racism within our country, and as the virus spreads, i want to thank public Health Workers for helping those affected and raising awareness about the danger of the virus. Mr speaker, does the Prime Minister think that someone who came to this country at the age of five and was the victim of county lines grooming, and compelled to carry drugs, released five years ago and never reoffended deserves to be deported . Mr speaker, i think the whole country would agree that while i cannot comment on individual cases, it is entirely right that Foreign National offenders should be deported from the country in accordance with the law. The government has learned absolutely nothing from the windrush scandal. This cruel and callous government is trying to mislead the british people into thinking its solely deporting Foreign Nationals who are guilty of murder, rape and other very serious offences. This is clearly not the case. Take the example of a young black boy who came to the uk aged five and is now being deported after serving time for a drugs offence. If there was a case of a young white boy with blonde hair who later dabbled in class a drugs and conspired with a friend to beat up a journalist, would he deport that boy question or is it, mr speaker, one rule for young black boys from the caribbean and another four white boys from the United States . Mr speaker, i think, boys from the United States . Mr speaker, ithink, quite boys from the United States . Mr speaker, i think, quite frankly, that the right honourable gentleman demeans himself and by the way besmirch is the reputation of the Windrush Generation who came to this country to work in our public services, to teach our children in this country to make lives better for the people of this country. He has no right to conflate them with those Foreign Nationals that we are deporting today. The Windrush Generation have been disgracefully treated by a government that deliberately created a hostile environment. And, whilst the government was fighting to deport people who legally came to this country as children, the foreign secretary refused to tell the family of harry dunne the reason why the us is blocking the extradition of a woman who was alleged to have killed him. I now asked the Prime Minister, straight, this question, is she being shielded from justice because she is a former cia officer . Mr speaker, i think the whole house will know that not only in the foreign secretary and i and at every level of government we have tirelessly sought the extradition of an sacoolas for from this country and we will continue to do this. An sacoolas for from this country and we will continue to do thism is widely reported that mrs sacoolas is widely reported that mrs sacoolas isa is widely reported that mrs sacoolas is a cia operative and now we know the foreign secretary misled the dunn family who are being denied justice by the us government, will the Prime Minister commit to his removalfrom the Prime Minister commit to his removal from office tomorrow in the Prime Minister commit to his removalfrom office tomorrow in his recent full . In his reshuffle . The right honourable gentleman knows very well that the Foreign Office have been told that mrs sacoolas was notified to the uk government as a spouse with no official role and we will continue without fear or favour to seek justice for will continue without fear or favour to seekjustice for harry dunn and his family, and we will continue to seek the extradition of Anne Sacoolas from the us. This morning, charlotte charles, harrys mother thought they had bridged the gap with a government that they have not been honest with us. Mr speaker, this is only the latest case of our countrys one sided extradition treaty with the usa. This lopsided treaty with the usa. This lopsided treaty means that the us cannot request extradition in circumstances that britain cannot. While the us continues to denyjustice to harry dunn, will the Prime Minister commit today to seek an equal and balanced extradition relationship with the United States. Mr speaker, to be frank, i think the honourable gentleman has a point in his characterisation of our extradition arrangements with the us and i do think that there are elements of that relationship that are unbalanced and i certainly think it is worth looking at but it is totally different from the case of harry dunn and Anne Sacoolas and we continue to seek the extradition of Anne Sacoolas to face justice in this country. Mr speaker it is everything to do with the relationship with the usa that Anne Sacoolas has not been extradited back to britain because the us refuses to do it because of this lopsided treaty. Im glad the Prime Minister at least acknowledges that. This deep disparity with the us is about to be laid bare when the courts decide whether the wikileaks publisherjulian courts decide whether the wikileaks publisher julian sands will courts decide whether the wikileaks publisherjulian sands will be extradited to the us on charlotte charges of espionage for exposing war crimes, the murder of civilians and large scale corruption, so will the Prime Minister agree that the parliamentary report going to the council of europe that this extradition should be opposed and the rights of journalists extradition should be opposed and the rights ofjournalists and whistle blowers are upheld for the good of all of us . Mr speaker, im not going to comment on any individual case but it is obvious that the rights ofjournalists and whistle blowers should be upheld and this government will clearly continue to do that. My wife is a volunteer with local samaritans and my right honourable friend will know what good work they do in helping people safe in sedgefield and the rest of the uk online. Would my right honourable friend agree that todays announcement that we are putting ofcom at the hend head of a strong Regulatory Regime shows we are delivering on our commitment to make the uk the safest place to be online in the world . Mr speaker, i thank my honourable friend for raising that point, and as we deliver gigabit broadband to every pa rt deliver gigabit broadband to every part of the country, including to the people of sedgefield, we will ensure that the uk is the safest place to be online. Thank you, mr speaker. In northern syria, displaced women and their children are literally freezing to death. There are reports of babies dying due to the extreme conditions, and 45,000 due to the extreme conditions, and 115,000 people remain stranded with nowhere to go. Mr speaker, the syrian war is considered to have caused the biggest wave of displacement since the second world war. Can the Prime Minister tell the house what responsibility his government has taken for this humanitarian crisis . Well, mr speaker, i think the whole house will know what i have said several times in this house that the uk leads the world in supporting the crises, and humanitarian relief effo rts crises, and humanitarian relief efforts in syria. £3. 2 billion this country has committed to that course. Mr speaker the question was about the children that are literally freezing to death, that was not an answer from the Prime Minister. And of course, in 2017, as foreign secretary, this Prime Minister enacted a policy of accepting the syrian dictators rule over the country. Assad has delivered death and destruction on his people, a man who has gassed his own civilians. The humanitarian situation has reached crisis point and there are now concerns of all out war. Is the message the Prime Minister wants to send out from this house today that this uk government is washing its hands of the syrian people, and that he is content the syrian people, and that he is co nte nt for the syrian people, and that he is content for the assad regime to continue enacting these atrocities . I really think that the right honourable gentleman needs to consult his memory better, because he will find that this country and this government has persistently called for the end of the assad regime, and indeed has led the world in denouncing the cruelty of the assad regime towards his own people. That has been continually the policy of the british government. Will the Prime Ministerjoined me in supporting a new Initiative Im launching in my constituency of watford to train Mental Health first aiders across schools, workplaces and the community, across the whole constituency to tackle loneliness and challenge Mental Health stigma, and challenge Mental Health stigma, and perhaps, ifi and challenge Mental Health stigma, and perhaps, if i may, can i ask if he can find time in his diary to join me at the launch . he can find time in his diary to join me at the launch . I thank my honourable friend for what hes doing to Mental Health services in watford and we are massively increasing support for good Mental Health in schools, and if i can, i will do my best to come to the launch of his event. After three yea rs of launch of his event. After three years of extensive evidence gathering and extensive research, on the 26th of march the youth violence commission will publish its final recommendations. The overwhelming verdict from victims, youth workers, Community Leaders and other stakeholders is that Short Term Solutions do not work. Violence reduction units are a welcome first step but they need long term funding and leadership from the top. Will the Prime Minister commit to the funding and will he attend our report launch to hear direct from victims and experts about how we get to grips with this crisis . victims and experts about how we get to grips with this crisis . I do think she is right that you have to do both and that is why we are putting £200 million into the Youth Endowment Fund as well as supporting Violence Reduction units, but we are also putting 20,000 police on the streets of this country, and giving them the powers that that gentleman opposes to take knives off the street with stop and search. The Prime Minister has made transport connectivity a main priority for this government, so would he agree with me that connecting with my constituency in southport with burst go will give the constituents greater access to the rail network but help them unleash economic potential. I congratulate my aunt honourable friend on what he has done and i think it sounds to me like a great idea and what he needs to do is put forward a costed Business Plan and im sure my right honourable friend the transport secretary will look at this very carefully. Does the Prime Minister agree with me and 10,800 of my constituents who signed petitions that the building of a gasification plant in washington would be terrible for the people of sunderland due to the Public Health concerns, air quality and would indeed be a blot on the landscape of sunderland. Now he is a frequent visitor to sunderland, im sure he shares my concerns on this matter, and will he therefore support me and my constituents who oppose the building of i will certainly look into the matter that she raises and we will make sure that if there is a problem with the gasification plant that she described, that sunderland continues to prosper and lead the uk economy. Blyth has the potential to become one of the most strategically important ports in the uk for the export of Renewable Technology and wind turbines. Well my honourable friend consider visiting, where i am sure he will get a warm northern welcome and see for himself the strength of lies to become a free port . I think he has the answer ready. The answer was in the question and he makes an excellent point about the potential of lies, although i must remind him the allocation of free ports will be decided in a fair and transparent way blyth. Decided in a fair and transparent way blyth. Every day an estimated 200 shop workers will be victims of violence. At my local co op someone was hit with a glass bottle, so they and other retailers engaged with a call for evidence around relevant to shop staff. Seven months later they are waiting for a response. When you commit to publish a response to the call for evidence and will you meet with me and other shop workers . will make that undertaking. I am glad he raised it, we should not tolerate crimes against shop workers or anyone else so i find it paradoxical that the leader of his party is soft on the deportation of serious violent offenders. This year we mark the 75th anniversaries of ve day and vijay day. As one of those who served my country, and he outlined how the office of Veterans Affairs is giving veterans and their families the support we deserve . can say our new office of veterans affa i rs can say our new office of Veterans Affairs is helping veterans transition to newjobs to secure a home, a discount railcard will be rolled out by Armistice Day and vetera ns rolled out by Armistice Day and veterans will get guaranteed interviews for Civil Service jobs so we have more veterans interviews for Civil Service jobs so we have more veterans bringing their talents to government. The Scotland Office minister told the National Farmers union last week that substandard food will be allowed into the uk under a us trade deal but it will have to be labelled as such. The Prime Minister has denied that in the party so who is telling the truth and which of them doesnt know whats coming . the truth and which of them doesnt know whats coming . I can assure the honourable lady that the uk has and will continue to have the highest standards in the world for our food. Thank you, mr speaker. In Greater Manchester front Line Police Officers are increasingly having to resort to using pen and paper because of the failing Computer System which is putting the police at risk and undermining their ability to protect residents and children. Will the Prime Minister intervened to solve this problem . My honourable friend is entirely right and we know there are concerns about the system, thats why ive asked police and crime minister to ask her majesty is chief inspector for an independent review of the operation of the system and we will make sure my honourable friend is kept informed. Northwick Park Hospital which serves my constituents has not met its for our a e target since august 2014. It has been starved of investment, is short of beds and is expected to have a £100 million financial deficit by the end of the year. When does the Prime Minister expect Northwick Park to receive a little love and attention . He raises an important point but as he will note the highest number of people ever attended a e in this country last month 2 million people, i pay tribute to the work of nhs staff and we are responding in this government with a record investment in the nhs, £34 million and we are recruiting 30,000 more nurses to deal with that crisis. In the last week storm keira has read havoc across the calder valley. With the Prime Minister find time to visit my constituency come the police were onward christian soldiers was written and c were himself were businesses were damaged and where communities continue to toil towards recovery . and where communities continue to toil towards recovery . I pay tribute toil towards recovery . I pay tribute to the Emergency Services for what they are doing there and in all flood affected areas as he knows we have activated a scheme to protect homeowners, we are putting £4 billion into flood defences and i will do what i can to take up his offer to visit and see the same for myself. The new daily allowance for the unelected and unaccountable peers being stuffed into the house of lords by the Prime Minister is set to rise to £323. The monthly allowa nce for set to rise to £323. The monthly allowance for Single Person over 25 on universal credit is £317. Is that the levelling up the Prime Minister keeps talking about . the levelling up the Prime Minister keeps talking about . I hate agreeing with these people but i do find. I do find that it is odd that the house of lords has chosen to do that but it is a decision for them. Instrumental in getting the ban on trade in this ivory in this country. Would he be equally decisive in getting rid of the trophies coming into this country, imported especially of endangered animals . thank my honourable friend for her campaign against illegal wildlife trading and trophy hunting and we mean to end the import of trophies hunted elsewhere into this country. In 2018, the wife of Vladimir Putins former deputy finance minister paid £20,000 for lunch with the dent scottish conservative leader Ruth Davidson who we believe is soon to be ennobled. Could the Prime Minister remind a house why his government is yet to publish the intelligence and Security Committees report into alleged russian interference in uk politics . As he knows, the report will be published as soon as the intelligence and Security Committee is reconvened and as i have told the house before, there was of a conspiratorial cast of mind will be disappointed by its findings. Can i commend the Prime Ministerfor the belief he has in britain and the boost to infrastructure around the country but with the landing fees at £25 per passenger at Heathrow Airport and with a third runway those fees will rise, heathrow will become the least competitive airport on the planet so given the delays and costs, does he agree it may be time to review progress and to perhaps deploy those bulldozers elsewhere in the country . The house of commons voted to give it outline planning consent to the third runway, i imagine it is supported by people across this chamber, not by me as it happens, i wait to see the outcome of the legal processes currently under way to see whether the promoters of the third runway cant satisfy their legal obligations under our quality and noise pollution. Since 2015 the number of gps working in sunderland has fallen by 16 , higher than the national average. After almost a decade of tory control, our gp services are inadequate and getting worse. Who does he hold responsible . We are responsible and take full responsibility but overall numbers are up gps and we are recruiting 6000 more and we can do that by running a sound economy and investing in our nhs across the whole country. As coronavirus hits the headlines every day, with the Prime Minister tojoin me in thanking and paying tribute to the supreme professionalism of those at Public Health england and at aria brize norton for bringing home people affected . Their work is often unremarked but is the admiration of us all. He puts it beautifully and i salute everyone involved in bringing home victims and potential victims of coronavirus, the risks they face and our nhs who have done an outstanding job in preparing and informing the country. When kevin simpsons partner of 12 years died and his two children lost their mother, the family received no bereavement support payments at all. Because the parents were unmarried, the lower denied that support grieving children. Last friday at the High Court Ruled this breached the High Court Ruled this breached the childrens the High Court Ruled this breached the child rens human the High Court Ruled this breached the childrens human rights, so when will the government obey the rule of law and legislate to respond to respond to that ruling and a similar one by the Supreme Court in the mclauchlan case in 2018 . Will there be no further delight so we can start supporting the thousands of similar children across our country who lose their mother and father every year . The right honourable gentleman has raised this before and i have undertaken to meet him on that matter. We will look at the kc mentions and see what our response should be but he is right to draw attention to this injustice and we will do what we can to remedy it. On thursday last week two people were stabbed in redcar in broad daylight, another person was injured in knife crime on saturday evening outside a nightclub. Figures released by the ministry ofjustice so the Cleveland Force area has the highest number of weapon offences per head of population in england and wales. What support can my right honourable friend gave Cleveland Police to tackle this problem and when will we see more police on the streets of teesside . As i think my honourable friend for raising it because knife crime is intolerable and its rise must be combated can that is why we brought in prevention orders to give the police the power is where they suspect knife crime is about to be committed to take interventions, thats why we are putting 20,000 more police on our streets, with the support they need to carry out a stop and search. The Oxford Cambridge expressway was a 20th century road building solution toa 20th century road building solution to a 21st century challenge, at the election labour pledged to scrap it. I wonder if the Prime Minister has caught up with us and could he announce that has been scrapped . must ask the honourable gentleman to contain his impatience until the budget and he will learn more about the National Infrastructure plan. support the Prime Ministersdecision to go ahead with hs2 although i must tell him there is little enthusiasm among my constituents for it because it does nothing to improve connectivity to cleethorpes. To build up enthusiasm among the people of cleethorpes, could i urge him to instruct lner to reintroduce that direct Train Service from cleethorpes to kings cross, to make the gainsborough to cleethorpes service which is at present one day a week into a seven day service, to manufacture the rails at scunthorpe and to reopen circuits line level crossing . The voice of cleethorpes has been heard and he has made a compelling case and as i stood up to answer, the chancellor whispered in my ear that we would certainly look at it in that structural review. The prosperous future of our young people often depends on their family well being and school readiness. That requires investment in early yea rs. That requires investment in early years. Does the Prime Minister regret the conservative cuts to around 1000 sure start centres including in my constituency and will he commit to greater support for Early Years Development especially in our most deprived communities . That is why we are putting record sums into early years funding, £14 billion into education and it is under this government you will see the biggest improvements, under this government we have a robust, strong, dynamic economy, the third Fastest Growing in the g7 and we can make those investments in early years because of our sensible management of the economy. Does the Prime Minister agree with me that the pfi deal signed by the last Labour Government to build hospitals like kingsmill and ashfield at a cost of £1 million a week is nothing short of a National Scandal and can he ensure this never happens again . Mr speaker it is one of the many scandals of the last Labour Government that the pfi deals, from memory, that they did saddled the taxpayer with £80 billion worth of debt in exchange for £12 billion worth of hospital assets. That is how labour run government. Thats how labour run government. Thats how labour run the economy. Lets not let it happen again. Thank you, mr speaker, will the Prime Minister bring to an end the sickening outrage of a witchhunt against former Police Officers who served ulster through the heat of the troubles and are now going to face the most odious prosecutions for non criminal misconduct. That wouldnt be tolerated in this part of the uk and it shouldnt be tolerated in my part of the uk. Mr speaker, we will make sure that we give support for all of those who face unnecessary prosecution and im well aware of the issue that he raises. Today, lets get the thoughts of ian watson. What do you take away from the exchanges there . He did go as predicted on the place toJeremy Corbyns supporters. It also plays two Boris Johnsons corbyns supporters. It also plays two borisjohnsons base. And to people who would say the government should be proper on this. Boris johnson himself hoping to appeal to some former labour supporters who wa nt to some former labour supporters who want to see a tougher stance on crime. To some extent, it was in the interests of both the government and opposition to talk about that particular issue. What was particularly interesting is that Jeremy Corbyn sought to personalise it. He said what would happen if a white man who dabbled in classy drugs and conspired to beat up the journalist, which he be deported . , excitingly, some people have been commenting on twitter and texting me saying they wish thatJeremy Corbyn had been perhaps quite so robust and going for borisjohnson during the Election Campaign itself. The other area of interest is that he talked about the position, he wanted to find out if the woman who had accidentally killed harry dunn as cae agent. It did seem as if boris Jeremy Corbyn got something out of the Prime Minister there. I think the Prime Minister there. I think the final thing in terms of the overall dynamic is to get some of these newly elected mps in areas voting conservative for the first time pushing the Prime Minister to do more for their areas, to tackle knife crime, for example. To be Railway Lines and to do something about hospital contracts. You can see the kind of pressure that the Prime Minister is under, not necessarily from Jeremy Corbyn but from some of his mps. Now its time for a look at the weather with chris. The weather could because if you problems, with winter hanging on. That means snow showers across england and scotland. Pressure building in from Northern Ireland, england and wales. Many of the lighter winds not feel as cherry, but we do still have those cold winds in scotland. Temperatures are struggling here. During this evening and overnight we have High Pressure moving across the country for a time. Underneath the spread of High Pressure, sky is clear and it is going to be a cold night across Northern Areas with a widespread and high frost. It turns milder as it turns wet and windy. For the second half of the night, the band pushes its way night eastwards, and we see some of their intent to snow in parts of that may scotland. Be down to lower levels at the time. We could see some disruption from that. More disruption is on the way this weekend as storm dennis causes problems with wet and wendy weather. That the latest. Hello this is bbc newsroom live. The headlines Health Officials are trying to trace 12 patients seen by two doctors diagnosed with the coronavirus. Between them they worked at two gp practices, a hospital a e and a nursing home. Policing the internet. The media regulator ofcom is being given new powers to act over harmful content online. A human rights body threatens the government with legal action for what it says is the repeated failure to place people with learning difficulties and autism in appropriate accommodation. The government says its committed to bringing numbers down. The road to the us election Bernie Sanders narrowly pips Pete Buttigeig to win the new hamsphire primary. Breaking news. The chinese grand prix has been postponed due to corona. There was some speculation that it would be postponed and it has now been confirmed. They were originally talking about the date possibly being switched with the grand prix in russia which is in september. They decided against that. There is no clarity on when the chinese grand prix will take place, but it has been described as a postponement rather than a cancellation, so that does raise the question as to when it will be rescheduled. Also under doubt is the vietnam grand prix. That is due on the 5th of april. There are several cases of coronavirus in vietnam. That is also being discussed, about whether or not that will go ahead. For now, certainty that the grand prix in china will not be happening on the 19th of april. In other developments, all 12 patients who have been treated by gps diagnosed with coronavirus have all been traced. They are two of the uk is eight cases. The department of health says all services are operating normally and all those confirmed in quarantine. In question isa confirmed in quarantine. In question is a nursing home, gp, and an a e at a hospital. Speaking to the bbc professor Neil Ferguson director of global Infectious Disease analysis at Imperial College says the coronavirus risks becoming a new pandemic. I think we are in the early phases of a Global Pandemic at the moment. Singapore is seeing local transmission. The fact that we have only reported eight cases in this country is just because, again, our surveillance is focused on travellers. We think were probably picking up may be one in three cases coming into the country at the current time. We will know more in the next few weeks when we start. I mean, surveillance has started in hospitals across the uk. Of pneumonia cases. That will give us a proper picture. The news broke overnight that a worker at the a e department here had been tested positive for the virus. We found that out because a memo went out to fellow staff workers yesterday. We are hearing a bit more from government sources or sources. It has been confirmed that that Health Worker is sources. It has been confirmed that that Health Worker is a doctor. As you said in your introduction, we know that there are, in fact, two doctors in the brighton and worthing area who contracted the virus. And before that they knew they had tested positive for the virus, they got it in an alpine chalet. They came back and were working in the community. The treated 12 patients, we understand, before they realised that they tested positive and went off to quarantine in the specialist unit in london. Those 12 patients are being contacted by the Public Health authorities. We understand those two doctors were working here at a e, in two gp practices and at a nursing home. That may well be the nursing home that we were aware of where there were measures in place there. The nhs says they are contacting those 12 nhs patients. The hospital here is working as normal. You can imagine, a lot of concern. A ladyjust across the road here, we broke the news to her about this latest news this morning, and then she realised that her son had been at a e just last week. As we spoke to her, she was on the phone trying to get through to the hospital. I am concerned when we initially saw it breaking in china, it kind of didnt have the impact that it does when it is over here. In brighton, it was frightening enough, but now that it is and where it is scary. I have to say to think about things. You need to put it into context but it is frightening, and especially as it is literally about a two minute walk away. Youre on the phone now. Why . I am phoning them now because my husband took my son over to a e on friday night and ijust want to check that my son didnt come into contact with the Health Worker. Obviously, you never know, do you . And we have heard from that lady. She did manage to get through to the hospital eventually, she was told that if her son had been in contact with the doctor who had the virus, a Public Health authority would be touch with her. As you can imagine, it is a concerning time. We spoke also to a woman who was passing by with a young child any wheelchair. With a young child in wheelchair. She was planning to go into the hospital, but she said she had changed her plans until she knew more about the risk of possible contagion. Gas and electricity customers will receive automatic compensation of £30 from may if their switch to a new provider goes wrong. Ofgem, the regulator said the new rules should give peace of mind to those shopping around. Payments will be made if the switch is not completed within 15 working days. Japanese car maker nissan has filed a civil lawsuit against its former chairman carlos ghosn the suit, filed at yokohama district court, seeks an initial amount of almost £70 million to recover a significant part of the monetary damages nissan claims he inflicted on the company. Mr ghosn is currently in lebanon afterjumping bail injapan, where he faces charges of financial misconduct. The Conference Organisers gsma say the mega mobile World Congress in barcelona will still go ahead. Even though facebook and intel say they are also withdrawing from the event, over concerns about the coronavirus covid 19. Amazon, sony, Lg Electronics and ericsson had already pulled out. There are ususally100,000 delegates at the Congress Every year with more than 6,000 from china. There has been a surge in sales for organic Beauty Products in the uk. It has grown significantly. The figures come from the soil association, which claimed that with the rise of conscious consumerism, there has been a real noticeable shift in shoppers mindsets in regards to the product speeches to put in their shopping baskets. 1790 people say they are more likely to buy a product if it says organic. 7996 buy a product if it says organic. 79 of people. It is really interesting that your Research Says organic and natural products. There isa organic and natural products. There is a distinction, but is that always clear to the consumer . It has not a lwa ys clear to the consumer . It has not always been clear to the consumer and that is part of the problem with the sustained stomach growth that were seeing in marketplace. What we offer is certification growth. That means the shopper clear about what they are buying if they want to do their bit and make a difference. What does natural mean . On ourterms, difference. What does natural mean . On our terms, natural is very much the same standards as organic except it doesnt contain necessarily the same ingredients. Everything else from harmful chemicals to the packaging standards is absolutely exactly the same. But that industry has never been regulated until this standard has come into place. What is really important is that that standard is growing and shoppers know to look for a label when they are out there. You are seeing a real impact of the so called conscious consumerism. Having seen a change in the way shoppers are buying sense, for example, Greta Thunbergs campaign . Absolutely. People want to do simple things that can make a difference to the planet, and as a report has been showing, that thing about Environmental Concerns and what can do is really talk with people. The smaller businesses finding bigger brands are getting into the market and finding it hard to complete . There is also a lot of smaller businesses that are very innovative and bring in a lot of new products to market. In order to get traction across the market, we need all of those people to be there. Large brands that can be stopped in the supermarkets because they have the supermarkets because they have the distribution facilities to the smaller brands that address specific needs. I think they are all seeing growth. Clare mcdermott is from the soil association. In other business stories were following. Homewa res chain dunelm has revealed it was one of the big winners in the Retail Sector last year, beating analysts expectations. It tightened costs and boosted profits by 19. 4 to just under £85 million for the six months to the end of december. The company said the boost came thanks to not taking part in black friday or any other pre christmas promotions. Aviva is calling on the government to introduce a more flexible approach to the state pension. At present, someone can claim their state pension in full, or defer all of it while they continue working. Aviva described this as an all or nothing choice faced by millions of workers. Instead, it said the government should allow people to claim some of their state pension from their state pension age. And some tech news to bring you. Samsung says its making all three models in its new Flagship Smartphone range 5g compatible. The firm also confirmed a new foldable, the galaxy z flip. It uses folding glass in its display and small fibres in its hinge to protect itself from damage. Several rivals plan their own handset launches over the coming weeks, but there are fears the spread of the coronavirus could affect production. Lets check in with the Financial Markets nowand there is a bit more renewed optimism on Financial Markets ftse 100 up. It comes after china reported earlier today the smallest number of new cases since january. That helped pushed up the ftse100major oil Companies Like shell and bp were the biggest boosts to the blue chip index, tracking a surge in crude prices. And in the ftse 250, dunelm shares jumped significantly to a record high after upbeat profit forecast. Thats all the Business News. The media regulator ofcom is being given new powers to police the internet. The government is setting out plans to compel Companies Like facebook and youtube to protect users from illegal and harmful content. Lets take a closer look at what those plans, set out by the culture secretary, baroness morgan, involve in more detail. The government says platforms will need to ensure that illegal content is removed quickly and to minimise the risk of it appearing. Ofcom will be responsible for safeguarding free speech, defending the role of the press, and promoting tech innovation. Companies will be required to explicitly state what content and behaviour is acceptable on their sites, and enforce their terms and conditions effecrtively. The regulation will only apply to companies that allow the sharing of user generated content, such as comments, forums or video sharing. The regulator will have a range of Enforcement Powers to take action against companies that fail to fulfil their duty of care such as issuing warnings, notices and substantial fines. Well, in response, youtube said that keeping people safe online is something it takes very seriously; it said it has clear rules about what is and isnt allowed on its platform, and that it is investing billions in safety. I put this tojulian knight, the conservative mp and chair elect of the digital, culture, media and Sport Select Committee he says more needs to be done. It is good that they have taken these steps, but they have done so under extreme political and societal pressures to do so. The truth of the matter is, these companies have, for too long, hidden behind the idea of the fact that they are a platform. The idea that therefore, they do not have the responsibility of the impact of what the actually put out there and the impact that has in terms of society. That is notjust in terms of political processes and the potential for political interference from arrows outside, it is also about what happens in terms of care of the individual. Heat speech. The idea, effectively, of being able to stop this content when it is out there and have a proper duty of care towards individuals, towards the Mental Health of individuals and for society more generally. You said ofcom will be looking at what powers they want and that that will be discussed and they will decide how this is able to be effectively policed. These are valuable companies with very large turnovers, and i know you said that you think they should be a three pronged approach involving financial penalties, potential criminal sanctions and also individuals being named and shamed. In terms of financial penalties, with the australian model of 10 be about right as by are concerned . Ofcom need to look at that and decide what powers they actually need in order to properly regulate the space. I would like to see on behalf of the committee. I am the chair elect at the moment, the committee has not been formally put together, we would also like to have pre legislative scrutiny of the spell as it comes before the house. In addition, we would like the power of veto over the appointment and dismissal of the head of the super regulator. I think a space like this that is so important to our society and touches all of our lives needs to have proper parliamentary scrutiny. On top of that as well, the need to have a regulator with real bite and muscle. Universities are using gagging clauses to stop students from going public with complaints of sexual assault, bullying and poor students said they felt pressured to sign non disclosure agreements and one was told she would be expelled if she broke her contract. Nearly a third of universities have used ndas for student grievances since 2016, according to data obtained by bbc news. The archbishop of canterbury has said the church of england is still deeply institutionally racist. The most reverend justin welby said at a meeting of the churchs ruling body that he was ashamed of its history of racism. Mr welbys words came as synod members backed a motion to apologise for racism in the church of england since the arrival of the Windrush Generation. Tv Actorjussie Smollett has been indicted by a special prosecutor in illinois on six counts of lying to police. The empireactor said he was the subject of a racist and homophobic attack in chicago last year. Authorities have accused him of staging the attack on himself for publicity, something he has always denied. The equality and Human Rights Commission is threatening the government with legal action over what its described as a repeated failure to move people with learning disabilities and autism into appropriate homes. Ministers insist they are determined to reduce the number of People Living in secure hospitals. Jayne mccubbin has been following the story. There was jack. It was like a prison, really. He told me the only way out of there was to die. There was stephen. And when i see him crying, he would scream mummy no go, mummy, no go. There was eddie. Get me out, get me out. I just want to go home. I want my mum. She was told it would be a nine month stay. And, um, its six and a half years later. There was tony. If hed killed somebody hed be out now. Hes done 16 years thats a life sentence. Im frightened hes going to die there. There was beth. They had no ability to manage her condition so they placed her in a seclusion cell and left her there for two years. I kneel on the floor with my hands on the doorway of that hatch and i put my chin on that hatch and i talk to my daughter. And there was ben. An injury that was described to us as something that would normally be seen in a car accident. Why doesnt it matter . Because it doesnt seem to matter. And there was stephanie. They cant hurt her now. She died locked in a single room for the best part of eight years. We have to stop this. And the government has repeatedly promised action. Specific promises and deadlines set in 2010 after the winterbourne view scandal to get people out of inpatient care. Repeated again the promise of homes not hospitals. Fresh promises a new deadlines in 2015 and again in 2020, after the bbcs walton hall expose. But every promise has been broken, every deadline missed. So today, unprecedented legal action is being launched to take the secretary of state for health to the high court. So i think weve seen too much and weve heard too much. The hallmark of a civilised society, how we treat the most Vulnerable People in our community. And what worries us is that we may be failing on that basis. The government says that it is committed to bringing numbers down and it will respond to the legal threat in due course. This is my museum. Today, jack lives in his own house, which hes converted into his own Natural History museum. And when we last filmed he bragged. I still like going to the actual Natural History museum too. But in secret i think mines better. After that, he was invited over to the museum as a special guest. His mum tells me that now he is living his best life, with lots of support. But over 2,000 more people remain locked away and their hope now lies with the high court. The department of health and social care says it is committed to protecting the rights of everyone with a learning disability or autism, and is determined to continue reducing the number of people with these conditions in Mental Health hospitals. A photograph of two mice fighting over a scrap of food at a london tube station, has won the peoples vote at the wildlife photographer of the year awards. Samrowleys station squabble, was one of 25 shortlisted for the competition which will be displayed in an exhibition at the Natural History museum. This stone dennis is on its way. The weather will cause some problems over the next 24 hour is. For a time, this afternoon, those showers will tend to fade away across england, wales and Northern Ireland. For many areas it will become dry. In the south, it will not feel as chilly as recent days, but still windy in scotland, that went making it feel particularly cold. Weve got a ridge of High Pressure building in for a time this evening, and that will clear the skies. With those clearer skies, it is going to turn cold with a widespread frost across the northern half of the country, with things turning milder towards wales and north west england. For the second half of the night, that rain pushes northwards. It turns to snow for a time. The snow could be down to lower levels. We could see some transport disruption from that. As we head into the rest of thursday, it is a slow and improving weather day with some sunshine across western areas. They could be some passing showers. It is still cold in scotland, with temperatures struggling around 4 degrees at best. Another weather front moving in, bringing a band of rain at times for scotland. That could bring some localised flooding issues. Across england, the weather front could be weakening as it approaches. Not a great deal of rain from the forecast for this one. The weekend sees the arrival of storm dennis. This brings winds, heavy rain. Areas most at risk of disruption changed by day. On saturday, the strongest ones will be across western areas. 60 and 70 miles an hour for coastal parts. Heavy rain nationwide, and actually states to mount up, particularly across the south with another batch coming in on sunday. By this time, some of the strongest winds will be blowing in from the irish sea and along the channel coasts. On to sunday night and into monday, the pressure travels eastwards. The winds get those stronger time in scotla nd winds get those stronger time in scotland and Northern England, causing a few problems here. Efforts are continuing to trace 12 patients in the uk treated by two doctors whove been diagnosed with coronavirus. One of the doctors worked at a hospital in west sussex; the World Health Organization says its still too early to understand the Global Impact of the disease. It might end up as an outbreak that, of course, unfortunately has killed over 1000 people but can still be controlled and contained. On the other hand, we dont know it might have already spread outside to many countries and so this may become, still, a global outbreak or even a pandemic. And formula one hasjust announced that the shanghai grand prix will not go ahead in april. Also this lunchtime chanting bernie, bernie, bernie the veteran left wing senator Bernie Sanders narrowly wins