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And the former Manchester United goalkeeper harry gregg, who survived the 1958 munich air crash, has died at the age of 87. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Communities across britain are facing another day of flooding and travel chaos as storm dennis continues to batter the country. Police have called off rescue efforts for a woman missing near tenbury in worcestershire, saying they are now mounting a recovery operation. Almost 300 flood warnings are in place including five severe warnings in worcestershire, shropshire, and herefordshire, which indicate a danger to life. The heavy rain is causing travel disruption with some roads being closed, and damaged rail lines meaning cancellations and delays. Our news correspondent Graham Satchell has this report. A helicopter hovers over the welsh town of crickhowell. From on board, you can see the coast guard getting ready to rescue people trapped in their caravan. It was a weekend of devastating floods and emergency rescues. In nantgarw near cardiff, the river taff burst its banks. It left cars submerged, more than 100 homes flooded. The fire service made journey after journey, bringing out families with young children, and the more elderly on stretchers. Make some space my dad, whos 96 its his 96th birthday today the only thing ive managed to save is his medals from the war. Within minutes, two or three minutes, itjust filled the house. And what is the state of the house currently downstairs . Totally, absolutely wrecked, ruined. Everything, ive lost everything. Itsjust full of mud. In pontypridd, claire showed us the inside of her home. She had three feet of water in her front room. Claire does have flood defences, but more than a months worth of rain has fallen in south wales injust 48 hours. It did stop the water, but the waters just coming over the top. But the levels of water were up towards the gate, so the gate did stop it, but then itjust came over the top of the gate and over the top of the wall. Storm dennis battered the whole country all weekend. This is glasgow and the river clyde. Whoa my god. Oh, my. At tylorstown in the rhondda valley, a dramatic landslide. On the welsh border at hay on wye, watch as cars slowly start to drift away, lifted by the power of the water. Newcastleton in the scottish borders, the clean up here now well under way. But a0 people were forced from their homes. It was biblical, the amount of water through here, tragic. In Tenbury Wells in worcestershire, a late night rescue again families evacuated as the river teme burst its banks. Its going underwater slowly the kitchen, living room, so. But we got the three dogs out, so thats all that matters. Back in wales, spare a thought for the landlord of the chainbridge inn near usk. Stuart mcbain only took the pub over in october. It cant be good, no, but im going to keep my head up, keep my chin up and paddle forward as they say, and i will be here for the summer and i will be open for the summer. Its not going to beat me. It will be a day of cleaning up, and in some parts of the country, nervously watching rivers as they continue to rise. Graham satchell, bbc news. Rachel maskell, mp for york central, said a little earlier that the government hasnt done enough to protect communities against the floods. Ive been out talking to residents and of course they are incredibly stressed, not knowing exactly what is going to happen to their properties. A lot of resilience measures have been put in place, temporary measures, sandbags and putting those tarpalines up to make sure that water doesnt ingress in properties. But some properties will flood in the city. But residents are also very frustrated and angry in the fact that we are over four years since the boxing day floods of 2015 and many of the resilience schemes for properties but also Community Schemes like over the river, are still not in place. And of course that would protect whole swathes of houses. So there is a mix of emotions, i will say, amongst the community. People feel inevitable that they are going to be flooded today and it is how they can mitigate that. It is interesting, somebody tweeted me when we were in the Calder Valley just before the weekend, saying, how is it that china can build a hospital in a week when we cant put in proper flood defences after the last very serious floods in 2015. You share this frustration, dont you . Absolutely. I mean, there is no excuse for this. We know with climate change, we know with more frequency of weather events that we are going to see flooding in our country and therefore we need a proper strategy around Sustainable Management of our conditions, particularly around flooding. And here in york wed benefit from that. The environment secretary George Eustice said the government is investing in better flood defences as Severe Weather becomes more common. We are seeing more of these sorts of events but we dont take it lightly. We are doing a lot of work to try to manage our floodwater. It is the biggest element of spending in my department. We will be spending 4 billion over the next five years. And in particular, what we want to do, and it is very relevant to areas like the West Midlands and worcestershire, is try to manage water better upstream. So using nature based solutions, natural dams, natural flood plains, so that we can hold water upstream and prevent it getting down to some of those lowland towns like Tenbury Wells, which have been most severely affected. Lets talk to our wales correspondent tomos morgan, who is in nantgarw in south wales. What is the situation there . Good morning. Well, just have a look at the wall here, you can just see the line of where the water came up to in the early hours of yesterday morning. It has decimated this street in set one, just north of cardiff. You can see the floor as well, the wooden flooring has com pletely well, the wooden flooring has completely come up off the floor from where it has been. This has been caroline joness from where it has been. This has been carolinejoness home. You have been carolinejoness home. You have been here for seven years and you have spent that time making it into the home you have always wanted it to be. What was it like this morning seen it in this state . It is devastating. I dont know where to begin. This is my home, it is my pride and joy. I just begin. This is my home, it is my pride and joy. Ijust dont know where to start and im still traumatised about what happened yesterday. What are your plans over the next few days . You obviously havent got anywhere to sleep or put your possessions that are safe. Have your possessions that are safe. Have you been able to think about that . am just taking everything hour by hour. Im waiting for the insurance assessor to come round. I stayed la st assessor to come round. I stayed last night in a hotel, i dont know where im going to stay. I am just taking everything as it comes. I am just trying to take it all be honest. And you were telling me earlier about when that stream and torrent of water came in, you were forced upstairs. But your dog was downstairs. So we didnt really realise, at half past five we were aware that there was a flood warning. We looked outside and there wasjust a warning. We looked outside and there was just a torrent, it was just a river, torrent not far from the top of the window sill. We realised obviously the dog was downstairs. Richard had to run downstairs, swim through the lounge because the dog was in the bathroom on the verge of drowning and he had tojust drag the dog out upstairs. It was really frightening. What has been the worst thing about this experience for you . I think the speed. I think not been aware, ididnt i think the speed. I think not been aware, i didnt realise the big build up, obviously i knew there was a storm brewing. I didnt think, like everyone, it would affect us. The frightening mess of it, the level of the water. You have had amber warnings before because actually the river is not too far away. But nothing like this has ever happened. No, you dont think anything like this will come to destroy your home or your life. You have spoken to the insurance company, you are covered thankfully. Yes. Is that any consolation though . Yes. Is that any consolation though . Yes. Is that any consolation though . Yes. Ijust needed to have a conversation with the loss adjuster. I dont know when i can move back in i dont know when i can move back in i dont know when i can move back in i dont know how long these things take. I really havent a clue, i am going to take baby steps. Do you think anything is salvageable looking around here. Now, looking at the furniture, there is murder, there is storage. I have had to open kitchen doors, nothing is opening. It isjust ravaged. I cannot believe the floor, it isjust ravaged. Caroline, thank you very much and good luck. The Welsh Government has said they will pledge extra funding for councils light in this area so that they can help with people like caroline as this clean up continues. But as you have seen and as we have seen from all the pictures over the last 2a, 48 seen from all the pictures over the last 24, 48 hours, that clean up operation is going to take quite some time. Thank you very much. Absolutely incredible hearing what is happening there. There are 16 flood warnings in place from the Environment Agency and the waters are expected to peak at the highest levels since the devastating 2015 floods around about 1045 this morning. Have a look over here and you will see what has happened. So the river whose is actually about 100 metres away from us. All of this in the foreground is actually the public car park in the centre of york. You can see the pay and display machines over there in the distance and see how far the river whose has come in. As i say, the highest level expected since those 2015 floods. Back then into the foss barrier, the main defence in this area. Which if we use the mast cam on the top of the satellite truck you will be able to see better where we are. On one side of us we have the river foss, on the other side the river who is and where they meet is the foss barrier. That at the moment after £70 billion worth of funding the moment after £70 billion worth offunding can the moment after £70 billion worth of funding can try and control some 50 tonnes of water every second to try and stabilise the rivers where they need to prevent flooding. Im told by the Environment Agency who are in the area this morning, it is absolutely doing its job are in the area this morning, it is absolutely doing itsjob because are in the area this morning, it is absolutely doing its job because at the moment there are no houses or premises flooded further upstream. So that is good news but they are preparing for the worst. The council has been out all weekend handing out some 4000 sandbags, going down into the drains and making sure they are clear, doing all they can to try and make the city resilient. That is the key word, resilience. They say they are doing a good job so far so they are doing a good job so far so they arejust are doing a good job so far so they are just waiting to see how bad things get. Just yesterday the environment secretary was in york having a look at how things were going, saying they will keep a watchful eye on it. Because even without rain the waters here are expected to rise. But so far, so good. And york im told is still open for business. Spare a thought though for tadcaster albion, its the local Football Team in this area. It has been going for an hundred 25 years but they say that this season could be their last season this season could be their last season because of the continued flooding. Not just from season because of the continued flooding. Notjust from storm ciara last weekend but also from storm dennis and they are really struggling. They have thrown out an appealforfinancial struggling. They have thrown out an appeal for financial help this morning, saying they really might not be around much longer if things, events like this which were once considered a once in a lifetime event continue to happen with this kind of severity and this kind of frequency. For the latest information on storm dennis in your area, information on storm dennis in your area , you information on storm dennis in your area, you can find out more on your local bbc online pages or tune into your local radio station. The met office is buying a supercomputer capable of quicker and more accurate forecasts. The project will cost one point two billion pounds over the next decade. The met office says itll also help our understanding of the effects of the changing climate. It will enable us to deliver more accurate, even more timely, more localised predictions for both weather and climate. That will enable people to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive ahead of time in the case of Severe Weather. The headlines on bbc news. Hundreds of flood warnings remain in place across the uk a woman is believed to have died in floodwaters in worcestershire. Love island will air for the first time tonight following the death of its former host Caroline Flack. A further 99 people have tested positive for coronavirus on a cruise ship off the coast ofjapan 78 british passengers and crew remain in quarantine on board the ship. And in sport, harry gregg, survivor of the munich air disaster has died at the age of 87. He was one of the busby babes at Manchester United and one several caps for Northern Ireland. Talk them up to fifth in the premier league after a late winner at aston villa. And rory mcilroy blows his chance to win his first event since returning to the world number one spot. Initialling three behind the winner at the genesis invitational. I will be back with more on those stories at about half past. We will see you then. Itv will tonight screen the First Episode of love island since the death of its former presenter, Caroline Flack. She took her own life on saturday. The show had been pulled for two consecutive nights as a mark of respect. Meanwhile, fellow itv stars have been paying tribute to her, as simon jones reports. Enter the flack ready for your love. Caroline flack became synonymous with the show love island, though she had stepped back from presenting it after she was accused of assaulting her boyfriend. Tonight, love island will return with a tribute to her. But some have called for this series to be scrapped completely. Itv, though, said after careful consideration with Caroline Flacks representatives, the show will go on. It added, she will be forever in our hearts, a message echoed on last nights dancing on ice. Wed like to begin tonights show by taking a moment to remember Caroline Flack in light of yesterdays awful news. We wanted to say that our hearts go out to her family and friends. Many of us here on the show knew caroline as a friend and we will all miss her terribly. As she recently posted, in a world where you can be anything, be kind. Caroline this was Caroline Flack in happier times, winning strictly come dancing in 2014. Recently, she had struggled, after her relationship with her boyfriend, lewis burton, became the subject of a court case. She denied assaulting him but was banned from contacting him. He denied being a victim and didnt want the prosecution to go ahead. Its led to questions about the decision to persist with the case and about the pressures faced by tv celebrities from the press and social media. An online petition calling for a government inquiry into the British Press and their practices has attracted more than 200,000 supporters, while love island fans prepare to say an emotional farewell. Simon jones, bbc news. Well, as you heard in that report a number of people are discussing the role both social media and the tabloids played in the death of Caroline Flack. Lets talk to kyle taylor, executive director at hacked 0ff. I think the total number of people signing petitions for changes to the way media report a celebritys life is up to now 800,000. What is your view of what we should take from what has happened here . Well, first and foremost i think we need to remember that there are so many people in vulnerable positions like this. Whether you are a celebrity or an ordinary person, these types of things deeply affect people and at the end of the day she was just a human being. At that sensitivity is not there in the press stop from our perspective it is wonderful to see people coming together and really wanting to do something around press reform. As you have seen by over 800,000 signatures for carolines law. Delivers an enquiry gave us the solution that we need. It is simply that the press did not take it up and they were given the option to try and get them to do it. It is yea rs try and get them to do it. It is years and years later they didnt do it. So for us, another inquiry, the risk is much higher that it will be three orfour risk is much higher that it will be three or four years down the line two sorry, i just want to come three or four years down the line two sorry, ijust want to come in because obviously we are talking about what has happened here specifically. She was somebody in the public eye who was accused of something, charges were brought. She was facing a trial. What was done wrong around the reporting around that . Well, the core piece is what is in the Public Interest. It is absolutely arguable that it was in the Public Interest for people to know facts about the charges and the trial and the case. But if you look at the number of stories and the framing of the stories around this, it is difficult to see the Public Interest in producing fake reading cards about her and talk into unnamed so and so who is a friend. Well, what friend is giving that sort of information around someone . It is not that you cant report on it it is simply reporting on in the Public Interest. We have to remember there are lots of other people out there are lots of other people out there also and to what end is simply reporting on the gossip around her . And this is the balance that has to be struck between victim led journalism that is unaccountable and what is in the Public Interest. What we know is the bbc and broadcast are independently regulated by 0fcom. The proposal by the government is that social media platforms and User Generated Content will be statutory regulated and yet with the press there is no equivalence. And what were saying is they should be a level playing field. You should adequate recourse for. Whether it is. Is it fair though in the wake of this and so much is unknown, to be pointing the finger at the press . No, iam be pointing the finger at the press . No, i am not pointing the finger at the press. You have to look at the samaritans advice which is that is the last thing we should be doing right now because there are lots of other Vulnerable People out there. I know as well that in the current regulators guidance on how to report on these issues and not to pontificate about the cause. But the newspapers arent even following their own gardens. The problem is that this is not a one off event, this is a regular occurrence. We work with dozens of victims every month of press abuse, dozens and dozens month of press abuse, dozens and d oze ns of month of press abuse, dozens and dozens of people whose lives have been ruined by victim journalism. So, yes, absolutely, lets wait to fully understand her individual motivations but this is a pattern of behaviour and we know what the a nswer behaviour and we know what the answer is. The answer is compulsory regulation so that anyone has recourse for wrong. It doesnt stop the paper is printing anything, not at all, itjust makes them accountable for the things that they do print. And we believe that victims, individuals and the public deserve that. We expect it from broadcast and we expect it from online. Why is it that we dont expect it newspapers . The director of hacked 0ff, thank you. If you or someone you know of hacked 0ff, thank you. If you or someone you know has been affected by the issues raised in this report you can find help and support on the bbcs action line website and. 78 british passengers and crew remain stranded on a cruise ship thats been quarantined offjapan because of coronavirus. While, hundreds of american passengers whod been on the diamond princess, have been flown out by their government and arrived home in the United States where theyll be placed in quarantine for another fortnight. Back injapan, the National Health ministry has confirmed an additional 99 people have tested positive for coronavirus on the ship taking the total number of positive cases on the diamond princess to 454. And following the evacuation of us citizens australia, canada, south korea, italy and hong kong have also made plans to evacuate their nationals from the ship. Chinese Officials Say the outbreak has now infected more than 70,000 people in the country. And has killed nearly 18 hundred people. Rupert Wingfield Hayes is in tokyo for us, where the authorities have confirmed the increase in cases on the diamond princess cruise ship. Its about 20 of those tested today have turned out to be positive. That follows 70 new cases yesterday, 67 the day before and we are now in day 13 of what is supposed to be a quarantine. And this, if you talk to Public Health experts about this say, it points to the fact, or at least the strong suspicion, this quarantine aboard the diamond princess cruise ship is not working properly and that infections are probably still continuing to happen on that ship. And that is of course the reason why the Us Government and others are now moving to take their people off. The us carried out an evacuation last night. That aircraft has recently touched down, or those two aircraft have recently touched down in california, with those people on board. The Australian Government is organising an evacuation flight for later in the week for its 200 australians on board and other countries are following. What we havent heard of yet, or not a clear answer, is from the uk government as to what it is going to do about those 80 something, i think 80 odd british people, including 57 passengers, who are stuck on board that ship. People have been taking to social media to express their concerns. Over the last few days we have noticed very much that when they are on social media talking to their friends and talking about the situation on board, that it is very noticeable that anxiety level, the fatigue just rising in those passengers as they wonder what is going on. Why are other nationalities been taken off the ship . I think last night the removal of 380 americans certainly has changed the mood there dramatically. And people who are not being told they are going to be evacuated feel they are being forgotten or left behind. We have just had word that a spokesman for Boris Johnson we have just had word that a spokesman for borisjohnson has said the government is in contact with those 74 britons on board the diamond princess cruise ship, trying to gauge interest in a possible repatriation flight. That is a development in that. They are not affirming that they will be repatriated but theyre discussing with the people on that ship has been quarantined now since the 3rd of february, whether there is interest in a repatriation flight. We will keep you updated on that. Meanwhile here in the uk, Health Officials are to tell schools that they do not need to close or send staff and pupils home, if theres a suspected case of coronavirus. Public Health England is expected to issue new guidance today. Its expected to say that if a case is confirmed, Health Protection teams will get in touch with the head teacher. The French Foreign minister has warned the uk to expect a bruising battle with the European Union in negotiations for a trade deal after brexit. Speaking at a conference in munich, Jean Yves Le Drian said he believes the two sides will quote rip each other apart when talks begin next month. He said it would be difficult to achieve the British Governments aim of reaching an agreement by the end of the year. Translation i think that on trade issues and the mechanism for future relations, which we are going to start on, we are going to rip each other apart, but that is part of negotiations. 0ur assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminster. Any reaction to that, norman . Well, downing street have put out a statement saying pretty firmly to the french, well, we dont want your sort of deal, we dont want some sort of deal, we dont want some sort of deal, we dont want some sort of special arrangement, we want exactly the same deal that you have given to countries like canada, japan, south korea. We are not interested in aligning with eu rules, a so called level playing field, where we continue to abide by eu rules on things like work ass rights or the environment or state aid. We want the freedom to diverge. What it tells us i think bluntly is these negotiations are going to be extraordinarily bruising and difficult because the two sides seem to be pulling in opposite directions. With the eu insisting that we must stick to certain eu rules, so we dont threaten to undercut, if you like, eu companies. And the British Government saying, no, that is not what brexit is about. And on top of that, it was interesting, the French Foreign minister particularly raise the issue of fish and access to british fishing waters, which of course is crucial to many continental countries, including france. But as we know, Boris Johnson countries, including france. But as we know, borisjohnson has already said that he envisages british fishing waters been first and foremost for british boats. All of which suggests these negotiations, already difficult because there is only going to be a year to conclude them, arejust going to be so, so tough to reach some sort of agreement on. Thank you, norman. Frances controversial new pensions bill comes before parliament in paris today. Its the biggest overhaul of the Pension System since the second world war, and the centrepiece of president macrons programme of reform. Hugh schofield is in paris. Tell us more about what theyre trying to do and why it is so controversial. Well, as you say this is the biggest change to the Pension System which was in place since the second world war. It is for that reason very controversial. There are two aspects to it, one the easier aspect which is Emmanuel Macron one saying i want everyone to have the same system, it is an issue of equity. At the moment there are lots of different rules and there are certain sectors, Railway Workers famously where there are very privileged advantages which allow people to retire early and so on. So one aspect of this is systemic change putting everyone on the same basis, that you pay in in the same way and you take out in the same way. The other aspect which is more controversial and some people say Emmanuel Macron run is trying to introduce by sleight of hand is an issue of all of our societies are having to face is demographics. 0n the face of it, this is not about getting people to work longer. In practice this is what he is trying to do, he is also trying to fold into this reform change that france recognises that people are going to have to work longer in order to make the Pension System survived. That has provoked though a lot of anguish and unrest and as weve seen there has been this Rolling Programme of disputes and protests by unionists and Union Members or militants of them in any case. And that is the context in which this bill now arrives in parliament ahead of a long, long period of debate, which could indeed drag on through the summer. Thank you very much. Hugh schofield in paris. Now its time for a look at the weather with simon king. We have seen on the news the impact of storm dennis, quite widespread flooding and still some severe flood warnings in force this morning, five of which are across parts of worcestershire, herefordshire and we continue to see some flooding over the next 24 hours. The water, the rainfall we had over the weekend, makes its way down the rivers and catchments. We have some showers today, moving their way towards the south east. There could be one or two might grow heavy downpours, but sunny spells for many of us. Showers, turning wintry over the Higher Ground of scotland. Maximum temperatures, eight or 11 celsius. Snow and ice across parts of scotla nd snow and ice across parts of scotland tomorrow morning. Elsewhere, clear spells. Quite a chilly night, down to one, two or three celsius. 0n chilly night, down to one, two or three celsius. On tuesday, more showers, may be some prolonged spells of rain as it moves south and east woods. Sunny spells in between, blustery conditions, temperature six or 11 degrees. Goodbye for now. Hello this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. The headlines. Hundreds of flood warnings remain in place across the uk a woman is believed to have died in floodwaters in worcestershire. Love island will air for the first time tonight following the death of its former host Caroline Flack. A further 99 people have tested positive for coronavirus on a cruise ship off the coast ofjapan 78 british passengers and crew remain in quarantine on board the ship. The on board the ship. Government says it is getting in touch the government says it is getting in touch with them to see if there is an appetite for them being evacuated. Amazon is forced to withdraw unsafe car seats from its website after a bbc investigation finds multiple non compliant products for sale and coming up as a leading Cancer Charity calls for a ban on sunbeds, we hearfrom one woman who says she lost her ear to her tanning addiction. Sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. Good morning. Harry gregg, a survivor of the munich air disaster of 1958, has died. He was 87. Gregg played under sir matt busby at Manchester United and was capped 25 times for Northern Ireland, where he passed away surrounded by his family. He was dubbed the hero of munich after helping save others from the wreckage after the crash, including a mother and baby, and teammate sir Bobby Charlton. Manchester united have published words of condolence on their website. Sir Bobby Charlton wrote i was proud to call him a team mate. For all the matter of fact things harry said about that night in munich for me he will always be remembered as a heroic figure. And sir Alex Ferguson said harry was a man of great character and a true legend at our club. I loved his company and the many pieces of advice he gave me. My thoughts and prayers are with carolyn and his family at this very sad time. Of course there are many tributes being made and weve heard from sammy mcilroy, also a former Manchester United and Northern Ireland player, who recalled their time together at united. I remember working with him in the 70s at Manchester United. Fantastic character. When harry spoke, you had to listen. He was that type of man. Genuine man. Spoke his mind, told the truth, wouldnt have anything else but the truth. As i say, its very sad. I knew he wasnt too well. Still very sad to hear when he passed away. You touched on what he did at munich, which was absolutely unbelievable. He was a brave man as a goalkeeper, and a brave man off the field as well. And what he did at munich was incredible. Sammy mcilroy talking about harry gregg, whos died at the age of 87. Tottenham are up to fifth in the premier league after a dramatic 3 2 win over aston villa. They were leading 2 1, when villa defender bjorn engels looked to have salavaged a point for his side. But in the 94th minute son heung min scored the winner for spurs. Racing through to givejose mourinhos side a victory. Arsenal have moved into the top half of the table after a 4 0 win at home to newcastle. Nicolas pepe amongst the scorers thats only their seventh league win of the season. Celtic are still 10 points clear of rangers at the top of the scottish premiership. A 2 1victory at aberdeen was their seventh league win in a row Kristofer Ayer with the winner. Celtic manager neil lennon described it as a magnificent three points. Rangers beat livingston 1 0 in a game that was put back 24 hours due to a waterlogged pitch. Scott arfields second half winner left them with a glimmer of hope of catching their old firm rivals. British number three kyle edmund has won his first atp event for 16 months. He beat Italys Andreas Seppi in straight sets, in the final of the new york 0pen. He said it was down to a lot of hard work throughout the year, and a lot of ups and downs that you dont see behind the scenes. Rory mcilroy blew his chance to win the genesis invitational in los angeles. He had a share of the lead going into the final round but he hit a triple bogey on his way to a two over par round of 73, and he lost sight of winner adam scott. Katie 0rmerod is on track to become the britains first female world cup champion on snow. 0rmerod finished in third in the latest event in calgary, which puts her in first Place Overall in the slopestyle world cup. Shes been on the podium in every event so far. Thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for you in the next hour. See you then, thanks, gavin. Lets get more on the flooding brought by storm dennis which is continuing to cause disruption across the country. Five severe flood warnings, meaning theres a risk to life, remain in force in parts of shropshire, worcestershire and herefordshire. Severe storms and floods have been experienced across the country for the last two weekends. With such extreme weather becoming more common, is this the new normal and what can we do about it . With me is Robin Tuddenham who is chief executive of Calderdale Council in West Yorkshire hejoins me from todmirden. I am alsojoined by drjess newman, who is a flood scientist at the university of reading. Thank you both forjoining us. Robin, what is the situation where you are . Hi, joanna. Iam in robin, what is the situation where you are . Hi, joanna. I am in the town hall, one of the six flood hopes. We are still in recovery mode. We had a significant flood event with storm ciara. 1200 residents and businesses flooded, and it is our third flood event. Each one of these should have been a one in 100 years flood event. The weather is changing and that is hitting as hard in Calder Valley, in calderdale, West Yorkshire. What are your thoughts on preparedness . It shouldnt be happening is frequently according to previous predictions, but it is, so our Lessons Learned each time and changes made to help the community . Our residents and businesses have become very resilient to these impacts and we are well prepared. We have support from the Environment Agency and government, a programme of £74 million of investment in flood defences. A lot of that is still to be completed. However, walls are not the only answer. I think it is children 45 councils that have declared a Climate Emergency. We declared a Climate Emergency. We declared a Climate Emergency. We declared a Climate Emergency on boxing day 2015. That was after storm eva. We are living the emergency in calderdale, u nfortu nately. Emergency in calderdale, unfortunately. Jess, what is going on, when robin says they have been hit by three events which should have been a one in a 100 year event . Yes, its distressing to hear that these events are happening. As you say, they have been assigned as a warning 100 years event. It is very difficult to say exactly what the cause is. We have had people talking about climate change. Whilst that is almost definitely part of a root cause, its difficult to a tribute one or two man show events to climate change. It requires further looking into. One or two events. But these are peoples lives on the ground, and that is what we need to focus on, making sure that people are put first on preparedness is in place. Do we have to expect this is the new normal and we have to get used to it . Its hard to say. Personally speaking, we should think that may be this is to be expected and will become the new normal. I feel that is the better way forward than pretending or hoping it is not going to be like that. Actually, we need to look forward in a more long Term Solution to help the people both up in the north, but also across the uk, who are experiencing these sorts of events. In that case, robin, its going to be an expensive business protecting communities from the weather. You said a lot of money has been spent, 2. 5 billion spent since 2015 and the government has a commitment to spending 4 billion in the next five yea rs. Spending 4 billion in the next five years. Where do you want the money spent . Where do you think the solutions are . The problem is that we are spending money on Capital Investment and one off projects for defences. That is important, but only part of the answer. Ive written to the new secretary of state for the environment, George Eustice, to say we need revenue support. Last week we had 1200 properties affected, we have the challenges of austerity and local government, loss of funding, health and social care winter pressures and preparing for storm dennis. That is why we got in touch with the government to call for military assistance on thursday, when we saw the weather get bad. We should get a tier one status, we need flood prevention, National Flood management, Response Team and support for the Mental Health impacts. We have support for Mental Health impacts that are very serious for residents and businesses staying in calderdale long term. You said a lot of things that i would like you to explain so it is completely clear to explain so it is completely clear to the audience, what does tier 0ne mean, and for the people affected, what does it live look like . Tier 0ne status, it is a bit similar to the language around terrorism, we need to prevent, prepare and protect. We need the same status that the city of london gets to prevent terrorism for flooding. We need to face these issues long term. That is the tier 0ne recognition. We are not really getting that, it is one off funding. People are stoical, but also scared. A very scary scenario on friday and saturday. We know this is not going to go away and we have a long term challenge in calderdale. Can everywhere really be protected in these situations that are predictable, but not always com pletely are predictable, but not always completely so. Its really difficult and robin touched on some important issues. Its not just and robin touched on some important issues. Its notjust about making sure funding is available as floods happen and immediately following them, its got to be a long Term Solution that is put in place. There is only a finite amount of resources , is only a finite amount of resources, and where to prioritise isa resources, and where to prioritise is a difficult decision. I was pleased to hear robin talk about the potential for National Flood management. These are measures that can be put in place, options, rather than building walls or hard defences that we are used to seeing, its about make sure we can do things with the Natural Environment such as woodland planting so hopefully they can reduce flooding. But all of these come at a cost, and it a fine balancing act to make sure resources are put where they are needed. 0ur government should definitely be looking towards this is a potential long Term Solution. Looking towards this is a potential longTerm Solution. Can ijust add, the cost of natural flood management isa the cost of natural flood management is a lot less than some of the walls and defences. We have an amazing organisation called slow the flow. There is evidence the work they did since 2015 reduce the impact, they did amazing work on tree planting. We need to work with landowners and people like yorkshire water, national trust, and we are getting support from them, that is key to our long term future. Amazon has withdrawn potentially unsafe child car seats from its sites worldwide, after they were discovered for sale by bbc panorama. It follows an investigation by trading standards. Heres our Business Correspondent katy austin. A child car seat destroyed in a 30 Miles Per Hour crash test. It was carried out for surrey trading standards, in 2013, who then alerted amazon about similar products listed on its uk site. We took down products from amazon. Co. Uk that were not compliant and unsafe. Rachel greer, a former amazon product safety manager also recommended that similar seats be taken down from sites in the us and europe. She says her bosses refused. I was told that they was not proof that they were non compliant in those countries and that that would not be happening. Those car seats were tested and were shown to result in bodily harm to the infant that would have been in them. Six years after the car seats were withdrawn from amazon uk, surrey trading standards has begun a new investigation, after panorama found what appeared to be similar products still for sale. Amazon has now withdrawn them worldwide. Amazon later said. It says it is contacting customers who purchased them. It says. You can watch more on that story on panorama tonight on bbc one at 8 30. A leading Cancer Charity is calling for a ban on sunbeds, after it emerged many tanning salons in england dont need a licence. The subject is one close to the heart of bbc reporter laura may mcmullan, after she was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma five years ago, following years of sunbed use. Two weeks ago she had her final scan, and has been declared cancer free. She has this report. A bronzed, healthy glow. But in reality there is no such thing as a safe tan. For years i was addicted to sunbathing and using sunbeds and was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2014. I dont think people realise how dangerous melanoma can be. It starts with a mole or, in my case, a little red spot on the back of my leg. Within six months it had spread to the lymph nodes in my groin. Anthea smith was also diagnosed with melanoma. It started with a little spot on her ear and for her it has led to life changing surgery. My whole left ear has been amputated and then, second operation, i had my whole inner ear, middle ear, all my salivary glands on my left side, all my lymph nodes, full temple bow taken from my skull. Like me, she used sunbeds for many years. Nobody should have to live with what i am living with, all for a tan. The guilt that i feel to my husband and children that this was all self inflicted but it was self inflicted with no level of knowledge of the dangers. So people younger than me continue to use them, i think, not knowing any of the dangers. Melanoma cases have increased by almost 50 in the last decade but it seems people are still getting mixed messages. That is why gillian nuttall, founder of melanoma uk, has launched a campaign to ban sunbeds. We felt that we owed it to families of patients who have passed away to actually get up and do something so we took the lead from australia and brazil, they have already banned sunbeds and we thought, you know what, were going to do what our patients are asking us to do and see if we can do the same. I took these concerns to the sunbed association. Lets be clear, there is no link between the sunbed use and melanoma. We have asked for a roundtable meeting to discuss this very point. They will not meet with us. I have to question why. The research they refer to is flawed, it has been proven to be subsequently flawed, and they will not listen to that and we have to say, why not . You are saying that oncologists, consultants, dermatologists all around the world, they are all wrong . What im saying is, they are all using the same research which itself is flawed. The evidence linking sunbed use to melanoma and other skin cancers is incontrovertible. There is a clear link, there is no argument to say that there is not. According to Cancer Research uk, more than 86 of skin cancer cases are preventable, with an overexposure to uv rays causing irreversible damage. Laura may mcmullan, bbc news. In a moment well have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. Hundreds of flood warnings remain in place across the uk a woman is believed to have died in floodwaters in worcestershire love island will air for the first time tonight following the death of its former host Caroline Flack. A further 99 people have tested positive for coronavirus on a cruise ship off the coast ofjapan 78 british passengers and crew remain in quarantine on board the ship. Iam ben i am ben thompson and these are the top business stories. Amazon says it regrets that dangerous child car seats were found again, for sale on its website. The firm has faced repeated complaints about the products that in one test broke apart if involved in a 30mph crash. It has now removed the listings. The chief executive of shoe retailer shoezone has told the bbc it will close up to 100 stores if Business Rates do not change and if vat rates increase. Anthony smith said that 10 years ago rates would have accounted for just 26 of the chains rental value, but now are more than half. Heathrow airport has apologised for disruption after the west london hub was hit by technical issues. Passengers described the situation as utter chaos after a problem with the airports it system meant passengers couldnt find correct boarding gates. Heathrow says the issues have now been resolved. Good morning. Lets get news from the property sector. Property prices continue to rise up by 0. 8 this month just £40 short of a new all time high. The figures show momentum building ahead of the annual uptick in sales, in the spring. Property website rightmove says visits to its site hit a new record of over 152 million last month. Miles shipside is a director at rightmove. Nice to see you. Its that time of yearagain, nice to see you. Its that time of year again, after the winter, after christmas, people put off trying to buy somewhere and they now think as spring approaches now is the time to do it. This year is different because of last years uncertainty of brexit and the election . Indeed, after three and a half years of brexit uncertainty or dither and delay, to use the Prime Ministers phrase, the whole moving public have decided that 2020 is the year to move. Importantly, its just decided that 2020 is the year to move. Importantly, itsjustaround site traffic being up on rightmove, it is feeding into sale is agreed, early birds are getting in already even though the Spring Market is still to come. There is demand, talk me through what that means four passes. Some would say it has been subdued for so long, people are not making big decisions. You are telling me that prices going up accordingly because the demand is back . Its back to the basics of economic supply and demand. Those sales agreed, up 12 . New supply to the market, encouragingly that is up, but only by 2 . Now we are in a situation where the number of properties coming to market have been falling, year on year, except for this month. So its encouraging that sellers are coming to market in greater numbers. But that is a mismatch. 0nly greater numbers. But that is a mismatch. Only 2 more new sellers, 1296 mismatch. Only 2 more new sellers, 12 more sales agreed. The issue, as always, is supplied, whether there are the right properties for sale that people are looking for. Lots of one bed flats, not many big houses. How does that figure in these latest stats . How does that figure in these latest stats . There is lots of pent up demand after three and a half years of uncertainty across the board. First time buyers are particularly active. They are obviously looking at smaller properties. But families have postponed their moves as well. You cant delay a family move forever because kids keep growing. We are seeing activity across the board. Big boost in activity in london. London is often a barometer of the housing market. Sales agreed are up 26 in the last month, compared to a year ago. London appears to be recovering, having beenin appears to be recovering, having been in the doldrums for three years or more. Talk to me briefly about the picture across the country. There is always a stark difference. London has perhaps struggled of late, but now it is back, you say. What else are we seeing . Its pretty much across the board. The pent up demand has been a national issue, and now, with spring ahead, people seem and now, with spring ahead, people seem to have a 2020 vision that this year might be the year to move. We will see whether that comes into reality in 2020. It is early days yet. In terms of traffic, sales agreed and more properties coming to market, lots of people seem to be thinking that 2020 as the year to move. We will talk about this soon, iam sure. In other business stories were following. French rail giant alstom has announced it is in talks to buy the train business of bombardier, a canadian transport company. Bombardier, which has had trouble recently over failure to pay its suppliers on time, is expected to value its Train Division at nearly £5. 5 billion. The number of landlords renting privately to tenants has dropped to a seven year low, according to a report in the ft. There are 223,000 fewer amateur landlords than there were two years ago. Changes to stamp duty for second homes and buy to let has dampened enthusiasm for smaller landlords. Discount luxury shopping outlet bicester village is feeling the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. Visitor numbers have fallen sharply, with fewer chinese visitors coming to the uk. More than 72 of chinese visitors to the uk go shopping during their trips, according to research by visitbritain and there were 415,000 visits from china to the uk in the 12 months to september. Clearly quite an impact there. Let me show you what is happening on the markets. Pretty quiet. Not a huge amount of moving those numbers. You can see the ftse100 abated up 1 . In germany, reflecting some of the gains we saw in asia. A pound will buy you 1. 30. It was up significantly in the wake of the coronavirus outbreaks, there was a lot of concerns. But brent crude is back down. More from us in the next hour. We have seen storm dennis moving its way up towards scandinavia. But the effects of storm dennis are still being felt. This is the scene in hereford, some flooded properties. The rainfall takes quite a while to move down the river systems, the catchments, so there are still a lot of flood warnings in force. Five severe flood warnings around herefordshire and worcestershire. This is storm dennis. Through the night at move north and east woods and is now pushing its way into scandinavia. The white lines are still fairly close together. Isobars across the uk, blustery conditions, particularly in Northern Areas. We still have some rainfall in some areas. Heavy showers towards southern areas, continuing with some showers down this afternoon, so there could be one or two ago heavy downpours. The most frequent showers in scotland and Northern Ireland, snow on Higher Ground. There is also plenty of dry and sunny weather between the showers. Maximum temperature is getting up to eight or 11 celsius. The wind will ease off during the afternoon as well. Through tonight, wintry showers continuing in scotland, the risk of some ice in tomorrow morning. Temperatures are getting down to the fairly low single figures, two mcgraw three celsius for many. Clear skies means it will be a chilly start to tuesday morning. That will bring more showers. The showers are most likely across Northern Areas with snow on Higher Ground. Showers moving through england and wales. You will notice this bundle showers moving south eastwards. For a time, more prolonged, more persistent heavy rain moving south and east. Either side of that, there will be some sunny either side of that, there will be some sunny spells. Temperature seven or 11 celsius. Still fairly breezy conditions. It stays windy for much of this week. During wednesday we have this ridge of High Pressure making things a little more settled for a time before further weather system spread in during the afternoon. Dry and sunny for many of us on afternoon. Dry and sunny for many of us on wednesday morning. More rain spreading to Northern Ireland coming to scotland, wales and south west england. Some weather warnings, yellow warning is in force for wednesday and into thursday for parts of wales. More rainfall falling on very saturated ground is going to cause some problems. It stays really quite unsettled as we go through the end of the week as well. Further rain in the forecast, strong wind, and we are keeping a close eye on the situation for the weekend, potentially turning very wet and windy. Stay tuned to the forecast. Goodbye. Youre watching bbc newsroom live its midday and these are the main stories this morning. Hundreds of flood warnings remain in place across the uk, after the heavy rains and wind brought by storm dennis. This is my home, this is my pride and joy. Ijust this is my home, this is my pride and joy. I just dont this is my home, this is my pride and joy. Ijust dont know where to start and and joy. Ijust dont know where to startand im and joy. Ijust dont know where to start and im still traumatised from what happened yesterday. A woman is believed to have died in floodwaters in worcestershire. Love island will air for the first time tonight following the death of its former host Caroline Flack. A further 99 people have tested positive for coronavirus on a cruise ship off the coast ofjapan 78 british passengers and crew remain in quarantine on board. Amazon is forced to withdraw unsafe car seats from its website after a bbc investigation finds multiple non compliant products for sale. Coming up as a leading Cancer Charity calls for a ban on sunbeds we hearfrom one woman who lost her ear to her tanning addiction. And the former Manchester United goalkeeper harry gregg, who survived the 1958 munich air crash, has died at the age of 87. Good afternoon. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Im joanna gosling. Communities around britain are facing another day of flooding and travel chaos as storm dennis continues to batter the country. Police have cold off a rescue operation in worcestershire its feared a woman has died in the floodwaters. There are five severe warnings in worcestershire, shropshire, and herefordshire which indicate a danger to life. Meanwhile, more than 220 flood warnings are in place, meaning more disruption to rail, roads and infrastructure is expected. And with 287 flood alerts throughout england and wales, the Environment Agency is warning the public to be prepared for more flooding and to avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water. Our news correspondent Graham Satchell has this report. A helicopter hovers over the welsh town of crickhowell. From on board, you can see the coast guard getting ready to rescue people trapped in their caravan. It was a weekend of devastating floods and emergency rescues. In nantgarw near cardiff, the river taff burst its banks. It left cars submerged, more than 100 homes flooded. The fire service made journey after journey, bringing out families with young children, and the more elderly on stretchers. Make some space my dad, whos 96 its his 96th birthday today the only thing ive managed to save is his medals from the war. Within minutes, two or three minutes, itjust filled the house. And what is the state of the house currently downstairs . Totally, absolutely wrecked, ruined. Everything, ive lost everything. Itsjust full of mud. In pontypridd, claire showed us the inside of her home. She had three feet of water in her front room. Claire does have flood defences, but more than a months worth of rain has fallen in south wales injust 48 hours. It did stop the water, but the waters just coming over the top. But the levels of water were up towards the gate, so the gate did stop it, but then itjust came over the top of the gate and over the top of the wall. Storm dennis battered the whole country all weekend. This is glasgow and the river clyde. Whoa my god. Oh, my. At tylorstown in the rhondda valley, a dramatic landslide. 0n the welsh border at hay on wye, watch as cars slowly start to drift away, lifted by the power of the water. Newcastleton in the scottish borders, the clean up here now well under way. But 40 people were forced from their homes. It was biblical, the amount of water through here, tragic. It Tenbury Wells in worcestershire, a late night rescue again families evacuated as the river teme burst its banks. Its going underwater slowly the kitchen, living room, so. But we got the three dogs out, so thats all that matters. Back in wales, spare a thought for the landlord of the chainbridge inn near usk. Stuart mcbain only took the pub over in october. It cant be good, no, but im going to keep my head up, keep my chin up and paddle forward as they say, and i will be here for the summer and i will be open for the summer. Its not going to beat me. It will be a day of cleaning up, and in some parts of the country, nervously watching rivers as they continue to rise. Graham satchell, bbc news. Rachel maskell, mp for york central, said a little earlier that the government hasnt done enough to protect communities against the floods. Ive been out talking to residents and of course they are incredibly stressed, not knowing exactly what is going to happen to their properties. A lot of resilience measures have been put in place, temporary measures, sandbags and putting those tarpaulins up to make sure that water doesnt ingress in properties. But some properties will flood in the city. But residents are also very frustrated and angry in the fact that we are over four years since the boxing day floods of 2015 and many of the resilience schemes for properties but also Community Schemes like in clementhorpe, over the river, are still not in place. And of course that would protect whole swathes of houses. So there is a mix of emotions, i would say, amongst the community. But people feel inevitable that they are going to be flooded today and it is how they can mitigate that. It is interesting, somebody tweeted me when we were in the Calder Valley just before the weekend, saying, how is it that china can build a hospital in a week when we cant put in proper flood defences after the last very serious floods in 2015. You share this frustration, dont you . Absolutely. I mean, there is no excuse for this. We know with climate change, we know with more frequency of our weather events that we are going to see flooding in our country and therefore we need a proper strategy around Sustainable Management of our conditions, particularly around flooding. And here in york wed benefit from that. The environment secretary George Eustice said the government is investing in betterflood defences as Severe Weather becomes more common. We are seeing more of these sorts of events but we dont take it lightly. We are doing a lot of work to try to manage our floodwater. It is the biggest element of spending in my department. We will be spending 4 billion over the next five years. And in particular, what we want to do, and it is very relevant to areas like the West Midlands and worcestershire, is try to manage water better upstream. So using nature based solutions, natural dams, natural flood plains, so that we can hold water upstream and prevent it getting down to some of those lowland towns like Tenbury Wells, which have been most severely affected. That is the environment secretary George Eustice. Well, our wales correspondent tomos morgan who is in south wales has been finding out what the reality of having your home flooded is like. Just have a look at the wall here, you can just see the line of where the water came up to in the early hours of yesterday morning. It has decimated this street in nantgarw, just north of cardiff. You can also see the wooden flooring, it has come off the floor where it has been. This is carolinejoness home. Caroline, you have been here for seven yea rs, you caroline, you have been here for seven years, you spent all that time making it into the home you wanted it to be. What was it like when you came in this morning and saw it in this state . It is devastating. I dont know where to begin, this is my home, this is my pride and joy. I just dont know where to start and im still traumatised about what happened yesterday. What are your plans over the next few days . You obviously dont have anywhere to sleep, to hold your possessions that are safe. Have you even been able to think about that . I am just taking things hour by hour. I am waiting for the insurance assessor to come round. I stayed last night in a hotel, i dont know where im going to stay. I am just taking things as it comes. I am just trying to take it comes. I am just trying to take it in to be honest. And you were telling me earlier about when that stream, that torrent of water came in here, you were forced upstairs but your dog was downstairs. So we didnt really realise, at half past five we were aware that there was a flood warning. We looked outside and there was just a torrent, it was just a river torrent not far from the top of the window sill. We realised obviously the dog was downstairs. Richard had to run downstairs, swim through the lounge, because the dog was in the bathroom on the verge of drowning and he just had to drag the dog out and upstairs. It was really frightening. What has been kind of the worst thing about this experience for you . I think the speed. I think not really being aware, i didnt realise with the big build up, obviously i knew there was a storm brewing. I didnt, like anybody, think it would affect us. And the frightening nurse of it, the level of the water. You have had amber warnings before because actually the river is not too far away, it is 30 metres away. But nothing like this has ever happened. You never think Something Like this is going to come and destroy your home or your life. So looking ahead now, you have spoken to the insurance company, you are covered thankfully. Yes. Is that any consolation though . Yes, ijust needed to have a conversation with the loss adjuster. I dont know when ican the loss adjuster. I dont know when i can move back in, whether it is going to be christmas. You know, i dont how long these things take, i havent a clue. I have to take baby steps. Do you think anything is salvageable looking around here . No. Imean, salvageable looking around here . No. I mean, looking at ours furniture, there is murder, there is sewerage. I have tried to open kitchen doors and nothing is opening. It isjust ravaged. The floor, i cannot believe the floor, it is just ravaged. Caroline, thank you very much. Good luck as they clean up starts here. Well, the Welsh Government has pledged more money, extra money for councils in this area here so they can help with people like carolyn as this clean up operation starts. And as you have seen from all the pictures over the last 24, 48 hours, that clean up operation is going to ta ke that clean up operation is going to take quite some time. And that is tomos morgan reporting. Werejust hearing borisjohnson tomos morgan reporting. Werejust hearing Boris Johnson is tomos morgan reporting. Werejust hearing borisjohnson is not expected to visit any flood hit areas today. Downing street says the Prime Minister being kept up to date as he works from the country retreat usually used by the foreign secretary. Asked why he is not personally visiting the areas, the spokesman said the premise will receive extra updates. It is right that the Environment Agency is leading on this. And for the latest information on storm dennis in your area, you can find out more, on your local bbc 0nline pages, or, tune in, to your local radio station. The met office is buying a supercomputer capable of quicker and more accurate forecasts. The project will cost £1. 2 billion over the next decade. The met office says itll also help our understanding of the effects of the changing climate. It will enable us to deliver more accurate, even more timely, more localised predictions for both weather and climate. That will enable people to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive ahead of time in the case of Severe Weather. Itv will tonight screen the First Episode of love island since the death of its former presenter, Caroline Flack. She took her own life on saturday. The show had been pulled for two consecutive nights as a mark of respect. Meanwhile, fellow itv stars have been paying tribute to her, as simon jones reports. Enter the flack ready for your love. Caroline flack became synonymous with the show love island, though she had stepped back from presenting it after she was accused of assaulting her boyfriend. Tonight, love island will return with a tribute to her. But some have called for this series to be scrapped completely. Itv, though, said after careful consideration with Caroline Flacks representatives, the show will go on. It added, she will be forever in our hearts, a message echoed on last nights dancing on ice. Wed like to begin tonights show by taking a moment to remember Caroline Flack in light of yesterdays awful news. We wanted to say that our hearts go out to her family and friends. Many of us here on the show knew caroline as a friend and we will all miss her terribly. As she recently posted, in a world where you can be anything, be kind. Caroline this was Caroline Flack in happier times, winning strictly come dancing in 2014. Recently, she had struggled, after her relationship with her boyfriend, lewis burton, became the subject of a court case. She denied assaulting him but was banned from contacting him. He denied being a victim and didnt want the prosecution to go ahead. Its led to questions about the decision to persist with the case and about the pressures faced by tv celebrities from the press and social media. An online petition calling for a government inquiry into the British Press and their practices has attracted more than 200,000 supporters, while love island fans prepare to say an emotional farewell. Simon jones, bbc news. Lets talk to professor Jonathan Shalit chairman of the Talent Agency intertalent and a friend of carolines thank you forjoining us. It has just been devastating obviously to hear about what has happened. What are your thoughts and feelings today . My thoughts are shock. I want today . My thoughts are shock. I want to be clear because im not here to send a relationship i didnt have, i was a work associate of caroline. I certainly wouldnt consider myself a close friend but i was certainly someone, or close friend but i was certainly someone, or she close friend but i was certainly someone, or she was someone close friend but i was certainly someone, or she was someone i close friend but i was certainly someone, or she was someone i used to run into regulate and had a warm relationship with. And i think like many people i was struck by her warmth, her charm, hersmile and many people i was struck by her warmth, her charm, her smile and the fa ct warmth, her charm, her smile and the fact that she was friendly to everyone. I mean, to me, and i say this very sadly, it was inevitable, andi this very sadly, it was inevitable, and i dont mean inevitable to caroline necessarily but inevitable to people in the public eye. We saw an mp who was murdered a few years ago because what has happened now is getting out of control. You just commented about the online petition requesting an inquiry into the media. We had that some years ago into the levenson enquiry so that would be a repeat of the levenson enquiry. I think people know what the problem is, we dont need another inquiry to know what the problem is. We know that people are vicious online, people troll people online and they speak and do things that are completely unacceptable online. And i think the questions are why and is it permissible . And i think the biggest problem is anonymity. When a newspaper journalist is a leader column, you know who they are so can challenge that person who they are and a publication governed by law like this Television Programme now. You can only say things within what the law permits. But online people say things way outside the law which if they said it in other circumstances they said it in other circumstances they would be arrested and charged. You say things are going out of control, how do you bring that under control . Well, i dont how much you can because Online International companies, which emanate far from our shores. So we have to look to facebook and twitter, to instagram, to all those Online Platforms that put messages out there. I think the only one we control at the moment is daily mail topcoat uk because that isa daily mail topcoat uk because that is a british originating site. I give you an example of what i think could happen. People should not be allowed tojoin, when could happen. People should not be allowed to join, when they make their comments, and do it anonymously. I think if anonymity was taken away from people in what they say they would take that he might think twice about the awful things they say. Because everybody scrolls down the e mail comment sometimes and theyre quite horrible what people say. I once tweeted about my daughter and her birthday and she had a nice new outfit and i tweeted happy birthday to my beautiful daughter. And i got people re tweeting or tweeting back, your daughter is ugly. And it was like, where did that come from . I was just been a lovable father saying something warm about my child and yet i got this venom back at me because i commented on her looks in a way that dad would. You can only amplify that to somebody who has a considerable following on social media. In most walks of life people who follow you are your friends and supporters. But it seems online your enemies also follow you because people troll you with terrible things that we know about. So, it is likely there are people watching who have put comments online anonymously that have not been pleasant, what would you say to people who might be watching who might be doing that . would say to those people what you say to people could really hurt them and potentially could lead to terrible circumstances. Ask yourself when you write about someone anonymously, would you write about that person using your own name . Would you say that to someones face . If not, dont do it. It is very simple, my granny used to say if you havent got something nice to say about someone, dont say it. And i think many grannies would properly say across the world. So think about what grannies say to their grandchildren. If it is not nice, dont say. There is no need to be unpleasant to people unnecessarily. 0bviously unpleasant to people unnecessarily. Obviously if its a family or friend and you want to offer constructive criticism, that is a very different message because that is one of love and friendship. But to someone you dont know, back off, there is no need to be negative and vitriolic to people. Such to those vitriolic people. Such to those vitriolic people who are watching me now, please think about that. Thank you very much. If you or someone you know has been affected by the issues raised in this report, you can find help and support on the bbcs actionline website, at bbc. C0. Uk actionline. The headlines on bbc news. Hundreds of flood warnings remain in place across the uk a woman is believed to have died in floodwaters in worcestershire love island will air for the first time tonight following the death of its former host Caroline Flack. A further 99 people have tested positive for coronavirus on a cruise ship off the coast ofjapan 78 british passengers and crew remain in quarantine on board the ship. Sport now. Harry gregg, a survivor of the munich air disaster has died at the age of 87. He passed away surrounded by his family. He was dubbed the hero of munich after helping save others from the wreckage after the crash, including a mother and baby and team mates Bobby Charlton. Manchester united have published words of condolence on their website. Sir bobby wrote i was proud to call him a team mate for all the matter of fact things harry said about that night in munich. For me he will always be remembered as a heroic figure. And sir Alex Ferguson said harry was a man of great character and a true legend at our club. I loved his company and the many pieces of advice he gave me. I thought and sympathies are with his family at this very sad time. Of course there are many tributes been made and we heard from another Manchester United and Northern Ireland player who recalled their time together at united. ireland player who recalled their time together at united. I remember working with him in the 70s at Manchester United. He was a big character. When harry spoke, you had to listen. He was that kind of man, a genuine man, spoke his mind, told the truth, wouldnt have anything else but the truth and, as i say it was very else but the truth and, as i say it was very sad. I knew he wasnt too well and still very sad to hear when he passed away. What it was absolutely unbelievable. He was a brave man as a goalkeeper and a brave man as a goalkeeper and a brave man as a goalkeeper and a brave man off the field as well. And asi brave man off the field as well. And as i say, what he did at munich was incredible. Sammy mcilroy remembering harry gregg who has died at the age of 87. On to tennis and british number three kyle edmond has won his first atp event for 16 months. He beat his italian opponent in three sets out the final of the new york open. He said it was down toa new york open. He said it was down to a lot of hard work through the year and to a lot of hard work through the yearand a to a lot of hard work through the year and a lot of ups and downs that you dont see behind the scenes. Rory mcilroy blew his chance to win the Genesis International in los angeles. He had a share of the lead going into the final round but he hit a triple bogey on his way of a two over par round full stop he lost sight of the winner adam scott. And thatis sight of the winner adam scott. And that is all the sport for now. Joanna will have a feeling that we will have more for you in the next half an hour. A 38 year old man has been charged with murdering schoolboy rikki neave more than 25 years ago. The body of the six year old was found in woodland in peterborough in 1994. James watson is accused of strangling the schoolboy and will appear in court on thursday. More than 70 britons stranded on a coronavirus hit cruise ship could be flown home, downing street has confirmed. A number ten spokesman said those on board the diamond princess, which is docked in yokohama, off the coast of japan, were being contacted about the possibility of a repatriation flight. It comes after hundreds of american passengers whod been on the diamond princess, have been flown out by their government and arrived home in the United States where theyll be placed in quarantine for another fortnight. Back injapan, the National Health ministry has confirmed an additional 99 people have tested positive for coronavirus on the ship taking the total number of positive cases on the diamond princess to 454. And following the evacuation of us citizens australia, canada, south korea, italy and hong kong have also made plans to evacuate their nationals from the ship. Chinese Officials Say the outbreak has now infected more than 70,000 people in the country and has killed nearly 1800 people. Rupert Wingfield Hayes is in tokyo for us, where the authorities have confirmed the increase in cases on the diamond princess cruise ship. We are now in day 13 of what is supposed to be a quarantine. At this, if you talk to Public Health experts about this so it points to the facts, or at least the strong suspicion that this quarantine aboard the diamond princess cruise ship is not working properly. And that infections are probably still continuing to happen on that ship. That is of course the reason why the Us Government and others and am moving to take the people. The us carried out an evacuation last night, that aircraft or those two aircraft have recently touched down in california with those people on board. The Australian Government is organising an evacuation flight later in the week that its 200 australians on board and other countries are following. What we havent heard of yet or not a clear a nswer havent heard of yet or not a clear answer is that the uk government as to what it is going to do about those 80 something, i think 80 odd british people including 57 passengers who are stuck on board that ship. People have been taking to social media to express their concerns. 0ver to social media to express their concerns. Over the last few days we have noticed very much that when they are social media talking to their friends they are social media talking to theirfriends and they are social media talking to their friends and talk about the situation on board that it is very noticeable that anxiety levels, the fatiguejust rising in noticeable that anxiety levels, the fatigue just rising in those passengers as they wonder what is going on. Why are other nationalities been taken off the ship . Ithink nationalities been taken off the ship . I think last night the removal of 380 americans certainly has changed the mood there dramatically. And people who are not been told they are going to be evacuated feel like they have been or left behind. Meanwhile, here in the uk, Health Officials are to tell schools that they do not need to close or send staff and pupils home, if theres a suspected case of coronavirus. Public Health England is expected to issue new guidance today. Its expected to say that if a case is confirmed, Health Protection teams will get in touch with the head teacher. The French Foreign minister has warned the uk to expect a bruising battle with the European Union in negotiations for a trade deal after brexit. Speaking at a conference in munich, Jean Yves Le Drian said he believes the two sides will quote rip each other apart when talks begin next month. He said it would be difficult to achieve the British Governments aim of reaching an agreement by the end of the year. Translation i think on the trading mechanisms that we are going to start on we are going to rip each other about but that is part of negotiations. 0ur assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminster. Whats the reaction being, norman . Downing street this lunchtime say they want a deal based on friendly cooperation. Not much of that in evidence at the moment. Indeed, all the signs are that these trade talks are going to prove incredibly difficult because you get the sense that both sides are pulling in opposite directions. The French Foreign minister clearly signalling that they want britain to sign up to eu rules and regulations on things like work ass rights, the environment, state aid, that kind of thing. When we know that downing street have made very, very clear they want the freedom to diverge, to go our own way. Number ten this lunchtime saying we want a dealjust like canada and canada doesnt have to sign up to all these eu rules and regulations, so why should we . Add to which, it was noticeable that the French Foreign minister specifically raised the issue of fishing full stop and why that matters is because obviously it fishing is hugely important to some european countries, in particular france. Suggested there would be no compromise on the eu position on demanding access to british waters. When at the same time we know downing street and the Prime Minister have said that they envisage british waters will be first and foremost for british boats. So we have very, very fundamental stumbling blocks it seems to me to getting a deal. Added to which of course the timeline is incredibly tight, just a year to strike that agreement. 0n the other hand, perhaps, may be, this isjust pre emptive positioning, a bluff if you like, before the really tough negotiations begin. But we are going to find out pretty soon. Thanks, norman. Amazon has withdrawn potentially unsafe child car seats from its sites worldwide, after they were discovered for sale by bbc panorama. It follows an investigation by trading standards. Heres our Business Correspondent katy austin. A child car seat destroyed in a 30 Miles Per Hour crash test. It was carried out for surrey trading standards, in 2013, who then alerted amazon about similar products listed on its uk site. We took down products from amazon. Co. Uk that were not compliant and unsafe. Rachel greer, a former amazon product safety manager also recommended that similar seats be taken down from sites in the us and europe. She says her bosses refused. I was told that there was not proof that they were non compliant in those countries and that that would not be happening. Those car seats were tested and were shown to result in bodily harm to the infant that would have been in them. Six years after the car seats were withdrawn from amazon uk, surrey trading standards has begun a new investigation, after panorama found what appeared to be similar products still for sale. Amazon has now withdrawn them worldwide. Amazon later said. It says it is contacting customers who purchased them. Katy austin, bbc news. You can watch more on that story on panorama tonight on bbc one at 8 30. Now it is time for a look at the weather. Good afternoon. Its a little bit quieter out there but we still have hundreds of flood warnings. Five of those are still severe across parts of south wales and shropshire. If you take a look at the radar, you can see plenty of showers piling on from the west. Eastern area seeing the best of any drier or brighter moments. The showers will continue as well. Some of them quite sharp, and they will turn increasingly wintry to the tops of the mountains as well. Values this afternoon between eight and 11 degrees. With further showers continuing overnight and temperatures falling to low single figures, ice could be an issue in scotland and Northern Ireland. There will be fewer in sheltered eastern areas, but we do it all again tomorrow. Plenty of showers piling in. Some of them, through the afternoon, could merge together for longer spells of rain, down to the midlands, in areas where we dont really need it down to south wales. We need to keep an eye on that. The wind could really pick up on that. The wind could really pick up as the rain rattles through. Plenty of showers carrying on behind. Hello this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. The headlines. Hundreds of flood warnings remain in place across the uk a woman is believed to have died in floodwaters in worcestershire. Love island will air for the first time tonight following the death of its former host Caroline Flack. A further 99 people have tested positive for coronavirus on a cruise ship off the coast ofjapan 78 british passengers and crew remain in quarantine on board the ship. A 38 year old man has been charged with murdering schoolboy rikki neave more than 25 years ago. Amazon is forced to withdraw unsafe car seats from its website after a bbc investigation finds multiple non compliant products for sale and coming up as a leading Cancer Charity calls for a ban on sunbeds, we hearfrom one woman who says she lost her ear to her tanning addiction. More now on our main story. Communities across britain are facing another day of flooding and travel chaos following the torrential rain and strong winds brought by storm dennis. 0ur correspondent Jayne Mccubbin is in york earlier she explained how residents are coming to expect these floods more frequently in the future. There are 16 flood warnings in place from the Environment Agency and the water levels are expected to peak at their highest levels since those devastating 2015 floods around about 1045 this morning. Have a look over here and you will see what has happened. So the river 0use is actually about 100 metres away from us. All of this in the foreground here is actually the public car park in the centre of york. You can see the pay and display machines over there in the distance and see how far the river 0use has come in. As i say, the highest level expected since those 2015 floods. Now, an awful lot of money was invested back then into the foss barrier, the main defence in this area. Which, if we use actually the mast cam on the top of the satellite truck, you will be able to see a bit better where we are. Weve got on one side of us the river foss, on the other side of us the river 0use and where they meet is the foss barrier. That, at the moment, after £70 million worth of funding, can try and control some 50 tonnes of water every second to try and stabilise the rivers, where they meet and prevent flooding. Im told by the Environment Agency, who are in the area this morning, it is absolutely doing its job because at the moment there are no houses or premises flooded further upstream. So that is good news but they are preparing for the worst. The council has been out all weekend handing out some 4,000 sandbags, going down into the drains and making sure they are clear, doing all they can to try and make the city resilient. That is the key word, resilience. And they say they are doing a good job so far, so they are just waiting to see how bad things get. Just yesterday the environment secretary was in york, having a look at how things were going, saying they will keep a watchful eye on it. Because even without rain, the waters here are expected to rise. But so far, so good. And york, im told, is still open for business. Spare a thought though for tadcaster albion, its the local Football Team in this area. It has been going for 125 years but they say that this season could be their last season because of the continued flooding. Notjust from storm ciara last weekend but also from storm dennis and they are really struggling. They have thrown out an appeal for financial help this morning, saying they really might not be around much longer if things, events like this, which were once considered a once in a lifetime event, continue to happen with this kind of severity and this kind of frequency. With such extreme weather becoming more common, we have been exploring whether this is the new normal and what can be done about it with drjess newman, who is a flood scientist at the university of reading and Robin Tuddenham who is chief executive of Calderdale Council in West Yorkshire. We are still in recovery mode. We had a significant flood event with storm ciara. 1200 residents and businesses flooded, and it is our third flood event. Each one of these should have been a one in 100 years flood event. The weather is changing and that is hitting as hard in Calder Valley, in calderdale, West Yorkshire. What are your thoughts on preparedness . It shouldnt be happening is frequently according to previous predictions, but it is, so our Lessons Learned each time and changes made to help the community . 0ur residents and businesses have become very resilient to these impacts and we are well prepared. We have support from the Environment Agency and government, a programme of £74 million of investment in flood defences. A lot of that is still to be completed. However, walls are not the only answer. I think it is 245 councils that have declared a Climate Emergency. We declared a Climate Emergency on boxing day 2015. That was after storm eva. We are living the emergency in calderdale, unfortunately. Jess, what is going on, when robin says they have been hit by three events which should have been a one in a 100 year event . Why is it happening like this . Yes, its distressing to hear that these events are happening. As you say, they have been assigned as a one in 100 years event. It is very difficult to say exactly what the cause is. We have had people talking about climate change. Whilst that is almost definitely part of a root cause, its difficult to a tribute one or two events to climate change. It requires further looking into. From a scientific perspective. But these are peoples lives on the ground, and that is what we need to focus on, making sure that people are put first on preparedness is in place. Do we have to expect this is the new normal and we have to get used to it . Its hard to say. Personally speaking, we should think that may be this is to be expected and will become the new normal. I feel that is the better way forward than pretending or hoping it is not going to be like that. Actually, we need to look forward in a more long Term Solution to help the people both up in the north, but also across the uk, who are experiencing these sorts of events. In that case, robin, its going to be an expensive business protecting communities from the weather. You said a lot of money has been spent, 2. 5 billion spent since 2015 and the government has a commitment to spending 4 billion in the next five years. Where do you want the money spent . Where do you think the solutions are . The problem is that we are spending money on Capital Investment and one off projects for defences. That is important, but only part of the answer. Ive written to the new secretary of state for the environment, George Eustice, to say we need revenue support. Last week we had 1200 properties affected, we have the challenges of austerity and local government, loss of funding, health and social care winter pressures and preparing for storm dennis. That is why we got in touch with the government to call for military assistance on thursday, when we saw the weather get bad. We should get a tier 0ne status, we need flood prevention, natural flood management, Response Team and support for the Mental Health impacts. We have support for Mental Health impacts that are very serious for residents and businesses staying in calderdale long term. You said a lot of things that i would like you to explain so it is completely clear to the audience, what does tier 0ne mean, and for the people affected, what does it live look like . 1200 properties are affected. Tier one status, ive worked on this for yea rs, one status, ive worked on this for years, and ive also worked around terrorism in london. We need to prevent, prepare and protect. We need the same status that the city of london gets to prevent terrorism for flooding. That needs to be sustained, it needs to be focused on areas like ours which will face these issues long term. That is the tier 0ne recognition. We are not really getting at. We spent time asking for grants, and we got one off fundings. Residents and businesses are very resilient. People are stoical, but also scared. It was a very scary experience on friday and saturday. Thankfully it did not hit us again, but we know these things are not going to go away and we have a long term challenge in calderdale. Can everywhere really be protected in these situations that are predictable, but not always completely so. Its really difficult and robin touched on some important issues. Its notjust about making sure funding is available as floods happen and immediately following them, its got to be a long Term Solution that is put in place. There is only a finite amount of resources, and where to prioritise is a difficult decision. I was pleased to hear robin talk about the potential for natural flood management. These are measures that can be put in place, options, rather than building walls or hard defences that we are used to seeing, its about make sure we can do things with the Natural Environment such as woodland planting so hopefully they can reduce flooding. But all of these come at a cost, and it a fine balancing act to make sure resources are put where they are needed. 0ur government should definitely be looking towards this is a potential long Term Solution. Can ijust add, the cost of natural flood management is a lot less than some of the walls and defences. We have an amazing organisation called slow the flow. There is evidence the work they did since 2015 reduce the impact, they did amazing work on tree planting. We need to work with landowners and people like yorkshire water, national trust, and we are getting support from them, that is key to our long term future. Scotlands first minister has appointed a new finance secretary following the resignation of derek mackay earlier this month. 29 year old kate forbes has been promoted by Nicola Sturgeon in a reshuffle of her cabinet. Derek mackay resigned from his post, admitting he had behaved foolishly by sending hundreds of messages to a 16 year old boy. Now time for a business update. Iam ben i am ben thompson. Amazon says it regrets that dangerous child car seats were found again, for sale on its website. The firm has faced repeated complaints about the products that in one test broke apart if involved in a 30mph crash. It has now removed the listings. The chief executive of shoe retailer, shoezone, has told the bbc it will close up to 100 stores if Business Rates do not change and if vat rates increase. Anthony smith said that 10 years ago rates would have accounted for just 26 of the chains rental value, but now are more than half. Heathrow airport has apologised for disruption after the west london hub was hit by technical issues. Passengers described the situation as utter chaos after a problem with the airports it system meant passengers couldnt find correct boarding gates. Heathrow says the issues have now been resolved. Lets get more on the Economic Impact of the coronavirus. Factories have been forced to slow production because of a shortage of china made parts, global Commodity Prices are down, as demand from chinese factories for oil and gas has slumped, and travel firms have suffered as the number of passengers has fallen sharply. But how long could the downturn last . Our global trade correspondent Dharshini David has been finding out. The birthplace of sir winston churchill. A stunning example of baroque architecture. Blenheim palace, just outside 0xford, would normally attract 50,000 visitors in february. But this time demand is down, as travel restrictions in china hit. In the last few weeks, it would have been quite significant. This would have been a busy period for Chinese New Year tourism. We expect across february to lose about 5000 chinese visits. That would be about 10 of our natural february audience. Is a similar story of the Historic University town a few miles away. Its the blend of heritage, culture and access to luxury shopping that makes this area so attractive to Chinese Tourists. Over 400,000 visited the uk last year. That is dropping sharply. 0ne company here had told us typically sees 50 customers per week from china for its walking tours. Now its not seeing any. Nearby, the plough inn shot to global fame when the chinese president and former Prime Minister David Cameron stopped by for a pint of greene king ipa in 2015. As the coach parties followed, the pub was bought by a chinese investor, earning him a slice of the £10 billion tourists spend in the uk every year. The draw here is sitting at the same bar, with a plate of fish and chips, as their leader. Yeah, thats what it is. They want to emulate the leader. They take all the selfies, and it isjust so, i suppose, they can go back home and say weve done it, wed been there. In recent weeks, the last three weeks is zero. There have been no Chinese Tourists at all. Its just one of those things. Hopefully this virus then get sorted out pretty sharpish and we can get back to seeing more visitors. Even bicester village, a popular shopping spot for tourists looking to avoid high import taxes on luxuries at home feels unusually quiet. While its owners refused to comment, retailers here confided that sales are down sharply, with poor weather not helping. 2 Million People across the uk rely on tourism for a living. The virus that exerting a high human cost thousands of miles away is having a considerable financial side effect here. We will talk more about that later. In other business stories were following, french rail giant, alstom, has announced it is in talks to buy the train business of bombardier, a canadian transport company. Bombardier, which has had trouble recently over failure to pay its suppliers on time, is expected to value its Train Division at nearly £5. 5 billion. The number of landlords renting privately to tenants has dropped to a seven year low, according to a report in the ft. There are 223,000 fewer amateur landlords than there were two years ago. Changes to stamp duty for second homes and buy to let has dampened enthusiasm for smaller landlords. Shares in the fashion and home retailer laura ashley have fallen 41 after warning it was in talks with its lender about funding to allow it to continue trading. It said if it could not get the requisite level of funding then it would need to consider all appropriate options. Sales at the firm fell by nearly 11 in the second half of last year. Not much moving in the market. There is not a lot of economic data. In germany, the da acts is up slightly. Following that lead in asia. We talked about the impact of the coronavirus on things like Commodity Prices, oil has been down. I itv shares, also in the headlines. Its shares, also in the headlines. Its shares are down 0. 4 so far. More from me later. Hundreds of flood warnings remain in place across the uk a woman is believed to have died in floodwaters in worcestershire. Love island will air for the first time tonight following the death of its former host Caroline Flack. A further 99 people have tested positive for coronavirus on a cruise ship off the coast ofjapan 78 british passengers and crew remain in quarantine on board the ship. New pictures of the flooding affecting south wales. These aerial pictures arejust affecting south wales. These aerial pictures are just through of nantgarw, an area that has been particularly badly affected, a village near cardiff. You may have seen an our reporter village near cardiff. You may have seen an our reporter tomos morgan was inside one home, where they had been affected by flood waters. The owner of the home describing how they had not been expecting anything like that. They didnt expect it to come with such speed. She and her husband went upstairs to stay safe from the flood and the dog had to be rescued by swimming through the floodwaters. A lot of people have been affected by the waters, talking about the sheer speed in which they hit. Most of it has subsided now, but the aftermath is going to be painful for those who are left dealing with it. These pictures are from merthyr tydfil, many areas affected. 0bviously, from merthyr tydfil, many areas affected. Obviously, as i say, its going to be something where there are going to be many people having to deal with this for some time to come. Pontypridd, the latest pictures. A leading Cancer Charity is calling for a ban on sunbeds, after it emerged many tanning salons in england dont need a licence. The subject is one close to the heart of bbc reporter laura may mcmullan, after she was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma five years ago, following years of sunbed use. Two weeks ago she had her final scan, and has been declared cancer free. She has this report. A bronzed, healthy glow. But in reality there is no such thing as a safe tan. For years i was addicted to sunbathing and using sunbeds and was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 2014. I dont think people realise how dangerous melanoma can be. It starts with a mole or, in my case, a little red spot on the back of my leg. Within six months it had spread to the lymph nodes in my groin. Anthea smith was also diagnosed with melanoma. It started with a little spot on her ear and for her it has led to life changing surgery. My whole left ear has been amputated and then, second operation, i had my whole inner ear, middle ear, all my salivary glands on my left side, all my lymph nodes, full temple bow taken from my skull. Like me, she used sunbeds for many years. Nobody should have to live with what i am living with, all for a tan. The guilt that i feel to my husband and children that this was all self inflicted but it was self inflicted with no level of knowledge of the dangers. So people younger than me continue to use them, i think, not knowing any of the dangers. Melanoma cases have increased by almost 50 in the last decade but it seems people are still getting mixed messages. That is why gillian nuttall, founder of melanoma uk, has launched a campaign to ban sunbeds. We felt that we owed it to families of patients who have passed away to actually get up and do something so we took the lead from australia and brazil, they have already banned sunbeds and we thought, you know what, were going to do what our patients are asking us to do and see if we can do the same. I took these concerns to the sunbed association. Lets be clear, there is no link between sunbed use and melanoma. We have asked for a roundtable meeting to discuss this very point. They wont meet with us. I have to question why. The research they refer to is flawed, it has been proven to be subsequently flawed, and they wont listen to that and we have to say, why not . You are saying that oncologists, consultants, dermatologists all around the world, they are all wrong . What im saying is, they are all using the same research which itself is flawed. The evidence linking sunbed use to melanoma and other skin cancers is incontrovertible. There is a clear link, there is no argument to say that there isnt. According to Cancer Research uk, more than 86 of skin cancer cases are preventable, with an overexposure to uv rays causing irreversible damage. Laura may mcmullan, bbc news. You can see the full story on inside out West Midlands tonight at 7 30 on bbc one, and of course, on the iplayer. Frances controversial new pensions bill comes before parliament in paris today. Its the biggest overhaul of the Pension System since the second world war, and the centrepiece of president macrons programme of reform. But its also become the focus for his left wing opponents, as Hugh Schofield reports. Alexey drives a bus from a north paris depot. He spent much of the last three months on strike against the pension reform. In the current system, he enjoys a special status. He can retire at 57. But he insists its not that he is trying to protect. Translation the impact will be to lower the level of peoples pensions. Already, many pensioners are living in absolute misery, and this law will make things even worse. Its not acceptable. Since early december, the country has been in ferment over pension reform. The roving transport strikes may have stopped, but there have still been weekly protests as the government negotiated the final touches to its draft bill. Its already been several months in preparation. But now, finally, the pensions reform bill is coming before the national assembly. Given president macrons huge majority here, there is no question that it will eventually become law. But the whole process could still take several months. More time for the opposition under protests to make themselves felt. The government says it is time for the protesters to stop and let the democratic system proceed. The truth is, pensions are only part of it. For many on the left, like these University Lecturers protesting about cuts, president macrons whole programme is wrong because they say it favours business on the rich. All those people who are on strike, they are notjust about i want a good pension, i want a good life, i want a life with dignity, i want a life where i am not counting money, like euro by euro. Polls show that pension reform is not popular. People feel anxious about losing protection. For the left, that makes it a very useful because, a banner headline for all the other reasons they oppose president macron. Now its time for a look at the weather. We have lost the heavy persistent rain and severe gales, a strong deli pack of storm dennis is now setting off in scandinavia. Still plenty of isobars on the chart, still under the influence of low pressure, still plenty of showers piling on from the west. That will be the story for the rest of the afternoon. We still have five severe flood warnings in south wales and parts of shropshire. There will still be some showers in the area, although the most widespread ones will be further north and west. Slowly but surely, the wind will start to ease into the afternoon. The highest values ranging from eight or 10 degrees. As you go to the evening we will continue to see plenty of showers, most of those into the north west. Some of these will turn increasingly wintry to tops of the mountains. Further south, temperatures falling away. Ice could be a problem in scotland and Northern England as we see single figures greeting us on tuesday morning. Tuesday will be a chilly start for some, still plenty of showers around further north and west you go. Its almost a repeat performance on tuesday. Showers piling on from the west. As we go through the afternoon, we could see a spell of showers emerging and for longer spells of rain, pushing in from north west england, the midlands and unfortunately in the areas where we dont need it, where we see the worst of the flooding. If that happens, the wind could really pick up with this band of squally showers. The highest values on tuesday afternoon are 5 11. Those values will ease away. We see a ridge of High Pressure building for wednesday. Wednesday looks likely to be the best day of the week, just like we had last week. It will start to dry with some sunshine coming through. You can also see clouding over quickly from the west. Northern ireland, western scotland, a wet afternoon here. Some of that rain will gradually push into north west england and wales. For many, a relatively dry day with highs of seven or 10 degrees. Thursday, into friday, im afraid we see yet more wet and windy weather around. One area of low pressure moves its way through on thursday, only to be replaced by yet another. Perhaps not quite as severe as dennis, but it is still going to stay pretty u nsettled. Still going to stay pretty unsettled. Thursday, into friday, wet and windy weather moves its way across the country and it looks likely that we have got more to come into the weekend. Hundreds of flood warnings still in place after storm dennis brings misery and travel chaos across the uk. In some places more than a months worth of rain fell in just 48 hours theres heartbreak for families whose homes have been ruined. This is my home. This is my pride and joy. I just dont know where to start and im still traumatised about what happened yesterday. Well be reporting from around the country. Also this lunchtime. 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