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Yeah, the Emergency Services working flat out here in shropshire. Rescue crews have spent the night in the town of ironbridge. Those are the flood barriers that were damaged yesterday. The good news, though, the river is going down. However, there is more persistent rainfor however, there is more persistent rain for those flood affected areas to come through tomorrow and saturday. As for the friday morning commute, a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. More details later. Its smash and grab for Manchester City in the Champions League. They enjoy one of their greatest Champions League nights, beating real madrid 2 1 in spain. Its thursday the 27th of february. Our top story the number of coronavirus cases in italy has risen by a quarter in the last 2a hours. There are now more than 400 infected people in the north of the country. Here in the uk, random testing of people with flu like symptoms, notjust those who have returned from asia, will be stepped up. Charlotte rose reports. Although theres only been 13 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the uk, the number of people being tested for the illness will now be rapidly stepped up. Until now, people have only been tested if they return from hotspots in asia, but tests will now be done on anyone with flu like symptoms in 100 gp surgeries and eight hospitals. Its hoped it will provide an Early Warning sign if the virus is spreading within the uk. The measures as eight schools in england have shut and others have asked pupils to stay at home over fears they may have picked up a virus while on holiday in italy over half term. Thats despite advice from Public Health england and Health Secretary matt hancock that schools dont need to close unless theres confirmed cases. Global companies are also feeling the effects of this outbreak. Three firms in london have asked staff to work from home while collea g u es staff to work from home while colleagues reporting flu like symptoms are tested. 0ther colleagues reporting flu like symptoms are tested. Other companies are restricting or limiting business trips to asia and other countries hit by the virus. While italy remains the european hotspot for the almost with 400 confirmed cases and 12 deaths, germany says its bracing itself after a couple whove been travelling around the country for ten days have tested positive. Translation we are at the beginning ofa translation we are at the beginning of a corona epidemic in germany. The chain of infection is no longer com pletely the chain of infection is no longer completely traceable. 0vernight, President Donald Trump announced he was putting his deputy, mike pence, in charge of the governments response to the virus. We are very, very ready for this, for anything, whether its going to bea for anything, whether its going to be a breakout of larger proportions 01 be a breakout of larger proportions or whether or not we are at that very low level. While the number of cases outside china is now increasing more than those inside, the World Health Organization says the virus is not yet a pandemic. Here, the government insists it is prepared for whatever course the virus takes. Charlotte rose, bbc news. We can speak now to our europe correspondent, bethany bell, whos in milan. Bethany, pick up on those figures coming from italy now, that significant rise on the number of people whove confirmed positive. Yes, the outbreak of cases here is getting worse. 400 cases now confirmed here in italy and, for the first time, four children among those cases. We dont have details as to the Actual Health condition of those children but they have been recorded as having been in effect. 12 people have died here in italy. Those who have died have been the elderly and those with underlying Health Conditions. Now, the situation remains difficult for people in a cluster of towns just south east of milan. Theyve been put into quarantine. That was where the first cases of this seemed to emerge. Police have set up roadblocks around those towns and people there have been asked not to leave and if they do leave they face fines. Here in places like milan, life goes on as usual but things have slowed down. Tourist attractions have been closed, the museums are shut, schools are shut, universities are shut, so there is a sense of people here feeling very uncertain as to what the next few days will bring. Meanwhile, in tenerife in the Canary Islands, a hotel there remains under lockdown after cases were discovered there and british tourists who were at that hotel have said that being forced to stay in that place they say makes them more at risk of perhaps contracting the virus. Now, the Eu Health Commissioner was here in rome yesterday and she said this was a situation of concern but not panic. Bethany, for the moment, thank you very much. Worth saying, bethany was talking about those caught up in the tenerife hotel. In about an hour, well be speaking to a british couple under quarantine in a tenerife hotel. Well of course bring you the latest advice here in the uk, thats all across the programme this morning. The other big story is about the flooding. People in flood hit parts of the midlands are being warned they could face a further 10 days of what the police are calling difficult conditions. Homes across shropshire and worcestershire were evacuated yesterday after Barriers Holding back the river severn began to give way. John maguire is in ironbridge in shropshire, where a severe Flood Warning remains in place. How things looking at the moment . How are things looking at the moment . The first crucial thing to say is theres good news, temporarily at least, the river has fallen Something Like half a metre overnight but theres an eerie quiet in iowa and bridge this morning apart from the sound river severn to my left ironbridge. Emergency crews have spent the night here in case they needed to effect any further rescues. You can see one of the ladders and the structure inside the rescue boats, they brought people out from homes and businesses yesterday to ensure their safety. The area we are talking about in ironbridge, the bridge itself is just behind us, you about in ironbridge, the bridge itself isjust behind us, you cant see it in the dark at the moment, these are the temporary flood barriers and what you would have seen yesterday, and we can show you pictures again today, is how they buckled under the sheer weight and the pressure of the water in the river severn, measured by the Environment Agency. There talking about hundreds of tons of water per second, Something Like 500 tons of water per second going down the river, so no wonder that the barriers were compromised i think but managed to hold back the river in its fullest extent. Pumps, as you can see, have been placed on standby. They were running all yesterday and all last night, there are still pumps running to pump the water out. One of those barriers actually buckled back and was pushed back by the force of the water into one of the buildings. Locals report hearing a huge crash yesterday as it moved back, but it wasnt quite fully breached, if you like. Theyre thinking it will take until the weekend, possibly saturday, until the river levels drop far enough that they can repair and sustain those flood barriers. But, as you are saying in your introduction to me, certainly no way out of the woods yet. A firefighter i was talking to earlier said how full on and difficult the last few days have been. Well, weve got days into the near future as well when theyre going to carry on working and helping people. Back to you. Thanks, john, and well be back in ironbridge later in the morning keeping an eye on things there. The government will set out its aims for trade talks with the eu today. The document is expected to show key areas of disagreement on how closely the uk should stick to existing rules. Political correspondent chris mason is in westminster. Good morning, chris. Theres a lot going on at the moment, isnt there . Coronavirus developments and the flooding problems ongoing as well, but the business of going about these talks over brexit is in the diary and its coming up soon . Exactly right. Good morning, charlie. These last few weeks have been quite something, even months, lots of other news stories dominating our headlines. Brexit, that word that would tumble out of my lips every second sentence in 2019, vanished and vanquished for a little while but its coming back and its going to roar back. Today well get the uks out looked as to what it wants out of this negotiation with the eu and the other day the eu published this, their negotiating mandate, 46 pages talking about Financial Services and data protection, aviation and fishing, all the different sectors of the economy the uk and eu will need to interact on and set out the rules for governing in the next couple of months. And as you say, there are going to be disagreements. Fishing, for a start, really, really important part of the negotiations. Symbolically a massive issue. Economically a relatively small issue but the eu keen to get access to uk waters. Thats all meant to be sorted by the summer. Lots of other areas need to be sorted by the end of the year. So there isnt going to be the jeopardy that there was last year where the government might fall at any minute or brexit might not happen at all, but its still really, really matters and the timeline is very, very tight. The government setting themselves this deadline of the end of the transition period, new years eve, so, what, ten months or so to go. Chris, thank you very much. Five people have been killed in a mass shooting at a brewery headquarters in the us city of milwaukee. Local media say the gunman, a former employee who had been sacked earlier in the day, also died in the incident. It happened as hundreds of employees were still at work. The government has announced an extra £236 million to tackle rough sleeping in england. The money will Fund Accommodation for 6,000 people. The latest official figures, released later this morning, are expected to show a fall in the number of people sleeping on the streets. Opponents of a third runway at Heathrow Airport will hear later whether a court will overrule the expansion plan. The challenge has been brought by a number of environmental groups who say the plans dont take Climate Change policies into account. The new runway was approved by the government in 2018. Those are the main stories this morning. 6 11am is the time, that means its time for sport and look whos back oh, dear look whos backin whos back oh, dear look whos back in town to sully the new sofa, hopefully not much firmer, i love it i feel we hopefully not much firmer, i love it i feelwe dont hopefully not much firmer, i love it i feel we dont have the appropriate amount of glitter and stardust you dont need that anymore, safely back in my cupboard how are the legs . They are fine, i had a holiday after strictly so all good. What a morning, so much sport to talk about, what a week for Manchester City yesterday they lodged an appeal at the court of arbitration for sport against their potential two year ban from the Champions League and europe and last night they won at real madrid, which is not easy to do. A real us against the World Attitude saw them through in the end. With the prospect of a two year ban from the Champions League hanging over their heads, Manchester City had one of their greatest ever nights in europe. They produced a stunning comeback to beat real madrid 2 1 at the bernabeu in the first leg of their last 16 tie. Only halfway through the thai baht city have the advantage ahead of the second leg tie. Coronavirus continues to have an impact on sport. Both irelands mens and womens six nations matches againt italy next weekend have been postponed because of the spread of the virus in italy. Maria sharapova has retired from tennis. Shes 32 now, and a 5 time grand slam winner, but has struggled with form and injury since serving a ban in 2016 for testing positive for a banned drug. And its silverfor the mens team sprint team of jason kenny, jack carlin and ryan owens, as Great Britain win their first medal of the track cycling World Championships in berlin. More for you in the newspapers in a few moments. Thanks very much, mike. Well also talk more about the sporting events that have been affected by coronavirus over the naas few weeks later on next few weeks. Matt is here this morning with the weather and we know the rain is likely to continue and a bit of snow around and about as well . No great news on the forecast as far as rainfall. Even out there this morning there is some rain around, a complicated weather picture across the uk, a mix of rain sleet and snow and not everybody is seeing snow by any means. More will see the sunshine later on but as far as snow, that is in the northern half of the country with a cold air is in place but this weather system is working across the south ringing heavy rain across southern counties, that encroaches into the cold air and hence we get a mix of rain sleet and hence we get a mix of rain sleet and snow across england and wales. Chiefly west of scotland and Northern Ireland, icy conditions, sunshine to the east of scotland in the far north of england but from the far north of england but from the m62 southwards now we have snow on the hills, rain sleet and snow south of that. You could see a few fla kes south of that. You could see a few flakes of big wet snow among a but a slight covering as possible on the hills, even in the cotswolds and the chiltern leader through them rush hour as that is confined to east anglia and the south east. Means that while the Northern England should finish the rush hour was sunshine and accomplish ours, sunshine and accomplish ours, sunshine developing elsewhere across england and wales into the afternoon. Still continuing with sleet and snow showers of scotland and Northern Ireland, giving a further covering in places in the breezes making it feel rather cold once again around six to nine celsius. Into the overnight the showers are still there across north west of the country but over elsewhere with clear skies it will be a cold night and frost around and because the ground will bea around and because the ground will be a little damp from todays rain and showers it means there could be some ice as well. But as we go into friday, this is a chance we really do not want to see chart we do not want to see. Batches of weather fronts on the south west wind means more rain to come. There may be a bright start to tomorrow morning and eastern areas but quickly rain will spread in from the west. Heaviest and most persistent around the hills of western parts of england and wales, a couple of inches, 50 millimetres of rain falling through friday into saturday and this is all in the catchment for rivers like the seven. That rain is still there on saturday morning across Western Areas, heavy bursts as well. That will clear through saturday and saturday become sunshine and showers yet again but with strengthening wind in the west. Most likely the weather weather to entered across Northern Ireland, central and southern scotland with snow over the high ground. As we go through saturday night into sunday we return toa saturday night into sunday we return to a case of strong wind, widespread gales, could see some damaging dust the wind across parts of scotland and Northern Ireland to begin sunday morning, snow pushing northwards with further showers, rain pushing back into the south west later on and afair back into the south west later on and a fair bit of sunshine around but it will be blustery. Temperatures where they should be for this time of year, 6 9d. But as isaid, for this time of year, 6 9d. But as i said, there is still more persistent rain in the forecast and thatis persistent rain in the forecast and that is through friday and into saturday, all in those areas that willdrain saturday, all in those areas that will drain down into the flooded rivers so we will need to keep watching that all the way into next week. That was not the news people in those flooded areas want to hear but we will keep close watch on that this morning. It is miserable, it really is. Lets take a look at todays papers. The ongoing spread of the coronavirus leads most of the uk front pages, including the guardian, which says the Health Secretary matt hancock is warning against mass panic. The paper also carries an image of dramatic water levels in shropshire. The daily mail claims this morning that the nhs is braced for virus mayhem and has a picture of holidaymakers in tenerife sunbathing in bikinis and surgical masks. The mirror prints an image of the Prime Minister at a Fundraising Ball for conservative party supporters. It calls borisjohnson the silent leader and says he found time to lord it at the ball while the uk faces flooding and the coronavirus. And the most read story on the bbc news website is that saudi arabia is temporarily banning pilgrims from entering the country over coronavirus fears. Those concerns extending all over the world at the moment, particularly for those major events where there are public gatherings, affecting sport as well. Matt, what do you have for us . Later we will look at your travel rights as far as coronavirus is concerned on whether if you are travelling aboard you will be travelling under covered under travel insurance. There is a real mixed bag in the papers this morning. The news yesterday that Lloyds Banking group are planning to cut 2000 jobs, about one and 16, of its branch based jobs, 780 are growing across the Branch Network itself and it says that this is because more of us are banking online. It also will save about £60 million. No particular details about where the axe will fall but nonetheless a significant part in the banking division. Elsewhere heathrow in the headlines and talk of being we will talk about this later, a debate over whether the controversial third runway will be built. The government has supported it back in 2018 but a judge will decide whether they get the go ahead boss of the airport saying that without that third runway the uk can give up its plans of doing a global power. No third runway, no global power. No third runway, no global power. The story down the bottom there that is in most of the other papers as well that asda may be offloaded papers as well that asda may be offloa d ed by papers as well that asda may be offloaded by walmart. They say they will sell the majority stake, they think, or there is speculation that there is a buyer lined up. And the back pages . Inside, plenty on the coronavirus and we will be speaking to the rugby union legend about the cancellation of the six nations matches. Inside the back pages, well, a lot of reflection on the career of maria sharapova, who won boldon in 2004 at the age of 17. She should have had a Golden Legacy that it will be tarnished because of what happened with the drug span in 2016. In the womens team fly economy to the us for the she believes cup. I know womens football has come a long way but. Really . Apparently it is because it is a there is not enough seats in business. It is a long trip, however im being confined for that long a period. Everything is business for you, mike. I am in the cattle class with the dogs and horses David Beckhams dream is finally realised on sunday. He dreamt six years ago of forming a team in the us. Into miami intermiami play on inter miami play on sunday, it is finally happening. Here is one from the papers. This is a story about a 111 year old british man, who is celebrating his 100 and 12th birthday in a month. And they are waiting to find out if he is to be the worlds oldest man. Because he may well enter the world, the Guinness World records over this. He was declared britains oldest man last year after the death of alfred smith. He was born on the same day in 1908 but bob lives in hampshire and said last night he would not be opening a champagne if the global record was confirmed. He said it does not make a difference. It is just another day in a long life. I am sorry, but someone has died for me to get this title. That is clearly true but what a lovely thought. I dont think extreme longevity is something we associate with britain. I always think of it with britain. I always think of it with japanese. Does he have a secret . I like it when they suggest a daily stiff drink. He strikes me as being somewhat reticent and his grandson is talking about. His grandson is talking about. His grandson is talking about. His grandson is 48 but he strikes me as being quite reticent. There is a picture of him with a cake that there is not one of those things where he says it is a glass of stout and a cheese sandwich daily. Talking of cheese and pickle sandwiches, this is donald trump s physician who apparently, in order to try and get into it a healthier diet, hit vegeta bles get into it a healthier diet, hit vegetables in his food. This is what ido vegetables in his food. This is what i do with my children. You know you can makea i do with my children. You know you can make a hidden vegetable pastor source . So people cauliflower in his mash, for example, in order to try and give him a more nutritionally balanced diet. Why not . He will never know. Well, he does now. You can get away with collar camouflaging cauliflower like that. Izzy vegetable adverse . He is fond of hamburgers, we do know that. |j think of hamburgers, we do know that. think he likes these coloured carbohydrates. We were making ice cream less accessible as well so they were hiding ice cream and putting cauliflower into the mashed potato. You could not put it under the bed, it would melt. Gentlemen, we will see you later. The time now is 623. Weve seen some extreme weather conditions recently and the various storms to batter the uk have caused all sorts of challenges. One of them is the tricky task of landing an aeroplane in high winds. Its a job which requires skill, strong nerves and special training, as breakfasts tim muffett has been finding out. How on earth do pilots land in strong crosswinds . With gusts of 50 miles an hour or more, landings can look alarming. We are lined up, we have got the wind from the right. Peter hodgdon is showing me how it is done. It is about a 40 mile an hour crosswind. Weve seen some extreme weather conditions recently we are approaching gatwick. It is very, very windy, and, oh yes, we are in a simulator. Crosswinds a part of the daily life of being a commercial pilot copy geography and weather, when they combine, can create some challenges and approaching. When landing in a crosswind, can look like the aircraft is laying sideways. This is deliberate and is called crabbing. If you want to go towards the end of the runway, you have to land the aeroplane to drift, as it were, the nose into wind. We are offsetting to the wind, and we are going in a Straight Line towards the end of the runway. People see it and it looks like you are flying sideways, but it is all part of the plan and the best way to land in a crosswind. The severity of recent storms may have taken some by surprise but not airline pilots. The weather that you encounter has been discussed before that aeroplane gets off the ground. If in any doubt, pilots are trained to abort the landing, or go around, as it is known. This can feel alarming for passengers, but is quite common. During storm ciara and storm dennis, there were about 250 go arounds at londons five airports alone. It is a bit nerve racking, it gets the adrenaline flowing. Peter mccann is a long haul pilot, and believes pilots who fly longer journeys often find crosswind landings more daunting. There is a guy who might do four landings a day, four days a week. I probably average about three a month, and therefore the exposure of a long haul pilot to those kind of conditions is minimal. Have there been times when you thought, that was close. Yes. You learn from that, and that is the experience that you take to make better decisions in the future. A chance to experience a little of the challenges pilots face. Sorry passengers, it might bea bumpy landing. We can go from a bright sunny day with no wind to the worst tornado you can expect. Pilots are much more prepared because we have those facilities to recreate real scenarios. The end of the runway is rapidly approaching yeah, thats fine. Some comforting words if you are about to fly in strong wind. It is absolutely fascinating. And seriously impressive. Initially, like you saw in that piece it looks like you saw in that piece it looks like the real thing. It absolutely does. A heads up, later on, if you areafan does. A heads up, later on, if you are a fan of matthew morrison, mr schu two glee fans, he will be here on the sofa a little later on this morning. We are looking forward to talking to him. He will talk about a new album he has done with a disney theme. That will be later on. Right now it is 627. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from bbc london. Im vanessa baffoe. Specialist pods for treating suspected coronavirus cases have been set up at a e units across london. Over 6,500 people have been tested so far in the uk and 13 have been diagnosed with the virus. Nhs england has ordered that all hospitals with a es should install the pods. Well, with the coronavirus starting to affect schools and workplaces across the capital, today were answering your questions about the virus. Search for bbc london on facebook, instagram or twitter to ask us what you want to know. In other news the number of fires breaking out in london is lower than its been since records began more than 50 years ago. Last year, there were nearly 18,000 fires in the capital, a third fewer than in 2010. London fire brigade puts it down to a targeted approach to fire safety. Passengers are calling for better information about station closures ahead of another shutdown this weekend at kings cross. The Campaign Group transport focus carried out a survey on behalf of network rail and found many passengers wanted to know sooner about closures and what the temporary timetables would be. Lets take a look at the travel situation now. On the tube, there are severe delays on the metropolitan line between baker street and wembley park, and minor delays on the piccadilly line between rayners lane and acton town. There are also minor delays on the dlr between canning town and stratford. On the trains, there are delays and cancellations on Southeastern Services into Charing Cross following a signal failure. On the roads, the a13 is slow into town from dagenham to barking. Now the weather with elizabeth. Good morning. Something a bit more wintry and the forecast for some of us wintry and the forecast for some of us today, a band of rain around this morning so it is a very wet start to the morning but some of that rain could turn wintry, perhaps some sleet even wet snow across the high ground towards Northern Areas of the capital in particular. Especially the chilterns, we may see some snow here but otherwise for most of us it falls as rain. Dry for most of the day and it will feel cold and there is an Office Warning for that wintry valve for snow, creeping into Northern Areas of the m25 but only for the higher ground. Frankly as eastwards as we had through the afternoon and it should be sunny for the rest of the day. It is going to feel chilly with top temperatures between four and seven celsius and there is still the risk of occult wind blowing so some windchill factor n. Overnight tonight, clear skies for the most part and there will be another frost developing tomorrow morning for most areas. We start to see things cloud over from the west tomorrow and it will be windy and turning wet later on friday afternoon. Now, before we go, a nod to our very own riz lateef, who won a Royal Television Society Award last. She was named nations and regions presenter of the year. The judges said they enjoyed the sparkle, flexbility and thought that goes into her work. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. Now its back to charlie and rachel. Bye for now. Hello, this is breakfast with Rachel Burden and charlie stayt. Well bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning the coronavirus is spreading by the day, and so is the confusion. Well have a panel of experts on the sofa to answer your questions at ten past 8am. Louise is on the final day of her epicjourney across the namib desert. Well catch up with her and the rest of the sport relief gang to see how theyre getting on. Really tough conditions. Likea like a shootings, i will go the distance. Matthew morrison breathed new life into plenty of pop songs on the hit show glee. Now hes raided disneys back catalogue for a new album. Hell be on the sofa after 9am. Good morning. Heres a summary of todays main stories from bbc news theres been a significant rise in the number of coronavirus cases in northern italy. There are now more than 400 infected people in the north of the country thats an increase of nearly a quarter injust 24 hours. 12 people have died. Here in the uk, the government has announced plans to begin random testing of people with flu like symptoms, even if they have not been abroad. Flooding in parts of the midlands could cause a further 10 days of what police are calling difficult conditions. Homes across shropshire and worcestershire were evacuated yesterday after Barriers Holding back the river severn began to give way. In the shropshire town of ironbridge, a severe Flood Warning remains in place today. The government will set out its aims for trade talks with the eu today. The document is expected to show key areas of disagreement on how closely the uk should stick to existing rules. Each side is accusing the other of going back on commitments made in the political declaration reached just four months ago. America has seen another mass shooting overnight, as five people were killed in a mass shooting at a brewery building in milwaukee. Police said the 51 year old gunman had apparently killed himself. Local media say hed recently been sacked. It happened as hundreds of employees were still at work at the molsoncoors building. The government has announced an extra £236 million to tackle rough sleeping in england. The money will Fund Accommodation for 6,000 people. The latest official figures, released later this morning, are expected to show a fall in the number of people sleeping on the streets. Opponents of a third runway at heathrow will hear later whether a court will overrule the expansion plan. The challenge has been brought by a number of environmental groups who say the plans dont take Climate Change policies into account. The new runway was approved by the government in 2018. Those are the news stories and time for the sport with mike. Huge result for the sport with mike. Huge result for Manchester City in europe last night . Absolutely, you saw this attitude of almost us against the world after their potential ban in europe for financial irregularities and breaching rules on financial fair play and they lodged the appeal yesterday. I was thinking yesterday, if they won the competition. A way to show your what theyd be missing but a long way to go with the appeal. Last night you got the sense of an inner spirit that came as a result of the ban and manager Pep Guardiola said afterwards if one team can show themselves in this kind of situation, it is Manchester City. Major changes as well last night, the likes of Raheem Sterling on the bench, a brave move and they won at real madrid and the first time in 13 matches, zinedine zidane, who was manager before, the first time he has lost a competitive match. What a performance from Manchester City arguably their greatest night in europe. With the prospect of a 2 year Champions League ban hanging over their heads, they beat real madrid 2 1 at the bernabeu in the first leg of their last 16 tie. Andy swiss was there. Madrid had a new Tourist Attractions city fans venting their anger at uefa on the day the club formally appealed against its european ban. And on the pitch, another challenge real madrid, and they were soon causing city problems. Only a brilliant save from edison denied karim benzema. On the hour mark, real finally struck. Isco didnt stutter and the hosts were ahead. Then a quite stunning turnaround. First gabrieljesus headed home a crucial injury, equaliser and then a clu msy crucial injury, equaliser and then a clumsy challenge on Raheem Sterling allowed Kevin De Bruyne to make it 21 allowed Kevin De Bruyne to make it 2 1 from the penalty spot. Citys first ever win over real and a welcome bit of relief after a difficult two weeks. We are happy but of course the second leg. It is not over. There is one team in the world who can ove rco m e is one team in the world who can overcome anything and its this club with their experience and history and everything, but with our people hopefully we can do a good performance and go through performance and go a memorable night for city, still there, the second leg to come but their european hopes this season at least are very much alive. Andy swiss, bbc news, madrid. More european football tonight. Celtic, arsenal, wolves and Manchester United all playing in the Europa League. Rangers are already through to the last 16. They beat the portugese side braga 1 0 last night, winning the tie 4 2 on aggregate. Its the first time rangers have reached this stage of a European Competition since 2011. Coronavirus continues to have an impact of sport, the six nations is the latest event to be affected. Irelands men and women were both supposed to be playing italy next weekend, but those matches have now been postponed. 11 towns in nothern italy are in lockdown because of the spread of the virus. The irs view is perfectly happy to comply with this instruction. We will immediately begin to work with our six nations partners who look at the possibility of rescheduling those rematches. Ill hope to have an update on that in the coming days. Those three matches. Meanwhile, a member of the International Olympic Committee Says its not impossible for this summers Olympic Games in tokyo to be postponed for a year. Dick pound says that would only happen if the coronavirus outbreak becomes a pandemic or if world health is at stake. The end of an era. Maria sharapova has retired from tennis at the age of 32. She shot to fame in 2004 when she won wimbledon at the age of 17, and went on to win four more grand slam titles. Shes 32 now, and has struggled with form and injury since serving a drugs ban in 2016. Sharapova says shes quitting because her body had become a distraction. Novak djokovic is amongst those paying tribute. Truly inspirational to, you know, what the mind of a champion she has. Im sorry that it had to end, you know, with an injury, obviously, but at the same time, she had a fantastic career and she can be proud of herself. And Great Britain have won theirfirst medal of the track cycling World Championships. The mens team sprint team of jason kenny, jack carlin and ryan owens took silver in berlin, finishing behind the netherlands. There was a great performance too from laura kenny, whi finished fourth in the scratch race just a month after breaking her shoulder. What an incredible comeback. Imagine the pain after breaking a shoulder. Shes not long had a child. Absolutely. But when you are a top athlete like that. Ive seen some of the strictly dancers, the things they can bounce back from, the pain and the injuries, incredible. Are you going to weave strictly into everything . No, no, shows what a great sport it is for fitness would be milking it for life would be milking it for life would have if i hadnt had a holiday where some of the pounds had come back on. I should keep dancing or doing something at least thanks very much, see you later on. People who live near parts of the swollen river severn could face a further 10 days of difficult conditions according to the police. Homes in the shropshire town of ironbridge were evacuated yesterday afterflood barriers buckled. A severe Flood Warning, which signals a danger to life, remains in place today. John maguire is in ironbridge. Jon, you said the waters have subsided a little bit, but still very high . Yeah, extremely high, rachel, not as high as it was back in 2020, thats the modern day record, if you like, but they have gone down about half a metre overnight and when i arrived last night it was visibly much higher. Look, if you can make out the river severn in the merck, it really is absolutely pummelling downstream, isnt it . As we were saying earlier, something along the river severn, measurements by the Environment Agency have been taken, something in the region of 500 tons per second of water. Thats a lot of water by anyones estimation. Those are the barriers, you canjust see the end of them. From this perspective they look like theyre intact but the images weve seen over the last 24 hours show this sheer weight of water flowing past buckled the barrier, it is that snakelike shade, they should, of course, have an even curve to encourage the water to flow past snakelike shape. Encourage the water to flow past sna kelike shape. You encourage the water to flow past snakelike shape. You can see the design of the buildings angled into the water and it gives you a good idea that it would take an enormous amount of water to shift them in the first place. And agency crews have been here the last couple of days, and on standby over the last night, in case anyone needed rescuing and fire and rescue are here, counsel, Environment Agency, police, ambulance, river rescue, theyve thrown everything at it try to protect and preserve life counsel. Richard ely is a businessman, a couple of your businesses are open, good to. Born and bred in ironbridge good to see. From you and your parents kiss kiss memory, how do you rate this . This is one of the floods we can remember, devastating for the businesses and residents of ironbridge affected, so hopefully we can get on our feet as soon as possible. I want to make sure theres Funds Available to get these residents in their homes. You saw the barriers buckle yesterday . M was shocking. I think the residents are happier we have the barriers than not and theyve done a good job but it was immense force and it was a real test. Thankfully, fingers crossed, they have held. Weve been looking at them and its a design thatis looking at them and its a design that is tested and tried and proven and it works very well, so to them shift back is extraordinary. Amazing, it really was, and it did create a real Emergency Response here. Everyone was down. The Emergency Services have been fantastic with what theyve done supporting the local residents and its a Great Community in ironbridge and everyones been pulling together, and its really fantastic. Some of the roads have been blocked off over the last couple of days, theyve been closed, especially some of the low lying roads that have been flooded. A car park on the other side of the ironbridge, i walked over last night, is there any point in opening up on a day like today . Its going to be pretty quiet. Its been really bad for trade. People have been coming down. Come down, see ironbridge, see what the water is doing but we are asking people to park responsibly so Emergency Services can get through. Excuse the pun but were not out of the water. Were talking about perhaps another ten days, the Environment Agency was saying yesterday we were halfway through. What is the mood like and how stoic do you have to be to live in ironbridge . Ironbridge has always flooded and most of the residents are used to it but i think there needs to. Lessons need to be learned for future flooding and flooding resilience. Yeah, because, as you say, not quite the record but a pretty extreme year and a sustained period of time i suppose . Thats whats really amazing about this, it normally takes and then goes down quite quickly but at the moment the water levels have stayed really high. Richard, thanks very much and all the very best to you. This time of year the light picks up in the morning when we are out on brea kfast in the morning when we are out on breakfast quite quickly. Might just be able to make out the ironbridge behind you. Historic structure that went under some consolation work a couple of years ago. But the volume and the weight of the water washing under the bridge and that White Building you can see, obviously thats had water in it. Other low lying pubs in the area have had water well above the doorstep right up to what would have been chest level really and if the flood barriers werent in place then. It we leave you with a shot of the awesome might of nature. The peak has gone down here. We are expecting the river to peak in worcester further down the river severn later. As weve been saying all day and the last few days, the Emergency Services and the authorities and Environment Agency at full strength. Back to you. Matt has the weather for you. Theyll will be lots of questions this morning about rainfall but also in different parts of the country weve got snow, lots going on . Bye for now. There certainly is. The river still has to go all the way downstream and i must remind you that is responding to what happened last weekend as far as rainfall is concerned and there is not news in the forecast. Through tomorrow and into saturday in the hills around wales and western part england feeding that river, we could see another 15 millimetres, two inches of rain or more that could bring levels back up as we go through next week. That adds to the fa ct through next week. That adds to the fact there is rain this morning in the welsh hills mixed in with snow. Further rain this weekend and the snowmelt will only add to the water going into the river system. Snow was in the forecast for some today, a complicated story across the country, rain for some, sleet and snow for others. It eases later in the day as we see more sunshine. Let me show you what is going on. There is cold air in place across the country at the moment in this weather system working across the south brings rain for somebodys attem pts south brings rain for somebodys attempts into the cold air we see more turn to snow. Chiefly over the hills but increasingly in lower leg that make areas just about anywhere west of scotland could see showers snow. Really, from the m southwards this is where we have on the hills at the moment, even as far south as the chilterns and a bit more snow developing through the morning rush hour with a few flakes mixed in with the rain anywhere as it pushes through the midlands towards east anglia and parts of the south east. The main southern counties are staying primarily off rain. That could add to flooding worries this morning. By the end of rush hour you will notice parts of south west england, wales and the north west of england we will see sunshine develop. A few showers and sunshine develop. A few showers and sunshine dotted around, primarily sleet and the odd rumble of thunder with those showers. After lunch for east anglia in the south east it looks like more people will see the sunshine to end the day and temperatures reaching nine degrees, around where it should be for this time of year. It will be a noticeable breeze crossed east anglia in the south east later this morning. Into tonight, windfall slider with clear skies and frost developing, still showers across western scotland and Northern Ireland and where the ground is wet there is a risk of ice around to ta ke there is a risk of ice around to take us into tomorrow morning. But the cold and dry does not last long. This is a weather chart we do not wish to see, particularly in flood affected areas. Next area of low pressure pushing off the atlantic ringing outbreaks of rain. Wales and the south west initially but quickly spreading across the rest of england and wales Northern Ireland to central and southern scotland. Snow on the hills before it returns to rain later on in the north but that rain later on in the north but that rain becomes persistent for almost 24 hours across the hills in wales and western england. The temperatures on the rise. The rain remains in place friday and saturday across Western Areas through the night into the morning and eventually cleave through. Saturday is brightening for many but then more rain and sleet and snow returns to Northern Ireland, parts of scotla nd to Northern Ireland, parts of scotland in particular but a few showers in the west as well. The temperatures Still Holding up, probably colder later in the day. The wind will pick up later on saturday and would be quite a blustery night in fact saturday into sunday. Widespread gals across the country and this is only through Northern Ireland, southern scotland and Northern England could see rain trial and Northern England could see rain trial top 60,70 mile an hourfor a time so potential for damage and travel disruption into saturday morning. Rain sleet and snow pushes northwards as we go through sunday. A lot of sunshine developing for many areas on sunday, a blustery feel and a cool feel but later in the day wales and the south west will see yet more rain return and charlie and rachel, more in the forecast for next week as well. Thank you, matt. We will keep close eye on events today. Keeping an eye also on the coronavirus here on bbc brea kfast. The coronavirus is now spreading faster outside of china than inside it with northern italy causing particular concern. Its raised a lot of questions about how safe it is to travel. Bens been looking into this one for us. Theres been a lot of concern about people travelling this to and from asia, but now the virus is spreading in europe, its starting to hit Holiday Plans closer to home. So what do you need to know about your travel plans and your rights if you cancel . Well, the Foreign Office is the go to place for travel advice. Theyre warning people to leave china if possible. Anyone coming back from wuhan and Hubei Province has to self isolate. That means staying indoors, avoiding contact with other people and calling the nhs to let them know. That now applies to anyone coming back from iran and so called special care zones in south korea. Yesterday that was also extended to people coming back from the areas in northern italy that are on lockdown parts of the lombardy and veneto regions. This applies to anyone, even if you dont have symptoms. Of course, if you develop symptoms having been away, especially in northern italy more generally, thailand, japan or singapore, then self isolate and seek advice by calling the nhs111 helpline. Crucially though, the Foreign Office is not advising that you shouldnt travel to these places. And that matters because insurers follow their advice. If you decide you dont want to go, then you probably wont be able to claim on your travel insurance. However, if you have a pre existing condition you might be able to ask your gp to advise you not to go and that should entitle you to claim. Some travel agents and airlines are offering travellers the chance to change plans where possible. So get in contact and see if they will let you postpone your trip or re book somewhere else. A lot of big questions. Lets get more on this with the travel editor of the independent, simon calder, whojoins me now. As always, nice to see you. Lets talk about the insurance issue firstly. People will be thinking i have lands for the next few months, cani have lands for the next few months, can i cancel or get my money back was to mark the best principle is to assume you have no rights at all to council. That sounds harsh and i know there is a huge amount of concern out there but i am afraid most of the travel industry is just saying normal terms and conditions apply. If you do not want to travel thatis apply. If you do not want to travel that is up to you but you will not get your money back. And that is because the Foreign Office have not changed the travel advice . Exactly. Anyone booked to go to china should have already had a full refund but that does not include hong kong nor macau and the 11 towns you mentioned in northern italy, they are not really on the tourist trail so they are not relevant. Everywhere else is just as nice as normal. As you mentioned, some people are being flexible, British Airways will allow you to postpone your trip if you are booked to its airports in northern italy but only to the end of march so that will not be a great deal of help. Aer lingus is also allowing a little flexibility. One Interesting Development overnight, an american airline,jet development overnight, an american airline, jet blue says if you purchase a ticket from today onwards and you decide later you want to cancel or change your trip, that is fine. Normal conditions do not apply. But the trick is that that only applies for a new booking. Use a business as usual but for those airlines, and many travel fans, it is anything but right now. We have seen empty planes and empty airports travelling to these places, difficult time for the industry. And if you want to know why these companies are being so hard, they say we are just looking after the interests of our staff and shareholders, possibly not in that order. There are amazing deals around and it is a fantastic time to bea around and it is a fantastic time to be a traveller. Over the past few minutes ive been checking, leave tomorrow to four bit venice flying British Airways from heathrow, three star hotel in the middle of dennis with your breakfast for three mites that make night, £139 per person. It is ridiculous. Manchester to paris next week, £74 return with air france and great skiing deals available as well especially in the italian alps. Actually, i spent my entire life looking at risk involving travel and overall it has never been safer for british holidaymakers to go abroad but understand there is a lot of concern, particularly from people in the risk groups or if they have relatives and they do not want to infect them. But the risk still looks to be vanishingly low. This is about perception versus reality . Clearly people are choosing not to go on deciding to stay at home and therefore the reality is to make ends meet these travel firms can offer cheap prices just to fill the planes but it is safe to travel . am not saying anything is safe. Travel is in life, neither is at risk free but crucially is when you go through the airport. I am going to luxembourg tomorrow and flying through sta nsted. I to luxembourg tomorrow and flying through stansted. I shall be scrupulous about trying to avoid spending too long in a queue in the security check, my goodness me, those trays are absolute microbe biological disasters waiting to happen. Because everybody from across the world brings their own personal germs in. As soon as you have been through security, wash your hands, soap and water, just simple things. Avoid people of they look unwell. And use contactless payment. And the word on longterm implications for the industry. A blip there and hoping it is short lived but does this change things for travel firms . We know it is a tough time for them all at the moment it will be very bad. The International Air transport association has already said effectively all profits collectively made by airlines this year are going to be wiped out as a result of the coronavirus, mostly affecting Asian Airlines but also, we find out tomorrow, bas Parent Company results come out and it is a difficult time in travel. Actually, from a travellers point of view, it isa from a travellers point of view, it is a fantastic time if you are prepared to take that very, very small risk. It is interesting how it has changed because initially we saw share prices of the Big International longwall carriers suffer because there was worry about travel to places in asia. Suffer because there was worry about travelto places in asia. Notice short ball and that idea that europe is now suddenly in the frame. Very much so and more cases we see in popular places like the Canary Islands and the challenge will be to sell those trips. But keep calm, carry on and take advantage of the bargains. That is my strong view but others will disagree. Safe travels, simon. Great to see you. Contact details are on screen so if you want to get in touch we will talk about this in the next hour with some more top tips for you. And more from me after seven oclock. We also have a gp and virologist later on so any questions at all, get in touch with us. Time now for the news, travel and whether where you are. Good morning from bbc london. Im vanessa baffoe. Specialist pods for treating suspected coronavirus cases have been set up at accident emergency units across london. More than 6,500 people have been tested so far in the uk. 13 have been diagnosed with the virus. Nhs england has ordered all hospitals with a es to install the pods. Well, with the coronavirus starting to affect schools and workplaces across the capital, today were answering your questions about the virus. Search for bbc london on social media to get in touch. In other news the number of fires in london is lower than its been since records began more than 50 years ago. There were nearly 1,800 fires in the capital last year. Thats a third fewer than in 2010. London fire brigade puts it down to what it describes as a targeted there were nearly 18,000 fires in the capital last year. Thats a third fewer than in 2010. London fire brigade puts it down to what it describes as a targeted approach to fire safety. Passengers are calling for better information about station closures ahead of another shutdown this weekend at kings cross. The Campaign Group transport focus carried out a survey on behalf of network rail and found many passengers wanted to know sooner about closures and what the temporary timetables would be. Lets take a look at the travel situation now. On the tube, there are minor delays on the piccadilly line between rayners lane and acton town. There are also minor delays on the dlr between canning town and stratford. On the trains, there are delays and cancellations on Southeastern Services into Charing Cross following a signal failure. On the roads, the a13 is congested into town from ferry lane to barking following a collision. Now the weather with elizabeth. Good morning. Something a bit more wintry in the forecast for some of us today, a band of rain around this morning so it is a very wet start to the morning but some of that rain could turn wintry, perhaps some sleet, even wet snow across the high ground towards Northern Areas of the capital in particular. Especially the chilterns, we may see some snow here but otherwise for most of us it falls as rain. Dry for most of the day and it will feel cold dry for most of the day and it will feel cold and there is a met and there is a met Office Warning for that wintry valve for snow, and there is a met Office Warning for that wintry snow, creeping into Northern Areas of the m25 but only for the higher ground. Heading eastwards as we move through the afternoon and it should be sunny for the rest of the day. It is going to feel chilly with top temperatures between four and seven celsius and there is still the brisk and cold wind blowing so some factor in windchill. Overnight tonight, clear skies for the most part and there will be another frost developing tomorrow morning for most areas. We start to see things cloud over from the west tomorrow and it will be windy and turning wet later on friday afternoon. Now, before we go, a nod to our very own riz lateef, who won a Royal Television Society Award last night. She was named nations and regions presenter of the year. The judges said they enjoyed the sparkle, flexibility and thought that goes into her work. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. Bye for now. Good, morning welcome to breakfast with Rachel Burden and charlie stayt. Our headlines today a dramatic surge in the number of coronavirus cases in italy. More than 400 people are infected. 160 british tourists remain quarantined at a hotel in tenerife after a guest tested positive. With the virus spreading in europe, well be asking how worried we should be here in the uk. And is it safe to take a trip abroad and what are your rights if you cancel . Ill look at what you need to know. Warnings of another 10 days of flooding misery in parts of england already struggling to cope. We are live in ironbridge, where the river levels are dropping. Theyve dropped by about 0. 5 metres overnight. The next couple of days it should give the Environment Agency a chance to repair the damaged flood barrier. The next couple of days et cetera bring more heavy rain across Western Areas of the country and in the short term, its a make of rain, sleet and snow this morning. Ill have more later. Its smash and grab for Manchester City, in the Champions League. They enjoy one of their greatest european nights, beating real madrid 2 1 in spain. Its thursday the 27th of february. Our top story the number of people with the coronavirus in italy has risen by a quarter in the last 24 hours, with 400 cases and 12 deaths. Elsewhere, another case of the virus has been confirmed in the Canary Islands, where hundreds of tourists, including 160 britons, remain under quarantine. In a moment, well speak to fiona trott in tenerife but first our europe correspondent, bethany bell, is in milan. Bethany, bethany bell, is in milan. Whats the latest from italy . Well, we have seen this rise in the number of recorded cases. 12 deaths and the Officials Say that for the first time, four children have been diagnosed with having the virus, which is a first here in italy. The Authorities Say theyre doing everything they can to try and stop this contagion from spreading still further. Across the northern regions of italy, schools remain closed, universities remain closed, Tourist Attractions remained closed, museums, the cathedral behind me, and the Prime Minister of italy has said that theyre doing everything they can to try and stop this. He says italy remains safe to visit. For the people who live here, in milan, life carries on, although things have slowdown a bit. You see the restaurants and cafes perhaps not as busy as usual but people do have a sense of insecurity here. They just dont have a sense of insecurity here. Theyjust dont know how many more cases there going to see, they dont know how much they need to be worried by this and europes Health Commissioner was actually here in rome yesterday. She said this was a situation of concern but not a cause for panic. Thank you very much. Fiona trott in milan. Fiona trott is in tenerife. Fiona, as i can see from the image there, youre close to the hotel where all those people are quarantined. Tell us the latest. Well, you know overnight that weve heard a fifth person has the coronavirus, theyve tested positive, its all from the neighbouring island of like she was in italy earlier this month and we understand she has been treated in a hospital on the north of the island where a doctor and his wife and the two others struggling, travelling with them are also being treated. I can tell you there will be a Cabinet Meeting of the Regional Government of the Canary Islands at 10 30am. Weve had an update from the Foreign Office too, it says expert letters under the doors of the guests staying here, theres about 170 british people staying at the hotel, it has shared its direct number with them and theyve urged Holiday Companies to do the same. Yesterday the guests we spoke to said they felt powerless and they werent part of the conversation about what was happening to them and when. We also understand that they were saying they were frustrated because theres a difference in the information being given to them and what was being given to them and what was being carried out. They were told they couldnt leave their room, then they couldnt leave their room, then they were told they could, they had to wear a facemask and some gas saying there were people at the hotel in communal areas not wearing facemasks some gas. That concerned them because they were worried about having to go back to the uk and return to further quarantine. They already face two weeks of quarantine here already. The Foreign Office has also said, our next priority is to further understand the full response of the Spanish Health authorities and reassure ourselves they are adequate. We will monitor the situation and keep reddish nationals updated. Fiona, thanks very much. Inafew in a few minutes we will be speaking to the hotel guests, the britons, who are in quarantine to find out what the situation is for them this morning. And someone whos put themselves in quarantine, self isolated, in this country too. It is 7 05am. In other news people in flood hit parts of the midlands are being warned they could face a further ten days of what the police are calling difficult conditions. Homes across shropshire and worcestershire were evacuated yesterday after Barriers Holding back the river severn began to give way. John maguire is in ironbridge in shropshire, where a severe Flood Warning remains in place. The river levels are still high . They are, yes, rachel, but falling about 0. 5 metres overnight stop in ironbridge, im on the famous iron bridge, almost 250 years old but ive brought you up here so you can look down at the flood barriers causing so much consternation yesterday. You can see the bright blue sheeting, the plastic, over the top of the triangular flood barriers that hold the water back. Obviously what you should see under normal circumstances is a continuous Straight Line but whats very clear to is how it has buckled, and it has buckled by the force of the water. As weve been saying all morning, Something Like 500 tons per second of water flowing down on the river severn, and thats whats compromised those barriers. Pushed back, right up against those buildings down there, as you can see, in the water edge, so a very stressful time for the Property Owners and People Living there and theres mrs et cetera. Environment agency pumps are still pumping out the water from the dry land side out into the river. They were refuelled last night precariously. Look at the river severn flowing downstream, properties either side deluged by the amount of water. It is so swollen in this section but the peak has passed here. As i say, the level has passed here. As i say, the level has dropped by about 0. 5 metres but it will be peaking downstream in worcester today. Anxious times for the people of the city of worcester. Talk to you later. Many thanks to john talk to you later. Many thanks tojohn on the iron bridge in ironbridge in shropshire this morning. Let me take you through the other stories this morning the government will set out its aims for trade talks with the eu today. The document is expected to show key areas of disagreement on how closely the uk should stick to existing rules. Political correspondent chris mason is in westminster. It is worth saying, given the news agenda right now, weve got coronavirus and these ongoing flooding problems, it is as if these brussels talks, the brexit talks, have gone down the agenda, but its in the diary to be starting soon . Absolutely, good morning, charlie. Over the last couple of months brexit hasnt featured anywhere near as much in the news, sometimes not at all. It is going to become roaring back. It wont have the jeopardy of last year where every second day wed be asking the question about weather the government would last the day, and will brexit happen at all. We know the answers to those two questions but we are now in the nitty gritty of exactly what brexit looks and feels like once were out of the transition period at the end of this year because were following the eu rules at the moment, weve left but in reality are effectively still in. What happens after this year is now subject to these negotiations. The other day the eu published its negotiating mandate, as it calls it, all 46 pages of detail about every conceivable sector of the economy, rules, fisheries, aviation, tax, Financial Services, data protection, huge amount of granular detail. Well get the same from the uk this morning. Whats interesting about these negotiations, these are normally when countries try to do these kinds of deals, its about getting closer economically but this is about pulling further apart and the governments view is pulling apart is fine, they accept there will be friction and barriers and it will be friction and barriers and it will be friction and barriers and it will be harder to trade with the eu thanit will be harder to trade with the eu than it was, but overall the government thinks it will be worthwhile. Lots of negotiations to come and probably starting as soon as next week. Chris, just a thought for you, our your instincts. You know that phrase running commentary, politicians say theyre not going to give a running commentary on whats happening today. How much information will they let out day by day or week by week . information will they let out day by day or week by week . I think it will dribble out, i think we will get information bubbling out. Youre right, its the favourite line of the politician leaving the talks, paddle paper under the arm looking important and official and saying theyre not going to give a running commentary and often giving just that, or a couple of sentences that give an indication. I think inevitably there will be leaks and briefing from both sides, but it will feel different from last year because there wont be the jeopardy that there was last year and yet, for individual industries wondering how theyre going to trade with europe, how theyre going to trade with the rest of the world, its going to really matter so it will be in the detail this year rather than, if you like, in the theatrics and drama which we got so used to last year. Chris, thanks very much. Five people have been killed in a mass shooting at a brewery headquarters in the us city of milwaukee. Police say 51 year old gunman, reportedly a former employee who had been sacked earlier in the day, killed himself after the shooting spree. It happened while hundreds of people were still at work at the molson coors brewery. The government has announced an extra £236 million to tackle rough sleeping in england. The money will Fund Accommodation for 6,000 people. The latest official figures, released later this morning, are expected to show a fall in the number of people sleeping on the streets. Like an opponents of a third runway at Heathrow Airport will hear later whether a court will overrule the expansion plan. The challenge has been brought by a number of environmental groups who say the plans dont take Climate Change policies into account. The new runway was approved by the government in 2018. La more on the coronavirus coming up in just a moment but its worth saying there are many eyes on the weather this morning. Matt, i think as i came in very early this morning, there was a hint of snow around the manchester area but a lot of rain everywhere . There is, a mix of everything this morning, charlie. Snow lying on the ground as far south as gloucestershire, covering certainly the grass expected on some of the hills further south, but a real mix at the moment. On the radar, in scotla nd at the moment. On the radar, in scotland and Northern Ireland, primarily sleet and snow, dry and bright weather with icy conditions but Northern England, most of the rain, sleet and snow layering with a few showers but from the m62 southwards. Rain for most for the morning commute but flakes of wet snow mixed in north of the m4 and on the hills, the cotswolds, the midlands, the chilterns, lincolnshire, we could see snow for the morning rush hour and that tra nsfers to the morning rush hour and that transfers to the north of london and east anglia for the morning before gradually clearing. It means youll join the rest of the country for the afternoon with more sunshine around. The rain, cloud, sleet and snow clears for many but wintry showers in north west england are Northern Ireland and scotland for the end of the day and a noticeable breeze, feeling colder, five to ten and underestimation. For the evening rush hour, most will be dry away from parts of western scotland. We continue with showers overnight. Temperature is taking a drop and ice, but later on, notice whats in the south west. Tomorrow morning, south western loan, wales, Northern Ireland, turning red for the morning rush hour with heavy bursts of rain and the concern is these weather fronts will continue to affected areas before turning to sunshine and blustery showers for the weekend. A full weekend forecast in around half an hour. Back to you both. Map, thank you very much. Matt, matt, thank you very much. Lets return to our top story now and the government is stepping up efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus as, for the first time, more new cases are reported outside china than inside. More than 80,000 people in around 40 countries have now been infected with the virus, which is believed to have originated in the chinese city of wuhan in december. Around 2,700 people have died, the vast majority of them in china. Italy remains europes hotspot for the virus. The number of cases there has now reached 400. Thats an increase of 25 in just one day. In the past 48 hours, European Countries including austria, greece, norway and switzerland have all reported their first cases. And as weve been hearing, a fifth case has been detected in the Canary Islands, where more than 160 british tourists are facing two weeks in quarantine in a tenerife hotel. We will be talking to some holidaymakers in that hotel later on but first, we will speak with guru singh who is in a self imposed quarantine. Guru, why did you take that decision . I returned from italy on friday and i was displaying mild flu symptoms soi i was displaying mild flu symptoms so i took my own decision following advice from the government website to self isolate and call nhs111. You went to milan and venice, not the towns that had been quarantine. I had not actually been to the lockdown area but i was in malan and venice for ten days. You came back and officially the advice was that if you have been to northern italy do not worry too much unless you pick up the symptoms. When you rang 111 what did they tell you . They ran through criteria questions in terms of asking about my health and where i had been and then following a further call with a clinician they felt the need for me to go and get tested because i fitted the actual criteria. And what particular symptoms were you displaying . criteria. And what particular symptoms were you displaying . I was displaying a mild cough and a temperature, mild flu symptoms on my return. I wasnt checked when i got to heathrow, i must add. How do you feel now . I feel apprehensive. My test results come back tomorrow but iam sure test results come back tomorrow but i am sure everything will be fine. I think it isjust i am sure everything will be fine. I think it is just you follow the advice on the government website and ta ke advice on the government website and take the precautionary measures. Advice on the government website and take the precautionary measuresm is better to be safe in these circumstances. How does the self isolation go . What are you doing to make sure you do not come into contact with other people . make sure you do not come into contact with other people . I have access to everything and i am still doing the work from home so i do not feel any sort of difficulty with self isolation. Even things like home deliveries, are you meeting people, opening the door a little bit . How do you manage that . I luckily have everything at home but if anyone does come to the door i just take the necessary precautions not to have contact. And how about work . What impact has that had . Work have been accommodating. I have kept them informed and because i can work remotely it has been fine for me to work from home. I have access to all i need. That is a fortunate position to be in. They certainly would not wa nt to be in. They certainly would not want you in the office if you have any risk of carrying the virus. They would rather be safe than sorry in terms of taking every precaution necessary. The testing procedure itself, did you go to hospitalfor that . I was called to the hospital the day before yesterday and they tested me while i was in my car. They took swabs and took that away and advised us that the results would be back by friday. Are you getting bored . Would be back by friday. Are you getting bored . How would be back by friday. Are you getting bored . How are your spirits . Iam 0k. Getting bored . How are your spirits . I am 0k. The thing is, getting bored . How are your spirits . Iam 0k. The thing is, the reassuring thing is that the family have been informed and we have had regular calls from the hospital so there is a lot of information there on the website as well. Fact that in a situation such as this you do feel quite reassured about the fact that the system is there to help you. I have been kept busy so i have not been sitting idly doing nothing. We do wish you all the best. Fingers crossed for your test results when they come through. We hope it is just some mild flu or cold. That is a problem with this area, the symptoms are so common to other ailments you may get it this type of year anyway. We will talk more about that later on with our gp after eight oclock this morning. Thank you to make guru for talking to us. Difficult decisions being made in schools and workplaces. At least eight uk schools have shut amid fears that pupils may have been exposed to the virus during half term trips to italy. Thats despite the Health Secretary matt hancock saying schools should not close unless they have a confirmed case of coronavirus. Eithne hughes is from the association of school and College Leaders. She joins us from cardiff. Good morning to you and thank you for your time this morning. Individual schools are making these difficult decisions. What do you make of how the process is working so far . I think the decisions are difficult and the decision, the advice from the association of school and College Leaders is that head teachers and governors together are taking decisions based on Public Health guidance which is laid down by government. We see that guidance to be proportionate and quite sensible and we would expect that schools would have regard to that advice because ultimately head teachers and governors are not health experts. So it is important that we have a look at the guidance and stay up to date as it develops. So as far as your association is concerned, the association of school and College Leaders, in what circumstances would be appropriate for a school to shut . The circumstances, again, i carefully laid down by Public Health england and Public Health wales and those decisions, the teacher and governing body would take the decisions together cook. There wouldnt be no School Closure on a whim or in a panic. What head teachers are good at is making sure that they are taking measured advice which is contextualised for their school, knowing the children who are there, the vulnerabilities of those children. So the advice from our schools perspective is to follow Public Health advice and take the very best action you can take under the circumstances that you have. appreciate that youre being cautious and i understand why because Decision Making is made by governance and head teachers but you say it is established, if you like, there are guidelines there. Can you give us a sense of what there . If there is a parent who is in self isolation and other parents know that, what would happen in a circumstance like that . If there is, the public advice is that that is not a reason to shut the school. Again, as you say, we are trying to be cautious and trying to make sure we are not stoking fear within our communities but that our response, as matt hancock said this morning, is proportionate and it is sensible and that we are not instilling fear into our children. But that does not mean the head teachers and governors are not taking this situation seriously. Presumably, sorry, i dont mean to interrupt you, but one of the crucial things here is that the communication between families, pa rents the communication between families, parents or the communication between families, pa rents or carers the communication between families, parents or carers and the school about if there could be a potential link. If a school does not know things, it cannot respond appropriately. I totally agree with that. And if you like, parents can help the situation in a number of ways. Firstly, to make sure that the Emergency Contact are absolutely up to date and that is standard procedure anyway. Butjust to make sure the information the school has is live, relevant and current. Secondly, if a child does come under a self quarantining, and if they fit a self quarantining, and if they fit a category two area, that the school is informed that that is the case to the school can keep a watchful eye for any symptoms or more severe symptoms that may emerge and take appropriate action from there. One of the very obvious problems faced bya of the very obvious problems faced by a school at this time of year is that so many children have a bug of a different kind or are off sick or struggling. In a way, how do you separate out that from something else, from something that could potentially be linked to coronavirus . And that is an exceptionally difficult circumstance. But head teachers and governors will have to do tread their way through. It is difficult. We are not healthcare experts but what we need to do is take the best possible advice and the fact that Public Health is a shoring 24 of our updates at the association of school and College Leaders advises head teachers to keep an eye on, it gives you an idea of exactly what it is we are looking out for here with this particular issue. Thank you very much for your time this morning. Just trying to, we have a lot of questions at the moment about how people can respond in their daily life and so we are trying to address some of those in a practical sense today. Many people have a holiday abroad planned, either to italy or further afield, they are concerned about whether or not they should travel at this stage in what is a smart thing to do. We will talk more on that after eight oclock this morning. We will also speak to the head of the Government Group tackling homelessness. We will ask about governments response to coronavirus as well. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from bbc london. Im vanessa baffoe. Specialist pods for treating suspected coronavirus cases have been set up at accident emergency units across london. More than 6,500 people have been tested so far in the uk. 13 have been diagnosed with the virus. Nhs england has ordered all hospitals with a es to install the pods. Well, with the coronavirus starting to affect schools and workplaces across the capital, today were answering your questions about the virus. Search for bbc london on social media to get in touch. In other news, the number of fires in london is lower than its been since records began more than 50 years ago. There were nearly 18,000 fires in the capital last year. Thats a third fewer than in 2010. London fire brigade puts it down to what it describes as a targeted approach to fire safety. Passengers are calling for better information about station closures ahead of another shutdown this weekend at kings cross. The Campaign Group transport focus carried out a survey on behalf of network rail and found many passengers wanted to know sooner about closures and what the temporary timetables would be. Lets take a look at the travel situation now. On the tube, there minor delays on the piccadilly line between rayners lane and acton town following a signalfailure. On the trains, there are delays and cancellations on Southeastern Services into Charing Cross following a signal failure. Road between Great Portland Street and regents park station for water main repairs. Now the weather with elizabeth. Good morning. Something a bit more wintry in the forecast for some of us today, a band of rain around this morning so it is a very wet start to the morning but some of that rain could turn wintry, perhaps some sleet, even wet snow across the high ground towards Northern Areas of the capital in particular. Especially the chilterns, we may see some snow here but otherwise for most of us it falls as rain. Dry for most of the day and it will feel cold and there is a met Office Warning for that wintry snow, creeping into Northern Areas of the m25 but only for the higher ground. Heading eastwards as we move through the afternoon and it should be sunny for the rest of the day. It is going to feel chilly with top temperatures between four and seven celsius and there is still the brisk and cold wind blowing, so factor in windchill. Overnight tonight, clear skies for the most part and there will be another frost developing tomorrow morning for most areas. We start to see things cloud over from the west tomorrow and it will be windy and turning wet later on friday afternoon. Now before we go, a nod to our very own riz lateef who won a Royal Television Society Award last night. She was named nations and regions presenter of the year. The judges said they enjoyed the sparkle, flexibility and thought that goes into her work. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. Bye for now. Hello, this is breakfast with Rachel Burden and charlie stayt. Good morning. Theres been a significant rise in the number of coronavirus cases in northern italy. There are now more than 400 infected people in the north of the country thats an increase of nearly a quarter injust 24 hours. 12 people have died. Here in the uk, the government has announced plans to begin random testing of people with flu like symptoms, even if they have not been abroad. Flooding in parts of the midlands could cause a further 10 days of what police are calling difficult conditions. Homes across shropshire and worcestershire were evacuated yesterday after Barriers Holding back the river severn began to give way. In the shropshire town of ironbridge, a severe Flood Warning remains in place today. More properties in parts of east yorkshire have been flooded overnight. Homes and businesses in snaith and east cowes were affected after the Environment Agency declared a incident. The government will set out its aims for trade talks with the eu today. The document is expected to show key areas of disagreement on how closely the uk should stick to existing rules. Each side is accusing the other of going back on commitments made in the political declaration reached just four months ago. Lets return to our main story now, and the spread of coronavirus, which is having a huge impact on british travellers abroad and those who have recently returned home from overseas. Housing secretary Robert Jenrick is in our westminster studio. Mrjenrick, you have an announcement about helping rough sleepers, which well come to in a moment. First lets discuss the support on offer to british travellers caught up in the coronavirus outbreak. Given the nhs is under pressure, its another busy winter, are you confident its prepared to deal with whatever comes . As you say, its a very serious situation but we are taking all the steps we believe will be effective and the nhs are doing a fantasticjob. Be effective and the nhs are doing a fantastic job. Were putting be effective and the nhs are doing a fantasticjob. Were putting place the measures to try to ensure when individuals enter the uk, theyre properly tested and weve now tested over 7000 people and only found 13 confirmed cases. Those individuals are receiving the support they need on the nhs. We are also supporting british citizens abroad, such as the group in the hotel in tenerife, where the Foreign Commonwealth Office are providing the Consumer Services those people need to ensure they are properly looked after and getting the care they require. Were being led by the medical expertise, but we do think were putting in the procedures we need and we are doing everything that we can to try to contain the situation and prepare for any of these scenarios that might come down the line. I want to pick up on what you say about the tourists in tenerife because i know a number are reporting they feel slightly abandon by the uk government. Contact have you had with the spanish authorities and can you give any indication they might be allowed to leave that hotel . Asi hotel . As i understand, there is approximately 168 richest citizens in the hotel. The fco have contacted or have had contact with all of those who have sought support. Thats just over 100 of them whove now been working with the fco. We have a close working relationship with the spanish authorities. Im told that the medical advice is that the spanish authorities are putting in place all of the appropriate procedures, there following the european medical advice thats being agreed, so weve got no reason to believe that they would be better treated in the uk. But we are going to monitor it very closely and take any to monitor it very closely and take a ny ste ps to monitor it very closely and take any steps we need to to support them or ensure we can return them to the uk atan or ensure we can return them to the uk at an appropriate time. Sounds like theres not much you can do, well have to what happens, and youre at the whim of what the spanish authorities decide. What about the uk . So many getting in touch about their plans for going abroad, but its a question thats fairly basic, but if you have a holiday planned for italy next week, what would you personally do . The Foreign Office have issued guidance, so the most important thing to do is go on the Foreign Office website if youre thinking of travelling to italy or china or countries in Southeast Asia and ensure youre following the up to date guidance put out by the government. With respect to italy, we said we are against all but the most essential travel to the relatively small number of towns in northern italy, north of pisa, where there is a serious situation at the moment. If youre travelling in the days ahead, do look up on that website and make sure youre following the most up to date advice thats constantly being updated on the basis of the most accurate medical advice. If your books to england play italy in rome in a couple of weekends and you had a ticket to that rugby match, youre saying dont change your plans, the Foreign Office are saying no problem . Your plans, the Foreign Office are saying no problem . If the Foreign Office advice remains as it is, and that isnt to avoid travel to that location, then absolutely, continue to go about everyday life. Theres precautions we can take at home or abroad, including washing our hands whenever we can and ensuring if we do have any of the symptoms of coronavirus, then obviously seeking medical advice as soon as possible and self quarantine if absolutely necessary. Weve heard all those m essa g es necessary. Weve heard all those messages repeatedly. Do you think some schools are overreacting by closing when there hasnt even been a confirmed case of the virus . Schools will have to make their own decisions but weve given clear advice as a government, again based on medical opinion, which is theres no need for schools to close but, as i say, they have to make their own choices and the department for education is available to them to advise them and support them and a nswer advise them and support them and answer their tunes if theyve got concerns, but we dont see a reason why schools should be closing at the moment. Interesting, because it leaves the parents in a real dilemma, particularly if they have to ta ke dilemma, particularly if they have to take time off work to look after their own children. The government facing two major challenges at the moment, the coronavirus and of course the flooding, which has been blighting this country for a couple of weeks and the police are telling us we could see ten more days of difficult conditions in this country yet the Prime Minister has been com pletely yet the Prime Minister has been completely absent in these areas. Is that good enough . Prime minister believes in empowering his ministers to ta ke believes in empowering his ministers to take responsibility for situations and get on and deliver for the public and in this case, george eustice, the environment secretary, has been leading on the Immediate Response to the floods and working with the Environment Agency and the Emergency Services. As communities secretary, im responsible with Recovery Efforts and working with local councils to ensure people on the ground get the longer term support they need to rebuild their lives. I think thats a the right approach. Im sorry, with all due respect, these are peoples homes, livelihoods, businesses and mental well being affected here and the Prime Minister is perhaps the individual that voters genuinely do connect with. I know there is a floods minister visiting shropshire today, rebeka powell, people might not know who she is let alone what she looks like. They want to see the Prime Minister, dont they . Like. They want to see the Prime Minister, dont they . like. They want to see the Prime Minister, dont they . I appreciate that but the approach of the Prime Minister is to make sure ministers are doing theirjobs, getting things done, working as a team and of course hes closely involved in that. Ive been working with him over the last two weeks. The over 100 homes in newark in nottinghamshire, in my constituency, has been flooded and i know what this is doing and the devastation it has caused first hand to people. In my experience, some people would more value a visit from a politician and shaking their hands, but what they are most concerned about is getting support in the immediate aftermath as long as those no risk to life, and we dont want politicians getting in the way of Emergency Services politicians getting in the way of Emergency Services theres no risk. And then getting the support they require. Weve Given Council tax and business rate relief. they require. Weve Given Council tax and business rate relief. I know that but we need to talk about your other announcement, it appears the Prime Minister has time to go to a need up tory fundraiser according to the front page of the mirror this morning knees up. I want to talk about rough sleeping and the government putting in more money to help rough sleepers. Theres a discrepancy between the government figures, 6000 rough sleepers youre trying to help, and the figures local authorities have collated which suggest the true extent of rough sleeping is five times that. How do you explain it . Thats not quite the way this works. Every year for the last ten years, ona every year for the last ten years, on a single night in the month of november, a count has been undertaken across the country by every local authority, supported by independent groups, and then those figures has been collated by homeless link, an independent Umbrella Organisation that represents some of the most respected homeless and rough sleeping charities in the uk, like crisis, shelter and saint mungo s, and those figures will be published later today and im hopeful they will show a reduction in the number of people sleeping rough. This methodology is broadly the same as other developed countries around the world, like canada and japan, and its consistent with how weve been measuring rough sleeping over the course of the last ten years. We know numbers have risen. Last year we saw the first. Albeit modest fall of the first fall in recent yea rs. Fall of the first fall in recent years. Im hopeful as a result of what weve seen and done in the last two years, what weve seen and done in the last two yea rs, well what weve seen and done in the last two years, well see a much more significant fall later today. Lets be absolutely clear. What we want to do now is move forward and make a real impact and weve made a commitment, the Prime Minister and i comment to take this as one of our personal priorities and to rough sleeping all but eliminated in this country. Apologies for interrupting but lets be absolutely clear, because this is very important, in the eight years from 2010 to 2018, rough sleeping rose by 185 under a conservative government so even if there is a marginalfall, it is still pretty shameful, this government performance, when it comes to looking after our most vulnerable sleeping rough . The Prime Minister and i both feel passionately that its eamonn don moral shame that in a prosperous and successful cou ntry moral shame that in a prosperous and successful country we have people sleeping rough its a moral shame. The strategy we will outline today and then take forward with real pace and determination over the course of this parliament will bring together housing with health, because this is as much a housing crisis issue as one of addiction and Mental Health. Also ensuring the criminal Justice System Mental Health. Also ensuring the criminalJustice System is properly involved. With very pleased dame louise casey, who advised the last labour government, is going to support us in this work were very pleased. Shell help us meet our stringent target of getting the numbers down. We are already investing over £400 million, but today were announcing a on the pounds, and thats meaningful. A further £236 million. If you were sleeping on the streets and perhaps have moved to a hostel for some very short Term Accommodation, you can then be moved into much more suitable long Term Accommodation where you will be properly supported, i hope, with wraparound ca re supported, i hope, with wraparound care so if you have addiction or Mental Health issues, they can be addressed as you begin to rebuild your life. Thank you, secretary of state for community and housing. Mic is with us this morning and in a moment you will pick up on some of the problems with the fixtures with coronavirus . Mike. The problems with the fixtures with coronavirus . Mike. The six nations is the big one, already postponed on march the seventh, ireland against italy, and england due to play italy in rome on much the 14th, and we will speak to rugby union former star, ciaran bracken, and foot and mouth was postponed, postponing england against ireland in 2001. Very different. A potential van for two years hanging over Manchester City they went and won in madrid last night ban. What a performance from Manchester City arguably their greatest night in europe. With the prospect of a 2 year Champions League ban hanging over their heads, they beat real madrid 2 1 at the bernabeu in the first leg of their last 16 tie. Andy swiss was there. They appealed yesterday. Madrid had a new tourist attraction city fans venting their anger at uefa on the day the club formally appealed against its european ban. And on the pitch, another challenge real madrid, and they were soon causing city problems. Only a brilliant save from edison denying karim benzema. On the hour mark, real finally struck. City dithered, isco didnt and the hosts were definitely ahead. Then, a quite stunning turnaround. First, Gabriel Jesus headed home a crucial injury, equaliser, and then a clumsy challenge on Raheem Sterling allowed Kevin De Bruyne to make it 2 1 from the penalty spot. Citys first ever win over real and some welcome relief after a difficult few weeks. We are happy but of course there will be a memorable night here then for city. Still the second leg to come but their european hopes, this season at least, are still very much alive. Andy swiss, bbc news, madrid. Well done to Manchester City, well done to rangers as well who are through in the Europa League last night. The other big story this morning is the continued effect that coronavirus is having on sport. Its now in 40 countries, and authorities around the world are trying to stop the large scale movement of people from, or to, virus hotspots. The latest casualties of the outbreak are irelands six nations games against italy, men and womens, which were due to take place early next month in dublin. Also affected is the world athletics indoor championships, due to take place in nanjing in china. Thats been pushed back until next year. The chinese grand prix in shanghai, due to take place on april 19th, has also been postponed. And what about the Olympic Games in tokyo this summer . The International Olympic Committee Say theyre monitoring the situation, and its not impossible the games could also be postponed. Lets speak now to former team gb track cyclist callum skinner, and from london, former England Rugby player kyran bracken. Kyran, fans and players are gutted, must be so frustrating for the players but yonder their control and they must be concerned about the rest of the six nations with england due to go to italy on the 14th of march. Im very surprised they havent made a quick decision like ireland. I cant imagine 10,000 supporters going across to italy in a couple of weeks puss puss time, so that seems strange to me, but its hard from a players perspective and we remember what happened in the world cup with a typhoon and the cancelled match against france but that could be a dead rubber, france, three from three, if they beat scotland and ireland, there the grand slam champion so it could be less important but if scotland beat france, the six nations could be won by three different teams and then its a bit of a catastrophe. The players, as eddie jones its a bit of a catastrophe. The players, as eddiejones has said, you can only control the co ntrolla bles you can only control the controllables and this is out of their control but im surprised that this hasnt been cancelled by the rfu and the government for the fans. You had a similar experience in 2001, england against ireland was postponed until the autumn because of foot and mouth. How does this compare what is it completely different because it is so global . think it is difficult because its so global and were talking about the loss of life and no sporting match is that important. But in 2001, we were going for the grand slam and you lose momentum. Six months later its a different team, the first time out and it was very ha rd the first time out and it was very hard for us. Ireland beat us, yes, we won the six nations but we lost the grand slam so the momentum is the grand slam so the momentum is the thing that things will lose. The other thing to note is in 2001, the clu bs were other thing to note is in 2001, the clubs were a bit more amenable to let the players and release them to play in the autumn because remember, a lot of these International Teams also have matches in the autumn so i dont know where they put this game. Callum, if i can turn to you, you fly to berlin later for podcast work at the track cycling World Championships, where britain are celebrating a silver, but how concerned are you looking ahead with the olympics in mind . At the moment the World Championship are ina at the moment the World Championship are in a favourable position, we still have chinese and italian athletes competing as normal. The Olympic Games, track cycling is a remote venue, a few hours outside of tokyo so there is a chance that maybe where other sports effect did we could almost isolate track cycling from them. And what is your fear about looking head to the olympics . You were there in rio when there was concern about a different virus but we have already heard the ioc saying it is possible that it could be postponed. ioc saying it is possible that it could be postponed. I think the Olympic Committee have said and they are they were concerned about seeker and they say the athletes are focused on the job at hand at first. Eddiejones talks focused on the job at hand at first. Eddie jones talks about focused on the job at hand at first. Eddiejones talks about controlling co ntrolla ble eddiejones talks about controlling controllable is and that is what we will focus on. When you travel with tea m will focus on. When you travel with team gb you have the best entourage going. They educate the athletes well about what to do and the other glimmer of hope is that we are looking at a japanese organised games. There is usually plenty of stories about the village or the committee not being ready but the Japan Committee are ready to deal. Cycling is a huge sport for chinese athletes. Cyclists and competitors, they are only human and they will have the same consumer that my concern is that anyone else does. If you compete against chinese athletes with a chinese entourage with them, presumably individuals must be asking themselves similar questions. The good news is that unless you crash there will not be a lot of contact, i guess, crash there will not be a lot of contact, iguess, in crash there will not be a lot of contact, i guess, in cycling, athletes are well trained in terms of effect and control so there is plenty of facemasks and hand sanitiser. Thank you very much. We must leave it there. Good luck and have a safe trip trip to berlin. A fascinating insight therefore a player about having to prepare when it could be out of their control. And the other main story today, the ongoing flooding problems in shropshire. Matt is going to have a look at the weather across the country. There is not only rain but snow in some places. It is raining across some parts of england and wales at the moment and there is more to come over the next few days. But for scotland and Northern England, we have snow to content with this morning. We also see snowfall across parts of wales, this is in the south east and at first snowfall of the season in the Home Counties. We saw some snowfall in hertfordshire around the chilterns and the cotswolds as well, a cover of snow expected through the rush hour this morning, more snow to come. This is the weather system responsible, working eastwards, a lot of rain among that but the northern evidence of it is tipping into cold air. Snow showers across scotla nd into cold air. Snow showers across scotland and Northern Ireland with a rumble of thunder and sunshine away at the moment, potentially icy conditions. Some snow easing off the Northern England but really from the 60 to southwards it is here where we have mix of sleet and snow through the morning rush hour full the have mix of sleet and snow through the morning rush hourfull the roots across the hills you can see a slight slot covering, most on the grass. But we could see some snow start to accumulate on the roadside verges. That will clear and bright skies developing in the north and west so we finish rush hour cross wales in Northern England were sunshine and a few showers, the same across scotland and Northern Ireland whether showers will continue through the david during the afternoon most places will be dry with sunshine around to take us into the evening rush hour. Temperatures 5 10 the evening rush hour. Temperatures 5 10 degrees, it may feel colder than that this morning when the cloud is in place, snow was falling and there is a keen breeze. When full sliderfor and there is a keen breeze. When full slider for a and there is a keen breeze. When full sliderfor a time, shall still across scotland and Northern Ireland that will only add as an temperatures drop close to freezing in many parts of the country so we could awaken to a frost across eastern areas in the west the cloud is back in and more rain, not a weather chart you want to see as we see further flooding in weather chart you want to see as we see furtherflooding in parts weather chart you want to see as we see further flooding in parts of the west. More rain to come turning persistent across many Western Areas through the day particularly around the hills in the west and south of wales also in parts of north west england and after a bright start to the north and east of the country, friday was a rain spread across most areas with a little sleet and snow four times across the hills, temperatures rising but the rain will stay in place across Western Areas as we go through friday night and into saturday morning. We could see as much as 50 millimetres, two inches of rain, it will clear with sunshine and showers through the rest of the weekend. And we will see gusty wind this weekend as well. Thank you. All highs on the weather there and we will keep you posted through the morning. The coronavirus is now spreading faster outside of china than inside it with northern italy causing particular concern. Its raised a lot of questions about how safe it is to travel. Bens been looking into this one for us. Theres been a lot of concern about people travelling to and from asia, but now the virus is spreading in europe, its starting to hit Holiday Plans closer to home. So what do you need to know and what are your rights if you cancel . Well, the Foreign Office should be your first port of call. Check their latest travel advice. Theyve been warning people to leave china if possible. Anyone coming back from wuhan and Hubei Province has to self isolate. That means staying indoors, avoiding contact with other people and calling the nhs to let them know. That now applies to anyone coming back from iran and so called special care zones in south korea. Yesterday that was also extended to people coming back from the areas in northern italy that are officially on lockdown. That includes parts of the lombardy and veneto regions. This applies to anyone whos been there, even if they dont have symptoms. Of course, if you develop symptoms having been away, especially elsewhere in northern italy, thailand, japan or singapore, then self isolate and call the nhs111 helpline. Crucially though, the Foreign Office is not advising that you shouldnt travel to these places. And that matters because insurers follow their advice. If you decide you dont want to go, then you probably wont be able to claim on your travel insurance. However, if you have a pre existing condition you might be able to ask your gp to advise you not to go and that should entitle you to claim. Some travel agents and airlines are offering travellers the chance to change plans where possible. So get in contact and see if they will let you postpone your trip or re book somewhere else. So a good time for travellers wanting to grab a bargain, but a tough time for the travel industry. It will be very bad. The International Air transport association has already said, effectively, all profits collectively made by airlines this year will be wiped out as a result of the virus affecting Asian Airlines but also we find out tomorrow, iags results, the Parent Company for ba, and it is a difficult time in travel but, actually, from a travellers point of view it is a fantastic time if you are prepared to that very, very small risk. That was simon calder there, a splitting opinion there. Should you cash in on cheap deals and going away facing a small risk all stay at home and stop the viruses riding any further . A real division and we will talk about some of those questions and answers later in the programme. Weve seen some extreme weather conditions recently and the various storms to batter the uk have caused all sorts of challenges. One of them is the tricky task of landing an aeroplane in high winds. Its a job which requires skill, strong nerves and special training, as breakfasts tim muffett has been finding out. How on earth do pilots land in strong crosswinds . With gusts of 50 miles an hour or more, landings can look alarming. We are lined up, we have got the wind from the right. Peter hodgdon is showing me how it is done. It is about a 40 mile an hour crosswind. We are approaching gatwick. It is very, very windy, and, oh yes, we are in a simulator. Crosswinds a part of the daily life of being a commercial pilot. Geography and weather, when they combine, can create some challenges and approaching. When landing in a crosswind, it can look like the aircraft is flying sideways. This is deliberate and is called crabbing. If you want to go towards the end of the runway, you have to land the aeroplane to drift, as it were, the nose into wind. We are offsetting to the wind, and we are going in a Straight Line towards the end of the runway. People see it and it looks like you are flying sideways, but it is all part of the plan and the best way to land in a crosswind. The severity of recent storms may have taken some by surprise but not airline pilots. The weather that you encounter has been discussed before that aeroplane gets off the ground. If in any doubt, pilots are trained to abort the landing, or go around, as it is known. This can feel alarming for passengers, but is quite common. During storm ciara and storm dennis, there were about 250 go arounds at londons five airports alone. It is a bit nerve racking, it gets the adrenaline flowing. Peter mccann is a long haul pilot, who previously worked for thomas cook. He believes pilots who fly longer journeys often find crosswind landings more daunting. Short haul pilots might do four landings a day, four days a week. I probably average about three a month, and therefore the exposure of a long haul pilot to those kind of conditions is minimal. Have there been times when you thought, that was close. Yes. You learn from that, and that is the experience that you take to make better decisions in the future. A chance to experience a little of the challenges pilots face. Sorry passengers, it might bea bumpy landing. We can go from a bright sunny day with no wind to the worst tornado you can expect. Pilots are much more prepared because we have those facilities to recreate real scenarios. The end of the runway is rapidly approaching yeah, thats fine. Some comforting words if you are about to fly in strong wind. That is absolutely fascinating to watch that and the training they do and it is so realistic. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. Good morning from bbc london. Im vanessa baffoe. Specialist pods for treating suspected coronavirus cases have been set up at accident emergency units across london. More than 6,500 people have been tested so far in the uk. 13 have been diagnosed with the virus. Nhs england has ordered all hospitals with a es to install the pods. Well, with the coronavirus starting to affect schools and workplaces across the capital, today were answering your questions about the virus. Search for bbc london on social media to get in touch. In other news, the number of fires in london is lower than its been since records began more than 50 years ago. There were nearly 18,000 fires in the capital last year. Thats a third fewer than in 2010. London fire brigade puts it down to what it describes as a targeted approach to fire safety. Passengers are calling for better information about station closures ahead of another shutdown this weekend at kings cross. The Campaign Group transport focus carried out a survey on behalf of network rail and found many passengers wanted to know sooner about closures and what the temporary timetables would be. Lets take a look at the travel situation now. On the tube, a good service all around. On the trains, there are delays and cancellations on Southeastern Services into Charing Cross following a signal failure. On the roads, delays westbound at Seven Sisters because of gasworks and in the centre of town, helene closed at piccadilly towards piccadilly circus. Now the weather with elizabeth. Good morning. Something a bit more wintry in the forecast for some of us today, a band of rain around this morning so it is a very wet start to the morning but some of that rain could turn wintry, perhaps some sleet, even wet snow across the high ground towards Northern Areas of the capital in particular. Especially the chilterns, we may see some snow here but otherwise for most of us it falls as rain. Dry for most of the day and it will feel cold and there is a met Office Warning for that wintry snow, creeping into Northern Areas of the m25 but only for the higher ground. Heading eastwards as we move through the afternoon and it should be sunny for the rest of the day. It is going to feel chilly with top temperatures between four and seven celsius and there is still the brisk and cold wind blowing, so factor in windchill. Overnight tonight, clear skies for the most part and there will be another frost developing tomorrow morning for most areas. We start to see things cloud over from the west tomorrow and it will be windy and turning wet later on friday afternoon. Now before we go, a nod to our very own riz lateef who won a Royal Television Society Award last night. She was named nations and regions presenter of the year. The judges said they enjoyed the sparkle, flexibility and thought that goes into her work. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. Bye for now. Good morning, and welcome to breakfast with Rachel Burden and charlie stayt. Our headlines today a dramatic surge in the number of coronavirus cases in italy. More than 400 people are infected. 160 british tourists remain quarantined at a hotel in tenerife after a guest tested positive. With the virus spreading in europe, good morning, and welcome to breakfast with Rachel Burden with the virus spreading in europe, well be asking how worried we should be here in the uk. Warnings of another ten days of flooding misery in parts of england already struggling to cope. In ironbridge the river level has dropped by about a metre and all of the Emergency Services are here just in case. The river needs to drop low enoughin in case. The river needs to drop low enough in the next couple of days for the Environment Agency to be able to repair the damaged flood barriers. There is more persistent rain in the forecast particularly through friday and saturday and even this morning there is rain out there and some sleet and snow. I will have the details later. Its decision day for the controversial third runway at heathrow. The court of appeal will decide if work can begin soon, or if the government has not taken into account the environmental impact. Ill have all the details. Its smash and grab for Manchester City, in the Champions League. They enjoy one of their greatest european nights beating real madrid 2 1 in spain. Its thursday the 27th of february. Our top story. The number of people with the coronavirus in italy has risen by a quarter in the last 24 hours, with 400 cases and 12 deaths. Elsewhere, another case of the virus has been confirmed in the Canary Islands, where hundreds of tourists, including 160 britons, remain under quarantine. In a moment, well speak to fiona trott in tenerife but first our europe correspondent bethany bell is in milan. What is the latest from italy, bethany . Weve seen this rise in the number of confirmed cases and the Authorities Say that among those for the first time are four cases of children having been affected and we dont know the exact situation of their Health Condition at the moment. 12 people have died and those 12 people we are told where elderly and had underlying Health Conditions. Meanwhile its a strange atmosphere because schools, universities have enclosed and big Tourist Attractions are closed to stem the contagion but elsewhere life goes on and normal people are just going to work. There are very different attitudes to how people feel about this. Some people say they are concerned that the government did not act quickly enough to contain this in the first place whilst other people say they feel that perhaps there has been something of an overreaction and italy is a safe place to be in. Very differing attitudes. We heard from the Eu Health Commissioner yesterday who said that this was a case for concern but not for panic. Fiona trott is in tenerife. We can see you are just outside the hotel which is still in quarantine and we can see the ambulances and vehicles around there. Tell us the latest from there. Weve had an update from the Foreign Office saying they have put a letter under the door of the british guests staying here and we know there are about 260 of them and they say that they have shared a direct telephone number with them and they are encouraging travel companies to do the same. This is because yesterday some of the guests inside the hotel was saying that they felt powerless and not part of the conversation about what was happening to them and when and they were frustrated about the information that was given to them and the follow through that first they could not leave the room, then they were told they could but they had to wear a face cast face mask and some guests were saying that there were some areas where people were not wearing a face mask. We also have this from the Foreign Office, saying that the next priority was to focus on fully understanding the current response of the Spanish Health authorities and reassuring ourselves that they we re and reassuring ourselves that they were adequate and they will monitor the situation and keep british nationals updated. Of course the other important update we have had is that a fifth person has tested positive for coronavirus in the ca nary islands and positive for coronavirus in the Canary Islands and is somewhere on a neighbouring island in tenerife and was visiting italy earlier this month and we understand she has been treated at the hospital on the north of the island where two others who tested positive are also being treated and there will be a Cabinet Meeting of the Regional Government of the island at 1030 this morning. Fiona, thank you very much. Worth saying that in a few minutes time we will have a number of experts with us in the studio. Lots of questions about the coronavirus to do with the workplace, schools and other environments and they will come up in a few minutes time. People in flood hit parts of the midlands are being warned they could face a further ten days of what the police are calling difficult conditions. Homes across shropshire and worcestershire were evacuated yesterday after Barriers Holding back the river severn began to give way. Our reporterjohn maguire is in ironbridge, in shropshire, where a severe Flood Warning remains in place. John, how are things looking this morning . You can see the river levels are still very high. They are, rachel. The 24 hours or longer the people of ironbridge have had this on the bridge dominates the gorge, built almost 250 years ago, world famous and the centre of the industrial revolution. It has seen flooding over the years but this has to be one of the worst, not the worst, but one of the worst, not the worst, but one of the worst. As you see this footpath closed off quite sensibly and a safe distance from the river severn but just and a safe distance from the river severn butjust the weight of water and the force of the water, Something Like 500 tonnes per second and as weve seen the flood barriers just behind me round the corner beyond the bridge and we will be able to show you a live drone shot. Temporary barriers put in place by the Environment Agency, extremely effective normally but the sheer weight of the water forced those barriers yesterday to buckle, getting into almost an s shape and you can see from these pictures just how close the barrier has come up to those buildings. It was only those buildings that stopped the barriers shifting further back and if they had gone too far back they would have burst and been totally compromised and it would have been a very, very different situation. You might be able to see some water on what should be the dry side of the barriers but pumps have been pumping to get the water out but what we are hoping for in the next couple of daysis hoping for in the next couple of days is for the river severn to drop far enough down so that the Environment Agency can return to those barriers and repair them, because what matt has been telling us in the forecast is that there is more rain on the way. River levels dropping here, but peaking downstrea m dropping here, but peaking downstream in worcester, so anxious times for the people of that city. Back to you. A real sense of the volume of water there. While one problem subsides another may rear up. Our thanks to john problem subsides another may rear up. Our thanks tojohn maguire in ironbridge in shropshire. An emergency evacuations taking place in parts of east yorkshire after the river aire burst its banks. Homes and businesses in snaith and east cowick were affected after the Environment Agency declared a major incident. More than 60 properties in the area have now been flooded. The government will set out its aims for trade talks with the eu today. The document is expected to show key areas of disagreement on how closely the uk should stick to existing rules. Our Political Correspondent chris mason is in westminster. We have a situation where the two big stories, the coronavirus and the effects here and flooding rather dominating the news agenda, but this is important, isnt it . Its in the diary and starting very soon. Yes, good morning and it really is important. Brexit has been banished and vanquished from the airwaves pretty much for the last few months and a huge relief to many that that was the reality but of course there is still a huge amount to sort out. Legally, yes, we have left the European Union but so much about the practicality of what our relationship with the eu looks like soon is not yet sorted because even though we have left and we are in what is called the transition period which basically Means Nothing has changed so the other day the eu published this and it called at eight negotiating mandate, 46 pages of stuff and all sorts of different sectors, fishing, data protection, Financial Services. This morning the uk will publish its equivalent and the curiosity with this whole negotiation to come is that this is about a future relationship but normally the negotiations are about countries getting closer together, but economically, this will be about pulling apart and lots and lots of rails and detail to come in the months ahead. Just a thought, with your experience of these things, running commentary, day by day as the talks are going on. What do you think we will hear . We wont get the theatrics and jeopardy we had last year where every given week we were saying, is the government going to survive the day . Will there be a january election . Will brexit happen . We know the answer to those things. In terms of the running commentary, its often the line politicians use when they dont want to tell us a great deal, but usually in these processes because both sides have to take their people with them, there is something of a running commentary so i think we will get a sense of how things are going on there will be moments where it looks like things might break down and perhaps they will be re established again. A big deadline in the summer about sorting out fishing which is controversial and the overall deadline, the end of this year when the uk is meant to be leaving this transition period and the reality of brexit in the long term will kick in. Chris, thank you. Five people have been killed in a mass shooting at a brewery headquarters in the us city of milwaukee. Police say 51 year old gunman, reportedly a former employee who had been sacked earlier in the day, killed himself after the shooting spree. It happened while hundreds of people were still at work at the molson coors brewery. The government has announced an extra £236 million to tackle rough sleeping in england. The money will Fund Accommodation for six thousand people. The latest official figures, released later this morning, are expected to show a fall in the number of people sleeping on the streets. Opponents of a third runway at Heathrow Airport will hear later whether a court will overrule the expansion plan. The challenge has been brought by a number of environmental groups who say the plans dont take Climate Change policies into account. The new runway was approved by the government in 2018. Those are the main stories this morning. It is 8 12am, but matt, a lot of people worried about the weather, we have a lot of rain and flooding a big problem but also snow in some places. Yes, rain becomes more of a feature over the next 36 hours but we need some weathered joy and there is some for some because this puppys first sight of snow and across the Home Counties the first sight of snow for the season. There will be issues with snow on any high roads in the country and the snow has been falling through the night across parts of western scotland and Northern Ireland in the form of showers and we have seen rain turned to snow across Northern England and parts of the midland and north of the m4, so the cotswolds, the chilterns are covered in snow and through the parts of south east midlands and even low levels across east anglia through the rush hour there could be a coating of snow mainly on the grass and a bit on the roads and hire routes as well. Rain across the southernmost counties in the rush hour but it will clear through and elsewhere it is sunshine and showers for the rest of the day and showers for the rest of the day and showers for the rest of the day and showers will be fewer in number, still piling on across the north west of scotland but most will finish the afternoon with sunshine overhead. Still a chilly breeze and windows will be strong across east anglia and the south east but temperatures around where they should be for the time of year. As we head to the evening rush hour it should be a dryjourney home and a better one than this morning but turning cold quickly. Still showers across north west scotland and one or two across north west scotland and one ortwo in across north west scotland and one or two in the west initially but later on whilst we see frost and icy conditions develop in the east, the rain will pile in across Northern Ireland and wales and the south west or tomorrow morning and once the rain is in, with these weather fronts, they will stay in place with the rain falling almost continuously for at least 24 hours across western parts of england and wales. Not great news where those areas are currently affected by flooding. Back to you. Expect more uk cases. Thats the warning from the government as it sets out further plans to tackle coronavirus, which has now infected more than 80,000 people worldwide. So how might the outbreak affect you . Weve gathered together a team of people who will be able answer some of your questions. Dr Rosemary Leonard is a gp. Stephen griffin is a virologist at leeds university. And martyn james is a Consumer Rights expert. We will pick up on some of the questions. This is one, i think, and eve ryo ne questions. This is one, i think, and everyone is welcome to chip in. Stephen, i think this is more towards you and the question a lot of people are asking. It is a question from andrew, and how long can the virus survive on an object . Weve all been in Public Places and thinking the same thing, so we will see the question first. Lets hear from andrew. Good morning. If could simplify the World Health Organization and Public Health england advice, it is catch it, bin it, and wash your hands. Now if the virus can be transmitted by poor personal hygiene, how long would it remain viable on a worktop, a door knob, a handrail ora remain viable on a worktop, a door knob, a handrail or a similar surface . Stephen . Its not a simple question because there are different surfaces and environments in which the virus will come into contact with you but by and large it is a fragile virus and easily disinfected with things like alcohols and bleach and what have you and there are studies on related viruses. Its not been done with this virus, i should emphasise but for things like sars, it can last several hours, up to a number of days, but that is very much depending on the surface it is on and the temperature and humidity, so Something Like a metal surface that was very damp and cold, you might expect it to last a little while. Its very hard to be specific. I got a mug here and ive been drinking out of my mug and holding it like this and ive put it down. How long, if holding it like this and ive put it down. How long, if i had coronavirus, any idea about that . The main point it is proportionate about the amount of virus that goes on to it in the first place and in the laboratory with large amounts of virus, if you take it down the longevity severely shortened and i think the issue is that all of them can be dealt with by good hand hygiene. So it depends how clean charlies hands were in the first place . That would be ideal but there are cases with the sars outbreak 20 yea rs are cases with the sars outbreak 20 years ago where they showed that getting it under control in hospitals was mainly done by good hand hygiene. All the other measures we re hand hygiene. All the other measures were secondary. Rosemary, a good point for you to come in, because we have in the toilets at the bbc and 11 point hand washing guideline that is printed out on the wall. Its the most important thing you can do in terms of stopping the transmission of the virus and we were chatting earlier in the previous sars outbreak was stopped by good hand washing. Rosemary, will you teach charlie how to wash his hands . Hold ona charlie how to wash his hands . Hold on a second, you have just coughed and the correct procedure is what . Should you now use one of these . 0k, here we are. That is the sanitiser, and what you need to do, hands in the water. Let me put that there. You just coughed, you should do it. Hands in the water and ive also got rings on, which are great. This has to take, its not a quick slap under the tap, you know when you just put your hands there. This is a 22nd routine and there should be a nail brush here as well. Some people will be thinking, why are we teaching people how to wash their hands . On the back of my hands like that, and ideally i go up my arms as well. Definitely get between the fingers, under your nails and we do the same thing in the laboratory. Tackling surfaces, not just your thing in the laboratory. Tackling surfaces, notjust your hands. What doesnt work and you see everybody doing it people doing itjust quickly under the tap and then they rinse them and ideally dry them with a blow dryer, but you can use towels. I think that probably 20 seconds. Someone said to sing happy birthday several times over. Weve heard that men are not so good at washing their hands and this is something we need to get out to the male audience. Yes, wash your hands and keeping them away from your mouth. In terms of facemasks, when i coughed a face mask would have helped if it was newly on, but once they are damp, they hardly stop anything. But they do stop your hands touching your face. Lets have another question, and this one is for martin, sent in by sheila. Can we look at that now . A question. Weve had so many like this about peoples travel plans and what to do and whether they are going to italy orfurther and whether they are going to italy or further afield. Lets and whether they are going to italy orfurther afield. Lets hear sheila. In a weeks time, we are booked to travel to venice by train via geneva and then flying back. We believe that most places of interest are closed and possibly some restau ra nts are closed and possibly some restaurants as well. Added to this we would not want to put our family and friends at risk when we return. Very little has been said about venice other than the carnival being cancelled, so what advice would you give to two ladies of a certain age . Two ladies of a certain age, or anyone, although there are people more vulnerable to the virus and perhaps advice should be different for certain communities. But if the Foreign Office is saying its fine to travel to italy, do they have any comeback . Not when it comes to insurance, but let me tell you, ive had so many questions about this including as soon as i walked into the office, members of staff asking about their holidays and it is the number one concern. There seems to bea number one concern. There seems to be a lot of worry about insurance policies and wear the right to kick in. Asa policies and wear the right to kick in. As a general rule, unless the foreign and Commonwealth Office say on their website they are advising against all travel to an area, most insurance policies will not pay out. Ive heard isolated examples of people who have been told that they will so i would encourage people to put ina will so i would encourage people to put in a claim anyway if they think they will be affected. As sooner that announcement gets out, in effect you should be able to claim and yourAirline Might effect you should be able to claim and your Airline Might not be able to fly and you might not get cashback from various sources but this is the big issue and insurance doesnt generally cover you even if you havent got a good reason for doing so, but if you get crafty there are potentially things you can do and if youre concerned about your own personal health, your travel insurance policy will have a set of rules about cancellation. So speak to a doctor and if they feel it isa speak to a doctor and if they feel it is a worry, and im sorry for clogging up surgeries, we know how busy you are. Its really important to getan busy you are. Its really important to get an expert on your side. Lets be clear, no one is saying that you cheat the system but if you had respiratory condition or a vulnerability in some way or pregnant, that could legitimately be a Health Reason you could claim on. And the other thing is, if i see someone who is incredibly anxious about travelling, you can put a medical reason on anxiety. Its not a matter of enjoying the holiday, but if youre going to cause a mental Health Condition by travelling somewhere, you have a reasonable thing to put down. We are trying to go through your questions this morning. We have one, doctor rosemary for you, and this is patricia. When people have had the coronavirus, can they catch it again or do they become immune . This is an interesting one, particularly this morning that we heard news that a woman injapan had apparently tested positive again. Generally with viral illnesses and it applies with coronavirus as well, when you are infected with the virus, you get an immune response and you get antibodies and thats why we developed vaccines and thats why we are trying to develop one. The thing i would say is, in general, once youve had it, once your immune syste m youve had it, once your immune system is working properly and youve developed a good immune response, you should not get it again. This woman injapan response, you should not get it again. This woman in japan who response, you should not get it again. This woman injapan who has had it twice, we dont know how she was tested to know she had cleared it. You normally have two clear viral tests are good two weeks apart and she might not have had it. Going back one step on that position. Some people say, i never get a cold, i never get in, all i never get ill, all those things. Is that releva nt to ill, all those things. Is that relevant to coronavirus and who may or may not test positive . People do better when they are healthy and younger, but having other illnesses has no relation to this virus in particular whatsoever, so that kind of anecdotal story is not really helpful. Its important at this time of year, because we have seasonal flu that people are vigilant about having flu vaccinations because you dont want to put yourself in a weakened state or confuse your symptoms between coronavirus and other things. Can i add that gps still have lots of flu vaccines, so if you are in a group and not had the vaccine and there are lots of people out there who havent because the uptake on the vaccine has been low, go and get your flu jab. The uptake on the vaccine has been low, go and get your flu jabm wont make any difference in protecting you against coronavirus. It wont, but if your immune system is fighting one virus you are more vulnerable and if you had the flu vaccine and you get flu like symptoms and we know it is more likely to be coronavirus. Stephen wa nts to likely to be coronavirus. Stephen wants to know how the flu virus naturally dies out and will the virus behave in the same way, will it run its course and go the same way . There is a seasonality to flu and it comes across from the east and it comes across from the east and tends to go away in the summer months but its a bit less true since the swine flu outbreak but there is temperature as a factor in there is temperature as a factor in the survival of these viruses and there is every reason that this might apply to the coronavirus. There is thinking along the lines that if we can get on top of outbreaks before summer, that will help us in suppressing that number of cases. A question from nigel. Martin, you might want to pick up on it. What are the airlines doing about the insides of the planes . Do they disinfect them in between flights as a precaution . Are they doing anything different . Thats a very good question indeed. As anyone who has got a budget flight recently will know, those lights are turned around very quickly. They barely clear the empty crisp packets. You can find clear the empty crisp packets. You canfind a clear the empty crisp packets. You can find a few little surprises. And whilst i would want to cast aspersions against the airlines, but certainly they would take additional precautions. But we were having an interesting chat with a viral gist and you learned a lot, and ive learnt a lot today and ive spoken toa learnt a lot today and ive spoken to a couple of people who are singers and you had callum on before it was an athlete and there are certain precautions people take, and the toilets and the seats are where people loiter and also wiping down the train front of you is another way you can avoid it. A quick pick up way you can avoid it. A quick pick up on that because we are done for time, but on that thought . Again, your environment is your environment and you can delia with it by sand deal with it by hand washing and sanitising. The best thing is social distancing. Keeping distances, not shaking hands. We are a little bit too close, but thats ok. And the other thing is when we all walked into the bbc, the charming people at the desk were all shaking our hands andl the desk were all shaking our hands and i know its very british and very polite but we probably ought to stop shaking hands. All very useful information and thank you very much. Well done with the hand washing. Even though you were ten seconds short. I will get so criticised on social media. You should follow so put some alcohol as well. Thank you very much. Time to get the news and travel where you are. The rain is going to clearfor most of us together sunny spells. We will have wintry showers across western scotland. You can see the mixture of rain, sleet and snow clears for lunchtime and for many of us we are looking at sunshine into the afternoon. Through this evening and tonight, still showers coming into western scotland. Still snow over the higher ground. There will be lengthy clear spells before more cloud starts to move on from the south west. Temperatures starting to rise but further east we will see temperatures drop close to if not below freezing. During faded further heavy rain spreads in and it will be particularly heavy in wales, the midlands and north west england. This tha simmonds and karin gianone. Coronavirus hits more profits and production as Big Drug Companies race to develop a vaccine. Live from london, thats our top story on thursday 27th february. Its a multi billion dollar race to find a vaccine and President Trump has pledged the us will invest heavily but will it be a lucrative one for the big Drugs Companies . Also in the programme borisjohnsons government gets set to publish its strategy for post brexit trade talks