This is bbc news. Im shaun ley. The headlines at 12 as tributes continue to pour in for the love island presenter, Caroline Flack, her management have criticised the Crown Prosecution Service for refusing to drop charges that she assaulted her boyfriend. Lewis burton Caroline Flacks boyfriend says his heart is broken and close friend Laura Whitmore made an emotional tribute on her radio show. At age 40, Caroline Flack made the decision to take her own life and i want to talk about it. Im going to talk about her and give her the respect that she deserves, and that she didnt always get. Heavy rain and strong winds continue to lash large parts of the uk there are hundreds of flood alerts in place across the uk including red warnings meaning theres a danger to life. Its affecting things
like the river neath, which has burst its banks here in tonna and aberdulais. And its affected a row of houses just over here to my right. We cant get to them because the road to get to them has been comple
In the scottish premiership, the league leaders, celtic currently ten points clear taking on aberdeen. Callum mcgregor gave the away side an early lead but ash taylor equalised. Thats one of three matches today, with second placed rangers also in action. The first of the days womens fa cup matches has been called off due to storm dennis thats arsenal against lewes. But there are four more fifth round games scheduled all two oclock kick offs. Check the bbc sport website for updates. Sam skinner and Matt Fagerson have been added to the scotland squad for the rest of the six nations. Theyve both recovered from injury. Glasgow warriors back row fagerson last played a test in august, while skinner missed out on the world cup injapan after sustaining a hamstring problem in the summer test win over france. The lock forward has been impressive for exeter chiefs, helping them to the top of the premiership. After two defeats in the six nations, scotland are away to italy on saturday. Rory mcilro
Well. The main reign band moving away from the south east, behind it lots of showers compacting in, they are going to be heavy as well. Storm dennis, the centre of stormed the ohus dennis, the centre of stormed the onusis dennis, the centre of stormed the onus is getting closer to northern scotla nd onus is getting closer to northern scotland overnight, so we make it a strengthening of the wind across here as well. Lots of showers overnight, some heavy and one day for most of us as well, but cooler thanit for most of us as well, but cooler than it has been up late for england and wales. It is going to be a day of sunshine and blustery showers, some of the showers are heavy and potentially thundery, weather pushing across. Frequent showers in scotla nd pushing across. Frequent showers in scotland and Northern Ireland. Decent temperatures, perhaps as perhaps as high as nine or 10 degrees. It will be a windy day, not as windy as it has been. A Major Incident is declared by police in south
American citizens quarantined on a cruise ship injapan are to be flown home after a jump in the number of new cases of coronavirus on board. And in half an hour here on bbc news, dateline london takes a look at events in the uk through outsiders eyes, and at how this weeks issues are being tackled around the world. Good morning. Caroline flacks Management Team have criticised the Crown Prosecution Service for pressing ahead with a case against her for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend saying it had caused her significant distress, and hadnt been in the public interest. The presenter of the itv reality show, love island, took her own life at her home in east london yesterday. This morning on instagram, her boyfriend posted that he was heartbroken by the news. David sillito reports. Its the return of the flack love island, x factor, im a celebrity Caroline Flack was a presenter on some of the biggest programmes on british television. She was, until a few weeks ago, the face of love isla