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protest through the streets of bristol. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with holly — celebrations for england's women cricketers... yes, another impressive performance from england's bowlers which gives them a comprehensive win in the women's t20 cup in australia. but they are not through to the knockout stages just yet. i will have more on that at 2.30. thanks holly. and ben has all the weather — another weekend, another storm. another weekend of windy and wet weather which is the last thing we need with ongoing flooding problems. it is all because storm jorge has been named by the spanish weather service. i will tell you about it just before 2.30. also coming up — canada says it'll stop paying for security for the duke and duchess of sussex when they step down as working royals. hello everyone, this is afternoon live. i'm martine croxall. it's been confirmed that a british man who'd been on board the diamond princess cruise ship, docked injapan, has died from the coronavirus. he's the first briton to die after contracting the virus. here, three more cases have been confirmed in the uk, including the first in wales — a patient who'd recently been in northern italy. it brings the total number of cases here to 19. fears about the spread of the virus have caused more big falls on global stock markets — they've suffered their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008. the prime minister will chair a meeting of the government's cobra emergency committee on monday. let's get more about that british man who's died from coronavirus in japan. 0ur correspondent jenny hill is in tokyo. what jenny hill is in tokyo. more do we know at this stag it what more do we know at this stage. it doesn't look like we can speak to jenny right now, i am sorry. as we heard, three more coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the uk, including the first in wales — a patient who'd recently been in northern italy. it brings the total number of cases here to 19. helena wilkinson reports. the two new patients in england confirmed with having the coronavirus are being treated here at the royal free hospital in london. both contracted the virus in iran. this morning, wales confirmed its first case. the patient, a man from swansea, had returned from northern italy. we were expecting to see these cases. when we saw the rise in cases in northern italy, it became inevitable we would start to see cases in the uk and that is what we are now seeing. northern ireland also has its first case. it is understand the patient is a woman who was travelling with her child from northern italy via dublin. the child is now being tested. in tenerife, a small group of guests were allowed to leave the coronavirus—hit costa adeje hotel. the airlinejet2 has told british holiday—makers who are stuck there they will not fly them home unless they have tested negative for the virus. i spoke to jet2 yesterday after the hotel confirmed to me that they believed we would be leaving on the 9th of march. jet2 came back and said we would be leaving on the 10th of march, that they would be flying us home, however i have asked for their guarantee with regards to our safety, given we have remained in isolation, and there will be other passengers on the plane, who have not only have gone into the hotel grounds, but have not been following the protocol. elsewhere, nigeria has reported its first case. the patient is an italian citizen who flew into lagos from milan. the former health secretary says it will be a concern to officials. whilst a lot of our attention has been on italy and japan, actually what happens in iran and africa is probably more significant in terms of the risks of this turning into a pandemic where the spread across borders becomes not possible to contain. in switzerland, they have banned all public gatherings of more than 1,000 people, to try to control the virus spreading. as a result, the geneva motor show is the latest big event to be cancelled. back in the uk, the government emergency committee cobra will meet again on monday. in the early hours of this morning, the prime minister visited a hospital in kettering to discuss nhs preparations with doctors. with more and more cases being confirmed around the world, there is huge uncertainty aboutjust how much further this virus will spread. helena wilkinson, bbc news. let's get more about that british man who's died from coronavirus in japan. 0ur correspondent jenny hill is in tokyo. jenny, what more do you know at the moment? the japanese health ministers have confirmed a british man has died from covid—i9. he was being hospitalised and treated here, having tested positive for the coronavirus above the diamond princess, the cruise ship which was moored up in the port of yokohama, some weeks ago after the virus emerged on board. 3700 passengers and crew in quarantine for well over two weeks. this is the first british person known to have died from covid—i9. here in japan, person known to have died from covid—i9. here injapan, they are getting used to hearing about deaths like these. yesterday, it was announced another person, a japanese person, had also died despite being treated in hospital having also a p pa re ntly treated in hospital having also apparently contracting the virus on board the diamond princess cruise ship. it isjust board the diamond princess cruise ship. it is just over board the diamond princess cruise ship. it isjust over a board the diamond princess cruise ship. it is just over a week since 30 or so british people were finally, after their quarantine, taken off the diamond princess cruise ship, put on two coaches and taken back to britain where they are currently in quarantine on the wirral. watching them drive off, waving from the curtained coach, looking so relieved their ordeal had come to an end, was no doubt a picture of relief for many people backin picture of relief for many people back in britain. tonight, with the news of this death, of course, the gravity of this outbreak really hits home. jenny, for the moment, thank you very much. jenny hill in tokyo. to talk more about the spread of the virus in the uk, i'm joined by our health editor hugh pym. where would you say we are at in the stages of the countries have gone through, right here? we are up to 19 cases now in the uk. but health officials still feel we are at the containment phase, it is possible this can be contained. what does that mean? yes, we will get more cases but probably people who have come from elsewhere in the world, caught the virus elsewhere and come into the uk, their contacts can be traced and it can be limited. the problem is when you start getting transmission within the uk. then you move into a new phase of may be hundreds of cases. no one is making any secret of the fact that in whitehall they are making any plans for that to happen. we heard from the chief medical officer for england yesterday, that actually if we moved into that phase, if we got to that, schools might be close. you might insist closing down mass spectator participation events like sport. nothing definite, but those plans have been talked about. today, jeremy hunt, the former health secretary came out and said he thinks we are at a tipping point now, that it is a very serious global situation. particularly, as we heard earlier, if if it gets into countries with less, advanced health systems that means more cases developing their and more coming into the uk. he has urged the government, he is not criticising them, to get the people realise we might move into this new phase of closures and measures that might seem very closures and measures that might seem very different from normal, everyday life. so before that happens, what is the ongoing advice to people? the advice remains, only if you have travelled from one of these countries in asia, or northern italy for example and that you get back to the uk and eu have developed symptoms. that is the crucial thing, fever —like symptoms, respiratory problems. during nhs iii and they will probably direct you to be isolated. actually, you should isolated. actually, you should isolate yourself and then call 111. we have seen schools closing just because somebody has come back and gone off to be tested in isolation. that is not the advice. if you have come from a country like iran, or certain parts of china, or the isolated area in northern italy, you are going to be told to go into self isolation for two weeks, to quarantine yourself. that is the advice as things stand. are they keeping a record of all the people who are bringing iii and saying they have symptoms? i have gathered nhs 111 has been under a lot of pressure. they have seen a spike in calls and nhs england are quite open about that. we have had people getting in touch with the bbc saying they have struggled to get through. the advice is, hang on and there might be slight delays in 111 responding, but staff are there to a nswer calls. responding, but staff are there to answer calls. yes, you would expect answer calls. yes, you would expect a surge in demand and there are plans to invest in more call handlers. some of these calls may be from people who have been to a different country, that is not on the list and want advice. you might say, they might not be doing that, but the messages, nhs iii is there for people who have come back from one of these countries on the list and has developed symptoms. that is what it is therefore, it is and that it is under pressure. hugh pym, a health editor. fears that the coronavirus outbreak could spark a global recession have led to stock markets suffering their worst week since 2008. some factories in china are now up and running again, but with many workers quarantined and parts in short supply, their production is limited. for some manufacturers here in the uk, the business paralysis in china is actually proving good news as retailers return to british factories for products they haven't bought in decades. here's our business reporter simon browning. a window of opportunity in a crisis. uk textile factories are winning new orders because of coronavirus. just check we have got a good seal around there. the specialised canvas and plastics business in chesterfield is the only maker of infection—control chambers in the uk and unsurprisingly, orders are really picking up. primarily we said the uk government via a supply chain. but we have been getting third—party enquiries for a variety of commercial and other national governments as well. it is orders for these medical transport chambers, used during the ebola outbreak, which are really filling the order book. down in leicester, the order book. down in leicester, the knitting machines are working at a higher speed. complex supply chains stitched together over decades are broken, as no goods coming, unexpected opportunities have appeared. these brothers run this knitwear factory with their pa rents, this knitwear factory with their parents, who started it in 1987. they lost legions of customers when china boomed. for decades, british retailers turned their backs on ma nufa ctu res retailers turned their backs on manufactures like this, instead preferring china. but as those factories remain close, there's retailers need to order more stock. with factories like this, they can order less and the delivery times are much faster. a lot more enquiries are coming through, but there is a bit of concern about the earlier supply chain and getting more materials and to make sure we are not going to run out of any of them. but it is those materials, yarns like some of these from northern italy which could limit more potential growth. the italian factories they are from our closed, as they fight coronavirus. a lot of the retailers are worried they will have no stock in the stores soon because a lot of it comes from abroad. swimwear is all made in china. you will see less of those products in the stores. the spread of coronavirus has exposed how fragile the supply chains are when exposed to shock. but this is bringing unexpected opportunities are much closer to home. simon browning, bbc news. and you can keep up with the latest developments about the coronavirus outbreak, the symptoms to watch out for, how to guard against the virus and what it means for you, on the bbc news app and on our website. and you can get in touch with your questions about the coronavirus — particularly if you have a travel related question. we'll be speaking to the travel expert simon calder at 3:30 for your questions answered. you can see how to get in touch with us on the screen there. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines: a man who was on the diamond princess cruise ship has become the first briton to die from the coronavirus. three new cases are confirmed in the uk — and there are growing fears about the global spread of the virus. as stock markets across the globe suffer their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008, the bank of england warns that the virus could have an impact on the uk economy. the teenage activist greta thunberg leads thousands of people on a climate change protest through the streets of bristol. and in sport, england are a step closer to the women's t20 world cup semifinals following a comprehensive 42 run victory over pakistan in canberra. chris froome is a number of riders been tested for coronavirus after the cycling was cancelled after two suspected cases. and there is a strong reaction from british swimmers at the chinese was banned for eight years for missing a drugs test. i will be back with more on their stories at 2.30. greta thunberg, the teenage climate activist, has led a protest march and a strike by school children in bristol. thousands braved rainy conditions to urge world leaders to take more immediate action in tackling climate change, asjon donnison reports. greta, greta. with a rock star reception, the 17—year—old swede is in defiant mood. i will not be silenced while the world is on fire. will you? adamant, her movement can make a difference. if enough people are pushing for change, then change will come and we are those people. and every single person counts. a crowd of thousands braved the mud, many skipping school to turn up. this is such a big issue thanjust going to school. i know gcses are round the corner, but this is so much more important than that. she speaks her words and she speaks our future. we could be in school right now and studying for things to do in the future, but i think this is more important. parents rejected criticism that it was irresponsible to ta ke criticism that it was irresponsible to take their kids out of school. criticism that it was irresponsible to take their kids out of schoolm is the responsible thing to do, which is what we should all be doing andi which is what we should all be doing and i think it is crazy we are not doing more than we are already doing. this is a small thing we can doing. this is a small thing we can do today, stand out in the rain and show our support. greta is an amazing girl, she is an icon and an idol. sorry, iam amazing girl, she is an icon and an idol. sorry, i am going to get emotional. the police had warned large crowds could lead to safety issues but many children came with the backing of their teachers. this isa the backing of their teachers. this is a chance for them, not only to be educated that will shake the world they will grow up in, but also empowered. feeling of powerlessness can lead to mental health problems and anxiety and we want children to feel like they will be heard and taken feel like they will be heard and ta ken seriously feel like they will be heard and taken seriously and they can make a difference. but what do those who organise the event actually want? hoping this will give the government, the bristol council as well, the push they need to reach their carbon neutrality goals and if we can do it, maybe the rest of the uk will follow? this afternoon, greta thunberg led a march around the centre of bristol. when she started her campaign just two years ago, she was alone. now around the world, her supporters can be counted in the millions. jon donnison, bbc news. three former barclays executives have been acquitted of charges of fraud in the only criminal trial of senior bankers in the uk over events in the 2008 crisis. 0ur correspondent andy verity has been following the case and has this report. former senior barclays executive, rogerjenkins, once described as the best paid banker in the city, along with former senior banker tom kalaris and a lower ranking executive, richard boath, were accused by the serious fraud office of committing a fraud in the midsts of the 2008 crisis. charges they have spent a year on trial denying. in may 2008, barclays, like other banks, was running dangerously low on cash. regulators were pressing the bank to beef up its finances and put billions more aside in case some of the loans it had made weren't repaid. directors set in motion a plan to raise funds privately from sovereign wealth funds around the world. with tom kalaris co—ordinating it, one of then chief executive bob diamond's trusted lieutenants, roger jenkins, the head of barclays capital in the middle east, seen here on the left, had got to know sheik khalifa bin hamad al thani, the prime minister of qatar, and convinced him to invest £2.3 billion in barclays, along with sovereign wealth funds from china, japan and singapore. each investor would get a fee of 1.5%, but then the qataris demanded more than double that. between you and i, we had a meeting today with the man from q. yeah. so he's now angling for a three and three quarter per cent fee. laughter. amongst other things. out of £3.50? yeah, mate. well, they have got us by the balls, because the price is so low, that's the problem, mate. the court heard confidential phone calls where richard boath kept raising concerns all investors were supposed to be paid the same, but the message came back from the top the bank wouldn't pay more to everyone. if we are receptive to that fee number, are we going to apply that across the whole transaction? no. i will deal with it. just put it on the side. the qataris would be paid their extra fees, £112 million, via an agreement for advisory services. then, when the crisis worsened in october, barclays needed billions more. the qataris again demanded extra and barclays added a further £280 million. here at the old bailey, the prosecutor's case was that those advisory agreements were pretend — an attempt to disguise the extra fees being paid to the qataris and that the defendants caused the bank to lie in public documents, saying no extra fees had been paid. the defendants pointed to evidence that what they'd done was approved at the top of the bank and that the board of directors knew about it. the court heard that the bank's lawyers, including the big city firm, clifford chance, advised that it was legal, as long as the qataris would be giving valuable services in exchange for their extra money. today, the only criminal prosecution of a senior banker since the crisis finally drew to an end. andy verity, bbc news, at the old bailey. flood—hit communities across england and wales are preparing for another weekend of bad weather, this time as a result of storm jorge. in one town in east yorkshire, snaith, more than 60 homes have been evacuated. 0ur correspondent danny savage is in the nearby village of east cowick. he sent this a little earlier... this is becoming an increasingly familiar view in parts of east yorkshire, flooded homes and flooded streets. the rain that caused this flooding felt about a week ago. it has taken a long time to filter down the system, has filled up the flood plains and the wash lens and has got into the villages and towns and causing a fresh round of misery. into the villages and towns and causing a fresh round of miserym the flood plain close to the river air in east yorkshire, the rising water from last week's rain has finally overwhelmed villages. in east carrick, near snaith, they were wading back to their homes this morning to the great concern of others living here. it is absolutely terrifying, people desperately want to get back to their houses and i can understand that. i have just run down to the town council to get somebody to help people here because iam somebody to help people here because i am terrified he will fold down because the manhole covers are up. further down the lane, jan cannot believe what has happened to her home. i am absolutely devastated. devastated. we have been here 20 years and we have got a beautiful home and just look at it. the emotional impact is far worse than the actual impact of the work that you have got to do. they knew it was going to be bad when rescuers evacuated people from their homes here last night. and this is why. the flood plains stretch for miles now, one area is the size of windermere in the lake district. but the problem now is these areas are brimming. it is now running off into villages and homes that these wash lens are supposed to protect. the last thing they need here is more rain. but they are getting more rain at the moment and with more forecast at the moment and with more forecast at the weekend, not necessarily to fall here in east yorkshire, but further west upon the pennines and upon the hills. that is where all the water comes from eventually, it filters down through the rivers from the yorkshire dales into this part of the country. this really need some respite around here, but it doesn't look like they are going to get it. danny savage, reporting. time for a look at the weather. here's ben. now we are dealing with storm jorge, how have we got to thej? the dutch weather service and the spanish weather service and the spanish weather service and the spanish weather service go in alphabetical order. we had storm dennis, and the next one should be storm eleanor. what has happened on this occasion, this lump of cloud, that is the storm, storm jorge. it was about to be named by the irish weather service but the spanish weather service but the spanish weather service decided they were getting in on the action first and named it storm jorge. 0nce on the action first and named it storm jorge. once they have done that, to make it more straightforward to kind of communicate their message across the broader continent of europe, we go along with the same name. the spanish got in there first, a bit the name storm jorge and that is why we have skipped from the letter d on to thej. conditions is storm jorge going to bring us? this low pressure here is storm jorge. the last couple of storms have whizzed across the atlantic at speed on this one is sitting to the north—west of us. this is that we can come at the storm continues to deepen for a time, moving very slowly. they will bring heavy rain, particularly through tonight in places that do not need it. it will bring a swathe of strong winds, especially the latter part of saturday into sunday and then a lot of snow into the north—west of scotland. the most troublesome impacts will be the rain, up to 100 millimetres of rain onto the high ground is wales as possible. that feeds into rivers like the river severn and the river wye, which is what we have been talking about extensively over the last few weeks and the swathe of damaging winds. exactly what some parts of the country don't really need. just remind us, what a storm has to be like, what its characteristics have to be to get a name? it is not entirely straightforward, the process of naming the storms. of course, it wouldn't be, would it? look at the possible impacts, so they have a sliding scale of likely impactand they have a sliding scale of likely impact and this is to do with things like, not just how impact and this is to do with things like, notjust how strong the winds become how much rain there will be, it is where in the country is it? an 80 mph wind in the west of scotland is less notable than an 80 mph wind in the south—east of england, simply by virtue of the fact it doesn't happen all that often. they will do that complicated equation and often are tied in with an amber weather warning. we don't have a number weather warning, but it is all based on the possible impacts. and it helps us to keep track of the storm system we are talking about? that is the key part. i have some statistics to show you four february. this weather that is coming is the last thing we need. in february, we have had four times the average rainfall we would expect that it could be the wettest february on record. of course, we are not quite at the end of the month but it is raining. the wettest was in december 2015 but it doesn't look like we will beat that, but we do have rain falling at the moment. this is in monmouthshire earlier on. that is a place that doesn't need any more rain. for some we have had some snow today. that was close to barnsley. the radar shows the wet weather pushing in from the south—west. we have had some snow, but things are increasingly turning mild down towards the south. this band of rain here is quite concerning because the rain is going to continue across the southern and central parts of wales into the west midlands, through the afternoon. mild in the south, snow falling over the hills in scotland, where it is rather chilly. the area of rain and snow shifts northwards and we see more wet weather through tonight pushing on across the west, particularly so some of those high ground there is over the hills and mountains of wales will see a lot of rain. there is a met office yellow warning here. there is one in the south—west of england and across north—west england. some spots in wales, 50 to 70 millimetres of rain but may be up to 100 millimetres for some. as this band of rain clears, northern ireland could start tomorrow with icy stretches. we go through tomorrow and we see some sunshine for a time but then some persistent rain and snow moving into northern ireland. also north wales, northern england into southern scotla nd northern england into southern scotland and snow on the leading edge. 4 degrees in newcastle and a chilly day for all of us. and increasingly windy want to and this is where storm jorge really ramps up through tomorrow and into tomorrow night. the potential for disruptive and damaging winds. at the gust, we are expecting around 60 to 70 mph. some expose spots in north—west wales could see 80 mph. we have this rain and snow moving across scotland and over the scottish highlands through sunday there will be a lot of snow piling up. storm jorge still here on sunday and we could see rain moving across southern parts of england. the ground is saturated and the situation is very sensitive in terms of wet weather at the moment. this rain and snow moving across northern scotland. not as windy and sunny but fairly windy, and a slice of brighter weather from any part of the uk and those temperatures between six and 9 degrees. the big question is, is there any respite? next week doesn't look as wet. there will still be showers around at times and it shouldn't be quite as windy either. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: a man who was on the diamond princess cruise ship has become the first briton to die from the coronavirus. three new cases are confirmed in the uk and there are growing fears about the global spread of the virus. a lot of our attention has been on italy and japan, actually what happens in iran and africa is probably more significant in terms of risks of this turning into a pandemic, where the spread across borders becomes not possible to contain. as stock markets across the globe suffer their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008, the bank of england warns that the virus could have an impact on the uk economy. the teenage activist greta thunberg leads thousands of people on a climate change protest through the streets of bristol. also coming up — canada says it'll stop paying for security for the duke and duchess of sussex when they step down as working royals. sport now on afternoon live with holly and england's women were impressive in the t20 world cup this morning how close are they to a place in the semi—finals? not quite over the line yet, but it was a comprehensive victory over pakistan and it makes it two wins in a row and they're second in their group. not out of woods after that opening defeat to south africa. but they have recovered well from that. particularly the captain heather knight. again player of the match. following up a century with 62. pakistan came nowhere near reaching their target. england's bowlers got their target. england's bowlers got thejob done. anya shrubsole took two wickets in two balls. england won by 42 runs and the remaining match with the west indies is all that lies between them and the semi—finals. that lies between them and the semi-finals. i'm not one for personal milestones, it will feel sweeter if we are there on 8th march lifting the trophy. once the tour is over they're the things that i might reflect on. what it was the most important thing was that we got the win and kept the momentum going and set upa win and kept the momentum going and set up a big game with the west indies. south africa beat thailand by 113 runs. lee hit 101 runs from just 60 balls. thailand were bundled out for just 82 in just 60 balls. thailand were bundled out forjust 82 in reply. south africa have won both their matches and they have a superior net run rate to england, who are second. and one other bit of cricket news, mark wood is out of men's tour of sri lanka, because of a side strain. he was injured at the end of their last tour to south africa and scans confirmed a small tear. he will be replaced by mahmood. the test squad leaves on monday. england's match with west indies takes place on sunday. but plenty to think about. reaching the semis was the minimum expectation. we've been talking a lot about the coronavirus here in the news, but it's continuing to affect sports events too — what's the latest? a huge impact. we have talked of the six nations and cycling's main body is monitoring the situation in uae. and they had said two italian staff members tested positive and led to chris froome and adam yates being put in lock down and tested. we are expecting another situation regarding the situation in berlin ahead of world track cycling championships. it came after a danish cyclist had travelled from the uae to berlin for the event and he is currently in isolation in his hotel room. a spokesman said that is a precaution and he is show nothing symptoms. someone not taking any chanceis symptoms. someone not taking any chance is newcastle united. they have banned hand shakes at their training ground to curb the spread of virus. steve bruce said it was sensible. it is a ritual, everyone shakes hands each morning. we have stopped that on the advice of the doctor. i think we are like everybody else, we have a superb doctor and he will keep us informed and we are glued to the tv and writ is going to go next and let's hope it does b get worse. the three british sides left in the uefa league will avoid each others. the first leg is 12th march. wolves haven't come this far since they finished runners up in 1972. there have been some strong words from british swimmers after china's three time 0lympic british swimmers after china's three time olympic champion soon yang was banned for missing a drugs test in 2018. he was initially cleared, but they were successful in their appeal. it was his second offence. that is all your sport for now. back to you. thank you. the conflict between turkey and syrian government forces has escalated in the province of idlib. 33 turkish soldiers were killed in airstrikes yesterday. turkey has responded with ground and air attacks on syrian targets. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. if you thought the war in syria was coming to an end, think again. this was the scene this morning in idlib province in the north—west of the country. turkish forces bombarded syrian government positions on the ground and from the air. this was retaliation by turkey, after 33 of its soldiers were killed in an air strike, the largest death toll suffered by the turkish military in single attacks since the 1990s. attack since the 1990s. turkey blamed the attack on syria, even though russian warplanes have been active in the region. russia's defence minister claimed turkish troops were in the wrong area and had not informed them of their location, something turkey denied. translation: this attack was carried out even though the locations of our troops were previously coordinated with russian troops on the ground. idlib province is a last remaining stronghold of rebel forces including some jihadi groups. turkey came to their aid after syrian and russian forces launched a new offensive in december. almost a million people have left their homes, creating what the un says could be the worst humanitarian crisis since the war began. the fear now is that the conflict could escalate and this morning nato ambassadors met and condemned the syrian and russian offensive. i call on them to stop their offensive, to respect international law and to back un efforts for a peaceful solution. the problem is that it's not the united nations that holds the cards in this conflict, it's russia. and in recent months there have been growing tensions between moscow and ankara. this morning, president putin and president erdogan of turkey, seen here last year, spoke on the phone in an attempt to calm the situation. but if there is no peaceful solution then this could be a consequence. refugees arriving on the greek island of lesbos this morning. there are already more than 3 million syrian and other refugees in turkey. and hundreds are now heading to the border with greece and bulgaria, after turkish government officials suggested they may have to open the border if the fighting continues. james landale, bbc news. some breaking news to bring you now. regarding a news story that we will, you may recall from last year. a man has been jailed for at least 31 yea rs has been jailed for at least 31 years for murdering a retired lecturer with a cross bow. gerald corrigan, who was 7a, was killed in april last year on good friday and now terence wall, who is 39 from anglesey has been found guilty of his murder. he was handed a life sentence at mold crown court. mr corrigan's partner told the court she was devastated by his death and had been left with the image of his life blood spilling from him after the shooting. terence walljailed for a the shooting. terence walljailed fora minimum of the shooting. terence walljailed for a minimum of 31 years for murdering gerald corrigan. government plans to spend nearly £29 billion on new roads have been thrown into doubt, because of concerns they breach the uk's laws on climate change. campaigners are considering legal action after their victory at the appeal court yesterday, blocking the expansion of heathrow airport. here's our environment analyst roger harrabin. scenes ofjubilation yesterday, when green groups won their case against the government. no third runway! the judges said heathrow expansion did not take into account the uk commitment to cut the emissions that are heating the climate. the head of british airways today said he now doubts the expansion will happen. i think the likelihood of the third runway at heathrow has significantly diminished, given the decision in the courts today. i think the environmental hurdles have significa ntly increased and i can't see the current management of heathrow being in a position to address the concerns that people have. now the road builders are in the green group's sights. the government promised a massive programme of roads spending as part of its infrastructure plans. details will be announced next month. the tunnel near stonehenge could be among the schemes approved. drivers' groups say many other places need a bypass to keep through traffic out of villages. but there's a problem with the roads programme. bbc news has learned that the officials who decide if specific road schemes are value for money, have failed to take into account the uk's latest laws on climate change emissions. the government says it does regularly update guidance, but any schemes proposed under the old rules could face a legal challenge, just what happened over heathrow. the plan to build a motorway between oxford and cambridge, the oxford cambridge expressway which i know has a lot of people at the oxford end who are resisting this, i think oxford, the local authorities don't like it either. and the potential for a similar kind of challenge on that to what we saw yesterday on heathrow is, i think, very large. the 1990s saw huge protests against road building, like here at the newbury bypass. campaigners won some of their battles, but lost a lot. this time they hope will be different. there are some key opportunities there for the government to walk the walk and to cancel and scrap some 20th century, outdated, zombie road schemes. what do we want? climate justice. when do we want it? now. yesterday's court decision against heathrow was so critical it surprised even some protesters. # no more runways.# ministers will be anxious to avoid a repeat verdict over their flagship roads programme. roger harrabin, bbc news. some more breaking news regarding coronavirus and in iran, we are hearing the parliament in tehran is suspending any open sessions until further notice, because of the coronavirus virus outbreak and the risks it poses. the ministry of health made the announcement and said they're going to probably have to pass an emergency budget for two months, rather than the full state annual budget, just to get them through the next few weeks. iran taking the decision to suspend any open sessions. in a moment, the latest business news. first, a look at the headlines on afternoon live. man who was on the diamond princess cruise ship has become the first briton to die from the coronavirus. three new cases are confirmed in the uk and there are growing fears about the global spread of the virus. as stock markets across the globe suffer their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008, the bank of england warns that the virus could have an impact on the uk economy. the teenage activist greta thunberg leads thousands of people on a climate change protest through the streets of bristol. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. the spread of the coronavirus is continuing to hit the business world. european stockmarkets are sharply down. and easyjet and the owner of british airways are warning about the impact on their companies. three former barclays executives have been cleared of fraud at the old bailey. the case against them centred on payments to qatar as the bank tried to raise funds during the 2008 financial crisis. the jury threw out all the charges. gambling companies should do more to safeguard gambling addicts. that's the verdict of the body that examines public spending. it says the industry needs tougher regulation to make sure more people don't fall into addiction. so the business world is feeling the impact of the coronavirus? yes the reason is because of the the centre of this is china, which is the second biggest economy in the world. it's known as the factory of the world — making everything from iphones to car parts. many businesses here and overseas depend on a steady supply of goods from china. disruption to production there is having a real impact. let's hear from one business woman kate hills — she's the founder of the trade body make it british. a lot of the retailers are worried they're going to have no stock in the stores soon, because so much comes from the far east now, particularly within textiles. we are very heavily reliant on things coming from china. in particular, i think, things like seasonal products. so we are coming in to the season for swimwear and that's nearly all made in china. and you are going to start seeing a lack of those products in the stores, or certainly a lot less than you would have before. the markets are reacting? yes, not at all pretty. the worry is the impact on businesses as described in that clip. it is looking like the worst week for markets since 2008 when we had the financial crisis. michelle fleury joins us now from new york. the rout continuing? yes, i've got to say it is looking ugly here. we saw the dowjones suffering its worst points drop in history, it is biggest point drop in history yesterday, now i'm looking at the data and it is down 650 points already and the market's only been open 15 minutes. so this terrible week looks like it is going to end ona week looks like it is going to end on a terrible note and as you said, the worst week for these major indexes in america most likely since the financial crisis. what you're seeing is investors asking the question which everyone else is, how farand question which everyone else is, how far and fast is this going to spread and what does it mean for the economy? if people are forced to shut offices, stay at home, not go shopping, not travel, that disruption can have a major impact on corporate profits and that is why you're seeing banks putting out negative warnings on corporate profits and the price of oil falling, because if things move to a stand—still, we won't need as much oil to make goods or to move about and investors don't seem yet to have reached the but tom of their concern —— bottom reached the but tom of their concern — — bottom of reached the but tom of their concern —— bottom of their concerns about this epidemic. you live and work in new york, what is the atmosphere like about the people who work on wall street and are they worried about their own safety and taking precautions? such as using more hand gel? i think at the moment there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus here in new york city. so there is a sense of talking about an issue, worrying about something they see coming down the pipeline as opposed to something that is a real concern at the moment. but you are for example seeing ads pop up promoting items that you might want if there was a pandemic and you were stuck at home. whether it is canned goods or face masks or containers to hold supplies of water. i suspect you might see an uptake in demand for those. that is more out of fear than the reality of what is happening on the reality of what is happening on the ground here in new york. quickly, what on earth can the authorities do to quell the fear? this has been one of the interesting things. on the one hand there is pressure for the federal reserve to cut interest rates, but there are questions about whether that would be effective. if you cut rates and put more in people's pockets, would that necessarily encourage you to get on to a flight to italy or other such concerns? there are debates about that and the white house has put together a task force and there has been criticism they haven't moved fast enough in getting preparations under way. one point i have been hearing is that the white house likes to tout the performance of the stock market as as score card of the stock market as as score card of their handling of economy and people are wondering whether they might take decisions on how to address this epidemic based on how it will look to the stock market, rather than what is in the best interests. that is one concern from some investors. thank you. that is it from me. back in an hour. thank you. the competition watchdog says it's found "worrying evidence" that people who buy leasehold properties are being treated unfairly. the competition and markets authority says homeowners have been taken advantage of — and prospective buyers misled by housing developers. george lusty, senior director of consumer protection at the competition and markets authority explained how some new buyers have been stung by leaseholds. they're told they are buying the freehold and it turns out later that they haven't. but we've heard a lot of stories, thousands of people have been e—mailing us. we've gone out across the country and met a lot of people affected by this and they tell us they've been told things thatjust weren't true, that it would cost a few hundred pounds to buy the freehold and later it turned out it is thousands. and that's not right and it's why we want to take action against the developers. so we are going to try and get money back in the cases we are bringing. that's one part of the action. the other part is, that there is an important role still for government and we really welcome what they are doing to try and change the law in this area so other people aren't caught out in the future. so the government's action will look forward. we are looking backwards, we are trying to help people who are trapped in that historic problem of not being able to get a mortgage, not being able to sell their home and we are going to take action against the developers and we're going to try and get money back for people where we can. prince harry has metjon bonjovi to hear about a charity single the rock star is recording for the invictus games foundation. ‘unbroken' is being produced in the abbey road studios in london, where the beatles recorded many of their albums. it was all smiles at this royal visit, but in canada, the government there has said it won't pay for security for harry and meghan once they stop being working royals. 0ur royal correspondent nick witchell reports. he's packing as much as possible into these remaining days when he's on royal duty. this morning, harry was at the abbey road studios in london, to see the recording of an anthem for his creation, the invictus games. all the usual paraphernalia of a royal visit was there — a grateful host waiting on the doorstep, in this case the singerjohn bonjovi, and not far away, as is customary, harry's security detail, the metropolitan police protection officers who are a necessary, but discreet part of lives of all the senior members of royal family. far harry, they have always been there — the watchful presence in the background. here on the first public walk about that harry and meghan did together shortly after their engagement. but how things have changed — harry is walking away from royal duty and walking away to a very large extent from britain. it is canada that he and meghan now seem to regard as home, but the government ofjustin trudeau have said that once the couple step back from their royal role, canada will no longer fund the cost of their protection. that poses a problem — if the canadians won't pay for their security, that leaves either the british taxpayer, or of course the couple themselves. the sums involved won't be small, almost certainly more than £1 million a year, and there are other issues. british police officers aren't normally permitted to carry firearms outside the uk. they're all questions to be resolved. for harry though this morning at the abbey road studios, the focus was on the invictus games. an anthem called unbroken, and an opportunity to sing withjohn bon jovi, but there is — to stretch the musical metaphor — a long and winding road ahead of him! a park featuring 30 historic dinosaur statues has been added to a list of sites at risk of being lost. the collection at crystal palace park in london has developed cracks, with some statues in danger of losing toes, teeth and tails. historic england has added the creations, which date back to the mid—1850s, to its ‘at risk‘ register. time for the weather with ben. another weekend and another dose of u nwa nted another weekend and another dose of unwanted windy and wet weather. not good news with the flooding concerns. there is some snow in the forecast and we have seen some, that is how it looked close to barnsley. you can seaton satellite this —— you can see on the satellite some snow on the leading edge of the rain in the north of england and scotland. that rain will continue to drift north with hill snow in scotland. milder in the south. but more rain piling in across parts of south west of england, wales into the west midlands, that is not good news after the flooding we have had and tonight this band of heavy rain will move tonight this band of heavy rain will m ove a cross tonight this band of heavy rain will move across many parts. behind it something clearer and colder. there are met office warnings in force for northern england, the south—west of england and wales. in the high ground in wales we could see up to 70 millimetres of rain. in some spots it could be up to 100 millimetres. that will exacerbate the flooding and we will start tomorrow with ice in northern ireland. this band of rain becomes slow moving across shetland. very windy here. further south some rain, sleet and snow pushing in from the west. a lot of snow falling in scotland. temperatures in single digits by the afternoon. it will feel chilly, particularly with the winds, that will pick up through the day, thanks to storm jorge, bringing gales through the latter part of saturday. we will see gusts of 60 to 75mph. some exposed spots in wales could see gusts of 80mph. some showers and snow in the scottish highlands. a lot of snow across the highlands. a lot of snow across the highlands through sunday. 0ur storm still us with to the north of the uk and this area of wet weather sliding into the south. and rain in southern parts of england. in between a slice of drier weather, through northern ireland and southern scotland and northern england should see some sunshine. not as windy on sunday. still a brisk wind and chilly with temperatures between six and nine degrees. what about some respite in next week looks not quite as wet. there will still be some showers and it shouldn't be as windy either. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm martine croxall. today at 15:00... a man who was on the diamond princess cruise ship has become the first briton to die from the coronavirus. three new cases are confirmed in the uk — and there are growing fears about the global spread of the virus. a lot of our attention has been on italy and japan. what happens in iran and africa is probably more significant in terms of the risk of this turning into a pandemic where the spread across borders becomes not possible to contain. as stock markets across the globe suffer their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008, the bank of england warns that the virus could have an impact on the uk economy. the teenage activist greta thunberg leads thousands of people on a climate change protest through the streets of bristol. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with holly — celebrations for england's women cricketers... i wish my office was over there. another strong performance from england in canberra and this time it was over pakistan and that puts them ina was over pakistan and that puts them in a really good position of making it to the semifinals. more on that at 3.30. thanks holly and ben has all the weather — another weekend, another storm. we have got to another weekend and there is another dose of windy and wet weather in the forecast. snow for some others as well or because of storm jorge. it does bring the risk of disruption and further flooding. i will have the details just before 3.30. also coming up — canada says it'll stop paying for security for the duke and duchess of sussex when they step down as working royals. hello everyone,this is afternoon live. i'm martin croxall. a man who'd been on board the diamond princess cruise ship has become the first briton to die from the coronavirus. he was the sixth fatality from the ship, which docked in yokohaha injapan after an outbreak of the virus on board. here, three more cases have been confirmed in the uk, including the first in wales — a patient who'd recently been in northern italy. it brings the total number of cases here to 19. fears about the spread of the virus have caused more big falls on global stock markets — they've suffered their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008. the prime minister will chair a meeting of the government's cobra emergency committee on monday. our correspondent in tokyo, jenny hill, has been giving us more details about the death of the british passenger on the cruise ship injapan. the japanese health ministers have confirmed a british man has died from covid—19. he was being hospitalised and treated here, having tested positive for the coronavirus onboard the diamond princess, the cruise ship which was moored up in the port of yokohama, some weeks ago after the virus emerged on board. 3,700 passengers and crew in quarantine for well over two weeks. this is the first british person known to have died from covid—19. here injapan, they are getting used to hearing about deaths like these. just today, it was announced another person, a japanese person, had also died despite being treated in hospital having also apparently contracting the virus on board the diamond princess cruise ship. it is just over a week since 30 or so british people were finally, after their quarantine, taken off the diamond princess put on to coaches and taken back to britain where they are currently in quarantine on the wirral. watching them drive off, waving from the curtained coach, looking so relieved their ordeal had come to an end, was no doubt a picture of relief for many people back in britain. tonight, with the news of this death, of course, the gravity of this outbreak really hits home. jenny hill in tokyo. as we heard, three more coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the uk, including the first in wales — a person who'd recently been in northern italy. the two other people in england, had contracted the virus in iran. it brings the total number of cases here to 19. helena wilkinson reports. the two new patients in england, confirmed with having the coronavirus are being treated here at the royal free hospital in london. both contracted the virus in iran. this morning, wales confirmed its first case. the patient, a man from swansea, had returned from northern italy. we were expecting to see these cases. when we saw the rise of cases in northern italy, it became inevitable we would start to see cases in the uk and that is what we are now seeing. see cases in the uk and that is what we are now seeing. northern ireland has got its first case. it is understood the patient is a woman who was travelling with her child from northern italy via dublin. the child is now being tested. earlier, in tenerife, 44 guests were allowed to leave the coronavirus hit costa adeje hotel. jet to have said they will not fly them home until they have tested negative for the virus. i spoke tojet2 have tested negative for the virus. i spoke to jet2 yesterday after the hotel confirmed to me that they confirmed we would be leaving on the 9th of march. jet2 came back and said we would be leaving on the 10th of march and they would be flying us home. i have asked for a guarantee with regards our safety, given we have remained in isolation and there will be other passengers on the plane he will have only gone into the hotel grounds and have not been following the protocols. elsewhere, nigeria has reported its first case. the patient is an italian citizen who flew into lagos from milan. the former health secretary says it will bea former health secretary says it will be a concern to officials. whilst a lot of our attention has been on italy and japan, actually what happens in iran and africa is probably more significant in terms of the risks of this turning into a pandemic, where the spread across borders becomes not possible to contain. in switzerland, they have banned all public gatherings of more than 1000 people, to try and control the virus spreading. as a result, the virus spreading. as a result, the geneva motor show is the latest big event to be cancelled. back in the uk, the government emergency committee, cobra, will meet again on monday. in the early hours of this morning, the prime minister visited a hospital in kettering to discuss nhs preparations with doctors. with more and more cases being confirmed around the world, there is huge uncertainty about just how around the world, there is huge uncertainty aboutjust how much further this virus will spread. helena wilkinson, bbc news. let's get an update from helena now. what more do we know about this death of the british man? we don't have any more details, where he is from and his age, none of that has been released yet. this information has come from japan's health ministry, a british man has died and he was on the diamond princess cruise ship and, as you mentioned earlier, he is the first british person to die from the coronavirus. we have had a brief statement from someone we have had a brief statement from someone from princess cruise, who have said in the statement they offer their sincere condolences to family members and friends for their loss. they also say they are dedicated to provide support. that ship was quarantined in early february off japan. the ship was quarantined in early february offjapan. the reason being a passenger got off in hong kong and tested positive for the coronavirus and there were 3700 people on board. 74 and there were 3700 people on board. 7a british nationals. of course, they tested all of those passengers, which was a huge operation. and, once those test results came back, they found there were more than 620 people on board who tested positive for the coronavirus. the largest cluster of cases outside of china. at least four uk nationals tested positive. and we heard stories from some of those passengers who were on board, stuck in their cabins. they we re board, stuck in their cabins. they were at times, sporadically allowed to go out onto the deck and wander round, but it was a claustrophobic experience for many of those people. in terms of the british nationals on the cruise ship, around 30 have been brought back to the uk last saturday. they got onto coaches and went to the wirral. they are now spending two weeks in quarantine. but japan has faced criticism about the way it handled the outbreak on the way it handled the outbreak on the creature. 0ne official said the situation on board was completely drastic and us officials said the move to contain the virus may not have been sufficient. the foreign office here, very briefly in their statement, they say they are investigating these reports, but confirmation from japan that a british man on board the cruise ship has died from the coronavirus. thank you very much, helena wilkinson. and you can get in touch with your questions about the coronavirus — particularly if you have a travel related question. we'll be speaking to the travel expert simon calder at half past three for your questions answered. you can see how to get in touch with us on the screen there. and you can keep up with the latest developments about the coronavirus outbreak, the symptoms to watch out for, how to guard against the virus and what it means for you, on the bbc news app and on our website. prince harry has metjon bonjovi to hear about a charity single the rock star is recording for the invictus games foundation. ‘unbroken' is being produced in the abbey road studios in london — where the beatles recorded many of their albums. it was all smiles at this royal visit — but in canada, the government there has said it won't pay for security for harry and meghan once they stop being working royals. 0ur royal correspondent nick witchell reports. he's packing as much as possible into these remaining days when he's on royal duty. this morning, harry was at the abbey road studios in london, to see the recording of an anthem for his creation, the invictus games. all the usual paraphernalia of a royal visit was there — a grateful host waiting on the doorstep, in this case the singerjohn bonjovi, and not far away, as is customary, harry's security detail, the metropolitan police protection officers who are a necessary, but discreet part of lives of all the senior members of royal family. for harry, they have always been there — the watchful presence in the background. here on the first public walk about that harry and meghan did together shortly after their engagement. but how things have changed — harry is walking away from royal duty and walking away to a very large extent from britain. it is canada that he and meghan now seem to regard as home, but the government ofjustin trudeau have said that once the couple step back from their royal role, canada will no longer fund the cost of their protection. that poses a problem — if the canadians won't pay for their security, that leaves either the british taxpayer, or of course the couple themselves. the sums involved won't be small, almost certainly more than £1 million a year, and there are other issues. british police officers aren't normally permitted to carry firearms outside the uk. they're all questions to be resolved. for harry though this morning at the abbey road studios, the focus was on the invictus games. an anthem called unbroken, and an opportunity to sing withjohn bonjovi, but there is — to stretch the musical metaphor — a long and winding road ahead of him! nicholas witchell, bbc news. to discuss this further, i'm joined by former bodyguard for senior members of the royal family, simon morgan. thank you for coming in. what kind of protection will harry and his wife receive at the moment? can you just describe it? currently supplied by the metropolitan police service from the royalty protection department, working overseas at the moment with regards to the royal canadian mounted police. they are providing elements of the protection the couple need. once they are no longer regarded as working royals, how likely is it threats against them will drop significantly? the threats will not diminish. they will stay constant over time, for a variety of different reasons. if you look at the duke himself, you have got to consider he is a war veteran, the two operational tours of afghanistan. the duchess is a actress and lots of different threats remain around that family and potentially could increase, because people will want to know what they are doing. so when you put all those things together, the actual threat will not be reduced. you looked after a number of royal family members, as we have said, the queen and prince charles, from 2007 to 2013? correct. what training had you done previously that equipped for thejob? you done previously that equipped for the job? you have got to be a metropolitan police officer to start with. you need a hard skill training around firearms, driving and medical. then the ability to communicate, working with agencies, which is important to achieve the successful package. and be prepared to put yourself in harm's way? very much so. if you strip it back, the protection offers as much so. if you strip it back, the protection offers a'sjob much so. if you strip it back, the protection offers as job is to preserve life. that is why you are there. your training is to do that and it is part of your ability to deal with what is in front of you, up deal with what is in front of you, up to some point, that you will have to neutralise the threat, should it get to that point. once harry and meghan are not entitled to the protection they have now, what are their options for buying their own security and how many firms in the world actually are equipped to do that? ultimately, they will fall into the category of ultra high net worth individuals or ultra high net worth individuals or ultra high net worth family. and many are being dealt with by the private security sector at the moment. it is a space we now occupy upon leaving the police service. it is not something we are treading new ground, there are many teams that operate. the only question would be what he would be able to support them in the best way possible, he would have the experience and he would have the connections to actually do that role. we must say, your director of operations and training, a private security firm called trojan security and we had nicholas witchell saying it would be more than £1 million a year, what is your estimate?m depends what kind of package, are you replicating what they have got now, which is a multifaceted delivery, both in terms of physical, intelligence, cyber and the whole thing put together. so where the actual costs do increase, but you are looking at a couple of million to provide a global operation 20 a7, which is what we are led to believe they will require. there is no question they will need some protection? like i said, the threat will not change, there is a variety of different reasons why not. we will look at the political and religious terrorist threat which could be ascertained as a british asset, a member of the royalfamily. all the way through to the fixated individual who wants to be part of their lives, and certainly in my time, that was one of the biggest threats we face, those individuals who were fixated with members of the royal family. because they operate in an individual capacity and unless they come to law enforcement or some form of health practitioners, they do remain in the community and unnoticed until they decide to carry out whatever action they deem to see fit. how aware are the people you are protecting, of the threats made against him, to what extent are they shielded from the knowledge? there has to be an open and transparent approach as to what is happening with their security. 0therwise approach as to what is happening with their security. otherwise you are not going to build the element of trust and rapport that you have to have with your principles. so whilst you are not looking to frighten, you were looking to inform and that is very important. if you do something as a protection officer and your principle is unaware of what is going on around that decision—making process, that could lead to a breakdown of that trust and rapport. you need a two—way relationship with all of your principles. how likely is it they will want to form a long—term relationship or engagement with the people providing this protection? that ultimately is very important. the royal family have a cradle to grave protection package, they are used to it and used to working in and around it. both on an fishable capacity and private. —— personal capacity. if they don't trust you and you don't have that communication, then it is very difficult. any path they choose now will be one that will have a long—term future and implications for theirfamily. long—term future and implications for their family. simon morgan, fascinating. thank you for coming in and explaining it. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines: a man who was on the diamond princess cruise ship has become the first briton to die from the coronavirus. and three new cases are confirmed in the uk. as stock markets across the globe suffer their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008, the bank of england warns that the virus could have an impact on the uk economy. the teenage activist greta thunberg leads thousands of people on a climate change protest through the streets of bristol. and in sport: england are a step closer to the women's t20 world cup semi finals following a comprehensive a2 run victory over pakistan in canberra. and there's a strong reaction from british swimmers, after china's sun yang was banned for eight years, for missing a drugs test. and dan evans is out of the dubai tennis championships. he was beaten in the semifinals in straight sets. i will be back with more on their stories at 3.30. greta thunberg — the teenage climate activist — has led a protest march and a strike by school children in bristol. thousands braved rainy conditions to urge world leaders to take more immediate action in tackling climate change, asjon donnison reports. greta, greta. a wet, wintry day but a warm, west country welcome for the teenager has become the face for the fight against climate change. greta thunberg! cheering and applause with a rock star reception, the 17—year—old swede is in defiant mood. i will not be silent while the world is on fire. will you? adamant, her movement can make a difference. if enough people are pushing for change, then change will come and we are those people. and every single person counts. a crowd of thousands braved the mud, many skipping school to turn up. this is such a bigger issue than just going to school. i know gcses are round the corner, but this is so much more important than that. she speaks her words and she speaks our future. we could be in school right now and studying for things to do in the future, but i think this is more important. parents rejected criticism that it was irresponsible to take their kids out of school. it is the responsible thing to do, which is what we should all be doing and i think it is crazy we are not doing more than we are already doing. this is a small thing we can do today, stand out in the rain and show our support. greta is an amazing girl, she is an icon and an idol. sorry, i am going to get emotional. the police had warned large crowds could lead to safety issues but many children came with the backing of their teachers. this is a chance for them, not only to be educated that will shake the world they will grow up in, but also empowered. feelings of powerlessness can lead to mental health problems and anxiety and we want children to feel like they will be heard and taken seriously and they can make a difference. but what do those who organise the event actually want? hoping this will give the government, the bristol council as well, the push they need to reach their carbon neutrality goals and if we can do it, maybe the rest of the uk will follow? this afternoon, greta thunberg led a march around the centre of bristol. when she started her campaign just two years ago, she was alone. now around the world, her supporters can be counted in the millions. jon donnison, bbc news. search teams looking for a a0—year—old man, thought to have been climbing ben nevis, have found a body. thomas gafrik from slovakia was reported missing, after posting a video of himself on social media last week. police scotland said a man's body was found in the river nevis. the body has yet to be formally identified, but mr grafrik‘s family have been informed. the uk government has published the terms of reference and the agenda for initial post—brexit trade talks. the first round of negotiations with the eu, will begin in brussels on monday. let's cross now to our political correspondent jessica parker, who's in our westminster studio. what does it say, jessica? these terms of reference outlining the shape of talks and things that will be discussed over the coming weeks and months. as you say, the first round talks beginning on monday in brussels. what is different from the phase one brexit talks is the total ta ke phase one brexit talks is the total take place in brussels and in london. it will rotate between the two. whereas the first round of talks happened in brussels. the government in westminster are keen to emphasise to suggest they will be hosting some of these talks themselves. the other interesting thing will be the topics. for example, a monday and into tuesday and wednesday, what will they be looking at? trade in goods, transport aviation, fisheries. we know there is some contention on that topic, the eu wanting to uphold its current access to fishing waters. the uk wanting to negotiate on an annual basis. and a loving playing field will be discussed. that is the idea of work are's rights, environmental protections. the eu very keen to see the uk keep some alignment with them going forward. they fear being undercut by the uk economy. the government saying they want to maintain high standards, but they want to be free of european rules. those things will be under discussion. the other interesting thing to look at is the round of talks that will run up until may, that is what they have agreed to. if you remember when michael gove was outlining the uk's approach this week when the uk released its negotiating mandate. he said the uk would be prepared to walk away at around june if a broad outline agreement wasn't apparent. interesting that the current timetable, although there will be possibility for more talks after that, but the current timetable outlined is running up until may. jessica parker, thank you very much. time for a look at the weather... we were pondering on why we have a storm with a j. yes, it is a spanish name and the last couple of stones we have had, storm ciara and storm dennis, the next one should have been storm ellen, that was the next one in the alphabetical list. but this time, the irish weather service and the uk met office where about to name the storm and then the spanish weather service got in on the act, because of the impact it might have there. they named itjorge. so that is now the name of evil stick at. it is out of our sequence and has that different name. we will go back to storm allen probably with the next one, but what isjorge going to bring? a combination of severe weather elements. it is already here, actually. the last couple of storms raced across the atlantic but this one is spinning very close to the british isles. it will bring very heavy rain tonight in places that don't need it. also a swathe of strong winds tomorrow, damaging winds possibly northern ireland the western side of england and to wales and southern scotland. as it pulls northwards, a lot of snow in the forecast across many parts of scotland. there is the snow but the key impact, but also the rain. 100 millimetres is the top end of what we can expect over the hills of wales but that area feeds the river severn at the river wye, those river catchments that have been so badly affected in the last couple of weeks. that is one we are watching closely. this month, february, has been a wet month? it has, it may be the wettest on record. there is still a little bit of february to go so they are still collating the statistics. many people ask how the storms get their names. it is a question you asked me an hour ago. names. it is a question you asked me an hourago. i names. it is a question you asked me an hour ago. i thought i would show you this. this is how the met office decide on the weather warnings they are going to issue. it is about the potential impact of an event and the potential impact of an event and the potential likelihood of an event. they look at an event and ask how likely is it, which box do we put it in? they name a storm when it has the potential to move into one of these amber boxes. so where the impact all the likelihood, or both are potentially bad enough to put it into an amber or red warning box. that is the criteria they are looking at. i know we cannot look too far ahead, but are we expecting more name follow on from jorge? we were talking about this in the office a moment ago. next weekend, some computer models suggest there could be another spell of stormy weather. that would be the fifth that weekend in a row. i should say, there is some other thoughts, some other computer models believe high pressure might build in next weekend which would give us a completely different scenario. it would make it fine and dry with the potential to be warmer as well. but i don't think we are out of the woods just yet. tell us the detail. thank you, there is plenty of it. this is how things have shaped up already. the monmouthshire here, that doesn't need any more rain. this is close to barnsley, where it has been snowing because the rain has run into cold air. this wet and wintry weather pushing its way northwards and eastwards and there is mild air following down to the south. you can see this little line of rain here and that will continue to feed in across the south of wales, mid wales and the west midlands, places that don't need any more rain. milder to the south and that rain and hill snow moving northwards across scotland. tonight, we see rain piling in from the west, wet weather which will give poor travelling conditions but the potentialfor some further flooding. conditions but the potentialfor some furtherflooding. how conditions but the potentialfor some further flooding. how much conditions but the potentialfor some furtherflooding. how much rain will we see? i mentioned 100 millimetres and that may happen somewhere in wales, more broadly over high ground, 50 to 70 millimetres. there are met office yellow warnings for northern england and parts of south—west england as well. behind the rain band it turns cold and clear for northern ireland and could be an icy start tomorrow morning for here. this band of rain will settle in across shetland. very windy here and in a pleasant day across the northern isles. further south we see further rain, sleet and snow pushing in from the west. it turns increasingly windy and increasingly cold as well. afternoon temperatures between four and 7 degrees. it is the wind through the latter pa rt degrees. it is the wind through the latter part of tomorrow and into tomorrow night that gives cause for concern. another met office weather warning thanks to storm jorge. wind up warning thanks to storm jorge. wind up to 70 mph and some exposed spots in north—west wales touch 80 mph. you can see the rain but also snow moving north and that brings our next weather headache on sunday. there is this frontal system drifting slowly northwards and parts of highland scotland will accumulate a lot of snow. we could be looking at 20 to 30 centimetres on high ground by the end of this weekend. you can see the rain and snow drifting northwards, also the potential for another spell of rain down towards the south. we will be watching closely but they should be a slice of brighton whether in between for many areas. one of day, but not as windy and temperatures between six and 9 degrees. we were talking about what respite is in store ? n ext talking about what respite is in store? next week looks a little bit better, it looks drier. there will still be some showers and it should also be less windy. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: a man who was on the diamond princess cruise ship has become the first briton to die from the coronavirus. three new cases are confirmed in the uk and there are growing fears about the global spread of the virus. a lot of our attention has been on italy and japan, actually what happens in iran and africa is probably more significant in terms of risks of this turning into a pandemic, where the spread across borders becomes not possible to contain. as stock markets across the globe suffer their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008, the bank of england warns that the virus could have an impact on the uk economy. the teenage activist greta thunberg leads thousands of people on a climate change protest through the streets of bristol. sport now on afternoon live with holly — and england's women were impressive in the t20 world cup this morning — how close are they to a place in the semi—finals? yes it is not quite over yet. they're second in their group and they have got another difficult game with west indies. they're not completely out of the woods, after their opening defeat to south affrica, but it's fair to say they've recovered well from that — particularly captain heather knight, who was again player—of—the—match this morning, following up a century last time out with 62 as they made 158—7. and pakistan came nowhere near reaching their target. aside from knight, it was england's bowlers who got the job done. anya shrubsole taking two wickets in two balls, with a great reaction catch. i'm not one for personal milestones. it will feel sweeter if we're in the final. once the tour is over, they're things i might reflect on. it set up a big game with the west indies. the top two go through to the semi—finals. england well placed in second with just one match to go with the west indies. one other bit of cricket news for you, fast bowler mark wood is out of the men's tour of sri lanka, because of a side strain. he was injured at the end of the end of their last tour to south africa and scans confirmed a small tear. he'll be replaced by lancashire's saqib mahmood. the test squad sets off on monday. as i mentioned england's women's match against west indies is on sunday — they will have plenty to think about, considering reaching the semis was really the minimum expectation at this world cup. we have been talking about coronavirus for weeks. what impact is it having in sport? we have had so is it having in sport? we have had so many incidents with olympic qualifiers and football in england and six nationses. now cycling's governing body is monitoring the situation in the uae and now berlin after the final two stages of the uae tour had to be cancelledm had to be cancelled, because of two "suspected" cases of coronavirus. they'd earlier said the two italian staff members said the two italian staff members had tested positive which led to four time tour de france winner chris froome and adam yates — who was declared the winner — being placed in lockdown and tested. we are expecting another statement from the uci regarding the situation in berlin ahead of the world track cycling championships there. this comes after danish cyclist michael morkov had already travelled from the uae to berlin for the event. he's currently in isolation in his hotel room but a team spokesperson says that has been done as a " and he is showing no symptoms. the three british sides left in the europa league have avoided each other in the draw for the last 16. rangers will play bayer leverkusen, manchester united will take on the austrian side lask. and wolves were drawn against 0lympiakos, who knocked out arsenal last night. they'll be away in athens for the first leg on march the 12th. wolves haven't come this far in european competition since they finished runners—up in the uefa cup back in 1972. britain laura kenny has crashed at the track cycling championships in berlin. she is in white and taking pa rt berlin. she is in white and taking part in the opening race. she was already riding, recovering from a broken right shoulder and one of five riders to crash. with just over a lap to go. she was able to get up and walk. she did suffer a cut near her eye. the netherlands rider was relegated for causing the crash. they go again at 5.55. and dan evans was beaten in the dubai world championships in straight sets. china's sun yang will appeal his ban. last summer britain's duncan scot refused to share the podium with him. this is his second offence. adam peaty said: "for anyone that's been banned once, potentially it's a mistake. you're looking at it twice — you're a fool." that's all the sport for now. as coronavirus spreads to more countries, what are the implications for your travel plans? we have a special edition of your questions answered. here to answer them is travel expert, simon calder. i know it hasn't put you off travelling. it would take more than this to do so. a lot of questions from people who have concerned. josephine gray — we have my long—planned birthday weekend trip to turin coming up next weekend. we have until today to cancel our accomodation booking before we lose our money for that. do we keep our fingers crossed, keep the booking with the hope we can still go/fly 0r do we cancel our accomodation so that at least we get something back? i think it is extremely unlikely that the trip would be jeopardised by for example a government warning, which says do not go to the great city of us turin and every where else. that would be surprising. the government said there are ten towns and do not go to those places. every where else there is a warning, which says if you come back from northern italy and you have symptoms of the coronavirus, then call 111 and self isolate. i think the chances would be low. i would urge peoplejust isolate. i think the chances would be low. i would urge people just to assume that things will be going ahead ahead. if the flight is cancelled, if you pay for your accommodation and the flight isn't going, show should be able to claim that on your travel insurance. a great time to travel to many places in europe. i'm off to luxembourg this afternoon and looking forward to it. it has not put you off? no good gracious no, it has reminded me how dangerous airports are in terms of infection. they're the place you need to be most worried about. especially the security search area. the trays, everybody brings their own personal germs to this microbiological carnival and it is full of infection and so as soon as you have finished the security search, wash your hands well. if you have hand sanitise e but in bottles this big or it will be confiscated. don't assistant too close to people. don't assistant too close to people. don't wait for your flight to board and paying for things, use your co nta ctless and paying for things, use your contactless card rather than handling money. if you can get away with hand duty only and that reduces the amount of queues and you don't need to loiter around at baggage reclaim. these small things will help to reduce the risk. but it is the airport this afternoon that i will be most focussed on. top tips. well we will see. christine fletcher — my husband and i, both in our 70's are due to go on a cruise to scandinavia on march 15. would it be sensible to cancel? well, i don't think so in terms of the coronavirus. there is many risks aboard the cruise ships, as we see each winter, there is a spike in infections with things like norovirus usually and that has been the case for decades and so they're very good and the tragic awful news from a japan about a death of a british tourist reminds us of possible risks. but the cruise lines are doing everything they can. i would be stepping aboard. it sounds great. every one is attuned to goo hygiene —— good hygiene and one thing that comes out is we will be better travellers and more aware of what we need to do to contain this awful virus. quite what we need to do to contain this awfulvirus. quite right. mick farrell - mick farrell — i am going to spain in march. if we were unlucky enough to end up in a hotel where the virus exists, and the hotel is put into quarantine, who pays? is it the holiday company or my insurance? we are in new territory here obviously hundreds of people stuck ina obviously hundreds of people stuck in a hotel in tenerife, not quite clear what is happening there. i imagine, i haven't been able to get to the bottom of it, i believe the spanish authorities are paying for their stay. there would be insurance available, if you got a policy that has two good things, it covers unexpected expenses and it would, particularly if you get in touch with them from your... confinement to explain, that should be extended. people have been in touch, my flight, | people have been in touch, my flight, i will miss it, i think the airlines will be flexible. i'm not expecting to see many more cases of cruise ships or hotels in lock down. i think we are at a stage in the epidemic when it is frankly not clear what is happening and there is a lot of caution and we will see how it develops. but that on my scale of risks, and that is a tiny one i wouldn't spend too much time worrying about it. mark penney — i am looking to travel to mexico for a holiday in june, but i expect the coronavirus to be classed as a pandemic well before this. would it be wise not to travel, and would insurance companies cover our losses whether it is declared a pandemic or not? right that is a good question. because it touches on so many aspects of this. first a pandemic, are we in the middle of one? the world health organisation says no. we have a series of epidemics. but it is only semantics. pandemics means there an infection spreading around the world and there is not much we can do. should you cancel? i can't imagine anything better than going to mexico injune, except possibly going to mexico in november. we are months away and therefore wait and see. but the crucial thing to remember for anybody who is think, oh, i'm not sure, ithink anybody who is think, oh, i'm not sure, i think i might cancel, as things stand with a few tiny exceptions f you decide not to travel, the airline will say, the plane is still going, the fact you're not going is not our problem. holiday companies will tend to do the same. if you booked a proper company and you can transfer it to somebody like me and the company will say the disinclination is not ourfault. i'm a very risk will say the disinclination is not our fault. i'm a very risk averse person. but we are living at the safest of all possible times for british travellers. this virus is worrying and there is concern, if you look at the spread of risks from which sadly british people die abroad, it is road accidents and accidents in water and the rates for those thankfully are falling. it is a fantastic time to be a traveller. we have three more. rogelio reyes — what should i expect in terms of airport scanning and security? has it changed ? has it changed? it is the same. the airports i have been in touch with them and they‘ re airports i have been in touch with them and they're saying they're doing everything to make sure their staff are safe. there maybe in some airports around the world extra checks, particularly having your temperature taken, checks, particularly having your temperature ta ken, those checks, particularly having your temperature taken, those things will p0p up temperature taken, those things will pop up randomly and i might find in luxembourg they want to look at me. airports are full of people wanting to check all sorts of things. hannah. are we better off staying in the the uk, where we have good health facilities, or should we continue to travel to a country where facilities may not be so good, and risk getting stuck there? risk getting stuck is a very serious concern for a lot of people. i can absolutely sympathise if you have got family members who depend on you, if you have a small business, the last thing you want to be is stuck somewhere. that is a very small risks at the moment, compared with the number of people travelling. but yes, the uk has very good health facilities, other european countries do, in the developing world, you won't find the same standards. that is the same for whatever reason you're travelling. there is a whole spectrum of risks, if you're somewhere where the health service isn't so good, you have to assume medical care won't be up to british standards. george bridgens. it's coming up to festival season through the summer months — is it likely that the festivals will be forced to cancel? you don't have a crystal ball. the biggest trade event of the year begins in berlin on wednesday. they looked at possibly cancelling and decided no, we are the travel industry, we keep travelling. it may be that individual governments or organisers will call off big events. my organisers will call off big events. my main thing would be don't commit a long way in advance to spending money on flights, or anything else, if there is a chance it might be called off. it is a buyers' market for all sorts of travel markets and if you wait until before the event, you will still get a good deal. they we re you will still get a good deal. they were a good clutch of questions and thank you for answering them and enjoy your trip to luxembourg. tonight at m —— at midnight, they're the only place in the world to have free public transport! thank you. flood—hit communities across england and wales are preparing for another weekend of bad weather, this time as a result of storm jorge. in one town in east yorkshire, snaith, more than 60 homes have been evacuated. 0ur correspondent danny savage is in the nearby village of east cowick, where residents have been warned disruption could last "for days". he sent this a little earlier. this is becoming an increasingly familiar view in parts of east yorkshire at the moment, flooded homes and flooded streets. the rain that caused this flooding fell about a week ago. it has taken a long time to filter down the system, it has filled up the flood plains and the washlands and has got into the villages and towns and causing a fresh round of misery. in the flood plain close to the river aire in east yorkshire, the rising water from last week's rain has finally overwhelmed villages. in east cowick, near snaith, they were wading back to their homes this morning to the great concern of others living here. it is absolutely terrifying, people desperately want to get back to their houses and i can understand that. i have just run down to the town council to get some rescue people up here here because i am terrified of them falling down the the manholes will be up. so hopefully somebody will be here soon to help them. why have they flooded us? why haven't they done something about it? further down the lane, jan cannot believe what has happened to her home. i am absolutely devastated. devastated. we have been here 20 years, we have got a beautiful home and just look at it. the emotional impact is far worse than the actual impact of the work that you have got to do. they knew it was going to be bad when rescuers evacuated people from their homes here last night. and this is why. the flood plains stretch of the rivers 0use and aire stretch for miles now, one area is the size of windermere in the lake district. but the problem now is that these areas are brimming. it is now running off into villages and homes that these wash lands are supposed to protect. the last thing they need here is more rain. but they are getting more rain at the moment and with it, more forecast at the weekend, not necessarily to fall here in east yorkshire, but further west upon the pennines and upon the hills. that is where all the water comes from eventually. it filters down through the rivers from the yorkshire dales into this part of the country. this really needs some respite around here, but it doesn't look like they are going to get it. in a moment, the latest business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. a man who was on the diamond princess cruise ship has become the first briton to die from the coronavirus. and three new cases are confirmed in the uk. as stock markets across the globe suffer their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008, the bank of england warns that the virus could have an impact on the uk economy. the teenage activist greta thunberg leads thousands of people on a climate change protest through the streets of bristol. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. the spread of the coronavirus is continuing to hit the business world. european stock markets are sharply down. and easyjet and the owner of british airways are warning about the impact on their companies. three former barclays executives have been cleared of fraud at the old bailey. the case against them centred on payments to qatar as the bank tried to raise funds during the 2008 financial crisis. the jury threw out all the charges. gambling companies should do more to safeguard gambling addicts. that's the verdict of the body that examines public spending. it says the industry needs tougher regulation to make sure more people don't fall into addiction. the government said anyone returning from 11 quarantined towns in northern italy must must self—isolate. and several schools here have also asked staff to self isolate. so all of this raises the question of what are your rights if you'e told to stay at home? it's an important question as the country the nhs is warning many more people may be asked to self—isolate. let's talk to sarah chilton, from law firm cm murray. what are your rights when it comes to self—isolation? what are your rights when it comes to self-isolation? if you have been asked to self—isolate by your employer, you should be paid by your employer. if however you're self—isolating, because you have decided to, or on the back of medical advice orfrom decided to, or on the back of medical advice or from another body. you don't have an entitlement to be paid. buti you don't have an entitlement to be paid. but i think employers should think about whether they pay people in those circumstances. the alternative being that if someone thinks they aren't going to get paid, they may not want to stay at home and come to work and that could cause further and more challenging risks for the employer. that does sound lake a real problem —— like a real problem, if you can't be sure you will be paid. is there a way around that? it depend what is employers can do in the circumstances. i think the most practical way would be for the employer to explore flexible and homeworking. a lot of employers are thinking about making sure people can work at home and that doesn't apply to all jobs can work at home and that doesn't apply to alljobs and there will be jobs that someone has to be in a factory for example to do the jobs they're employed factory for example to do the jobs they‘ re employed to factory for example to do the jobs they're employed to do. and it is difficult for employers to offer an alternative. what about the you're a free lancer what are your rights. you don't have employment law right and should act responsibly, the people they provide services to could ask them not to come into their work place and they wouldn't get paid. if you're a free lancer you have got to choose between going to work and isolating. a lot of free lancers are more set up to work from home and may be better equipped to work through this crisis. what about if your boss tells you, you have got to stay at home, because you have travelled to a suspected region, but you feel fine in yourself, are you obliged to stay away from work?m thatis obliged to stay away from work?m that is an instruction from your employer, the test is whether it is a reasonable instruction? in these circumstances that would be a reasonable instruction. what are the obligations of employers to their work worse to protect them from coronavirus? all employers have a duty to the health and safety of their workforce. where that comes out in this situation is making sure people know where the hand washing facilities are and making sure there is hand gel and if people present with symptoms they're sent home, to limit the risk and carrying out risk assessments if people have been travelling abroad. thank you very much. the markets not encouraging, coronavirus is the big fear that is making investors run from the markets. all down and it is getting worse. they are bigger numbers than an hour ago. yes the impetus is picking up. thank you. we will see you in an hour. now the weather with ben. as we approach the weekend there is more unwanted wet and windy weather in the forecast. today we have had rain in places, but for a few spots there has been some snow. you can see on our earlier radar this wet weather moving north—east and on its leading edge in northern england and scotland we have snow. but it is turning milder from the south. temperatures through the rest of the afternoon into double digits for m but more rain in south wales and the south—west of england and the midlands. these areas don't need any more rain and that rain will continue tonight and a band of heavy rain will slide eastwards. something drier and colder and showery following on. through the rest of today and into tonight, there are met office yellow warnings in face. in wales, up to 100 millimetres of rain. that could lead to further flooding. the rain will slide east tomorrow and we could see some icy stretches in northern ireland. we will see further showers in northern ireland, wales and northern england, southern and central scotland and here some snow developing. it will bea here some snow developing. it will be a cold day on saturday. and a windy one as well. because of storm jorge. it is going to bring gales in places, particularly i think through saturday and into saturday might night —— saturday night. the winds up night —— saturday night. the winds up to 75mph across northern england and knot wales. we could see the odd spot of 80mph and a mixture of rain and snow in the highlands. an area of low pressure still us with on sunday. the winds not as strong. but we will see some significant snow i think moving across northern scotla nd think moving across northern scotland and there could be some further rain in the south of england. in between some sunshine. but also some showers. some will be wintry on a chilly feeling day with temperatures between six and nine degrees. next week there is some respite. there will still sb some showers, but not as wet as it has been and not as windy either. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm martine croxall. today at a:00... a man who was on the diamond princess cruise ship has become the first briton to die from the coronavirus. three new cases are confirmed in the uk — and there are growing fears about the global spread of the virus. a lot of our attention has been on italy and japan. actually, what happens in iran and africa is probably more significant in terms of the risk of this turning into a pandemic where the spread across borders becomes not possible to contain. as stock markets across the globe suffer their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008, the bank of england warns that the virus could have an impact on the uk economy. the teenage activist greta thunberg leads thousands of people on a climate change protest through the streets of bristol. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with holly — celebrations for england's women cricketers. 0ne one more match to go to see if they can make it through to the semifinals. we will be talking about their latest win at the world cup in australia after they comprehensively beat pakistan. 0ne australia after they comprehensively beat pakistan. one more win could put them into the knockout stages of the tournament. more on that at a.30. thanks, holly and ben has all the weather. this weekend is going to bring us more windy and wet weather. the last thing we need with all the ongoing flooding problems. all because of storm jorge, named by the spanish weather service. all the details coming up. also coming up — canada says it'll stop paying for security for the duke and duchess of sussex when they step down as working royals. hello everyone — this is afternoon live. i'm martine croxall. a man who'd been on board the diamond princess cruise ship has become the first briton to die from the coronavirus. he was the sixth fatality from the ship, which docked in yokohaha injapan after an outbreak of the virus on board. here, three more cases have been confirmed in the uk, including the first in wales — a patient who'd recently been in northern italy. it brings the total number of cases here to 19. fears about the spread of the virus have caused more big falls on global stock markets — they've suffered their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008. the prime minister will chair a meeting of the government's cobra emergency committee on monday. helena wilkinson reports. the man is the first british national to die from the coronavirus. he had been on board this cruise ship which was docked in japan at the start of the month due toa japan at the start of the month due to a major outbreak. more than 600 passengers tested positive for the virus. last weekend, a group of british nationals were flown back to the uk for two weeks of isolation at arrowe park hospital, in wirral. earlier, it was confirmed two new patients in england had contracted the virus and are being treated here at the royal free hospital in london, both were infected from the virus in iran. wales also confirmed its first case. the patient, a man from swansea, had returned from northern italy. we were expecting to see these cases. when we saw the rise of cases in northern italy, it became inevitable we would begin to see cases in the uk and that is indeed what we are seeing. northern ireland has also got its first case. it's understood the patient is a woman who was travelling with her child from northern italy via dublin. the child is now being tested. earlier in tenerife, aa guests tested. earlier in tenerife, aa gu ests we re tested. earlier in tenerife, aa guests were allowed to leave the coronavirus hit costa adeje hotel. the airline jet2 coronavirus hit costa adeje hotel. the airlinejet2 has told passengers there they will not fly them home until they have tested negative for the virus. i spoke to jet2 yesterday and they confirmed they believed we would be leaving on the 9th of march. however, i have asked for their guarantee with regards to our safety, given we have remained in isolation and other passengers on the plane would only have gone into the plane would only have gone into the hotel grounds and have not been following protocols. elsewhere, nigeria has reported its first case. the patient is an italian citizen who flew into lagos from milan. the former health secretary says it will bea former health secretary says it will be a concern to officials. whilst a lot of our attention has been on italy and japan, actually what happens in iran and africa is probably more significant in terms of the risks of this turning into a pandemic, where the spread across borders becomes not possible to contain. in switzerland, they banned all public gatherings of more than 1000 people to try and control the virus spreading. as a result, the geneva motor show is the latest big event to be cancelled. back in the uk, the government emergency committee, cobra, will meet again on monday. in the early hours of this morning, the prime minister visited a hospital in kettering to discuss nhs preparations with doctors. with more and more cases being confirmed around the world, there is huge uncertainty about just how around the world, there is huge uncertainty aboutjust how much further this virus will spread. let's get an update from helena now. what more do we know about the british man who has died injapan? we don't know any more details about who he is, his age, whether or not he had any underlying health conditions. what we do know is he was on board this cruise ship, the diamond princess, that you will remember had to be quarantined in february, early february on the fifth. the reason being, one of the passengers had got off in hong kong and tested positive for the coronavirus. that in turn them having to test 3700 passengers who we re having to test 3700 passengers who were on board this cruise ship. it was a huge operation for them to do. there were 7a british people on that cruise ship. when they tested the people to see if they had the coronavirus, they found more than 620 people on board tested positive. it was the largest cluster of cases outside of china and we know that at least four uk nationals tested positive. we had lots of stories from various passengers who were on board, who were reporting they were stuck in their cabins. it was a very claustrophobic experience for them. they were eventually sporadically allowed to go out onto the deck. in terms of this british man, he is the first british person to die of the coronavirus. there has been a statement from the company which ru ns statement from the company which runs the diamond princess. they say, and have offered their sincere condolences to family members and friends for their loss. 0ur dedicated team, they also say, are on hand to provide support. and in the last 50 minutes, we have had a statement from the foreign and commonwealth office, they say they are supporting the family of this british man who has died injapan. they are in contact with local authorities and their sympathies and thoughts are with the family at this difficult time. you may remember, japan faced criticism over how it handled this outbreak on this very large cruise ship. there was one japanese health expert who went on board, visited the cruise liner and said the situation on board was com pletely said the situation on board was completely drastic and a us official said moves to contain the virus on the ship may not have been sufficient. but confirmation, the first british person to die from the coronavirus who was on board the cruise ship. helena, thank you very much. a short time ago, doctor robert line explained why it is not being termed a pandemic. if we say there is a pandemic, we are accepting that every human on the planet will be exposed to that virus. the data does not support that, as yet and china have clearly shown that is not necessarily the outcome of this event if we take action and move quickly. if we do the things we need to do, that does not need to be the history of this event. but if we don't take action, if we don't move and if we don't prepare, if we don't get ready, that may be a future that we have the experience and we have to endure. so much of the future of this epidemic is not in the hands of the virus. a lot of the future of this epidemic is in the hands of ourselves. and those countries who have taken control, who have taken responsibility have clearly shown that a lot can be done to stop this virus. doctor michael ryan from the world health organization. you can keep up with the latest developments, the symptoms to watch out for and how to guard against it on the bbc news app and also on our website. greta thunberg — the teenage climate activist, has led a protest march and a strike by school children in bristol. thousands braved rainy conditions to urge world leaders to take more immediate action in tackling climate change, asjon donnison reports. greta, greta. a wet, wintry day but a warm, west country welcome for the teenager has become the face for the fight against climate change. greta thunberg! cheering and applause. and with a rock star reception, the 17—year—old swede is in defiant mood. i will not be silent while the world is on fire. will you? adamant, her movement can make a difference. if enough people are pushing for change, then change will come and we are those people. and every single person counts. a crowd of thousands braved the mud, many skipping school to turn up. this is such a bigger issue than just going to school. i know gcses are round the corner, but this is so much more important than that. she speaks her words and she speaks our future. we could be in school right now and studying for things to do in the future, but i think this is more important. and parents rejected criticism that it was irresponsible to take their kids out of school. it is the responsible thing to do, which is what we should all be doing and i think it is crazy we are not doing more than we are already doing. this is a small thing we can do today, stand out in the rain and show our support. greta is an amazing girl, she is an icon and an idol. sorry, i am going to get emotional. the police had warned large crowds could lead to safety issues but many children came with the backing of their teachers. this is a chance for them, not only to be educated that will shake the world they will grow up in, but also empowered. feelings of powerlessness can lead to mental health problems and anxiety and we want children to feel like they will be heard and taken seriously and they can make a difference. but what do those who organise the event actually want? hoping this will give the government, the bristol council as well, the push they need to reach their carbon neutrality goals and if we can do it, maybe the rest of the uk will follow? this afternoon, greta thunberg led a march around the centre of bristol. when she started her campaign just two years ago, she was alone. now around the world, her supporters can be counted in the millions. jon donnison, bbc news. the uk government has published the terms of reference and the agenda for initial post—brexit trade talks. the first round of negotiations with the eu, will begin in brussels on monday. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker has been taking a look at the document. these terms of reference just outlining the shape of talks and things that will be discussed over the coming weeks and months. as you say, the first round talks beginning on monday in brussels. what is different from the phase one brexit talks is the talks will take place in brussels and in london. it will rotate between the two. whereas the first round of talks happened in brussels. the government in westminster are keen to emphasise to suggest they will be hosting some of these talks themselves. the other interesting thing will be the topics. for example, a monday and into tuesday and wednesday, what will they be looking at? trade in goods, transport aviation, fisheries. we know there is some contention on that topic, the eu wanting to uphold its current access to fishing waters. the uk wanting to negotiate on an annual basis. and a level playing field will be discussed. that is the idea of worker's rights, environmental protections. the eu very keen to see the uk keep some alignment with them going forward. they fear being undercut by the uk economy. the government saying they want to maintain high standards, but they want to be free of european rules. those things will be under discussion. the other interesting thing to look at is the round of talks that will run up until may, that is what they have agreed to. if you remember when michael gove was outlining the uk's approach this week when the uk released its negotiating mandate. he said the uk would be prepared to walk away at around june if a broad outline agreement wasn't apparent. interesting that the current timetable, although there will be possibility for more talks after that, but the current timetable outlined is running up until may. jessica parker reporting. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines... a man who was on the diamond princess cruise ship has become the first briton to die from the coronavirus. and three new cases are confirmed in the uk. as stock markets across the globe suffer their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008, the bank of england warns that the virus could have an impact on the uk economy. the teenage activist greta thunberg leads thousands of people on a climate change protest through the streets of bristol. and in sport: england are a step closer to the women's t20 world cup semi finals following a comprehensive a2 run victory over pakistan in canberra. britain's laura kenny has had stitches after crashing in the omnium at the track cycling world championships in berlin. british cycling said she's safe to continue in the event after a concussion check. and dan evans is out of the dubai tennis championships. the british number one was beaten in the semi finals in straight sets by world number six stefanos tsitsipas. will be back with more on thoss stories i will be back with more on those stories at a.30. the conflict between turkey and syrian government forces has escalated in the province of idlib. 33 turkish soldiers were killed in air strikes yesterday. turkey has responded with ground and air attacks on syrian targets. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. if you thought the war in syria was coming to an end, think again. this was the scene this morning in idlib province in the north—west of the country. turkish forces bombarded syrian government positions on the ground and from the air. this was retaliation by turkey, after 33 of its soldiers were killed in an air strike, the largest death toll suffered by the turkish military in single attacks since the 1990s. attack since the 1990s. turkey blamed the attack on syria, even though russian warplanes have been active in the region. russia's defence minister claimed turkish troops were in the wrong area and had not informed them of their location, something turkey denied. translation: this attack was carried out even though the locations of our troops were previously coordinated with russian troops on the ground. idlib province is a last remaining stronghold of rebel forces including some jihadi groups. turkey came to their aid after syrian and russian forces launched a new offensive in december. almost a million people have left their homes, creating what the un says could be the worst humanitarian crisis since the war began. the fear now is that the conflict could escalate and this morning nato ambassadors met and condemned the syrian and russian offensive. i call on them to stop their offensive, to respect international law and to back un efforts for a peaceful solution. the problem is that it's not the united nations that holds the cards in this conflict, it's russia. and in recent months there have been growing tensions between moscow and ankara. this morning, president putin and president erdogan of turkey, seen here last year, spoke on the phone in an attempt to calm the situation. but if there is no peaceful solution then this could be a consequence. refugees arriving on the greek island of lesbos this morning. there are already more than 3 million syrian and other refugees in turkey. and hundreds are now heading to the border with greece and bulgaria, after turkish government officials suggested they may have to open the border if the fighting continues. james landale, bbc news. search teams looking for a a0—year—old man, thought to have been climbing ben nevis, have found a body. thomas gafrik from slovakia was reported missing, after posting a video of himself on social media last week. police scotland said a man's body was found in the river nevis. the body has yet to be formally identified, but mr grafrik‘s family have been informed. flood—hit communities across england and wales are preparing for another weekend of bad weather, this time as a resultf storm jorge. in one town in east yorkshire, snaith, more than 60 homes have been evacuated. 0ur correspondent danny savage is in the nearby village of east cowick where residents have been warned disruption could last "for days". he sent this a little earlier. this is becoming an increasingly familiar view in parts of east yorkshire at the moment, flooded homes and flooded streets. and think that the rain that caused this flooding fell about a week ago. it has taken a long time to filter down the system, it has filled up the flood plains and the washlands and has got into the villages and towns and causing a fresh round of misery. in the flood plain close to the river aire in east yorkshire, the rising water from last week's rain has finally overwhelmed villages. in east cowick, near snaith, they were wading back to their homes this morning to the great concern of others living here. it is absolutely terrifying, people desperately want to get back to their houses and i can understand that. i have just run down to the town council to get some rescue people up here here because i am terrified of them falling down the the manholes will be up. the manholes will be up. so hopefully somebody will be here soon to help them. why have they flooded us? why haven't they done something about it? further down the lane, jan cannot believe what has happened to her home. i am absolutely devastated. devastated. we have been here 20 years, we have got a beautiful home and just look at it. the emotional impact is far worse than the actual impact of the work that you have got to do. they knew it was going to be bad when rescuers evacuated people from their homes here last night. and this is why. the flood plains stretch of the rivers 0use and aire stretch for miles now, one area is the size of windermere in the lake district. but the problem now is that these areas are brimming. it is now running off into villages and homes that these wash lands are supposed to protect. the last thing they need here is more rain. but they are getting more rain at the moment and with it, more forecast at the weekend, not necessarily to fall here in east yorkshire, but further west upon the pennines and upon the hills. that is where all the water comes from eventually. it filters down through the rivers from the yorkshire dales into this part of the country. this really needs some respite around here, but it doesn't look like they are going to get it. prince harry has metjon bonjovi to hear about a charity single the rock star is recording for the invictus games foundation. ‘unbroken' is being produced in the abbey road studios in london, where the beatles recorded many of their albums. it was all smiles at this royal visit, but in canada the government there has said it won't pay for security for harry and meghan once they stop being working royals. 0ur royal correspondent nick witchell reports. he's packing as much as possible into these remaining days when he's on royal duty. this morning, harry was at the abbey road studios in london, to see the recording of an anthem for his creation, the invictus games. all the usual paraphernalia of a royal visit was there — a grateful host waiting on the doorstep, in this case the singerjohn bonjovi, and not far away, as is customary, harry's security detail, the metropolitan police protection officers who are a necessary, but discreet part of lives of all the senior members of royal family. for harry, they have always been there — the watchful presence in the background. here on the first public walk about that harry and meghan did together shortly after their engagement. but how things have changed — harry is walking away from royal duty and walking away to a very large extent from britain. it is canada that he and meghan now seem to regard as home, but the government ofjustin trudeau have said that once the couple step back from their royal role, canada will no longer fund the cost of their protection. that poses a problem — if the canadians won't pay for their security, that leaves either the british taxpayer, or of course the couple themselves. the sums involved won't be small, almost certainly more than £1 million a year, and there are other issues. british police officers aren't normally permitted to carry firearms outside the uk. they're all questions to be resolved. for harry though this morning at the abbey road studios, the focus was on the invictus games. an anthem called unbroken, and an opportunity to sing withjohn bonjovi, but there is — to stretch the musical metaphor — a long and winding road ahead of him! nicholas witchell, bbc news. simon morgan is a former bodyguard for senior members of the royal family and explained what sort of protection harry and meghan are currently receiving. currently supplied by the metropolitan police service from the royalty protection department, that is working overseas at the moment with regards to the royal canadian mounted police. they are providing elements of the protection the couple need. once they are no longer regarded as working royals, how likely is it threats against them will drop significantly? the threats will not diminish. they will stay constant all the time, for a variety of different reasons. if you look at the duke himself, you have got to consider he is a war veteran, the two operational tours of afghanistan. the duchess is an actress and lots of different threats remain around that family and potentially could increase, because people will want to know what they are doing. so when you put all those things together, the actual threat will not be reduced. you looked after a number of royal family members, as we have said, the queen and prince charles, from 2007 to 2013? correct. what training had you had previously that equipped for the job? you have got to be a metropolitan police officer to start with. you need a hard skill training around firearms, unarmed combat and medical. then the training on the ability to communicate, working with agencies, which is important to achieve the successful package. and be prepared to put yourself in harm's way? very much so. if you strip it back, the protection offers's job is to preserve life. that is why you are there. your training is to do that and it is part of your ability to deal with what is in front of you, up to some point, that you will have to neutralise the threat, should it get to that point. 0nce harry and meghan are not entitled to the protection they have now, what are their options for buying their own security and how many firms in the world actually are equipped to do that? ultimately, they will fall into the category of ultra high net worth individuals or ultra high net worth family. and there are many being dealt with by the private security sector at the moment. it is a space we now occupy upon leaving the police service. it is not something we are treading new ground, there are many teams that operate. the only question would be what he would be able to support them in the best way possible, he would have the experience and he would have the connections to actually do that role. we must say, you're director of operations and training, a private security firm called trojan security and we had nicholas witchell saying it would be more than £1 million a year, what is your estimate? it depends what kind of package, are you replicating what they have got now, which is a multifaceted delivery, both in terms of physical, intelligence, cyber and the whole thing put together. so that's where the actual costs do increase, but you are looking at a couple of million to provide a global operation 20 a7, which is what we are led to believe they will require. there is no question they will need some protection? like i said, the threat will not change, there is a variety of different reasons why not. we will look at the political and religious terrorist threat which could be ascertained as a british asset, a member of the royal family. all the way through to the fixated individual who wants to be part of their lives, and certainly in my time, that was one of the biggest threats we faced, those individuals who were fixated with members of the royal family. because they operate in an individual capacity and unless they come to law enforcement or some form of health practitioner's notice, they do remain in the community and unnoticed until they decide to carry out whatever action they deem to see fit. how aware are the people you are protecting, of the threats made against them, to what extent are they shielded from that knowledge? there has to be an open and transparent approach as to what is happening with their security. otherwise you are not going to build the element of trust and rapport that you have to have with your principles. so whilst you are not looking to frighten, you are looking to inform and that is very important. if you do something as a protection officer and your principle is unaware of what is going on around that decision—making process, that could lead to a breakdown of that trust and rapport. you need a two—way relationship with all of your principles. how likely is it they will want to form a long—term relationship or engagement with the people providing this protection? that ultimately is very important. the royal family have a cradle to grave protection package, they are used to it and used to working in and around it. both on an official capacity and private. if they don't trust you and you don't have that communication, then it is very difficult. any path they choose now will be one that will have a long—term future and implications for their family. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben. good afternoon. as we head into the weekend there is no unwanted wet and windy weather in the forecast. some of us have even seen snow. but for most it has been rain and the first rain band with hill snow moves across north—east scotland. more wet weather following on behind across north—east scotland. more wet weatherfollowing on behind and into northern ireland by the end of the night, something clearer and colder. but there is a met office yellow warning covering part of england, wales and the south—west, especially over high ground. some spots in wales could see 50 and 70 millimetres in rain and may be the odd spot getting 100 millimetres of rain. also some icy stretches tomorrow morning in northern ireland. we see more wet weather pushing in from the west, north wales, northern england and significant snow piling up in southern scotland, on what will be a very cold day and a very windy day as well, thanks to storm jorge, which will bring gusts of 60 to 75 mph as we go into saturday night. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: a man who was on the diamond princess cruise ship has become the first briton to die from the coronavirus. three new cases are confirmed in the uk and there are growing fears about the global spread of the virus. a lot of our attention has been on italy and japan, actually what happens in iran and africa is probably more significant in terms of risks of this turning into a pandemic, where the spread across borders becomes not possible to contain. as stock markets across the globe suffer their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008, the bank of england warns that the virus could have an impact on the uk economy. the teenage activist greta thunberg leads thousands of people on a climate change protest through the streets of bristol. sport now on afternoon live with holly and england's women were impressive in the t20 world cup this morning. how close are they to a place in the semi—finals? well they're second in their group — they've still another difficult game ahead against west indies, but it was a strong performance against pakistan earlier that saw them win by a2 runs. captain heather knight leading by example again — following up a century last time out with 62 as they made 158—7. and pakistan came nowhere near reaching their target. and aside from knight, it was england's bowlers who got the job done. anya shrubsole taking two wickets in two balls to become the leading wicket—ta ker in the history of the competition. i'm not really one for personal milestones, it's not why i play the game. i know it will sweeter if we're lifting the trophy. that is the important thing. once the tournament is over, they're the sort of things i might reflect on. but it was most important that we got the win and kept the momentum going and set upa win and kept the momentum going and set up a big game against the west indies. so here's confirmation of group b. remember the top two teams from each group go through to the semi finals, so england are well placed in second, with just one match to go against the west indies. south africa are top after they thrashed thailand today. one other bit of cricket news for you fast bowler mark wood is out of the men's tour of sri lanka, because of a side strain. he was injured at the end of the end of their last tour to south africa and scans confirmed a small tear. he'll be replaced by lancashire's saqib mahmood. the test squad sets off on monday. as i mentioned england's women's match against west indies is on sunday — this won't be an easy match, they're a strong side, however, they were beaten by pakistan who englnd beat today, which should give england some confidence going into their game on sunday. and there has been bad news for laura kenny, she had a nasty crash this afternoon? britain's most successful female 0lympian has been competing at the track cycling world championships in berlin this afternoon. just bear in mind this was an event she'd been advised to avoid, after breaking her shoulder last month. this aftenroon she's been involved in a crash in the omnium — take a look. kenny — seen here in the white in the middle of your screen — was taking part in the opening race earlier. she was one of five riders to crash with just over a lap to go. she was able to walk off the track with a cut near her right eye. she had to have stitches, but british cycling said she's safe to continue following a concussion check. the netherlands' kirsten wild was relegated for causing the crash. this was the first of four events which make up the omnium, with kenny bidding for a second medal in berlin. meanwhile, cycling's governing body is monitoring the situation in berlin after the final two stages of the uae tour were cancelled, because of two "suspected" cases of coronavirus. the uci had earlier said the two italian staff members had tested positive which led to chris froome and adam yates — who was declared the winner of the race — being placed in lockdown and tested. danish cyclist michael morkov had already travelled from the uae to the event in berlin. he's currently in isolation in his hotel room but a team spokesperson says that has been done as a " and he is showing no symptoms. the three british sides left in the europa league have avoided each other in the draw for the last 16. rangers will play bayer leverkusen, manchester united will take on the austrian side lask and wolves were drawn against 0lympiakos, who knocked out arsenal last night. they'll be away in athens for the first leg on march the 12th. wolves haven't come this far in european competition since they finished runners—up in the uefa cup back in 1972. there's been disappointment for the british number one dan evans at the dubai championships. he was beaten in the semi finals by world number six stefanos tsitsipas in straight sets. he'll face either novak djokovic or gael monfils in the final. china's three—time olympic champion sun yang says he intends to appeal his eight year ban for missing a drugs test in september 2018. sun was initially cleared of wrong doing in january last year, but at last summer's world aquatics championships, britain's duncan scott refused to share the podium with him. following an appeal by the world anti doping agency, his 8 year ban was imposed as this is his second offence. british olympic champion adam peaty has responded to the news — he said: "for anyone that's been banned once, potentially it's a mistake. you're looking at it twice — you're a fool." that's all the sport for now. now on afternoon live let's go nationwide and see what's happening around the country — in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. colette hume is in cardiff for us and can tell us more about the first welsh case of coronavirus which has been confirmed this morning. and donna traynor is in belfast and can give us an update on the first coronavirus case in northern ireland which was diagnosed last night. more from donna in a minute. first to colette. what's the situation in wales? that first case of coronavirus was confirmed here in wales by the chief medical officer this morning. now the bbc understands that the patient is from the swansea area, but that has not been confirmed by any of the public health officials involved. what we can tell you is that the coronavirus patient was diagnosed with the condition last night and is now being treated in one of the four specialist units in the uk. we haven't been told which unit. but public health wales officials are working with what are described as close contacts and they are the people who have been close toast the patient. we know that the patient travelled from northern italy and they will be talking to peek with that patient on the journey back from italy and asking them if they have symptoms of the illness and offering appropriate advice and treatment. now, the public health officials in wales say they expect more cases. although the first patient is being treated over the border, officials say if more cases are confirmed the patients will be treated in in isolation cases. they are using conditions put in place in 2009 after the flu outbreak. earlier the chief medical officer has this message for the public. it is one of cautious preparation, but remaining calm. we were expecting to see cases, when we saw the rise of cases in northern italy, it became inevitable that we would see cases in the uk and that is what we are now seeing. i do anticipate there will be more cases, but it is port that people remember that we are still in the winter months. we still have cold virus circulating. we still have a bit of flu virus. so most viral infections are the normal bugs we see. earlier this week a school in north wales advised children who had been on a skiing trip to northern italy to stay at home, didn't they? yes the students at friar school we re yes the students at friar school were on a skiing trip to italy and we re were on a skiing trip to italy and were advised if they showed even minor symptoms, to stay at home and get their parents or carers to get in contact with the nhs direct. the school say there have been no cases, but they were being as careful as they could in the situation. now, one other element of this story is the six nations rugby tournament. very important for fans in all parts of uk and in france and italy. particularly in wales. we have seen the ireland/italy men's, women's and under—20s game postponed and officials from the six nations will be meeting in paris on monday and will have to decide whether england's match with italy next month will go ahead. around 20,000 by month will go ahead. around 20,000 rugby fans from the uk are expected to travel to that match. the question is will it go ahead? thank you very much. what more do we know about northern ireland's first case? this is actually the first case of coronavirus in all of ireland, north or south. the patient we have been told is a woman who lives in northern ireland, but we know little about her identity, as it is being withheld for her protection. but we have been told like that patient in wales, she travelled from northern italy and she was with a child and travelled into dublin airport. both we re travelled into dublin airport. both were tested in belfast yesterday and are now self—isolating at home. the woman tested the positive for the virus, but we are still waiting to hear about the child. the woman and the child flew into dublin airport and travelled home by bus and by train to belfast. that is about 100 odd miles. now health officials say they worked over night to contact those who were in contact with the woman and potentially exposing themselves to the virus. a doctor spoke to the media and here is a little of the news conference. passengers on the plane are informed and they're given appropriate information, depending on whether their close or casual contacts op their close or casual contacts op the plane. the close contacts are identified as people literally who have been in close proximity to the confirmed case and the risk assessment is done and that has been done here and anybody who needs to be contacted has been contacted. the official says they have contacted people on the plane, the train and the bus, but officials in belfast are still trying to contact those who may have been in close contact with the woman when she arrived in this city. they emphasise there is a small number of people at an increased risk of getting the virus from this woman. those who were in close proximity, closer than two metre for a period of time. those we re metre for a period of time. those were the passing contact, they say should not be concerned. we heard mention that a six nations match has been affected by the outbreak. what else has had to be cancelled? that match between ireland and italy was due to take place next week in dublin and it has been postponed, because of the high numbers of coronavirus cases in northern italy, which is a big rugby—loving part of the country and as a precaution, because of the travelling fans, who may spread the virus, the match has been put off. but health officials in dublin said they do not anticipate the cancellation of mass gathers of people and we will be assessing the risk, also the damage to business here in northern ireland. that is on bbc newsline tonight at 6.30. thank you. the world health organisation has warned governments around the globe that they must take action to contain initial cases of coronavirus to prevent the spread of the disease. dr michael ryan from world health organisation's health emergencies programme explained why it had introduced the highest level of alert and impact warnings. that is to get countries to understand that your first imported case, it is in your control to contain the virus. to wait, to be complacent, to get caught unawares at this point, and it's really not much of an excuse at this point to get caught unawares. we have been dealing with this virus for two months now and i think this is a reality check for every government on the planet. wake up, get ready. this virus may be on its way and you need to be ready. you have a duty to your citizens, you have a duty to the world to be ready. and i think that's what this alert says. it says we can avoid the worst of this, but our level of concern is at its highest. labour have criticised the prime minister's response to the crisis, saying borisjohnson risked becoming a "part—time prime minister". the shadow health secretaryjon ashworth called on the government to bring forward the emergency cobra meeting planned for monday. it should be today, it should be now. borisjohnson is beginning to look like he is not fully focused on the job, isn't he? he's becoming a part—time prime minister. he's got to be getting a grip of the situation now and i think we've got to have a realistic assessment of the capacity in the nhs. i mean, last week, 80% of the critical care beds in the nhs were occupied. that meant there was around 700 beds free, about three or four beds per hospital. there is clearly worries now about the capacity in the nhs. i am calling for, the government to look at putting in some emergency resources, extra resources into the nhs. we've got a budget coming up in these discussions will be going on in whitehall about the resourcing of the nhs. we all know it's not had enough money over the last ten years under the conservatives. but this can't wait until monday. borisjohnson needs to be getting on with it now and ministers need to be coming on the television, on the radio to be offering some reassurance to the public. it's pretty childish that they are boycotting the radio and the various different bbc programmes, isn't it? they should be on these programmes explaining to the public what's going on. in a moment, the latest business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live: a man who was on the diamond princess cruise ship has become the first briton to die from the coronavirus. and three new cases are confirmed in the uk. as stock markets across the globe suffer their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008, the bank of england warns that the virus could have an impact on the uk economy. the teenage activist greta thunberg leads thousands of people on a climate change protest through the streets of bristol. here's your business headlines on afternoon live: the spread of the coronavirus continues to hit the business world. the ftse100, dropped nearly 13% this week, wiping £210 billion off the value of shares — that's the biggest one—week drop since the financial crisis. the european markets also suffered losses. and the us markets are also sharply down. three former barclays executives have been cleared of fraud at the old bailey. the case against them centred on payments to qatar as the bank tried to raise funds during the 2008 financial crisis. the jury threw out all the charges. gambling companies should do more to safeguard gambling addicts. that's the verdict of the body that examines public spending. it says the industry needs tougher regulation to make sure more people don't fall into addiction. there is no denying the coronavirus outbreak is being felt by the business world? that's right. the reason is china is such an economic power house. it's known as the factory of the world — making everything from iphones to car parts. many businesses here and overseas depend on a steady supply of goods from china. disruption to production there is having a real impact. my colleague simon browning has been looking at the situation. a window of opportunity in a crisis. uk textile factories are winning new orders, because of the coronavirus. just check we have got a good seal... this specialised canvas and plastics business in chesterfield is the the only maker of infection—control chambers in the uk. unsurprisingly, orders are really picking up. primarily we serve the uk government, via a supply chain, but we have been getting third party inquiries from a variety of commercial and other national governments as well. it's orders for these medical transport chambers, used during the ebola outbreak by the raf, ministry of defence and nhs which are really filling the order book. down in leicester, the knitting machines are working at a higher speed. complex supply chains, stitched together over decades, are broken. so, when no goods come in, unexpected opportunities have appeared. these brothers run this knit—wear factory with their parents, who started it in 1987. they lost legions of customers when china boomed. for decades, british retailers turned their backs on factories like this, instead preferring the cheaper production in china. but as those factories remain closed, those retailers need to start ordering new stock and they're finding factories like this aren't so costly — they can order less and the delivery times are much faster. it has had a positive impact on the order point of view and a lot more new inquiries are coming through. but this a bit of concern about the kind of earlier supply chain in getting raw materials and to make sure that we are not going to run out of any of them. but it is those materials, yarns like these from italy, which could limit nor potential growth. the italian factories they're from are closed, as they fight coronavirus too. i think a lot of retailers are worried that they will have no stock in the stores soon, because so much comes from the far east now. we are coming into the season for swimwear and that is nearly all made in china and you're going to start seeing a lack of those products in the stores. the spread of coronavirus has revealed how fragile international supply chains are when eexposed to shock, but these sudden changes to the fabric of the global economy are bringing unexpected opportunities much closer to home. the coronavirus is really having an impact on the stockmarkets. yes, let's see what they have been doing. a grim picture. the worst week for global markets since the financial crisis of 2008. gervais williams is senior executive director at premier miton. is there an element of over reaction here? if you set it in context of what has beening for the last few yea rs, what has beening for the last few years, markets have been buoyant and people were looking for an economic pick up and going into this set back, market values were high. what we have seen so far is cite a big sell off —— seen is a big sell off from high valuations. what can authorities do to calm markets when they're in this sort of mood?|j think they're in this sort of mood?” think the key issue is not so much what to do about markets, but how much it affects the human population. we are seeing perhaps putting off flights and cruises and people going to less conferences, and so in fact what happens next maybe we go to coffee shops less. i think we will see a change in behaviour that will affect corporate earnings and what we will see is interest rate cuts by the uk and the us central banks. do you think that thatis us central banks. do you think that that is figure in the minds of the authorities that they may have to do something on interest rates? yes, i think what might happen is you might find certain companies are not doing the sales they were expecting and they move into losses and are short of cash and anybody to help make the companies get through what might be a relatively number of months before we are out of crisis would be helpful. because we don't want businesses to go bust needlessly. do you think there is much further to go in terms of falls in markets?m is always impossible to say what will happen. what we would say is generally that markets have had a significant pull off already and it is not unusual after a big pull off to see them start to bounce to some degree. if we got an emergency interest rate cut that might be enough to reassure the markets. but of course what we want to know is what is going to happen to real businesses and over the next few months how will they get on in a different environment. thank you. that is it from me. thank you. astronomers have detected what they describe as the biggest known explosion in the universe since the big bang. it's five times bigger than anything they've previously observed. the blast which came from a supermassive black hole in a galaxy hundreds of millions of light years away was detected by telescopes in western australia. the light from the explosion has been travelling for about four hundred million years. a park featuring 30 historic dinosaur statues has been added to a list of sites at risk of being lost. the collection at crystal palace park in london has developed cracks, with some statues in danger of losing toes, teeth and tails. historic england has added the creations, which date back to the mid—1850s, to its ‘at risk‘ register. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good afternoon. as we approach the weekend, there is yet more unwanted wet and windy weather in the forecast. today, we've had rain in places, but for a few spots, there's been some snow. you can see on our earlier radar picture, this wet weather sliding north eastwards. on its leading edge, parts of the north midlands, northern england, up into scotland we have seen some snow falling but it's generally turning milderfrom the south. temperatures through the rest of the afternoon into double digits for many. but we see more rain pushing in across parts of south wales, the south—west of england into parts of the midlands. these areas, of course, really don't need any more rain with the ongoing severe flooding problems and as we go through tonight, that rain will continue. in fact, we'll see a band of very heavy rain sliding eastwards across many areas. something drier but colder and rather showery following on behind. but through the rest of today, into tonight there are met office yellow warnings in force, particularly over high ground and through some parts of wales, 50 to 70 millimetres but there are one or two spots that could see 100 millimetres of rain, so that is likely to lead to further flooding. 0ur rain will slide its way eastwards tomorrow morning. we could see some icy stretches first thing across northern ireland. and then as we go through the day, we're going to see some further outbreaks of showery rain pushing in across parts of northern ireland, wales into northern england, southern and central scotland and here there's likely to be some snow developing as well. it's going to be a pretty cold day on saturday and a pretty windy one as well, because of storm jorge. it's going to bring some gales in places, particularly, ithink, as we go through saturday and into saturday night. as far as the wind speeds we're expecting, quite widely gusts of 60 to 75 mph across parts of northern england and north wales, may be in north—west wales the odd spot could see gusts of 80 mph. very windy across the south of scotland as well and we will see a mixture of rain and snow falling here. a lot of snow accumulating over the highlands. 0ur area of low pressure, storm jorge still with us as we go on into sunday. the winds not as strong at this stage, but we'll still see some quite significant snow, i think, moving across parts of northern scotland. there could be some further rain across the south of england. in between, some spells of sunshine but also some showers, some of which will be wintry on a rather chilly—feeling day with temperatures between six and 9 degrees. now, as we head into next week there is some respite. there will still be some showers around, not as wet as it has been, not as windy either. today at five, a british man who was on the diamond princess cruise ship has died from coronavirus. he is the first british person to die from covid—19, the respiratory disease caused by the virus. three new cases have been confirmed in the uk. the world health organisation has issued its highest alert and warns that the global outbreak has reached a "decisive point" stock markets have been falling around the world with 210 billion pounds wiped off the value of shares in london this week we'll have the latest from a range of experts. the other main stories on bbc news at 5. the teenage activist greta thunberg leads thousands of people on a climate change protest through the streets of bristol.

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