Of being hacked by criminals. Good morning from county durham, we re good morning from county durham, were i will be asking what the future holds for the struggling high streets 7 future holds for the struggling high streets . Here, almost one in every four shops is empty. Six nations to go ahead despite coronavirus fears games will be played this weekend. When i get this medal its in memory of every one of them are fellows, 22 , 442 of every one of them are fellows, 22,442 men. Ahead of receiving his mbe, we catch up with Harry Billinge, the d day veteran who has raised tens of thousands for a memorial honouring his fallen comrades. Good morning. A chilly start to the day but for many we will have bright and sunny spells, some showers, wintry in the hills and the north. More later. Its tuesday, 3rd march. Our top story. Plans to tackle the threat posed by the coronavirus in the uk will be set out by the government today. Its after the Prime Minister said he expects a significant increase in the number of cases. The announcement will include plans to bring doctors and nurses out of retirement. Lets take a look at the global picture. Theres been almost 90,000 confirmed cases of the illness worldwide, although the majority of those are in china. The virus has now been detected in 70 countries, including italy, the us and iran. Here in the uk, 39 people have been diagnosed across england, scotland, wales and Northern Ireland. Keith doyle has the latest. Back home, these are some of the hundreds of british holiday makers who were kept in isolation at a hotel in tenerife. Around 100 who were cleared by medics arrived last night. Its been horrible. Awful. Horrible holiday. Were home, yeah brilliant those who were allowed to fly home must now isolate themselves for two weeks. With more people choosing not to fly at the moment, British Airways and ryanair have cancelled hundreds of flights to many european destinations, as well as some to the us. Both airlines said there had been a significant fall in demand. Another confirmed case of coronavirus in the uk has led to the closure of one of the countrys leading music and drama schools, the Guildhall School in london. In a statement the school confirmed a member of Teaching Staff has tested positive for covid i9. The school says he came into contact with a limited number of pupils while teaching last week. And they are receiving what it calls appropriate urgent advice. The teacher is recovering well at the Royal Free Hospital in london. All meetings, workshops and performances have been cancelled for the next two weeks, and the staff have been encouraged to work from home. With more countries reporting confirmed cases, the eu has raised the risk level to high, and the World Health Organization says the world is in uncharted territory. Following yesterdays cobra meeting, the Prime Minister borisjohnson will set out the governments plan to fight this spread of coronavirus later today. He has warned of the virus is likely to spread more widely in the coming days and weeks. Keith doyle, bbc news. In a moment, our correspondent bethany bell will have the latest on the situation in europe. But first, our Political Correspondent chris mason joins us from westminster. Good morning. Yesterday you were talking about the significant change in language. What is the picture today . Good morning. We will see real evidence of that today. There had been those days ago who accused the government of not being sufficiently on the front foot, that we we re sufficiently on the front foot, that we were not hearing sufficiently from ministers and in particular the Prime Minister. He will very much change that today. They will be a public event, a News Conference where he will appear alongside the chief medical officer and the government chief scientific adviser. They will set out the full scale of the plans that they have been willing to implement as this disease progresses. There is a huge amount of uncertainty about the timeline and the extent to which it will progress as far as cases in the uk are concerned, but the government is keen to ensure that we are aware of the planning that it is doing. Here is the Prime Minister. We will be as transparent as we possibly can, but at the moment i just wish to repeat the crucial thing we can all do to help the nhs, to stop the spread of the disease, is wash your hands twice, two verses of happy birthday, hot water. But apart from that, laura, at the moment i should stress that it should be business as usual. The Prime Minister talking to Laura Kuenssberg last night. Clearly there isa kuenssberg last night. Clearly there is a desire from the government to emphasise personal responsibility, the importance of hand washing, but also the scale of what they are going to do. So for instance, a minister in every Government Department designated as the coronavirus leaked, what they manage in their sector. The prospect of legislation in the next couple of weeks to ensure that retired nhs staff ca n weeks to ensure that retired nhs staff can be brought back in if necessary to work in hospitals. Also potential change in legislation to ensure that child to teacher ratios can be loosened in child care settings, so in nurseries and in schools, so that if there are teachers or support staff off ill with the virus, schools can still legally remain open with slightly larger class sizes. A real sense now the government is doing what it needs to do to put in place the contingencies that could well be necessary. Thanks, chris. We will speak to the Health Secretary later. Bethany bell is in italy this morning. They have had the outbreak. What is occurring there . I things under control . Here in italy the death toll of people with coronavirus has risen to 52. And all told here in italy, which has been the epicentre of the outbreak in europe, there have been over 2000 cases reported. In what may be a little glimmer of hope, officials said yesterday the numberof hope, officials said yesterday the number of new cases reported here was number of new cases reported here was 258. That is much smaller than the jumps we have seen in previous days. Schools remain shut in three regions of northern italy, in lombardy and two others, and there are a lot of concern about what the impact will be on tourism and on business. Elsewhere we have had heard from the head of the European Commission saying they have raised the risk level is too high in terms of europe. They promised what they called a corona task force, looking at medical preparations. It will be looking at research and it will be looking at research and it will be looking at research and it will be looking at travel advice. They are trying to coordinate among eu countries, they have promised a numberof countries, they have promised a number of meetings with Eu Health Ministers this week and eu finance ministers this week and eu finance ministers as well, looking at the impact of this on the question of business and the economy. Here in italy you have the feeling some people dont know whether to be so frightened of the coronavirus or the impact on the economy. Very interesting. Thank you, bethany. Health secretary matt hancock will be live on the programme to take some questions about the Government Strategy just after ten past seven. Join us for that. The Union Representing senior Civil Servants has demanded an independent investigation into bullying allegations against the home secretary. Priti patel strongly denies the claims. The fda union says it lacks confidence in a government inquiry into the matter, but ministers insist the process is robust and fit for purpose. We have the minister for the Cabinet Officer eulogise about the home secretary, tell the house that the Prime Minister fully supports them. Then announce an investigation by his department into the conduct of the home secretary. Who will deal with that . It would be the Prime Minister in private who will deal with the result of that investigation. That is not going to build confidence among Civil Servants. The former us Vice President joe bidens bid for the white house has been given a big boost overnight, after his campaign was backed by two former rivals. It comes ahead of whats known as super tuesday, where democrats in 14 states decide who they think should challenge donald trump in the president ial election later this year. Our north america correspondent sophie long reports. Winning the democratic nomination to be the person to take on President Trump is all about gathering delegates. On super tuesday more than a third of them are up for grabs, more than on any other day in this long, gruelling campaign. Its big. And its even bigger this time because california, the most populous state with hundreds of delegates, is also taking part. About a quarter of those eligible to vote are hispanic. Some are voting for the first time after coming to citizenship classes like this. Theyre passionate about being part of this political process. It is good to become a citizen because you can vote. Like, you feel like people are going to hear your voice. So it is good to become a citizen because you can work for the person that you believe is going to change our world. Issues that are important to them are immigration, of course, but also education, health care and the economy. In more rural areas, farmers want to know who the candidate will be and what solutions they propose for the many issues affecting this huge and diverse country. Right now the focus is trying to this feel down and getting a better picture of what that looks like. You know, we know what trumps proposals are, particularly when it comes to water, which is so important for the farmers and ranchers here. Thats a critical issue that hes been very supportive of locally. So to see what the other candidate, or candidates, as it starts to narrow down, proposes, its going to be a big interest to us. While no one could win the nomination on super tuesday, it can get them a long way towards it. Senator Bernie Sanders has taken the lead in the liberal lane and the national polls. Former Vice President joe biden had been limping at the start of this marathon, but his big win in South Carolina has put him back in contention are just the right time. His performance could be helped by other moderates dropping out and endorsing him. But enter the late starter. On the ballot for the first time is billionaire mike bloomberg, and he has been converting his cash into campaign ads. Also running still are Senators Elizabeth Warren and tulsi gabbard. It is the day political pundits have been waiting for. It could make or break candidates campaigns. But it might not. Sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. Domestic abusers could be forced to take lie detector tests, as part of new laws being put before mps today. The plans, which also include a ban on abusers cross examining their victims in court, are part of the long awaited Domestic Abuse bill. If passed, a three year trial would be carried out. The Home Office Said many of the proposals were widely supported. The uk and the eu have officially started talks on their future relationship after brexit. David frost is leading the uks negotiations, with Michel Barnier representing the eu. The two sides will thrash out deals on everything from fishing, to financial services. The meetings will alternate between brussels and london every two weeks ahead of a key summit injune. Theres a fresh warning for users of Smart Devices like Baby Monitors and cameras this morning check your security settings or risk being hacked. The National CyberSecurity Centre says images or live feeds can be accessed by online criminals if the gadgets are not properly protected. It says users should regularly change passwords to help reduce the risk. Check for a default password and if you find one like 0000, or password, change it and change it to a good, strong password, three random words that mean something to you, but not to anyone else. The second thing to do is to check that youre updating your security on the software, sometimes called firmware. And if that can be done automatically, if you read the instructions it will tell you, then switch it on automatically. And the third thing is not everybody uses all the features on these cameras. Lots of people might only use them when they are in the home, but they can be accessed from anywhere. If you are not accessing it from outside your home, then switch that feature off. Do those three things and it takes away so much of the risk and you can have peace of mind. If you want peace of mind we are talking about it later. I cant remember the time. 20 to eight. Matt hancock is at ten past seven. Excellent. That will be interesting to hear, the danger is, what you should do, what sort of things you should do, what sort of things you should be looking out for. We probably have them unknowingly. Have you got a camera on your laptop . |j think you got a camera on your laptop . think there is one of the top when you open your laptop. You can go on they wonder web and there are all sorts of feeds from various people, people who dont know it is their houses. What i miss this on . it is important stuff. The other interesting thing is buying on equipment, not buying it after it has been properly checked by online retailers. They dont have essential regulations and some of the other ones. They can be easier to hack. That somebody might be able to watch your baby monitor is very worrying. Dont worry too much. We will give you the information at 7 40am. Dont wa nt you the information at 7 40am. Dont want to alarm anyone good news after yesterdays story about six nations. The six nations fixtures this weekend will go ahead, despite concerns over the coronavirus. There were doubts over whether the championship would continue after ireland against italy was postponed. Officials decided yesterday that games will go ahead as planned. Arsenal are through the quarter finals of the fa cup after a win against portsmouth. Sokratis put them ahead just before half time, before Eddie Nketiah made it 2 0. Former liverpool forward Daniel Sturridge has been banned from football for four months for breaching betting rules. Its after a successful appeal by the Football Association to extend his original ban. An appeal board also doubled his fine to £150,000. The boxing showdown Everyone Wants to see tyson fury against antonyjoshua willjust have to wait. Joshua will instead fight the mandatory ibf challenger kubrat pulevon in june at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium. It was never going to be straightforward, was it . Got to make us straightforward, was it . Got to make us wait a little bit. Heres carol with a look at this mornings weather. You seem to have brought sunshine good morning. There is such an entitys forecast, also some showers. Some of them will be wintry in the northern hills. A breezy day as well but not as windy as it has been. We have a weather front moving from west to east bringing showers. A little ridge of High Pressure before the next area of low pressure brings some rain that comes our way tomorrow. To start, if youre heading out, it is called first thing this morning. There is some frost around, the first weather front moving into the north sea. Second one coming in from the west, pushing west to east through the day and we are likely to see some wintry nests in the hills across Northern England, Northern Ireland and scotla nd england, Northern Ireland and scotland above about 200 metres. There are showers, not all of us will catch one, in between a lot of dry weather and bright spells or sunny spells. Temperatures 7 to 10 celsius. Very similar to yesterday. Through this evening and overnight, a temporary ridge of High Pressure, under clear skies, it is going to be a colder night than thatjust gone and still some showers coming in across western scotland. More cloud and rain starting to show from that area of low pressure in the south western parts of wales, temperatures will go up through the night but for the rest of us it will be cold and frosty, maybe scrape your car first be cold and frosty, maybe scrape your carfirst thing be cold and frosty, maybe scrape yourcarfirst thing in be cold and frosty, maybe scrape your car first thing in the morning. Where we have had some showers there is the risk of ice and untreated surfaces. But a beautiful start to the day, nice and sunny first thing but out towards the west, we still have the cloud and some rain. The wind is going to be progressing steadily north east through the day, getting into Northern Ireland, wales and the midlands, down towards the south east, possibly getting as far north as southern scotland. But from the central belt northwards, brighter skies with a few showers and temperatures 7 to 10 celsius. As we go through wednesday into thursday, this area of low pressure, it conti