according to a new report on health inequality. health has stopped improving. health inequalities are increasing, and the recommendations that we made ten years ago are not being acted on, and acting on them would create better societies. campaigners against sexual violence have welcomed the guilty verdicts in the case against former hollywood producer, harvey weinstein, as he is taken to hospital on his way to prison. stop building houses on flood plains in england unless it s absolutely necessary. that s the warning from the head of the environment agency. violence has worsened in parts of the indian capital, delhi, overshadowing a visit by president trump, who s announced a $3 billion military deal with the country. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the health secretary has told the bbc that uk residents returning from areas in northern italy currently on lockdown because of coronavirus, and since febraury 19th, should self isolate and seek advice from the nhs. t
in the poorest communities in england has declined since 2011 according to a new report on health inequality. health has stopped improving. health inequalities are increasing and the recommendations that we made ten years ago are not being acted on and acting on them would create better societies. campaigners against sexual violence have welcomed the guilty verdicts in the case against former hollywood producer, harvey weinstein as he is taken to hospital on his way to prison. stop building houses on flood plains in england unless it s absolutely necessary that s the warning from the head of the environment agency. coming up eu ministers are set to meet in brussels to approve their opening position for negotiations on the future relationship with the uk. and premier league leaders liverpool are now 22 points clear at the top of the table after a 3 2 home win against west ham last night. good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9. the health secretary has told the bb
british people returning from northern italy have been told to self isolate for a fortnight if they show symptoms of coronavirus and there are reports that a hotel in tenerife is now on lockdown after a guest tested postive for the virus. we ll bring you the latest. guilty of rape, guilty of sexual assault. women who accused hollywood producer harvey weinstein have spoken of their relief at his conviction. weinstein faces up to 25 years in prison. this is the age of empowerment of women, and you cannot intimidate them any more, because women will not be silenced. zoe brock the new zealand actor who was one of the first women to publicly accuse harvey weinstein of sexual assault tells us she is feeling shocked but elated. it has been a really awesome day. this is a landmark verdict for sexual assault victims all over the world. this is a game changer, and so while it wasn t a complete slam dunk, we should all be celebrating. and, low cost car insurance firm carrot has apol
coming up on afternoon live, all the sport 0lly foster has the headlines: tyson fury has arrived home, now it s down to the battle of the promoters, can they make the fight everyone wants against anthonyjoshua? it s going to be tough. i would talk to you later about it. thanks, 0lly and ben rich has the weather. still too severe flood warnings in shropshire at the moment, with the ongoing flood situation, any vain in oui’ ongoing flood situation, any vain in our forecast isn t welcome, but it isn t quite as wet over the next couple of days as it has been. i will have all the details just before 2:30pm. thanks, ben. also coming up howzat! england s cricket world cup hero ben stokes receives his 0be in a ceremony at buckingham palace. hello, everyone this is afternoon live i m simon mccoy. as the outbreak of coronavirus spreads to more and more countries, people returning to the uk from affected parts of italy have been told to stay at home for two weeks even if the
we ll have the latest on the fight to contain the outbreak, and we ll be speaking to one of the people staying at that hotel in tenerife. the other main stories on bbc news at five: the former liberal leader lord steel quits the lib dems, after a report says the westminster establishment turned a blind eye to allegations of sexual abuse by another liberal mp. parts of the river severn reach record levels, as severe flood warnings remain in place in shropshire. and later in the hour, the world heavyweight champion tyson fury returns to the uk, as attention turns to when he might fight anthonyjoshua. it s 5pm. our main story is the deepening crisis surrounding the spread of coronavirus. global cases of the virus have now passed 80,000, the vast majority in china. but the number of cases worlwide is increasing. a hotel in tenerife in spain s canary islands has been locked down after a visiting italian doctor tested positive. hundreds of guests at the h10 costa adeje palace h