Understand, does not currently, we understand, have plans to evacuate the 57 british citizens and 20 british crew from the ship. For everyone else not evacuated they will have to remain on board at least until wednesday, when they are tested. Those who are negative will be allowed to leave and the quarantine will end on wednesday but there is a proviso. Anybody in close contact with someone anybody in close contact with someone who has tested positive, their quarantine will be set again to zero and they will have to spend another 1a days, possibly still on board the ship. Now its time for a look at the weather with ben rich. Strong winds have affected many parts of the uk so for this weekend thanks to storm dennis. It seems as if rain has causing bigger problems for many. A red warning from the met 0ffice issued this morning for parts of south wales. Rain following into flooded areas, a risk to life. Numerous platforms across wales, england and scotland, the bbc weather website will ke
But otherwise for the rest of the uk it is a blustery day, a day of sunshine and showers, some of those showers will have hail and thunder mixed in with them and certainly the strong winds will continue to make you feel a little bit on the cool side with temperatures between eight and 11 celsius. The week ahead, we are going to see low pressure moving in. Miles days in space with cooler days so it will be quite changeable day by day. At mild days. There will be heavy showers for all of us at some point on tuesday, showers in the night could be heavier across england and wales was top of that traffic moves through, it turns colder for scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of england. That system is away and things quieten down for a time of night but then into wednesday we are looking at the next area of low pressure approaching from the west. That will bring a warm front. A band of rain that will put into Northern Ireland, eventually reaching western scotland, western england. Is th
Tonight at ten storm dennis rages across the uk, as the Emergency Services rush to help communities around the country. Residential streets turned into rivers in the worst affected areas as heavy rain fell on ground already saturated by last weeks storm. Towed to safety in knee deep water. People in south wales endured some of the worst conditions. As we were trying to block the front door, it was all pouring in through the backdoor as well, and there was nothing we could do. Well be live with our correspondents across the country, with disruption expected to continue into tomorrow. And the other main stories on tonights programme. Itv cancels tonights edition of love island following the death of the shows former host Caroline Flack, who took her own life. America sends two planes to take home us citizens quarantined britons on board are critical of the uk government. For coronavirus on a cruise ship in japan. Britons on board are critical of the uk government. And victory for england
Hundreds of american passengers whove been quarantined off japan on a cruise ship thats been hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus are on their way home. Two planes chartered by the Us Government are taking them to american air bases where they will stay for a further two weeks. 355 cases of the disease on the diamond princess have been confirmed in the past two weeks, accounting for more than half the total outside china. Chinese Officials Say the number of new cases and deaths in Hubei Province the centre of the outbreak has once again fallen. From yokohama, Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. Announcer only those american guests who are disembarking the diamond princess tonight. For the americans at least, this is the moment that for many could not come soon enough. On the dockside, the buses lining up ready to take them to tokyo airport and an evacuation flight home. 355 passengers aboard the diamond princess have now been diagnosed with the new coronavirus. In the last two days, t
Hello. Hundreds of american passengers whove been quarantined off japan on a cruise ship thats been hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus are on their way home. Two planes chartered by the Us Government are taking them to american air bases where they will stay for a further two weeks. 355 cases of the disease on the diamond princess have been confirmed in the past two weeks, accounting for more than half the total outside china. Chinese Officials Say the number of new cases and deaths in hubei province, the centre of the outbreak, has once again fallen. From yokohama, Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. Announcer only those american guests who are disembarking the diamond princess tonight. For the americans at least, this is the moment that for many could not come soon enough. On the dockside, the buses lining up ready to take them to tokyo airport and an evacuation flight home. 355 passengers aboard the diamond princess have now been diagnosed with the new coronavirus. In the last tw