this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 5pm: storm ciara hits the uk with winds of more than 90 miles an hour, causing severe travel disruption across the country. there are widespread flooding and two severe warnings, meaning a danger to life, are in place in north wales. a person's being treated at the royal free hospital in london after testing positive for coronavirus — bringing the total in the uk to four. in hong kong, thousands of people who have been stuck on a cruise ship for four days have been allowed to disembark after tests for coronavirus came back negative. counting is under way in the irish general election as an exit poll puts the three main political parties level. thousands of mourners in thailand hold a vigil for 29 people shot dead by a rogue soldier.

as tinsel town gears up for the academy awards, we'll look at what can be expected at tonight's ceremony. and coming up at half past, sportsday will bring you the best of the action from france against italy in the six nations. good afternoon. severe gales and heavy rain are affecting the length and breadth of the uk as storm ciara sweeps in, causing flooding and widespread travel disruption. gusts of more than 100 miles per hour have been recorded in the highlands. there are nearly 300 flood warnings in place, and airlines have cancelled dozens of flights. thousands of people have been left without power.

with more, here's our correspondent helena wilkinson. this is blackpool, one of the coastal areas bearing the brunt of storm ciara. severe gales and heavy rain are sweeping across the country, causing difficult and sometimes dangerous conditions. this is as close as i'm going to get, behind a building, so it's up to everybody, really, isn't it? they know their own limitations. it's crazy, isn't it? i mean, i feel like the abominable snowwoman in all this! it's amazing. it's just coming right over the promenade. you just don't get too close, you know? you heed the warnings, because they're there for a reason. yeah. aberystwyth, in wales, is also being battered by the storm. wales has been hit by the strongest wind so far. it's a similar picture in dover. at the port, ferry services have been suspended, as large waves make it impossible to travel. in west yorkshire, sirens

dating back to world war ii warned of flooding, with rivers swelling, like this one in cumbria. across the country, strong winds have uprooted trees. this was a near—miss in essex. the storm has also caused severe disruption on the railway network, with speed restrictions across much of the country. airlines have also cancelled dozens of domestic and international flights. i've never seen an amber warning this large, which just goes to show how widespread the impacts are going to be due to storm ciara as we go through today. but it's notjust the winds — it's also heavy rain. we've seen in excess of 100 millimetres already. that amount of rain has made flooding inevitable, and fire crews have been called out to rescue stranded motorists. but it's not all bad news. these windsurfers in dorset seem to be making the most of the severe weather, which is forecast to last for the rest of the day. helena wilkinson, bbc news.

yorkshire and lancashire are among the areas hardest hit by today's torrential rain. this was the scene a little earlier today in the calder valley in west yorkshire — a trailer being swept along in the deluge — not down a river but along a street and past a bus stop. nearby, a petrol station has flooded. outside the local church, cars have been submerged by the flood in whalley in lancashire, the high street was turned into a raging torrent. sandbags have been piled up outside local shops to try to stop waterfrom coming in, while local residents have already started the clear—up operation. and in the yorkshire dales, firemen have been helping residents in a number of flooded villages, including in askrigg and aysgarth and around the river bainbridge, which has burst its banks. meanwhile, in london, euston station has been made exit—only because of serious

congestion caused by train delays and cancellations. people waiting on the concourse to find out what the alternative travel options are. network rail say they will open the station normally as soon as there is enough space on the concourse to safely accommodate people. and in flitwick in bedfordshire, a man was rescued by road police after being trapped for over an hour in his car by a falling tree. had a lucky escape by the look of things. although it was a protracted effort to get him out. earlier i spoke to our weather presenter phil avery, who told me why it's so windy and what we should expect over the next 2a hours. let's have a quick look at why this is also very windy. that does not actually look like a realist humdinger of a storm. the centre of the road load. by tea—time it will be over. the more i suppose you see on the chart, they were when you get. these are the sort of balance

you're expecting to see. you will notice that in some respects we are expecting the strongest of the winds are to be further sad because we have got a weather front and it is stretching, eventually —— to be further south. i had of that, that is where we are seeing the squalling wins. it pushes its way of entering your content. —— windus. the window does not dissipate completely —— widely would still be looking at 56 to 70 mph. this is the start of the forthcoming week. a lot of ice about on that chart. ciara we append punjabi. —— isobars on the chart. kedar up punjabi. —— isobars on the chart. kedarup in punjabi. —— isobars on the chart. kedar up in norway. snuffle down to low levels across the north of england and northern ireland, scotland as well. there

will be covering, some of the routes people may have skipped along this winter may be tricky indeed. so not what we have just already had, it is the fact that we have had that and then the added effect of these winds, so they may be weaker, but it does not mean it will not have structural damage. they may be customer of 16 ounce player. a little bit of a feature going across the southern parts of england tomorrow. a combination of wet and windy weather as well. some of the ferry companies operating across the channel, particularly in the western channel, particularly in the western channel are as far ahead as jersey talking about re—routing of celcius and, indeed, cancellations. —— is oui’ as and, indeed, cancellations. —— is our as tuesday. let's have a look at the statement we have had from network rail this afternoon, reporting a tree across the line. this is affecting all travel that passes through swanley

station. the real company says it is a good illustration of why they need to have 50 mph speed restrictions. they had been imposed any number of places and they are going to try to get that three out of the way. they asked that pastures bear with them while they try to remove this —— passengers pay with them. although the winds are not as strong as they we re the winds are not as strong as they were early in the day, they are still pretty strong in southern england. this encourages the rail companies to be cautious about the speed at which rail services operate and the frequency as well. let's have a look at the bbc website. the most have a look at the bbc website. the m ost rea d have a look at the bbc website. the most read stories at the moment are ones where, obviously, unsurprisingly pictures. the six nations table, after they beat italy, but that is perhaps a sign that the disruption is not as severe as it was and people's attention is

turning elsewhere. a person, we were having the top stories being identified as being the flooding. that is number one, number two is this extraordinary flight which went from new york to london, not quite as quick as a concurrent use to manage at nearly three hours or so, but this was not much more than four hours. you can see british airways proud that they just hours. you can see british airways proud that theyjust beat hours. you can see british airways proud that they just beat virgin hours. you can see british airways proud that theyjust beat virgin at landing at heathrow. i do not want what the passengers a point of view are travelling at around 18 as part. iam sure are travelling at around 18 as part. i am sure that the cabin crew were able to server with steady hands, steadier than i am managing with this phone at the moment. we also had the video, some video that is coming in from here and we're very grateful to you by sending us this material so that we can share with people. this gives you an idea of some of the pictures that you will find on here. do also check out your

bbc local radio station. i hope you a lwa ys bbc local radio station. i hope you always have it on in the background, just to get some updates on weather and travel from them. and of course, on bbc local radio as well, they will direct you to the website, if you type in your postcode, may be of some family relatives you're worried about, maybe somebody you're hoping to visit or who is on the way to you, you can obviously check exactly what is happening in your locality and in theirs. find out what the journey might be like between the two places. if a journey as possible. just a quick update coming in from simonjones, are rather 5°99y in from simonjones, are rather soggy reporter down in in from simonjones, are rather soggy reporter down in dover. in from simonjones, are rather soggy reporter down in dover. the poor man ended up with a mouthful of sea water when he was doing a report four days earlier. he said that platforms are one to six victoria station are close to awaiting the roof being made are safe. major cancellations. at the south—east really, the hashtag if you're trying

to follow them —— south—east railway. they say that you should not be travelling this evening u nless not be travelling this evening unless you have to. to bear in mind that there will be disruption tomorrow morning for some travellers around the uk. trains have ended up either cancelled and therefore in the wrong place or not in place at all, never mind the different routes that have to be cleared. and inspected to ensure that there is no further damage overnight. let's move on. england's chief medical officer has said that another patient in england has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. this brings the total number of cases in the uk to four. the latest patient to be diagnosed is being treated at the royal free hospital in london. a british man has also been diagnosed with the virus in majorca. he had been quarantined along with his wife and two daughters who tested negative for coronavirus.

this morning, more than 200 people were flown back to the uk from the coronavirus—hit city of wuhan. they will spend the next fortnight being monitored at a special quarantine facility in milton keynes. and in hong kong, thousands of people stuck on a cruise ship have been allowed to disembark after testing negative for the virus. more than 3,000 crew and passengers were stranded on the world dream ship for five days while tests were carried out. well, jon donnison sent this report from milton keynes. the latest british victim is now being treated at the royal free hospital in north london. they apparently picked the virus up in france from another british person, already confirmed as infected. and this morning, the last uk evacuation flight out of the chinese city of wuhan — epicentre of the virus — touched down at raf brize norton,

carrying around 200 british and foreign nationals. we've not got everybody out, we know that. unfortunately, two people failed temperature checks early this morning, they've had to go back into wuhan. a convoy of buses transported those british citizens who made it back to a hotel and conference centre in milton keynes — out of china, but still not in the clear. we understand that there are about 150 passengers on these coaches who have now been evacuated from wuhan. all of them are, for the moment, we are told by nhs staff, in good health. this will be their home, though, for the next two weeks, where they will be kept in isolation. the coronavirus has now killed more than 800 people, surpassing the number who died from sars back in 2003. more than 37,000 people are known to be affected across the globe, a figure that continues to rise sharply.

the question remains as to whether we're in a live phase and the rate of infection may pick up, or whether we're seeing more what is the natural history of the disease, and it's way too soon to tell that. but it's why these clusters are very unfortunate, and we feel sorry for families who get caught up in this. it's a very, very frightening time. those now in quarantine here in the uk face an anxious wait and, globally, there is no sense the coronavirus crisis is anywhere near to an end. so, 150 people in quarantine milton keynes, that's on top of 100 people still in isolation up on the wirral. the news this morning from majorca that a british man has also tested positive for coronavirus. his wife and two daughters, though, have been given the all—clear. jon donnison reporting there from milton keynes. as i mentioned earlier, passengers have been allowed to disembark a cruise ship

which was under quarantine in hong kong. 0ur correspondent nick beake has been speaking to some of them. for the past four days they have not been able to leave the ship. and they are now coming out, although a0 people on board had fever and flu—like symptoms, they have all been tested and it turns out that no one has the new coronavirus, so they are making their way to the taxis and going on to their homes, whenever that may be. the reason that people were concerned was that there was a previous cruise, involving the same ship, last month, and people tested positive for the coronavirus. the authorities here in hong kong tonight have said there is no cause for alarm and, as you can see, there is a lot of media attention, particularly local cammock was talking to people about what it has been like to be confined to this ship —— local camera crews.

shalit, you're finally? finally on the ground. how does that feel? -- charlotte. most of the facilities are closed. most of the time we just needed to stay in a room.|j are closed. most of the time we just needed to stay in a room. i feel so happy. today i will go home, sleep good and tomorrow go to work. of course, in contrast, there is another ship injapan off the coast where many people have tested for the coronavirus. but in terms of the people who have been stuck on the ship here in hong kong, good news tonight, they are now going home to their families. six more people on a cruise ship offjapan have been diagnosed with coronavirus, bringing the number who have tested positive on board to 70. bringing the number who have the diamond princess has been in quarantine for a week after a former passenger — who has

been taken off to be treated — was diagnosed with the virus. over 3000 people remain on board and have been asked to stay inside their cabins. princess cruises has promised guests that they will receive a full refund of their trip. well, chinese authorities are making plans for millions of people to return to work after an extended lunar new year break due to the coronavirus. the outbreak has brought large parts of the country to a halt and threatens china's already slowing economy. here is our business correspondent, katy austin. we will start to see a return of workers after the extended holiday over the chinese new year, extended obviously because of the coronavirus and attempts to contain it. the government says it really wants workers in key sectors like, for example, food and medical supplies to get back tomorrow. but there will then be a phased return of others to try and, as i say, prevent any infection spreading. so that's the picture within china. what about internationally? so much of china's economic activity is driven by demand from overseas. and equally, of course, it's more and more engaged with the outside world, notjust

in terms of tourism and business, but also the political links. yes, indeed. of all countries, china's economy does not certainly exist ina vacuum. and we can't underestimate the impact within the country of businesses who've really suffered from the lack of movement that's been imposed in certain areas, particularly leisure industries. you would normally have wanted to see lots of customers over the holidays going to restaurants, for example. so there has been a really big hit there. but as one ratings agency, s&p pointed out, any hit on china's economy really does have a butterfly effect. it says even a 1% slowdown in economic growth could really affect lots of other countries. the global economy in particular. automotive industry. cars, both those industries, china isa cars, both those industries, china is a really big supplier. so when we're talking about tomorrow and to return to work, some factories won't reopen and that'll affect the supply chain. ford is one car maker who said its factories

will reopen tomorrow. but a lot of others weren't. —— a lot of others will not. for example, yesterday, volkswagen said its factories won't start again for another week. and already we've seen impacts elsewhere. for example, the oil price has been affected and stock markets have been down compared to a couple of weeks ago. but we really won't know the overall impact of this until it's clear again when things can properly get back to normal. the headlines on bbc news: storm ciara hits the uk with winds of more than 90 miles an hour — causing severe travel disruption across the country. a person's being treated at the royal free hospital in london after testing positive for coronavirus — bringing the total in the uk to four. counting is underway in the irish general election as an exit poll puts the three main political parties level pegging.

i have to confess i am squinting a bit because i only have one contact lens in, so bear with me if i am staring at you more than normal. votes are being counted in ireland's general election, with an exit poll indicating a tie on first preference votes between the three main parties. the centre—right fine gael party, led by the prime minister, leo varadkar, is thought to have won about 22 percent of first preference votes, with the centrist fianna fail and left—leaning sinn fein, only fractionally behind. we can speak to our ireland correspondent chris page in dublin. presumably you're expecting to be there for a few more hours yet. presumably you're expecting to be there for a few more hours yetlj dare say that is right. the official results are starting to come on now. so farfour results are starting to come on now. so far four candidates are officially elected through the irish parliament any measure of what is the main story in this election, all four of those candidates belong to sinn fein. the story is the surge in the sinn fein vote. both here in

dublin and across the country. their party is taking ground. the exit poll that you mentioned published last night put sinn fein at level pegging with the two centrist parties, fine gael and fianna fail, who have dominated country for decades. sinn fein a left—wing alternative placing itself and mary lou mcdonald thing that has paid off with the tally counts this afternoon. suggesting that possibly sinn fein will do better in that excitable and run it as taking the biggest number of first preference votes in this proportional representation election. both of the two parties that have been in government here for most of the states existence, fianna fail and fine gael, fine gael being the party led by the prime minister leo varadkar. they say that they have issues with the economic policies of

the party, and its connection with the party, and its connection with the ira. she said that she felt it would be very unfair on her party's supporters if they were kept out of support. fine gael and fianna fail are a new state of denial. they are still not listening to what people have said. i want is to have a government for the people. i want us to have, ideally, a government with fio to have, ideally, a government with no fianna fail and now fine gael in it. i have started any contact with other parties over the next days —— and no fine gael. that is obviously the sinn fein of you. in the past, the sinn fein of you. in the past, the irish labour party would have beenin the irish labour party would have been in with a shout of being part of any government. is there weakness pa rt of any government. is there weakness part of the explanation for sinn fein‘s success? part of the explanation for sinn fein's success? i think they have taken on the mantle of the leading

left—wing party. taking the position that the irish labour party may have had in the past, the irish labour party saying they have not had a good day at the polls. there are various other left—wing parties here, irish politics is certainly a much more fractured landscape. the impact of the economic crash or a decade ago is still really been felt back 20 or 30 years ago you may have had fianna fail and back 20 or 30 years ago you may have had fianna failand fine back 20 or 30 years ago you may have had fianna fail and fine gael taking up had fianna fail and fine gael taking up to 80% of the first preference votes. now it looks like they may be well below 50%, perhaps 30%. lots of smaller parties have benefited from the decline in support from the parties that would have been regarded as the big toe —— perhaps a0%. they have swept up that vote. a shortage of housing has perhaps been the biggest issue in this election. that helps to explain it sinn fein's support, particularly amongst younger voters, but also across the spectrum. sinn fein have said that

they would put in place at the biggest public building housing programme in the history of ireland, particularly sinn fein would say it is on that issue of housing that they had performed well in the selection and are building the benefits of that in this count. i must say, that if you official results through. we do have so far confirming that sinn fein have been doing very, very well, but it will bea doing very, very well, but it will be a very long counting process overnight and into tomorrow, maybe more than that. i hope you are prepared for being stuck there if you few hours. thank you for talking to us this afternoon. chris page in dublin following the dublin and a wider ireland election results. as he says, could be a couple of days before we even begin to know who might be hoping to form a government there. large crowds have held a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting by a junior army officer in the thai city of nakhon ratchasima. 29 people are now known

to have died in the attack. along with others injured. the gunman was killed by the security forces inside a shopping mall after being holed up there for hours. the thai prime minister says the motive was a dispute over a house sale. richard galpin reports. chants. just a few hours after the gunmen we re just a few hours after the gunmen were shot dead by security forces, thousands of people gathered here in the heart of nakhon ratchasima for a vigilfor the heart of nakhon ratchasima for a vigil for all those killed. the buddhist monks of the leading players as the people of the city —— leading players. a mass shooting of unprecedented scale in this country. before finally finding a to head home, they laid flowers and wrote

m essa 9 es home, they laid flowers and wrote messages pledging never to forget those whose lives have been cut short. in the aftermath of the attack, police have been gathering forensic evidence, including from these cards next to the shopping mall targeted by the government. he had armed himself not only with rifles stolen from hispanics, and also a machine gun. —— stolen from his barracks. how will those mourning the loss of loved ones ever come to terms with what has happened here in the city this weekend? in switzerland, final results in a nationwide vote show nearly two—thirds of swiss voters have approved proposals to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation and identity. the country has been holding a referendum on whether to make discrimination against the lgbtq

community a crime. 0ur correspondent imogen foulkes explained why the result was significant for lgbt rights in swiss politics. 63% in favour of the new law is actually a lot higher than campaigners had hoped for in the run—up to the vote. they were feeling it would be much closer and i think the size of the support is a sign that swiss voters took it really seriously what the lgbt community were seen here. they were pointing to physical and verbal attacks on gay couples and they were saying, give as a sign that we are protected, give as a sign that we are accepted in our own country. the argument from the other side, that this larva to limit free speech somehow, clearly voters did not take that seriously —— that this law would limit free speech somehow. the angelic or christian group who oppose this law will be a bit

disappointed, —— evangelical christian group. they say they may be forced into blessing same—sex couples and that has not really something that they really want to do. today's vote shows that public opinion is moving well in the opposite direction to that. we have also got legislation on same—sex marriage going through switzerland's parliament at the moment. that looks likely to get through and onto the statute books pretty soon. that, i think like today's foot, the lgbt community here in switzerland will say it is long overdue and about time —— today's vote. hollywood stars will be on the red carpet tonight for the oscars. the world war one epic 1917, and south korea's parasite are the frontrunners to be named best picture, but much of the build—up has been dominated by criticism over the lack of diversity. sophie long looks at what we can expect. you have a brother in the 2nd battalion? yes, sir.

1917, sir sam mendes' unblinking vision of war, is a frontrunner for best picture. mendes has been nominated for best director. his competition comes from quentin tarantino, for his love letter to los angeles in the ‘60s, once upon a time in hollywood. bong joon—ho for parasite — a dark, violent look at south korean class. and todd phillips, for his controversial dark thrillerjoker, which leads the pack with 11 nominations. this is meg, amy, beth and jo. the line—up is all male, which has not

gone unnoticed. for a greta gerwig to be nominated with a film called little women, means a lot in this industry. but cynthia erivo is the only person of colour to have been nominated in any of the four main acting categories for her performance in harriet. there will always be some controversy surrounding 0scar nominations but, on sunday night, there will be a massive celebration of film and fashion, as this part of hollywood boulevard is transformed into one of the biggest catwalks in the whole of the world. sophie long, bbc news, hollywood. and sophie and willie will be there for the latest. and at around 6 o'clock, we'll be speaking to the entertainment and journalist caroline frost and the bbc‘s six music film critic rhianna dhillion.

the met office has a number of running out for gales across england and wales. central scotland may see gusts in excess of 80 mph for the early pa rt gusts in excess of 80 mph for the early part of the evening. the showers will start to finish it as we go further into the evening and then overnight they will mostly concentrate to the north of the uk where you will notice they turn white, colder air floods where you will notice they turn white, colder airfloods in behind ciara. there ciara is pushing into scandinavia, the isoba rs ciara. there ciara is pushing into scandinavia, the isobars staying packed the tight. a chilly feel for monday, a risk of some ice in the north, wintry showers, accumulations of snow possible above 100 or 150 metres or so, some showers of rain to the south. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines...

storm ciara hits the uk with winds of more than 90 miles an hour, causing severe travel disruption across the country. there is widespread flooding, and two severe warnings, meaning a danger to life, are in place in north wales. a person's being treated at the royal free hospital in london after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the total in the uk to four. counting is underway in the irish general election as an exit poll puts the three main political parties level pegging. in the next quarter of an hour, viewers on bbc one willjoin us for a round—up of the news with clive myrie. but first, let's go to to the bbc sports centre. hello and thanks forjoining us. england's cricketers have drawn the one day series against south africa, after winning the final 0di by two wickets in johannesburg.

adam wild reports. in south africa today is pink day, raising money for charity and having a party. even the players got to dress up. this was south african captain quinton de kock getting proceedings under way. few parties passed without someone falling out. here it began with van der dussen getting out. lbw, said the umpire. van der dussen was given another chance, video replays haven't been working properly. south africa, a reprieve, moeen ali moments later had a last word. a final flourish took south africa to 256, despite the celebrations it didn't look enough. especially was jonny ba i rstow got enough. especially was jonny bairstow got started. brilliant, at times brutal. 0nce others started chipping in, the che should have been straightforward. but as late wickets fell, england but getting

just a little nervous. victory more tense than it should have been, a special day in johannesburg but ultimately england's day. england's women are out of the t20 tri—nation series in australia, after losing by 16 runs to the home side. england bowled well — restricting australia to 132 for 7 from their 20 overs. but they couldn't produce a good performance with the bat, finishing on 116 for 7. it's not the best preparation for the t20 world cup for england. they only have three more games, before their first match on 23rd march. sheffield united impressed once again after coming from behind to beat bournemouth 2—1 at bramall lane. it was the only premier league game of the day, after manchester city and west ham had to be cancelled due to bad weather. the victory pushes chris wilder's side to within two points of the champions league places. but leaves bournemouth worringly close to the relegation zone. michael redford was

watching this one. it will take more than storm ciara to keep home fans away from bramall lane. sheffield united are having a campaign to remember with their sights set on qualifying for european football. bournemouth have had a different season, relegation battle looming. back—to—back wins have given them hope that there is only increased when callum wilson gave the away side and early lead. it was an advantage that was almost immediately wiped out by billy sharp, inches away from equalising. sharp, inches away from equalising. sharp would have to wait until first off stoppage time for his next chance, no mistake this time. his first goal since the opening day of the season. back to september defied the season. back to september defied the last time ryan fraser scored, a superb save from dean henderson baked his drought would continue. a third goal came for the home side, led from snatching victory with five—minute to go. led from snatching victory with five-minute to go. we have just rolled on to their next game, we go again, it bit of a break now, bobby go again and it has to be that way.

we wa nt go again and it has to be that way. we want to achieve something this season. we don't want to just take the foot off the gas, i do but not allow that other players understand that. defeat leaves bournemouth in trouble, but sheffield united are two points off the top four, warmer conditions might be calling, european storm is definitely brewing. let's dip into the championship, as west brom are now four points clear at the top of the table after a 2—0 win at millwall. in what was really tough conditions, they took the lead through a great finish from filip kro—vinovich. finish from filip krovinovich. west brom sealed victory late on — dara 0'shay with his first goal of the season. defeat leaves millwall10th, 5 points off the play off places. in the two scottish cup matches today, holders celtic and hibernian both eased through to the quarter—finals against lower league opposition. with all the details, here's lydia campbell. the last time celtic travelled to clyde they were dumped out of the

scottish cup in 2006. they would have to avoid another shock if they we re have to avoid another shock if they were to avoid —— win the competition for the fourth time in a row. 0livier‘s birthday today, celebrating with the opening goal to make thoughts of a shock disappear. ryan christie came close to doubling the lead with this long—range effort, but they didn't have to wait for number two. captain scott brown with a close range finish. celtic often puffed in the second half but it took until the 90th minute before they got their third and final goal. top of the premiership and now ace gotti cup quarterfinal to look forward to, it is still a good time to be celtic. the last winner of the car outside of celtic was her burning back in 2016. mark mcnulty made sure they got off a flyer

against bse glasgow. he then added his second before the half mark but they another fine finish. by the hosts where 0fori fight in the cup and ross smith herded them back into the tie before half—time. and they could have had the equaliser, but thomas collins dragged the shot wide. and then the sucker punch. greg docherty putting technology through for his hat—trick. before turning into a goal—scorer himself to put the game to bed. and to said head safely through. —— send hibs. the draw for the quarter finals has been made with holders celtic drawn away at st johnstone. rangers are away at hearts, who beat steven gerrard's side in their most recent meeting at tynecastle last month. meanwhile, championship side, inverness will play hibernian. france made it two wins from two so far in the six nations with a bonus point win over italy today in paris. three first—half tries for the home

side, including this from gregory alldritt, helped them to a 13—point lead at half—time. france further extended that lead in the second half with two more tries. baptiste seran with a fantastic individual effort. italy did score three tries of their own, but not enough to stop a 2ath consecutive six nations defeat. the women's six nations match between scotland and england was postponed because of storm ciara, but keira griffin led ireland to victory in their game against wales in dublin. they won by 31 points to 12 with some pretty blustery conditions. ireland with four different try scorers and a penlty try, as they battled though the worst of the conditions in the second half. that now moves ireland to the top of the table with two wins out of two and smiles all around. great britain will not have a basketball team at the tokyo olympic games this summer after defeat to spain today. a win against the european champions

would have seen them qualify outright for an 0lympics, for the first time. but they suffered a third successive loss at the qualification event in serbia. 0ur 0lympics sports reporter, nick hope, is out in belgrade for us. britain heavily had won 0lympic basketball tea m britain heavily had won 0lympic basketball team in 2012 when they we re basketball team in 2012 when they were gifted the place of the host nation. the following eight years have been incredibly telford barely any support or financial investment. a probing of that success in serbia would help transform their fortunes. but it wasn't to be. despite defeat to china and south korea early in the week, the british women went into the final qualifying fixture knowing that victory by any margin would give them a place in tokyo. great performers against spain, however britain ultimately has no a nswer to however britain ultimately has no answer to the spanish accuracy or the intensity and it was the european champions who took the win at olympic place, 79—69.

european champions who took the win at olympic place, 79-69. a missed opportunity, super disappointed, frustrated. i feel like i opportunity, super disappointed, frustrated. ifeel like i literally gave everything i had, i am exhausted. speeds are champions, one of the top teams in the world, but i am very proud of my team, we came home and we fought until the end, we didn't get a ticket, i am sorry. but lam didn't get a ticket, i am sorry. but i am proud be fought over again. given the lack of support and investment, it was impressive the british women got to the state of 0lympic qualification but they know that when victory would have been enough to potentially boost the sport that little bit further forward. they do have important qualifiers later in the year for the euro basket by the may have to take those on with out some of the best senior players, some considering their future senior players, some considering theirfuture in senior players, some considering their future in the sport. there was more success for both of great britain's hockey teams in the pro league. the men clinched their first win of the campaign after they beat new zealand 3—0. the women meanwhile drew 2—2 in their second tie in auckland, before winning a dramatic shootout 5—a to claim the bonus point and move to fifth in the standings.

neil robertson leads graeme dott 5—3 after the opening session of the world grand prix final in cheltenham. robertson is playing in his third consecutive ranking final having won the european masters a fortnight ago and finished runner—up at the german masters last sunday. they will play to a finish tonight. that's all the sport. i'll be back with in sportsday, that's at half past six. bye for now.

and the most powerful winds seen so far this winter. there's been widespread flooding, and thousands of homes have been left without power. i have been here eight and a half years and this is the worst. never had this before. just a massive cloud burst and everything has all come down at the same time and the drains are blocked instantly. roads have been left impassable, while thousands have been left stranded trying to take trains. also tonight... another person is confirmed in the uk as having contracted the coronovirus. and it's 0scars night, with a world war one epic up against a tiny south korean film for best picture.

good evening. after the most powerful storm to hit the uk so far this winter, there's been widespread disruption on the roads and railways, and thousands of homes have been left without power. storm ciara has brought heavy rain and flooding, with rivers bursting their banks. winds in excess of 90 miles an hour have led to power outtages right across england and parts of south wales. the number of flood warnings overnight reached more than 230, and amber warnings for high winds still cover most of england and wales, as well as yellow warnings for heavy rain affecting almost all the uk. with the very latest, here's simonjones. world war ii assignments are called

into action to one of the danger of storm ciara. —— sirens. battering the country with rain and gusts of wind more than 90 mph. this is west yorkshire, counting the cost, parts of the calder valley became a no—go area. tens of thousands of homes have been left without electricity. i've been here eight and a half yea rs i've been here eight and a half years and this is the worst, never had this before. i'm feeling very sad right now. sad for the people that have been flooded yet again. and that the barrier wasn't finished in time. has been a long process. the power of the stop was clear on the coast from blackpool... to aberystwyth, waves battered the shoreline. and in dover, the highly unusual decision to halt all ferries, just too dangerous to head to see. here on the coast at times the gusts of wind are so strong that it is almost difficult to stay on

your feet. add into it is almost difficult to stay on yourfeet. add into that it is almost difficult to stay on your feet. add into that the lashing rain coming down as well and it is hardly surprising that the advice is to stay indoors if you can. what makes this bad weather unusual is that the whole country is feeling its effects. i've never seen an amberwind its effects. i've never seen an amber wind warning this large, as large as we had to date, covering the bulk of england and also all of wales and it goes to show how widespread the impact were forecast to be and have been in reality, and as well as that we have a yellow wind warning covering the whole of the uk and so it has been a very widespread feature. on the roads as well the situation was knocked any better, this lorry heading to dover did not make it. and trees kept tumbling down, in london passing motorists had a lucky escape. while in bedfordshire, a man was trapped for over an hour in bedfordshire, a man was trapped for overan hour in in bedfordshire, a man was trapped for over an hour in his car under a tree. 0n the railways, manyjourneys we re tree. 0n the railways, manyjourneys were either delayed or cancelled,

causing havoc at some of the country's largest stations. that we re country's largest stations. that were either at speed restrictions or trains not running at all projects we went to king's cross to see what was happening, they wouldn't let us on the platform or anywhere near. we thought we would come here and see if we could get to birmingham or manchester. and then a trans-pennine acosta jorg. the one is that we are not out of the woods yet under the stomp will be with us for the rest of the day with more bad weather expected tomorrow. in a moment we'll hear from helena wilkinson, who's at euston station in london, but first let's speak to simonjones in dover. your prognosis at the end of your report, it is only going to get worse? and there is only one word to describe the weather here and that is grim. the wind is still howling around us, the rain has started to come down again at the port has now been shut for around eight hours with no sign of ferries starting up again any time soon. just down the

coast from here, a surfer at a lucky escape, deciding to head out into the water despite the terrible conditions and onlookers looked on in horror as he was swept away along with his surfboard which prompted a huge surge from emergency services. he was found some three hours later several miles away in the water and the coast guard said it was very lucky he was not killed. i think they have been frustrated that despite warnings people have put themselves in danger and they are likely to be busy in the coming days because the warning is that the bad weather is likely to continue across much of the country until midweek. there was chaos here earlier at euston station with the concourse packed with passengers despite rail firms telling people not to travel if they could. they turned up in huge numbers and in fact they had to shut euston station for a while because of overcrowding. tonight a lot of issues on the rail network and still come at victoria station

in london six platforms have had to close because of issues with the roof. tonight network rail are having to try to get passengers off a train which has hit a voluntary in swanley in kent but also big problems for people trying to fly, dozens of cancellations for those people and i think we can expect more disruption to our —— hit a tree. thank you, helena and assignment. —— and simon. another person has tested positive for the coronavirus in england, bringing the total number of cases to four across the uk. a flight carrying more british nationals from china has touched down at raf brize norton, with passengers being taken to a conference centre in milton keynes for 1a days quarantine. here's our health editor, hugh pym. a bumpy ride but at least the passengers on this final evacuation flight passengers on this final evacuation flight from wuhan were a lot closer to home. the plane touched down at

raf brize norton in 0xfordshire early this morning and about 120 british travellers disembarked. they we re british travellers disembarked. they were put on buses for a similar convoy to the one which had taken others to a hospital on the weatherald just over a week ago. this time those who had arrived were taken to a hotel and conference facility in milton keynes, block booked by the nhs for their two—week quarantine. they will stay in rooms like this and those who do not have them will be lent game consoles, ta blets them will be lent game consoles, tablets and mobile phones and have access to netflix. as they arrived there was news elsewhere of the fourth coronavirus case in this country. the latest patient testing positive for the buyer is in the uk is being treated here at the royal free hospital in north london at its specialist infectious diseases treatment unit. it has emerged that this case is linked to one announced last thursday, a man in brighton who contracted the virus on a visit to singapore. he had returned from asia

and the poor developing symptoms went to an alpine ski resort put it was announced yesterday that five britons are staying there had been infected. it seems that while in france he had also met the man who is now at the royal free hospital. the chinese ambassador in london meanwhile was seeking to reassure the british public. there is no reason to panic, the chinese government has adopted the most comprehensive strict, conventional, control methods. the world health 0rganization said it was hard to predict the future spread of the virus. the question remains as to whether we are in a lag phase and the rate of infection might pick up or whether we are seeing more of the natural history of the disease, and it is way too soon to tell that. but it is way too soon to tell that. but it is way too soon to tell that. but it is why these clusters are unfortunate and we feel particularly sorry for families who get caught up in this. it is a very frightening time. quarantining is a key part of

attem pts time. quarantining is a key part of atte m pts to time. quarantining is a key part of attempts to stop the virus spreading in the uk ponder those who arrived today can only hope they are given the all clear after 1a days. infections and deaths from the coronavirus are still on the rise in china but, in a small sign of hope, at least according to official figures, the rate of increase may be slowing. severe travel restrictions remain in many cities across the country, trains and planes are starting to become busier as the extended new year festival holiday comes to an end, asjohn sudworth now reports. it is lantern festival, traditionally marked with a lavish tv gala. but this yet there is not an audience member in sight. the fear of contagion is everywhere, from the fever checkpoints... ..the masks on literally everybody‘s faces... ..and the careful monitoring of people's movements.

in the almost impossible balancing act between containing an epidemic and getting its economy moving again, china is turning to its vast network of neighbourhood committees — the old tools of mass mobilisation. but while workers may be trickling back to the cities, the continued uncertainty means all britons are still being advised to leave china. we are currently seeing numbers of infections double every four to five days. we don't know what implications that has. we have seen the chinese put in place local transport measures — some cities and towns have been closed down so it is getting more difficult to leave china, if that is what people plan to do. so that is why we advise people to think about leaving. we know that the evacuation flight has got out of wuhan. are we confident now that most people who wanted to get out from the epicentre have managed to?

we have not got everybody out, we know that. unfortunately, two people failed temperature checks early this morning. they have had to go back into wuhan and we are in touch with them and we will try and support them to get them onto another country's flight. some enforcement measures still appear extreme. but the lantern festival has brought what seems like good news — official figures show the rate of increase in infections may be slowing. john sudworth, bbc news, beijing. there could be a major shift in the poltical landscape of the republic of ireland, with the nationlists of sinn fein set to make significant gains in the general election. an exit poll suggests there's now a three—way tie between all the main parties, including prime minister leo va radka r‘s fine gael. counting is continuing so let's speak to our ireland correspondent emma vardy who's in dublin. what is the latest? before today

irish politics was dominated by two main parties but now sinn fein, the staunch irish republican party, whose ultimate goal is a united ireland, had surged forward and there is a tight three—way race but who actually forms the next government will be decided by coalition negotiations. fine gael and fianna fail, led by the current irish prime minister, leo varadkar got and make our mark in said they we re got and make our mark in said they were not going into coalition with sinn fein, a party with historical links to the ira but they will be under pressure to reconsider. sinn fein are triumphant with their success and their president, mary lou mcdonald, arrived earlier to huge cheers, calling this a revolution at the ballot box. and their success increases the likelihood that the party will push harderfor likelihood that the party will push harder for a likelihood that the party will push harderfor a border poll, something that has been back on the agenda since the brexit vote. thank you,

emma, lived in dublin. england's cricketers have won the third and final one—day international against south africa, to level the series. the hosts set a target of 257 injohannesburg and moeen ali hit the winning run to give england victory by two wickets. both sides wore pink to support breast cancer charities. the 0scars will be handed out in a glittering ceremony in los angeles later tonight. the world war one drama 1917 and from south korea, the film parasite, are the frontrunners for best picture. but much of the build—up has been dominated by criticism over the lack of diversity among the nominees. 0ur arts editor, will gompertz, is in hollywood for us this evening. good evening. hello and welcome to the oscars red carpet where the stars will be making their way up shortly for the 92nd academy awards which have been mired in controversy about a lack of diversity in the acting nominees, the fact there are no female

directors in the best director category and i think these are subjects we are likely to hear a lot more about come at the acceptance speeches later tonight. margot robbie and charlize theron are fox news employees who bring down their seedy ceo, a man who makes sexual harassment part of his job description. both are nominated for an oscar at tonight's academy awards, two years after the launch of the metoo movement, which saw a new commission set up to look into bullying and abuse in hollywood. can you give me a sense of how you see the scale of the problem? the scale of the problem and the range of the problem i think is really enormous. i could pluck it out and move you to the front of the line, but i need to know that you are loyal. i need you to find a way to prove it. and we have this history in an industry where people look the other way. what practical measures need to be put into place?

we are going to put in place a report and response system. so our response system includes investigations and what we know is that independent investigations are the most important thing you can offer. don't you tell me what i can't do! harriet tubman wasn't one to put up with injustice and wrong doing. if i'm free, my family should be too. i made up my mind, i'm going back. the 19th—century abolitionist is played by british actress cynthia erivo, whose performance could see her win a golden statue this evening. to do so, she will have to beat renee zellweger‘s judy garland. your orders are to deliver a message calling off tomorrow morning's attack. sam mendes' first world war drama 1917 was the big winner at last week's baftas. to repeat the feat in hollywood, the british director will have to see off competition from todd phillips‘joker starring joaquin phoenix, who is hotly tipped to win best actor, and bong joon ho's parasite, a tale of south korean inequality which could become the first foreign language film to win best picture. we will find out if it does later tonight.