tonight at ten — britain braces itself for yet another weekend of severe weather, as storm dennis blows in. putting defences in place — but some areas could experience very heavy rain, flooding and disruption again. the anxiety levels are a little high. it's terrifying because you see the effect it's having. this is the third time in eight years, it could be the fourth time. the heaviest rain is forecast here in northern england in the same areas which were flooded last weekend. we'll have the latest on preparations. and the other main stories on tonight's programme... the number of cases of mumps in england hits a ten—year high — mostly amongst young people who weren't vaccinated as children. manchester city are banned for two seasons from european club competition, after serious breaches

of uefa's financial rules. some of the 3,500 passengers quarantined for coronavirus on the cruise ship docked offjapan are allowed to leave. and england beat south africa in dramatic style as their t20 match goes down to the final ball. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news — after their winter break wolves and leicester return to premier league action. we'll tell you who came out on top at molineux. good evening. for the second weekend in a row britain is due to be battered by fierce weather — with storm dennis replacing storm ciara. parts of yorkshire, wales and the south west are likely to have flooding, and severe travel disruption is expected. where storm ciara brought

violent gusts of wind, storm dennis will bring up to 140 millimetres of rain — that's potentially a months worth in 48 hours in some places. one place at risk is hebden bridge in west yorkshire — which has had severe flooding several times before. you can see as we go through the weekend how heavy the rain here will become. the town's vulnerable because it lies in a dip in a steep—sided valley, but it's also surrounded by water — with a canal and the meeting point of three rivers. flood defences are due to be built here at the end of this year — but that's little comfort to residents now. our correspondent danny savage reports now from hebden bridge. in hebden bridge this afternoon they were preparing for another flood. this business is hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst. we were looking to be hopefully back open tomorrow, but we've just put that off and gone, right, let's get the defences up and wait till tuesday to see it out and see the way it goes.

homes close to the river have also put their simple flood defences in place. the anxiety levels are a little high but we've left the flood defences on the back door. we'll put them on the front door tonight and then we'lljust wait and see, and see what happens, really, slowly move any valuables and things upstairs. these homes, which were flooded last week, are right next to the river here. there was a flood defence scheme planned for this area but it's been put on hold because of costs. that would have seen this wall built much higher. but for now, it's just a plan and years from being reality. down the road in mytholmroyd they are also shoring up the partially built new flood defences, because there is huge concern that storm dennis will overwhelm this village again. it's terrifying. the impact on the community is massive. we've lost all the shops, all the businesses. just over your shoulder there's barbers, hairdressers, sainsbury‘s. all these places were ruined. they'll be ruined for months.

it's going to happen again and again. at the blue teapot cafe there is a family effort under way to prepare. they are getting ready for the second flood in a weak. people are really frightened. i've had all this stuff donated, but actually if we flood again that will go as well, so we are kind of all speaking to each other and seeing how we can help and get things out of the village. come and have a look. 0k, sure. older people are struggling though. flooding destroyed janet's bakery business in 2015. she's waiting for family to come and move her furniture upstairs again. it's heartbreaking, really. we have got insurance, but you're still having to pay money after money after money and there is no offer of any compensation from anybody. has flooding ruined your life here? yes, in a word. the environment agency is concerned too. unfortunately if we see some of the repeat totals we saw least last weekend in some of our more sensitive catchments,

we could see further flooding, but it's very uncertain at the moment and we continue to monitor that situation. across the north, this is the problem. the big rivers, like the 0use in york, are already very high. if this is the starting point before a rain storm with an amber warning attached, then it's realistic to expect problems. flooding, power cuts and travel disruption are predicted in the worst affected areas this weekend. as the rivers are watched, people are heading to higher ground. and this is a typical site around here. skips full of ruined furniture from last week's floods and businesses on the main streets on hebden bridge are still closed and have their flood gates in front of them. john curtin, who is the flood defence managerfor the them. john curtin, who is the flood defence manager for the environment agency, was saying at a media conference today that basically 800 homes were flooded last weekend. his ta ke homes were flooded last weekend. his take on this coming weekend is this will be at least as bad, probably

more so. will be at least as bad, probably more so. the amber warning here stretches up across north of the pennines, past places like pateley bridge and wensleydale, which were flooded at the weekend, up into cumbria and appleby in the catchment for the eden, that flows into carlisle. there is notjust the only areas with amber warnings, we've also got the scottish borders, central wales and dartmoor as well. it's going to be a difficult weekend ahead, weather—wise. danny, many thanks. coastal areas are often badly affected by storms — and while severe weather causes major short—term disruption, the environment agency is also warning about the long—term safety of coastal areas, due to rising seas. it comes as research suggests polar melting is accelerating and raising the height of the oceans. 0ur science editor david shukman reports. mountainous waves as storm ciara struck last weekend, battering the coastal defences. in west sussex, the barriers were overwhelmed and

the sea broke through. as the world heats up, raising the level of the ocean, the threat will grow. hemsby, in norfolk, has no defences at all, and the waves have undermined many houses over the years. lance martin now lives right on the edge. he's doing what he can, but gets no help — so he worries about every storm. i look down on the beach and i think is it going to protect me? what else can i do to protect myself? because, at the moment, there's nobody else that's going to do myjob for me. like many villages, hemsby is too small to get government funding to keep the sea back, but local people say they deserve it. it's a real danger to us all now. we have no protection from the sea coming into the villages and flooding all our areas. there used to be a row of houses on this sand dune, but the sea kept eroding it dramatically and as climate change

raises the level of the ocean, more and more stretches of coastline right around the uk will be put at risk. at the moment, only key areas will be defended. it's one of the biggest flood schemes we're currently building. just come up the gantry... up the coast, boston, with many more people, is getting serious help. the environment agency's floods director guides me around a new tidal barrier. costing more than £100 million, this great steel wall can be lifted up to block a storm surge. it was ordered after boston was badly hit seven years ago. 800 homes and businesses were flooded. when it's finished, the barrier should safeguard the town, but with big rises in sea level coming, officials want people to realise that the coastline will shift and that some areas may have to be given up. if we don't start having those conversations now, in 50—100 years,

the sea will take them anyway. so now is the time to start thinking about what the future might be. do you think people will have to move? i think in some places there will be some very serious questions we will have to have. for the moment, for the people of boston, there is a feeling of comfort with the construction of their new barrier. it's quite a significant piece of kit and i think it'll bring a lot of security and a lot of safety. the much bigger thames barrier often holds back storm surges to save london, but in a warming world, higher seas mean painful choices for our island nation. where to save and where to retreat? a question given new focus with the next big storm this weekend. david shukman, bbc news. the premier league champions manchester city have been banned from the champions league for two seasons by european football's governing body uefa. they've also been fined £25 million for breaking rules which prevent clubs from spending more

than they earn. 0lly foster is at city's etihad stadium. a very severe penalty. just explain why. tonight, the champions are being found guilty of essentially cheating the system, serious breaches of uefa's financial fair play regulations. the main accusation is that they overinflated, said how much money on revenue they were getting from the main sponsor, etihad airlines. the complication, the grey area here, is that etihad are owned by the club's owners, the ruling family from abu dhabi. the £25 million fine is a drop in the ocean, they will not worry about it, but what is really going to hurt as european exclusion from uefa competitions, kicked out of the champions league. that is the one trophy in this resolution at the clu b one trophy in this resolution at the club that they have failed to win and that is really going to hurt.

there's been a very strong beligerant response from city. they say they are disappointed but not surprised. why not surprised? they say because it's been a flawed process from uefa, they have been lea ks process from uefa, they have been leaks coming process from uefa, they have been lea ks coming out process from uefa, they have been leaks coming out of the governing body saying they were going to get banned even before the investigation started, they say. they say they will win their appeal and will appeal to the court of arbitration for sport straightaway, but you just know that this team of lawyers that they are going to throw out this with all their might, for the very future of this club, well, that's so much more important now than any tea m much more important now than any team they put on the pitch in the coming months. olly foster, thank you. there were more than 5000 cases of mumps last year in england — that's the highest level in a decade. it's been largely driven by young adults at universities and colleges who didn't as children have the mmr jab — that's measles, mumps and rubella. public health england says the rise looks set to continue this year, and it's urging people to have both parts of the mmr vaccine, for maximum protection.

catherine burns reports. this is david allwood now, and this is him when he became ill with the mumps. as the days went by, his face became more and more swollen. it started to affect his breathing. he says the pain was excruciating. it was just indescribable. i kind of woke up and i couldn't do anything. it completely took over my body. so, you started to feel better and then you got a complication. it then went into... ..my balls. ifelt like someone had kicked me in the balls. on my right side, it swelled up like an avocado. it was huge and really painful. mumps cases are at the highest level for a decade in england. they have dropped in northern ireland but have also risen in wales and scotland. most people get better without treatment, but it can lead

on to serious complications, including meningitis, deafness and infertility for men. the mmr vaccine prevents most cases. babies have the first dose just after they turn one and it gives between 61—91% protection. a second jab before they start school boosts that level to about 95%. but in 1998, a doctor, andrew wakefield, wrongly linked the vaccine with autism. that has been totally discredited now, but the effects of the controversy linger on. the increase in mumps is partly linked to outbreaks in universities and colleges. it's thought that some students now might have missed out on being immunised in the late 1990s and early 2000s. even if you've had the vaccine, it can become less effective over time. if you do get mumps after being vaccinated, it probably won't be as severe and you're less likely

to have complications. the official advice is to make sure you're fully protected. david found out he only had the first injection as a baby. he's had the second one now but wishes he'd not missed out all those years ago. catherine burns, bbc news. the high court has ruled that police acted unlawfully when they turned up at a man's workplace after he posted comments online about transgender people. harry miller took the humberside force to court after they recorded his tweets as a hate incident, despite conceding he'd committed no crime. the judge said the force's actions were "disproportionate" and that britain didn't have secret police in the style of the nazi regime or communist east germany. our legal correspondent clive coleman reports. emerging victorious. former policeman harry miller, whose comments on social media about gender identity caused a trans woman to complain to his formerforce.

he was investigated, but today his tweets were found to be comfortably within the bounds of free speech. mrjustice knowles was very clear, we have never had a gestapo or a stasi in great britain but the actions of humberside police came way too close for comfort. women, comedians, students, even politicians — rediscover what it's like to think, then go forth and tweet without fear. harry miller believes biologically a man can't become a woman, and tweeted about it, sometimes using graphic language. humberside police warned him he could be prosecuted if he continued. they logged a non—crime hate incident which can be disclosed on certain background checks. harry miller challenged police guidance and behaviour. the guidance was found to be lawful but the judge ruled the police acted disproportionately.

he said... many people will regard the words of mrjusticejulian knowles as a robust, muscular defence of free speech. but some will fear they will be taken as a green light by people who want to direct offensive and hurtful comments at minority groups. i think trans people will be worried that it could become open season on us because the court didn't really define what the threshold for acceptable speech was. and i think it willjust reinforce an opinion that the courts don't really understand trans lives and are not there to protect trans people. harry miller's next step is to appeal the ruling the police guidance is lawful to the uk supreme court. the investigation of non—crime

hate incidents faces another legal challenge. clive coleman, bbc news. the death toll from coronavirus continues to rise in china, bringing the total number to almost 1,400. more than 60,000 have been infected. the largest single outbreak outside china is on a cruise ship docked in japan, where 218 people are infected. more than 3,500 passengers are being held in quarantine on board the diamond princess. today, some have been allowed to leave, as rupert wingfield hayes reports. for ten days now, the giant diamond princess has been tied up at yokohama. its 3,700 passengers shut in their cabins, allowed out to exercise only once every two days. today they finally got some good news. no new infections for the last 2a hours. and, this afternoon, this bus began taking some of the most elderly and frail passengers off the boat to be

quarantined elsewhere. the japanese authorities are now finally allowing some people from the diamond princess to disembark. those over the age of 80 and with underlying health conditions are being given the choice to be quarantined elsewhere. but there are still many questions about how the japanese government has handled the outbreak on board this ship, not the least of which is why have they still not tested everyone on board? from their cabin, phil and gay courter from florida tell me they are in good spirits. but they say they are extremely frustrated the japanese government is taking so long to test everyone. we absolutely should have been tested. the test results could have been back. the people who tested immediately and were clear should have been off the boat. why couldn't we have all been tested? why couldn't we be off the boat? why couldn't we be home by now? we're the worst cluster after wuhan, china, in the world,

and we have people here from every country. doesn't that call for at least testing us? public health experts agree. they say the cramped conditions on board the diamond princess could be allowing the virus to continue spreading. i don't think it's the best solution, for many people on the ship are infected as a result. if it's an airborne infection, they might be infected via ventilation systems. but tokyo is about to host the olympic games and japan is determined the virus will not be allowed to get loose onshore. it may already be too late, though. japan has now recorded its first death from the virus and today nine new infections, including a tokyo taxi driver. all had no connection either to the diamond princess or to travel from china. rupert wingfield hayes,

bbc news in yokohama. health officials have contacted more than 200 people who were at a transport industry conference in london last week, after it emerged that one of them has been diagnosed with coronavirus. two mps who attended said they were well, but were cancelling public engagements as a precaution. so how concerned should we be about coronavirus in the uk? fergus walsh reports. the new coronavirus has been described as public enemy number one by the head of the world health organization, but how much of a threat is covid—19 locally as well as globally? the epidemic is still mostly limited to mainland china — over 63,000 cases. but those tracking the disease reckon the true total is at least ten times that figure because the vast majority have such a mild disease, they don't need treatment. so, out of probably hundreds of thousands of cases, there have been almost 1,400 deaths in mainland china.

elsewhere, there have been around 600 cases spread through another 2a countries. there have been just three deaths outside mainland china — in hong kong, japan and the philippines. cases with no link to china are concerning. singapore has the most. if the virus spreads out of control beyond china, that is when a global outbreak — a pandemic — would be inevitable. in the uk, nearly 3,000 people have been tested for coronavirus and there are stilljust nine positive. one has gone home and eight are isolated in hospital. so, how bad could it be if we get an epidemic of covid—19 here? well, there's still much we don't know about the virus but if we look at seasonal flu, for which there is a vaccine, the annual number of deaths from flu complications has averaged 17,000 in england for the past five years. and it has a big

impact on hospitals. last year, across the uk, more than 3,000 patients were admitted to intensive care as a result of flu. so, for now, it is flu, not coronavirus, which poses by far the biggest threat here in britain. fergus walsh there. us officals have said that peace talks covering the whole of afghanistan could begin soon, after an agreed seven—day ceasefire. the deal could lead to a withdrawal of american troops from the country. it follows talks between the afghan president ashraf ghani and us secretary of state mike pompeo in munich. borisjohnson‘s new cabinet has held its first meeting since yesterday's reshuffle, which was overshadowed by the shock resignation of sajid javid as chancellor. the prime minister congratulated those who'd survived the changes and those who'd been promoted, while urging them to deliver on what he called the "people's priorities". vicki young reports.

here they are, the team borisjohnson‘s going to rely on to deliver his promises. how many hospitals are we going to build? all: 40. they are certainly obedient. how many more buses? laughter. and well—trained. how many more nurses are we recruiting? 50,000, exactly. the new chancellor, rishi sunak, will be keen to prove he has a mind of his own after yesterday's surprise promotion. i'm delighted to be at my fourth bromsgrove pensions fair. yesterday, he was the man preparing the budget. now backbench mp sajid javid has more time for local events like this. he resigned after the prime minister told him he had to sack his own advisers and rely on a joint team based in number ten. are you running number 11 as well as number ten? many see that as a power grab by the prime minister's chief adviser, dominic cummings. he wants a more coordinated approach to economic policy. i've known and worked with dominic cummings for many years on a number of projects.

he's a very brilliant man. he's absolutely passionate about supporting the prime minister's vision and agenda, and i think there's a really great at number ten to drive that forward. there are more than 20 government departments in whitehall, thousands of civil servants, and more than 100 advisers who work closely with cabinet ministers. downing street wants tighter control over the way they work, especially at the treasury. it's about discipline, it's about loyalty to the prime minister, but will it be more effective in terms of delivering policy? tension between prime ministers and their chancellors is nothing new. meeting the demand for new roads, schools and hospitals is expensive, and the treasury doesn't approve of overspending, so will this reorganisation make a difference? i think, if it ends up that they have more joined up working together, as we had under cameron and osborne, that will be a very good thing. if it ends up in the kind of space where the treasury to some degree has been neutered, and it has a key function, of course, being the custodian of the public finances, then i think that will be more problematic.

will the budget still be going ahead? politicians often complain that it's difficult to change the way things are done. decisions are made, but the machine moves too slowly. this government is trying a different approach. there are sure to be clashes along the way. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. just two days ago england's cricketers suffered a final ball defeat against south africa in the first twenty20 match of their winter tour. today it was another thrilling occasion, asjoe wilson reports. the best sport is often about the finest margins. look at south africa's fielder temba bavuma here, straining everything to catch that ball. oh, it's gone. it went forfour, helping england to 204. it seemed like south africa would chase that down in ten overs, never mind 20. quinton de kock hit the ball out of the ground, literally. he could have whacked this one anywhere, too. six? no. stokes. a big swing to england. eyes locked on the changing equation. can we do it? looked doubtful.

south africa needed 15 off the last five balls. hang on. with one mighty hit, perceptions were overturned again. south africans were back in this game — each and every one of them. the last ball came with south africa needing three to win. hit it somewhere. hit it anywhere. don't hit it there! the catch is taken! that catch won england this match. tension to the last second, that's what cricket lives for. joe wilson, bbc news. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night.

hello and welcome to sportsday with me ben croucher on a dramatic friday. expelled from europe. there'll be no champions league football here next two season as manchester city are punished for financial fair play breaches... after a couple of weeks off, wolves and leicester were a little rusty in a goalless premier league draw. a bit more thrilling in durban where england took it to the final ball. and won this time. anything it's one of biggest stories to hit european football in years. manchester city — banned from european football for the next two seasons. uefa say they've broken rules around financial fair play and kicked them

out of the champions league from the 2020—21 season in a move that could have far reaching consequences on and off the field. olly foster is at the etihad stadium. olly, how did we get to this stage? we got back six years and there was an investigation into manchester city financial fair play, at their finances. they were fined £49 million. there were either sanctioned around you may fax european about lay down. but they went back into that investigation and for the 12 to 18 months. looking at particular on the same name, name title sponsor. they found sitting

serious violations. a overinflated just how much money they were getting from the stadium. the main eventin getting from the stadium. the main event in it. a complication is that the stadium is owned by the club owners. the ruling family who had pumped so much money into this club for the last 12 years. they found that not only they didn't go along with the investigation, manchester city, but they were serious breaches. we have basic £25 million sign. they won't worry about that, but the nuclear option exclusion from european competition. kicked out from the champions league. that one competition, but one trophy, free near titles and cops. that has been bankrolled all that success, but is they want they failed to crack. that is why they sanctioned

by van is really going to hurt. they are not pleased with this decision but had they had to say? very strong and quick response. click because they were disappointed, but not surprised. why not surprise? they say because it has been a flawed process from start to finish. the chief investigator, 12 months ago, said they are going to get banned, kicked out, they say is not particularly impartial. a very prejudicial process. here we have the jets, prejudicial process. here we have thejets, jerry, prejudicial process. here we have the jets, jerry, an prejudicial process. here we have thejets, jerry, an investigator. they are going to appeal against us. it has to be depended on the body to look at these matters. they are going to straight to the court of arbitration for sport. they are going to check the form of weight have their legal team against us. a far more important team for the future of this club. your cabin,