this is bbc news. the headlines at 11:00pm: manchester city has been banned from european competitions for two seasons and fined around £25 million for breaching financial fair play rules. the uk prepares for more torrential rain and winds of up to 80 mph. storm dennis is expected to batter the uk this weekend. a landmark free—speech victory at the high court for a man who was warned by police about allegedly transphobic messages on social media. we have never had a gestapo or a stasi in great britain. what the

actions of humberside police came way too close for comfort. this is a watershed moment for liberty. borisjohnson‘s new cabinet meets for the first time since yesterday's dramatic resignation of sajid javid as chancellor. the number of people diagnosed with mumps in england is at its highest for a decade. and at 11:30pm, we will be taking another look at the papers with martin bentham, home affairs editor at the evening standard and sian griffiths, education editor at the sunday times. good evening and welcome to 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 have also been fined £25 million pounds for serious breaches of uefa's club licensing and financial fair play regulations. manchester city say they are disappointed but not surprised, and will appeal the decision. olly foster has the latest from manchester city's etihad stadium. the main accusation is that they overinflated, how much money in revenue they were getting from the main sponsor, etihad airlines. the convocation, the grey area here, is that etihad are owned by the club's owners, the ruling family from abu dhabi. now, the £25 million fine, they are not going to worry about that. a drop in the ocean really. but what is really going to hurt is european exclusion from uefa competitions, kicked out of the champions league. that is the one trophy in this revolution at the clu b trophy in this revolution at the club that they have failed to win,

and that is really going to hurt. there's been a very strong, belligerent response from city. they say they are disappointed but not surprised. why not surprised? they say because it has been a flawed process from uefa. they say they have been lea ks process from uefa. they say 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 will win their appeal to the arbitration for sport straightaway, but you just know that this team of lawyers that they are going to throughout this with all their might for the very future of this club, well, that is so much more important now than any team they put on the pitch in the coming months. and we'll have more on this tory in our sports bulletin on this at 11:50pm. another storm is heading our way, bringing with it high winds, a months worth of rain, and warnings of more flooding. the met office has raised the threat level for storm dennis, including weather warnings in some parts of england and wales that flooding could cause a danger to life as britain braces itself for a second weekend of disruption.

storm dennis will sweep eastwards tomorrow across england and wales, bringing very unsettled conditions, with spells of heavy rain and widespread high winds, with some up to 60 mph. the poor weather is expected to continue on sunday and spread to northern scotland and northern ireland, with warnings in place across the country until sunday evening. danny savage reports from hebden bridge in west yorkshire, which was flooded just a week ago. 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 be back open tomorrow, but we've just put that off.

we've just 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 has 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 just 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'll go as well. so we're 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 is 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's 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 ouse 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. our correspondent peter marshall is in lancashire, in the ribble valley, where residents have told him the efforts to protect against further flooding are too little, too late. well, the message appears to be prepare for stormy weekend part two. storm ciara last weekend, of course, cause devastation across large parts of the country. notably in lancashire‘s ribble valley, where we

had 1.5 months' worth of rain on a 24—hour period. but there were problems elsewhere, greater manchester, the river are well over topped its banks, the willo flood basin was actually use last weekend for the first time ever, and that, the environment agency says, save 1000 homes from flooding. now, here in billington in lancashire, you can see the environment agency have put in these temporary flood areas, huge swathes of them across both ends of this street, longworth road here in billington. now, that's to try and prevent a repeat of last week's problems when the river colder over topped its banks and a0 homes here we re topped its banks and a0 homes here were flooded out. now, residents that i have spoken to, some have said that they are reassured by the fa ct said that they are reassured by the fact that these barriers are here, but others say, well, it's a little bit like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted, a little bit too little, too late. now, the environment agency, for its part, is saying that it is working non—stop to try and prevent a repeat of last week's problems when storm dennis

arrives. and when you think we're going to get wind gusts are between 50 and 70 mph, we will have rain falling, something like 50 millimetres to 80 millimetres in a 2a—hour period, and that falling onto already saturated ground, you can see that the potential for further problems is there. 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. our 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 is doing what he can, but gets no help, so he worries about every storm. i look down on the beach and i think, is that 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. and 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 is 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‘s 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'll have to have. for the moment, for the people of boston, there is a feeling of comfort with the construction of their new barrier. so 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. you can keep up to date with the weather developments in yourarea. just head to your local bbc radio station, and online at bbc.co.uk/weather. the body of a missing british woman has been found by police

in new zealand. stephanie simpson is thought to have gone on a hike last weekend in the mount aspiring national park in the country's south island. the police have previously found items belonging to the 32—year—old from essex. the high court has ruled that police acted unlawfully when they turned up at a man's workplace after he posted comments online about tra nsgender people. harry miller took the humberside force to court after they recorded his tweets as a hate incident despite conceding he had 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 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 cannot 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 thejudge ruled the police acted disproportionately. he said... many people will regard the words of mrjustice 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 aren't 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 headlines on bbc news: manchester city has been banned from european competitions for two the uk prepares for more torrential rain and winds of up to 80mph. storm dennis is expected to batter the uk this weekend. a landmark free—speech victory at the high court for a man who was warned by police about allegedly transphobic messages on social media. the parents of a baby who clinicians say is "brain stem dead",

have lost their legal appeal to try to force a hospital to keep treating him. four—month—old midrar ali has been on a ventillator at st mary's maternity hospital in manchester, since birth. earlier, our reporter, gill dummigan, was outside the hospital complex in central manchester and explained the background to this case. midrarali is four midrar ali is four months old and for that entire time he has been on a ventilator and feeding tube at st mary ‘s hospital in this complex behind me. there were complications during this birth that led to profound aim rain damage and although this body is still functioning with the help of medical ca re functioning with the help of medical care this clinicians, two weeks after this birth, started conducting tests that they say prove he is brainstem damp. they want to stop treatment, they say it would be kinder and more dignified. this pa rents kinder and more dignified. this parents disagree with that. they

have always felt he showed signs of life and they want the treatment to continue. and, really, this case has been about what life means in a clinical sense. exactly that. midrar ali's heart is still beating and he sometimes makes small movements when he is growing. this parents of the at that and say that shows he is alive. it is clinicians say that is not this case. the movements are localised reactions to stimulus and everything else as a result of the ventilation in the care he is given. they say what matters is the rain and unfortunately this rain has shown no sign of life for some time. they say and expert that the family took on after the original high court ruling has looked at the evidence and agreed with clinicians. he says it shows signs that midrar‘s rain, effectively, large parts of it are disintegrating. does that now

mean it is the end of things legally? midrar's father has already said he is considering an appeal, he is not happy with the judgement today at all. if he did that it would be to the supreme court, the highest court in england. theoretically they could take it to the court of humid rights as happened to the case of alfie evans. this parents took it around the legal system twice although the case was lost. they will be thinking carefully this weekend about what they think the right thing to do now is. 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 reckoned 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 1a00 deaths in mainland china. elsewhere, there have been around 600 cases spread to 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 3000 people have been tested for coronavirus and there are still just 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 is 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. but it has a big impact on hospitals. last year, across the uk, more than 3000 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.

since that report, you may have noticed those figures in that report in terms of the number of people who have passed away, those figures have increased and it is reported that the death toll from the new coronavirus epidemic has now surged past 1500 after another 139 people died in hubei province. that is the epicentre of the alp break. —— outbreak. 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 number10. are you running number 11 as well as number 10? many see that as a power grab by the prime minister's chief adviser, dominic cummings. he wants a more co—ordinated 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 a really great team at number 10 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, 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. iif 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, and there are sure to be clashes along the way. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. the scottish conservatives have a new leader. jackson carlaw, who has been interim leader since the resignation of ruth davidson in august, received more than 3 times the votes of the only other candidate, michelle ballantyne. 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 mmrjab — 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 orwood 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. it's valentine's day — and one russian officerfound a rather novel way to propose to his girlfriend. with the help of his fellow servicemen, he set up 16 tanks in the formation of a heart at a military test site outside of moscow, before his bride was taken to the centre of the formation with her eyes covered. and all the hard work was worth it — as you can see she said yes. congratulations to them. now it's time for the weather with stav da naos. lots of weather going on this weekend, it is all about storm dennis, the next named storm that aims —— come week after the previous storm last weekend. it will bring some disruption for wind and rain on

saturday through to monday morning with rain, severe gales, disruption is likely and stay tuned to the forecast. there are yellow weather warnings in force up and down the country for wind and rain this weekend but we are concerned about heavy rain and an amber warning issued for parts of southern scotland, northern western southern england and into wales. the reason for this next deep storm development is the jetstream, a for this next deep storm development is thejetstream, a powerful jetstrea m is thejetstream, a powerful jetstream from north america across the north atlantic and taking aim towards the uk. you can see that kink across the northern periphery is where the storm is developing. a huge system as you can see, many tightly packed isoba rs huge system as you can see, many tightly packed isobars across the uk for saturday and sunday and in a weather front spreading west to east during the weekend. on saturday, while day with widespread gales developing, severe gales around irish seacoast and moist air moving from the south—west will allow heavy rain to pile into southern and western hills. wind reaching 50, 60

mile an hour inland, close the —— closer to 70 or more across the irish seacoast. huge waves crashing on shore. temperature wise, good for the time of year though it may not feel that because of the strength of the wind and the rain falls through saturday night it stays windy indeed for all areas, some of the heaviest rain will affect the north and west of england and towards wales. into sunday storm dennis is still in charge with many isobars in the charts. the active weather front slipping towards the south and south—east. this area we think will see heaviest of the rain through sunday piling into the hills of the south—east and the south downs, an amber warning for sunday so there could be flooding there as well. further north, some sunshine although it will be very windy with widespread nails once again and showers turning wintry on the hills across scotland. across the

south—east where we