this is bbc news. the headlines at 103m. the uk braces itself for storm dennis. weather warnings are in place for many parts of the uk and the army has been deployed in west yorkshirete and the army has been deployed in west yorkshire. the army are on their way, they're gonna be deployed along the valley, where they are needed. so, we will see when they arrive. there's lots of, there's floodwater groups along the valley and they're going to be out all day. the storm is scuppering travel plans for many. hundreds of flights have been cancelled and trains services are disrupted. manchester city say they'll appeal against their ban from european competitions for the next two seasons, after they were found to have broken financial fair play rules. the uk has held talks with china over giving beijing's state—owned railway builder a role in constructing the h52 rail link. from today, companies

which provide phone, broadband and pay—tv services will have to alert customers when their contracts are coming to an end. in her first podcast interview, the duchess of cambridge reveals her parenting inspiration comes form her "granny", who involved her as a child in arts and crafts, gardening and cooking. and, in half an hour here on bbc news, the travel show goes to sri lanka, where electric tuk—tuks are taking to the road as part of measures to tackle air pollution there. tens of thousands of air passengers are facing major disruption, after their flights were cancelled overnight as storm dennis brings chaos to half term holiday plans.

the met office has issued 8 weather warnings, covering most of the uk this weekend and a major incident has been declared in parts of west yorkshire. british airways and easyjet have cancelled flights across the country for safety reasons. easyjet have confirmed they have cancelled 234 flights in and out of the uk. wind speeds are forecast to reach 70mph along coastlines and the environment agency warns homes are at risk of flooding there are more than 160 flood warnings and alerts across the uk. the armed forces have been deployed to west yorkshire to support the ongoing recovery from last weekend's flooding and in preparation for storm dennis. jon donnison reports. after last weekend's pummelling from storm ciara, britain is now bracing for storm dennis. in hebden bridge, in west yorkshire — so often the victim of flooding — people are once again preparing for the worst. 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 willjust wait and see and see what happens, really. slowly move any valuables and things upstairs. just down the road in mytholmroyd, they are trying to shore up the only part—built flood defences. it's terrifying, the impact on the community is massive. we've lost all the shops, all the businesses, just over your shoulder there is barbers, hairdressers, sainsbury's, all these places were ruined, they've been ruined for months. it's going to happen again and again. many rivers, this is the ouse in york, already at the limit many rivers, this is the ouse in york, are already at their limit and with some places expecting a months worth of rain over over the next 48 hours, they're unlikely to hold. if we see some of the repeat totals we saw 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.

last weekend's storm meant a miserable time for many people travelling. this was euston station in london after dozens of trains were cancelled. storm dennis is likely to bring the same. easy! whoa! once again, flying will not be for the faint—hearted and with potentially hundreds of cancellations, there is expected to be further disruptions at the country airport. our correspondent helena wilkinson is at gatwick. it wilkinson is at gatwick. looks like it is already star to it looks like it is already starting to get a very windy down there?” should have brought a hairband today. the wins have really picked up. storm dennis is not meant to sweep gci’oss up. storm dennis is not meant to sweep across the country until after lunchtime. the wind here at at cavalry picked up. you heard there is already huge disruption from people trying to get away on aeroplanes today. here at gatwick in

particular, easyjet have cancelled 96 of their flights coming into and out of this airport and don't forget, it could not have come at a worse time. this is the start for many schools for half term. many families trying to get away for the have to holidays. across the country, easyjet says they have had to cancel more than 230 flights today. most of these cancellations we are seeing today. most of these cancellations we are seeing are today. most of these cancellations we are seeing are later on today. in the afternoon and evening. if you to the afternoon and evening. if you to the airport here, it is relatively calm at the moment and people are being told the obvious thing. check with your airline before you do come to the airport. british airways saying they are having to consolidate flights basically meaning if they have got for example three flights to sweden today, they will perhaps only fly one plane to sweden and ryan cram as many passengers onto that light. —— try

and cram. the issue is that many of these people families who have flight these people families who have flight today, cannot be flexible. they are being told they can get a refu nd they are being told they can get a refund or rebook flights but many people are being told there are not going to be any flights for them until mid week so that will be an issue and of course, tomorrow, the storm is going to continue and we will see further disruption. a pretty terrible time for trying to get a plane today. thank you very much. five years ago, catastrophic flooding in the yorkshire village of mytholmroyd destroyed thousands of homes and businesses, causing tens of millions of pounds of damage. despite a new scheme to help protect the community, residents are facing further disruption ahead of the arrival of storm dennis. 0ur reporter leanne brown is there and has been speaking to two of the flood wardens in the town. it isjust, it it is just, it is a problem that is not going to go away. we need to

manage the uplands. in the catchment plan, not just here manage the uplands. in the catchment plan, notjust here but around the whole of the uk because if we manage the flow of water off the hills, by the flow of water off the hills, by the time it gets down here, if there is less of it, the defences simply have less work to do. we need that catchment plan. it is imperative we work to have that because there is lots to be done in the hills. within the last hour we have had confirmation the army is coming here? the army are on their way, they're gonna be deployed along the valley, where they are needed. so, we will see when they arrive. there's lots of, there's floodwater groups along the valley and they're going to be out all day. people in this valley help each other and there is a fantastic community. you're never alone, you only have to for help. let's turn to katie. tell me what you were doing last weekend? we were running about,

getting very wet, sandbagging properties, putting floodgate said, speaking to the community and we we re speaking to the community and we were just overwhelmed, it was quite traumatic. we had lots of pockets of flooding we were not expecting. things caught us by surprise but the community were out as well as the wardens and clearing drains, we were stopping people from coming into the road, getting people out of properties and making sure people we re properties and making sure people were safe. it is all we could do and because of the speed of it. we were turning around and finding things happening in front of it we had not seenin happening in front of it we had not seen in 2015 which is, it causes anxiety, it was upsetting to see. you're just not expecting the level we had last week. a sense of the weather people are expecting during the build—up of the course of today. i'm joined now from exeter by senior 0perational meteorologist at the uk met office marco petagna.

good morning. i imagine you and your collea g u es good morning. i imagine you and your colleagues in a very early start this morning. how is it looking? very busy indeed today. slowly seeing the influence of dennis move on from the west. very wet and windy. we're already seeing gusts of windy. we're already seeing gusts of wind up to about or 60 mph and things gradually deteriorating from the west across all parts of the uk. heavy rain, is severe gales very wet and windy. is it unusual to heavy rain, is severe gales very wet and windy. is it unusualto have heavy rain, is severe gales very wet and windy. is it unusual to have so much of the uk affected by a single weather system? certainly we have a fairly widespread warming out, rain for this event. for storm ciara last weekend it was more an issue in terms of wind, we saw gusts of wind up terms of wind, we saw gusts of wind up to 70 or 80 mph. for dennis, we're looking more closely at rainfall. with the ground being so saturated from storm ciara we are likely to see flooding issues. when still in issue, still 50, 60,

locally 70 even. song after because problems. tiles can office, trees, but focus for this event is particularly heavy burst of rain. the amber warning is in force right through this afternoon into sunday for heavy rain. flooding is a possibility in those areas. wood how does your information at the met 0ffice inform the sort of decision the environment agent to hesitate? we work very closely with them. we also pass information to them. we provide the forecast and based on that they are able to determine how the level of response to events, then together we can put warnings together and hopefully make people safer and allow them to make better decisions. the difficulty is that by the time you know precisely where the time you know precisely where the rain, the heaviest rain, will

fall, it has already started, it limits the nature of what you're doing limits the opportunity to prepare effectively in those places that will be most exposed? certainly models are becoming more and more valuable in recent years. the forecast is improving. we are able to predict several days ahead where storms are likely to occur. with storm ciara, we named it three or four days before it arrived and with dennis we named it fairly early. getting a fairly good picture, trying to find you in the situation as the days evolve and the event comes closer. feeling a pretty good scale for several days ahead, turning very wet are very windy with big impacts unexpected across many parts of the uk. sounds that it will bea parts of the uk. sounds that it will be a lively morning. thank you very much. we will talk to you again during the course of today. and for the latest information on storm dennis in your area,

you can find more on your local bbc 0nline pages or tune into your local radio station. premier league champions manchester city have been banned from european competition for two seasons and fined £25 million. european football's governing body uefa found the club had carried out ‘serious breaches' of its regulations. the club said it was ‘disappointed but not surprised' by the decision and it would appeal. let's get the latest from our sports presenter, john watson. good morning. this is an extraordinary announcement, because of the scale of the punishment? extraordinary announcement, because of the scale of the punishment7m is indeed and it could have far—reaching implications for manchester city. the two season ban from the champions league, the more significant, they had a £25 million fine as well which is pocket money for the rich middle eastern owners of manchester city. it does leave

question over the future of pep guardiola, their manager and the futures of some of their star players. what this relates to as the breaking of financial fair play rules by uefa which were put in place a number of years ago to essentially ensure clubs in attempt to live within their means, ensure they are not spending more than what manchester city are accused of doing is inflating a number of sponsorship deals to make it look as if they are bringing in more money than perhaps they are. it relates specifically to those sponsorship deals, sponsored through etihad airways which as we know a company that is known by the owners of manchester city. whilst the clubs has said it will appeal to the clubs has said it will appeal to the court of appeal to export, you wonder where this leaves their immediate future, with regards to pep guardiola, entering the last year of his contract. will he want to stay on if the club are no longer playing in the champions league next

season? well the players, the likes of sergio aguero, some of the other star players. will they want to stay if they are not playing on the sports bigger stage? as with all of these things, that this will rumble on. if that is not resolved by next season, we could be seeing manchester city play in the champions league before a decision is reached. certainly a huge announcement and one that will carry with it big repercussions on the field. certainly is. we will talk to you againa field. certainly is. we will talk to you again a little later. a busy weekend for sport. the government has held talks with china over beijing's state—owned railway having a role in constructing the hs2 high—speed rail line. crcc has offered to build the entire line linking london to birmingham, manchester and leeds injust five years and at a much lower price. a review said the cost of the project could exceed £100 billion.

with me is our political correspondent, matt cole. not only the money but also the timescale. it is a lot shorter than what the government have been predicting, is there an expert nation for that? yes. insofar as this might not be a serious bid that will get to far down the line. in terms of the timescale aspect of this. the department for transport says there have been preliminary conversations and have put a short statement that tells us that the department for transport is always keen to learn from the experience of others and to consider approaches that offer value for money to the taxpayer. but i think those preliminary discussions could be to the extent of hello, we are the china railway construction corporation, we can build a fast railway and the dpt might have said

thank you very much, this is where the processes up to, not least because the first section, the contracts are signed, that would be millions of pounds of contracts to break to bring in a chinese odd brighter and then there were questions about how you could do something so fast, this is not china, this is a country where the level of democracy if i can put that diplomatically are a little higher, you have some planning rules and regulations, people appealing about the blight on their homes, things are slower for the blight on their homes, things are slowerfor a the blight on their homes, things are slower for a reason. the blight on their homes, things are slowerfor a reason. the bit beyond birmingham which is not due for completion till 2040 although borisjohnson for completion till 2040 although boris johnson says for completion till 2040 although borisjohnson says he wanted by 2035, that potentially might be sooner but where this gets interesting is it is the politics of over chinese company bidding for major contract in this country. we

have had the issue over huawei over recent times, still alive issue. angerfrom the us recent times, still alive issue. anger from the us and recent times, still alive issue. angerfrom the us and other countries, potentially australia, over chinese company huawei potentially being a big part of the sg potentially being a big part of the 5g roll—out. these are significant issues so if a chinese company is suggesting it could put out possibly get involved, the political radar p°p5 get involved, the political radar pops up. another story which has developed overnight. the departure of one of the candidates because she could not get enough support. emily thornberry, shadow foreign secretary, one of the four who had made it through to the second stage of the leadership contest. she will not make the final run—off. you had to get the nominations of either three affiliate organisations, unions or other associated groups,

lisa nandy had such a backing, no one backed emily thornberry and the other way of getting onto the final ballot paper was i getting 33 different constituency labour parties to back you. she made it late yesterday to 31. did not cross the line. the contest goes forward to the final vote with lisa nandy, sir keir starmer, rebecca long—bailey. the ballot papers will go out from the 24th, monday, and then run till april the 2nd, two days after that, we will get the result of who will face jeremy corbyn's labour leadership. seven weeks ago of this. enjoy. we well, you will give us posted. about how the debates go. someone pointing out it looks if she is not going to be labour leader, perhaps she could sing. a bit of opera. or maybe she is eating an invisible apple. she

has thanked those who supported her to the stage, said she wanted to stay on the ballot people that i think there is a sensory has been squeezed between rebecca long—bailey and sir keir starmer, the bookies 88% chance of winning according to them, this now goes to the bookies. because for example sir keir starmer is way out in the lead with 374 local parties backed, actually that doesn't mean every member party turns up, when it comes to raw individual one person one vote, i think there is six or seven weeks campaigning still to go cook. it could go in any direction. thank you very much. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here'sjohn. we will concentrate on matters away from the emerging story of manchester city ban from the champions league for two seasons. we

well start with matters on the pitch. more var controversy last night with wolves playing leicester. will thought they had narrowed the gap with the school on the stroke of half—time. —— this goal. it was not an easy one to spot, hence the use of the video assistant referee. something has to be done and let the people that understand make something to end the game of this i°y something to end the game of this joy of celebrating because we are in danger of becoming robots and football is not about that. to an extraordinary game in the championship. a 4—4 draw. that ruined swansea is hopes of closing in on the play—off places. the man

of the match performance yesterday in the t20 against south africa, he was playing international cricket for the first time since a six month absence as was in great form. some monstrous hitting. south africa nearly chased it down, needing three ru ns nearly chased it down, needing three runs for the final ball. angered won by two runs after south africa —— england. now six nations this weekend, scotland captain stuart hogg was back in club action and scored his side's second try, the chief's fifth when m6 league matches. high—scoring one in the pro 14, matches. high—scoring one in the pro i4, huge win for munster. 68 points— three.

a debut score for the glasgow warriors. we have talked about the return of a formal australia rugby union star, israel folau, and his controversial signing to play rugby league with catalan dragons. he is set to make his super league debut. he was sacked ten months ago for posting homophobic comments on social media. the coach explained why they decided to sign him. social media. the coach explained why they decided to sign himm social media. the coach explained why they decided to sign him. is a coach my decision was based around his rugby league ability, his ability to add positivity to the dressing room. to increase opportunities of winning. it was based around that and being a good person, i felt it was right and based around that and being a good

person, ifelt it was right and he deserve the opportunity. it should not have been a life sentence, what he was given and he gets an opportunity here in the south of france. leads rhino one last night. the best artists of the league season for six years. beating salford red devils 12—10. rory mcilroy is pointing his first event since moving back to the top of golf world rankings and has been pretty so far. two shots off the pace in los angeles. the american map future is still out in front in the lead. ronnie 0'sullivan has continued his march, he eased past mark selby 5—1 to reach the semifinals where he will play the other semifinalist. that is all. plenty more to come.

the french health minister has confirmed that chinese tourist in france has died of coronavirus, the first fatality in europe. meanwhile, health officials in china say another 143 people have died from the virus, most of them in hubei province, where the outbreak originated. it brings the total number of deaths caused by the infection in china to more than 1500. lets go to hong kong now and nick beake is there. 0n on this question of the revised numbers, has that created any nervousness about how accurate the previous figures have been? we were eating a lot into the idea that the virus had slowed —— were reading a lot into. when we had a few days ago in the middle of the weekjust gone

that there was this huge spike overnight, mindful of what happened from the mainland, we have to do what we have done all along and take their word of the chinese authorities. those diagnosed by a doctor as well as a lab test done to confirm they had coronavirus. at our knees in panic or sort of shock has abated somewhat over the past is that in hubei province, more people are dying from this virus, further a field outside of hubei province for the past two weeks, we have seen a number of cases diminish, people hope that as a good sign but significant news coming today so far is that there has now been a death in europe from coronavirus. previously, the only three outside mainline china or nhl.

a significant moment in the history of this particular virus. it is a moment in time. in terms of the sheer logistics of being able to get this number of people to stay indoors for 14 days, how on earth can you enforce that in a city the size of beijing's? a city of more than 20 million people. you get the feeling that few other countries would have thought they had the power or the control to enforce this but they have said this is the order. if you're coming back to beijing, the capital city, you have to self isolate. lock yourself away for two weeks, lots of questions around this, not just for two weeks, lots of questions around this, notjust how do you enforce it but also does this apply to foreigners flying into beijing from other countries or foreigners in other may china? as of yet we have no clarification from the chinese authorities but clearly, they think this is something they can achieve. something they think

they need to do to contain the spread and it is one of a number of measures they are taking. for example, we are hearing their money in circulation is now being treated ata in circulation is now being treated at a very high—temperature for between seven and i4 at a very high—temperature for between seven and 14 days, before being sent out around the country in order to try and minimise the risk of people getting the virus through banknotes. thank you very much for that update. from today, companies which provide phone, broadband and pay—tv services will have to alert customers when their contracts are coming to an end. the media regulator, 0fcom, says about 20 million people are currently out of contract, with many likely to be paying higher prices than they need to. our business correspondent katy austinjoins me now. what have you found? many of us if we're honest not tell someone else when our phone contract, broadband, pay—tv contract is due to come to an end and that means you might not realise you are out of contract and

you might have signed up to a really good cheap or discounted offer initially but that is no longer going to apply. you are automatically going to be jacked up to higher standard rate. the change coming in means that the provider will have to contact you, whether thatis will have to contact you, whether that is e—mail or text or another way, between ten and 40 days before the contract comes to an end and hope to give you all the information about how you can quit the contract, how you can sign up for a new one, what the latest deals are, all the information tailored to you and the ideas that will really help people save money and 0fcom thinks that in the case of broadband alone, it could save people about £150 a year and this is something that affects a lot of people. 20 million overall and we think about a certain outcome out of contract every day, not something tojust out of contract every day, not something to just ignore if your provider gets in touch and says you are out of contract, would you like to do something about it? presumably with the emitter switching they are

trying to encourage in other areas, the government, energy supply for instance, that will keep deals competitive, the regulator would argue here the way you keep your provider is competitive as if they are forced to keep chasing your business? absolutely. ofcom says some providers are already better to others at telling you your contact is going to end. there are concerns that if you stop before going up to the higher standard rate that will mean there providers no longer offered the cheapest deals at the start but 0fcom says it is optimistic and says some providers have already said that when you switch to a new deal, they will offer you the cheapest deals on new customers are already getting. thank you very much for coming in and expelling that. the duchess of cambridge has said her parenting inspiration is her "amazing granny" who involved her in arts and crafts, gardening and cooking as a child. in her first podcast interview, she said she wants to make sure she gives similar experiences to prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis. catherine was speaking after launching a major survey

on childhood last month, as our royal correspondent sarah campbell reports. do they like brussels sprouts, too? i never knew that. the last few weeks have seen the duchess of cambridge interact with children, their parents and carers, across the uk. from a children's centre in cardiff... a women's prison in surrey... a farm in belfast... and a cafe in aberdeen. hello, everybody. catherine, who spent eight years exploring issues around young children and their development, wants to spark a national conversation about the importance of the early years. but it's rare for her to speak about her own views. at this nursery in south london, she was joined by giovanna fletcher, the host of the happy mum, happy ba by podcast. on its latest edition, catherine talks about her childhood and the experiences she hopes to pass on to her own three children. i had an amazing granny, who devoted a lot of time