good morning welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and charlie stayt. our headlines today: a danger to life. there are five severe flood warnings in place this morning as storm dennis continues to batter the uk. we've got the dogs out so that is all that matters. hundreds of other flood warnings are in place. in south wales, police have declared a major incident after landslides and severe flooding. storm dennis still bringing strong

winds to the uk, particularly across scotla nd winds to the uk, particularly across scotland with severe gales in the north. further rain in the forecast this week and we still have the rain in the hills to run down into the rivers so there still is the risk this week of further flooding. the reality dating show love island returns tonight with a tribute to its former host caroline flack, who took her own life at the weekend. counting the cost of the coronavirus. digger makerjcb cuts production from today because it can't get the parts it needs from china. i'll be taking a look at how other businesses are being affected. harry greg has died. he played under sir matt busby and 121 caps for north island. he was 87. it's monday, february the 17th. our top story: nearly 300 flood warnings remain in place across the uk this morning, in the aftermath of storm dennis.

major incidents have been declared in south wales and parts of england, and there have been multiple landslides and floods, some trapping residents. hundreds more have been rescued from their homes in worcestershire and shropshire. graham satchell has more. a helicopter hovers over the welsh town of crickhowell. from on board, you can see the coast guard getting ready to rescue people trapped in a caravan. it was a weekend of devastating floods and emergency rescues. in nantgarw near cardiff, the river taff burst its banks. it left cars submerged, more than 100 homes were flooded. the fire service made journey after journey, bringing out families with young children, and the more elderly on stretchers. make some space! my dad, who's 96 — it's his 96th birthday today — the only thing i've managed to save his medals from the war. within minutes, two or three minutes, itjust filled the house.

and what is the state of the house currently downstairs? totally. . absolutely wrecked, ruined. everything, i've lost everything. it'sjust full of mud. in pontypridd, claire showed us the inside of her home. she had three feet of water in her front room. claire does have flood defences, but more than a months worth of rain has fallen in south wales injust 48 hours. it did — it did stop the water, but the water's just coming over the top. but the levels of water were up towards the gate, so the gate did stop it, but then itjust came over the top of the gate and over the top of the wall. storm dennis battered the whole country all weekend. this is glasgow and the river clyde. whoa! oh, my... at tylorstown in the rhondda valley, a dramatic landslide. on the welsh border

at hey—on—why, watch as cars slowly start to drift away, lifted by the power of the water. newcastleton in the scottish borders, the clean—up here now well under way. but a0 people were forced from their homes. it was biblical, the amount of water through here, tragic. it tenbury wells in worcestershire, a late—night rescue — again, families evacuated as the river teme burst its banks. it's going underwater slowly — the kitchen, living room, so... but we got the three dogs out, so that's all that matters. back in wales, spare a thought for the landlord of the chainbridge inn near usk. stuart mcbain only took the pub over in october. it can't be good, no, but i'm going to keep my head up, keep my chin up and paddle forward as they say, and i will be here for the summer and i will be open for the summer. it's not going to beat me. it will be a day of cleaning up, and in some parts of the country, nervously watching rivers as they continue to rise. graham satchell, bbc news.

in a moment we'll speak to jayne mccubbin who is in york, which is expecting high water in a few hour, but first, let's speak to breakfast‘s john maguire who is in the rhondda valley. we saw some of those images a little while ago, the problems in wales. how is it looking this morning? we we re how is it looking this morning? we were seeing how is it looking this morning? we were seeing some how is it looking this morning? we were seeing some of the pictures from here yesterday in grandpa's mac report. he talked about some of the ca i’s report. he talked about some of the cars being up. this, rather ironically, is called oxford street. the electricity is just being restored here in the last hour since we have been here. no—one at home this morning but look at the way some of these cars have just been picked up by the force of the floodwaters and jumped down in all sorts of strange angles. one car right in the middle—of—the—road day when we have seen people just heading into work this morning, they have just had to manoeuvre their way

into this. some of the white cars show you the mud and there is mud all the way along the road here beneath my feet. as you go and look along the front of the houses here, all sorts of everyday, ordinary items have just been all sorts of everyday, ordinary items havejust been picked up by the force of the floodwater and jumped wherever nature has decided it is appropriate to do so. the houses have been marked by the emergency services to let emergency crews just to double check cash back double check they have been here. the water level will have been up above my waist. it came up quickly and dropped quickly which is so often the case. the river taff had burst its banks just a way up. we will be able to see more with a bit of daylight. water had come down here, an absolute raging torrent that as you can see from what has been left in its aftermath will have caused a lot of damage. as i say, things getting back to some sense of normality. at least the streetlights

have been switched on and the power is back. 2000 other properties do not have power. it is going to be a long day and weeks and months ahead for people to recover. let's get the latest from wales now. jayne mccubbin. there are 16 flood warnings in york. this is one of the main town city centre car parks. it is completely underwater because the river has spilt over. the river is meant to be way beyond the tree line which is probably too dark for you to see at the moment. where we're stood now is where the two rivers c0 nve i’g e stood now is where the two rivers converge and behind me is the barrier which famously failed in the boxing day 2015 floods. the first real test of the new investment that

was pumped into that barrier which is capable of controlling some a0 tons of water every single second. the first real test of that extra investment was last weekend storm ciara. the flood warnings in place today show that the water levels are going to be likely higher than last weekend today at 1015 when the water levels peak. so york is bracing itself for whatever storm dennis throws at this city today. the council has been out all weekend bringing out sandbags, trying to do everything they can. if you want to keep up to date with all the latest on storm dennis, you can watch us on the go via the bbc iplayer app. itv will tonight screen the first episode of love island

since the death of its former presenter, caroline flack. she took her own life on saturday. the show had been pulled for two consecutive nights as a mark of respect. meanwhile, fellow itv stars have been paying tribute to her, as simon jones reports. enter the flack! # foryourlove... caroline flack became synonymous show love island, though she had stepped back from presenting it after she was accused of assaulting her boyfriend. tonight, love island will return with a tribute to her. but some have called for this series to be scrapped completely. itv, though, said after careful consideration with caroline flack‘s representatives, the show will go on. it added, "she will be forever in our hearts," a message echoed on last night's dancing on ice. we'd like to begin tonight's show by taking a moment to remember caroline flack in light of yesterday's awful news. we wanted to say that our hearts go out to her family and friends.

many of us here on the show knew caroline as a friend and we will all miss her terribly. as she recently posted, "in a world where you can be anything, be kind". caroline! this was caroline flack in happier times, winning strictly come dancing in 201a. recently, she has struggled after her relationship with her boyfriend, lewis burton, became the subject of a court case. she denied assaulting him, but was banned from contacting him. he denied being a victim and didn't want the prosecution to go ahead. it's led to questions about the decision to persist with the case and about the pressures faced by tv celebrities from the press and social media. an online petition calling for a government enquiry into the british press and their practices was attracted more than 200,000 supporters, while love island fans prepare to say an emotional farewell. simon jones, bbc news. if you or someone you know has been affected by the issues raised this morning, you can find help and support on the bbc‘s actionline website, at bbc.co.uk/actionline.

hundreds of american passengers have been evacuated from a quarantined cruise liner off the coast of japan, while 78 britons remain stranded on board. there's been criticism that the uk authorities haven't done enough to help the 78 british passengers and crew who have been forced to stay on the diamond princess since it was hit by the coronavirus. let's get the very latest on this now, from our correspondent nick beake, who's watching the situation from hong kong. nick, bring us up—to—date. as some of these other nationals get taken off the ship. good morning, charlie. this is the biggest outbreak outside mainland china and the people on the ship injapan have been there for nearly two weeks now. the americans have decided enough is enough so as we speak, some of those citizens have been taken off as they are now

flying back home. in contrast, the brits are not and we have heard from some people on board that they have felt forgotten. of course this ship has been controversial because the japanese authorities have been criticised, lots of scientists saying, look, this is not the best idea to keep people on board in a very confined space, knowing that other people are unwell. as you say, different countries are taking a different countries are taking a different approach and we will have to see what happens with the brits on board. meanwhile, in hubei province, mainland china, where this outbreak began, some 15 million people are in lockdown, they have been told they cannot lose their homes —— leave their homes. the only exception is that every three days, one member of the family can go out to get some supplies but it shows you how seriously the authorities in china are taking this and what they are trying to do so depot —— desperately to try and contain this outbreak. france's controversial new pensions bill comes before parliament in paris today. it's the biggest overhaul of the pension system since the second world war,

and the centrepiece of president macron's programme of reform. but it's also become the focus for his left—wing opponents, as hugh schofield reports. alexis louvet drives a bus from a north paris depot. he spent much of the last three months on strike against the pension reform. in the current system, he enjoys a special status. he can retire at 57. but he insists it's not that that he's trying to protect. translation: the impact would be to lower the level of people's pensions. already, many pensioners are living in absolute misery and this law would make things even worse. it's not acceptable. since early december, the country's been in ferment over pension reform. the rolling transport strikes may have stopped, but there have still been weekly protests as the government negotiated the final touches to its draft bill. it's already been several months in preparation,

but now, finally, the pensions reform bill is coming before the national assembly. given president macron's huge majority here, there's no question that it will eventually become law. but the whole process could still take several months, more time for the opposition and the protests to make themselves felt. the government says it's time for the protesters to stop and let the democratic system proceed. chanting the truth is pensions are only part of it. for many on the left, like these university lecturers protesting about cuts, president macron's whole programme is wrong because they say it favours business and the rich. all those people who are, like, on strike, they are notjust about "i want a good pension." they are about "i want a good life, i want a life with dignity, i want a life where i'm not, like, counting money, euro by euro." polls show that pension reform is not popular. people feel anxious about losing protection. for the left, that makes it

a very useful cause, a banner headline for all the other reasons they oppose president macron. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. sir eltonjohn was forced to cut short a concert in new zealand on sunday, after falling ill with walking pneumonia. the 72—year—old musician was visibly upset after losing his voice midway through his set at auckland's mount smart stadium. here's the moment he had to stop, captured by one of the fans who was there. iamso i am so sorry... cheering and applause.

that is agony to watch. he looked clearly very upset to do that.|j that is agony to watch. he looked clearly very upset to do that. i am surprised he was able to sing at all. i have some sadness to bring you this morning. harry gregg has died at the age of 87. he was one of the busby babes and survived the munich air disaster of 1958. gregg was a goalkeeper, playing under sir matt busby at manchester united during the 1950s and 60s. he played an heroic club on that night of the crash. pulling people out of the plane. he has died in hospital in northern ireland at the age of 87. he also won 25 caps for northern ireland.

tottenham are up to fifth in the premier league, thanks to an injury—time winner from son heung min at aston villa. elsewhere, arsenal beat newcastle a—nil. it was a fantastic way to end england's tour to south africa. captain eoin morgan was man of the match, as they chased down a mammoth 223 to win the decider and take the t20 series. rory mcilroy blew his chance to win the genesis invitational in los angeles — he had a share of the lead going into the final round but he hit a triple bogey as he lost sight of winner adam scott. it has been a good week for rory but perhaps not such a great weekend. we know it has been difficult overnight for people with all the weather happening. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. pictures like this we have seen a lot of during this weekend. today the forecast is quieter. having said that, we are not out of the woods just yet. currently there are five

severe flood warnings in force. this number has literally gone up. 323 flood warnings out across england, wales and also scotland. today, storm dennis will continue to push towards scandinavia but it is still going to be windy. the met office still has a wind warning out. 60 — 70 miles in the north—west of scotland. in addition to that, it will not be bone dry. sunshine and showers. the show is coming in from the west and moving experts. some with hail and thunder and lightning. when looking nine and 11 degrees but it is academic. overnight, it still is going to be a blustery night and

prospered. still a lot of showers packing in on the wind and some of those are still wintry. this morning, the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. through the rest of tuesday, a chilly day, still mastery winds, still a packet of showers and if this area, they align and become more organised so some of these will be heavy with some hail, thunder and lightning in their as well. 7— 10 degrees the temperatures. we had so much rain at the weekend, it was notjust falling at lower levels and into the rivers but also into the hills and we still have the rain to come down from the catchment areas so still a risk of flooding. into wednesday, this ridge of high pressure but this next system of high pressure but this next syste m co m es of high pressure but this next system comes in from the west. we

start off on wednesday on a largely dry note, sunshine around. it is not going to be as windy until we see this next system coming in from the west then the wind will strengthen and heavy rain coming your way, moving from the west towards the east. and we're not done with this just yet. the weekend, we could see again some gales and heavy rain. we will keep you posted on that. thank you very much carol. let's take a look at today's papers. the telegraph reports the government has been told ‘pull its finger out‘ by one of its own mps, after storm dennis brought widespread disruption this weekend. the mirror says hundreds of homes and businesses were hit, in what it calls the worst deluge in recent years. the paper also carries tributes to caroline flack, who died at the weekend. (guardian)the guardian says the guardian says another doctor who worked at the same private healthcare firm as the rogue breast surgeon

ian paterson, has been accused of subjecting scores of his patients to unnecessary operations. and online, the mail says more than a million students will be affected, when university lecturers strike over pay and conditions this week. good morning. iwant good morning. i want to start with the front page of the times, still some way to go on brexit, a friendly reminder. the government chief negotiator for brexit will outline out negotiator for brexit will outline our future with the eu. jean—yves le drian, the french negotiator, saying there is of this deadline. the prime minister categorically said that

brexit will be done. this is in the telegraph. gps is brilliant until it does not work anymore. bees do not have that problem. despite having the brain the size of a pinhead, they can navigate five miles. researchers are brain mapping the neurons of bees to work out why their navigational system is so spot—on. so far they have about 2596. .. spot—on. so far they have about 2596... iam spot—on. so far they have about 25%...iama spot—on. so far they have about 2596... i am a fan of actual maps in the car, just in case. the next step is to put bees into a chamber to see how they make their decision. is to put bees into a chamber to see how they make their decisionlj is to put bees into a chamber to see how they make their decision. i love it when the papers cannot agree on

what they are thinking. the back page of the mirror, they are talking about manchester city charged by uefa. ada suggested that pep guardiola should leave manchester city. back page of the times, pep guardiola will stay. mixed messages but also perhaps understandable. a little bit of confusion about what happened. charlie, this one is for you inside the mirror, i know it is only monday and it is not until next weekend, but the buildup to the six nations clash between ireland and italy... what is all that? this is the island coach, he is going to make sure that england do not have a very nice time. is it calling it the

hurt arena? that is the papers line. you know in playgrounds they have that bouncy material. apparently nearly 100,000 people a year in england suffer hip fractures and falls, the most common deaths for those over 75. if you fall under that it those over 75. if you fall under thatitis those over 75. if you fall under that it is not as bad? yes. it could reduce interest for those who lose their footing. and it is sustainable as well. if you are a fan of coldplay, they will be a tape—recording, a cassette going up for sale... remember tape—recording, a cassette going up forsale... rememberthose, tape—recording, a cassette going up for sale... remember those, charlie! the first recording of chris martin,

a three—minute track called electric thunder, it won a music petition at his school and someone else's mum recorded their son but this song as well so this will be going up for sale. the competition in 1989 and he said the track was quite original and he says shows signs of real talent. 12 years old chris martin was, his first recording. signs of real talent. thank you very much. following caroline flack‘s death, more than 200,000 people have supported an online petition calling for a government inquiry into the practices of the british press. let's speak now to emma bunning, who runs a talent agency representing reality tv stars including ex—love isla nd co ntesta nts. thank you forjoining us. lots of

people have signed this. what do you think can be done to help?” people have signed this. what do you think can be done to help? i think it isa think can be done to help? i think it is a two prong effect. i think there needs to be some responsibility taken from the british press and i also think it needs to be may be some extended after—ca re needs to be may be some extended after—care from the tv companies making these shows. tell us about the impact the british press and perhaps social media has had on some of your clients? i have had a few clients who suffered at the hands of the british press. one client in particular who really felt that she was close to the edge and, at that point, went into rehab and sought therapy. and she has come back from that. i had another clyde who had such disgusting comments made about

his child, he came off twitter. —— client. lots of examples of them being vilified on line, having to talk through these situations because they are incredibly damaging and one of my clients has recently left because she wants to take a bit ofa left because she wants to take a bit of a break from the public eye because it has been so difficult for her. on social media, is there any way that things can be changed? there is a movement to be more kind et cetera but how would you change things? i do not know. as long as we have freedom of speech in this country, it is a difficult situation. unless there is some way of monitoring on line, social media, which i do not see how that is possible, it is something we will come up against time and time again. we know that there have been changes made for example with some reality

tv programmes, with support, do you think it is sustainable and should they be doing more? in the time i have been doing thisjob, i have noticed tv companies taking more responsibility. they have a psychic chat before any client goes into a show. and afterwards. and during that check in with them regularly. we need to see that. of time extended but how long is a piece of string? that is the tricky question. it is not just string? that is the tricky question. it is notjust people in the public eye that are perhaps affected by things that are said about them. how do you change things?” things that are said about them. how do you change things? i do not know that you can. i think it is having an awareness and when people go into shows like love island, i think they are having conversations with producers that you are potentially going to be subjected to this but

whether that is taken seriously enough, i do not know. i think sometimes there is such a degree of hungerforfame sometimes there is such a degree of hunger for fame that maybe they do not think about the ramifications and what they're going to be subjected to and maybe is something that needs to be looked at seriously at the casting process and having more than a chat with a psych before going on to show. you cannot stop people commenting on this start to monitor social media but i do not if that will ever happen. thank you very much forjoining us this morning. coming up, i look at the damage caused by storm dennis. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm geeta pendse. parts of surrey remain flooded this morning following storm dennis over the weekend. leatherhead and other areas in the mole valley saw the river swell.

parts of south london and hertfordshire were also affected by fallen trees. residents in some parts of london have said they feel powerless to do anything about trafficking in their area. people in ilford and edmonton say they're being threatened by criminal gangs and that young girls are being trafficked from romania and exploited. campaigners say the girls are often recruited from a very young age. they are targeting the schools, they are targeting the child protection facilities so the girls, whether they are over 18 or a little less under and have forged papers, and up in london. and you can see more on this story on inside out london, tonight at 7:30 on bbc one. 20 years after south london's tramlink began, the possibility of an extention has moved a step closer. transport for london says a link between colliers wood and sutton is it's preferred option for expansion. but it admits it still needs to find most of the money to fund it.

that's over a00 million pounds. let's take a look at the travel situation now. on the trains there are cancellations to and from stansted airport affecting sta nsted express, greater anglia and crosscountry services. a look at the cameras and in dagenham queues are building up on the a13 into town from the goresbrook interchange. now the weather with gillian brown. good morning. after another very stormy weekend you will be pleased to hear we do have some bright

spells on the way today. however, there will be accompanied by blustery showers because it will feel quite windy indeed. this is the detail. through the morning, those showers will push through. i think in places locally they could be quite heavy and you could see thunder or hail as well. during the meantime, we will see some brightness, some sunshine, temperatures up to ten or 11 degrees. and then as we look forward to the rest of the afternoon and into this evening, those showers are going to stay with us for a time and again, they could still break heavier, mastery. as we hit tuesday, we will see them dry up and dry weather temperatures through to around three degrees. —— blustery. it isa around three degrees. —— blustery. it is a mixed bag of sunshine and showers as we look through tomorrow and wednesday before temperatures creep up again towards the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back

to charlie and louise. bye for now. hello this is breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning. we'll hear how amazon has withdrawn potentially unsafe child car seats from its sites worldwide — after they were discovered for sale by bbc. hollywood super—producer paula wagner will be here to tell us how she's bringing the smash hit pretty woman to london's west end. and we'll meet the brother and sister behind the bafta award—winning comedy "this country", which they created between working night shifts as office cleaners. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. nearly 300 flood warnings — five of them severe — remain in place across the uk this

morning, in the aftermath of storm dennis. major incidents have been declared in south wales and parts of england, and there have been multiple landslides and floods — some trapping residents. hundreds more have been rescued from their homes in worcestershire and shropshire. a petition dubbed caroline's law, which calls for new legislation around media regulation in the wake of caroline flack‘s death, has now got more than a20,000 signatures. friends, celebrities and former love island contestants have been paying tribute to the presenter, who had also co—hosted the x factor and won strictly come dancing in 201a. 78 british passengers and crew remain stranded on a cruise ship that's been quarantined off japan since it was hit by the coronavirus. hundreds of american passengers were evacuated from the diamond princess cruise liner last night. the uk authorities have been criticised for not doing more for the britons on board. 355 cases of the disease have now

been confirmed on the ship. another doctor who worked for spire healthcare has been suspended after concerns were raised about his work at its hospital in leeds. it's the same healthcare provider that worked with the breast surgeon ian paterson who performed hundreds of unnecessary operations. spire said mike walsh had been suspended and around 50 of his patients had been recalled. you are up—to—date with all of the latest headlines. sally has some sad news this morning. yes, it will sum up news this morning. yes, it will sum up and earoffer news this morning. yes, it will sum up and ear offer many people, this name. that man there, harry gregg. he is often called the man of new —— munich because of the role he played in that disaster on the screen there. he was capped 25 times for

northern ireland. he passed away overnight surrounded by his family. he was dubbed the hero of munich after hearing —— helping save others from the wreckage after the crash including a mother and baby and his teammate sir bobby charlton husserl —— who still survives, of course. i wa nt to —— who still survives, of course. i want to share with you this quote from the late, great george best. george best used to clean his boots and he said about harry, "bravery is one thing but what harry did was about more than bravery, it was about more than bravery, it was about goodness". that is harry gregg who has died at the age of 87. tottenham are up to fifth in the premier league after a dramatic 3—2 win over aston villa. they were leading 2—1, when villa defender bjorn engels looked to have salavaged a point for his side. but in the 9ath minute son heung min scored the winnerfor spurs.

arsenal have moved into the top half of the table after a a—0 win against newcastle at the emirates stadium. nicolas pepe amongst the scorers for mikel arteta's side. that's only their seventh league win of the season. celtic won their seventh league match in a row with a hard fought victory at aberdeen. kristofer ayer scored the winner late on to make it 2—1 and ensure they stay ten points clear of rangers at the top. the celtic manager, neil lennon described it as "a magnificent three points". rangers beat livingston 1—0 in a game that was put back 2a hours due to a waterlogged pitch. scott arfield's second half winner left them with a glimmer of hope of catching their old firm rivals. england's cricketers rounded off their tour to south africa with a memorable win in the final t20 international. they pulled off one of the highest run chases in the history of the shortest format of the game, as our sports correspondent andy swiss reports.

commentator: and it's england who take the spoils... happy? just a little, but who could blame them? english cricket has seen a few unlikely wins recently and this was right upper there. earlier, south africa's batsmen had seemingly smashed them out of sight. england could only green. improbable run chases are england's speciality. jos buttler set them on their way before the workers began to clash. with south africa sensing a comeback, enter ben stokes... with predictable results. it is not easy to upstage that but eoin morgan somehow managed it. 15 offjust 21 balls, tickling his own england record. remarkably, they won with nearly and over to spare in the end, one of the greatest run chases in

t20 history. amazing game of cricket. certainly to keep south africa to 220 seemed like a good job now but at the time seemed as if we would have to ask a lot of our guys to get there and then our batting performance today i thought was outstanding. for t20 cricket, they would be hoping this isjust the start. andy swiss, bbc news. how about this for a comeback? bristol bears where1a—0 down to northampton saints with 30 minutes to play yesterday in rugby unions premiership, but in 12 glorious minutes, the bears scored 17 points, with lewis theed's try putting them in front for the first time. they won by 20 points to 1a. great story. no wonder he got kissed. shaun murphy has won the welsh open are a thumping 9—1 victory over kyren wilson in cardiff. the former world champion was at his brilliant best as he led 7—1 after the afternoon session. he duly won the two frames he needed

in the evening to claim his first ever welsh open crown and with it the 70,000 pounds winners cheque. katie ormerod, is on track to become the first british woman to be to be a world cup champion on snow. ormerod finished in third in calgary which puts her in first place overall in the slopestyle world cup. i wish i could do that! this morning on breakfast, lots of coverage on the damage caused by storm dennis. storm dennis caused havoc over the weekend and he isn't finished yet. we'll be bringing you the latest from across britain this morning. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin is in york, which is expecting high water in a few hours. how are they preparing, jayne?

they are preparing and so far so good here in new york. behind me, this is not meant to be the river booze, it is meant to be the city car park. —— river ouse. it is com pletely car park. —— river ouse. it is completely submerged. even though the river ouse has burst its banks, even though this is what has come a pairand even even though this is what has come a pair and even though it is going to get worse in the next few hours, so far, so good for. this is all under control. let me tell you about where we are. this is the river ouse behind me and it meets with the river foss. as it meets, there is the foss barrier. aimlessly in the boxing day floods in 2015, the foss barrier failed. boxing day floods in 2015, the foss barrierfailed. —— boxing day floods in 2015, the foss barrier failed. —— famously. boxing day floods in 2015, the foss barrierfailed. —— famously. and some 200 houses were flooded and this area was really significantly impacted. when that happened they pumped an awful lot more money into

the foss barrier to make it more resilient, make it work better, and the real test of that investment came last weekend with storm ciara stop it passed that test. the question is, can it passed that test again in the next few hours with water levels are still rising? let me introduce you to dave. good morning to you, thanks forjoining us. morning to you, thanks forjoining us. you are from york rescue. you are ready to come to the aid of anybody who might need that help today. tell us how worried you are? it concerned about some of the properties and villages downstream of york. the centre of york is still within the flood defences so that is fine. there are some properties are still at risk, though. tell us what this place would likejust still at risk, though. tell us what this place would like just 2a hours ago and where you think it is going to be in the next few hours. s 2a hours ago this was dry behind us, even 12 hours behind us, this was nice and dry. in the near future, the next couple of hours, the river

is still predicted to rise about another half a metre. that is still going to be within the fixed flood defences of york. it is so far so good and if the foss barrier continues to do what it is going to do, people will be saved, properties will be safe? properties on the river foss will still be protected. the buildings are still dry so that side of it is fine. fascinating talking to you earlier because you said flood defences really, notjust releva nt said flood defences really, notjust relevant here in this area that way, way upstream, beyond this city with other rivers. we get the catchment area for the river ouse comes from the swell. the various flood defences are built up there, what they end up doing is channelling the water down to the river ouse so all of that catchment comes through york and that is why about 24—36 hours after the rain is on york, we get the effects here. good luck for

everything you do today. spare i thought for the local football team which once again has been completely submerged. they have put out an appealforfunds submerged. they have put out an appeal for funds they never future is injeopardy if appeal for funds they never future is in jeopardy if they can't get on top of these situations. good luck top of these situations. good luck to them. more from us later this morning. get in touch with us this morning. get in touch with us this morning if you have been in —— effected by the floods. the town of hawick in the scottish borders was badly hit by storm ciara last week. you might remember seeing a building collapsing into the river teviot. it was a guest house and a bistro. so let's hear what impact storm dennis had. we can speak to stuart marshall, from the hawick volunteer flood group. good morning. how are things? it is a lot quieter in hawick that it was

on the weekend. we had our main road closed in the evening. and everyone is right next to the river river teviot. we have two rivers running through it and both went into severe flood warnings so we had evacuation processes in place. it was quite a dramatic time for hawick. how many people had to be evacuated?! street elected to leave their properties. 22 people went to the local leisure centre and many people went to stay with relatives in higher parts of the town. what about damage, this people who had to leave their homes, what damage you have they suffered? extensive damage to a few properties and a couple of local businesses as well. it is a very

worrying time for people in the town. it is something that happens a lot in hawick at the moment and that is what we want the flood protection scheme up and running. it would be free if we can get it operational. lot of questions being asked by communities like yours about what preparations there are, what planning in place. what is the picture for hawick? when the alarm goes, where the flood group go where we need to sandbag, knock on doors, help people with flood prevention products, covers that need to be put on. it is a worrying time for hawick. 2005 we had a big flood. it

is happening too frequently now, to be honest. is it tenable, being in a place like that, which goes back yea rs place like that, which goes back years and years, is it tenable for people to carry on like this without further money being put into protection? the flood scream itself will be in the region of £50 million of investment. it will protect a thousand properties and homes within the town. it is much needed and i think it will make a huge difference and will protect hawick one in 75 yea rs and will protect hawick one in 75 years flooding event. you have been doing a greatjob, i hope the situation improves for you. so many people affected in lots of different areas but carol can tell us the details. we start off with the flood

warnings. five severe flood warnings in force. for in the river tyne, one in the river why and that meant danger to life. flooding is expected and take immediate action for these warnings. these figures will fluctuate. what has happened today, a day of sunny spells. at the moment it still is windy. you can see by looking at the isobars. when wanting out for northern 70 miles per hour, including orkney for the rest of scotland, northern england, wales, northern ireland, up to 60 miles per hour gusts. up to eight o'clock this morning. the winds will ease a little bit but it was still be a windy day. some showers, some heavy

with hail and thunder and lightning. through this evening and overnight, it will still be a blustery night in prospect. a good packet of showers coming our way prospect. a good packet of showers coming ourway and prospect. a good packet of showers coming our way and still some wintry nurse on the tops of hills and mountains. the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. tomorrow is also going to be a blustery day. it will feel quite cool and further showers coming. we start to see them organising themselves in a band coming south. some of those again it will be heavy with hail and thunder and lightning. temperatures at about five in the north, 210 we push down south. we still have the rain that is falling into the hills to come down into the rivers so with the showers, there is still a risk of localised flooding. into tuesday night and wednesday, a very

temporary ridge of high pressure stop temporary because of the next area of low pressure is not too far away. not much in the way of wind and starting off with some sunshine. this weather front comes in introducing heavy rain and that rain will be pushing from the west towards the east. on thursday, we're looking at winds and heavy rain coming in from the north and pushing southwards. that leaves us into an u nsettled southwards. that leaves us into an unsettled weekend where once again we could be looking at gales, severe gales and also some rain but i will keep you posted on that. and we will pay close attention today. we talked a couple of weeks ago about the potential affect of coronavirus on businesses and the economy. now we're starting to see some real impacts. nina's here. what's the latest?

we said didn't we a couple of weeks ago that the fact that va chinese manufacturers are closed for business would have an inevitable impact on british biz — and here we are. and nowjcb has become the first big uk employer to reduce operations as a direct result of the virus. from today it's working week will be cut from 39 to 3a hours across 11 uk plants their staff will still be paid but it will have an inevitable impact on productivity. their salary and pay will remain with the same but it will have an impact. we have a number of supplies, a few dozen in china, both first—tier and second—tier. 25% are not back at work and even those back at work are not running at full capacity. the once back at work are running but we cannot move goods around the provinces so supply situation is quite critical right now. the fashion industry is also feeling the effect. the chinese markets account for 1/3

of global luxury goods sale. footfall in china's boutiques and malls has plunged so sharply that many are shortening business hours or shutting completely. burberry fox eampls hve closed 2a of its 6a burberry stores in mainland china. the world's biggest technology fair the annual mobile world congress in barcelona has been cancelled. others are seeing participants pull out. like at the singapore air show. the number of exhibitors who've said they're not going has topped 70 including us giant lockheed martin and canada's bombaaardier. what about the big picture? what about the big picture7m what about the big picture? it is tricky to predict. the international monetary fund has said it's too soon — the impact on supply chains, exports, on business travel and tourism — most experts think that the total cost of all of this will be higher than the last big epedemic —

that's sars back in 2003. sars cost the world economy £6a billion at that time the chinese economy made up a% of global one — now it's 16% — so we can expect it to be much bigger. thank you. amazon has withdrawn potentially unsafe child car seats from its sites worldwide, after bbc panorama discovered they were for sale. it follows an investigation by trading standards. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. a child car seat destroyed in a 30 miles per hour test. it was carried out in 2013. amazon was then alerted. we took down products that we re alerted. we took down products that were not compliant and unsafe. rachel blair, a former amazon safety inspector also said she made —— i

was told they were compliant in those countries and that it would not be happening. those car seats we re not be happening. those car seats were tested and were shown to result in bodily harm to the infant in it. under investigation has begun after panorama found what appeared to be similar products still for sale. amazon has withdrawn them worldwide. it later said safety is extremely important to us, we regret that these products were available for third party sellers. —— from. it says it is contacting customers to explain the situation and issue a refund. it says they will continue to improve technology and assure only safe and compliant car seats are available worldwide. katy austin, bbc news. you can watch more on that

story on panorma tonight on bbc one at 8:30. you're watching breakfast, still to come this morning: we'll hear how calls for the introduction of caroline's law, against excessive media intrusion, are gaining momentum following the death of love island presenter caroline flack. to get in touch about that story. we're talking about the results about what has happened with storm dennis as well. lots of flood alerts. we can have a look at what is going on at york who are expecting the high tide later this morning but the river should not be where it is right now. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm geeta pendse. parts of surrey remain flooded this morning following storm dennis over the weekend. leatherhead and other areas in the mole valley saw the river swell.

parts of south london and hertfordshire were also affected by fallen trees. residents in some parts of london have said they feel powerless to do anything about trafficking in their area. people in ilford and edmonton say they're being threatened by criminal gangs and that young girls are being trafficked from romania and exploited. campaigners say the girls are often recruited from a very young age. they are targeting the schools, they are targeting the child protection facilities so the girls, whether they are over 18 or a little less under and they forge papers, end up in london. and you can see more on this story on inside out london, tonight at 7:30 on bbc one. this evening on inside out, we'll be finding out how dolls made in camberley are helping elderly people with dementia. sandy payne makes reborn dolls,

lifelike replicas of babies. each takes about three months to make and can sell for up to a thousand pounds. as well as being collectable, owners can form an emotional bond with them. now the dolls are being used by some residential homes to soothe dementia sufferers. let's take a look at the travel situation now... the overground is currently part suspended. but there's good service on all other tube lines. on the trains there are cancellations to and from stansted airport affecting sta nsted express, greater anglia and crosscountry services. a look at the cameras and in dagenham queues are building up on the a13 into town from the goresbrook interchange. in shadwell one lane is closed in both directions on the highway at the junction with garnet street due to water mains work. in southfields there are gas mains work and temporary traffic lights on penwith road eastbound. now the weather with gillian brown. hello there, good morning. well, after another very stormy weekend, you will be pleased to hear we do

have some bright spells on the way today. however, they will be accompanied by some blustery showers, because it is still going to feel quite windy, indeed. but this is the detail. so through the morning, those showers will push through. i think in places locally they could be quite heavy, you could see maybe some thunder or some hail as well. during the meantime, we will see some brightness, and some sunshine, with temperatures up to 10 or 11 degrees. and then as we look forward to the rest of the afternoon and into this evening, those showers are going to stay with us for a time and again, and again, they could still bring heavier, blustery spell or two. as we hit the early hours of tuesday, i think we will see them dry up and we'll see some dry weather, with temperatures through to around three degrees. and into the next couple of days, it is a mixed bag of sunshine and showers as we look toqwards tomorrow and wednesday before temperatures creep up again towards the weekend. at least it is getting a bit warmer.

i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now.

good morning welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. our headlines today: a danger to life. there are five severe flood warnings in place this morning as storm dennis continues to batter the uk it's going underwater slowly — the kitchen, living room, so... we've got the dogs out so that is all that matters. hundreds of other flood warnings are in place. in south wales, police have declared a major incident after landslides and severe flooding. storm dennis still producing strong winds today, particularly so across the north and the west of the uk.

blustery showers, some of which will be heavy and through this week, there is still the risk of further flooding and more rain. the reality dating show love island returns tonight with a tribute to its former host, caroline flack who took her own life at the weekend. counting the cost of the coronavirus. digger makerjcb cuts production from today because it can't get the parts it needs from china. i'll be taking a look at how other businesses are being affected. harry gregg, survivor of the munich air disaster, has died. goalkeeper gregg played for manchester united under sir matt busby and won 25 caps for northern ireland. he was 87. it's monday, february the 17th. our top story: nearly 300 flood warnings remain in place across the uk this morning,

in the aftermath of storm dennis. major incidents have been declared in south wales and parts of england, and there have been multiple landslides and floods — some trapping residents. hundreds more have been rescued from their homes in worcestershire and shropshire. graham satchell has more. a helicopter hovers over the welsh town of crickhowell. from on board, you can see the coast guard getting ready to rescue people trapped in a caravan. it was a weekend of devastating floods and emergency rescues. in nantgarw near cardiff, the river taff burst its banks. it left cars submerged, more than 100 homes flooded. the fire service made journey after journey, bringing out families with young children, and the more elderly on stretchers. make some space! my dad, who's 96 — it's his 96th birthday today — the only thing i've managed to save his medals from the war. within minutes, two or three minutes, itjust filled the house. and what is the state of the house currently downstairs? totally. . .absolutely wrecked, ruined. everything, i've

lost everything. it'sjust full of mud. in pontypridd, claire showed us the inside of her home. she had three feet of water in her front room. claire does have flood defences, but more than a month's worth of rain has fallen in south wales injust a8 hours. it did — it did stop the water, but the water's just coming over the top. but the levels of water were up towards the gate, so the gate did stop it, but then itjust came over the top of the gate and over the top of the wall. storm dennis battered the whole country all weekend. this is glasgow and the river clyde. whoa! my god... oh, my... at tylorstown in the rhondda valley, a dramatic landslide. on the welsh border at hey—on—why, watch as cars slowly start to drift away, lifted by the power of the water.

newcastleton in the scottish borders, the clean—up here now well under way. but a0 people were forced from their homes. it was biblical, the amount of water through here, tragic. it tenbury wells in worcestershire, a late—night rescue — again, families evacuated as the river teme burst its banks. it's going underwater slowly — the kitchen, living room, so... but we got the three dogs out, so that's all that matters. back in wales, spare a thought for the landlord of the chainbridge inn near usk. stuart mcbain only took the pub over in october. it can't be good, no, but i'm going to keep my head up, keep my chin up and paddle forward as they say, and i will be here for the summer and i will be open for the summer. it's not going to beat me. it will be a day of cleaning up, and in some parts of the country, nervously watching rivers as they continue to rise. graham satchell, bbc news.

let's get the very latest now. in a moment we'll speak to jayne mccubbin who is in york, which is expecting high water in a few hours, first, let's speak to breakfast‘s john maguire in the village of nangarw in wales. really serious problems there, john. yes, there is a some semblance of hope. the electricity was restored, the lights, the streetlights and indeed the properties. they were all abandoned overnight. this red and white club ‘s have been placed along all of the houses to let the emergency services and the authorities know that the houses have been checked after they were abandoned. boats were used yesterday to ta ke abandoned. boats were used yesterday to take people out. this is oxford street, ironically in nantgarw. the water would have been up to my waist. look at what it did do all of the cars, just picked them up, almost as if they were a inner

child's toybox and just dump them at various points along the road. one here right in the centre that is causing problems of people trying to get to work this morning, causing a blockage. we saw a fuel tanker that had to obviously reverse. look at the way these vehicles have all been, as i say, just dumped by the raging torrents. remember, with floodwater, everything it touches it taints, it is absolutely filthy. it goes through a house, it ruins everything. you can see all sorts of different every day i —— items being dumped out into the street either force of the water. it went away, it receded, as fast as it came up yesterday but as you can see and imagine, it gives you a real picture of the extent of the damage and of course it is notjust here, it is right across the uk because of the way that storm dennis swept through and damaged and affected so many communities. let's speak to brea kfast‘s jayne mccubbin who is in york for us.

john was saying about people watching those river levels very closely and sometimes it —— sometimes it is quite hard, when we getan image, sometimes it is quite hard, when we get an image, to get the reference points. explain where you are and what this would normally look like. let me give you those reference points. have a look at this way. you will see the top of the hedge and a tree line and beyond that the bridge. at is the river ouse which has clearly burst its banks. everything you can see on my side of that headline and the tree line is actually one of the main car parks in york city centre. nobody is going to be parking their car here today because the water levels as they stand now are due to rise in the next couple of hours. it is changing all the time of the latest environment agency information is that at 10a0 five today, this area will be at the highest level stop the highest level since those devastating floods in 2015 which caused so much damage to this place

and that is the concern. beyond me is the foss barrier. you can't really see, it is just around the corner, that the foss barrier was put in place to try and stop these levels of flooding. it failed in 2015 but the hope is it will do its job this time round. the environment agency was here yesterday, though, the environment minister was here yesterday and said he will keep a close eye on this changing situation because water levels, even without rain, are expected to continue to rise. back to you. will be speaking to the environment minister a little later. we will be keeping a close eye on problems. keep us posted as well if you are near the floods. keep us posted on your situation and of course you can watch us on the go by the bbc iplayer add to, if you wa nt to by the bbc iplayer add to, if you want to keep up—to—date on the weather situation. all the details

with carol about today's weather as well, coming up. if you want to keep up to date with all the latest on storm dennis, you can watch us on the go via the bbc iplayer app. itv will tonight screen the first episode of love island since the death of its former presenter, caroline flack. she took her own life on saturday. the show had been pulled for two consecutive nights as a mark of respect. meanwhile, fellow itv stars have been paying tribute to her, as simon jones reports. enter the flack! # ready for your love... caroline flack became synonymous show love island, though she had stepped back from presenting it after she was accused of assaulting her boyfriend. tonight, love island will return with a tribute to her. but some have called for this series to be scrapped completely. itv, though, said after careful consideration with caroline flack‘s representatives, the show will go on. it added, "she will be forever in our hearts," a message echoed on last night's dancing on ice. we'd like to begin tonight's show by taking a moment to remember caroline flack in light of yesterday's awful news. we wanted to say that our hearts go

out to her family and friends. many of us here on the show knew caroline as a friend and we'll miss her terribly. as she recently herself posted, "in a world where you can be anything, be kind". caroline! this was caroline flack in happier times, winning strictly come dancing in 201a. recently, she has struggled after her relationship with her boyfriend, lewis burton, became the subject of a court case. she denied assaulting him, but was banned from contacting him. he denied being a victim and didn't want the prosecution to go ahead. it's led to questions about the decision to persist with the case and about the pressures faced by tv celebrities from the press and social media. an online petition calling for a government inquiry into the british press and their practices has attracted more than 200,000 supporters, while love island fans prepare to say an emotional farewell. simon jones, bbc news. the time now is ten minutes past

seven. sally is here with sport and you will start with a tribute to a remarkable life. well, harry gregg, named many people will rememberfor top well, harry gregg, named many people will remember for top let us look at a picture of him. he has died overnight at the age of 87. he was one of the famous busby babes. that was a manchester united team that was a manchester united team that was involved in the munich air disaster in 1958. he was the manchester united goalkeeper, keeper for northern ireland and he was a hero on the night of the air disaster. that is the only way you can describe him. he has been called the hero of munich. people people from the wreckage, including... a mother and a baby. this is him at the time. a real, real hero in many, many ways. also basically one of the best goal keepers that manchester

united has ever had. i think you kept something like a8 clean sheet. he was assigned from doncaster and they paid £23,000 for him which was a record at the time. he got a signing on fee of £30 and he said he decided to sign for manchester united within ten minutes of meeting sir matt busby. they had a meeting and he said within ten minutes he knew. he died surrounded by his family at the age of 87. the number of people now known to have coronavirus in china has passed 70,000. in hubei, where the outbreak began, another 100 patients have died, taking the countrywide total to 1,800. let's get the very latest on this now, from our correspondent nick beake, who's watching the situation from hong kong. this continues. any sinuses began to become under control? -- any sign.

they will tell you that outside hubei province the number of cases has fallen every day for the last fortnight but if you look at hubei province where this outbreak began and also the city of wuhan, 11 million people in particular, it is still extremely grim what the authorities have set over the weekend is if you are living in that province, some 58 million people, they are now effectively in lockdown for top it will cannot leave their houses unless there is an emergency. the only exception is that every three days someone within your family can go out to get food and medicine but many of the shops there are actually shut and this is an illustration of what the chinese authorities are desperately trying to do to try and stop this virus spreading any further. at the same time, the biggest outbreak outside mainland china has been off the coast of japan and we are hearing that some american citizens are now being taken off but so far, the

british people on board the ship remain on board and some say they desperately want to leave. they feel they have been forgotten. france's controversial new pensions bill comes before parliament in paris today. it's the biggest overhaul of the pension system since the second world war, and the centrepiece of president macron's programme of reform. but it's also become the focus for his left—wing opponents, who since december have staged a series of strikes and demonstrations to try to force the government to back down. a song recorded by coldplay‘s frontman, chris martin, when he was just 12 years old, has been put up for sale by one of his former schoolmates. the singer won a school competition with the composition in 1989. he performed the piece with a group of fellow pupils at exeter cathedral school. the tape was discovered by simon corser, who said the song was "very catchy" and everyone else in the competition "didn't

stand a chance". you see his name on the sheet there, christopher martin. we want to hear it. we want to see this. do you remember those? a lot of our focus on storm dennis and the problems it is causing. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. environment agency five emergency warnings. on the river tyne and river wye. and over 300 warnings for floods across england, scotland and wales. this means flooding is expected so take action now. what is happening today, we have sunny spells and blustery showers. the

wind warning for northern scotland and orkney at 70 miles per hour and for the rest of scotland, northern ireland, northern england, wales and south—west england 60 miles per hour gusts. it will slowly ease as we go through the course of the day. an array of showers, some thundery with some hail. as we head on through this evening and overnight, we will still have blustery conditions bringing ina still have blustery conditions bringing in a lot of showers from the west of the ease. hail and thunder and lightning mixing. wintry end of the hills and mountains in scotland. also the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. tomorrow, a lot of showers coming in, mastery day in prospect. organise themselves into bands. one moving across england and wales, another one following in hot pursuit and of these two will be heavy and thundery with some hail

and wintry across the hills and mountains of scotland. we're not out of the was just yet. the weather remains unsettled this week with showers and longer spells of rain and this again the potential for some really strong winds once again and some heavy rain but i will tell you and some heavy rain but i will tell you more and some heavy rain but i will tell you more about that in about half—an—hour. following the death of caroline flack this weekend, questions have been raised about the crown prosecution service's decision to pursue a court case against her. the love island presenter was due to stand trial next month, over an alleged assault of her boyfriend, despite him not wanting to press charges. let's speak now to the former chief prosecutor nazir afzal. good morning to you. a lot of questions being asked at this point in time about whether or not the crown prosecution service was treating this as some kind of a show

trial because of who she was, they we re trial because of who she was, they were treating it differently. what light can you shed on?” were treating it differently. what light can you shed on? i do not believe that is the case. they will give us some insight into what evidence they have had in this case andi evidence they have had in this case and i am 100% certain thatjust followed the evidence. during my career there were six people who took their lives during cases i prosecuted and i have not forgotten any single one of them. they live in questioning whether or not you made the right decision and i suspect the prosecutors involved in this case are doing the same thing and i hope they are getting support as well. at they are getting support as well. at the end of the day, theyjust follow the end of the day, theyjust follow the evidence. yes, the complainant withdrew his support for the prosecutor but undoubtedly they felt they had enough, a 9/11 recording, a body can one by police, and other evidence. we as a country have said

we should take domestic abuse seriously. when you have three quarters a million reports police every year, only 10% of those reports and in prosecutions. 120 people are murdered in domestic violence situation and if they intervene earlier, maybe somebody would not suffer more serious harm so would not suffer more serious harm so they are doing what we asked them to do and obviously i feel tremendously at fault caroline's family but, at the same time, the prosecutors were just doing their job. when they are doing theirjob, do they take into consideration the vulnerability of the but also to the person who might have been involved? absolutely you are required to. the evidence is there. is there enough evidence is there. is there enough evidence is the first test. the second is is it in the public interest to prosecute. could we have

done this differently? could she have been given a warning or a caution? could it be a different charge? and part of that would involve looking at the vulnerability of the person but what they have to do is await the defence lawyers telling them we have various issues we wa nt telling them we have various issues we want you to be aware of and i am hoping this was the case here. when they look at the vulnerability they have two way that up with the seriousness of the effect and i mention a moment ago how domestic abuse is a massive epidemic anything country and apparently, there was lots of blood as part of the evidence. they took this as a serious offence. in these circumstances it was for them to bring this prosecution and what may have caused this terrible event, i know you're talking about social media. we have all been attacked

and, back into the day, when people we re and, back into the day, when people were being prosecuted, you did not get a pylon where armies, people come for you. we have a law in this country that once somebody is charged, people stop talking about the case. they did not happen here. they were acres of coverage, acres of stuff on social media and a question why nobody did anything about that. people expressing concern about the two parties here. they were kept apart and not allowed to be together by order of the court. given that the alleged victim and it is case did not want to press charges, what of that decision? a lot of people are finding that very troubling. the court make a

judgement. invariably in matters of domestic violence, they will have conditions until the trial. that is the standard procedure. this is a different set of affairs but the prosecutor would have asked the police why the complainant does not wa nt to police why the complainant does not want to pursue the case. is it to rest? pressure? was he ashamed? did he blame himself? they would have put that before the court and made a judgement. does it make any difference? they would have said the court said the trial will happen very quickly, in the meantime, keep them apart in case there are allegations, there is collusion or some intimidation. and that is what would happen in any case. in any case. you have talked about how the

cps handled it. will they be an investigation into how it was handled? absolutely, it happening every single one of my cases. they would want to look at the audit trail, the decisions taken, when you send a letter... and how... absolutely and that is a very good point. we do everything by letter and by e—mailand point. we do everything by letter and by e—mail and you do not realise what impact that might have on the other person. the defence should talk to the client rather than sending it directly to her but there will be an investigation. consistently, the cps has said all cases are treated the same. is that actually the case? if you have what is obviously a case, is it necessarily dealt in the same way in terms of who makes the final decision? the decision is taken by the reviewing lawyer. i have no

doubt that the lawyer in this case, realising there is public that make whatever the word is... greater attention, would take it to a senior prosecutor but it will still be a decision taken by that lawyer. thank you very much for talking to us. if you or someone you know has been affected by the issues raised this morning, you can find help and support on the bbc‘s actionline website, at bbc.co.uk/actionline. we're talking about storm dennis this morning. another story... a leading cancer charity is calling for a ban on sunbeds, after it emerged many tanning salons in england don't need a licence. the subject is one close to the heart of bbc reporter, laura may mcmullan, after she was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma five years ago, following years of sunbed use. two weeks ago she had herfinal scan,

and has been declared cancerfree. she has this report. a bronzed healthy glow but in reality there is no such thing as a safe hand. the use i was addicted to sunbathing and using sunbeds and i was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in 201a. i do not think people realise how dangerous melanoma can be. it starts with a mole or in my case, a little red spot on the back of my leg. within six months it had spread to the lymph nodes in my groin. anthea was also diagnosed. it started with a little spot on her ear and for her it has led to life changing surgery. my it has led to life changing surgery. my whole ear has been amputated and the sacred operation or slavery glands, lymph nodes, inner ear,

taken. like me, she used sunbeds for many years. nobody should have to live with what i am living with. the guilt that i feel to my husband and children that this was all self—inflicted but it was self—inflicted but it was self—inflicted with no level of knowledge of the dangers. people younger than me continue to use them, i think not knowing any of the dangers. melanoma cases have increased by almost 50% in the last decade but it seems people are still getting mixed messages. that is why gillian, founder of melanoma uk, has launched a campaign to ban sunbeds. we felt we owed it to families of patients who have passed away to actually get up and do something so we took the lead from australia and brazil who have already banned sunbeds and we thought, we're going to do what our patients are asking

us to do what our patients are asking us to do and see if we do the same. i took these concerns to the sunbed association stop let's be clear, there is no link between the sunbed use and melanoma. we have asked for a roundtable meeting to discuss this very point. they will not meet with us. i have to question why. the research they refer to is flawed and has been proven to be subsequently flawed and they will not listen to that and we have to say, why not? usa oncologists, consultants, dermatologist all around the world are all wrong? —— you are saying. they are using the same research which is flawed. the evidence linking sunbed to melanoma is incontrovertible. there is a clear link, there is no argument to say there is not. i got into cancer research uk, skin cancer cases can

be preventable, but because irreversible damage. laura may mcmullan, bbc news. you can see the full story on inside out west midlands tonight at 7:30, and of course, on the iplayer. you're watching breakfast, and we're live in locations right across the uk this morning, assessing the devastation caused by storm dennis. let's speak now to breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin, who's in york for us. you are on watch this morning because watching the river levels, already causing some problems and could be worse later on at this moment? —— this moment. could be worse later on at this moment? -- this moment. that's right. 16 flood warnings for this area saying what are levels are expected to rise to a high point in around 10a5 this morning and they will be the highest water levels devastating boxing day flood. have a

look behind me, all of this is not the river. this is rising all the time but so far so good in york because if you have a look at the other camera on the top of the satellite truck, you will get a sense of how important the area we're standing this is where river foss meet the river ouse and the false barrier controls around a0 tons of water. —— foss. this is to make sure flooding does not happen. iam make sure flooding does not happen. i am told so far so good, it is absolutely doing its job even though it looks quite bad. we will have more from john in wales and talk into the environment minister as well but first the news and travel and whether where you are this

morning. i do hope you are dry. good morning from bbc london, i'm geeta pendse. parts of surrey remain flooded this morning following storm dennis over the weekend. leatherhead and other areas in the mole valley saw the river swell. parts of south london and hertfordshire were also affected by fallen trees. residents in some parts of london have said they feel powerless to do anything about trafficking in their area. people in ilford and edmonton say they're being threatened by criminal gangs and that young girls are being trafficked from romania and exploited. they are targeting the schools, they are targeting the child protection facilities so the girls, whether they are over 18 or a little less under and they forge papers, end up in london. and you can see more on this story on inside out london, tonight at 7:30 on bbc one. dolls made in camberley are helping elderly people with dementia. sandy payne makes these lifelike dolls. each takes about three months

to make and can sell forup to £1,000. now they are being used by some residential homes for people with dementia. i think they are very therapeutic to certain people. my mother has alzheimer's and is in a nursing home andi alzheimer's and is in a nursing home and i am seeing the pleasure that having one of these dolls has given to her. so much so that the owner of the nursing home asked me to make a couple for them. let's take a look at the travel situation now. the circle line is part suspended because of signal failure at gloucester road, the overground is also part suspended. and severe delays on the district line.there are severe delays on tfl railfrom paddington to heathrow terminal a and reading. there are cancellations and delays fo great northern and thameslink services to and from king's cross and moorgate. that's due to a fault with the signalling system. on the roads in whitton there are queues approaching the hospital bridge road

roundabout towards twickenham. in shadwell one lane is closed in both directions on the highway at the junction with garnet street due to water mains work. now the weather with gillian brown. hello there, good morning. well, after another very stormy weekend, you will be pleased to hear we do have some bright spells on the way today. however, they will be accompanied by some blustery showers, because it is still going to feel quite windy, indeed. but this is the detail. so through the morning, those showers will push through. i think in places locally they could be quite heavy, you could see maybe some thunder or some hail as well. during the meantime, we will see some brightness, and some sunshine, with temperatures up to 10 or 11 degrees. and then as we look forward to the rest of the afternoon and into this evening, those showers are going to stay with us for a time and again, and again, they could still bring heavier, blustery spell or two. as we hit the early hours of tuesday, i think we will see them dry up and we'll see some dry weather, with temperatures through to around three degrees. and into the next couple of days,

it is a mixed bag of sunshine and showers as we look toqwards tomorrow and wednesday before temperatures creep up again towards the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to charlie and louise. bye for now. hello this is breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. nearly 300 flood warnings, five of them severe, remain in place across the uk this morning, in the aftermath of storm dennis. major incidents have been declared in south wales and parts of england, and there have been multiple landslides and floods, some trapping residents. hundreds more have been rescued from their homes in worcestershire and shropshire. a petition dubbed caroline's law, which calls for new legislation around media regulation in the wake

of caroline flack‘s death, has now got more than a39,000 signatures. friends, celebrities and former love island contestants have been paying tribute to the presenter who had also co—hosted the x factor and won strictly come dancing in 201a. more than 70,000 people are now reported to have coronavirus in china, with the number of deaths reaching almost 1,800. the world health organisation are speaking to beijing officials about how to manage the outbreak. 78 british passengers and crew remain stranded on a cruise ship that's been quarantined offjapan since it was hit by the virus. france's controversial new pensions bill comes before parliament in paris today. it's the biggest overhaul of the pension system since the second world war, and the centrepiece of president macron's programme of reform. but it's also become the focus for his left—wing opponents, who since december have staged a series of strikes and demonstrations to try to force

the government to back down. let's return to our main story now and a clean—up operation is underway in parts of wales today after storm dennis caused landslides and flooding — leaving schools closed, homes wrecked and transport networks severely disrupted. the village of nantgarw, north of cardiff, was badly affected. we can now talk to mike evans, from natural resources wales, who is there now. these cars behind you have just been taken there by the floods, have they? yes, indeed they have. first of all, we would like to say our thoughts and sympathies are with eve ryo ne thoughts and sympathies are with everyone who has been affected by the plot —— floods over the weekend. we had extremely high rainfall as a result of storm dennis. a month's worth of rain fell on the beacons in

today's little bit is difficult to predict what is going to have been and what is going to spill out of the rivers —— what is going to happen. tell us about what is going on at the moment. other rivers stable? what is happening? the river taff behind us in nantgarw is now going down. the forecast for the week is going to be showers so we will be keeping an eye on the levels of the rivers in wales but generally, the situation will improve through the week if the weather stays as forecast. what should people be doing right now? they have to try and clean up what has happened already. for those who have been flooded, yes, there is a clear up going on. for ourselves, emergency services, local authorities will be looking at the

storm incident and how our defences perform. try and learn lessons for how we deal with such incidents in the future that i would like to say this is unprecedented and it has been the biggest weekend at natural resources wales has ever experienced. flooding is imminent and there is a risk to life. is it that flood defences aren't working or is it that there aren't sufficient flood defences? the flood defences work up to a level but we can't promise that our flood defences will defend against every incident. the storm we had last week, storm ciara, left the river level is high and the ground is saturated to any rain we had on top of that was always going to cause brisbane —— problems and dennis was an extraordinary storm. these things will happen when you have such

extreme weather. mike evans from natural resources wales. sally has the sport. i am talking about an important name in football history. harry gregg, his picture is behind you, he has died at the age of 87. he was a survivor of the terrible osby manchester united —— terrible osby manchester united —— terrible munich air disaster. he played under matt busby. he pulled people from the wreckage, including a mother and baby and sir bobby charlton. listen to what he said. s they were a broken club. manchester united were a broken club like most clubs had been. they had lost so much and lost so many. it is a long, long, long time ago and i

would be telling lies if i said that i thought about it all the time. in fa ct, i thought about it all the time. in fact, i would go insane. i know what idid,i fact, i would go insane. i know what i did, i know who i saw, i remember the baby. i know when i found bob andi the baby. i know when i found bob and i know when i found all the rest of them. i know i was very fourth —— fortu nate. of them. i know i was very fourth —— fortunate. you couldn't live with it. you couldn't live with it every day. you would go completely and totally insane. i amjoined now by abc sports football reporter simon stone. i know that you cover manchester united extensively stop just described to us how important a figure harry gregg has been for the club. i think it is fair to say he isa club. i think it is fair to say he is a hero. he always said he didn't wa nt is a hero. he always said he didn't want his life, his career, to be defined by munich but that is exactly what it was. he pulled

teammates, he put passengers out of the plane at munich, having survived the plane at munich, having survived the crash and even more remarkably, he played again 13 days later. when you consider the area that we are in now in terms of people suffering, mental health issues, the fact he was able to do that and he only missed two games until the end of the season, it is quite remarkable, really. there is no way that his importance to manchester united, to that dark day in munich, can be overstated. and how did those events affect him later on in life? we have seen a clip of him talking but how did he manage with what happened and what he had seen? for a long time, he kind of buried it and didn't talk about it and it was only in later life, i remember before the 50th anniversary of the crash in 2008, i

spoke to him then and he found it difficult to go over those days and as the clip that you have seen there, it was troubling for him. he didn't go back to old trafford after two nt 18 but i think it found —— —— to old trafford in 2018. he was regarded as a hero at the club and thatis regarded as a hero at the club and that is his status. away from that, he was also, let's face it, a brilliant goalkeeper wasn't he? that is right. he was unfortunate in the sense that he arrived at the club just after they won league titles with busby babes and was part of this rebuild process. injuries prevented him being inside. he left before the team that won the european cup again, he came back as

a goalkeeping coach but yes, he was an essential part of the rebuild after munich even if he wasn't there on the greatest day in 1968 when so matt busby finally won the european cup. simon, great to talk to you. he kept a clean sheet after he played. the mental strength he showed at that time was absolutely incredible. manchester united has just tweeted," thoughts and prayers of everyone at the club go out to harry's family and friends. let's bring you some of the other main sports stories now — and tottenham are up to fifth in the premier league after a dramatic 3—2 win over aston villa. they were leading 2—1, when villa defender bjorn engels looked to have salavaged a point for his side. but in the 9ath minute son heung min scored the winnerfor spurs.

celtic are are still ten points clear of rangers at the top of the scottish premiership. a 2—1victory at aberdeen was their seventh league win in a row — kristofer ayer with the winner. rangers beat livingston. england's cricketers rounded off their tour to south africa with a memorable win in the final t20 international. they pulled off one of the highest run chases in the history of the shortest format of the game, captain eoin morgan with a man—of—the match performance, hitting 57 offjust 22 balls as they won by five wickets to take the series. eoin morgan has had a great few weeks. hearing him talk after that yesterday, rocksolid captain. see on, sally. —— see you later on, sally. the people of york are in for a nervous morning as storm dennis continues to cause problems today.

they‘ re expecting high water at half past midday and hoping it won't match the 17—foot rise which caused such devastation on boxing day in 2015. brea kfast‘s jayne mccubbin is there to tell us the latest. everybody here in new york is on standby, wondering how bad it is going to get because this is the river ouse. it is actually a public car park. river ouse has spilt over, burst its banks, you couldn't see where it should be beyond the tree line and here it is in the public car park this morning and it will get worse. in the really bad floods 2000, the water level was at about 5.a metres high. in the terrible boxing day floods, it is estimated it will get about a.8 metres high. there are 16 flood warnings in place for york. have a look at the camera on the sub —— top of the satellite

truck and you can see how significant the place we are stood in really is because on one side you have the river foss and on the other side the river ouse and where they come together, you have the foss barrier over the top trying to control the flow of water into york. at the moment it is doing itsjob but will it continue to do so? they hope so. come and read rachel who is the local mp. i have been out talking to residents and they are incredibly stressed, not knowing what will happen to their properties. temporary measures, sandbags, tarpaulins have been put in place. some properties will flood in the city but residents are also frustrated and angry that since the boxing day floods in 2015 and many of the resilient and

community schemes are still not in place and of course that would protect whole sways of houses. people feel it is inevitable that will be flooded today. somebody tweeted when we were in the calder valley saying how is that china can build a hospital in a week while we cannot put flood defences under the serious floods of 2015. you share this frustration? absolutely. we know with climate change, the more frequency of the weather events, that we will see flooding and we need a proper strategy around sustainable management and here in york we would in effect from that. the environment secretary has been in york meeting people and talking to people you have probably spoken to people you have probably spoken to as well and he said he will keep a close eye. what is the question

you would like answered from him? we do not want to talk, we want action. also management up string so the volume of water does not come through. we do not want higher and higher balls, we want less and less water. what are some of the measures people, and local authorities and government can take? barriers at crossroads are needed but also making sure property schemes are put in place. money is not working well together. individual spent make most of the money available. many people just cannot afford the premiums also. really appreciate your time. spare a thought this morning, why don't you, for the local football team, not! don't you, for the local football team, not 1 million don't you, for the local football team, not! million miles away from where we stood right now and in 2015 it was hit badly by those boxing day

floods and in storm ciara last weekend they were underwater again and they say that anything 125 year history, they have never had it so bad and it is a season could be the last because of this flood. they have put out an appeal for funds. become more resilient is the key word last weekend and this weekend, resilience. we will have more from johnin resilience. we will have more from john in wales and from the environment secretary at the top of the programme. to get in touch with us with any questions you have to put to him. just looking over some of the flood damage in york, and we are keeping you up—to—date right across the uk. the environment secretary will be speaking to us at just after 8am this morning. we can speak to carol right now and so many people effected in lots of different areas?

yes, whether watch is starting to sending some pictures. currently, the environment agency has five severe flood warnings in force and that means danger to life, with over 300 flood warnings and that means do ta ke 300 flood warnings and that means do take action, flooding is expected and these flood warnings are across parts of england, scotland and also wales. to focus on the severe flood warnings for a minute, there are fourin warnings for a minute, there are four in the river tyne and one in the river wye in river photo, i have just received a tweet and the river wye is at its highest recorded level and still rising. take immediate action and listen to what the emergency services are telling you to do. today we are looking at sunny spells and blustery showers and

winds. gusts across the north of scotla nd winds. gusts across the north of scotland and orkney. we're looking at gusts up to 60 miles an hour in these other areas. the then start to ease a little bit but it will be still a blustery day with a plethora of showers moving in quite quickly. some will be heavy, some will have hailand some will be heavy, some will have hail and thunder and lightning. temperatures 7— 11 degrees. as we head onto this evening and overnight, we will still have blustery conditions with showers packing in, still winter in the hills and mountains. this morning, that could be the risk of eyes on untreated surfaces first thing tomorrow morning. tomorrow a similar data today in the sense that it will be blustery, showers packing in. —— similarto be blustery, showers packing in. —— similar to today. shall start organising themselves into bands.

moving across internet wales, another one following hot on its hills. we see green and yellow ‘s, this indicates heavier bursts. thunder and lightning embedded in there as well. ridge of a pressure sentencing down first thing wednesday before the next area of low pressure its attending front come our way. was that often are quite noted during the course of wednesday morning with some sunshine but through the day, as at the front approach from the west, the wind will strengthen and we will see more persistent rain, moving west to east and that will exacerbate the current situation. on thursday, more wet and windy weather spreading towards the south—east leading us into an uncertain weekend weather is a potential for us to have further heavy rains and once again gail's or potentially severe gales but i will keep you posted on that as we approach it. thank you very much

carol. from today the machinery manufacturer jcb is cutting production as a direct result of supply chain issues caused by the coronavirus. so what other impact has there been on businesses an the economy? nina is here. china feels like the other side of the world because it is but we are so the world because it is but we are so intertwined with them that when a quarter of their manufacturers stop producing it will impact british industry. if you're not in the market for buying a digger, we are likely to feel the impact on the high street as well. in 2018, the european union imported over £20 billion worth of clothing from china and many uk and european fashion retailers rely on china for supplies.

uniqlo have started moving they work to vietnam away from china to protect them against that. if you look at the tourism industry, they are already feeling the impact. there were nearly 400,000 visitors from china to the uk in 2018 spending around of £650 million. the popular places where chinese tourists go are already feeling the pinch. starting from right about the end of january, we have seen something like a 20% decline so we expect to lose in february around 5000 chinese visitors across the whole month. it isa visitors across the whole month. it is a little uneven so we're just coming out of the chinese new year travelling so we have seen a bigger head earlier on and the chinese

audience is in smaller per cent at the back of february. but 50,000 across rabbit will be the coronavirus impact. there's obviously been a big impact on outbound tourism. british airways and virgin atalantic have withdrawn flights between britain and mainland china. and the cruise industry is expected to be particulalrly badly hit. cruise lines globally are denying boarding passengers who have travelled from, visited or travelled through airports china, including hong kong and macau in the ia days before embarkation. the 2020 chinese grand prix scheduled for april has been postponed. and stormzy is rescheduling some of the gigs on his world tour because of coronavirus. he was due to play shows in malaysia, singapore, japan, china and south korea next month. massive ripple effects for months. if you think that the sars cost £42 billion and at the time the chinese economy was 4% and now it is 16% so

we can expect it to be more. you might have seen the news over the weekend of the iconic british brand, laura ashley, known for the floral print and the report they are in trouble. they have confirmed end of the last hour that they have asked foran the last hour that they have asked for an advance on a line of around 10" for an advance on a line of around 10-- £20 for an advance on a line of around 10—— £20 million. reductions in sales of around 11% last year that they have asked for this money in advance to help them get out of trouble. what they have said is that if they do get this money, not to panic, there is a robust plan in place and the board of directors is confident and optimistic that recent appointments will get them out of trouble but they have said that if they cannot secure this £20 million early, all appropriate options will be looked at so if they cannot look at this immediate cash injections they will have to look another appropriate options so we will be

keeping an eye on that story. this is kind of the tip of the iceberg, the economic effects. thank you. you're watching breakfast, still to come this morning. we'll hear how calls for the introduction of caroline's law — against excessive media intrusion — are gaining momentum following the death of love island presenter caroline flack. do get in touch with us about that. we're also at the impact of storm dennis. so many different incidents across large parts of the country. we will look at the impact on homes and the rest of it, transport. extraordinary pictures of cars floating, of landslides. it has been quite devastating for loss of communities. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning from bbc london, i'm geeta pendse. parts of surrey remain flooded this morning following storm dennis over the weekend. leatherhead and other areas in the mole valley saw the river swell. parts of south london and hertfordshire were also affected by fallen trees. residents in some parts of london have said they feel powerless to do anything about trafficking in their area. people in ilford and edmonton say they're being threatened by criminal gangs and that young girls are being trafficked from romania and exploited. they are targeting the schools, they are targeting the child protection facilities so the girls, whether they are over 18 or a little less under and they forge papers, end up in london. and you can see more on this story on inside out london, tonight at 7:30 on bbc one. dolls made in camberley are helping elderly people with dementia. sandy payne makes these lifelike dolls. each takes about three months

to make and can sell for up to a thousand pounds. now they are being used by some residential homes for people with dementia. i think they are very therapeutic to certain people. my mother has alzheimer's and is in a nursing home and i am seeing the pleasure that having one of these dolls has given to her. so much so that the owner of the nursing home asked me to make a couple for them. let's take a look at the travel situation now... the circle line is part suspended because of signal failure at gloucester road, the overground is also part suspended. and severe delays on the district line. there are severe delays on tfl railfrom paddington to heathrow terminal a and reading. there are cancellations and delays fo great northern and thameslink services to and from kings cross and moorgate. that's due to a fault with the signalling system.

in shadwell one lane is enclosed in both directions due to water mains works. now the weather with gillian brown. hello there, good morning. well, after another very stormy weekend, you will be pleased to hear we do have some bright spells on the way today. however, they will be accompanied by some blustery showers, because it is still going to feel quite windy, indeed. but this is the detail. so through the morning, those showers will push through. i think in places locally they could be quite heavy, you could see maybe some thunder or some hail as well. during the meantime, we will see some brightness, and some sunshine, with temperatures up to 10 or 11 degrees. and then as we look forward to the rest of the afternoon and into this evening, those showers are going to stay with us for a time and again, and again, they could still bring heavier, blustery spell or two. as we hit the early hours of tuesday, i think we will see them dry up and we'll see some dry weather, with temperatures through to around three degrees. and into the next couple of days,

it is a mixed bag of sunshine and showers as we look toqwards tomorrow and wednesday before temperatures creep up again towards the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to charlie and louise. bye for now. good morning.

welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. our headlines today: a danger to life. there are five severe flood warnings in place this morning, as storm dennis continues to batter the uk. it's going underwater slowly — the kitchen, living room, so... we've got the dogs out, so that is all that matters. hundreds of other flood warnings are in place. in south wales, police have declared a major incident after landslides and severe flooding. storm dennis are still bringing very strong winds today, particularly in the north and west, showers in the forecast, but as we go through the next few days, showers or rain could exacerbate the current situation. the reality dating show love island returns tonight with a tribute to its former host caroline flack, who took her own life at the weekend. harry gregg, survivor of the munich air disaster, has died. goalkeeper gregg played for manchester united under sir matt busby and won 25 caps for northern ireland.

he was 87. laura ashley asks its bank for more cash. the struggling homeware retailer is in talks about getting early access to a loan, warning if it doesn't get the money it needs now, they'll have to look at other options. it's monday february 17th. our top story is that nearly 300 flood warnings remain in place across the uk this morning, in the aftermath of storm dennis. major incidents have been declared in south wales and parts of england, and there have been multiple landslides and floods — some trapping residents. hundreds more have been rescued from their homes in worcestershire and shropshire. graham satchell has more. a helicopter hovers over the welsh town of crickhowell. from on board, you can see the coast guard getting ready to rescue people trapped in a caravan. it was a weekend of devastating

floods and emergency rescues. in nantgarw near cardiff, the river taff burst its banks. it left cars submerged, more than 100 homes flooded. the fire service made journey after journey, bringing out families with young children, and the more elderly on stretchers. make some space! my dad, who's 96 — it's his 96th birthday today — the only thing i've managed to save is his medals from the war. within minutes, two or three minutes, itjust filled the house. and what is the state of the house currently downstairs? totally, absolutely wrecked, ruined. everything, i've lost everything. it'sjust full of mud. in pontypridd, claire showed us the inside of her home. she had three feet of water in herfront room. claire does have flood defences, but more than a month's worth of rain has fallen in south wales injust a8 hours.

it stop the water, but the water's just coming over the top. but the levels of water were up towards the gate, so the gate did stop it, but then itjust came over the top of the gate and over the top of the wall. storm dennis battered the whole country all weekend. this is glasgow and the river clyde. whoa! my god. oh, my. at tylorstown in the rhondda valley, a dramatic landslide. on the welsh border at hay—on—wye, watch as cars slowly start to drift away, lifted by the power of the water. newcastleton in the scottish borders, the clean—up here now well under way. but a0 people were forced from their homes. it was biblical, the amount of water through here, tragic. it tenbury wells in worcestershire, a late—night rescue — again families evacuated as the river teme burst its banks. it's going underwater slowly — the kitchen, living room, so... but we got the three dogs out,

so that's all that matters. back in wales, spare a thought for the landlord of the chainbridge inn near usk. stuart mcbrain only took the pub over in october. it can't be good, no, but i'm going to keep my head up, keep my chin up and paddle forward as they say, and i will be here for the summer and i will be open for the summer. it's not going to beat me. it will be a day of cleaning up, and in some parts of the country, nervously watching rivers as they continue to rise. graham satchell, bbc news. if you want to keep up to date with all the latest on storm dennis, you can watch us on the go via the bbc iplayer app. love island returns to itv2 tonight after two episodes were cancelled following the death

of former host caroline flack. her management criticised the crown prosecution service for refusing to drop charges against her ahead of her trial next month, but on this programme the former chief prosecutor said said the correct procedure was followed. when the formal discontinuance has taken place, which may be today, there will be some insight into what evidence they had in his case. i am 100% sign certain they simply follow the evidence. during my career, there was something like six people who took their lives during cases i worked on, i have neverforgotten any single one of them. they have a massive impact on you, they leave you questioning whether you made the right decision, and i suspect the prosecutors involved in this case will be doing the same thing, i hope they us are getting support too. harry gregg, a survivor of the munich air disaster of 1958, has died. he was 87. gregg played under sir matt busby at manchester united, and was capped 25 times for northern ireland,

where he passed away surrounded by his family. let's get more from sally now. of this is an amazing life. we have added a little clip from him already this morning, he talks about his actions in the aftermath of the munich air disaster, in which he helped rescue his team—mates, a mother and child, sir matt busby, who was his boss at the time. he played an incredibly important role on that night. we also heard him say he didn't want his life to be defined by that, he didn't want to be just defined by that, he didn't want to bejust remembered defined by that, he didn't want to be just remembered for that, he was frankly a brilliant goalkeeper. he played less than a fortnight after the munich air disaster, kept a clea n the munich air disaster, kept a clean sheet. he was a record—breaking signing for manchester united, £23,000, and he said he knew within moments of meeting sir matt busby that he wa nted meeting sir matt busby that he wanted to play for him. so hugely significant name from that era, and this morning, in the last hour or

so, manchester united themselves have paid tribute to harry gregg. this is what they have tweeted. with deepest sadness, we have learnt of the passing of former player harry gregg obe... gary neville, who played for the clu b gary neville, who played for the club for many years, has tweeted: sir alex ferguson has always said that harry gregg was his hero. what a thing. thank you. hundreds of american passengers have been flown home after being evacuated from a quarantined cruise liner off the coast of japan, while 78 britons remain stranded on board. there's been criticism that the uk authorities haven't done enough to help the british passengers and crew who have been forced to stay on the diamond princess since it was hit by the coronavirus. let's get the very latest on this

now, from our correspondent rupert wingfield—hayes, who's in tokyo for us. what is the latest? as you said, those americans got to get on their planes and go back to the states early this morning, it took all night for them to be brought off the ship, tested, you know, to see if they had a fever or any symptoms, then taken to the airport, put on then taken to the airport, put on the plains, and they should now be arriving in the us any time now. since then, we have heard from the australian government, saying they will do the same with 200 australians on board the ship, but the australian government, like the americans, have said, you get on this point when we send it, but if you don't, you cannot come back to australia until at least the beginning of march, so they are putting them under tremendous pressure to take this evacuation flight pressure to take this evacuation flight saying, you are on your own for the next two weeks. the question thenis for the next two weeks. the question then is what happens to the brits, and we still do not have an answer from the british government, an explicit answer about what is going to happen to them. we understand

they are going to be tested in the next couple of days on board the ship, and then on wednesday, if they test negative, they will be released from the ship, but will they then be allowed to get on planes, commercial flights back to britain? we simply do not know. so many questions, but thank you very much. laura ashley has asked its bank for extra cash to allow it to keep trading. the owner of the furnishing retailer is in talks to get early access to a loan after sales fell by more than 10% last year. it's warned it will have to consider other options if it doesn't get the money. laura ashley was founded in 1953 and has more than 100 uk stores. so storm dennis has caused real problems all over the weekend, carol has a look at what is going to happen next. morning. iam i am starting with flood warnings, there are five severe flood warnings in force, that means danger to life. four of these are on the river teme,

one is on the wye, and i'vejust seen a tweet that in hereford, where we have a severe flood warning, the river is now at its highest recorded level and still rising. there are also over 300 flood warnings, that means flooding is expected, take action, and that is across scotland, all of england, and also across parts of wales. so do take extra care. today we are looking at sunny spells and blustery showers, that sounds fairly innocuous, but of course we don't need any more water coming out of the skies. the met office still has a one in four winds across the north of scotland, 70 mph in orkney, and across western areas, gusting up to about 50—60. that warning expires at 11 o'clock this morning, the winds will ease a little bit, but still a blustery day with a lot of showers packing in.

through this evening and overnight, blustery conditions and a lot of showers, still some snow on the tops of the hills and mountains, the risk of the hills and mountains, the risk of ice first thing tomorrow morning. roughly between two and 5 degrees as overnight lows. similar day tomorrow, blustery, further showers, still wintry in the hills and mountains in the north, but through the day they align themselves into a more organised band, and like today they are going to be heavy at times with some hail and thunder. before i 90, with some hail and thunder. before i go, iwant with some hail and thunder. before i go, i want to warn you that the rest of the week does remain unsettled, with showers or longer spells of rain, potentially pretty windy and wet this weekend. more of that in roughly half an hour. let's return to our top story now and the ongoing disruption caused by storm dennis. that caused by storm dennis. is bad!

that landslide was in the rhondda valley in south wales yesterday morning, and you can hear the shock in the voices of the people who filmed it. and this was just down the road — or what was left of it — in pontypridd. that's supposed to be the main high street, which you can see is totally submerged. england saw a record number of flood warnings yesterday, and hundreds remain in place today, from cornwall and most of the south coast up to carlisle and into scotland. there are five severe warnings still in place. that means there is danger to life. half of those severe warnings are on the river teme in shropshire and worcestershire. breakfast‘s john maguire is in the rhondda valley. we have been looking at where you are this morning, extraordinary pictures, cars picked up and floated down the road. yeah, louise, i have been doing this job for 25 years, i have done flood in almost every winter, and i have never seen anything like this, the

force of the river taff, as it came down through the village of nantgarw, really incredible, dumping the cars, just bashed into each other, dumped where the torrent decided to give up and dump them. good morning to you, neil, you have literally just arrived good morning to you, neil, you have literallyjust arrived back, having not been at home last night, we asked him for a couple of words, thank you very much, what was it like? i came home saturday evening, took the dog for a walk, went to bed, and! took the dog for a walk, went to bed, and i thought that was it. i had a phone call from the neighbour at four o'clock in the morning, saying, we have got water coming in. it was seeping through the front door. ijust it was seeping through the front door. i just couldn't it was seeping through the front door. ijust couldn't believe it looking at the window, and within an hour, the level was rising and rising, i was counting how many stairs had gone, three steps, and over the front wall within no time at all. so we went upstairs, and we

we re at all. so we went upstairs, and we were in total shock, you don't know how to react, never been flooded before, been here 25 years, seen nothing like it. always look at the level of the river, i walk the dog over there, but the level is never anywhere near bursting its banks. obviously, something has come down from further upstream, you know? otherwise how did you manage to get out of your house? boat. fire and rescue said they lifted a lot of manuals to try to dispose the water, so manuals to try to dispose the water, so it is basically not safe to walk, because the water is so dirty, we had to rescue the dog out, some friends from cardiff came for the dog. we walked through water that way, they made us further up the estate to take him to safety, and we got rescued by boat there, and we walked up, luckily enough we have got friends coming up the top, we stayed there, we have just come home. i know you have a lot of work

to do, thanks very much indeed, we will let you crack on. we will take you up the main street in nantgarw, oxford street, it is called, ironically. look at this car, just abandoned in the centre here... apologies, we have just lost john maguire in nantgarw, but we can see the impact that it has had, in lots of other places as well, jayne mccubbin is in york, where river levels are rising, again causing problems. absolutely, i mean, everybody is carrying about their business as normal in the york, but braced for the worst, because we understood not next to the river cruise, which is meant to be 100 metres down that way, this is a public car park, and you know that moment when you leave your car in a car park overnight and think, it will be fine, i will pick it up in the morning. not for that person, no way. the river ouse has burst its banks, it has happened in 2015, and before that in the year 2000, but

the water level is expected to peak at around the water level is expected to peak ataround10:a5 the water level is expected to peak at around 10:a5 this morning, expected to be the highest water level since those devastating floods of 2015. the council has been out all weekend distributing about a000 sandbags to homes around the area, rodding drains to make sure that they can cope with as much water as comes their way, and we are next to the foss barrier, which had £7 million with of investment after the 2015 floods to try and make it work better, because it failed then, and iam better, because it failed then, and i am told by the environment agency that so far, so good, it is doing exactly what it needs to do. but you will have heard some frustration from people that promises made back in 2015 for more, better flood defences has not been delivered. so there is some concern that homes will be encroached today, but at the moment we are not sure how bad it is

going to get. back to you. jayne, thank you very much. kathryn sta nczyszyn thank you very much. kathryn stanczyszyn is in tenbury wells in worcestershire, tell us what the situation is there, morning. yesterday people were told to evacuate because of the river teme bursting its banks here, and we know that the levels overnight reached just under six metres, just shy of the highest ever recorded level back in 2007, but people here say that actually the impact on some ice has been greater this time. 70 businesses were evacuated in the town of tenbury wells, also around a5 homes as well, and that has meant quite a large number of people have had to go to other places, we have heard from some who actually moves to frans' heard from some who actually moves to fra ns' houses heard from some who actually moves to frans' houses and then had to be evacuated from there as well because of the seriousness of the situation. we are at the local high school, this is what has been set up

overnight, a big hole with inflata ble overnight, a big hole with inflatable beds, blankets, people have been looked after very well. this is the kitchen area this morning, where people have been waking up and having some breakfast, and nikki is one of the volunteers who has been here all night. you we re who has been here all night. you were not expecting that on a sunday. no, it hasjust been so shocking. obviously, we flooded in 2007, and we are used to having a bit of rain, but we had no idea that, you know, the enormity of what would happen happened, so the high school has been open since six o'clock yesterday morning, we have had staff on hand and volunteers around the clock, the donations have been amazing, we have been able to feed and house people and keep them warm, especially the vulnerable, yeah, amazing. do you have any questions for the environment agency? this did happen here previously, and in some ways the impact has been worse this

time. have you got questions for them? what are we going to do to re cover them? what are we going to do to recover from this? we have got to where we are today, and we are here again, why are we here? why has nothing been put in place to stop this happening to the town? simon, you were here last night, and it is really impacting the community. yes, but it has been amazing, the way that the community, at short notice, has come together to enable us to support those hit by the disaster. ben, you were told, yeah, you need to get out. yeah, yeah. we moved in in november. we were told by the estate agent when we moved in, they said, will it flood? no, no, no need to worry about that! and you have been here overnight. i'm just going to come around to these last two people we need to speak to, isaac

and bear, what happened? our house got flooded, we had to get rescued on about, then we got picked up, because the water was too deep, then we had to go in a land rover to the high school. pretty scary. yeah. yeah, it was. they have had some brea kfast, yeah, it was. they have had some breakfast, so they are feeling better now. tenbury wells is still partly shut off, although the water levels are partly shut off, although the water levels a re now partly shut off, although the water levels are now receding, but we have also got problems in herefordshire, we know the river wye is very high there also. college kathryn sta nczyszyn, there also. college kathryn stanczyszyn, thank you. george eustice became the environment secretaryjust four days ago, so it's fair to say he's had a challenging start to his newjob. he joins us now from westminster. good morning, thank you for your time. iam good morning, thank you for your time. i am not sure how much you

could hear that, we were in worcestershire, tenbury wells, simon and nikki in that rescue centre, and nikki asking a very obvious question, which is what are we going to do to recover, and why are we in this position again? will we are, sadly, suffering more and more of these extreme weather events, and with this particular storm, because it came on the back of other storms and the land was already saturated, and the land was already saturated, and there were quite widespread impacts right across the country, but now it was done in the catchment of the seven macro and in places like tenbury wells. —— the river severn. we have done a lot of work over the last five years to invest in flood defences, 600 projects protecting over 200,000 properties, and there is more work under way, with £a billion committed in the next five years. i know that in tenbury wells there are some

difficulties in having flood barriers because it is quite a flat area, it is not always part of the solution, just pushing the water elsewhere. but there are suggestions, i know, full of flood water retention area, and that is something i am willing to look at. we were told a moment ago that some a5 homes in that one place have been evacuated. are you telling those people that they are just going to have to put up with that, that is what life is going to be like? we are seeing more of those events, but we do not take it lightly, we are doing a lot of work to try to manage flood water. it is the biggest element of spending in my department, we will be spending a billion over the next five years, and in particular, what we want to do, which is very relevant to areas like the west midlands and worcestershire, is try to manage water better upstream, so using nature based solutions, natural dams, natural flood plains, nature based solutions, natural dams, naturalflood plains, so that we can hold water upstream and

prevent it getting down to some of those lowland towns like tenbury wells, which have been most severely affected. the light i am not sure if you have updated figures in terms of flood risk areas right now, what is the situation that you are hearing, the situation that you are hearing, the latest? we don't expect much more rainfall, there may be more showers on wednesday, but none that will particularly compound the problem is our current prediction. the biggest issue is water working down the river courses, so we do still have some concerns, for instance, on the river ouse in yorkshire, but we have concerns in shropshire, tewkesbury, we are keeping a close watch there. we do have flood defences there, temporary defences when there are flood risks that can be removed at other times of day, they are all in place, and our teams are of day, they are all in place, and ourteams are on of day, they are all in place, and our teams are on the ground trying

to manage the situation. a place like york, our cameras are there, people very worried there, 10:a5 is expected to be the highest river level there, and we can see a live image on our screens now, we know a lot of money was spent there, some £17 million spent on a barrier in 2015 because of the problems then, but nonetheless we are hearing from locals that they are very frustrated and angry there are still things that could be done that are not being done, you know, barriers on roads, really basic stuff. are you just kind of trying to hold back the tides here, and these things are going to happen anyway? that is what people are thinking on the ground, that there is nothing that can be done. well, these events are becoming more frequent, and we have to manage them. i was in york yesterday, we have got £18 million

with a project around york, including managing the water upstream, improving the capacity of the false barriers so that it can pump 50 tonnes of water per second to move it out of the foss into the ouse. we have planning to protect communities alongside the river ouse, that is something i visited yesterday, it is sometimes complicated in that residents have said, yes, why hasn't this been done, but others were anxious about access to the cycle lanes along the side of the river, and that sometimes quite a lot of community issues and differences of view is that you have to manage to get these projects right. george eustice, thank you very much for your time, george eustice, environment secretary, speaking to us this morning. keeping you up to date with the problems of storm dennis and those floods all across the uk.

and of course it is really important to know exactly what is going to happen next, carol will have a weather forecast in about 15 minutes. right now, the news, travel and weather good morning. sterne dennis are still close by in the uk but not quite as wet or windy as it was over the weekend. however still flood warnings in force, five severe flood warnings in force, five severe flood warnings throughout this morning, the flooding risk continuing throughout the day, perhaps into tomorrow as well. there is a storm dennis, moving its way out towards scandinavia, but white lines so close together across the uk, certainly throughout this morning it's quite windy, the strongest wind across scotland, northern parts of england, gusts of 60, 70 miles an hour, the wind easing during this afternoon. in terms of the weather, it's going to be a much quieter really. heavy showers moving their way south and east, there will be

sunny spells in between the showers across england and wales, perhaps more persistent rain across scotland and northern ireland, and the showers turning wintry over higher ground. maximum temperature is getting up to 6—10d. to this evening and tonight we continue with this showery theme, especially in northern parts, some snow over the higher ground of scotland. temperatures dropping down to close to freezing in parts of rural scotland, in england and wales, temperatures 2—ad. tuesday, we will still see a mixture of sunny spells, showers, some of the showers merging together to give lengthy spells of rain, especially into the afternoon. this banter showers moving south and east, heavy at times, lots of rain fell in a short space of time, not too persistent, further wintry showers across scotland. the middle pa rt showers across scotland. the middle part of the week, small ridge of high pressure developing as we go into wednesday before more weather systems into wednesday before more weather syste ms m ove into wednesday before more weather systems move into the end of the week. remaining quite unsettled.

brief dry day on wednesday for many of us, rain then spreading in and by thursday quite wet and windy once again. goodbye.

this is worklife from bbc news, with ben bland and lewis vaughan jones. taxing the tech titans — large technology companies often have small tax bills. we look at the latest efforts to get them to pay more. live from london, that's our top story on monday 17th february. as mark zuckerberg heads to a top level eu meeting saying facebook is willing to pay more tax, we look at how that might happen. also in the programme, as japan seeks to hold back the spread of the coronavirus, the country's economy hits