you're watching bbc hello this is bbc newsroom live newsroom live — it's11am with joanna gosling. and these are the main the headlines: hsbc announce plans to cut around stories this morning. more than 550 people 35,000 jobs after profits dropped by a third last year. on the diamond princess cruise ship have now tested positive for coronavirus — a british more than 180 flood warnings couple say they have it — are in place across england, wales and scotland, including nine severe, or "danger their son is worried about them to life", warnings. in the last two days, i've seen cracks in the armour. they are coming down. please advice last night, it my mum breaks into tears frequently when we call her. remains, that people living in flood my dad's short tempered. risk areas should seek to go elsewhere. risk areas should seek to go elsewhere. coming up in the programme: the uk foreign office say they're as the un calls for a humanitarian working to fly the british corridor to be set up in syria, citizens on board the cruise ship home. we hear some of the stories of the suffering of ordinary people. hsbc announce plans to cut around 35,000 jobs, after profits dropped by a third last year. as we've been reporting, more flooding has hit towns across the uk as the impact more than 200 flood warnings of storm dennis continues are in place across england, wales and scotland, including nine to cause widespread damage.

severe — or "danger to life" warnings. major incidents have been declared in south wales, herefordshire, and coming up in the programme, worcestershire and shropshire. we look at the damage and the recovery plans in the wake tim muffett has spent the last 24 hours assessing the impact of storm dennis. with residents in hereford. floodlights, hereford rugby club, like so many parts of this city, isn't as it should be. i think yourjaw drops. it is soul destroying, crushing, really. you see that and you go...so disappointing that everybody, all the hard work that goes into volunteering to run these things and it is desperate. this is an avenue we are ecoming down at the moment. two british tourists on board we are heading towards river wye — the diamond princess cruise ship it's right in front of us. off the coast of japan, say they've been diagnosed following floods last autumn, with the coronavirus. colin set up a flood defence group sally and david abel have been on the off—chance it quarantined on the ship would happen again. for around two weeks. we had our first meeting two some experts are now suggesting thursdays ago so that's how quickly the ship's policy has backfired. things are happening. in a facebook post this morning — his street is now underwater. what went through your mind when you david abel said "there is going to be a time of quiet. saw the water levels this high? we have been proved positive and leaving for hospital soon." panic, i suppose. new figures released today how are we going to show that around 550 cope with all this? of the three thousand people on the ship have tested positive some neighbours are

for the coronavirus. refusing to leave. hi, linden, tim from bbc. meanwhile — the foreign office has announced that they are working to organise how are you? a flight home for the british how are you, more importantly? tourists who are on board the ship. we could not move out, we have got too many 0ur correspondent nick beake who's animals in the house, monitoring the situation so we had to stay point. from hong kong has sent us this so you're not going to move update even though your house for nearly two weeks people have is flooded by several feet. been confined to their cabins. i have chickens in the bathroom, it's been a pretty cats on the bed, dogs other places. grim picture on board. and with every day, we've had more so we couldn't move out. people testing positive. you can actually see through, the latest statistic we have the river wye is actually through that gate, that's from the japanese authorities was that more than a50 people underneath the bridge. on board have tested positive for the coronavirus and now the abels saying that, michael, with his family, they have been residents for 38 yes, they too have years, i think they said. what is the mood like in your house? contracted the virus. and, of course, all along they've been saying that they wanted we are watching the television, the british government to help them we've got power. so that's the main get off the boat. thing...and heating and something to eat upstairs. they said that it was not sensible that people should be kept on board when you know how are you feeling about this there is a virus there. and of course there is devestation on your avenue? it is devastating but we keep a certain irony to this, smiling and it will get us through. because they announced that they had have you ever seen the coronavirus at the same time anything like this before? nothing like it, mum and dad have that the british government made

the announcement that, been down here 50 years. yes, finally, some may say, this is your house here, colin? it was getting a plane together it is, yes. and we understand that probably not you see here, this is the height today but in the next 48 or 72 of the water at its highest. hours, british citizens will be according to the environment agency, taken off the ship and flown back the river wye peaked at six to the uk. metres 11 centimetres — its highest level ever of course, yesterday the abels had since records began. to watch how more than 300 american citizens were taken off the ship we have lived here long enough and flown back to the united states. to have seen several big floods they've arrived back but of course but this is the biggest by some distance. we've got no electricity, their experience was in contrast no heating at the moment to the brits on board. so we are going to struggle a bit. sometimes the pub we know for british people are being is the best option. treated chen japan people are stranded, their houses are flooded. what are we going to do? we know for british people are being treated chenjapan having contracted the coronavirus. the americans in 60 years i have never seen it this bad before and it'sjust yesterday, more than 300 flew back the way the water is coming so fast and just everywhere is gridlocked now. but on the flights there are 1a who hereford born and bred, kate bliss is an antiques expert had contracted the virus so even on tv shows such as bargain hunt though they had tested positive they and antiques road trip. we re though they had tested positive they to her this flood feels historical. were able to still travel back. they will end a special quarantine i have never known it section of the plane so it is by no in the county like it, actually. i think a lot of people are just means section of the plane so it is by no m ea ns clear section of the plane so it is by no means clear what happens next. in shock with the state

sally and david abel's of the roads, the state son stevejoined bbc of the fields. breakfast earlier to talk we are a very rural community about the situation his parents find here in herefordshire and things themselves in now. have just come to a standstill. the worst floods in living memory, a miserable chapter for this historic city. i got an e—mailfrom my dad saying both your mum and i have tested positive. he's going to a hospital. people in the town of upton—upon—severn but in the last two days i've seen in worcestershire were told the cracks in the armour. to leave their homes last night. 0ur correspondentjon maguire has they're coming down my mum she breaks into tears frequently when when we call her. given us an update from there. my dad's short tempered, but this is all because of the situation the most important thing to say is they're in and they're not getting any communication from our country, that it has fallen over night. it which is terrible. peaked during the middle of the what do you want to happen now? night and has fallen since. even in the amount of time we have been here this morning we have seen the water levels rise. the water has come down i would like to happen in an ideal world somehow teleport them this road. of course, it is closed from japan to england just so they haven't got the ordeal at the moment. you can possibly make of that flight. out the sign over my shoulder there but i would like to them to carry out their quarantine that says road closed under the because the quarantine injapan has been a failure. that's obvious. so they're going to have level of the water. yesterday, when the levels of the river were coming to go through it again.

but here in the uk, where the food up, the main route that connects this part of the world eastward with is going to be suitable for my dad, the rest of england was closed for a i'm actually not worried certain period of time. you can tell about the virus, which might seem a bit ignorant, the river levels are dropping but i think i'm just looking at the recovery stats. because you can see these currents that it's quite successful. it's more about the stress. washing down. where these fields in this part of town have been well, there's been a lot inundated and saturated, the water of questions about the pros and cons is starting, as the river level drops, the floodwaters are starting of quarantining so many individuals to recede and flowing into the main on the diamond princess cruise ship. river channel. we will give you let's discuss with dr another shot of the waterfront, the riversidejust in nathalie macdermott, another shot of the waterfront, the riverside just in front of some of the pubs down there. this is the new flood defence scheme that was built clinical lecturer at kings college here in 2012 as a result of huge london. flooding in 2007. it is it sounds like they are setting ducts as it continues to spread. extraordinary, the water level much, much higher than the road. if it what are your thoughts? the hadn't been for those flood defences, the ploy inn pub would situation is a bit confusing because technically it should have been an have been inundated, as would have all the properties along the front. ideal location to isolate people and it has been so far so good. please

their cabins and sit out a quarantine period but for some advice last night and it remains the reason seems to have failed and it people living in flood risk areas is unclear exactly why. 0nce should seek to go elsewhere to eve ryo ne is unclear exactly why. 0nce everyone is safely off the boat friends and relatives. they only had there needs to be an investigation into what happened, was the one person stay. this is a time well quarantine effectively implemented, whether any environmental factors on board that increased the spread and used to flooding. talking to a public in earlier, since 1970 his just discussions with everyone involved to determine what could have been done differently and what went wrong. if the quarantine is not public in earlier, since 1970 his pub has flooded 70 times. it gives you an idea that people are used to coping with great deals of water. working effectively under the ship earlier, i spoke to one of the and it was actually being properly observed at raises the question as senior police officers here and to why it is not spreading more asked him for the latest situation quickly elsewhere. we know the crew and the latest advice. the river levels have fallen. but we are not could not be quarantine because they out of the woods yet. there are had to serve passengers to weather still properties flooded. we start to move to the recovery stage. that has been contamination is there however, there is more rain due. but i would imagine they would tick that could lead to further flooding. the utmost precautions and anyone who was second was isolated quickly still heed the warnings, still make

so there needs to be a determination preparations and particularly for journeys, plan yourjourney and to to what happened, was that a deep drive rivers. the big message from clea n to what happened, was that a deep clean of communal areas even the people stayed in cabins them out for the police is never, ever drive into flood water. even here where it is exercise sort should have been not that deep you can feel around with your food but you are not quite better hygiene measures, is there sure, so it is very, very problematic to go any further. you may be able to see off in the something with air filtration, distance there is a car that looked like a got into difficulty and was sewage contamination between cabins, these are questions that need to be abandoned. the traffic light staying asked. when we are no and green on go, but nowhere to go down this road at the moment. add brief understanding how the virus spreads amount of respite for this area and how it survives outside the here. the officer we were just body, how much is known?” talking to, west murcia police cover and how it survives outside the body, how much is known? i don't think we can draw any conclusions that there is a difference and the herefordshire, worcestershire and shropshire, the three counties ha rd est shropshire, the three counties hardest hit yesterday. as the river virus that we understand, that might levels drop, people will start to be in terms of transmission but we have to get to the bottom of what get a sense of how much damage has been done, to get a sense of what is happened on board the ship and if we

to come. they will be watching the can say everything was done according to plan and the renault forecast very carefully as more rain environmental issues then we have to is forecast later on in the week. so draw the conclusion that perhaps the is forecast later on in the week. so is everybody has been telling me virus is transmitting slightly differently. we are not seeing that today, they are not out of the woods and other quarantine situations so yet. now with all the business news, here is ben thompson. it raises questions about what has i'm ben thompson happened on board. in this country in the business news banking giant hsbc is to axe around 35,000 jobs after announcing profits the numbers who have tested positive for last year fell by about a third. are very low from thousands. and the the bank has outlined £3.5 billion of cost cuts by 2022 as part tests completely robust? can we have of a major restructuring. full faith and people have been the firm's headcount is expected tested positive after several to fall to about 200,000 over attempts. the test is very accurate, the next three years. unemployment fell by 16,000 to 1.29 million in the three months very good at detecting cases and not to december, according to the latest detecting a case where that is not officialfigures, but increases in pay slowed, rising by 3.2% excluding bonuses, one. it doesn't have a high false down from 3.4%. positive or false negative rate. the government says the budget one. it doesn't have a high false positive orfalse negative rate. in some circumstances how you take the will go ahead on 11th march 11th, the first from new chancellor sample can be a factor because it is rishi sunak. usually a throat swab so it depends

there had been speculation the statement outlining the government's tax and spending plans would be delayed after former chancellor sajid javid quit on how well you rub the back of the thoughts of you not get much of a in the cabinet reshuffle last week. sample you may not detect it when it is they are added might be that some people just are not producing is they are added might be that some peoplejust are not producing much of virus yet at the back of their throat and sought a quiet testing a few times before it is identified. more now on those unemployment numbers out today. we saw employment hit what is feeling whether you are more a new record high according or less what it all the same? —— to the latest official figures — it's up 180,000 to 32.93 million — unemployment stayed at 1.29 million in the three months to december — that's a 45 year low. but, when it comes to earnings more or less what it? worried. they also show a slow down in salary growth, or less what it all the same? —— more or less what it? worriedm or less what it all the same? —— more or less what it? worried. if we but they are still outstripping ignore the cruise ship and concentrate on mainland japan we inflation and back to have seen ongoing transmission of person—to—person and those countries without any has today of travel so pre—financial crisis levels. that our clusters there that could transmit to others and a table till how that is addressed and comes under control. the mac time will

so, that is a real terms increase. tell how that is addressed. victoria clarke is an economist evacuations are under way on the river severn in shrophire — and joins us now. and severe flood warnings remain in place across parts give us a sense of what you make of of the uk — as storm dennis continues to cause havoc. these figures. we look very closely the river wye at monmouth reached the highest level ever recorded. at them, they give us a snapshot, the worst affected areas include south wales, herefordshire, but what do you make of that worcestershire and shropshire — where major incidents were declared. unemployment rate? it really is a there are 10 severe flood warnings still in place in england and wales — pretty resilientjobs market. meaning a danger to life. and there are 182 typically, if the economy has been other flood warnings where immediate action is required — ina weaker typically, if the economy has been in a weaker patch, if the uk —— the that includes scotland. simonjones has the latest. uk economy didn't grow at all during another night anxiously q for, we are not seeing evidence of watching and waiting. the river wye in hereford has issues with jobs in these figures. reached record levels. the force at which it is coming employment is rising robustly. through is terrifying. i've never seen it like this. vacancies are picking up, firms are there is a spot down here, struggling to hire. metrics that a swan always nests because it never floods, and that's gone. show how much demand there is for storm dennis may now have workers, more full—time employment

blown through but its in demand as well. it is a pretty effects are still being felt. this is worcester. resilient picture of the jobs the warning that lives market. let's talk about wages. that is the bit that we all care about, are in danger proved to be true. the money in our pockets. this tells us that the job market is tighter, yvonne booth was swept into floodwater at tenbury and her family say they are devastated. and the risks remain. the rate of rise has been fewer people for the jobs available. that means employers will have to exceptional and it's a lot of water falling on saturated catchments and rivers that were already full. this is the result of a month's pay people more. that's right. over worth of rain falling in just two days. with hundreds of properties recent yea rs, pay people more. that's right. over recent years, there has been a big flooded across the uk, pressure, which is why we haven't emergency evacuation were needed, seen more inflation. that is why we people forced from their homes but thankful to be safe. haven't seen more pay growth. finally, in the past year, pay upton—upon—severn is the latest area growth picked up quite robustly to where people have been advised 496 growth picked up quite robustly to 4% or thereabouts in the middle of to leave the properties. in merthyr tydfil, this the year. it is no coincidence that house has been left that has come alongside the teetering on the edge because of a landslip. unemployment rate coming down. in when the water finally recedes these latest figures, it is dead at like here in tenbury wells, the task of cleaning up 3.8%, where it has been for several and counting the cost can begin. months. there does come a point despite these devastating scenes, the environment agency where the jobs market is so tight says its flood defences

have helped protect 80,000 properties this winter and workers are competing to get but the warning is there is more people in, that you would expect heavy rain on the way later this week. that to put up wages, and it seems simon jones, bbc news. that to put up wages, and it seems that over the last year has been something that has happened. that seems to be happening a little bit less, but the jobs 0ur correspondent kathryn stanczyszyn is in upton—on—severn. seems to be happening a little bit less, but thejobs market seems to be happening a little bit less, but the jobs market is tight and, as you say, that does seem to be carrying through to the pay that ends up on people because my there are still three severe flood pockets. before people go out splashing the cash, or correspondent warnings here in worcestershire and has been cracked crunching the in herefordshire as well meaning risk to life. here in upton—on—severn the are no stranger numbers, and he says we are 65p better off than we were 12 years to flooding and what levels reached ago. not a lot to write home about. unprecedented levels here but they aren't used to it and they have lots why has it taken 12 years to get of flood barriers to protect houses back to that level? it has been a long slog, hasn't it? we look back although it means the water has to go somewhere and that displaced to the financial crisis in the years water tends to end up around this after that, it has taken a very long area of the village and on the other time for thejobs market side there is a road that has after that, it has taken a very long time for the jobs market to recover. in particular, for the pay growth numbers to recover. lots of people, blocked. the bridge which was blocked. the bridge which was

blocked through yesterday opened including the bank of england, have been doing soul—searching in what is this morning saw the village has going on there. one theory is that become accessible again and the in the years after the crisis the water is receding slowly, people thinking about how to clear up as output that workers produce has not they have done and other parts of been as much as ten years before. that has made it more difficult for worcestershire. we know road firms to pay people enough or pay closures are still a problem, people growth to rise. it has meant it has are ignoring a road closed signs because maybe they think the water is disappearing but actually that is taken a lot longer for firms to be a lot of mud and debris and the able to pay what they might have authorities are saying please do not been paying in those earlier years. try and access those rods because it finally, the labour market has had is causing chaos when a vehicle has to get to a point where it is tight become abandoned and they have to try and move them. n herefordshire enough with unemployment at 3.8% thatis that firms perhaps don't have any other choice but to offer bigger try and move them. n herefordshire that is a focus, a care home has settlements, biggersalaries other choice but to offer bigger settlements, bigger salaries to get been evacuated, 28 residents and people in. that vacancies number, five of six staff being rescued by the number of people that are looking for people and have not emergency services. they also have filled those positions has been pushed higher, as well. victoria, as concerns about another care home but generate the picture across this always, thank you. pa rt generate the picture across this

part of the midlands is getting victoria, as always, thank you. in other business news, better all rain is forecast for hotel giant intercontinental, later ended week so the environment which owns crowne plaza, holiday inn and kimpton brands, says agency keeping a close eye. what is revenues per room fell last year, hurt by a fall in hong kong bookings the latest on the river severn and due to last yea r‘s protests. shropshire? the water continues to but the firm didn't give details of the expected impact of coronavirus — the firm has 443 rise and part of the renault seven hotels across china. and we are looking at a flood such but the coronavirus outbreak moving down, we have evacuations could be good news for some. private jet operators have seen under way and ironbridge, moving down, we have evacuations underway and ironbridge, keeping moving down, we have evacuations under way and ironbridge, keeping an eye they are but there is a severe a big spike in requests from passengers wanting to charter their own planes to avoid coming into contact with other passengers. flood warning in place, ten across but some firms say they can't cope the country and that is rapidly with demand and are also having changing. to turn some requests down, europe's biggest bank, hsbc, has announced its to cut 35,000 due to travel bans. jobs globally over the next three a manchester—based property developer has raised eyebrows years as part of a by banning staff fron claiming widespread overhaul. expenses that include meat. the bank said it was targeting three the firm says all corporate and a half billion pounds in cuts entertaining and staff expenses must by 2022 while scaling back now be vegetarian if staff wish 70 billion pounds of assets. to be reimbursed, in an effort 33 percent fall in annual pre—tax to reduce its environmental impact. profit, massivly below expectations.

the bank — which makes half of its revenue and 90 percent the idea was put to an internal vote of its profits in asia — saw its profits drop around four billion pounds last year. and passed, with a few dissenters. earlier our business correspondent darshini david explained what was behind hsbc shares are in the red this morning after the bank confirmed the drop in profits. that full—year profit fell by 33% to $13.3 billion. the market was looking for about $20 billion of profits and an event he got 13.3, about £10 billion. what's gone so badly wrong? hsbc, a bank, of course, which actually survived the financial crisis and not bad shape. but then it was affected by things like a major money laundering crisis. and now in this latest year, there is a move to get out of the we've seen a problem coming out of essentially really is down to the european investment riskier investment banking. the ftse and commercial banking arm. and what they use. and bankers are never nailed for their glamorous and exciting language, but they're is down nearly 1%. talking about historical payments of goodwill. what does that actually mean in plain english? that's all the business news. it means they were too optimistic aid officials in syria describe how young children are freezing to death about the path of the global economy and what that would mean and families are unable to escape for their earnings. so they've had to adjust government air strikes those expectations. and therefore, they're not doing so well. and army operations. but all of this underlines really in a rare public address, why it is they're sort president assad has insisted his of shifting focus and going military campaign will continue, through a massive restructuring now, despite the impact on his own people. because what hsbc is saying sam ryder reports. is that it needs to move back

towards its roots. it was set up as a hong kong a young syrian girl and shanghai banking corporation and herfather play a game back in 1865. and now it's saying, well, while jets drop bombs in the distance. explosion. most of our profits come from asia and we need to focus more on that. the headlines on bbc news... laughter is the only way, says the girl's father, to cope with the hardships of an incessant war. more than 550 people on the diamond princess cruise ship injapan have now tested positive the syrian army, backed by russia, has increased air strikes for coronavirus — a british couple say they have it — in the north—west of the country but it's not clear if the foreign in their relentless goal to control office will be flying them home. the last major rebel stronghold. translation: the battle to liberate idlib and aleppo countryside is ongoing, more than 200 flood warnings regardless of some of are in place across england, wales and scotland, including ten the empty bubbles of sound severe — or "danger coming from the north, to life" warnings. as well as the battle for liberating hsbc announce plans to cut around thirty— all syrian soil, crushing terrorism five thousand jobs, after profits and achieving stability. dropped by a third last year. as assad ramps up his offensive, more people are forced to flee. isa in the last four days alone, is a battle for the champions league spots, manchester united three the united nations has estimated points off chelsea after beating 40,000 people have been displaced,

them 2—0 and american ryan newman is many of them are women and children. they hope to reach the border ina them 2—0 and american ryan newman is in a serious condition in hospital with turkey, with a dream to enter after crashing and the last lap of europe, but first they must outrun the bombs and survive the bitter cold. the daytona 500, his injuries are not thought to be life—threatening. translation: there are 140 families her without shelter. a downing street adviser has resigned after being criticised there are no heaters, for comments he allegedly made the conditions are difficult, several years ago on race and teenage pregnancies. the weather is harsh, labour had called especially at night. for andrew sabisky to go for reportedly saying black people had lower average iqs we have very young children that have suffered because they have become ill from the cold. aid agencies have warned their than white people. resources are seriously overwhelmed. to add to their concerns, the syrian army is wiping out vital 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is at westminster for us. public resources like this hospital, which has been forced to close. a ceasefire is desperately needed, he isa he is a gun but you will not find according to the united nations, any hint of repentance on apology or but it's a plea which has been repeatedly ignored, not only by the syrian army, contrition from andrew sabisky or but by leaders around the world. downing street. he announced his departure on twitter and which she

blamed the media for his demise, some transgender people are self—medicating with hormones accusing journalists of selectively bought online from unregulated sources because of the lengthy waiting times misquoting him, what he called to see nhs specialists. character assassination, creating media hysteria. the man who the bbc has learned that, in some parts of the country, patients can wait more than two years for an appointment. appointed andrew sabisky, dominic the target in england is 18 weeks. one woman told us she was so low, cummings, he seems equally she felt her only choices unrepentant. he was the man who were self—medicating or suicide, as michael cowan reports. appealed for so—called weirdos and karen is a 20—year—old law student. misfits to apply for posts on number ten, this morning when he was she has been on the waiting list for a gender identity clinic for two challenged about that recruitment strategy this was his response. yea rs a gender identity clinic for two years so far. last summer she started self—medicating with reporter: have you got oestrogen pills she bought online. any more weirdos? she is aware of the dangers both read philip tetlock, superforecasters. instead of political physically and mentally. he went pundits who don't know what they're talking about. reporter: do you regret his appointment? reporter: does number ten through quite a tough time. physically and mentally. he went through quite a tough timelj physically and mentally. he went through quite a tough time. i was section, yeah. at that time i wasn't condemn his views? self—medicating at that point. section, yeah. at that time i wasn't self—medicating at that pointm section, yeah. at that time i wasn't self-medicating at that point. is it fair that you have to make that if you don't know, philip tetlock decision? it obviously was my is a political scientist in america choice, but i feel like i have been who has written a lot

about predictions in politics basically forced into it, because in no way shape or form do and clearly someone basically forced into it, because in no way shape orform do i want basically forced into it, because in no way shape or form do i want to basically forced into it, because in no way shape orform do i want to be dominic cummings admires. taking hormones not under the guide ofa taking hormones not under the guide of a medical professional. data obtained exclusively by the bbc has found every trust in england is the views of andrew sabisky have consistently missing their target of infuriated and i get a good number 18 weeks. the longest a patient has of tory mps among them a government waited in the uk is a northern minister who has called for an overhaul of the recruitment policy ireland, at over three years. their target is to be seen within 52 and has attacked the views of andrew weeks. the shortest waiting time is sabisky as reprehensible and racist. at the highlands gender identity i think we should prevent racists from coming into number ten, clinic in scotland, at 22 weeks. or wherever he was working. london plasma tavistock clinic were i think we do need to look at these processes. not able to provide accurate but the fact is his remarks have figures, but anecdotal evidence been identified and now he's very quickly been pushed out. i don't know whether points to patients waiting 2.5 years he resigned, i don't know the details, but he's left to be seen. nottingham has the longest wait in england atjust

the government and we can move on. under three years. this doctor at significant i think that he chose to go public on this because he is a government minister but clearly he the sheffield gender identity clinic was so appalled he felt it necessary to speak out. is it clear what understands that the weight does andrew sabisky was taken on to do? lead to patient self—medicating, but warns against it. there can be a it is not, we have been informed he was taken on by dominic cummings as condition that leads to clotting of the blood. if that is not being a contractor on projects but the monitored by a gp, somebody isn't bottom line is number ten refused to having regular blood tests, then they are putting themselves at risk. engage with questions about temperatures anyway how they got we bought for hormone products into this mess because yesterday online and send them to a lab to test their authenticity. at the time that the lobby briefing the of filming, only three had arrived. spokesman was asked about andrew the two oestrogen products appear to sabisky and whether the prime be authentic, but the testosterone minister endorsed shelton's views and he refused to respond. that in we received contained only one out of four ingredients it came to be made from. that means it is a turn prompted studies are along the lines of primus that defends andrew counterfeit product and potentially sabisky or his views which dragged u nsafe to counterfeit product and potentially borisjohnson into the row which is unsafe to use. but with all risks why i suspect people decided that

considered, for carra and many andrew sabisky had to go. others, she saw it as her only option. i was so low before, that it average regular wages in the uk have basically felt like a choice between passed the level seen before the financial crisis of 2008. suicide or self—medicating, because i couldn't deal with the thoughts of figures from the office for national statistics showed further masculinisation, in my case. real—terms pay excluding bonuses pass this milestone despite wage as we've been reporting, flooding has hit towns across the uk, as the impact growth slowing in december. of storm dennis continues to cause widespread damage. my colleague annita mcveigh spoke 0ur economics correspondent earlier to darren and emma hughes, andy verityjoins me now. who are in the vale of neath in south wales. we are stripping out the effects of they run a cafe in resolven which has been utterly devastated by storm dennis. inflation so the average wage is it is awful. there is just mud everywhere. we are waiting for the £511 per week, slightly more in insurance to come up before we can terms of purchasing power, if you start to salvage what we can. we are ta ke terms of purchasing power, if you take 2019 places at a slightly more than you could buy into thousand and showing our viewers some pictures of your cafe. we have just eight. 65p more. on the one hand showing our viewers some pictures of your cafe. we havejust seen showing our viewers some pictures of your cafe. we have just seen an exterior shot. you can see what has been left behind by the flooding because of celebration, back above outside the canal view cafe. we saw

the level of the average real pay inside a moment ago, the muddy brown packet but it can buy but you also have 12 years where there have often water, presumably your catering equipment, the electrics, all of been no improvement and living standards and overall it has been this is damaged? yes, everything. the last decade for more than two the water came up about effort and half inside. it has gone on to some centuries. the graph showing clearly of the cooking equipment. some of it the exactly what you are saying is salvageable, but there are a lot about how it had gone down and it is of cookers and fryers which will on thejust bike about how it had gone down and it is on the just bike up to those 2008 need replacing after the flood. it levels. the banking crisis may have is devastating. it isjust going to played a role, there was a huge be cleaning it all up, trying to get recession that followed but also everything out and start cleaning it supply and demand of labour affects all up. give us an idea of how long its price so if you have a plentiful your business had been in the supply of labour that is not going planning? getting to the point where to push wages up, and will tend to you opened it in november? we did do the opposite. there is not much runa you opened it in november? we did run a catering trade appear since evidence to suggest what it is that caused the support decade for la st run a catering trade appear since last february in the car park. there improvements in living standards, are plans for us to build a small there are various theories but one cafe. it took us most of the year of thing that played a role was the 2019. we got under way in september,

banking crisis. 0ther october. it took us around two thing that played a role was the banking crisis. other interesting months to build. two shipping figures, then 0ffice banking crisis. other interesting figures, then office of national statistics include numbers showing the number of eu nationals in the containers converted into a cafe. we workforce arose in october to had a team of boys and girls on here december in spite of brexit, also the number of non—nationals. there to finish off all the work. we did have been dips, since the referendum it all ourselves. most of it that there is a slight drop of a ourselves. just devastating to see role in the number of eu nationals it. it is heartbreaking. we have in the uk, an increase in the number finally got it going, we note with of people from the rest of the world we are doing now and we have lovely, but most of an increase in the number of uk nationals joining loyal customers come up to us every but most of an increase in the number of uk nationalsjoining the uk workforce, more than 800000 and year day, every weekend. it is such a shame. heartbreaking. i'm sure the asked three years. —— in the last three years. it may not be those loyal customers will return. unconnected with the fact that real imagine you have insurance, you are wages have not been improving. what planning to start again? yes. yes, we have a visit today at one o'clock. it is frustrating, we just does this feed into the overall wa nt o'clock. it is frustrating, we just economic picture, there is a lot want to get in and get it sorted, around the fact that interest rates but insurance advice is not to touch on savings is currently very low. anything. we haven't got business

interruption or anything like that, they are all connected, interest so from the moment we close...m rates and savings rates are low, very low interest rates is 2001 but has been a loss. you hear some sad especially since 2009, that policy stories. we don't have loss of has been designed to boost the economy but at the same time no earnings or anything like that, but we can get in here, get the job is improvements in productivity, this done and hopefully get back to work is crucial, fh worker cannot produce as soon as possible. do you have a more through improvements and date in mind? the insurance comes at one o'clock today. we will have a technology training then ultimately employers cannot afford to sustain inflation beating pay rises so even more accurate time then. hopefully, though br getting those now, they get it done in three to four weeks. will not continue if we don't get yeah. if we can get a team in here to do all the works that need to be improvements and productivity for done. three to four weeks is the plan in our heads. eve ryo ne improvements and productivity for everyone talks so much about three to four weeks productivity increases. a word on is the plan in our heads. billie eilish, the 18—year—old who swept the grammies earlier this month, will be performing her newjames bond theme the budget, scheduled for march and at the brit awards later. 11th but it may change because of she is the youngest artist to record the new chancellor. the speculation a song for the bond franchise and has been speaking to bbc breakfast alongside her brother is the chance has just come in, the and producer finneas, where they explained the writing process went through anomaly few months to prepare for a in creating the song. budget so this budget going to the once we were sort of really sitting

down to write it we did go same date before sajid javid relisten to everything, as much to know what had already designed is going to be a bit of a been done and what to avoid. not to copy. rush for the civil servants and the yeah, we really wanted to make sure we didn't feel like we were copying treasury. how much difference as other great songs so it was helpful to listen to the songs. expected know he is coming in? there the lyrics, how much did you know the story before has been expectation that spending you wrote the lyrics? will be increased. you have hit on a we had a meeting with barbara broccoli in ireland in the beginning of september, very interesting question because although we focused when sajid javid she came to a show and she basically gave us a little hint of what the first scene, departed on the issues between him what's happening. and dominic cummings, then also policy differences. the rumour is how long did it take to write the song? once you got past the writers block? that dominic cummings and boris johnson want to increase spending from the real start of, and the north of england and the first thing that actually ended up making it on the song, three days. consolidate that showing the it's very quick. government is going to do stuff that's really quick for us. there but at the same time sajid javid was wanting to retain some jane hill is coming up kind of element of fiscal restraint with the bbc news at one, but now it's time for a look so the big question and the budget at the weather with darren bett. as well be see the posturings not

just listened but completely let go. even though the weather has turned thank you. more showery, some of the larger rivers are still responding from the the amazon founder, jeff bezos, says he's committing ten billion dollars to a new fund rain from storm dennis. we have had to tackle climate change. he said the money would be spent on scientists, activists, record river levels on the river and non—governmental organisations to help protect the natural world. trent, and river wye. this is hundreds of amazon staff signed a blog last month, saying the company didn't have worcester. that is the racecourse, enough environmental believe it or not. in the highlands policies. of scotland, it has been cold enough 0ur north america correspondent, for snow. nothing too unusual about peter bowes explained that given the time of year, the what the amazon boss is planning to do. showers are certainly wintry flavour coming into scotland. there is a band of wet weather moving across this isn't a prize, this isn't a company that he can profit from, the irish sea that will run into and these are indeed grants that will be awarded to in is. towards the south—east of various organisations, starting this summer, activists, scientists, england it will be largely dry until as you say, non—governmental organisations who are pursuing the the evening. temperatures here goal of tackling climate change, as he put it, mainly reaching double figures. it the devastating impact is colder further north with the showers more wintry in scotland. the of band of wet weather will head its way down to the south—east of climate change, in his quite short england for the rush hour. social media posting, gradually, overnight the skies will

he said we can save the earth tend to clear, with only a few but he stresses that collaboration is needed between all of these showers. wintry in scotland. icy various organisations and individuals. conditions there, too. temperatures amazon has indeed pledged to purchase many electrical will be far away from freezing even vehicles and trucks to deliver those parcels over the coming years, in towns and cities. in the south—west, cloud and rain will move pledged to be carbon neutral within two or three decades. but the criticism continues. in on wednesday morning. that moves into wales, northern ireland, of course, he is also part western scotland. the wettest weather over the hills of northern of blue origin, which ireland, western scotland, is the rocket company that's north—west england dan way is, where pursuing suborbital space tourism temperatures will be around nine, and that venture has been criticised maybe 10 degrees. with another spell because of its potential carbon of rain to come across wales and the footprint. north west of england, which could be heavy over the hills, there is a so while people have indeed praised him over the last few chance of more flooding, particularly given how wet it is at hours for the social media posting, outlining these new plans, he's the moment. this next weatherfront, still getting quite a lot of criticism, people saying he could a cold front will be very act of still do more. bringing heavy rain overnight wednesday into thursday. ahead of it we have some mild wind, behind at now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king the air will be colder. here is the bands of heavy rain, may be some snow in the mountains of scotland.

still an ongoing flood problem, that sweeps down towards the south—east of england and once that moves through the skies will brighten, we get showers coming in. currently ten severe warnings in the showers turning wintry over the place because of storm dennis, river high ground in scotland as levels are still responding to the temperatures begin to drop away. it will feel a bit colder, as well, rainfall. at the moment we can see because the winds will be the speckled cloud, she was living strengthening as they turn into the in but behind me the mass of cloud west or north—west, particularly in bringing further rain through the north—west of scotland. more wednesday and thursday. this is the wind and rain on friday. rainfall radar through this morning, showers moving through, wintry across scotland but it has provided the sunshine in between, and some rainbows spotted by weather watchers. continue with scattered showers for england and wales before significant rain moves and across northern england and wales to the south—west, spreading south—east, torrential for a south—west, spreading south—east, torrentialfor a short south—west, spreading south—east, torrential for a short time, hail and thunder, sunny spells, a mixture of sunny spells and showers for scotla nd of sunny spells and showers for scotland and northern ireland, maximum temperatures between seven and 11, quite blustery through the

afternoon as well. the rain clears to the south—east, clear skies, wintry showers across scotland, some ice first thing tomorrow morning, temperatures falling between one and four, a chilly start on wednesday, a bright start for many before the next weather system should you earlier works its way in. sunshine initially after the chilly start but cloud increases, patchy rain spreading west to east, rain particularly heavy in western evacuations are underway in several counties, scotla nd particularly heavy in western scotland and northern ireland and as the risk of flooding later in the day across parts of continues after storm dennis. wales. maximum temperatures between seven and 11 on wednesday, and parts severe flood warnings remain in place in england and wales — of wales and northern england that the river wye is at the highest with further rain and to thursday level ever recorded the weather system could lead into we don't actually know extra funding issues through the how high it is, all we know is i've never had next few days there are a yellow a tide line on our fields warning is enforced from the met this high before. the mess we are going to have 0ffice, warning is enforced from the met office, the ground is saturated as to clear up is phenomenal. not flooded and the rain moving we'll be live on the river severn. through not help. it will eventually also on today's programme: a british couple on board a cruise

ship quarantined in japan clear, sunshine later on thursday, say they've tested positive snow showers as it gets colder as for coronavirus the day goes on, temperatures in the 35,000 jobs are to go at hsbc, after the bank's afternoon about between five and profits fell by a third nine. by the end of the big more rainfall to come, friday and other bbc news learns some transgender people are self weather system pushes and, further medicating with hormones bought online — because of the long wait atla ntic weather system pushes and, further atlantic weather systems are waiting in the winds pushing north and east towards the uk so flooding risk will continue into the weekend.

hello, this is bbc newsroom live with joanna gosling. the headlines: more than 550 people on the diamond princess cruise ship have now tested positive for coronavirus. the son of a british couple who say they have it has voiced his concerns. the last two days, i've seen the cracks in the armour,

they are coming down. my mum breaks into tears frequently when we call her. my dad's short tempered. the uk foreign office say they are working to fly the british citizens on the cruise ship home, but it's not clear if those infecteded will be included. hsbc announce plans to cut around 35,000 jobs, after profits dropped by a third last year. more than 200 flood warnings are in place across england, wales and scotland, including ten severe, or "danger to life", warnings. british astronauts have arrived at the international space station with an important delivery. we find out how it will improve the station's broadband connection to earth. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good morning.

it's fight week in las vegas. we'll see a lot of tyson fury and deontay wilder ahead of their world heavyweight title fight on saturday. the pair meet nearly 15 months after their controversial draw. both are still unbeaten, and fury says the key is to stand up to wilder. to knock out a knockout artist you've got to back him up, make them go back because is used to coming forward. he's never knocked anyone out on the back foot, ever. his momentum is forward. so all duties when they are backed up and stood up to fold. and while there is no different to any other bully, a playground bully. it's got even tighter in the battle for champions league places. manchester united are just three points off fourth—placed chelsea, after beating them 2—0 at stamford bridge. united had already beaten chelsea twice this season and anthony martial put them ahead just before half—time. the hosts thought they had equalised through kurt zouma, but for var to rule it out because of a push. harry maguire got the second, but according to frank lampard

he should have been sent off before he got his goal. startling decisions because decisions are crucial. maguire should get a red then he scores the second goal and the game changes of that. that is a major part of what vir was brought here for. second viewing, different angles. the referee see all the angles. if you don't look at the monitor you're definitely not going to see it. england women's head coach, phil neville, has named everton striker chloe kelly in his squad for the shebelieves cup. kelly is everton's top scorer this season and has only made one senior appearance for england. it was in a friendly against austria back in november 2018. england face spain, japan and hosts united states in the four—team tournament, which starts on 5th march. england were stunned to a 10—wicket

defeat by sri lanka in their final t20 world cup warm—up game. england were restricted to 122 for 9. sri lanka got the runs inside 13 overs in adelaide. the world cup starts on friday. the trophy has been on show in sydney. two former australia captains, michael clarke and alex blackwell, took it up the sydney harbour bridge. the opening game is on friday the 23rd between australia and new zealand. from my point of view, they are the most exciting teams to watch, but you can cut out england for the other pool. also i think new zealand are going very well, so i have probably sat on the fence there. the west indies have won it before. but for me, i think india are very before. but for me, i think india are very exciting and of course the world champion australian team. in other news, the american ryan newman, is in a "serious but not life threatening" condition

in hospital, after crashing on the last lap of the daytona 500 in florida. the 42—year—old was leading when his car was tapped from behind, and it spun into the wall, before flipping and being struck by another car. us president donald trump gave the starting command on sunday, but the race was postponed until monday due to rain. the president tweeted his thoughts. "praying for ryan newman, a great and brave nascar driver" denny hamlin won by 0.014 seconds. that's the second smallest margin of victory in the event's history. it was a third win in five years for hamlin. britain's formula one world champion lewis hamilton has vowed to continue fighting a lack of diversity in the sport. he was speaking after being named joint world sportsman of the year with lionel messi at the laureus awards. american gymnast, simone biles, is sportswoman of the year for a third time. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. as we've been reporting, more flooding has hit towns

across the uk as the impact of storm dennis continues to cause widespread damage. major incidents have been declared in south wales, herefordshire, worcestershire and shropshire. tim muffett spent the day assessing the impact with residents in hereford. floodlights, hereford rugby club, like so many parts of this city, isn't as it should be. i think yourjaw drops. it is soul destroying, crushing, really. you see that and you go...so disappointing that everybody, all the hard work that goes into volunteering to run these things and it is desperate. this is an avenue we are coming down at the moment. we are heading towards river wye — it's right in front of us. following floods last autumn, colin set up a flood defence group on the off—chance it would happen again. we had our first meeting two thursdays ago so that's how quickly things are happening. his street is now underwater. what went through your mind when you saw the water levels this high? panic, i suppose. how are we going to cope with all this? some neighbours are

refusing to leave. hi, linden, tim from bbc. how are you? how are you, more importantly? we could not move out, we have got too many animals in the house, so we had to stay point. so you're not going to move even though your house is flooded by several feet. i have chickens in the bathroom, cats on the bed, dogs other places. so we couldn't move out. you can actually see through, the river wye is actually through that gate, that's underneath the bridge. michael, with his family, they have been residents for 38 years, i think they said. what is the mood like in your house? we are watching the television, we've got power. so that's the main thing...and heating and something to eat upstairs. how are you feeling about this devestation on your avenue? it is devastating but we keep smiling and it will get us through. have you ever seen anything like this before?

nothing like it, mum and dad have been down here 50 years. this is your house here, colin? it is, yes. you see here, this is the height of the water at its highest. according to the environment agency, the river wye peaked at six metres 11 centimetres — its highest level ever since records began. we have lived here long enough to have seen several big floods but this is the biggest by some distance. we've got no electricity, no heating at the moment so we are going to struggle a bit. sometimes the pub is the best option. people are stranded, their houses are flooded. what are we going to do? in 60 years i have never seen it this bad before and it'sjust the way the water is coming so fast and just everywhere is gridlocked now. hereford born and bred, kate bliss is an antiques expert on tv shows such as bargain hunt and antiques road trip. to her this flood feels historical. i have never known it in the county like it, actually. i think a lot of people are just

in shock with the state of the roads, the state of the fields. we are a very rural community here in herefordshire and things have just come to a standstill. the worst floods in living memory, a miserable chapter for this historic city. people in the town of upton—upon—severn in worcestershire were told to leave their homes last night. 0ur correspondentjon maguire has given us an update from there. the most important thing to say is that it has fallen over night. peak during the middle of the night, but has fallen since. even in the amount of time we have been here this morning we have seen the water levels rise. we arejust morning we have seen the water levels rise. we are just standing outside this garage here. the water has come down this road, of course closed at the moment. you can see a sign there, i assume that says road closed. yesterday, when the levels

of the river severn were coming up, the main road that connects this pa rt the main road that connects this part of the world eastward with the rest of england was closed for a certain period of time. you can tell the river levels are dropping because you can see these currents washing down. were these fields and this part of town, as well, have been absolutely inundated and saturated, the water is starting to recede and flowing into the main river channel. we will show you another shot of the waterfront, the riversidejust in front another shot of the waterfront, the riverside just in front of some of the pubs down there at the time. this is the new flood defence scheme that was built here in upton in 2012 asa that was built here in upton in 2012 as a result of huge flooding that we saw in this part of the world in 2007. as you can see, it is extraordinary. the water level is much, much higher than the road. if it hadn't been for those flood defences deploy in would have been inundated, along with all those

properties on the front. it has been so far so good. his advice remains that people living in flood risk areas should seek to go elsewhere, to friends and relatives. they set up to friends and relatives. they set upa to friends and relatives. they set up a community centre here is a respite centre, if you like, for people to go there last night. they only had one person. this is a time well used to flooding. talking to a public and earlier, he said since 1970 his pub has flooded seven times. it gives you an idea that people are used to coping with this, not quite test perhaps, but great deals of water. earlier i spoke to a police officer and asked him for the latest situation and advice. the levels have fallen, but we are not out of the woods yet. there are still properties flooded and now we start to move into the recovery stage. however, there is more rain due. that could lead to further flooding. 0ur due. that could lead to further flooding. our advice is still to

heed the warnings, still make preparations and particularly for journeys, plan yourjourneys and don't drive into flooded areas. the big message from the police is never ever drive into floodwater. even here where it is not that deep you can peel around with your foot but you are not quite sure, so it is very problematic to go any further. just off in the distance there is a car that looks like a got into difficulty and was abandoned. the traffic light is on green for go, but no one to go down this road at the moment. a brief amount of respite for this area here. the officer we were just talking to theirfrom officer we were just talking to their from west murcia police, they cover herefordshire, worcestershire and shropshire. those are the three counties hardest hit yesterday into today. as the river levels drop, people will start to get a sense of how much damage has been done, to get a sense of what is to come.

there will be watching the weather forecast very carefully. more rain is forecast later on in the week. so they are not quite out of the woods yet. aid officials in syria describe how young children are freezing to death and families are unable to escape government air strikes and army operations. in a rare public address, president assad has insisted his military campaign will continue, despite the impact on his own people. sam ryder reports. 0ur young syrian girl 0uryoung syrian girland 0ur young syrian girl and herfather play a game while jets dropped bombs in the distance. laughter is the only way, says the group as my father, to cope with the hardships ofan father, to cope with the hardships of an incessant war. the syrian army, backed by russia, has increased air strikes in the north—west of the country and their relentless call to control the last

major rebel stronghold. translation: the battle to liberate it live and aleppo countryside is ongoing, regardless of some of the empty bubbles of sound coming from the north. as well as the battle for liberating also —— all serious oil, crushing terrorism and achieving stability. as president assad ramps up stability. as president assad ramps up as offensive, more people are forced to flee. in the last four days along the united nations has estimated 40,000 people have been displaced. many of them are women and children. they hope to reach the border with turkey with a dream to enter europe, but first they must outrun the bombs and survived the bitter cold. translation: there are 140 family say without shelter. there are no heaters, the conditions are difficult, the weather is harsh, especially at night. we have very young children that have suffered

because they have become ill from the cold. aid agencies have warned that resources are seriously overwhelmed. to add to their concerns, the syrian army is wiping out vital public resources like this hospital, which has been forced to close. a ceasefire is desperately needed, according to the united nations, but it's a plea which has been repeatedly ignored, not only by the syrian army backed by leaders around the world. the syrian army backed by leaders around the world. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first, the headlines on bbc news: more than 550 people on the diamond princess cruise ship injapan have now tested positive for coronavirus, a british couple say they have it, but it's not clear if the foreign office will be flying them home. more than 200 flood warnings are in place across england, wales and scotland, including ten severe, or "danger to life", warnings.

now the business news. banking giant hsbc is to axe around 35,000 jobs after announcing profits for last year fell by about a third. the bank has outlined £3.5 billion of cost cuts by 2022 as part of a major restructuring. the firm's headcount is expected to fall to about 200,000 over the next three years. unemployment fell by 16,000 to 1.29 million in the three months to december, according to the latest officialfigures, but increases in pay slowed, rising by 3.2% excluding bonuses, down from 3.4%. the government says the budget will go ahead on 11th march, the first from new chancellor, rishi sunak. there had been speculation the statement outlining the government's tax and spending plans would be delayed after former chancellor sajid javid quit

in the cabinet reshuffle last week. let's get more now on those job losses at hsbc. the bank's chief executive outling this morning plans to cut costs and overhaul the bank's operations. the bank will slash 35,000 jobs over the next three years, taking the total employed at hsbc to around 200,000. the cuts represent around 15% of the global workforce, but the axe is expected to fall in its european and us investment banking businesses, although it has not been specific about where the job cuts will be. hsbc reported annual profit before tax ofjust over £10.3 billion, but profits have been hit by a number of factors. chief executive noel quinn warned of the impact of the coronavirus — remember hsbc makes most of its revenue in asia. he also blamed uncertainty over the eu's withdrawl from the eu,

with consumers and businesses putting off spending or investment until there was more clarity and historically low interest rates around the world have made it more difficult for the banking giant to generate profits. craig erlam is senior market analyst at 0anda. great, nice to see you. i is the city reacting? many more jobs going than expected. much more than expected. it is difficult to get a gauge on what specific items that the city has reacted negatively to. the shares are down more than 6%, so not too severe, but obviously not good. thejob not too severe, but obviously not good. the job losses are far more severe, 35,000 or thereabouts, rather than 10,000. no share buy—backs for the next two years.

0bviously, buy—backs for the next two years. obviously, the earnings numbers, as well, not what analysts want to the entire thing has multiple areas that investors are entire thing has multiple areas that investors a re not entire thing has multiple areas that investors are not particularly impressed with. the flip side to this is the more positive side, the longer term side, which as we could be seeing more focus on asia, which has been more profitable stop less investment banking, with firms such asjp investment banking, with firms such as jp morgan investment banking, with firms such asjp morgan far better equipped in the us. and less focus on the lower growth market, like europe. in the longer term i don't think this is a bad strategy, but there are aspects in the near term concerning. people watching might wonder how any organisation can lose 35,000 staff and still have ambitions all over the world. we will probably see a smaller bank as a result. it is an enormous number. there is no getting away from that. it all depends on

whether staff numbers are being lost. if they are in unprofitable parts of the business, you could argue that is a benefit because you are not losing any money any more, but saving on the head count. take investment banking as an example, it is very intensive, so the return thatis is very intensive, so the return that is lower. the salary there is higher than in that is lower. the salary there is higherthan in any that is lower. the salary there is higher than in any other part of the business. you could argue it is better for the business, business. you could argue it is betterfor the business, not worse. that is what the ceo is banking on. this is an enormous restructuring and with that comes a lot of risk and with that comes a lot of risk and lots of cost, as well. that is another thing that the city will have to weigh up and analyse over the coming years, to see how effective that will be because of the risk of these moves. talk to me about some of the reasons we heard for that fall. the corona virus, early days for that to filter through to the numbers. brexit is

getting blamed. historically low interest rates around the world. margins for many of these banks are tied to interest rates. it is one of the reasons why european banks are struggling so much. interest rates are so low that margins get squeezed. banks in the us have had higher interest rates. you look at somewhere like asia where interest rates are much higher and the margins are higher there again. that is one of the reasons we are seeing a pivot away from somewhere like europe and more focus on asia. there are some parts of the report that investors are are some parts of the report that investors a re u nsu re are some parts of the report that investors are unsure about. the share buy—back of such a big thing, especially if during the time when we we re especially if during the time when we were seeing the speculation we we re we were seeing the speculation we were going to see a massive restructuring, one of the ideas investors may have had is that some of the capital they take out of some of the capital they take out of some of these markets may be used to share buy—back to prop up the share price to keep investors on board. the fact there will be no buy—backs

for two years we may effectively be seeing the unwinding of that. with age comes risk, also. there is the coronavirus right now. that will have a severe detrimental impact on the chinese economy in this first quarter, may be the second quarter of this year. china is generally a slowing economy, even if they are at a very high percentage level. craig, good to hear from you. craig, good to hearfrom you. in other business news, hotel giant intercontinental, which owns crowne plaza, holiday inn and kimpton brands, says revenues per room fell last year, hurt by a fall in hong kong bookings due to last yea r‘s protests. but the firm didn't give details of the expected impact of coronavirus — the firm has 443 hotels across china. but the coronavirus outbreak

could be good news for some. private jet operators have seen a big spike in requests from passengers wanting to charter their own planes to avoid coming into contact with other passengers. but some firms say they can't cope with demand and are also having to turn some requests down due to travel bans. a manchester—based property developer has raised eyebrows by banning staff fron claiming expenses that include meat. the firm says all corporate entertaining and staff expenses must now be vegetarian if staff wish to be reimbursed, in an effort to reduce its environmental impact. the idea was put to an internal vote and passed, with a few dissenters. that's all the business news. the uk's first major structural contribution to the international space station has been delivered this morning. the communications antenna is part of a supply ship which took off from virginia on saturday. the equipment, made by a firm in 0xfordshire, is designed to improve the station's broadband

connection to earth. earlier, we heard from david kenyon from mda space and robotics limited, the company that built the antenna. he explained where the mission was up to. it was an antares rocket by northrop grumman that took the cygnus module, which is like a delivery van, up to the space station. then the cygnus approaches the space station. then it is captured by the big remote canadarm to be docked onto the space station. so it is sitting there now, safely captured and in the next day or so they will actually dock it and start taking out all the supplies. our equipment is in there. there are fresh fruits and vegetables. there are all kinds of supplies. this is a resupply mission, not a manned mission. mda won the contract for the colka terminal in about 2014. it's a new, advanced terminal that data relays communications. so, instead of pointing an antenna at the ground and trying to talk to a ground station that is shooting underneath every couple of minutes,

it points up at a geostationary satellite and gives long periods of high bandwidth communication. this type of communication will be needed notjust for the international space station, but also for the new missions going to the moon, the new lunar gateway. the iss has still got a good lifetime to go. there are more than 40 experiments up there at the moment, with scientists desperate to get their data to the ground, so colka will be certainly very much used over the next few years and the technology we've developed here will go on and be used on many other missions in the future. now it's time for a look at the weather. as we have been saying, we still have some problems with storm dennis, that went over the weekend. the rivers are still responding to that rainfall and there are ten severe flood warnings in force at the moment, many in the west midlands and across south wales.

looking at the satellite imagery, you can see the speckled cloud, showers moving in. behind me, this area of cloud will bring very wet weather for wednesday and thursday. showers moving away from the northwest this morning down to the south—east, snow over higher ground of scotland. in between the showers, there has been plenty of sunshine and if you rainbow spotted. the rain could turn heavy and persistent across northern england, wales this afternoon. torrential rain for a time with hail and thunder. sunshine ahead and behind that. further wintry showers across scotland. quite blustery conditions with a maximum temperature between seven and 11 degrees. some fairly tricky driving conditions this evening with a lot of surface water. snow over the higher ground of scotland tonight, so the risk of i cor. temperatures getting down to between

one and three degrees. a chilly start to wednesday morning, but a little bit quieter. this is the next weather system getting ready to move its way in. after a sunny start, the cloud will quickly increase across most areas and patchy rain will move from west to east. the rain turning quite heavy in northern ireland, western scotland and in wales later in the day. temperatures between seven and 10 degrees. it is this rain that moves in, especially for wales and parts of northern england, rainfall falling on saturated ground that could cause more issues, because that way and will last until thursday. there are some yellow warnings for the met office to cater for that. the heavy rain will move to the south—east on thursday. as it does so, sunshine and showers were moving, turning colder as the day moves on. these are the afternoon? typical temperatures. towards the

end of the week, more rain on friday. looking out towards the atlantic, this westerly airstream continues, so further weather systems just lining continues, so further weather systemsjust lining up continues, so further weather systems just lining up to continues, so further weather systemsjust lining up to make continues, so further weather systems just lining up to make their way across the uk. either we can turning potentially very windy and wet again. stay tuned to the forecast.

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's midday and these are the main stories this morning: 542 people on the diamond princess cruise ship have now tested positive for coronavirus — the son of a british couple who say they have it — has voiced his concerns. in the last two days, i've seen cracks in the armour. they are coming down. my mum breaks into tears frequently when we call her. my dad's short tempered. the foreign office say they're working to fly the british citizens on the cruise ship, home — but it's unclear if those with the virus will be travelling. hsbc announce plans to cut around thirty— five thousand jobs, after profits dropped by a third last year.

more than 180 flood warnings are in place across england, wales and scotland, including ten severe — or "danger to life" warnings. and as storm dennis continues to cause havoc, residents on the river severn in shrophire, are being told to evacuate. as levels drop people will start to get a sense of what damage has been done and to get a sense of what is to come they will be watching the weather forecast carefully. and coming up in the programme — as the un calls for a humanitarian corridor to be set up in syria, we hear some of the stories of the suffering of ordinary people good afternoon, welcome to bbc newsroom live. two british tourists on board the diamond princess cruise ship off the coast of japan, say they've been diagnosed with the coronavirus.

sally and david abel have been quarantined on the ship for around two weeks. some experts are now suggesting the ship's policy has backfired. in a facebook post this morning — david abel said "there is going to be a time of quiet. we have been proved positive and leaving for hospital soon." new figures released today show that around 542 of the three thousand people on the ship have tested positive for the coronavirus. meanwhile — the foreign office has announced that they are working to organise a flight home for the british tourists who are on board the ship. sally and david abel's son stevejoined bbc breakfast earlier to talk about the situation his parents find themselves in now. i got an e—mailfrom my dad saying both your mum and i have tested positive. the words were he's going to a hospital. but in the last two days i've seen the cracks in the armour. they're coming down, my mum she breaks into tears frequently when when we call her. my dad's short tempered, but this

is all because of the situation they're in and they're not getting any communication from our country, which is terrible. what do you want to happen now? what i would like to happen in an ideal world somehow teleport them from japan to england just so they haven't got the ordeal of that flight. but i would like to them to carry out their quarantine because the quarantine injapan has been a failure. that's obvious. so they're going to have to go through it again. but here in the uk, where the food is going to be suitable for my dad, i'm actually not worried about the virus, which might seem a bit ignorant, but i think i'm just looking at the recovery stats. that it's quite successful. it's more about the stress. well a number of questions have arisen over the last few days as to why the quarantine on the diamond princess cruise ship appears to have failed so badly — i spoke to dr nathalie macdermott, clinical lecturer at

kings college london, she said a through invesitgation is needed. so the situation on board this cruise ship is is a little bit confusing because technically it should have been actually an ideal location to isolate people in their cabins and sit out a quarantine period. but for some reason it seems to have failed. and i think that it's unclear exactly why that is at the moment. and there probably once everyone is safely off the boat, there needs to be an investigation into what happened. was the quarantine being effectively implemented ? were there any environmental factors on board that have increased the spread? and just discussions with everyone involved to determine what could have been done differently and what went wrong in this situation. if the quarantine isn't working effectively on the ship and it was actually being properly observed, it does raise the question as to why it's not spreading more quickly elsewhere. yes. i think certainly we know that the crew couldn't be quarantined because they had to

serve the passengers who were in their cabins. so whether there's been some contamination in that regard. but i would have imagined that they would have been taking the utmost precaution to avoid that. and anyone who was sick was isolated quickly. so, yes, i think there needs to be a determination of what happened on it as an environmental factors. was there a deep clean of the communal areas, even though people stayed in their cabins? they did go out for, you know, exercise for an hour or two a day. so should there have been better hygiene measures in that environment? is there something going on with air filtration systems between cabins or sewage contamination between cabins? there shouldn't be. but i think these are questions that need to be asked in terms but i think these are questions that need to be asked. in terms of where we are now in understanding how the virus spreads and how quickly it can survive outside the body. because you mentioned there, obviously, the possibility of it being in environments that haven't been properly cleaned.

how much is known? well, i don't think we can draw any conclusions that there's a difference in the virus that we understand at the moment. i mean, there might be in terms of its transmissibility. but i think first we have to get to the bottom of what happened on board the ship. and if we can say actually everything was done according to plan and there were no environmental issues, then we have to start to draw the conclusion that perhaps the virus is transmitting slightly differently, but we're not seeing that in other isolation and quarantine situations. so, yeah, it raises questions about what's happened on board. 0ur correspondent stephen mcdonell is in beijing. before we before we talk before we talk about before we talk about what before we talk about what is before we talk about what is going before we talk about what is going on in china, what will happen with this cruise ship? it is a lot of people who have officially been declared as having the coronavirus

on that ship, i looked at the numbers, if you comparejust on that ship, i looked at the numbers, if you compare just that ship to all the cities in china, there is only one city outside that has more infected people than that ship. the ship has more people infected than several cities in china, something has gone wrong to have so many people infected. i can hear people saying the official figures do not catch everyone and thatis figures do not catch everyone and that is true so they are not absolute numbers but it gives you an indication of how seriously situation is one board that cruise ship and why so many countries know including the uk have decided to sendin including the uk have decided to send in special charter flights to get people out. having made any decisions? if you are setting on that ship you must be feeling like a

sitting duck, ratherjust continue the situation? not even everyone has been tested, there could be more people on the ship infected. i think those who leave the ship on these flights when they go back to their home countries will have to spend another two weeks in quarantine, i think for that reason some might elect to not take the flight home because they are going to be allowed potentially to relieve the ship if they pass a test and can move in to tokyo and make their own way home. those who do decide to go to the uk or canada or the us or somewhere even as they do not test positive i think they will have to go into quarantine again so it is tough for them, and must be driving them crazy. in terms of the itis picture

in china, you mention some of the statistics, what are the latest measures and indication on whether it is starting to be contained? there are some kind of good news, a comprehensive study was released in china showing that 80% of the cases of those who have contracted the coronavirus seem to have only had it ina mild coronavirus seem to have only had it in a mild form, 5% are in a serious condition. the downside is that 5% of only a couple of hundred would not be that many people but when you have 5% of more than 60,000, who knows how many are really infected, thatis knows how many are really infected, that is what the people and a serious condition especially given most of them and in the same province. according to official figures and i know there are not perfect, if we assume the trend is correct, the curve goes like that,

people and slower numbers are contracting the virus and it seems to show these very extensive measures controlling movement and china aren't slowing the spread of the disease. if for example tomorrow at the rear to completely turn the chinese economy back on and companies open and shops open properly, millions of people on trains and buses, the fear is that would shoot up again so for that reason it will take a while for china to return to normal because they do not want to take that risk, it seems the authorities have decided to opt for the short—term pain option in order to correctly somehow smash this virus control enough rather than opting for a quick return to work which could meana quick return to work which could mean a lot more long—term pain for many more months. we could not see you when you described the curve you

are presumably drawing with your hand, can you quickly show us. if you look at the official numbers that goes like that. morrison that it has been going down as a possibly good news there. thank you. evacuations are under way on the river severn in shrophire — and severe flood warnings remain in place across parts of the uk — as storm dennis continues to cause havoc. the river wye at monmouth reached its highest level ever recorded. the worst affected areas include south wales, herefordshire, worcestershire and shropshire — where major incidents were declared. there are nine severe flood warnings still in place in england and wales — meaning a danger to life. and there are 169 other flood warnings where immediate action is required — that includes scotland. simonjones has the latest. another night anxiously watching and waiting. the river wye in hereford has reached record levels. the force at which it is coming

through is terrifying. i've never seen it like this. there is a spot down here, a swan always nests because it never floods, and that's gone. storm dennis may now have blown through but its effects are still being felt. this is worcester. the warning that lives are in danger proved to be true. yvonne booth was swept into floodwater at tenbury and her family say they are devastated. and the risks remain. the rate of rise has been exceptional and it's a lot of water falling on saturated catchments and rivers that were already full. this is the result of a month's worth of rain falling in just two days. with hundreds of properties flooded across the uk, emergency evacuation were needed, people forced from their homes but thankful to be safe. the bridge isn't there. upton—upon—severn is the latest area

where people have been advised to leave the properties. in merthyr tydfil, this house has been left teetering on the edge because of a landslip. when the water finally recedes like here in tenbury wells, the task of cleaning up and counting the cost can begin. despite these devastating scenes, the environment agency says its flood defences have helped protect 80,000 properties this winter but the warning is there is more heavy rain on the way later this week. simon jones, bbc news. 0ur correspondentjon kay has sent this report from herefordshire. the riverway has covered hundreds of acres of farm reality. there are crops and that he should be growing

but there is 160 acres under water, we are a flood plain, that is what we are a flood plain, that is what we do, but we have never seen a level of water this high. so you are used to some flooding but it has never been like this. we are designed to flood to prevent flooding downstream, that is what a flooding downstream, that is what a flood plain does but never to this level. the level of what we are talking about is quite humbling and phenomenal, 160 acres by fourfoot of water as millions of tonnes and i cannot quite get my head around it. you said the environmental agency which measures the water doesn't even know what it is. my dad has kept level since 1968 and the gauge

has broken up 4.7 metres, so do not actual know—how hiatus but we have never had a tide line on our fields this high before. the mess we will have to clean up is phenomenal. what does it mean business wise?m have to clean up is phenomenal. what does it mean business wise? it is catastrophic, there is wheat underneath year which is dead, the rape is dying every minute is under what has a few days left, the winter crops at our moneymakers and the big problem now as the middle of fabre, this water will be here for a week, with a really good way that we will not be able to get near the fields until the middle of march and every day on what is just lost yield and it comes off bottom—line. day on what is just lost yield and it comes off bottom-line. in terms of the whole of the country, so many pockets of the uk have been affected, what does this mean for farming more generally? farming in

the autumn of 2019 and 2020 will be discussed for years, i have never done it to be soon nationwide. cumbria, lincolnshire, herefordshire the trying to lump stores, this is going to be a flood refuelled into effects of four the next few years. thank you. this is going nowhere at the moment, it might have dropped slightly but more rain coming down from upriver into the catchments and it isa from upriver into the catchments and it is a pretty depressing and dramatic site. the headlines on bbc news... more than 550 people on the diamond princess cruise ship injapan have now tested positive for coronavirus — a british couple say they have it — but it's not clear if the foreign office will be flying them home. more than 200 flood warnings are in place across england, wales and scotland, including ten

severe — or "danger to life" warnings. hsbc announce plans to cut around thirty— five thousand jobs, after profits dropped by a third last year. we'll start with some england rugby team news as mako vunipola will miss this weekend's six nations match against ireland. the prop has returned to tonga forfamily reasons. the rest of eddiejones' squad from their win over scotland is unchanged. they host ireland at twickenham on sunday. bad news for tottenham fans as the spurs forward, son heung—min will be 0ut for a "number of weeks" with a broken arm. he fractured his arm during sunday's 3—2 win at aston villa. he scored twice in that game. the south korean will have surgery this week. it means he will definitely miss

the champions league last—16 tie against rb leipzig on wednesday and also saturday's premier league trip to chelsea. another injury blow for tottenham, who are already without injured england striker harry kane. england women's head coach, phil neville has named everton striker, chloe kelly in his squad for the shebelieves cup. kelly is everton's top scorer this season and has only made 0ne senior appearance for england. it was in a friendly against austria back in november 2018. england face spain, japan and hosts united states in the four—team tournament which starts on 5th march. now, its fight week and tyson fury says the key to beating deontay wilder is to stand up to him. the pair meet in las vegas this weekend nearly 15 months after their controversial draw. both are still unbeaten.

while the's momentum is for the scrum are all bullies when they are stood up to fold and wilder as no different to any playground. england were stunned to a 10—wicket defeat by sri lanka in theirfinal t20 world cup warm—up game. england were restricted to 122 for 9. sri lanka got the runs inside 13 overs in adelaide. the world cup starts on friday. the trophy has been on show in sydney. two former australia captains, michael clarke and alex blackwell took it up the sydney harbour bridge. the opening game is on friday 21st between australia and india and from my point of view they are the most exciting teams to watch but you cannot count out england and also new zealand. they are going very well so i probably sat on the fence there, south africa and west indies as well but for me i think india are as well but for me i think india are a very exciting and the world

champion australian team. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. europe's biggest bank, hsbc, has announced its to cut 35,000 jobs globally over the next three years.. as part of a widespread overhaul. the bank said it was targeting three and a half billion pounds in cuts by 2022 while scaling back 70 billion pounds of assets. 33 percent fall in annual pre—tax profit, earlier our business correspondent darshini david explained what was behind the drop in profits. the market was looking for about $20 billion of profits and an event it got 13.3, about £10 billion. what's gone so badly wrong? hsbc, a bank, of course, which actually survived the financial crisis in not bad shape. but then it was affected by things like a major money laundering crisis. and now in this latest year, we've seen a problem coming out of essentially really is down to the european investment and commercial banking arm. and what they use. and bankers are never nailed

for their glamorous and exciting language, but they're talking about historical payments of goodwill. what does that actually mean in plain english? it means they were too optimistic about the path of the global economy and what that would mean for their earnings. so they've had to adjust those expectations. and therefore, they're not doing so well. but all of this underlines really why it is they're sort of shifting focus and going through a massive restructuring now, because what hsbc is saying is that it needs to move back towards its roots. it was set up as a hong kong and shanghai banking corporation back in 1865. and now it's saying, well, most of our profits come from asia and we need to focus more on that. a downing street adviser has resigned after being criticised for comments he allegedly made several years ago on race and teenage pregnancies. labour had called for andrew sabisky to go for reportedly saying black people had lower average iqs than white people.

he is gone but you will not find any hint of repentance on apology or contrition from andrew sabisky or downing street. he announced his departure on twitter and which he blamed the media for his demise, accusing journalists of selectively misquoting him, what he called character assassination, creating media hysteria. the man who appointed andrew sabisky, dominic cummings, he seems equally unrepentant. he was the man who appealed for so—called weirdos and misfits to apply for posts on number ten, this morning when he was challenged about that recruitment strategy this was his response. reporter: have you got any more weirdos? read philip tetlock, superforecasters. instead of political pundits who don't know what they're talking about. reporter: do you regret his appointment? reporter: does number ten

condemn his views? if you don't know, philip tetlock is a political scientist in america who has written a lot about predictions in politics and clearly someone dominic cummings admires. the views of andrew sabisky have infuriated and i get a good number of tory mps among them a government minister who has called for an overhaul of the recruitment policy and has attacked the views of andrew sabisky as reprehensible and racist. i think we should prevent racists from coming into number ten, or wherever he was working. i think we do need to look

at these processes. but the fact is his remarks have been identified and now he's very quickly been pushed out. i don't know whether he resigned, i don't know the details, but he's left the government and we can move on. significant i think that he chose to go public on this because he is a government minister but clearly he was so appalled he felt it necessary to speak out. is it clear what andrew sabisky was taken on to do? it is not, we have been informed he was taken on by dominic cummings as a contractor on projects but the bottom line is number ten refused to engage with questions about him which is how they got into this mess because yesterday that the lobby briefing the spokesman was asked about andrew sabisky and whether the prime minister endorsed his views and he refused to respond.

that in turn prompted stories along the lines of pm defends andrew sabisky or his views which dragged borisjohnson into the row which is why i suspect people decided that andrew sabisky had to go. average regular wages in the uk have passed the level seen before the financial crisis of 2008. figures from the office for national statistics showed real—terms pay excluding bonuses pass this milestone despite wage growth slowing in december. the uk's first major structural contribution to the international space station has been delivered this morning. the communications antenna is part of a supply ship which took off from virginia on saturday. the equipment, made by a firm in 0xfordshire, is designed to improve the station's broadband connection to earth. earlier we heard from david kenyon from mda space and robotics limited,

the company that built the antenna. he explained where the mission was up to. it was a rocket which took the module up to the space station and then the sickness approaches the space station and is captured by the remote arm to be docked onto the space station so it is a setting the now safely captured and then the next day or so they will docket and ticket to the supplies as and they are, fresh fruit and vegetables, supplies so this is a resupply mission not a man mission. the contract was won in 2014, it is a new advanced terminal that relays communicate so instead of pointing an antenna at the ground and points up an antenna at the ground and points up at an antenna at the ground and points upata an antenna at the ground and points up at a geo stationary satellite and

gives long period of high bandwidth communication which will be needed not just for the communication which will be needed notjust for the international space station but also for the new mission is going to the moon. there is more than 40 experiments up there at the moment and the iss, scientists are desperate to get the data to the ground so it will be certainly very much used over the next few years and the technology we have developed vulgar on and be used on many other omissions in the future. now it's time for a look at the weather. some of the larger rivals still responding to the rain at the weekend from storm dennis, the river trent, and the seven have seen record reveller levels and still severe flood warnings in place. the water from the strain is not going away water from the strain is not going r water from the strain is not going away very quickly, this was the

picture in worcester racecourse. whether of a different kind across the highlands of scotland when it has been snowing, nothing unusual about that but the show was certainly wintry and a lot as well, a band of wet weather over the idc continues to push into england and wales could be heavy and thundery, to once the south—east may be dry with sunshine, the highest temperatures but elsewhere turning colder, six or seven. the heavy rain arrives in the south—east for the rush—hour, sky is clear then, schama is becoming fewer, a few going in scotland and many icy patches as well, cold enough for that, temperatures and towns and cities not far away from freezing. by the morning cloud increases and rain arrives quickly and also wetter weather pushing north and east through the day, the

wettest on the high ground of northern ireland, western scotland, north—west england that temperatures around nine or ten. the focus turns to more rain on wednesday into thursday, especially for the north west of england and into wales where over the hills rain is heavy and given how wet it as the chance of some further flooding. the given how wet it as the chance of some furtherflooding. the next given how wet it as the chance of some further flooding. the next band of rain could bring heavy rain overnight into thursday because the temperature difference, mildly ahead with the south—westerly wind, cold behind so there is the band of heavy rain in the morning, snow over the house sweeping south—east fairly quickly and once it goes through the sky more brighter on, sun comes out, increasing showers turning wintry and temperatures of five or six. heading into thursday afternoon, winds picking up so feeling colder,

particularly when the in the north west and probably end to friday another dose of wet and windy 01:30:06,934 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 weather on the way.