this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at seven. four of the cruise ship passengers taken to the wirral test positive for coronavirus, and are transferred to specialist infection centres. the virus has spread to 21 countries. six people have now died in south korea, and a third death has been confirmed in italy. in las vegas, tyson fury produces the best performance of his boxing career to become the new wbc heavyweight world champion. when i came here, they said i can't punch. deontay wilder himself said that i've got two pillow fists. but you know, not bad for an old fat guy who can't punch, eh? with house prices in england hitting record highs,

we report on the struggle to make homes affordable forfirst time buyers. and in half an hour, sportsday, we'll have more on tyson fury‘s comeback and england's decisive win against ireland in the six nations. good evening and welcome to bbc news. four more cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed here in the uk, bringing the total to 13. those taken ill were among a group of 32 who returned to the uk yesterday after being held in quarantine on a cruise ship injapan. there's growing concern that the world is facing a pandemic, with italy announcing what it's described as "urgent" and "extraordinary" measures, to tackle the biggest

outbreak in europe. first tonight, jon donnison reports on the latest cases here in the uk. just a day after arriving back in the uk, four of those flown home yesterday have now tested positive for coronavirus. they were among the 30 british and two irish evacuees who had just been transferred to arrowe park hospital on the wirral to begin two weeks of quarantine. all had been passengers aboard the diamond princess cruise ship injapan where health officials say they had picked up the virus. but there will be concerns that having all travelled back from japan together, there could eventually be more cases among those being held in quarantine. the airplane takes you to united states and then you get your passport. 18 of the american passengers evacuated from the diamond princess and flown back to the us have also

since tested positive and there have been similar australian cases. meanwhile, more than 100 british people evacuated from wuhan in china ended two weeks of quarantine at a conference centre in milton keynes. they were allowed to go home having been given the all clear. how long have you been inside? two weeks. how was it? really good. the staff and everything? everything is excellent. the nhs that they have done a brilliantjob, and numbertwo, wuhan was quarantined and since we have been here we have been treated brilliantly. the latest confirmed cases in britain will cause alarm. but so far, almost all of those who have contracted the virus have since made a full recovery. jon donnison, bbc news. our correspondent katharine da costa is with me now. first and most important question, why were first and most important question, why were those first and most important question, why were those passengers first and most important question, why were those passengers allowed first and most important question, why were those passengers allowed to board the plane in the first place

to come back home? a good question because the group of 32 were told they didn't have the virus and that they didn't have the virus and that they were free to board the flight and come home. four britons who tested positive on the cruise ship had to stay behind injapan and are being treated injapanese hospitals. the department of health said a full risk assessment had been carried out and that mowen was showing any signs of symptoms before they boarded the repatriation flight. —— that no one was showing signs. four passengers have been confirmed following tests taken injapan. they've been transferred to specialist infection centres and will be kept in isolation and won't pose a risk to the public. so it's not surprising that they contracted this given that more than 600 people were tested positive for the virus on the ship. there has been criticism that the quarantine on the diamond princess didn't work. clearly there will be

some concern too that these four we re some concern too that these four were detected properly before being sent home. as another lot start their quarantine, one is finishing? yes, today 118 people who'd been evacuated from china, they finished their two week quarantine at a conference centre in milton keynes. i was there earlier and told that although they were confined to their rooms for the first couple of days, that was the hardest period, but as the week went on, they were allowed outside to mingle, but still keeping a two metre distance. they had some creature comforts in their rooms, allowed mobiles, tablets etc and microwaves. i've spoken to some of them and they said they were treated well but clearly they were keen to get home. 0ver well but clearly they were keen to get home. over the coming weeks, nhs england have said that there may be a need for people to stay—at—home to help try and stop the spread of the virus. but they've thanked those who

stayed in the conference centre for setting the best example of how to remain calm and patient under difficult circumstances. thank you. italy is facing europe's biggest outbreak of the virus, with more than 100 cases. in parts of the north of the country, schools, universities and cinemas have been closed, with the venice carnival being closed two days early. the italian government has announced strict controls on movement in 11 towns near venice and milan, with no—one allowed in or out. from italy, mark lowen has more. lockdown in northern italy. streets deserted, shops shut in the european country with the worst coronavirus outbreak. with towns in the affected area closed off, more than 50,000 people are under quarantine, an unprecedented step as italy scrambles to curb the outbreak.

at supermarkets they waited to stock up, taking every precaution, unsure of how long the special measures will last. police were brought in to control the situation and limit numbers queueing. the region worst affected is lombardy around milan. its mayor said schools are closing as well as universities, libraries and museums. "it's just a precaution," he added. "we don't want to create panic." an armani fashion show in milan is going ahead without any buyers or press. the two regions worst hit make up 30% of the italian economy. cheering nearby venice has been lit up by its famous carnival this week. but with cases growing in the area, it will now be cut short. the priority for the government is to identify how the outbreak has jumped so suddenly and to stop the spread to elsewhere in italy and europe. with some suggesting borders

should now be closed. and while the number of cases continues to rise, the message of reassurance becomes harder to sell. mark lowen, bbc news, rome. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are henry mance, chief features writer, at the ft, and john rentoul, chief political commentator, for the independent. the british boxer tyson fury has won the wbc world heavyweight title in las vegas, producing a devastating display to beat the american, deontay wilder, in their highly anticipated rematch. fury twice knocked his opponent to the floor before the fight was stopped in the seventh round. after the fight, fury thanked his team and all of the fans who travelled

to america to support him. a big shout to andy lee and sugarhill and the kronk boys, my brothers and my family who came to support me. and everybody from around the world who came and supported me tonight. i just looked at the ring walk there. what a ring walk, patsy cline, who would have thought it? crazy, man. tonight looked like a night when you were so at home here and you knew this was going to be a special night in your career. this was written in the stars, 1 million miles away. before i was ever born, i was destined to do what i did. i have had the highs and lows and everybody knows about it. tonight was the icing on the cake. i have completed everything in boxing and there is nothing more to complete. but if he wants a rematch i will give it to him. and then i have got another old fella across the pond who might want a little tickle with the gypsy king, and that is it then, completed. done. but...that ovation as you went towards the ring was almost moving, the passion behind you. you know, we broke all records here tonight with capacity and capacity at the weigh—in,

and i just want to say a big shout out and much, much love to all the fans who supported me from around the world. it really did show tonight and they spurred me on. all you could hear was, "there's only one tyson fury". it spurred me on to get the knockout for sure. you told us all about how you were going to get on the front foot this time. i knew it! when that bell sounded, what was in your head? i was straight on him and i wanted to put him on the back foot, as i did. and you know, i got caught in round one on the side of my head, round here i think. oh, there, right there, bang with his big right hand, but i answered him right back with one of my own. bang, like that. were you buzzed? i wasn't buzzed, but it hurt. ifelt it for sure. listen, it's heavyweight boxing and wilder's a massive puncher. he ain't gonna go down without swinging. i think the way you hid that, i think, might well have demoralised him, in that he landed a really good shot and then... the thing is, deontay wilder was already demoralised coming into this fight. he hit me last time, he cherry picked me last time when i was not ready, and that was a dare to be great made by me. it worked out for me,

but he couldn't beat me on 50%. he was never going to beat me tonight. it wasn't written in the stars for him. and yeah, good luck to deontay in his career. when you knocked him down in the third round, was there a temptation to then just try to get it done even earlier? you know what? i was hurting him every time i was hitting him with a right—hand left hook. and my corner was saying, "listen. keep it long, keep it calm. "keep it calm, keep it long." i didn't want to rush my work, and maybe i crowded it a little bit too much at times, but i was just trying to wear him out, aim at the body, hit him with the other shot, and then what a left hook i hit and buried him with to the body! just quickly, that feeling at the end when the towel came in and the referee said, "it's all over"...? to be honest i was a little bit disappointed because i wanted it to go on longer so i could punish him even more. you know, last time we fought, he put me down twice. i paid him back with three knock—downs in a fight. thank you and good night. fighting talk, there. british boxing fans have been celebrating fury‘s victory back home. as a young boxer, he trained atjimmy egan's boxing academy at wythenshawe in manchester. 0ur correspondent, fiona trott,

spent the day there. this is where it all began, miles away from vegas, in the corner of a housing estate in greater manchester. they've been talking about the fight all weekend. tyson fury‘s second heavyweight title, an inspiration. i have to train harder to be like him. i think it was amazing. he's the best boxer in the world. i want to be like him. the man who trained tyson fury knew that he'd be a champion the first day they met. i taught him from 14 to 20, taking him to world level on the amateur side. so i'm really, really proud. 0n the first day he come in the gym, within a couple of minutes i said to my dad, jimmy, he's going to be heavyweight champion of the world. knowing he was in the same gym that i'm in now, gives me a lot of confidence knowing i can be like him when i grow up, if i try my best. it feels really good to know

that he was once like me and he's gone through exactly the same path i have. not many clubs can say they've trained a two—time world champion. after the success of tyson fury, they're now looking for the next. fiona trott, bbc news, wythenshawe. the headlines on bbc news. four of the cruise ship passengers taken to arrowe park in merseyside, yesterday, have tested positive for coronavirus, and are transferred to specialist infection centres. the virus has spread to 21 countries. six people have now died in south korea and a third death has been confirmed in italy. in las vegas, tyson fury produces the best performance of his boxing career, against deontay wilder, to become the new wbc heavyweight world champion. let's return now to our main story.

four more cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed here in the uk, bringing the total to 13. those taken ill were among a group of 32 who returned to the uk yesterday, after being held in quarantine on a cruise ship injapan. dr nathalie macdermott is a specialist in 0utbreak disease control at king's college london. shejoins me now. thanks for speaking to us this evening. first off, we're seeing quite a number of measures being put in place, in italy. are we likely to see similar measures in the uk?|j don't see similar measures in the uk?” don't think we'll see similar measures in the ukjust don't think we'll see similar measures in the uk just yet. don't think we'll see similar measures in the ukjust yet. the cases from the diamond cruise ship, they were to some degree anticipated because we've seen they were to some degree anticipated because we've seen that in other passengers that were repatriated to the us and australia. we expected some of these passengers may end up testing positive for the virus. if

we see ongoing person—to—person transmission in the uk like we've seenin transmission in the uk like we've seen in italy, than is possible public health england may bring in measures to restrict people's movements, or at least public gatherings. we heard from the world health organization saying that the window of opportunity is closing. from what we're in italy, has the worst miss that window of containment, do you think? —— has the west missed the window. containment, do you think? —— has the west missed the windowm hasn't necessarily missed it but italy has missed it and we may see an epidermis situation in italy. whether the measures they're putting in place which are quite dramatic, whether that can stem the tide and contain it, that's to be seen over the next couple of weeks. the word epidemic there, we're hearing epidemic there, we're hearing epidemic and pandemic. can you define them for us and when we are likely to see that description being

used? an epidemic is an increased number of cases of a particular disease within a population above what you'd expect to see, and the spread of that disease within either a very large country or across borders into other countries. a pandemic is where it affects every single continent, but it needs to demonstrate ongoing significant person—to—person transmission in each continent. we aren't at the stage of a pandemic yet but if what is happening in iran and italy is anything to go by, then we may well yet see a pandemic situation. in your area of speciality what are the first steps to be taken when it comes to disease control? the most important thing is the prompt identification of cases, and then the contact tracing of people who may have had contact with the individual to monitor them in case they become well and test positive.

in the case of the coronavirus what's difficult is that it seems to transmit before people before a person is symptomatic which may make it difficult to identify cases especially if people coming from infected regions aren't being monitored. is that even possible, if we don't know enough about the virus itself? there are so many questions about it. there are still quite a few questions but i think we've learnt a lot more over the last month or so. it's certainly more difficult when you have a virus that can spread in people who don't have symptoms or people who are in that you could patient, so the point from when they've been infected but haven't developed symptoms. that is more difficult to contain because people when they are unwell naturally ta ke people when they are unwell naturally take measures to protect others but if they don't realise, it's difficult for them to do that and for the public health authorities to identify them. our you alarmed at the fact that the

virus isn't showing symptoms in people for a long time and yet you are contagious? does that raise alarms for you in how to handle it? i think it raises alarms in how we can contain it and our ability to contain it. i think the situation, especially in iran and italy at the moment, demonstrates how powerful one individual or a few individuals who don't have symptoms can be to trigger a significant chain of transmission within a country which then can be very difficult to get on top of. the latest we're hearing from france, the french health minister has said that the situation in france is stable on the coronavirus. would you have stuck your net out —— neck out to say that? at the moment it is potentially stable in that the cases they had in france have recovered or are isolated and they haven't got any ongoing person—to—person transmission in france. but i think

the situation in italy could offset that at any moment because there is a partial border shared in that region and we have cases in that area and it is possible for anyone to crossover at any time. it may be that there are asymptomatic cases in any country that we don't know about so we have to be very vigilant about cases bringing up and being ready to trace where those cases have originated. thank you for your time. a member of the government has defended boris johnson's decision not to visit communities affected by flooding in the wake of storm dennis. the prime minister has faced criticism, including from some conservative mps. however, the environment secretary, george eustace, said the government is not "a one—man show" and added that a "national response centre" is dealing

with the situation. you must recognise that the flood infrastructure we've invested in and put in place over the last decade is working and delivering benefits. in the last week we would have had 25,000 homes flooded if not for that. when i worked for david cameron in 2007, you can remember the floods in his constituency. it was a weather event far less severe than we've seen recently but 17,000 homes were flooded. the work we've done is delivering results. but absolutely, the challenge and risks are greater and we must do even more besides and that's why we're putting our money where our mouth is and spending an extra 4 billion in the five years. meanwhile in wales, politicians representing rhondda cynon taff have written to the uk government asking for money to help people and businesses affected by the recent floods. the welsh government's previously said £10 million will be provided across wales, but the politicians behind

the letter, say tens of millions more is needed. rhiannon wilkins reports. pontypridd high street this time last week. businesses and homes, flooded with water. in nantgarw, the flooding just as devastating. and a landslide in tylorstown. people living in rhondda cynon taff for the brunt of storm dennis. now, eight leading mps, ams and councillors representing the people who live here want the uk treasury to provide more money to help. a quarter of all the properties across the whole of the united kingdom that have been hit by the flooding are in rhondda cynon taff. we've got bridges that have got to be mended. we've got culverts that have gone to be made good and tips that have to be made safe. the letter asks for a one—off infrastructure grant of £30 million to recover necessary repair, restore and resilience work across rhondda cynon taff. it goes on to say: some

of the things you're asking of the things you're ask for in this letter are devolved. shouldn't the welsh government be filling that gap, not the not the uk government? the welsh government is filling the gap, it's putting £10 million forward and it will put forward undoubtedly further money when there's been further assessment of the damage. but of course there are areas of the uk responsibility where funding would normally kick in. for example there used to be emergency funding available for these situations from the european union. we've left the european union. the uk government has picked up that responsibility, but also the uk government is making special money available to parts of england and they should be doing the same with wales. the letter also asks for a direct fund to the welsh government to cover the cost of one year of council tax and business rate exemption for all affected properties, which has been offered in england. and concludes by saying.

the left—wing senator bernie sanders has won a resounding victory in the latest contest to choose a democrat candidate for november's us presidential election. he was backed by more than 40% of voters in nevada's caucuses. the former vice—president joe biden finished second. 0ur correspondent sophie long sent this report. nevada's caucases were the first chance for democratic presidential hopefuls to show their appeal to a diverse group of voters, in a state with a population representative of the country as a whole. the 78—year—old senator from vermont had already left nevada for campaign events in texas when he claimed victory. i think all of you know we won the popular vote in iowa! cheering and applause we won the new hampshire primary! cheering and applause

and according to three networks and the ap, we have now won the nevada caucus. cheering and applause his triumph cements his status as the democrats' national frontrunner, but it will deepen concern among moderates in a party who feel the self—described democratic socialist is too liberal to defeat donald trump. can we raise a couple of million bucks? let's go get it! former vice president, joe biden, claimed what his team described as a strong second place, and success substantial enough to trigger a comeback, after a poor start to this primary season. so, it was a great night for bernie sanders, but there is no stopping to savour the taste of victory. most candidates have already left nevada to campaign in super tuesday states, which will vote injust over a week's time. the next debate is in three days. the gloves came off here in las vegas. the fight will continue in south carolina. sophie long, bbc news, las vegas.

with house prices in england hitting a record high, the average home now costs more than £252,000, getting on the property ladder is a distant dream for many. but now the conservative mayor of the west midlands, has come up with a solution. he wants to redefine what an affordable home is based on incomes rather than prices. it would mean developers having to build smaller, cheaper properties. our home editor, mark easton, has the details. what does affordable mean? here in wolverhampton market, traders woo customers with bargain vegetables. apples and pears, rabbits as big as hares! with homes, affordable is officially defined as 20% below average local prices or rents. but housing's so expensive, that still translates as unaffordable for millions. the government's focus

is on affordable home—ownership with discount schemes for first—time buyers and key workers. but even with treasury help and even in less pricey areas like here in wolverhampton, most workers can never even dream of getting on the housing ladder. take zoe who will qualify as a nurse later this year. with a salary of around £22,000 buying a house is simply out of the question. at the moment, zoe and baby amaya live at her mum's place and she's desperate for a home of their own. but even renting an average two bed would give her no chance to save. there's just nothing out there really in the affordability range for me and my little girl right now. so you're stuck with your mum? yeah, for now. yeah. prices have moved forward, more people have moved into the area. the west midlands mayor, conservative andy street, thinks the government definition of an affordable home doesn't help people like zoe. so welcome to the show home here in wolverhampton. so he's convinced local councils to support a new version,

based not on prices but incomes. we're proud that we're the first region of the country that has actually got on and changed that definition so it is related to incomes of key workers, and i hope it's exactly what the role of a conservative mayor is. this would be a great contribution to the national debate to get people to think, well, maybe they are onto something there. affordable in the west midlands will mean homes with rents or mortgages costing less than 35% of typical incomes among lower—paid key workers. private house—builders will have to offer smaller and cheaper houses. will there be some developers who will say, "we can't make the numbers add up"? i suspect that there probably will be. not every developer has a business model like our own. we are a partnership housing company. so i suspect, yes, there will be companies who see this as not being able to make the returns that their business might demand. so, can the private sector be relied upon to deliver the genuinely affordable homes needed? labour's mayoral candidate in the west midlands argues

for state intervention, not just redefining affordable. it's a lovely idea, but do you know what, we just need to build more houses. so the number of houses for social rent, council houses as we used to call them, we're building 17% fewer in our region than we were last year. at that pace, it's going to take us until 2052 to clear the council waiting list. when it comes to housing, affordability is more than a definition or a marketing pitch. if public sector workers are priced out of a decent home, that's about our values as a nation. mark easton, bbc news, wolverhampton. in mexico, mount popocatepetl, has erupted in a spectacular display of light. the volcano is the second highest peak in mexico, standing at over 5,600 metres. it lies about 70 kilometres southeast of mexico city, from where it can often be seen in the right conditions. popocatepetl has been active since 1991, having been dormant for about half a century before that. it is now one of the most

active volcanos in mexico. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. notjust rain, but some snow for some of us to start monday morning. the gap between weather systems is all too brief. yes, we've been seeing a bit of sunday sunshine in places today, but that next weather system is on the way. this area of low pressure. it will make for more wet weather, wherever you are in the uk. as it runs into colder air, there will be some snow around. northern england, northern ireland and scotland in particular. here's the story of the weather through this evening and tonight. rain moving north into the colder air. northern ireland, northern ireland, southern scotland, the central belt. snow to quite low levels in places in t and wales he colder air. more significant snow across the higher ground and certainly in scotland as it

moves further north. this makes for a difficult morning commute. it will be messy. even where you see the weather clearing away, snow falling into the higher ground, it may drift the strong wind. the higher areas are going to be worst affected and certainly in scotland as the snow feeds ever further north. rewind the clock, see what else happens, to start the day, a band of rain pushing through england and wales. clearing to brighter skies. a few showers following on behind. gusty wind. it will be a blustery day. a range of temperatures from north to south. it will be colder where you have some of the snow falling. even into the evening rush—hour in scotland. monday night, eventually, snow clearing from scotland. it will be icy in places to start tuesday but tuesday and wednesday, cold air coming from the north—west. some sunshine, yes, but also showers, rain, sleet, snow, some hale and rumbles of thunder. but there will also be some dryer moments.