this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at eight. 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. politicians in south wales write to the chancellor to demand more help for those affected by the country's recent floods. 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 for first—time buyers. and in half an hour, the travel show takes a motorbike across every single american state. 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 in japan. 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. italy is facing europe's biggest outbreak of the virus, with more than a hundred cases, and a third death confirmed this evening.

in parts of the north of the country, schools, universities and cinemas have been closed, with the venice carnival brought to a close two days early. the italian government has announced strict controls on movement in ii 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. earlier i spoke to dr nathalie macdermott, who's a specialist in

0utbreak disease control at king's college london. i asked her whether the measures we're seeing in places like italy, are likely to be rolled out in the uk as well. well, i don't think we will see similar measures here in the ukjust yet. the cases from the diamond cruise ship, they were sent to some degree anticipated because we have seen that in other passengers who we re seen that in other passengers who were repatriated to the us and australia, so we were expecting that some of these passengers may end up testing positive for the virus. if we start to see ongoing person—to—person transmission in the uk like we're seeing in italy at the moment, then it's possible that public health england may bring in measures to restrict people's movements or at least restrict public gatherings. we certainly heard from the who that the window of opportunity is closing. from what we're seeing in italy, has the west miss that window of containment, do you think? i think that the west

hasn't necessarily missed it, but i think italy possibly missed it, and we might be about to see an epidemic situation in italy. now, whether the measures that they're putting in place, which are quite dramatic at the moment, whether they can stem the moment, whether they can stem the tide and contain it, that is to be seen over the next couple of weeks. you used the word epidemic there. we are hearing epidemic, pandemic. could you define those for us pandemic. could you define those for us please, and when we are likely to see that description being used? and epidemic is an increased number of cases of a particular disease within a population, above what you would expect to see, and also 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 be ongoing, demonstrate ongoing significant person—to—person transmission in each continent. so we are not 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 that should be taken when it comes to disease control, then? the most important thing is then? the most important thing is the prompt identification of new cases. and then contact tracing of the people who may have had contact with the individual to monitor them in case they become unwell or test positive for the virus. in the case of covid—i9, what is difficult is that it does seem to transmit between people before a person is symptomatic, and that can make it very difficult to identify cases, particularly if people are coming from affected regions aren't being monitored. that was doctor nathalie mcdermott talking to me earlier there. 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 commentatorfor the independent. the environment secretary 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 speaking to the bbc, george eustace, whojoined the cabinet earlier this month, said the government is not a one—man show, and added that a national response centre is dealing with the situation. you have to 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. that was george eustice there. 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 got 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 cover necessary repair, restore and resilience work across rhondda cynon taff. it goes on to say: some of the things you're asking 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: that report by rhiannon wilkins. 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 presidentjoe 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. president donald trump has congratulated bernie sanders on his win in nevada. i think it was a great win for bernie sanders. we'll see how it turns out. they've got a lot of winning to do. i hope they treat him fairly. frankly i don't care who i run against. i hope they treat him fairly.

i hope it isn't going to be a rigged deal. a lot of bad things going on. let see what happens but i congratulate bernie sanders. if it's going to be him, he has a substantial lead, we'll see what happens. that was president trump speaking earlier. a storm carrying clouds of red sand from the sahara has forced the suspension of all flights in and out of the canary islands, one of europe's most popular holiday destinations. parts of gran canaria and tenerife have been blanketed with the dust, which is blocking out the sun. winds of up to 120 kilometres an hour are buffeting the islands. the regional government has declared a state of alert and advised people to keep doors and windows closed. authorities in la nzarote's capital have cancelled all carnival celebrations. it's time for the headlines here on bbc news. 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. politicians in south wales say westminster needs to stump up more money for those affected by the region's recent floods. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's holly. good evening. we start with today's six nations, and an impressive performance from england, who ended ireland's hopes of claiming the grand slam. they ran in three ties to win 24—12 at twickenham. 0ur correspondent, joe wilson, was there. the parallel farrells. ireland's coach, england's captain, andy and owen, father and son, arch opponents here. third round of the six nations, england finally had a home game. so, for them, could twickenham

make the difference? sometimes the ball decides. unpredictable by design. there and gone. and england have scored. johnny sexton‘sjob was to gather up the danger. george ford followed the ball. in the end, it found him. the game was fierce. the ball sometimes irrelevant. the referee had a look at this. 0ne shirt, no cards. england had their tactic now. sweep forward and trust in fate, in the bounce. elliot daly won this race and at half—time, england led 17—0. no way! twice in one game! next for the referee, ireland's stander trying to break free using the palm of his hand. england's farrell was penalised for illegally holding on. most of the second half was played at close quarters. luke cowan—dickie emerged triumphant from this melee.

job done, and a game england could not afford to lose, but both pharrells know they are chasing the french to be champions, nowhere near the last word yet. joe wilson, bbc news, twickenham. 0nto the premier league, and a hard—fought win for arsenal today in a five—goal thriller aganst everton at the emirates. pierre—emerick aubameyang was the difference, scoring twice — the first to put them ahead at 2—1 in a pretty see—saw game. he did it again after richarlison had levelled on the stroke of half—time — aubameyang's second ensuring mikel arteta's side secured the three points and remain unbeaten in 2020. elsewhere today, bruno fernandes scored his first goal for united as they beat watford 3—0. january signing 0dion ighalo also made his debut for united off the bench. they are up to fifth. elsewhere, wolves beat norwich again 3—0. diogojota scored twice and rauljimenez got the other. tyson fury says his boxing career would be complete

if he faces anthonyjoshua, after becoming two—time heavyweight world champion. it follows his stunning win over deontay wilder in las vegas last night. he made his entrance to the ring on a throne, having promised to knock wilder out early, who himself was adding to the occason in an equally extravagant outfit. fury made a blistering start, knocking him down in the third and the fifth before the fight was stopped in the seventh — wilder's camp throwing in the towel as fury underlined his status as the leading heavyweight in the division, to cap a remarkable comeback from drink, drugs and depression, following a two—year period away from the sport. i am my own worst critic and even though it was a fantastic performance and i got a great win, i know i can do better. i have only just started with the style. we have had seven weeks to perfect a style that takes years at the kronk gym. i am a quick learner and i aim to get back to work straightaway.

work on my balance and work on my straight punches. we will be putting people to sleep left, right and centre. don't forget, when i came here, they said i can't punch. deontay wilder himself said i have two pillow fists. but not bad for an old, fat guy who can't punch, eh? did all right, didn't i? england have lost their opening game at the women's t20 world cup in australia. they had set south africa 124 for victory in perth, and they managed that with two balls remaining to win by six wickets. england now head to canberra for matches against thailand and pakistan. that's all the sport for now. lu kwesa, back to lukwesa, back to you. holly, thank you very much. we are going to stay with one of those sporting stories. tyson fury has knocked out deontay wilder in seven rounds to take his wbc heavyweight title.

tyson dominated in front of 17,000 fans in las vegas. let's speask now to gareth a davies, boxing correspondent for the daily telegraph. he has been in las vegas for the fight. what was your analysis of the match? it was an extraordinary performance from tyson fury against one of the most dangerous punch as we have ever seenin most dangerous punch as we have ever seen in the heavyweight division. he never let him get on the front foot. he said exactly what he was going to do. i sat with him five days ago and he told me exactly what he was going to do, and i thought, really, you are going to punch the puncher when you are a boxer quest that he was extraordinary. he is an incredible figure. he's got something about him. he has come back from weighing 400lb, being incredibly obese, drink, drugs, alcoholism, depression, thoughts of suicide. he is one of the greatest sporting comebacks we have ever seen, maybe

even one of the greatest comebacks own life. i think that is why he is so inspirational and can draw on so many things, because he has been so low. he is from a huge fighting family of ten generations of bare—knuckle fighters in their traveller family, he has bare—knuckle fighters in their travellerfamily, he has all that bare—knuckle fighters in their traveller family, he has all that in him that it all came together last night in the perfect storm. for people who don't follow the sport, we just heard people who don't follow the sport, wejust heard in people who don't follow the sport, we just heard in that report he was talking about his style and his inability to punch. what was all that about? give us the background to that. deontay wilder was known as a puncher, 95% of his opponents he had knocked out. tyson fury is six foot nine and 19.5 stone, yet he defies logic in what a great mover he is. he's very agile, he can be long and taught in short, and his footwork is extraordinary for such a giant human being. and he hasn't had to rely on power as a heavyweight. heavyweight boxing is about knock

outs. you think of the great fighters, lennox lewis, mike tyson, evander holyfield, joe fraser, muhammad ali, they were all renowned for their punch power. fury has a lwa ys for their punch power. fury has always tried to outbox his opponents, but he decided last night he wasn't going to leave it in the hands of the judges as he did 1a months ago in los angeles against deontay wilder, he clearly won the fight but it was a controversial draw. this time he wasn't going to leave it in the hands of the judges, and he beat the guy up, and the towel came in. i have been coming to vegas for 22 years, and it was the most astori performance i have ever seen here. to him saying, i probably got lucky, luck has probably got nothing to do with it? no, he was born to it. i had the privilege of going into his dressing room before the fight for a few minutes to observe him, and he really is an extraordinary character. he was dancing around in there to james brown, not the actualjames brown, obviously, but to his music. ijust

think he is so happy to be alive, that he didn't kill himself one day in his ferrari, he thought about it. he isa in his ferrari, he thought about it. he is a totemic figure, i think, and i think he will go on to be an even bigger star now, but he must fight anthonyjoshua, because that fight will be amazing for us.|j anthonyjoshua, because that fight will be amazing for us. i was going to say, that is what people are talking about now. what next for him because much is that going to be his likely opponent? yes, it is, but deontay wilder has got 30 days, there is a rematch clause for a trilogy fight. deontay wilder is up for a third fight. he can activate that rematch clause, and these two quys that rematch clause, and these two guys will probably go at it again, most likely here in las vegas again in about eight months‘ time. if not, the fight is there with anthony joshua. he holds three of the world title belts. the belts that fury one from wladimir klitschko five years ago before his life spiralled out of control. so again, we would get an

undisputed champion in terms of the belts if the two brits could fight. i don‘t think you could get a ticket for 90,000 in wembley stadium if those two fight there, because it will be immense. it will be the biggest boxing match we have ever seenin biggest boxing match we have ever seen in britain. i was going to say, gareth, if you were anthonyjoshua and you were watching in the early hours of this morning, would you ta ke hours of this morning, would you take up but offer for the fight?” think you‘ve got to. if you beat tyson fury, if you are anthony joshua and you beat tyson fury, you become the number one in the world. everybody believes that tyson fury is now in the lineage of mike tyson, evander holyfield, lennox lewis, wladimir klitschko. he is the next generational champion. anthony joshua‘s got it in his hands to be able to change that. if he can beat the gypsy king, he becomes the number one. you have got to take the fight. 0k, gareth, thank you very much for that. pleasure. you are watching bbc news. the time is 25

minutes past eight. let‘s get more on the growing concern about the spread of coronavirus around the world. south korea has been put on the highest possible level of alert as the number of cases there surges past 600. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is one of the first foreign correspondents to visit the worst—hit city of daegu. this hospital should have been a safe haven from a deadly infection, but nearly 100 of its already vulnerable patients are now battling coronavirus. some are being transferred to specialist clinics. two have died on the way. nearby in daegu, the worst affected area, they‘ve created several crisis centres. outside, the ambulances are lined up, each with a patient waiting to be admitted. the spread of this virus may be relentless, but so are the efforts to stop it. how are you coping? oh, yeah. we have to overcome this situation.

do you think you can do it? yeah, but i pray. the main shopping district of south korea‘s fourth largest city is almost abandoned. the few who do venture out can use technology to help them stay away from infected areas. olam. they‘re using your phone to locate where you are and then they‘ll send you an emergency alert if you‘re anywhere near where a confirmed coronavirus patient has been. south korea is now facing a race against time to trace the potentially thousands who‘ve been infected and prevent this epidemic from getting out of control. laura bicker, bbc news, daegu. 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 will 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