this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein is found guilty of rape and sexual assault, but cleared of other — more serious charges against him. it is no longer business as usual in the united states. this is the age of empowerment of women and you cannot intimidate then any more. in italy roadblocks put 11 towns into quarantine as fear grows that the global spread of coronavirus can't be stopped. in south korea the queue for face masks as the largest number of cases of the virus are confirmed outside china. taking a paddle down the high street as flooding around shrewsbury could reach its highest level ever. a man has been found guilty of murdering a pensioner — by shooting him with a crossbow outside his home in anglesey last year.

children are banned from heading the football in training — though it will still be allowed in matches. and coming up, tributes to the pioneering nasa mathematician, katherine johnson, who has died at the age of 101. good evening. in the last hour the movie producer harvey weinstein — once the most powerful man in hollywood — has been found guilty of rape and a criminal sexual act by a court in new york. he is likely to face a long time behind bars. but the jury cleared him of two of the most serious charges which could have carried

a life sentence. the allegations against mr weinstein sparked the metoo movement which inspired women around the world to take a stand against abuse. our north america correspondent nick bryant reports from new york. for weeks we have seen harvey weinstein shuffle na to this court but not tonight. he was spending eight in the cells. the first of many. he showed very little emotion as the verdict was delivered. he looked done sounded as if hands were placed in handcuffs. he was found guilty of two out of the five charges against him. for years, he was the king of hollywood. a movie mogul who acted like he owned the red carpet. but harvey weinstein cut a feeble figure during his trial in new york. shuffling into court each day to listen to the tearful and often traumatic testimony of his female accusers. the one—time aspiring actress jessica mann accused him of raping her in a new york hotel

room in 2013. and the production assistant mimi hayley said he had sexually assaulted her in 2006. today harvey weinstein was convicted of two of the five charges against him — of sexual assault on mimi hayley and of raping jessica mann. but he was acquitted of the three most serious charges against him, that could have sent him to prison for the rest of his life. i believe a felony conviction with a maximum of up to 25 years — it is not top of the indictment but by no means am i disappointed with the jury's unanimous statement that harvey weinstein is guilty of sexual assault and rate. —— rape. my clients bravely stood in their truth and refused to be intimidated, bullied, or shamed into substantially changing their testimony about what the defendant did to them.

i'm very proud of them. i am very happy that the jury delivered the verdict that was read in court today to mimi, and to jessica whom i do not represent. were you thinking about testifying? he didn't have to. harvey weinstein chose not to testify in his own defence and left it to his team of lawyers to sow seeds of doubt. they claimed the sex was consensual, citing warm e—mails and other communications with his female accusers that continued for months after the alleged attacks. the evidence presented in this case was anaemic at best. if his name was not harvey weinstein and it wasjohn doe, the manhattan district attorney's office would have never brought these charges. this has been a milestone moment for the metoo movement. a test of whether the us criminal justice system would be an ally. it's a mixed verdict, but harvey weinstein has been convicted of rape and sexual assault. he said one thing, but it was what she said that mattered. nick bryant, bbc news, new york.

this verdict will reverberate around the world and we are getting reaction from his female accusers. while it is disappointing that the outcome does not deliver the full justice that so many women deserve, harvey weinstein will forever be known as a convicted sexual predator. this conviction would not be possible without the testimony of the courageous women and their many women who have spoken out. the prosecutors did not get guilty verdicts on five, they got guilty verdicts on five, they got guilty verdicts on five, they got guilty verdicts on two mac. as i said, the history books will show that harvey weinstein is a convicted rapist. let's have a look at some reaction to this verdict. the president of time's up, the movement against sexual harassment that was founded in 2018 by hollywood celebrities in response to the #metoo movement,

paid tribute to those who testified, saying "this trial — and the jury's decision today — marks a new era ofjustice, not just for the silence breakers, who spoke out at great personal risk, but for all survivors of harassment, abuse, and assault at work" . and the metoo movement, which was formed in 2006 but gained huge momentum and visibility when its hashtag went viral, said in a statement: "this case reminds us that sexual violence thrives on unchecked power and privilege. the implications reverberate far beyond hollywood and into the daily lives of all of us in the rest of the world". responding to that verdict — the district attorney for new york, cyrus r vance, said they represented a new day for the victims of sexual offences. it's a new day because harvey weinstein has finally been held accountable for crimes he committed. the women who came forward

courageously and at great risk made that happen. weinstein is a vicious, serial sexual predator who used his power to threaten, rape, assault, check, humiliate and sciences victims. —— silence his victims. he has been found guilty of criminal sex act in the first degree and will face a prison sentence of not less than five years and up to 25 years. words cannot describe adequately the sacrifices the survivors made to pursue justice. weinstein with his manipulation, his resources, his attorneys, his publicist and to spies did everything he could to silence the survivors but they refused to be silenced. they spoke from their hearts and they were heard. they were heard by harvey weinstein‘s other survivors and by sexual predators all of the world. they sacrificed their privacy.

knowing better than anyone, the extent of his power, manipulation, retribution and abuse. to them i would say you have broken silence to hold him accountable and believe me when i say, that because you have done so, a generation of sexual assault survivors and all of us have heard your every word. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:40 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are john stevens, the deputy political editor at the daily mail, and polly mackenzie, who's the chief executive of the cross—party think—tank, demos. our other main story tonight and fears are growing that it won't be possible to stop the spread of coronavirus across the world. health experts have warned that the chances of containing it are diminishing as cases appear in more countries. most infections are still in china, but there are now a number of significant clusters elsewhere. about 77,000 people have been infected in china, where the virus emerged last year. there have been nearly 2,600 deaths.

south korea — which has the largest number of confirmed cases outside china — has more than 830 cases. eight people have died. iran says it has 61 cases of the disease, and that 12 of those infected have died. and in europe, italy is the worst hit. more than 220 people have tested positive for the disease, and there are six reported deaths. 11 towns have been put into quarantine to try to contain the virus. in a moment we'll bring you the latest from our correspondents in china and south korea — but first mark lowen reports from the town of codogno, south—east of milan, in italy. they try to halt a virus as they cannot see, scrambling to contain the invisible. behind the barriers, more than 50,000 people are quarantined as cases rise and so do the deaths. italy has europe's worst coronavirus outbreak, the third highest in the world

after china and south korea. translation: we are following our instruction, blocking roads and asking people not to leave their homes unless absolutely necessary. this is the exclusion now on the road to codogno, the centre of the outbreak. you can see them stopping all the cars trying to enter here and others trying to leave. it depends whether they have the authorisation as to whether they can pass through. the carabinieri and military are deciding whether to widen the exclusion zone in an attempt to control the coronavirus spread. for some old world methods of sending supplies to a cut—off town. tino delivering masks to his sister stuck inside. she is grateful because they have run out

there. we were sent pictures from a pharmacy in codogno, serving anxious cues. bongiorno, andrea. and the man who filmed them told of a growing sense of fear. translation: we feel abandoned. we find out what happened through what's app or facebook. there is a lot of full rmours around. are people panicked? yes, people are panicking, some convinced themselves it will blow over but others are worried and cannot sleep. in nearby milan, the cathedral which has withstood 500 years is closed. schools and universities are shut off and in supermarkets panic is spreading quicker than the virus and it too is hard to stem. mark lowen, bbc news north italy. fear has driven thousands in daegu into a panic buying frenzy.

they queued for hours, even sprinting to the back of the line in the hope of getting a face mask. but some had to leave empty—handed. translation: this is the first time we have been out of the house in three days and we could not buy more masks. elsewhere, it is eerily quiet, only a few stallholders had decided to open. translation: i have been working in this market for a0 years but i have never seen anything like this. most residents have decided to stay indoors as officials raced to find those who have been infected. there are no travel restrictions in place for now as you drive through the worst affected areas, the local government sends alerts. detailing virus hotspots to avoid. that is the kind of thing we have been getting. each message has detailed notes of confirmed cases nearby. meanwhile medics on the front line battle on.

doctors sent these images to show us the kind of caution they are taking. in north korea, they claim to have no cases of coronavirus after they sealed their border with china injanuary. all 380 foreigners in the country have been quarantined. experts fear an outbreak in this secret state where millions are malnourished could be catastrophic. back in the south, there is a sense of urgency, officials saythe next few days will be crucial if they are to prevent this outbreak becoming an epidemic. laura vicker, bbc news, daegu. china is going all—out to contain the virus. this is an inspection control squad in training. there are still questions

over their early response and the silencing of medics who tried to raise the alarm. today though, the world health organization was full of praise. china has rolled out probably the most ambitious and i would say agile and aggressive disease containment effort in history. to what extent you think cover up and censorship played a role allowing this virus to accelerate at the rate it did? i don't know. frankly we did not look at that, i am being completely honest but what worries me most is has a list has the rest of the world learned the lesson of speed? once china woke up to the danger, it did move fast. quarantining cities and effectively shutting down its economy. as the virus was allowed to spiral out of

control in the province of hubei, it spread in small but significant pockets in every province in china. this is the picture of a disaster and force the government to act. here is what happened. the official figures show that in hubei , although the numbers are still high, they are stabilising and for the rest of china, even better news. the numbers kept low by those containment measures and for more than a week now, they have been falling. china has been so effective, the world health organization says it is now safe to get the economy going again. welcome news on this farm. translation: with the roads all blocked, of course it has brought sales down. if china's control of information helped start the crisis, its control over its people might help solve it. bbc news, beijing. the headlines on bbc news... disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein weinstein is found guilty of rape and sexual assault — but cleared of the most severe charges against him. italy on lockdown.

a surge in coronavirus cases here — and elsewhere in the world — prompt fears of an international pandemic. a man has been found guilty of murdering a pensioner — by shooting him with a crossbow outside his home in anglesey last year. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre.

the prospect of a tyson fury george white unification fight is enticing but what insensible have to do a deal which sets his mind. we have been trying to make that fight for the last few years but they have said to have to be 70—30 in favour of anthony but the tables have turned now. 50—50, no problem about that. this is about the fans, they wa nt to that. this is about the fans, they want to see the fight and will make it happen. if he wants to put this fight on in the uk or outside the usa, he has to deal with us. fight on in the uk or outside the usa, he has to dealwith us. the coronavirus outbreak has caused their pool 15 matches in italy to be

postponed. ospreys were due to play zebre in parma which isjust outside venice. inter milan's europa game on thursday is also set to take place behind closed doors as the san siro deals with the outbreak. it is the fourth game to be called off in syria are. kobe bryant's medal has their own of the helicopter which crashed and killed her husband and daughter and nine other people. there was a memorial at the staples arena. his widow is alleging wrongful death claiming that pilate was negligent and should have aborted the flight and the conditions. children under 12 have been advised to no longer head football during training in england, scotla nd football during training in england, scotland and northern ireland. the new guidelines will be phased—in for children up to the 16 to mitigate

against potential risk after research by glasgow university showed former players were likely to die from brain disease. the welsh fa have not introduced the ban yet but are waiting for the outcome of their own review later this year. while we don't know exactly the reasons for the field study data, whether it's heading or head injuries, we can assume it is head impact so this is a sensible and pragmatic approach to reduce that overall burden and at the same time improving, continuing to improve, head injury management. australia had their first won at the women's t20 cup. beating sri lanka today. elsewhere, india are top after beating bangladesh in their second game in the tournament. they restricted their opponents to just 124-8. restricted their opponents to just 124—8. 15—year—old coco gauff was

ranked 686 in the world at the start of last year but she is now 49th, the first person hurries to break into the top 30 for 15 years. novak djokovic is until 116 at the dubai championships, beating his opponent in straight sets. that is all your support for now. more at happen often. thank you very much. a jury at the old bailey has been watching cctv of the preparations made by salman abedi before he detonated a bomb at manchester arena in may 2017. in the five days before footage showed him unloading a heavy suitcase from a taxi containing bomb—making materials which he then took into a rented flat he was using. his brother hashem abedi is on trial, accused of helping his brother plan the attack . he denies 22 murders, attempted murder, and conspiring to cause explosions. dan johnson reports

from the old bailey. thejury had seen the jury had seen cctv footage of salman abedi movement it is before the bombing and including the day itself when he made a third of a number of reconnaissance visits to manchester arena, above manchester victoria station and speaks of the an area just outside the arena. his first visit was on the 18th of may, just after he from libya. there was a take that concert and he was seen on cctv passing through that area as people were queueing for tickets are waiting to meet family and friends ahead of the concert. he spent some time there and was on the telephone before returning to his rented flat. the next morning he was seen leaving the flat, taking a taxi across town toa car the flat, taking a taxi across town to a car park, there was a cardio park there before you left the country for libya. the car which was parked with the ingredients he needed to assemble his bomb. the

next few days he was caught on the cctv cameras visiting stores like b and q cctv cameras visiting stores like b and 0 where he bought thousands of nuts and bolts and screws and other bits of material he needed to put together his bomb so the evidence has all been about salman abedi and his movements. he was a suicide bomber who killed 22 people but on trial as his younger brother who is accused of being jointly responsible for that attack even though he with the country at the time. the prosecution said he was part of planning and preparing this attack in the months before the bombing and new what his brother would be doing, he was part of loading those ingredients into the car after helping his brother order them. if it is charges of murder, attempted murder and conspiring to cause explosions. —— these are charges. a man has been found guilty of murdering a pensioner by shooting him with a crossbow

outside his home. 74—year—old gerry corrigan — from anglesey in north wales — was lured from his house late at night, after his killer disrupted his television signal. the court heard that 39—year—old terence wall was caught after police recovered tracking data from a burnt—out car. more from our wales correspondent, hywel griffith. trained in martial arts, terry whall promoted himself in videos as an expert in hand to hand combat but to kill his elderly victim he chose another lethal weapon. from close range he fired a single bolt from the crossbow he bought online. it tore through 74—year—old's gerald corrigan‘s organs, the injuries were fatal. the police say they still do not know why the retired lecturer was targeted. gerald corrigan was a victim of a barbaric, medieval style execution. in one of the safest parts of the united kingdom. gerald, a pensioner,

lived in a tranquil and remote location with his disabled partner, marie. he was entirely innocent. the murder prompted an appeal to the then prime minister. any member of the public, who has any information about what happened to get in touch with the police. the police discovered whall had lured his victim from his remote home on the anglesey coast by tampering with his satellite as gerald corrigan was watching tv. terry whall denied being at the house but the car he used had been torched, destroying the black box recorder. but he was caught out by modern technology, the land rover discovery similar to this one had automatically uploaded all his information. telematics can reveal not just where a car has been but when the engine is turned over and which doors have been opened and shut.

everything is transmitted as it's happening, stored in a cloud. i do not think they realise the information is being sent in, theyjust use car as normal and they don't know the numbers gathered in the information. after a five—week trial, the jury found terry whall guilty of murder. his victim's family have called on him to finally reveal his motive. two severe flood warnings — meaning there's a danger to life — are in place along the river severn in shropshire. in shrewsbury parts of the town centre are under water and there are fears that flooding in the area could reach its "highest ever" level. water levels have continued to rise today, with routes into and around the town shut and barriers put up. sian lloyd reports. shrewsbury hasn't seen the river severn at this level for 20 years. but it's staying open for business. people trying to go about their daily lives, keeping a guest house open when half of the bedrooms are underwater. it was like a horror film. the water just started to pour through the walls.

anda teller believes she's suffered at least £30,000 worth of damage so far. it's devastating. we haven't got any insurance. we met with the insurance company ten days ago. they said they couldn't get us cover any more. that it was a nationwide problem with commercial properties, that they weren't offering it. a severe flood warning meaning danger to life has been in place here for the past 2a hours. and water levels have continued to rise throughout the day. the situation has been described as serious by emergency services. who have declared it a major incident. what we are seeing is still a small number of people thinking it is safe to drive through the water. and also we have seen people walking through the water as well. and obviously six inches of water, there could be manholes that have been dislodged, so what is underneath that surface, we don't know.

flood defences have held in some parts of the town, but they are not to be found everywhere. and those who took a chance on leaving their cars here have been caught out. i've come down here today to move my girlfriend's car, because i told her it would be safe to park it in the car park. it's the red one over there. are you going to be in trouble? yeah, i'm not moving it! but others are getting around anyway they can. navigating their way through the floods. people are being warned that it will rain again tomorrow and the river slaven bilic peak here. further down the river, in ironbridge, another severe flood warning is in place. some people i've been told they may have to leave their homes and move to temporary accommodation, first on the threat of flooding continues. —— first son.

—— for some. president trump has described india as one of the most amazing nations in the world — as he begins a two day visit to the country. donald trump and narendra modi addressed more than a 100,000 people in a packed stadium in gujarat, before visiting the taj mahal in agra. the two countries have been trying for some time to reach agreement on a new trade deal and are co—operating on security. coming up — we'll speak to libby jackson from the uk space agency about katherine johnson. the nasa mathematican —— who's calculations helped america get to moon — who's died at the age of 101. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina hello, we've seen some disruptive flow —— snowfall across england, northern ireland and scotland. easing with scotland tonight but the risk of ice from the north and west. a few showers reaching eastern counties. it will be a cold night for all others, minus two in northern scotland, close to fizzing for much of england, wales and

northern ireland. tuesday sees a strong and northerly wind bringing further showers across the uk. these showers may contain snow. also heal and perhaps thunder and lighting. sharon more frequent the further west you are, not so much across eastern counties. blowing through quickly on strong and gusty when, strongest in south—west england. the strength of the mental take the edge of the highs of the temperatures. on the strength of the wind, it will feel even colder. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein is found guilty of rape and sexual assault, but cleared of other — more serious charges against him. it is no longer business as usual in the united states. this is the age of the empowerment of women.

and you cannot intimidate them any longer. in italy roadblocks put 11 towns into quarantine as fear grows that the global spread of coronavirus can't be stopped. in south korea, the queue for face masks as the largest number of cases of the virus are confirmed outside china. taking a paddle down the high street as flooding around shrewsbury could reach its highest level ever. a man has been found guilty of murdering a pensioner, by shooting him with a crossbow outside his home in anglesey last year. children are banned from heading the football in training — though it will still be allowed in matches. let's return to coronavirus, as the world health organisation says countries across the world should do more to prepare for a possible pandemic. the who said it was too early to call the outbreak a pandemic but nations should be "in a phase of preparedness". here in the uk more than six

and a half thousand people have been tested for coronavirus, so far 13 have tested positive, including the four cases from the diamond princess cruise ship injapan who are now in the uk. our medical correspondent fergus walsh explains how you can best protect yourself from the virus. the new coronavirus spreads through droplets in the air when infected people cough. so if you're just a few feet from them, you could breathe in the virus. if you touch an infected surface and then rub your eyes or mouth, that can also pass it on. it's why regular hand—washing is important. none of us has any immunity to this virus so if there is a major outbreak, any of us could catch it. but it's worth stressing that it causes only a mild respiratory illness in four out of five people, who will get better without any medical treatment.

the symptoms begin with a fever and a dry cough. the older you are, the greater the risk of complications such as shortness of breath and pneumonia. especially for those with underlying health problems such as heart and lung disease and diabetes. the biggest viral threat at present is the seasonal flu which causes thousands of deaths in the uk every year. if we get small, limited outbreaks here we could see the same sort of quarantine restrictions that are being tried in other countries. school closures are possible, as are the postponing of sporting fixtures and other public events. anything where large groups of people congregate. but if we get cases popping up all over the country then locking down communities won't be possible. instead the focus will be on getting people to self—isolate.

the longer we can keep this virus at bay the better because with the warmer weather, there's a chance that cases might start to dwindle. i'm joined now by dr allison mcgeer, infectious disease consultant at mount sinai hospital in toronto. she was at the front line of the sars outbreak in 2003 when she contracted the virus herself. thank you so much forjoining us. how close do you think we are of reaching a pandemic and what would that actually mean? you know, pandemic isjust that actually mean? you know, pandemic is just a description of an outbreak... sorry, we lost that line already. doctor, can you still hear us already. doctor, can you still hear us that all? no. we will try and come back to you if we can. hang on. can you hear us? that line is

struggling a bit. sorry about that. we will try to come back to her in the next few minutes. let's go now to one of our other top stories. let's return to the news that the disgraced american film producer harvey weinstein has been convicted of sexual assault and rape by a jury in new york. butjurors found him not guilty of the most serious charges against him, which could have carried a life sentence. lawyers for the women involved have been giving their reaction outside court, starting with doug wigdor. it is a significant day because he has been held responsible for his actions. but while we can't undo that harm... while he has been convicted, we cannot undo the harm he has caused to so many victims. today will be some mode of relief for all of the assault survivors who hopefully today can bring about some sense of relief. this is a legal reckoning for harvey weinstein. the three witnesses who i represent have been role models in courage.

without them and their willingness to testify under oath, in this case, and without their willingness to be subjected to an intense and brutal cross—examination, this result would never this result would never have been won. harvey weinstein is exactly where he should be now. behind bars. harvey weinstein has hurt dozens and dozens of people by his sexual predatory rapist violent behaviour. and today, they can be no other discussion other than harvey weinstein is exactly where he should be. debra katz speaking there. joining me now is ben wright outside the court in new york. just give us a flavour of the wider reaction that is coming in. certainly come a woman who for the last two years have accuse harvey weinstein of sexual esso or harassment have celebrated this to vertex, for instance, actually did

the actor tweeted for the woman who testified in this case come and walk to traumatic hell, you did the public service to girls and women everywhere. —— actress ashleyjudd. the national women's law centre says the bird he gave survivors a measure of justice and the bird he gave survivors a measure ofjustice and i think that is the thing in the reaction of women who have had personal expenses with harvey weinstein. —— says the verdict gave women. and the me to movement, was followed on from those verdicts against harvey weinstein in 2017 with the new york times splashed and what they said was a a long history of sexual—harassment to women in misbehavior. been to, what happens to harvey weinstein next? -- ben,. he is in prison right now. he walked in here this morning, being seen walked in here this morning, being seen shuffling and on his walking framer after having breakfast at the

four seasons hotel. not knowing whether that will be his last brea kfast of whether that will be his last breakfast of freedom for many years. thejury then breakfast of freedom for many years. the jury then came back about two hours later and delivered their verdict. because of the seriousness of these offences and convictions come he was taken straight into custody come bail condition scrapped. it would now remain in prison until he discovers what the sentence will be on a march the 11th. he knows he could be looking ata 11th. he knows he could be looking at a very long time behind bars. the conviction for criminal and sexual act in the first degree could alone meana act in the first degree could alone mean a sentence act in the first degree could alone mean a sentence in act in the first degree could alone mean a sentence in imprisonment of up mean a sentence in imprisonment of up to 25 years. the second conviction for rape in the third degree can mean a maximum sentence of four years. the 67—year—old former hollywood film producer, and mogul come could be spending a lot of time and behind bars. thank you there. with me now is deeba syed, a lawyer specialising in sexual harassment cases. she works for the campaign group rights of women, which supports victims of abuse.

thank you for coming in. what is going to be the impact of this case and the verdict we've had today? this is a hugely important verdict. i really hope it will give heart to women who have been sexually harassed in the workplace and abuse was that we take calls from women in that situation all the time and it is happening to women from all walks of life. so today possibly frederick i hope will mean that women will see that they can achieve justice and the harassers that they can achieve justice and the ha rassers can that they can achieve justice and the harassers can be held to account. -- today's verdict was that we heard people say basically having to go to court like this was effectively having to go through the abuse twice at least. so it takes huge levels of kurds, doesn't a? yes, it is a very trim anything to go through the courts process. —— levels of courage. we know in this country, getting a conviction is very difficult. we commend the women that have come forward and hugely brave and it is it shows what woman can do when they campaign to get the. some people might say some of

those who came forward, not all, we re those who came forward, not all, were in powerful positions. for many people, sadly they are not in that position and don't have wealth or influence, and their curse of the forward might be severely hindered. exactly why we were in our services. we give free legal advice to level the playing field. it is extremely difficult if you are a woman of colour come low—paid job commit is much harder to hold your harasser to account. we are there to provide support for them. obviously without naming specifics, can you give us an idea of who comes to you and what sort of people you are getting?l real range, women from all walks of life. it is always the same thing. they are in a position ofjunior compared to a person who is a senior person who is perpetrating abuse and using the tools that they have in

the workplace to make their lives very difficult. and intimidate women from not coming forward. have you seen from not coming forward. have you seenin from not coming forward. have you seen in the last figure since the huge publicity, any change? arm are people coming forward or stopping this abuse? yes, we see more people coming forward. that really gives us hope because i think with the case before with a lot of women just suffering in silence. that is why this verdict is so important. we hope that women do not have to feel like that any more. again, legal systems around the world differ. the american system completely different to what people have here. yes. it is the same principle because what we find on our advice line is women are disbelieved and dismissed, not treated seriously, and we hope that there will not be the case any more and we hope that more people will call us and get the legal advice and know their rights and be able to enforce them. do you find it is mostly younger woman who perhaps are scared of losing theirjob

altogether? no, it is really broad. younger women, but also older women. the common thread is that they are ina the common thread is that they are in a position either in a junior position or being harassed by a man who is a senior position.|j position or being harassed by a man who is a senior position. i know your group is specifically focused on the rights of women, but men also presumably can be harassed. of course. but what we find is the harassers tend to be male. so i think there is a huge problem in the workplace, we find a lot of workplaces and protect harassers rather than get rid of them from the organisation. that shows... why is that? sometimes a very valuable to the organisation. we are not really centring victims and their feelings. that has to change. and i hope that verdict today will show employer that it verdict today will show employer thatitis verdict today will show employer that it is not worthwhile predicting these abusers. a british company might say that is one american big case they got a lot of publicity. a different country and different jurisdiction. we know from the

advice line this is happening endemic levels across the country. soi endemic levels across the country. so i think what the problem... what sort of numbers? half of women are sexually harassed at the workplace. according to the trade conference. the tuc? yes. that is a staggering amount. when you say harassed that includes what? sexual harassment. that can be all kinds of things like sexist comments or sexistjokes. but also groping, touching, trying to forcibly kiss woman. it really ranges in the because we get on our advice line are very serious. a lot of women telling us they have been sexually assaulted in the workplace. so we know how serious this problem is. but the problem is that there is too much burden put on the women to hold their account or to account. the harasser to account. and what we wa nt to the harasser to account. and what we want to see it as a shift of the burden being taken off of the women in more employers. and that tuc

survey was done recently with quite a big number is tested?|j survey was done recently with quite a big number is tested? i was in 2016. but they have been doing a lot more surveys and have been organising around because they know it isa organising around because they know it is a problem in workplaces all kinds of workplaces. public and private sector. absolutely. it is really a problem that women are facing in the workplace. it is the law strong enough? it is not strong enough. the problem is still so huge. what we are calling for with the tuc is a new duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace because prevention is a lwa ys workplace because prevention is always the best care. instead of letting harassment growing women lights we want them to not be in that position at all. thank you for coming in. today possibly case will generate even more discussion on this. thank you. —— today's case.

the widow of nba star kobe bryant has filed a lawsuit against the operator of a helicopter that crashed into a california hillside, killing him, their daughter gianna and seven others nearly a month ago. it comes as thousands of people turn out in los angeles to pay their respects to the former la lakers star. more than 100,000 people tried to get tickets for the memorial event, which is under way right now at the staples centre in los angeles. our correspondent david willis is there for us. david, tell us what is been happening there. it is actuallyjust come to an end and the last few minutes. you can see thousands of fa ns minutes. you can see thousands of fans filtering out now. the end of the nearly two hour celebration of the nearly two hour celebration of the life of kobe bryant. we heard from basketball stars like michael jordan and shaquille o'neal. we heard from female basketball players who kobe bryant has mentor and over the years and we heard musical tributes as well from beyonce, and alicia keys. not to mention very

moving speeches from kobe bryant's widow vanessa bryant who pay tribute not only to her husband, but to her 13—year—old daughter gianna who was among those on board the helicopter that crashed just last month. 100,000 people as you mentioned there attempted to get tickets for this event, just a fifth of that number, around 20,000 were lucky enough to squeeze into the staples centre behind me for this tribute. i'll be bryant obviously remember it asa i'll be bryant obviously remember it as a huge star and the sporting world. but his personal history wasn't totally unblemished. that's kobe bryant. that is right. there was that sexual assault back in 2003. that eventually didn't go to trial because the woman in question declined to give evidence in court against kobe bryant but subsequent civil action resulted in an out—of—court settlement. that cost kobe bryant several key sponsorships

and almost his marriage to vanessa, but he came back to rebuild his image somewhat and certainly in the eyes of people here in los angeles, he is seen as a huge icon and a global brand leader, and a man admired for his tenacity, his desire to win at all costs on the basketball court. thank you, david. sir mo farah repeatedly denied to us anti—doping investigators that he received injections of a controversial legal supplement to try to boost his performance ahead of the 2014 london marathon. but interview transcripts obtained by the bbc‘s panorama programme reveal that farah later changed his account to investigators, saying he'd forgotten. the programme also reveals new allegations about mo farah's former coach, alberto salazar, who is now banned from the sport for doping violations. mark daly has this exclusive report. three, two, one...

mo farah's first—ever marathon in 2014. two days earlier, he'd been given injections of a supplement called l—carnitine, which wasn't recorded on his medical notes. injections like this weren't banned as long as they were under the legal limit of 50 millilitres. a year later, mo farah's coach, alberto salazar, was under investigation for doping violations. farah was interviewed by us anti—doping investigators at this hotel for five hours, and he repeatedly denied having had l—carnitine injections before the marathon. if someone said that you were taking l—carnitine injections, are they not telling the truth? definitely not telling the truth, 100%. i've never taken l—carnitine injections at all. are you sure that alberto salazar hasn't recommended that you take l—carnitine injections? no, i've nevertaken l—carnitine injections. after the interview, mo farah met uk athletics

official barry fudge, who had also spoken to usada. mo farah then rushed back in, just as the investigators were packing up. he then changed his account and told them that he had in fact received an l—carnitine injection ahead of the london marathon. no records are kept, and you would ask the question, well, why? clearly, if he's taking medicines to enhance performance, there is ethical questions that that raises. i think this is something that should be looked at in some seriousness. uk athletics and lawyers for mo farah said his injections were well within the allowable limit. mo farah's lawyers added... before the injections were given, e—mails show uk athletics officials were worried whether it would be safe and within the spirit of the sport. despite this, barry fudge flew to switzerland

to collect the supplement from a contact of salazar‘s. i'm shocked, because you kind of go, what is that all about? and you're an employee of uk athletics, so uk athletics, why would you one of your staff to do that? why would you allow one of your staff to do that? uk athletics said: a small number of british athletes have used l—carnitine, fully in accordance with world anti—doping protocol." mo farah split from salazar in 2017, but questions about his influence persist. mark daly, bbc news. and you can see more of panorama's investigation, "‘mo farah and the salazar scandal‘ on bbc iplayer. let's get more now on those floods in england... the environment agency warns that flooding in shrewsbury could reach its highest—ever level, and cut off the centre of the town. our correspondent victoria norris sent this report this afternoon.

well, i am stood behind some of the flood barriers here in shrewsbury. i am five foot nine, they are about seven foot. it is these barriers that are stopping the river severn from flooding shrewsbury. let me take you up over the foot bridge to the other side and i will show you exactly what i mean. we have been here all day and we have seen the river levels rising really rapidly. and tomorrow, they could see unprecedented levels of around between 52—55 metres. so, there you can see behind the flood barriers, the volume of water which is building up, that is normally a car park. in the distance, you can perhaps see some submerged vehicles. beyond them, there is a hedgerow and that would normally be a cricket pitch. let me take you to the other side. on this side, beyond the trees, that is where the river should be flowing. but obviously it is burst its banks and it is completely flooded the area. i will take you to the other side

of the footbridge now. and hopefully you can see the barriers, now they are... the water is about 90 cm from the top of the barriers and these are unprecedented levels. to give us the very latest is chris banger from the environment agency. chris, how bad is it? it is as bad as we could get. we have issued a severe warning and that is important because there is risk to life. currently, at the moment we have levels of 4.95 metres, ten cm higher than last week. we expect it to go higher like you said. 5.2 metres to 5.5 metres. that will beat the record of 2000 that was set here. yes, we have a lot to do and a lot of warning to do for our communities. how difficult is it keeping communities informed? we have fantastic websites.

the gov.uk websites that we have, there is lots of info, we ask them to sign up to flood warning, that is important. anybody that is in a community that is at risk of flooding can sign up to these websites and get instant levels. what about tomorrow? what can we expect and the next few days? in shropshire, we issued two severe warnings. they are the two severe warnings that have been issued across england at the moment and the next one is for iron bridge, which again suffered last week with flooding there. the communities have onlyjust recovered and cleaned up but unfortunately, again, they will get water in some of those properties down there and that is a severe warning and we are talking about 6.7 to 7 metres on the gauge down there. so it is very much a position we have to watch and will be working with our partners to monitor the situation overnight. thank you, chris. finally, i want to show you hopefully you can see the flow of the river severn. 400 tonnes of water a second are approaching shrewsbury on this river and as a result, we are expecting significant flooding along the river between here, worchester and gloucestershire over

the next five days. the mathematician katherinejohnson, who helped launch the first american astronaut into orbit around the earth, has died at the age of 101. her role at nasa was highlighted in the 2016 film hidden figures, which tells the story of african—american women who worked on early space missions, including the moon landings. in a statement, nasa said katherinejohnson's legacy of excellence had broken down racial and social barriers. margot lee shetterly, who wrote the book hidden figures, said it was her "life's honour" to telljohnson's story. and actress taraji henson, who played johnson in the hidden figures movie, thanked the mathematician for sharing her intelligence with the world, adding: "because of your hard work little girls everywhere can dream as big as the moon." we can speak now to libbyjackson, who works at the uk space agency, as their human exploration programme manager. shejoins me from paris.

how big a figure was catherine johnson? catherine played a huge pa rt johnson? catherine played a huge part right from the early stage. and set a flight. but really a legacy should be celebrated. i'm just so please she got to see some of that celebration and admiration of her work because she really was a trailblazer who inspired many people. how exactly did her work help make these huge achievements happen? as she started out, checking the numbers in the calculations, which is how you put some people in space which is how you put some people in s pa ce craft which is how you put some people in space craft into space. she calculated the numbers and they worked out how to place them on the moon and how they would get there.

she started from a very early age being obsessed with numbers. she spread through school and university. yes. which was a huge thing to do at the time. she was a black child and a world in america where there was not education available for her. our whole family work to make sure she and her sisters could get that education. i let her to nasa and the mission. a wonderful thing to see. so important that we meet figures like this because the uk space programme is growing and making sure that we get as many people so they can be an catherine helps people all around the world see that. her biggest achievements will be most remembered for do you think? i think her moment withjohn glenn when he asked her to check the numbers that the commuter had calculated was she said one of

the big moments of her career. i hope she isjust the big moments of her career. i hope she is just remember it as an inspiration area trailblazer and many inspiration area trailblazer and any inspiration area trailblazer and many many people can follow in her footsteps. do you think you have to be somebody of that level of talent? there is a brilliant quote on her online piecing when she was very small, i count of the steps of the road in the church, the dishes, i counted anything i could. do you have to be supersonic from a very young age to achieve what she did? the space programme is huge and growing in the uk. they are in all sorts of life that they come from. it isa sorts of life that they come from. it is a whole sector. we have mathematicians, scientists, engineers, lawyers. doctors, lawyers, air really is somewhere that if there is a job for you in the space, something that inspires you, you should absolutely come and join the sector. of course she said,

she was a young black woman when she started, how difficult would it have been for her? and ductility. i can't for me even begin to imagine the hardships in the prejudices that she faced. in the movie, it captured some of those things very well. but katherine always said that she would like to learn and like to ask questions and in her autobiography that was published recently, she a lwa ys that was published recently, she always said treat other people the way you want to be treated, and she looked in the coverage that she had. excellent. i think her autobiography is now going to get area wide reading. very sad news today but she has that and ask her to never lie. thank you for helping to celebrated. katherine johnson who's died at the age of 101. you can read more about her online. let's have a look at the weather

now. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. hello. we've seen disruptive snowfall across parts of northern england in northern ireland and scotla nd england in northern ireland and scotland today. slowly easing from scotla nd scotland today. slowly easing from scotland overnight but with the risk a ice further winter showers piling in from the north and the west but fewer showers getting across the eastern counties here will be clearer and drier. a cold night for all of us come as low as —2 across northern scotland and have her in close to freezing as much of england and wales in northern ireland. how to say look some cold and strong northwesterly wind, further winter showers across the uk and the showers across the uk and the showers likely to contain snow giving further accumulation, and also health and maybe thunder and lightning as well. the showers most frequently further west and not so many getting across ethan counties but no were immune from the winter showers, blown too quickly on strong and gusty winds, the one strongest across south was and also along channel coast and the strength of the wind will really take the edge off of the highs which will be five to nine celsius and out on the

strength of the way and it will feel even colder. —— add on the strength of the wind.

hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. first to new york, harvey weinstein's trial has ended, thejury, has reached its verdict. harvey weinstein is guilty of sexual assault and rape. my clients bravely stood in their truth and refused to be intimidated, bullied or shamed. the film producer was aquitted on three other charges against women. he's likely to face up to 25 years in prison. a car has driven into a carnival parade in germany, injuring more than 30 people. it's said the driver may have been deliberately targetting children. there are fears it might not be possible to stop the spread of coronavirus across the world — in italy there's been