new cases of coronavirus continued to be reported around the world. about 1,000 holiday—makers have been told they can't leave their hotel in tenerife, after two guests tested positive for the virus. at least six schools have been closed across the uk as a precaution — although official advice is not to do so. 11 hospitals in the uk are to increase their tests for the virus to help assess whether it's spreading — we'll have the latest from our medical correspondent. also this lunchtime... a shropshire town is evacuated as flood defences are overwhelmed by rising water — and more rain is forecast. speaking in the commons for the first time since he resigned as chancellor, sajid javid warns the prime minister his plans for the treasury are not

in the national interest. a chancellor, like all cabinet ministers, has to be able to give candid advice to prime minister so he is speaking truth to power. the singer duffy reveals she was drugged, held captive and raped for several days by an unnamed attacker. in one of his last official engagements, prince harry warns that the growth of tourism is threatening to destroy some of the world's most beautiful places. in the sport on bbc news, england captain heather knight hits a maiden international t20 century as they beat thailand at the women's t20 world cup.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. new cases of coronavirus continue to be reported around the world, including the first case in latin america. in europe, italy is still the worst affected country. about 1,000 holiday—makers, including many britons, are unable to leave their hotel in tenerife after two italian guests tested positive. here, at least six schools have been closed after pupils and staff returned from half term holidays in italy — though public health england says its general advice is not to shut schools. in the past half hour, the health secretary matt hancock said the public can be assured the government has a clear plan to "contain delay and search and mitigate" the spread of the virus. meanwhile, ireland's health minister has called for the ireland—italy six nations rugby match to be postponed — it is due to be played in dublin in ten days‘ time.

our first report is from our health correspondent sophie hutchinson. police checks on the outskirts of the town in northern italy. it's one of ii the town in northern italy. it's one of 11 areas here in lockdown designated a red zone because it is at the centre of europe's largest outbreak of coronavirus. more than 370 people have been infected and i2 had died. a big concern is how the virus is spreading across italy's borders. today, the health secretary here told the commons once again the government was doing everything it could to protect the public. our approach has at all times been guided by the chief medical officer working on the basis of the best possible scientific evidence. the public can be assured that we have a clear plan to contain, delay,

research and mitigate and that we are working methodologically through each step to keep the public safe. in tenerife, a thousand guests and staff remain in quarantine at this hotel after four people from northern italy tested positive. many say they are frustrated by a lack of information. we've been in our room for about 2k hours now. you are allowed out now that they had tested oui’ allowed out now that they had tested our temperatures and given us a mask and you can wander about if you want but you should probably stay in your room. in the uk, at least 11 schools have been affected by clustering closures after skiing trips to northern italy. there is concern that government advice isn't being followed and some are too quick to close their doors. schools say they are putting the welfare of their pupils first. due to the risk that i perceived, i made the decision that

it was in the best interests of our community, of our children, to close the school. it is an ever—changing picture and the information given today i'm sure will be contradicted today i'm sure will be contradicted to what we were given yesterday. across the world, there are 81,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in 33 countries. in japan confirmed cases of coronavirus in 33 countries. injapan where the outbreak has ta ken countries. injapan where the outbreak has taken hold, there are mounting concerns about this summer's 0lympic mounting concerns about this summer's olympic games. the prime minister has called for all sports and cultural events to be cancelled 01’ and cultural events to be cancelled or limited to two weeks. closer to home in dublin today island's chief medical officer has called for the six nations match between ireland and italy, scheduled for a week on saturday, to be cancelled over fears of fa ns saturday, to be cancelled over fears of fans travelling from italy. the clear view of the public health emergency team is that this game shouldn't go ahead, that it would

constitute a significant risk because a large number of people would be travelling from an affected region. my department will be contacting them. i know it will come asa contacting them. i know it will come as a cause of great disappointment but it's important we make decisions. a decision is yet to be taken in ireland. greece has now reported its first infection and the world health organization says there are more new cases being reported each day in the rest of the world than in china, the heart of the epidemic. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. 0ur correspondent fiona trott is outside the hotel in tenerife that's on lockdown. i hope you can hear me over this slightly tricky line but give us a sense of what people are saying and holiday makers of course. there's been a lot of activity this lunchtime behind those medical tents at the front of the entrance. there's a lot of work to do, from

what i understand from the guests, there are teams of medics and translators going from room to ring, checking their condition and taking their temperature. about 1000 people are staying here. please stood outside patrolling are wearing face masks —— the police standing outside. you heard a small amount of news about what's going on inside in the report, someone was saying that while the advice was to stay in your room, some people aren't doing that. i've heard that people are at the pool i've heard that people are at the pool, few of them wearing face masks. the issue is that a lot of people are frustrated that they are not getting the information they wa nt not getting the information they want about their situation and when they will be getting updated about that. they will walk around and try and talk to staff and go to reception. another guest has an allergy and was prescribed medication last night for that and

hasn't received it yet. other people have medicine that they need. that is an issue for them, particularly if they have to stay longer. i want to update you on a press conference held here on the island. we have heard the rest of the group of travellers that were with the italian couple who were infected and the two others travelling with them, we have been told that their tests have come back negative. they are currently processing another 11 samples. the number of people they had encountered with symptoms is very low. thank you. let's assess the wider picture. 0ur medical correspondent, fergus walsh, is here. we talk about latin america, i suppose that is no surprise. we talk about latin america, i suppose that is no surprisem we talk about latin america, i suppose that is no surprise. it is interesting how much of an impact

this is having on people who don't have the virus and the threats to sporting events, mass gatherings and even the olympic games being talked about. the concern in italy is that they have never found their patient zero and that is why it has proved so zero and that is why it has proved so difficult to stem the cases. today we've had cases in austria and switzerland and algeria, all from travel from italy. there is concern about italy, very worrying in iran where they have more than a dozen deaths and less than a hundred reported confirmed cases, there must be many hundreds more than that. south korea as well. more and more countries are being affected by this new virus. a quick thought about the picture at home, prepare richness, it is what everyone is asking. nearly 7000 people have been tested and only 13 have tested positive. they are extending the testing now

but give it a couple of weeks and we are likely to have many more cases here. as it stands, this story really hasn't affected or shouldn't be affecting the uk and yet we are seeing schools closing. the impact is already there before the virus has really reached here in any numbers. thank you. as we've heard, the coronavirus has heightened concerns about the pressures on the health service. there's been a sharp rise in the number of a&e patients in england stuck on a trolley for more than four hours while a bed is found for them. there were nearly 200,000 in december and january, up more than a third on the same period the winter before. here's our health correspondent, nick triggle. so where does it hurt? just the old age. ethel has come to hospital after a fall. with an ageing population, demands on hospitals are rising. i don't think i'll get to 102. many who come to a&e need to be admitted for further treatment.

the bbc has been looking at the delays these frail and seriously ill patients face during december and january. nearly one in four patients had to wait over four hours for a bed. that amounted to 199,000 trolley waits in corridors and side rooms. that's more than double the numbers seen four winters ago. and a growing number of patients experienced delays before they were even seen. one in seven arriving by ambulance waited over 30 minutes before being handed over to hospital staff. similar pressures are being reported in other parts of the uk. 93—year—old kate milson was taken to london's hillingdon hospital after a fall. she spent six hours on a trolley. i was in the corridor in pain, and you can't think of anything else, just wondering what's going to happen. and i thought, "i have broken this hip before. oh, my god, what have i done this time?"

the hospital said... staff in colchester a&e admit it can be challenging coping with such demands. thejob is exhausting, but for me, it is the life i've chosen. i wake up every day happy despite all the problems we face every day. some patients get angry because we can't see them as quick as they wanted to be seen. and it's not due to the fact that we don't want to, it's due to the fact that we physically can't. but that hospital has created new roles to keep patients safe. caroline looks after those who end up waiting in corridors. i am here to ensure patient safety from the time they arrive in hospital until the time they are seen by the doctor. i am able to observe these patients and prioritise them and make doctors aware that i think these patients should be seen quicker than what they would normally be if they were left out in the corridorfor any length of time.

a royal college of nursing survey suggests these roles are commonly used now, with nine in ten emergency nurses in england reporting that it exists where they work. nhs england says it's investing extra money to help recruit staff and cut waits, but in the meantime, patients are likely to face continued delays. nick triggle, bbc news. the town of ironbridge in shropshire is being evacuated after fears that its flood defences could be breached by rising waters on the river severn. severe flood warnings, indicating a threat to life, remain in place in ironbridge as well as shrewsbury. more rain is forecast. rescue teams are going house to house with a dinghy to help people get out. 0ur correspondent phil mackie is there. we area we are a bit further downstream from

ironbridge but the flooding remains the same across the length of the river severn. this has been going on for several weeks and we've seen lots of people brought out of these houses. it has been a frantic 12 hours ever since the flood barriers we re over hours ever since the flood barriers were over topped in the middle of the night. unfortunately, it looks like things are going to continue the same way for the next few days. its only from the air you get a real sense of the extent of this flood event. this is bewdley where the river severn is peaking right now. these homes don't usually flood any more, but the barriers over topped in the middle of the night when they couldn't hold the water back any longer. this is the aftermath, nearly 20 properties flooded and debris everywhere. that is a fridge bobbing along in the polluted water and there is a sofa. all morning we've seen and there is a sofa. all morning we've seen rescue and there is a sofa. all morning we've seen rescue teams coming along the front of the river severn in bewdley, they've been bringing

people out, people who hadn't expected those flood defences to over top and haven't experienced this before. justin and faye and their pets were among those who had to be brought out by boat. flood defences were put up promptly, what else can they do? it's nature, it's something that happens. there's just got to be a big clean—up operation to everyone involved and see what the damage is that has been done. they will have to look at higher flood barriers next time if we get any more storms. there's nothing you can do, really stop right there is increasing concern in ironbridge where flood defences are under threat. this was then yesterday and look how they buckled under pressure from the river since then. the continued scale of the flooding is putting an enormous strain on staff but there has been criticism that the government hasn't been giving them enough support. i'm very proud of the response the government has

made over the last few days and we convene the national flood made over the last few days and we convene the nationalflood response centre on the 14th. since that flooding began, there has been a co nsta nt strea m of flooding began, there has been a constant stream of ministerial activity. back in bewdley, the water is still coming over the top of the barriers and into people's houses. people have done everything they can to protect themselves but it hasn't been enough. we've got flood gates on all of the doors, multiple flood gates on some parts of the house. we put up sandbags as well to try and stop the water. we've got multiple pumps, they are all in place and switched on. the house is full of water. the river peak is heading downstrea m water. the river peak is heading downstream towards whistler where homes have already been flooded for ten days. —— towards worcester.

that is the picture across the region. the peak of the river severn is in bewdley bet back upstream it is in bewdley bet back upstream it is causing problems in ironbridge. the defences haven't completely breached but it means people still in their houses have now been evacuated this morning for their own safety a nd evacuated this morning for their own safety and will be keeping a close eye on the situation there, here and further downstream. sir mackie with the latest in bewdley. boris johnson came under pressure at prime minister's questions over the floods, and the threat of coronavirus. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. what has been said? it may seem strange, but this is about the first time we have seen borisjohnson for nearly a fortnight. he has been working away in the government's stately pile and then in downing street, but we have not see sight

nor sound of him before today's pmqs. this of course despite the flooding, despite storm dennis, despite the uncertainty about how people should respond to the coronavirus. and it resulted in probably mrjohnson's most bruising session at the dispatch box suffer, with jeremy corbyn session at the dispatch box suffer, withjeremy corbyn accusing him of being a part—time prime minister. never mind where's wally, wes boris, taunted mr corbyn. mrjohnson's response was to say a stream of other ministers had been to some of the storm hit areas was the health secretary matt hancock did set out some of the guidelines and advice dealing with coronavirus this lunchtime, saying there is no need for schools to be closed. in downing street said mrjohnson once individual ministers to take charge. they don't feel the need for him to be seen to be everywhere. but there isa be seen to be everywhere. but there is a huge risk here, and the risk is

of the perception developing that now that he has won the election and got himself a huge great majority, maybe he can afford to take his foot off the gas. maybe he doesn't have to be seen to be out and about so much. it's a very dangerous perception to allow to take hold. norman smith, thank you very much. the former chancellor of the exchequer, sajid javid, has warned the prime minister that planned changes to the treasury would not be in the national interest. he was speaking in the commons following his surprise resignation last month. a chancellor, like all cabinet ministers, has to be able to give candid advice to prime minister so he is speaking truth to power. i believe that the arrangement proposed would significantly inhibit that and it would not have been in the national interest. let's talk about this to our political correspondent leila nathoo. how stinging was his

criticism? i don't think this was the explosive resignation statement that sajid javid could have made to the house. you will remember that when he did dramatically resign from the cabinet during the reshuffle a couple of weeks ago, he was asked to sack his entire team of political advisers and replace them with a joint team of advisers between number ten, the prime minister's office, and number 11 downing street in the treasury. he said that at the time was something no self—respecting minister could have ato self—respecting minister could have a to and today he set out more of his reasons to the house. he talks about the old saying that some politicians are very fond of, advising as —— advisers advise and ministers decide. he reflected on the relationship between number ten and number11 the relationship between number ten and number 11 downing street, saying it was as much about personalities as it was about process. that will be seen as an apparent reference surely to the prime minister's adviser dominic cummings, who did make a passing reference to. but he also wanted to make the point about

the credibility of the treasury. he said he wanted the treasury to still bea said he wanted the treasury to still be a strong department to deliver for the agender that the prime minister has in mind. but he was full of praise for borisjohnson. he said he had his full confidence and support, so boris johnson said he had his full confidence and support, so borisjohnson will be reassured that he hasn't made a new enemy on the conservative backbenches. phew, thank you. —— leila nathoo, thank you. our top story this lunchtime. new cases of coronavirus continue to be reported around the world, including the first case in latin america. still to come: in one of his last official engagements, prince harry warns that the growth of tourism is threatening to destroy some of the world's most beautiful places. coming up in the sport in 15 minutes on bbc news, england recall winger anthony watson after he missed the first three games of the six nations with a calf injury. flanker mark wilson also returns.

the indian prime minister, narendra modi, has appealed for calm after the third night of sectarian violence in the capital, delhi. at least 23 people have been killed in the clashes, which began on sunday over a new citizenship law which critics say is anti—muslim. it's resulted in the worst violence delhi has seen in decades. this report from rajini vaidyanathan contains some graphic images. fear... as tensions remain high in delhi. the national capital, a battleground. violent clashes between hindus and muslims have rocked the city for days, entire neighbourhoods ripped apart as mobs roam the streets. the riots have been centred in the north—east of the city, in largely muslim neighbourhoods. this mosque was set alight. the charred remains lay scattered.

translation: the riots that are happening here are not making me feel good. brothers and sisters of my community who see this will be disturbed. there will be a fire in their heart that will burn themselves. translation: the slab of this mosque has fallen and a second slab is also broken. they were burning the mosque and the petrol pump and the islamic shrine too, but i don't know what they want to gain from this. the death toll‘s rising, both muslims and hindus casualties of these clashes. the riots were sparked by protests over the government's controversial citizenship law, which critics say discriminates against muslims. earlier this week, as he hosted the us president donald trump, india's hindu nationalist prime minister narendra modi remained silent on the issue. but today, he called for calm and a return to normality. the prime minister said police were working on the ground to ensure peace.

many accuse the authorities of not doing enough to keep people safe. for now, delhi remains on the edge. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. more than 28,000 people were recorded sleeping rough across the uk at some point last year, according to research carried out by bbc news. the figure is significantly higher than the official snapshot, which counts the number of people on the streets on a single night. the government says it's spending record amounts on the issue of homelessness. 0ur social affairs correspondent, jeremy ball, reports. i'm just going to move your blanket slightly to check you're all right, 0k? nottingham's street outreach team's a lifeline for people who are desperate. they're here every night, rain or shine, offering support. last year they helped several hundred homeless people off the streets, but the more they look for people sleeping rough, the more they find. quite scary. i thought i was going to die,

because it was cold. nowhere to go. it's notjust the cold weather you've got to worry about. it's the addicts in town that you've got to worry about as well, you know what i mean, giving you a kicking while you're asleep. rough sleeping is difficult to measure, because so many people bed down out of sight, so councils across england compare the trends by counting or estimating numbers on one night each year. but leading homelessness charities say that annual snapshot doesn't reflect the scale of the problem, so now many councils record everyone found on the streets throughout the year. figures released to the bbc show they identified over 28,000 rough sleepers across the uk over 12 months. the true figure is likely to be higher, because a quarter of councils didn't respond. some people may have been counted twice after moving to different areas, but other rough sleepers won't have been found. and this year, the government's spending more than £100 million to take people off the streets. it's called the rough

sleeping initiative. it'll fund up to 6,000 bed spaces and 2,500 support staff. and the government says it's committed to ending rough sleeping by the end of this parliament. we're just checking you're all right... but for the most entrenched rough sleepers, that's easier said than done. this man walked out of drug treatment. they think he's seriously ill. and the 0utreach team has a nurse to stop people dying on nottingham's streets. it's both a health and a housing problem, but we don't see many people sleeping rough now who don't have some kind of physical or mental health need, and the way to solve it is to recognise that people have a range of needs. it's notjust a matter of putting a roof over their head. hello? but the government says its strategy‘s already working. the last annual snapshot showed the first fall in rough sleeping for a decade. and tomorrow the latest official figures will show whether that trend's continuing. jeremy ball, bbc news, nottingham. the singer duffy has revealed

that she was drugged, raped and held captive for several days by an unnamed attacker. she hasn't said where or when the attack took place. duffy rose to fame with her single mercy in 2008, winning brit and grammy awards. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin patersonjoins me. what has she been saying? disappeared on duffy's official instagram account last night. it was a long posting and any she addressed theissue a long posting and any she addressed the issue of where she has been for the issue of where she has been for the last decade, saying it's a question she often gets asked and now she has decided to way. as you say, really shocking statements. she says, "the truth is, and trust me, it's ok, i am safe now, i was drugged, raped and held captive over some days." she doesn't say when this happened but in the quote she does say she has spent the last decade trying to allow sunshine back into her heart. so the implication would be that it was around ten yea rs would be that it was around ten years ago, which coincides with the

release of her second album, endlessly, and after that her disappearance from the public limelight. in the last ten years, she has made one film, legend, with tom hardy, about the kray brothers, and a that seldom been seen in public or given interviews. today has made it more clear why. it is worth reminding peoplejust how big duffy was. her debut album came out in 2008, the same year as a dell's. she was much bigger than a dell that year, the biggest selling album of the year. i was at the bits in 2009 when she became the first woman ever to win three in one night. now it's a lot clearer as to why she had disappeared for the last decade. colin paterson, thank you. prince harry has warned the growth of tourism is threatening to destroy some of the world's most beautiful places. speaking in edinburgh, he called for action to prevent popular destinations being overwhelmed by large numbers of visitors. the event was one of harry's last official engagements before he steps down as a senior member of the royal

family, as daniela relph reports. backin back in the public eye, at least for now. and that he was introduced at the event in edinburgh on sustainable tourism, there was just a nod to the nonroyal life that lies ahead for the duke of sussex. he has made it clear that we are alljust to call him harry, so ladies and gentlemen, please give a big, warm scottish welcome to harry! and with global travel predicted to soar, there was also a warning from harry. if we do not act and in large part get ahead of this inevitable surge, this massive increase will mean we see more of the world's most beautiful destinations closed or destroyed. the duchess of sussex joins her husband back in the uk next week. as last year, will see meghan atan next week. as last year, will see meghan at an event to mark international women's day. with harry, she will be at the endeavour

awards, recognising the achievements of wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans. and finally, on the 9th of march, alongside the rest of the royal family, they returned to westminster abbey for their final returned to westminster abbey for theirfinal public returned to westminster abbey for their final public appearance as senior working royals at a service to mark commonwealth day. this hasn't been an easy separation. rumours remain of tensions between william and harry. the sussexes have also been accused of petulance in some of their public statements on decisions reached. but this is now the beginning of the end. for this prince, born royle, the son of a future king, the public scrutiny of his wife and son was too much. they wa nt his wife and son was too much. they want something different, and that new, more private life away from the uk new, more private life away from the u k starts new, more private life away from the uk starts in april. daniela relph, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's susan powell.

more challenging weather to come