you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning... a major blow for plans for a third runway at heathrow — the court of appeal rules it unlawful as a result of the uk's climate commitments. two more people in the uk test positive for coronavirus — bringing the total number of cases here to 15. with more than a0 countries now infected with coronavirus, saudi arabia stops pilgrims from entering the country over fears about the spread of the virus president trump tries to calm fears in the us, telling his country the risk remains very low. he's put vice president mike pence in charge of the american response. there's a dramatic surge in the number of cases in italy — more than 400 people

are now infected. and 1,000 tourists remain quarantined at a hotel in tenerife — 160 of them british. the government sets out its demands for the post—brexit trade deal with the eu — threatening to walk away in months unless it gets what it wants. warnings of another ten days of flooding misery for homes along the river severn — people there are struggling to cope. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. controversial plans for a third runway at heathrow airport have been thrown into doubt after campaigners against expansion won a ruling at the court of appeal on environmental grounds. the judges ruled that the project was unlawful because the government's climate change

policies weren't taken into account. 0ur correspopndent charlotte gallagher is at the court of appeal in central london. you have been following this, take us you have been following this, take us through what happened in court. it has been a huge victory for these environmental groups and local residents who brought this case to the court of appeal this morning. you can probably see quite a few people gathered outside when flags, banners, some people dressed up as planet earth. they have long argued that plans for a third runway essentially went against apparent climate accord and the government's own players to make the country carbon neutral by 2050. campaigners say this third runway should not happen. in court, thejudges were very clear that they agreed to, they said it was all to do with something called the airport national policy statement. it was drawn up by the secretary of state for transport and

they said it was not possible, not comparable to what should have been done because they didn't look at environmental factors. we have concluded in particular that the designation of the ampm was unlawful by reason of a failure to ta ke unlawful by reason of a failure to take into account the government's commitment to the provisions of the paris agreement on climate change. concluded in december 2015. and ratified by the united kingdom in november 2016. we have concluded that the anp s was not produced as the law required and indeed as parliament has expressly provided —— anps. the statutory regime for the statement that parliament boot and place in the planning act was not fully complied with. the paris agreement ought to have been taken into account by the secretary of

state and the preparation of the anps and an explanation given as to how it was taken into account, but it was not. huge relief here, not just from environmental campaigners but also local residents who have been very concerned. people who live near heathrow say they already have to put up with unacceptable levels ofairand noise to put up with unacceptable levels of air and noise pollution, and a third runway would just make that worse. hundreds of people, their homes were going to be bulldozed to make way, an entire village in fact was going to have to go for this runway. they are very relieved, but this is not over yet. the government have said they are not going to appeal this ruling but heathrow are. they will take it to the supreme court and they say they are confident they will succeed. it has been interesting for the government, because of borisjohnson was very

against the third runway at heathrow. initially he said in 2015 she would lie in front of the bulldozer rather than have this ru nway bulldozer rather than have this runway built. that is because his constituency borders on heathrow, and it is very unpopular with a lot of voters. interestingly, the government are not going to appeal but who knows what will happen with heathrow? heathrow well have to argue successfully that they are plans well not do anything to do with carbon emissions, will not increase those, and whether they can do that successfully, that is a big question. let's speak to our assistant political editor norman smith. finding a happy marriage between climate policy and business needs was always going to be a tricky one. charlotte mentioned borisjohnson had ina charlotte mentioned borisjohnson had in a colourful statement said he would light infantry bulldozer rather than see the third runway built. does this decision help him?

it probably does, we are still waiting to get a response from the government. grant shouts the transport secretary will be speaking at the next hour. he will be doing an interview which suggested government has made up its mind. it was not say they will go away and mull over this, they know what they're going to do and all the indications are that they will not appeal against it. they will accept the ruling. that is a total body blow to heathrow, however we know that heathrow decided they are going to appeal on the grounds that they have come up with new proposals to ensure that even with the third runway, heathrow is carbon neutral by 2050. so complied with environmental obligations. can they do that? they believe they can, even though they were not party to this court case, it was a court case against the government, i guess the department for transport. bear in

mind heathrow is a private project. it is not a government project. it is funded not by the taxpayer but by private money. so is it possible that even where the government to say they really want —— they don't wa nt say they really want —— they don't want the third runway, bosses at heathrow crude steel, if they succeed at the supreme court, press ahead, that would be annexed ordinary outcome but that is what we are now facing. the battle over heathrow is not over yet. in the year that the uk is hosting the united nations climate conference, where there is that push to ensure there is that 1.5 global warming target is not exceeded, this is helping the government to say that it is doing its bit. it is one of the factors, somewhat awkward if a garment official was to go to the

cop26 garment official was to go to the c0 p26 and say garment official was to go to the cop26 and say we are opening a brand—new runway for more planes. then again, if you don't open it here, there will be more planes taking off and landing in paris and holland and everywhere else. it will not make much difference probably. what is even more fascinating is this is a which has split the brexit camp. you get some brexiteer is who say, heathrow is just another london project, we are all about levelling up project, we are all about levelling up the country, boosting places outside london, and that is what borisjohnson has said as part of his whole mission, part of what brexit is about. you get other brexiteers who say brexit is about global britain, going out into the world, carving up a new market, how can you do that when you cannot fly to some of the emerging markets in china and south america? the argument is incredibly finely balanced, and when you look at the little arithmetic, i don't think it is anywhere near as clear—cut as it

was when mps voted a couple of years ago, 4—1 in favour, the dynamic has changed, so it is much more on a knife edge. our business correspondent theo leggett is here. picking up on that point that norman was making, the boss of heathrow has said if this approval was not given, the uk would be fly to paris to get to global markets and arguing that a uk government could not allow that to happen. no surprise that heathrow is going to appeal. no, heathrow has been adamant that expansion is necessary , been adamant that expansion is necessary, that the only solution for exciting airport capacity is a third runway at heathrow. 0ne for exciting airport capacity is a third runway at heathrow. one thing we need to look at is notjust what the court said but what it didn't say. it did not say that a third ru nway say. it did not say that a third runway at heathrow was necessarily inconsistent with the uk's

environmental commitments. it said that the government had not done its homework properly. it had not set out how the decision to provide a third runway would be compatible with the government's environmental commitments under the paris agreement. what it said is that the government can look and review the policy statement, revise it necessary and it will have to set out how it intends to reach its commitments and how this project fits in. but is heathrow really where it is at in terms of the growth of global britain? as this government talks about levelling up the uk? this is an argument that doesn't just the uk? this is an argument that doesn'tjust go back over the past few years but decades. the government carried out a huge review not long ago which narrowed down the options, expanding gatwick, expanding other airports, extending one of the runways at heathrow, all of these options were looked at and

the one that the government narrowed down was a third runway at heathrow because this was the one that appeared to offer the maximum economic benefits. the arguments that go beyond that are balancing economic benefit with the environmental consequences. it is no surprise that in recent months we have seen a big drive by the aviation industry to say that it is planning to become carbon neutral by 2050. because the industry has to show it is in line with what the governing this planning. this judgment effectively says to the aviation industry and industry generally, you have to go further, push further on becoming more carbon neutral are making greater steps towards that. that is the gist of what has happened, but this is an instruction to the government that they cannot ignore its own commitments. it needs to set out how its policy relates to the commitments it has made at international level, what that will mean in this country, and how it is

going to balance its economic objectives against environmental considerations. leo murray is co—director of the climate campaign group possible and is at the court of appeal. no doubt you are delighted. i am absolutely over the moon. ajubilant atmosphere here. personally gratifying for me, after 50 years of fighting expansion, but this is good news for everyone who cares about climate change. were you surprised by the ruling or did you have a sense that this was going to go your way? it was difficult to dare to dream, i have been working on this issue for a very long time, and we have had... this is the latest chapter in an epic saga, battling against the airport, but what the

court'sjudgment has against the airport, but what the court's judgment has ruled today is simply what we have been saying for all of these years, which is that nobody has shown how expansion at heathrow airport can possibly be consistent with our commitments on climate change. i think the fact that the paley is starting to drop on the grave danger that we are all in from climate change, it has really helped to pave the way for this decision. what we heard today doesn't rule out the possibility of expansion completely, if heathrow or anyone involved can come up with a plan that meets the climate commitments. yes, of course, the court was very clear and careful to point that out. that would be judicial overreach. they are saying that the decision that parliament took, add the decision the secretary of state took to put this in front of state took to put this in front of parliament, was unlawful because

it failed to take into account the climate change commitments that they we re climate change commitments that they were careful to say, we're not saying that it isn't possible to expand heathrow and meet our climate change commitment, we are just saying that the government hasn't shown that they do it. do you think it is possible to be done? no, it is impossible. anybody who is familiar with the detail knows it is not possible to do that. we could build a third runway but you would have to close another airport the size of manchester in order to make up for it. people who promote technology solutions to theirs rather than constraining airport capacity have sibley failed to understand the problem. we need the technology solutions, much greater improvements in areas they technology to meet our targets anyway. in areas they technology to meet our targets a nyway. u nfortu nately in areas they technology to meet our targets anyway. unfortunately it is not going to be enough on its own, and if we civilly carry on trying to cater to all growth and demand, that isa cater to all growth and demand, that is a guarantee that we will fail to

meet our climate change targets. as a final question, what is your response to those people on the other side of this argument who say this decision today means that britain will not be able to grow might develop economically and away it needs to? there is a lot of misunderstanding about the role of heathrow airport, the role of the air travel sector in the uk economy overall. i heard your business corresponded speaking before about this narrative about needing access to emerging markets for business. we have looked in greek detail about the drivers for expansion, as when you look at their data, all of the pressure to expand its coming from international transfer passengers, fly into heathrow airport, changing pace and leaving. they are not doing business in the uk and are contributing little to the economy, so contributing little to the economy, so it is that group and then it is wealthy frequent flyers from london

and the south—east for outbound leisure tourism. 0utbound leisure tourism extract money from the uk economy. the uk's wealthiest citizens taking their money and spending it overseas. this is why the uk has a £23 billion adult tourism deficit. expanding air travel actually just increases the amount of money that is leaving the country. a bit of a misunderstanding about that. it is a fiction promoted by the airport's owners. leo, we must leave it there, thank you. the headlines on bbc news: a major blow for plans for a third runway at heathrow — the court of appeal rules it's unlawful as a result of the uk's climate commitments. two more people in the uk test positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases here to 15. the government sets out its demands for the post—brexit trade deal with the eu, threatening to walk away in months unless it

gets what it wants. and in sport... manchester city boss pep guardiola remains cautious after his side's impressive 2—1win over real madrid in the champions league. he says if one team in the world can comeback from the defeat, its real. the six nations say they're monitoring the situation after the coronavirus outbreak caused ireland's game against italy in early march to be postponed. england are due to play in rome on 14th march. and jason kenny says the team sprint tend to save their best for the olympics after being pipped for gold on the opening day of the track cycling world championships in berlin. i'll have more just after half past. two more people in england have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the number of confirmed uk cases to 15. the chief medical officer says the virus was passed on in italy and tenerife and the patients are being treated at specialist infection centres in liverpool and london.

the two new cases were confirmed after parents of pupils at a school in buxton were told the school would closed due to a ‘confiemd case of coronavirus amongst the parent population. —— confirmed. elsewhere, the number of coronavirus cases in italy has risen by a quarter in the last 2a hours — there are now more than 400 infected people in the north of the country. saudi arabia is suspending visas for foreign pilgrims wanting to visit mecca and medina, as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. another case of coronavirus has been confirmed in the canary islands, where hundreds of tourists are in quarantine to stop the spread of infection. president trump has said the united states is totally prepared for the risks posed by the new coronavirus, and will do whatever is necessary if the disease spreads. there have been only a handful of infections in the us so far. as part of the us response, it has postponed joint military exercises with south korea, which they were due

to stage next month. that as authorities in seoul have today reported more than five hundred new coronavirus infections in its largest daily increase. 0ur correspondent charlotte rose has this report. although there's only been 13 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the uk, the number of people being tested for the illness will now be rapidly stepped up. until now, people have only been tested if they return from hotspots in asia, but tests will now be done on anyone with flu—like symptoms in 100 gp surgeries and eight hospitals. it's hoped it will provide an early warning sign if the virus is spreading within the uk. the measures come as eight schools in england have shut and others have asked pupils to stay at home over fears they may have picked up a virus while on holiday

in italy over half term. that's despite advice from public health england and health secretary matt hancock that schools don't need to close unless there's confirmed cases. global companies are also feeling the effects of this outbreak. three firms in london have asked staff to work from home while colleagues reporting flu—like symptoms are tested. other companies are restricting or limiting business trips to asia and other countries hit by the virus. while italy remains the european hotspot for the almost with 400 confirmed cases and 12 deaths, germany says it's bracing itself after a couple who've been travelling around the country for ten days have tested positive. —— for the illness. translation: we are at the beginning of a corona epidemic in germany. the chain of infection is no longer completely traceable. 0vernight, president donald trump announced he was putting his deputy, mike pence, in charge of the government's response to the virus. we are very, very ready for this, for anything, whether it's going to be a breakout of larger

proportions or whether or not we are at that very low—level. while the number of cases outside china is now increasing more than those inside, the world health organization says the virus is not yet a pandemic. here, the government insists it is prepared for whatever course the virus takes. charlotte rose, bbc news. in a moment we'll talk tojenny hill in tokyo and fiona trott in tenerife. first to guy hedgecoe in madrid. bring as up—to—date with the situation in spain, and what the spanish authorities are saying. just a few members ago we heard that a new coronavirus case had been confirmed, a journalist in the city of full nco who had travelled to milan for of full nco who had travelled to milanfora of full nco who had travelled to milan for a champions league football game a few days ago, he has

become a new case, hospitalised, we we re become a new case, hospitalised, we were told that by the authorities there in valencia. there are a dozen people who are currently hospitalised across spain, having tested positive for coronavirus in different cities, madrid, barcelona, valencia, also down in the south of the country, and there is a case of a man in the southern city of seville which is of particular concern for the authorities. they are calling for calm, say there is no reason to panic but are concerned about a man who caught the virus without having travelled outside spain, and also apparently without having come into contact with people who had travelled outside spain. that would suggest this is a case of internal contagion and that there is concern on the part of the authorities. they are looking at like a authorities. they are looking at likea 16 authorities. they are looking at like a 16 closely. concern in japan is growing as well as the number of

cases. the prime minister has called for public schools to be closed as of monday in an attempt to halt the outbreak. there are now more than 900 cases here, around 700 of them originating from the diamond princess cruise ship which is more to the port of yokohama. what is concerning them now is that the numberof concerning them now is that the number of separate cases has risen to almost 200, many of them up in the northern region of hokkaido. 0f particular concern is the case of a woman who was treated, discharged from hospital at the start of this month, but has now tested again positive for the virus. all those five months before tokyo is due to host the 2020 olympics. the authorities insist they are continuing with their preparations, but the chief executive of tokyo's organising committee has said that the torch relay due to start at the next few weeks and travel all over the country may have to be scaled

down. in tenerife we are hearing that the 100 or so people who arrive here after the infected people went to hospital may be allowed to leave the hotel today, that hasn't been confirmed. the foreign office told us confirmed. the foreign office told us they had left letters for the british guest to get them to call them, give direct phone numbers to build up communication, one guest told us they received that, other say they haven't had any medication at all. one guest has described the atmosphere today as being pretty fraught because of the lack of information, because how that information, because how that information is being interpreted. she was told by her travel company that she would have to stay here until the 10th of march, the hotel has told her that she may be able to go back to the uk before then. as you were saying earlier, one person in the uk who has tested positive

contract it here on tenerife. we also know that a lady from blackmailer, a neighbouring island, has also tested positive and right now there is a cabinet meeting of the regional government to discuss the regional government to discuss the situation. thank you very much. well we can speak now to lara pennington, one of the guests under quarantine in the hotel in tenerife. thank you very much forjoining as. you are there with your two young children and i believe your parents in law. we can see that mask around your neck, have you beneath getting out of your room? no, we haven't left our room at all. we feel it is incredibly unsafe to do so. we don't have an issue with being quarantined, it is that we do not believe it is being safely managed. tell more about that, why do you believe it has not being safely

managed, what have you seen that causes you concern? we have had very limited munication, we feel like we are being kept completely in a dark, so we are told, we're not sure it is reliable, but we were informed yesterday the phone by amed, a translator who said if we wanted to leave, we could do so if we were wearing masks, washing our hands are not touching our faces. wearing masks, washing our hands are not touching ourfaces. but wearing masks, washing our hands are not touching our faces. but we wearing masks, washing our hands are not touching ourfaces. but we have seen not touching ourfaces. but we have seen and witnessed numerous people within the grounds walking around without masks on. there were also in the restaurants without masks on. we don't see any facilities for hand washing, so we do not believe that this is being enforced in a safe way, and we believe that it is being run way, and we believe that it is being ru n exa ctly way, and we believe that it is being run exactly like it was on the cruise ship, and we although that that did not work and we cannot understand why they have not been key learnings from that and why the spanish government would want to

roll out that similar strategy when it clearly didn't work. we don't wa nt to it clearly didn't work. we don't want to see is us becoming another cruise ship. i have two very small children, i have my in—laws in their 70s, one with an underlying heart problem, we are not prepared to them at risk. no special measures have been put in place for my children for them. we feel very unsafe. we have not been tested. you're obviously very concerned about your well—being, that of your children and parents in law, if you were to move around, what do you think of those guests who are not wearing masks, do you think it is because they haven't been given enough information, or what are your feelings? i do feel it comes down to a lack of information. i think that because there is confusion, somebody sees somebody else not wearing a mask, they think it is ok. there is no communication. we are demanding that we start being proactive,

regular, reliable communication from a source likely trust. ideally from maybe somebody within our own foreign office. because the communication so far has been so poon communication so far has been so poor. i've managed to get a medical up poor. i've managed to get a medical up here to see my father—in—law yesterday, and i asked them, would you said your family down there? add they said no. hopefully we can stay in touch with you and find out what is happening, but take care and thank you very much for talking to us. our health correspondent, nick triggle, joins me now. to look at what the government is doing, how it is responding. lara says she would likely foreign office to get in touch and help them out more, but looking at the situation here, containment so far has been pretty successful but now we have news of two new cases, somebody who

was in tenerife in summary who was in italy. ministers and officials have always been clear we should expect new cases, given how coronavirus is spread across the globe. they are still working on the basis that they can contain the virus. there is now these two new cases, a total of 15 in the uk. the containment strategy, all of those cases, they have been people infected abroad. no transmission within the uk. the containment strategy involves tracing the close contacts strategy involves tracing the close co nta cts of strategy involves tracing the close contacts of each infected person, asking them to self—isolate so they do not pass on the symptoms. that has been coordinated by nine regional public health england teams. they have ordered over 7000 tests to be done and only 15 have tested positive. what happens if the containment strategy fails?“ tested positive. what happens if the containment strategy fails? if it does fail, one hope is it will have

delayed major outbreaks in the uk. the way it fails as a public health england officials cannot find those links in transmission and then the virus start circulating unbeknown to the health authorities. this could already be happening, so they are working with 100 gp practices and those practices are going to be testing their patients that come in with flu symptoms to see if it is circulating. if we can delay this to the spring or summer when there is warmer weather, that could be a bonus for the uk, less intense pressure on the nhs. what else is being done to prepare the nhs for a more major outbreak and what specific measures could be taken to try and contain the spread of the virus? patients have been taken to specialist hospitals. if the number of cases rose, there are

more than 20 regional units on standby to take patients and their is 130 hospitals with isolation pods, not to treat patients but to keep them away from the general population. if we do get an epidemic scale of outbreak, spreading across the country, there are drastic measures the government can take. they can set up 43 local resilience forums, the police, nhs, local authorities, the grid the closure of local schools and banned public gatherings, but the reaction has been proportionate. most people have had mild illnesses from this virus. thank you very much. the source of the coronavirus is believed to be a market in wuhan, we speak to a conservation biologist at the university of east anglia. tell us

what you are an expert in? diseases which arise from wild animals or livestock and jump to human beings. so very much what has happened in this case with the disease a p pa re ntly this case with the disease apparently emerging from this market in wuhan. i believe there have been important developments on this front in china earlier this week in terms of controlling this sort of market? the chinese government announced earlier in the week a permanent ban on live animal trade, and that would be live animal markets and the captive breeding which they do on wildlife farms, which often launder wildlife farms, which often launder wild animals. which is a really important step, we called for this after sars, it's late, but it has

happened our concern is that the laws they have put in place have to be rigorous and it's not clear at the moment whether there's protection for animal products like elephant ivory, rhino horn and also fur farms. that has led to legislation to stop people from eating rather than traditional chinese medicine, for example, which involves live animals. other countries are presumably involved in this trade chain as well, is there any sign they are going to follow suit or no what about domesticated animals which are intensively farmed, because viruses have emerged from that sort of source as well?

though so two important points. certainly, it's really important that other governments in southeast asia take exactly the same steps, because a part of the wildlife supply chain, they have also got domestic consumption markets, so the same wildlife consumption and restau ra nts, same wildlife consumption and restaurants, that includes vietnam, cambodia, laos, thailand, indonesia, we need to see action by all those governments. so this is really a major step, it's not only vital for human health, but it's also vital for biodiversity, because a lot of the species have been brought to the brink of extinction. thank you very

much. let's get more on that news that campaigners trying to block heathrow expansion have won a court of appeal challenge against plans for a third runway. the judges said the government failed to take account of its commitment to the paris agreement on climate change when setting out its support for the airport expansion in its national policy statement. the legal challenge was brought by a group of councils in london, environmental charities and london mayor sadiq khan. we can speak to mr khan now, who's at the court of appeal. your inside court to hear this ruling, did you think beforehand it would go the way you wanted? ruling, did you think beforehand it would go the way you wanted ?|j ruling, did you think beforehand it would go the way you wanted? i am delighted, this is a landmark judgment, probably the most important environmental case for a generation. we brought this case because we think a new runway at heathrow has serious consequences for climate change, air quality, noise pollution but also the quality of life for our city. what the court

of life for our city. what the court of appeal have said is that the government's policies are unlawful and the words they use are legally fatal. so what i hope the government does is rather than tinker and tweak with their policies is finally abandon any plans for a new runway at heathrow. do you think it is simply impossible for the government to come up with a new plan which would be compatible with the undertakings in the paris accords? what the committee for climate change said is not to ban flight altogether but it's important, when you talk about growth, is to bear in mind the obligations we have to address climate change because we face a climate emergency. the upper‘s track record is not great, they ought to have 500,000 people affected by noise pollution, that would have increased. that air of london is a pollution hotspot was an air quality limit exceeding the lawful requirements. i'm afraid, what the government's got to

recognise is, rather than having its head in the sand and ignore the obligations we have, they have to address them. but as mayor of one of the major capital cities of the world, you must also recognise the need for economic growth. what you say the argument put forward by heathrow and others that, without a third runway, britain's hub effectively becomes... for a country that what wants to become global britain, a government cannot allow this to happen, it must find a way to make a third runway work? over to economic growth and good growth, not at any cost. that is one of the reasons why i am lobbying the government not to leave the eu without a deal. i am lobbying the government it to make sure we do not leave without a deal. there is an economic cost and consequences of poor item quality, notjust to those

who suffer from various ailments, but also to the nhs. to reduce the awful consequences of climate change, this is the opportunity to create a greener economy. we have record numbers of electric buses in london, discretejobs record numbers of electric buses in london, discrete jobs around the country. also electric taxis. the bikes we bring in for hire create jobs around the country. should not be doom and gloom, we should use this as an opportunity to create new jobs rather than a bad jobs, badge growth, which makes matters worse. briefly, are you disappointed that bosses at heathrow say they will appeal this and try to push ahead with plans for a third runway? would you be willing to meet with them, talk to them about this? my message to the government is, this is your chance to abandon plans for a third

runway. if the government tries to bring back tweak to clients we will be back in court challenging them, which means years of further delay. soi which means years of further delay. so i say to heathrow, yet arise this judgment is a landmark, the court of appeal have refused leave to appeal to the supreme court. the sensible cause of action for heathrow is to address how it is currently run rather than plans for expansion. thank you very much for your time. let's speak to our assistant political editor norman smith. the government have confirmed they are not going to appeal this decision but heathrow are going to appeal. sets the battle over heathrow over or does it go on? joining me is the former cabinet minister theresa fellers, a prominent opponent of a third

runway. do you think this is the end of the third runway? it's not, i wish i could say it was. what the court has essentially said is that the national policy statement that gave the go—ahead for expansion did not take into account the paris climate agreements, so if it chooses to, the government could go through the process again of constructing a new plan that does comply with the paris agreements, but i think this would be a good opportunity to acknowledge that this project should not go ahead, because of the environmental impacts are far too severe and outweigh the potential economic benefits. but the pain stomach atlanta at heathrow, they're just going to land to end paris or amsterdam, so just means just going to land to end paris or amsterdam, sojust means pollution is created elsewhere? —— if the planes don't land at heathrow. this

goes beyond carbon emissions, london already has severe issues with air quality and expanding heathrow will make that significantly worse and the communities will be affected, he is the largest noise of matter in europe, and that problem will be intensified with a third runway. for all sorts of reasons, i think this isa all sorts of reasons, i think this is a flawed project in this latest judgment is just the is a flawed project in this latest judgment isjust the most recent setback in a project which i hope, ultimately, will be counselled. and check what about the democratic argument were, we had a vote on this in parliament, fourto argument were, we had a vote on this in parliament, four to one majority in favour of the third runway, surely parliament has spoken? the la st surely parliament has spoken? the last parliament did speak, but i believe it's within the government's power to think again about this project, and i am sure they would have the backing for whatever decision they make. people been talking about this for 40 years and

there is a reason why it's not been built in 40 years, because it is a bad idea to have this massive expansion of flights with a flight path which is over a densely populated part of london. you are also a prominent brexiteer, how do you the argument that, if we are to be global britain, we have to be able to trade with emerging countries, developing countries, china, south america — you can't do that if you can't fly to them? heathrow with two mice is already massively successful. that will continue regardless whether a third runway is built or not. it has an extensive network to a range of countries. to relieve capacity pressure on airports in the south, there is other options at gatwick with a fraction of the environmental

impact and cost. it has only been going on for 30 years, a few more yea rs going on for 30 years, a few more years to go, i think. the government has set out it's negotiating mandate for trade talks with european union. the prime minister, warning he could walk away from the negotiations injune unless there's a broad outline of deal and each side, is accusing the other of going back on commitments made in the political declaration reached just four months ago. our reality check correspondent chris morris is with me. this isn't the first sheaf of documents you have waited through in this process, what has been published and what is the most notable thing for you ? published and what is the most notable thing for you? your phone chat it's 30 pages that puts the pressure on the bones of the government has talking about since the election. there are references to other free—trade deals the eu has done with canada, japan, south korea it is clear the model uk would to see. there is a lot on which the two sides can agree, the problem is, and a lot of big things, they are far

apart. one of them is the issue of dealing with fair competition for business. ? says it dealing with fair competition for business.? says it wants dealing with fair competition for business. ? says it wants the dealing with fair competition for business.? says it wants the uk dealing with fair competition for business. ? says it wants the uk to stick to eu rules on subsidy and state aid for business, the government project set out of hand. let's hear what michael gove said. geography is no reason to undermine democracy. to be clear, we will not be seeking to manically align with eu rules or terms, be seeking to manically align with eu rules orterms, governed by be seeking to manically align with eu rules or terms, governed by eu institutions. the british people voted to take back control, to bring power home, tighter rules governing this country made by those who are directly accountable to the people of this country, and that is what are delivering. what are the other outstanding areas of concern? time is tight, and we will talk about this before and again, fishing, it is a separate agreement to catch a big one. a tiny

pa rt agreement to catch a big one. a tiny part of the economy on both sides of the channel, but very emotive and pa rt the channel, but very emotive and part of the brexit argument for sovereignty. that is an argument that will be held pretty soon, because the two sides have agreed they will try and reach an agreement on fisheries byjune and they disagree profoundly. also and how do you resolve disputes, there are a lot of things which can go wrong, i would not be at all surprised if over the next few weeks, things look very bleak indeed. we have this morning from the government today, if byjune we are making no process we will forget about this process and go for what they call an australia—style deal, which means leaving without a trade deal in place. thank you very much. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news: a major blow for plans for a third runway at heathrow — the court of appeal rules it's unlawful as a result of the uk's climate commitments.

two more people in the uk test positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases here to 15. the government sets out its demands for the post—brexit trade deal with the eu , but warns they could walk away unless there's a broad outline of a deal in the business news: heathrow airport says its plans for expansion can be fixed. it comes after those plans were thrown out by the court of appeal because they didn't take into account the uk's committments on climate change. heathrow says the expansion would boost the uk economy. the online gaming firm mr green — which is owned by william hill — has been fined £3 million, that's for failing to protect people addicted to gambling. the watchdog said the firm was lax in checking customers were using legitimate sources of money. it's time to think big and spend more when it comes to tackling

inequality betweeen regions, according to an independent inquiry. the uk 2070 commission says disadvantaged areas should get an extra £200 billion. it says inequality is a blight on britain. countries around the world are grappling with how best to contain the spread of coronavirus. whole communities in china have been sealed off and many countries are now imposing travel bans and health restrictions. many people are pinning their hopes on pharmaceuticalfirms coming up with an effective vaccination. nikki wither is the editor of european pharmaceutical review and joins me now. thank review and joins me now. you forjoining us. thani how thank you forjoining us. thank you. how close are we to a vaccination? it is difficult to think about, because banks and is difficult to think about, because bank since take a time to develop and cost a lot and are risky. we have heard from some

companies with ambitious timeframes, they are saying within six months or year they will get into clinical testing. the world health organization addressing 18 months. we don't know these vaccines will be effective, and it is important to have a vaccine which is safe and effective. pharmaceuticals are notoriously an area where companies are very notoriously an area where companies are very competitive, because we see any collaboration? we are already seeing that. glasgow smithkline have collaborated with a chinese biotech company taking glasgow smithkline's knowledge and manufacturing capabilities. but also from the start of this outbreak, we saw lots of biotech companies are mobilising, they have the latest technologies and the latest manufacturing capabilities, so what we will hope to see is a lot of collaboration so

that companies are working together to get a drug quickly to markets. per simile there are big profits in it for the companies? typically with a vaccine, yes, however with an outbreak like this, if you think about sars, by the time the outbreak was over, there was not a vaccine on the market for it, so it's a risky business for companies, it costs a lot of money. if the vaccine does not get through, they will lose a lot of money, so there is potentially profits, but it is an unknown. thank you. that's all the business news. let's return to our top story and the court ruling against the heathrow third runway. the airport says it will appeal to the supreme court. let's speak to chief executive of heathrowjohn holland—kaye. thank you for your time today. sadiq khan talking to us few minutes ago

said heathrow has just got to recognise that this is a landmark ruling and move on. what's your response to that? never entered this as another bump in the road. we are on the second stage of three in terms of the appeals process, we believe the appeals court has got this wrong... unfortunately, as you can see, we have lost that line to the chief executive. we do hope we can get that back to hear more of his response. in the meantime, let's look at the situation for flood hit parts of the midlands. homes across shropshire and worcestershire were evacuated yesterday after barriers holding back the river severn began to give way. uk's entry for this yea r‘s

to give way. uk's entry for this year's eurovision song contest has been announced, james neil will represent the uk in the at rotterdam in may with this song. # and in may with this song. #and| in may with this song. # and i know that we're in trouble # and i know that we're in trouble # but # and i know that we're in trouble #but| # and i know that we're in trouble # but i swear that we'll survive # but i swear that we'll survive #if # but i swear that we'll survive # if we were deep sea divers # if we were deep sea divers # and no—one came to find us # and no—one came to find us #if # and no—one came to find us # if you had nothing there # if you had nothing there # i'd give you my last breath...#. i'm joined by our entertainment correspondence, what do you make of the song? i have heard all of it, quite a few times! it is a massive improvement on the songs we have sent to your voice in the last couple of years. at we came last

last year, the bbc scrapped the selection process where the public gets to say who we sent to your revision and went to a music publishing company and said, have you got any artist we can use to improve our chances at eurovision? this is a multiplatinum songwriter, he has written for little mix and calvin harris, his brothers had a number one single. our chats and there is some pedigree here and a different approach? and wendy played this on radio one this morning, for the first a long time, it did not suddenly feel like their radio station had been hacked with this terrible cheesy song, it felt like a proper song that fits in the modern landscape. things can only get better from last year, landscape. things can only get betterfrom last year, and landscape. things can only get better from last year, and let's talk about cheesy songs, because eurovision specialises in those, and sometimes they really capture the

imagination of thejury sometimes they really capture the imagination of the jury is. but do you think thejuries imagination of the jury is. but do you think the juries will really be looking for something like this? you think the juries will really be looking for something like thi57m is hard to tell. the frontrunner at the moment is a band from latvia who have a song that sounds a bit like billie eilish performed by right said fred, it is very bizarre! there isa said fred, it is very bizarre! there is a crazy dance routine and it feels very eurovision remark two sets of people who vote at eurovision, the professionals, recognising artistic merits, and then there of the audiences at home who are looking for spectacle and something that connects with them emotionally, so there is really no way to call it. i do feel like this song will do better than last place, possibly mid—table, i can't quite see it winning, because it's almost too conventional. it's a good song, but sounds like what you would hear on the radio, at eurovision, you need something slightly odd. the

competition is huge, it seemed to go into a bit of a decline in recent yea rs, into a bit of a decline in recent years, but has got bigger and bigger. it has a audience of 182 million people, so it is in the realms of sports. i think it is now time for the weather forecast. i also hear that the spanish metrological service have named a storm storm jorge which is going to be affecting us in the uk? early this morning astronomer why was announced and will move in over the weekend is. i bring you more details soon, but the snow caused excitement, missing to the south east. at this area of low pressure brought the mixture of rain, sleet and snow. you can see sunny

brought the mixture of rain, sleet and snow. you can see sunny spells behind it. you can still see a few wintry showers with snow over high ground. western scotland, some showers drifting into the midlands. for most of us, dry with sunshine and temperatures getting up to nine or10 and temperatures getting up to nine or 10 degrees towards the south west. through tonight, some clear skies, especially in north and eastern areas, temperatures dropping below freezing. the cloud increasing with outbreaks of rain emitting in, so with outbreaks of rain emitting in, so these temperatures sting above freezing, about three degrees. low pressure developing, this is the start of storm why, as it moves closer, we see these fronts moving and this rainfall will be the main concern for the start of the weekend, it spreads north and east words, across the pennines and scottish hills during friday, but

the rain spreads through most areas bringing ina the rain spreads through most areas bringing in a milder air, temperatures up to double figures. focusing on the rain, it will be heavy and persistent, particularly for wales, parts of north west england. up to 30 millimetres max oh quite widely. the rain clears towards the northeast and there will bea towards the northeast and there will be a spell towards the east, sunny spells, further showers moving into these western areas, temperatures up to 11 celsius, and then the winds. because storm jorge develops further, the isobars quite close together, so late saturday in two sunday, strengthening winds, up to 60mph quite widely, but in exposure, up 60mph quite widely, but in exposure, up to 70mph over the weekend. so some impacts, i suspect, from the rain into saturday, but also the strong winds as well, we will keep

you right up to date at bbc weather. bye— bye.

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's midday and these are the main stories this morning... a major blow for plans for a third runway at heathrow — the court of appeal rules its unlawful due to the uk's climate commitments. two more people in the uk test positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases here to 15. with more than 40 countries now infected — saudi arabia stops pilgrims from entering the country over fears about the spread of the virus. president trump tries to calm fears in the us, telling his country the risk remains very low. he's put vice—president mike pence in charge of the american response. the government sets out its demands for the post—brexit trade deal with the eu but warns they could walk away unless there's

a broad outline of a deal. the british people voted to take back control, to bring power home, to have the rules governing this country made by those who are directly accountable to the people of this country, and that is what we are delivering. warnings of another ten days of flooding misery for homes in the west midlands — as people there struggle to cope. good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. controversial plans for a third runway at heathrow airport have been thrown into doubt after campaigners against expansion won a ruling at the court of appeal on environmental grounds. the judges ruled that the project was unlawful because the government's climate change

policies weren't taken into account. heathrow says it will appeal against the decision. the legal challenge was brought by a group of councils in london, environmental charities and by the london mayor. i spoke to the mail earlier, let's hear what he had to say. i am delighted, this is a landmark judgment, probably had to say. i am delighted, this is a landmarkjudgment, probably the most important of dry metal case for a generation. we bought this case because a runway at heathrow has serious consequences for climate change, air quality, noise pollution, but also for the quality of life for our city. the court of appeal have said that the government's policy is unlawful, and the words they used are legally fatal. i hope the government, rather than tinker and tweak with their policies, finally abandon any plans for a new runway at heathrow. heathrow officials say they will appeal to this beam court. let's

speak to norman smith to get reaction to all of this. a strange one, borisjohnson reaction to all of this. a strange one, boris johnson has reaction to all of this. a strange one, borisjohnson has never been a fan of the project, yet there are many within his party who would support suspect —— expansion. many within his party who would support suspect —— expansionm will go back to the court, the short answer. the government will not, heathrow are, i understand there is a strong chance that will be given the go—ahead because it is such an important issue that the court will decide it should have hearing, which would mean a final outcome would be some time. literally, we wait to see how the government actually response, if we get any indication that boris johnson response, if we get any indication that borisjohnson is really rather keen for heathrow not to go ahead or he really wants heathrow to succeed in their appeal. my take is, if the government wanted the third runway to go ahead, they would appeal

because they are the main litigants, the main party in this court case. yet they have chosen not to appeal, and it seems the appeal would have a stronger chance of success if the government was behind it, so the fa ct government was behind it, so the fact that the government are not appealing suggest they are decidedly lu kewa rm appealing suggest they are decidedly lukewarm about heathrow going ahead. but we still do not have any clarity, waiting for a statement from the transport secretary setting out their official position. we do know, blindingly obvious, boris johnson has always been a long—term deep—seated opponent of heathrow. i surmise he will be pretty pleased about today's decision and will hope that this beam court rebuffs the appeal by heathrow because that would in effect enable him to fulfil his long—term aim of opposing heathrow expansion at making sure a third runway doesn't happen.

heathrow expansion at making sure a third runway doesn't happenlj third runway doesn't happen.” wonder, does the government's narrative of levelling up day into this? do they want to get embroiled further in heathrow when much of what it is talking about has been a shift in focus away from the south—east to developing other parts of the uk? it is difficult, the heathrow third runway argument splits the brexit camp. there are those specs are tiers who suggest that heathrow just another those specs are tiers who suggest that heathrowjust another london transport project training money from the region. —— brexiteers. borisjohnson from the region. —— brexiteers. boris johnson says from the region. —— brexiteers. borisjohnson says that from the region. —— brexiteers. boris johnson says that they are all about levelling up the country, therefore heathrow is a bad idea. however, global britain is another pa rt however, global britain is another part of borisjohnson's mantra, there are plenty of prominent brexiteers who believe it is critical that heathrow expands so that we can trade with emerging developing, growing countries that we have all got flights to these

places, china, south america, that if we don't, the french and dutch will say thanks very much, we will land those planes at charles de gaulle, too bad for heathrow. it splits the brexit votes, and i think the debate in parliament is extraordinarily finally balanced because while it is too when heathrow is voted on in the last parliament there was a stocking majority for eight, 4—1, that is entirely changed in the current parliament because it is bluntly a much more obedient conservative party behind boris johnson, much more obedient conservative party behind borisjohnson, so a think they will overwhelmingly do what he wants. on the labour side, jeremy corbyn last time i allowed his mpsa jeremy corbyn last time i allowed his mps a free vote on the issue. labour is going to be under new leadership, what were their stance be? they have solved all of the contenders, much about climate

change and a green revolution, but i think they may well come down against third runway which would tip the little parliamentary balance against heathrow. we can speak now to the shadow transport secretary andy mcdonald who's in middlesbrough. you are —— your response to this judgment? i am pleased with the judgment, it vindicates the position i took at the time of the national policy statement as an entirely consistent with what i said, the decision to expand heathrow was totally a nd decision to expand heathrow was totally and utterly inconsistent with the commitment is that this country had made opposite the climate change act and the parasite code. that is what the judges have found the court of appeal. —— paris accord. they say the failure to adhere to this was a failure, and what should now happen is for the government to say, that is an end to

that, heathrow will not be expanded, they have already said they do not intend to appeal currently, they should affirm that up and make it abundantly clear that this will not go ahead. and heathrow should listen. they should listen to what has been set in the court and accept that expanding heathrow airport is incompatible with our obligations to address climate crisis. that is what should be happening now. how do you make compatible those promises and commitments made in paris in 2015 with the need to grow the economy? that is the big argument that heathrow is making the uk, it will end up in paris, or elsewhere.” think that is a fallacious argument to suggest that the only way to expand the economy is to grow our harbour airport. ludicrous. to suggest that the dutch and the french are well simply hoover up and

carry on expanding aviation, regardless of the consequences for the climate crisis, is quite frankly disrespectful. we need... we have little time left to return the surround, our planet is facing a crisis. we are getting towards that tipping point. this is the right decision. we cannot listen any more to the nonsense that aviation is not the enemy, carbon is, you cannot have one without the other. putting more planes into the sky is going to increase emissions at the aviation industry, heathrow airport limited included, continuing to try to bank technological advances that do not exist, that cannot be delivered anytime soon, is quite frankly ludicrous and a complete denial of reality, at the court of appeal has seen reality, at the court of appeal has seen through that i'd made their decision abundantly clear, they should thatjudgment decision abundantly clear, they should that judgment and decision abundantly clear, they should thatjudgment and consist that might conduct themselves

accordingly. two more people in england have tested positive for coronavirus, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the uk to 15. the chief medical officer says the virus was passed on in italy and tenerife and the patients are being treated at specialist infection centres in liverpool and london. the two new cases were confirmed after parents of pupils at a school in buxton were told the school would be closed due to a case of coronavirus amongst parents. elswhere, the number of coronavirus cases in italy has risen by a quarter in the last 24 hours — there are now more than 400 infected people in the north of the country. it is so far the worst outbreak in europe. saudi arabia is suspending visas for foreign pilgrims wanting to visit mecca and medina, as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus. another case of coronavirus

has been confirmed in the canary islands, where hundreds of tourists are in quarantine to stop the spread of infection. president trump has said the united states is totally prepared for the risks posed by the new coronavirus, and will do whatever is necessary if the disease spreads. there have been only a handful of infections in the us so far. as part of the us response it has postponed joint military exercises with south korea, which they were due to stage next month. that comes as authorities in seoul have reported more than five hundred new coronavirus infections in its largest daily increase. our correspondent charlotte rose has this report. although there's only been 13 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the uk, the number of people being tested for the illness will now be rapidly stepped up. until now, people have only been tested if they return from hotspots in asia, but tests will now be done on anyone with flu—like symptoms in 100 gp surgeries and eight hospitals.

it's hoped it will provide an early warning sign if the virus is spreading within the uk. the measures come as eight schools in england have shut and others have asked pupils to stay—at—home over fears they may have picked up a virus while on holiday in italy over half term. that's despite advice from public health england and health secretary matt hancock that schools don't need to close unless there's confirmed cases. global companies are also feeling the effects of this outbreak. three firms in london have asked staff to work from home while colleagues reporting flu—like symptoms are tested. other companies are restricting or limiting business trips to asia and other countries hit by the virus. while italy remains the european hotspot for the almost with 400 confirmed cases and 12 deaths, germany says it's bracing itself after a couple who've been travelling around the country for ten days have tested positive. —— forth eillness. —— for the illness.

translation: we are at the beginning of a corona epidemic in germany. the chain of infection is no longer completely traceable. overnight, president donald trump announced he was putting his deputy, mike pence, in charge of the government's response to the virus. we are very, very ready for this, for anything, whether it's going to be a breakout of larger proportions or whether or not we are at that very low—level. while the number of cases outside china is now increasing more than those inside, the world health organization says the virus is not yet a pandemic. here, the government insists it is prepared for whatever course the virus takes. charlotte rose, bbc news. we will soon be alive injapan and italy with that news from italy, the biggest outbreak of the virus, to

more people have died from coronavirus, they are bringing the death row to 14. —— death toll. more on today's main stories coming up on newsroom live here on the bbc news channel, but now we say goodbye to viewers on bbc two. we will be live in italy with our corresponded, but first to japan. jenny hill is in tokyo. as pa rt of as part of the efforts to contain the virus, the prime minister has announced the temporary closure of some schools. yes, in a move that i think will be widely interpreted as a measure of how concerned the authorities here are. also a measure of how keen they are to show that they are getting on top of this outbreak, because cases are rising. the government here came under criticism for its handling of the

diamond princess which is still moored on the coast and the port of yokohama. the vast majority of japan's cases came from that ship, but what is worrying the authorities are the separate number of cases, nearly 200 people who have now tested positive for the virus in clusters all over the country and in particular the northern region of hokkaido. among them one is particularly alarming, a woman in her 40s who was treated for the virus, discharge from hospital at the start of february, it has now emerged she has tested positive again. that is concerning to health officials not just here again. that is concerning to health officials notjust here but all around the world. huge concern here injapan, not around the world. huge concern here in japan, not least around the world. huge concern here injapan, not least because in five months‘ time this country is due to host the 2020 olympics. if you go around the sheets, banners say tokyo 2020, the same thing greet you in

the airport. the authorities have said their preparations will continue as planned, it is too early to make any decisions. we have heard today from the organising committee, its chief executive was talking about the torch relay which is due to get under way in just a few weeks, it will travel all over japan‘s different regions. they have said they may have to sit out scaling down those events. —— may have to consider. our correspondent bethany bell is in milan. the latest figures up to 14, two more people died in italy, adding to the huge concern. yes, we have also heard that the number of reported cases of the infection has increased to over 500. cases of the infection has increased to over500. a cases of the infection has increased to over 500. a great deal of concern about the spread of this contagion.

here we understand that schools are remaining closed for a while and universities as well. all of this has had a very subduing effect on life here in milan, but as you can see there is still people out at about, doing their jobs, see there is still people out at about, doing theirjobs, but perhaps not so many out as one which had been. there has been an impact on tourism. all raising concerns about the impact that this will have on italy's economy, because milan, northern italy is really the powerhouse of the italian economy, and if the sort of condition continue, that could have a serious effect. we have heard in recent days that italy was one of the first countries to stop flights coming in from china, yet it is still the focus of the largest outbreak in europe. what is being done to understand why that is happened, and

what more is being said about travel in and out of italy at this stage? in terms of the beginnings of this outbreak, a lot of questions are being asked about whether one of the hospitals which treated some of the people who were first infected, whether it followed the correct protocol, people are looking into that. it is one of the things that the authorities say they are trying to establish, what went wrong, what may have gone wrong in that. with travel advice for britain, the british travel advice for italy is that if you have been in italy in any of those quarantined areas, a very small area that affects about 50,000 people, a futile south—east of milan and one in bennett so, if you have been in those areas, that

have been quarantined, you should self quarantine, or more generally, if you have been in northern italy, you should also... and you start to show symptoms, you should also start self isolating. in terms of travel, it is much more that flights are continuing, people are not saying don't come to italy, the italian premise that said italy is a safe place to visit, and that the number of cases is a tiny percent of italian publishing. —— italian population. the headlines on bbc news: a major blow for plans for a third runway at heathrow —— the court of appeal rules it‘s unlawful as a result of the uk‘s climate commitments. two more people in the uk test positive for coronavirus — bringing the total number of cases here to 15. the government sets out its demands for the post—brexit trade deal with the eu —— but warns they could walk away unless there‘s

a broad outline of a deal. sport now. good afternoon. david beckham admits he didn‘t realise what a challenge it would be to start his own football team as inter miami prepare to play their first official match this weekend. beckham owns the american franchise but has had difficulties finding somewhere to build a stadium. on the field though, what can we expect from the squad that he‘s helped to shape? every tea m every team in the world would want a lionel messi or ronaldo in their team, so we have always talked about as being different from any other team. which i am sure every owner says exactly the same thing, that they can do things in a different way, but we really believe that the roster we have, the players we have at the moment, we are really happy with and excited about going into

this weekend. but we have also a lwa ys this weekend. but we have also always talked about, if we have the opportunity to bring big—name players from europe into this city and our city, we would do that. pep guardiola is wary of the threat still posed by real madrid after beating them 2—1 in their champions league 16 first leg. they trailed when isco put the 13 time winners ahead but back came city for their first win at the bernabeu. gabrieljesus equalised with a header before kevin de bruyne equalised from the penalty spot after raheem sterling was fouled. there was also another red card last night for the real madrid captain sergio ramos — the 26th of his career, he‘s third on the all time list, well short a chap called geraldo bedoya, a columbian with 46. the organisers of the six nations say they‘re monitoring the spread of coronavirus carefully, after it forced ireland‘s games against italy to be postponed. both the men and women were supposed to be playing in dublin next weekend

but they‘ve been called off with no word yet on when they‘ll be rescheduled. england‘s men are due in rome for their final game a week later, so how long before that game is pushed back too? the track cycling world championships continue in berlin this afternoon with britain hoping to add to the solitary silver they won on the opening day. the men‘s team sprint team of jason kenny, jack carlin and ryan owens finished well behind the netherlands — who broke the world record in the final. kenny said they save their best performances for the olympics and there is live coverage of the second day of the track cycling world championships on the bbc sport website from 5:25 this evening. you‘re up to date. lots more on the website. i‘ll have more for you in the next hour. as we‘ve been hearing, two more people have tested positive for coronavirus in the uk and have been transferred to specialist infection centres.

one in liverpool, one in london. the nhs has been working to ensure a collaborative response to the virus across the system — including setting up drive—through—style tests. hugh pym has been taking a look. this purpose—built facility has opened this week, not a —— it is at a committee health trust in west london, aimed at people without symptoms but who have been referred here by nhs111. they come in by appointment. laura is a member of nhs staff, she will demonstrate what happens. she stays in the car, winds down the window and then to members of the nursing team will come out to meet her. one has the full protective equipment, her colleague stands back at a safer distance. a bit of guidance is provided first, as to what will happen next. and laura will now be tested. it will

involve two swaps, one throughout and one nasal. once again, done by about laura having to get out of the car. so the swabs are taken, they will then be safely packaged and taken off to be tested. laura or whoever it is is then free to go home, back into self isolation, or to wherever they have been asked to 90, to wherever they have been asked to go, while the test results are awaited. this facility is now going to be rolled out at other nhs site right around the country. in the canary islands, had just remain in quarantine. british guest ata remain in quarantine. british guest at a hotel in tenerife have said that they can set that been forced to stay put bits them at greater risk. 168 britons have been told to isolate themselves at the hotel. earlier i spoke to lara pennington, one

of the guests under quarantine in the hotel in tenerife, who told me that communication has been the key issue we haven‘t left our room at all. we feel it is incredibly unsafe to do so. feel it is incredibly unsafe to do so. we do not have an issue with being quarantined, it is that we do not believe it is being safely managed within the hotel. tell us more about that, why do you believe it has not been safely managed? what have you seen that causes you concern? obviously we have had very limited communication. we feel like we are being kept in the dark. what we are being kept in the dark. what we are being kept in the dark. what we are told, we‘re not sure it is coming from reliable source. we were informed yesterday however by a medic on the phone, that every one to two we could leave our rooms as long as we were wearing mask. washing our hands regularly, not touching ourfaces. however, we have seen numerous touching ourfaces. however, we have seen numerous people within the grounds walking around without masks. they are also at the restau ra nts masks. they are also at the restaurants without masks. we do not

see any facilities for hand washing, so we see any facilities for hand washing, so we do not believe this is being enforced in a safe way, and we believe it is being run exactly like it was on the cruise ship. we all know that did not work. we cannot understand why they are have not been key learning from that and why the spanish government would want to roll out that similar strategy when it clearly didn‘t work. what we do not want to see us becoming another cruise ship. i have two very small children, my in—laws who are in their 70s, one with an underlying heart problem. we are not prepared to put them at risk. no special measures have been put in place for my children for them, and we feel very u nsafe. my children for them, and we feel very unsafe. you are obviously very concerned about your well—being, that of your children and parents—in—law, if you were to move around, what you think of those guests who are not wearing masks, do you think it is because they have

not been given enough information? what are your feelings towards them? ido what are your feelings towards them? i do feel it comes down to a lack of information. because there is mass confusion, somebody sees someone else not wearing a mask, they think it is ok, there is no communication coming in. what we are demanding is that we start receiving proactive, regular, reliable committee occasion from a source that we trust. ideally from a source that we trust. ideally from maybe something with that our own foreign office, because the communication so far has been so poon communication so far has been so poor. i managed to get a medic up here to see my father—in—law yesterday, and i asked them, would you said your family down there? they said no. a man has appeared in court charged with murdering his mother and stepfather at the couple‘s home.

jasbir kaur and her husband, rupinder singh bassan, were found dead from serious injuries at their semi—detached house in the west midlands on tuesday. at birmingham magistrates‘ court, anmol chana spoke only to confirm his name. he was remanded in custody. the number of people moving to the uk from non—eu countries has risen to its highest level on record, according to the office for national statistics. 250—thousand came here in the 12 months to last september. the latest figures suggest there has been a gradual rise in the number of students from outside the eu, especially from china and india. the government has published guidelines for the upcoming trade talks with the eu — which indicate that boris johnson could walk away from the negotiations unless the broad outline of a deal has emerged byjune. the first round of the talks is due to start next monday — and the government wants them wrapped up by the end of the year. our reality check correspondent, chris morris, explains what the government has set out... this is 30 pages which essentially puts to the flesh on the bones of the things the government‘s been talking about since it

won the last election, and i guess before that. there are lots of references to other free—trade deals the eu‘s done, with canada, with japan, with south korea. it‘s clear the model the uk would like to see. there is a lot in there about which the two sides can agree, the problem is, on some of the big things, they are very far apart. one problem is the issue of how you deal with fair competition for business. the eu has said it wants the uk to stick to uk rules on what‘s called state aid subsidies for business and stick close to other eu rules. the government rejects that out of hand. let‘s hear what michael gove had to say that about that in the house of commons earlier. geography is no reason to undermine democracy. to be clear, we will not be seeking to dynamically align with eu rules on eu terms, governed by eu laws and eu institutions. the british people voted to take back control, to bring power home, to have the rules governing this country made by those who are directly accountable to the people of this country,

and that is what we are delivering. so, what are the other outstanding areas of concern, because time is extremely tight? time is tight. one that we know, we talked about it before and will again, fishing, it‘s a separate agreement but a big one. tiny part of the economy on both sides of the channel, but very emotive and very much part of the brexit argument for sovereignty. that‘s an argument that‘s going to have to be had pretty soon, because the two sides agree they are going to try to reach a deal on fisheries byjune and they disagree pretty profoundly. also on things like how you resolve disputes. so there are a lot of things which could go wrong, i wouldn‘t be at all surprised if over the next few weeks, things look very, very bleak indeed. and we have this warning from the government today, if, byjune, itappears we are making no progress, we are going to essentially forget about this process and go for what they call an australia—style deal, which means leaving the single market and customs union for good without any other

trade deal in place. ironbridge now it‘s time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. the first sighting of snow in st albans, but that is fading away. snow showers coming in thick and fast across scotland to. elsewhere, an abundance of sunshine, it will not feel warm because of the wind, but it will be dry and is an easier commute this evening. that drier weather will not last long, that is the big story. the rain, again. as the big story. the rain, again. as the wind changes direction through the wind changes direction through the night, rain will be ushered in across the south west, it will be cold enough for frost and where we have showers and it stays damp, we

will have ice. this is the next story, this will become storm jorge, bringing a lot of rain and by saturday evening, gale force winds. there are warnings in force, flood warnings and severe flood warning but also plenty of weather warnings for strong winds as well. please stay tuned to the forecast for the latest details. hello, this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines: a major blow for plans for a third runway at heathrow — the court of appeal rules its unlawful due to the uk‘s climate commitments. two more people in the uk test positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases here to 15. with more than 40 countries now infected, saudi arabia stops pilgrims from entering the country over fears about the spread of the virus.

president trump tries to calm fears in the us, telling his country the risk remains very low. he‘s put vice president mike pence in charge of the american response. the government sets out its demands for the post—brexit trade deal with the eu, but warns it could walk away unless there‘s a broad outline of a deal. the british people voted to take back control, to bring power home and comment out the rules governing this country made by those who are directly accountable to the people of this country, and that is what we are delivering. warnings of another ten days of flooding misery for homes in the west midlands as people there struggle to cope. let‘s get more now on the news that heathrow airport‘s plans to build a third runway have been thrown into doubt after a ruling by the court of appeal. it found that the government‘s heathrow expansion decision was unlawful because it did not take climate commitments into account.

the legal challenge was brought by a group of councils in london, environmental charities and london mayor sadiq khan. i spoke to mr khan a little earlier. i‘m delighted, this is a landmark judgment and probably most important environmental case for a generation. we brought in this case because we feel a new runway at heathrow has serious consequences for climate change, air quality, noise pollution, for the road and rail network and the quality of life in our city. what the court of appeal said is that the government‘s policy was on that lawful and the words are used illegally fatal. would have the government it does is rather then tinker with their policies, is finally abandoned plans for a new ru nway finally abandoned plans for a new runway at heathrow. you think it is possible for the government to come up possible for the government to come up with a new planet compatible with the undertakings given the paris

agreement? what the committee said it was not to ban flying altogether but it is important, when you talk about growth, to bear in mind the obligations we have in the climate emergency. the airport assessment track record is not great, there are already 500,000 people affected by noise pollution, that would increase to 200,000. that part of london is already an air pollution hotspots with an air quality limit exceeding the lawful requirements. i‘m afraid what the government‘s hat to recognise is rather than having its head in the sand and ignoring our obligations, they had to address them. but as mayor of one of the major capital cities of the world, you must also recognise the need for economic growth. what you say to the argument from heathrow and others thatis, argument from heathrow and others that is, without a third runway, britain‘s hub effectively becomes a pass and for a country that wants to

become a global power, it must find a way to make a third runway work?” wa nt a way to make a third runway work?” want economic growth, good growth, not at any cost. at is one of the reasons why am loving the government not to leave the eu without a deal or to have heart brexit. one of the consequences of climate change are huge, there is floating around the country, but there are consequences of poorair country, but there are consequences of poor air quality and the misery caused to people with various elements and the cost of the nhs, the impact on productivity. we should view the awful changes of climate change as an opportunity. we have electric buses in london quitting jobs around the country. record numbers of electric taxis creating jobs. the bikes we bring in for hire are creating jobs. this

should not be doom and gloom, we have to use this as an opportunity to create new jobs have to use this as an opportunity to create newjobs rather than creating bad jobs, bad growth which makes matters worse. people in flood—hit parts of the midlands are being warned they could face a further ten days of what the police are calling difficult conditions. homes across shropshire and worcestershire were evacuated yesterday after barriers holding back the river severn began to give way, with the river said to be pushing through 500 tonnes of water per second. in ironbridge, emergency services are working at capacity and several severe flood warnings are still in place. our reporterjohn maguire is there. absolutely, emergency services at full stretch and have been for the past ten days, they are now planning for ten days in the future. river severn, pushing through about 500 tonnes of water per second, that gives you an idea of the flow rate.

the world famous ironbridge there, the first of its kind in the world, built a 250 years ago, and built of iron because previous bridges washed away. that gives you an idea of the history and geography of the gorge here at ironbridge. having a look at these flood barriers, this is what we we re these flood barriers, this is what we were talking about earlier, these are temporary flood barriers put in place by the environment agency that we re place by the environment agency that were compromised yesterday. what you see is the blue plastic on the left, looking on the road surface, the horizontal bar that goes across, you should be able to walk behind those flood barriers. but you can see they have been pushed back, and the furthest horizontal bar, catching a bit of sunlight, is where it has been a shout back by the force of the water and bashed into the kerb there in front of those shops. residents and the environment agency we re residents and the environment agency were telling me they heard the

barriers being pushed back, crashing into the kerb, they thought it was a cla p into the kerb, they thought it was a clap of thunder, such was the weight and strength of the water. emergency services very much in evidence here, properties were evacuated yesterday, but you can see the rescue boats is on standby. we will chat to richard, a business owner here, born and bred, you had a run through the history just before. bred, you had a run through the historyjust before. town ever see anything like this before? ironbridge has floated before, the town is used to this stuff. the barriers that theirjob, didn‘t breach slightly and water came in behind, most of the businesses and residents i spoke to were happy they we re residents i spoke to were happy they were there, better they are there than not. now the business news. in the business news: heathrow airport says its plans for expansion can be fixed.

it comes after those plans were thrown out by the court of appeal because they didn‘t take into account the uk‘s committments on climate change. more on this in a moment. the online gaming firm mr green — which is owned by william hill — has been fined £3 million, that‘s for failing to protect people addicted to gambling. the watchdog said the firm was lax in checking customers were using legitimate sources of money. it‘s time to think big and spend more when it comes to tackling inequality betweeen regions, according to an independent inquiry. the uk 2070 commission says disadvantaged areas should get an extra £200 billion. it says inequality is a blight on britain. as we‘ve been hearing, climate campaigners have won a legal battle against plans to expand heathrow airport. the court of appeal said the plans failed to take account the uk‘s commitment to the paris agreement on climate change.

so what impact will this have on business? alex veitch from freight transport association joins me now. alex, what impact will this have on your members? this is a disappointing result for the logistics community but more importantly the wider economy of the uk. notjust importantly the wider economy of the uk. not just in importantly the wider economy of the uk. notjust in the south east of england but across the uk, where businesses rely on heathrow to move their goods overseas. but what about their goods overseas. but what about the climate case, there is a strong argument that heathrow is simply going to damage the environment. do be not have to make a balance? that is right and we are confident that heathrow will be able to convince stakeholders, the government, the public that they can achieve expansion within the climate change limits that have been set by the government. it is now incumbent on

heathrow to come back and make that case again. if you look at the technological advances being made in terms of fuels, engines efficiency and aerospace modernisation, we are confident that case can be made. what you want to government to do? the government should now look back at the planning statement around heathrow and support this key strategic decision by making sure that it strategic decision by making sure thatitis strategic decision by making sure that it is revised in light of the changes to the climate change regulation, which have been brought in since the planning statement was approved. this debate over heathrow seems to have been going on for forever. is the uncertainty impacting the way your operators to business it is. if you look at the global markets, heathrow is slipping down the league table. we are concerned that, because heathrow is full, we are seeing more long haul flights going to charles de gaulle, to fall and other continental airports, and that trend is going to

continue if we don‘t expand this crucial national assets. what is your organisation‘s commitment to cutting back on climate change? guaita logistics centre is meeting huge strides in the terms of electrified vehicles, using more railfreight in electrified vehicles, using more rail freight in terms of making more deliveries by smaller, urban vehicles as well as larger consolidation centres and more efficient use of vehicles as well. asi efficient use of vehicles as well. as i mentioned before, technological across this space are hugely advanced and getting quicker all the time thank you very much. markets around the world are feeling nervous about the spread of the coronavirus. they‘re worried about the impact on companies, especially with those doing a lot

of business with china, the epicentre of the outbreak. that‘s leading to losses across the board. that‘s all the business news. the headlines on bbc news: a major blow for plans for a third runway at heathrow — the court of appeal rules it‘s unlawful as a result of the uk‘s climate commitments. two more people in the uk test positive for coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases here to 15. the government sets out its demands for the post—brexit trade deal with the eu, but warns they could walk away unless there‘s a broad outline of a deal. more now on the coronavirus outbreak. two more people in england have tested positive, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the uk to 15. dr lindsay broadbent is a virologist at queen‘s university in belfast.

earlier, she explained to me why she describes this coronavirus as a social virus. this virus is passed through smaller droplets in close contact with infected people, so this is very much a virus you need to be in social settings with infected people to catch. there is no evidence currently that it is airborne. there is also some evidence that it could pass through the digestive tract, so good hygiene is incredibly important, regular handwashing, tissues when you sneeze, binning tissues when you sneeze, binning tissue straight after you sneeze, are all incredibly important measures to contain this virus. so the simple hygiene measures, how do they compare to the idea of wearing face masks? this is something a lot of people have been asking. hygiene measures are essentially the gold standard in stopping the spread of this virus. the masks you see people

wearing are actually incredibly ineffective at stopping the spread of this virus. the only masks that provide any kind of protection are the ones that have respirators in them. however, they need to be professionally fitted and if they are poorly fitted, they provide little to no perfection against the virus. and we all think we know how to wash our hands, but were talking about more than a quick rinse?m must be hot water, soap and a good 30-60 must be hot water, soap and a good 30—60 seconds. make sure you get all over your back on your hands and wrists. chinese health officials today are saying that approximately 1496 today are saying that approximately 14% of patients who had the coronavirus recovered and were discharged from hospital have tested positive for the virus again, a p pa re ntly positive for the virus again, apparently the same phenomenon has been reported in japan. apparently the same phenomenon has been reported injapan. do think thatis been reported injapan. do think that is possible with this virus?

absolutely. there are actually four other comment coronavirus that affects people every year, they cause the common cold and we do not have lifelong immunity against those viruses. it is very likely that this new emerging virus could end up being a seasonal virus, very much like the codes and flu we have every winter. we had sars in 2003, the middle east respiratory syndrome in later years, now the coronavirus, three outbreaks in two decades, is there something that, living in such an interconnected world, we should become accustomed to? yes, these emerging viruses could happen at any point. there is a massive amount of viruses that are resident in animal species, such as bats. there are actually groups of biologists known as virus hunters that go out and try and predict what the next virus that

could species jump and infect humans may be. so they are currently working to try and predict the next epidemic or next pandemic to see if we can get ahead of the game. there isa we can get ahead of the game. there is a lot of research being done in this area. it‘s not something i need to panic about, the majority of the time, these viruses tend to be incredibly mild or isolated cases. but it is something within the research community we are cognisant of. heathrow has said it will challenge the decision, but the government has said it will not appeal. the transport secretary grant shapps explained the government‘s position. our manifesto made it clear that any changes to heathrow need to be

industry—led, so we said we do want to see airport expansion but it has to see airport expansion but it has to be matched with our commitment to zero carbon by 2050, those things have to fit together. at the court said they don‘t at the moment, are you going to change that strategy in order to become compliant? is that the way forward? strange that this is the government that wants to be compliance with the 24 to commitment aviation has to fit into that, this government has put into... things like hybrid aircraft, biofuels, electric aircraft is something this country's taking a real need in. we wa nt country's taking a real need in. we want that to happen and we are convinced we can have more aviation, but it has to fit the serious commitment to zero carbon by 2050. but you are not appealing it, which does suggest a prime minister who was very does suggest a prime minister who was very opposed to heathrow as mayor is quite happy for this judgment have gone through? were not

appealing it because our manifesto made clear that heathrow was a private industry—led project... made clear that heathrow was a private industry-led project... so there is no relevance to that? touring checks were sent from the outset that the heater cannot cost the taxpayer money, it must fit within zero carbon by 2050 and that is for the industry to prove. we do, is for the industry to prove. we do, isa is for the industry to prove. we do, is a government, want to see overall airport expansion, but have to say we are all absolutely determined to live up to what recommends of the half of this country and future generations to have net zero by 2030, and you can do that by having aircraft which might much more sustainably in the future, that is why we are investing in. five people have been killed in a mass shooting at a brewery headquarters in the us city of milwaukee. local media say the gunman, a former employee who had been sacked earlier in the day, also died in the incident. it happened as hundreds of employees were still at work. the us house of representatives has approved legislation that would make

lynching a federal hate crime, after more than a century of failed attempts. the senate passed a similar bill last year. once the two bills are reconciled, they will be sent to president trump to be signed into law. we‘ve seen some extreme weather conditions recently and the various storms battering the uk have caused all sorts of challenges. one of them is the tricky task of landing an aeroplane in high winds. it‘s a job which requires skill, strong nerves and special training, as tim muffett has been finding out. how on earth do pilots land in strong crosswinds? with gusts of 50mph or more, landings can look alarming. we‘re lined up, we have got the wind from the right. peter hodgdon is showing me how it is done. it‘s about a 40mph crosswind.

we‘re approaching gatwick. it‘s very, very windy, and, oh yes, we‘re in a simulator. crosswinds are a part of the daily life of being a commercial pilot. geography and weather, when they combine, can create some challenges in approaching. when landing in a crosswind, it can look like the aircraft is flying sideways. this is deliberate and is called crabbing. if you want to go towards the end of the runway, you have to allow the aeroplane to drift, as it were, the nose into wind. we are offsetting to the wind, and we are going in a straight line towards the end of the runway. people see it and it looks like you are flying sideways, but it‘s all part of the plan and the best way to land in a crosswind. the severity of recent storms may have taken some by surprise, but not airline pilots. the weather that you encounter has been discussed before that aeroplane gets off the ground. if in any doubt, pilots are trained to abort the landing,

or go around, as it‘s known. this can feel alarming for passengers, but is quite common. during storm ciara and storm dennis, there were about 250 go—arounds at london‘s five airports alone. it is a bit nerve racking, it gets the adrenaline flowing. peter mccann is a long—haul pilot who previously worked for thomas cook. he believes pilots who fly longer journeys often find crosswind landings more daunting. short—haul pilots might do four landings a day, four days a week. i probably average about three a month, and therefore the exposure of a long—haul pilot to those kind of conditions is minimal. have there been times when you thought that was close? yes. you learn from that, and that is the experience that you take to make better

decisions in the future. a chance to experience a little of the challenges pilots face. sorry, passengers, it might be a bumpy landing. we can go from a bright sunny day with no wind to the worst tornado you can expect. pilots are much more prepared because we have those facilities to recreate real scenarios. the end of the runway is rapidly approaching! yeah, that‘s fine. some comforting words if you are about to fly in strong wind. the uks entry for this years eurovision song contest has been announced. james newman will represent the uk at the competition in rotterdam in may with this song called my last breath. lets have a listen to it. # and #andl # and i know that we‘re in trouble

# and i know that we‘re in trouble # but # and i know that we‘re in trouble #butl # and i know that we‘re in trouble # but i swear we will survive # but i swear we will survive #if # but i swear we will survive # if we were deep sea divers # if we were deep sea divers # and no—one came to find us # and no—one came to find us #if # and no—one came to find us # if you had nothing left # if you had nothing left # i'd # if you had nothing left # i‘d give you my last breath...#. you might be hearing a bit more of that. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. good afternoon. although some of us had the first sighting of snow this season, the story is rain, with more on the way. across southern areas, there is snow showers remain in the north, it will settle through the afternoon, particularly across england and wales and northern ireland. are few showers and some

wintry sunshine except where we keep those showers in the north. it will feel cold despite perhaps double—figure sense in some areas because of that wind. that ridge of high pressure will start to quieten things down this evening and overnight, but not for all. really have a window of a few hours before the next system brings more rain into southern areas. it will turn frosty and there is a risk of ice, but the main concern is more rain, another day‘s worth falling between friday and saturday and some of the flood hit areas. that same area is going to bring stormy weather. this is the array of weather fronts, we will see quite a bit more rain and as the pressure closes in on saturday, more gales or severe gale force winds bring in fact, that is not a name storm, storm jorge. the

rain could stay as snow in scotland, but there is a milder air mass coming in, impress, southwesterly wind, lifting temperatures to double figures in some places, but it will not feel pleasant because it will be and wet. these pulses coming through friday into saturday, and then finally clearing. then further areas of showers, long spells of rain, also pushing into southern parts of england and wales into sunday. so u nfortu nately, england and wales into sunday. so unfortunately, it will remain very wet, another inch or two of rain over the hills, but any rain at the moment will cause further issues with flooding. numerous flood warnings in force, a severe flood warnings in force, a severe flood warning as well, and those can all be found on the website. santa has the potential for more be found on the website. santa has the potentialfor more rain both in the potentialfor more rain both in the north and kelso, stay tuned to the north and kelso, stay tuned to the forecast. bye—bye.

the government‘s decision to build a third runway at heathrow airport is ruled unlawful by the court of appeal. green campaigners have celebrated the ruling — but business leaders say the runway is essential for the uk‘s future success. well, it‘s a fantastic result for friends of the earth and plan b and for the climate. i mean, this is a great day for anybody who is concerned about climate change. what's needed now is for the prime minister and the secretary of state to show a little bit of leadership and say, we want to get on and build it. heathrow airport will appeal, but the government says it will not contest the ruling. we‘ll bring you all the latest. also this lunchtime: the uk threatens to walk away from post—brexit trade talks with the eu, if there‘s no progress byjune. two more cases of coronavirus are confirmed in england. both are being treated

at specialist centres.