the prince soon, then. bloody hell! the prince chats to younger fans alongside the exhibition, which documents british racing over the years.” exhibition, which documents british racing over the years. i now officially open the silverstone experience. for lewis hamilton, there is no stepping back as he goes for a seventh world title. for harry and meghan this is their last engagement as senior royal family members is on monday. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos thank you, ben. good afternoon. before we move on to the weekend, let's enjoy today's sunshine. the weather watcher shows blue sky over central london after yesterday's washout. you can see a lot of sunshine around over the next few hours. some fair weather cloud in the far east. we have some cloud and

showers for scotland into northern ireland and western wales and the south—west. some wintriness over the high ground of scotland. after that cold frosty start, a chilly afternoon, but we will have sunshine. that first band of showers moves eastwards and fizzles out and tonight we see the first of the areas of low pressure that will bring unsettled weather for a few days. rain and hill snow for scotland. windier and milder in the west. chilly in northern and eastern areas. for the weekend, west. chilly in northern and eastern areas. forthe weekend, it west. chilly in northern and eastern areas. for the weekend, it is back to low pressure, it looks windier with some rain. some milder air in between these two fronts. that is a warm front. the wind will increase and you can see the isobars. the rain will pile into western scotland and northern ireland through the day. could see some spots further south and east. but central and eastern england should stay dry until after dark. but it will turn

windier, winds up to 50mph across the irish sea coasts and you will notice it is milder in the afternoon. temperatures into double figures across the board. as we move through saturday night and the wet and windy weather reaches central and windy weather reaches central and eastern parts. behind it is still windy into sunday. but behind the cold front we will introduce some chillier air with blustery showers. for the last of the milder airand rain will clearfrom showers. for the last of the milder air and rain will clearfrom the south—east on sunday morning and thenit south—east on sunday morning and then it is brighterfor all with sunshine and showers and lots of showers in western area. heavy with hailand showers in western area. heavy with hail and thunder and wintriness. temperatures down into single figures. beyond sunday, monday and a deep area of low pressure moves in, followed by another one for tuesday. so very unsettled for the start of

next week with an active ive jet strea m next week with an active ive jet stream and we could see gales next week with an active ive jet stream and we could see gates and this could cause some disruption. a reminder of our top story: the government has announced new money in the race to find a vaccine to beat the coronavirus. that's all from the bbc news at one. so, it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s good afternoon. i'm ben croucher with an update from the bbc sport centre. england manager phil neville believes his side are still making progress, despite another damaging defeat — as he described it — losing 2—0 to the usa in the opening game of their shebelievescup defence

in orlando. it was goalless at half time but the world champions scored twice in three second—half minutes. christen press' fine finish was added to by carli lloyd. the defeat was england's sixth in their last nine games. didn't in their last nine games. have enough quality at th top didn't have enough quality at the top end way that matters, and they did. they had two chances and they are going to punish you. carli lloyd, a world—class player, give her space in the 18 yard box and she is going to cause you some trouble. you are talking about retaining our trophy and this is the first game and it could happen in the next two games. well, the bbc pundits last night were critical of england's display. former striker lianne sanderson said they were going backwards and feels the infrastructure in the united states is far superior. these girls in american life in and out of each other's pockets. they are literally income all the time

and it is prioritised in america whereas here we have to make sure the league is transitioning into our national team because i think it is suffering at the moment. johanna konta is wary of russian teeanger anastasia potapova ahead of their monterray open quarterfinal tonight. the british number one says the 18—year—old's age will make her fearless. konta reached herfirst quarter final of 2020 by beating germany's tatiana maria in straight sets. it's the first time konta has won back to back matches since the us open last september. rory mcilroy will look to build on an impressive start when he tees off in the second round of the arnold palmer invitationaljust before 6pm. five birdies and this eagle at the fourth left the 18 champion on 6—under par — one behind overnight leader matt every. the world number one has finished in the top ten on each of his five appearances on the pga tour this season. one of the 18 cyclists quarantined in an abu dhabi hotel due to coronavirus has been telling us about how he's continuing

to train whilst on lockdown. they've not been allowed out for a week now — and remain in the hotel until next saturday — but on tuesday they were permitted indoor bike trainers. ramon sinkeldam — who tested negative — says he's now concerned about getting the right food. we are obviously burning a lot of calories on the bike. you burn a lot of sugar and carbs and with the food that is provided for normal people it is enough but we burn 3000 per day more so we are figuring out a way to get us some more rice or oats or whatever, but i think the hotel is also willing to help us. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport including news of the scotland six

nations squad. and a new contract for roy hodgson at crystal palace. sarah mulkerrins will have lots more in afternoon live from 2pm. we arejust we are just hearing from british airways in a statement saying that public health england has confirmed two members of british airways staff have tested positive for coronavirus. these colleagues have been isolated and are recovering at home. the impact of the coronavirus outbreak is being felt around the world — 94 countries and territories now have confirmed cases — cameroon, serbia, peru and the vatican have reported their first cases in the last few hours. the netherlands has reported its first virus—related death, and the number of cases has gone up drastically in iran — with more than 1200 new infections. let's take a look at the latest numbers.

there are over 100,000 cases around the world so far — with china still at the top. more than 3,400 people have died. but almost 56,000 people who had the virus have recovered. friday prayers have been cancelled in towns and cities across the middle east as the number of coronavirus infections in the region mounts. the city of bethlehem — in the west bank — has been put under quarantine after seven people were diagnosed with the covid—19. anna foster reports. angry protests on the streets ofjericho. this is where the palestinian authority planned to treat its coronavirus patients, but they aren't wanted here. in bethlehem, there's real concern. the main checkpoint into israel was closed and people have been told they can only leave in an emergency. the infected workers are all from this hotel. they've been in contact

with a group of greek tourists, who tested positive once they returned home. this place is now closed, as are all hotels in bethlehem. they've been told they cannot accept any new tourists for the next 1a days. that is what we're trying to do. antoine has been quarantined inside, along with the seven people who tested positive. they're on a separate floor but without medical treatment, he says. official information is scarce. we've done tests and have not received information back and that's why we are struggling, we are not getting much information from the authorities. even the world's oldest church has been forced to close its doors. thousand of people pass through the church of the nativity every day to touch the spot where christians believe jesus was born and, now, that is a problem. we have these icons and they have a place where they have to touch the columns and even the star

where jesus was born, so that's why if someone has this virus, they will easily transmit to others. all public places like this have been shut down to try and contain the spread of the virus. sad for closing, not even the church, bethlehem, they are closing all bethlehem, know what i mean? nothing to do now. and, as you know, bethlehem depends 100% on pilgrims and tourists. this city relies heavily on visitors from around the world. as a state of emergency is declared, its now bracing for a double hit — to the health of its people and to its fragile economy. anna foster, bbc news, bethlehem. let's now hear the story of one man who's got coronavirus. carl goldman and his wife teri were on board the cruise ship

the diamond princess in japan last month. he has been in quarantine for around 30 days and has been talking to the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire programme from a secure unit in nebraska. he said he and his wife have been shunned since going public. he started by telling us he began to feel unwell during his flight back to the us. i went on to the plane to america, i was feeling fine. went to sleep for a couple of hours and woke up with a very high fever. over 103 fahrenheit. and so they moved me over to the bio containment area but it was that spike happening very, very quickly — that seems to be the common denominator for nine out of ten people who get this. what's weird about the virus is — unlike a cold — the fever and a dry cough were the only symptoms that i had. it was totally mild — not like a regular cold where you sneeze, sniffle, sore throat, none of that. i didn't even get body aches,

i did not get chills and heavy sweating when i had my high fever. i've had bronchitis — which was probably the worst i've been — that was eight in a 1—10 scale, this would be two. if i were not contagious i would have been back at work within 48 hours. you've now been in quarantine for around 30 days. what has that been like? man, it's terrible because i tested positive again last night, that means i've got to start all over again, tomorrow will be the next time i can get a test, then i will have to test negative three days in a row. i've been in quarantine here in nebraska since february 17th. that's a longtime. ten days spent in the bio containment unit, very high level of care. and now the last day since last wednesday, i've been here in the lower level.

i keep myself busy, own the local radio station, 24/7 news site out there, i'm working on my laptop from early in the morning until about three, four, five, served three meals a day, doctors coming to check on me. nurses coming to take samples, we have to take our temperature officially with the nurse in here twice a day. and of course i have access to the television as well, i get to keep up with the news. do you think there is stigma attached to having the coronavirus? one of the things that's happened because we've been so public about this is we are getting a bunch of threats, some people are freaking out, my wife came home, they are saying don't come see me for a month. the poor kid who watched our dog went back to that day because he'd been in contact with my wife.

there's a lot of unnecessary hysteria out here and ijust would urge everybody to chill a bit, use some common sense and if we are let loose, we are no longer contagious. can i have an idea of what those threats say? i don't even want to get into them, they're as graphic as they can be in terms of threatening our lives. they are getting very graphic about the kind of threats, making threats on our grandkids, it runs the gamut. there are crazies out there and we are now dealing with them. and we'll be answering your questions on the coronavirus outbreak at 4:30pm this afternoon with our experts. keep sending your questions into us by tweeting to the hash tag bbc your questions or email yourquestions@bbc. co. uk. that's coming up just after 4:30pm. supporters of the home secretary — priti patel —

have signed a letter in the daily telegraph after a series of bullying allegations against her. they describe her as a tough, assertive leader who has never crossed a line. among those signing the letter is the former head of the charity commission — william shawcross — and conservative election adviser sir lynton crosby. our political correspondent jonathan blake has more. the signatories to this letter aren't exactly household names, i have to say, you mentioned a couple of them in the introduction, there is also a handful of conservative peers. but they do all say that they have worked with or alongside priti patel at some point and to give you a flavour of what the letter says, we do not recognise the picture of what has been painted of priti patel this week. the letter goes on she is certainly a tough, assertive and effective leader but even under extreme pressure, she's never crossed a line or lost her temper.

and it goes on to say that it is right that good ministers cannot be brought down by smears and gossip. and that is clearly what the home secretary herself is hoping. showing no intention of resigning or leaving her post. and indeed, earlier this week at prime minister's questions, borisjohnson gave her his explicit backing saying and i quote, he was sticking by her. nevertheless, priti patel is under investigation for accusations against her of bullying which she denies — by the cabinet office. they are looking into whether she has broken the ministerial code and there is also the prospect of an employment tribunal in a few months. as the former top official at the home office sir philip rutten is taking legal action against the government for constructive dismissal. when that comes around we could be in the situation where a lot of accusations made through anonymous sources in the media could well be made in detail and in public. as that legal process plays out. but for now, as i say, some backing for the home secretary at the end of what has been a very difficult few days for her.

jonathan blake, our political correspondent. the headlines on bbc news: borisjohnson says the government will spend another £46 million to help fight coronavirus — including research on a new vaccine against the disease. coronavirus testing kits are airlifted onto a cruise ship off the california coast — where 140 britons are among those in quarantine. the best friend of dubai's princess latifa says she's pleased a high court ruling has revealed the country's ruler abducted two of his daughters, and subjected his estranged wife to a campaign of intimidation. now, yesterday the high court in london found that the billionaire ruler of dubai — sheikh mohammed al—maktoum — abducted two of his daughters and carried out a campaign of intimidation against his former wife. in a series ofjudgements, the court overruled the sheikh's

efforts to keep the findings of the case secret. sheikh maktoum has said that the judgement has only given one side of the story. the bbc‘s victoria derbyshire programme has been speaking to a friend of princess latifa and got her reaction to the ruling. i am very pleased with the news. i am happy that the reporting restrictions were finally lifted. and the whole world is now hearing the news that sheikh maktoum did kidnap two of his daughters. and this is now official and no longer an allegation. this is something you saw up close because you were on the boat with latifa in 2018 when she tried to escape dubai. she was taken back.

what was that like? when that happened it was terrifying. it's probably one of the scariest experiences i've ever had. the boat was stormed by indian commandos who had machine guns, they were threatening to shoot us, it was extremely scary. and obviously afterwards latifa was dragged away kicking and screaming. her pleas for asylum were ignored. and after that myself and the rest of the crew were kidnapped as well. since then, the sheikh has said that what happened was that she was effectively being rescued and taken home. what did she say to you at that time when you were on the boat together? when she was taken? what were her words about what was going on? no, she was repeating that she is seeking political asylum and they were ignoring her.

and obviously her last words were, don't take me back. i'd rather you shoot me here. she would have rather been shot there than go back? that must‘ve been distressing. yes, extremely. have you had any contact with her at all? no, the last time i saw her was on the boat. if you had not had been there and been able to leave and tell the story, do you think we would even know what had happened? probably not. i assume dubai would have managed to cover this all up. they have tried very hard so far. they have issued different kinds of statements saying that latifa is happy with her family at home. they tried to cover it up. but it is no longer possible after this ruling, you know, was made public.

that was a friend of princess latifa. a study suggests more than a quarter of men think telling sexualjokes and stories at work is acceptable. a survey of more than 20,000 people in 27 countries has been carried out to mark international women's day. the figures for britain are similar and show that british men are much more accepting of sexual banter than their counterparts in countries like the us, mexico and australia. earlier, annita mcveigh spoke to the former australian prime ministerjulia gillard about this — and she told me that there is still a lot of work to be done to achieve equality in the workplace. i think a lot of us would have assumed before the survey that after decades of talking about gender equality and particularly after the metoo movement that it would be better than last. it does reinforce the need

for employers to step up in terms of shaping workplace cultures and making sure that they are inclusive and respectful of everyone. it suggests despite the developments of the last couple of years and in particular the metoo movement as you have cited, but culturally, there is still an enormous shift that needs to take place. there is more to do. this survey asks men and women about whether or not they would stand up if there was a sexist remark or conduct and, overwhelmingly, men and women say that they would. interestingly, in the uk more men and women say they would. they say they particularly would in their family and friendship group. a sizeable number say they would at work even with a colleague who was senior. we are seeing some progress, some willingness to address these kinds of cultures and the barriers that hold women back.

when we have numbers that show that there are still a sizeable minority who think that very discriminatory conduct is ok, there is much more to do by employers and by all of us. what are the key things that you would like to see employers do who are not already putting strategies in place to deal with this sort of behaviour? we think it is important for employers to get on the front foot. i mean, i think what many employers have done particularly in the wake of the metoo movement is that they have set in place complaint procedures and the like so people can raise poor conduct and that is good. there should be a way for people to be able to say at work that something has happened and it needs to be corrected. but we are really asking for employers to go the next step and have a proactive approach looking at their workplace culture, talking to staff about how to make sure relationships at work are respectful.

rather than waiting for when something has gone wrong and using a process to try and address it, actually be building a culture that is inclusive of all right from the beginning. it is really interesting that the data shows in the survey that people feel that women's careers are significantly more at risk if they turn down a romantic advance. if they talk about their family life or don't take part in social activities with other colleagues. tell us about that because that seems, on top of the inappropriate comments, the sexist comments, largely directed towards women, that women are suffering more on this front as well. that is true, and when we look at that section of the survey people are reporting what is there lived reality. we know there are continuing to be many structural barriers for women at work, so workplaces where part of being on the network, in the in group, getting the next

opportunity for promotion, is about socialising after hours, which is often harderfor women to do because they disproportionately take the load when it comes to childcare and other forms of domestic work in the home. i think people are also responding to lived experiences when they know that it can cost a woman at work if she rejects an advance from a colleague or a superior or if she is seen to complain about that kind of conduct, and over many generations now i think people have seen that if men talk about their families at work it enhances their status. they are seen to be a family man, whereas if a woman talks about her family at work she is seen to not have her mind on thejob. these barriers are still there for women. that was the former australian prime

minister. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav. a vast improvement to the south—east of england compared to yesterday and we have a good deal of sunshine across the board with a little bit of fair weather cloud bubbling up. showers associated with a weather front affecting scotland, northern ireland and the west of england that will slowly move eastwards as we head through this evening but tending to fizzle out. it will be a fairly chilly afternoon but at least there will be the sunshine to compensate. the showers fizzle out and many places will be dry and clear overnight but another weather system pushes into the north and west of the country — bringing increasing cloud, rain and snow on the hills of scotland. a cold night to come for many with frost. the weather is looking unsettled for saturday.

lots of isobars across the country meaning it is going to be windier through the course of the day and we will see some rain. most of the rain will be across the north and west of the country. a little further south into western england and wales and the eastern part of england may not see rain until after dark but sun diminishing after a chilly start and it will turn much milder into the afternoon with double—figure values. turning wet and windy with gusts touching 40 or 50 mph around the irish sea coasts and that wind moves eastwards across the country and then we are into a very showery but cooler regime as we head into sunday. milder air clears the south—east of england on sunday morning and the blue colours take over. a bit of a wet start for the south—east, east anglia, the milder air gets shunted away and we head into a bright windy day with sunshine and blustery showers. some of these heavy with hail

and thunder and some snow to the hills as the temperatures begin to fall into single figures. next week we have a couple of deep areas of low pressure. there is one on monday and tuesday which could bring destructive weather with spells of heavy rain and very windy conditions and we could see gales or severe gales particularly on monday so stay tuned to the forecast.

hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm martine croxall. today at two: the prime minister promises more government money to fund urgent work on coronavirus, including research on a new vaccine against the disease. what we're announcing today is a £46 million package of investment in uk science which will in time deliver a vaccine, some science which will in time deliver a vaccine, some say science which will in time deliver a vaccine, some say about a year, around that scale. coronavirus testing kits are airlifted onto a cruise ship off the california coast where 140 britons are among those in quarantine when the water won't go away — the enduring misery of an east yorkshire village flooded for more than a week.

campaigners say that