another big rise in the number of people infected by coronavirus in the uk. 163 people are now infected — more than 20,000 people have been tested. the government has pledged an extra £46 million for research into coronavirus vaccines and faster testing. it looks to me as though there will certainly be a substantial period of disruption when we have to deal with this outbreak. keeping supermarkets stocked up — talks this afternoon between the government and retailers amid concerns that people have been stockpiling food. britons are among the 5,000 holidaymakers quarantined on this cruise ship off california — testing kits are air—dropped on board. tonight, another big rise in the number of deaths in italy —

now the second highest after china. we'll have the latest developments. and also tonight... flood misery continues for some homeowners in yorkshire after the wettest february on record. the system backed up. and although we've been able to live in the house, we are very careful about how many times we flush the toilet or how many times we get a shower. and coming up in bbc news... after a week full of headlines about games that aren't going ahead, sportsday is live at london welsh rugby club to look ahead to a match between england and wales that certainly is. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the number of people in the uk now infected with coronavirus has

jumped again to 163 — up from 116 yesterday. that's the biggest rise in single day so far. the government has promised to spend another £46 million to try to deal with coronavirus, including more money to find a vaccine and develop a rapid test for the disease. globally there are now more than 100,000 cases. of those, more than half — almost 56,000 people — have recovered. but more than 3,400 people have died. 0ur medical correspondent, fergus walsh, has the latest. science is fighting back against a new coronavirus. this lab at imperial college london is developing a vaccine. the aim is to protect people from getting infected. they know the world is waiting. an absolute sense of urgency. and wanting to deliver and

stepping up to this challenge. and so stepping up to this challenge. and so everybody is working as fast as they can. there is also a degree of just innovation to make things happen really, really much quicker than they have done before. the first doses, several hundred of them, are kept in this freezer, but is farfrom them, are kept in this freezer, but is far from ready yet. this them, are kept in this freezer, but is farfrom ready yet. this is them, are kept in this freezer, but is far from ready yet. this is one of several prototype vaccines against coronavirus which have been developed by teams across the world. all must go through animal and human trials before they can be declared safe and effective. and all that ta kes safe and effective. and all that takes time. things have progressed much more quickly than they would have done in the past and it's not unreasonable to assume that we will end up with the vaccine and we may do so ina end up with the vaccine and we may do so in a year or 18 months, which is remarkable when you considerjust a few years ago it would have taken 20 years to do that. quite forceful? the prime minister visiting a lab in

bedfordshire announced £46 million of government funding to help find a vaccine and develop a rapid test for the disease as cases in the uk saw their biggest daily increase. there will certainly be a substantial period of disruption when we have to deal with this outbreak. how big that will be and how long that will be, ithink that will be and how long that will be, i think is still an open question. two british airways baggage handlers at heathrow have tested positive for covid—19 disease. the airline said they are isolated at home and are recovering. the number of confirmed cases in the uk is now163, the number of confirmed cases in the uk is now 163, but that is still way behind italy, by far the worst outbreak in europe. the vatican, the tiny citystate in rome, has announced its first case of coronavirus. the pope, who has had a bad cold, has already reportedly tested negative. across italy,

mostly in the north, there were nearly 800 new cases today. bringing the total to more than 4500 with 197 deaths. but for most, it is proving a mild illness and more than 500 of those infected have already fully recovered. fergus walsh, bbc news. thousands of people are being held in quarantine on a cruise ship off the coast of san francisco after a 71—year—old passenger died of the coronavirus. 140 britons are among those on board. testing kits have been dropped onto the grand princess from a helicopter, with all guests told to stay in their cabins. there have so far been 99 confirmed cases in the us, with ten deaths. most of those cases are in seattle in washington state and in california. sophie long reports from california. the national guard dropping testing kits onto the cruise liner that is now stranded, circling off the northern californian coast. of the more than 3,000 people

on board, 142 are british. the first person to die from the virus in california recently travelled on this ship. the 71—year—old man disembarked in san francisco two weeks ago. 0ne passenger has bone cancer and was due in hospital for treatment on monday. the treatment‘s very urgent. my cancer has progressed shortly before we left home, and the physicians went ahead and cast me up a bit and sent to me on this trip so it is really imperative that i get there. the grand princess won't be able to sail into san francisco until health authorities are satisfied with the results of testing carried out on board. they want to prevent further cases of the coronavirus being brought ashore into california. but the reality is it's already here and it's spreading. as it does, there is growing concern the response has been insufficient and people are having to pay

thousands of dollars for tests. on a visit to the worst affected area near seattle, the man in charge, vice—president mike pence, wasn't risking handshakes. he admitted there were not enough testing kits available for those that want them. we don't enough tests today to meet what we anticipate will be the demand, going forwards. as more americans take an interest in this or have concerns about this, we want to make sure they have access to a coronavirus test as well. we've made real progress on that in the last several days. but at this care home in kirkland, near seattle, which has been linked to at least six deaths, there is angerfrom relatives of those still awaiting diagnosis. we want to know when our loved ones will be tested. we don't want general information about how and when the group as a whole will be tested, we want specific information as it pertains to our loved one. as the number of infections swells to more than 200

scattered across 18 states, president trump signed an $8.3 billion bill to tackle the outbreak. the money will be used for testing potential vaccines and treatment for those affected. sophie long, bbc news, san francisco. i have spoken to two of the passengers on board, a couple from somerset, celebrating her 50th birthday and they told me they had no idea where they were and when they might come to shore. they say they might come to shore. they say they expect an update from the ship is my crew about nine and we know that 45 people have been tested and those samples have been sent to a laboratory near san francisco and when we get the results of those we will do more but the california governor has said that the grand princess will not be allowed to dock until they are sure it is safe. sophie long, thank you. the health secretary, matt hancock, today tried to reassure people about food supplies over the next few weeks and months, saying that the government is working with supermarkets to make sure that people who have

to self—isolate will get the food they need. but leading supermarkets contradicted him, saying they haven't held talks with the government about getting supplies to people's homes. our business editor, simon jack, is here. there has been some confusion, since then there have been talks, what do you know? there was a call this afternoon which i gather was quite productive and straightforward. the big take this evening as we have seen a big increase in demand, the supermarket say, over the last few days. one retailer told me a 500% increase in hand gel in the space of one week, cleaning products are flying off the shelves and people are stocking up on a store cupboard essentials like rice, pasta and tens of stuff. and what i hear from the supermarkets is that this is manageable. but there is a spike and clearly the government needs to understand where those pinch points are and retailers told the government today that there were certain things that government could do to help because supply chains are working hard to keep up. for

instance, could delivery curfews be eased, could the eased restrictions on drivers to help replenish the shelves? there are some gaps but retailers say it is manageable. but there has been a spike in demand. 0ne retailer told me today it was a bit like christmas. emma simpson, thank you. iran has reported its biggest daily increase in coronavirus infections with more than 1,200 new cases confirmed. almost 5,000 people have now been infected and 124 have died. the authorities have cancelled friday prayers and are trying to prevent travel between cities. there have been further sharp falls in global financial markets as investors assess the risk that the coronavirus poses to economic growth. london's 100 share index is more than 3% lower. the price of oil has also slumped, with russia resisting pressure from other 0pec members to cut production.

england's football leagues have said players and officials won't shake hands at matches until the danger from coronavirus has passed. the disease is threatening to disrupt major sporting events across the world. in italy, the government has said football will be played in empty stadiums and six nations rugby matches have been postponed. more than half of those who've contracted coronavirus have already recovered. but some are far more at risk than others. a recent study from china's center for disease control found that older people, especially those above the age of 80, are more vulnerable because of weaker immune systems.

and just hope that what you've been told to do will work for you. until we are actually told don't go out or anything like that, which i do, i don't think, hopefully, it'll get to that, but i am still going out, and going to the theatre, doing my classes, and things like that. people will panic, and they are panicking. but, at the moment, we aren't. we are just carrying on.

those who live with an underlying health condition are already well aware of the dangers posed every year by winter flu. so far, at least, people seem determined not to let coronavirus radically change their lives. dominic hughes, bbc news, huddersfield. 0ur medical correspondent, fergus walsh, is here. a big rise in the number of cases and deaths in italy, where has it been affected so badly? it is a mystery, they never found their version of patient zero, the first person to bring in the infection and it is thought it was spreading for weeks before it was detected. now the advice is anyone returning from anywhere in italy, if they develop a cough orfever should anywhere in italy, if they develop a cough or fever should self—isolate, contact nhs111 or cough or fever should self—isolate, contact nhs 111 or go online. cough or fever should self—isolate, contact nhs111 or go online. what

about the situation here? hundred and 60 plus people confirmed to have the virus, what can we expect over the virus, what can we expect over the next few weeks and months? it's very ha rd to the next few weeks and months? it's very hard to predict. france and germany have around 600 cases each. we should expect a big increases but 163 confirmed cases among a population of 66 million people, so we have to keep a sense of perspective. the vast majority of people who get this will recover, they will get a bout of what seems like flu and they will be fine within about a week or so. we are still officially in the containment phase but we are clinging on to that, very soon we will move into the delay phase where we are trying to push back the peak of this outbreak further and further away from winter. fergus walsh, thank you. the time is 6:15pm, you can keep up—to—date with all the developments concerning coronavirus and the symptoms to watch out for and the symptoms to watch out for and what it means for you on the bbc

news app and also on our website. our top story this evening. another big rise in the number of people infected by coronavirus in the uk — 163 people are now infected. and still to come... the giant cockerel that's part of a new exhibition at the yorkshire sculpture park. coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes... we reflect on what england manager phil neville described as a damaging start to the shebelieves cup as england lose their opener to the united states. last month was the wettest february ever recorded in the uk with storm after storm sweeping the country. in east yorkshire, more than 80 homes in snaith and cowick still can't be reached and the water is taking a long time to recede. 0ur correspondent danny savage has been speaking to some of those affected. he joins us now from east cowick.

exactly a week ago i was standing in this very street talking to you about flooding. the difference between now and then as last friday we had to be right at the other end of the street because where we are now was under about five feet of floodwater. so, you can see loads of it has gone and you may be able to hear the noise behind me, that is the environment agency pumps used to remove more water, other pumps to my right as well. as you may be able to see over my shoulder, plenty of water lying around and those houses down there you can't get to, you have to be in your waders to get to those, they were exactly as they we re those, they were exactly as they were a week ago so nobody has been into them. they are in the situation is still there plenty of people are still dealing with the first phase of these floods. much of the water which flooded homes on the board of east and north yorkshire hasn't gone away. people are still dealing with the consequences.

if we'd have been stood in this spot at the peak of the flood, we would have... probably been a foot of water above our heads at the moment. seven foot deep here? at least. people like mike, who's had floodwater in his home for nearly four weeks now. we are on a septic tank system here. so, the system backed up. and, so, although we've been able to live in the house, we're very careful about how many times we flush the toilet or how many times we get a shower or whatever. the water was so deep in his garden, even the tree house was under the water at one point. it's notjust home owners affected by these floods. it was farmers as well. this is a vast greenhouse full of lettuce but, underwater for days, it was so the whole crop has been ruined, all the glass has been broken, and that means a huge bill for the farmer who owns all of this. residents here were so desperate to protect their homes, they built their own flood barrier.

it worked for a while, then the water got through and ruined more homes. in nearby east cowick, you still can't get to some houses. it's draining away but only slowly. a few days ago we visited mick and his flooded bungalow. the water here has gone, now comes the plan for the future. we are trying to get a caravan on the front lawn so that we are here on site. so, you're going to move into a caravan in the front garden, probably? we are hoping to. that's not going to be much fun for six months, is it? better weather is coming. across the road, tony also talked to us in a few days ago. his insurers have told him not to move his furniture but they won't be here for another week. it's getting wet upstairs now, damp because there is all this rubbish at the bottom. and they don't want you to move the furniture out? nothing, no. millions of litres a day still need to be pumped out of this landscape to erase the great inland

lakes of yorkshire. danny savage, bbc news, east cowick. the duke of sussex has been to silverstone to open a new museum that tells the story of british motor racing. prince harry toured the venue with the formula one champion, lewis hamilton. the engagement is part of a final run of royal duties before the prince and his wife, meghan, step down as senior royals at the end of the month. in just over three weeks' time, we will know who will be the next leader of the labour party. just three candidates remain in the race — sir keir starmer, rebecca long—bailey and lisa nandy. in the last of our series of special profiles on the labour leadership contest, our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has been speaking to the wigan mp, lisa nandy. can't ijust go in with louise? it's more normal, isn't it? campaigning is not exactly glamorous. i'm not britney, am i? i'm just going to have a chat. lisa nandy‘s been on the road with the other contenders for weeks. with her diagnosis

of what went wrong. there's been a sense for such a long time that labour is a party that has become very top—heavy and centralised in central london, a small group of people who make decisions about the lives of people who they know very little about, and that we often go into areas saying, "we know what your problems are, we know how to fix them, and we are at the right people to do it" at election time. people are fed up with that sort of politics. and they want to see things change. this isn't just about north versus south. this is about people feeling they've too little ability to influence the circumstances of their lives. you're actually there agreeing with rather a lot of what the government is actually trying to do, evening out the lopsided nature of the countries. i mean, i will always back what the government is doing, if they're getting it right. i went into politics to change peoples lives, not just to protest and shout. but who decides what that investment is and where that money is spent? it's still the same group of men sitting behind a desk in central london. we've seen this for decades.

itjust will not do. which of the plans that were developed byjeremy corbyn, as labour leader would you hold onto, and which of those would you ditch? well, i would ditch anything where we didn't know how we were going to pay for it. you can'tjust go in to an election saying you're going to spend money because it's their money, and, as one woman said to me in wigan in 2017, "it's our money, love, and we haven't got a lot of it." but can she be the person to pull members together, when she was part of the challenge to oustjeremy corbyn in 2016? i am genuinely non—factional, i always have been. i left the shadow cabinet for exactly that reason because it became very apparent to me that when a whole series of colleagues had resigned from the shadow cabinet and i went to seejeremy, and some senior politicians in his own team, they made it very, very clear that they were going to continue to wage that factional war until the other side had been crushed. it was jeremy corbyn's team who were deliberately waging war on other parts of the labour party? it was both, it was absolutely both. we offered to help pull the thing

back together but it was made absolutely clear at the time that this factional war wasn't just going to be waged from the backbenches but from the front bench as well. and we've had four years of that. who made that clear to you? it wasn'tjeremy but there's no point at all in which she contradicted that. he contradicted that. do you have any tory friends? i do. i have friends who vote tory. i also have a hell of a lot of constituents now who vote tory. so, if i refused to speak to them, i wouldn't be doing myjob very well. i take any friends at the moment, to be honest with you, after ten weeks of this leadership contest! i feel like my only friends in the world at the moment are becky and keir. wejust go round and round conferences, shouting slogans at each other. jeremy corbyn's team has always denied storing up any of the trouble. i was determined to do it... while lisa nandy‘s chances are slim, the next generation of labour have the job of making peace. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. the yorkshire sculpture park near wakefield has some of the most important and impressive works in the world. now they've been joined

by marilyn monroe shoes and a wedding ring, and this giant multicolour cockerel. 0ur arts editor, will gompertz, went to find out why. a chicken in the countryside is not uncommon. cockerel crows. but a massive cockerel covered in ceramic tiles, which emits a soundtrack, is more of a rarity. even for the award—winning yorkshire sculpture park, where contemporary art vies with mother nature for your attention. the portuguese sculptorjoana vasconcelos has added some colour and a monumental mirrored mask. this has taken on a contemporary resonance because, ironically, this is a venetian mask, right? yes. and venetians had these masks to stop them from getting the plague, originally? exactly. so the mask is a device that is used for many cultures all over the world for two things. to protect yourself from evil — and it can be from a virus, like the coronavirus, or in venice from the plague. but also it can be to protect yourself from yourself

and so you create an identity of yourself to communicate with the world. up on the hill is her seven—metre high wedding ring made out of gold alloy car wheel rims topped off with a stack of crystal whiskey glasses. framing the view over the valley towards barnsley. so to make a wedding ring is to talk about love, it's to talk about commitment. it's to talk about the relationship. you don't need a rock to do that. so it is intentionally vulgar? it is bling, bling vulgar! and it talks about how we end up consuming so much. she's an artist for our times, producing instagram—friendly sculptures loaded with meaning. from a pair of stilettos made out of stainless steel saucepans to a stack of plastic cutlery arranged to look like a heart. she says she wants to create

a space for discovery. and joana is from the country of portugal. and if you look at the sculpture, those tiny little dots, when it's night time, they all light up. so you can see the sculpture from miles and miles around. bells clang. she's right. you can. will gompertz, bbc news, yorkshire. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. we saw those poor homeowners with those flooded homes in yorkshire, is that it for the rain now or is there more on the way? there is more on the way and one of theissues there is more on the way and one of the issues we've had a record—breaking february in terms of rainfall with summaries getting four times the amount of rain but they should have seen so there is a lot of water in the ground and it doesn't take much to see those flooding problems come back but there is more rain on the way as well. today has given us something ofa well. today has given us something of a respite with sunny skies for

many of us, a big improvement across southern england and east anglia but this area of rain and talking about is this area of cloud moving off the atla ntic is this area of cloud moving off the atlantic so we have more wet in windy whether coming this weekend. next few hours, we see showers moving across scotland, otherwise clever disguise which will allow temperatures to dip below freezing across eastern scotland and eastern scotla nd across eastern scotland and eastern scotland but later in the night as cloud scotland but later in the night as clou d m oves scotland but later in the night as cloud moves back into the western areas, temperatures rise and by the end of the night, temperatures of 6 degrees in belfast, seven in plymouth, the coldest hanging on eastern scotland and eastern england. windy whether to come as well. the rain will be with us early on in the day for northern ireland in western scotland and is in western scotland receives some issues building up on saturday because widely we will get 30 millimetres of rain but in the hills up millimetres of rain but in the hills up to 70, that combining with snow melt, brings the risk of some localised flooding issues in

scotland. not the only place to see rain, eventually it comes down across the north—west of england and wales. across central and eastern england most of the day will be dry and reasonably bright. a blustery and reasonably bright. a blustery and mild day with temperatures in double figures everywhere. saturday night, our band of rain pushes eastwards a cross night, our band of rain pushes eastwards across england and wales, could be quite slow to clear on sunday morning but eventually it well. a day of sunshine and showers, the showers most frequent across the north and west were some of them could have hail and thunder mixed in but at least there will be more in the way of sunshine to go around. temperatures cooling off across scotland, northern ireland and the far north of england but still miles further south with temperatures 10-12. next further south with temperatures 10—12. next week, this unsettled weather pattern is set to continue, often going to be quite wet at times with spells of rain followed by showers and also quite windy. temperatures come up a little bit. it is mild in london on tuesday but

it is the extra rain that could be cause for further concern, given it is the extra rain that could be cause forfurther concern, given how wet the weather has been over recent times. chris, thank you. a reminder of our top story... another big rise in the number of people infected by coronavirus in the uk — 163 people are now infected. britons 163 people are now infected. are among more than holiday—makers britons are among more than 3000 holiday—makers quarantined on this cruise ship off california. testing kits have been airdropped on board. that's all from the bbc news at six,

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provision in place, but as