this is bbc news i'm reeta chakra barti. the headlines at ten. the government is planning emergency new laws in response to the coronavirus outbreak it comes as the number of people who have tested positive for the disease in the uk rises to 209. milton keynes hospital is isolating people who came into contact with a man in his 80s who died from the virus on thursday. currently have five patients who have been isolated and are being tested and we are waiting for the results and we have asked nine staff to self—isolate. 140 britons remain quarantined on board a cruise ship off the coast of california in which 21 people tested positive for coronavirus.

england held on to beat wales at twickenham. and we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers. and we'll be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers joe twyman, director of the polling organisation deltapoll and ruth lea, economic adviser at arbuthnot banking stay with us for that. good evening. the number of people diagnosed with coronavirus in the uk has risen once again after three more cases were confirmed in northern ireland. the deputy chief medical officer for england says the country remains in the "containment phase" but warned the chances of the uk missing an epidemic are now "slim to nil". the number of cases has reached 209 a rise of more than a0 since yesterday. there have been 2 deaths in the uk

a man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s as of this morning, the department of health says over 21 thousand people have been tested. the man in his 80s died in hospital in milton keynes. five of his fellow patients have not been put into isolation. today the chief executive said they were doing everything to protect the public. it is impossible for any organisation, any hospital to isolate every single patient that comes in who does not show coronavirus —like symptoms. we manage that patient appropriately and we are also managing those patients who are attending our hospital who are showing signs of coronavirus appropriately and isolating as individuals. this evening the family of the deceased.

this evening the family of the deceased released a statement. it said... doctor alison pittard, is the dean of the faculty of intensive care medicine. erlier she explained how hospitals are preparing to cope with an increase in patients. we are obviously very concerned as to how we will be able to cope especially if the number of patients who require critical care services reaches our worst prediction and we are planning for a worst—case scenario. but the problem is, we have had either little or no increase in critical care services over a number of years which means even under normal circumstances we struggle to meet demand and we see routine operations cancelled on a regular basis. but we are planning and everyone is looking at how we can expand our critical care services to ensure that patients remain the focus of what we do and i

would like to reassure patients that if you do end up needing to come into hospital or indeed require critical care services that you will receive the highest quality of care. are you able to give us any more detail when you talk about preparing for a worst—case scenario, what does that mean in terms of numbers? we cannot predict how many more beds that we can create because it is going to depend on individual organisations and we cannot expand with in the critical care units and what individual organisations will be looking at its other areas in the hospital that meet the safety requirements where patients could be cared for if the numbers outweigh the number of critical care beds we currently have, which it no doubt well. and what happens if you get cases on an intensive care unit of people who are very ill? how do people who are very ill? how do people self—isolate on a unit like

that? in the hospital, we don't talk about self isolation because if we have a positive patient within critical care, then we will isolate them ina critical care, then we will isolate them in a side room are possible or we may look at if we have more than one patient who test positive, then we will cohort them into one area. we look after number of patients in one area. so, that is how we would isolate the patients, away from patients who are not positive. in scotland, five more people have been diagnosed, bringing the total to 16. earlier the first minister nicola sturgeon give her reaction. we now have 16 confirmed cases of coronavirus in scotland, an increase of five since we reported the figures yesterday. we have been expecting to see an increase in cases and i said a couple of days

ago, we expect it to accelerate in the days to come but i want to stress we are still very much in the containment phase of this outbreak and that means we are doing everything possible to avoid sped from individual to individual and a cases identified we sure that people who have been in close contact are identified, followed up and given advice and tested where it is appropriate, because every day we managed to slow down the spread of this is a day more for preparing our nhs for greater demand in weeks to come. it is an extra day for the scientists are working hard on treatments and vaccines. 0ver scientists are working hard on treatments and vaccines. over the few days we are likely to see on a phased basis, a shift into the delay phased basis, a shift into the delay phase and that is about slowing down spread and trying to reduce the number of people who might have this infection at any one time and then the pressure would be relieved of it on the health service and the impact on the health service and the impact on society as relieved as well. i would also stress that the vast

majority of people who get this infection will have mild symptoms, it will be like a cold or a mild case of the flu and a small number of people might develop complications from it and that is why it is important that we prepare our nhs so we are able to care appropriately for people who become more ill. and we will be taking an in—depth look at the papers. and we'll be taking an in depth look at the papers with our reviewers joe twyman from deltapoll, and ruth lea from arbuthnot banking. that's coming up after half past 10. next its the national bbc news bulletin but first it's time for a look at the weather with phil avery. hello there. the early spring blooms are going to take a bit of a battering over the next few days as it's going to be unsettled with spells of wind and rain pushing in off the atlantic. certainly, part one of the weekend has been unsettled with rain and gales spilling into southern and western areas through the course of the day. as we head on into sunday,

the main rain band will have cleared off into the north sea, and then we're in a run of chillier westerly winds, which will bring in lots of showers, particularly into western areas. that said, part two of the weekend looks sunnier than part one, so we'll see sunshine and showers for many. lots of showers into the north and the west will be heavy. some hail, thunder and even some wintriness over the high ground of scotland as the temperatures will be lower across the board, but certainly in the north and the west. eventually that cooler air reaches the south east towards the end of the day. now into next weekend, it does stay unsettled. we've got low pressure taking over, so it's going to remain wet and windy. certainly, monday and tuesday look very wet and windy, and then it's sunshine and showers with it turning colder towards the end of the week. this is the next area of low pressure moving in for monday. it will bring initially some wet and windy weather into northern ireland and spread into the rest of the country later in the day. we start monday off bright, quite chilly, some sunshine around, but then the cloud will tend to build up as this system starts to push in to bring wet and windy weather to northern ireland, then into central and northern and western parts of britain. some heavy rain on some western

hills with some snow on its leading edge for the north pennines and into scotland. it'll gradually turn milder in the south as well and we head on into tuesday. stays very windy, could see another squeeze in the isobars there later on tuesday which could bring a spell of gales or even severe gales across northern areas. so, tuesday's a milder day, much milder in the south. variable cloud with some sunshine, too. lots of showers across western scotland and they'll be blown in on a very strong wind gusting 50—60 mph. later in the day, we could see even stronger gusts than that. given some sunshine across the south and east with that mild air mass, it could be extremely mild with temperatures of 16 or 17 degrees here and double figure values across much of central and southern scotland. that area of low pressure clears away later on tuesday, and we start to see westerly winds again on wednesday. slightly cooler air mass, you'll notice there's more wintry showers mixed into this airflow. so, for wednesday, another day of sunshine and showers. best of the sunshine across southern and eastern areas. lots of showers in the north and west. again, some heavy with hail

and thunder and increasingly wintry over the high ground of scotland. scotland and northern ireland look chillier on wednesday. 10—13 degrees for england and wales. we maintain this westerly airflow as we head on into thursday as well. could see this feature bringing more prolonged showers or prolonged rain to parts of northern ireland and into northern england through the course of thursday. winds coming down from the north across northern scotland, so here, sunshine, wintry showers, area of rain stretching from northern ireland into northern england and to the south, a mixture of sunshine. temperatures will be lower on thursday, just about double figures in the south east and low to mid single digits for the north. now the jet stream is key to what is happening this week, the weekend and beyond that. it takes aim at the uk, bringing further weather systems to our shores and you'll notice that we generally lying on the blue side, the cooler side of the jet. it will be turning cooler as we end the week. fairly unsettled at times with low pressure always skirting close

by for the uk to bring sunshine and showers, and it will be cooler in the north than it will be further south.

the number of people testing positive for coronavirus in the uk rises to 209. two of those infected have died. the family of one of them's spoken of their pain at being unable to bury him as they too are now in isolation. it's unclear how the man was infected. we do know that the individual had been travelling, however he didn't meet any of the criteria for isolation when he arrived at the hospital. testing for the virus begins on a cruise ship off the coast of california with 140 british people on board. we'll have the latest developments in the uk and around the world. also tonight... sirens. water cannon and tear gas greet migrants trying to get into greece from turkey in another day of clashes. after the floods, the financial

cost: £360 milion the latest estimate from britain's insurers. commentator: george ford to man over are largely! and england keep their six nations hopes alive after a thrilling match against wales. good evening. the number of coronavirus cases in the uk has passed 200. tonight, the family of one of the two patients who've died after being infected have spoken of their pain in not being able to grieve, as they are now in isolation. in total 209 people have now been infected in the uk. both of those people who died were elderly and with underlying health issues.

globally there are more than 100,000 cases. just over 3,500 people have died, the vast majority in china. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. the second person to die in the uk after being infected by coronavirus is a man in his 80s, who was being treated in hospital in milton keynes. we know he had underlying health problems but there is still some uncertainty over exactly how he fell ill. we don't know yet how the individual patient caught coronavirus. we do know that the individual had been travelling. however, he didn't meet any of the criteria for isolation when he arrived at the hospital. this evening, the family of the patient issued a statement. they said...

so far, 21,460 people have been tested for coronavirus. 209 of those tested were positive. in england, 184 cases have been confirmed. in scotland, there are 16, seven in northern ireland and two in wales. these are still quite small numbers, compared with other countries. in europe, for example, italy, i think it is now up to 4,000 but, nevertheless, it is progressing. and i think as professor whitty said to the health select committee last week that, really, the chances of the uk missing an epidemic now are slim to nil. there are a few anecdotal reports of panic buying. certainly, sales of hand sanitiser seem to have gone up, but retail experts say there is absolutely no need. stock will only run down if people start to unnecessarily buy in bulk.

it now seems that, one way or another, coronavirus is likely to have an impact on the lives of all of us. it's worth pointing out that, for the vast majority of those who are unlucky enough to be infected, most of them will experience very mild symptoms and will make a full recovery. so, how is all of this affecting the behaviour of shoppers here in manchester on a saturday afternoon? has it changed the way i live? yes, the way you go about things? not really, no. we've got some extra hand gel and soap and stuff, so we're washing our hands a bit more. you're washing your hands a bit more, aren't you? i don't like to touch the door handles and everything, so i touch everything with a tissue. and maybe this is a sign of things to come — a big day of sporting action disrupted. at twickenham, warnings were clear outside the ground as england took on wales in the six nations. and the scotland women's six nations rugby match with france, cancelled because a player has tested positive for the virus. sport's governing bodies and broadcasters are to meet government officials on monday to discuss plans to stage events behind closed doors if the outbreak worsens.

and officials warn these are still early days. it's just too early to be able to assess the full impact of coronavirus. dominic hughes, bbc news, manchester. all 3,500 people on board a cruise ship off the coast of san fransicsco are now being tested for coronavirus after 21 crew and passengers earlier tested positive. more than a hundred british tourists are on board as sophie long reports. a large, empty berth. this is where the grand princess should have docked today. instead, it remains stranded off the coast of california. the lives of those on board left in limbo. the lack of food and information increasingly difficult to bear. we would like to have a bit more information about where we are going and what is happening and when we are likely to get off the ship, we wa nt to are likely to get off the ship, we want to know when we are going to be

tested and what the test involves. it would be nice to know if they have enough food on board. it would be nice to know if they have enough food on boardm it would be nice to know if they have enough food on board. it is tough for those on the cruise liner who have lost all control of their lives, and tough for those at home, powerless to help. michelle bisell‘s mumjackie is on the cruise liner with her friend margaret. both women are in their 70s. michelle wants the government to act quickly and bring them home. when they were told that there were 21 cases of the coronavirus on the ship and most of them were staff, that is when reality hit, last night, and she was very tearful on the phone. testing kits lowered onto the cruise ship revealed 21 people on board have coronavirus. all of the 3500 people on board were now to be tested. the medical crew are working to address an urgent health needs and one person be airlifted to hospital.

they've come closer to shore to make it easier to get supplies on board, but, ultimately, thousands of people still have no idea where they are going or when they will get there. sophie long, bbc news, san francisco. in the past few minutes it's been announced that the government is planning emergency new laws in response to the coronavirus outbreak. chris mason is here. tell us more. this is about planning for the next stage, basically things getting worse, there are three things, one is about court cases, trying to make sure they can be heard by telephone or video link to make sure the justice system continues if we get into the heights of an epidemic. the other is about volunteers in the health and social care sector, the government reckons there are 3 million volunteers already working for the likes of the red cross and the stjohn's ambulance, they want to be able to make sure they can work for a period of up to four weeks if they have chosen to without risking their dayjob, weeks if they have chosen to without risking their day job, and weeks if they have chosen to without risking their dayjob, and they will talk to businesses about that. the final plan is to make sure that

health staff who are retired, who returned to work after registering again, can do so without any impact on their pensions. there is going to be legislation, but it won't happen this week. i'm told it could happen by the end of next month. chris, thank you. turkey's coastguard has been ordered to prevent migrants crossing the aegean to greek islands because of the dangers involved. but clashes have again erupted at the turkish greek land border with greek police firing tear gas at migrants. last week, turkey's president erdogan said he was opening the doors for refugees to enter europe, amid tensions over the syrian conflict, as caroline davies reports. a desperate tug of war at europe's gate. migrants, struggling to cross from turkey to greece, try to pull down the fence. 0thers attempt to cut through the barbed wire, while greek forces push them back with a water cannon. those stuck in the no man's land are trying to find any way they can to cross.

all the people, they say free, go. border is open. but i come here, no. there is not food, there is nothing. just over a week ago, after mounting tensions with the eu over the syrian crisis, turkey's government said it would let migrants cross. greece has said they won't let migrants in. turkey has claimed greece's actions violate human rights. greece says turkey is using desperate people as political pawns. on friday, turkey's president erdogan stopped migrants crossing via the sea, saying it's too dangerous. but on land, there seems to be no change to the stand—off. caroline davies, bbc news. after the wettest february on record, the association of british insurers says the total value of pay outs to people hit by flooding will be around £360 million. meanwhile, some affected businesses are starting to trade again. here's our business

correspondent katie prescott. the long process of rebuilding begins. communities like these in ironbridge are helping businesses get back on their feet after devastating winter floods. if it wasn't for the people in this community, the people of ironbridge, coalbrookdale, further on into telford, even as far as far away as australia, we wouldn't be in this situation we are in now. we started trading this morning. we've been busy all day and it's all local people, it's all the people that came out to support us and we are genuinely humbled, by everything everybody‘s done. but there's still a long and expensive journey ahead. the insurance industry is also counting the cost. more than 3,000 households have made flood claims, for an average of £32,000. the cost of clearing up and dealing with the aftermath of ciara and dennis is £360 million. that's more than triple the damage

from floods which hit the midlands and south yorkshire last november, but still relatively small compared to the cost of three successive storms, desmond, eva and frank, which hit in december 2015. they cost £1.3 billion. insurers expect storms like this to result in millions of pounds' worth of damage. it's what they're used to, it's what they plan for and, actually, the true cost is not going to be down for many months, as those badly flooded properties get a chance to dry out and we can assess the full extent of the damage. several large insurers have recently said how winterflood claims are hitting their businesses. and with climate change expected to increase the number of floods in the uk, managing this risk is only going to become more expensive. katie prescott, bbc news. the duke and duchess of sussex attended one of their final public engagements tonight before they step back as senior royals and just a warning that the pictures we're about

to show you contain a lot of flash photography. the couple attended the mountbatten festival of music at the royal albert hall. the festival brings together world class musicians, composers and conductors of the massed bands of her majesty's royal marines. with all the sport now, here's lizzi greenwood hughes at the bbc sport centre. thanks very much, kate. good evening. england have kept alive their hopes of winning this year's six nations championship after beating wales 33—30 in a fiery match at twickenham. they're now level on points with leaders france who play scotland tomorrow. ireland's game in italy was postponed due to the coronavirus. adam wild reports. fans arriving at twickenham, not sure of when the six nations were down, this year's competition bide in uncertainty. but for the most pa rt in uncertainty. but for the most part they were undeterred, because after the precaution and postponement, there came the

passion, that was never in doubt, this is england against wales after all. few fixtures in world rugby are quite like this, and in full flight there are few players quite like anthony watson, power and pace, that is how england love to start. wales could not stop him but nor did they let england go entirely, penalties keeping them within touching distance. that was until england found space out wide, waiting in the wings, elliot daly. but if england had set the half—time tone, then the welsh response, back they came from the kick—off, running from one end of twickenham to the other, it finally fell to the hands ofjustin tipuric, and a try to take the breath away. england win did a little but their recovery came in the form of manu tuilagi. it looked like a stroll but the last few minutes were anything but, england

had to do it without manu tuilagi after he was sent off, and wales made the most of the numbers, with a couple of late tries, but that could not quite get them close enough. and so for wales a third consecutive defeat, england take the triple crown and keep alive their hopes of winning this year's six nations but it isa winning this year's six nations but it is a tournament that faces an uncertain conclusion, and i want is quite sure how and indeed when it is actually going to end —— no one is quite sure. adam wild, bbc news, at twickenham. there was a double victory for england over wales today when the women's side thumped them 66—7 in front of a record crowd at the twickenham stoop. poppy cleall scored a hat trick of tries to seal the triple crown. but a second successive six nations grand slam for england will depend on when and if they play their final fixture against italy. match of the day follows the news so if you want to wait for them to give you the premier league results then you need to avert your attention because they're coming now.

liverpool were far from their best at home to strugglers bournemouth, but they did enough to win 2—1 and move to within three victories of their first league title for 30 years. in the day's other games there were wins for arsenal, crystal palace, sheffield united whose incredible season continues — they're up to sixth now. and newcastle who moved a step closer to safety. celtic are running away with the scottish premiership after thrashing st mirren 5—0. there were also wins for aberdeen, hamilton and st johnstone. rangers play tomorrow. english golfer tyrell hatton is still in contention at the arnold palmer invitational in florida. he was thejoint leader he was the joint leader towards the end of his third round. he hasjust dropped a shot to go four under par. world number one rory mcilroy is on 5—under. that's it from me but there's much more on the bbc sport website including details ofjo konta's defeat at the monterray 0pen. back to you, kate.

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. hello saturday turned out to be a half decent a bit further north and west, in came the rain and the rain freshened up as well. an unfortunate combination of weather to say the least. all tied in with that weather front which thankfully through sunday moves ever further away from the british isles. the isobars begin to open up and although it is a breezy day, probably notjust as windy as the night will have been. we will see some more sunshine as well, especially so in the east where there will be few showers to speak of and the bulk will be found across western areas, no great organisation, you may miss them

altogether if you are fortunate. temperatures range from between eight and 12 or so. not next week wild and wet and windy to start and thenit wild and wet and windy to start and then it is cool and showery to finish off the second half of the week. a dry enough start to the week but don't be full by that, because this system makes fairly steady progress towards the british isles. after a dry start in northern ireland, you get to see the rain in all parts by lunchtime and the wind freshening all the while and eventually western parts of scotland, through wales into the west of england, quite a bit of rain to come here through the day. 0ut east we keep the date drive for longest until the evening and then you get to see your fair share of the wind and rain. plenty to go around and come tuesday, because this frontal system kinks are getting into a little area of low pressure, we think there will be a lot of cloud and bursts of rain across central and southern parts. further more showery, better