the government warns against all but essential travel to italy, as the country's coronavirus lockdown comes into effect italians are told to stay at home, public gatherings are banned, and permission is needed for anyone who urgently needs to travel british airways and ryanair have cancelled all their flights between the uk and italy until early april here, health officials warn that the peak of the uk epidemic could be here in a fortnight it has a relatively slow take off at the start and that's really where we are at the moment. it will start to rise quite sharply. we'll have the latest from italy and from our science correspondents. also this lunchtime: a rebellion in parliament about the government's plans to allow the chinese firm huawei a role in the uk's

56 mobile network the proceedings have been and, 50 years after the equality protests that disrupted miss world, we speak to some of the original campaigners coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news... spanish football authorities say all games in la liga, the top division will be played behind closed doors as they look to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the foreign office has warned against all but essential travel to italy, as the country imposes a nationwide lockdown to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus. the illness has killed more than 460 people in the country,

and infected more than 9,000. british airways is among several airlines to cancel all flights between italy and the uk until next month. england's deputy chief medical officer has warned that britain will soon be at the start of the peak period of infection, when cases begin to rise very rapidly, with many thousands infected. the government has defended its decision to remain in the containment phase of its plan to tackle the outbreak, saying it is being guided by the science. and some of britain's biggest banks, including rbs, lloyds and barclays, have said they will offer financial support for people affected by the outbreak. we'll have more on those developments in a moment, but first, bethany bell reports from bologna on the lockdown in italy.

in naples, the police have been out on the streets, telling people to go home. and this is happening all over italy. attention, this is a coronavirus emergency, the authorities say. we ask citizens to stay in their houses. the whole of italy is now under a kind of lockdown. with movement severely restricted. some limited travel is being allowed. trains and buses are still running. people are allowed to move around the country for essential work or medical reasons. 0rfor the country for essential work or medical reasons. or for family emergencies. but if they lie about this they could face criminal charges. in some areas the announcements sparked panic buying at supermarkets. but shops and car face are staying open. like these

ones here in the town of bologna. shoppers are being told to keep a safe distance from each other and restau ra nts safe distance from each other and restaurants have to shut by 6pm. italians are struggling to come to terms with this strange new reality. many people are wondering just how strictly these measures will be enforced and if people will choose to obey them. coronavirus is putting a huge strain on italy ‘s health service, one of the best in europe. in some places, people are being treated in hospital corridors. the government says 7985 people have currently tested positive in italy. 4316 or in hospital. 733 patients are in intensive care. every day we have made 40—50 patients. it is becoming very, very difficult to find a bed for every patient so you

know, if this keeps going like this, the system, our system, u nfortu nately, the system, our system, unfortunately, i think, the system, our system, unfortunately, ithink, any the system, our system, unfortunately, i think, any health ca re system, unfortunately, i think, any health care system, no matter how good, how modern, how efficient it is, is going to collapse. tourism has been hit hard. popular sites are deserted. the government has promised to increase spending but there are fears the italian economy could shrink by 3% because of the virus. let's talk to bethany now. shejoins us from she joins us from bologna. shejoins us from bologna. handful of people behind you, are most people observing this, what is your assessment of how this is going? people are moving around in the town of bologna today, which they are allowed to do under this decree, if they keep a safe distance from each other. although the government is urging people to stay at home as much as possible. in other towns

close to here, which have been more impacted by the outbreak of the coronavirus, the streets are much more deserted, i was speaking to a woman ina more deserted, i was speaking to a woman in a town which has had a spike in the number of cases. she says the streets are deserted and all you hear is the sound of ambulance siren after ambulance siren. people here in bologna are telling me they are very worried about what the impact of this will be on their businesses, whether they will be able to keep paying their employees. 0thers will be able to keep paying their employees. others say maybe we did this all far too late, others are saying possibly this is a bit of an overreaction but a strange, strange time for people here. indeed, bethany thank you. bethany bell in bologna. england's deputy chief medical officer has defended the decision to delay closing schools and restrict gatherings to combat the outbreak. drjenny harries said experts are assessing new cases on an hourly basis, and needed to achieve a ‘balanced response'. she said new measures may follow

as uk cases begin to rise rapidly over the next fortnight. 0ur health correspondent, lauren moss, reports. take some soap, create a ladder, clea n take some soap, create a ladder, clean the back of your hands. sticking to the containment phase for now. that means continued their hand washing, treating milder cases of coronavirus at home and tracing anyone with the infection, people have been in contact with. doctors predict many thousands of people in the uk could contract the virus, even though the majority are likely to experience mild symptoms. with a new virus like this, we normally see, we can expect, if you like, a peak in cases, it has a relatively slow take—off at the start and that's really where we are at the moment. it will start to rise quite sharply. and the planning that we are doing right across government is to try and minimise the peak and move it forward so that we can manage and support people safely

through the health and care systems. almost 25,000 people have been tested in the uk. there are more than 300 confirmed cases. five people who tested positive have died. in the next 10—14 days anyone with a cold, flu or fever symptoms could be asked to stay at home for a week as doctors predict thousands could contract the virus. great 0rmond children's hospital has cancelled nonessential heart surgery for a fortnight after a health care worker was diagnosed with the virus. a big challenge for the government and the nhs is to stay on top of and tackle and the nhs is to stay on top of and ta ckle fa ke and the nhs is to stay on top of and tackle fake news. a new team has been set up to watch out for any false information posted on social media and if you type coronavirus into a search box, official guidance from the nhs in the world health 0rganisation is promoted in the results. i think there is a responsibility for all of us as individuals, as companies and as institutions and as governments, to come together to make sure the right

information is being shared on the right way. those are to be relaxed to allow food deliveries later in the evening to make sure supermarket shelves stay stocked and the royal bank of scotland has announced mortgage and loan repayments could be deferred for three months for customers affected by the virus. civil servants who spent months preparing contingency plans for a possible new deal brexit are now focusing on the response to covid 19. the start of the uk paris peak is expected within a fortnight. the severity of it will dictate what happens next. global stockmarkets have risen after yesterday's rout, but the virus is having a big impact on tourism and aviation. our trade correspondent dharshini david is here. we've seen extraordinary measures now buy, not surprisingly, by a lot of airlines. we have indeed, in response to the news coming out of

italy in particular we've heard the likes of british airways, ryanair both saying they will suspend flights until early april. if you are flying get in touch with the airline, you can delay yourflight, get a refund, whatever, lines are very busy at the moment, we should add. easyjet running slightly behind the curve, had already told us they had cancelled flights to northern italian airports but they still haven't made a decision and they are keeping it under review. watch and wait on that. norwegian airlines cantering down wait on that. norwegian airlines ca ntering down my wait on that. norwegian airlines cantering down my counselling routes to and from italy. 0ne cantering down my counselling routes to and from italy. one of the airlines struggling of late, flybe collapsing in the past week, norwegian telling us it's cutting in total 15% of its flights at the moment, laying off workers temporarily. the international airline body told usjust temporarily. the international airline body told us just last week the industry could lose over $85 billion this year, it would be the worst impact since the financial crisis so a worrying time for those companies and indeed their staff. quick thought about the markets. such a difficult day yesterday, with

the picture now? yesterday we saw the picture now? yesterday we saw the equivalent of an annual output of the uk economy wiped from global markets. today, picture, the ftse 100 index of leading shares up by a little over 3%, why? taking some of the queue and the camera starred in asia, signs that things are settling down in wuhan, though unexpectedly bad news coming out of europe to shock the markets, still very jittery, of course we have signs that banks and governments are ready to support businesses and consumers in trouble. those will have a calming influence but we are still a long way off from where we were at the start of the year but before we get too gloomy, once there are signs about how big the impact of the virus could be analysts are saying we could see a big bounce back. thank you. the chinese president, xijinping, has visited the epicentre of the outbreak, wuhan, for the first time. it's being seen as a sign that authorities believe the crisis there is under control. 0ur china correspondent, stephen mcdonell, is in beijing.

sign of some optimism, stephen? absolutely. i think to ‘s visit to wuhan will be seen as a major turning point in the coronavirus crisis in this country. it's a message to everybody here, very clear message, that this government has the crisis under control. why do we know that? the most important person in china hasjust gone we know that? the most important person in china has just gone to the most dangerous city in the country in terms of coronavirus cases. and so, who else would be in a position to return to work? the message is we can to return to work? the message is we ca n start to return to work? the message is we can start to bring this country back to normal. as you can possibly notice in the streets behind me it's a long way back from that but people will take great heart from this and more and more, we are seeing people turn out and resumed their daily lives here. stephen, thank you.

passengers stranded on a cruise ship off the coast of california have finally been able to disembark, after it was allowed to dock in oakland. 21 people onboard the grand princess have tested positive for the virus. arrangements are being made to fly more than a hundred british passengers back home, as sophie long reports. sailing into san francisco bay. after nearly a week stranded at sea, the grand princess and thousands on board finally have permission to dock. cheering. this is the moment the passengers on board the grand princess have been longing for. for days, they've been confined to the cabins, not knowing where or when their ordeal would end. now, finally, the san francisco skyline is in sight. waiting at the dock, teams ready to take those in need of urgent medical care to hospital. this is a complex, high—stakes disembarkment process that could take several days. last off are likely to be international passengers,

including more than 120 britons. among them are neil and victoria hanlon. what has been the worst thing for you over the past four days? just the not knowing, and the fact that we were at sea and couldn't see land. when we saw land yesterday, i just felt absolutely fantastic, to be able to see the golden gate bridge in view. that felt brilliant. but you were very upset yesterday morning, weren't you? yeah, well... she was crying yesterday. i felt down, really, just the not knowing what was happening and when it was going to end. american passengers are being transported to military areas in california, texas and georgia. international citizens from 53 countries will be repatriated on chartered flights from oakland airport. but the lives of more than 1,100 crew will remain in limbo. they will not be allowed to leave the ship, and the ship will not be allowed to stay here. sophie long, bbc

news, san francisco. a team of american scientists has been analysing 181 cases of coronavirus to understand more about how the symptoms develop. it's been discovered that, on average, it takes someone five days to start showing signs of the virus. the study suggests anyone who isn't showing signs of the illness by day 12, could still be infectious. and they say people who think they could be infected should self—isolate for 14 days to avoid spreading it. 0ur science correspondent, pallab ghosh, is here. how useful are those findings? this is part of the scientific battle against the virus. scientists all across the world are developing computer models to work out how it's going to spread and how effective certain measures are going to be. now it's a completely new virus, we know very little about it. so any new accurate information as to how

it behaves, like this incubation period is the scientists call it, will help refine those models. 0ne early useful feature about it is that a figure of 14 days that you mentioned is about right because you either know whether you've got it or not, roughly in about five days. so it shows that piece of advice is correct and as we learn more we will find out whether we are doing the right thing and the advice will be tailored according them accordingly. what is driving the current government thinking to not enter the second stage of planning, the delay stage. that's right, yesterday the government said it was staying in the containment phase, basically that means not taking too many drastic measures such as social distancing, asking people to work from home. perhaps even banning large public gatherings. to some people, surprise, including some government scientists who feel that those more drastic measures are more likely to control the spread of the

virus and give the breathing space necessary to make sure the elderly and the most vulnerable are treated, but the reason for delaying the delay is of course those measures have an economic downside and on balance ministers felt at the moment, it's best to wait and see but the scientists have spoken to feel it's only a matter of time before the more drastic measures are introduced, matter of days, rather than weeks. thank you. if you want to know more on the likely impact of the coronavirus, then the coronavirus podcast, on bbc sounds and online, has further analysis from our correspondents and expert guests. and you can keep up to date with all the developments concerning the outbreak, including the symptoms to watch out for, on the bbc news app and on our website. our top story this lunchtime: the foreign office has advised

against all but essential travel to italy, as the whole country enters lockdown, to try to stem the spread of coronavirus. iamat i am at cheltenham where despite concerns over coronavirus one of racing's biggest festivals is getting under way. coming up on bbc news: nottingham forest's owner says he has contracted coronavirus. evangelos marinakis was at the city ground for the match against millwall last friday. he says he is following doctor's advice and self—isolating. a memorial service has been held in ethiopia, a year after a boeing 737 max plane crashed in the country — killing all 157 people on board. the crash followed a similar incident in indonesia — five months earlier. one of the british victims wasjoanne toole — who worked for the united nations. her father adrian has been speaking to our transport correspondent,

tom burridge. jo was a star and she would have gone on to greater things, i've no doubt. there's not much comfort, really. joanna toole was killed on a plane which nosedived shortly after take—off. i learnt to cope. nothing will ever be the same again. um, i was actually, i was at a party last night with people laughing and joking and having fun and it just suddenly shocked me that i'm no longer able to — tojoin in with things like that. i don't think there's anything i could have done to stop her being on that plane. i didn't know any of the issues, a few people did know about the issues with that plane. the plane was boeing's newly modified version of its 737,

rebranded the max. it was more fuel—efficient, designed to compete with airbus's new, greener model which was already selling well. but five months before the crash in ethiopia which killed joanna and the other 156 people onboard, exactly the same type of plane crashed into the sea off indonesia. both times, a new flight control system malfunctioned, pushing the nose of each plane repeatedly down. as her sister karen said, immediately afterjo died, when you get on these planes, you expect them to take you where you're going safely. people are used to trusting these big corporations and the regulators that are supposed to oversee what they do.

ocean noise pollution generated by a variety of human activities... jo's passion for wildlife saw her address the united nations. this is a little book of photographs that i took out of albums and i've been carrying this around the whole of the last year. adrian has set up thejoanna toole foundation to continue her work. but he and the families of other victims are also taking legal action against boeing. in the corporate world, a safety culture — putting safety first — is the most difficult thing to actually achieve because every other function of a corporation is devoted to making profits. and boeing clearly in the past has not had safety as a top priority. boeing told us its employees will remember the victims today. the company said safety was its top priority. the max remains grounded.

at the crash site in ethiopia, there was a memorial forjoanna and everyone else who was killed. tom burridge, bbc news. a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, has been describing how she told a party official about what she says happened. the woman, a former scottish government official, confirmed that she got in touch with an snp official in november 2018. mr salmond denies 14 charges of sexual assault — including an attempted rape. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, is at the high court in edinburgh. what has happened in court today? this is the second day of evidence from a women alex salmond is accused of attempting to rape. she said she spoke to a party official about putting the alleged assaults on the

record. she said she didn't want to get on the wrong side of him. the qc for the defence started because the complainer. she asked the woman if she had to say and then when she entered bute house which is the first minister's residence which is where the alleged assaults that are said to have taken place. not really, the women said, occasionally she might have done, but a lot of the time she said she was with the first minister or key staff. defence qc also asked the women about a series of texts she had sent seeking alex salmond's support about a political project following the alleged assaults. it would be good to work with him again, the women said, ina to work with him again, the women said, in a text she sent. alex salmond denies all the charges and has launched a special defence in

relation to alibi in relation to one of the charges and consent in relation to four others. the government is facing a rebellion over its plans to allow a role for the chinese telecoms giant huawei in the uk's 5g mobile network. a group of conservative mps say they'll back an amendment which would ensure huawei's participation in the project ends before 2023 — because they say it's a security risk. this our assistant political editor, norman smith, is in westminster. how significant a rebellion could this be? jovovich says surely there can be any chance of the prime minister being defeated —— you would see. with a huge majority. this was a big personal decision by boris johnson in the teeth of opposition from the likes of boris —— donald

trump but his opponents are made up of some of the most senior, long—standing tory mps, people who are not easily going to be browbeaten into backing down. more importantly their core argument that huawei represents a threat to national security because they say the company is basically a front for the company is basically a front for the chinese state, that argument seems to be winning ground amongst younger, newer tory mps. seems to be winning ground amongst younger, newertory mps. it seems to be winning ground amongst younger, newer tory mps. it may be borisjohnson younger, newer tory mps. it may be boris johnson can head younger, newer tory mps. it may be borisjohnson can head off the revolt by offering some sort of compromise, may be ensuring huawei is phased out over a time limit, but if anyone thought the battle over huawei was over it is not over yet. norman smith, thank you. 50 years ago, protests against the 1970 miss world competition — which was being held in london — gave the campaign for sexual equality a global audience. now, those demonstrations have inspired a new film, misbehaviour. our correspondent david sillito has been meeting some of the

original protestors. and miss world 1970 is miss grenada! jennifer hosten, miss world, 1970. now, it's quite a cattle market. i've been back there, checking calves. it was presented by the comedian bob hope, but the reason it's gone down in history is because of this. the event was brought to a chaotic halt by protesters — the women's liberation movement. the interruption, iwill confess, this isn't altogether unexpected. and now, 50 years on, jennifer hosten was back. gosh. so, this really is the first time in 50 years you've been here? that's right. this is amazing. and joining her, the protesters. you started it all off, didn't you? yes, idid. do you want a swirl? yes. rattles and shouting. and this is the inspiration. a new film that tells

the story of the day. what are your feelings, 50 years on? it's fantastic meeting people, young people who rush up after the film and say, "we are inspired by your story and we've been empowered". girls, would you please turn? at the time, moments like this were a source of anger for the protesters. wolf whistles. but forjennifer hosten — who went on to become a diplomat — it helped open doors. i think feminism is about choice. i have had great opportunities as a result of being a miss world. of course, women should have those choices but, you know, it is just a sexist competition. but there is one thing they are in total agreement on — this was history. well, i describe you as trailblazers. so were you. i really do. that was very generous of you, is generous of you, jennifer. i mean it, i mean it.

because i won't forget you. i won't forget you, either. david sillito, bbc news, the royal albert hall. tens of thousands of people are arriving in cheltenham for the first day of the annual racing festival. the organisers say extra hygiene measures are in place, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. our sports correspondent, andy swiss, is there. yes, welcome to cheltenham. in a few minutes we will hear the famous cheltenham rower when the first race gets under way and they will be a sense of relief as well as racing, like all sports, deals with the challenge of coronavirus. the usual queues, the usual excitement, but cheltenham knows these are not usual times. the focus on hygiene as much as horses come up times. the focus on hygiene as much as horses come up with 24 specially installed hand sanitising stations dotted around the courts. despite the concern over coronavirus fans

we re the concern over coronavirus fans were happy to be there. we had no concerns personally but i am very pleased they are taking extra precautions with the hand washing. did you think twice? no. we were worried it might get called off. there's a difference between and china and italy. if it does get worse then we would have understood but at the moment it's ok. cheltenham is one of british racing's biggest festivals. they normally sell a quarter of million tickets so there is a lot of relief here but it's actually ahead but like all sports it's facing an unprecedented challenge. many other countries have cancelled sporting events but for now the advice here in britain is to carry on. it is very much for each government to ta ke very much for each government to take their own decisions. we saw twickenham last weekend with a fantastic read and fantastic game.

at the moment we will continue to do but the government advises. one of racing's biggest names says these are worrying times. it is really what is going to happen in the future so we are hopeful that it doesn't get any worse and we can stop it cancelling any of refund. today's crowds are expected to be a few thousand lower than normal and fried it was like gold cup is not the usual sell—out. cheltenham might be on but british sport is facing an uncertain future. yes, the crowds a little bit down but still around 62,000 fans expected here today. the big race of the day the champion hurdle at three 30p and i do suspect the fans here willjust be thankful to see some racing today. andy, thanks very much.