the teams news is in for england, scotland, ireland, and wales ahead of the six nations this weekend.ith the calcutta cup match between england and scotland which is always a real battle on the six nations stage. england have won on just three of their last seven trips to murrayfield, and lost their most recent visit in 2018. to run us who's in and who's out for england is our rugby eddiejones has eddie jones has made eddiejones has made five changes following their opening defeat to france. to run us who's in and who's out for england is our rugby reporter, sara 0rchard. there was always going to be some sort of reaction from eddie jones after that disappointing loss to france last week. perhaps the standout change comes from the gloucestershire scrum. he gets ahead of beenjones. jones gloucestershire scrum. he gets ahead of been jones. jones has gloucestershire scrum. he gets ahead of beenjones. jones has talked about hines, describing him as having control, good kicking, and a calm head. he's also selected the returning macro, also in the forwards, we see george kruis and louis lud

scotland. overnight in northern england, northern ireland, overthe hills there will be further snow. ontinues to pile on across scotland. producing the towns and cities holding above freezing. —— temperatures in the towns and cities. slippery conditions. the main risk of seeing lying snow will be across higher elevations in northern ireland and northern england, and into scotland. we could see around ten centimetres of snow above 300 metres. the snow will come down to pretty low levels. tuesday by and large we are looking at a similar day. quite windy. again a day of sunshine and showers. the air getting a little bit colder, we will see more of those showers turning to snow in the northern half of the uk. further accumulations across the high ground of scotland. more of that to come on wednesday as we continue with the north—westerly winds. further south, a ridge of high pressure will kill the showers for a time across england and wales. for the slippery conditions in the high ground of scotland is to be expected. temperatures struggling. 4 degrees in edinburgh and glasgow. as you hea

scotland. also some heavy persistent rain for a time across northern england, southern scotland, northern irelandgain over higher ground. through the early hours of sunday morning, we keep this focus of rain and hill snow across northern england and southern scotland. to the north and south of this, some clear spells, but squally, blustery showers. the strength of the wind should keep the frost at bay first thing on sunday morning. so storm jorge slowly pulls away northwards through sunday. we're keeping an eye then on this feature here which will start to push outbreaks of rain into south—east england through sunday morning. so two things to keep an eye on. the winds will be slowly easing down, but still some outbreaks of rain and snow across northern england and southern scotland. rain for a time perhaps across south—eastern england. we will need to keep an eye on the timings of that. then between all of this, there'll be spells of sunshine, wintry showers, the wind slowly easing down, but it's still a windy day. it's certainly still feeling cold, given the strength of the wind. but we start to

england but doesn't like the english rugby team. that is what the six national is about, the opportunity for scotland and wales, smaller countries withck england off their perch. scots are saying that this week and plays for england are saying it is not you guys with the monopoly on the passion. —— players for england. i am looking forward to another fantastic calcutta clash and these games are getting tighter. throughout the 20005, 2010 getting tighter. throughout the 2000s, 2010 onwards, england winning most of them but there is more jeopardy in this fixture. particularly the last two from a scottish point of view. such a great showings. i know you can‘t tell, it is only one fixture so far, but there is more toughness and resilience to this scottish side. they are not as naive when they are in winning positions, is this a new approach from gregor townsend? they wa nt to approach from gregor townsend? they want to maintain the attacking edge but defensively, steve isn‘t going to —— is going to get stuck into them. they have an edge. they played like ireland. not giving any room, making a really difficult situation, getting the ball,

england head coach eddiejones was critical of some of the scotland fans‘ behaviour. windy murrayfield. the conditions really were awful, and it was a low scoring affair — the only try of the game coming from ellis genge late n the second half. and head coach eddiejones was deeply unimpressed by the booing of captain 0wen farrell, as he lined up his kicks. that's an old —fashioned calcutta cup game isn't it? swirling wind, heavy rains, aggressive crowd without much manners. yeah, you've got to be at your best to win. without much manners, where you getting a bit of stick out there, did you sense it? i thought you were supposed to show kickers respect. you mean the booing that was coming when the kickers were taking? i thought you were supposed to show kickers respect? the match between scotland and england and the women plus mac six nations has been postponed due to the bad weather. you can follow the other action on the bbc sport website. there was more success for great britain in hockey‘s pro league with the men claiming theirfirst win of the campaign — beating new

further unsettled weather to start the weekend, quite cold in scotland and northern ireland and for englandof eight to ten. if you got outdoor plans this weekend, sunday will be the driest day for many but the risk of snow in higher ground of scotland, outbreaks in northern ireland, colder feeling ground of scotland, outbreaks in northern ireland, colderfeeling on sunday with highs of five to nine. as we look into next week, low still very much in charge, continuing to in from the atlantic notice the isobars, slightly wider, so not as windy as we look ahead to next week but with low pressure nearby, we still the risk of wintry showers potentially. the winds not as strong, but still feeling chilly and the risk of overnight frost. if you're looking for something drier as we move into meteorological spring, no sign of that at the moment. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first, the headlines: the disgraced hollywood producer harvey weinstein has been convicted of sexual assault and rape, and now faces up to 25 years in prison. it'

it will hit colder air in northern england and scotland, setting the scene for some potentially disruptivether for monday morning. rain turns to snow across the hills of northern england and scotland, and it could get down to lower levels for a time, and that could coincide with the monday morning rush hour in scotland, so some atrocious conditions here and a risk of some disruption. this band of heavy rain pushes its way south and east across england and wales. it could bring another a0 to 50 millimetres across the hills of wales for a time, and that water will be running into the river catchments, providing further flooding problems. as the rain clears, it's blustery with showers following. for tuesday and wednesday, high pressure to the south—west, maintaining north—westerly winds, and on tuesday they will be bringing us a mixture of sunshine and showers. many eastern areas starting dry and sunny, showers will swing in through the day, getting increasingly widespread as a trough starts to push in. showers could turn thundery and will still have a wintry flavour. for wednesday, the showe

elsewhere, your morning commute will be another cold front across the bulk of eastern northern england and scotlandfrosty with a bit of brightness but rain already arrived in northern ireland, wales and the south—west of england. some heavy bursts of rain, working through the rush hour across other parts of england, wales, northern ireland and eventually into southern scotland. they will be preceded by

scotland. rain across north—east england and southern scotland, slowly pulling away through the day. or many. —— gaels. along channel coast and into south—east england as well. 7—10 celsius across the southern half of the uk with temperatures just around three celsius further north. we have a ridge of high pressure going into friday morning. still quiet, cold, and a frosty start to friday but changes taking place in the atlantic, becoming wet and windy through the day, severe gales developing in the afternoon. some transient snow in scotland then some snow melt as temperatures start to rise, getting into double figures for many by the end of the week. but we are not out of the woods. we have another deep area of low pressure arriving from the atlantic. this has been named by the met office as storm dennis, bringing severe gales and heavy rain through the weekend. another spell of disruptive whether through the weekend. widespread gales with gusts of up to 70 mph, and with that there will be some heavy rain. combine that with snowmelt and many of us are likely to see some flooding. goo

scotland. also some heavy persistent rain for a time across northern england, southern scotland, northern ireland this focus of rain and hill snow across northern england and southern scotland. to the north and south of this, clear spells, but squally, blustery showers. the strength of the wind should keep the frost at bay first thing on sunday morning. storm jorge slowly pulls away north through sunday. we're keeping an eye on this feature here, which will start to push outbreaks of rain into south—east england through sunday morning. two things to keep an eye on. the winds will be slowly easing down, but still some outbreaks of rain and snow across northern england and southern scotland. rain for a time perhaps across south—eastern england. we will need to keep an eye on the timings of that. between all of this, spells of sunshine, wintry showers, the wind slowly easing down, but it's still a windy day. certainly still feeling cold given the strength of the wind. we start to lose those severe gales as we go through sunday. it's a blustery day and for most there'll be a mixture of sunshine and s

this is the radar picture, is that fell parts of northern ireland, northern england and snow falling across scotlandrds across parts of england and wales. as we go through tonight, the snowy weather across scotland will fizzle away. we will start to bring quite a few showers and from the west and some of those will be on the heavy side with hail and thunder and some snow mixing in, a cold night and through the northern half of the uk, there are likely to be some icy stretches to stop tomorrow morning. we will see some spells of sunshine tomorrow, lots of jazz pushing west towards the east. —— lots and showers. some of the shells will be wintry, especially over the hills, it will be a windy day, making it feel cold, your top temperatures between four and nine celsius. you're watching beyond 100 days. he had breakfast at the four seasons but dinner will be injail. harvey weinstein is found guilty of sexual assault and one count of rape. he was acquitted of the most serious charges against him, but still faces a maximum of 25 years in prison it's being hailed as a landmark case for the me too movement,

scotland. and also some heavy, persistent rain for a time across northern england, southern scotland, northern y hours of sunday morning, we keep this focus of rain and hill snow across northern england and southern scotland. to the north and south of this, some clear spells, but squally, blustery showers. the strength of the wind should keep the frost at bay first thing on sunday morning. so storm jorge slowly pulls away northwards through sunday. we're keeping an eye then on this feature here which will start to push some outbreaks of rain into south—east england through sunday morning. so two things to keep an eye on. the winds will be slowly easing down, but still some outbreaks of rain and snow across northern england and southern scotland. rain for a time perhaps across south—eastern england. we will need to keep an eye on the timings of that. then between all of this, there'll be some spells of sunshine, some wintry showers, the wind slowly easing down, but it's still a windy day. it's certainly still feeling cold, given the strength of the wind. but we start to lose those severe gales a

it will hit colder air in northern england and scotland, setting the scene for some potentially destructivehe hills of northern england and scotland, and it could get down to lower levels for a time, and that could coincide with the monday morning rush hour in scotland, so some atrocious conditions here and a risk of some disruption. this band of heavy rain pushes its way south and east across england and wales. it could bring another a0 to 50 millimetres across the hills of wales for a time, and that water will be running into river catchment, providing further flooding problems. as the rain clears, it blustery with showers following. for tuesday and wednesday, high pressure to the south—west, maintaining north—westerly winds, and on tuesday they will be bringing us a mixture of sunshine and showers. many eastern areas starting dry and sunny, showers will swing in through the day, getting increasingly widespread as a trough stops to push in. showers could turn thundery and will still have a wintry field. for wednesday, the showers continue to be brought in on cold north—westerly winds, par

preparations are underway for england verses scotland in the six nations in 45 minutes. and in half an hour the victoria derbyshire programme speaks to a group of former jehovah's witnesses, who are suing the group over historical sexual abuse they say they suffered. reports from thailand say an armed soldier has killed twenty people, north—east of the capital bangkok. more than a dozen others have been injured. ina in a situation described by the authorities as ongoing. the gunman is said to be holed up in a shopping mall in the city of korat. the thai defence ministry said the attacker shot his boss and a relative and stole weapons from a military camp. he opened fire at a buddhist temple and later at the shopping centre, where police continue to hunt him. the thai ministry of defence says the attacker is a low ranking officer named jakraphanth thomma. these pictures were taken from his facebook page, on which he posted updates on the rampage as it happened. it has since been taken down. this report is the latest from jonathan head. panic in a provincial shopping mall.

scotland in february? snow problem for england in the women's six nations. s divisions in the scotland men's camp though. can the relationship between finn russell and gregor townsend by repaired? cycling, sailing and running. find out why britain's richest man is now investing in formula one. also coming up in the programme... gb basketball‘s 0lympic dreams are over. but what does the future hold for the players and the sport? politics if you went outside over the weekend, or even looked out of the window, you'd probably have seen the effect of storm ciara. sport wasn't immune. at the etihad stadium, flooding nearby caused manchester city's premier league game with west ham to be called off along with wsl, super league games and racing meets. in the women's six nations — scotland — england in glasgow was also hit with conditions at scotstoun in glasgow unsafe. they did manage to get the game on today, with the wind and rain replaced by freezing conditions and snow — and it was played behind closed doors at murrayfield. in a moment — the views of former wales

scotland. also some heavy persistent rain for a time across northern england, southern scotland, northern irelandours of sunday morning we keep this focus of rain and hill snow across northern england and southern scotland. to the north and south of this, clear spells, but squally, blustery showers. the strength of the wind should keep the frost at bay first thing on sunday morning. storm jorge slowly pulls away north through sunday. we're keeping an eye on this feature here, which will start to push outbreaks of rain into south—east england through sunday morning. two things to keep an eye on. the winds will be slowly easing down, but still some outbreaks of rain and snow across northern england and southern scotland. rain for a time perhaps across south—eastern england. we will need to keep an eye on the timings of that. between all of this, spells of sunshine, wintry showers, the wind slowly easing down, but it's still a windy day. certainly still feeling cold given the strength of the wind. we start to lose those severe gales as we go through sunday. it's a blustery day and for most there'll

scotland. also some heavy persistent rain for a time across northern england, southern scotland, northern irelandmorning we keep this focus of rain and hill snow across northern england and southern scotland. to the north and south of this, clear spells, but squally, blustery showers. the strength of the wind should keep the frost at bay first thing on sunday morning. storm jorge slowly pulls away north through sunday. we're keeping an eye on this feature here, which will start to push outbreaks of rain into south—east england through sunday morning. two things to keep an eye on. the winds will be slowly easing down, but still some outbreaks of rain and snow across northern england and southern scotland. rain for a time perhaps across south—eastern england. we will need to keep an eye on the timings of that. between all of this, spells of sunshine, wintry showers, the wind slowly easing down, but it's still a windy day. certainly still feeling cold given the strength of the wind. we start to lose those severe gales as we go through sunday. it's a blustery day and for most there'll be a mixture of

preparations are under way for the england—scotland and ireland—wales matches in the six nations thisnoon. and, in half an hour, we'll have an in—depth look at the week's headlines in dateline. you five britons have tested positive for coronavirus in france. the four adults and a child were diagnosed with the virus in the french alps. one of the adults had recently returned from singapore. the newly—infected people were among a group of 11 people who had been staying in the same chalet in the les contamines montjoie ski resort in the region of savoie in eastern france. the news of the infections was announced by a french health minister. translation: the initial case was reported to us last night. it was a british national returning from singapore, where he had stayed from the 20th to the 23rd of january. he arrived in france onjanuary 24th for a four day trip and stayed in the town of les contamines montjoie in savoie. all the positive cases and contacts of this british national, close contacts, total 11 people. all british nationals staying in the same chalet. they we re staying in

scotland. also some heavy persistent rain for a time across northern england, southern scotland, northern irelandorning we keep this focus of rain and hill snow across northern england and southern scotland. to the north and south of this, clear spells, but squally, blustery showers. the strength of the wind should keep the frost at bay first thing on sunday morning. storm jorge slowly pulls away north through sunday. we're keeping an eye on this feature here, which will start to push outbreaks of rain into south—east england through sunday morning. two things to keep an eye on. the winds will be slowly easing down, but still some outbreaks of rain and snow across northern england and southern scotland. rain for a time perhaps across south—eastern england. we will need to keep an eye on the timings of that. between all of this, spells of sunshine, wintry showers, the wind slowly easing down, but it's still a windy day. certainly still feeling cold given the strength of the wind. we start to lose those severe gales as we go through sunday. it's a blustery day and for most there'll be a mixture of

scotland. and also some heavy, persistent rain for a time across northern england, southern scotland, northern n over higher ground. through the early hours of sunday morning, we keep this focus of rain and hill snow across northern england and southern scotland. to the north and south of this, some clear spells, but squally, blustery showers. the strength of the wind should keep the frost at bay first thing on sunday morning. so storm jorge slowly pulls away northwards through sunday. we're keeping an eye then on this feature here which will start to push some outbreaks of rain into south—east england through sunday morning. so two things to keep an eye on. the winds will be slowly easing down, but still some outbreaks of rain and snow across northern england and southern scotland. rain for a time perhaps across south—eastern england. we will need to keep an eye on the timings of that. then between all of this, there'll be some spells of sunshine, some wintry showers, the wind slowly easing down, but it's still a windy day. it's certainly still feeling cold, given the strength of the wind. but

homophobic comments and his super league signing has upset many clubs former england netballer tamsin greenway is the new head coach of scotlandball and will lead the thistles through to the next world cup in 2023. england's second one—dayer against south africa was abandoned because of rain in durban. the match had aleady been reduced to 26 overs and south africa were 71 for 2 in the twelfth over when the game was called off. england can't win the series now but can level it if they win in johannesburg on sunday well after the match england one day captain eoin morgan was asked about injured fast bowler jofra archer. archer's out for around three months following a stress fracture to his right elbow. he'll now aim to be fit for the three—match test series with west indies at home injune, and morgan believes archer's future workload needs to be carefully managed: he plays all three formats and similarto he plays all three formats and similar to ben stokes, in that regard. they need rest, they cannot spend this continuous long period of time away from home, mentally, you can struggle but physically can have a big impact as well

england. temperature is mild in the south. still cold in scotland. y another weather system moving in. there are concerns we could see localised flooding, given how wet the weather has been here recently. in the east of england, not much in the way of rain reaching these areas on friday. then storm benefit on the way on saturday, sunday and monday, bringing a combination of very strong winds and very heavy rain, so we are likely to see some disruption. on saturday, the strongest winds will be in the west. heavy outbreaks of rain nationwide but particularly so across parts of southern england and wales. another dollop of rain edging into these areas so dollop of rain edging into these areas so there could be localised flooding issues living in. the wind will pick up across the irish sea and the height of disruption. on sunday night and into monday, as the area of low pressure transfers eastwards, there will be strong winds pushing across scotland and northern england which could cause further problems as we head into monday. storm dennis will be here a

england and wales, they go beyond a game of rugby. people are so kind. it was definitely a home away from home for me. elsewhere, scotlandland last time. pressure on the head coach and his team, who enter what is must win territory if theircampaign is enter what is must win territory if their campaign is seen as anything close to successful. not long to go till the fight between day on tay wilder and tyson fury. deontay wilder. he is at his heaviest weight for any professional bout in his career. we have the build up in vegas. when they met at the press conference, this happened. that resulted in the nevada state's athletic commission banning a face—off last night. both looked confident on the scales. the chiselled champion charted by tyson fury supporters throughout. more verbal blows exchanged, with both refusing to give ground. verbal blows exchanged, with both refusing to give groundlj verbal blows exchanged, with both refusing to give ground. i have a lwa ys refusing to give ground. i have always had to fight bigger guys. this is only going to slow him down. iam going this is only going to slow him down. i am going

and the weekend's women's match against scotland was postponed. england games. meanwhile 0spreys and ulster‘s matches in the pro 1a on saturday have been called off. and in football inter milan's europa league game on thursday will take place behind closed doors at the san siro. kobe bryant's widow is suing the owner of the helicopter which crashed and killed her husband, teenage daughter and nine others. it comes as thousands attended a public memorial at the la la kers staple center where he spent most of his career. vanessa bryant's alleging wrongful death — claming the pilot was careless and negligent by flying in cloudy conditions and should have aborted the flight. children under 12 have been advised to no longer head footballs during training in england, scotland and northern ireland. the new football association guidelines will also be phased in for kids up to the age of 16 to ‘mitigate against any potential risks'. it's after research by glasgow university showed former players were three and a half times more likely to die from brain disease. th

those numbers have been rising, actually, over the last 2a hours in northern england and scotland.,000—mile long weather front stretching all the way over towards the caribbean. but along the front, there are two areas of low pressure and both of these could cause us some problems. the first is actually knocking on our doors right now with outbreaks of rain spreading into northern ireland and getting quickly across england and wales over the next few hours. the rain always heaviest across wales, perhaps the north midlands, parts of northern england, 20—1i0mm in places. and that is falling on saturated ground, so we could see further localised flooding issues. snow showers continue to work in across scotland where it remains windy, so a blustery start to the day. but for most of us, it's a day that will slowly improve. the rain pushes its way southwards through the day, brighter skies follow with a bit of sunshine. but there will be further showers in the north—west of scotland. still wintry over the high ground, still relatively cool there, compared with the cloudy south where, yes

amber warnings with england scotland and wales.sent by the front spread across the country during friday cannot storm. it will be heading closer to oui’ storm. it will be heading closer to our shores and type for the weekend. through tonight, many places will be drier because they know it. that went in front will be laying across southern and southeastern areas. when speaking up by the end of the night along with the temperatures. further north it's quite chilly. the start their decision is a very clearly here on the big picture, lots of isobars on the charts right away across the uk. lots of rainfall for some of us. they had their saturday domains continue to pick up white —— reaching gale force winds. an exposed south and west. the rain has pulses of heavy rain across the western hills. the brighter colours there. what you will notice if it is going to be mild but you might not get to sit so much because of the strength of the band and the rain. he went on a feature. 50 to 60 mph with them. closer to 70 mph at a park across the s

the measures will apply in england, scotland and wales.oners would be affected. there are two main elements to this. first, to standardise the earliest point of which they may be considered for released at two thirds of the sentence imposed and secondly, to require that the parole board assess whether they are safe to release between that point and the end of their sentence. this will apply to all terrorists and terrorist related offences with a maximum penalty above two years, including those offences for which sudesh amman was sentenced. the issue of rehabilitation, the work that is done both in prison and out of prison, is so important. there has been many efforts of this over the years, but as recent incidents have seen, that has not always been with success. does my right honourable friend agree that actually, we will never deal with this issue of terrorism until we deal with the ideology that drives it, and will he reassure me that the government is taking extra efforts to find new paths to ensure that we can turn people away from th

into wednesday sees further showers as well blowing across northern ireland, the north of england and into scotlandith further significant accumulations of snow and an ongoing threat of icy conditions and disruptive snow on the roads. elsewhere pressure rises for a time across england and so when they should be a dry day. the next leather system will then begin to work into the far south—west later in the day without our bags of rain arriving to later in the afternoon. that ran through wednesday night into thursday is associated with this area of low pressure. it will put it away and with heavy is never a time across the hills of northern england and scotland. that could cause some problems. after the recent wet weather we have seen, we have seen flooding over recent days, this extra rain will be happier times, it could also cause some localised flooding issues as we head on into thursday. we could see some further disruption in places. still cold in scotland, turning out of the southern parts of england unwell with temperatures coming back up to 10 degrees. —— england and wales. and we are in the

free sanitary products are already available in schools, colleges and universities in scotland, and in schools in englandpads and some reusable products will be available to anyone in scotland. menstruation is normal. free universal access to tampons, pads and reusable options should be normal too. period dignity for all isn't radical or extreme. it's simply the right thing to do. the scottish government previously opposed the proposals because of concerns over deliverability and cost. its u—turn means all parties at holyrood now support the plans. in pursuit of good legislation, parliament will now need to pull out all the stops and work hard collectively, collaboratively, on this bill for it to achieve everything that i think we across the chamber want it to, and help promote and enable our country to emerge through this, to continue to set an example that the world wants to learn to follow. what do we want? end period poverty! when do we want it? now! campaigners welcomed today's vote, saying one in five women in the uk will face a struggle accessing period products at some point in their life. they h

actually, the numbers have been rising in parts of northern england and scotland. we have had to some more rain on the way. the rain will quickly spread an overnight gci’oss will quickly spread an overnight across northern ireland, england and wales but it will be at its heaviest across the swathes of wales, parts of northern england, maybe the north midlands, it is enough to cause some further flooding midlands, it is enough to cause some furtherflooding issues. all the while, it stays windy and scotland with further snow showers. tomorrow, it is an improving weather picture as this area of rain slowly clears away through the morning. the afternoon looks brighter and drier with some sunshine but showers continue to feed and across scotland. windy, but not as windy as it has been over instant days. the cold est it has been over instant days. the coldest air across these northern areas and then as we head into monday, further problems as this area of low pressure heads in, we can see some disruptive snow, particularly in scotland but it will also be wet and windy els

showers across scotland, northern england, northern ireland and north wales. —8d. showers across the north of the country. rain showers further south. —— snow showers across the north. in the south we could see some frost. the winds eating. not as windy. a ridge of high pressure with us on wednesday. weather front in the north bringing some rain. the next one connected to low pressure coming in on thursday. a frosty start for some of us and don't forget the risk of eyes. wintry showers coming in around scotland. —— the risk of ice. later we will see the rain coming in in south wales. it will be sweeping across the country on thursday. depending on where this and is up will depend where we see some snow. significant snow in the hills but in the south, around this area of low pressure, we could have strong winds, gusty winds across southern counties of england. something to watch out for. this position could change and that will alter where we see the snow and stronger winds. temperature was, ten in london and plymouth. run this sequence, watch what happens on fr

the country and we could see a swathe of gales or severe gales, northern ireland, northern england and scotlandnsettled bringing more rain. it looks unsettled this weekend, quite windy at times particularly on saturday and we will see further rain in areas where we really don't need it so stay tuned to the forecast and head online to see all the latest weather warnings. a very warm welcome to bbc news. my name is mike embley, our top stories. president trump tries to come fears of the coronavirus, telling people the coronavirus, telling people the risk remains very low. —— calm the fears. we are very, very ready for anything, whether it is going to be a breakout of larger proportions or anything. international effo rts or anything. international efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak intensify. more new cases are reported outside of china than inside. india's prime minister calls for calm as at least 87 people we re for calm as at least 87 people were killed in clashes over the citizenship law in delhi —— 27. and the pope urges roman catholics around the world

england. now arriving in scotland, it will stay snowy in the hills here through this afternoon. or england and wales. well, temperatures may get into double figures with south—westerly winds colder in scotland. that snow just peters out during the evening. and then as the night goes on, we see the next band of rain coming in from the west. this is heavy rain, it will be accompanied by some strong and very gusty winds as well. and that rainfall is just going to add up from today and tonight on top of what we've had already. and the highest rainfall totals are going to be over the hills in the west. in wales, for example, another 70 or more millimeters of rain on the way. just what we don't need. that rain band is going to sweep very quickly away from eastern parts of england, sunshine and showers come rattling in as well. very gusty winds, longer spells of rain for northern ireland, wetter weather for northern england, central southern scotland, some snow on the hills. and temperatures about four or five degrees at best. not a great deal warmer further south. it's getting colder t

low pressure, storm storm dennis, so that is tonight and into tomorrow, particularly across england, scotland and wales, gusts of up to 70 mph winds are disruptive. these are wind gusts showing that it is very blustery across the uk, many of us in gusts around 50—60 mph. plenty of showers continuing overnight, and as wejust heard, there is a warning of snow in the hills of scotland. through the rest of the day and tomorrow as well, for hills note, perhaps 400 it could be heavy and thundery with hail, and these are showers, not a constant spell. they move through quite quickly on gusty winds which will be gradually easing through tomorrow. it does feel chilly in that wind, and next week for much of the week, it is looking like sunshine and showers rather than persistent wet weather. it is not looking as windy as well. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the most senior civil servant in the home office — sir philip rutnam — resigns and says he'll sue the government for constructive dismissal after a public dispute with home secretary priti patel. i have been the target of a vicious and orche

there are still over 130 flood warnings in england, scotland and wales and the met office has also issuedings for wind, rain and snow across the uk. earlier our correspondent robert hall, who is in knaresborough in north yorkshire, gave us the latest from there. knaresborough is a very good place to come to show you what's going on right across flood—affected areas. for those who know or have visited knaresborough, you'll know it is a very pretty town on a hillside with a river flowing through a gorge through the middle of the town. there is a huge volume of water coming through this morning, we do have blue skies and the occasional shower, the heavy rain has passed for the moment, but this water is coming down from the moors, the dales north of here, down the streams and then into the river. you can see that there is some localised flooding in the centre, some riverside properties flooded — a picture repeated across flood areas. let us show you the amount of water coming over that we are which gives you just an indication of what is downstrea m you just an indication of what is downstrea

in other words, the scottish government's figures show that over 60% of scotland's exports go to englandd i would argue mr speaker that this is one of the many benefits that scotland has from being part of the united kingdom. labour msp monica lennon has introduced the period product built of the scottish parliament to give free provision to women in scotland. it's being opposed by the snp government because of tampon raids from the english into scotland's to steal products. if that is the case, what kind of border does the secretary of state would be required in the event of an independent scotland with separate currency, a different regulatory environment, and different provisions on trade? the honourable gentleman makes an exceptionally good point, and that is a border we need to avoid. and it makes no sense in having any sort of border between gretton and berwick. and as to the snp opposing that and that opportunity to reduce back rates and other things that would help people, people of the poorest incomes, i simply don't understand what they're thinking. if the secretary of state tr

and across england, scotland and wales there are a total of 205 flood warnings.vidence of damage by storm dennis was here in south wales. this village is where people's homes are under serious threat. a similar picture tonight in harberton in devon. dozens of flood warnings are still in place across the country as the rain continues to fall. in ilkley and calderdale in west yorkshire, areas still recovering from last week's storm, the army has been called in to strengthen the flood defences. there are a number of places where the local resilience authorities thought they had a problem with the flood defences that are currently in place, so we have been asked to support them by putting some more makeshift flood defences in in both places. some of the worst affected parts could see up to 140mm of rainfall and gusts of up to 80mph. certainly, with the amount of rain that is forecast, 100mm or a month's worth of rainfall on top of what is incredibly saturated ground, we are worried about the risk and that's why we're warning people to take action and that's why we're

preparations are underway for the england—scotland and ireland—wales matches in the six nations this time on bbc news for the travel show. coming up on this week's travel show: i'm in the maldives, meeting the people working to protect a unique underwater environment. and go swimming with sharks but live to tell the tale. even though you know they're not dangerous, every time you get touched by a fin you sort of bounce a little bit. squeals. mike's here with advice on how to get the most out of carnival time in rio. and we meet the tattoo artist inking life into a traditional art form in argentina. for many of us, the maldives are a dream destination. with their pristine, white sandy beaches, clear blue sea and skies, and luxurious over—water villas, the maldives epitomise high—end holidays. this is my first time in the maldives and it's absolutely beautiful! it's just like, the colours of the water and the environment is just amazing — so much wildlife. i don't want to leave. i don't think i can i'm stuck in the sand. laughs. but despite their iconic image, this is a country under t

the showers across northern england, scotland and northern ireland will be falling asleep dan snow overand further south another windy day to come. the wind is picking up in association with more heavy showers during monday afternoon. more snow showers over the hills of scotland, blizzard conditions here. northern ireland and northern england seem wintry flurries. tomorrow, another windy day but not as windy as those damaging winds we are seeing out there today. this is a bbc news, the headlines at 11 o'clock. .. storm ciara hits the uk with gale—force winds and torrential rain — it's causing huge disruption across the country. travel is already being badly affected — airlines have cancelled dozens of flights, and more than 20 rail companies have said their services will be disrupted. yesterday saw gusts of up to 75mph across wales. as predicted to be gusts of even quicker today, up to 90mph. two more britons have tested positive for coronavirus, one in majorca and one in england meanwhile 200 evacuees from wuhan have been brought back to britain and taken to milton keynes for quarantin

and england will take on scotland later this afternon in the calcutta cup.ed everton beat crystal palace 3—1, sending them up to seventh in the table. meanwhile brighton will take on watford later at home. we're back with the late news at quarter past ten. now on bbc one it's time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news with shaun ley. hollywood is gearing up for its biggest night of the year tomorrow — the academy awards. but if you need an antidote to all that back—slapping, the nominations for the razzies have just been announced. they're the "anti—oscars" for the worst movies — and the film cats and rambo last blood are the films leading the way for this dubious honour. earlier my colleague geeta gurumurthy spoke to samdro monetti — editor in chief of hollywood international filmmaker magazine. cats was a load of old hairballs. the problem is that it was never going to work from the first second we saw the trailer. now, judi dench has won so many awards in her career, but the razzie is certainly one she doesn't want to win. she is no

the country and we could see a swathe of gales or severe gales, northern ireland, northern england and scotlandy this next feature moves up from the south—west bringing more rain. it looks unsettled this weekend, quite windy at times particularly on saturday and we will see further rain in areas where we really don't need it so stay tuned to the forecast and head online to see all the latest weather warnings. good morning. welcome to breakfast, with rachel burden and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: a dramatic surge in the number of coronavirus cases in italy. more than 400 people are infected. more than 160 british tourists remain quarantined at a hotel in tenerife after a visiting doctor tested positive. with the virus spreading in europe, we'll be asking how worried we should be here in the uk. travellers‘ cheques — with the coronavirus now spreading faster outside china, is it safe to take a trip abroad and what are your rights if you cancel? i'll look at what you need to know. warnings of another 10 days of flooding misery in parts of england already struggling to cope.

it's rugby's oldest rivalry — but the england and scotland had to battle the weather as well as each today. torrential rain and high winds led to a low—scoring game. butjust one try for england was enough for the win. alex gulrajani reports: always be prepared and in edinburgh that went for the fans as well as the players. for some things though, you cannot prepare for as 0wen farrell found out. the menacing wind cost ten and england an early three points. move closer and farrell found the spot. batten down the hatches, this was becoming tough on the field and off it. kicking game was pursued too little success. still, some found a reason to smile and when adam hastings drew scotland level, maybe those home fans were finding a reason to. not for long though. last week their captain stuart hogg fumbled one a try was in sight. this week he almost gifted england one. downward pressure here, just enough. but it gave england some territory they took full advantage of. ball is down, it is trite. england scored the first try this match. look how it mattered to england. ellis genge with the

scotland's match against england was postponed because of the weather.b women's basketball team and they have failed to qualify for the tokyo olympics. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello. this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. as we've been hearing, tonight sees the 92nd academy awards in los angeles with the first world war epic 1917 one of the movies hotly tipped for several awards. earlier, i spoke to the bbc 6 music film critic rhianna dhillon, and the entertainment journalist caroline frost about the oscars. we began by discussing their picks for best film. you know, i think this is one of the hardest ones out of all of them. i think it will be between parasite and 1917 but i think once upon a time in hollywood has an outside chance because hollywood loves films about themselves. i hated that film. did you? one of the worst films i have ever seen. no? literally. what a waste of time. awful. i think it was beautifully layered and it had velvet colours and great characterisation and then of course, the