jenny hill, bbc news, dresden. south wales have confirmed that all the bushfires in the state are thought to be contained. this development is partly due to heavy rain over the weekend, which brought flooding in some areas. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is in sydney with the latest. it's one extreme to another. in new south wales, it has been thrashed by record rainfall and floods, more than it is seen for decades. it has been raining constantly in sydney 110w raining constantly in sydney now with massive disruptions to roads, to schools, to transportation and emergency services are warning that there could be more rain and the risk of floods here in the state of new south wales and queensland. now despite all of this, many people have actually been celebrating this change of weather. it has been a hot, long, brittle summer for new south wales that has been the worst affected by the bushfires andi worst affected by the bushfires and i can tell you, no—one is happy about the change of weather, extreme as it is, m

jenny hill has the latest from tokyo.ed as a measure ofjust how concerned they are, the prime minister, shinzo abe, has called for the closure of all public schools from monday. concern is growing as the number of cases continues to rise. translation: some local governments have already cancelled classes in their areas. as a nation, the next week or two are crucial. the health and well—being of children is of utmost concern. we would like to reduce major risks of infection that school environments could pose, as places where a large number of students and teachers will spend long hours together. for some time, focus was very much on the diamond princess cruise ship, which is moored just down the coast in the port of yokohama. of the 900 or more cases of infection is here injapan, some 700 originated on that ship. but what the authorities are really worried about are the separate cases, nearly 200 of them springing up in clusters all over the country, many of them concentrated in the northern region of hokkaido. one of the

jenny hill, thank you. what are the chances of catching coronavirus?ted and what does it mean for travel plans? 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh has been answering some of the most pressing questions. it is increasingly likely that we will see outbreaks of the new coronavirus centred here in the uk. france and germany have seen their cases suddenly double. both have warned of impending epidemics. if that happens here, expect more school closures, the postponing of sporting events and other mass gatherings. there will be a big increase in home—working and that will impact the economy. fewer people at restaurants and shops. seasonal flu is people at restaurants and shops. seasonalflu is responsible for thousands of deaths here every year. we know the new coronavirus causes a mild illness in four out of five people. they won't need medical treatment. but older people and those with underlying health problems are at risk a greater risk. it is hoped containment measures will prevent it getting established here. an epidemic would put serious pressure o

jenny hill, bbc news, dresden. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willets.raid so, in fact the met office has amber warning is out for the heavy rain but it will be a widespread rainfall and windy event once again. unfortunately things have been damaged after last weekend. the rivers are swollen, the ground is saturated so we will see excessive amounts of rainfall once again. even a minimalamount excessive amounts of rainfall once again. even a minimal amount of rain today has caused flooding. it is a quiet affair overnight, the shower is easing the way. we have rain coming into the west with temperatures picking up, but it will be widely chilly elsewhere with ice, and even some fog around as well. a decent start of the day in the east but this rain will roll its way in. this is nothing to do with dennis, this is the precursor if you like. largely dry head of it, and increasingly mild. that's the other element, we will see the snow we have seen this week melting, trickling into the rivers. widely they'll force winds on stone dennis, and it is the longevity o

let's talk to our correspondent jenny hill, who's in yokohama near the airport where the flight leftn see the ship behind you. still a significant number of people on board. yes, last night when we stood here, almost every cabin was lit up. tonight, farfewer, but you are right, it is not the end of the story here. around 1000 crew reportedly remain on board, as do several hundred passengers. these are people who tested negative for the virus but shared a cabin with someone the virus but shared a cabin with someone who tested positive. they are subject to further quarantine him. local media report about 100 people were taken to a government facility to continue quarantine earlier today but still passengers left on board. the other reason the ship remains so symbolic of the difficulty of containing the virus is the fact that three people have been allowed to disembark and return home to their countries, they have subsequently tested positive for coronavirus. 0ne lady in israel and two in australia. so great concerns in the region and further afield as to how safe many of the people com

jenny hill, bbc news, dresden. the turn to some of the big business stories.a hussain is in new york. what does this have to do with amazon? and mossad had long believed it was the front runner in getting this contract. —— amazon had believes. it is worth $10 billion. it isa believes. it is worth $10 billion. it is a big chunk of change. but it was eventually awarded to microsoft, so was eventually awarded to microsoft, so amazon went to court to say that look, the reason why microsoft ended up look, the reason why microsoft ended up getting this contract is because they were unduly influenced by president trump. it is no secret that president trump has lobbied a lot of thanks towards amazon, particular because of the coverage that the newspaper, the washington post, gives of the president and his administration, let's not forget, mr jeff pazo is the owner of the washington post. what happens now that this injunction has been granted? —— that this injunction has been granted? —— jeff pazo split up now you have to wait until the court case makes its way through

jenny hill is in tokyo.ses here in japan continues to climb, and the governor of the worst affected parts of the country declared a state of emergency requesting people living there stay—at—home over the weekend. cases are climbing. we have heard today the ninth and tenth deaths have occurred injapan. the government here knows it has got to get a handle on this outbreak because in just five get a handle on this outbreak because injust five months get a handle on this outbreak because in just five months tokyo is due to host the 2020 olympics which is why we have seen for example the prime minister request that all schools be closed as of monday. 0fficially schools be closed as of monday. officially the government here says those tokyo games will go ahead. the international olympic committee says the same thing but of course there is concern. injust the same thing but of course there is concern. in just a few weeks the 0lympic is concern. in just a few weeks the olympic torch relay is due to start here and th

that was jenny hill that wasjenny hill in tokyo. relay should go ahead or be downscaled. we are expecting some updates from the tokyo organisers later this morning. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: after a week of political turmoil, malaysia finds itself without a government. we will have the latest from kuala lumpur. also on the programme: coming to terms with the devastation caused by the taal volcano eruption in the philippines. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malaca nang, the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. warren beatty and faye dunaway announced to the world that the winner of bes

let's get more about that british man who's died from coronavirus in japan. 0ur correspondent jenny hillyo. what jenny hill is in tokyo. more do we know at this stag it what more do we know at this stage. it doesn't look like we can speak to jenny right now, i am sorry. as we heard, three more coronavirus cases have been confirmed in the uk, including the first in wales — a patient who'd recently been in northern italy. it brings the total number of cases here to 19. helena wilkinson reports. the two new patients in england confirmed with having the coronavirus are being treated here at the royal free hospital in london. both contracted the virus in iran. this morning, wales confirmed its first case. the patient, a man from swansea, had returned from northern italy. we were expecting to see these cases. when we saw the rise in cases in northern italy, it became inevitable we would start to see cases in the uk and that is what we are now seeing. northern ireland also has its first case. it is understand the patient is a woman who was travelling with her child from northern italy via dubli

our correspondent, jenny hill is in yokohama where passengers disembarked from that ill—fated cruise coronavirus — before boarding a flight back to the uk. she gave us an update a short while ago. the vast majority of passengers have disembarked. the british cohort were among the last to leave but there are still crew on board and still people on board who shared cabins with passengers who became infected and they are gradually now being moved to a government quarantine facility here. it has been a day of alarming headlines. this virus has now spread to some 27 countries, it is in the middle east, there are new cases in italy and the south korean authorities are expressing grave concern about a sharp rise in the number of cases they are seeing. the world health organization is now saying that the window in which to contain this virus is beginning to shut. in addition to that the chinese authorities have also said that they now have a case, a man who they believe was infected with the virus 27 days before he began to show symptoms. that is worrying, because the standard quarantine per

architecture.beauty and tens of thousands of civilians were killed in a hiahly controve assault goo jenny hill reports. jenny: dresden has risen from the ashes, but its debt are not forgotten. the city sll assembled of -- still a symbol of the whole released by war. it is 75 years since allied forces dropped a bomb after bomb on the city, an attack which even at the time it ignited ntroversy. underneath the bombardment, civilians at and burned-- suffocated and burned, the city deroyed. ursuala was 14. she recalled a firestorm so intense that she kind onto a lamppost to avoid being suclad by thes. >> my mother said,e "now we h lost everything. now we are homeless." jenny: commemorations today in a city so famed for its culture and beauty that its people thought no one would attack it. >> we recall both the suffering of people in german cities and the suffering th germans inflicted on others. we do not forget it wa germans who started this cruel war. jenny: this is, for germany, a highly symbolic day. for many it is about memory, reconciliation. for others, it is about the ne-- defiance. the far

jenny hill is in the japanese capital, tokyo. jenny, what's the situation regarding the olympics?talk about whether they will actually go ahead this summer. the authorities here are particularly concerned because the number of cases are rising, many of them linked to the diamond princess, down the coast in the port of yokohama but separately to that, around 150, 160 cases among the general population. the japanese authorities are keen to contain the outbreak. in just five months‘ time, tokyo is going to host the 2020 olympics. the health minister said it‘s far too early to consider the cancellation. they will be thrilled that overnight, a senior member of the committee, dick pound, said it is far too early to be talking about cancellation. he said 2— three months‘ time is really when that kind of monumental decision would have to be made because that is a court when athletes start arriving and people start building their studios and so on. it‘s a scenario that no—one here wants to see happen. we walked down the street and see signs, banners up already. the modern olympics hasn‘t b

jenny hill, bbc news, dresden.nk—walter steinmeier. the headlines on bbc news... the chancellor sajid javid has resigned, in a shock move during the prime minister's government reshuffle — he said he was left "with no other option" after he was required to replace all of his political advisers. out too are theresa villiers, andrea leadsom, esther mcvey, and the northern ireland secretary julian smith, who oversaw the restoration of devolved government at stormont. world health leaders say there's no new cause for alarm, despite a steep rise in the number of deaths from coronavirus in china. yesterday was the deadliest day of the outbreak so far. more now on the cabinet reshuffle so here's a quick look at who's out and who is in. the other significant casualty was the northern ireland secretary julian smith, sacked after delivering what had seemed impossible — getting devolution restored. he is replaced by brandon lewis. the defence secretary ben wallace was forced to come back to london from a nato meeting in bruss

you line jenny hill, thank world war are never repeated. you linejenny hill, thank you.ow we have to embrace ourselves for dennis? indeed, more wet and windy weather is on the cards, could bring disruption. we had an area of low pressure that brought gales to southern britain, you can see in jersey a stormy

you line jenny hill, thank world war are never repeated. you linejenny hill, thank you. time for a look at the weather. here's stav. we have endured storm ciara and now we have to embrace ourselves for dennis? indeed, more wet and windy weather is on the cards, could bring disruption. we had an area of low pressure that brought gales to southern britain, you can see in jersey a stormy sea front in st helier and some snow as the rain move northwards. we saw recovering across parts of north—east england and southern scotland, all down to this area of low pressure moving on before another one moves in for late on friday and then we see storm dennis over the weekend. that low pressure system is clearing away into the north sea. it's taking the heavy showers with some rumbles of thunderfrom heavy showers with some rumbles of thunder from the south—east away with it although stays windy across the south—west and through the channel but those winds will ease down. sunshine and showers elsewhere, stays rather damp for scotla nd elsewhere, stays rather damp for scotland and engla

first to our correspondent, jenny hill, who's in tokyo. jenny, what's the latest?virus has now spread to 29 countries outside of china. the world health organization are particularly concerned about soaring numbers in italy, iran and in particular south korea, where the number of people infected with the virus is gone from somewhere around 30 to around 800 in the space of less tha n 30 to around 800 in the space of less than a week. you'll have seen the pictures of cities and in lockdown, people queueing to try to buy facemasks to protect themselves. it's the merge this morning a member of korean airlines cabin crew has now tested positive for the virus —— emerged. more than half the cases in south korea are linked to a religious sect and authorities have said they are going to be testing some 200,000 members of that group. all of this is being watched with considerable alarm in tokyo and that's because the authorities say they are seeing a rise in the number of cases. it's reported this morning a fourth person, who is believed to have contracted the infection on b

our correspondent, jenny hill, is in yokohama where passengers disembarked from that ill fated cruiseoronavirus, before boarding a flight back to the uk. she gave us an update a short while ago. last night, when we stood here, almost every cabin was lit up — tonight, farfewer. but you're quite right, this is not the end of the story here, by any means. around 1000 crew reportedly remain on board, as do several hundred passengers. these are people who tested negative for the coronavirus, but shared a cabin with someone who tested positive, so they are subject to further quarantine here. local media reporting that about 100 people were taken off to a government facility to continue that quarantine early today. but, still, passengers left on board. i think the other reason that this ship remains, if you like, so symbolic of the difficulty of containing the virus is the fact that three people who have been allowed to disembark and return home to their country's of origin have subsequently tested positive for coronavirus. one lady in israel, two people in australia. so there are great conc

jenny hill reporting from tokyo, and as she just mentioned at the end there, a scaling down of the olympic be among the measures being put in place in response to the virus outbreak. the relay is due to start on 26 march in fukushima, and usually attracts huge crowds. we're expecting a news conference about this shortly. 0ne ioc member said japan has until the end of may to decide whether or not the tokyo olympics will go ahead at all in light of the crisis. you're watching newday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: after a week of political turmoil, malaysia finds itself without a government. will mahathir outsmart anwar again? also on the programme: coming to terms with the devastation caused by the taal volcano eruption in the philippines. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malaca nang, the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia

jenny hill is in the japanese capital, tokyo. has been dealing with many cases, not least on the boat in yokohama. there is concern here because the number of cases is on the rise and a bit later today the japanese authorities plan to announce their guidelines, their measures for dealing with their measures for dealing with the outbreak. you are quite right, the picture so far in japan has been focused on that cruise ship, the diamond princess which is still moored just down the coastline here in yokohama, although the vast majority of passengers have now disembarked after more than two weeks in quarantine. almost 700 cases have been linked to that cruise ship, but attention now is turning to other cases, because separately here in japan, the number of infected people has now risen to 150. that is of concern for two reasons. first of all, the japanese authorities are worried because they don't really understand the pathways of those infections. they don't know how or where those people have caught the virus, and secondly, and thi

jenny hill in tokyo, thank you.l find plenty more coverage on our website including the slave page which is being updated throughout the day with all of the key information that you need. that is that bbc.com/news, or you can download the bbc news app. that's with you on some other news items. india's the minister has called for calm as at least 27 people have been killed in sectarian clashes in dehli. muslim residents have been fleeing their homes and businesses. police have fired tear gas and rubber bullets on the greek island of lesbos over plans to build new migrant camps. please officers and protesters were injured, the greek president has called for calm. the us house of representatives has approved legislation that would make lynching a hate crime, after a century of failed attempts. once the two bills are reconciled, they will be sent to president trump to be signed into law. the spanish government has agreed to hold talks with the administration in catalonia to discuss its demands for independence. spanish

jenny hill, thank you very much. new hopes of a peace deal in afghanistan, with the start of a seven days of what's being called a period of "reduced violence" between us—led forces and taliban fighters. it could lead to the withdrawal of foreign troops, after nearly two decades of war. from kabul, our correspondent secunder kermani reports. celebrations late last night as the "reduction in violence" came into effect. for the next seven days, the taliban, afghan government and us forces have promised not to carry out major attacks, helping pave the way, it's hoped, for an eventual peace deal. afghanistan is a country that is being torn apart by war. this was a taliban bomb in kabul last september. thousands of afghans die every year, whilst hundreds of british and american troops have lost their lives fighting the taliban. for more than a year, though, the united states has been trying to negotiate an exit to its longest ever war. the taliban wants to make a deal... we will see if they want to make a deal, it has got

that was jenny hill the gravity of this global outbreak. that wasjenny hill injapan for us.ch defence minister has confirmed that several coronavirus cases have been reported and confirmed on a military base in northern paris. we are hearing news of several. no number confirmed. more details when we get it. the bbc believes the number of deaths from the coronavirus in iran could be more than 200. that's six times higher than the official figure. let's speak to kasra naji from bbc persian. just explain to us what happening. we're getting reports that the spread of the virus is much more serious than what the government is admitting to. we have today managed to get a figure of 210 from our sources. they say 210 people have been killed or have lost their lives because of the virus, and that is almost more than six times the officialfigure of 3a almost more than six times the official figure of 3a that was given by the health minister at lunchtime today. why is this so significant, because we heard whenjeremy hunter said he's very concerned and we should be concerned about cases

jenny hill is in yokohama for us. explain what exactly hasn't happening in the last hour or so.xplain what exactly hasn't happening in the last hour or som the last hour or so, the ordeal has finally come to an end for some of the british passengers who have been stuck on this ship by me for more than two weeks, confined by a large to their cabins. you can only imagine the relief they felt as they boarded the three buses and left the sport en route to the airport. they will be heading straight back to britain although they may now face a further two weeks of quarantine on the widow when they get there. we are not exactly sure on numbers. we understand there were a certain number of british passengers on the ship, it is unclear how many have disembarked and their privacy was paramount so authorities have constructed our walkway, a covered walkway, through which they walked onto coaches. the curtains were shut, i caught a glimpse into one, maybe a dozen or 20 people. government sources told the bbc they thought it might be around 35 people. crucially of course these are people who

jenny hill is in tokyo.us, a lot of focus was around the diamond princess cruise ship. about from that, their numbers have been rising as well, haven't they? they have. that is what is worrying the authorities. the majority of cases injapan had been linked to the diamond princess cruise ship. the majority of passengers have disembarked, following more than two weeks in quarantine. what is concerning the japanese authorities are the number of cases separate to that. around about 150. local media reports are just a small proportion may be japanese citizens, who had been evacuated from wuhan in china but the rest are in towns and villages. the authorities are particularly concerned about not really being able to say exactly how and where those people became infected. that isa those people became infected. that is a big headache for them. the second problem for the japanese government is the fact that in five months‘ time for this country is due to host the 2020 olympics. just down the road from where i am stand

jenny hill reports from dresden. dresden‘s risen from the ashes but it's dead and not forgotten.ied forces dropped bomb after bomb on the city and attack which even at the time, ignited controversy. underneath the bombardment, civilians suffocated and burned. there city was destroyed. ursula was 1a. she recalls of firestorm so intense that she clung onto a lamp post to avoid being sucked into the flames. translation: we stood creaming to beat lamp post then we sell our house collapse. first it crashed down and the books we re first it crashed down and the books were altered to our feet. my mother said "now we have lost everything. now we are homeless." my mac commemoration in a city so famed for its culture and beauty. if people thought no one would attack it. translation: we recall the suffering of people in german cities and that german inflicted upon it. we don't forget it was germans who started this cruel warm. this is for germany a highly symbolic day. for many it's about memory, reconciliation. for others, it's about defiance as well. the far right is once again making its

the owner in tenerife, jenny hill in tokyo and bethany bell in milan, thank you. —— fiona in tenerifeews coming from the chief medical officer of england who says that two further patients in england have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing as you can see, the total number of uk cases to 15. it was at 13, now at 15. we understand, according to what the chief medical officerfor understand, according to what the chief medical officer for england is saying that the virus was passed on in italy and tenerife and we now know that in the last few seconds that these patients have been transferred to specialist nhs infection centres at the royal liverpool hospital and the royal free hospital in london. so we didn't know until a few seconds ago whether those were britons who had tested positive abroad were not yet backin tested positive abroad were not yet back in the uk but this confirms they are in the uk and the authorities, no doubt, on this news will be working to try and get in touch with all of the contacts they have made on theirjourneys back from italy and from tenerife,

our correspondent jenny hill has more.00 people died in the firestorm that followed. she was 1a and told us the fire was so intense that she and her family had to clean toa lamp that she and her family had to clean to a lamp post to avoid being sucked into the flames. translation: we stood clinging to a lamp post and saw our house collapse. frisky facade crashed down and then the bricks rolled up to feet. —— first the facade crashed down. then my mother said now we have lost everything, now we are homeless. as well as many others, dresden, a city once famed for its beauty and architecture was destroyed and 75 yea rs architecture was destroyed and 75 years leaders, it remains a powerful symbol of the horror and destruction of war. —— 75 years later. volunteers started campaigns to rebuild the city in 1993, after the fall of the berlin wall — and much work has been done to restore dresden since then. let's talk now to monica petzal, she's the vice—chair of the dresden trust and her mother came from the city. thank you so muc

we will be live in italy with our corresponded, but first to japan. jenny hill is in tokyo.how concerned the authorities here are. also a measure of how keen they are to show that they are getting on top of this outbreak, because cases are rising. the government here came under criticism for its handling of the diamond princess which is still moored on the coast and the port of yokohama. the vast majority of japan's cases came from that ship, but what is worrying the authorities are the separate number of cases, nearly 200 people who have now tested positive for the virus in clusters all over the country and in particular the northern region of hokkaido. among them one is particularly alarming, a woman in her 40s who was treated for the virus, discharge from hospital at the start of february, it has now emerged she has tested positive again. that is concerning to health officials not just here again. that is concerning to health officials notjust here but all around the world. huge concern here injapan, not around the world. huge concern here in japan, not least around the w

jenny hill is in tokyo for us this morning. jenny, what's the latest?d we are watching schoolchildren run down the pavement here on their way home. it is likely they won't be backin home. it is likely they won't be back in the classroom for at least a month following the sudden decision by the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, to ask all public schools to close their doors as of monday. it is a decision which has prompted widespread anger and consternation amongst many parents here as they suddenly scramble to work out how they are going to deal with childcare on monday, until sometime in april. it is all part of measures coming from the japanese government to try to contain a growing outbreak here and try to at least look as though they are in control. more than 200 people now have tested positive for the infection. that is in addition to the 700 or so who contracted the infection on board the diamonds princess cruise ship now moored in yokohama. what is the greatest concern for the japanese government is that in five months' time, tokyo is that in

let‘s talk to our correspondent jenny hill, who‘s in yokohama.confined to their cabins for 24 hours a day for more than two weeks. the british passengers were among pretty much the last cohort to leave last night and their departure was long delayed, so i think great relief all round. the japanese government save the charity passengers have now disembarked the ship. the only people left, we understand, are 1000 crew members and several hundred passengers, people who may have tested negative, but perhaps shared a cabin with someone who tested positive. therefore they have to continue in quarantine. we understand they will be taken off the ship in the coming days. we do not know if any british people are among the number. we understand there may be british people among the crew. for those british passengers back to britain, a long ordeal has come to an end and they will look forward to touching down on british soil, and then they face two weeks of quarantine themselves. luxmy gopal is waiting for the flight to land. what is the timescale? we think