she settled here in lancashire.he understands why he came here. i was shocked, but in a way i wasn't, because britain is a sort of a safe haven, in a way. what would make the uk so attractive to a member of the mafia? you know, you don't have to walk round with an id, the carta di identita, that's what they call it in italy. also, to set up a business is very easy. companies housed over here, within a few days you have documentation, whereas in italy you have to go through a course, a procedure. there's a lot more to it, a lot more background checks, whereas in the uk, there isn't. and none of that is lost on foreign crime gangs. they became more aware of it, of how sort of lax the laws are in certain areas, and still are. the mafia became more aware of it? yeah, oh, definitely. panzuto came to north—west england because he had local criminal contacts who he'd made back in naples. contacts who are now willing to help him. panzuto‘s white—collar helpers set up dozens of companies to trade goods between northern engla

at first, he lay low at a caravan park in a quiet corner of rural lancashire. yes, number one, up the stairs. resident mick bury met panzuto when the italian gangster accidentally praying his car. he reversed into my car over there. he reversed into your car? and after that we have become friends. was was he like then? are very friendly, sociable bloke, yes. a bit of charm about him. he liked to enjoy himself, yes. he likes to barbecue, he is to have them outside in the patio. away from them outside in the patio. away from the bloodshed of naples, gennaro pa nzuto was the bloodshed of naples, gennaro panzuto was coming to enjoy his new life in the north—west. that it was a curious choice for a mobsterfrom southern italy. so why did he choose to come here? i'm a daughter of an ex— mafia boss in italy. this was many years ago, we are talking about nearly 30 years ago. this woman and her father served time nearly 30 years ago. this woman and herfather served time in prison before renouncing the mafia. she settled here in lancashire. although she doesn't know panzu

and coming up, the mafia boss who was discovered hiding out in a caravan park in lancashire.first tournament as world number one for nearly five years, rory mcilroy is well placed on three—under par after the first round in los angeles. donald trump's attorney general has criticised the president for tweeting about high—profile criminal cases. william barr'sjustice department is currently under scrutiny over its decision to seek a shorter prison sentence for mr trump's long—time friend, roger stone, who was found guilty of lying to congress. mr barr insists he always acts independently and he's urged the president to end his commentary on social media. david willis reports. up to now, william barr has been a staunch defender of president trump. but earlier this week, he found himself at the centre of a huge row after thejustice department overruled a recommendation by its own prosecution team and told a judge that a sentence of up to nine years injail for roger stone was inappropriate, only hours after president trump had tweeted, saying the punishment was too harsh. thejusti

now, here in billington in lancashire, you can see the environment agency have put in these temporaryuge swathes of them across both ends of this street, longworth road here in billington. now, that's to try and prevent a repeat of last week's problems when the river colder over topped its banks and a0 homes here we re topped its banks and a0 homes here were flooded out. now, residents that i have spoken to, some have said that they are reassured by the fa ct said that they are reassured by the fact that these barriers are here, but others say, well, it's a little bit like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted, a little bit too little, too late. now, the environment agency, for its part, is saying that it is working non—stop to try and prevent a repeat of last week's problems when storm dennis arrives. and when you think we're going to get wind gusts are between 50 and 70 mph, we will have rain falling, something like 50 millimetres to 80 millimetres in a 2a—hour period, and that falling onto already saturated ground, you can see that the potential for further problems is

in whalley, in lancashire, the high street was turned into a torrent. water pipe causing that. possibly a broken water pipe causing that. sandbags have been piled up outside local shops to try to stop waterfrom coming in, while local residents have already started the clear—up operation. and in the yorkshire dales, firemen have been helping residents in a number of flooded villages, including in askrigg and aysgarth and around the river bainbridge, which has burst its banks. and it probably won't be the last to do that this afternoon. and it probably won't be the last to do that this afternoon. meanwhile, in london, euston station has been made exit—only because of serious congestion caused by train delays and cancellations. it isa it is a pretty miserable picture this afternoon as people wait for trains. many services have had to be cancelled and a number of stations reduced. network rail say they will open the station normally, as soon as there is enough space on the concourse. and in flitwick, in bedfordshire, a man was rescued by road police after b

in whalley, in lancashire, the high street was turned into a raging torrent.have been piled up outside local shops to try to stop waterfrom coming in, while local residents have already started the clear—up operation. in the yorkshire dales, firemen had been helping residents in a number of flooded villages. and it will be a long day ahead for many of the emergency services. simonjones is in dover and, a little earlier, he gave us this rather soggy update on conditions in the port. one word, shaun, absolutely grim is the word that i would use. as you can see, a lot of people have come down. it has become a bit of a spectacle. even though the coast guard and emergency services are advising people to stay away from here. we're certainly keeping a safe distance from the waves here. but given their size, it's hardly surprising that around ten o'clock this morning, a decision was made to shut the port of dover to ferry movements. so, only really one ferry in there at the moment, which is very unusual to see it that quiet. and we've also had a dramatic rescue just d

how one of naples most powerful mafia bosses ended up hiding out in a lancashire caravan park.et office but this time the amber warning is more linked to the amount of rainfall rather than the wind. the thinking is that some parts of the country could have more than a month's worth of rainfall in a short space of time. i think this isjust a general warning but all the specific areas of where we think the heaviest rain, or rather the met office, that is on the website. head of storm dennis, there is another system but it probably won't affect us. that's right. i will show you the satellite picture. this is a separate storm, it isa picture. this is a separate storm, it is a very impressive swell of cloud. some ferocious conditions out across the atlantic right now, producing hurricane force winds on the beaufort scale. that is impacting iceland so they have got red warnings. places like reykjavik i believe will get something like up to two metres of snow. we have a relatively far away from the storm and its cold front is literally whisking across the uk bringing a bit of rainfall

he'll be replaced by lancashire's saqib mahmood and not james anderson.. evans had beaten two seeds to reach his fourth atp semi but lost to the greek in straight sets. tsitsipas will face novak djokovic in the final england's tommy fleetwood is one of three englishmen in contention with the halfway mark approaching in the honda classic in florida. he's three shots off the lead, while luke donald and lee westwood are two shots behind america's brendan steele. and finally for all you club golfers out there how about this for a bit of luck. this is englishman callum shinkwin at the oman open with a shocker of an iron shot. it looks destined for out of bounds and a shot penalty, but after 3 bounces on the rocks amazingly it drops back into play! surely think it's all over, we have really slowed this down so you can say for it and that is the key one. i get that back to where he wanted it. fantastic. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more sport throughout the weekend. there's more on the website to come as well. for me and the team, thanks for watching go

yorkshire and lancashire are among the areas hardest hit by today's torrential rain.was the scene a little earlier today in the calder valley in west yorkshire — a trailer being swept along in the deluge — not down a river but along a street and past a bus stop. nearby, a petrol station has flooded. outside the local church, cars have been submerged by the flood in whalley in lancashire, the high street was turned into a raging torrent. sandbags have been piled up outside local shops to try to stop waterfrom coming in, while local residents have already started the clear—up operation. and in the yorkshire dales, firemen have been helping residents in a number of flooded villages, including in askrigg and aysgarth and around the river bainbridge, which has burst its banks. meanwhile, in london, euston station has been made exit—only because of serious congestion caused by train delays and cancellations. people waiting on the concourse to find out what the alternative travel options are. network rail say they will open the station normally as soon as there is enough spa

almost two years ago, blackburn in lancashire was selected for a social cohesion pilot by the governmentd religious divisions. now, there are signs that different communities are beginning to come together. as part of a new bbc season, crossing divides, our home editor, mark easton, reports now. blackburn's white british and muslim asian communities are said to live parallel lives. neighbourhoods, schools and workplaces are deeply segregated here. but with government backing, blackburn has been testing ideas to reduce racial tensions and form friendships across the traditions. did you watch the documentary? this person mixes paint and paper and passion to emphasise what unites rather than divides. shared feelings, common humanity. we have had so many people getting involved from so many different communities, and it is so relatable, and creativity is a fantastic tool to bring people together. the council is exploring the idea of a new bus routes to encourage more mixing between white and asian communities, working class neighbourhoods which share the struggle to make ends meet in a depri

he'll be replaced by lancashire's saqib mahmood. the test squad sets off on monday. sides left in the europa league have avoided each other in the draw for the last 16. rangers will play bayer leverkusen, wolves will take on 0lympiakos — who knocked out arsenal. and after their 5—0 victory over club bruges last night, the 2017 champions, manchester united, have been drawn against the austrian league leaders, lask — with the first leg, in linz, on march 12. the impact of the coronavirus in sport is increasing, with many events affected and surely more to follow. and now newcastle united have banned handshakes at their training ground, in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus. manager steve bruce said it was the sensible thing to do. there is a ritual here where everybody shakes hands with everybody shakes hands with everybody as soon as we see each other every morning. we have stopped that on the advice of the doctor. i think we are like everybody else, thankfully, we have a super doctor here, he will keep us informed on what we have to do. we are like everybody

he'll be replaced by lancashire's saqib mahmood and not james anderson.ay austrian league leaders lask in the last 16 of the europa league with the first leg in linz on march 12th. wolves will play bayer leverkusen whilst rangers will take on olympiakos, the team who knocked out arsenal. and kyle edmund is out of the mexico open. he lost in the quarter finals in straight sets american taylor fritz. heather watson is through though in the women's draw, beating christina mchale to reach the semi finals. over in dubai, dan evans has had a productive week. his run to the semi finals of the dubai championships should take him into the world's top 30 but the wait for a first top level atp final will continue. he was beaten in the last four by stefanos tsitsipas. michael redford watched this for us. we may only be in february but this has already been a year to remember. for quarterfinals weeds, a ranking inside the top 30 expected to be confirmed and the first semifinal of 2020 and a first meeting with a rank number six 2020 and a first meeting with a rank numb

he is not the only six nations coach to have learned the trade in this small town in lancashire.ds played more than a50 times for the warriors. there must be something in the water. you see certain traits in people. someone says is it something about wigan? there's something in that. i don't know whether it's our industrious past or history but it ingrained is a culture in people. a toughness, mental toughness. that these power roles, it allows people to excel in. from age—group rugby to captaining his country, farrell has always been a winner and now, a whole new nation will be desperate for him to do it all over again. yes, he really does have a big job on his hands because irish rugby fa ns on his hands because irish rugby fans are used to the high life in recent yea rs. fans are used to the high life in recent years. they went into the world cup as a number—one ranked side and in 2018, two years ago, they beat the all blacks on this very pitch behind me but something went badly wrong in 2019. earlier today, i met the former ireland captain,jamie today, i met the former irelan

rail have also told us tonight that train services between hebden bridge and rochdale heading into lancashire around tonight. i think people who live locally are watching and waiting but even visitors have decided to stay indoors where it is warm, dry, and save and maybe not venture out tonight. we talked to a local bar owner who said he is going to shut up owner who said he is going to shut up shop early sippy because there we re up shop early sippy because there were no customers around tonight for some the advice is perhaps people taking heat if that is a stay indoors which is perhaps the best thing to do. phil, thank you very much. do take care and i hope that people heed all those warnings. keep out of the way as you can hear, the advice you can see why. that is phil bodmer and hebden bridge. 0ur weather presenter chris fawkes is here. and simon calderfrom the independent,. let‘s start with chris, the details of what the weather has been like today. we can see it coming, that huge weather system coming over from see it coming, that huge weather system coming overfrom the see it coming, t

he'll be replaced by lancashire's saqib mahmood. the test squad sets off on monday.ends to appeal the eight year ban he's been given for missing a drugs test in september 2018. sun was initially cleared of wrong doing in january last year but at last summer's world aquatics championships, britain's duncan scott refused to share the podium with him. following an appeal by the world anti doping agency, his 8 year ban was imposed as this is his second offence. here are the views of former 0lympic silver medallist sharron davies. i'm really pleased. i think you're sending a strong message which is a view to doing sport. if you want to deter people from trying to cheat the system, i am very disappointed that the swimming body did not do this way back in the beginning of last years of the road were not that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at half past ten. crisis talks have been taking place to prevent a major international escalation of the civil war in northern syria — after a surge in fighting between turkish and syrian forces. dozens of tur

a former italian mafia boss who was found hiding in a caravan park in lancashire has told the bbc aboutess whose evidence has helped convict former members of the camorra family criminal syndicate in naples. this report from dominic casciani. the secrets are being unlocked, a rare insight into one i'm meeting gennaro panzuto, a camorra leader who murdered and is now confessing all. translation: one thing i do remember is the dull thud of the bodies falling after you've shot them. they're asking you to kill somebody. did you not think, that's the wrong thing to do? translation: no, when you grow up in a context like mine, for lots of kids like me, it's normal. panzuto was a teenage street thief who rose through the ranks to become a boss. in 2006, he was suspected of multiple murders as clan warfare erupted. at the time, gennaro panzuto was for sure a dangerous criminal in naples in italy. he went on the run to northern england where local businessmen hid him on this caravan park and helped him make money for the mafia. they'd set up companies to dodge tax on goods sold both at home and

a former italian mafia boss, who was found hiding in a caravan park in lancashire, has told the bbc about. gennaro panzuto is a state witness whose evidence has helped convict former members of the camorra family criminal syndicate in naples. this report from dominic casciani. the secrets are being unlocked, a rare insight into one of the world's most powerful mafia gangs. i'm meeting gennaro panzuto, a camorra leader who murdered and is now confessing all. translation: one thing i do remember is the dull thud of the bodies falling after you've shot them. they're asking you to kill somebody. did you not think, that's the wrong thing to do? translation: no, when you grow up in a context like mine, for lots of kids like me, it's normal. panzuto was a teenage street thief who rose through the ranks to become a boss. in 2006, he was suspected of multiple murders as clan warfare erupted. at the time, gennaro panzuto was for sure a dangerous criminal in naples in italy. he went on the run to northern england where local businessmen hid him on this caravan park and helped him make money for the

here in billington in lancashire, you can see they have put these temporary flood areas, huge swathestreet along with road here in billington. that is to try to repeat a —— and a repeat of last week because i promise when the river calder top its banks and a0 homes were flooded out. residents i have spoken to, some have said they are reassured by the fact that these barriers are here but others say it isa barriers are here but others say it is a little bit like closing the sta ble is a little bit like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted, it would be too little too late. now the environment agency for its part is a saying it is working nonstop to try to prevent a repeat of last week pots are problems when storm dennis arrives but when you think we're going to get wind gusts between 50—70 mph, we will have rain falling something like 50 mm to 80 mm ina falling something like 50 mm to 80 mm in a 2a—hour period and that falling onto already saturated ground, you can see that the potential for further problems is there. peter marshall there with the latest from the valley. w

and coming up later — how one of naples most powerful mafia bosses ended up hiding out in a lancashireh a man's right to freedom of expression after turning up at his place of work to discuss his allegedly "transphobic" posts on twitter. harry miller was told he had not committed a crime, but his online activity would be recorded as a hate incident. the court said this response was disproportionate. legitimate and important. the ruling upheld the police guidelines, calling them legitimate and important. clive coleman, our legal correspondent, has been following the case. in terms of the issue, this police guidance actually rose up from the stephen lawrence case. the idea was that the police would damp down on non—crime hate incidents before they developed or escalated into serious hate crime. everyone says that is a very good idea. but what happened in this case was that harry miller, who is a man that believes a man cannot become a woman and vice versa, he says that he blogs and he tweets in response, really, to a debate he says the government have invited in relation to the reform of

the mp for pendle in lancashire also has responsibility for northern powerhouse rail and the transpennineecond day. he has pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a former production assistant and raping a former actress. the jury of seven men and five women were sent away yesterday to try to reach a verdict. time for a look at the weather. here‘s ben rich. we‘ve been hearing about flooding. more rain is not what we want but it‘s exactly what we have. it‘s raining at the moment across many parts of the uk. the heaviest of the rain is to be found in hills across southwest scotland, wales and northwest england. places where the river is already full and then some. more rain not welcome. after midnight, will see another surge of rain back into southwest scotland, wales, further east. more in the way of dry weather. mild for most but into tomorrow, this band of rain will eventually it on the move eastwards but there will be some heavy burst with some hail and thunder mixed in. some quality, gusty winds with that rain band as well. behind it, things turn brighter with some sunshine. things a

also coming up — we'll be in yorkshire and lancashire — some of the areas worst hit.rom luton, was secretly recorded by police bragging that he had deceived the jury at his first trial. he was arrested days before the capital's gay pride parade last summer because it was feared he was going to strike there. our home affairs correspondentjune kelly is at woolwich crown court. simon, when it comes to the terror threat facing this country, there are thousands of people on the radar of the police and the security service, m15. those that are considered the most dangerous are subject to round—the—clock monitoring, and there are about ten to 15 operations of this kind going on atany to 15 operations of this kind going on at any one time. moussa choudary was in that top ten, considered that dangerous full stop —— musa chowdury. this is a man who not once but twice it has become clear plans to carry out a terror attack at high—profile targets in the uk. a summer evening and a security alert right outside buckingham palace. close to the palace perimeter, musa chowdury has stop

doesn't really move very far, turning heavier still across southern scotland, parts of cumbria, lancashireshowers and it will turn cold as well. goodbye for now. you're watching bbc newsroom live. it's11am and these are the main stories this morning... there'll be no visas for low—skilled workers, as the government unveils plans for a points—based immigration system. this basically redefines our immigration policy, so the brightest and the best, people with skills, need to come to the uk. this policy will turn into a muddle, and yet it sends a very clear message that immigration is a bad thing. the inquest into caroline flack's death opens and is adjourned until august, as herfamily release an unpublished instagram post which she wrote days before she died. more heavy rain is expected in flooded communities

he'll be replaced by lancashire's saqib mahmood. the test squad sets off on monday. about coronavirus for weeks. what impact is it having in sport? we have had so is it having in sport? we have had so many incidents with olympic qualifiers and football in england and six nationses. now cycling's governing body is monitoring the situation in the uae and now berlin after the final two stages of the uae tour had to be cancelledm had to be cancelled, because of two "suspected" cases of coronavirus. they'd earlier said the two italian staff members said the two italian staff members had tested positive which led to four time tour de france winner chris froome and adam yates — who was declared the winner — being placed in lockdown and tested. we are expecting another statement from the uci regarding the situation in berlin ahead of the world track cycling championships there. this comes after danish cyclist michael morkov had already travelled from the uae to berlin for the event. he's currently in isolation in his hotel room but a team spokesperson says that has been done

he'll be replaced by lancashire's saqib mahmood. the test squad sets off on monday. virus. manager steve bruce said it was the sensible thing to do. there is a ritual here that everybody shakes hands with everybody shakes hands with everybody as soon as we see each other. i think we have stop that, you know, on the advice of the doctor. so i think we are like everybody else. thankfully we have got a superb doctor here and he will keep us informed of what we have to do. we are like everybody else, aren't we? we are glued to the tv and where it is going to go next and let's hope it doesn't get any worse in this country. over in berlin, danish cyclist michael morkov is being kept in solitary confinement at his hotel after arriving to compete at the track cycling world championships from the uae tour which has been cancelled after two italian team members contracted coronavirus. riders including chris froome are being placed on lockdown in their hotel whilst testing is carried out. britain's adam yates has been declared the race winner. there have been strong words from

new networks in the rail across the north, developing proposals to reopen the fleetwood line in lancashireution is local, because it must be local. we can unite and level up across the country with fantastic local improvements, better rail, less congested roads, british built buses, cleaner, greener, quieter, safer, more frequent. above all we can improve the quality of life for people, make places more attractive to living and to invest in. but we cannot make these improvements in isolation from one another. because we will only be doing half the job. we will not fix the great musculoskeletal problem of uk transport. yes we must fix the arthritis in the fingers on the toes but we must also fix the spine, mr speaker. 0ur generation faces a historic choice. we can try to get by, we can try to get by with the existing routes from north to south, we can consign the next generation to overcrowding, standing up in the carriageways or we can have the guts to ta ke carriageways or we can have the guts to take a decision. no matter how difficult, unlike the party opposite, mr speaker. no matter ho

earlier in the week a few schools in cheshire and lancashire and liverpool were closed as pupils returnedt how bad it is. every house down here has been evacuated. people are not in their homes any more. if you look over there behind me there is a garage and the water is halfway up the side of the garage. all these homes are empty. the whole area is just a garage. all these homes are empty. the whole area isjust a deluge garage. all these homes are empty. the whole area is just a deluge with water and it's so sad to see people's belongings floating around. i've been looking at a garden and all the garden furniture. just behind this fence, this is a drive so this is the house, this is their drive to go to the road. just be on the roadway on that fence, that is the roadway on that fence, that is the railway line and beyond that is a field which looks like a lake. it is unbelievable flooding. it's very ha rd is unbelievable flooding. it's very hard to believe until you are here and you see it. locals have had so much to cope with. one local resident spoke to us earlier. much to cope with. on

i spoke to a nurse this week, a man who lived in an end terraced house in lancashire who was floodedt story. because we actually have got flattery in place at the moment. that sort of thing shouldn't really be happening anymore. what is that? flood re makes flood insurance affordable and accessible for all of those at risk. not all insurance companies need to ta ke not all insurance companies need to take it up. so they don't have to do, so you need to make sure that your insurance company is part of the flood re scheme so that actually, you then will not be having those ridiculous issues of access having those ridiculous issues of a ccess or having those ridiculous issues of access or not being insured. thank you very much indeed, that is very sensible advice. thank you very much for all of that. let's find out what is going on with the weather itself. we mentioned lots of different warnings in place, but ben has all the details. good morning. linking here's ben with a look at this morning's weather. i think this is the most significant warning. it is extremely unusable. a met offic

it makes a change from yesterday in the storms in lancashire. which is in nottinghamshire. now, it is stamford hall, and it has been absolutely transformed over the last few years ata transformed over the last few years at a cost of millions. it is there to ca re at a cost of millions. it is there to care forformer at a cost of millions. it is there to care for former servicemen and women with complex injuries from battlefields and sports accidents. family continuity, a royalflush if you can put it in poker terms. interesting that the duke and just —— duchess of cambridge are being seen —— duchess of cambridge are being seen here to pick up harry's role as the link with the military. have a look at kate's outfit. it is stunning but very military, isn't it? i don't know if we read too much into things like this, or if anything, in the life of these royals left to chance? there are some lovely pictures from inside the centre. all four of them are chatting and laughing with patients and staff. they are showing that caring family side really. i'm an

this is the loom going through lancashire, there have been problems here, some disruption on the railsfocusing on over recent days are certain rivers. the river wye seems to have peaked in many cases, starting to ease down a little bit. problem is not far from starting to ease down a little bit. problem is not farfrom hereford as well, and as well as a severe flood warnings we have 99 flood warnings elsewhere across the uk. a lot of water sloshing around. so what is causing this at the moment? the flooding in the west midlands and wales has come through from the last stone we have had, —— storm we had, it is 150 millimetres of rain. these rivers, like the river wye and the river severn, they basically drain that kind of area of wales. we had a large amount of rain falling on saturated ground already quite wet from the previous storm, the water has been running off the brecon beacons into these two big rivers which are slow to respond. the flood are very gradually going down the length of the catchment but it takes days. i never realised how close the source of those rivers are up close