because it was ruining my life. was it? once again. yeah. it's weird, like, the cooler the things you get to do are, the more people hate you. it's crazy. so you're playing at the brits tonight... crazy. yeah, so that's crazy for you, even at this stage? yes! do you feel nervous? i'm just nervous to hit the belt, to hit that high note. i'm terrified. first time ever. billie eilish speaking louise minchin there. and making me feel very, very underdressed. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. let's turn to more serious matters. even though the weather has turned more showery, there are rivers in england responding to the rain from storm dennis, a number of severe flood warnings. records river levels in the trent, in the wyesevern and

in the trent, in the wyesevern and in the severn. this is a weather watcher picture from worcester racecourse. a snowy watcher picture from worcester racecourse. a snowy picture in the highlands, nothing unusual for this time of year, it is late winter, though showers are wintry, continuing across scotland. lots of showers elsewhere, letter weather heading of the irish sea into western parts of england and wales, heading into the midlands and the south. largely try for the south—east, we will find temperatures of ten or ii. colder further north, chilly in that winter, six or seven full scotland and northern ireland. the heavy, potentially thundery rain could arrive in time for the rush—hour, showers will become fewer, skies will clear and we will keep some wintry showers in scotland and the threat of icy patches. like last night, temperatures will not be far from freezing even in towns and cities. towards the far south—west,

the next area of cloud and traders beginning to arrive, running into wales, northern ireland and heading eastwards tomorrow. the heaviest rain together with stronger winds over rain together with stronger winds over the hills of northern ireland, western scotland, north—west england and wales, where temperatures will be around nine or ten. more rain on the way and concerns again for north—west england and wales, with heavy rain over the high ground, the chance of some further flooding through wednesday and into thursday is that rain continues. then expand have rain coming in overnight and during thursday could be particularly heavy given we have such temperature differences either side, with mild airfollowed by much colder winds behind the rain. there may be snow over the scottish hills for a time. at least the rain will move fairly quickly during the day towards the south—east, after that clear is we get sunshine, some showers, increasingly wintry, as the airgets showers, increasingly wintry, as the air gets colder and temperatures drop to five or 6 degrees. feeling

cold, because the winds will be strengthening and we are likely to have blizzards in the scottish mountains, and if that was not enough there is more wet and 20 weather, unfortunately, on the way for many of us on friday. thank you, darren bett. a reminder of our top story... evacuations are under way in several counties in england and wales, as the risk of flooding continues after storm dennis. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon. here is your latest sports news. we'll start with some england rugby team news as mako vunipola will miss this weekend's six nations match against ireland.

the prop has returned to tonga for family reasons. the rest of eddiejones‘ squad from their win over scotland is unchanged. his younger brother, billy, has been lost for the entire tournament with a broken arm. bad news for tottenham fans as the spurs forward, son heung—min will be 0ut for a "number of weeks" with a broken arm. jose mourinho hasjust jose mourinho has just said jose mourinho hasjust said he jose mourinho has just said he will not count on him again this season. he fractured his arm during sunday's 3—2 win at aston villa. he scored twice in that game. the south korean will have surgery this week. it means he will definitely miss the champions league last—i6 tie against rb leipzig on wednesday and also saturday's premier league trip to chelsea. another injury blow for tottenham, who are already without injured england striker harry kane. liverpool are in spain as they are

going to face atletico madrid. jurgen klopp is backside are flying high at home, 25 points clear at the top of the premier league. that doesn't stopjuergen top of the premier league. that doesn't stop juergen klopp top of the premier league. that doesn't stopjuergen klopp getting emotional on the sidelines. he says thatis emotional on the sidelines. he says that is nothing compared to diego simeone a. people say about me i am emotional on the sideline, but if i am level four, diego is on level 12 orso! i am level four, diego is on level 12 orso! lama am level four, diego is on level 12 or so! i am a kindergarten child against him. that is over all these yea rs, against him. that is over all these years, still having this emotional level. wow. it is absolutely impressive. you can here live commentary of that match on five live without the build up from seven o'clock. england women's head coach, phil neville has named everton striker, chloe kelly in his squad for the shebelieves cup. kelly is everton‘s top scorer this season and has only made 0ne senior

appearance for england. it was in a friendly against austria back in november 2018. england face spain, japan and hosts united states in the four—team tournament which starts on 5th march. now, it's fight week and tyson fury says the key to beating deontay wilder is to stand up to him. the pair meet in las vegas this weekend nearly 15 months after their controversial draw. both are still unbeaten to knock out a knockout artist, you've got to back them up, make them go back, because wilder's used to coming forward his whole career, knocking people out. he's never knocked anyone out on the back foot, ever. so his momentum is forward. so all bullies, when they are backed up and stood up to, fold. and wilder is no different to any other bully, a playground bully. the american ryan newman is in serious but not life—threatening

condition in hospital after a crash at the daytona 500. he was tapped from behind and then spun into a wall before flipping and being hit by another car. he won his third title in five years. the eventual winner. it was a bad scenario in the first place. it is a weird balance of excitement and happiness for yourself, but someone has my health and their family is yourself, but someone has my health and theirfamily is bigger than anyone in any sport. we are just hoping for the best. that is all the sport for now. you can find more on the stories of the bbc sport website, including jose mourinho's press co nfe re nce . let's go back to one of our main stories, the spread of coronavirus and the publication by health officials in china of details of how

serious the virus is. we had a few details through from number ten during the sports news. borisjohnson has spoken to the chinese president on the phone this morning about the corona virus outbreak. offering his sympathies for everybody affected. the chinese president thanked the uk in particular for donation of medical equipment to china. number ten saying that the two leaders resolved to work closely together on the issue of climate change, as well. they agree that biodiversity and climate change are two sides of the same coin and must be addressed in tandem if we are to protect the planet for future generations. that is in advance of the climate summit thatis is in advance of the climate summit that is due to take place later in the year in glasgow. the prime minister specifically talking to the

chinese president is about coronavirus. we will talk more about some of the statistics that china has released today on this topic. they have given a few more details showing just how serious the spread is. out of around 72,000 cases in china, it has killed almost 1,900 people, while the death rate in hubei province, at the centre of the outbreak, is at 2.9%. it's significantly lower elsewhere in china, at 0.4%. the chinese centre for disease control and prevention says 81% of cases were mild, 14% severe and 5% critical. our correspondent in beijing stephen mcdonnell sent this update. i think ithink in i think in one way, maybe it depends if you are a glass half—full glass half empty type of person. in one

way it is great that 80% of the people who have this virus, it is relatively mild. 5% are in a pretty serious condition. again, 5% doesn't sound like a lot, but 5% of a few hundred people would be too bad. if you had 5% of tens of thousands of people, more than 60,000, we don't really know how many people have been infected, that is in raw numbers a lot of people who are in a pretty serious condition. like i say, it depends how you look at it. it is tougher on the elderly. even the deaths of people who work in hospitals, doctors and the like, this is really worried people. if doctors don't know what they're doing in terms of dealing with this, who does? it also shows how those medical teams, nurses, doctors who does? it also shows how those medicalteams, nurses, doctors and others working hospitals at the

coalfa ce or others working hospitals at the coalface or in a really dangerous situation. the picture gets better the further you move from the province where it originated. out of the province it does seem to be slowing. out of japan, the province it does seem to be slowing. out ofjapan, the the province it does seem to be slowing. out of japan, the cruise ship, the only exception i can think ofjohn cheng has more people infected than any city in all of china outside hubei province. outside of that province, only one city has more people infected than aboard that ship. it shows how many people have been infected and why more countries are now deciding to send special flights in to take people out of japan. the uk send special flights in to take people out ofjapan. the uk is send special flights in to take people out of japan. the uk is the latest. they are making arrangements to have passengers flown out. the passengers who leave that ship, 550 of them have tested positive, but even those who haven't tested

positive when they return home they will be going into quarantine for two weeks. our beijing correspondent stephen mcdonnell there. as we've been reporting, flooding continues to affect tens of thousands of people after storm dennis devastated parts of the uk. people in the town of upton—upon—severn in worcestershire were told to leave their homes last night. our correspondentjon maguire has been talking to residents and he sent us an update from there. the most important thing to say is that it has fallen overnight. it peaked during the middle of the night but has fallen since. even in the amount of time we have been here this morning we have seen the water levels rise. we are standing outside this garage and the water has come down this route, it is closed at the moment, of course. you can see the sign that says road closed underneath the level of the water. yesterday, when the levels of the river severn were coming up, the main road that connects really at this part of the world eastward with

the rest of england was closed for a certain period of time. you can tell the river levels are dropping because you can see these currents are washing down. where these fields in this part of town have been absolutely inundated and saturated, the water is starting to recede and flowing into the main river channel. we will show you another shot of the waterfront, the riverside. this is the new flood defence scheme that was built here in up to 2012 as a result of really huge flooding that we saw in this part of the world in 2007. it is extraordinary. the water level is much, much higher than the road. if it hadn't been for the flood defences the pub the plywood have been inundated, as with all of those properties along the front. please advice remains that people

living in flood risk areas should seek to go elsewhere, to friends and to relatives. they set up a community centre here as a respite centre for people to go overnight. they only had one person. this is a town well used to flooding. talking town well used to flooding. talking to your public and earlier, he said since 1970 his pub has flooded 70 times. it gives you an idea that people are used to coping with great deals of water. earlier, i spoke to one of the senior police officers here and asked him for the latest situation and the latest advice. the river levels have fallen, but we are not out of the woods yet. there are still properties flooded and now we start to move into the recovery stage. however, there is more rain due. that could lead to further flooding. our advice is to still heed the warnings, still make preparations and plan yourjourney

and don't drive into flooded rivers. i think the big message from the places never, i think the big message from the places never, ever i think the big message from the places never, ever drive into floodwater. even here where it is not that deep you can feel around with your foot but you are not quite sure. it is very, very problematic to go any further. you may be able to go any further. you may be able to see off in the distance there is a car that looked like it got into difficulty and was abandoned. the traffic light is saying go, but they we re traffic light is saying go, but they were to go down this road at the moment. a brief amount of respite for this area here the officer that we we re for this area here the officer that we were just talking to, west mercia police cover herefordshire, worcestershire and shropshire, the three counties ha rdest—hit yesterday. as the river levels drop, people will start to get a sense of how much damage has been done, to get a sense of what is to come. there will be watching the weather

forecast very carefully. more rain forecast very carefully. more rain forecast later on in the week, so is everybody has been saying to me here today, they are not yet out of the woods. and that wasjohn maguire reporting from upton—upon—severn. of course we will keep you up—to—date throughout the afternoon and we will have a regular weather forecast just before two and we will have a regular weather forecastjust before two o'clock. the headlines on bbc news: more than 550 people on the diamond princess cruise ship injapan have now tested positive for coronavirus, a british couple say they have it, but it's not clear if the foreign office will be flying them home. more than 180 flood warnings are in place across england, wales and scotland, including nine severe, or "danger to life", warnings. hsbc announce plans to cut around 35,000 after profits dropped by a third last year.

aid officials in syria have said how young children are freezing to death and families are unable to escape government air strikes and army operations. in a rare public address, president assad has insisted his military campaign will continue, despite the impact on his own people. sam ryder reports. a young syrian girl and herfather play a game while jets drop bombs in the distance. explosion. laughter is the only way, says the girl's father, to cope with the hardships of an incessant war. the syrian army, backed by russia, has increased air strikes in the north—west of the country in their relentless goal to control the last major rebel stronghold. translation: the battle to liberate idlib and aleppo countryside is ongoing, regardless of some of

the empty bubbles of sound coming from the north, as well as the battle for liberating all syrian soil, crushing terrorism and achieving stability. as assad ramps up his offensive, more people are forced to flee. in the last four days alone, the united nations has estimated 40,000 people have been displaced, many of them are women and children. they hope to reach the border with turkey, with a dream to enter europe, but first they must outrun the bombs and survive the bitter cold. translation: there are 140 families her without shelter. there are no heaters, the conditions are difficult, the weather is harsh, especially at night. we have very young children that have suffered because they have become ill from the cold. aid agencies have warned their resources are seriously overwhelmed. to add to their concerns, the syrian army is wiping out vital

public resources like this hospital, which has been forced to close. a ceasefire is desperately needed, according to the united nations, but it's a plea which has been repeatedly ignored, not only by the syrian army, but by leaders around the world. a single mother in russia is facing six years in prison for her opposition political activism. anastasia shev—chen—ko has been under strict house arrest awaiting trial for more than a year, banned from communicating with anyone other than officials and her relatives. those conditions have just been eased slightly, allowing her to talk about her case to the bbc for the first time. she's accused of links to a pro—democracy group open russia uk, which has been banned in russia as a "threat to state security'. sarah rainsford went to meet anastasia in southern russia.

walking the dog is a big deal for anastacia and for bailey. under house arrest for over a year, the opposition activist has just been allowed out for a daily walk. that means meeting her 8—year—old at the school gates again. misha has has missed this. his mum has missed a lot. it's not only the sun and fresh air, it's also a wind that touches your skin even because you don't feel it at all. the new rules mean we can talk as well for the first time. it's like a nightmare, you know, but if you are a political activist in russia, you just have to be prepared somehow for anything. for prison. the single mum is accused of links to a pro—democracy group based in the uk that is banned here as undesirable. she now has this electronic tag. that's how they control me.

the case is based on a political debate and a protest with a banner against vladimir putin. translation: i think they want to frighten activists, to show that if people are politically active, they will end up like me in custody and suffering. the family has been trying to keep life as normal as possible under house arrest, though misha has been having nightmares. and while her daughter was happy mum gets to be out now, she wants to go to restaurants and shopping like she used to. and despite the house work and homework, they've all been on edge since they discovered investigators installed a spy cam in the aircon unit of

their last flat. translation: i saw the photos and realised there had been the camera. i was in my pyjamas. it was above the bed. for six months, what do they think i do? plan a coup in my bed? there has been tragedy as well. anastacia's oldest daughter alina lived in care. she had brain damage. when she fell sick, her mother wasn't allowed to visit until it was too late. she wants to scatter alina's ashes at sea but that is impossible under arrest. anastasia is making the most of her new limited freedom. the trial is due soon and activist could be facing up to six years behind bars. the amazon founder, jeff bezos, says he's committing $10 billion to a new fund to tackle climate change. he said the money would be spent on scientists, activists, and non—governmental organisations to help protect the natural world.

hundreds of amazon staff signed a blog last month, saying the company didn't have enough environmental policies. (read saying the company didn't have enough environmental policies. our north america correspondent, peter bowes explained what the amazon boss is planning to do. this isn't our price, not a company he can profit from, these are grants that will be awarded to various organisations starting this summer, activists, scientists, non—governmental organisations, who are pursuing the goal of tackling climate change, as he put at the devastating impact of climate change, in his quite short social media posting he said we can save our earth, but he stresses that collaboration is needed between all of these various organisations and individuals. amazon has pledged to get as many electrical vehicles to

deliver their parcels over the coming years, they have pledged to be carbon neutral within two or three decades. the criticism continues. he is also part of blue origin, which is the rocket company thatis origin, which is the rocket company that is pursuing suborbital space tourism. that venture has been criticised because of its potential carbon footprint. while people have indeed praised him in the last few hours for the social media posting outlining these new plans, he is still getting quite a lot of criticism, people saying he could still do more. the uk's first major structural contribution to the international space station has been delivered this morning. the communications antenna is part of a supply ship which took off from virginia on saturday. the equipment, made by a firm in oxfordshire, is designed to improve the station's broadband connection to earth. earlier we heard from david kenyon from mda space and robotics limited, the company that built the antenna. he explained how the

mission was progressing. it was an antares rocket by northrop grumman that took the cygnus module, which is like a delivery van, up to the space station. then the cygnus approaches the space station. then it is captured by the big remote canadarm to be docked onto the space station. so it is sitting there now, safely captured and in the next day or so they will actually dock it and start taking out all the supplies. our equipment is in there. there are fresh fruits and vegetables. there are all kinds of supplies. this is a resupply mission, not a manned mission. mda won the contract for the colka terminal in about 2014. it's a new, advanced terminal that data relays communications. so, instead of pointing an antenna at the ground and trying to talk to a ground station that is shooting underneath every couple of minutes, it points up at a geostationary satellite and gives long periods of high bandwidth communication. this type of communication will be needed notjust for the international space station, but also for the new missions going

to the moon, the new lunar gateway. the iss has still got a good lifetime to go. there are more than a0 experiments up there at the moment, with scientists desperate to get their data to the ground, so colka will be certainly very much used over the next few years and the technology we've developed here will go on and be used on many other missions in the future. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello, there. even though the weather has turned more showery, some of the larger rivers are still responding to the rain from the weekend. we have had record levels on the river trent. this, believe it

or not, is wister racecourse. in the highlands of scotland, it has been cold enough snow. nothing too unusual about that given the time of year, but the showers are of a wintry flavour into scotland. there isa wintry flavour into scotland. there is a band of wet weather moving over the irish sea that will continue to run into england and wales. even that could be heavy and thundery. towards the south—east of england it will be largely dry. temperatures here close to freezing. the band of wet weather will head its way down to the south—east of england for the rush hour, that moves through then gradually overnight the charity become fewer, skies tend to clear. there will still be a few showers, wintry in scotland, and ice could be a problem, too. temperatures will be farfrom a problem, too. temperatures will be far from freezing, even a problem, too. temperatures will be farfrom freezing, even in a problem, too. temperatures will be far from freezing, even in towns and cities. cloud and rain moving in on wednesday morning, that affects

wales, northern ireland, scotland. it will move eastward through the day. temperatures will be around nine or 10 degrees. with another speu nine or 10 degrees. with another spell of rain to come across wales and the north west of england, which could be heavy over the hills, there isa could be heavy over the hills, there is a chance of some more flooding, particularly given how wet it is at the moment. this cool frontier is going to be very active and bring some heavy rain overnight and into thursday because ahead of it we have some mild south to south—west winds. here is the band of heavy rain, there will be snow in the mountains of scotla nd there will be snow in the mountains of scotland that will sweep down to the south—east of england. once that moves through, skies will brighten, some sunshine. the showers are moving, wintry of a high ground in scotla nd moving, wintry of a high ground in scotland as temperatures drop away. it will probably feel a bit colder as well because the winds will be strengthening as they turn to the west and north—west, particularly in the north—west of scotland. more wind and rain on friday.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at two: evacuations are under way in several english counties as the risk of flooding continues. major incidents have been declared in herefordshire, worcestershire and shropshire, and the river wye has reached its highest level ever recorded. we really thought we were safe. although there had been a couple of near misses over although there had been a couple of near misses over the last couple of yea rs, near misses over the last couple of yea rs , we near misses over the last couple of years, we were near misses over the last couple of years, we were still confident we would not get flooded again. what we called one and 100 years when they have pinned 14 years ago, now has happened three times in 21 years. a british couple on board a cruise ship quarantined injapan say they've tested positive for coronavirus , as the foreign office says it's working to get all brits affected back to the uk. a government adviser resigns, after a wave of criticism