Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said there is an "increased likelihood" of cases of the new coronavirus in the UK, but insisted the risk to the public remains low and the country is "well prepared".

In a Commons statement, he told MPs: "The chief medical officer has revised the risk to the UK population from 'very low' to 'low'" and "we are well prepared and well equipped to deal with them." Report by Barnetth. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn