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this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11: theresa may is under pressure over the government's approach to brexit as mps reject every amendment to the eu withdrawal bill. i order the right honourable gentleman to withdraw immediately from the house. an mp is rejected from the commons after a row over brexit. his collea g u es after a row over brexit. his colleagues followed him in protest. this is a constitutional crisis. we are now giving a message to the government that we will take them on. six labour mps resign from the party's frontbench as mps continue to reject amendments to the government's key brexit legislation, including on the customs union. the un security council is to hold an emergency meeting tomorrow on the military situation in yemen after pro—government forces attack
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a key a port held by rebel fighters. the information commissioner is investigating the retailer, dixons carphone, after a data breach involving nearly six million payment cards. excitement is building in russia with less than 2a hours until the world cup starts. and it is one year since grenfell tower. a fitting memorial will be part of the healing process. we have been to new york to hear from process. we have been to new york to hearfrom families. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is under
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increasing pressure at westminster over the government's approach to brexit. some conservative mps who want to retain closer ties with the european union, said they fear the prime minister could fail to deliver on promises they were given yesterday. and during prime minister's questions today, all the snp members left the chamber, claiming that scotland's voice was being ignored in the brexit debate. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, has the latest. don't walk into the pillar! farce 7 what promises have you made to the tory rebels? he laughs a bit of pantomime? i mean, it's a beautiful... i wanted a quiet walk to work, that's what i wanted! you might not be blamed for wondering if it looks a bit like that. but it's the woman who lives in downing street who's the one trying to keep it all together. can you really please both sides, prime minister? she's the one trying to stick to promises that perhaps can't all be kept. but for theresa may, it's certainly
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not a laughing matter. "there may now be a meltdown." there may now be a meltdown. they're not actually my words, but those of the foreign secretary. even as his fellow cabinet ministers are preparing the government's negotiations. joking apart, listen carefully. this is theresa may committing to think again about giving parliament more power if they vote down the eventual deal with the european union. i have agreed this morning with the brexit secretary that we will bring forward an amendment in the lords, but there are a number of issues, a number of things, that will guide our approach in doing so. the prime minister made it to this morning, avoiding defeat last night, because some of the wannabe rebels believe she made them a promise behind closed doors that she'd change her plans for what happens if the final brexit deal explodes. i trust the prime minister
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and i know she will be true to her word. it would be a terrible betrayal if she weren't. and she is a woman of her word, and she's just given an absolute undertaking at the dispatch box. job done. but in what feels like a game of "she said, he said," not everyone's version of exactly what was promised is precisely the same. it will, in the end, be determined by what actually is conceded, and it's too soon to tell. my fear, however, is that the damage, frankly, has already been done. the tories are hardly talking each other‘s language, let alone the rest of ours. but what's happening is that the prime minister is trying to please a faction of her party, who want a parliament to have more control if the final brexit deal goes sour. but she also has to keep on board dozens of others, who think if that happens, the best thing might be simply to walk away. but you can hardly please
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all of the people, all of the time, even on your own side. the leader of the snp in westminster was cross, too... given the disrespect that was shown... last night, there were only minutes of debate about how brexit affects scotland, so used dusty rules of the commons to provoke a row. i order the right honourable gentleman to withdraw immediately from the house! predictably thrown out by the speaker... applauded adoringly by his own side. we have had changes to the devolution settlement that were pushed through last night without scottish mps' voices being heard. that's a democratic outrage! but labour had its own drama tonight. 90 mps went againstjeremy corbyn‘s orders on yet another vote — about keeping close ties to the eu. five of his front bench, including some of his shining
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new mps, quit their roles to do so. brexit is complicated for all the parties and that gives the government's foes many reasons to attack. the prime minister is not the only one struggling to contain every peck. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. attempts are being made to secure aid supplies for millions of people in yemen after pro—government forces backed by saudi arabia launched an attack on a key port held by rebel fighters. the coastal city of hudaydah has been held by the houthis, backed by iran, for more than three years. the united nations says 8.4 million yemenis are on the verge of famine, and for most the part, is the only route for food supplies. around 10,000 people have been killed since the start of the warfour years ago. the british government has called on all sides to exercise restraint, and it's requested an urgent meeting of the un security council meeting to discuss the situation. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, reports from yemen. trained and equipped by the uae and saudi arabia,
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yemeni government forces have been advancing on the red sea port of hudaydah. facing them are yemen's houthi rebels, who have reportedly fanned out across the city of half a million. diplomats have been scrambling to prevent a bloodbath, but the uae, which is leading much of the ground force, says its patience with diplomacy has run out. we have waited for over a year in order to secure hudaydah out of the houthi hands into a third—party hand. there's been a lot of diplomatic work based on that and it has come really to nothing because the houthis have not been very clear, not been very honest, in all these efforts.
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the houthis, who control the port of hudaydah, say the coalition are invaders and that the un is biased against them. they accuse the saudis of bombing the port's cranes, making it harder to off—load vital supplies. translation: the battle in hudaydah will lead to a humanitarian disaster in terms of food supplies. translation: hudaydah is a city full of civilians and it holds the main artery for all yemenis in the north and south. 70% of all humanitarian aid comes through the port. therefore, this aid will stop. aid agencies fear up to a quarter of a million people's lives could be at risk in the fighting. yemen is the country with the worst food aid situation in the world. more than 17 million people here have no idea where their next meal is coming from. many of those people live in hudaydah, they only have one meal a day.
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and with this conflict, with this escalation of the conflict and the level of violence that's happening right now in hudaydah, it means that many of those people will lose that one meal. yemenis have already suffered over three years of disease, food shortages, coalition air strikes, and shelling by houthis. what happens now in hudaydah will decide the course of this war. yemen has reached a turning point in the three—year war that has ravaged this mountainous, isolated country. the un—backed government and its coalition partners say they had no choice but to drive the houthi rebels out of the port of hudaydah, so as not to prolong the war, but international aid agencies say this assault risks a humanitarian catastrophe. frank gardner, bbc news, in yemen. the retail group, dixons carphone, has apologised for a data breach, which analysts say is one of the biggest to affect a british firm. the details of almost 6 million payment cards were accessed. the company admitted it had fallen short, but insisted there was no evidence that any fraud was committed with the details. the information commissioner's office is investigating what happened, as our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones, reports.
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yet another data breach and this time, the hackers got through the defences of dixons carphone got access to the crown jewels, payment card details. worrying news for customers. itjust goes to show how easily people's data can be picked up. you don't really think about it. you just sort of give your information. i know you shouldn't really. i'm not sure what you can really do, unless you choose not to trust any company, anywhere, at any time. dixons says 5.9 million payment card details were accessed by hackers. nearly all were chip and pin but there were 105,000 cards without that protection, and the hackers also had access to 1.2 million customers' personal data. now, dixons says that chip and pin cards should be safe because neither the pin nor the three—number code on the back of cards was accessible, and it says there is no evidence yet of any fraud relating to the other cards.
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but the fact that such sensitive information was yet again put at risk will be of huge concern to both consumers and regulators. dixons is just the latest company to find that it is not secure against the hackers. it's really hard to get security right. there are lots of ways that you have to secure things. that mostly involves human beings, users, suppliers, contractors. but there is one thing we do know and that's that there are two types of company out there. there are companies that have already been hacked and companies that don't know they've been hacked yet. the data regulator is now investigating dixons carphone and has this advice for customers. look out for e—mails that look suspicious. look out for phone calls you weren't expecting from people claiming to be your bank or a lender or a building society. don't give your details out over the telephone or over the internet to anyone you don't know. dixons has said sorry to customers but will now have to explain why it took so long to spot intruders who got into its systems lastjuly. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. russia take on saudi
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arabia tomorrow night in moscow as the 2018 world cup kicks off. 32 teams will compete for the trophy, with the matches being played in 11 different cities. away from the games, there's been some focus on security concerns and political tensions, as our sports editor dan roan reports. russia is playing host to the greatest showpiece in sport, whether you like it or not. fans around the world a re you like it or not. fans around the world are already enjoying the buildup. politics is never far away from such occasions. today, president putin himself made a surprise appearance at a future meeting. he says the country is ready to host the world cup and give the best time and most positive experience to those who come to russia. welcome to russia. he has
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ordered a crackdown on the kind of russian hooliganism that marred 2016. this is one of those convicted, serving seven months in a french prison, but said there will be no repeat. there will be no hooliganism. it will be a holiday of football. racism continues to mar the game. russian football authorities were fined after french players suffered abuse during a friendly match. this is a big moment for a russia. relations with the west have soured immeasurably. they are trying to fix themselves. to have basic levels of racism taking place would mean it has been tarnished. they jeer political and diplomatic tensions mean many in the
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west see this as a vanity project for west see this as a vanity project foeradimir west see this as a vanity project for vladimir putin. west see this as a vanity project foeradimir putin. —— west see this as a vanity project for vladimir putin. —— geopolitical. the fact that sport and politics have never felt so closely linked, russia 2018 could be a spectacle. the drama has already begun. spain remarkably sacked their coach after his decision tojoin remarkably sacked their coach after his decision to join real madrid. and it will be the first use of the video assistant referee. it is sure to start debate. hopefully it goes smoothly and it is good for the game. so much is riding on the decision. spare a thought for this man, the coach of russia managing a warm welcome despite his team being the worst ranked in the tournament. the team must be good because the people have interest in it. lot of
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pressure on you? no pressure. it is a normaljob. the best players will compete for the best prize, with the countdown almost complete for a contest that will be as compelling as it is controversial. an italian ship carrying more than 900 migrants has been allowed to dock on the island of sicily just days after italy refused to take another rescue ship carrying hundreds of other migrants. was allowed to dock because it's an italian ship. the diciotti, which picked up the migrants off the coast of libya, was allowed to dock because it's an italian ship. on sunday, italy closed all its ports to the franco—german boat, aquarius, provoking an international outcry, as our correspondent james reynolds reports.

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