welcome to newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: the eyes to the right, 311, the noes to the left, 293. extraordinary scenes in the british parliament — theresa may's goverment suffers two significant defeats over her brexit deal with the eu. just hours into the first of five days of a crucial debate on the deal, the prime minister is now fighting for her political life. the choice before parliament is clear — this deal, no deal, or the risk of no brexit. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: two senior us republicans senators say they're now certain the saudi crown prince is guilty of the murder ofjamal khashoggi. india faces a explosion in the number of lung cancer cases. doctors say high levels of air pollution are to blame. even when we are looking at the lungs of so—called non—smokers, we hardly see pink lungs. live from our studios

in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. it's 1am in the morning here in london, where the british government has suffered two major defeats in parliament as it begins a five—day debate on prime minister theresa may's brexit deal with the eu. mps voted to give themselves a greater say on what sort of brexit there should be if the house of commons rejects her deal next tuesday. our political correspondent laura kuenssberg reports. parliament time, the place where teresa may must persuade. she doesn't want to accept she is defeated — not yet. but for the first time in decades,

before the prime minister had even had the chance to speak today, a painful hat—trick. the ayes to the right, 311, the noes to the left, 293. her government was beaten three times. look at them! "look at their faces", they cry, the sight of a government that doesn't have support it can rely on. ministers found in contempt, forced now to publish the full brexit legal advice. this house has spoken, and it is of huge constitutional and political significance. it is, i think, unprecedented for this house to find government ministers in contempt. in light of the expressed will of the house, we will publish the final and full advice provided by the attorney general to cabinet. the attorney general‘s private advice to cabinet will meet the public glare. then, another flank. mr dominic grieve.

the purpose of this amendment is to ensure that, if we don't resolve this issue next week, that there will be further amendable motions to be considered. in other words, former remain rebels demanded more powerfor parliament if theresa may's deal is rejected next week. an even bigger defeat — more influence for mps if the government's plan falls. multiple cabinet ministers say privately there is no way parliament will back the government. a few brave souls inside think it might be possible. so what's her pitch? don't let anyone here think that there's a better deal to be won by shouting loud. don't imagine that if we vote this down, a different deal will miraculously appear. the alternative is uncertainty and risk. so i promise you today, this is the very best deal for the british people. i ask you to back it in the best interests of our constituents

and our country and with my whole heart i commend this motion to the house. this ordeal is about endurance, as well as ideas and arguments. to vote for this deal would be to damage our economy, to make our constituents poorer, and to take a leap in the dark for the future of this country. mr speaker, labour will vote against this deal, a bad deal for britain, a bad deal for our economy, and i believe, a bad deal for our democracy. our country deserves better than this. but the reason we are here is and always was the tears inside the tory party — in full display tonight. i really can't believe that there is a single member of this house who sincerely believes that this deal we have before us is a good dealfor the uk. actually, there are a lot. and if i may say...

but look — there were. there's one. plenty! i've got no stake in this government anymore, but i still think it's the right to do. beneath the camouflage, we find the same old eu institutions as the customs union and the single market, and all of it adjudicated, by the way, by the european court of justice. if we vote for this deal, we will not be taking back control, but losing control. i will give way. i'm very grateful to the right honourable gentleman for giving way. he appears to be one of those who prefers the grievance to the solution. my right honourable friend the prime minister has come up with the solution. what's his big idea? i was coming to that! i will not vote for this deal on any other basis than it goes to the people for their approval. the governing party split in every direction, right in front of our eyes. a week tonight, they will have to choose which way to go,

which corridor to walk through. is there a real chance of pulling together parties divided, parliament divided — maybe the country, too? the government will strain everything to make its case to survive. but ultimately it is this place, parliament, that will decide. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. so, a series of setbacks for theresa may in getting her deal through parliament. how's it likely to play out over the next few days? iain watson is our political correspondent. two major defeats for the government. one — being held in contempt for not issuing the legal advice about brexit. we are now going to get that, they'll tell us tomorrow when we will get that. but secondly — this question of mps having a greater say over what shape brexit should take, if the deal

goes down next week. and i think what's significant about both of those is that shows how difficult it eventually will be for theresa may to get a deal through in the first place. because in the first motion, this question of contempt, backing that motion was the dup, the northern ireland party that usually props up theresa may's government. they don't like the proposals for what would happen in northern ireland over the border, so they effectively defected, voted with other opposition parties, and inflicted that defeat. if they're in the same mind in a week's time, then she's in trouble. secondly, what i think is interesting is that the type of people backing this alternative view — in other words, if theresa may's deal goes down, she comes back after three weeks at most to tell parliament what she'll do next — and the kind of people who are backing giving parliament more say are a mixture of mostly conservative rebels, 25 of them, and those who actually want to have if you like a softer brexit, britain perhaps joining the european free trade association, an arrangement similar to norway, and there are also among them those who are backing a new referendum. so it's likely people will be pushing for those as a kind of plan

b, something which those who are keen to have a clean—break brexit, who want britain to trade on world trade organization rules, will not like one bit. and what theresa may will be arguing to them is, if they don't get behind her deal next week, then they're going to have the type of brexit they don't like, and perhaps no brexit at all. wow, 0k, iain, getting our head around all of that, if the deal doesn't go through, then what are the options for the prime minister? well, the option she has is to try to renegotiate, but it will be a very limited scope, with brussels, and then come back after a few weeks with an alternative plan. the question is whether she gets the space to do that, because the labour opposition say that they would table what's called a confidence vote, and that would effectively mean they would be inviting people to vote for no confidence in the government, to get rid of her. and some people on her own side

don't like her tactics. well, itjust needs 48 of her own mps to try and oust herfrom power in the first place. as we have said, the five—day debate has begun. we can go live to parliament. it is approaching 1:10am and that is the scene live, where still, a few, maybe three people are there, including the speaker of the house, john virgo, this member of parliament debating her views on theresa may's brexit deal, and we understand it will continue for another 45 minutes before reconvening again on wednesday later today —— john bercow that will continue and we have more coverage here on bbc news. the debate

continues. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the us is threatening to pull out of a cold war nuclear arms treaty over what it calls russia violations of the agreement. speaking at a nato meeting in brussels, us secretary of state mike pompeo said moscow has been test flying a missile that violated the treaty for more than a decade. the list of russia's infamous acts is long. georgia, ukraine, syria, election meddling, skripal, and now the kerch strait, to name just a few. in light of these facts, the united states today declares it has found russia in material breach of the treaty, and will suspend our obligations as a remedy, effective in 60 days, unless russia returns to full and verifiable compliance. also making news today: chinese president xi jinping has arrived in lisbon for a two—day state visit to portugal. it comes just ahead of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries. president xi is expected to sign

cooperation agreements between the two countries in various fields including energy, science, technology, infrastructures, culture and education. at least 2a construction workers have been killed by separatists in its eastern province of papua, according to officials who say the men, who were building a bridge, were shot. it's thought the murders happened after some of the workers took photographs of papuans marking what they consider to be their independence day, on december the first. britain's most prestigious contemporary art award, the turner prize, has been won by charlotte prodger, a sculpture and video artist. the jury praised her for the way she dealt with identity politics. this year's shortist was dominated by artists tackling political and social issues; all four entries on the shortlist were films or videos. scientists say some of the world's most unusual sharks and sting rays

are on the brink of extinction because of threats like commercial fishing. 50 species are on the list, including the biggest fish in the sea, the whale shark. experts say losing even one of them would wipe out millions of years of evolutionary history. a new report has found a dramatic globalfall in terrorism in the past year. according to the global terrorism index, the number of people who have died from terrorist related attacks fell by nearly 30% in 2017. but there was a spike in terrorism in south east asia last year. the report found more than 600 people died in attacks. armed groups in myanmar and the philippines have been blamed. earlier, i spoke to steve killelea, the chairman of the institute for economics and peace, and i asked him what the global terrorism index tells us about how safe the world is. well, i think if we look at the last

year, there was a 27% reduction in the number of people killed through terrorism, which is quite remarkable. and if we go back to 2014, which is when it was at its peak, we've had now a 44% reduction in deaths since then. so that's a drop from about 311,000 people being killed to approximately 18,800. but what it would highlight — even though we've had this remarkable drop, we still have 67 countries where more than one person has been killed through terrorism. yes, and that is a change, isn't it, in the last say few decades or so, from when we look at the situation, say, pre—9/11. i'm wondering from you what you would assess as the regions we should be concerned about. what we've found is a really strong reduction in the hotspots of terrorism, like syria, iraq, and it's mainly on the back of the breakup of isil.

but also if we go down to nigeria, which was the other major hotspot, the military there have pretty much defeated boko haram. what we have found is the remnants of isil have moved to other areas of the world, particularly the sahel, in sub—saharan africa, and also we've found that there's a shift over from some parts of south—east asia, as well. and so we're finding that terrorism in myanmar has been increasing every year for the last four years, with approximately 300 people being killed there in 2017. similarly, if you went to the philippines, we're finding in the philippines that there's been an upsurge of terrorism there, as well, and with similar increases. but the thing which most people don't realise about the philippines — they focus on mindanao and the islamic terrorists there, but there's also a communist group from the north of the philippines which is also launching major attacks. in fact, 168 towns and cities have suffered more than one death

from terrorism in the philippines in 2017. it's remarkable. tell me, when you collate all of this information to release the findings today, what for you is... you say that there has been a dramatic drop in the terrorism threat. but, you know, when we look at the areas of most danger, what for you is the area that we should note that isn't as dangerous as we might think? well, this is going to be counterintuitive for most people, but the region which has got the least terrorism in the world is latin america. yet latin america has the highest homicide rates in the world. you wouldn't believe it, would you? and it almost doesn't compute, does it, when we think about how much coverage latin america gets, in terms of its murder rate in the violence there. you are saying that that doesn't actually look at the global — doesn't match the global

picture of terrorism. no, well, there's only two countries we would say have moderate rates of terrorism, and that's colombia and mexico, and both of them are well under 100 deaths. so i think, from memory, colombia is about 40, mexico is about in the 20s. speaking earlier to babita sharma about the global terrorism index. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the dangerous levels of air pollution in india. doctors say it's causing a lung cancer epidemic. also on the programme: a record—breaking amount for a remarkable letter hand—written by albert einstein. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living

in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless that the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. welcome back, everyone.

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: theresa may's government suffers two significant defeats on her brexit agreement with the eu — just hours into the the first of five days of crucial debate on the deal. two senior us republicans senators say they're now certain the saudi crown prince is guilty of the murder ofjamal khashoggi. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post reports on president xijinping's ‘hands on‘ role in negotiating a trade truce between china and the united states. the paper quotes us economic adviser larry kudlow, who was impressed to see a government leader so engaged. the straits times carries a report on singapore possibly becoming the first country in the world to ban the sale of high—sugar drinks. the ministry of health is hoping to tackle rising rates

of obesity and diabetes. and finally, the japan times covers a nissan board meeting to consider a replacement for ousted chairman carlos ghosn. the paper identifies current ceo hiroto saikawa and executive board member toshiyuki shiga, as the early frontrunners, ahead of a decisive vote on the 17th of december. those are the papers. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? it's all about this handwritten letter by albert einstein about the concept of god has sold at auction in new york for nearly $3 million. the nobel prize—winning scientist wrote the letter to german philosopher eric gutkind in 195a. his sceptical remarks are seen as a key statement in the debate between science and religion.

and expensive letter indeed. more now on one of our top stories and two senior us senators say they're more certain than ever that the saudi crown prince was culpable for the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi. south carolina republican lindsey graham says he has high confidence that mohammed bin salman knew in advance — describing the saudi royal as crazy and dangerous. he made those comments shortly after being briefed on the matter by the cia director, gina haspel. saudi arabia is a strategic ally and the relationship is worth saving. but not at all costs. it does more damage to our standing in the world and our national security by ignoring the crown prince than by dealing with him. earlier i spoke to bbc state department correspondent barbara plett usher about how the white house and cia view mr khashoggi's murder differently. it is interesting because the

senators are acting quite differently to the white house —— reacting. the senators have emphasised the undetermined nature of this. there is no direct reporting, there is no smoking gun, they have said. the senators have taken away from this that he could not have been anyone else but mohammed bin salman. and number of them were saying that you would have to be blind not to see that it was he who issued the order and we question the judgement of anybody else who can not connect the dots and see that this is the case. with these allegations of the two senators, what is then next for relations between saudi arabia and the trump administration? the trump administration has come out firmly in support of the saudi prince. so that relationship continues as it has been, but the senate feels that a message, a strong message has not been sent and it should be sent — and that is that violating

international norms means it can not be business as usual. the senate will try to send that message with the measures it can take. they have a few options, one is to block arms sales, one is to get new and tough sanctions, one is to withdraw military support for the saudi—led war in yemen. that is the resolution that has been voted on, there has been a vote to advance that measure to debate and that will be discussed — although it probably will be discussed, to get the numbers to pass the resolution is another thing. one of the things the senate faces is that there is a lot of anger about the affair but there is no unity on how to proceed. barbara plett usher reporting. doctors in india are warning the country is facing a lung cancer epidemic and say high levels of air pollution are behind the rise. one study shows rates of the disease in the capital delhi up by around 50% over a 25—year period andrew plant reports.

india's army of taxi drivers keeps the country's economy moving. but drivers like manoj end up paying a high price. 16 hours a day breathing in highly polluted air — the equivalent of smoking 20 cigarettes a day. i know that this is bad for our health. but i need the money. smoking, exercise, and lifestyle all affect cancer rates. studies show a direct link between high air pollution and more cases of lung cancer. the air quality here is hovering around the 300 mark. that is classed as very unhealthy but that is heading towards the end of the scale, hazardous. and chest surgeons say they see the effects. notjust more cases of lung cancer but cases in patients who are far younger than before and, crucially, cases in people who are non—smokers

and who have grown up in non—smoking households. one study here analysing 25 years worth of data showed the cases of lung cancer rose around 50% between 1988 and 2012. today, the scenario is that even when we look at the lungs of non—smokers we rarely see pink lungs. it is a rarity for me to see pink lungs today, especially in people from delhi. this man hasjust had his lung tumour removed. the golfball—sized lump was spotted in 2015. now he is 41 years old. he has never smoked and he says he believes the air pollution at his home helped causes cancer. a doctor told me it is either because of pollution or smoking. but i do not smoke at all. even when my child coughs, it scares me to think that he may be a victim of lung cancer due to pollution. the world health organization says

that across the planet, over 90% of people breathe polluted air and say it is the cause of over 1 million premature deaths across india each year. doctors here say that delhi is now facing a lung cancer epidemic and the fear is that the air that millions of indian people are breathing today will lead to increasing levels of lung cancer in the decades to come. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. thanks for watching. stay with us. we'll be looking at the asia stock markets as they fall in tandem with wall street overnight. stay with us. we will have another

addition for you. goodbye. hello there. yesterday was a lot colder for many of us and in fact temperatures dipped below freezing quite readily after dark across scotland, so we awake to a hard frost with freezing fog. for many, the cloud has rolled in over the last 12 hours, introducing a milder theme in southern areas but when that mild air comes into cold air we have seen some wintry issues over the hills of wales. they will move into the hills of northern england and perhaps the midlands, southern scotland for the rush. a hard frost in the north. that is where we got that area of transition where we could have icy conditions and some snow over the hills. further south it will be quite grey hill fog because we have a lot of low cloud. low—level fog will clear eventually in the north and then it is bright and dry for many of us, much more cloud through the day ahead with outbreaks of rain, hill snow for scotland in the afternoon because we hang on to that cold air.

further south it is milder. that mild air will continue with us through wednesday night with yet more atlantic weather systems running in. this time they are dragging the mild air right across scotland as well so temporarily we lose that cold air here through the course of thursday but we pick up the cloud. outbreaks of rain and that may ease for a time but there is more to come from the west later. there will be leaden skies for many. brighter perhaps in northern and eastern areas and it a mild day for scotland included northern ireland. however, the rain is the next developing area of low pressure and that could turn out to be a deep area of low pressure with potentially disruptive wind and it will pull in some cold air to northern scotland as well. a lot to think about for friday. there is more heavy rain, the potential for blizzards in the north of scotland and the risk of severe gales. gusts reaching 70 or 80 miles an hour. that is through the course of friday. from the start of friday through to the end it looks

like a windy day across the board. that area of cloud and rain in the north turns to snow in the hills and possibly wintry across the pennines as well and a windy day throughout. there will be peaks in those gusts of wind and we could have more rain waiting for saturday. on friday it starts relatively mild but as we get the north—westerly wind in temperatures will tumble once again. and this is the weekend. as we go through the weekend we have further areas of low pressure to come in so it remains unsettled times and a windy picture. you're watching bbc news. i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story: the british government has suffered two significant defeats in parliament over brexit. mps found the government in contempt of parliament for refusing to publish the full legal advice on the draft agreement. they then gave themselves a bigger say on what would happen in negotiations with the eu should mrs may be voted down. two senior us republican senators have expressed certainty

that the saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman is guilty of the murder ofjamal khashoggi. it follows a briefing by the cia chief, gina haspel. and this story is doing well on bbc.com: a handwritten letter by albert einstein has sold at auction in new york for nearly $2.9 million. the famous scientist wrote the word god is nothing but the expression and product of human weaknesses. you are up—to—date. stay with us. and the top story in the uk: