welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: the british prime minister postpones a vote in parliament on her brexit plan because, she admits, it would have been defeated. if we went ahead and held the deal tomorrow, the boat will be rejected bya tomorrow, the boat will be rejected by a significant margin. —— the vote tomorrow —— the vote. we will therefore postpone. european union leaders say they can give assurances, but insist the withdrawal agreement will not be renegotiated. after a fourth weekend of violent protests, france's president promises a rise in the minimum wage and tax cuts. your cousin mary has returned to rule in scotland. she is formidable. and two women leaders in a world dominated by men. the new film on the rivalry between mary queen of scots and elizabeth i.

good morning. britain's prime minister has taken the extraordinary step of postponing the house of commons vote that she hoped would back her brexit deal, because she knew she was going to lose. instead, theresa may has promised parliament she will go back to european leaders, and ask them to think again on the part of the deal that most concerns many of her colleagues, the so—called northern ireland backstop. the eu has said the deal cannot be re—negotiated. this from our political editor, laura kuenssberg. the landmarks look the same, but these are extraordinary days this place will remember. on the prime minister's most important plan — the brexit compromise that's taken more than two years — theresa may simply didn't have the mps to back her, so instead the prime minister backed down.

if we went ahead and held the vote tomorrow, the deal would be rejected by a significant margin. we will therefore defer the vote scheduled for tomorrow and not proceed to divide the house at this time. in other words, she knew she would lose, so there'll be no vote tomorrow. instead, she's appealing to the rest of the eu to look again at the most controversial part of the agreement, the backstop. i will go to see my counterparts in other member states and the leadership of the council and the commission. i will discuss with them the clear concerns that this house has expressed. we are also looking closely at new ways of empowering the house of commons to ensure that any provision for a backstop has democratic legitimacy. the cabinet can nod along, but was the commons really listening? is it realistic to reckon she'll ever get the support she really needs? i still believe there is a majority to be won in this house in support of it, if i can secure additional reassurance on the question of the backstop, and that is what my

focus will be in the days ahead. does this house want to deliver brexit? that's the sound of the divide in here. dozens of mps wish none of this was happening, dozens on the other side wish we'd left already. if the house does, does it want to do so through reaching an agreement with the eu? if the answer is yes — and i believe that is the answer of the majority of this house — then we all have to ask ourselves whether we're prepared to make a compromise. i am determined to do all i can to secure the reassurances this house requires to get this deal over the line and deliver for the british people, and i commend this statement to the house. but the government's efforts to compromise have led them to a crisis. the government has lost control of events and is in complete disarray. it's been evident for weeks

that the prime minister's deal did not have the confidence of this house, yet she ploughed on regardless, reiterating this is the only deal available. this is a bad deal for britain, a bad deal for our economy and a bad deal for our democracy. our country deserves better than this. even the speaker furious at the government's dropping a major vote like this. halting the debate, after no fewer than 164 colleagues have taken the trouble to contribute, will be thought by many members of this house to be deeply discourteous. but that procedural palaver was nothing compared to the onslaught for the prime ministerfrom all sides. does she not realise that every time she comes back here with her tail between her legs, she humiliates the british people? i put it to her that she's lost

the trust and credibility of the house, lost the trust and credibility of the country and, most importantly, she's lost the trust and credibility of the european union. does she not realise how chaotic and ridiculous this makes our country look? the prime minister has been forced to pull tomorrow's vote, in a stunning display of pathetic cowardice. we have found an impasse in this house. it's time now to take this back to the people and have a people's vote. mrs thatcher had a word for it. what she's done today — f—r—i—t. she's frit! farfrom being frit, i think this prime minister has great courage in coming back... hear, hear! tonight, mps were so frustrated at not having a vote... ..there was a rare grab for the mace. watch as one labour mp does just about the most rebellious thing they can do to disrupt proceedings.

this afternoon, all the more agonising for the prime minister because this morning, cabinet ministers were making the case for cracking on. the withdrawal agreement, including the irish backstop, is the only agreement on the table. it took over a year and a half to negotiate, it has the support of 28 governments, and it's not possible to reopen any aspect of that agreement without reopening all aspects of it. reporter: can you really improve your deal, prime minister? for weeks, the chatter in this circus has been about winning the arguments, but theresa may's enemies might now accuse her of losing her nerve. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. well, europe editor katya adler has been looking at the reaction from there. eu leaders tonight are reflecting on their brexit options. taken by surprise by the delay to the brexit vote in parliament. that brexit deal is the eu's final offer, they say, but they know too the prime minister needs their help. tonight, donald tusk, the european council president, announced a special brexit summit

of eu leaders this thursday. to negotiate — no, he says. to facilitate the ratification of the deal in the uk. the decision to delay the brexit vote in parliament, while dramatic in the uk, actually changes little here in the eu. of course eu leaders want the vote to pass and what to avoid an no—deal brexit so they're open to hearing from the prime minister what she needs from them, up to a point. reassurances on the backstop — that, they can provide. renegotiation, absolutely not, is the view here tonight. the eu is well aware the main sticking point is the irish border guarantee known as the backstop. something the eu shows no sign of backing away from. the deal‘s the deal, it's taken two years to put together. it is a fair deal for both sides. it protects from an irish perspective and british perspective peaceful relationships on the island of ireland. critics in the uk do not

like the backstop because it keeps the uk tied to eu customs regulations and prevents the uk making its own trade deals in the uk and nees the eu's go—ahead to get out of the backstop once it is triggered. theresa may's adviser ollie robbins was snapped arriving here in brussels this afternoon ahead of her visit. but what is the eu prepared to give? i think there will be receptive audience for suggestion that certain aspects might need to be clarified or explained better. but not changed ? i understand that to be the position, yes. people want this done now, it is a distraction at a time when there are many other burning issues in european politics. frustration is growing in some parts of the eu. take a look at this

exasperated tweet today from the european parliament's brexit negotiator: the eu believes a decent deal is on the table and the ball is in the uk's court. that is why it is not significantly changing position. but the threat of an no—deal brexit that neither the prime minister nor the eu want looms ever larger on both sides of the channel. katya adler. more, i'm sure, to come. france's president has offered an increase in the minimum wage and tax cuts for pensioners in response to weeks of violent protests against the rising cost of living. in a national tv address, emmanuel macron said he firmly believed there was a way out of the country's current problems. lucy williamson reports from paris.

it is not easy to spot what divides people here, their politics kept hidden under their neon protest uniforms, voters from both far—left and far—right brought together by a president who promised to unite france. after weeks of demanding a response to their protest, mr macron addressed the nation today. some said they wouldn't even bother to watch. "why should i listen to him," helena said, "he doesn't listen to us." mr macron spent the day listening to proposals. a new, humbler image? orjust a smart political move? the task for emmanuel macron today is to show humility and concern. economic concessions alone may not work. what protesters want, many say, is a sense the president values them. what he offered today were four concessions — a rise in the minimum wage, tax—free overtime and bonuses, and a freeze in pension taxes. what he didn't say was sorry. translation: i know that i have hurt some of you with my remarks.

i want to be very clear with you — if i have fought to shake up the system, it is precisely because i want to serve our country, which i love. his concessions today were more than anyone could've imagined just a few weeks ago, but to some protesters in amiens, it wasn't enough. translation: he tried to make us believe he regrets his behaviour, but he didn't respond to our demands, and tonight we have lost trust. it feels like we are talking to a brick wall. frankly, we are frustrated. protesters here are already booking a bus back to paris on saturday for act five of the weekly demonstrations there. president macron told them today that france would find a solution together. but to many, this is what solidarity looks like, not macron and his economic reforms. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. researchers in australia believe they have found a strain of coral that may be able to resist rising sea temperatures. they've been studying part

of the great barrier reef which, over two consecutive years, has survived the bleaching caused by warmer water. they say it looks as though that experience toughened up the coral, making it more resilient. live now to townsville in queensland, australia. terry hughes is director of the arc centre of excellence for coral reef studies, which led the study. good to talk to you, thank you for your time. how significant do you think this is? we measured the extent of bleaching and loss of coral in two consecutive mass bleaching events caused by global warning. the first in 2016 killed 30% of the corals along the length of the great barrier reef. the second killed 20%. so this isn't really a good news story. we've seen the loss of one out of every two corals on the great barrier reef in

a period ofjust over two years. what we did find in the second year is we saw less bleaching than we would have expected given the level of heat exposure in the second year. the shift that occurred can be explained by the loss of the more susceptible species. we're not dealing here with strains of corals, we're dealing with individual species. so we talk about winners and losers. winners are the heat tolera nt and losers. winners are the heat tolerant species. they survive better than the losers, the heat sensitive species. so we've seen quite a radical shift in the mix of species on the great barrier reef during 2016, and when bleaching returned, it was a tough set of speeches. we still saw 20% mortality, though, in the second event of. terry, on that point about whether it's a good news story, you've noticed on social media that certain people have chosen not to believe climate change is happening

01’ believe climate change is happening or chosen to believe it's not man made have seized on this as evidence science has been exaggerating the whole thing. what do you say to them? well, they should probably read the paper, where the numbers are very clear. as i said, 30% loss of corals in year1 are very clear. as i said, 30% loss of corals in year 1 followed by another 20% loss in year 2. these bleaching events are escalating, they're becoming more frequent. this is the first time in australia we've seen back—to—back bleaching with no opportunity for recovery between 2016 and the following year. this is the third and for the event, and what's happening around the tropics is that as these events become more and more common, the gap between them is shrinking, and that's very important because we need that gap for the corals to recover. terry hughes of the arc centre of excellence for coral reef studies, thank you very much. thank you. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a costume drama with

modern parallels. the rivalry between mary queen of scots and elizabeth i. john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building, in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here, standing in more or less silent vigil, and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion.

she pleaded not guilty. the prince and princess of wales are to separate. a statement from buckingham palace said the decision had been reached amicably. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the british prime minister has postponed a vote in parliament on her brexit plan because, she admits, it would have been defeated. within hours, theresa may will begin speaking to european leaders about the brexit deal which has bitterly divided parliament, and the country. she's refused to say when mps will now get a vote, saying it depends how long any new talks with the eu last. but as nick robinson explains, for the british people, the row over europe has been raging for decades. it has divided the nation, split

parties, felt on prime minister after another. the question we seem unable to ever resolved. what should oui’ unable to ever resolved. what should our relationship with europe e? we are out! on the night britain voted to leave it all looked so simple to those who long dreamt of an independent, sovereign britain. we get our country back today. it is independence day. the woman who took over as prime minister echoed that sentiment. brexit means brexit and we are going to make a success of it. but it would lead to legal rows, division and anger. from leavers... if we bottled brexit now, believe me, the people of this country would

find it hard to forgive. and from remainers. why do we just get on with it, many people ask. but the reason our agreement on what it is. the government who called the referendum did not have a plan for brexit nor did the leave campaign, nor did theresa may's government until a few weeks ago. leaving the eu was never like leaving a club, let alone going back to what things we re let alone going back to what things were like before we were members. it involves rewriting, tearing up thousands of rules, regulations and relationships. negotiationsjust thousands of rules, regulations and relationships. negotiations just was not as easy as some had predict it. hello, jean—claude... not as easy as some had predict it. hello, jean-claude. .. the woman who now sees it as a duty to ensure britain leaves, has struggled to convince her mps. prime minister

with no house of commons majority has faced defeat after defeat. after defeat. fear of another potentially fatal defeat is why the prime minister cancelled tomorrow's vote. parliament and the people are as divided as ever between staying in and... well... the battle of whether britain belongs in or out of europe dates more than half a century when winston churchill, the man who led this country in wall when britain was alone, first made the case for a united states of europe. we cannot have anything less than the union of europe as a whole and we look forward to confidence to the date when that union will be achieved.

when the forerunner of the eu was formed, we stayed out until... is europe stronger with written a member? yes. the tory prime minister tojoin the member? yes. the tory prime minister to join the common market split both parties. the decision whether britain should go into europe. the majority is 112... britain should go into europe. the majority is 112. .. in britain should go into europe. the majority is 112... in the referendum which followed, margaret thatcher campaigned for yes until years later she said... no, no, no. she was toppled and the man who replaced was defeated when he signed a new european treaty. two decades later, david cameron promised a new deal with europe... a referendum. he had

no plan for failure, with europe... a referendum. he had no plan forfailure, no plan b. with europe... a referendum. he had no plan for failure, no plan b. plan bis to no plan for failure, no plan b. plan b is to hold a referendum. the first rule in politics is being able to count. a prime minister who does not have the votes in parliament may be in office but quickly finds themselves without any power and, on themselves without any power and, on the best of days, theresa may has no parliamentary majority. when it comes to discussing europe, it is never the best of days. every day brings a fresh brexit crisis. what will tomorrow bring? we will be there to tell you. also making news this hour: meng wanzhou, the executive

from the chinese tech giant huawei who was detained in canada following an american request for her extradition, says she has needed medical treatment for hypertension while being held injail. in north carolina, widespread disruption at airports and the roads are treacherous. in santa cruz, bolivia, practised over the decision for a fourth term as president for morale is. nine people were arrested. a referendum revealed 51% of voters rejecting the president ‘s proposal to end term limits. a new film chronicles a 16th century power struggle between two female leaders in a male—dominated world. mary queen of scots explores the relationship between queen mary of scotland and elizabeth i, and stars saoirse ronan and margo robbie. 0ur arts editor will gompertz went to meet them. mary stuart is condemned to death.

saoirse ronan is mary queen of scots. margot robbie plays queen elizabeth, her english cousin. it's thought the two monarchs never actually met. she has prevail. if you speak of it to anyone i shall deny it. but they do in an emotionally charged scene in thejosie rourke directed film. which they talked to me about at the national portrait gallery in london, where the two queens now hang together. so margot, how did you feel about taking on elizabeth, the role which has been played so many times by so many different actresses? the short answer is yes, i was terrified. but i'm very glad i did it and i stayed away from watching anyone else's portrayal. to begin with, i had said tojosie i'm not the right actress for this, i didn't go to university, i don't have a degree, i didn't do theatre, i'm not classically trained. i'm the wrong kind of actress to play queen. and she said i don't want you to play the queen, i want you to play a young woman. and that unlocked the character for me in a big way. what have you produced in all your travels between our kingdoms?

discord? war? death? it's so timely as well because we've got nicola sturgeon up north, we've got theresa may down south. and essentially our film is mirroring the same sort of dynamic that's happening between north and south right now and these two women in particular. do not play into their hands. your heart has more within it than the men who counsel you. you would do well to watch your words. i will not be scolded by my inferior. your inferior! the more i started to learn about her, the more sort of outraged i was that so many accounts in history had painted her out to be this sort of young, way in over her head girl. to see the tenacity that this woman had and how she just had it for so long and it wasn't, i mean really in order to restrain her, they had to come up with lies about her and put her under house arrest for 18 years because she was just unstoppable. reckless child! 0n the face of it, this film

is a classic costume drama to sit back and enjoy. but the way in which the story has been told with mary and elizabeth constantly undermined by meddling men in a divided country at odds with itself, makes it resonate today in a way a lot of modern dramas simply do not. just finally, new york feel is dealt has been moved to a new home. it famously shows are determined young girl. ina famously shows are determined young girl. in a previous location she squared up to wall street, making a statement about the lack of women in financial institutions. she now is hope to inspire the promotion of more women in business. much more for you on our website and on twitter. thank you for watching. hello.

well, tuesday isn't going to bring any major changes to our weather, neither is wednesday. it's probably from around thursday, friday, that's when things will start to change, it'll turn bit colder and the weekend is also looking interesting. at the moment, we've a lot of cloud across the uk. this is the satellite image from monday into the early hours of tuesday. a lot of cloud across the uk. there are storms in the atlantic trying to come our way, but they can't because of high pressure building to the east of us, and that prevents from the weather heading our way. so effectively we've got a little mild air in western parts of the uk, the colder air is in the east here, so first thing on tuesday morning we've got a touch of frost anywhere from norwich all the way up to eastern scotland. belfast and plymouth will be quite a bit milder, around 5—6 degrees. the weather on tuesday, as i said, not much happens, quite a lot of cloud

across the country, especially these central areas. not absolutely everywhere. some sunshine in scotland, the clouds may break up a little bit further south too and this weatherfront, as i said, doesn't really move much because of the high pressure building to the north and north—east of us. here it is around scandinavia, building into europe as well, and basically when we get that pattern of intense high pressure, these weather systems are stuck in the atlantic. they come very close, nibbling into parts of ireland with stronger winds and the milder air, they don't quite cross us. this is the thinking for wednesday — a lot of cloud across the uk, a low behind me trying to get in but it can't because of the building high pressure. maybe ahead of it, a few dribs and drabs of rain expected in the far west of the british isles, but that's pretty much it. a dry day on wednesday, often cloudy but some sunny spells around as well. in fact, that high pressure, with its east to south—easterly winds, will finally win and dominate by the time we get to thursday, sending the colder airfrom europe. so the easterly winds

will increase across the uk, the temperatures will drop. even in london we're talking only about five or six degrees from thursday onwards, and with that easterly wind, it's going to feel even colder than that. in fact, temperatures will feel like they're around zero or so, so a really nippy day ahead on thursday and friday. friday night into saturday, we actually think the high pressure loses eventually and the low pressure wins, and weather fronts may bump into the old air, so we could see a period of snow in parts of northern britain, but that's still a long way off so we'll keep you posted on that. bye— bye. this is bbc news, the headlines: theresa may has called off tomorrow's crucial commons vote on her eu withdrawal deal, in the face of an almost certain humiliating defeat. she told mps that she would be seeking new reassurances from the eu, but brussels said the deal could not be renegotiated. president macron of france has announced a rise in the minimum wage and tax changes in response to weeks of violent anti—government protests. he denied carrying out a u—turn,

insisting that public spending would be kept under control. ajunior minister said the measures would cost about $10 billion. researchers in australia believe they have found a strain of coral that may be able to resist rising sea temperatures. they've been studying part of the great barrier reef which, over two consecutive years, has survived the bleaching caused by warmer water. they say it looks like that experience made the corals more resilient. now on bbc news, monday in parliament.