the british prime minister theresa may has been making a last ditch plea to mps to back her brexit plans. speaking in the house of commons, she urged them to take a second look at the deal, before the vote on tuesday. a former canadian oil worker has been sentenced to death in china for drug trafficking. robert lloyd schellenberg was originally given 15 years in prison. his sentence was increased to the death penalty on appeal. andy murray's valiant struggle to stay in the australian open has been trending on line. the tennis star bowed out of the tournament, after losing what could be his last professional game. he was beaten by the spanish player, roberto bautista agut who pushed him to five sets, despite being in pain from the hip injury that threatensto end his career. that's all. stay with bbc world news. also making news in the uk: the husband of a british—iranian woman detained in tehran claims she's been asked to spy on the uk in exchange for her freedom. now on bbc news, live to singapore

for asia business report. crucial brexit vote. theresa may tells mps they will be judged on whether they deliver on leaving the eu while safeguarding the economy and security. foodie empire. we look at how one indian chef has given humble suite dishes a major upgrade into the fine dining arena. good morning asia hello world. great to have you with us for another exciting addition of asia business report. and we start with the most important vote since britain decided to leave the european union and it

ta kes pla ce to leave the european union and it takes place later today. is widely expected that the uk prime minister will fail to get the backing she needs for her deal with the eu. theresa may made a fresh appeal to mps to support initiative. of the 24—hour lawyers give this deal a second look. it is not perfect and yes, it is a compromise. when the history books are written, people will look at the decision... people... people will look at the decision of this house tomorrow and ask did we deliver on the country's vote to leave the european union? did we safeguard our economy, security and union? or did we let the british people down? meanwhile, a forecast has been issued for the world ‘s biggest economies in 2030.

i asked what impact brexit will have on the uk's ranking in the years to come. if there is a brexit we will still have a dynamic economy focused on the part of the economy that are externally focused. europe is important but it has been declining in importance for a number of years. it is not as if with breakfast there will be —— brexit there will be no relationship with europe. if there is no deal it will be painful and messy but over the next 11 years everything will have, will come to pass? yes. short-term everyone will be focused on alan how uncertain and messy this situation currently is but as soon as we get clarity on what is coming next, be a diehard brexit, no brexit, some sort of deal, at no and that extra certainty is key to driving sentiments. us carmaker

ford and german carmaker vw are to announce details of an ongoing partnership. they have spoken about an alliance involving commercial vehicles and possibly electric cars. we caught up with executives from both forms at the car show in detroit. the ultimate pony cars. the most powerful vehicle ford has ever made. bert shelby gt 500. and it is not the only highly anticipated debut here it did the choice auto show. the carmaker is about to and its partnership with vw. he is ford is president of global markets.“ partnership with vw. he is ford is president of global markets. if you are smart it reduces your capital investment and some of the things that customers do not see such as a platform. so i will not get into specifics but there will be news on

multiple fronts. we are in talks with vw and an indian carmaker and these are important ways to both become more efficient and make our vehicles more capable. a message echoed at the vw car stand. they are investing millions of dollars to create jobs and plans investing millions of dollars to createjobs and plans in investing millions of dollars to create jobs and plans in tennessee to create electric vehicles. we are really strong in europe and china are not as strong in the united states digs we are quite complimentary for ford. we work together with ford, they are serious and professional. why a partnership so and professional. why a partnership so important? a partnership is about economies of scale in our industry and asi economies of scale in our industry and as i said we are looking at the

segments where it makes sense to work together. so far it does not appearas work together. so far it does not appear as if this partnership will extend to equity stakes. given the technology trend at disrupting this industry, collaboration be it with other car companies or technology firms is one of the big scenes at the auto show this year. o nto onto technology and while artificial intelligence has been shown to boost business efficiency, there are also concerned that it makes employees nervous and that is a key takeaway ofa nervous and that is a key takeaway of a study led by ex— venture. nervous and that is a key takeaway of a study led by ex- venture. there are concerns about how ai is being used in our lives, notjust with employees but with consumers as companies wielding this technology is important we retained trust among consumers and employees. these are the people using it and wielding a. it is important we understand their concern. with artificial

intelligence there is nervousness among employees that they will lose theirjobs. absolutely. interestingly, our cto published a book called human plus machine. in it he identifies three jobs created to ai. thesejobs it he identifies three jobs created to ai. these jobs will be used to augment artificial intelligence and what we should be seeing in the future if we invest in the right kind of up skilling and reskilling oui’ kind of up skilling and reskilling our people transitioning to jobs in which they have more interesting things to do. rather than spending your time checking e—mail and doing mundane tasks, what if we were doing more intellectually stimulating things? that is where we hope it ai ta ke things? that is where we hope it ai take over. which industries have adopted well to ai? take over. which industries have adopted well to al? the industries that can be very regulated. i am working on ethics and i have seen movement in healthcare and financial services because they understand the potential of the technology and in

oui’ potential of the technology and in our survey potential of the technology and in our survey over 60% of our responsibility —— respondents understood the impact that a i would have in a transformative market. these two industries have really adopted ethical ai used. what is your biggest fear about al in 2019. it is not about the technology but the people using it. we need to make sure we are careful and thoughtful. enabling trust for consumers and employees to maintain sustainability on how we use artificial intelligence. something that many chefs chase during their culinary journey. usually awarded to western looks them mastering european cuisines. and then there is this man. the only indian chef to have earned michelin stars. gagan anand. here is a look at how he has given

humble street food a major upgrade into the fine dining arena. suedis sued is pornography and i am a porn star. —— food is porn. what i care the most is that every guest who comes here leaves with a year for memory of food in bangkok. we have won the accolades, won the attention of every possible food media award. thatin of every possible food media award. that in india people need to come here for food. you are not welcome to the restaurant, you are welcomed to the restaurant, you are welcomed to the restaurant, you are welcomed to the house. when you look at indian food it is all about curry houses to get i said i am indian and i have more pride in my own cuisine than any other because i was born in it and than any other because i was born in itandi than any other because i was born in it and i can present indian food thatis it and i can present indian food that is beyond the boundary of the curry. even before you eat the dish

there are many other sensors that come in. this smell, the visual. we make people eat with their hands because i took pride in being india. feel it. feel the temperature, the sensuality. if it is fragile, strong, hot, cold, they can only be felt when you touch it. one small mistake cost the whole restaurant. every day 90% of people come here to judge us. this is the most difficult year and judge us. this is the most difficult yearandi judge us. this is the most difficult yearand i am judge us. this is the most difficult year and i am working hard. judge us. this is the most difficult yearand i am working hard. i have achieved all i can with one restau ra nt. achieved all i can with one restaurant. my challenge is to beat myself. i won't quit cooking. i want

to evolve. i believe in a phoenix. if you don't burn you will never rise again. cook. look until you die. and nowl am rise again. cook. look until you die. and now i am ready rise again. cook. look until you die. and nowl am ready for brea kfast. die. and nowl am ready for breakfast. before we go, a quick look at the markets. australia and japan were in negative territory before, now they are in the positive. thank you for investing your time with us. this is bbc news. the top stories this hour. with decision day looming for brexit, theresa may has made a last ditch plea to mps to back her deal. canada has condemned the death sentence passed against one of its citizens, convicted of drugs smuggling in china. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed

in tehran, says she's begun a hunger strike, in protest at being denied specialist medical care. she was given a five year sentence in 2016, after being convicted of spying, a claim she denies. the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt summoned the iranian ambassador in london, and said the situation was unacceptable. our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley has more. this was nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe nearly three years ago after taking her young daughter to tehran to visit family. she thought she was going home when she was approached by iran's revolutionary guards. since then she has been held for more than a thousand days and it has taken a huge toll on her physical and mental health. these pictures broadcast on iranian tv last week for the first time added to the pressure on her. but there was something else her husband richard said today that pushed her into going on hunger strike. they tried to pressure her to become a spy for iran against the uk,

specifically to spy on dpit, the department for international trade and an organisation called small media which the revolutionary guard keep trying to link her to, like in the film of last week, but which she has no connection to. since she was briefly released last summer and reunited with her daughter, mr ratcliffe says she has not been allowed any specialist medical treatment for neurological problems and lumps in her breasts. he told me the stakes for her were very high. she certainly felt it was her last resort and certainly before christmas she was pretty desperate to get home. she said it. now i hope it is not last, last resort and that she does it until she ends up in hospital. but, yes, she is not doing it lightly. this afternoon the iranian ambassador to the uk was summoned to the foreign office. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has called nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe's hunger strike a truly terrible indictment of iran's approach and says he won't rest until she is home. caroline hawley, bbc news. the former police commander,

david duckenfield, who was in charge of the operation during the hillsborough disaster in 1989, has appeared at preston crown court, for the start of his criminal trial. the 74—year—old is accused of the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 liverpool fans, who were killed in a crush inside the stadium. he denies the charges. a ninety—sixth victim died four years later, and cannot be included in the prosecution. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett, and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: johanna konta is in a real tussle in her opening match at the australian open, and we'll head live to melbourne shortly for all the latest. gabrieljesus scores twice as manchester city ease to a 3—0 win over wolves. and heartbreak for india.

an injury time penalty knocks them out of the asian cup. hello, and welcome to the programme, where day two of the year's first tennis grand slam, the australian open, is underway. after the emotion of the opening day that saw andy murray exit the tournament and the sport for potentially the last time, there are a host of big names playing on tuesday. let's head live to melbourne park and gigi salmon. just give us an idea of what is happening at the moment. we already have a couple of winners, big names you mentioned, carolyn pliskova and madison keys safely through, looking tojoin them is madison keys safely through, looking to join them is former semifinalist at melbourne park and number one johanna konta, one set up on a player she has lost