welcome. i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: the eyes to the right, 317, the noes to the left, 301. cheering. more brexit drama in the uk parliament — a majority of mps back theresa may's bid to re—open talks with the eu just two months before britain's due to leave. we will now take this mandate forward and seek to obtain legally binding changes to the withdrawal agreement. us intelligence chiefs contradict president trump by concluding that north korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: the shelves are empty and the economy is in free—fall. as venezuela stands on a political cross—roads, we take you inside the country to see how people are coping. america braces for what's forecast to be the coldest weather in a generation in several states — weather officials urge extreme caution. live from our studios in singapore

and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. welcome to newsday. it's1am here in london, where british mps have backed a plan by the prime minister, theresa may, to renegotiate the brexit deal she agreed last november with the european union. at the time, she said it was the only possible deal. but now mps want to find another way of avoiding a return to a hard border in ireland, instead of what's known as the backstop. however the eu has said it will not change the legal text agreed with mrs may. from westminster, laura kuenssberg reports. what does this place want? division, clear the lobby! there is not much time — 59 days until we're due to leave. the commons started the day on track to defeat theresa may again.

not this time. the ayes to the right — 317. the noes to the left — 301. a majority of mps said they could back her brexit compromise if, and only if, she secures a big change. it is now clear there is a route that can secure a substantial and sustainable... interjections. ..substa ntial and sustainable majority in this house for leaving the eu with a deal. we will now take this mandate forward and seek to obtain legally binding changes to withdrawal agreement that deal with concerns on the backstop, while guaranteeing no return to a hard border between northern ireland and ireland. and my colleagues and i will talk to the eu about how we address the house's views. as i said this afternoon, there is limited appetite for such a change in the eu, and negotiating

it will not be easy. but... but, in contrast to a fortnight ago, this house has made it clear what it needs to approve a withdrawal agreement. could i say that we are prepared to meet her, to put forward... interjections. ..to put forward the point of view from the labour party of the kind of agreement we want with the european union, to protectjobs, to protect living standards, and to protect rights and conditions in this country. it's exactly the offer that was made last september, exactly the offer that has made two weeks ago, and i look forward to meeting the prime minister to set out those views to her on behalf of my party. so, for once, a happier tory party, especially brexiteers turning up for a party tonight, who had held out to try and force the prime minister to renegotiate the most controversial part of her compromise.

the european union will have to face the choice of us leaving without a deal, finding that its trading relationship with us is potentially harder, or they can look at what mrs may is proposing. both sides well know the prime minister will be up against it to get the eu to budge. actually, what you saw today was something really rather wonderful, which was my party, the conservative party, you had leavers and remainers trooping through the same lobby with the same objective, which is to get a better dealfor britain. and we are mandating theresa may to go and get that, and believe me, she can. today has been all about where power is held. march on our way. the speaker even had a new tie for the occasion. the old symbols, the mace, the march, the same, despite this most modern political tangle. john bercow in charge of which votes were called. in a relief to the government, in a bid to persuade parliament to change the law to delay brexit if ministers can't get a deal

by the end of next month failed. the ayes to the right — 298. the noes to the left — 321. glum faces on labour's frontbench, who'd backed it. but there was another effort — to get mps to say they would never accept leaving without a formal agreement. the ayes to the right — 318. the noes to the left — 310. by just eight votes, it sneaked through, to muted cheers. it won't force the government to change its plan, but that will be heard just fine in brussels. we are very pleased that the clear will of parliament has been expressed, that mps do not want us to crash out on 29 march without a deal. there aren't many nights where the prime minister goes

to number ten with the tories more united. but it is notjust her or them, but the eu, too, that will determine whether that can last. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster. we will have all the latest from westminster and brussels in a moment, but first let's take a look at some of the day's other news. us intelligence chiefs have concluded that north korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons and that iran is not actively seeking to build them. it directly contradict assertions by president trump about both countries. here is director of national intelligence, dan coats, speaking to the senate intelligence committee. we currently assess that north korea will seek to maintain its wmd capabilities and is unlikely to com pletely capabilities and is unlikely to completely give up its nuclear weapons production capabilities

because its leaders ultimately view nuclear weapons as critical to reach in survival. our assessment is bolstered by our observations of some activity that is inconsistent with full denuclearisation. president trump's long—time political ally, roger stone, has appeared in court in washington and pleaded not guilty to seven criminal charges. he's accused of making false statements, witness tampering and obstruction ofjustice — all stemming from the russia investigation. a canadian landscaper has pleaded guilty to the murders of eight men who went missing between 2010 and 2017. 67—year—old bruce mcarthur is accused of chopping up their bodies and hiding them inside plant pots. most of his victims had links to toronto's gay community. beijing says the us is trying to smear and suppress china's telecom giant huawei after america announced criminal charges against the firm. a chinese foreign ministry spokesman said the case was politically motivated. washington has accused the tech

giant of violating us sanctions by selling equipment to iran, and of stealing robot technology from an american rival. the venezuelan opposition leader, juan guaido, has renewed calls for fresh elections, and claims people are living under a dictatorship. he's already declared himself interim leader of the country after nicolas maduro began a second term as president after disputed elections lead to protests. venezuela's economy has been in free fall for several years. hyperinflation and chronic food shortages have led to more than three million people fleeing the country. 0rla guerin reports from venezuela. if you want to get a sense of the suffering in venezuela, here is a good place to start. this is petare, one sprawling slum among many in the capital, caracas.

traditionally, the barrios were a bastion of support for president nicolas maduro, but in the back alleys, those accustomed to going hungry are now hungry for change. like this woman, a jobless mother of six, whose children are part of a lost generation. "when they go to bed without eating", she says, "they tell me their tummy hurts. i give them water and sugar, because there's nothing else, and i lie beside them until the next morning, when i try to find food." that is a constant struggle here. caracas is now a city of empty shelves, but you have to film them secretly. hyperinflation means many can't afford what food there is. a month's wages will only buy three cans of coke. this is a nation in survival mode,

and for some, here is what that looks like — scavenging forfood in the rubbish. outside a restaurant we found john, searching for scraps, as he does every day. he is in his 20s, a citizen of an oil—rich country rendered dirt—poor. "we don't have a job with dignity," he says, "so we have to go through the rubbish. i'd like to learn something, and be a better person, but i wasn't born under a lucky star." so many are looking tojuan guaido, the authorities now turning up the heat on venezuela's young opposition leader, barring him from travel. when we met, i asked if he was risking more bloodshed by calling for further protests on the streets. translation: caracas is the world's

most dangerous city in terms of murders per capita. it's dangerous just to live here. but because people have been mobilising, they have got the interest of the world, and we are getting support. protesting is a necessary risk. juan pablo took that risk during the last major anti—government demonstrations in 2017. his parents have turned his room into a shrine. the 20—year—old played basketball for his country and, they say, was killed trying to make it a better place. translation: he was shot at close range by one of the national guard. why didn't they shoot my baby in the arms or legs? they killed him because he wanted a future for his country. like many here, alvira believes that change is coming this time,

and says that will bring her some solace, but she fears more of venezuela's young will pay with their lives. 0rla guerin, bbc news, caracas. a spinning pocket of very cold air, known as a polar vortex, is expected to bring potentially life—threatening low temperatures to parts of the united states this week. forecasters are predicting the deepest freeze in decades, with temperatures reaching —30 degrees celsius in the midwest. they say that with the wind chill factor taken into account, chicago will feel colder than antarctica. don dahler sent this report. the people in the midwest are a hardy bunch, they are used to cold weather, but nothing like this. —45 celsius wind chills here in chicago.

now the city is taking precautions. they have been trying to prepare people for this weather. they have opened up some city buses to be homeless shelters for people who have no place to go. they are using, in effect, flamethrowers to melt the ice on the tracks and they are also using chemicals to melt the ice on aeroplanes. homeowners are desperate to keep their pipes from bursting from the they been putting up space heaters. but the officials say their best piece of advice is, if folks don't have to go out tomorrow, stay warm. if you don't need to be outside at this time, don't go outside. the temperatures to date, tomorrow, and thursday are not to be taken tomorrow, and thursday are not to be ta ken lightly. these tomorrow, and thursday are not to be taken lightly. these are actually a public health risk and you need to treat it appropriately and with that effort. they are life—threatening conditions and temperatures. i'm standing in front of one of the warming centres that have opened up

around the city. this device tells me the temperature and the wind speed, the combination of which says, yes, the windy city is now officially the windchill city. —15 and the deep freeze hasn't hit yet. don dahler, bbc news, for the bbc news, chicago. you're watching newsday on the bbc. live from singapore and london. still to come on the programme: how a new film about sex—trafficking in india is helping to raise international awareness about the women and girls the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo,

was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. the new government is firmly in control of the entirely republic of uganda. moscow got its first taste of western fast food as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. but the hundreds of muscovites who queued up today won't find it cheap, with a big mac costing half a day's wages for the average russian. you're watching newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma here in london. our top stories: the british parliament has approved

the prime minister's plan to renegotiate her brexit deal with the european union, despite brussels's insistence that the agreement cannot be changed. us intelligence chiefs appear to contradict president trump's assertions about north korea giving up its nuclear missiles. let's now take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start off with hong kong's south china morning post, and it looks at washington's indictment of chinese telecoms giant, huawei. it looks at how the news has been received in beijing, with the chinese foreign ministry claiming the charges are politically motivated. let's now turn the page. the philippine star leads on the suicide bombing that took place at a cathedral in the southern philippine island of mindanao on sunday.

according to president rodrigo duterte, the attack appears to have been carried out by a couple. the bombing left 21 people dead and over 100 injured. and finally, you have the new york times, and it looks at the legalisation of abortion in ireland, and the stigma and deep divisions that still surround the issue in the country. and those are the papers. let's get more now on our main story — brexit, of course. a little earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent alex forsyth for more on a dramatic day in westminster. mps were asked to vote on a whole different series of options when it comes to brexit. some which might have delayed the whole process, some which would have shown that parliament was against the uk leaving the eu without a deal, and the real key one, that was agreed by mps, was that they said that theresa may should go back to brussels and try to renegotiate part of her brexit deal. and if she did that, the signal was that she might — just might — get it through the houses of parliament. now, the bit they want changed is that controversial backstop.

that is the plan to try and avoid a hard border on the island of ireland, no matter what. and lots of mps in the house of commons do not like that. so they want that significantly changed, they want legal changes to the text that's already been agreed, and the signal they sent was if theresa may manages to get that, they may get behind some sort of brexit deal and vote it through in time. we should be clear though, shouldn't we, that this was a non—binding vote today, but a clear message was sent to theresa may that a no deal is very much not on the table for mps? it's not the first time that mps have said that. i think we are clear now there isn't a majority for the uk to leave without a deal in the houses of parliament. but other efforts by mps to try and give parliament the power to stop that completely, well, they fell short. so as things stand, by law, the uk will still leave the eu on the 29th of march, if nothing else changes between now and then. it's also important to point out that the other thing that was a signal was the suggestion from mps that if theresa may got some movement on the backstop,

they could back her deal, well, that now means that theresa may has to go to brussels, and the initial reaction we've heard from eu leaders across the board tonight is they are not prepared to reopen what has already beed negotiated. they're not prepared to look at significant changes to the legal text when it comes to that difficult issue of the backstop. so even though theresa may will probably be quite pleased that parliament sent some signal that it might get behind her, that's got some pretty stringent conditions attached and she still needs to get the backing from brussels, which right now is not looking very easy. alex forsyth there with the view from london. but this agreement is not exactly going down well in europe, is it? that is right. the reaction from brussels, from france, from austria, from the european parliament has been the same — the withdrawal agreement is not open for renegotiation. more details now from our europe editor, katya adler. what we heard from eu leaders

was that they welcomed mps' rejection of a no deal brexit. they've offered to extend the negotiating process in order to reach an agreement with the united kingdom. they've said they're open to changes when it comes to the text on future post—brexit eu—uk relations but not, they've said, to changes to the backstop or the rest of the divorce deal, known as the withdrawal agreement. now, will the eu ever soften that position? absolutely not if it can help it, but that's not quite the same thing as saying never. and do not forget if you are a little bit confused about what is happening and exit, we have tried to get it all down for you on the bbc news website. there you will have all the details and analysis on what is happening with brexit in westminster and on the ground in brussels. police in brazil have arrested five people as part of an investigation into the collapse

of a dam on friday, in which at least 65 people died. those arrested including two people working for a german company, which carried out investigations at the dam in brumadinho. julia carneiro reports from brumadinho. this is the area that is being referred to as the "hot zone". it's the area that's been completely devastated by the dam collapse. in the background, you can still see the parts of the dam that broke in the mining operation that belonged to vale, the mining company. to the left, there used to be a luxury hotel. in all of this area, there used to be houses and farmland, but this valley has been completely engulfed by the sea of sludge, and now that the mud is starting to dry, you can start to make out what's beneath it. there's lots of trees, broken branches, and you can also see some structures of houses. so, these used to be roof tiles, there's a ladder here. those pieces of wood are probably parts of the structure of a house. and just over there,

there's a tiny house that is just at the border of where the destruction hit. there are emergency workers busy trying to find bodies and there are helicopters flying over the area all the time, and sometimes they are carrying a body that has just been found. the families here in brumadinho are grieving this disaster and hoping at least to be able to find the bodies of their loved ones, to be able to bury them. julia carneiro, bbc news, brumadinho, brazil. a critically—acclaimed movie about sex trafficking in india is starting to reach a wider, global audience. directed by tabrez noorani, the film was inspired by real—life events, and hopes to draw attention to the scale of modern day slavery in the country. on average, 200 and 70 women and girls go missing every day. let's take a look. trafficking is a huge issue in

india. it is like, ec posters of abducted girls everywhere. at railway stations, in shopping mall ‘s and traffic junctions, railway stations, in shopping mall ‘s and trafficjunctions, and i think this is an insight and research, write? also, i guess ten years ago, it almost would not have got a release in india. this is a role i fell in love with the start, itjust took role i fell in love with the start, it just took ten years for the film to get made. i read the script in 2008 2007 i think, ages ago. but i think for me in terms of wanting to tell the story, at a time where it is so relevant, we are talking about missing children in the usa as well, where are they going? —— or. when is a missing, don't you want to know more about where they are possibly being sent off two or sold off to? the yeah, it is a very timely movie,

it will always be timely until we actually tackle this modern day slavery. from the point of view of performer and artist, to play a character like her is kind of a dream for me. you are telling the story of women of all kinds, not as the puritan character. story of women of all kinds, not as the puritan characterlj story of women of all kinds, not as the puritan character. i think it is a mixture of a few things happening at the same time, the fact that i was able to get the type of actors that were willing to do a film like this. 0bviously, that were willing to do a film like this. obviously, it was the first film, but even the other actors came on board because of the subject matter and a lot of the actors stay away from movies like this, and because we had a cast like that, we we re because we had a cast like that, we were able to come out in their hundred and 58 screens, which is the equivalent of like spiderman going out on 10,000 screens. so even though the movie did not do well in india because india is not so ready for a movie like this, but something like that would not have happened, it did start a conversation and i think it gave as awareness. a

powerful message there from the movie and the cast there, speaking to us from love sonia. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. amid iphone sales dropping and facetime bugs, we break down the latest apple results. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures. a quiet morning on the race course quickly turned into a nightmare for this horse trainer, jamie 0sborne, after his whippet bobby decided to chase after a string of racehorses. the trainer later tweeted that bobby had safely recovered from her morning exercise. thanks forjoining us, goodbye. hello there. this current wintry spell is likely to cause a few problems if you are heading out. 0n the roads, look

out for snow and ice. this morning is no exceptiong to that after yesterday's wintry weather. widespread ice to greet us on the roads and further wintry showers about too. we'll have plenty of wintry showers first thing this morning, across northern and western areas, and a hangback of the overnight sleet and snow very slow to clear from the far south—east of england. but for many this morning, it's going to be a really cold one. widespread frost up and down the country with sub zero values. so a crisp, cold start to the day and watch out for that widespread ice on untreated pavements and some roads could be pretty treacherous out there in places. through the day, looks like further snow showers will affect northern—western scotland, into parts of northern ireland, some peppering western fringes of england and wales. and we'll start to see things improving across the far south—east. many places, in fact, staying dry all together with plenty of crisp winter sunshine. but it won't really help the temperatures in that moderate north—west wind. temperatures, highs of 2—5 degrees. it's going to feel cold. that will lead into a cold

night wednesday night. perhaps with some frost, a bit of freezing fog around too. but we look to the west, this next area of low pressure which will be developing and pushing its way in towards our shores through the day. so we're starting again on a cold frosty note across much of the north and east of the country, with some freezing fog, maybe some ice around, one or two wintry showers but plenty of sunshine here. however, the clouds will be building up across the south—west, as this system moves in, as it bumps into the cold air, it will be turning readily into snow. as we start to see that south—east bitterly cold wind pick up too. a very cold day, just about freezing in one of two parts of scotland. closer to 2 or 5 degrees further south. but the snow could be disruptive through thursday afternoon into the evening. 1—3 centimetres of snow across southern counties of england. a bit more than that in the midlands, and potentially 10—15 over the higher ground of southern and eastern wales. you'll have to stay tuned to the forecast. this area of snow could be

a little bit further north, it could be a bit further south. but it starts to clear off into the north sea along with the area of low pressure on the friday. it doesn't mean there counldn't be some disruption from the snow and ice in the next couple of days. stay tuned to the weather forecast and bbc radio local for all the latest forecasts there. for friday, a slow improvement. snow clearing eventually from the south, although it could stay quite cold and cloudy across england and wales. showers across eastern england and scotland. the best of the sunshine through scotland and northern ireland but it will be cold. you're watching bbc news. i am babita sharma. our top story: british prime minister theresa may has said she will return to brussels to try to renegotiate her brexit agreement. mps supported an amendment to the withdrawal deal that compels the prime minister to renegotiate the irish border backstop — despite brussels' insistence that the agreement cannot be changed. us intelligence chiefs have concluded that north korea is unlikely to give up its nuclear weapons and that iran is not seeking to build them.

their report appears to directly contradict assertions by president trump. and this story is trending on bbc.com. a blast of arctic air is threatening the united states with potentially life—threatening low temperatures this week. forecasters say some areas will feel colder than antartica. you are up—to—date. stay with us. more to come. and the top story in the uk: the mp for peterborough, fiona 0nasanya, has beenjailed for three months for lying to police over a speeding offence. she was found guilty last of month of perverting the course ofjustice, and has been expelled from the labour party. but she says she'll continue to sit as an mp. more on that story later. first, here is rico hizon.