which was lost over the english channel 13 days ago, carrying premier league footballer emiliano sale to the uk. his family have been informed. the privately funded search of the seabed was launched after the official operation was called off. president nicolas maduro has denied that venezuela faces a humanitarian disaster, but blamed the united states for instigating a political crisis. in a television interview, mr maduro didn't rule out the possibility of civil war and condemned what he called the "madness and aggression" of the us and its allies. villagers living downstream from the mining dam, which collapsed in brazil last week, have spoken of their anger at never being told about the risks of the site. more than 300 people died or are missing but the mine's owners are accused of putting profits before safety. those are the headlines. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello and welcome to

the week in parliament, where after a marathon voting session, mps instruct theresa may to go back to brussels and ask for changes to the controversial northern ireland backstop. and they demand the pm rules out a no deal brexit. we'll be all right in a no deal scenario. it is the real people, constituents of mine, your constituents — the hill farmers, the factory workers, the mums, the dads and, ultimately, the children who will pay the real price for our time wasting. i have actually got to the point where i am past caring what the deal is we have, i will vote for it. to get a smooth exit. but after those votes, there's little sign of a cross—party consensus. i look forward to meeting the prime minister

to discuss a solution that could, in my view, unite the country. changes to the backstop alone will not be sufficient. so far, he has opposed everything this government has put forward in elation to a deal. —— in relation to a deal. also on this programme: demands for a clampdown on harmful social media content. and a commons committee counts the cost of fast fashion. we throw 11 million items of clothing worth £140 million into the bin in the uk every year. but first... it was time for mps to make clear what sort of brexit they wanted — that was theresa may's view as she stood before them again ahead of the latest round of brexit votes. when she'd put her deal to the commons in mid january, it was rejected by a majority of 230, and the prime minister had been sent away for a rethink. now, she was back, and this time, things were a bit different. mps weren't voting on mrs may's plan as such, but instead on a number of options or amendments which they themselves

had put forward. of the 14 on the order paper, seven had been selected by the speaker to be voted on. opening the debate, theresa may said that last time round, the commons had made clear that it didn't want to crash out with no deal, or to hold a general election. and she said she didn't think there was a majority for a second referendum. but i also accept that this house does not want the deal i put before it in the form that it currently exists. the vote was decisive and i listened. so the world knows what this house does not want. today, we need to send an emphatic message about what we do want. theresa may had told her mps to back an amendment to her plans from the conservative sir graham brady. it called for the controversial insurance policy of the northern ireland backstop — proposed to stop a physical border reappearing between northern ireland and the republic — to be replaced with "alternative arrangements." the prime minister is trying to encourage this house to vote

for an amendment, which uses the words alternative arrangements to avoid a hard border on the island of ireland. forgive me, prime minister, if i say that those words are nebulous. they are nebulous. the prime minister has a duty to spell out to this house before we vote what those arrangements, alternative arrangements are. theresa may explained why she was backing the brady amendment. what i'm talking about is not a further exchange of letters but a significant and legally binding change to the withdrawal agreement. negotiating such a change will not be easy, it will involve reopening the withdrawal agreement, a move for which i know there is limited appetite among our european partners. but i believe that with a mandate from this house and supported by the attorney—general, the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster

and the secretary of state for exiting the european union, i can secure such a change in advance of our departure from the eu. i welcome what she has said in terms, that she will go back and seek the reopening of the withdrawal agreement and she can be assured of our support in trying to find a solution, which avoids any hard borders on the island of ireland and also avoids any borders within the united kingdom. will she not recognise that what she is chasing out our heated —— are heated up fantasies, which have already been rejected by the eu and they depend on technologies that don't exist. theresa may said mps were not indulging in fantasies, but coming up with serious proposals. the time has come for words to be matched by deeds. if you want to tell brussels what this house will accept, you have to vote for it. if you want to leave with a deal, you have to vote for it. if you want brexit, you have to vote for brexit. cheers. well, the noise level in the commons ramped up even further when the labour leaderjeremy corbyn stood up to give his response.

labour had put down its own amendment, calling on the government to make time for mps to consider and vote on different options to prevent no deal. labour's amendment, which stands in my name and those of my colleagues, starts, mr speaker, by calling for sufficient time for parliament to vote on options that prevent leaving with no deal. but whatever happens in the votes that follow, it is now becoming inevitable that the government will have to extend article 50 in any scenario. jeremy corbyn said he backed some kind of customs union. theresa may stepped in. he'sjust reiterated, as his motion references, the need for a customs union. will he now tell this house whether he means accepting the common commercial policy, accepting the common external tariffs, access to the union customs code? —— accepting to the union customs code —

it is no use asking the shadow secretary of state... and accepting the eu state aid rules. obviously, mr speaker, a customs union would be negotiated. it would be inclusive. and it would be designed to ensure that... ..designed to ensure that ourjobs are protected, our investment is protected, and there is frictionless and seamless trade between the european union, and we would have a say in future trade arrangements. we will continue to vote down the blindfold brexit deal that will drive our economy off the cliff edge. mr speaker, there are just 59 days to go until brexit day, and that deal on the table is done. it's been dead in the water now for months, yet the prime minister is still seeking to run down the clock

and push it through this house. this is incredibly reckless and risky. then it was the turn of the mps who'd put forward amendments. yvette cooper wanted to bring in a bill extending the timetable for the uk to leave the eu because she feared the uk would leave without a deal. because every time the prime minister has had a chance to pull back and to reach out, she has done the opposite. every time she's had a chance to think about the country, she instead has turned to the party. and every time, when she has had the chance to build bridges, she's turned instead to the hard—liners who simply want to set those bridges on fire. sir graham brady aimed to replace the so—called irish backstop with unspecified "alternative arrangements." what i hope to demonstrate with amendment m today is that there is an agreement which can win majority support in this house of commons, and that by voting for amendment m, we can send the prime minister back

to brussels to negotiate, we can do so having strengthened her hand. an amendment from a labour mp, jack dromey, and the conservative caroline spelman simply aimed to rule out a no deal brexit. the public are weary with the brexit debate. it is not quick and painless, as promised. they want us to come together in the national interest, and we can do that by agreeing no to no deal. but that means there has to be a deal and then doing it. the leader of the liberal democrats claimed the impact of no deal was already being felt. there is a real danger now of panic getting hold in the way that it did ten years ago, in a different way in the financial crisis. and the longer we leave this no deal on the table, the greater the risk of that happening and its consequences. i voted for the prime minister's first deal, i shall vote for whatever she brings back, i'm going to vote for the brady amendment. i've actually got to the point where i am past caring what the deal is that we have, i will vote for it.

to get a smooth exit. he talked about the risks of no deal. and if those risks materialise, our party will not be forgiven for many years to come. it will be the first time when we have consciously taken a risk on behalf of our nation and terrible things have happened to real people in our nation because of that risk, and we will not be able to argue that it was someone else's fault. we'll be all right on a no deal scenario. it is the real people, constituents of mine, your constituents, the hill farmers, the factory workers, the mums, the dads and, ultimately, the children who will pay the real price for our time wasting. an snp mp said there were already reports that the eu wouldn't accept the brady amendment seeking to renegotiate the irish backstop. what we've been engaged in today is another waste of time and a charade and, frankly, a joke. now, last friday, mr speaker, was robert burns's birthday.

he famously said, "0 wad some power the giftie gie us, "to see oursels as others see us!" today, mr speaker, the uk government and this parliament are seen as the laughing stock of europe. there then followed a marathon session of voting. mps rejected all the amendments with two exceptions. they backed caroline spelman and jack dromey‘s demand that a no deal brexit to be ruled out. but more significantly, they approved the government—backed amendment from the conservative sir graham brady calling for the northern ireland backstop to be replaced with "alternative arrangements." as soon as those votes were over, mrs may was on her feet. tonight, a majority of honourable members have said they would support a deal with changes to the backstop. it is now clear that there is a route that can secure a substantial and sustainable... ..substa ntial and sustainable majority in this house for leaving the eu with a deal.

in light of the defeat of the right honourable member the leader of the opposition's amendment, i again invite him to take up my offer of a meeting to see if we can find a way forward. the house has emphatically voted to reject a no deal option that the prime minister was supporting. could i say that we are prepared to meet her to put forward... ..to put forward the points 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. this is a sad day when the prime minister has had to admit that her deal doesn't have the support and that she is prepared now to try and pick away at the backstop. we were told that the backstop was there to protect the peace process, but tonight, the conservative party has effectively ripped apart the good friday agreement. this house, mr speaker,

should be ashamed of itself. it is quite frankly outrageous. i am speaking on behalf, i believe, of both communities of northern ireland, to say — to say that this vote tonight drives a coach and horses through the good friday agreement. it does nothing of the sort. and it is utterly reckless to talk in those terms — utterly reckless — utterly reckless. the fact of the matter is that nobody in northern ireland, no political party, is advocating any kind of hard border in the island of ireland. and we certainly do not advocate what others advocate which is creating borders within the united kingdom or ripping up the united kingdom! when the woman holding the title of prime minister is driven solely by the ideal of holding the tory party together and the man known as the leader of the opposition will neither lead nor oppose,

how do you advise to get the house back to working for the communities we are supposed to represent? liz saville roberts with a question for the speakerm who said simply —— speaker, who said simply he was sure there'd be plenty more opportunities to debate brexit. and mps didn't have to wait long. theresa may and jeremy corbyn had agreed to sit down for their first round of face—to—face talks on wednesday afternoon. but before that, there was the weekly session of pmqs to get through. theresa may was asked if she would now rule out no deal. last night, the house did vote to reject no deal. but that cannot be the end of the story. the only way... the right honourable gentleman says of course not. i think that's the first time he's actually accepted that you can't just vote to reject no deal, you have to vote for a deal. otherwise you leave with no deal. will he ensure that if this government comes back with a revised deal that ensures

we don't leave with no deal, he will actually support it? i look forward to meeting the prime minister to discuss a solution that could, in my view, unite the country. changes to the backstop alone will not be sufficient. businesses and trade unions are very clear that any solution, any solution, must involve a customs union and the strongest possible deal with the single market. when the snp westminster leader stood up, theresa may attacked the comments he'd made the night before, accusing the tories of ripping up the good friday agreement. but the snp leader was unrepentant, accusing the prime minister of acting with sheer irresponsibility. and he summed up the impact he thought brexit would have on scotland. prime minister, scotland wants to stay in the eu. we are scunnered by this government ignoring scotland.

prime minister, do you accept that you promised scotland everything, you've delivered nothing? prime minister. can i say to the right honourable gentleman, scotland is part of the united kingdom, it voted in 2014 to stay part of the united kingdom. the united kingdom will be leaving the european union. theresa may. the week wasn't all about brexit, of course. on thursday the culture secretary, jeremy wright, indicated that the government is preparing to clamp down on social media companies to protect young people from harmful content. he was responding to concern over the death of molly russell. the 14—year—old took her own life in 2017 after viewing disturbing posts about suicide on social media. a new report by mps on the technology committee says social media helped facilitate online bullying and grooming, and they've called for a regulator who could take action against internet companies if they broke the law. a conservative thought it was time for a word with the new head of global affairs at facebook, sir nick clegg. he seems startled at the idea that

facebook has any responsibility in this area when he was asked about it on television recently. does my right honourable friend has any plans to speak with mr clegg about this? or is it sir nick? sir nick. the government is preparing a policy document, or white paper, to set out proposed changes to the law. i spoke to sir nick last week, and what i told him is what i am happy to tell the house, which is when the white paper is published, he and everyone else, including facebook, will see that the government's intent is to set out with clarity what the responsibilities of online companies like facebook are, how they should meet those responsibilities, and what will happen to them if they do not. this morning, the science and technology committee have called for a legal duty of care on social media companies. we support that very important report. will the secretary of state confirm that he supports that claim, and say explicitly that it has to be underpinned and enforced by a regulator that has teeth? the minister paid tribute

to molly russell's family. she is not, sadly, the first of these cases, and she is not likely to be the last. and may i take the opportunity, mr speaker, also to pay tribute to her father, who i'm sure the whole house will agree has notjust dealt with his loss with immense dignity, but has sought to ensure that that loss was not in vain, and that people will make the changes that we all agree are necessary. on the point about duty of care, it is certainly something, as he knows because we've discussed it, it is something we are considering very carefully. and we are also very keen to ensure that, whatever the white paper says, whatever the structures it sets up, that those structures can be enforced, because it is clear that although i think it is right to point out that some social media companies have done some things in this space which we should applaud, there has been nowhere near enough activity yet, and i think it would be wrong

to assume that this house or this government can sit back and allow the social media companies to do this voluntarily. jeremy wright. now, the uk fashion industry contributes £32 billion to the economy every year. but the environmental audit committee has been looking at fast fashion — the cut—price clothes picked for pennies that can have a huge impact on workers and the environment. the mp who chairs the committee presented an interim report to the house of commons. we heard evidence that fast fashion encourages the over purchase, overconsumption, and under—utilisation of clothes. this leads to excessive waste. we throw away 11 million items of clothing, worth £140 million, into the bin in the uk every year. the committee heard of the dire conditions in some factories in asia, but there were terrible working practices closer to home. we heard their workers are working long, gruelling shifts,

often earning as little as £3.50 an hour. hmrc told us that, since 2012, over 90 factories in the uk have been caught in breach of minimum wage regulations, illegally underpaying their workers, and forced to pay out £90,000 in wage arrears. mr speaker, you'll know just by looking at me that i used to be the minister for fashion for six years. and the honourable lady will know, just looking at me, that none of my clothes and enjoy a single—use outing. her report is so good that it should not gather dust, and that ministers and other willing members should work with her and fashion stakeholders to give british fashion actually a fantastic competitive edge in being the world's leading sustainable fashion industry. the committee will be releasing its full report with recommendations

in the coming weeks, and the minister, mims davies, said she looked forward to reading it. now, the head of the bbc has defended plans to rebuild the outside set of the tv soap eastenders after the financial watchdog, the national audit office, reported that the scheme was set to cost £27 million more than originally intended. the new set was due to open in 2018, but won't now be ready until 2023. the new albert square will be near the existing set at the bbc‘s elstree studios in hertfordshire. it will have actual brick buildings, unlike the current one, which only uses facades. what went wrong? you're dealing with a site where, on any one day, three multi—camera shoots will be going on whilst eastenders is being done. you've got a residential area. we've had issues round inflation, we've had issues around the nature of the contract, putting it all in one sort of dollop, as it were,

to be colloquial, as opposed to breaking down as we have done since then. and we came across problems to do with a site to do with asbestos that we couldn't have foreseen. the external eastenders set dates back to the soap‘s birth in 1984. over 3a years of broadcasting on the set of eastenders on a set that was designed for two years was still being run. over high winds, or high rains, you have to go and move the people shooting stuff because things might fall off. forgive me, it is long before your time, but by 1986, eastenders was the most—watched programme on television. the christmas ratings reached something like 27 million. yes. could you explain why the decision has taken somewhere in the region of 30—odd years to upgrade to the set? i would have thought, when it was quite clear that eastenders had a long—term future, after 1986, that the bbc would have done something then? both an and i, since we came back to the bbc, we had been trying to deal with some of the long—term

building issues that the bbc has faced, and bluntly has avoided, to your point. it struck us both that investment was long overdue into something that is at the heart of our schedules, great for reaching, what, nine million people each week, and is producing over 100 hours of output per year. the young watch it a lot, and so do the a&e viewers, and it is another important way of us not only showing people a great drama that they cannot onto but important social messages get out there. we felt investment in this was a priority for us. lord hall. the scottish government's budget has passed a key holyrood vote after the snp struck a deal with the greens. it includes more core funding for councils and extra powers for them to levy parking and tourist taxes. the deal will see the greens support the government throughout all three stages of the budget process. the finance secretary, derek mackay, set out the plan. presiding officer, in the face of the chaos and turbulence

caused by the uk government, i urge the scottish parliament to deliver certainty and stability for scotland by supporting the principles of the budget bill. this scottish budget prepares our economy for the opportunities of the future. it enables the transformation to a low—carbon economy, and builds a more inclusive and just society. the conservatives said they'd been willing to talk to the snp about plans to grow the economy and how to support public services. but, rather than talk to us, they'd rather talk to the anti—growth, anti—business greens. and, instead of reducing the tax burden, they are going to put it up. and the consequence will be that the scottish economy will continue to underperform, and we'll have yet more taxes on hard—working families. that is not a direction we can support, presiding officer, and for that reason, we will vote against this budget at decision time tonight. but, in the end, the stage one vote passed by 67—58, with one msp abstaining. now, let's take a look now at what's been happening in the wider world of politics.

with our countdown, here's gary connor. at five, the lady is now returning. but only if councillors vote in favour next week. a statue of margaret thatcher could be heading to her hometown of grantham. but police want it put on a ten foot high plinth to save it from a similar fate to this one. at four, labour's tulip siddiq made history this week as the first mp to vote by proxy during tuesday's brexit debate. she is on maternity leave after giving birth to her son raphael. at three, one snp member was literally falling over herself to shut down conservatives murdoch fraser in the scottish parliament. he had them rolling in the aisles. at two... now, i think it's my turn this time. ..two senior peers clashed over who had the right to speak in the normally genteel house of lords. order. the house will hear from lord cormorant.

but proper behaviour was $0011 restored. and, at one, it is not just westminster which is rowdy. brussels is too. scottish mep david coburn was told off for heckling. but the chair had a reminderfor him. this is not the house of commons, colleagues, this is the european parliament. gary connor there. and that's it from me for now, but do join keith macdougall parliament on monday night at 11:00pm for a full round—up of the day here at westminster. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. hello. nowhere near as cold as

monday begins compared with recent mornings. that's a trend that continues as we go through the week. still some around in northern scotland. quite a few centimetres into the hills here. ab a little bit too lower levels in places, slowly fizzling during the day. overnight wet weather clearing all but the very far south—east of england, but even here it should pull away as the day goes on. still some cloud left behind. sunny spells elsewhere, brisk wind easing, and highs of around six to 10 celsius. now, as we go in through monday night, there'll be some fog forming, particularly across parts of southern england. it could be quite dense into the morning. the cloud cover here, or fog, temperatures falling too far but elsewhere there will be a frost. but that is the last widespread frost of the week, just pockets of frost of the week, just pockets of frost hereon in. and then, on into tuesday, a sunny start, cloud increasing, outbreaks of rain in

from the west. driest and sunniest for longest in the north—east. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: search teams find the wreckage of a small plane carrying the argentine footballer, emiliano sala, that disappeared between france and britain. president maduro appears on venezuelan television to deny that his country is facing a humanitarian disaster. anger, and a search for answers in the brazilian valley engulfed by mining waste. and pope francis arrives in the united arab emirates for the first—ever papal visit to the arabian peninsula.