welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: and a hero's welcome for wales, as fans gather in cardifff to celebrate their six a major blow for the british governmentjust ten days before brexit. theresa may's told she can't ask nations grand slam success. mps to vote on her deal for a third time. what the government cannot legitimately do is to resubmit welcome to the programme, to the house the same proposition thanks forjoining us. or substantially the same we start with the ever—expanding proposition as that of last week, mls in america. major league soccer has welcomed its 24th franchise this season with fc cincinnati the newest name to join. they've now played their which was rejected by 149 votes. first ever home match. and our reporter alex gulrajani's been in ohio to find out how the soccer fans of cincinnati played their part in the creation of the side. as new zealand mourns, the country's prime minister condemns the gunman who killed fifty people as a terrorist, criminal and extremist. speak at the names of those who were this pocket of ohio is into football lost rather than the name of the ina big this pocket of ohio is into football in a big way. not american football, soccer, that is. a revolution that

started in bars and neighbourhoods gci’oss started in bars and neighbourhoods across cincinnati has led to the ultimate, and mls aside. and the fa ns were ultimate, and mls aside. and the fans were crucial to them getting this franchise. it was the driver, you know, really carl and his family and his partners are what really drove all of the opportunity. but if it wasn't for what is going on in this estate, fc cincinnati would not exist in major league soccer. the clu b exist in major league soccer. the club was the brainchild of two of the city's most influential characters. we're going to be a franchise that is visible and committed. soccer is the number one spotin committed. soccer is the number one spot in the it is catching on enormously here in the states. and we show up for work every day because we are going to be the number one spot property in cincinnati. we are probably the cinderella story of us soccer. it's the first professional sports team that has been brought to this city in 50 years. our family is so proud to bring another sports legacy to

out to bring another sports legacy to our community. this is both mad city has been somewhat deprived of success has been somewhat deprived of success in has been somewhat deprived of success in recent has been somewhat deprived of success in recent years. the cincinnati reds are the country's golds professional baseball team, and they haven't won a world series in nearly 30 years. while the cincinnati bengals have never won the super bowl. so could the soccer side bring success to the city? in their first ever side bring success to the city? in theirfirst ever home side bring success to the city? in their first ever home game side bring success to the city? in theirfirst ever home game in side bring success to the city? in their first ever home game in major league soccer they certainly lay down a month, against last season's runners—up portland timbers, fc cincinnati run out 3—0 winners. captain kendall watson scoring their first. alan cruz added a second, with this smart finish. before matthew duplan completed the most unlikely of victories for the league debutantes. to start our mls season at home and win and take three points home, that is amazing. we have been building for scraps for a 3-0 have been building for scraps for a 3—0 when in our home game, it is

epic. everybody here is passionate about soccer. it is amazing to see what the boys did. it was awesome. i loved it. it is getting better and better. when we see all the people jumping and screaming, supporting us. jumping and screaming, supporting us. from the beginning until the end. it makes us have a bigger responsibility when we step on the field, trying to win the game stop it was a performance i was looking for for this city. it is what the city deserved. proud we got to make it through. this is what this club means to the city. a winner, president, plays, and fans altogether. and who knows where their debut season will take them? alex gulrajani, bbc news, cincinnati. great stuff. cristiano ronaldo's been charged with improper conduct for the way he celebrated his hat—trick during juventus' 3—0 win over atletico madrid in the last 16 of the champions league. ronaldo turned to opposition fans and grabbed his crotch after his third goal — appearing to mimic how atletico boss diego simeone had celebrated during his side's 2—0 victory over juve in the first leg. uefa will rule on the

case on thursday. chelsea have lodged a complaint with uefa over racist abuse aimed at callum hudson—odoi during the second leg of their europa league win at dynamo kiev. it's understood to have happened in the final moments of their 5—0 second leg win. chelsea say they expect uefa to conduct a full investigation. hundreds of rugby union fans have turned out in cardiff to celebrate wales winning the six nations grand slam. they were out to show off their trophy on monday following victory over ireland at the weekend, their 14th win in a row, which helped them claim the title. it's a third grand slam for head coach warren gatland who told the crowd he's enjoyed every minute of his time in wales. the new zealander will stand down from the post after this year's rugby world cup injapan. this isn't about me. this is about the players.

we've got a brilliant background team of coaches and management and strengthening conditioners and medical staff, and having good people around you makes a difference. and we've got very good players, i have seen them run through a brick wall for you. and these guys did that in this campaign. they trained their butts off and really worked hard and they thoroughly deserve what happened on saturday. england's women have won their one day series with sri lanka after victory in the second match to take an unassailable 2—0 lead. sri lanka made 187—9 in their 50 overs, alex hartley took 3—36. amyjones made 5a and tammy beaumont 43 to get england's chase off to a strong start as they reached their target off 33 point three overs. the final match takes place on thursday, before three 20 20 internationals. the special olympics world games are taking place in abu dhabi and dubai, giving more than 7,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities the chance to compete in sport. all of them have overcome obstacles and challenges to get there.

one of the most extraordinary stories that you'll hear is that of teenage refugee malaki. stuart pollitt reports. the nyarugusu refugee camp, western tanzania, one of the biggest in the world. malaki and his family fled burundi to here. but once in the camp he wasn't free to leave his own home. as i walked in i couldn't believe my eyes. here was this youngster completely silent, staring basically straight into the wall and chained. i noticed that they had basically treated him like a thing. translation: because he was mentally sick that is why he was tied up. he was shouting, fighting people and biting them. i have a wound myself

after he bit me. intellectual disability is associated with a bad omen, with a taboo, and bad things. there are places where a person with an intellectual disability is not allowed even to step in. nils asked malaki's mother to free him and sent staff from the special olympics africa into the camp. they discovered a talent for sport. translation: life has changed since they came to pick me up. now things are ok. translation: what made him happy is that he was given clothes and a ball, that made him happy. matches like this one for athletes with intellectual disabilities are now a regular occurrence here in the camp, allowing the likes of malaki to compete not just with his fans here,

but now with athletes from around the world. tanzania! malaki lead out the tanzanian team in front of thousands at the special olympics world games opening ceremony last week. today in dubai he got to compete in front of a crowd, free to run in the 200 metres. translation: i am happy to be here because i have met a lot of people rather than being alone. being here in abu dhabi i am doing sport with people like me so i am happy. less then two years ago malaki was alone and chained in his own home. today he might not have won a medal, but he has gained a community and a brighter future. stuart pollitt, bbc news, dubai. it's been announced that the 2020

tour de france will start with two tough opening stages in nice with a hilly day in the south of france, followed by a day in the mountains. organisers released details of the first two stages on monday, showing a change from the traditional starts. meanwhile, team sky are set to announce a new sponsor — owned by britain's richest man sirjim ratcliffe. the broadcaster said in december that it would end its decade—long commitment at the end of this year. ratcliffe has been in talks with team sky principal dave brailsford for several weeks. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me chetan pathak and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye.

hello there. last week, we were bombarded by deep areas of low pressure, bringing gales and heavy rain, but i'm thankful to say this week is looking much quieter. we've got high pressure, i think, in the driving seat for many of us. so it'll be a lot more settled and quite mild. although we'll have quite a bit of cloud around, where you get the sunshine, it will feel very springlike indeed. this is the area of high pressure which will be dominating the weather for us throughout this week. but we've still got a few weather fronts to contend with in the short term. so it does look like, early on tuesday, quite a lot of cloud around, some showery bursts of rain across northern and western areas, and it will be breezier here as well. so with all the cloud cover, i think, and even the rain and the breeze, it's not going to be a particularly cold start on tuesday. but there will be quite a bit of cloud around. sunshine will be limited. i think probably the best of any, if you get some, will be the north—east of scotland, perhaps some spots across eastern england. but elsewhere, quite a bit of cloud, thickest across the north—west, where we'll see further outbreaks of rain, and it'll be breezier here too. so 11—14 celsius for scotland.

further south, i2, 13 degrees, maybe 14 celsius in the south—east, which is actually pretty mild — a little bit higher than what we should be looking at this time of year. things are set to turn even milder midweek onwards. this big wedge of air will move in from the atlantic. the orange and yellow colours denote that. then it does look like, if we get some sunshine across the eastern side of the country, then those temperatures will shoot up. but again, another very cloudy day, i think, across northern and western areas. thickest of the cloud across the west of scotland, where it'll be quite breezy. 13, maybe 14 degrees here. but across the south and east, given some sunshine, we could be looking at 16 or 17 celsius. we've still got high pressure with us, dominating the scene, i think, for much of england and wales. this weather front will bring thicker cloud, outbreaks of rain to scotland and then to northern ireland later in the day, and it will become quite windy here too, as well, so a bit of a different feel to the weather. further south, though, largely settled, variable cloud, a little bit of sunshine, and again very mild, with temperatures reaching 15 or 16 degrees. something a little bit cooler behind

this weather front — nine or ten celsius here, lower for stornoway. this weather front begins to slip south—east, but fizzles out as it does for friday. so outbreaks for scotland and northern ireland, then into north—western parts of england and north—west wales later on. those temperatures dropping a little bit here, but still very mild, with some sunshine across the south and the east. now, it looks like that weather front will slip southwards during friday night, and then for the weekend, something a little bit cooler, as you can see. temperatures down a notch, but it looks largely settled, with variable cloud, a bit of sunshine.