this is bbc news, the headlines: a warm welcome to bbc news, the uk government has been given two broadcasting to viewers in north america more months to prepare for brexit, and around the globe. but if mps do not pass my name is mike embley. our top stories: the withdrawal agreement, hours of talks, then that will change then the european union agrees to two extra weeks. to give britain yet more time theresa may has reiterated her wish that parliament approve the deal to prepare for brexit, and allow britain to but only if parliament leave the eu smoothly. passes theresa may's deal. a week on from the horrific attacks on two mosques in christchurch, new zealand has fallen silent to remember the 50 people killed. if the withdrawal agreement is passed by the house the call to prayer was also of commons next week, observed, while other services the european council are taking place to show solidarity agrees to an extension until the 22nd of may. with the muslim community. twenty—four hours after she attacked mps, theresa may now says she understands their frustration. aid workers are racing but she says, it's time against time to get emergency supplies to hundreds of thousands of people affected by cyclone idai, which struck southern to end the uncertainty. africa a week ago. more than 300 people have been i hope we can all agree we are now confirmed dead in mozambique at the moment of decision and zimbabwe, but the toll

and i will make every effort is expected to rise. to ensure that we are able to leave with the deal and move our country forward. one week on from the deadly mosque attacks in christchurch the country comes together to pay now on bbc news, tribute to the victims. thursday in parliament. aid workers race to get emergency supplies to hundreds of thousands of people stranded by cyclone idai. donald trump overturns decades of us policy, saying america should recognise israeli sovereignty over the occupied golan heights. the british prime minister has convinced eu leaders to grant her an extension to try and get her brexit deal approved by parliament. but it's not for as long as she wanted, and it is still possible the uk could leave the european in less than a week, with no withdrawal deal in place.

if the british parliament fails to back her deal, it's rejected it twice, by huge margins, then the eu's extension only lasts until april 12th. if the deal passes, the uk will leave on may 22nd. here's donald tusk speaking shortly after the latest talks. the european council decided to approve the strasbourg agreement as regards the extension, our decisions envisage two scenarios. in the first scenario, that if the withdrawal agreement is passed by the house of commons next week, the european council agrees to an extension until the 22nd of may. in the second scenario, that if the agreement is not approved by the house of commons next week, the european council agrees to an extension

until the 20th of april... 12th, 12th of april... laughter ..while expecting the uk to indicate a way forward. what this means in practice is that, until that date, all options will remain open and the cliff edge date will be delayed. there were smiles but a lot of tension and fatigue. speaking after mr tusk, theresa may emphasised her desire to now work with mps in parliament in order move forward what the decision today underlines is the importance of the house of commons passing a brexit deal next week, so that we can bring an end to the uncertainty and leave in a smooth and orderly manner. tomorrow morning, i will be returning to the uk and working hard to build support for getting the deal through. i know mps on all sides of the debate have passionate views and i respect those

different positions. last night, i expressed my frustrations and i know that mps are frustrated too. they have difficultjobs to do. i hope we can all agree we are now at the moment of decision and i will make every effort to ensure that we are able to leave with the deal and move our country forward. well, my colleague christian fraser has been monitoring developments in brussels all day. here he is, just after that news conference by theresa may. it has been a marathon european council. they were supposed to be meeting for three hours but eventually came out after eight hours to say they have reached some conclusion and the extension comes

into parts. if theresa may is able to get her deal through the house of commons next week, then for technical reasons, to get the legislation through, the european is prepared to give it till the 22nd of may. but if they do not, they would expect the house of commons to find another way forward and they said a limit tool the 12th of april. that is an important day because of that is an important day because of that is the moment the uk would have to inform the european union whether or not it was taking part in european parliamentary elections. theresa may, when she appeared at the press conference was asked where she is going at this moment in time, where the put her preferences chris make her main preference is her deal but then the option is ideal, no deal, revoke or extension. she made it quite clear that she did not think she could revoke article 50, given the result of the referendum. she

was not drawn on no deal but did say that she doesn't believe the uk should take part in the european election which leaves deal or no deal. it is time for decisions, says theresa may and is putting the onus straight on the house. but many mps backin straight on the house. but many mps back in london who really cannot contemplate the idea of the uk would leave without a deal, expect a battle royale. if the deal goes down for a third time, even if the speaker allows it, what then happens would the prime minister try and ta ke would the prime minister try and take the uk out of the european union, risking some of the resignations in her front union, risking some of the resignations in herfront bench, put forward the indicative vote and hope within three weeks to find a new way forward. all eyes in brussels will be on the house of commons and it really is decision time, as theresa

may says. let's get some of the day's other news: venezuela's opposition leaderjuan guaido says his chief of staff is missing after intelligence agencies detained robert marrero in a raid on his home. the us has repeatedly warned president maduro not to arrest mr guaido or his aides and called it a "big mistake" that would not go unanswered. at least 44 people have been killed and dozens more injured following a huge explosion at a chemical plant in china. the windows of houses and a school were shattered by the force of the explosion, and residents were evacuated amid concerns about toxic fumes, according to local media. the blast happened on thursday at a pesticide factory in yancheng, jiangsu province. the former president of brazil, michel temer, has been taken to rio following his arrest on charges of corruption. the 78 year—old has been detained in connection with a long—running investigation known as operation car wash, which has seen many politicians and business leaders in the country convicted or charged. mr temer denies any wrongdoing.

a large crowd has observed two minute's silence in memory of the 50 victims of the mass shooting in christchurch new zealand last friday. mariko oi is in chrsitchurch for us. behind me is the al noor mosque where 42 people lost their lives last friday, eight others were gunned down shortly after. you notice i am wearing a headscarf, to show respect to those praying around us. show respect to those praying around us. thousands of people attended friday prayers which was the exact event the attacker targeted last friday. the event started with a call to prayer being broadcast nationally around new zealand followed by a two minute's silence.

let's ta ke followed by a two minute's silence. let's take a listen. islamic adhan (call to prayer). we have been struck by the outpouring of love and support shown to the muslim community. what you have done has brought call closer together. in the coming weeks more people will turn up in the mosques, a place you hate so much. they will turn up by their faith and strength. in the coming weeks,

muslims will turn up at the gates of mosques with fresh flowers and beautifully written notes. they may not have known where the mosques in the area are but now they do, all because of you. the shooter may have achieved carnage and he has also clearly generated much heartbreak and disruption, he took away many people ‘s lives but to me, he hasn't totally failed to create hate and despair in us. — — he has totally failed. he has failed to drive a wedge between us and has opened new pathways of acceptance. let's stand and one and show the world that we new zealanders stand as one

community no matter what. the youngest victim was three, five were under 15. they had moved from countries like pakistan and india, refugees from syria looking for a safer place to live. earlier, i spoke to a doctor from the new zealand muslim association and asked how his community is holding up. it is a very tough situation and it is a very emotional time but, thanks to god, we are holding strong. the compassion and love which has been outpouring from the community has been tremendous and that gives us this strength that we stand together in this dark hour in our history. we have been struck

by the support of the community as well. the new zealand government has been acting very quickly in terms of addressing the gun laws but how do you assess the government response so far? so far it has been excellent the response from our prime minister and the agencies which have been attending to seeing that the loved ones are identified and handed over to theirfamilies. ones are identified and handed over to their families. in that regard, it has been an excellent response and the prime minister has shown incredible leadership on the face of the situation we are facing. however, as a nation, there will be a time to reflect on how this could happen and we will be looking at beyond just gun laws to make sure that we emerge from this catastrophe asa that we emerge from this catastrophe as a country and a community which

is strongly connected and cohesive and supportive of each other. for that, or new zealanders need to play their part into that and i have no doubt they will. but also i think, ona doubt they will. but also i think, on a global level, we need to look at the ways in which we need to change the thinking and the narratives which create hatred among people. we just wejust got we just got the latest numbers from the city council which said that 5000 muslim worshippers attended friday prayers but 15,000 others alsojoined the service. friday prayers but 15,000 others also joined the service. that goes to show how local community has come together to show the support for the muslim community. we are expecting

mass burials later this afternoon. funerals are continuing to take place for those who died last friday. thank you for being with us. and as thailand prepares to head for the polls, we hear how candidates prepare to woo the seven million first time voters. let there be no more wars or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. very good. applause so proud of both of you. applause with great regret, the committeee have decided that south africa should be excluded from the 1970 competition.

chants streaking across the sky, the white— hot wreckage from mir drew gasps from onlookers on fiji. onlooker: wow! this is bbc news, the latest headlines: eu leaders in brussels give britain two more months to prepare for brexit. if mps do not pass the withdrawal agreement, then that will change to two extra weeks. a week on from the mosque attacks in christchurch that killed 50 people. the country has come together to remember the victims. aid agencies say hundreds of

thousands of people have been affected by the tropical cyclone which hit south eastern africa last week, leaving huge swathes of land completely flooded. whole towns and villages have been submerged. 0xfam says that an area of almost 1200 square miles is now under water. 0ur africa editor, fergal keane has been with rescue teams trying to reach people still stranded near the coast of mozambique. a town separated from its country. buzi is now an island... ..its people marooned on rooftops. today, the country's president visited. filipe nyusi saw for himself the wretched conditions of his people. "the first thing we're going to do is rescue people from the water," he said, "so that they do not die." there was a small hand—out of food aid, too small for so many, with inevitable frustration. we joined a rescue team approaching buzi from the water,

from where the river pungwe burst its banks. within a few minutes, we saw the first survivors, calling to us from the shore. the rescuers are from the indian navy, training in the region when the cyclone struck. these people had been waiting a week to be rescued. "we were in the water for four days", said this man. "we've lost our houses. we moved to a safer place so that we could be rescued." day after day, several times a day, the indian navy is carrying out these rescue missions and finding people in a desperate condition. you have to ask yourself, what would happen if they weren't here? we passed localfishing boats loaded with survivors, but there are too few of them are many fishermen have lost their homes. once back on land in beira, there's medical care for the old and for the young.

numerous people are suffering from foot infections, caused by standing too long in water. somejust sitting in the blazing heat, exhausted by days of suffering. from the air too, more rescues. these south african teams have been working from dawn till dusk to snatch marooned people. this was the scene at the stadium in buzi, and again, the limits of what's possible to achieve with still such limited resources. we carried on until we reached the first damaged buildings of buzi, the people camped on rooftops. and here, those who'd heard that rescue was coming, crowded onto the banks. it's impossible to know how many people are waiting in there for rescue. the navy can now only take

28 and there is a much greater need than that. mothers push their children to safety. wherever they were going had to be better than this. disaster on all... disaster on all sides? all sides. but at least she was getting out. as we pulled away, others pleaded to be taken. the old woman was brought aboard. we saw the indian navy rescue 67 people along the river, but as others are left behind, the sailors will be back tomorrow and for days to come. fergal keane, bbc news, on the pungwe river, mozambique. donald trump has overturned decades of us policy by saying it's time for washington to recognise israeli sovereignty over the golan heights, which it captured from syria in 1967. speaking in jerusalem, israeli prime minister

benjamin netanyahu said president trump had made history. a senior palestinian official, saeb erekat said the policy change was a recipe for conflict between palestinians and israelis. donald trump's move comes ahead of a general election in israel next month. debra shushan is director of policy and government relations, americans for peace now. your organisation makes no secret of its trump and netanyahu have established a bond and this is a help to mr netanyahu. established a bond and this is a help to mr netanyahulj established a bond and this is a help to mr netanyahu. i am afraid that it help to mr netanyahu. i am afraid thatitis help to mr netanyahu. i am afraid that it is not a curious stands as far as the trump administration is concerned, even though it is curious when you look at the consistent us policy towards israel and the golan heights since 1967 and especially since 1981 when israel effectively annexed the goal and heights which the us refused to recognise. ——

golan heights. in that sense it is curious but not at all curious given the fact that there is a close relationship between president trump and prime minister netanyahu and the fa ct and prime minister netanyahu and the fact that it has been quite frankly obvious for a long time that president trump would do anything he could in order to deliver netanyahu a big perceived foreign policy when on the eve of the israeli election. this move on the golan heights may not change much on the ground but it may give encouragement to people in israeli politics pushing hard to annex the west bank? you are exactly right. this process started well, not started but recently last week you had the state department human rights report that came out that com pletely rights report that came out that completely eliminated the use of the words occupied and occupation with

reference to the west bank and gaza strip to dig and then as far as the golan heights were concerned, for the first time in the human rights report it was no longer referred to as israeli—occupied but rather is rarely controlled. obviously this was noticed within israel by the israeli politicians. you had the leader of the new right party saying it was therefore incumbent upon israel is since the trump administration was clearly waving the green flag, it was incumbent on israel is to annex the west bank or parts of it. he indicated that in the first week of the new parliamentary sitting, his party will introduce a bill to annex 60% of the west bank and after that move of the west bank and after that move of referring to the golan heights as israeli controlled rather than occupied, even before donald trump is my declaration today on twitter

you had edelstein, the speaker of the israeli parliament, the number two on the list in the upcoming election who said that it is now, the time has now come for israel to annex the west bank because clearly of the united states is willing to recognise annexation of the golan heights, why should not the west bank be next? thank you very much indeed. there will be seven million first—time voters in thailand's election on sunday. a new party called future forward is attracting their attention, with radical policies to deal with inequality and the influence of the military. but the military itself has set the electoral system, putting its own party in pole position. and it wants youth support too, as our correspondent jonathan head reports. canvassing on two wheels. when you are young and new to politics, this is perhaps the best and certainly the most affordable way to connect with voters. it is a good time

for the new party... i was following taopiphop limjittrakorn around the bangkok constituency he hopes to represent. tao says he's always been a bit of a rebel and he is the founder member of a brand—new party, future forward, which is promising big changes for thailand. they think, oh, a new candidate? i'm just 30 years old, i told him, and a law graduate. surprisingly, he would come. what made you decide to become a politician? honestly, it sound so bad, i want power, but power to change. and powerfrom ordinary people. i want to represent ordinary people. his party and the radical young millionaire who funds it has generated a lot of excitement, especially among younger thais. he has become a social media star although he knows that is not enough.

work on ground as much as you work online. online campaign, you get popularity. on ground, you get votes. the military—drafted electoral system is stacked against him but there are 7 million first—time voters who could yet help his party to do better than expected. new policies, ending dictatorship and something new in politics is what these students say is important to them. that presents a bit of a problem for the man who seized power in a coup five years ago. general prayuth wants to keep the prime minister'sjob and has formed a party to persuade voters that is a good idea. they've recruited young and telegenic candidates like pada vorakanon, who is also on two wheels, though she has a lot more back—up on her party than future forward's tao does. jonathan will be reporting on the

election on sunday to dig more on all the news for you anytime on the bbc website. 18 degrees in the sunshine in yorkshire on thursday but for much of the uk, it may have been mild but it was cloudy and that cloud is with us as it begins. there are changes on the way. as this weather front moves southwards, it will bring cooler conditions but more of us will get to see some sunshine over the weekend. cloudy, damp, drizzly in places, misty and murky but very mild. bearing down from northwest scotland and as it moves, we see the wind strengthening. this is where we will see the strongest gusts during the day, in excess of a0 miles per hour, in excess of 60 across the northern and western isles. so the rain is moving south across scotland and northern ireland,

into parts of north—west england and north wales but look behind the weather front. land appears. an indication the sun is coming out, a few blustery showers, wintry on the hills. ahead of the weather front, plenty of cloud, a few bright breaks in north—east england in yorkshire and along the south coast but most stay cloudy and mild. behind the front, it is turning cooler. the front continues to move southwards but increasingly light and patchy rain friday evening and night. the south—east of england and into east anglia where it stays mild for another night. a little damp and places elsewhere in the clearest skies. the cooler night. a touch of frost and parts of northern england, northern ireland and scotland. quite a change this weather front is bringing. cooler conditions in time for the weekend. but the front lingers close to south—east england at least on saturday and that means there will be a lot of cloud lingering here and maybe some light rain or drizzle. elsewhere, good sunny spells,

showers and a brisk wind pushing to scotland. wintry, maybe not, just on hills with a few showers into northern ireland as well the temperatures for most areas, around 9— 12 degrees so down compared to recent days and more widespread frosts going into sunday morning. brightening up across southern parts of england. some heavier and more prolonged downpours. again, wintry on hills. similar temperatures. so this is how the weekend is shaping up. it's going to be a little different because that weather front will have moved on through. clear days, chilly nights but more on the way of sunshine around 00:28:37,815 --> 2147483051:51:03,623 that those showers, blustery 2147483051:51:03,623 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 and in places wintry in scotland.