you are watching bbc news. i'm babita sharma. our top story — theresa may has suffered another brexit defeat in the british parliament. mps have voted to take control of the parliamentary agenda on leaving the european union. they're now expected to hold welcome to newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. a series of indicative votes to help the headlines — another humiliating decide what to do next. defeat for theresa may. israel has carried out air strikes in gaza the eyes to the right — 329. after a rocket hit the noes to the left — 302. a house near tel aviv. several more missiles were fired into israel from the palestinian territory on monday evening. british mps defy her — and this story is trending on bbc.com. in a bid to seize control a british airways flight destined of the brexit process. for dusseldorf in germany has landed critics say her approach in scotland by mistake is a "national embarrassment". after the flight paperwork was submitted incorrectly. the passengers only realised when the plane landed confusion in thailand and the "welcome to edinburgh" as two rival groups try to form announcement was made. a government — the official election the plane was redirected and then result is delayed until may. did manage to land in dusseldorf. i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: explosion. you are up—to—date. israel strikes at least a dozen targets across gaza — stay with bbc world news. hours after a rocket hits a home in tel aviv. coming up: we report from the birmingham primary school where the chief

and ringing the changes. hong kong's quest to repurpose the public phone box. we'll look at the best suggestions. it's 9am in singapore and midnight here in london, where members of the british parliament have voted to try to take control of the process by which britain leaves the european union. in the space of one hour the prime minister lost two key votes and three government ministers. it all means that mps will now get the chance to vote on wednesday on a number of alternative brexit plans. here's the speakerjohn bercow reading out the result of the vote. the ayes to the right — 329. the noes to the left — 302. so the ayes have it, the ayes have it. unlock.

so what happens now and what is the timetable. our political correspondent nick eardley can guide us through the indicative votes process. another big brexit vote in parliament and another defeat for the government. this one means that mps have wrestled some of the control over what happens next away from ministers. there will be a bunch of votes on wednesday looking at alternative plans to the one the prime minister has been fighting for. it means mps could be asked about things like a closer relationship with the eu than the one the government wants, a more distant relationship, potentially the idea of another referendum, potentially leaving with no deal at all, even cancelling the whole thing, revoking article 50. it's really not clear whether any of that will get the backing of a majority of mps and the prime minister has made clear that even if it does, if it's something that's contrary to what she promised at the election, she might not go to europe and ask for it. anyway, the prime minister still has her deal, she is still trying to win up more support for it before she brings it back to parliament

but at the moment, it's not even guaranteed that will happen. also making news today: donald trump says he believes that the special counsel, robert mueller, acted honourably, after his investigation found no evidence of collusion with russia during the last us presidential election. russian officials have also welcomed the findings of the two—year inquiry. the president has repeatedly called the investigation a witch—hunt. this was him speaking today. it lasted a long time, we're glad it's over, it's 100% the way it should have been. i wish it could have gone a lot sooner, a lot quicker. there are a lot of people out there that have done some very, very evil things, very bad things, i would say treasonous things,

against our country. we can never let this happen to another president again, i can tell you that, i say it very strongly. very few people i know could have handled it. we can never, ever let this happen to another president again. the us lawyer who represented the adult film star stormy daniels against president trump has been charged with trying to extort more than $20 million from sports firm nike. michael avenatti's arrest was announced just minutes after he tweeted that he was about to reveal a major college basketball scandal involving nike. prince charles and the duchess of cornwall have made history by becoming the first members of the royal family to visit cuba in an official capacity. the prince of wales is due to have dinner with the president, as well as visit environmentally friendly projects during the three—day trip. the venezuelan capital, caracas, and many other parts of the country have been hit by another power cut,

weeks after widespread blackouts. the metro in caracas has closed temporarily, leaving thousands of commuters crowding the streets. the information minister said the main hydroelectric dam had been the subject of an attack. earlier this month, most venezuelans went without electricity for almost a week. back to our top story now, another dramatic day in the count down to brexit. prime minister theresa may has lost three ministers and two key votes in one evening and parliament will now hold a series of indicative votes to clarify which version of a deal to leave to european union it can agree on. mrs may explained why she thought this would not be any kind of solution. the amendment in the name of my right honourable friend,

the member for west dorset, seeks to provide for this process by taking control of the order paper. i continue to believe doing so would be an unwelcome precedent to set which would overturn the balance of our democratic institutions. so the government will oppose this amendment this evening but in order to fulfil our commitments to this house, would seek to provide government time in order for this process to proceed. when she lost that vote the leader of the opposition jeremy corbyn congratulated his fellow mps on taking back control of brexit. i would like to congratulate the house for taking control. i know there are very many members of this house who have been working for alternative solutions and we must debate those to find a

consensus. must debate those to find a consensus. this house must also consider whether any deal should be put to the people for a conch —— confirmatory vote. the european commission has warned that it looks ever more likely that britain will leave the eu without a deal. they've been preparing for a no—deal brexit for over a year. 0ur europe correspondent, gavin lee, has been explaining the view from brussels after monday night's vote. 0n the back of what we are now seeing with this, parliament getting a sense of control on wednesday, we might geta a sense of control on wednesday, we might get a sense, perhaps, perhaps not, of which way the parliament may go. i've had a senior eu official text me in the past few minutes to say, look, this in some ways could be good if we get a sense of convergence from mps that we haven't had before. maybe it breaks the deadlock. carl bildt, the former swedish prime minister, the only one to be fairly rapid fire on his twitter tonight, saying: downhill, downhill tonight, where does this end?

former thai premier tha ksin shinawatra claims the country's first election since the military coup in 2014 was rigged to ensure the military retain their political grip on the kingdom. the electoral commission has said it would investigate any allegations of irregularities but the election result is still not clear. two rival camps — the opposition backed by mr thaksin and a pro—military party — are both trying to form a government. the bbc thai service has interviewed tha ksin shinawatra and our correspondent rebecca hensche has this analysis. a warning rebecca's report has flash—photography. former prime minister thaksin shinawatra is in hong kong to attend his youngest daughter's wedding last friday. a guest at the event was thai princess ubolratana, whose nomination to run as a candidate for prime minister in the election was vetoed by her brother, the king. thaksin shinawatra denied to the bbc that he was involved in this highly controversial move.

translation: i don't know how it started. i have been friends with princess ubolratana for over 30—years, ever since she was married to peterjensen. she had treated me as a friend. it was a kind of friendship. i know her character. she is diligent, willing to work hard for the country, and so she volunteered for the leadership role. tha ksin shinawatra has been living in exile since fleeing corruption charges in 2008. he told the bbc that he would not be returning to the country to face justice but said that he was willing to talk to those in power. translation: before i prove my innocence, shouldn't the justice system be tested? was it fair enough? the whole process wasn't fair. i am just an ordinary human being, don't be afraid of me.

come and speak with me directly. i don't know why they are so afraid of me. the more they are afraid of me, the more chaotic the country seems to be. i am a person who can bring benefit to the country and i want to use the term negotiate. i want to say that if you see me as a benefit to the country, we can talk, that's all. don't look to me as an enemy. the military looks at people on the other side as an enemy. we aren't enemies, we all are thais. the technology giant apple has unveiled its own tv and film subscription service as it tries to boost profits after flagging sales of its iphone. already signed up with commissioned programming are stars such as steven spielberg, oprah winfrey and jennifer aniston. but apple faces tough competition from the likes of netflix who already have more than 130

million subscribers globally. 0ur media editor amol rajan reports. like the big bang, it explodes. some of hollywood's biggest names came out for apple today. they announced a raft of new services in credit cards and games. but it is a beefed up tv product. it will launch in over 100 countries this year. unlike anything that has been done before. apple is making a bold play in the economy. a war for oui’ bold play in the economy. a war for our eyes, ears bold play in the economy. a war for oui’ eyes, ears and bold play in the economy. a war for our eyes, ears and minds is ranging —— raging and it is based on the west coast of america. netflix has said it won't put any of its shows on the apple service. by the same

token, us giant disney has pulled out of netflix and his lodging and streaming next month. out of netflix and his lodging and streaming next monthlj out of netflix and his lodging and streaming next month. i don't want to give you an opportunity to be able to express your feelings. the brains behind one of one of netflix pulp -- brains behind one of one of netflix pulp —— netflix's biggest shows has said there is never been a better time to be a producer. where the linear producers seem to operate to a nice —— niche demographic, streaming services can work out exactly the audience the programme is fit for once it has been delivered. a great wave of consolidation is sweeping across the media landscape as the creators of

content are getting together with the distributors. those to own the pipes. rather than by a content company outright, apple are big enough and brave enough to have a go at content themselves. for punters, that's great. but for traditional broadcasters, the fact that even rupert murdoch but rupert murdoch thinks he is too small to compete isn't just thinks he is too small to compete isn'tjust ——is terrifying. apple is expanding its horizons beyond hardware to hollywood. call for change. hong kongers are asked for ideas on what to do with its disused public phone kiosks. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabs and israelis.

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our top stories: british mps have voted to take control of the parliamentary agenda on brexit — they're now expected to hold a series of indicative votes to help decide what to do next. there's confusion in thailand, with two rival groups trying to form a government. the official election result has been delayed until may. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: we start with the japan times which reports that a court has rejected a challenge to a national law which forces japanese couples to use the same surname upon getting married. the plaintiffs argued that the law caused psychological suffering but thejudge dismissed their claim. india's business standard has the latest in the crisis atjet airways. the compa ny‘s founder naresh goyal resigned on monday.

the paper says that the airline is now seeking fresh investors. staying with airlines, the south china morning post reports that hong kong's aviation authorities are investigating why a cathay pacific pilot was allowed to fly although he had measles. the post says hong kong is currently grappling with an outbreak of the highly—infectious disease. the israeli armed forces have launched air strikes across the gaza strip, in retaliation, they say, for a rocket attack on monday. it came as prime minister benjamin netanyahu met with president trump in washington. the rocket hit a village near tel aviv, injuring several people. the united nations has warned against escalating violence, as israel said it had destroyed the offices of the hamas leader, ismail haniyeh. from jerusalem our correspondent yolande knell reports. another nerve—racking night in gaza.

israel's military says it's targeting the sites of hamas, the militant group which runs the strip. here, its leader's office was hit as missiles were fired at israel. i just want to say, bibi, it's an honour you at the oval office, thank you. thank you. meanwhile in washington, isreal‘s prime minister, fighting a tough election campaign, had wanted to show he's an unrivalled statesman. in a day of history, we have never had a greater friend than president trump. mr netanyahu has now had to cut his trip short and hurry home. this is why. a house in central israel destroyed by a rocket fired from gaza early this morning. little children were among those injured. robert wolf, their grandfather, is originally from the uk. this is the real price and ijust

paid it and i nearly lost my family. and if we hadn't have got to the bomb shelter in time, i would now be burying all my family. there was already fear of rising tension this week coming up to the anniversary of protests here along gaza's boundary fence. tonight, egypt, often a go—between for israel and hamas, has been frantically trying to broker a ceasefire and avert a wider conflict. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. let's return to the news in the thailand elections. the result is very unclear with two rival camps both trying to form a government. let's cross life tojonathan head. a

bit of a mess from where we are looking. i should clarify that the results have not been delayed till may. the final confirmation always was in may. we have a royal coronation coming up interrupting things but at the moment there is a bargaining between parties. they have been problems, more problems than usual. the results, the initial should have been cleared. there are allegations of irregularities, this is not unusual but we do not know how big these. there has been a big loss of trust in how the election committee has explained itself. they are now finally confirming the number of seeds one and they are now calculating other things. it is a pretty clear trend and i do not

think that will change whatever the investigations into irregularities and that is the pro thaksin shinawatra party is still the ruling party but smaller. the ruling party has done better than expected. these are the two groups negotiating with other parties to form a coalition. we have a new exciting young party, future forward, most likely on the anti— military side, which is done better. so they could get the majority to the lower house first but the military have in their pocket and entirely appointed senate. they could do that and it is likely that general prayuth chan—ocha will prevail and remain as prime minister. how likely this harmonious formation of a government

will be is what i was going to ask you? i like how you used the term harmonious. it is not going to be harmonious. it is not going to be harmonious. it is still very split and it is underlying this, the election. large groups of ties who are willing to stick with the militaries and others who think they have not done a greatjob. some people are frightened of thaksin shinawatra. but the power relations have shifted. for the past few years we have been stuck with pro— and anti— thaksin shinawatra. thaksin shinawatra's party is significant but diminish. the military party has destroyed the other hand. and we have this new use based party.

thaksin shinawatra have this new use based party. tha ksin shinawatra it have this new use based party. thaksin shinawatra it diminished and with him being less of a presence, although still significant, the anti— thaksin although still significant, the anti— tha ksin shinawatra although still significant, the anti— thaksin shinawatra will not fill they would resort to certain measures. from politics to telephone booth. a waste of space or poised for a re—purpose? around the world the humble public telephone box stands mostly unused and some argue, a waste of space. a few lonely phones boxes have been put to better use, like these in the uk. 0thers remain largely overlooked. but in hong kong a public vote is taking place to galvanise interest in putting the booths to better use, before the space is lost forever. paul zimmerman is a councillor in the district of pokfulam and ceo of designing hong kong, a group that advocates better urban design. many argue that these un—used phone boxes are a waste of time.

it's the obvious first reaction when you see them standing unused but we have to realise that in a high—density city like hong kong, that location in the street has a typhoon proof foundation, and electricity cable, has a communications cable so what else can you do with that location? indeed, but more than 1000 of these payphone boots have already been dismantled, paul, and basically you want to re—purpose these kiosks but you are running out of time. we have to rush. we published an article on it and we are on line doing surveys so we are trying to get people interested in it. we had about 45 ideas from a lot of different people. some of them are practical, like a water dispenser, a multipurpose information panel where you can do phone charging and get tourist information.

another proposal that is currently leading as the preferred option is a reverse vending machine where people can deposit their use plastic bottle and get some money back. there are some weird ideas, particularly a teleporter booth, a torture chamber, or even converted into toilets. you can see in hong kong, people are practical. they don't get a lot of votes but put a smile on people's face. we see in areas like 0saka as well, phone boots being repurposed, one with the fish tank, the other was put into a mini library, mini disco. those are fun, alternative ideas but for a high—density city like hong kong or new york, information panels with tourist information... is there a deadline for this makeover and if you are successful, how will you basically

finance this makeover? i think the financing is going to come from advertising and other opportunities on the panels. we have a deadline, it's every day. these phone locations are being removed and we are working closely, giving pressure on the communications authority in hong kong and hong kong telecom, pccw, which is the operator of these telephone boots. of these telephone booths. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma, in london. and i'm rico hozon, in singapore. stay with us. a bigger bite of the action — apple launches a new tv streaming platform at a star—studded event in california. we'll have the latest in asia business report. and before we go, a reminder of our top story: members of parliament in britain have voted to take control of business in the house of commons on wednesday, in an unprecedented move to try to find a way forward on brexit.

thank you forjoining us, goodbye. hello there. if you like your spring weather dry, i think you will find plenty to like about this weather forecast. very little rain in the forecast for most of us. we will see dry weather. sunshine amounts will vary. often i think there'll be quite large amounts of cloud but the temperatures as we head towards the end of the week will start to creep upwards. high pressure in charge of the scene which is what's keeping things settled and as i run the sequence through the next few days, this high—pressure barely moves. so for most of us, things stay dry and quiet. up to the north, notice frontal systems scraping into northern scotland so here we'll see patchy rains at times and it will be breezy. we start tuesday for many on a chilly note and towards the south with the lion's share of the clear skies but also the best

of the sunshine through tuesday morning. the further north and west you are, the more cloud there is likely to be and across the north—west of scotland, outbreaks of patchy rain, quite breezy in northern scotland as well. elsewhere cloud thicken up to squeeze out the odd large shower but the vast majority drive. but the vast majority dry. the afternoon brings a mixture of patchy cloud and sunny spells and temperatures generally between 11 and 1a. get into some sunshine, that will feel quite pleasant. into tuesday night, we will see fairly large amounts of cloud and where it breaks up for any length of time, we are likely to see mist and fog patches developing. as a consequence of all the cloud, it's probably not going to get particularly cold. but if you do keep clear starry skies overhead for a time, don't be surprised if we do get a touch of frost. wednesday, very similar day. a mixture of cloudy areas and sunny areas. probably brightening up for many places. for scotland, again, we will see some outbreaks of rain. those temperatures may be up by a degree also. 12—15 degrees. high pressure still with us as we move out of wednesday into thursday.

not many white lines are ricer bars on the chart but what wind not many white lines or isobars on the chart but what wind there is will be moving in a clockwise direction. that will introduce a south or south—westerly flow across much of the uk, bringing some slightly milder hour. of the uk, bringing some slightly milder air. a mixture of patchy cloud and sunny spells once any early morning fog clears. sea breezes developing around the coast of eastern or southern england and those temperatures, by this stage, up to 16 or possibly 17 degrees. as we look further ahead, friday is going to be another mild if not warm day. again, we should see long spells of sunshine. as we get on into the weekend, it looks like thing will turn a little bit cooler. but most of us, it will be predominantly dry. that's all from me for now.