cuba, a country moving with great care to balance old ways with new imperatives and find a new place in the world. nicholas witchell, bbc news, havana. time for a look at the weather, here's tomasz we've got some fine weather out there which will please most of us. beautiful weather for the next few days. across the southern half of the uk we currently have an area of high pressure that's going to stick around. in fact, high pressure that's going to stick around. infact, it's high pressure that's going to stick around. in fact, it's firmly in charge of the weather today. around it we have weather fronts moving through. today's clouds have been shifting towards northern parts of the uk where the skies have been quite hazy. in the south right now the weather is a bit clearer. this is where the best of the weather is,

where we've got the blue skies. the temperatures are nothing spectacular today. 12—14 across the south, in the north a bit less mild. also some spots of rain affecting the north—west of the uk, particularly in scotland. much change tonight, where we have the cloud it will be frost free. in the south where we have the clear skies there would be a touch of frost on wednesday morning. a crisp start to the day. some sunshine but pretty nippy if you're an early bird. tomorrow, a build—up of cloud. perhaps not the clear skies some of us had today. tomorrow a few more clouds in the sky and temperatures of around 13-14. sky and temperatures of around 13—14. those temperatures are starting to rise. in fact, the high pressure still with us on thursday. you can see the front is moving towards the north of the uk and to the south that's where the mild air

is coming from. you can see the direction of the arrows coming in from the south—west. mild air being dragged in, which means with the sunny skies, temperatures can get up to 17 or 18 degrees. closer to 13 in the north. even in aberdeen up to 16. friday is the last day of the warm weather, by the time we get to saturday and sunday there are hints that things are going to change. yes, the temperatures are climbing and teasing us a bit this week. towards next week, there is iceland and the arctic circle. don't worry we aren't anticipating a massive freeze but it's going to feel chilly and next week we'll have some wintry showers may be as far south as the pennines. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. the prime minister meets cabinet

ministers, after mps seize control of the brexit process in the commons. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me, and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon. here's your latest sports news... montenegro will face punishment, after fans were heard chanting racist abuse at england players during last night's euro 2020 qualifier. england won the match 5—1 — and after danny rose told him about racist chanting earlier in the game, raheem stirling cupped his ears as he celebrated his goal. and rose was targeted again, after he was shown a yellow card. uefa have opened disciplinary proceedings — which will mean

montenegro will, at the least, have part of their stadium closed for their next qualifier against kosovo in june. troy townsend from the anti—racism organisation kick it out says the punishment needs to be more severe: it is closing at the stadium for a game that is not against england wisely, are is expulsion more were they? if we are going to show we are challenging, i say we because i am pa rt challenging, i say we because i am part of the footballing industry, if the governing bodies are going to shoot the tackling this, enough is enough, they cannot play this tournament until you have sort yourself out. and chelsea have complained to uefa about alleged racist abuse of callum hudson—odoi during their europa league tie against dynamo kiev in ukraine last week. uefa will assess whether there's enough evidence for disciplinary action. dynamo kiev have twice been punished for racist behaviour against english clubs in 2015, during fixtures against everton and chelsea. chelsea defender millie bright is back in the england

squad for their world cup warm—up matches against canada and spain next month. bright missed the she believes cup through injury but she returns to phil neville's squad, with her replacement gemma bonner left out. jill scott is also included. england have four friendies before their first world cup match against scotland on the 9th ofjune. england's women have beaten sri lanka by eight wickets in colombo, to take an unbeatable 2—nil lead in their twenty20 series. sri lanka could only manage 108—6 in their innings, with two wickets for katherine brunt and one for captain heather knight. and england chased down their target in 1a overs, danielle wyatt top—scoring with 37. victory in the final match on thursday would give them record a 10th win in a row, after they whitewashed india in their t20 series and then beat sri lanka 3—nil in the one—day series. we have worked really hard this tour. it has been a shift for us and

hopefully ten wins in the next game. it is not easy to win any international game of cricket, how is this england side making it look straightforward? we were quite ruthless and we have plans in place. just trying to get the job done every time. conor mcgregor‘s announcement that he's retired from mixed martial arts has been met with a degree of cynicism. he posted the news on social media early this morning. the irishman is 30 — and he'd established himself as one of mma's leading fighters, although his career has been marred by controversy, with an arrest and an order to have anger management help. but it's also not the first time he's annouced he's retiring, so fans and commentators aren't convinced he's definitely left the sport behind. watch this space. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. i will be back from tpm. thank you.

—— from two o'clock. thousands of people who invested in a high—risk bond scheme marketed as a "fixed rate isa" might now face a two year wait before getting just a small percentage of their money back. london capital finance collapsed in january and the serious fraud office now says it's arrested four people in connection with the case. my colleague annita mcveigh spoke to radio 4 5 money box reporter dan whitworth a little earlier — he explained what's in store for investors. the administrators, best case scenario, are hopeful to only recover around 20% of their money. we are talking about inexperienced first—time investors, people have put in their pensions, inheritance and a lifetime worth of saving into the scheme, that is a long wait, two yea rs, the scheme, that is a long wait, two years, and only 20%. some of the stories i particularly heartbreaking. 0ne stories i particularly heartbreaking. one of the thing i wa nt to heartbreaking. one of the thing i want to pull out of the report and i think is important, this is the

wording from the administrators. 0ur investigations indicate that some of the bondholders, some of their money flowed through a variety of transactions, which resulted in multi million pounds of those monies going into the personal possession or control for people. simon kandel, andy thomson and spencer goulding —related trusts are interest. the administrators have approached those four people and are asking them to pay those monies into a holding account so that if the bondholders do not get their money back, there was monies will go back to the bondholders. just to finish, the four men have agreed to this —— two men have agreed to this. the administrators are still waiting to hear from the other two in this regard. quite crucialfor hear from the other two in this regard. quite crucial for those investors. as well as the

administrators, other agencies are looking into this. where does this leave the investors? you mentioned they might only get back 20% of what they might only get back 20% of what the invested. absolutely. some of the invested. absolutely. some of the other organisations who are looking into this, the financial conduct authority, they got into the finance company in december and were concerned about misleading marketing. if these are first—time and experienced investors, a lot we re and experienced investors, a lot were taken in by the advertising. a lot of it happened online and social media. the financial conduct authority was not happy with that. it investigated the company, froze its assets and then it collapsed at the end of january. its assets and then it collapsed at the end ofjanuary. as its assets and then it collapsed at the end of january. as well as the financial conduct authority, we are the serious fraud office is investigating. we have made four arrests. they have not named the people. they made those arrests in conjunction with the national crime agency, the city of london police,

the serious fraud office took the lead and south—east organised crime unit. so a lot of people looking into this. experts have told the bbc that authorities are in denial about the practice of ‘breast ironing' — and that pe teachers need to be trained to spot it in young girls. breast ironing is when hot objects are used to press and destroy the breasts of girls as young as nine. it originates in west africa, but is happening here in the u.k. 0ur reporter amber haque has been to meet women in middlesbrough, birmingham and london — all speaking for the first time — about their experience of being breast ironed by members of their own family. breast ironing is a hidden form of cultural abuse. the practice originates in cameroon and countries in west africa. the bbc has now heard stories of it happening across the uk. it involves flattening a girl's chest with hot objects to delay

the breast from growing so she does not attract male attention. it is often done out of love and protection — to stop the girl being raped or getting early marriage proposals. kamiya, not her real name, was breast ironed by her mother at ten years old. this is a practice carried out by women on women, and pressure on some mothers to carry on the cultural tradition in the uk can be immense. i have four daughters. if they would have been able to get them, what would

they have done to them? safe guarding experts like angie marriott from cheshire police say professionals are in denial about breast ironing. it is a community sensitive hidden crime. the numbers are far greater than we anticipate. comfort was breast ironed at eight years old. it was in a pe class in the uk where she realised she looked different from the other girls. i must have been 14 or 15. i always hid myself but in pe you could not hide yourself. the amount of times i tried to get out of pe. that is when i noticed their breasts were different to mine. if my pe teacher had known back then, they would have noticed something. if i had had help then, i would have been able to deal with it growing up. but now that i am a full grown adult

and i am finding out this is the reason why i am going through this, because someone decided to mutilate my body. now campaigners tell the bbc that breast ironing should be made a mandatory part of sex education in schools and pe teachers should be trained to spot the signs in young girls. the first thing has to be about education of teachers and people working with young women to make sure that they realise this is a thing and it is happening here in the uk, and that they should be talking about it and prepared to listen to understand what is going on. it is just it isjust coming up it is just coming up to quarter to two. let's return to our top story brexit — and there will be a series of votes in the commons tomorrow, with the aim of finding out what alternative to the withdrawal deal will gain most support. it's emerged that mrs may will have a meeting with her backbenchers during the debate. the leader of the house

andrea leadsom is speaking in the commons right now, here's a little of what she had to say a few moments ago. the first business tomorrow will reflect the decision taken by the house yesterday at the conclusion of that business, the government will bring forward the draft european union withdrawal act amendment regulations 2019 for consideration. thank you. to find out let's talk to our chief political correspondent. decode that, please. this is regardless of the indicative votes. this is about changing the date of our departure. that needs to be done. a statutory instrument will be brought forward and debated for 90 minutes and there will be a vote, one in the commons and one in the lords. the problem is for the government, they are not in control of what happens here tomorrow because mps have voted to take

control of what goes on. they are incredibly having to work around what mps, want to do. it is tricky to find out what is going to happen. it does show what an incredible position we are in where downing street are not able to say what is going on because they have to wait to see what mps want to do. a significant day tomorrow where that departure date will be changed officially. it has changed already in international law but not uk law. it will be controversial. there are very many mps who do not want to have a delayed brexit. the rest of the day, we are going to have to wait to find out how that is going to work. it is a difficult thing to carry through. if you are a backbench mp who does not agree with anything, not in the same political party, they are having to come up with a mechanism whereby mps can try

and choose a feathered option. it is not going to be easy. winning a vote like last night is not easy. —— a favoured option. keeping people in agreement could prove very difficult. and in the midst of all this tomorrow, we have learned theresa may is to meet a group of backbenchers tomorrow. what can we eat into this? speculation about whether she will announce her departure as prime minister. although that is being discussed and if she was going to announce that might bring more people behind her deal, i think the problem is she is not certain there would be enough people. we have been hearing from the dup that they are not happy about the deal. without them, it would be incredibly difficult to get it through. unless she would know for sure that standing down would make a difference, people think she is not going to move in that

direction. a lot of people think they could be some movement on the tory side. some people sounding like they are willing to get behind her deal because they fear brexit might not happen at all now that parliament shown they have the numbers. no one thinks at the moment there is going to be enough for her deal to get through. in that case, if you are the prime minister, what is the point in announcing your departure if it will not make the difference you want it to me?l departure if it will not make the difference you want it to me? a huge day yesterday in the commons. another huge day tomorrow. does it feel calm today? it does a bit but i think people are going around talking to each other to establish what is happening. given the prime minister has said she cannot be tethered to whatever the house of commons decides, people are wondering what is the point of the indicative votes tomorrow. how will it work as we go into next week as well? and still speculation about

her deal. downing street making the point that under the terms that the eu set, they talked about the withdrawal agreement having to get through this week in order to get that automatic extension until may 22. everyone thinking could she bring back her vote on thursday? not something she is going to do unless she is sure she can win it. thank you. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news. mps back an unprecedented move to take greater control of the brexit process as they prepare to vote tomorrow on possible alternatives to theresa may's plan. a man convicted of manslaughter for killing his date in a speedboat crash on the river thames has agreed to be sent back to the uk following his extradition from georgia. finding answers for bereaved parents — coroners in england and wales may be given new powers to investigate stillbirths.

hello. now for the business news... in one of the biggest reforms of the internet in a generation — the eu has voted to protect copyright of movie and music producers as well as photographers and news providers. it wants internet firms to police content more closely and remove links that infringe copyright. it could mean the end of gifs and memes as well as online news aggregators such as google news. the move came despite fierce opposition from internet freedom campaigners and much of the technology industry soaring executive pay has become a symbol of "corporate greed" and is undermining the reputation of uk business according to a group of british mps. the business select committee said said that over the last decade, the pay of ftse 100 bosses has grown four times as much as national average earnings. shares in mens clothing retailer moss bros are down 10%

after the firm fell to a full—year loss for the first time since 2011. the firm has reported a 9.3% fall sales. store sales fell sharply, but online sales performed well, echoing the fortunes of other high street firms. new research by the chartered insitute of personnel and development shows the majority of working women experiencing the menopause say it has a negative impact on them at work. the cipd, which is the professional body for hr and people development, is launching free guidance on managing the menopause at work to help break the silence surrounding the topic. women over the age of 50 are the fastest growing group in the workforce and the average age for the menopause transition is 51. claire mccartney is from the cipd. what made you conduct this research and launch this advice? we know there is a big gap in guidance out

there is a big gap in guidance out there for organisations and we know there for organisations and we know there is a big taboo in terms of talking about the menopause. we are getting organisations talking about theissues getting organisations talking about the issues around the menopause, and actively supporting women in the workplace. reading some of the symptoms that women will get during menopause, they can affect you quite drastically. nearly two thirds said they were not able to concentrate, more stress for half, more than half said they felt less patient with colleagues. these are day—to—day feelings that would impact your work from the beginning until the end of the day. that is right. women will experience the menopause in different ways. 0thers experience the menopause in different ways. others may have symptoms, others will not. small differences can't make a big differences can't make a big difference to women in terms of supporting them. —— can make. providing things like desk fans,

implementing flexible working, there was could make a difference. you talk about desk fans and flexible working but also general support from colleagues as well. what role do you think that has to play in helping women who are going through the menopause at work?|j helping women who are going through the menopause at work? i think collea g u es the menopause at work? i think colleagues can be really helpful. so just asking colleagues whether they are ok, whether there is any support they could provide them. it is important to educate line managers to have the sensitive conversations to have the sensitive conversations to be informed about the menopause and to be able to point to some of the changes that will help support women and help them to thrive in the workplace. this is important more than ever. women over 50 are the fastest growing group in the workforce. there are more and more women of menopausal age out there working. absolutely. there will be very few workplaces out there that will not be impacted by the

menopause at work. we have to give support to make sure women are thriving in the workplace. thank you so much forjoining us. thank you. in other business news.. the chips are down at samsung. the south korean electronics giant has warned that profit for the first three months of the financial year will likely miss expectations. an unprecedented statement by the company blamed a decline in chip prices. 0nline supermarket service 0cado has signed a partnership agreement with australia s coles group — marking its fifth major overseas deal in less than 18 months. the deal will see 0cado 5 technology and software develop coles online 5 grocery business in australia as supermarkets try to compete with the demands of online shopping. uber is to buy its middle eastern rival careem for $3.1bn. the america—based ride—hailing app is looking to expand globally and wants to increase its value ahead of its stock market listing later this year. the tie—up is expected to be completed by the start of next year.

let's ta ke let's take a quick look at the markets. a pretty good day all in all for the london market. up half a percent. all companies in positive territory. more business news from me throughout the afternoon. back to you. thank you. when 15—year—old natasha ednan—laperouse died following an allergic reaction to a sandwich, it led herfamily to push for a change in legislation, pushing food chains to display allergy warnings. as the government's consultation comes to an end, natasha's best friend bethany, who was with her when she died, believes the time for action is now. ricky boleto went to meet her. me and natasha were very close. i called her tashy, tash,

tashini panini, guacamole sometimes. we had been to primary school together and secondary school together. we would go shopping on saturdays, we would do everything together. she was full ofjoy, and full of life, and she was just such a funny, happy person to be around all the time. natasha died almost three years ago. she had an extreme allergic reaction to a baguette she ate. bethany was with her when it happened. they were on a plane flying to france. you were with natasha when she passed away. you have got pictures of her all over your bedroom, because she was your best friend, wasn't she? i imagine when it happened, being there, it would have been quite traumatic for you. it was really traumatic, i think, watching your best friend die in front of you — it's a real shock, and it's not something that you can really recover from properly. surrounding yourself with photos is helpful.

but the real things that can make a difference is making sure that this won't happen again to anyone else. an inquest into the 15—year—old's death found pret a manger‘s labelling was inadequate. there was no mention of sesame on the packet, an ingredient natasha was allergic to. following the inquest, pret announced it would be listing all ingredients in its freshly made food. this week, a government consultation on food labelling laws comes to an end. the focus is on overhauling the labelling of preprepared foods like sandwiches and salads, which are made, packaged and then sold in the same stores. it was difficult for her. i think sometimes she'd feel like people would always have to try and work around her. bethany wants the food industry to do more than just the bare minimum when catering to people with allergies. it is possible to label what ingredients you're putting into things. you know what's going into the foods, just put it on a piece of paper. it will save people's lives, and if it will save one life, it's worth it.

now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz schafernaker. thank you. fine weather across most of the uk. the sun is shining across the south and south—east where we have the clear skies. the temperatures will tend to rise as we head towards the end of the week, before they will go back down again at the weekend. anyway, this is what we have right now. the high pressure is dominating the scene across the uk. to the north of that, that is where the high pressure is arriving. clipping scotland. some are filtering down to more northern parts of england. it is in the south will we are closer to the high pressure, that is where the skies are pressure, that is where the skies a re clearest. 13 pressure, that is where the skies are clearest. 13 or 1a celsius in the south. in the western isles, will we are closer to the cloud

riding around the high pressure, spots of rain. 0nly riding around the high pressure, spots of rain. only very, very light. these winds and clouds will prevent a frost from farming. nine celsius in stornoway. in the south where we are closer to the clear skies, a frost first thing on wednesday morning. a crisp, bright and sunny start for many of us. all the way to the northern england and wales. with that breeze, you can see the arrows, that breeze coming off of the atlantic, more cloud. tomorrow, more cloud across the rest of the country. 1a celsius but more clouds in the sky. thursday and the high pressure is with us. the weather fronts are in the north. this is where we are seeing more cloud. the clash of the cold and mild air. in the south, high air

around us. temperatures are expected to rise. if we get the light winds and the sunny skies on thursday, temperatures around 17 celsius, not for everybody but some,. 13 in newcastle. scotland is where we have the wind blowing from the north sea. the outlook into the weekend, things will be cooling off. on sunday down to 11 celsius. the implications are as we head into monday and tuesday, there is a bit of a cold snap on the way. it looks like arctic winds will bring a chill to us on monday and tuesday.

hello, you're watching afternoon live, i'm simon mccoy. today at 2: after her latest defeat in the commons, the prime minister meets her cabinet to try to set out a new brexit strategy. in an unprecedented move, mps vote to take greater control of the process and to present their own alternative plans. the prime minister has always been clear it is a negotiation between ourselves and the european union and it may be entirely undeliverable. we'll also be looking at how public attitudes to brexit — and the negotiations— might have changed