this is bbc news. the headlines: british mps have proposed alternative plans for brexit, after voting to take control of the process from the government. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers they are set to stage a ballot in north america on wednesday on which options and around the globe. our top stories: they would accept. meanwhile, there are signs british mps are set to vote theresa may's deal is winning over on a range of alternative plans some critics, depite for brexit, but can theresa may questions about her future. continue as prime minister? kurdish authorities survivors of the so—called caliphate. in northern syria are calling for an international tribunal to try we report from syria on the families stranded in camps and shunned members of the islamic state group. last week, forces re—took the last by the world. piece of territory from is, bringing an end to their the longer it goes on, self—declared caliphate. the more there is a risk that something could go wrong, there could be instability prosecutors have dropped all charges in the region again. against us actorjussie smollett unless a plan is put in place soon, for allegedly staging a racist this really is a ticking time bomb. and homophobic attack. the reasons behind the decision remain unclear. a group committed to overthrowing chicago's mayor denounced the move kim jong—un says it carried last month's raid on north as a whitewash ofjustice. korea's embassy in spain.

now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur interviews former uk british mps are preparing to embark on a series of votes to explore other ways forward in the brexit process. some 16 options have been tabled, and the process could last several days. some leading conservative brexit supporters have suggested they could now get behind theresa may's withdrawal agreement to prevent the risk of a long delay in the brexit process. here is our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. parliament has shown its power. we know who is in control, and the answer is no—one. mps are getting ready to talk and vote their way through their ideas for brexit. but then what? brexiteer ministers especially insist mps taking control won't work. it's a negotiation between ourselves and the european union,

and if parliament expresses a view, it may be entirely undeliverable. but the cabinet is split. there is amber rudd — she is backing mrs may's deal, but wants freedom for tories to vote as they choose. some junior ministers are saying privately they'll rebel and resign if they have to. mrs may kept them all guessing. one, who quit the government and voted to give mps a choice between brexit plans, stood by his decision. i think brexit should happen in the right way, which is leaving, but leaving on good terms, with the best possible opportunity of a good future with the eu. so what'll be the choices? there is the pm's deal, twice defeated already. or a brexit deal closer to eu customs and market rules than mrs may's, maybe comparable to norway's. a fresh referendum is another option. and a brexit with no deal. mps insist they'll never support that, but it still seems possible. all of these proposals will be put forward. the speaker will select them.

they will then be put on a ballot paper, and that will be handed to mps, and we'll be asked to indicate yes or no to each one of them, and mps can vote for as many of the ideas as they're prepared to support. still, the battle over mrs may's deal goes on. some rebels have backed away, but not enough. the chances of the prime minister getting her brexit plan approved by parliament at the third time of asking look slim. talk to any tory mp or minister, and her own chances of surviving long after this crisis, whether her plan goes through or not, look even smaller. reporter: are you risking no brexit by voting against the deal? boris johnson wants her job, but would he support her deal? earlier, he kept us guessing. people queued to hear a hint of a grudging shift towards mrs may's plan, if there's a change of brexit policy — and did he also mean a change of prime minister? what i want to hear is that, if this withdrawal agreement is to make any sense at all,

then there's got to be a massive change in the uk's negotiating approach. another potential candidate is reluctantly backing her plan. well, it's not a good deal, but the alternative is a complete cascade of chaos. that's what i said a week ago, and now you're seeing it. and you're seeing proposals being put up which are all worse than her proposal. and do you think, with your help, theresa may might get this deal over the line? she's got to get the dup onside, and i have some sympathy with them, because i want northern ireland to be protected inside the united kingdom. but i think she's got a decent chance. but the democratic unionists were sounding tough as ever. is there any chance of us changing our minds on it? unless there are significant changes to the agreement itself, no. no—one‘s predicting the future of brexit, or mrs may's, with any confidence. no—one can, and in brussels, the eu's chief negotiator spoke for many. all eyes on the british parliament. unusually for any comment on brexit,

no—one is disagreeing with that. john pienaar, bbc news, westminster. kurdish authorities in northern syria are calling for an international tribunal to try members of the islamic state group. last week, forces re—took the last piece of territory from is, bringing an end to their self—declared caliphate. now, officials say they are struggling to cope with the thousands of men and women they captured. the bbc‘s aleem maqbool has been given rare access to one of the camps, roj, in northern syria, where many of those captured are being held. what should be done with the captured men and women of the islamic state group? it's one of the most urgent issues, now the last enclave has been won back from is. hundreds of women who joined the group from around a0 countries are in this camp in northern syria. they include ilham, from the netherlands, who admits to having joined is, but as yet has no idea

where she might face trial. we are asking the government to take us back, but i'm still here, awaiting. if you did go back to holland, what do you think would happen? i'll go to prison, my children, i hope, to my family. that's what's going to happen. and you could accept that? yeah. because i know i made a mistake. well, you'll understand there are people around the world who will be watching this and they will say, well, leave her there. if she wanted to go there, leave her there. yeah, but it's not a matter of what people are thinking about me. with few countries taking back their is group nationals, dealing with them has been left to the ill—equipped kurdish administration. this isn't a prison. it is, as you can see, a camp in a war zone. the longer it goes on, the more there is a risk that something could go wrong, there could be instability in the region again. unless a plan is put in place soon,

this really is a ticking time bomb. people in the kurdish region of syria have already suffered living under is, then losing so many lives fighting is, and here, countries like britain revoking the nationality of citizens who joined the group has gone down badly. the kurdish head of foreign relations, abdulkarim omar, says it's created a huge problem. "unfortunately, the international community has disappointed us", he says. "we can't hold and try these people alone. if the world doesn't help us, there'll be a problem again, and the islamic state group will once again be a danger for all of us." after the final offensive to wipe the so—called islamic state from the map, we saw trucks that carted away, we were told, hundreds of is families. an ignominious end for the militants, but a reminder that children had been caught

up in it all too. the administration here is urging countries to at least do something to help rehabilitate these young, foreign victims, to try to stop the ideology into which they were born re—emerging through them in the future. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in north—eastern syria. the maker of the medication oxycontin, purdue pharma, has reached a $270 million settlement in a lawsuit which claimed its opioids lead to the deaths of thousands of people. the state of oklahoma brought forward the suit to the drug maker, which is owned by the billionaire sackler family. the settlement is the first from a wave of lawsuits that accused the company of marketing painkillers and helping to create the opioid epidemic in the us. here isjohn sopel with more. oxycontin came to the market

in 1996, and it was seen as a major breakthrough in chronic pain management. it was massively over—prescribed, but its addictiveness was underestimated, it's alleged. and nowadays, drug opioid is accounting for 150 deaths a day, 50,000 a year. and in the richest country in the world, astonishingly, the death rate, the life expectancy rate, is actually falling, because so many people are dying from opioids. let's get some of the day's other news: algeria's army chief of staff has demanded president abdelaziz bouteflika be declared unfit to rule, after weeks of protests against him. the president has already agreed not to stand for a fifth term in upcoming elections, which have been delayed. there are frantic diplomatic efforts to install a ceasefire between gaza and israel, after the worst escalation of tensions in months. israel has sent tanks to the border, while palestinian militants fired a rocket from gaza into israel on tuesday, breaking a lull following a day of cross—borderfighting. the united nations

has called for calm. a southwest airlines boeing 737 max aeroplane has made an emergency landing in florida after experiencing an engine problem shortly after take—off. there were no passengers on board, as all planes of this type have been grounded from commercial service in the wake of two deadly crashes. officials say today's emergency landing did not appear related to the software problems suspected of causing the two crashes. details are emerging of a mysterious attack on north korea's embassy in madrid last month, when intruders carrying fake weapons broke in and stole sensitive intelligence from computer hard drives. according to a document published by spain's high court, the group went to america, where they say they have handed their discoveries to the fbi.

the organisation claiming responsibility declared three weeks ago what they are calling a north korean government—in—exile. david campa nale reports. north korea's embassy in madrid. according to papers at spain's high court, ten people identifying themselves as campaigners for the liberation of north korea used subterfuge to enter. drawing on a police investigation of the incident, a judge said that, while holding embassy staff hostage for four hours, the group stole a mobile phone, computers, hard drives, and usb sticks. three of the intruders, who spoke korean, took an embassy official into the basement and encouraged him unsuccessfully to defect from north korea. all are now believed to be in america, where their leader handed over material to the fbi. washington has denied reports

it was behind the attack. for any details on their investigation, i would have to refer you to spanish authorities. can you say that the united states government, at least, had nothing to do with this? united states government had nothing to do with this. thank you. this unverified video is said by spanish media to have been filmed inside the embassy. it shows the smashing of pictures of north korea's secretive kim family communist leadership. an organisation calling itself freejoseon claim responsibility for the incursion. in a statement, they said they had responded to an urgent situation in the madrid embassy, and that no—one was gagged or beaten, but they had then shared information of enormous potential value with the fbi. the freejoseon group emerged

in 2017 when it posted an online video of han—sol kim, the son of kim jong—un‘s assassinated brother, saying it guaranteed his safety after his father was killed by two women using a nerve agent. earlier this month, the group posted a statement on its website announcing itself as a provisional government for free joseon, the old name for north korea. david campanale, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: she says she was made an outcast because she visited a temple. we will hear from the indian woman persecuted for doing what the law said she could. let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. very good. applause so proud of both of you.

applause with great regret, the committee 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! welcome back. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: british mps have put forward a range of alternative brexit plans, as speculation mounts

about theresa may's future. syria's kurds have called for the creation of an international tribunal to try thousands of suspected members of the islamic state group. part of the us has declared a state of emergency over measles. rockland county, in new york state, is experiencing one of its most severe outbreaks of the disease in decades. after midnight, no unvaccinated under 18s will be allowed "to enter any place of public assembly" for a month. for more on how the ban will work i've been speaking to laura haefeli, a reporterfor news 12 hudson valley. we spoke with the county executive for rockland county earlier today and he did explain to us they can't exactly go around and ask, he has asked people for vaccination records and they do not plan to. how they are planning on handling this situation is that if you are found to not be vaccinated against the measles

and you did go to one of those public spaces you mentioned, schools, shopping malls, houses of worship, then you will be referred to the district attorney's office. now in the declaration, it is outlined that there are punishments involved if you do get caught being unvaccinated in one of those public spaces and that can amount to a $500 fine or even jail time. those punishments though will not be given to those under the age of 18 who are not vaccinated, they will be handed to their parents. so again, they do not plan on going around and asking for vaccination reports, they will not be doing that but it is something that they plan on dealing with after—the—fact. it is such a drastic step, isn't it? just explain to us how big this outbreak is there. so this is the longest measles outbreak in the united states since 2000, which is when the cdc declared it officially eradicated. right now, there are 153 confirmed cases of measles in rockland county and that number seems to just be growing, which is why the county

executive is taking this so seriously. the people who are most at risk right now are people who for medical reasons 01’ for age reasons can't be vaccinated. so if you are an instant, let's say, you obviously can't get those vaccinations, so if they are exposed to the disease, they are at a much higher risk. the county executive explained today that that is why they're taking this so seriously, we have to come together as a community to protect those people. right now, more than a quarter of the population of rockland county is not vaccinated and that has caused a big of them and is why this number has gotten so high. what are people there thinking? first of all, are they worried for their children? and two, is it causing any tension in communities that some parents are not getting their children protected?

you know, it is definitely on both sides of the aisle right now. there are a number of parents and parent groups that have gone as far is to sue the county for not allowing their children to go back to school. some of these kids have been out of school for as long as 26 weeks and their parents are looking for way to get them back class, but refusing to vaccinate their children. green meadows waldorf school in rockland county, just went up against the rockland county department of health in court for that exact reason. so parents are definitely finding issue with this, but the county is standing strong and saying you need to vaccinate your kids and now with this state of emergency, taking it one step further, not only is your child not allowed in school if they are not vaccinated but now they are not allowed in any public space for 30 days. the trump administration says it's accelerating plans to put american astronauts back on the moon. the vice president mike pence said the target date for the next moon

landing would be brought forward from 2028 to 202k. the announcement came on the day the american space agency, nasa, had to cancel its first ever all—female spacewalk, because it doesn't have the right sized outfits. caroline rigby reports. christina cook of nasa, the first one through the hatch... a warm embrace and what was due to be the start of a particularly historic mission. never before has an all—female crew conducted a space walk. but christina cook and anne mcclain was set to change that, stepping out together and into the history books on friday to install powerful batteries on solar panels of the international space station. i think that my career and perhaps me being up on the international space station can really show women and girls and everybody that, hey,

we're not just and girls and everybody that, hey, we're notjust sitting at and girls and everybody that, hey, we're not just sitting at the and girls and everybody that, hey, we're notjust sitting at the table, we're notjust sitting at the table, we are leading the table, there are no excuses, you can accomplish whatever you want to just accomplish. was just one whatever you want to just accomplish. wasjust one problem. both women required a medium—sized suit. and there is only one on board. maclean had trained in both medium and large, but after a spacewalk with fellow american nick hague earlier this month, she realised the smaller size fitted better. now, we all know the importance of packing carefully ahead of a long trip, and nasa says it does try to anticipate reductions in body fat and muscle mass which astronauts often experience in orbit, but rather than delay the mission to resize another suit, christine will now be joined by a male colleague for friday's mission. a slight stumble on the flight path to equality. but we might not have to equality. but we might not have to wait too long for a giant leap for women kind. locked in a space race with china, the white house says it speeding up efforts to return to the moon. so could the

next american to step foot on it be a woman? it is the stated policy of this administration and the united states of america to return american astronauts to the moon within the next five years. and let me be clear, the first woman and the next man on the moon will both be american astronauts. still, the cancellation of the first all—female spacewalk has cost nasa and the us a major milestone which many believe was overdue. caroline rigby, bbc news. for centuries, one of hinduism's holiest sites, sabarimala temple in india's southern state of kerala has banned women between the ages of ten and 50 from entering its grounds. when the country's supreme court ruled the custom was illegal, it sparked violent protests by conservative hindu groups across the region. nevertheless, two women did enter. yet weeks later, one of them has paid a huge personal price. our correspondent sangita myska has been to cannakuh doorga's home town to hear her story.

symbolising the fight for equal rights in india, kanaka durga, who broke with nearly 1,000 years of religious tradition, and who hindu extremists are now threatening to kill. she lives under 24—hour police protection, and this is why. this is kanaka and a friend entering the sa barimala temple. weeks earlier, india's supreme court had ruled that a ban on women between the ages of 10—50 going inside was illegal. kanaka is a2. outside, conservative religious groups erupted in protest. priests conducted so—called cleansing rituals at the site, because women like kanaka, of menstruating age, are considered impure. when i met her, this local government worker and mother—of—two was defiant.

translation: i am not afraid of all these threats. i have not committed a crime to be punished this way. but for rahul easwar, who helped organise the protests, this fight is personal. generations of his family have been involved in the temple. his grandfather was once high priest at sabarimala. he denies accusations that, in defending the ban, he and others like him have stirred the hatred now directed at kanaka durga. we condemn the violence. we are partially responsible for it. we have owned it up, and we apologise for that violence. nevertheless, he insists it is devotees like him that have been wronged. so we were pained that our human rights were being taken away. our right to pray were being taken away. in the shadow of a general election, sabarimala is a potent political issue. india's ruling party, the hindu nationalist bjp, led by prime minister narendra modi, claims that enforcing the supreme

court's decision is an attack on the nation's biggest religion. india's relationship with religion is as complex as it is deep. but, as this country rapidly modernises, deciding how far personal beliefs should be curtailed by secular laws is turning intoa painfuland protracted process. no, no communication. when we met, kanaka hadn't seen her children for months. she claimed she was barred from the family home after her mother—in—law accused her of shaming the family, and beat her badly. translation: the police were at the house. i could see my children, but i couldn't speak to them. they were crying and really scared. we decided to go and meet kanaka's family, who deny her version of events. when we arrived, we found kanaka's mother—in—law outside the house, sobbing. she says reuniting the family is impossible. i asked her when kanaka could see her children again, and why she felt ashamed of her daughter—in—law,

but she told us she didn't want to talk about it. since filming this report, kanaka has been allowed to see her children once a week. she is now fighting for custody. translation: i really miss my kids. starting a revolution is lonely, but eventually, people will realise that all this was necessary to bring about progress for women in india. but, until this country chooses to unite and define itself by that progress, it is women like kanaka who will pay the heaviest price. sangita myska, bbc news, kerala, india. finally, from us, as distractions on the green go this one takes. an enormous alligator was spotted strolling onto a course in georgia in the united states. it interrupted the game at savannah harbour, even

taking a dip. that is it. we will be back soon. goodbye for now. hello there. don't expect any major changes in our weather over the next few days. there is more dry weather to come, some spells of sunshine and patchy cloud as well. one subtle difference, it is going to turn a little bit milder for a time at least. high pressure then sitting to the south of the british isles. the winds allowing cloud to feed in over the top of that area of high pressure so we will continue to bring areas of cloud from the north—west towards the south of the uk through the first part of wednesday. best of the clear spells as we start off the day across southern and western parts of england and wales, that's where we have the lowest of the temperatures. a touch of across parts of the west country. south—east wales, the south—west of england. further north, not as chilly because there is more cloud. through the day, we continue to bring these areas of cloud south—eastwards. a mixture of patchy cloud and sunshine for many. the best of the sunshine

across wales in the south—west. equally the cloud across the far north and far north—west of scotland. temperatures generally 11—14 degrees, may be 15 in aberdeen if we get some sunshine and shelter to the east of high ground. as we move through wednesday night and into thursday, not as much cloud potentially by this stage but that could allow some mist and fog to form. again, some pockets of frost, temperatures widely holding up between 3 and 6 degrees. thursday, once again dominated by high pressure sitting just to the south of the british isles. the winds around high pressure moving in a clockwise direction so introducing something of a south or south—westerly flow of air for most of us as we move towards the end of the week which will lift the temperatures a little bit. thursday, areas of low cloud and some mist and fog patches as well. we should get to see some spells of sunshine. away perhaps in the far north—west of scotland, where there will be more cloud and breeze. temperatures 1a, 15, 16 degrees —

somewhere we could get up to 17 degrees. similar temperatures could be achieved on friday, particularly in the central and eastern parts of england and scotland. further north and west, for northern ireland and scotland, we'll see thickening cloud. outbreaks of rain creeping in. a frontal system approaching, and that is going to change the weather a little bit as we head into the weekend. as we move through friday and saturday, that front will slowly, painstakingly slowly slide south—eastwards, taking some cloud and rain with it but behind, the winds round to northerly. so things are looking a little bit cooler for the weekend and into next week, those temperatures are expected to drop further — we may even see some wintry showers.