an unprecedented day in westminster — mps seize control of the commons as they try to break the brexit stalemate. mps are preparing to vote on a series of brexit alternatives as they try to find a plan b. but the prime minister insists her deal is still the best way forward. other options would lead to delay, to uncertainty and risk never delivering brexit. the prime minister is failing to deliver brexit because she can't build a consensus, is unable to compromise and unable to reunite the country. we'll be explaining exactly how these so—called indicative votes will work — how successful they could be and what it could all mean. also this lunchtime... officials in an area of new york state have declared a state of emergency following a severe outbreak of measles. putting the brakes on speeding — plans are revealed to fit

all new cars with a device to keep them within the limit. and taking to the open road — prince charles and the duchess of cornwall get behind the wheel for a classic car rally as they continue their visit to cuba. and coming up on bbc news, is snooker sexist? the player ranked third in the world has been forced to leave her local league, barred from matches because she's a woman. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one, on another extraordinary day in westminster where mps have seized control of the commons as they try to break the deadlock over brexit. tonight, they will vote on a series of proposals, alternatives to the prime minister's

deal, with a second referendum a no deal brexit, even no brexit at all, among the possible options. theresa may insists her deal is the only one which guarantees brexit, and she may still bring it back to the commons for a third time amid signs that more mps may now support it. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, has our first report. downing street, where the big decisions are made. today, though, theresa may left number 10, heading for parliament, where mps have forced her and her government to take a back—seat. questions to the prime minister. but before the house of commons tries to take control, another pitch from the prime ministerfor her plan. we are continuing to work to ensure that we can deliver brexit for the british people and guarantee that we deliver brexit for the british people. other options would lead to delay, uncertainty and risk never delivering brexit. but he was clear that theresa may hasn't delivered.

the prime minister is failing to deliver brexit because she cannot build a consensus, is unable to compromise and unable to reunite the country. instead, she is stoking further division, she is unable to resolve the central issues facing britain today. and she is frankly unable to govern. this evening mps will vote on various options. the speaker will decide exactly which they have to choose from, but the list could include a closer relationship to a customs union or single market, a clea n b rea k customs union or single market, a clean break and a free trade agreement. living without a deal, another referendum or if no deal is agreed, cancelling brexit. are you confident that indicative votes are the way to go today? well, it's an important opportunity for the house to show its voice and to say what it will accept, rather than constantly saying what it won't accept. so it will be an important moment. other senior ministers are more worried, and say this process sets a dangerous precedent. it is for the government to put forward business

and today's indicative votes throw that convention in the air. so i am very concerned about the far—reaching implications of this happening. so far, people's vote has not found enough support in parliament, but those who want another referendum say it could help mps geta another referendum say it could help mps get a deal through. another referendum say it could help mps get a deal throughi another referendum say it could help mps get a deal through. i am prepared to vote for some sort of brexit deal to avoid a no deal departure, but only, only if mps let the people vote on it too. before tonig ht‘svotes, the people vote on it too. before tonight'svotes, theresa may will meet conservative mps to try to convince them to back her deal in a third and final vote. some are ready to, if she were promised to stand aside and allow a new prime minister to lead the brexit negotiations from here on. and even without that, some who have blocked her deal so far are ready to back it now. i finally going to be backing the prime minister's deal? reluctantly, he and others say they will, fearing if they don't, brexit may not happen

all. living without a deal would be my top choice now. then you come to mrs may's deal and then you come to not leaving at all. and mrs may's deal is better than not leaving at all. will you support the deal regardless, or is it still contingent on the dup deciding that they will as well? it remains contingent on the dup because i view them as the protectors of the union thatis them as the protectors of the union that is the united kingdom, which is more important than our relationships with the european union. parliament is poised to assert itself. the government still grinding on. big decisions will be taken tonight, but there is no guarantee of breaking the brexit deadlock. jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. let's speak to our assistant political editor, norman smith. he is in westminsterfor us. this process of indicative votes gets under way shortly. explain what will happen. at issue is basically who will control the brexit process. is it going to be mrs may or parliament? parliament will begin

the process of trying to set out an alternative agenda to mrs may's deal. and they do that through debating a whole range of different options, something like 16 different amendments have been put in covering every conceivable different brexit outcome. the speaker with a side that down to around half a dozen or so, and then mps will vote on as many of those as they like. so you could end up with two or three favourites by close of play this evening. then there was favourites will go through to another round of votes on monday, when mps will try and pare it down to just one favoured brexit outcome. they will then challenge mrs may to implement that policy and if she doesn't, they are threatening to introduce their own legislation to force mrs may to do what they want. but in the meantime, could we see the prime minister bringing her brexit deal back before the commons for a third meaningful vote? it was striking at

prime minister's questions. mrs may gave a clear signal that she wants to bring back her deal this week. that is because folk in government are sort of sniffing the spring air and sensing the wind is beginning to change direction behind mrs may's deal. we are seeing some of the big beasts of brexit beginning to move behind it, figures like jacob rees—mogg, who has already apologised in advance, should he backed the deal. and crucial to getting those brexiteers on board will be mrs may's meeting with backbenchers this afternoon and whether she sets out a timetable for her departure. everyone is now waiting and watching. mrs may is waiting and watching. mrs may is waiting to see whether the brexiteers will support her. the brexiteers will support her. the brexiteers are waiting to see whether mrs may will announce that she is going, and the dup are waiting to see if the deal really has got a chance of going through. it's like some sort of gunslingers' moment with everyone eyeing each other nervously, trigger fingers

twitching, waiting to see who is going to draw first. norman smith, thank you. well, at the european parliament in strasbourg this morning, there was a sense of confusion and exasperation at the events here in westminster today. the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, said he was finding it almost impossible to read what is going on. while donald tusk, the head of the european council, urged meps to keep an open mind about giving the uk a long brexit extension and told them not to ignore what he claimed was an "increasing majority" of british people who want to remain in the european union. adam fleming reports from strasbourg. what would you like british mps to do today? we'll see. in this parliament, they'd like the other parliament to make a decision... president juncker, what should british mps do today? hi! ..to end the guessing game about which direction they're going in. translation: if you compared

great britain to a sphinx, the sphinx would be an open book by comparison. let's see how that book speaks over the next week or so. the man who chairs the summits of eu leaders pushed the idea of the uk staying in. he was speaking directly to meps, but indirectly to mp5. you cannot betray the 6 million people who signed the petition to revoke article 50... applause. ..thei million people who marched for a people's vote, or the increasing majority of people who want to remain in the european union. applause. they may feel that they are not sufficiently represented by their uk parliament, but they must feel that they are represented by you in this chamber — because they are europeans. thank you. donald tusk‘s comments have gone down well here

at the european parliament, but they will be very controversial in the uk because there are questions about how many people went on that march for another referendum, the opinion polls aren't decisive and the government has rejected the petition calling for brexit to be cancelled. for the few supporters of brexit here, they fear their dream of leaving the eu is withering, not blooming. i would say to you, to all of you and national leaders, reject the british extension beyond 12th april. get britain out and then we can alljust get on with the rest of our lives. applause. the eu thinks today's votes should have happened at the start of this process, not at the point where the british try to grab one last selfie before they go. adam fleming with that report, and we can talk to adam now.

tell us more about the reaction to those remarks this morning. donald tusk has been on a fascinating journey, sophie. he always hoped there would be another referendum in there would be another referendum in the uk and brexit would be reversed. a few weeks ago he said he had given up a few weeks ago he said he had given up on that dream, but this morning he sounded like he thinks it is coming roaring back. but remember, donald tusk, president of the european council, is the front man for the 27 other leaders, but it is the 27 other leaders who make the final decisions in this place. and it will be their position that the divorce treaty, the exit agreement, cannot change. but what is up for grabs is changes to the political declaration which sketches out the shape of the future relationship which will set the path for the negotiations in the next phase. the eu says, we are prepared to change that if parliament and the british government and the eu agrees to it. but step back for a moment and think about the 73 british meps. they

thought they were going to be out of a job on friday this week. now they have no idea what's going to happen. adam fleming in strasbourg, thank you. well, for now the focus is very much on the commons today and these so—called indicative votes. the debate on them is about to begin. the voting will take place at about seven tonight. our correspondent chris morris is here. there are 16 options and they have to be narrowed down? yes, 16 options ranging from no deal to know brexit. the speaker will pick half a dozen oi’ the speaker will pick half a dozen orso, and we the speaker will pick half a dozen or so, and we have a graphic which shows some of the more likely options, the future relationship we might end up with. one of the things the conservative brexiteers would like to see is some sort of free—trade agreement. one of the options on the table at the moment says they want to stand by an arrangement to have no trade tariffs with the eu while they negotiate that future arrangements. the problem with that is that it doesn't

solve the northern ireland border issue and it's a suggestion which has already been ruled out by the european union. what about labour? labour's policy is based around a permanent customs union. they want a permanent customs union. they want a permanent customs union between the uk and the eu. that again would mean there would be no tariffs or other customs formalities in trade with the european union. but one of the disadvantages of red lines for the prime minister is that it would stop the uk signing new trade deals for goods around the world. there are other versions of the economic relationship. stay in the single market, and one important point — all of these potential future destinations still mean you need a withdrawal agreement. so that part of theresa may's deal would have to stay in place. this is about the final destination we might be leading to. and who knows where that will be? if only! that's all for now here at westminster. i'll hand you back tojoanna gosling

with the rest of the day's news. all new cars sold in europe from 2022 will have speed limiters fitted to them, under new rules provisionally agreed by the eu. the technology uses cameras to automatically slow down a car if it exceeds the speed limit. the uk is expected to adopt the measures, regardless of the outcome of brexit, as sarah walton reports. it looks set to be the biggest change to driving since the introduction of seat belts. from 2022, cars, vans, trucks and buses sold in europe could be fitted with technology that stops people breaking the speed limit. safety charities say it would save thousands of lives. these new measures offer a huge leap forward for road safety. notjust in the uk, but in europe as well. they could save 25,000 lives and 140,000 serious injuries over the next 15 years, that really is staggering. the speed limiters would use gps information and digital maps to tell cars what the local speed limit is. as well as that, the european commission has approved plans to fit

technology that detects when drivers are distracted or falling asleep, a system that keeps vehicles in the centre of lanes and accident black boxes that record vehicle movements. but some motoring organisations like the aa say taking control away from drivers may make them more complacent. what we must ensure is that the technology doesn't become so overpowering or get drivers in a position where they can switch off. yes, there is a whole world of talk around moving to fully autonomous vehicles, and this technology will put us in the right direction towards that. but ultimately, the best speed limiter in the car is the driver's right foot. and there are differing views from drivers and pedestrians. i think it's a ridiculous idea, because sometimes you have to go faster and overtake, somebody may be dawdling. it will save people, prevent people from accidents, so i think it's a good idea. i think it's a bad idea,

for the same reason that i don't use cruise control in the car, even if a car has got it. i feel that if i'm in the car, i need to be in control. the department for transport has welcomed the idea, but it could still be several months before the european parliament formally approves the plans. a state of emergency has been declared over an outbreak of measles in rockland county in the us state of new york. the area is experiencing one of its most severe outbreaks of measles in decades. thousands of children under the age of 18 who haven't been vaccinated against measles have been banned from schools and shopping centres to try to stop the virus from spreading. sophie hutchinson reports. here, just north of new york in rockland county, measles has become a health crisis. vaccination rates have fallen and health officials desperate to stop the spread have taken radical action. effective at the stroke of midnight march the

27th, anyone under 18 years of age and is unvaccinated against measles will be barred from public places until the declaration expires in 30 yea rs until the declaration expires in 30 years 01’ until the declaration expires in 30 years or until they receive at least their first shot of mmr. report suggest many of the outbreaks have beenin suggest many of the outbreaks have been in the ultraorthodoxjewish communities. rabbis have been working to encourage people to get their children vaccinated. it's a great idea. if you're not going to vaccinate your kids, sit at home. rockland county has the largest outbreak of measles in the country but across america there have already been 333 cases. that's almost as many as for the whole of 2018. it's not the only place with a growing problem. there's been a 30% increase in measles worldwide. most european countries aren't meeting vaccination targets. in 2017 there we re vaccination targets. in 2017 there were 100,000 deaths around the

world. measles is highly infectious. it can lead to serious health complications such as deafness, learning disabilities and cause fatal pneumonia. the 20th century was called the golden age of vaccination but now rates have also fallen in england. it's thought myths about the vaccine being linked to autism are still causing problems and there is concern about misleading information being cremated on the internet. misleading information being cremated on the internetlj misleading information being cremated on the internet. i have seen an cremated on the internet. i have seen an increase cremated on the internet. i have seen an increase in the amount of anti—vaccine campaigning, especially online. i think it is a duty especially of social media companies to stop these sorts of messages which are wrong. facebook has said it's working to tackle the problem reducing misleading content, but it's not clear whether that would be enough to reverse this dangerous trend for children. our top story this lunchtime. mps are preparing to debate

the future of brexit, as they seize control of the commons, to try to find an alternative to the prime minister's deal. and coming up we visit a small group of koalas brought over from australia in a bid to save the species from extinction. coming up on bbc news, how to tackle racism in football. uefa charge montenegro after racist chanting against england players on monday night, but familiar questions linger over how to stamp out the problem. around 400,000 people in the uk live with type 1 diabetes. now it's hoped a new insulin pump will help transform the way patients manage the condition. the device uses artificial intelligence to monitor blood sugar levels and is being rolled out on the nhs. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, met one of the first patients in britain to use it. laura dunion is starting out on the journey to

adulthood and independence. at 17, she's learning to drive... ..and then we'll go all the way around... ..and looking forward to university. but getting this far has not been without complications. all i remember is laying in a hospital bed. the first few months of doing injections, i hated it. laura has type 1 diabetes. diagnosed at eight years old, she's grown up with the condition. it means her pancreas has trouble producing insulin, which regulates the amount of sugar in her blood. it's dangerous if those levels get too high or too low. so, together with mum lynn, for nine years she's had to really watch what she eats and when, and monitor her blood 2a hours a day. how important is it for you to stay on top of it to stay healthy? it's so important. if i don't stay on top of it, it means i could end up, i could end up in hospital. that's where i don't want to end up.

and i feel like i've been her pancreas for nine years. and that's something that a lot of other parents feel. and overnight, that was the fear, that her blood sugar would drop in the night and it would be life—threatening. so i checked her blood every two hours in the night. but now technology is taking over. a new type of insulin pump, armed with artificial intelligence, that is learning about laura's blood sugar levels all the time, avoiding both those dangerous highs and lows, delivering insulin when she needs it, even at night. i can sleep, and i feel that she's safe. you know, she's safe — and overnight is my biggest fear for laura, but that's given her that safety net and it'sjust been absolutely life—changing for us. it means i can be independent. it means i can have freedom of not testing my blood as much. itjust means that i can focus more on my life than i could focus on my type one life. it's been fantastically well— behaved this morning.

insulin pumps have been around for some years, but doctors say this new technology marks a real leap forward. this automation allows the individual to keep their blood glucose in a range which we know is safe, will minimise complications of living with diabetes, both in the short term and the longer term. laura is one of the first nhs patients to use this new pump. it's helping her achieve a level of independence that once seemed impossible. dominic hughes, bbc news, leeds. musicians have paid tribute to the singer roger charlery, known as ranking roger, who has died at the age of 56. the birmingham—born star had a string of top ten hits in the 1980s, as part of the beat. david sillito looks back at his life. # mirror in the bathroom... 1980, and roger charlery,

known as ranking roger, had just turned 17 and suddenly found himself in top of the pops. the beat were like the specials and ub40 part of the ska revival and ranking roger brought a touch of jamaica to their child friendly sound. # mirror in the bathroom... 30 years later, he was still performing songs from that string of hits. born in birmingham, his family were from st lucia and his first foray into music was a punk band. when the beat split in 1983, he formed general public. # seems like without tenderness, there is something missing... over the years, he performed under big audio dynamite and the specials and amongst today's tributes,

there were names from that era. # mirror in the bathroom... and then in 2005, ranking roger reformed the beat, a testament to just how well the sound of his teenage years had lasted. music prince charles and the duchess of cornwall have taken part in a classic car rally, as they continue the first official visit by the royals to communist—run cuba. it was part of a tour of the island's so—called "british corner". the couple later went on to visit an organic farm. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. no, it's not the latest in luxury royal limousines. it's charles and camilla, arriving at a classic car rally in havana in a 1953 mg td. cuba is home to thousands of classic cars. the vast majority are american, but some are british,

models from the 19505 or earlier, kept on the road because the american trade embargo has made the import of new cars very difficult. charles and camilla met the crowds, curious at the sight of members of the royal family. and from one spectator, another of cuba's specialities — a cigar, handled rather gingerly by charles, who is strongly anti—smoking, but accepted nonetheless. then to a recording studio, and something that always takes camilla's fancy — a bit of skilful footwork. all very cuban, but would the couple at the corner table be tempted to have a twirl? not on this occasion. and finally, a destination that is more on charles's street, an organic farm, and a discussion about livestock husbandry, in this case cows. alongside all of that, of course, there is the question of whether this first royal visit to cuba has achieved anything tangible. it has been more symbolic

than substantive, but that's the way royal visits are. britain, though, will be hoping that a more constructive relationship between london and havana will now emerge. the foundations have been laid. growth in the relationship is expected. nicholas witchell, bbc news, havana. in october, a small group of koalas was brought from australia to the uk, in an effort to protect the species. but after one of them died, the project came under criticism from animal welfare groups. laura foster reports. they spend up to 22 hours a day sleeping and the rest of the time, they're eating. but if you thought the southern koala was a chilled out animal, you would be wrong. they're very delicate and can get stressed easily. it's why longleat safari park has hidden them from the public for the last six months, giving them time to adjust to their new home. we monitor their diets really closely and make sure everything is working well for them.

i think it's around 18 different species now, rotating them around, not keeping them on one thing at one time. fourfemales and one male arrived back in the autumn after being packed into crates surrounded by their favourite food. they are considered to be vulnerable, found in just one area of australia. there are concerns that one bad case of disease could wipe the population out. dennis is the only male koala here at the park, and at the moment he is kept separately from the females because he isjust a baby. but it's thought that in a few weeks, he might be ready to mate, and that's good news because the females are already starting to call for his attention. back in january, though, one of the females became sick from a disease she'd been flown thousands of miles to get away from. the park said it had to put her down. campaigners question the scheme, arguing that the animals are being exploited. it's early days for their project and sadly, they've already seen

the death of one individual animal. i fail to see how this tiny number of animals is going to help develop the conservation of the species. we need to look at this for what it is, a commercial facility bringing animals to exhibit to paying visitors. the park says its koalas are incredibly strong. they study them daily, and the research is already helping koalas in the world. the money that we make from this goes directly into conservation and research for koalas. conservation is a term that is thrown all around the place, but research is the key thing behind it. without the knowledge, we don't know enough about them and without the information, we can't save them in the world. these koalas are the only ones of their kind in the whole of europe, and expected to be a big draw when this enclosure opens on friday. hopefully, there will be even more of them in a few months' time. laura foster, bbc news, longleat. back now to sophie in westminster.

who knows what's going to happen in westminster in the next 48 hours, unprecedented times. the fighting gets under way shortly, will the prime minister bring her deal back for a third time —— the voting gets under way shortly. we've got the indicative votes but we could find that the prime minister brings her brexit deal back again. that's quite likely because the great paradox of what's happening this afternoon is the move by parliament to seize control is both mrs may's greatest fear and perhaps her greatest hope. the fear is mps agree on a very different strategy, one which she really cannot perceive because it breaches her red lines. maybe she has to stand down, maybe even a general election, or meekly go along with what parliament says. but it's also her greatest hope because it is

clear it is driving brexiteers to back her deal, to avoid what they fear is parliament pursuing a slower, softer brexit. that is why there is a prospect now of mrs may bringing back a deal either tomorrow 01’ bringing back a deal either tomorrow or friday to pre—empt parliament on monday reaching a final decision on the sort of brexit deal they want. so, lash yourself to the main price, it's going to be a massive 48 hours. thank you. time for a look at the weather here's stav da naos. thank you. good afternoon. rather grey skies, a bit disappointing in places. the sun is trying to come through in places. still looking beautiful with the daffodils out. very sunny, particularly in the southwest this morning. we are starting to see some of that sunshine nibbling away at the cloud across parts of wales, into the west

midlands.