i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story: the british prime minister, theresa may, has told her mps she'll step down if parliament backs her deal to leave the eu. but the brexit process appears no nearer to being resolved. mps voted on a series of options, ranging from leaving without a deal, welcome to newsday. to revoking brexit. all were rejected. i'm babita sharma in london. boeing says it's modifying the headlines: theresa may promises the software in its 737 max planes to quit as prime minister — in a final bid to push following two deadly crashes through her brexit deal. in the past six months. the planes have been grounded the house of commons votes worldwide, but boeing insists they are safe. on a range of alternative options for brexit — and rejects them all. and this video is getting lots of views on bbc.com. we ask what's next. it's the popocatepetl volcano i'm rico hizon in singapore. in mexico, sending up molten rock also in the programme: into the sky, and several boeing says it's modifying hundred metres around. the software in its 737 max planes these pictures give you an idea following two deadly crashes, of just how violent but insists the aircraft is safe. the eruption was. a rare invitation to meet myanmar‘s military, accused of genocide against rohingya muslims. more on the bbc news website. many across the world believe stay with bbc world news. myanmar‘s top generals should not be standing here, putting on this sort coming up in a couple

of show, but standing in the dock of of minutes on bbc news: the international criminal court. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. welcome. it's 9:00am in singapore, and 1:00 in the morning here in london, where the british prime minister theresa may has told her mps that she will step down before the next phase of brexit negotiations with the european union if they back her deal to leave. in the last couple of hours, mps have voted against all eight possible alternatives to her brexit plan. so what does this all mean? we begin our coverage with this report from our political editor laura kuennsberg at westminster. five o'clock, hardly a tory mp to be seen on the green benches. waiting for their leader, not knowing if she was ready to say she'd leave the black doorfor a final time. hundreds of her mps crammed

into a room upstairs. it was hot and steamy in there. there was quite a lot of emotion. there was no whooping and hollering. no—one takes any great pleasure in what's happened. she made a really sad but highly charged emotional speed. so packed cabinet ministers couldn't even get inside. ijust managed to squeeze into a very crowded committee room and get in and saw her make an announcement. it was actually a very moving statement. and she was very clearly making the case that, look, if this is what it takes to get the deal over the line, which she believes rightly, in my view, that is in the national interest, then i will go once brexit is done. it's a sacrifice number ten hopes has a purpose, to reverse the fierce brexiteer opposition to the compromise theresa may worked out with the european union, so they can have another vote, another try to get it through in the next 48 hours.

we can guarantee delivering on brexit if this week he and others in this house support the deal. 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. she is unable to resolve the central issues facing britain today and she is frankly unable to govern. forget prime minister's questions though. the question tonight is how many tory opponents of the deal can theresa may's promise shift? do you wish you'd changed your mind sooner, mr rees—mogg? no. some big name brexiteers were already on the move. i preferred leaving without a deal. but once that had gone, as i say, i was willing to back mrs may's deal as she has said that once the deal has gone through, if it does go through, then she will stand down, which i think shows her inner nobility. i am very worried that we might lose brexit. i have campaigned for brexit. and i think the alternatives are looking increasingly unattractive. i am encouraged that she has

accepted that we should have a new leader for that second stage, when it comes. so, yes, i think i will now vote for the agreement. but there's a hard—core, enough perhaps to block her still. she is not, i think we universally agree, the best prime minister we've had and not the best person for stage two. the reason i'm not happy is that the deal, even part one, which she is absolutely adamant that gets signed before she goes takes us back into europe and not out of europe. what price for dup support? and it's almost impossible to imagine this deal getting over the line without the prime minister's allies she invited into number ten back in the summer of 2017, the northern irish unionists are meant to keep the government afloat, not budging, not this time. the backstop in that withdrawal agreement makes it impossible for us to sign up to that withdrawal agreement. and you know what, i regret that. because we wanted to get a deal. a deal that worked for the whole of the united kingdom,

a deal that worked for northern ireland. but now we're in a situation where we cannot sign up to the withdrawal agreement and it's all because the prime minister decided to go for the backstop. the prime minister told her mps tonight, just up there, she's ready to pay the highest price, to give up office early in a grand bargain for support to pass her brexit deal. but without support from her northern irish allies it may prove to be another failure. the dilemma may be answered not by theresa may, but by parliament itself. parliament's warming up to make the decisions, tonight voting itself on an alphabet of different versions of brexit, whether for a closer relationship with the eu than the prime minister plans, or to leave without a deal. but even having said she'd quit, the prime minister walked in to hear no to option after option. so the noes have it. no majority for anything at all. whether it is, in the end,

the prime minister's deal or a variation cooked up by mps, brexit has stepped in and is in yet another generation of conservative mps. the prime minister may hope her bargain will bring new order. but we can't know that yet. what's certain is theresa may has become another tory leader whose time in office was pulled apart by anguish over europe. laura kuenssberg with that report. let's get more from westminster. i've been speaking to our political correspondent naomi grimley. she told me what might happen next. well, it does not look particularly promising for the prime minister to be honest. earlier on this evening, look like she played a rather clever card to get brexit supporters back in her party on side by promising that she would create. it is always going to be the last card in the pack, the prime minister would ever want to play and although it looked

like it might have worked for a couple of hours, we then heard that the democratic unionists, who prop up her government, are still sticking to the guns. they do not believe her deal is right for northern ireland and they will be not voting with her in the lobbies when she tries to put this deal back to parliament. to that end, it looks like a bit of a futile gesture and it does beg the question, if she can't get her deal through parliament, will she have to go anyway? having said that, there are people who were staunch opposes of her deal but are now coming out of the woodwork saying they will support her. are we looking to monday when the next voting procedure will go through as to whether or not this will be judgement day for herfinally? earlier this evening, there was talk that she might bring her deal back this friday and have a go at it then. although as you mentioned, some high—profile brexit supporters including jacob rees—mogg and borisjohnson have certainly softened in their opposition to her deal. it doesn't look like enough, the arithmetic is stacked against her so it means more

attention my turn to this bizarre way of doing things that mps have been trying to do this evening where they whittle through different options and try to pick out some front—runners. it didn't work perfectly tonight in the no clear option had a majority but supporters of this argue that if they run the numbers again this monday, maybe a clear option will come out of it. events are being watched closely in brussels, where it seems no—one is any the wiser as to what the final outcome will look like. here's our europe editor katya adler. like in the uk, the eu finds itself in a kind of agonising holding pattern now, waiting for something definitive to happen in westminster. all of this waiting,

this uncertainty, affecting european businesses and european citizens. the eu finds all this very frustrating. i found there was a real contrast in moods tonight between the uk and the eu. in westminster there was a certain buzz, a dynamism, mps trying to do their bit to affect the direction of brexit. whereas here in brussels, throughout the evening the mood has been dark. eu leaders look at the divisions that are still in parliament and government and they fear the creeping inevitability of a no—deal brexit. al europe editor katya adler in brussels —— our. the us aircraft manufacturer boeing has insisted its 737 max, which has been grounded by regulators worldwide, is safe — despite two crashes involving that model in the past six months. the company said it was working on modifications to an automated anti—stall system, which is believed to have malfunctioned before

the first crash, causing a lion air flight to fall into the sea off indonesia. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge reports. boeing's 737 max is still missing from the world's skies. the company today insists that the plane was and is safe. the 737 family is a safe aeroplane family and the 737 max builds on the tremendous history of safety that we have seen for almost the last 50 years. but tonight, senators with uncomfortable questions for those who make the rules on safety at america's faa. not only have the recent crashes shaken the confidence of the public but the questions that have been raised in the aftermath about faa's oversight of aircraft manufacturers, the certification processes for planes and the close relationship between industry and regulatory bodies threaten to erode trust in the entire system.

at the centre of multiple enquiries is the plane's automatic anti—stall system known as ncas. in the crash off indonesia it is believed to have pushed the plane's nose down repeatedly into the sea. but did boeing adequately publicise that new system to airline pilots before the first crash? we obtained a copy of the manual for pilots flying the 737 max. dated february last year, eight months before the crash in indonesia. in two and a half thousand pages, the ncas system appears just once in a glossary of technical terms. it would be totally unheard of to not have a description of that system in the manual. because you need to know what it does. and it is the approved manual that tells you this is the approved piece of kit and this is how it works. boeing said it discussed the new anti—stall mechanisms with dozens of airlines since the plane was launched three years ago.

but it has now been modified. boeing's credibility is at stake. tom burridge, bbc news. the former director of the fbi, james comey, has said in an interview he still has a lot of questions about the mueller report. special counsel robert mueller last week concluded his investigation into alleged collusion between russia and president donald trump's 2016 campaign. the investigation found no proof trump criminally colluded with russia and did not reach a conclusion as to whether trump obstructed justice. mr comey, who was fired as fbi director in 2017, said "parts of the report are confusing"and said it was surprising mueller reached no conclusion about a possible obstruction of justice. the purpose of the special council is to make sure that the political is, in this case the attorney general, doesn't make the ultimate call on whether the subject of the

investigation, the president of the united states, should be held criminally liable for activities that were under investigation. he alsojoined calls for the report to be made public. the bedrock of the department of justice, which phyl meyer loves and bob mueller love, and i love, that it is not part of a political tribe. and the only way to establish that and to protect that bedrock of their confidence is to show them your work. and so we have to courteille. former fbi directorjames comey. ——we have to see it here. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the bbc is given rare access to myanmar‘s armed forces, let there be no more war or bloodshed between arabs and israelis. very good.

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i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: theresa may says she will step down as prime minister before the next stage of brexit negotiations if mps back her deal. an attempt by mps to break the political deadlock has failed to indicate a clear way forward — they rejected all of the eight brexit alternatives in house of commons votes. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. starting with gulf news which is leading on brexit — the paper reports on theresa may's decision to step down as prime minister if tory mps back her eu divorce deal. the japan times leads with a story from india. it reports that prime minister narendra modi claims india has succesfully shot down a satellite with an anti—satellite missile, hailing the test as a major

breakthrough in its space programme. and finally, the front page of the south china morning post reports on the former president of interpol, meng hongwei, who has been expelled from the chinese communist party and stripped of all his government positions. mr meng has been accused of abusing his position and misusing state funds. let's turn to myanmar now, where the army still has a grip on power, despite widespread international condemnation of its campaign against the rohingya people in rakhine state. the united nations says crimes committed there amount to genocide. myanmar‘s civilian leader, aung san suu kyi, has been severely criticized for failing to challenge her generals, who have been presiding over an anniversary celebration to honour the armed forces as our myanmar correspondent, nick beake, reports.

in the eerie darkness of the burmese night, we are signing up for a rare opportunity. an invitation to meet an army accused of genocide. it is 3:30am and about 50 journalists have gathered here just outside the ministry of information. 0ur minders have come out, we are about to be put on buses and will be taken towards the military parade ground. myanmar‘s armed forces will be putting on a show to celebrate themselves. 0n the way we glimpse soldiers who normally operate in the shadows, far from prying eyes. it's clear that today we will only see what they want us to see. officer: you are not allowed in this area. please, please. beake: 0k. this is the army that murdered at least 10,000 rohingya muslims, according to un investigators. the generals claimed they were protecting the nation from terrorists.

but vice—senior general soe win tells the troops they will crush any insurgents in troubled rakhine state, but do so in a lawful way. that doesn't seem to have been a concern before. many across the world believe myanmar‘s top generals should not be standing here putting on a show, but standing in the dock of the international criminal court, answering the charge of genocide. but so far, powerful allies china and russia have provided important diplomatic protection. so for now, bringing to justice those responsible for the brutal crimes against the rohingya people seems a long way off. the generals now say they will carry out an investigation into the allegations made against them by the international community. few believe it will be fair. this spectacle is now ending — a show of force for our cameras

from an army that is unrepentant, undeterred and seemingly untouchable. india's prime minister narendra modi says the nation is now an ‘established space power‘ after it successfully shot down a low orbit satellite. in a televised address, he said india is the fourth country after the us, russia and china to have carried out the feat. the annoucement came just weeks before indians head to the polls, in an election where employment is a big issue. the bbc‘s reality check team have been looking at how india's space industry is creating thousands of high paying technicaljobs that the country desperately needs. india has an ambitious space programme with a plan to send an astronaut into space in 2022. it would only be the fourth country to do so. however, why is india

investing in space? it is an eye—catching policy and there is certainly an element of national pride. india's space agency says it wa nts to pride. india's space agency says it wants to harness space technology and to explore planets. however, sending an astronaut into space has its critics for a country with such high levels of poverty. however, sending people out of the earth's atmosphere isn't the only reason india is sending into the sky. instead —— in fact, india is sending into the sky. instead —— infact, it india is sending into the sky. instead —— in fact, it is big business, the main focus of which is the launching of satellites into earth orbit. in the programme ‘s funding is right up there in the league table of with commercial space programmes. it is a multimillion dollar industry generating many thousands of high—paying technical jobs and stimulating growth through big contracts and commercial industries.

the indian government currently invests over $1 billion in its space programme. that is around 0.4% of its annual budget. with that funding, indian has become known as a low—cost space power and one of the main destinations for countries in other companies —— companies and other countries to launch satellites. they support global telecommunications and have uses in monitoring crops and weather systems. manned missions and space exploration to the moon and other planets is another matter entirely. as the indian government often sees its mission to send an astronaut into space as a measure of its position as a global power. but is that enough to silence critics? we do need to have a space programme to mark satellites which do a lot of good for people in india and people on earth. but i don't see any benefit of the manned mission when many other countries have done this

already. exploration has its critics but humans are born explorers. for some it is about finding new places and stretching human imagination. for others it is about resources and the survival of our species. and that report there on the indian space programme. so, babita — let's return to brexit, and the front page of the guardian says that the british parliament simply does not know what it wants to do next. yes, although on the eight indicative boats but none of them won a wood stomach majority. the government would argue that theresa may's dealers the right compromise and should be adopted. earlier today the prime minister told conservative mps that she will step down before the next phase of brexit negotiations if, and this is a big if, her deal is past. so we

need to wait and see what will happen in the next few days but i have been speaking to the deputy political editor of the sunday times here in london and she gave an assessment of that pledged to resign. this is the final toss of the dice in terms of trying to get enough support behind her deal. this is a deal that has already been defeated twice and notjust defeated by a small margin, defeated by some of the biggest record defeats in our british political history. so she needs to make a big gesture now to get those hardline brexiteers behind her deal. this was it today. she came and spoke to the 1922 committee, her backbench mps, and offered to them to see if you support my deal i will go. i will resign and i will let somebody that you think is more likely to deliver brexit that you want that you dream of, the people that you think will deliver a harder brexit, i will let

them take over the next phase of negotiations. and this is where we have ended up tonight. what is unclear, however, is if she will resign. the flipside is that if they do not vote for this deal to go through she could stay on until december, easily, which is when her immunity that she won by winning a no—confidence vote runs out. immunity that she won by winning a no-confidence vote runs out. we also had a situation unfold in the house of commons earlier where mps were voting on alternative options. i think we can show you how the voting ended up being with a narrow margin on two points there but overall, the headline looking at that without going into detail is that they were all rejected. so back to the drawing board, do you think? what has frustrated the european union throughout all of this has been that the house of commons has been quite goodin the house of commons has been quite good in saying what they don't want and really poor at saying what they do want. so trying to get her deal

has been an alternative proposal put forward by backbenchers to try and find another way that could potentially get through the house with more support than the deal of theresa may. what has come back todayis theresa may. what has come back today is that nothing has commanded a majority. people have been proposing is not saying is that they have run out wiggle room and that has not worked either. they want another go at this next week on the proviso that she does not manage to get her deal through the end of this week and try and narrow down some of those options. you are right, there we re those options. you are right, there were two options today were not far offa were two options today were not far off a majority bit gain significantly more votes than her deal. and that was the second referendum and a permanent customs union. and we will be following the brexit developments for you every step of the way and bring them to you here live on bbc world news. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. we'll have more on that boeing story and those changes to the control

systems of the controversial boeing 737 max planes. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. quiet on the weather front. the weather remains unsettled for the rest of the week but that doesn't necessarily mean the skies are clear. this is a picture from yesterday. it was pretty cloudy in the south—east. it felt quite chilly as well. 0n the other side of the country in st ives, it was beautiful. this sky could almost be in the caribbean. stunning weather there in cornwall. this is the satellite picture. the weather front is heading our way towards the north—west. high pressure not just across the uk but across france and into parts of spain and portugal as well, many parts of western europe at the moment are in a spell of settled and dry weather. that is certainly the case across the uk through the course of the night and into early thursday. in the south, under the clear skies, temperatures will dip down close to freezing, for example cardiff will barely be above freezing.

that means that under the clear skies we could see mist and fog with those dipping temperatures, particularly across the south—west of the country. 0nly patchy fog here and there, but that can still be dangerous, so take it steady if you're travelling early in the morning. elsewhere across the uk it will start off sunny and crisp, but clouds are expected to build. maybe turning quite cloudy in some areas across the south—east. temperatures will still get up to about 16 in newcastle, 15 in aberdeen. in stornoway, where we have winds off the atlantic, more cloud and maybe some spots of rain, only 10 or 11. friday's weather forecast, again, weather fronts just brushing the north—west of scotland, bringing outbreaks of rain, some for the northern isles too. the vast majority of the country should at the very least have a bright day. most temperatures a degree higher — 17 in london, possibly as far north as hull. pleasantly warm for many of us come friday. friday into saturday, there is a change on the way.

this weather front will be moving across the uk, and remember, fronts separate milder warm air from cold air that comes in from the north. the winds switch direction into scotland and also northern ireland. that means cold air out of the north arrives here. temperatures will drop and we could be talking only single figures across much of scotland and northern ireland, possibly even one or two wintry showers in the north. in the south, not quite so chilly. 1a degrees expected in london. come sunday, the cold front will have moved through, in fact, reaching the english channel. that means we are all in the fresh air. high pressure also over us, that means drier weather, chillier weather, temperatures on sunday only around 12 degrees. after rising at the end of the week they're going down for the weekend. bye— bye.