this is bbc news, the latest headlines: the british parliament has rejected a withdrawal agreement from the european union for a third time, in a major setback for the prime minister, theresa may. hello, this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. mps defeated it by 58 votes, our top stories: on the day originally set for britain to leave the eu. the head of the european council, donald tusk, the eyes to the right, 286. has called a special meeting of eu the noes to the left, 344. leaders two days before the new brexit deadline parliament says no to theresa may's eu divorce dealfor a third time. it's no deal or another delay after the defeat, on what should've been departure day for the uk. of april 12th. the implications of the house's decision are grave. the legal default now is that the united kingdom is set they will consider any request to leave the european union that britain might make on the 12th of april, for a longer extension, injust14 days‘s time. but the european commission has said that's not enough to agree, a "no deal" brexit was now legislate for and ratify a deal. a likely scenario. hundreds of thousands of people in algeria have taken to the streets of major cities, in a bid to break the deadlock, demanding the resignation mps and not the government of president bouteflika. will try to agree a way forward on monday.

european leaders schedule an emergency meeting, but the eu insists the 27 are prepared for britain to crash out without a deal. hello. first, this hour: by this time, britain was supposed to have left the european union, but instead, members of parliament have voted down theresa may's brexit dealfor a third time, plunging the process into further uncertainty. on this occasion, the vote was simply on the first part of that agreement — the withdrawal arrangements. the idea was to leave the controversial future relationship with the eu to another time. but even that wasn't enough to win

over the all the sceptics. the european commission says a no—deal brexit is now unlikely scenario. the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg reports. drumming this really is such an iconic day, it is march the 29th. what do you want? brexit! when do you want it? now! this really is a great failure, that we are not leaving at 11 o'clock this evening. crowds on the march to push parliament to get on with it... it's a thoroughly bad idea and it deserves to be defeated today. on the day that we were due to leave... shame on you! ..mps asked the question, back a deal they hate or a delay. protests brought frustration to parliament, the prime minister brought the deal that would divorce us from the eu to the commons for judgment — again. the ayes to the right, 286. the noes to the left, 344.

a closer result than last time out, but a third defeat of nearly 60 votes for theresa may's deal — still way off. i fear we are reaching the limits of the process in this house. this house has rejected no deal, it has rejected no brexit, on wednesday, it rejected all the variations of the deal on the table. this government will continue to press the case for the orderly brexit that the result of the referendum demands. this deal now has to change. there has to be an alternative found, and if the prime minister can't accept that, then she must go, not at an indeterminate date in the future, but now. she should now go and we should be having a general election. open calls for her to quit growing in her party too. there's only one thing the prime minister can do, get us out on the 12th of april, get our country back, and deliver what we promised. because if we don't, god help us. do you think that she

should stay in herjob? no. i think it was inevitable that what just happened was going to happen because theresa may, once again, singularly failed to reach out to people. the cabinet's still trying to cling on... we are going to have to think very hard over the next few hours how we to respond to that, but this is a hugely disappointing result, which to my mind is not in the national interest. the prime minister's pitch earlier was this is the last chance to make sure we could leave the eu sometime soon. it avoids a long extension, which would at least delay and could destroy brexit. i have said that i am prepared to leave this job earlier than i intended to secure the right outcome for our country. and when the division bell rings in a few moments‘s time, everyone of us will have to look into our hearts and decide what is best for our constituents and our country. —— every one of us will have to look into our hearts and decide this deal, even the half of it we have before us today,

is bad for our democracy, bad for our economy and bad for this country, and i urge the house not to be cajoled on this third time lucky strategy and vote it down today! for weeks, exhausted ministers have only been able to stand back and watch on while brexiteers made this deal sound like the end of the world. but listen... if we say we stand up for 17.4 million people, then we have to get those people what they asked for — is to leave the european union and this now is the only way. and then another... i will vote for the motion. the problem i have is that i cannot countenance an even longer extension. and i cannot countenance holding european elections in may. and then another... most of us don't like the agreement, but it's a damn sight better than sticking two fingers up

to the british public and saying we're going to ignore you. but a clutch of convinced eurosceptics were firm. we have capitulated. this is not compromise, mr speaker, this has been capitulation. and theresa may's allies from northern ireland weren't budging... whatever means there are available to us, should this agreement go through, we will continue to oppose it. many more were furious... mr speaker, we cannot allow the future of this country to be held to ransom by the never ending internal tory psychodrama, and people who want to put their own jobs and ambitions before the jobs and ambitions of people in this country! the rainbow of other parties were never going to say yes... we've been ignored, silenced and sidelined. the futures of citizens across scotland and the rest of the uk held to ransom by right—wing brexiteers and the dup. this is nothing more than deceit,

duplicity and deception from a government in desperation. so, what happens next? well, tonight, even members of the cabinet aren't sure. if we know anything about theresa may, it's not impossible that, somehow, she will come up with another way of trying to get her deal through again. but remember, mps are working together behind the scenes to try to come up with a solution, probably a softer brexit, that could find a majority in the house of commons some time soon. but in either case, it's likely the government will have to ask the eu for a longer extension, with conditions attached. but they could say no, in which case we might leave the european union without a deal in a couple of weeks. as they leave, on the day we were all meant to leave, the question of the country's departure from the eu is far from journey‘s end. earlier, i spoke to dr shola mos—shogbamimu, lawyer and political

and women's rights activist. i asked her for an assessment of where the uk is at. we're clearly at an impasse. we have parliament that is paralysed, to catastrophic proportions. we have what looks like a political system that is broken and needs to be fixed. so right now, what we need to be discussing, particularly our politicians, should be next steps. and for me, the next steps are clear. we need — we need new political leadership, so theresa may needs to resign or we get general elections in place. we need to revoke article 50 to reset the clock and give us the time to actually indicate and agree, get consensus on what we want in terms of a brexit deal. we actually need to start from scratch and at the end

of the day, take it back to the people, the people must have a final say. speaking of people and revoking article 50, we saw lots of people on the streets of london protesting because britain isn't leaving the eu today. there are many people out there who will be just as frustrated as those of our parliamentarians. but the people you saw today were people from different sides. so it wasn't just those who were the hard brexiters. there were also those who want to remain, and those who are demanding the people's vote. quite frankly, the country is brexhausted, ok? the country is at an impasse. that's why we need real leadership, we need something that is more collaborative, something that would be much more inclusive. no more rhetoric that is divisive, and this is what brexit has been these past two or so years. brexit has become toxic. it's time to change the narrative and get ourselves to a place where we say, listen, as a people we respect democracy, but democracy, quite frankly, is not a monument, it's a movement. which means we have to continually evolve the conversation, and the people must be involved in the final say.

and we need a parliament that recognises that. you're a lawyer in new york, as well as here in the uk. give us an international perspective. what are other countries thinking about britain and the mother of parliaments at the moment? i think without a doubt, our reputation as the fifth—largest national economy in the world, and we are meant to be leaders in democracy, has been tarnished. our whole. .. we've now become the next, i don't know, soap opera, after the trump white house show, right? it is clear that there is something clearly broken. and i think from the international perspective, looking at how we are running things, people are probably thinking, what in heaven's name is going on with the united kingdom and why is there such hesitation to get the people back involved? and if you listen to some international people as well, some people actually think

well, they've agreed to brexit, there's no need to go back, and other people think well, it's a democracy, give it back to the people. it sounds to me that some of the impasse that britain is feeling is being experienced everywhere else, but everybody‘s tired. we, ultimately, as british citizens, need to decide what we want, and then everyone around the world will get in line. dr shola mos—shogbamimu there. let's get some of the day's other news. a redacted copy of us special counsel robert mueller‘s report into russian interference in the 2016 us election is to be released by mid—april. mueller cleared president trump of colluding with russia, but reached no conclusion about whether he had obstructed justice. the democratic chairman of the housejudicary committee said the report should be released to congress unredacted. officials in the bangladeshi capital, dhaka, say that victims of fire that engulfed a tower block on thursday may have been trapped because the emergency exits were locked.

at least 25 people died in the blaze and 70 others were injured. six of the victims are believed to have fallen to their deaths when they jumped from the burning building. the actor george clooney is calling for a boycott of nine luxury hotels owned by the sultan of brunei, after brunei announced that gay sex and adultery would be punishable by death. the sultan — the ruling monarch of the southeast asian country — founded the brunei investment agency, which owns some of the world's top hotels, including the dorchester in london and the beverly hills hotel in los angeles. hundreds of thousands in algeria have taken to the streets in various cities, demanding the resignation of president abdelaziz bouteflika. it is the sixth successive friday of mass anti—government protests in the country. the demonstrations come just days after the country's powerful military called for the 82—year—old president to step down. a little earlier, i spoke with kamel mansari, an algiers—based

journalist and editor of le jeune independant. i began by asking what he'd been seeing on the streets today. ——— during friday. the first impression, or the first details that we noticed, that there's less security measures. the police forces have been reduced. they were apparent only on the streets around the presidential area for the minister of defence. so many police forces had been clashing with demonstrators in the entire city previously. and the second element, the sixth demonstration is considered or could be perceived as a referendum to the proposal made by the general chief of staff of the army, who invoked article 102 of the constitution, declaring president bouteflika unfit to rule.

and this it — it was a response or a rebuff from the street to the chief of the army. on the other hand, we have seen a demonstration, demonstrators, it's like they are reacting in a cautious way to any proposal made so far by the system or what they consider the people or the major power holders in algeria. but this is one side of the landscape, on the other side of the landscape is the fact that there is no response from the authorities to the demonstrators so far. we are hearing, this is an unconfirmed report, but we have some unconfirmed reports saying the former president, who ran the country from 1995 to 1999, has been called and is probably now in algiers doing some negotiations, conducting negotiations with some authorities here in algiers. and probably in the coming hours, or probably in the coming days, he will be probably proposed

as the guy or the person to lead a transition... mr mansari, when you look out at the crowds, who is making up the people protesting? are they young, old, educated, rural, city? who are these people? yeah, the majority of the demonstrators are young, but they have been joined in the last weeks by iconic figures, by old people. we have some political leaders who have joined the crowds in algiers. but nobody‘s leading, to be honest. nobody‘s leading the crowd. everything has been done on social networks, people are calling for demonstrations on the social networks. but a lot of people are joining, notjust the young people, who have been just like the fuel of the demonstrations so far, but it's getting — the demonstrations are gaining support and gaining in terms of numbers. a lots of people are joining.

and this is why today, we can tell it was just like, according to official figures, it's the most important demonstration to date in algiers in terms of the bigger figures than estimated. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: we report on a live issue in venezuela, frustration as power cuts become a drain on daily life. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. in this case the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world

to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being marked by a re—enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. this is bbc news, the main story this hour: the british parliament has rejected the government's brexit withdrawal agreement for a third time. britain now faces leaving the eu without agreement in two weeks' time, unless mps can agree an alternative. let's return to our top story — the british government's failure, again, to get its agreement for withdrawing from the eu

passed in parliament. while the politicians were voting inside the house of commons, thousands of leave supporters were demonstrating outside — many facing up to lines of police, later in the evening. our special correspondent lucy manning has spent the day with people at the protests. what do we want? brexit! when do we want it? now! let's get out! let's have brexit! very, very sad. very disappointed. democracy, democracy! it's rubbish. it's not leaving. i think it's an outrage. that is why i am here. they wanted it, voted for it, won it, but didn't get it. today was supposed to be brexit day. how do you sum up this day for you? how would you describe it? it's a total and utter betrayal of democracy. whether or not you voted remain or leave, it is pathetic. we were supposed to be having a party tonight, instead we're having a wake. what our politicians are saying to us is, shut up and sit down. some on this leavers‘ march had walked from sunderland, determined to tell westminsterjust

how let down they felt. march the 29th was not supposed to look like this, not so much a celebration but another demonstration. and, amongst the brexiteers, a real sense of anger. this should have been an amazing day for england. yeah? but you've ruined it. they've ruined it. when i voted and when they triggered article 50, i thought today would be the day. do you not think that actually the politicians who wanted to get out of europe just should have accepted the deal and then you could have been celebrating today? but the deal is not leaving. the deal is worse than remaining for leavers. different groups of leavers surrounded parliament. the ever—present demonstrators, a joint ukip and tommy robinson protest, and a larger leave means leave rally. we are in enemy territory. cheering. there are hundreds of people just over the street that have treated that referendum and those who voted for it with total and utter contempt.

thousands filled parliament square. demands of brexit now rejected by mps. just a handful of remainers watched on. i'm very glad that it's not brexit day. but i also think that it is a pity that things have not progressed a little quicker and you would have thought that maybe by now that politicians could have sorted something out. we personally voted remain, but we just want it finished with now, even if that means leaving. tonight the police stood protecting downing street as a small group protested outside. one tried to climb the gate. this wasn't supposed to be brexit day. who knows when it will come? lucy manning, bbc news, westminster. now if you still haven't had enough of brexit, or need to know more about what's happened, and what might happen just go to our website. while you're there, if you're a fan of podcasts, follow the links to check out our brexitcast, a lighthearted and witty look at all the twists

and turns in this story, featuring the cream of the bbc‘s political journalism. plans for a major humanitarian operation in venezuela have been set out by the international red cross. it said it would only go ahead as long as distribution did not become politicised. the venezuelan government has previously blocked deliveries organised by the opposition. the country is still undergoing severe shortages of food, medicine and basic goods. earlier this week, president maduro announced electricity rationing, after large parts of the country were hit with a second major blackout. from caracas, will grant reports. it has been another difficult week for venezuelans. just as a degree of normality began to return to the beleaguered nation, the lights went out again. a second vast power cut in as many weeks. for those forced to abandon work and walk home it has become

difficult to keep their temper. translation: this is a country that supposedly is drowning in oil. so how is it possible we live in is poverty? this ruin of a country. it is time for those guys to stand down and let new people step in who are more efficient because they have shown themselves to be incapable. it is notjust workplaces that have been closed. schoolchildren have spent more time in the parks then in classrooms recently. this woman is a teacher who has had to look after her daughter. but their situation over the lack of electricity is far more serious than just skipping class. her daughter has diabetes and her insulin must be refrigerated. given the shortage in medical supplies, the family can ill—afford to allow the expensive life—saving drug to go to waste in a blackout. translation: it is worrying. we don't sleep at night because the electricity

might go out. it is complicated and not an easy situation. the consequences of the darkness of venezuelan families is clear. yet the political crisis continues. nicolas maduro accuses the opposition of sabotaging the power grid as part of washington backed coup. they have gone on the attack, banning the opposition leader juan guaido from holding public office for 15 years. he responded by calling the government illegitimate and urged his supporters to take to the streets on saturday in protest at the rolling blackouts. the lights are largely back in the capital but venezuelans know that is unlikely to last for long. electricity rationing and water shortages are part of daily life now. with big protests ahead, the opposition want to keep people angry about the situation rather than accept it as normal.

they were talented musicians based in liverpool, on the verge of a musical breakthrough — but the indie band her‘s has ended in tragedy. the two young men were killed alongside their tour manager by a pick—up truck driving on the wrong side of the road in arizona, according to authorities in the us. ashleyjohn baptiste reports. 24—year—old stephen fitzpatrick from cumbria and 25—year—old audun laading from norway were in liverpool as students. as music duo, her‘s, they were living most bands‘ dream, touring the us, playing live music for fans. the duo, along with their tour manager, trevor engelbrektson, were killed in a car crash in the early hours of wednesday morning. officials in arizona said a nissan pick—up was driving on the wrong side of the freeway before hitting the musicians' ford van.

since news of the crash, tributes have been flooding in. you could just see they were being themselves when they were on stage. they came... they came alive. they were sweet, they were warm, they were infectious to be around. they were just the loveliest people, they really were. truly talented. having released their debut album, they were recently interviewed by bbc music during a festival in texas. we've been selling out shows on, like, the east coast which is, it has been really good. a good run so far. we are excited. # oh, boy #. midway through a tour in north america, the band stood out as a promising talent whose potential was brutally cut short. ashleyjohn—baptiste, bbc news. you can reach me on twitter —

i'm @duncan golestani. hello. the clocks may be springing forward this weekend but the temperatures are falling back. why? a cold front, a leading edge of cold air that will gradually work its way southward, not with much rain but certainly with a change in the feel of the weather. and that is the most noticeable thing on the way this weekend. plenty of dry weather away from the weather front which has not got anything particularly wet associated with it but a drop in temperature that we will all notice. it will be cold enough as the weekend begins for a touch of frost in parts of england and wales and fog patches gradually clearing. here is the cloud. patchy rain, hill snow in scotland, a few spots of rain in northern ireland slowly working southward towards northern england as we go through the day.

when you get behind that front it will brighten up again with blustery wintry showers in northern scotland and especially in the northern isles. south of the front for much of england and wales broken cloud, sunny spells and temperatures rising again. warm spots reaching high teens in south—east england. can't rule out an isolated shower in east anglia and south—east england in the afternoon but most places will avoid them and stay dry. saturday evening and notice the weather front. a bit of patchy rain spreading through more of northern england into parts of wales, the midlands and east anglia keeping temperatures up which means a frost as sunday begins is more likely as the further north you are. especially northern ireland and scotland. of course it is, on saturday night, the early hours of sunday, the clocks go forward. it marks the arrival of british summertime. nothing to do with the weather. the irony is that, as we established, temperatures are actually dropping. more of us in the blue as the cold

air percolates southwards, for part two of the weekend. with some cloud, maybe a few spots of light rain affecting parts of england and wales that will be the extent of it. for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, you may start with sunshine. there will be a lot of cloud around on sunday afternoon. some sunny spells. we are all in the cooler air. temperatures at their highest through south—east wales. 13, 14 degrees most of us will fall short of that. clearing skies on sunday night into monday morning with high pressure close by, expect a frost. more unsettled weather to come next week. there will be some wet and windy weather at times but have a look at these temperatures. single figures at or below average through much of the week.