this is bbc news, the 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. mps defeated it by 58 votes welcome to bbc news. on the day originally set i'm reged ahmad. for britain to leave the eu. our top stories: the eyes to the right, 286. the head of the european council, the noes to the left, 334. donald tusk, has called a special meeting of eu leaders two days before the new brexit deadline of april 12th. parliament says no to theresa may's they'll consider any request for a longer extension. but the european commission says a "no deal" brexit is now a likely scenario. eu divorce dealfor a third time. it's no deal or another delay, hundreds of thousands of people after the defeat on what should've in algeria have taken to the streets been departure day for the uk. of major cities, demanding the resignation of president bouteflika. police have used teargas and water cannon to disperse the crowds. now on bbc news, the british government the week in parliament.

is considering its next steps on brexit, after prime minister theresa may's withdrawal agreement was rejected by mps for a third time. hello and welcome to there's speculation she could try the week in parliament. to make a fourth attempt to get it through the commons next week. the bbc‘s political editor laura kuenssberg reports. drumming. this really is such an iconic day, it is march the 29th. what do we want? crowd: brexit! when do we want it? crowd: 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 were asked to 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 to respond 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. 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.

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. 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. kamel mansari is an algiers—based journalist and editor of le jeune independant. we asked him what he'd been seeing on the streets. 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 demands of 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

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. more now on our top story. our political editor laura kuennsburg has been explaining how significant a moment this latest defeat is to the prime minister's brexit deal. for theresa may, it was the promise that she made to the public time and time and time again, we will leave the european union on the 29th of march. that process that she triggered was something than that parliament itself voted for and of course, at the general election not so long ago in the long history of britain's tangled relationships

between the eu, with the eu, both of the main parties committed to leaving and then in parliament, a huge majority of mps voted for this to happen and at the very least, would blame lies, whoever made all the different miscalculations, the fact is that parliament has not been able to deliver to the contrary something that it itself promised would happen and the question marks about where next are profound. it is simply not possible tonight to predict where this might go next, and the divisions and the dilemmas tonight, years into this process now, just as deep as they ever were. different sides arejust as entrenched as they have been all along, the prime minister might

claim that she is right to say there is more support for her deal tonight and there has been for a long time, but we're so far from a resolution in any sense here and so far, the businesses, forfamilies, for people watching us tonight, from able to be saying with any confidence exactly what the ending of this will be. unsurprisingly, european union officials were watching the proceedings in the british parliament very closely, as our europe editor katya adler explains. i would say that the eu is on the defensive now, very much and damage control mode. i mean it still hopes for negotiated exit outcome and in theory, all brexit options remain on the table but there is very little trust here that parliament and the prime minister will really come to a firm conclusion and that is why we are hearing more and more talk about the likelihood of the no—deal brexit. we have heard that now from the french president, emmanuel macron, the european commission and other european leaders after this latest vote in the parliament. now, in previous times, they have used the set of no—deal brexit to put the pressure on mps and try and encourage them to vote in favour of the prime minister's deal, but they keep looking at these ongoing glaring divisions in parliament and really wonder whether the uk will ever unite around brexit way forward, and if the uk can't do that, then the french president

emmanuel macron and some other eu countries are saying well, what is the point then delaying brexit for all that much longer? now, this is not to say that if the prime minister were to come here to brussels on the 10th of april for that emergency backs summers and to ask eu leaders for a longer brexit extension, that they would say no. but right now, there is definitely a lively debate here between the virtues of the longer extension versus having a brexit no deal now. france, for one, thinks yes, it would be painful but it would stop all this uncertainty that is so costly for european businesses and ways so heavily on the workings of the eu. now, all this talk of a no deal is making the eu look very carefully at its own no deal planning and eu leaders are beginning to pile on the pressure on ireland. they want ireland to finesse its no deal planning for a border with northern ireland, which is something it has avoided

doing up until now for political reasons but eu leaders want to make sure, whatever happens with brexit, that their single market will be protected. so where does the uk go from here? there are all kinds of possibilties from a no deal brexit, to a closer future relationship with the eu, a long delay, and a general election. our deputy political editor john pienaar looks at the options. this may have been theresa may's last chance, and she came up short. by 58 votes, mps voted down the divorce deal she thrashed out with the eu. plenty of battles still to come before brexit is ever settled, but if mrs may even hoped to regain any control, that hope probably died today. how? tory brexiteer resistance mostly crumbled. they feared losing

brexit altogether. big hitters like borisjohnson, dominic raab, evenjacob rees—mogg, who said till today he'd oppose the deal so long as the democratic unionists did, but the hard—core stayed firm. the dup held out, fearing northern ireland could be treated differently to the rest of the uk for the sake of avoiding a hard eu border with ireland. jeremy corbyn‘s labour mps split. five, reconciled to brexit, backed the deal. most helped sink it. so now, who's in charge? mps and cross—party factions are working on their own plans for brexit. former cabinet minister oliver letwin is one of those organising

a series of votes for next week, hoping most mps can agree on one. the options — a brexit closer to the eu than mrs may's deal, maybe under the same customs rules, maybe under eu single market rules, so free movement of people could continue, or maybe both. that's been compared to the old european common market. a new referendum is an option, maybe tied to whatever brexit deal is chosen in the end. and some mps who oppose leaving with no deal and believe parliament would never allow it prefer revoking brexit, calling it off for it now orfor good. mps could still take control, ordering the government by law to adopt the plan mps choose. so mrs may's next move, assuming she's around long enough, doing nothing is not an option. there'll have to be a brexit plan made law by a withdrawal agreement bill. mps could try and force their own plans into that bill. a softer brexit may well have the most support. could any pm order tory mps and ministers how to vote or try? government discipline has all but collapsed. the next eu summit is set for a week on wednesday. the eu offered to delay brexit till may the 22nd, if the prime minister managed to get the terms of divorce through parliament. she's failed, so the deadline is set for april the 12th. that's to allow the uk to avoid the european elections. until there's a final agreement,

a no—deal brexit remains possible, the outcome many fear most, maybe by accident. but the eu may offer a much longer delay. what if mps demand a new referendum? you thought brexit was close to being settled? think again. they say all political careers, all premierships, end in failure. most end in better shape than theresa may's. she's on the verge of leaving number ten with her authority shattered, the future of brexit still in deep doubt, demands growing louder for a general election. it's fair to ask, could any leader have done much better? either way, there's a long list of contenders keen to move into downing street and try. this is bbc news, the headlines: 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. friday, of course, was supposed to be brexit day. to mark it, large numbers of angry protestors descended on westminster, including the march to leave procession, which left sunderland two weeks ago. 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 was supposed to be brexit day.

who knows when it will come? lucy manning, bbc news, westminster. well, there were angry scenes both inside and outside parliament yesterday. but what do people away from westminster think about the uncertainty surrounding brexit? the city of leeds had one of the closest referendum results in the country with just over 50% voting to remain, and just under 50% voting to leave. our correspondent sarah campbell has been getting reaction from voters and businesses in the city. the opportunity now is for us to embrace the certain legal right for an extension. we will be taking a huge leap into the unknown. parliament's green benches are 200 miles away from these greens in leeds, but the golfers here are well aware that what is said and done there matters here. march 29th. was that in your calendar as the day that we were going to leave the eu, and now we're not? absolutely, yeah. so how are you feeling today?

frustrated. as a person who voted to leave, very frustrated that my decision hasn't gone forward. do you think it will, ever? it's questionable now. how are you feeling? you voted remain. the vote has gone exactly how i expected. the government is having major issues here and is in turmoil. and i really don't know where this is going, but my gut feeling is that the government will collapse. opinions on today's vote are split among members. enjoying a well—earned drink after their round of golf, two remainers and two leavers wondering what happens next. i don't know where parliament's going to go. i don't know where the government's leading. i don't think there has been leadership from the government from the start. i think our mps have made a real bad job of this whole thing. the vote was to leave, and i think we should leave. i've changed my mind, yes. i now want to remain, because we've made a complete mess from the beginning of negotiating.

i'd do a no deal on the 12th of april. that doesn't worry you? that doesn't worry me. this tile company was in the middle of a city which was split in half in the 2016 referendum. remain achieved 50.3% of the vote in leeds. leave only very marginally behind at 49.7%. almost all of the stock here comes from europe, and profit margins have been hit since the vote. we do need clarity, because as a business, all we want is to move on and be positive about what's going to happen next. nobody knows what's going to happen next, so that uncertainty that is out there in the marketplace is creating problems. today was to be the day the uk struck out from the european union. instead, britain will be staying put — at least for now. sarah campbell, bbc news, leeds. in other news, the international red cross says humanitarian aid could be

distributed in venezuela within two weeks as long as the process does not become politicised. the opposition leaderjuan guaido held a rally earlier, calling for large protests against the maduro government on saturday. the country is undergoing severe shortages of food, medicine and basic goods. there are reports venezuela is experiencing wide scale blackouts tonight in 21 states, the third time this month. 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. stay with us, much more coming up. but now for the weather.

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.