i'm kasia madera in london, the headlines: theresa may offers british mps a vote on whether to hold a second referendum, but only if they approve her brexit withdrawal bill. the government will therefore include in the withdrawal agreement bill, at introduction, a requirement to vote on whether to hold a second referendum. president trump's officials brief congress on the threat from iran. they claim that iranian risks to american interests in the gulf have been put on hold. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also in the programme: security is stepped up in indonesia, and protesters take to the streets as official results show thatjoko widodo has been re—elected as president. a possible breakthrough in the treatment of fatty liver disease. we hearfrom one of

the authors of a new study. live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore and 1am here in london, where theresa may told mps they have one last chance to deliver a brexit agreement. having secured the support of her cabinet, the british prime minister set out the bold offer she had promised in a speech in central london. she pledged that the commons would get a vote on whether there should be another referendum, though she strongly opposed the idea. but can she win over supporters? and is this deal as new as she claims? our political editor laura kuenssberg has been finding out.

a warning, there are flashing images coming up. win or lose, when her plan comes to a vote, and soon, few in this audience believe it's anything other than her last shot. the majority of mps say they want to deliver the result of the referendum, so i think we need to help them find a way, and i believe there is now one last chance to do that. and today i'm making a serious offer to mps across parliament — a new brexit deal. newly packaged up together but familiar promises. extra protection for workers‘ rights and the environment, giving mps a say on the fraught issue of customs and acknowledging many of them want a chance at least to vote on another referendum. i do not believe this is a route we should take, but i recognise the genuine and sincere strength of feeling across the house on this important issue. the government will therefore include in the withdrawal agreement bill, at introduction, a requirement to vote

on whether to hold a second referendum. you've had nearly three years, but the opposition parties have already said they will not vote for this deal. isn't it simply too late for you now to be offering a compromise, and many mps simply don't want to listen? wait and look at the details of the bill, and think about the importance of delivering brexit, because this is the way that we can ratify an agreement and ensure that we leave the european union. theresa may's last efforts to win over parliament have been a parallel universe to what's playing out a across the country. the european elections in a matter of days only happening because the government's failed. tories and labour both jangling with nerves, as smaller parties, pushing clarity not compromise, stand to gain. cameraman: squish up, you lot!

voters will give a verdict with parliament's meltdown the backdrop. labour won't give number 10 a way out. we can't support this bill because it's basically a rehash of what was discussed before and it doesn't make any fundamental moves on market alignment all the customs union, or indeed protection of rights. the vote is still more than a week away. the prime minister won't give up and minds could still change, but rejection of this bundle of new measures may already have taken root. laura kuenssberg reporting there, and we'll have more on that story later in the show. now let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the white house's acting defence secretary has said actions taken by the us have forced iran to hold back from making attacks on us citizens. the claim from acting secretary of defence, patrick shanahan came after he and secretary of state mike pompeo gave a behind closed doors briefing on iranian activities in the middle east. the statement comes after weeks of escalating tensions between washington and tehran.

the us deployed a carrier strike group to its middle east command to its middle east command earlier this month in response to what it said were troubling indications of an attack by iran. barbara plett—usher has more. last week, us officials told us that the threat of iranian attacks was serious and that it was imminent, but mr shanahan is saying now that the potential attacks are no longer imminent but the threat is still there, it hasn't gone away, "it's been put on hold," as he phrased it. he said it was a show of american force that deterred attacks on american interests, but he said this is about deterrence, it is not about war, and the focus now was to try to prevent iranians from making a miscalculation. he and other senior officials were briefing congress about the intelligence. there were a lot of questions about it and concerns raised about the aggressive tone and actions that the administration took. afterwards, i think you saw reaction that divided the predictably along

partisan lines, some republicans and said yes, the intelligence was credible, the administration's actions were appropriate and the us should be prepared to take strong action if necessary. some democrats said, "what i heard didn't reallyjustify all that war talk last week," and they warned strongly about the dangers of another war in the middle east. as for iran, iran has said it is the united states who is the threatening party and its iranian officials who've said the american officials are playing a dangerous game by increasing their military presence in the region and they're also conducting economic warfare with their crippling sanctions. also making news today: australia's prime minister scott morrison has secured a majority government, capping off a shock result in saturday's election. it represents a comfortable increase from the coalition‘s standing prior to the election. it also defied long—term polls that predicted a labor party win for the first time in six years.

japan has asked foreign media to begin referring to japanese people with their family names first, as is the norm in east asia. the new convention would come into force this later year whenjapan hosts a 620 summit. it means the prime minister, shinzo abe, will instead be referred to as abe shinzo. emergency workers in oklahoma have been using speed boats to rescue victims of flooding that has affected millions of people in central united states. teams of fire personnel could be seen helping residents out of flooded homes. the national weather service says it is expecting more severe weather across texas, louisiana, alabama and as far north as iowa and nebraska. playing a grand piano is hard enough, but doing it while hanging from a crane is no minorfeat. but that was the audacious effort by classical pianist alain roche, when he scaled several meters to play above a hospital construction site in switzerland.

a crowd gathered below to watch as he was pulled up by a cord, and swung about by a crane operator. translation: i wanted to confront these two universes, which are the opposite of the classical piano — the grand with the dust. the raw side of the construction site, and i have the impression there are two different poems, but together they can be one. let's go back top our top story on brexit. the british prime minister has offered mps a vote on whether to hold a second referendum if they approve her

updated withdrawal bill. our political correspondent chris mason described the withdrawal bill as a packaging up of assurances sought by mps. so, for instance, enhanced protection on workers rights to ensure employment protections are similar or as good as they are if you're an eu member. similarly around environmental protections. on the question of customs, this has been a hugely tricky issue, hugely divisive issue, it's essentially a promise from the government to let parliament decide when they're debating this piece of legislation rather than the government imposing a particular idea. and then on top of that, theresa may, the british prime minister, was suggesting that mps should get a say on whether or not there should be another public vote, another referendum. that's something a significant minority of mps are mps are keen on but on a current reading of the parliamentary arithmetic, it doesn't look like there's a majority of mps that would endorse that other referendum. and as you were hinting at, kasia,

looking at the numbers several hours on from the prime minister's last stand, it simply doesn't look like she's changed or moved the dial, it still looks like she'll go down to a thumping defeat. so in that case, where does she go then? hs she made things worse, is that even possible? it is possible she's made things worse, it doesn't look like she's made things better. there are some mps tonight saying things are so bad that there's no point in putting things to a vote because it would be humiliating but it would also destroy the vehicle, what's known as the withdrawal agreement bill, the piece of legislation that you need if the uk is going to leave the european union with a deal, meaning that any successor wouldn't be able to pick it up and potentially re—package a deal in a way that might be palatable to parliament if they should secure agreement with the european union. now, i'm told by sources within government that theresa may is absolutely determined to press ahead with this and put it to a vote, but it looks like she's going to lose. even if she's going to win, which looks highly unlikely, she said she would then set out

a timetable for her departure. so whichever way you look at it, i think within a couple of weeks now, maximum, she will have had to set out a timetable publicly for her going. that would formally trigger the start of a leadership race and it could mean britain has a new prime minister within a couple of months or maybe an even shorter timeframe than that. chris mason speaking to kasia earlier. police have clashed with protesters in indonesia, following the announcement thatjoko widodo has been re—elected president. the general election commission said mr widodo won 55.5% in last month's vote, beating his opponent, prabowo subianto. but mr prabowo has rejected the result and said he plans to pursue what he called legal avenues. with more, here's angela mancini from control risks, a consulatancy firm based here in singapore. first of all, the election

results were exactly as predicted, jokowi won pretty decisively. and it isn't unexpected that prabowo subianto would protest the results because of course he wanted to win. we do expect large scale demonstrations today, we started to see them yesterday, but we don't expect a large—scale unrest or violence. it was really a masterstroke by the kpu, the general elections commission, to announce them at 2am yesterday, so a day early in the middle of the night, which really took away a lot of the spontaneity of protesters out on the street. as predicted, we're going to demonstrations today but we don't expect anything to get to violent. what is a concern, i guess, is amongst mr prabowo's supporters, they include islamist groups, for instance, concerns about terrorist attacks potentially, and we've seen mr prabowo do this before. he lost the last election againstjokowi and he pursued legal means. what do you think his motivations are? clearly he doesn't want to give up the possibility of getting the presidency and he wants to pursue every legal channel he can.

we don't believe he's going to win a legal challenge, i think there isn't evidence to make up 17 million votes again, and i think he's keen to get supporters out on the street but we don't expect a whole lot of violence. there's the risk of a terror attack, which would not be from his political parties but from islamist terror groups piggybacking onto the situation. their targets are actually the police and there's lots of police out in force right now. our advice to clients is you can still travel to jakarta, be extremely mindful of commercial districts and avoid the areas where these demonstrations are happening, but we don't expect anything to bubble up too significantly in the coming days. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we hearfrom one of the authors of a new study on treatment of fatty liver disease. also on the programme: he endured a horrific crash but was back racing just weeks later — tributes to niki lauda, who's died at the age of 70.

this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so it has become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. it has been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far but suddenly the police are tear gassing the crowd. we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well established here. helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation.

it was a bloody birth for a poor country, and the challenges ahead are daunting. but for now, at least, it is time to celebrate. welcome back and thanks for staying with us. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: theresa may offers british mps a vote on whether to hold a second referendum, but only if they approve her brexit withdrawal bill. president trump's officials brief congress on the threat from iran. they claim that iranian risks to american interests in the gulf have been "put on hold". let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the front page of the japan times is inundated with news of strong winds and heavy rain. people in tokyo battled the storm to hold onto their umbrellas. in fact downpours have drenched a wide area on the main

island of honshu. the south china morning post looks at how technology is easing the pain of parking. in shanghai, cars outnumber spaces by six to one. now mobile apps are being used to alert motorists to empty spots. and the new york times talks to someone trying to escape one of fictions most terrifying characters. forget dracula or darth vader, the serial killer hannibal lecter has horrified readers for decades. but his creator thomas harris is now hoping to escape lecter‘s legacy with a new novel. we will find out how scary that on will be. at least four asylum seekers have tried to commit suicide on papua new guinea's manus island, where many who were seeking asylum in australia have been sent as part of australia's offshore asylum policy. about 800 people are living on manus island and nauru,

they come from all over the world. the camp on manus was officially closed in 2017, but many migrants have stayed there because they say they have no where else to go. advocates had hoped australia's labor party would win this weeks election and implement new polices, including sending some refugees to new zealand. earlier, elaine pearson, the australia director at human rights watch, explained what type of conditions the refugees are experiencing. we have been in touch with some of the refugees. we understand three of them are in hospital and are in critical condition. we know the health situation has been dire for some time. the un described it as catastrophic last year so right or wrongly, many of the refugees had pinned their hopes on labour victory and now they are confronted really with these feelings of despair and hopelessness.

we know within the camp according to the camp, more than 80% of people are suffering from conditions such as ptsd, anxiety and so on so is very grim. the author behrouz boochani, he is in on the island himself and has been talking about this, describing it out of control. do you think the situation has got worse since the elections? without a doubt. i also spoke to behrouz last night. he said that he has never seen it like this. the feeling is that it's been coming up to six years that these people have been living in limbo, they've been pushed to breaking point. they feel like they are beyond breaking point and they haven't been getting the healthcare the people in this situation really need. that's the main problem here. many of these people need psychiatric treatment.

they are being counselled by social workers. those remedies clearly are available in australia. so it is well beyond time to do the right thing and bring all of these people to australia immediately. during the election campaign, the conservative coalition group didn't give much detail about specific asylum policy. is that a good sign in going forward? well, look, it was the first time in a long time that australia has had an election that hasn't been dominated by asylum seekers and refugee policy. i think that's been a good thing. this government has a mandate, it won the election on economic policies but it needs to take a long hard look at what has been the human cost of these policies so whether or not it dismantles offshore processing, it needs to look at the human impact on the people remaining in the fact is many of these people really need urgent healthcare survey need to look at how they can provide that healthcare and that means getting them off manus and getting them off nauru.

that was elaine pearson from human rights watch. in response to the concerns raised by these issues a spokesperson from the department of home affairs gave us the following response: "the government of papua new guinea is responsible for the delivery of regional processing arrangements." the statement continues: "the department of home affairs takes seriously its role in supporting the government of png to ensure refugees and failed asylum seekers are provided with a range of health, welfare, and support services arrangements. this has not changed." so just sojust a reaction so just a reaction from the government. now to a condition that affects millions of people worldwide — and you could even have it right now. it's called non—alcoholic fatty liver disease and it refers to a range of conditions caused by a build—up of fat in your liver. in severe cases, it can lead to serious liver damage. there's currently no specific medication for the disease — but that could change. a team of researchers here in singapore say they've

developed a new treatment, with clinical trials expected next year. professor stuart cook of duke nus medical school, believes treating fatty liver disease is a matter of urgency. it's a very serious problem and it's almost a global pandemic. around one in four people around the world are suffering from fatty liver disease. much more common than those who are obese or have diabetes but also common in people who are quite thin, particularly in asia, who don't realise they have this condition and are predisposed. it can be tolerated if it's not severe but as it progresses, the liver becomes inflamed, fibrotic and scarred and that's when the real trouble kicks in because it can lead to cancers and things like that. a staggering one in four people worldwide have it. what causes it? nutrition is what it comes down to on the type of over nutrition.

just what you read but the type of rings you eat. fatty foods and high sugar drinks and this is even affecting children now so in some parts of the world, one in four children is affected by this condition. professor cooks speaking to sharanjit leyl. tributes have been pouring in for the legendary motor racing driver niki lauda, who has died at the age of 70. he won the formula i world championship three times and made an incredible come back from a nearfatal crash in 1976. our sports editor dan roan looks back on his life and his achievements. niki lauda will forever be remembered as one of sport's bravest figures and for one of its most compelling comebacks. having pursued a career in racing against the wishes of his wealthy family and with the help of a bank loan, the steely austrian won his first world championship with ferrari in 1975. he was on course to retain it, but then at the german grand prix, during formula 1's most dangerous era, lauda suffered the terrible crash that almost claimed his life. trapped inside an inferno for over a minute, other drivers had to rescue him from the wreckage.

i knelt down and rested his head on my lap. and we were able to talk. he was lucid. he'd suffered severe inhalation of toxic and superheated air from the burning bodywork of his car. and it was that, 2a hours later, put his life into jeopardy. read his last rites in hospital, lauda was scarred for life. but in an act of unimaginable courage, just a0 days later, he was back behind the wheel. when that feeling came, you get a big fright. you know, you're really worried and frightened that you're going to die. and that means you start everything possible to keep you going. you can't start your body, because the body doesn't react. you only can start the brain. if the brain works, the body starts to work sooner or later.

lauda's defiance was fuelled by his great rivalry with british driverjames hunt, transforming f1‘s global appeal and depicted in a hollywood film. speaking from his home in brazil tonight, the man who ran the sport for decades paid this tribute. niki was liked all over the world. i don't think he's done anything bad to anybody. certainly i've known him for many, many years, and all i ever had is people saying what a nice guy he is. he was a super guy. lauda regained the world championship the year after his accident, claiming it again in 1984. an astute businessman, he launched his own airline and became chairman of mercedes, helping to recruit lewis hamilton, who tonight tweeted. .. decades on from his crash, lauda continued to suffer the consequences, undergoing a double lung transplant last year. but he'll always be known as f1‘s legendary survivor. remembering niki lauda, who has died at the age of 70. you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.

don't go away. stay with us. coming up, we'll have more on indonesia's election results. and we'll see what a win for the incumbent presidentjoko widodo means for the country's economy. we will look forward to that. we will see you shortly. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures of a tribe of 2a goats who are calling central park their home for the summer. they are there to rid riverside park of invasive weeds and they are already attracting huge crowds. the goats get to munch on overgrown plants preventing chemicals being dumped on weeds and poison ivy. it's an environmentally friendly win—win for invasive species removal. goats eat a quarter of their body weight every day so for them it's an all you can eat buffet. they even eat species dangerous to humans, like poison ivy, which poses no harm to them. the goats will be munching to their hearts‘ content throughout the whole of august.

like i say, the crowds absolutely adore them. you can see them there throughout the summer. from sharanjit and throughout the summer. from sharanjitand me, goodbye. hello. there's predominantly fine weather and with the gardens looking drier, the sight of rain bouncing off the ground could be viewed by some with envy but that's what we had in the edinburgh area for a time on tuesday as the thundery shower moved through but for much of the uk, tuesday was sunnier and warmer compared with monday, and it was dry. there's more dry weather around for most parts of the uk in the day ahead. big exception, though, northern isles and northern scotland. here, we are going to see a weather system close by, with cloud and some outbreaks of rain. in fact, some persistent spells of rain, some heavier bursts as well, and a stronger, cooler northerly breeze. and you see this area of cloud from north wales, southernmost parts of northern england into the midlands, that mayjust produce a shower as most other places are dry, good deal of sunshine, it feels every bit as warm as it did on tuesday.

that means high teens and a few spots into the low 20s. now, on through wednesday night and into thursday morning, you'll notice that the rain is still hanging around northern scotland, orkney, though clearing away from shetland. this strip of cloud probably doesn't have any rain associated with it. for many, it's clear skies and for the clearer parts of northern england and northern ireland, temperatures in the coldest spots ending up close to freezing. for many of us, thursday is going to start with some sunshine. there's still some outbreaks of rain, though, with cloud in the breeze in northern scotland and the cloud increasing for northern ireland. towards the western coast of england and wales, mayjust produce a little patchy rain whereas most areas will stay dry and clearly, if you've got the sunshine, still the warmth as well. still a few spots into the low 20s. now by friday, we are expecting a bit more in the way of widespread cloud though the rain has eased from northern scotland but from northern ireland and through england and wales, as the cloud thickens, a bit of patchy rain moves its way further south, it could start to turn more showery into the afternoon. as it does so, the further south it gets, you get to see some sunshine and warmth out there. but there are some weather changes on the way, just in time for the bank holiday weekend, as our atlantic weather takes over once again with an area

of low pressure moving in. and that does mean there'll be a bit more cloud around, the potentialfor seeing a bit of wet weather at times, not a washout by any stretch of the imagination. there'll still be some sunshine occasionally but notice temperatures just edge off a few degrees. it'll feel slightly cooler, probably more so because the breeze starts to pick up and there's less sunshine to be had, and the chance of rain. now, the chance of any substantial rain, at least across southern parts of the uk, remains low. and that's your latest forecast — bye bye.

i'm kasia madera with bbc news.

our top story: theresa may offers british mps a vote on whether to hold a second referendum. but it comes with conditions, namely that it will only be an option if they approve her updated brexit withdrawal bill, when it returns to the house of commons at the start ofjune. president trump's officials have been briefing congress on the threat posed from iran. they claim the risks to american interests in the gulf have been put on hold due to prudent steps taken to confront the problem. and this story is trending on bbc.com. a nepalese sherpha has set a new mount everest record, making it to the summit for the 24th time. remarkably, it's the second time this week that 49—year—old kami rita sherpa has successfuly broken the record for scaling the world's tallest mountain. congratulations to him. thanks for watching, goodbye. and the top story in the uk:

thousands of british steel workers,