welcome to newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. our headlines... the eyes to the right, 308. the noes to the left, 322. the uk is set for another brexit delay — after borisjohnson loses a vote to rush his deal through parliament. turkey and russia strike a new agreement to force kurdish fighters away from the syria border. i'm rico hizon in singapore — the other main headlines. alzheimer's breakthrough — a us company says it's ready to market a new drug that can slow down the disease. challenging taboos — why a culture of modesty is standing in the way of the fight

against breast cancer in pakistan. welcome to the programme. it's 8am in singapore and 1am here in london, where brexit is once again in turmoil, after prime minister borisjohnson suffered a major defeat in parliament. mps voted to reject his fast track timetable to pass the eu withdrawal agreement through the house of commons. mrjohnson did actually win another vote to advance the legislation, itself a significant victory. but the timetable defeat means he's been forced to pause the whole process,

which means a new brexit extension may be needed. our political editor laura kuennsberg reports. a rare moment of silence... and then a result. the ayes to the right 308, the noes to the left 322. mps kicked out the prime minister's timetable for speeding his brexit deal through parliament. plenty of mps don't want to leave but even for those who do, a majority in here tonight thought it was happening too fast. tonight the house has refused to be bounced into debating a hugely significant piece of legislation in just two days with barely any notice and an analysis of the economic impact of this bill. the prime minister is the author of his own misfortune. so i make this offer to him tonight, work with us, work with us, all of us, to agree a reasonable timetable and i suspect this house

will vote to debate, scrutinise and i hope amend the detail of this bill. i must express my disappointment that the house has again voted for delay. rather than a timetable that would have guaranteed that the uk would be in a position to leave the eu on october 31st with a deal. and we now face further uncertainty and the eu must now make up their minds over how to answer parliament's request for a delay. the opposition parties all said no to the prime minister's pace. this is yet another humiliating defeat for the prime minister this evening. who has sought to railroad through this house legislation that requires proper scrutiny. the house has made a very wise decision to allow further time for detailed examination of some of the most important legislation that we will ever have to consider. there is now more opportunity

to release the economic impact assessments which we should all have sight of before we make such material decisions. but minutes before, mps did give their permission for the prime minister's deal to move to the next stage. miles from agreeing it overall, but a milestone nonetheless. parliament has approved tonight for the first time a version of brexit. the ayes to the right, 329. the noes to the left, 299. how welcome it is, evenjoyful, that for the first time in this long saga this house has actually accepted its responsibilities, come together and embraced a deal. we should not overlook the significance of this moment.

and i pay particular tribute to those members of the house who were sceptical and who had difficulties and doubts and who decided to place the national interest ahead of any other consideration. but what on earth happens next? one way or another, we will leave the eu with this deal to which this house has just given its assent. we were meant to be leaving the eu in nine days' time but tonight instead mps are at odds with each other and scratching their heads. this is a bad deal, it's a hard brexit, it's not what people voted for. it bears no resemblance to the promises that were made in 2016 so at the very least it should go back to the public. the house of commons is entitled to amend it. this is where the prime minister seems to me to be behaving so badly, and now i don't know what he's doing. really what we want is a general election because what is clear is the conservative party is in government but with a —44 majority we are not in power. the chief negotiator didn't want to be drawn tonight.

do you think there will be an extension? but they can't and won't just shrug it off. president of the eu council donald tusk already wrote online tonight he will recommend the delay the prime minister has had to ask for. many mps who sit down there hope it won't be the case, but delay could soon mean the decision for all of us at the ballot box, an election. an american pharmaceutical company says it may have developed the first drug to slow alzheimer's disease. biogen says it will soon ask us regulators for approval. current drugs only help with the symptoms of alzheimers — so if given the go ahead it will be a major breakthrough in the treatment of the disease. here's our medical correspondent fergus walsh. this is an extraordinary turnaround.

backin this is an extraordinary turnaround. back in march, biojen suddenly without warning halted clinical trials involving more than 3000 patients worldwide, some of them here in the uk saying this drug does not work. —— biogen. now it is analysing more data and set for patients with early alzheimer's, on the higher dosage, it doesn't bring significant clinical benefits, slowing their cognitive and allowing them to preserve more of their memory language skills and ability to do things like wash and dress themselves. we have to be cautious, scientists have not seen all of the day together. but if it does work, it would be the first drug to slow alzheimer's and it would be a massive medical breakthrough. a blockbuster drug, and it would be transformative for this field of research. also making news today... president trump has called the congressional impeachment investigation against him a ‘lynching', a racially loaded term evoking america's legacy of slavery.

he made the remark on twitter, prompting outrage among democratic opponents, with some republicans also echoing their criticism. the impeachment inquiry is examining whether mr trump abused his office by pressuring ukraine to investigate the son of the democratic presidential contender, joe biden. police and protesters have clashed for a fifth day in a row in the chilean capital, santiago, as demonstrations continue against social inequality and price hikes. the country's president, sebastian pinera, says he has requested meetings with opposition leaders in an attempt to come to a solution. protests erupted last friday, with a state of emergency declared in ten cities. japanese firm softbank has agreed to a ten billion dollar takeover of the struggling us office—space sharing startup wework. the deal represents a remarkable upturn in fortunes for the ailing company, and will see controversial

co—founder adam neumann exit the board after softbank agreed to buy one billion of his personal shares. president donald trump has spoken with canadian prime minister just trudeau to congratulate him on his election victory. trudeau, has been returned to power after in narrow general election contest, and is set to lead a minority government. rising sea levels are a problem all around the world — in denmark it means trying to move this historic lighthouse further inland. engineers managed to put steel beams underneath the structure and shift it — centimetre by centimetre — to it's new, safer, location. let's return to our main story now, that defeat for the uk

government on brexit. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, has more details on the two votes taken in westminster. it was a qualified backing though tonight for boris johnson's brexit deal, or at least the legislation that would see it implemented into uk law, because straight after mps voted to support that, they voted against the government's timetable for getting it through parliament. the prime minister wanted to do that by the end of this week to ensure he can still meet the deadline of october the 31st, for taking the uk out of the eu, but there were complaints from any but there were complaints from many opposition mps that that simply did not give them enough time to digest and scrutinise what was a lengthy and complicated piece of legislation. so scuppering those plans, mps voted against the timetable and that resulted in the prime minister saying that if we cannot get it through, by the deadline, we will put it on hold and wait to see what the eu say in response to the request for an extension to the brexit process

that the prime minister was forced to make by parliament. i guess now all eyes on the eu and the kind of length of extension they will give. indeed. donald tusk, the president of the eu council, has tweeted this evening saying that he will recommend to the 27 remaining eu member state leaders that they do grant the extension that was asked for, what we don't know is how long that extension will be. the uk requested up until the 31st of january, next year, and what we are hearing from brussels tonight is that the eu will grant what they termed a flex extension, so possibly right up until that deadline at the end ofjanuary with the opportunity to leave with a deal agreed before then. i think that is something of a misnomer to be honest because even if a deadline is in place, the uk has always been ready and able to leave before

the deadlines that have shifted at various stages, were a deal to be agreed before then. and all the indications are from downing street, here at the moment, that regardless of what the eu comes back with, then there will be a push to move to a general election here in the uk as soon as possible. russia and turkey have agreed a deal, to extend the current shaky ceasefire in north eastern syria, for at least another six days. it's aimed to give kurdish fighters time to withdraw thirty kilometres from the turkish border. meeting in the russian city of sochi, president erdogan and president putin agreed that joint russian and turkish patrols will operate inside syria, within ten kilometres of the border. our correspondent, jiyar gol, reports from the syrian town of kamish—li, close to the turkish border, on the human toll, of the current fighting. as we crossed the tigris river from iran into syria,

it's not long before we bump into dozens of military vehicles heading the opposite way. this is an american convoy. you can see american flags. they are pulling out of the region. it seems to me they are special forces. they have been here in the past three years aiding the kurds in the fight against isis. 11,000 kurdish men and women were killed in the war against the islamic state. now their long—term ally, the us, is leaving them to face an even bigger threat alone. in a hospital in the town of qamishli a few kilometres away from the turkish border we met kurdish fighters hit by turkish bombs. 21—year—old bafrin is a member of a kurdish all—female unit who fought is in manbij and raqqa.

turkey says clearing a safe zone is vital to protect its borders from kurdish militancy. but it's not only the fighters being hit. tens of thousands of civilians have been forced to leave their homes, and at least 120 people have lost their lives. one of them was sara's brother. her parents haven't told her the news. she's got too much to cope with. she cries. with us troops leaving, syrian kurds like sara face an uncertain future. jiyar gol, bbc news, qamishli, in northern syria.

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... the modesty culture in pakistan that's possibly harming womens health. also on the programme... it caused a stir as a book. now the story of an ordinary south korean woman and the sexism she faces — hits the big screen. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited forfor decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer, and as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun broke through the piercing night on the plain, it lights up a biblical famine. now in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion in argentina today —

it is actually cheaper to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain, but as good friends, we have always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style after almost three decades in service, from an aircraft that has enthralled many admirers for so long taxis home one last time. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore... and i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories... the uk is set for another brexit delay — after borisjohnson loses a vote to rush his deal through parliament. turkey and russia strike a new agreement to force kurdish

fighters away from the syria border. the first panda cub to be bred in captivity this year has been adopted by a chinese food company in the city of chengdu. altogether now — aww... let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times, like many papers today, reflects on the enthronement of emperor naruhito. its front page shows the moment the emperor proclaims his ascension to the chrysanthemum throne at the imperial palace in tokyo. the gulf news reports on what it calls "rare co—operation" between india and pakistan. its front page says the two countries are about to sign an agreement which could see indian pilgrims visiting a sikh shrine in pakistan.

and finally the financial times says is drawing up a plan to replace hong kong's leader carrie lam with an "interim" chief executive following viole nt protests against her administration. government sources say if chinese president xi jinping decides to go ahead, ms lam's successor could be installed as soon as march 2020. you're up—to—date with the papers. no mention of the cute panda. no. thank you. breast cancer affects more than two million women each year, with more than a quarter losing their lives to the disease. that's according to the world health organisation. but in pakistan, fighting breast cancer also means challenging taboos. early detection is essential, but medical experts say many women are not coming forward due to a culture of modesty. the bbc asian network's shabnam mahmood reports.

in our society, especially women, they try to hide things. and when i felt there was a lump, i couldn't tell my brothers or my father, or my sisters. when silva discovered a lump in her breasts, she told no one for almost six months because of the stigma around the word breasts in pakistan. probably it was midnight, this piercing pain, it made me wake up and i was like, ouch. and that was the time i was like, ijust cannot hide it any more. by the time silva got help, her cancer had reached an advanced age. here in pakistan, every year, breast cancer claims the lives of about 40,000 women. that's like five deaths every hour of every day. doctors say early detection is key, but due to social taboos around the subject, many women are reluctant to get tested.

some like 20—year—old sophia worry about the impact on their future. translation: this is a very private part of our body which we cannot discuss in front of people. young unmarried girls won't get any marriage proposal if they have the disease. that is not a good thing and that is why you have to hide it. women's health is often a low on the agenda here. according to one leading breast surgeon, women of poor backgrounds living in rural areas are particularly affected. the services are all concentrated in bigger cities. so if somebody has an issue, the whole family needs mobilisation, they need to travel, there is a social economic to the earning members. men of the family who decide if you are going to be checked and where are you going to be checked. so man also need to be educated. so men also need to be educated.

cancer charities are already trying to change attitudes. this month, the pink ribbon foundation is lighting up key buildings in pakistan to raise awareness of breast cancer. it is also touring schools and colleges to educate young girls about the importance of self—examination. the message is that if you know that you are facing this, you cannot hide. you cannot waste time. every minute counts. every minute. silva is now in remission, she hopes by sharing her story, she can help other women seek help before it is too late. when the korean novel, "kim ji—young, born 1982" was published three years ago, it raised questions about a woman's role in society, triggering a fierce and troubling debate. now the book has been adapted for the big screen. the film's released today and it's likely to cause yet more controversy, as hyung kim from the bbc‘s

korean service explains. the book's title is kimji—young, one of the most common names of that generation. and the novelist has statistical evidence for that. it is like mary orjane in western culture i guess. anybody can relate to her story. you read her story and it is like, i've had that experience, that is me, or that is my sister or my mother. and then you also realise that something is wrong and it seems like it is just mundane life of an ordinary woman, in south korea, but you detect that something is wrong with that story, and that is why many say it is one of the most important feminist novels in south korea and it sold 1 million copies and it is resonating with women in neighbouring asia, like in china and japan and taiwan. also becoming a best seller in those countries. and i think it will be

available in the uk as well in february of next year. the timing is relevant as well because the #metoo movement is gaining momentum in south korea. all coming within this one particular moment. that is right. the person i talked to says the timing was epic. because the book came out in 2016. just months after a muder of a woman, a hate crime against women. since that hate crime, there has been accusations of sexual violence by some powerful min in south korea's entertainment entertainment and literary scene, and last year, it led to an explosive #metoo movement in the country. so that is why there was also a lot of male backlash from antifeminist. and many who have openly said

that they read the book or remotely said that they support the book have been persecuted, attacked and insulted online. explain to us the expression mum—roach and mum shaming. is that a real thing in korean society? yes. before the book came out, this slang, derogatory term for mothers, with kids in trendy cafes, basically a term for mothers, and we spoke to the translator who translated the book into english and said she chose that term. basically it is a very hateful term for these mothers who are with their kids that may be yelling and spilling coffee and trendy cafes. so it has been around but actually it raised the issue further.

i looked at the trailer for this new film very briefly. some really poignant moments in it. i'm hoping that it will get worldwide release. i'm keen to watch it. you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera. and i recall his own in singapore. —— rico his own. thank you for joining us. we'll talk about on asia business report the new crypto currency that is being introduced by mark zuckerberg on facebook and that is libra. we speak to one of their head of policy. we look forward to that but we will in the programme out with a new discovery. these are some of the five new islands which have appeared from underneath melting glaciers in the arctic. they were found by the russian navy as russia and other nations are hoping to open up new shipping routes and exploit resources that have become easier to reach now that global warming is shrinking

arctic ice. hello there. tuesday was a fine day up and down the country. we saw plenty of sunshine around. it felt a bit warmer too particularly in the south. that's thanks to a ridge of high pressure which will be with us as well wednesday morning but we have got a weather system to the north—west of the country and this weather front across the south—east. some rain and stronger winds across the north—west to begin wednesday. perhaps one or two showers in the south—east but elsewhere it's a dry start to the day. a little bit of mist and fog around. a chilly start, mind you, but those temperatures will rise as we head through the morning as we see plenty of sunshine around. probably the best of the sunshine into the afternoon — northern england, wales, west midlands, and the south west as we will have more cloud, a few showers in the south east and it will be turning increasingly wet and windy across the north and the west. that also goes for northern ireland.

those temperatures 13—15 degrees again. and then through wednesday night, it turns wetter across the eastern side of england. that weather front across the west will tend to slide south—eastwards and merge with the other one. so, it will be fairly damp and cloudy for england and wales thursday morning with a milder start to the day. but windy and clearer further north—west. low pressure still anchored to the north of the uk. looks like it will deepen through the day as it will turn windier in parts of scotland and northern ireland with gales developing here. plenty of showers some of which may be heavy and thundery through the day. meanwhile, further south and east, will have that weather front sliding its way eastwards taking the cloud and the rain with it leaving in its way sunshine and one or two showers. but the winds really picking up across northern and western scotland. perhaps 16mph gusts. temperatures 12—14 or 15 degrees in the south. now, it starts to look like we will see colder air invading the northern half of the country as we head on into friday. it will be a bit milder in the south but we will have this feature running up off the atlantic from the south west.

an area of low pressure with a pretty active weather front which is going to bring quite a bit of rain in places. it stays windy across the north of the country, low pressure nearby. so, gales here, further showers. after a dry start for the rest of the country, it looks like it turns much wetter. some of this rain will be quite heavy across northern and western areas and as it bumps into the cooler air across scotland and northern ireland, we could see a little bit of sleet and snow in the high ground, particularly for the southern uplands. but again, another mild day in the south east. it's still wet as we head on into saturday particularly across parts of england and wales and mainly over the hills but then it turns drier into sunday but starts to turn colder for all areas. so, with that rain through friday and saturday particularly across the high ground of wales and north—west england could lead to some localised flooding, thus some travel disruption.

i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our main story.

brexit is once again in chaos after prime minister borisjohnson suffered a major defeat in parliament. mps voted to reject his fast—track timetable to pass the eu withdrawal agreement. but mrjohnson did win another vote to advance the new brexit bill. but he's been forced to pause the whole process. turkey and russia have struck a new agreement to force kurdish fighters away from the syria border. and this story is getting a lot of attention on our website. president trump has called the congressional impeachment investigation against him a "lynching", a racially—loaded term evoking america's legacy of slavery. he made the remark on twitter prompting outrage among democratic opponents, and some republicans. that's all. stay with bbc news. for more on all our stories, go to the bbc news website.