this is good of you news live from berlin the european union's delays the cliff edge date for bracks it bought the e.u. has imposed the condition the british parliament must pass the withdrawal deal with the e.u. next week to have rex at the late until may the twenty second if not the e.u. will support a shorter delay until april twelfth also coming up. in christ church holds a prayer as new zealand pauses to mark

a week since the shootings at two mosques were broken hearted he says but not broken. and a massive explosion at a pesticide plant in eastern china has killed dozens and injured hundreds of people blast was so powerful such a triggered a two point two magnitude earthquake. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us european union leaders have agreed to delay the bricks of process postponing it beyond march the twenty ninth britain is being offered to delay until may the twenty second but only if parliament approves the withdrawal deal negotiated with the e.u. next week if not the e.u. will back a shorted light until april the twelfth now this would allow the prime minister theresa may time to get her deal through. the union jack at the european council

will stay in its place at least for another few weeks after almost seven hours of talks e.u. leaders a grudgingly offer the u.k. a bit more time to complete its departure from the bloc we were asked for clarifications in december we gave them we were are sure. we gave i was i was full for the reassurances last monday will notably with regard to the big step i gave them this closes and completes the full package there is no more then we can if the length of the delay will now depend on whether the prime minister to resign may can finally get her bracks a deal through parliament pending a vote and approval next week the new deadline is may twenty second any extension beyond that date would require the u.k. to participate in this year's european elections a scenario prime minister may want to avoid at all costs i believe strongly that it

would be wrong to ask people in the u.k. to participate in these elections three years after taking to leave the e.u. . well the decision today underlines is the importance of the house of commons passing a brics it deal next week so that we can bring an end to the uncertainty and even a smooth and ordinary manna without approval by palm and the brics that extension agreed in brussels will run only until the twelfth of april at this point britain would face a disorderly breck's it or could ask for another extension if you isn't of fall if we are not prepared for all scenarios we still want britain to leave the european union in an orderly fashion but we must be ready for the different possibilities which also need to be acceptable to the people in europe if we can mention a noble act to tavis and other leaders pleaded directly to the british parliament

to finally accept the agreed to break sit deal and how big city had some shopping to hard bricks it would be damaging for the european union but even more so for the united kingdom come one can only advise british m.p.'s to change their opinions and vote for this deal which is a good one to name and while the new deadlines mean britain won't crash out of the e.u. next week the threat of a chaotic departure is still there and so is the uncertainty so much linked to brics it. for more i'm joined now by deed abuse alex forrest whiting here in the studio and by our brussels correspondent garrick mathis good morning to both both of you again if we could start with you in brussels did the e.u. get what it wanted at this summit a more structured framework for bracks. brian look as you can see behind me it's a foggy day in brussels and so you can't see very far so what the you really would

have wanted is a clearer picture of the future a more predictability and that they did not get from to recently yesterday night when she pledged that she would actually get her deal through yes i would say they're happy with this result because. it provides more pressure it provides a little more support that this deal get through but all leaders remain very realistic that the deal has a very slim chance and what they do definitely want to avoid is a cliff an uncontrolled exit of of the unit accidental breaks that that is the biggest fear now in brussels and they really do hope that this extra extension then would even avoid such a scenario ok an extra extension alex in many ways the e.u. has taken breaks it out of teresa mayes hands with this offer i would say that's exactly what's happened that they she appeared before them yesterday for around ninety minutes they were frustrated that she couldn't give them a plan for what would happen if

a withdrawal agreement or think again rejected by parliament next week and because of that they then decided that they had to come up with this other plan which is this extra extension until april the twelfth this is to give them a chance to try to avoid is said to try to avoid a cliff edge and breck's it with no deal however it does not take it off the table and they're very aware of that the reason why they have said this date of april the twelfth is because that is the last day in u.k. low that the u.k. can say whether they are going to take part in these european elections if she has no reason has not made it clear by then then basically the u.k. is out five to twelve so it is pretty tough on theresa may ok the e.u. here setting the tone giving the dates now it's up to theresa may to present her plan how likely is it that she can get it through is fail. times already and this has to happen next week tuesday's one one big this seems to be the date that we're talking about next tuesday look it is very difficult for her the numbers still not

there she is trying to appeal to two sides those who appropriates it and those who are against breaks it so far she has sided with bricks it is the hard core euro skeptics in her own party and also those ten do you peen northern irish m.p.'s who prop up the government they are the ones who do not like this deal so she has done everything to try to win them over that still is not a done deal and she would still have to convince more than eighty of those m.p.'s to back she also needs labor the main opposition party she needs some of those m.p.'s to back her to get those numbers it was a she was defeated by a majority of one hundred forty nine that the last count she has such a long way to go and i think most people now believe she will not get it passed m.p.'s are already trying to table motions and amendments next week in parliament so that they can try to take control of the process so that they can try to create a way forward which they offered to the new and that is what m.p.'s are hoping for

while they watch juries that may try for a third time to get this deal three so in spite of the delay a lot of doubt as we heard from gorgon brussels and in london. the youngers said that the clock was ticking not only on breaks at the summit but also in other areas what key areas has the you've been neglecting because of bricks. i wouldn't necessarily be say neglecting but they definitely could have added more time and more dedication to a long list of topics really you just have to look towards russia and the russian policies the ukraine crisis is there that that could more time be dedicated to but also trade policies with the us are challenging you have the environment you have terrorism but let's take today's summit as an example this summit was supposed to be a key focusing on a new strategy towards china in fact the european commission has worked out a strategy regarding unfair trade practices from china and the hope of the e.u.

institutions at least is that two days a second day of the summit will focus on these pressing issues during math as well as in brussels thanks very much and alex forrest whiting here in the studio thanks alex i'll check in with some of the other stories making news this hour there's been criticism of u.s. president obama from statement that the disputed golan heights should be recognized as part of israel the arab league says the assertion is completely beyond international law israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has welcomed the decision tree commenters say could give netanyahu a political boost ahead of national elections in israel. the former brazilian president michel to marry has been arrested on corruption charges as part of a sweeping anti graft investigation prosecutors say the charges relate to the construction of a nuclear power plant he was president from twenty sixteen between eighteen was

denied any wrongdoing of former cabinet minister and eight others have also been arrested. while thousands of new zealanders attended a muslim call to prayer in christ church marking one week since a gunman killed fifty people in a terror attack on two mosques in that city. the president held a park outside the. mosque which was the target of the shootings this comes a day after the government announced a sweeping plan to ban semi automatic and no terry style weapons by next month. the families of the victims are still trying to come to terms with the attacks spoke to the mother of one of those who was killed. let's send down to. let's.

break. this is john a mother of hussein he was killed in christ church this is one of the last photos of the thirty five year old with his sister. he went to friday prayer day and they're thinking. about how. yes and we will we. can. only know. that you can it's felon felon how about how about how john i found out from eyewitness accounts that her son tried to tackle the terrorist follower and forward. york of early.

or. get out what you are doing here. i said i love. the sauna geraghty of new zealand is after the attack has helped to east john is pain. come hard. to hide have my say out i'm a mom of kid have mcconnell eaten she has a to do with. a law yeah really. how the invoke of. those morals so important for so many people for let's go directly to christ church in. early standing by for us. commemorations not only confined to christ church can

you tell us about the national moment of silence and what else was happening. if this was truly a national day of remembrance they moan of silence and run through he was both hasd on the major television and radio and yet with every country cool to create really people stopping nationwide there were also human chains around several mosques right across the country and the idea behind that once people wanted to show you that the muslims inside the crate safely there were. those those very powerful very powerful modi dances there are. also other other bijou's these vigils tonight as well across the country this weekend and zero mosque in the tools to. anyone who wanted to come and cry

really yeah really really seeing a real sense of national mourning national remembrance to give us one recon there also in new zealand women who were his class today as an act of solidarity with muslim women. as math as a result of the attacks one week ago today new zealand's government has announced a sweeping ban on semiautomatic and assault weapons in new zealand will this be taken up by parliament has there been any debate on the move. this is really an initiative that has had cross party support i don't see any issues at all with it getting through parliament it's going to be a very quick first is there is about one week for public submissions and. imagine all the groups united front ends and the police association and the two major groups he's young have come out and. has thing. concern about

the changes and that was raised by the single member of the act passed the same want and he's concerned that. changes are happening just quickly and not enough time consultation son there has been that consume rice to us it's the p. is that the changes have very very support across party support and they should face no problem getting. ok now as a result of the attacks as well there's been pressure on social media australia's back in new zealand's call for a global crackdown on social media after the christchurch gunman live streamed that atrocity what does prime minister is an ardent want to see happen briefly if you could. you know just wait she said earlier this week really what she wanted accountability in one bridge and this past day she's really been

focusing on the morning in rural inside and being with the families but we can speak to i think hear more on what they expect from facebook now social media companies various arm did abuse math earlier in christchurch thanks very much. all the news now almost one hundred people drowned when a ferry capsized on the river tigris close to the iraqi city of mosul most of the victims women and children celebrating the kurdish new year in iraq spring the boat was taking passengers to an amusement park the iraqi prime minister monti has declared three days of national mourning. the lucky survivors coming on shore. his father had feared he would never see his children again. many didn't make it out with the water a law if off the boat sharing them across the tigris overturned. carried off by the current they drowned horrified bystanders looked on. some risk their own life to

help. mosul is no stranger to disaster iraq's second largest city was ravaged by the war against the so-called islamic state liberated from the terror group often months of bits of fighting in two thousand and seventeen its inhabitants desperately crave a return to normality the amusement parks restaurants and cafes on this stretch of the river had offered an escape from the tough post will reality. but it's here that horror returned to mosul. its two china now an explosion at a chemical plant in china's chiang su province has killed at least forty seven people and injured more than six hundred that's according to state media the powerful blast occurring at an industrial park in the city of. it triggered a magnitude two point two earthquake that's a powerful was it's not clear what caused the explosion but one report says the company responsible had in the past been fined for safety violations words highly

flammable pesticides. for more on the story let's bring in china correspondent mathias ballinger joining us from beijing good morning to you what's the latest on the story. well it's pretty much what you have just said the death toll is at forty seven now there are a few heavily in there about ninety injured people and about thirty of them are said to be in critical condition so the death toll might rise this is one of the biggest accidents in recent months in chinese industries it's quite it's quite common to see explosions or similar stories in china in china but this one is definitely a very big one ok to know anything about what might have caused this blast.

we don't know the cause of the explosion we are hearing that the manager of the factory has been detained you mentioned it the factory was fine before for violations of safety regulations it is a chemical plant that produces fertilizers and pesticides that handles explosive materials one safety regulations were were not respected that's all we know for now it might take some time until we get further information because the chinese authorities are very secretive why they investigate these cases there have been six hundred people injured this china's jancsi province have the facilities the hospital resources to attend to so many people have been injured i'm sorry i didn't get the question again please does their area where this explosion

happened have the hospital facilities and the resources to deal with so many injured people. that's very difficult to say there are of course hospitals in the area but hardly any region is prepared for disasters of this. magnitude so this is obviously a big problem for the authorities mathias ballinger for us in beijing thanks very much. what has been two years now since a military crackdown and mean more pushed more than seven hundred thousand rohingya muslims out of the country and into refugee camps and neighboring bangladesh of course move has been especially hard on children the one thing bangladesh is warry that setting up schools wall for a sense of permanence for the refugees over and use and their parents struggle for what is widely considered a human right. his life may have been turned upside down but

morning routine endures he should be getting ready to go to his school he should be walking through his front door. instead it's a stroll through the sprawling sea of shelters that's been home for two years for everyone here life is on hold but with almost no education provision teenagers have it washed dreams of graduating from school have to wait. at makeshift study groups like these. they refused to give up the fight for education. because if. i can do everything. for everyone. outside the camp local bangladeshi schools like this one once opened their doors to re-inject children. but fresh attempts to send the refugees back so

the government puts an end to that the headmaster says his hands are tied. up the government thinks of the road and just students may get involved in militancy and crimes. we can be more radicalized and get involved with crime if they have access to education will be removed. after they were kicked out of the classroom the students took to protest education for all why not for this girl asked for something the expulsion was crushing but has hardened their resolve. when i was kicked out of school i cried loudly and when i went home my parents were also very upset. that i want to be a journalist because i want our voices to be heard i want to help my community by highlighting our suffering many in. which. back in the makeshift classroom the boys are learning english and the student has

become the teacher. playing his part to inspire. on the i think that you know i think. they all those who promote. and can also teach and i that a student and our generation and also that and also for the war and that side ran off into this and. there may be little calls for optimism here but it hasn't stopped some fearing the hopes of a lost generation of children on their shoulders. we have some sports now and an increasing number of retired american football players who suffered cautions during their careers are being diagnosed with brain injuries there are a number of lawsuits pending in the search is also on to make football safer including with better helmets. impact and full speed

american football players may appear to be well protected but a rating system for the helmets of youth players developed by researchers in the united states will make it clear how protected they really are from head injuries the way we develop the rating system was by collecting data directly from useful ball players so they had sensors in their helmets we knew how hard they hit their head how frequently and what locations on the whole it so we replicated that in the lab and identified which helmets best reduce risk. researchers found some alarming statistics in adult players in one study of the brains of deceased american football players ninety nine percent were found to have had c.t.e. chronic brain disease found in individuals who've been exposed to repeated head trauma and in living retired former american football players reports have shown increasing numbers suffering from memory and cognitive issues. there's always going to be concussion in sport or one part of the answer but the larger part is reducing

the number of head impacts in sports so if you can eliminate those high risk areas and use football and kids aren't hitting their heads as much they're going to have less concussions but you're never going to get rid of all head impacts so when you still do hit your head you want to have the very best head protection. the national football league says concussions were down twenty nine percent in the twenty eight hundred season with a new rating system playing a role in the drop and it's hoped that figure will decline even further. the twenty nineteen rugby world cup starts in september in japan but for two avid england fans the trip to tokyo starts right now they're cycling the whole way hoping to raise money for charity in the process. from london to tokyo as the crow flies it's over nine thousand kilometers but george cullen cook will be on the bikes passing through. twenty one countries all for a good cause. i think it's going to see the world and foremost.

in a country filling all the hills making all the people. the best way to go in trouble . as well so i raise money for the foundation of the immanence foundation. which can trace a thousand pounds. goes to plan they'll arrive just in time for the rugby world cup in september in order to make it that travelling light along with this one luxury item. substances but simple things that we need to resupply along the route. say. those two things and should be there if it's not in six months time these two could be cheering on their rugby heroes after the ride of a lifetime. did have you business straight ahead with my colleague gary hart. for a story did you try to access because i didn't know you couldn't have because. many

of his european sites because there's a big protest going on against the e use new drive to protect copyright on the internet and not a success really everybody's up in arms against the so-called old filters and that is more not here on the. news stay with us.

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