respects. this is you know really was live from berlin turning point british lawmakers gear up for a series of crucial votes to determine the course of bricks it with m.p.'s voice or vote on a number of new options for leaving the e.u. the british prime minister theresa may now say she's prepared to step down if it means getting her break that plan across the finish line will consensus or chaos reign in parliament tonight where in london for you also coming up turkish prison richard tired of one's ruling a case party gears up for a mean jerk test of support in local elections that will determine who governs

turkey cities discontent is widespread with many turks hit hard by the country's economic recession and leave brigadiers polo tournaments in west africa is where the elite meet to watch the writers and courses but mostly each other will take you to the lagos international colo tournaments. thank you so much for your company everyone and we start with new developments in the crippling political deadlock in the u.k. theresa may has apparently told her conservative party that she will quit as british prime minister if her twice defeated breaks a deal is approved by parliament lawmakers are debating eight options that could steer the countries were drawn out process. that's from the european union ahead of

a series of crucial votes so later tonight well besides may's dealy other proposals on the table include leaving the e.u. without a deal remaining in the blocks single market and customs union or holding a new referendum well the plan is for the most popular idea is to move to a second vote on monday in hopes of finding one option that can get a majority in parliament earlier to receive me again canvassed parliament to support her deal let's listen to her argument the argument that she made. we have a deal which councils are your membership fee we just don't see you making all the rules which gives us our own immigration policy and the common agricultural policy for good and is a common fisheries policy for good other options don't do dives other options would lead to delay to uncertainty andris for delivering. our let's bring in our correspondent charlotte potts here is following these developments in london

for you show that bring us up to speed because there seems to have been a lot happening behind you in that building. so theresa may just left a meeting with the hotline as within her tory party and she promised them in this meeting that she would step down as prime minister if indeed her withdrawal agreement makes it through parliament and if they support the deal so she said in that statement that was apparently very emotional have voice was cracking i have heard very clearly the mood of the parliamentary party i know there is a desire for a new approach and a new leadership in the second phase of the bracks that negotiations and i won't stand in the way of that i am prepared to leave this job and i intend that in order to do what is right for the country and our party so she's promising to step down for the next step of the negotiations that would mean if a good deal had withdrawn agreement makes it through parliament then the next step of the negotiation. what start with the european union may twenty second after the

u.k. has left the european union and that would be about the future relationships so for that a new leader would step up and take over the party but there is a big big if there charlotte because if there is another vote on her deal on friday as we expect stand a chance because it's already been rejected twice. yes it's been rejected twice and it was a huge humiliation for her the last time it got rejected in large numbers again so she is hoping she's very resilient she's trying again she wants to bring it back in front of parliament first time so now obviously the hardliners within her policy that have been criticizing her for months and trying to get rid of her for months have said that they are going to support the deal but the question is whether the northern irish d u p a coalition partner is also going to support the deal and we haven't heard from them yet so the numbers

a still not there there's also another hurdle the speaker of the house has said he wouldn't accept the deal the deal to be brought forward in front of parliament for a time if there was substantial changes to that deal and it doesn't look like she can make any changes so a couple of hurdles still there the numbers don't clearly at in her favor yet so chances are still very slim that she is going to get it through on friday and charlotte while all of this is playing out lawmakers will later this evening vote on what sort of divorce they want. yeah if parliament has lost trust in to resign may and in the government so they have taken over control of this brics a process which is absolutely unprecedented in modern british history so they will hold a series of indicative votes tonight options on how they want the brics this process to go forward how to find. the majority and apos forward and those options include

for example remaining in a customs union revoking article fifty altogether and staying in the european union or a second referendum and a few other options that they are going to vote on on a paper ballot we'll learn later tonight if there is a majority for one of those options and apparently the favorites will be voted on next monday here in london so it promises to be and stay an exciting time here very very eventful evening ahead for you there are charlotte boxes who are pouring out from westminster thank you. all right now or to some of the other stories making news around the world. and it says it has shot down a satellite in a missile test from minister narendra modi made the announcement in a live address weeks before the country's general election and his regional rival pakistan responded by issuing a call on his foreign ministry website against military threats in outer space.

new numbers show the u.s. trade deficit narrowed by nearly fifteen percent in january compared to the previous month when the gap was at its widest in a decade well analysts say that's that mostly due to increased soybean exports fewer chinese imports to the us some of the growing are ongoing i should say trade conflict between the two countries also helped shrink the trade deficit. u.s. carmaker ford says it will stop producing passenger vehicles in russia it has to close three russian plants as part of a year broader scheme to restructure its money losing operations in europe an economic slowdown and western sanctions have put a damper on the russian market several hundred staff could lose their jobs. a chill in the appeals court has ordered the catholic church to pay compensation to alleged victims of a former santiago priest fernando courage the ruling said three men who say

carradine a sexually abused them decades ago should receive the equivalent of one hundred thirty thousand euros each in moral damages. turkey is gearing up for local elections on sunday fifty seven million voters across the country will pick mayors councilors and local representatives with the turkish economy in deep trouble president threats of tired are the ones that ruling a.k. party faces a stiff challenge and sunday's vote is seen as a referendum on his role on what to do w. said turkey correspond you have met up with one local politician with a very familiar name and in. this tea house in the town of gold you can ye stumble is more crowded than usual. because today that edge of type adlon is making a companion visit so long that it or not this range of one is twenty years old and the political newcomer in turkey's local elections he wants to

become a mukta and neighborhood chief he is not related to the turkish president but the name he says has helped him with his career choices somewhat in the mood of the audience people often don't believe me for a second book and ask if i'm joking on that i get it you know then i show them my id card it's an honor for me to have the same name as our president on this very much he's the respected and beloved leader of our country so you're number one what about people say they will vote for me. both because of my personality and my name that is i believe this name will help me six yards from o'donovan emanuel to. add to his namesake the president is also complaining hard. he's making several speeches a day at dryly is. even though he's not up for election. and one is hoping his own personal popularity will help make the difference because after

a decade and a half in power his ruling party is facing losses. out of it at that time and that's mainly because of the worsening economic secure. last year's currency crisis sent annual inflation soaring to about twenty percent and sept growth unemployment is on the rise. not just here in istanbul people are now queuing for subsidized vegetables in state run markets solid growth and rising living standards have driven the president the electoral success in the past sixteen years but now turkey is in the midst of a recession and many voters say they're frustrated about the economy polls suggest this could erode support for adams ruling a type potty especially in the largest cities in the capital ankara and here in istanbul. losing them would be a symbolic blow says journalist is most simas both cities have been under a.k.p. control throughout ad once time in power water for its own good of

a stumble is that opposition wins istanbul ankara we may begin to discuss the possibility of snap elections here in turkey. istanbul is strongly associated with it one was first he was elected as municipal mayor here then he became mayor of istanbul. after that prime minister and then president on stumble who if is a k.p.s. defeated in istanbul it would be a political earthquake for everyone millions are sold on them when i get. back to the tea house where the young rajah type out one is trying to win some votes he also he has many complains about the economy but it is just the younger people don't have jobs it's become very hard to shop owners over nothing is good here anymore nothing he can give the young at all and says he wants to tackle these problems those would least in his neighborhood but he can't be sure of victory as he's facing two challenges much is at stake in the local elections for both magic

type of rights. are going to take a football now and byron munich have kept their promise to spend big money for new talent they just spent eighty million euros to sign up there's a defender who gets hernandez that's a record amount for biron are not is also a world cup winner of with the french national team he was joined by and on a five year contract this summer the twenty three year old went old will feature for athletico again because of a new injury but he's expected to be ready for the start of next season. all right to some more sports for you now and the horse back riding team sport of polo which is sometimes dubbed a sport of kings in part because it's really expensive to play well and i geria it's been played for more than a century and has grown so much that lagos it now has the biggest tournaments in

west africa all glitz and glamour are force always on display and sometimes they even eclipse the action on the pitch. football interchange the masses while polo interchange the elite the late goals polo club is somewhat of a billionaire boys and girls club that's become a social hot spot vibrant fashion full glasses of champagne and selfie moments every sick. because she does it for the sparks to a person's name and says. do you they say the fund is for me it's something fun it's something made for something was it something comfortable that's enchanting and that is not science right that's right tricycles that's right is a bit of colorado. city nearly all the teams at this international polo tournaments are owned by millionaires thirty three teams from nigeria argentina south africa

kenya and the u.k. competed for top prize yet for the onlookers the competition seems to take a back seat to the atmosphere at the of it it's a nice environment you know people doing you have a lot of day events in nigeria and then a lot of things you can good for during the day away like in the you who seem to believe you have the one time living out that really enjoying the bad beats nigerians still put football ahead of all other sports but according to the polo club president this polo tournaments is the biggest social event only calendar in legals. you got it you got it flaunt it is a reminder now the top story that we're tracking for you this hour british lawmakers will vote later on a series of proposals that could to sign of course of breaks that they include leaving the e.u. without a deal for many in the bloc single market and customs union and holding

a new referendum prime minister treats them a says should step down if it means getting her present plan approved. aren't you. watching the w. news next up this africa am i laughing rock and roll and see you tomorrow same time . germany state by state. clearest. the most traditional. find it all at any time. check him with a web special. take a tour of germany state by state on the dock.