>> this is france 24. time for 60 minutes live around the world. the british parliament is set to debate the next steps for brexit. prime minister theresa may looking for new backing for her plan to renegotiate the divorce deal with eu. turnedr boxing champion yellow vest protester sentenced to one year in jail. he was filmed punchingng police officers at an antigovernment shutdown -- at an antigovernment protest last month.

babad newss for n nasa's s longt running rovever on marars. opportrtunity has pronounced -- has been pronounced dead 15 years after it first landed. given that it was built to last three months, it has had a pretty good run. also coming up in business, the end is not for the world's largest passenger jet as airbus announces it will stop making in 2021.jumbo we will hear from the company's chief financial officer in 20 minutes. it is valentine's day but even if you have a broken heart, we have just the place for you, a .rip to the breakup bar first, our top story live from paris. ♪ >> british lawmakers are voting

mostlyn brexit, but that symbolic vote on the update to the plan could end up bringing another defeat for theresa may. the prime minister is struggling to get mps on board her deal since last november. let's go live in london. what is theresa may up against? what theresa mamay is up against a another rebelellion from the extreme brexit tearsrs, the european research group. they will change the wording of what was supposed to and routine neutral debate motion being voted on today. it is not a m meaningful vote,, which h the prime e minister sad she will bring back to parliament on the 26th or 27th of february.

indeedoday counts i is if this neutral motion is not saying i it is basicallyly we will continue the process the prime minister has taken account of the majority that has been expressed in parliament to avoid a no deal and to get quote, -- to get quote, alternatives to the backstop that t has become , to avoidnally famous a hard border between ireland and the u.k. still extreme polititical volatility for this prime minister becausese although the vote was not supposed toto count in a sense, ththis could be further damage to the authorityy and credibility of this p prime nister, trying to get t another deal apapa from the one shshe

or r on the 29th of march. the united kingdom may crash out with no deal. >> we need to remind everyone that date is six weeks a day -- six weeks away. some people are accusing theresa may of trying to run out the clock, so british mps are forced to accept her deal now or crash out. is that what is happening? >> that is according to a lot of labor mps and certainly the labor leleader, jeremy corbybyn. the labor leleader says it is complete chaos and confusion. of 250 that huge defeat mps s sagreeing g with the only deal that has been agreed between the e united kingdom and the eueuropean union. somewhat say she is grinding down mps. this is denied by ththe prime

mininister and by 10 downing street. they say they are trying to find a cononsensus and is and to what mps a are trying to get a majory for. while the premise to resesults wewere talking on the phone e to other leaeaders, she went to brusussels last week butut time and waits for no man or woman. it is not t just labor mps. there are quite a few conservatives, sayaying time isf the essence and that for e exame what needs to haenen is not t wt until the 26th or 27th but have a meaeaningful vovote before thn and have indicative votes toto find what there is a majority for.r. meanwhile the e eu looks at all this and s says where are the concrete proposals?

there is huguge uncertatainty, a huge lack of clarity about what will happen in the end and markets don't like uncertainty and businessss does nonot like could -- andnd good for the other side of the need toto know what the tariffs are that apply and that is now. very huge political instability, a possible rebellion that would be damaging but not a death blow we expect, later on in parliament. >> thank you for that. here in france, a former boxing champion who was filmed beating up riot police officers during a protest last month has been sentenced to one year in jail. he was hailed as a hero by some people in the antigovernment movement, but he was seen by others as a symbol of the violent turn the protests have taken.

reports.yd relief for the supporters of the former french boxing champion. the verdict is less severe than feared. >> overall we are happy with the decision. it is what we had in mind. he deserved a firm and severe sentence, a sentence that has been delivered. it will be an amended sentence from the outset. bars, his one year behind he will sleep in prison at night but be free during the day. >> that means he can be back home. he will be able to keep his job and look for one, and to get back to a normal working life. >> the twice national light foryweit was in court being in a fist fight with riot officers. he can be seeing raining blows on a police officer and

continuing to attack one while he is on the ground. the injured officers had to take time off work. he was also given an 18 month suspended sentence and will have to pay damages of up to 3000 euros. there was satisfaction on the victims' side. >> justice has been served. it is a fair decision and the victims have recognized it as such. saidring the hearing, he that he was ashamed and regretted his actions and he apologized to the officers. wanted the court t that he to defend a young woman being beaten by police and quote, in stopping one injustice, i committed another. and poland are sponsoring a conference which they say is aimed at promoting peace and security in the middle east but appears to be mainly focused on isolating iran. iran h has announced that

gathering as an amemerican antie ti-a-rod -- american anti-iran circus. >> one country has taken center stage. the cannot be peace in the middle east without confronting iran. >> they warsaw conference hosted by the u.s. in poland was initially billed as iran focused. they will touch on other conflicts including g syria and yemen. besides israel, the u.s. and regional rivals, almostt all countries backed the 2015 nuclear deal.

-- turn the page on a new era of regional policy. >> both the united states and poland understand that every will havetending this differerent views and at t tim susuch views mayay conflict with those of the united states. we see t this as a val a added process -- valuluadded possibility. israel, it is a chance to count improved relations with arab neighbors. >> there was a solidarity and unity that i don't rememberer in my lifetimime. i think this is an enormouss change, and one that is good for the middle east. we can unite against a common threat. >> not everyone is convinced. russia and china are not attending, nor is the european union foreign policy chief. meanwhile, iran has announced of ththe meeting as a a circus, the prime minister pronouncing it dead on arrival. >> speaking in warsaw not long

ago, u.s. vice president mike pence lashed out at the european union, saying if you plan for trade with iran -- he also demanded america's european hellion -- european allies withdraw from the iran nuclear deal. now to nigeria, planning to gear up for its presidential election this saturday. a hot button issue is security. -- swept to power on a promise to tackle the dangerous situation in the north. since then, large parts of territory under the control of boko haram have been taken. things are slowly improving in the north, once the scene of devastating attacks. and to sow thety -- hasf economic growth begun to sow the seeds of economic growth. here, they process 350,000

tons of -- every day with an estimated turnover of between 5 million 11 million euros per year. -- 5 million and 11 million euros per year. >> can produce up to -- by day. new businesses are beginning to emerge, in a city with high unemployment. there is a workforce ready and able. --er 22 years [indiscernible] [indiscernible]

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to the ripe olold age of 15. after one ofurning its rovers fluttered to a stop with the opportunity mars rover now pronounced dead. >> one of mankind's great explorers ending its mission. the opportunity rover went dark in june in a global dust storm. after eight months of failed attempts to reestablish contact, nasa scientists on wednesday offered a eulogy. with a standing here sense of deep appreciation and gratitude to declare the opportunity mission as complete and with it, the mars exploration rover mission has complete -- as complete. >> opportunity and its twin rover were built to last just 90 days in the harsh martian environment with a planned range of one kilometer.

-- of 2003,0 opportunity lifted off from cape canaveral. the following january, the golf cart size rover touched down on the martian surface and immediately began sending back important discoveries. blueberrieso-called , mineral accretions the confirmed liquid water was once present on mars. as it trtraveled, studying impat craters, opportunity found further confirmation of flowing underground water. twin roversthe exceeded expectations, turning in one of nasa's most successful missions ever. spirit lasted six years, traveling nearly eight kilometers. opportununity traveled 45 kilometers over 14 and a half years. survivor, nasa's cucuriosy y robot remamains operatational on mars and will e joined by another rover in february of 2021.

back on earth, all of the romantics out there probably know today is valentine's day. let's spare a thought for all of those suffering from a bit of heart break. if that is your case, you can head to the breakup bar in los angeles. restaurant has been sold out since it opened with people lining up to get in each night. it comes complete with broken heart cookies, a giant screen playing breakup movies and powerful cocktails like sherry painkiller or serious baggage. there is also a wall of broken relationships were you can pour out your sorrows. some of the nodes include your brother is right, i am too good for you. we were on a break and thank you, next. i do like that one. let's take a look at the top stories for you today on france 24. the british parliament getting set to debate the next steps for brexit. trimester theresa may looking for new backing for her plan to

renegotiate the divorce deal with the eu. a former boxing champion turned yellow vests protester sentenced to one year in jail. he was filmed punching police officers at an antigovernment protest last month. bad news for nasa's longest-running rover on mars. opportunity hahas been p pronoud dead 15 years after its first landing. build -- given that it was built to last three months, it had a pretty good run. time nowow for the latest busins news. you are starting with that newss that airbubus that they're going to stop building the eight 380. >> it is the worldld's largest passenger plane but airbus decided it will bubuild thlalast one in 202021. thisis comoming as ordeders wert for r the plane.e. airbus says the dedecision was - would afaffect up to 5300 jobs. they reported an almost 30% increase in net profits for 2018. >> it is the world's largest

passenger jet but the a3 80 ae-380's days are numbers -- are numbered.d. >> this was the right t cision right now. we need to be realaltic aboutt t after everything we tried. market tose from the put it mildly, was very weak. >> for airbus, it is the end of an era. the double-decker plane made its first flight in april 2005. it was hoped to compete with the boeing 747. with a price of over 350 million euros, the sales struggled to take off. some airports had to build new runways to accommodate them. the model was blighted by technical problems, late deliveries and canancellations.

the -- is ordering 40 of aviation market analysts have said that the a-380 was not a huge failure for airbus. >> it is a small problem for them whether they produce it or not. it does not mean anything for the prprofits because airbus ist maximum at present production rates. it is more a matter of prestige and missed opportunity. >> airbubus saw a a 29% risese n profofits in 2018 desespite thee losssses. >> chris bachman has beenn speaking to a airbus's chief financial officer about the move to scrap the a-380. >> we tried for many yeyears to get a a lot of ordrders and d wt them. i think not so many people would far more than that

100 aircraft would be delivered. unfortunatelel the demanand beyd that was not strong enough to hold up p the future of the program. that is why we took the decision now, to cease production -- to cease production. the improvement on the very efficient twins, the lightbody ,wins in particular, the a-350 somehow took some of the benefits the 380 offered at the time away and t thereforere proy offers more flexibility and a very economic terms to the customer. that is what we see at the same time emirates decides t to not o on with the full order but by ordering the a-330's. >> what about the tatalk that tc

-- thahat airports are overstretched? you need the superjumbo to take all of that traffic. >> what does the 380 do? if you analyze the routes between the megacities, actually the 381stt replaced the seven fours but also replaced a lot of other aircraft. you can trace that back. there is a significant capacity of aircraft in the market which continues to serve these large citities moving forward. however, the incremental demand beyondnd w what is d delivered r is not strong enough to keep going. >> what about the people who work on this? ththere are quite a few people u have been talking to. >> that decision is very recent , whichirates and our own we just released today. a sizing in terms of how

many people are working today on the 380 across europe in particular. now we have to work with our social parartners to see how we can reallocate most of the people to other programs, but it isis too e early to say how andn the net is at the end, impact of it in terms of people funding new opportunities in one oror the otherer areas. that is definitely something we are engaging now w with the socl partrtners. the track record of the company in aat we are doing it very socially responsible fashion. >> is it a sad day or a good day? >> maybe you will give the answer yourself. it is s a sad day for all of us. on the 380, wewe would have wisd

r r it to do b better but i thik on the other side, it clears the skies and uncertainty goes away. we are very well positioned on the 330, so i and think the company is on it -- is on a good track and in good shape. >> that wawas chriss bachman. let's see how this news is going down on the stock markets. shares in airbus are up almost 4%, investors welcoming the decision to scrap the 380 production. generally speaking, european markets are up today. astrazeneca include . >> -- has reported its latest financial results. >> the outlook is not good for the french carmaker. they cut the profit forecast for the coming year but they did say

they expect global marketsts toe stable in 2019 unless the u.k. leaves the eu without a deal. in 2018, profits slumped by more than a third. they say they will work to overcome any missed -- mistrust with nissan after carl's going -- charles go -- was arrested. >> i am very happy to be in japan this morning. we will have interesting talks.. there are many different themes and thihings to discuss but t my respoponsibility is tok about the future because we have nissanan stakeholders, shareholders, customers and

employees to think about. >> just to wrap up the business today, a little-known software cocompany y is getting a a lot f attention for its share price. this is a compapany called funware. justs jumped by 3750% in six days last month. it has since lost much of thosoe gains. movement is due to a loophole in the nasdaq. if there are just a small number of shahares on sale, the price n be a bit marred. >> thehe big queststion is how y people took advantage of that? thank you for that look at the business news. on france, coming up as the yellow vests movement has shown recently, protesting as part of -- hundredsre but of rollerbladers writing around paris every friday night.

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