it probably is significant given the prime minister is going to strasbourg.us people are being spoken to about what might potentially be on the table and whether that is something people feel will give them confidence to vote for the agreement. he said ian and i were on different sides, but we have been working together to try to find a way through. trying to find a way that addresses a number of concerns. we will only get this through if we all compromise. we should have an agreement in place to leave on the 29th of march. i think we are being joined by iain duncan smith. thank you forjoining us. we understand you forjoining us. we understand you have had a meeting with the chief whip and a lot of speculation about that, do you sense that something you and offer? it is difficult to say. but nikki is right, we have been working together. we are asking them to look at them to replace the backstop with alternative arrangements. we proposed the alternative arrangements and i gather now they are part of the discussions. i don't know what the outcome is, all i kno

theresa may has arrived in strasbourg for talks with jean—claude juncker in an in strasbourg for talksland if yours plans to abandon its four—hour waiting time target, meaning patients with the most serious illnesses should receive treatment quicker. herfamily in her family in blame herfamily in blame instagram for her death, now they have been told they will not get any help towards they will not get any help towards the cost of her legal team. for molly‘s family, questions too about exactly what caused her to ta ke about exactly what caused her to take her own life. answers they hope an incredible provide. i thought this was a really strong bases. but now the request for legal aid has been rejected. the legal aid agency has said the case is not of larger public interest, and won‘t lead to significant and material benefit to a large cohort of specific persons. over 200 families every year in the uk go through what we have been through. every one of those families will want to find out as much as possible. it seems to me that the world we live in, our country, our society should help f

directs a drama has shifted to strasbourg.resa may is there to meet the president of this is what we heard from someone she needs to convince if she's going to win. all i know now i think they are reaching the point where they are about to have some kind of agreement. i am speculating, but that is my indication. there's a big vote in westminster tomorrow — but the main event tonight is in strasbourg — where we're expecting a press conference in a quarter of an hour. and remember — if you want to get in touch — the hashtag is bbc os. 18 days til brexit. 2a hours until, in theory, mps vote again on theresa may's deal — and we may be on the verge of an new agreement between the eu and theresa may. the prime minister has travelled from westminster move to strasbourg to see the eu'sjean claudejuncker. these pictures came into the newsroom less than an hour ago, of her arriving. "this may mean nothing at all but may, juncker, barnier, "tim barrow looked absolutely delighted arriving "tonight in strasbourg." we don't have details of

our europe correspondent adam fleming is in strasbourg.deadlock? that is the question. would theresa may be coming all the way here, with there be rumours of a press statement in a couple of hours' time if she was going to get nothing? or is she obliged to come and end the process of getting clarification about the brexit deal that she launched with great fa nfa re brexit deal that she launched with great fanfare about a month ago? if she does succeed here tonight, it will be a massive turnaround from just a few hours ago, when michelle barnier, the eu's chief negotiator, was telling ambassadors of the 27 other countries that the situation was bleak, that the uk had rejected the eu's proposals, and he wasn't even convinced the uk negotiators we re even convinced the uk negotiators were acting in good faith. we will find out and about three hours. separately, the eu has started talking about how they will respond toa talking about how they will respond to a request from the uk to delay brexit day and extend the talks. the date they have in

our europe editor is in strasbourg tonight.t was clear from the extracts we had in the course of that debate in the house of commons that some mps are not convinced that there is anything new in this. why does the european commission and others hope that there is enough to persuade them to think again? well, there is something new here. we are going to see a new document tonight, and you have had endless days now and again of meetings between the eu and the uk trying to throw something out on the backstop, and that is what the prime minister will present tonight any moment now, and she will say she has got meaningful changes to the backstop. i think when you look at this package, what we understand is going to be in it, looks like a lot of legally binding assurances on the backstop. the eu fundamentally has stuck to its guns. it has not reopened the withdrawal agreement or change the backstop, the protocol to keep the irish border open on the island of ireland after brexit. it island of ireland after brexit. it is not legally b

this evening she is an strasbourg meeting the european union. this is the life picture we have coming in. lots ofjournalists awaiting what may or may not be a press c0 nfe re nce . awaiting what may or may not be a press conference. details are not plentiful. we are expecting at some point theresa may and jean—claude juncker to tell us how their talks have gone. when the prime minister arrived, both sides appeared confident there was by all accounts a warmth to the initial exchanges. then they wind behind closed doors to get down to the detail. we still don't know what that is. some of the prime minister's opponents to her gear have been telling us what they have heard. all i know now is that i think if they are reaching the point where they are about to have some kind of agreement. i'm speculating, but that is my implication. this is the live feed coming from the house of commons. she will persist in those negotiations until she is satisfied with that being achieved. but i can, mr speicher, provides the house with an update tonight on what has

adam, thank you very much forthat, adam flemming in strasbourg.nder if you have had enough to ta ke i wonder if you have had enough to take stock, i notice yvette cooper was saying yesterday that you had enough time to scrutinise this as you would have gotten to discuss train door safety! on the one hand the government is saying this is very different and we are not allowed to have even 24 hours to consider it but actually we don't believe it's particularly different from that which we voted on previously. the main document actually has not changed and the issues remain the same and i expect you put the same thing back to the same group of mps you will get the same group of mps you will get the same answer this evening and it will bea same answer this evening and it will be a rejection of this deal. does that include labour mps from the voting constituencies who have been wooed by theresa may to vote for her deal? she needs to work on her weaving technique if that was ever her plan because the money that was suggested could be part of that attempt

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with all the details of what happened in strasbourg here is chris mason.of truth, mrs may? a last-minute hurdle to strasbourg to meet the eu, and then late last night an announcement. first aid drawings instrument with probable legal weight to the withdrawal agreement will guarantee that the eu cannot act with the intent of applying the backstop indefinitely will stop if they do it can be challenged through arbitration and if they're found to be in breach the uk can suspend the backstop. the backstop is the insurance policy designed to ensure that the border on the island of ireland remains open in all circumstances by keeping the uk in a customs union with the eu. lasco's talks resulted in a wealth of documents, legal instruments, statements, and declarations, some of them legally binding about how the backstop could be avoided and how the uk might suspend it in some circumstances in the future —— last night. so what does the eu make of this new agreement? let us speak crystal clear about the choice. it is still brexit might not happen at all. faced with

an evening dash to strasbourg ahead of a critical vote tomorrow.dership is in the balance — but is the eu about to throw her a lifeline? mrs may is meeting with commission president jean—claude junker tonight — but can she win something to satisfy those who oppose her deal? all i know now is that i think they are reaching the point where they are about to have some kind of agreement. i'm speculating, but that's my indication. investigators in ethiopia have recovered the black boxes from the 737 that crashed yesterday — there are big questions for boeing about the safety of its plane. also on the programme: the lights are back on in some parts of caracas, after five days of blackouts.

—— strasbourg. our political correspondent chris mason sets the scene for us.he moment of truth, mrs may? a last—minute hurtle to strasbourg to meet the eu, and then, late last night, an announcement. first, a joint instrument with comparable legal weight to the withdrawal agreement will guarantee that the eu cannot act with the intent of applying the backstop indefinitely. if they do, it can be challenged through arbitration, and if they are found to be in breach, the uk can suspend the backstop. the backstop is the insurance policy designed to make sure the border on the island of ireland remains open in all circumstances, by keeping the uk in a customs union with the eu. last night's talks resulted in a welter of documents, legal instruments, statements and declarations, some of them legally binding, about how the backstop could be avoided and how the uk might suspend it in some circumstances in the future. and if we vote for this improved deal... mps debated brexit until nearly midnight. this morning, only one thing matters — numbers. can the prime minister

let's go to strasbourg now and our brussels correspondent adam fleming is there.or lack of progress of those talks earlier. what is your sense of the view there today and the kind of interest there is now on this outcome in 90 minutes' time?l huge amount of interest, obviously. people will be glued to their screens to see the results tonight, but if it is a defeat, it will not come as a surprise. a lot of people said yesterday on the eu side, we just do not think theresa may has got the numbers to get this deal through. they were happy to help her as far as they could without contradicting their own position and own red lines, their own parameters, the deal they had done with the uk last night. but it will not come as a surprise if the deal goes down tonight. i think we will get some bland tweets from people on the eu side tonight, but the real information will come out tomorrow morning. michel barnier, the chief negotiator, has a meeting pencilled in with senior meps here in strasbourg. at the same time in brussels, the ambassadors from the eu 27 countries, the e

the prime minister is in strasbourg tonight — theresa may says she has secured a deal.ing talks with the eu hoping to secure some last—minute assurances on the brexit deal, which would be put to the vote in the house of commons tomorrow. a few minutes ago she spoke at a joint news conference with the head of the european commission, jean—claude juncker. last november, after two years of ha rdfoug ht last november, after two years of hardfought negotiations, last november, after two years of ha rdfought negotiations, i last november, after two years of hardfought negotiations, i agreed brexit deal with the eu that i passionately believe delivers on the decision taken by the british people to leave the european union. over the last four months, i have made the last four months, i have made the case for that deal in westminster and across the uk. i stand by what the deal achieves for my country. it means we get regain control of our laws binding the jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice in the uk, regain control ofjustice in the uk, regain control of our borders by

that is midnight in strasbourg, where there isa midnight in strasbourg, where there is a news conferenceng place. you saw theresa may along with a chunk junker, place. you saw theresa may along with a chunkjunker, the president of the european commission, who is now addressing, has not been addressing that meeting of generals. the headlines: the prime minister is in strasbourg tonight — theresa may says she has secured a deal. she's been holding talks with the eu hoping to secure some last—minute assurances on the brexit deal, which would be put to the vote in the house of commons tomorrow. today we have secured legal changes. now we must come together to go with this backed brexit deal and deal with the instruction of the british people. the head of the european commission, jean—claude juncker said

speaking after last minute talks in strasbourg the prime minister said they included assurances fromhe european union on the controversial irish backstop. labour says it contains nothing new but the brexit minister says the differences are significant. i think what has changed very materially is the fact that we have three things now, which we didn't have two days ago related to the backstop. we have this what's called a joint interpretive instrument between the eu and uk saying the backstop broadly should not be permanent. we have a unilateral declaration on part of the uk which means essentially we can say, we wa nt to means essentially we can say, we want to end the backstop. thirdly, we are taking very seriously the alternative arrangements that the brady amendment mentioned at the end of january, the amendment brady amendment mentioned at the end ofjanuary, the amendment that passed through the house of commons saying we had to look at alternative arrangements. that was tory mp quasi—karting talking to louise earlier on breakfast. —— kwasi kwarteng. well, let's hear now from our

r vj}..""21’i: ' the strasbourg agreement. regarding the strasbourg agreement.egarding the extension, how decisions envisaged two scenarios. in the first scenario, if the agreement is passed by the house of commons next week, the european council agrees to an extension until the 22nd of may. in the second scenario, if the agreement is not agreed to buy the house of commons, the european council agrees for an extension until the 12th of april. what this means in practice is that until that date, all options will remain open. on the cliff edge date will be delayed. the uk government will still have a choice of a deal, no deal, along extension or revoking article 50. the 12th of april is a key date in terms of the uk deciding whether to hold european parliament elections. if it has not decided to do so by then, the option of a long extension will automatically become impossible. as you know, in accordance with the treaties, any extension must be decided by the eu 27, in agreement with the member state concerned. this is why i met prime minister mays several times t

leaders in strasbourg as the eggs. less than three weeks away british m.p.'s are scrutinizing their agreement for a vote that is scheduled for later today. this the british government and the you believe they have now removed to pick a stumbling block and. british prime minister to resign may and european commission president. have agreed changes to disown irish backstop an insurance policy that will see not an island continuing to follow e.u. rules in order to keep its border with the block open. having an insurance policy to guarantee that it will never be a part of this absolutely right it is the u.k. solid commitments in the belfast good friday agreement but if we ever have to use that insurance policy it cannot become a permanent arrangement i just know the template for all future relationship. they have now agreed that the backstop would only apply temper of that revision could bring a breakthrough in the current impasse many projects and lawmakers rejected the entire deal because they feared that the backstop could force the u.k. to. indefinitely but w

the prime minister is in strasbourg tonight — theresa may says she

adam fleming reports from strasbourg. what would you like british mps to do today? we'll see. in this parliament, they'd like the other parliament to make a decision... president juncker, what should british mps do today? hi! ..to end the guessing game about which direction they're going in. translation: if you compared great britain to a sphinx, the sphinx would be an open book by comparison. let's see how that book speaks over the next week or so. the man who chairs the summits of eu leaders pushed the idea of the uk staying in. he was speaking directly to meps, but indirectly to mp5. you cannot betray the 6

brent: max hofmann in strasbourg, france, and barbara wesel in london. to both of you, thank you. here in the studio with me on the big table is our very own alex forrest whiting, our brexit analyst. we have sat at this table many times on evenings just like tonight and we've had similar outcomes, haven't we? it's almost as if we could see this coming. we've said that before, as well. but what is going to happen to theresa may now? you heard. alex: it's a very good question, what is going to happen to her. apparently her spokesperson has been asked this question in the last few minutes and the response has been that she has not discussed resignation with her team but, i mean, my feeling is, all the way through this, she has heard, as your favorite quote is, brexit means brexit. she has not wanted to call for a delay to brexit so she's not wanted to ask for an extension to article 50. if a no-deal brexit is voted down tomorrow night which seems most likely decision to be made in parliament but we'll come back to that in a minute, and if, then, m.p.'s then vote in favor of a delay t

we will see how things pan out today and talk to adam fleming in strasbourg and a couple of minutes. but first let's catch up with a reality check correspondent, chris morris. good morning. what other technicalities of getting an extension if that is indeed what mps vote for tonight? article 50 is article 50 of the lisbon treaty which sets out how a country lisbon treaty which sets out how a cou ntry leaves lisbon treaty which sets out how a country leaves the eu and a lot of the language is quite vague. it is clear about one thing. the two yet initial negotiating period which i’u ns initial negotiating period which runs out on the 29th of march can be extended if all countries agree to

britain's prime minister arrives in strasbourg to meet eu officials as her brexit plan and eaybe herang in balance. searching for answers. investigators try to find out nwhy and ethiop airlines plane crashed on sunday, killing everyone on board. plus, lunar photographs old and new. how these images afft our reflect our enduring fascination with the moon. laa: welcome to our viewers on public television here in america and around the globe. britain's prime minister has been holding last-ditch talks with eu officials in strasburg at this hour as the outlook for her brexit deal is murky. we are hearing that theresa may will make a statement after the discussions. she is trying to win support lan duef a vote on her tomorrow. but we don't really know what lawmakers will be voting o here is what we do know. if m. may's amended brex deal is approved tomorrow, the u.k. will leave the eu on trackn 8 days time. but if parliament rejects her deal for a second time, who s knows where brexitaded? mps will vote on wednesday on whether or not to leave the eual without a if parliament votes against

parliament in strasbourg, where i am now.l thought, but then you speak to people and there's a whole range of views. some people say you can have an extension up people say you can have an extension up to the 1st ofjuly because that would be the day before the new meps come to strasbourg for the new european parliament. then you get other people saying an extension could go beyond that and you would either have to have the uk taking pa rt either have to have the uk taking part in the european elections, even though the uk is leaving, which would just appear bizarre and would bea would just appear bizarre and would be a quite bizarre political experience in the uk. and who knows what kind of meps would be sent to strasbourg as a result of that. or you would have the uk not taking pa rt you would have the uk not taking part in the elections but still being in the eu which would be an enormous breach of eu law which would mean a court case with the eu taking the uk to court for breaking the law in quite a massive way. this is re

some major developments out of strasbourg.as you mentioned is up and so are asian markets after news broke that theresa may and the head of the european commission have agreed to legally binding changes over the divorce agreement between the eu and the uk. theresa may is hoping the resolution over a backstop deal which involves the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland will maybe help pave the way for a successful vote later today. what happens next? as i mentioned, we are expected that the draft on what theresa may now calls and improved withdrawal agreement is scheduled to go back to the commons for a second so—called meaningful boat. when the same plan was put to members of parliament last month, it was defeated by a majority of 230 votes. if the prime minister ‘s plan is again rejected, another motion will be tabled, asking prime ministers if they support leaving the european union without a deal. if the house rejects and no deal brexit, there may be yet another vote and that could request the extensi

that was adam fleming in strasbourg.he attorney—general, geoffrey cox, will issue legal advice to the house of commons. mps will then have a chance for debate before voting on what the government says is an "improved deal". our political correspondent, chris mason has been following events from westminster. this is now, for all of the detail, all the verbiage, a numbers game. how many people can this persuade here in westminster? let's be absolutely brutal about it, it could be tremendously successful in persuading an awful lot of people and still fail, because this is a hung parliament, the prime minister does not have a majority to call her own on so many matters relating to brexit, she has to persuade northern ireland's democratic unionist party who prop her up in westminster, and lots of conservative mps as well. now, tonight, plenty of them, including the influential and noisy brexiteers, who we have heard rather a lot of in recent months, people like steve baker, jacob rees—mogg, and others, they are saying let's g

parliament in strasbourg where the vote took place welcome gaoled. took a certain events. a landmark decision here really in the european parliament in strasbourg it was a nail biter bit off bit unexpected until the recent eruption of protests against this law which is a law that has already been agreed by the european commission it has been agreed by member states and now it was up to the european parliament and a clear majority in favor of making us tech giants in the future legally liable for the continent they upload onto their platforms on you tube on facebook you name it so now in the future they will have to install some filters which is a technical solution so called upload filters and that is a big concern for the opponents of this reform i talked to two of them just now and they're very. close to matheson strasberg will lead to believe that the technology having the failed us so how exactly would article thirteen it change the status quo on line now the moment if a user uploads text video musical photos to a platform like you chew then the person is responsible f

our europe editor katya adlerjoins us from strasbourg.atya, other europeans, are they now assuming, despite the concessions they made up a last minute, that mrs may loses tonight, and are they already beginning to think about extending the whole brexit process, the article 50 process? well, andrew, behind the scenes, even though the eu feels that they did make a clear move towards theresa may and her concerns about the backstop last night, they realised that there was concessions, or clarifications, would not be enough, probably, to appease hardliners in parliament. so behind the scenes yesterday already they were saying, we don't think this deal is going to pass. but there were hopes that would be able to be resolved domestically, so that there wouldn't be... so it wouldn't be rejected by so be... so it wouldn't be rejected by so much. and theresa may somehow would be able to negotiate with mp5 to finally get a deal passed. there is an expectation on the eu side that they will be a request for an extension at this stage, even though they

our europe editor, katya adler, is in strasbourg.part of westminster the eu might be persuaded to move a little in this process , persuaded to move a little in this process, what is the perspective there? eu leaders are sounding very resolute. michelle barney pretty much summed up the mood when he said, we in the eu have done everything we can. if there is going to bea everything we can. if there is going to be a solution to this impasse it has to come from the uk. there is no sense in the eu that leaders are blaming themselves for the fact the brexit deal was again rejected in parliament. in fact, brexit deal was again rejected in parliament. infact, leaders brexit deal was again rejected in parliament. in fact, leaders point the finger of blame at uk politics and the fact parliament wasn't asked at the beginning of the brexit process , at the beginning of the brexit process, what kind of brexit they could unite around. but the question is, what comes next? eu leaders look at the ongoing confusion in parliament and ask what can be a

earlier i spoke to our correspondent in strasbourg, adam fleming.rough the details of what was agreed. in terms of what's been agreed, there is a word soup of documents, 23 pages in total, talking about the irish backstop, so protracted negotiations that will take place in the transition period to look at alternatives for the backstop so it will never come into force, aspirations about getting a trade deal so you don't need the irish backstop and clarification if there isa backstop and clarification if there is a dispute between the two sides about the irish backstop, how that will be handled. the uk government's objective was to reassure mps that if that backstop ever comes into force, that's set of arrangements force, that's set of arrangements for awarding a high border in northern ireland, which includes a customs union between the uk and the eu, will not be permanent against the uk's wheel. the objective for the uk's wheel. the objective for the eu was to provide reassurance to british parliamentarians to allow more of them to vote for the deal

i am politics here might spill over into strasbourg. iam nowjoined by...f executive of the manufacturers organisation makeuk. thank you forjoining us once again. what is your take on all of this? manufacturers in the uk have got so much to deal with and this is not helping them, they still have no clue what is going on on march 29th. no, there are many uncertainties and you have seen the effect on that in terms of investment stopping and people publicly talking about a plan bin people publicly talking about a plan b in the event of a no—deal so the uncertainty is putting an incredible pressure on the manufacturing sector in this country. there was a glimmer of hope yesterday when we saw parliament coming together to say no—deal should definitely be off the table because that is what we have been calling for four months. we are back into parliament saying what they don't want to commit what we need to know now is what parliament does once we can proceed with an orderly exit from the eu. your reaction to the news we had this time yesterday, these trade tarif

adam fleming in strasbourg, thank you. is very much on the commons today and these so—called indicative votes. the debate on them is about to begin. the voting will take place at about seven tonight. our correspondent chris morris is here. there are 16 options and they have to be narrowed down? yes, 16 options ranging from no deal to know brexit. the speaker will pick half a dozen oi’ the speaker will pick half a dozen orso, and we the speaker will pick half a dozen or so, and we have a graphic which shows some of the more likely options, the future relationship we might end up with. one of the things the conservative brexiteers would like to see is some sort of free—trade agreement. one of the options on the table at the moment says they want to stand by an arrangement to have no trade tariffs with the eu while they negotiate that future arrangements. the problem with that is that it doesn't solve the northern ireland border issue and it's a suggestion which has already been ruled out by the european union. what about lab

european council decided to approve the strasbourg agreement. regarding the strasbourg agreement.irst scenario, if the agreement is passed by the house of commons next week, the european council agrees to an extension until the 22nd of may. in the second scenario, if the agreement is not agreed to buy the house of commons, the european council agrees for an extension until the 12th of april. what this means in practice is that until that date, all options will remain open. on the

theresa may could hardly speak she is losing her voice, had a late night at strasbourg. support the deal, we have heard that eu people reject it and the er g as well. where does this leave the house of commons and where does this leave the brexit? we are 17 days away. the eu have been pretty clear, said, we have gone as far as we can, there's not much more we can give. if we are going to talk about an extension, we need to know now but at the moment everyone is looking at what will happen tonight. but the eu last night, jean—claude juncker, would have known what the attorney general confirmed today, that very little has changed. possibly but then they were quite clear from the start, they said, the deal on the table is the outcome of 18 months of complex, at times quite tedious, negotiations. it was always going to bea negotiations. it was always going to be a quite remarkable what changes they could do in a matter of days. they were always cautious, they said they were able —— open to further talks, they would seek to provide more certainty and reassurance to those mps

here in strasbourg. -- meps.on‘t be customs checks on products entering northern ireland from the republic. ministers say the plans will protect british industries and consumers. but business leaders warn the plans will take a "sledgehammer to the economy". our business correspondent jonty bloom reports. tariffs are simply taxes on imported goods. some things come into the country without any taxes on them, but many goods from around the world are taxed. normally that is done to protect certain industries like farming, clothes manufacturing, or steel. at the moment as a member of the eu, all trade between members is tax—free and we follow eu rules on taxes for imports from the rest of the world. if we leave without a deal, all that will change overnight and the government will have to set its own taxes on imports. so, today the government is proposing a new tax on every imported car of 10%. a tax of up to 12% on imported crockery and many items of clothing, and new taxes on many agricultural products including bu

all right so what is going on in strasbourg let's go there now live my colleague. is on the story for us good evening to you ben so first of all can we clarify what exactly is treason may doing in stross burg at eleven pm central european time on monday night. she says drafting a text to gether was commission president. and this text show that be tabled to the house of commons the problem and tomorrow and the takes show interpret there was strong agreement the treaty that says how the britain can leave the european union and be here no there is an agreement that this text shall have an interpretive instrument they call it no which clarifies that the backs up but not be applied it turned at least at the backstop to only be applied temporarily that was one point the brits have over and over but this is already in tried in the text but now it's again reiterated maybe that makes it the house of commons happily we don't know and . we also hear that the medical it's a legally binding in the room because they know they want an exchange of letters that mrs may and the e.u.

stephen strasbourg on the hill. pretty good night. x strikeouts. four runs allowed in 4 2/3 innings. strasbourg 4-0 this spring. probably sick ofin watchg him tonight. bottom four, launching his second heer of th night. three rbi in the game for him. nats beat the astros 5-3. jim, you were just down there getting a first row seaki he's l good, right? >> awesome. can't wait. >> there you go. we're almost the. >> we're getting closer. at havertys we kno hard to get a good night's sleep... havertys mattress sale is here to help. with our wide selection of top brands and our price match guarantee -- you can find the perfect mattress for everyone in the family. get free financing on tempur-pic and foundation purchases over $1,999. it's time everyone got havertys life looks good not all water is created equal. there are over 326 million trillion gallons of water on earth. but only one billionth of one per cent is filtered naturally beneath the earth, with a distinct balance of minerals, and emerges crisp and refreshing enough to be called deer park®. dee

to lawmakers to support her deal head of a crucial vote later today it's recently returned from strasbourg last night with a revised deal that she says includes the legally binding changes that mean the so-called northern ireland backstop cannot tie britain to a news release indefinitely a statement in parliament today seems to contradict an announcement from her own attorney general. that the risk of the tide to the e.u. after bret's it remains unchanged and she's my all some stress of the deal protects the rights of citizens living in the u.k. a new case it is and a living in the end in freedom of movement is years in parliament battling a sore throat. i believe it is absolutely important imperative for this house that we meet the decision that was taken by the british people in june two thousand and sixteen that we deliver on that referendum and that we sit for the british people and as i say there is a danger is the failure to agree a deal that actually could end up in a situation where we have no bricks it will. just go over this not with at the top and correspondent spot but faisal i

for this happening have massively decreased yesterday ok very much thank you max often there in strasbourg and to bagot moss and a lot of thanks very much. now for a look at some of the other stories making the news this hour in syria u.s. backed forces have shelled the final strip of territory held by so-called islamic state in the town of bugaboos one report describing jihad as cornered in a seven hundred square meter cluster of bombed out buildings some three thousand to harvest have surrendered to the mainly kurdish forces since monday. mian maher has handed over to the u.s. a box of remains believed to be of american airman lost world war two this is the first time an american military aircraft has been to myanmar in such a mission the remains are now set for dedication. the u.s. justice department has charged thirty three mostly wealthy parents with cheating to get their children into elite american universities those charges include c.e.o.'s of major companies and the hollywood actresses felicity huffman and lori loughlin illegibly conspired to falsify records and pay bribes to infl

he was sitting in the first world war in his office in london, and you are sitting here in strasbourgall. that is the way you are taking a responsibility. i would have died as a former belgian prime minister who saved ypres from german domination, who then went on a 1980 to the bridge and express every —— it's first ever military defeat. he should be a great hero to you. never mind, that sums up your anti—britishness. the one thing that is inevitable as we are headed for an article 50 extension. you should ask yourselves, do you really want to do that? do you really wants brexit to utterly dominate the next couple of years of your business to the exclusion of your many other conditions? do you really want the united kingdom to contest the european elections, to send back a very large number of leave and ep, just at a time where you are fighting populism across the continent. do you really want me back in this place? well, that we are. time for a breatherfrom brexit. you have earned it. let's take a look at what else at what has been going on in politics. here is our countdown with ale

in the dictionary anything pleasant is found the side the word divorce all right next often in strasbourg france tonight max thank you. but only a brief history lesson for is it has been twenty years since poland hungary and the then checco slovakia joined the north atlantic treaty organization nato that marked the extension of the western military alliance into what had been uncontested soviet spheres of influence or russian president vladimir putin he has said repeatedly that the expansion of nato was nothing less than an affront against his country his words well they've been followed by actions the annexation of crimea in twenty fourteen russian troops in eastern ukraine just two of it which have raised alarms in former communist states soviet satellites about russia's intentions nato has not watched all of this passively as part of natives plan to secure poland in the event of a provocation from the east a contingent of american troops is now stationed less than one hundred kilometers from the russian border with. these are not pictures stuff an actual war it's an exercise in case of

he was sitting in the first world war in his office in london and you are sitting here in strasbourg,e cold. that is the way you are taking your responsibility.” the cold. that is the way you are taking your responsibility. i would have thought you would know that it was field marshall haig in 1914 who save the belgian town of ypres, and far from mocking haig is a belgian, he should be a great hero to you. maybe that sums up your anti—britishness. the one thing is inevitable is that we are heading foran inevitable is that we are heading for an article 50 extension and i think you should ask yourselves, do you really want that? do you really wa nt you really want that? do you really want brexit to utterly dominate the next couple of years of your business to the exclusion of your many other ambitions? do you really wa nt many other ambitions? do you really want the united kingdom to contest the european elections, to send back a very large numberof the european elections, to send back a very large number of leave meps, just at a time when you are fighting populism, as you see it, acros

it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and we start with breaking news from strasbourg where the british minister says she's secured what she called legally binding changes to her brexit deal, just hours before the house of commons is due to vote on it. theresa may has been seeking additional assurances about the irish backstop — the measure to prevent the return of border controls between northern ireland and the republic. she says she now has assurances that the backstop would never be permanent, if it was ever used. but there was a clear concern in parliament over one issue in particular, the northern ireland backstop. having an insurance policy to guarantee that there will never be a hard border in northern ireland is absolutely right. it honours the uk's solemn commitments in the belfast good friday agreement. but if we ever have to use that insurance policy, it cannot become a permanent arrangement and it is not the template for our future relationship. the deal that mps voted on injanuary was not strong enough in making that clear and legally binding changes were needed to set tha

take this story now to our brussels bureau chief max hoffman he is on the story for us tonight in strasbourg france you do you max so what can we say is there been a reaction from the european union and is the european union basically now reckoning with an extension to brics. well disappointment frustration those have been the reactions we experienced here in stroudsburg where the european parliament is having its plenary session and quite frankly many of the parliamentarians here don't really understand what the goal is of the house of commons they probably aren't the only ones in this case are they expecting an extension. maybe but i would say that most people i talked to here are now thinking that the most likely outcome is braggs it without a deal because it is brant the default option but is it it's not in anyone's interest for there to be a new deal. directly so why would the european union not go that extra step now and give the u.k. an extension let's say for two months if you know if that could mean you know establishing some order in this chaos. there are a couple of layers to that

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the telegraph says that theresa may's dash to strasbourg has kept a possible deal afloat. suggests the pm's deal is still in jeopardy after it says the eu has resisted her demands to change the backstop. the sun disagrees with that assesment, stating that the last minute deal has secured the legal changes required to get the deal passed. the guardian describes the mp's last ditch push for changes to her deal. the express calls for mps to support the prime minister's deal, hoping it will "unite britain". and the metro describes the pm's "may of reckoning". bringing the country together as a tough ask for theresa may, not least when you see headlines like this. on the front of the times. indeed, and i think really watch is trying to do is the party together rather than anything else at the moment because it is one wing of the tory party that has rejected the backstop, plus the dup. and i think as far as many of us are concerned, other parts of the tory party think actually that we must protect the border in northern ireland and if there are technical solutions, which can all