these are not the first people to die on ben nevis this winter.idents in december and january. this mountain attracts thousands of climbers and hill walkers every year, but there are dangers which can catch out even the most experienced. police officers from the station we re police officers from the station were involved in the search on ben nevis but it is our understanding it was members of the public who alerted the emergency services to the fact that there had been an avalanche. they are one of the most dangerous hazards in the scottish mountains because they can cause multiple casualties at the same time. this is the briefing and you are live in westminster as we keep you across all the developments in the british parliament. you will vote today on whether or not to accept deal brexit. this follows the rejection on tuesday of the latest withdrawal agreement. the most senior clergyman ever found guilty of child sex abuse — cardinal george pell is sentenced to six years in jail in australia. let's have a look at how the media is disgusting and

these are not the first people to die on ben nevis this winter.cember and january. this mountain attracts thousands of climbers and hill walkers every year, but there are dangers which can catch out even the most experienced. it is our understanding it was members of public that alerted the emergency services that there had been an avalanche. they are one of the most dangerous hazards in the scottish mountains, because they can lead to multiple casualties at the same time. so a very dangerous phenomenon in the scottish mountains. james, thank you. the american actress, felicity huffman is among more than 40 people charged over an alleged fraud designed to help students cheat their way into top us universities. the actress starred in the hit tv series desperate housewives, and is married to actor william h macy. prosecutors claim the scheme targeted top—flight institutions including yale, stanford, and georgetown. our correspondent dan johnson is in los angeles. what can you tell us about this? yes, felicity huffman and her husband arrived here at

these are not the first people to die on ben nevis this winter.uary. this mountain attracts thousands of climbers and hill walkers every year, but there are dangers which can catch out even the most experienced. and we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers sebastian payne from the financial times, and political commentator lance price — that's coming up after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather with stav. all in all it is looking very wild this week. an active jet stream sending deep areas of low pressure to our shores, bringing spells of severe gales at times and also some heavy rain. the rest of the week is remaining unsettled, heavy rain and gals at times. disruption is likely to continue. keep tuned to bbc local radio. storm gareth is the big story through tuesday into wednesday. showing up clearly here. pushing slowly into the north but continuing to maintain strong west north—westerly winds across the country for wednesday. gusts could reach in excess of 55—65 mph in central portions of the uk. we c

in other news — three people are killed in an avalanche on ben nevis.n cardinal george pell is sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing two choirboys. seven goals for manchester city in the champions league, as they thrash schalke 7—0 at the etihad to go through to the quarter—finals. good morning. storm gareth today bringing gales, even severe gales, leading to the potential of some disruption. we will have some sunshine and some heavy showers. i will have more details in 15 minutes. it will be a busy programme today. it's wednesday the 13th of march. our top story is here in westminster, where mps will hold a further vote on brexit, after their resounding defeat of theresa may's withdrawal agreement last night. her plan was rejected for a second time by a majority of 149 triggering a new round of political turmoil. mps will now have a say on whether or not to leave the eu without a deal. our political correspondent iain watson reports. it was a thumping defeat, a majority of nearly 150 against the prime minister's brags a deal. and 75 of

and news in the uk: a third climber has died following an avalanche on britain's highest mountain, ben nevisnow on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. with rico hizon. shares in boeing falling another 6% as global skies are increasingly off—limits to its top—selling 737 max aircraft. the clock is ticking, but we still don't know how the uk will leave the european union. are we on our? hello, everyone, and welcome. you're watching asia business report on bbc news. i'm rico hizon. we begin with boeing. the stock fell another 6% on tuesday, leading to a 5% —— adding toa5% tuesday, leading to a 5% —— adding to a 5% decline. since the deadly crash, more countries have banned the 737 max 8 plains, here in each of the list include south korea, malaysia, india, australia, and new zealand. indonesia's lion air, one of the biggest customers of the plane, has suspended delivery of four of the jet set had on order for this year. in october, a lion air 737 max 8 crashed shortly after taking off from jakarta, killing all on board. boeing said that safety is their number one priority and t

in other news, three people are killed in an avalanche on ben nevis.alian cardinal, george pell, is sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing two choirboys. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9:00am. the government has set out the emergency measures it would take in the event of the uk leaving the eu without a deal. mps will vote this evening on whether to block a no—deal brexit on the 29th of march, after rejecting theresa may's deal for a second time last night. if, ultimately, the uk were to leave, the government says a new tariff regime would come in — tariffs are the taxes charged on goods and services as they pass between one country and another. britain would slash tariffs on most imports under a temporary scheme — 87% of imports by value would be eligible for no tariffs. tariffs would be kept to protect some industries, including beef, lamb, poultry and some dairy imports. and the government says that in the event of a no—deal brexit it wouldn't introduce any new checks or controls, or require customs declarations for any g

a third climber has died following an avalanche this morning on ben nevis, the highest mountain in theelcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sebastian payne from the financial times and lance price, former director of communications for the labour party. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. and no prizes for guessing what's dominating the morning's news. theresa may's brexit deal defeat leads the daily telegraph. the paper says losing the vote by a majority of 149 in the commons tonight leaves the prime minister clinging to her premiership. "driven to despair" declares the times — which features a picture of theresa may leaving parliament tonight where she earlier told mps that they had to face up to some unenviable choices after her heavy defeat. the daily mirror follows suit — writing that the nation now faces months of chaos due to a likely delay in the brexit process. the guardian describes tonight as another huge defeat for the prime minister and looks ahead to the free vote given to mps tomorrow on whether to reject the

two climbers have died and two have been injured in an avalanche on ben nevis, police say.e's trying to persuade mps to swing behind her — to avoid a repeat of the historic defeat she suffered injanuary — but already the democratic unionist party and the erg group of brexiteer mps have signaled that they won't give her their support. the prime minister warned mps that if they made the wrong choice, they could lose brexit altogether. the snp's europe spokesperson, stephen gethins is here. how will you be voting? will be voting against it. it is still bad for the economy and for her food and drink cans to destroy and for educational opportunities. can't vote for it. what do you think that brexit could be lost altogether? now that's fine. that's what you want? since day one we have tried to engage with the government. we have been trying to speak with the government and the scottish government and the scottish government set up a committee of experts to take us through this and all this covenant have been interested in doing is to speak to the dup and their extremists. there i

three climbers have died and one other has been seriously injured following an avalanche on ben nevisity of the climbers. two other climbers recently lost their lives in separate incidents on the same mountain. one of the most powerful men in the roman catholic church has been sentenced to six years in prison in australia for sexually abusing two choirboys in the 1990s. cardinal pell, who‘s 77, is the highest ranking catholic priest to be convicted of child sex offences. thejudge in melbourne said he may not live to be released from prison. the cardinal maintains his innocence and is appealing against his convictions. heavy rain and strong winds have been causing travel disruption in several parts of the uk as storm gareth moves east. northern ireland was the first area to be affected and parts of scotland and north—west england have seen flooding. three yellow met office weather warnings are in place until thursday. forecasters said there could be gusts of up to 80mph along coasts in northern england. the strictly come dancing presenters tess daly and claudia winkleman finished their