chris mason led a day ofjargon brexit story. chris mason led a day of jargon busting brexit story. a day ofjargon busting coverage while the news channel joined ofjargon busting coverage while the news channeljoined forces with five live and reality check to take audiences questions and unpack complex terms as the backstop. think in terms of a safety net and you get the general idea. there was an analysis of those important brexit brogues in the house of the commons. viewers were treated to expert commentary as mps trooped through the division lobbies. division, clear the lobby. good evening to viewers on bbc parliament as mps begin the first of what promises to begin the first of what promises to bea begin the first of what promises to be a considerable series of big brexit votes tonight on what to do nextin brexit votes tonight on what to do next in the whole process of leaving the eu. i am mark darcy and with me is doctor ruth fox of the hansard society and we will be top eu through the intricate series of procedural events that will follow. let's reflect on a busy period of bre

here's our political correspondent chris mason.say and mps voted to back theresa may's brexit plan if she could change one key part of it, the prime minister has said she's ready to do just that. but what are the new ideas? i asked border force months ago to advise me to look at what alternative arrangements were possible, and they showed me quite clearly you can have no hard border on the island of ireland, and you can use existing technology, it's perfectly possible. the only thing that's missing is a bit of goodwill on the eu side. the sticking point is how to keep an open border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland under all circumstances after brexit. the existing solution, the so—called backstop, is deeply unpopular in parliament. its critics say it binds the uk and northern ireland in particular too closely to the eu. the government says it's working hard to find a solution it can take back to brussels. the prime minister could be back there by the end of the week. work‘s being done to find an alternative to

chris mason, bbc news.states will today pull out of a nuclear disarmament treaty with russia. the deal was signed during the cold war and outlaws the use of intermediate range nuclear missiles stationed on land. moscow has angrily denied american claims that it had violated the terms. two men have been shot and injured in separate attacks in londonderry. police have said they were paramilitary style shootings. both men have been taken to hospital and are said to be in a stable condition. it comes two weeks after a car bomb exploded in the city centre. plans to prevent censorship during debates at universities have been drawn up following a number of incidents where speakers were banned from campuses. the guidelines, which are designed to encourage open debate unless there's been a breach of the law, have been drawn up by the equality and human rights commission, together with students and universities. can you see this mark? ce. that is what i'm pointing out. really, really familiar. this mark is basically

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.to look at a useful guide to help explain brexit and what some of the terms, like backstop mean, just go to our website bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the floods threatening families in the australian city of townsville caught up by monsoon rains. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. and the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. four, three, two, one... a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space witho

chris mason, bbc news. headteacher at the education and leadership trust, which has schools in manchester, and asked her what she made of mr gibb's comments. i can understand and agree with some points he is making. it is good for students and adults to limit their time and it would be a shame if it did affect the take—up of exercise, reading and so on. but i do not think that is necessarily the case. we see young people taking part in exercise, enjoying listening to music at another point in the day. and also, on the way to and from school, parents and students feel safer knowing they have a mobile phone, that they can keep in touch or phone home if they need to. it is often the reason why parents give their children phones. albeit, obviously, some kids now have access to sophisticated smartphones. what about the usage in school time? how do you regulate that? how do you ensure the kids are not just texting under the desk? teachers have to be aware of everything going on in the classroom. it is a simple ru

chris mason, bbc news at westminster.e plane which disappeared with cardiff city footballer emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson on board has been found in the english channel, search director david mearns said. the 28—year—old footballer and his pilot disappeared over the english channel 13 days ago during a flight to his new club, cardiff city. just to recap that breaking news, the search director for the operation looking for the plane says wreckage has been found in the english channel which they believe to be the plane that the football star emiliano sala and his pilot david ibbotson were on which disappeared from radarjust under two weeks ago. catherine downes has all the sport. we will kick off with super bowl 53. four hours until the start of the match, the la rams take on five—time winners the new england patriots. the build—up has been going on for what seems like weeks. the patriots understandably the favourites but do you think the rams could provide an upset? it is a great question. most people here feel th

chris mason, bbc news.am by geoff stead, a learning technologist who promotes mobile phone use in education. thank you for being with us, it looks lovely where you are. frosty morning but yes. what do you make of this? nick gibb says he isjust expressing his personal view, this is not an instruction for schools. i'm with their heads teachers, you need to decide at a local level, if you push phone use away from school you push phone use away from school you just push it underground and you lose a chance to help young people learn how to use tech for good in their living lives so when the move into careers and work in offices, they need to decide what is appropriate use and these are things you can learn in teenage years so moving the problem away, i don't think helps. i'm interested you say teenage years, what about younger children because a lot of schools are saying children are bringing in quite sophisticated phones at the age of seven or eight? i'm not an expert at that younger age and i have sympathy fo

chris mason, bbc news.ve headteacher at the education and leadership trust, which has schools in manchester. patsy is in charge of three of them, i think. good patsy is in charge of three of them, ithink. good morning. what do patsy is in charge of three of them, i think. good morning. what do you make of what nick gibb said?” i think. good morning. what do you make of what nick gibb said? i can understand and agree with some points he is making. it is good for stu d e nts points he is making. it is good for students and adults to limit their time and it would be a shame if it did affect the take—up of exercise, reading and so on, but i do not think that is necessarily the case. we see young people taking part in exercise, but enjoying listening to music. and also, on the way to and from school, parents and students feel safer knowing they have a mobile phone, that they can keep in touch or phone home if they need to. it is often the reason why parents give their children phones. albeit obviously some kids

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.apsed in brazil last week have spoken of their anger at never being told about the risks of the site. more than 300 people died or are missing after a massive mud slide in the south east of the country, with the mine's owners accused of putting profits before safety. they had installed emergency sirens at the dam, but they never went off. our science editor david shukman has this report from the site at brumadinho. mile after mile of mining waste surged downstream, killing and destroying on an unprecedented scale. a once beautiful valley is now filled with sludge. and even now, more than a week after the disaster, rescue workers are still finding bodies swept along in the deluge, provoking more anguish and anger. a crowd denounces the company that owns the mine, vale, for failing to keep people safe. this man lost a friend at the mine, who had said the dam was leaking before it collapsed. and these student volunteers told me this kind of catastrophe just shouldn't happen. i think brazi

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.w this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:1i0pm and 11:30pm. this evening in the papers, our guests joining me tonight arejohn rentoul, chief political commentator at the independent, and rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at city am. the pilot of a light aircraft has died after the plane crashed near a landing strip in north essex. essex police says emergency services were called to a "serious incident" in belchamp walter, near the border with suffolk, at around midday. the next of kin of the pilot, who was in his 50s, have been informed. a man has been charged with the murder of his mother at the family home in wolverhampton. west midlands police arrested matthew page on friday following the discovery of mary page s body at an address injames street. officers have confirmed that the 68—year—old had suffered a head injury. a postmortem examination was inconclusive. an underwater search has been taking place for the plane that went missing over

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.re has thanked her fellow hull university students for helping to search for her. libby went missing after a night out in the city on thursday. police say they are extremely concerned for her welfare. megan paterson has this report. after another freezing night in hull, police searches have resumed for missing libby squire. a family say the disappearance has left them broken. she was last seen by friends leaving at 11 o'clock on thursday. she got into a taxi and travelled near to her home but since then hasn't been seen. cctv cameras last picked up images of libby squire here on the junction picked up images of libby squire here on thejunction of beverley road and haworth street at quarter to midnight on thursday but it's not clear which direction she then travelled in and this area remains of key interest to police. swarms of police coming round. they've been in houses and stuff. it looked through everything. more than 70 officers have been involved in searches so far. the taxi driver

chris mason, bbc news. will today pull out of a nuclear disarmament treaty with russia. the deal was signed during the cold war and outlaws the use of intermediate range nuclear missiles stationed on land. moscow has angrily denied american claims that it had violated the terms. celebrity—endorsed ads that promote weight loss products should be banned on social media, according to england's top doctor. some celebrities with lots of young followers are promoting products like diet pills and detox teas. nhs medical director, professor stephen powis, says these products can have a damaging effect on young people. celebrities and social media companies that promote these products have a real responsibility to think about the adverse harm they can have on young people's mental health. the nhs is doing more than ever, and investing more than ever in its mental health services to support children and young people but we can't fix these problems alone. we need others in society to take responsibility, to step up an

iam i am chris mason in the room here.where the tech companies just apologise when things go wrong and carry on repeating the same mistakes, we should have a proper, statutory, regulatory system, which imposes standards on the tech companies, with a regulator that can act against them if they fail

chris mason, bbc news at westminster.the channel islands, the search for emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson has resumed. this vessel was commissioned by the air accident investigation branch to carry out a survey of the sea bed over four nautical square miles. working close by is this boat, the morven, paid for by the sala family — after a campaign raised more than £300,000 to fund it. preparing to leave the harbour yesterday with the latest solar technology on board, the morven‘s crew were hopeful of finding some trace of the aircraft. we tow these sonars just off the sea bed, and it gives us a very high resolution picture and we can pick out small objects the size of a tyre from a car. so the resolution is really very, very tight. emiliano sala and pilot david ibbotson went missing after their aircraft disappeared onjanuary the 21st en route from nantes in france to cardiff. the official search was called off, but almost a week ago some seat cushions were recovered on a beach in northern france, with the sala family

here's our political correspondent, chris mason.tly, the prime minister clearly wants to squash these suggestions that have been floating around in the ether that brexit may be delayed. she says explicitly she wants to deliver it on time on the 29th of march next month. but there is still a row about the so—called backstop — this is the insurance policy to ensure that the border between northern ireland and the republic remains open under any circumstances after brexit. now, the prime minister says she gets that parliament wants it to be either time—limited or for the uk to be able to leave the backstop at a time of its choosing. but enter ireland, and their deputy prime minister, simon coveney, writing a piece in the sunday times. he says "look, the backstop is there for a good reason, it is a legal guarantee to keep that border open, and nothing has been suggested that could replace it." so guess what? we are where we were. ireland and the eu is saying "look, the deal is on the table. you can take it or leave it." and the uk is sa

here's our political correspondent chris mason.ent had its say and mps voted to back theresa may's brexit plan, if she could change one key part of it, the prime minister has she is ready to do just that. but, what are the new ideas? i asked the borderforce months ago to advise me to look at what alternative arrangements are possible, and they have shown me quite clearly you can have no hard of ireland and you can use existing technology, it's perfectly possible. the only thing missing is a bit of goodwill on the eu side. the sticking point is how to keep an open border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland under all circumstances after brexit. the existing solution, the so—called backstop, is deeply unpopular inparliament. its critics say it binds the uk and northern ireland in particular too close to the eu. the government says it is working hard to find a solution it can take back to brussels, the prime minister could be back there by the end of the week. work is being done to find an alternative to the backstop a

we can speak to our political correspondent chris mason, who was at the press conference. right, an extraordinary moment for the labour party and for these seven now former labour mps. in the last few months, we have reported the incremental developments around brexit, quite honestly, nothing substantially changes. today is not one of those days. a huge moment for the seven mps in question. you could tell looking at the facial expressions of them when they were listening to each other how big a moment this is for them, not least because of all of the unanswered questions that you heard on the questions that you heard on the question and answer session about exactly where they go from here. there is a group of seven, united in the sense of disappointment with the labour party and you could hear their stinging criticism levelled by each and every one of them in the direction ofjeremy corbyn and where theirformer party has direction ofjeremy corbyn and where their former party has gone, but also a huge question they face now about the practicalities of their futures. you can

here's our political correspondent, chris mason.irst with the prime minister clearly wa nts the first with the prime minister clearly wants to squash the suggestions that have been floating around in the ether that brexit may be delayed, she said explicitly she wa nts to be delayed, she said explicitly she wants to deliver it on time on the 29th of march next month at their is still a row about the so—called backstop, this is the insurance policy to ensure that the border between northern ireland and the republic remains open under any circumstances. after brexit. now the prime minister says she gets that parliament wants it to be either time—limited off the uk to be able to leave the backstop at a time of its choosing but into ireland, and the deputy prime minister writing a piece in the sunday times. he says look, the backstop is therefore a good reason, it is a legal guarantee to keep the border opened, and nothing has been suggested that could replace it. so guess what? we are where we were. ireland and the eu is saying look, th

iam i am chris mason in the room here. in the next few minutes these labour mps are expected to walk in and announced they are walking away from the party that for years they have been a part of. tough and urgent action is needed to stop facebook allowing the spread of fake news — according to a group of mps. rather than having a system where the tech companies just apologise when things go wrong and carry on repeating the same mistakes, we should have a proper, statutory, regulatory system, which imposes standards on the tech companies, with a regulator that can act against them if they fail to meet those standards. the man who was the victim of the first woman to be convicted of coercive control in the uk says doctors told him he was "ten days away from death" when he finally escaped. alex skeel is here in the studio with the police officer who he says saved his life. and how sustainably do you live? after thousands of uk school children walked out of class last week to demand action on climate change, we're challenging

jonathan blake, bbc news, westminster. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is at westminster forry books before they make this decision to quit and the precedents are not encouraging for mps who leave their parties. no, they're not, mps who leave their parties. no, they‘ re not, and mps who leave their parties. no, they're not, and if you add that to they're not, and if you add that to the striking element of the news conference this morning, i was there throughout, the expressions on their faces as they listen to each other ta ke faces as they listen to each other take their moment in front of the microphone, is that this was a very sad moment for them after a huge amount of soul—searching. 0ur sad moment for them after a huge amount of soul—searching. our last act of desperation, really. we've seen a good number of those mps privately and increasingly publicly be increasingly outspoken about the labour party underjeremy corbyn. they have walked away keenly aware of the historical precedent and while there is a keen argument going on amongst some political nerds about what the i

our political correspondent, chris mason is at westminster. loyalty and walks away from their party affiliation, heading off to do something else while still remaining as an mp. a huge day to the labour party and the labour party movement as it reflects on the fa ct party movement as it reflects on the fact that these mps have decided publicly to wrap up their membership and set up an alternative grouping. let‘s speak to alison mcgovern. your reaction, alison, today‘s big news? well, very disappointed. nobody wants members of parliament to leave the labour party, and in addition, we have crucial votes on brexit next week, and we need to remain utterly focused on that issue. it could cause severe damage to our country, if we just allow brexit to happen a nyway if we just allow brexit to happen anyway that the tories want. i would say to people, let's stay focused on the thing that matters to us, protecting our country from a tory ha rd protecting our country from a tory hard brexit and making sure that our labour values of socialjustice are rea