mrs may is meeting with commission president jean—claude junker tonight — but can she win something toe 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.

it is between jean—claude junker and theresa may trying to get a final agreement, details of the agreementthat can reassure mps who rejected it injanuary, that can reassure mps who rejected it in january, by that can reassure mps who rejected it injanuary, by a massive margin of 230 votes, to reverse that any vote tomorrow. our europe editor is in strasbourg tonight. it 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 o

we heard from jean—claude junker, the commission president, yesterday, saying past the 22nd of may would two and a bit weeks? that‘s hardly worth it. but there are a variety of opinions in there, and they‘ve got a lot of talking to do once they‘ve heard from the prime minister herself. so talk a little bit about what will go on in the round when they get together. i talked about draft conclusions, which have been effectively posted to them today in envelopes. yeah, no leaks. no leaks. that presumably will be adapted and amended through the day. do they have to come to a unanimous decision on that date? so it is important to remember that we‘ve heard from donald tusk and we‘ve heard from jean—claude junker, but it‘s the heads of state in government that have to actually agree this. they could set conditions of their own. a different date thanjune 30th. certainly, as we‘ve said, there are other dates going around, but, yes, all 27 of them have to agree. so all 28 countries including the uk have to agree to an extension. you can‘t have one dissenter. so that‘s one issue. but then, obviously

that's the view of the head of the european commission jean—claude junker.alian tv today, mrjunker said he would like the uk to reach an agreement in the coming hours. he was speaking ahead the house of commons on monday once again debating alternative ideas to the plan that has been put forward — and rejected — by prime minister theresa may. the bbc‘s political correspondent iain watson reports. shame on you! the original brexit date has been and gone and the protests carry on. give us all a final say. this week, crucial decisions will have to be taken if mps are to avoid leaving with no deal by the new deadline of april the 12th. this morning was the prime minister seeking divine intervention to break the deadlock. she is likely to resurrect her defeated deal this week in the hope that mps prefer it to the alternatives. but if it fails again, this member of the cabinet wasn't against negotiating a closer relationship with the eu. if parliament is voting overwhelmingly against leaving the european union without a deal, but is voting in favour of a softer br

she'll meet the european commission president, jean claude junker, tonight as she tries to get enoughssurances on her deal to convince mps to back it tomorrow. in strasbourg, can the prime minister turn round a situation that just a few hours ago the eu described as bleak? with just 2a hours to go before the crunch vote, it's thought mps could be updated in the next few hours on any progress made by theresa may. also on the programme... more airlines have grounded their boeing 737 max 8 aircraft after yesterday's crash in ethiopia that left 157 people dead — including nine britons. charged with murdering 17—year—old jodie chesney who was stabbed in a london park — a 16—year—old boy and a 20—year—old man appear in court. four—hour waiting targets for a&e in england could be about to change significantly — as nhs managers admit they're outdated. and jailed for 14 weeks, the birmingham city football fan who attacked the aston villa captain at yesterday's match. and coming up on bbc news... can zinedine zidane revive his former club as the european champions real madrid turn to their form

summit and it's just day one max we just heard the press conference with donald tusk and john claude junker and they announced that there will be a brac sit extension and really a two pronged extension we have one that could be may twenty second extension and that is if this deal maze deal with the e.u. is approved in the house of commons we also have a date of april twelfth and that's in case there is no deal now we're waiting on the prime minister herself to come to the stage and address the reporters there do we have any idea of what theresa may might say and in terms of.

i want you to listen to what jean-claude junker said. seems like he's losing patience. listen. >> in politics, sometimes you get a second chance. it is what we do with the second chance take counts because there will be no third chance. let us speak crystal clear about the choice. it is still that brexit might not happen at all. cheryl: if he was an american he would have probably been yelling that in the microphone. but he basically said this is it to theresa may. this is her last chance with him. >> yeah, m.p.s have to decide. ultimately you don't always get what you want. ultimately i think he is mistaken if he thinks there will be no brexit at all. the default position as things stand on the u.k. statute book is the u.k. leaves the european union on the 29th of march in the absence of this deal passes. if this deal doesn't go through, there will be another vote tomorrow, potentially trying to take no deal off the table and i struggle to see whether the majority of m.p.s will be able to get that through and then of course there's talk about an extension. so -- cheryl

she'll meet the european commission president, jean claude junker, tonight as she tries to get enoughurs ago the eu described as bleak? with just 2a hours to go before the crunch vote, it's thought mps could be updated in the next few hours on any progress made by theresa may. also on the programme... more airlines have grounded their boeing 737 max 8 aircraft after yesterday's crash in ethiopia that left 157 people dead — including nine britons. charged with murdering 17—year—old jodie chesney who was stabbed in a london park — a 16—year—old boy and a 20—year—old

job, and i think you've thrown your hat in the ring for president of the eu to take over to jean-claude junkerr chances at this point. oh, you know, when that has to be laid, a lot of things will have to be taken into consideration. i think we're now in a debate where when is who in brussels is not the important thing but the direction of our european democracy where we want to go on climate change, on border control, on creating jobs, you know, the essentials that really concerns you in your everyday life much more than who is head of the commission. >> some people think that your blocking of the deal between semens and all stops hurt your chances. it would have created a french-german industrial giant to go up against the likes of china and the u.s. than will take away keep support from the two most important countries what do you say about that >> the thing is you have to do your job i think it would be, youy know, devastating if you took political considerations into how you would deal with a merger assessment, and if you feel that in part of the markets there will be nobody else to turn t

—— jean—claude junker.e, whatever it is, a week today. there will be a lot of pressure to agree to an extension. we have had tough words from leaders in france and spain saying, we will not grant this extension unless the prime minister can come up with a very good reason. and eu leaders are irritated, frustrated and fatigued with the brexit process. but it is also true that they want to avoid a no—deal brexit for their own economic and political reasons, so it is likely when they all get in that room together, that tough talking aside, real politics will prevail, and even through gritted teeth, they will grantan through gritted teeth, they will grant an extension. we don't know what the conditions would be. one thing they have been clear about, even though the 27 leaders will come face—to—face with theresa may at the summit, they say there is no more talking about this particular deal on the table, no more fiddling, reopening or explaining. that, they say, is it. they feel they have thus negotiated deal wi

commission president sean claude juncker has made got some relief from mr juncker ahead of the vote only for the british attorney general geoffrey cox to find in writing that mr junkers concession did not provide internationally lawful means for the u.k. to eventually dispense with the work around with time winding down the timing and content of mr cox the statements were perfectly disastrous for ms may's anger miss may's efforts angering bricks at lawmakers and seeming to make today's results almost an eval and for more on the late breaking news we are pleased to be joined once again by this. oh of straw markel report which hillary we know that you were just judge just doing this because i was looking as we were coming to air in the boat really just happened a few minutes ago and it got clobbered but tell us the latest give us some texture hillary well pleasure to be had bought and you're absolutely right club it is the right word one hundred forty nine votes ensured that it was a defeat and no one was surprised by that really a tour the markets held steady actually the footsie now course is surging.

commission president sean claude juncker has made got some relief from mr juncker ahead of the vote only for the british attorney general geoffrey cox to find in writing that mr junkers to.

commission president sean claude juncker news may got some relief from mr juncker ahead of the vote only for the british attorney general geoffrey cox to find in writing that mr junkers concession did not provide internationally lawful means for the u.k. to eventually dispense with the work around with time winding down the timing and content of mr mr cox a statement were perfectly disastrous for ms may's anger miss may's efforts angering bricks at lawmakers and seeming to make today's results almost an eval and for more on the late breaking news we are pleased to be joined once again by the c.e.o. of strong marco report which hilary we know that you are jesting this because i was looking as we were coming to air that the vote really just happened a few minutes ago and it got clobbered but tell us the latest give us some texture hillary. well pleasure to be had bought and you're absolutely right clobbered is the right word one hundred forty nine votes ensured that it was a defeat and no one was surprised by that really a tour the markets held steady actually the footsie now of course is surging on this news now as you mentioned we move ahead to the next vote to the n

mrs may is meeting with commission president jean—claude junker tonight — but can she win something tofy 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. yet still no sign the power will be removed from venezuelan president nicolas maduro. and more fake news. donald trump says the media should know he was being super efficient with his time and his words when he called apple's ceo tim apple. hello and welcome. i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. the british government has confirmed it will put its brexit deal to a vote tomorrow, although as yet we don't yet know what mp's will be voting on. the government's motion has not yet been presented because the pm is making an un

we've heard that from jean claude junker, and decision time.ion of getting there, but the fact it is decision time and the uk needs to decide something enforceable is something everyone shares. they might be different views the best way to proceed but i think everybody in europe, my constituency spans eight member states, everybody thinks it is time for the uk to make a decision. what about the rumours emmanuel macron is resigned to a no—deal brexit? i do not think there is any resignation whatsoever but i think there is a recognition that as we get closer to the deadline, which was the 29th of march, which is now ina was the 29th of march, which is now in a couple of weeks, it is at a plucking stage. he said it is a blocking stage, there is a suspicion emmanuel macron is worried about the european elections, which are important this time around, especially for him, how brexit and theissues especially for him, how brexit and the issues raised are going to reflect on that. you want to appear tough. i don't think it has to do with that, i think a

it is important to remember that we have heard from donald tusk and jean—claude junker, but it heard next thing the eu wants to see is that third meaningful vote next week in the house of commons. if that we re in the house of commons. if that were to pass, a pretty big if at the moment, there would also have to be a debate on that meaningful vote in the house of lords, but then you could move into this short extension, however long that may prove to be, to pay attention to the details and pass it into law. the numbers still don't look great for the government when you look at the configuration of the house of commons. precisely, they must read the newspapers and see the debate thatis the newspapers and see the debate that is ongoing in the uk. although they will talk about this short extension today, you would presume that in the course of three hours, they must be going through all the options — what goes if the deal —— might what happens if the deal goes down next week, what happens if there is an indicative vote, is there is an indicative vote, is there a general election on the