a recall petition is being opened against peterborough mp fiona onasanya.lying about a speeding offence. she'd claimed someone else was driving her car when it was spotted in july 2017. the mp has now been released from prison, but lost an appeal against her conviction. if 10% of her constituents sign the petition, a by—election is triggered. ms onasanya will be allowed to stand as a candidate. i have received a letter this afternoon from the registrar of criminal appeals, informing me that fiona onasanya's application for leave to appeal against her conviction has been refused. this notification triggers the provisions of the recall of mps act 2015 and i will accordingly be writing to the relevant petition officer to inform that person that fiona onasanya is therefore subject to a recall petition process. it will be for that officer to make the arrangements for the petition. the culture committee heard from men who'd been addicted to online games, many of which involve role play in a fantasy world and playing against strangers. the most i ever played was 3

informing me that fiona onasanya's application for leave to appeal against her conviction has been refusedmps act 2015, and i will accordingly be writing to the relevant petition officer to inform that person that fiona onasanya is, therefore, subject to a recall petition process. it will be for that officer to make the arrangements for the petition. the speaker. now, back to brexit, and the government gave a warning last week that many small and medium—sized businesses where unprepared for leaving the european union without a deal. at question time in the lords, that finding led some peers to urge ministers to back a brexit delay, and for others to question what firms were supposed to do. small businesses are far less able to prepare for a no deal brexit, they lack the legal and regulatory expertise to do so. and the cash and space to stockpile. they and we are staring disaster in the face. shouldn't we put a stop to this madness now and halt the brexit process and give everyone whose livelihoods and futures are at risk a say on the deal? my lords, i remind the noble baroness that the no

labour says it will now support efforts to trigger a by—election in peterborough where fiona onasanyaaroness warsi, says the party has a deep—rooted problem with islamophobia. the tory peer accused the prime minister of "burying her head in the sand" over the issue, and said efforts to modernise the party had "gone into reverse" since theresa may became leader. a spokesman for the party said discrimination or abuse of any kind would not be tolerated. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good evening. our weather is in rather a turbulent, changeable mood at the moment. some wind and rain in the forecast for the next few days. during today, we had outbreaks of rain across northern ireland and england, and southern scotland, with some snow over high ground. here comes our next weather system, some really heavy rain sliding northwards across england into southern scotland during tonight. again on the northern edge of that rain band, we could see some snow. a chilly night in the north, a much milder one further south. but for all of us, the low pressure is firmly in charg

few minutes the commons speaker has told mps he is going to suggest a recall petition of the mp fiona onasanyainking. translation: there are more floods now, and the water level is rising. my farmland is all in the water. i have to catch fish to survive. more than 50% of the land here has disappeared underwater in the last 20 years, leaving only a.5 square kilometres. scientists say global warming is melting snow caps in the himalayan region and the rivers flowing from those mountains are bringing more water when they empty into the bay of bengal. this is how alarming the situation is. just three months back, there was land here, with five families living in the huts. but all that is left is that submerged tree. locals have told me it was 30 feet tall, that is about a two storey building. and this is how fast the water is moving in. those who can are leaving. more than half the island‘s population have fled the rising waters in the past decade. it‘s devastating for those left behind, especially for the young. translation: teachers don't want to come and stay here. i want to be a doctor, but ho