it was also the birthday of scotland's oldest man alf smith, from perthshire.sked what is his secret to living longer. people ask me for my secret. no, i do not have a secret, i do not keep any secrets. i have no idea. no idea. i told somebody once well, ijust avoid dying. that is very sound advice, you cannot argue with that, can you?! spoiler alert — if you missed the final of masterchef last night and you want to catch up on the final later, then look away now.... after the first ever all—female final, and after competing

it was also the birthday of scotland's oldest man alf smith, from perthshire. the men have never met, but they have exchanged birthday cards in recent years. bob says he always gets asked what is his secret to living longer. people ask me for my secret. no, i do not have a secret, i do not keep any secrets. i have no idea. no idea. i told somebody once well, ijust avoid dying. that is very sound advice, you cannot argue with that, can you?! spoiler alert — if you missed the final of masterchef last night and you want to catch up on the final later, then look away now.... after the first ever all—female final, and after competing against 5a other determined contestants, through seven gruelling weeks of culinary challenges, the mastechef winner 2019 was crowned last night. i'm pleased to say that the winner of masterchef 2019 joins me now — irini tzortzoglou. shejoins us from our she joins us from our manchester studio. irini, many congratulations to you. it must have been a hard secret to keep. thank you, impossible, and it has gone on forever! tell us about you

it was also the birthday of scotland's oldest man alf smith, from perthshire. he is 109. the men have never met, but they have exchanged birthday cards in recent years. bob says he always gets asked what is his secret to living longer. people ask me, i've got no secrets at all. i don't keep any secrets. i've got no idea. no idea. i told somebody once ijust i've got no idea. no idea. i told somebody once i just avoid i've got no idea. no idea. i told somebody once ijust avoid dying. now it's time for a look at the weather good afternoon. it's been another lovely day across much of england and wales, there is always a fly in the ointment though. that is a weather front sitting across the north of england. we've hit 19 degrees in the south, sunshine and showers following in the wake of that in the north. it is getting colder. it will feel colder. even though we change the clocks tonight and go forward into spring, it will feel more like winter tomorrow. widespread fast developing across scotland, northern ireland and northern england as well. any showers in the south die out

he was born on exactly the same day as scotland's oldest man alf smith, from perthshire.but they have exchanged birthday cards in recent years. bob says he always gets asked what is his secret to living longer. people ask me for my secret. no, i do not have a secret, i do not keep any secrets. i have no idea. no idea. i told somebody once, well, ijust avoid dying. every day double time i hear that, it's just lovely. just perfect, isn't it? the time now is 9:10am. back to our top story. theresa may's brexit deal was voted down for a third time by mps yesterday, on what should have been uk's final day as a member of the european union. so far parliament has failed to unite on any alternative to the prime minister's deal. with less than two weeks to go until the new departure date of the 12th of april, can a consensus be found? in minute we'll speak to two mps who voted in the commons yesterday, but first let's remind ourselves of how it all unfolded. brexit! now! brexit! now! the nose to the left, 234. i think it should bea to the left, 234. i think it should be a matter of

it was also the birthday of scotland's oldest man alf smith, from perthshire.er met, but they have exchanged birthday cards in recent years. bob says there's one question he always gets asked. people ask me if i have any secrets. no, ido people ask me if i have any secrets. no, i do not. i do not keep any secrets. i have no idea. no idea. i told somebody once well, ijust avoid dying. that was funny. i just avoid dying... what you don't know at home is that the direct in my ear was telling us the words that that sound bite finished on and i thought he was making a joke. you probably heard as well that if you interview elderly people you always ask what is the secret and they often say something along those lines. brilliant! asked lillian! belated birthday. let's look at the front pages. as expected, brexit dominates the papers. the guardian has a picture of the prime minister addressing the commons yesterday, with the headline "one last vote or it's a general election". "brexit fiasco: what now? what next?" are the words at the top of the telegraph front page. t

it was also the birthday of scotland's oldest man alf smith, from perthshire.ey have exchanged birthday cards in recent years. bob says he always gets asked what is his secret to living longer. people ask me for my secret. no, i do not have a secret, i do not keep any secrets. i have no idea. no idea. i told somebody once well, ijust avoid dying. it works every time. i just think thatis it works every time. i just think that is so brilliant. common sense but it is the sort of common sense... and a happy birthday to both of those gentlemen. time hours 11 minutes past seven. the time now is 11 minutes past seven. back to our top story. it was yet another major set—back for the prime minister and her brexit deal yesterday, when mps rejected her withdrawal agreement by 344 votes to 286. there were angry scenes both inside and outside of parliament, as thousands of pro—brexit supporters descended on westminster. we'll speak to one of them in a minute, but first, let's take a look at how yesterday unfolded. the eyes to the right, 286. what do you want, brexit! to the

it was also the birthday of scotland's oldest man alf smith, from perthshire.they have exchanged birthday cards in recent years. bob says he always gets asked what is his secret to living longer. people ask me for my secret. no, i do not have a secret, i do not keep any secrets. i have no idea. no idea. i told somebody once, well, ijust avoid dying. it such a great philosophy, isn't it? and in this world of complex things, it is a nice simple message. congratulations on that birthday. that whole idea of keeping things simple. brexit, there a thought. let's return to our top story now. today was meant to be the uk's first day outside of the european union. instead, the prime minister and her cabinet will spend the weekend attempting — again — to find a way of delivering their brexit deal, after it was defeated for a third time. 286 mps voted yes, 344 voted no, as large crowds of pro—brexit campaigners descended on westminster. so where does this leave us now? joining us now from westminster is political pollster, jo twyman, and here in the studio isjon tongue, p