displacing northern ireland out of total alignment for the rest of the u.k. doesn't probably mention terms that westminster the d.p. have never been more influential or more successful however even as they dominate the commons alex has been finding out the big do you piece uncompromising approach starting from disquiets back home in northern islands in this show we ask stands ulster did. was to a daughter welcome to the alex salmond's show and ali you're very welcome to storm and to northern ireland now you've been a practitioner of the holy bible layoffs politics since nine hundred seventy has a very young man you stood against the bible in paisley what changes have taken place in the background in the undergrowth of political scene over that period over the period of time north america has been transformed we came from a relatively primitive society where there was one party absolutely dominating politics and fifty percent of the population a blip or no say in fact maybe sixty seventy percent of the population of the borough sized not just the catholic community that's right that's right

ireland. i know from personal experience how difficult it would be in northern ireland, but i see no evidence that energy and commitment has been effectively applied. there are calls for ministers to do more to get us all cycling and walking. and talking of exercise, a government peer reveals what he gets up to in a quiet moment. i have actually unrolled my yoga mat in my office. but first, theresa may spent thursday in brussels asking for an extension to the brexit timetable. mrs may told reporters that she had ‘personal regret‘ over requesting a delay to brexit and was still working on getting parliament to agree her deal. her brussels trip came a day after she made a statement in downing street in which she blamed the current situation on mps, claiming people were tired of infighting and political games. and she repeated an accusation that all mps had been willing to say is what they do not want. but those comments provoked a furious reaction in the commons, where the shadow leader of the house said the prime minister were setting up a hostile environment. it is not us in parl

also just said about the issue with northern ireland you'd have to put a hard border between northern ireland in the republic of ireland if there were no deal brecht's it to crash out within two weeks so what she's saying is deeply irresponsible and that's no sensible solution either for the u.k. or indeed members of parliament there are only a hard core of about fifty hardcore brick city is who are foolish enough to contemplate that catherine the bride i mean to be on the government's island that they can have that have said that they could be but to great deal of disruption in a no deal scenario would he say to that. well no that's not true in fact the not only of the british ferry companies and dover ready for this but the cal a mayor of cali. bertran is very very adamant that he is completely ready for this you know this is just not true that we are going to have a problem the other issue is that no one is going to suddenly change the way they do business because that's not sensible economics so the idea that we suddenly need to put up a hard border across our land is cra

people crossing that border all the time. also, for businesses who are based in northern ireland who again, the border is extremely important for business prosperity. we can now speak to someone from the freight transport association for stop you represent hundreds of businesses here, and what are people saying to you? are they still worried about a no—deal brexit even though it hasn't, the government has said they do not want it? no-deal is still a realistic threat, it is the default. if the withdrawal agreement isn't agreed by the 29th or we don't get the extension, no—deal happens at. what does that mean? there is not only the border between the north and south, but also the border between northern ireland and great britain? the contingency plan the government released last week says there will be no enforcement of any checks or fiscal controls on the land border. the consequences of that are devastating for northern ireland, because goods would flood northern ireland from the republic to the rest of the eu and would not be subject to tariffs. whereas if there was good land in

with some farmers and may leave the back door in northern ireland open to smuggling, but the uk government says it's the only thing it can do in its control to maintain an open border. the ayes to the right — 242. the noes to the left — 391. so the noes have it, the noes have it. unlock. after the prime minister's deal was overwhelmingly rejected, mps will vote this evening on whether to leave the eu without a deal on 29th march. these are unenviable choices. thanks to the decision that the house has made this evening they are choices that must now be faced. mrs may is briefing her cabinets now after last night's shattering defeat amid signs she's not ruled out bringing her deal back for another vote. european leaders react with disappointment to the vote. the eu's chief negotiator says the ball is in the uk's court. again, the house of commons says what it doesn't want. now this impasse can only be solved in the uk. i hear you're very upset. is that true? in other news, three people are killed in an avalanche on ben nevis. australian cardinal, george pell, is sentenced to s

concern in parliament over one issue in particular, the northern ireland backstop. having been sean ‘s policy to guarantee that there will never bea to guarantee that there will never be a hard border in northern ireland is absolutely right. —— insurer must. it honours the uk's solid commitment in the belfast good friday agreement but if we ever had to use that insurance policy, it can't become a permanent arrangement and it is not the template for our future relationship. the deal that mps future relationship. the deal that m ps voted future relationship. the deal that mps voted on injanuary was not strong enough in making that clear and legally binding changes were needed to set that right. today, we have agreed them. first, a joint instrument with comparable legal weight to the withdrawal agreement will guarantee that the eu can't act with the intent of applying the backstop indefinitely. if they do, it can be challenged through arbitration but if found to be in breach, the uk can suspend the backstop. thejoint breach, the uk can suspend the backstop. the joint instrument also g

, the northern ireland backstop, it is a complex issue that reflects the complex history of these islands and the long and difficult road that successive generations of british and irish people have walked down to reach the peace and stability we have known for the last 20 years. i have talked about the backstop many times in speeches and in statements in this house and in northern ireland and i've explained why an insurance policy to guarantee no hard border between ireland and northern ireland is necessary and i note that there are concerns about how it might operate, none greater than the fear that the eu might seek to trap us in it indefinitely. along with the attorney general and the brexit secretary, i fought hard and explored every idea to address these concerns including a time limit, a unilateral exit mechanism and the replacement of the backstop with alternative arrangements. the house knows how complex were two work and ultimately you have got to practice the possible and i'm certain we have secured the best changes which were available, and as the honourable lady made

ireland and northern ireland since the 1998 good friday deagreement, but the brexite now threatens that stability. >> nobody envisaged, when the '98 agreement was put in place, that there would be a situation in which britain would be outside the e.u. and ireland would be in the e.u. so, this throws up all kinds of problems nobody had anticipated. >> nawaz: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >>ajor funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ >> on a cruise with american cruise lines, you can experience historic dtinations along the mississippi river, the columbia river and across the united states. american cruise lines' fleet of small ships explore american ndmarks, local cultures and calm waterways. american cruise lines, proud p sponsor newshour. >> bnsf railway. >> consumer cellular. >> babbel. a language program that teaches spanish, french, german, italia and more. >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial .teracy in the 21st centu >> carnegie corporation of new york. sup

born after northern ireland's peace agreement are trying to unite their divided communities. in the united states, the head of an influential committee in the democrat—controlled house of representatives, says he wants to see documents alleging obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power by donald trump, and his aides. committee chairmanjerrold nadler has requested information from more than 60 people and organisations, but he says it's too early to talk about trying to impeach the president. we are starting this investigation. we will — tomorrow, we will be issuing document requests to over 60 different people and individuals, from the white house to the department ofjustice, donald trumer, allen weisselberg, to begin investigations to present the case to the american people about obstruction ofjustice, corruption and abuse of power. so that would includejohn kelly, the former chief of staff, don mcgahn, the former white house counsel? i would imagine. i mean, i don't have the list in front of me, but we will be releasing the list tomorrow of over 60 entities, people,

sticking point? the fate of the border between northern ireland, which is part of the u.k., and the republic of ireland, an independent nation that will remainart of the e.u. how that border matter is resolved could also have major implications for the peace forged 21 years ago, tded the deadly uprising in northern ireland. special correspondent ja ferguson was born and raised in northern ireland, and returned there to examine these tense and fraught times. n risesrter: as the over this corner of ireland, sifirst light bathes an ine frontier. it touches carlingford lough,st outh of the border... and reaches across to the hills of south armagh, in the north. it's a peaceful place scene. but this rugged, beautiful land, straddling two nations, has aol t history. it was here that the deadliest branch of the irish republican army, or i.r.a., battled against british rule for some 30 years, esginning in the late 1960s. these fields and lecame so dangerous for british troops, they could only deploy here safely by licopter. "the troubles," as they were called, transformed this tranquil plac

politicians, including the ten democratic unionist mps from northern ireland. their leader at westminster, nigel dodds, has said his party must see significant change to theresa may's proposed withdrawal agreement regarding the so—called northern ireland backstop. that is the measure designed to prevent the return of physical border checks in ireland if talks on future trade fail. and the importance of the backstop has been highlighted by northern ireland's most senior police officer. in 1998, the signing of the good friday agreement brought a measure of peace to the british province, but chief constable george hamilton says politics is now more polarised and more entrenched than 20 years ago. as part of the bbc‘s crossing divides season, our home editor mark easton reports from belfast. rebecca is from a protestant area in belfast. naomi lives in a catholic district. but, like 93% of children in northern ireland, to this day, they go to segregated schools and they live in segregated neighbourhoods. until recently, neither girl had any friends from the other side of the wa

commons theresa may is dependent on winning the support of northern ireland's dup. last night they made it clear they would not back the prime minister's deal as it stands. emma vardy is at stormont this evening, home of the assembly of northern ireland. emma, what could change the dup's minds? the short answer, doing away with the backstop entirely. but we have heard time and time again from brussels, that's something they say they are not going to agree to. if they are not going to agree to. if the backstop were to come into force, it could mean northern ireland being treated differently to the rest of the uk. the thing the dup dislikes the most. so there have been all these other avenues explored to try to make it more palatable. the first one, one of the big ones, the so—called stormont flock, giving this place, the northern ireland assembly a say in whether we enter the backstop, and also promises that if northern ireland has to keep following eu laws than the rest of the uk would do the same and stand by it. but there is distrust within the dup over whether those promises would be

problems in northern ireland where people actually voted to stay, and we should not have a hard border or anything to disrupt the peace process. lots of reaction coming in from europe. the european commission saying this... donald tusk: "during my consultations ahead of euco, i will appeal to the eu27 to be open to a long extension if the uk finds it necessary to rethink its brexit strategy and build consensus around it." @adamfleming referring to mr tusk‘s tweet: "by long he means at least a year, according to those familiar with his thinking." here's the dutch prime minister being quoted this evening. he said to an interviewer: you ve been going round and round like this for two years. interviewer said: "may will ask for an extension. rutte: and europe will ask ‘why? what do you actually want?”' damian grammaticas, brussels. but as you take? that simple question is going to be the one that that you ask now because we are setting out that the uk is going to ask for an extension. the question is going to be for how long, and thatis is going to be for how long, and that is going to b

despatch box, and that there will be no involvement in the internal affairs of northern ireland and its government? the minister said the government still supported the good friday or belfast agreement. the snp wanted to know what would happen if another country vetoed an extension. but should there be a member state that doesn't agree to an extension — for example, hungary or italy — would it not therefore be a matter of reality and politics that the revocation of article 50 should be exactly what the government does? if that happens, will the government revoke article 50? that would be a decision for the house to take, were that to happen. an answer that raised some eyebrows at the prospect of mps being able to decide the way ahead. but labour said the government had learned nothing from this week's defeats. a simple motion today... a simple motion today seeking a mandate from this house to ask for an extension of article 50 for a length and purpose to be negotiated with the eu would pass by a hefty majority. but again, the prime minister risks splits, division and chaos by ta

. paul adams, bbc news, yemen. the most senior officer in the police service of northern ireland says politics is now "more polarised and more entrenched" than it was 20 years ago. chief constable george hamilton's comments come as a generation of children born after the good friday agreement in 1998 try in their own ways to unite communities. as part of the bbc‘s crossing divides season, our home editor, mark easton, reports from belfast. rebecca is from a protestant area in belfast. naomi lives in a catholic district. but like 93% of children in northern ireland, to this day, they go to segregated schools and they live in segregated neighbourhoods. until recently, neither girl had any friends from the other side of the wall. hi. i think she's just so funny! she'sjust, like, such a friendly person. you wouldn't normally think that when you look at her! it's not often that two people from two different communities would be able to come together and have such a good friendship. i was in belfast to report on the signing of the good friday agreement 21 years ago, a time of hope that th

fundamental political change in northern ireland, or some fundamental change of circumstances going to the essential basis of the agreement, then we would have the right to withdraw. but in all normal circumstances, all invisible and predictable circumstances, particularly while we are negotiating a subsequent agreement to the pace and accelerated timetable that this instrument now requires, we would not do so. it would be wrong to do so. wrong because it would be a breach of our obligations, wrong because this is a law—abiding country. obligations, wrong because this is a law-abiding country. the attorney general said that it is highly unlikely the best endeavours that they cannot reach an agreement. but they cannot reach an agreement. but the last four months, the government has been in brussels trying to replace the backstop with alternative measures and has come back empty— handed. the alternative measures and has come back empty—handed. the negotiations have not delivered, despite the best endeavours. is it not the case that the very situation he describes in two years' time

service in northern ireland about the potentially "grave" consequences of leaving the eu without an agreement has sparked a political backlash from pro—brexit politicians. in a letter to stormont‘s political parties, david sterling said no deal could lead to a sharp rise in unemployment and a halt to cross border trade in agricultural products. his letter has been dismissed by brexiteers as "scare tactics" and prompted sharp exchanges in the northern ireland committee and on the floor of the commons. are you and your colleagues prepared to risk the consequences of a no—deal brexit? if we finish up with a no deal, it will be as a result of the intransigence of the eu. we have been quite clear all along and the government has made it quite clear all along that they would wish to have a deal. this is a really serious issue. i mean, i‘m going to quote from the head of the north ireland civil service, a man of great stature and wisdom, david sterling. who warned yesterday of the potentially in his words, "grave consequences of a no—deal brexit" and he said, "it could have a pro

. poll of northern ireland and ireland, the really important part is under the good friday agreement, if the secretary of state has evidence that there will be a majority for reunification they have to hold a boy to poke about these. so that yet but they do show that back enough support. —— hold a boat about these. we expected this. the dup, they are the only party we hear from you northern island and westminster context, their success isn't there party a very vocal and well organised minority. —— the only party we hear from northern ireland. they seem to be a lot of similar voter discontent among sinn fein and the problem is if you are somebody who wants an alternative, the sdlp has done a deal with one of the traditional white wing parties and ireland. there are not a lot of places for voters to go other than these two parties which northern ireland shows a dislike for. are you shocked by the numbers here?” shocked by the numbers here?|j suppose shocked by the numbers here?” suppose we shouldn't be surprised because northern ireland voted to stay in the eu. even though

afternoon. some of those showers windy across scotland and higher ground of northern ireland, most of the showers out to the west, pushing further inland, so if you have managed to dodge them across eastern england, there could be one or two waiting in the winds to catch you out this afternoon. scotland, sunny spells, scattered showers, 8—10 degrees, wintry showers in parts of northern ireland, and showers across northern england, some with the odd rumble of thunder, some pushing further east, maximum temperature of 10-11 further east, maximum temperature of 10—11 degrees this afternoon. breezy with it, but not strong, gale force gusts that we had through yesterday. as we go through overnight tonight, it looks as though the showers will continue, similar spots really, northern ireland, parts of northern england into southern scotland as well. under clear skies elsewhere, a cooler night. then shall eastern areas of scotland, temperature is low enough for frost. we start tomorrow morning called a first thing, this area of low pressure continuing to drive showers into the north—wes

digital services in northern ireland, and in the new channel for scotland. which has a range of content on it, comedy and entertainment and sports and the news programme and the make an hour—long programme at 9pm. already a report in scotland which is the back half hour to the next in a six o'clock bulletin. so why the need for this? they are very different kinds of programmes. the report in scotland, as you said, is part of the news hour on bbc one at six o'clock. it will remain that so the network news at six o'clock news for the first half hour and the news from scotland in the second half hour. what we are doing on the night is reporting international news, national news and scottish news. in a way that is relevant for scottish viewers. that is our principal aim for this new programme here. so both programmes, one doesn't replace the other. report in scotland are still a crucial part of our news offering in scotland. very popular programme against figures. but the nine is doing something different in a different time. there is what some people might say. parochial stories

northern ireland which we know was a big condition of their support for the confidence and supply arrangement they had with the government after the last election. the chancellor was asked about this this morning on the andrew marr show. well, the dup as i think you would have heard nigel dodds saying on friday, is primarily concerned about the threat of divergence between the regime in northern ireland and the regime in great britain. the dup are passionate unionists, i'm a passionate unionist myself and i regard it as crucially important that we do not allow differences to grow up between northern ireland and great britain. we are looking for ways in which the government can reassure northern irish politicians about our clear intention to make sure there are no such differences as we go forward, if the backstop ever had to come into force. it's odd, as the chancellor you are involved in these conversations, can you rule out that you haven't offered them more money in return for voting for the deal? i don't see why it's odd at all. you're mr money. i'm a senior member of the cabi

province of northern ireland known as the backstop so this is important to keep trade flowing but it's also important in guaranteeing pace irish republicans for to decade. it's a long campaign to force reunification of the island of ireland and largely lay down their arms after the nine hundred ninety eight good friday agreement but republican hardliners who never accepted peace are sensing that bret states could give them a fresh opportunity to restart their campaign of violence. patty gallagher is the youthful face of the latest irish republican offshoot the party sierra or liberation as it's called was founded after the bronx and referendum their stronghold is a city whose name itself is a point of contention londonderry to some dairy to others the group is widely seen as the political wing of the paramilitary group called the new ira. the area of today there's one with an army that function and can still conduct acts of resistance against british occupying forces. a security camera caught one of the latest attacks in january this year. a car was parked in front of the city's courth

paul junker. hearns the future of the border with northern ireland both sides agree that the so-called backstop which for seized northern ireland continuing to follow e.u. rules in order to keep the border they're open would only apply temporarily after. younger warned that there would be no third chance to change this agreement theresa may says the revised terms should convince lawmakers to back her breasts a deal having the insurance policy to guarantee that there will never be. this absolutely right is on this the u.k. some of the commitments in the belfast good friday agreement. but if we have to use that insurance policy it cannot become a permanent arrangement i just know it's the template for our future relationship. to deal with these voted on in january was not strong enough to make that clear and legally binding changes we need to say that right today we have these binding assurances be enough let's bring in the mosque from london to get good morning to you theresa may there sounding very positive what does she bring back from her last minute meeting and strong. she has to be

northern ireland and irish goods entering the northern ireland market would not face any tariffs. well in the last few minutes, the business organisation, the cbi, has given its reaction, describing any no—deal tariff regime as a ‘sledgehammer‘ to the uk economy. our reality check correspondent, chris morris, is here to unpick the detail of these emergency measures. first of all explain because if you are listening at home and you hear zero tariffs, that sounds great but the cbi says it's a sledgehammer for the cbi says it's a sledgehammer for the british economy. under the rules of the world trade organisation you have to treat all countries the same when it comes to tariffs unless you have a free trade agreement with them. at the moment for example we have zero tariffs with the european union because we are in a free trade agreement with them but we will leave that in the event of no deal so leave that in the event of no deal so then you have to decide do you impose tariffs on things coming in from the eu and if you do those products can become more expensive. on the othe

hundred seventy two match shooting in northern ireland in one of the worst episode of the northern ireland conflict british troops gunned down civilians what became known as for these on. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us tonight perhaps the answer to breaks it is simply more time british lawmakers have voted in favor of delaying the country's departure from the european union by at least three months the government tonight passed its motion four hundred twelve votes to two hundred two all twenty seven e.u. member states excluding the u.k. still need to agree to the extension the prime minister now plans to have another go at getting the deal that she negotiated with the e.u. through the british parliament and that will be in a vote next week a third attempt if m.p.'s back that deal the government will request a three month extension if they reject it london will seek a longer extension. our let's take the story now to our correspondent our pervaiz will she joins us from outside the houses of parliament in london good evening to you barbara so far we've had three nights of votes and westm

with the way the dup is representing northern ireland. and 67% want the uk to stay in the eu single market and customs union to ensure they will be no hard border. so the majority supports a very soft brexit with no borders at all. this is quite different from the picture in the republic of ireland. yes, what is interesting, the survey was done face—to—face and that is why they can be so face—to—face and that is why they can be so accurate face—to—face and that is why they can be so accurate about it being correct, but also, what i understand is that only 30% of northern irish people voted to support the dup and supported them in the election, even though they won so many seats. so actually, these numbers feel about right. from what i understand, for the irish and the northern irish, not having a start—up of the troubles again is what is very important. —— troubles. and job security, what they would rather have an border on their island is one between northern ireland and britain. strikingly, the poll shows that in the event of a hard brexit more voters would favou

ultimately for compromise in brexit and it all comes down to the border with northern ireland. we talked with a man who helped to bring up used to the region after decades of sectarian violence. george mitchell. that is next. this is "bloomberg." ♪ you are watching "balance of power." three years and brexit come center northern ireland, which the good friday agreement brought these two in 1998, deal of prime minister theresa may reiterated for support for in a speech earlier today. >> as i said before, this will not in any way alter our enduring commitment to the belfast good friday agreement and to avoiding hard bordering or circumstances. david: george mitchell was the architect of that agreement. bloomberg him back to from miami. senator, thank you for being with us. are almost in the unique position to understand what the stakes are in a possibility of reconstructing a border with northern ireland. a lot of people would not understand it is that important. what would happen if that porter work reconstructed? >> it is impossible to protect the future anywhere, but in northern irelan

civil service in northern ireland that the country faces grave consequences if britain leaves the eu without a deal. the guardian details the findings of a parliamentary report which claims that the home office is still failing despite the windrush scandal. the daily mail has on its front page details of a case involving an eighteen year old man who has been given a suspended prision sentence for a second weapons offence. and the explosives sent to busy london transportation hubs is the mirror's lead. for you to enjoy tomorrow morning with cornflakes for you to enjoy tomorrow morning with cornfla kes or for you to enjoy tomorrow morning with cornflakes or induce or whatever you're having for brea kfast. whatever you're having for breakfast. bombs sent to airports came from ireland. dublin addresses, apparently, irish stamps, all hastily written, all to give you the impression that they have just sent these things out. i suppose we all thought the troubles were over as far as the thought the troubles were over as faras the uk thought the troubles were over as far as the uk was concern

working into northern ireland late in the day and that will continue to push its way into scotland, england and wales, as we go through the night, clearing through further west so it will become drierfor a time in northern ireland and it's a relatively mild night, temperatures between 4—9dc. as far as the weekend is concerned we have a couple of areas of low pressure moving in, both bringing spells of wet and windy weather. there will be some rain at times and gales or even severe gales as well. the first of these low pressure systems come in during saturday forced up although for many as it should be a dry start to the day, it will turn wet and windy particularly across the north—west of the country. a little bit of sunshine around across scotland, england and wales. northern ireland will fairly quickly cloud over with outbreaks of rain, and as the rain continues to push eastwards it will be driven in by increasingly strong winds. the winds could reach around 55—65 miles per hour, maybe even 70 around the most exposed locations in scotland but late into the day and into the

changes that mean the so-called northern ireland the backstop cannot tie the you're trying to do a u. rules indefinitely a statement however seems to contradict an announcement from the u.k.'s attorney general mrs may also stress that the deal protects the rights of a u.s. citizens living in the u.k. and huge a citizens living in the e.u. well ending freedom of movement here's some of what you have to say. i believe it is absolutely important imperative for this house that we meet the decision that was taken by the british people in june two thousand and sixteen that we deliver our own referendum and that we deliver brecht's it for the british people and as i say there is a danger it's a failure to agree a deal that actually could end up in a situation where we have no brics it. let's go through this with a double correspondents. of mass in london i'm not in strasburg oh welcome both back at mass let's start with you let's start with the power and contradiction between what the prime minister says about this deal being what everyone wants to sort out the northern ireland but still an

backstop — the measure to prevent the return of border controls between northern ireland and the republic. she says she now has assurances that the backstop would never be permanent, if it was ever used. but there was a clear concern in parliament over one issue in particular, the northern ireland backstop. having an insurance policy to guarantee that there will never be a hard border in northern ireland is absolutely right. it honours the uk's solemn commitments in the belfast good friday agreement. but if we ever have to use that insurance policy, it cannot become a permanent arrangement and it is not the template for our future relationship. the deal that mps voted on injanuary was not strong enough in making that clear and legally binding changes were needed to set that right. today, we have agreed them. first, a joint instrument with comparable legal weight to the withdrawal agreement will guarantee that the eu can't act with the intent of applying the backstop indefinitely. if they do, it can be challenged through arbitration but if found to be in breach, the uk can suspend the back

up in northern ireland, bringing patchy rain. a dry night otherwise, where we keep the clear spells longest, it will be cold with fast developing in rural areas. for monday, low—pressure slips to the continent to allow this cold front to move into the west, bringing outbreaks of rain to northern ireland in western scotland, with the rain turning steady and heavy later in the day. eastern scotland, east of england and wales fairly dry with sunshine. although it maybe april the ist, don't be full by rising temperatures in the south, it will get colder in the week ahead. there will be rain or showers, a very unsettled looking weak, cold enough for some snow over the hills at times. this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines... tomorrow mps will vote again on alternative brexit options — a cabinet minister says theresa may might have to change her plans as a result. i don't think it's sustainable to say, well, we will ignore parliament's position and therefore leave without a deal. i don't think that is a sustainable position for the government to take. police in england a

a deal. these will cover our approach to tariffs and the northern ireland border among other matters. if the house votes to leave without a deal on the 29th of march, it will be the policy of the government to implement that decision. if the house declines to approve leaving without a deal, the government will following that vote bring forward a motion on thursday on whether the parliament wants to seek an extension to article 50. if the house votes for an extension, the government will seek to agree that with the eu and bring forward the necessary legislation to change the exit date commensurate with that extension. but let me be clear, voting against leaving without a deal and for an extension does not solve the problems we face. the eu will want to know what use we can make an extension and the house has to answer that question. does it wish to revoke article 50? does it want to hold a second referendum? or does it want to leave with a deal but not this deal? these are unenviable choices, but thanks to the decision the house has made this evening, they are choices that must now be

and how the u.k. should leave e.u. the more dangerous the situation is becoming in northern ireland it is here at this countryside where the uncertainty is most probable farmer's fields straddle both sides of the border and every day people cross it seamlessly the prospect of a hard quarter between the republic of ireland and northern ireland has reignited fears of a conflict after twenty years of peace well more than three thousand people died and tens of thousands were injured during what's known as the troubles those decades of violence were put to an end in one thousand nine hundred ninety eight with the good friday war belfast peace agreement but for the hardline republicans the fight for a united ireland isn't over young people like paddy gallagher see a hard break sit as their golden opportunity to reclaim the north from great britain. the unfinished revolution miral identifies this building as a local headquarters of northern ireland's most dangerous political party c route irish for liberation the party demands the unification of ireland it was founded in twenty sixteen just t

pressure feeding some showers in across northern ireland, northern england and scotland. it's quite a chilly start, particularly in eastern and north—eastern parts of the uk. temperatures for some spots down below freezing. so, as we go through the day, we will see this showery rain across northern england and northern ireland, some snow over high ground in scotland. here's our next batch of wet weather approaching from the south—west. in between, there will be some spells of sunshine, and actually, across northern scotland, we should see some sunny skies in the tuesday afternoon. but outbreaks of rain, sleet and hill snow moving northwards across central and southern parts of scotland, still a few showers across northern england and perhaps northern ireland. a zone of sunnier weather through north wales into the north midlands, east anglia, the south—east, although that sunshine will tend to turn quite hazy, as cloud invades from the south—west ahead of this frontal system, bringing outbreaks of rain and a strengthening wind. as we go through tuesday night, we could well see

, feeding some showers in across northern ireland, northern england and scotland. quite a chilly start, particularly in eastern and north—eastern parts of the uk. temperatures for some spots down below freezing. so, as you go through the day, we will see this showery rain across northern england and northern ireland, some snow over high ground in scotland. here's our next batch of wet weather approaching from the south—west. in between, there will be some spells of sunshine, some sunny skies in the tuesday afternoon. but outbreaks of rain, sleet and hill snow moving northwards across central and southern parts of scotland, still a few showers across northern england and perhaps northern ireland. a zone of sunnier weather into the north midlands, east anglia, the south—east. although that sunshine will tend to turn quite hazy as cloud invades from the south—west ahead of this frontal system, bringing outbreaks of rain and a strengthening wind. as we go through tuesday night, we could well see gusts of 50 to perhaps 60 miles an hour in exposed spots in the south—west, heavy rai

across northern ireland and western scotland. as we go through this evening and tonight, we will bring those outbreaks of rain south—eastwards, some of the rain will be quite heavy, and accompanied once again by some strong and gusty winds. temperatures overnight generally holding up between five and 9 degrees. so we get on into tomorrow, and we start the day with this next frontal system, pretty heavy burst of rain sinking south—eastwards, though the main body of the rain will have cleared from most areas by the rush hour. then we see some spells of sunshine but also some showers, some heavy and thundery, still with some fairly blustery winds, wind gusts again between 45 and 55 mph across some parts of the uk. notice across the far south—west it is likely to stay pretty cloudy through the day, and rain will return here later on. temperatures between nine and 13 degrees. during thursday nights we bring outbreaks of rain north—eastwards across the uk, a wet start on friday morning, and the rain tending to fizzle as it works its way towards the south—east. behind that a m

scotland and as it moves through we will see wind strengthening across northern england, northern ireland and scotla nd england, northern ireland and scotland where we will see strongest during the day. in excess of 60 miles an hour across the northern and western isles. the rain moves south reaching into parts of north—west england and north wales but behind that weather front land appears. an indication that the sun is emerging. blustery showers and wintry on hills. ahead of the weather front, plenty of cloud with brighter breaks and along the south coast but mostly mild. the front continues to move southwards with cloud increasingly light and patchy rain in the evening and night before grinding toa rain in the evening and night before grinding to a halt close to the south—east of england and into east anglia where it remains mild for another night. damp in places and elsewhere under clear skies it is cool night with a touch of frost in parts of northern england, ireland and scotland. this weatherfront parts of northern england, ireland and scotland. this weather front is bringing a cha

back her brexit deal. the european union offers more talks and suggests northern ireland could stay in the customs unions. venezuela has now been paralysed by a national power cut for more than 2a hours. the government calls it sabotage. protests and clashes — tens of thousands of algerians demand an end to the rule of president bouteflikaas‘ plan for a fifth term in power. the pilot of a jet which crashed at the shoreham airshow, killing 11 men, has been acquitted of their deaths. the pilot of a jet which crashed at the shoreham airshow, hello, and welcome to bbc news. the baby son of shamima begum, the teenager whojoined the islamic state group, has died in a camp in syria. a paramedic told the bbc that the baby, who was about two weeks old and died from a lung infection. she had already lost two babies and had wanted to return to britain, but was stripped of her citizenship. daniel sandford reports. when the bbc first interviewed shamima begum 2.5 weeks ago, she'd just given birth to a baby boy, jerrah. in his short life, he lived in one internment camp and then another. his mot

a former british soldier over his past in a nineteen seventy two mass shooting in northern ireland and one of the worst at the service of the northern ireland conflict british troops gunned down civilians in what became nervous of bloody sunday mass. lightning sex scandal grips south korea's pop music industry k. pop stars face a police questioning after admitting sharing nonconsensual pornography. i'm from gail welcome to the program for tonight in a row this big board dramatic out. in britain's parliament and tonight some main motion the u.k. lawmakers are voted in favor of asking the european union to delay its departure from the bloc at least three months the government motion passed four hundred twelve votes to two hundred two advice theresa may have little more time to win over opponents within her thoughts much of the deal that she's agreed with the. next week the prime minister is expected to ask the house of commons to vote on that deal for a third time. straight to london where we join data because pando barbara phase will have cyber house of parliament to welcome barbara so

moving through northern ireland after a bit of snow, heavy rain heading into england and wales. the head of that, the winds could be gusting 50 to 60 mph. won't be as windy for scotland and northern ireland, in the central belt only 5 degrees with that wintry weather around. 13 in the south—east, where it stays dry. here, though, we will find some rain arriving during the evening and again it could still be quite heavy on that weather front there. the weather front takes that wintry mix away from the northern pa rt wintry mix away from the northern part of the uk and things get a little more straightforward for the second half of the weekend. quite a brisk north to north—westerly wind, bringing some sunshine and showers and again over the high ground those showers could be of a wintry flavour. temperatures not far off weather should be this time of year, eight to 10 celsius. thank you very much, interesting stuff. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime a former soldier is to be prosecuted over the bloody sunday shootings five decades ago in londonderry, and charged with the

between the republic of ireland and northern ireland, what are they doing about that? they have said, we will not impose any checks, tariffs, controls of any kind. coming from the republic of ireland, which is in the eu, into northern ireland, which is part of the uk. they are not sure whether that will be reciprocated the other way but they say as far as we are concerned, we are not going to check anything. if they do vote later behind us against a no—deal, will any of this come into place? not in a short term. everybody says only in the no deal scenario we expect two votes which look like they take that eventuality way. but we could be back here in three months, if we get a three month extension, back here looking down the barrel of european elections and extending beyond that and at that point, if no one does anything, no—deal happens or by itself so there is still a possibility. thank you very much indeed. our business editor talking about the news earlier today from the department of international trade with regards to how tariffs will work when it comes to goods going in an

and dignity for all. martin dockherty—hughes. the northern ireland secretary karen bradley has been criticised for not giving parliament enough time to scrutinise budget legislation for the province. northern ireland's executive and assembly have been suspended for two years, leaving westminster to pass its budget. the dup complained about the lack of scrutiny of spending decisions. at which point will the secretary of state accept that this is an entirely unsustainable decision, as outlined, there is no scrutiny in this process. i don't believe that anywhere in a democracy or the western democratic world, such a process would take place completely behind closed doors, in terms of what bids are being put forward and what bids are being accepted. she said the government should impose a direct rule, not because it was desirable, but because it was necessary. karen bradley said the bill needed to be fast tracked at westminster, so that civil servants in belfast could authorise spending. we are in a very unsatisfactory position, and i would rather we were not doing this this way. but in

turns to snow in the high ground of northern ireland. because we are moving into cold air, their icy patches, a touch of frost. milder further south. cold air, their icy patches, a touch of frost. milderfurthersouth. into tomorrow, the snow in northern ireland on the pen nines won't last long. probably turning to brain. we will see sleet and snow continuing into scotland. a few centimetres down to one or 200 metres even. drying up in northern ireland. wet weather into england and wales. the rain will be heavy over the hills. windy got us a 50—60 mph or so. it will not be as 94 scotland and northern ireland. another cold day for the essential parts. temperatures struggling to about 4 degrees with sleet and snow around. much milder across the southeast where it is dry. rain overnight. stormy weather moves out of the way anson sunshine and showers on sunday. at least 49 people have been killed and dozens more injured after a gunman opened fire on two mosques in new zealand. men, women and children were at friday prayers in christchurch when a man walked in and began firing, filming an

of ireland and e.u. member and northern ireland part of the united kingdom could put smugglers back in business. through money but all three of the fifty three. mike has plenty of tales of smuggling he lives in northern ireland right next to the border the former truck driver says lots of shady stuff went on in the area in the past much of it involving customs control between the british province and the e.u. member state to the cells i see me going to shit what's the lorry so when i go into this big shit. my day through that door that door let's share that shit are also not in the so if i were to have even thought that. it's impossible i getting rid of controls didn't get rid of smuggling completely fireworks which are banned in the republic of ireland are still taken across regularly there are legal in the north and sales of them are brisk in the border region. and foreign diesel subsidized by the e.u. also often crosses the border illegally as does heating oil from northern ireland that's not been slapped with a value added tax because there are no controls. conor patterson remem