A new agreement to force kurdish fighters away from the syria border. Alzheimers breakthrough a us company says its ready to market a new drug that can slow down the disease. Hello to you. In the latest twist in the saga of britain trying to leave the European Union, Prime Minister borisjohnson has suffered another major defeat in parliament. Mps voted to reject his fast track timetable to pass the eu Withdrawal Agreement through the house of commons. He did actually win another vote to advance the legislation itself a significant victory. But the timetable defeat means hes been forced to pause the whole process, which means a new extension may be needed, from european leaders. This from our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. A rare moment of silence. And then a result. The ayes to the right 308, the noes to the left 322. Mps kicked out the Prime Ministers timetable for speeding his brexit deal through parliament. Plenty of mps dont want to leave, but even for those who do, a majority
This is bbc news welcome if youre watching here in the uk, on pbs in america or around the globe. My names mike embley our main headlines mondays parliamentary election in canada. The liberal party led byJustin Trudeau is projected to form a minority government. The polls have started closing across canadas six time zones. Im lyse doucet in toronto, bringing you the latest results of the votes are counted. The other main stories this hour israels long standing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form a government, after two inconclusive elections. His rival benny gantz now gets his chance. Japans new Emperor Naruhito will formally ascend the chrysanthemum throne in the next hour. And Northern Ireland decriminalises abortion and same sex marriage despite a last ditch attempt to derail the move. Hello. Votes are being counted in canadas parliamentary elections and the result is likely to be among the closest the country has ever seen. Neither the liberals of Prime MinisterJustin T
A us company says its ready to market a new drug that can slow down the disease. In the latest twist in the saga of britain trying to leave the european union, Prime Minister borisjohnson has suffered another major defeat in parliament. Mps voted to reject his fast track timetable to pass the eu Withdrawal Agreement through the house of commons. He did actually win another vote to advance the legislation, itself a significant victory. But the timetable defeat means hes been forced to pause the whole process, which means a a new extension may be needed, from european leaders. This from our Political Editor laura kuennsberg. A rare moment of silence. And then a result. The ayes to the right 308, the noes to the left 322. Mps kicked out the Prime Ministers timetable for speeding his brexit deal through parliament. Plenty of mps dont want to leave but even for those who do, a majority in here tonight thought it was happening too fast. Tonight the house has refused to be bounced into debati
Alzheimers breakthrough a us company says its ready to market a new drug that can slow down the disease. Hello. In the latest twist in the saga of britain trying to leave the european union, Prime Minister borisjohnson has suffered another major defeat in parliament. Mps voted to reject his fast track timetable to pass the eu Withdrawal Agreement through the house of commons. He did actually win another vote to advance the legislation, itself a significant victory. But the timetable defeat means hes been forced to pause the whole process, which means a new extension may be needed from european leaders. This from our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. A rare moment of silence. And then a result. The ayes to the right 308, the noes to the left 322. Mps kicked out the Prime Ministers timetable for speeding his brexit deal through parliament. Plenty of mps dont want to leave, but even for those who do, a majority in here tonight thought it was happening too fast. Tonight the house has refu
Our main story is that snow and freezing temperatures are causing widespread disruption in many parts of the uk. Heathrow airport is trying to clear a backlog of hundreds of flights, the port of calais is closed, while roads and rail have been badly affected. Its all making travel difficult and even hazardous. More than a thousand schools failed to open this morning because of the snow. Hundreds of homes, mainly in wales, and a belt across the centre of england, are without power. The forecasters say temperatures could fall in places tonight to as low as 12 celsius. Our correspondent phil mackie reports. A large swathe of Central England and most of wales woke up to a winter wonderland, but the morning commute was tricky, many areas saw their heaviest snowfall for seven years. Some areas saw 20 centimetres, which froze when temperatures plummeted. Driving conditions were extremely dangerous, and the Breakdown Services have been working around the clock. On an average sunday, we do 10,0