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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Tuesday, March 19

Bercow faces backlash over Brexit bombshell

John Bercow has faced a huge backlash for ruling out a third vote on Theresa May’s Brexit deal as he was accused of triggering a “constitutional crisis”.

The Speaker invoked a convention dating back to 1604 to stop the vote from taking place.

The move sparked fury in the Commons yesterday as ministers accused him of failing to “respect” MPs.

Mr Bercow ruled that the Prime Minister cannot bring her deal back before MPs unless it is substantially different from the package defeated last week.

Solicitor General Robert Buckland warned of a "constitutional crisis" following the Speakers decision to block the vote.

NZ PM: Never mention mosque killer's name

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called on the public to speak only of the mosque shooting victims and not mention the killer’s name.

Her remarks came as she delivered an impassioned speech to parliament, in which she promised the alleged gunman would face the “full force of the law”.

Ms Ardern implored the public to “speak the names of those who are lost, rather than the name of the man who took them”.

Brenton Tarrant, a 28-year-old Australian, has been charged with one count of murder and appeared at court on Saturday. He was remanded until April 5.

50 people were killed in the shootings in Christchurch on Friday.

UK pledges £6m of aid for Cyclone victims

Britain has pledged up to £6 million of aid to send humanitarian relief to the victims of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique and Malawi.

International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt said a team of experts was on the ground in Mozambique helping to co-ordinate the UK's response.

Filipe Nyusi, the president of Mozambique, said more than 1,000 people are feared dead in the country four days after the cyclone hit.

Forecasts should include climate change segments - veteran weatherman

Veteran weatherman Bill Giles has called on broadcasters to radically overhaul forecasts to incorporate segments about climate change.

The former head of BBC weather presenters urged for the reality of the crisis to be faced “more squarely and openly”.

Mr Giles, who presented the forecast at the corporation for almost two decades, called for a “radical” approach to keep viewers “properly informed”.

The 79-year-old told Radio Times that “understanding and explaining climate change is one of the most important things facing humanity today.”

£100m to tackle knife crisis 'nowhere near enough'

A promised £100 million cash boost to tackle knife crime is “nowhere near enough”, the chairman of the Police Federation has warned.

John Apter claimed the fund, which was announced by Chancellor Philip Hammond in his Spring Statement, would help only as a “short-term fix”.

He said the extra government money has “got to be welcomed” but added it would not be enough to ensure a solution.

The fund announced by Mr Hammond falls short of the £200m to £300m requested by police chiefs earlier this month.

'Lewis Hamilton of racing pigeons' sold for £1m

The “Lewis Hamilton of racing pigeons” has been sold for more than £1 million.

Joel Verschoot's bird Armando was sold in Belgium by auction house Pipa after a two-week online bidding war.

The price was three times the previous record of £322,000, which was set in November.

On this day...

721 BC: The first recorded eclipse was observed by the Babylonians, according to the Greek astronomer Ptolemy.

1834: The six 'Tolpuddle Martyrs', who fought the decline of agricultural wages, were sentenced to seven years' transportation to Tasmania. Public outcry had them released after two years.

1920: The US Senate rejected for a second time the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles and prevented the US joining the League of Nations, fearing they would have to go to war again if another member state was invaded.

1932: Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened. It was the world's longest single-span arch bridge.

1976: Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon announced their separation after 16 years of marriage.

1986: Buckingham Palace announced the engagement of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson. Her engagement ring was a ruby surrounded by 10 diamonds.

1988: Two British soldiers who blundered into an IRA funeral cortege in West Belfast were killed by a lynch mob.

1992: Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Duchess of York was seeking a divorce from Prince Andrew, exactly six years after announcing their engagement.