Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 29 Mar 2019

1. MPs to vote on EU withdrawal agreement

The Commons will vote today on half of Theresa May’s Brexit deal: they will approve or reject the agreement under which the UK leaves the EU, but will not consider the political declaration, which maps out the future relationship between Britain and the bloc. Labour has said it will vote against the plans, calling it a “blindfold Brexit”.

2. Boeing faces lawsuit after 737 crash

The family of a man who died when a Boeing 737 Max jet crashed in Ethiopia on 10 March has filed a lawsuit in the US against the aircraft manufacturer. Jackson Musoni, a Rwandan citizen, was one of 157 people who died in the crash. The lawsuit alleges that the plane’s automatic flight control system was defectively designed.

3. Trump holds first rally since Mueller report

Donald Trump held his first rally for supporters since Special Counsel Robert Mueller published a report on alleged collusion between Trump’s presidential campaign team and Russia. The US President repeated his false claim that the report fully exonerates him, when in fact it states only that no proof was found.

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4. Liverpool band Her’s killed in US car crash

Both members of the up-and-coming Liverpool-based band Her’s have died, along with their manager, in a car crash in the US. Stephen Fitzpatrick, Audun Laading and manager Trevor Engelbrektson were driving 350 miles between gigs in Phoenix, Arizona and Santa Ana, California on Wednesday when the accident took place.

5. Mosque sealed off after London stabbing

The Regent’s Park Mosque in London was sealed off by police last night after a nearby stabbing which police said was not terror-related. Witnesses said two men ran into the mosque after the attack, which left a man in his early 20s dead. Armed officers were seen in the building but police said no arrests had been made.

6. Jill Dando murder “will never be solved”

Twenty years after BBC presenter Jill Dando was shot dead on her Fulham doorstep, the detective who led the subsequent inquiry has told the BBC he believes her murder will never be solved. Hamish Campbell said: “Do I think somebody will come back to court? Probably not, no.” Dando was 37 when she was killed in 1999.

7. Child killer’s QC “grateful” to judge

The QC who defended Scottish child killer Aaron Campbell, sentenced to 27 years in prison for the rape and murder of six-year-old Alesha MacPhail last week, is “grateful” for remarks made by the judge. Lord Matthews made it clear Brian McConnachie was instructed by his client to present Campbell’s “tissue of lies” as a defence, and acted with professionalism.

8. Peer wants numberplates for bicycles

Lord Winston, the IVF pioneer, has called for compulsory numberplates for bicycles, claiming he was attacked by a woman he told off for cycling on the pavement. The 78-year-old says he was repeatedly kicked by the woman, in her late 30s, in Bloomsbury, London, on Wednesday. He decided not to report the incident to police.

9. Michelin star chef waves dead ducks at vegans

The Times reports that a London restaurateur, Clement Leroy, now regrets trying to win over vegans protesting against the use of foie gras by bringing out two duck carcasses from his kitchen and waving them around. Leroy says he was trying to show the protesters who entered his restaurant on Saturday that the ducks he uses are well treated.

10. Wow Air collapses: what to do if you are booked to travel

Icelandic budget airline Wow Air has ceased operation and grounded all flights – leaving thousands of passengers stranded.

Wow Air collapses: what to do if you are booked to travel