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The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has ruled out the possibility of a third vote on the Brexit agreement unless there are substantial changes to the proposed deal. May was still seeking a majority for the deal which has already been rejected twice by parliament. Is this the end for May?

France's grand debate has come to an end. President Macron launched the forum in January in reaction to the yellow vest protests. The idea was to start a dialogue with the protesters and seek joint solutions. More than 8,000 discussion rounds were held in cities and villages across the country. Commentators take widely differing views of what the debate has accomplished.

18-year-old Bianca Andreescu beat the much more experienced German player Angelique Keber in the finals of the Indian Wells Masters tennis tournament on Monday. The world of tennis has a new star and Romanian media are trying to claim some of the glory since although Andreescu is a Canadian citizen, her parents are Romanian. Commentators are at odds about whether this is justified.

The far-right Christchurch attacker documented his killing spree with a bodycam and posted the footage live on social media. He shot dead at least 50 people in two mosques on Friday. Facebook says it has deleted roughly 1.5 million copies of the video in the meantime. What does the distribution of images of this terrorist act on social media signify, and what action should be taken in response?

After weeks of relative peace with fewer protesters marching the initiators of the yellow vest protests in France called for a large turnout on Saturday, resulting in a new wave of violence. Shops on the Champs-Elysées were plundered and a bank branch set on fire. France's government has admitted that its security concept was inadequate. Press commentators voice concern.