British Prime Minister Theresa May will write to the European Council President Donald Tusk asking for a postponement to Brexit.
She could suggest a three month extension or even a longer delay, as she tries to get approval for a withdrawal deal in parliament.
The other 27 EU states are due to meet in Brussels tomorrow.
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A father and his son who fled the civil war in Syria are the first two people to buried following the New Zealand terror attacks.
The funerals of 44-year-old Khalid Mustafa and 15-year-old Hamza were held this morning.
Khalid's wife said they came to Christchurch last year to be in the "safest country in the world".
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Two men are still being questioned by police in Northern Ireland after three teenagers died outside a St Patrick's night disco in Co Tyrone.
Lauren Bullock (17), Morgan Barnard (17) and 16-year-old Connor Currie died after a crush outside the Greenvale Hotel in Cookstown.
The PSNI say up to 400 people were outside the hotel during the crush.
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There is a warning the cyclone that has devastated a huge area of southern Africa is affecting hundreds of thousands - if not millions - of people.
At least 350 people have been killed, and 400,000 left homeless from Cyclone Idai.
The United Nations has allocated some €17.5m for humanitarian aid to Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi.
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It has emerged one in four Irish people have used their credit cards to pay for heat and light.
Research by Switcher.ie has also found almost one-third of consumers are unable to cover the cost of their essential bills out of their regular income.
While 38% have admitted raiding their savings.
