this is bbc news. i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: president trump ups the ante on trade tariffs, with a threat to hike taxes on european car imports. a big step for football — video assistant referees are set to be used at this year's world cup in russia. the philippines government warned her not to investigate alleged police killings — the un investigator tells us she won't be intimidated. the threats have also been very sexist, misogynist, sexualised. but one thing is the shawl: there will not silence me. —— one thing is for sure: they will. and on the eve of the oscars we look at how film schools are trying to cut out gender discrimination. hello and welcome to bbc news.

president trump has stepped up his war of words over trade tariffs with a threat to slap a tax on car imports from the european union. mr trump believes other countries have ta ken advantage of the us for years. the dispute began on thursday when the us president announced hefty tariffs on steel and aluminium imports. the european commission said it was ready to respond in kind. now, donald trump has tweeted that "if the eu wants to further increase their already massive tariffs and barriers on us companies doing business there, we will simply apply a tax on their cars which freely pour into the us. "and more — to sell there. big trade imbalance!" i spoke to chris buckler in washington for more. yes, the threat of new tariffs has

fuelled fears of a trade war but you are right in saying that the war of words is well under way. donald trump announced the steel and alamia paris earlier this week. the response was more or less immediate. you had country saying that they would take retired reaction. one of the most memorable of those came from eu presidentjean—claude juncker, will who said they would tax of the most american products, targeting harley—davidson motorcycles, bourbon, and blue jeans. the united states is the biggest export market for eu cars. there will be concern across the atla ntic there will be concern across the atlantic at the potential of these new tariffs. putting up these kinds of barriers, interrupting trade, dare i say that it is not the republican, is that? orat least dare i say that it is not the republican, is that? or at least not mainstream republican. it is very donald trump, i would say. if you look back it his presidential campaign, you will see that time and time again, this call for

protectionist policies. this call to lower the american trade deficit. this call to ensure that america comes first. but you are right in saying that there are many concerned inside his republican party about all of us. and they are not alone. they are business leaders and others inside the white house, concerned about the effect of all this. and thatis about the effect of all this. and that is on two fronts. first of all, it could rise costs inside america, as tariffs make metal, for example, more expensive. and potentially there is the second problem, that it could lead to a trade war. and they all believe that there is the potential, if we have this kind of tit—for—tat trade battle, all economies, all countries come out as buddy because of that. —— bloody. in one of the biggest shake—ups in football for years, it looks like the world cup

in russia will use video technology, known as var, to assist referees. the system lets referees review controversial incidents like disputed goals or penalties. the body which sets the rules for world football has voted to approve it after a series of top—level trials — even though some of the decisions have proved controversial. here's our sports news reporter richard conway. from diego maradona's hand of god to injustice in the biggest games. football has long opposed technology to help officials make the important decisions. but after an historic vote all that has changed. video assisted referees or var as it's known, finally given the go—ahead. var is good for football. it's good for refereeing. it brings more fairness in the game. and, for these reasons, we have decided to approve. var will be used to correct errors relating to goals, penalties, straight red cards and mistaken identity.

nearly 1000 games have formed part of the two year var experiment. tottenham's match against rochdale last week was included in the trial but was criticised given lengthy delays while the referee reviewed incidents. leading to claims technology is killing the atmosphere and pace of the match. but one of the architects told me it's working. on sort of clear error situations, clear situations, the accuracy of the referee's decisions went from initially 93% up to around 99%. of course there are grey areas where an incident could be a penalty, could not be a penalty, and they will always remain grey areas. football's leaders want to eliminate game changing mistakes, but as the experiments have shown, anyone who thinks technology will stop controversy may want to think again.

the flow of the game, the spectator spectacle, it is ready worked on. but we now have the confidence to sell it to people. it is the change, but only a small change, to make a big difference. richard conway, bbc news. richard jolly, football writer for the guardian, espn and other publications, spoke to us from bolton, north west england. in this country, we have not seen each other are entirely swimmingly. but as people have said, the survey they have conducted has much has been based on the fa cup in england, but a lot more games, being trialled in italy and germany, the confederations cup. and they said is between 93% as 99% success rate

using the technology on big decisions. i think the technology has been coming up, coming up for a while, and once it comes, it generally does not get removed, it is just about how well you implement it and where you implement it. the data is your point in that direction, and it would remove some of those infamous examples of injustices by thinking back to 1986 and maradona and the hand of god. but does it take the emotion out of the game, the speed and the heart of that? it has done to some degree in some of the trust that we have had in this country. and the critics do include football managers. morrissey approached in the senate. ——

mauricio pochettino has had to say something about it. we have seen a couple of games we have had really about eight minutes added onto first halves. the tottenham and rochdale game, and the rest from game, which had been about eight or ten minutes, which is a loosely far too many. so we need those decisions to make rigour. —— obviously far too many. we need referees and var officials to be clearer about what they review, rather than reviewing utterly everything in taking time out of the game when it does not need to be taken. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. reports from syria suggest government forces have gained more ground in an assault on the rebel—held area of eastern ghouta, near the capital damascus. once again, no aid was delivered during the daily five—hour humanitarian ceasefire there, and no civilians made it out. president assad's ally russia says rebels have prevented civilians from leaving. the rebels deny this. the funeral has taken place

in slovakia of the murdered investigative journalist jan kuciak. hundreds of mourners attended the ceremony in the village of stiavnik, a day after the burial of his fiancee, who was shot dead at the same time. mr kuciak‘s last article focused on alleged ties between the italian mafia and officials. in germany, votes by members of the social democrats are being counted to decide whether the party should join a grand coalition. chancellor angela merkel‘s christian democrat union has already voted in favour of a renewal of the coalition. if the social democrats also approve, it will end five months of political deadlock. the government of the philippines has warned the united nations‘ special rapporteur on human rights not to try to investigate alleged abuses. a presidential spokesman claimed

agnes callamard was biased. activists say president rodrigo duterte's war on drugs has killed as many as twelve thousand people. a little earlier i spoke to agnes callamard who gave me her reaction to the government's comments. well, i mean, it being have made, is for a while now. it has become more obvious in recent days, probably as a reaction to the human rights council happening in geneva right now. the threats have included throwing me into a river with the fish. the threats have also been very sexist. very misogynist, sexualised. they are unacceptable, and we should not normalise this kind of language. but one thing is for sure is that they will not silence me. the government in manila say they do not want to be

prejudged, and a reference to that, i think they are talking about your comments about extrajudicial killings that you have made in the past. you except that you have, to some extent, made your mind up on what is going on in the philippines? actually not. i have always referred toa actually not. i have always referred to a ledge isjudicial killings. as spoken about the numerous allegations i have received, it here and in geneva. they included numerous indications from the philippines itself. i have not demonstrated any vices for. responded to my mandate, to call on the government in terms of how they respond to the allegations. demonstrated professionalism. —— any

biases. they have admitted about 4000 killings. i've still not received any information the kind of investigation they have undertaken. all my questions to them have been based on international standards. they are not about any biases, but asking the government to provide me with information that i, as a special investigator, and entitled to ask them. if you are not allowed to ask them. if you are not allowed to go in in your official capacity, where does that leave the investigation? what can you do if you are not authorised to go? beside me, there are a number of other mechanisms. first and foremost, we need to highlight the fact that the international criminal court, two weeks ago, has announced that it will undertake a preliminary investigation into those killings on the basis that they may amount to crimes against humanity. a number of member states have called on the

united nations to undertake an investigation into those extrajudicial alleged killings. there are other mechanisms that the human rights council, the international community, can call upon, such as an international commission of investigation into those killings. finally, there is the question of whether a special rapporteur should be invited to go to the philippines to investigate other allegations of human rights violations, such as those related to free expression. or allegations related to human rights defenders‘ killings. billy hart importantly that it killings. billy hart importantly thatitis killings. billy hart importantly that it is not about me. it is not about me as a special rapporteur, but about thousands of people in the philippines waiting for an answer, waiting for justice. philippines waiting for an answer, waiting forjustice. —— but let me

say importantly that it is not about me. some people have been killed, and it is about their relatives who are seeking accountability and justice, and who are seeking an excavation for the killings. none of that has happened yet. the un investigator determined to probe abuses in the philippines. stay with us — still to come all the sport including the results of europe‘s top football matches as liverpool take on newcastle. first the plates slipped gently off the restaurant tables, then suddenly the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards, and it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched on her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans have successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i heard the news earlier and so my heart went bang, bang! the constitutional rights of these

marchers are their rights as citizens of the united states, and they should be protected, even in the right to test them out, so they don‘t get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy, i know you don't want to say too much about it, but does it worry you that it's going to boil up when you get to the states? well, it worries me, yes, but i hope everything will be all right in the end, as they say. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump says he‘ll tax european car imports in the latest spat over trade tariffs. a change that could revolutionise football — video assistant referees are set to be used at this year‘s world cup in russia. the world‘s biggest investment

management firm is stepping up pressure on companies that make and sell guns after the florida school shooting. blackrock says it may offer investors the choice of not investing in gun firms. it follows the decision by a number of companies to reduce their links to the arms industry. catherine howarth is the ceo of share action, that promotes responsible investment to serve communities. she told me a little earlier that the move isn‘tjust like ethical investing that‘s currently available. yes, it is new. what blackrock is saying, is as well as the ability to invest without buying gun companies, it will use its extraordinarily large shareholder power to push those companies to adopt far more responsible practices. that is fantastic. blackrock is the fund manager in the world. it holds these

shares in every other company in every other sector. earlier this year, the ceo of blackrock, larry flynt, wrote to all the companies in their portfolio saying we expect you to show how you make a positive contribution to society. then along comes this shocking event, only the latest, on the 14th of february, 17 children mown down, and what we see is black rock stepping up and saying yes we are going to be an active shareholder. we will have a dialogue with these companies. and ultimately we have the voting power to back that up. i think it is positive. it reflects that muscle. a huge wall street company. there is a lot of demand for this. black rock for yea rs has demand for this. black rock for years has been very kwai and cautious about using its power. it realises consumer will —— consumers wa nt realises consumer will —— consumers want that, particularly in the case

of gun control, but many social issues, we see political deadlock and are not getting the breakthroughs we want. and, do you know what, we can vote with our money. insofar as our pension funds and investment funds have holdings in the company ‘s are doing things they‘re not happy about, there is a huge opportunity to make a positive difference through our shareholder power. briefly, is it time for activist investors to invest in those gun companies and try to effect change internally if they are so inclined to i think we are going to see that. i think that will be very interesting. if there are shareholder resolutions that these companies, then it blackrock, like other large asset managers, will have an interesting question of how they cast their votes on those resolutions. catherine howarth there explaining the importance of investment firm blackrock increasing pressure on practices of gun makers and retailers. a senior official at a construction company in honduras has been arrested on suspicion of ordering the murder of an environmental campaigner. berta caceres was shot dead in her home two years ago, after leading protests against a new dam.

several people have already been put on trial in connection with her death. kathryn armstrong reports. led away in handcuffs, one of the men believed to have overseen a plot to kill berta caceres, a 43 role teacher and more respected environmentalist who was killed in a home at two years ago. roberto david castillo is a high—ranking executive of the hydroelectric company, desa. they were building a dam that berta ca ceres they were building a dam that berta caceres letter campaign against. it would have cut off supplies to the local indigenous community. eight people have already been arrested and tried over the murder. desa says international pressure and smear campaign is by non—government organisations are behind the latest development. but on the second anniversary of her death, campaigners are still fighting for justice. they believe some responsible for her death have so far escaped punishment and have

protested outside the office, demanding the arrest of more prominent local businessmen they believe are culpable. translation: today we are asking that they sentence those through prison. i believe there are eight. and that they captured the mastermind. and that the government is not recognised, because not only is not recognised, because not only is he an impostor, but he permits these murders in this country. berta ca ceres these murders in this country. berta caceres is more than 100 environmentalists that have been murdered in honduras in the last decade. members of the activist group say they will continue to denounce what they call the murderous criminal structure behind her death. catherine armstrong, bbc news. sport now and liverpool consolidated their place in the english premier league‘s top four with a 2—0 victory at home to newcastle. mohamed salah scored his 24th goal of the league season, his 32nd in all competitions. liverpool‘s manager jurgen klopp was impressed by his team‘s performance.

we always try to improve things. and you see them, but you have to score in the right moment and you have to keep a clean sheet. that is what we did. 2—0 is a fantastic result. if you had asked miki weeks ago what do you had asked miki weeks ago what do you wish for, newcastle and west ham,i you wish for, newcastle and west ham, i would you wish for, newcastle and west ham, iwould have you wish for, newcastle and west ham, i would have said 1—0. com pletely ham, i would have said 1—0. completely happy. let‘s take a look a saturday‘s other results burnley had their first win since december beating everton. a late riyad marez equaliser gave leicester a point at bournemouth. it was goalless between two teams threatened with relegation — southampton and stoke. swansea are out of the bottom three after a big win against west ham united. tottenham beat huddersfield two nil and watford were victors over west brom. to italy and serie a, wherejuventus have reduced the gap with leaders napoli to a single point.

they won 1—0 against lazio. napoli‘s ten match winning streak came to an end when they suffered a shock 4—2 defeat to roma. in spain‘s la liga, christiano ronaldo scored his three hundredth league goal as real madrid returned to winning ways with a 3—1 victory over 10—man hetafay. whoever is victorious at the oscars on sunday, there‘s no doubt the ceremony will be very different to previous years. the exposure of harvey weinstein and the metoo campaign have seen to that. long—term change though depends on the next generation of film makers. will gompertz has been to talk to young artists and technicians to find out how they view the future. ijust have to figure out, how do i see this in your... we‘re on set with a group of postgraduate students from the highly respected usc school of cinematic arts in los angeles. they are making a film for this post

weinstein era that explores how an encounter between a young aspiring actress and powerful male producer can quickly result in blurred lines being crossed. can i have somebody sit in? i have plenty of stories of my own work in hollywood that are in line with #metoo movement. and i wanted to... that‘s the area i know the most about, so i wanted to focus on the story and the business that i know most about. what do i have to do to get what i want? do you think things are changing? i‘m remaining cautiously optimistic. i do think that the pendulum has swung in the other direction and i think it needs to find its way in the middle where we can make some significant change, because right now it‘s sort of... you know, it‘s a bit of a panic situation. at this point what worries me

is still people being judged for speaking up. because it's such a grey area. and because you don't want to build a bad reputation for yourself when you're starting your career especially because it's such a financially risky industry to go into. if you say the wrong thing or you paint something in the wrong light, thatjeopardises your well—being. that's the scariest part. yeah. how do you change that? we're trying to figure that out. because all of this stuff is kind of happening as we speak, how long is it going to take to turn the tanker around? oh, my gosh. probably a while. what does a while look like? i mean i would hope by the time

that my career is ending that it would be maybe a little bit more equal. butl... i‘m not sure if that‘s realistic. so you think it‘s at least like a 40—year turnaround ? i think so. the time‘s up campaigners won‘t be happy with that. they are lobbying for equal male—female representation on film sets within two years. that‘s going to require some serious... action. will gompertz, bbc news, hollywood. and that is is looking. don‘t forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter, i‘m at duncan golestani. hello, thanks for joining

hello, thanks forjoining me. our latest look at how the weather will pan out in the british isles for the next few days or so. the good news is the forthcoming week looks as though it will be nowhere near as brutal as the weather we have just experienced. having said that, it will tend to stay really rather u nsettled. will tend to stay really rather unsettled. nothing unusual for the time of year. the area of low pressure driving the weather at the moment is in fact going to be with us moment is in fact going to be with us for the rest of the weekend and on into the start of the forthcoming week. at least while that area of low pressure is around we are looking towards the atlantic, rather than towards the continent, scandinavia and siberia, where all of that cold weather came from that has affected so many so very badly in recent days. and the first signs of something a little milder is already there to be had across parts of the far south. not that much

further north though. many more of you are having to content with seems very much more like that. there will bea very much more like that. there will be a rather wintry flavour to the start of the day across the northern half of the british isles. temperatures in the major towns and cities will be below zero. as a consequence, there will be a widespread problem of untreated surfaces with ice. that does not just extended in northern half of the british isles, some sponsor the south are covered by met office warnings. having said that, much of what falls from the skies during sunday will be watery rather than wintry. there will be plenty of it as well, eventually across east anglia and south—east. the north, the high ground, though the wintry showers across northern and eastern parts of scotland. increasingly, just beginning to move away from sea level. no great problems with the fixture there. manchester city taking on chelsea at the top of the premier league. the forthcoming week, as i have tried to reassure you already, you need some, the snow

will becoming increasingly confined to the hills northern britain. things will stay fairly unsettled. this is a snapshot for monday. we see further rain close to the centre of the low pressure down towards the south—western quarter. there is still some winteriness, particularly on the higher ground of northern scotland, elsewhere really not too bad at all as they start to the week. many more of you will be getting to work and notice the temperature is beginning to creep up, 9— 11 degrees or so. here we are continuing a trend, certainly across other parts, double figure to riches. they are on the way up across northern britain as well. —— temperatures. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: donald trump has stepped up his war of words over trade tariffs. he‘s now threatened to slap a tax on car imports from the european union. his call for tariffs on foreign steel has been criticised by world leaders. world football‘s governing body has approved the use of video assistant referees.

the system allows officials to intervene if they see foul play or a mistaken decision. it‘s set to be used in this year‘s world cup in russia. a senior un human rights official says she won‘t be intimidated by the philippine government, in her attempts to investigate thousands of killings. agnes callamard has been denied an official visit. the funeral has taken place in slovakia of the murdered investigative journalist, jan kuciak. hundreds of mourners attended the ceremony — a day after the burial of his fiancee who was shot dead at the same time. now on bbc news our reporter ayman oghanna joins a unit