hello, this is the briefing. i'm samantha simmonds. our top story: hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is expected to hand himself in to police in new york within hours following allegations of sexual assault. no north korea summit. pyongyang says president trump's pull out defies the world's wishes. football fans flock to kiev ahead of the champions league final. but, for some, prices and travel problems make it a step too far. in business: privacy revolution. new laws come in across europe, giving citizens power over their own personal data and threatening huge fines for firms that abuse it. a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport.

your inbox has no doubt been flooded with them, those emails about general data protection regulation, or gdpr. i know mine has! they're meant to give us more control over the data companies hold on us. but have they failed to get that message across? tell us what you think, just use #bbcthebriefing. the american film producer, harvey weinstein, accused by dozens of actresses of sexual misconduct over a ao—year period, is expected to give himself up to police in new york today. eight months after women began claiming they'd been assaulted and propositioned, it's understood he has agreed to appear in court in manhattan. harvey weinstein has insisted that all the sex was with consent. here's our north america correspondent, david willis. harvey weinstein, once a fixture on

the red carpet, it seems his dramatic fall from grace is about to enter a new chapter. the man who racked up oscars for films such as shakespeare in love is today expected to turn himself into detectives and face charges of sexual assault. among his accusers is lucy evans, formerly an aspiring actress who claims the movie mogul abused her at his office in new york. she and a string of hollywood a—listers, gwyneth paltrow and angelina jolie among them, were part of a chorus of accusations that gave rise to the #metoo movement, it led to powerful and predatory men in a number of fields being held to account, the latest being morgan freeman, who has now issued a public apology following allegations of inappropriate behaviour onset. the italian actress asean gendt oh, who

last weekend repeated claims that harvey weinstein raped her, heralded the news that he now planned to turn himself in with a single word on twitter. bomm! . as well as new york, harvey weinstein all is also the subject of sexual enquiry enquiries in london and los angeles. he has previously denied any accusations of nonconsensual sex. david wallace, bbc news, washington. —— david willis. north korea says it remains willing to resolve its issues with the united states "whenever, however" following president trump's decision to cancel next month's planned summit with kim jong—un. the state news agency in pyongyang said mr kim had made "utmost efforts" to facilitate the meeting, and scrapping it was not in line with the world's wishes. the white house said the north koreans had failed to show up for preparatory meetings, then issued hostile statements. our correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, is in the south korean capital, seoul. what do you make of north korea's

somewhat conciliatory tone? what do you make of north korea's somewhat conciliatory tone ?m what do you make of north korea's somewhat conciliatory tone? it is, extremely conciliatory. fascinating statement. some of the language is really quite surprising. there's a line i want to read out, which is we have inwardly highly appreciated president trump for having made the bold position to hold the summit, which any other us president dare not do. the announcement of the cancellation was unexpected to us and we cannot help feel great regret for it. fascinating how they are particularly singling out president trump for praise in this statement they're making trump for praise in this statement they‘ re making after trump for praise in this statement they're making after he's cancelled they're making after he's cancelled the summit, that suggests one, north korea is surprised by this, wants to keep dialogue open, but of course it is also playing to a different gallery to its ally, china, and other regional countries, really saying, we're not the ones that caused this, it's the american side thatis caused this, it's the american side that is intra nsigent caused this, it's the american side that is intransigent and has decided

to pull out unilaterally. rupert, while donald trump has said the talks are off, they aren't necessarily over for ever, are they? he did leave a window open? he has in his statement left a window open and the north korean response also leaves a window open, so there's hopein leaves a window open, so there's hope in the south korean that dialogue can be restarted perhaps at a lower level and they might be able to start a process that builds again towards some sort of future summit between these leaders. the real fear here this morning is that there could be a return to the situation of conflict that we had last year when they were shouting rude words at each other and there was real fear, when i was here in december, real fear that north korea and the united states might be on the verge of military conflict. a really strong desire to try and keep that door open however difficult it is right now. rupert, for now, thank

you. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. a car bomb has exploded in the centre of benghazi in libya. at least seven people were killed and about 20 others wounded. the device exploded close to the city's biggest hotel, where many people attend evening gatherings during the month of ramadan. security officials said the dead were civilians. eu brexit negotiators are said to have accused british officials of being unwilling to accept that leaving will have consequences. speaking after the latest round of talks, they accused the british of living in a fantasy land. there will be a further round of talks before an eu summit injune. brazil's government says it has reached an agreement with trucking companies to suspend a crippling strike that has all but brought the country to a halt. the protest against the high price of diesel has led to shortages of basic goods and fuel across the country. the episcopalian bishop michael curry, whose sermon was a highlight of last weekend's royal wedding, has taken part in a candlelight vigil outside the white house. christian groups are protesting what they call a crisis of moral and political leadership at the highest levels of the us government.

strict new rules on how businesses handle personal information about their customers and contacts in the european union come into effect today. the general data protection regulation, gdpr, will require businesses to seek the consent of the people whose information they gather. firms that break the rules could face huge fines. amol rajan reports. look familiar? over the past week millions of us have been inundated with e—mails seeking consent for our data be retained and used. gdpr gives consumers much more control over their data. they can now expect to be told who their data has been shared with. they can out of profiling and they can challenge automated decisions about issues such as whether or not they should be offered a loan. and beyond that,

consumers can now demand free access to data about them held by a company within a month. but for many businesses, even small ones like this are critics firmly birmingham, complying with gdpr is odorous. all firms must now appoint a data protection officer, the explicit consent and allow customers to delete, inspect records. many think their mailing lists are now redundant. in today's busy society, i'm exactly the same, you get bombarded with e—mails and i can quite clearly see that mailing list shrinking from 3000 to less than a thousand which we have to build up again. one leading lawyer says many of the e—mails are sent in the past week weren't needed. a lot of individuals are being bombarded by e—mails, these e—mails actually necessary? in many cases, knows. desarrollo if you're sending unsolicited direct marketing by

e—mail or text to an individual unique their consent to do so —— there is a scenario. in many cases individuals will already have given that consent. businesses can rely on the soft opt in, and that means they can continue sending marketing m essa 9 es can continue sending marketing m essa g es to can continue sending marketing messages to existing customers in respect of similar goods and services, providing they give them the chance to opt out. demand caused the chance to opt out. demand caused the regulator website to crash yesterday, it's now up and running again and just as well. the world is watching this european attempt to ta ke watching this european attempt to take back our data. amol rajan, bbc news. let's get more on that. joel kibazo is a partner atjk associates and a former director of communications at africa development bank. hejoins me now. good morning. good morning. good to see you as ever. the good news is all those e—mails that we have been inundated with by companies asking us inundated with by companies asking us to re—sign up to their data rules, they should end today, how will this impact businesses, who,

let's face it, have had two years to prepare? you're right about the e—mails that have been filling our inboxes, but data is the currency of business in this age that we live m, business in this age that we live in, so it's really important companies get consent. the fear has been, will people get round to doing it? you want my consent to continue sending an e—mail or dealing with you online? we havejust been facing the data breach that we saw with facebook, that all brings it to the fore about how important data is, not only how important it is, but the fact they need our consent now for that data to be used for business. it's putting the power back into the hands of the consumer? in many ways, but frankly the companies are always ahead of us, i'm not sure we will completely get the data back but that's the idea of the data back but that's the idea of the regulations. do you think we care, when we get these e—mails, which, as you say, have been

flooding all of our inboxes, how much control do you think we want? do you think were concerned about what's been done with the information out there or is it immaterial to us? information out there or is it immaterialto us? i think actually until the data breach that we saw with facebook, i don't think many people had thought about this and not had companies frankly, thought about the dangers. i don't think in this age, especially with young people, that they care about how much of their data is mined and used. increasingly, frankly, it is so used. increasingly, frankly, it is so convenient to be using data, to be using all the things and the gadgets we use, voice assistant machines, frankly we don't care because it makes our life easier and i think companies are relying on that aspect, that we will give the consent and get on with it. if, like me, lots of people are trying to ignore these e—mails because i don't wa nt ignore these e—mails because i don't want e—mails from lots of companies i may have signed up years ago, i don't want them any more, is there a serious danger that it will affect

companies detrimentally and they won't be able to direct market to so many people that their business relies on? it depends on the way things are being phrased. companies are obliged to get your consent. however, if you look, if you had a chance to look at some of the e—mails, some simply say if you don't feel there's anything here, we will continue. in other words you're giving quiet consent anyway without realising that... without looking at things properly. joel, it is the twitter question we are asking our viewers this morning. it's meant to give us more control, is it doing that, are the companies getting the message across? use the #bbcthebriefing and i will read your tweets later on. stay with us on the briefing. also on the programme: sharing the skies for a century. the royal air force and its french allies prepare for a special anniversary. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen,

up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletic events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which lead to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot, as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juventus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the death of mr nehru. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and over 4,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as ginger spice, has announced she has left the spice girls. i don't believe it!

she's got the bounce, the go, the girl power. not geri, why? you're watching the briefing. our headlines: hollywood film producer harvey weinstein is expected to hand himself in to police in new york within hours, following allegations of sexual assault. north korea says president trump's refusal to meet kimjong—un next month is not in line with the world's wishes. president trump has pardoned boxing's first black heavyweight champion, convicted in 1913 of taking his white girlfriend across state lines. jackjohnson was arrested in 1912 with lucille cameron, a white woman who would later become his wife. he was world heavyweight title holder from 1908 until 1915. mr trump was joined in the oval office by rocky star, sylvester stallone, and boxer lennox lewis. he said the move corrected a historic us wrong to jackjohnson. today, as president, i've issued an executive grant

of clemency, a full pardon, posthumously, to john arthurjackjohnson, known as jackjohnson. the first african—american heavyweight champion of the world, a truly great fighter, had a tough life. they say he violated the mann act and he had a conviction that occurred during a period of tremendous racial tension in the united states more than a century ago. johnson served ten months in federal prison for what many view as a racially motivated injustice. he was treated very rough, very tough. around 1000 liverpool football fans are trying to make alternative travel arrangements, after three flights to kiev for saturday's champions league final were cancelled. jurgen klopp's side take on the defending champions, real madrid.

but the road to kiev is proving to be more complex and expensive than many fans anticipated. natalie pirks reports from ukraine. kiev is a city keen to show it is in step with the rest of europe, yet just getting here and staying here has been a feat in itself. these fa ns has been a feat in itself. these fans packed on coaches, but others are worried. three flights had been cancelled from liverpool would about 1000 fans affected. this is the biggest football match in world put all, aside from the world cup final. having a ticket, i was absolutely delighted to have the opportunity to go now it looks like that is going to be taken away. hello, welcome to my home. with extortionate hotel prices, michael is one of many locals who have opened up their houses to translate durham. locals who have opened up their houses to translate durhamm locals who have opened up their houses to translate durham. it has been an incredible response from

some seriously genuine people. they have opened their doors at to com plete have opened their doors at to complete strangers. in future, cities will have to prove they can host all fans, but that is too late for maria from miami. last week, the accommodation she had fully paid for cancelled and tried to charge her four the amount. this has been a hot mess. i am very grateful to who i have turned the angels of kiev because they are housing thousands of people who have been stranded. what it is the biggest match in cloud football and don't hotels zero? there simply are not enough rooms to cope with the influx of france, which begs the question, it should kiev be hosting this match in the first place? it is the usual situation for every city where, for example, it is the champions league. iam more example, it is the champions league. i am more than sure that everyone who visits kiev in this time and

seize the champions league will be very happy. no dramas for the players who arrived in kia, they know their fans will quickly forget the pain of getting here if they live with the trophy. —— kiev. natalie perks, bbc news, kiev. with more on that and the rest of the sporting action, it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm sarah mulkerrins with your sport briefing for friday. can the boston celtics book their place in the nba finals for the first time since 2010? they are just one win away. and just how are liverpool and real madrid's players coping ahead of saturday's champions league final? so it is crunch time for the cleveland cavaliers and this man, lebronjames, because if boston beat them later, the celtics are heading to the nba finals. they have a 3—2 lead in the best of seven series, ahead of game six in cleveland. the celtics won a 10th straight home post—season game the visitors bowled first

on thursday and got england all out for just 184. —— lord's. former captain alistair cook making the only significant contribution with 70. pakistan will resume on 50—1 in just a few hours' time in case you missed it, olympique lyonnais are celebrating yet again, this time for a record fifth women's champions league title, after beating wolfsburg 4—1 after extra time in the final in kiev on thursday. it was goalless after 90 minutes,

and then wolfsburg took the lead through a pernille harder deflected shot, but their luck didn't last. alexandra popp was sent off for a second yellow shortly after and lyon capitalised, scoring three in quick succession. norway's ada hegerberg grabbed one of those, to become the first player to score 15 goals in a single campaign. a night of records then, as lyon also became the first women's team to win three european titles in a row. now, simon yates lost significant ground in his bid to become the first british man to win the giro d'italia. his overall lead was halved on stage 18, which germany's max schachmann won. second—placed tom dumoulin, the defending champion, got away from yates on the final climb of the day. the briton, who's looked so strong for the last two and a half weeks, suddenly seemed vulnerable. he only made it across the line with an overall lead ofjust 28 seconds, with three stages to go.

and finally, as the anticipation builds for the champions league final, news about liverpool and real madrid has been dominating social media. that is because both teams have now arrived in kiev. liverpool's virgil van djik posted this picture of him heading to the airport. while reds' goalkeeper simon mignolet took a quick snap as he boarded the plane in liverpool. as for real madrid, they posted this image of casimero, cristiano ronaldo and marcelo ahead of their flight to ukraine. are so goes. —— will see how it goes. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, sarah mulkerrins, and the rest of the sport team, goodbye.

here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later. in scotland, the scottish national party is to publish a report on independence amid ongoing brexit tensions with the british government. —— and nikolas cruz, the accused gunman in a mass shooting at a highschool in florida in february, is due in court. the 19—year—old faces 17 counts of murder for allegedly shooting dead 1a students and three members of staff. the french army is marking the 100th anniversary of the royal air force with a ceremony in paris later. a team from the uk has been rebuilding two original first world war planes at the invalides military site for the occasion. hugh schofield reports from the french capital. from the yorkshire air museum, they had been putting it back together in the courtyard of the french army

museum in invalides, along with a french plan. it was one of the planes flown by british pilots over france in world war i and here they are celebrating not just france in world war i and here they are celebrating notjust 100 france in world war i and here they are celebrating notjust100 years of the raf but also 100 years of cooperation in air warfare between the uk and france. the familiar insignia of the royal airforce insta ntly insignia of the royal airforce instantly reminiscent of course of the french national flag, instantly reminiscent of course of the french nationalflag, and why is it like that? because in the first world war, the planes of the new raf had to be easily identifiable by their french allies. it is in france that the raf was in effect created. by that the raf was in effect created. by 1918, there were 50 british squadrons here, with their headquarters near calais. at first, the planes were only for reconnaissance but then some took up machine—guns to take potshots at the germans, they responded, and the air warfor her comeback germans, they responded, and the air war for her comeback warfare had begun. back then, fighting by air

plane was very much still in its infancy. the biggest thing was that they did not have parachutes. many pilots actually fell to their deaths. they were also surrounded by high octane aviation fuel, it is linen and would, so if there was a spark, itjust went up. it was pretty horrific actually and they we re pretty horrific actually and they were pretty brave people to fly. bans on the two countries had been rehearsing. 100 years on, the two air forces rehearsing. 100 years on, the two airforces continue to rehearsing. 100 years on, the two air forces continue to work closely together despite the exit. today, it is supersonicjets together despite the exit. today, it is supersonic jets and together despite the exit. today, it is supersonicjets and cruise missiles againstjihadis. air wa rfa re missiles againstjihadis. air warfare has indeed come a long way since this plan. —— plane. stay with me on bbc news. i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. we asking what you think about general data protection regulation or gdpr. they meant to give more

control, but have they achieved that purpose? let us know what you think. i'm really happy ignoring pleas from companies i no longer want to hear from, it will hopefully reduce the amount of e—mail i get. i am with you on that one as well. we have had this one in saying gdpr is associated with quality assurance and once the user to be aware of their responsibility while using the world wide web, a kind of checklist before storing and accessing information, it will be another consent agreement. that is a really good point as well. we've also had this, i think it is a good thing because the e—mails were mainly of the subscriptions i have forgotten and do not want any more. keep your tweets coming in. stay with me here on bbc news. much more still to come in the briefing. hello there.

the weather outlook for the weekend is a somewhat messy one, because while there will be some warm and actually rather muggy conditions and some spells of sunshine, there is also the chance for some thundery downpours and some of those could really mean business. what we have at the moment, you can see on the satellite picture, is all these areas of cloud pushing up from the near continent. thundery downpours, which is going to continue to feed into southern areas as we go through the weekend. during friday, we will see an area of showers and thunderstorms drifting across wales, the midlands and into northern england. a bit behind that down towards the south. we should see some sunshine spells developing down towards the south of england, but still some showers across wales and up into northern england. some of these could be heavy with some flashes and rumbles of thunder. still some mist and murk for some coastal areas in the far north—east of scotland.

temperatures on friday afternoon, well, widely up into the high teens or the low 20s, but still a little bit chilly close to some of these north sea coasts. as we go through friday night, we will see these showers and thunderstorms drifting northwards and westwards, tending to fizzle as the night wears on. there will be a fair amount of mist and murk and low cloud developing across the country. it's going to be a muggy night as well. 12 in edinburgh, 1a in london. perhaps a little uncomfortable for sleeping. now as we look ahead to saturday, a lot of dry weather and sunshine, particularly the further north you are. just the odd isolated shower. as we go through the day, we will see some increasingly heavy and thundery downpours developing across southern and south—western parts of england and also wales. some real warmth by this stage, particularly down to the south—east. that is a big part of the story this weekend.

drawing warmer air up to the north of the continent. bands of showery and probably thundery rain drifting up from the south. we could see some particularly heavy downpours across south—western parts of the country. whereas further north, through sunday and monday, it looks mainly fine. some spells of sunshine and some pleasant warmth to enjoy. a muggy feel. the risk of some really heavy and thundery downpours, but still some spells of sunshine in between. this is business briefing. i'm samantha simmonds. privacy revolution. new laws come in across europe giving citizens power over their own personal data and threatening huge fines for firms that abuse it. plus, running on empty. truck drivers in brazil agree to suspend a strike over fuel prices that has paralysed south america's biggest economy. but the crisis is far from over. and on the markets: us stocks fell sharply as president trump cancelled the north korean summit but recovered much of those losses to end slightly lower. asian shares pretty much shrugging off the news too.