majority support liberalising the country's strict laws. with the votes still to be counted — taoiseach leo varadkar — who supported the campaign says it looks like ireland "will make history". the film producer, harvey weinstein, has appeared in court in new york charged with rape and sexual abuse. the prosecutor said mr weinstein used his position and power to violate young women. his lawyer says he intends to plead not guilty. president trump says he's having very productive talks with north korea to reinstate the summit talks. in his latest tweet he said the meeting with kimjong—un might take place next month after all. the summit had been called off because of what he called the "open hostility" shown by north korea. the bbc‘s ‘biggest weekend' is under way with four days of performances across the four nations. it's a mixture of pop, rock, jazz and classical music and will reflect what's played

on the bbc‘s radio stations. acts including ed sheeran and taylor swift will be on the line—up, alongside the likes of violinist nigel kennedy and jazz musician jamie cullum. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. the start of a four—day festival. i give you your first act of the weekend... each event reflects the radio identity. here in belfast it is bbc 6 music. it is all part of a strategy to underline the corporation's commitment to music. the bbc knows it's vital to keep appealing to people of all ages and backgrounds, and music is one of the things that can do that. so they thought with no glastonbury this year, it seemed an ideal opportunity

for them to showcase the breadth of bbc music. from the biggest pop acts like taylor swift... to classical musicians like nigel kennedy... ..and to jazz acts like jamie cullum. these enormous outdoor festivals remains a special place in my heart because you find yourself having to bring something different to the table than you normally do. trying to communicate with an audience that big. and also, you are not always playing to your audience, you are playing to people who are there to see a variety of acts, so it means you have to work a little bit harder. his performance in perth at today's radio 3 event was one of the highlights. while preparations are well under way at the final two venues,

swansea and coventry, both hoping to continue the weekend's already considerable momentum. now on bbc news, our world. syrians on the move again. under the cover of darkness and carrying their entire belongings. they are hoping to make a new life. these people aren't entering europe, they're escaping it. many here smuggling themselves illegally back along the same routes down which they had arrived. everyone here is terrified. because the greek police could come and pick them up at any time. but they are so close. after years of living as refugees in europe, most people here said there are grateful

for the shelter. but ultimately, their european dream was a failure. every week, hundreds of refugees are sneaking out of europe. i am joining them on their dangerous journey to try and understand why anyone would give up on safety and security to turn to war—torn syria. —— return. this is a village in southern germany. a far cry from the war in

syria. a largely rural state, it is now home to one of the biggest refugee populations in the country. in the past few years are around 100 and he —— 150,000 in the past few years are around 100 and he ——150,000 people have sought asylu m and he ——150,000 people have sought asylum here. iam here and he ——150,000 people have sought asylum here. i am here to meet a small but growing number of refugees who have chosen to return to a life of danger over safety in europe. 27—year—old zachariah arrived in germany with high hopes. zachariah says he was ready to

restart his career as a metalworker. but two years on, and things haven't worked out the way zachariah hoped. he struggles with the language and is yet to find a job.