this is the briefing. i'm victoria fritz. our top story: the british prime minister says a brexit deal with europe is close — but spain is continuing it's threat to oppose it. president trump warns the migrants reaching the mexican border he'll close it down completely if they misbehave. and the african artefacts set for a return home from france thanks to president macron. in business, that black friday feeling. retailers brace for a multi—billion dollar shopping onslaught. but are consumers really getting a good deal? also coming up, ghosn gone: nissan sacks its chairman after almost two decades in the driving seat. but what's up the road for the car giant, its partners, and its former boss? a warm welcome to the programme,

briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. £21; billion will be spent in uk stores and online today. are deals all they're cracked up to be? research shows 9 in 10 black friday products are cheaper at other times of the year. so is it all a scam? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. just three days to go before a crucial summit, and the british prime minister, theresa may, has defended a draft agreement on post—brexit relations with the eu saying a deal is "within our grasp." but the proposed deal has been criticised by british mps from across the political spectrum. on the eu side — spain is voicing

unhappiness too over gibraltar. european leaders are due to meet on sunday with the aim of approving the package. caroline rigby reports. this is the right deal for the this is the right dealfor the uk. it delivers on the vote of the referendum. it brings back control of our borders, our muggy, and our laws. the british prime minister may be pleased with it, but will other eu leaders agree this text is right for them, to? covering trade, security, and foreign affairs, draft political declaration sets out the kind of relationship britain will have with the european union after brexit. it outlines plans for what is described as an ambitious economic partnership, and says the uk will be allowed to pursue independent trade policy with other countries. the brexit will end the free movement of british citizens who want to live in the —— european citizens that want to live in the uk, and vice—versa. the european

court ofjustice will still play a roll in the uk affairs, something many brexit supporters are unhappy about. but unlike the withdrawal agreement published last week, the political declaration is not legally binding, with some of the wording on keyissues binding, with some of the wording on key issues allowing both sides to keep their options on the table. yet many in europe remain unconvinced, and want more cloudy on some issues. spain for one has voiced particular concern over the future of gibraltar, a word that is not even appear in the document. on thursday, the country's prime minister, pedro sanchez, tweeted that is as —— tweeted. .. spain can't actually do that on its own, but the eu will be keen to avoid its unity being fractured at this late stage, so diplomats will

be working hard to find a solution that will satisfy madrid. be working hard to find a solution that will satisfy madridli be working hard to find a solution that will satisfy madrid. i commend this statement to the house. in britain, the text is proving a hard sell for mrs may in the common, too. this empty document could have been written two years ago. it is covered with phrases such as "the parties will look at" the parties will explore". what has the government be doing for the last two years? from concerns are to close cousins relationship to fishing rights and yet more calls referendum, pressure is mounting on the prime minister to give its own parliament, let alone europe. but europe is where she must focus attention this week and she first had to brussels for more talks with the european commission presidentjean—claude juncker on saturday before that crucial summit on sunday, where eu leaders will decide if they are willing to sign

it. well, meanwhile president trump has threatened to close the whole of the us—mexico border if disorder breaks out there, as several thousand central american migrants reach the frontier. the mostly honduran migrants, now in the border town of tijuana, are trying to escape economic hardship and gang violence. the authorities at the border expect other groups of central americans to join those already there, bringing the number of incomers to about 10,000. mr trump says he has authorised thousands of troops at the frontier to use lethal force if needed — although the defence secretary says military police will be unarmed. they have two —— if they have to use lethal force, there will. they have two —— if they have to use lethalforce, there will. i have given the ok. they don't have too. you are dealing with a minimum of 500 serious criminals so i'm not there to let the military be taken advantage. i have no choice. i want that to happen? absolutely not. but

you are dealing with rock people. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. convicted terrorists in australia may soon be stripped of their citizenship, under a radical extension of current laws. the proposed legislation would enable the australian government to take away citizenship, even if it leaves the person ‘stateless‘. president trump has again downplayed the cia's assessment that the saudi crown prince, mohammed bin salman, ordered the killing of jamal khashoggi. mr trump said the intelligence agency had not conclusively placed the blame on the crown prince. his latest comments came as france announced sanctions on eighteen saudis linked to the killing. if you've walked past a shop or visited a retailer's website in the last few days, you might have noticed a few subtle hints that today is black friday. the shopping phenomenon, which began in the us, has now moved globally with millions of people expected to snatch up items from now until the end of cyber monday.

but there are concerns that people looking to bag a bargain are being duped and that some deals are misleading. the bbc‘s consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been with shoppers in the welsh town of wrexham to learn about the tricks deployed to make us spend. it is discounted afternoon teas here over the black friday weekend. staff and customers are hoping to get good deals wherever they are shopping. looks fantastic. i was walking past the shop and i saw the big sale sign. i thought, the shop and i saw the big sale sign. ithought, i can the shop and i saw the big sale sign. i thought, i can save some muqqy sign. i thought, i can save some muggy in there, i will go and see if ican muggy in there, i will go and see if i can say is in there. you think you can get an offer even if you don't need it. i brought a consumer psychologist with me to see if we could see through the tactics retailers use. after about 12

minutes, you get mentally exhausted. we put people in the brain scanners and get them to shop online and we see that they get mentally exhausted and their decision—making process changes. and they suddenly started saying it is a yellow zone, eight glossy button, it says best buy, i will get one. and you don't think and you don't analyse it. does that sound familiar? any of his zone out after 12 minutes? when it comes to online shopping, and you made last to make tough decisions?” online shopping, and you made last to make tough decisions? i made one yesterday. i was trained to buy a dress for the workers party, and it was that it is third website i was on, andl was that it is third website i was on, and i was on shopping for anything specific, just over the party, and i was looking at what they had available at any 30% discount came up with a countdown timer, said the une had 70 seconds to order, and i quickly checked out and bought a few more things i promote it would not have bought otherwise. i thought by the end they didn't care any more. i didn't even

know what i was buying. if you see a certain price you see the free shipping, you think you will bite is a little bit more to get a free delivery. how do you know that it is actually cheaper? adieu know that what they are saying is true? that isa what they are saying is true? that is a question for the advertising standards agency. it is theirjob despite any fake or misleading deals. of course the rapid pace of change online means it is hard to catch up. the sheer volume of products that are on offer on times like black friday means there is inevitably some stuff that is going on up there that is misleading people. we are here to make sure that we deal with a prom is that it you decide to make decisions. with more fake deals and clever retailers working at the best ways to get us to spend, really saving money is harder than you might think.” to spend, really saving money is harder than you might think. i think you believe you're getting a good deal, but with everything we discussed today, it does make you question if what we are spending is

as good of a deal as actually think it is. kitesurf, bbc news, wrexham. david buik, market commentator with core spreads joins me now. are you a bit sharper? i can be an occasion. good morning victoria. -- as you of the chopper. it is extremely, the amount of money that will be spent notjust in the uk, but globally. this came from the us, but globally. this came from the us, but now this is a phenomenon that stretches over, you know, the best pa rt stretches over, you know, the best part of the month, now, it include china and single state. alibaba made a2 china and single state. alibaba made a 2 billionjust in one day a china and single state. alibaba made a 2 billion just in one day a few weeks ago, which is phenomenal. i know china is an enormous place, but the middle class is not as big on a pro rata basis is very good idea. what is interesting about the uk, last yea r‘s what is interesting about the uk, last year's spend the four day period was four and a half billion pounds. they did will be 7 billion

this year. so the much report that was 2—3 years ago. they said that it will come from £3110 per person to £240 will come from £3110 per person to £2110 per person, with more shopping. interesting happen the numbers play up. it is really interesting how things like devices, whether they be these— i promise i read the news office said that using it to shop today, but tablets, smartphones, the like have completely change the retail landscape, because it is so much easier to do it regardless of whether or not there are actually deals are not. the other thing of course that one has to worry about is the high street. all over the country. what the chancellor did in terms of business rates in the budget last time, too little, too late. and also the emphasis on culture. i was amazed in the united states at the percentage that walmart and amazon will do shopping

is enormous. it is on the tablet, the phone, bang, bang, they're getting it all there. we are getting used to fake news garbutt now we have fa ke used to fake news garbutt now we have fake deals? absolutely. you think that this is the dealer century, and you sucked in by the marketing ploys cover when the dust settles, you see that it is 20% cheaper. people are clever and they co nsta ntly cheaper. people are clever and they constantly know exactly who is looking at what website, so they could looking at a perak brandon brooks, they can eke out the david buick is interest in brown buicks. but this is a common marketing ploy. somebody who is as stupid as we will get sucked in. do come back, because we'll go through the papers. we have a mixed bag, that we? season. the majority of african artefacts in french museums should be sent back to their countries of origin — that's according to a new report being published today.

the report, which was commissioned by president emmanuel macron, argues that it is unacceptable that around 90 percent of africa's artistic heritage is outside africa and says french law should be changed to make restitution possible. the bbc‘s hugh schofield reports. nearly 90% of africa's artistic heritage lies not in africa but in places like here, the brawny museum of non—european civilisations in paris. debates over the rights and wrongs of that have reached the yea rs, wrongs of that have reached the years, but this official french report breaks new ground. basically says that most of what is you should go back. it is reckoned that fully two thirds of the museum's africa collection is concerned by the report ‘s findings that these pieces acquired in france during the colonial period either by acts of outright pillage all, and here is the crucial in controversial point, in trades, which the reports as were unfair because of the dominance of the acquirer. that is the french

colonial power. it was emmanuel macron himself a year ago on a trip to africa who opened the way. speaking in burkina faso, he said it was wrong for the europeans and americans do have access to african art. in five years you want to start the process of temporary or definitive restitution. the report which she commissioned and has been welcomed by those who campaigned for a return of africa's cultural inheritance, like this woman, half french, heart disease, who runs an art museum. you can find the doors of the palace because the doors of paris. you cannot find it is lacking is because it is in paris. you cannot find the statues because the statues a re cannot find the statues because the statues are in paris. you can't find anything will stop we need that back. the report's premise is that

any art brought from africa in colonial times, and that includes these pieces on saturday in a private gallery in paris was almost certainly acquired without informed consent. but the critics that's a wildly sweeping assertion. those that once you start on the premise of the whole colonial period was a crime, then immediately every work of art, whether it has been donated oi’ of art, whether it has been donated or collected or bought, it all becomes a case of fraud. that is the heart of their argument. it is really extreme and an assault on museums. so good the musee brauly the giving up their artefacts? is an idea that is no longer to do. —— to them. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: france or croatia? we look ahead to the final of the davis cup tennis this weekend. president kennedy was shot down

and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world. the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot air balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s. it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. you're watching the briefing.

our headlines: president trump has said any disorder on the us—mexico border could result in the closure of the entire area. his warning comes as around 3,000 migrants reach the frontier. the british prime minister theresa may believes a post brexit deal with the eu is close. but the spanish prime minister has again threatened to block the eu withdrawal deal over the future of gibralter. let's stay with that now. tony travers is the director of the institute of public affairs at the london school of economics. hejoins me now. thank you forjoining me. she is fighting on two fronts, isn't she? theresa may is fighting with her own backbenchers over this, they are all

lining up to describe it as unacceptable. she also has european leaders, including spain, warning there could be no question of further concessions to the uk? it poses the greatest threat, do you think? little doubt, her own backbenchers will be the greater threat. i suspect what is going on in europe at the moment is a bit of last—minute positioning by countries perhaps thinking to the future negotiations. at home she still has this problem within the house of commons. she has those who oppose the deal because they want a cleaner brexit, but also some who still don't want brexit at all and are perhaps angling for a second referendum. all of that will play out in parliament in the coming weeks. so just out in parliament in the coming weeks. sojust explain out in parliament in the coming weeks. so just explain for our viewers at home and across the world what the process ahead looks like? well, what is going to happen, this weekend, theresa may will again go to brussels and it is assumes that this deal, that is the one she is

striking and is about to sign in brussels, is near enough to a done deal. this is after months and months of negotiation. but then it has to go through the uk house of parliament, and there has to be a meaningful vote. that question on how that vote is held, and whether mps getan how that vote is held, and whether mps get an opportunity to try to amend their tour to try to vote for something else, when that happens, well, that will all play out. —— amend it. there is a risk she may lose its first time it is presented to parliament. the question is then whether she goes back to brussels asks for something else. they might not give it to her. and then back to parliament by a second time. negotiating time on all fronts seems to be almost up. does the uk have a deal that was always going to get? it was always very limited space for the uk in negotiating this deal. what this deal is, after all, about, isa what this deal is, after all, about, is a transition period or what the british call and implementation period. at the end of that, in 18 or 20 months, there will have to be a

further decision about exact what happens in the long—term about the uk's relationship with the eu. in that time there will be efforts to strike relationships, trade deals in particular, with other countries. this is a step, quite a big step, but it is all about and implementation or transition period, not about the final position the uk has with the eu. that is still to come. the spanish prime minister has renewed his threat to veto the draft brexit agreement, which we have seen between the eu and the uk over this issue of gibraltar. how significant with that veto be? at this stage, this is going to be an agreement between brussels and their negotiators there, and the uk, and michel barnier has got the permission from other countries to negotiate this. i think other countries are going to want this deal done. angela merkel in germany certainly doesn't want this to drag on and on. the germans are clearly determined to have this stage of its over. but what this does signal is,

not only to the spanish but to the french, who are worried about long—term fishing rights in uk waters, that will play at health outcome whatever happens this weekend, in this sense that there is positioning here going on for the long—term. —— play itself out, whatever happens. that is still to be finalised in the coming months. this is only another step on the way. theresa may has said that the british people want brexit settled. but the polls suggest many voters would rather know deal than accept a compromise position. —— no deal. anti— people feel that this deal is a compromise position, and this is the deal that has been struck between the eu and the uk. —— plenty of people. what is your assessment of people. what is your assessment of the risk that would pose? all

deals are compromises. they are deals are compromises. they are deals were both sides negotiate and neither side gets exactly what it wa nts. neither side gets exactly what it wants. what theresa may has been doing ever since she had heard meeting at chequers in the summer, when the outlines of this deal were put to the cabinet and some have since walked away, what she was trying to do with this deal was to ensure that there was not a big change in the trading conditions, particularly for manufacturing and agriculture, and therefore, so that the northern ireland border with the republic of ireland is not affected by britain leaving the eu. so the uk will leave the eu on march 39, pretty i9. —— 29. will leave the eu on march 39, prettyi9. —— 29. but will leave the eu on march 39, pretty i9. —— 29. but it will still be possible to buy and sell things on existing terms, by and large. that is what theresa may is trying to do, protect industry and jobs in the short—term while trying to a long—term deal that will continue to protect. others are saying, no, we would prefer a clean break, the uk can then make new trade deals with the rest of the world. that would

eat better. theresa may does not believe so. we will leave its there. thank you very much. now it is time to get the latest from the bbc sports centre. coming up in your friday sport briefing, australia and india clash in the second match of their 2020 international series. the davis cup final between france and croatia gets under way. australia thrashed the west indies to make the icc women's world t20 final. the t20 series between australia and india moves to melbourne, with play due to start shortly at the mcg. india are looking to level the three match series after suffering a loss in the rain curtailed first match. wednesday's win for australia in brisbane was only their sixth win in 23 internationals since the ball tampering scandal in march. we've got good memories in the team. we dominated the t20s last year. we we re dominated the t20s last year. we were in good form. we were number

one or number two in the world, not ago. so we are really confident. obviously things have not gone our way. but, yeah, we know we are still a good site. the davis cup final gets under way in lille in the coming hours with holders france seeking an 11th title as they take on croatia, who last won in 2005. french captain you know in his last tie before amelie mauresmo takes over, and he has chosen to leave out his highest ranked player, luca poi, in favour ofjeremy chardy for the opening singles matches.” in favour ofjeremy chardy for the opening singles matches. i cannot ask my players to have courage and breakpoints and not have any. not having myself. so, yes, i go and tell my players, which most of the time are my friends, you know, i love these guys, tell them that they are doing good, which was the case for luca. you are doing good, get ready, in case i need you on sunday. but for friday, i think it is jeremy. that is part of myjob. in case you missed it, australia

thrashed the holders and hosts west indies by 71 runs to make the final of the icc women's world t20. the southern stars, three—time winners of this tournament, were sent into battle. they made 142— five in bass semi—final in antigua as player of the match, alyssa healy, returned from missing a game due to concussion to top score with 46. in response, west indies struggled to build momentum and were dismissed for 71 with 15 balls remaining. and tell me what you think about our talking point today. £2.11 billion will be spent in uk stores and online today. are deals all they're cracked up to be? research shows 9 in 10 black friday products are cheaper at other times of the year. so is it all a scam? let us know your thoughts. use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. hello there.

for many places, thursday started on a very cold note. some spots got almost down to —7 degrees. but for friday morning, not as cold, because there's a lot more cloud around. it will be often cloudy for the day ahead. showers for some, but not all. the satellite picture shows quite a lot of cloud. this cloud across the north—east is thick, low cloud, producing the odd spot of rain and drizzle. this brighter, more speckled cloud down to the south—west is capable of producing some showers. so throughout friday, we have the potential for some heavy, thundery showers across the south—west. some of these drifting into east wales, the west midlands, maybe north—west england. also some patchy rain across the north—east of scotland. elsewhere, a lot of dry weather, but equally, a lot of cloud. now, if you're across the midlands, east anglia and the south—east, i'm hopeful that this cloud will break up a little to reveal some spells of sunshine. the odd brighter glimpse elsewhere, but hefty showers never too far away from the south—west. for north—west england, particularly cumbria, also northern ireland and south—west scotland, the best chance of sunshine for the day. for eastern and northern scotland, a lot of cloud. misty, murky, drizzly and damp

conditions for a lot of time. temperatures generally 6—10 degrees. going through friday night, we keep large areas of cloud floating around, stopping the temperatures from dropping too far. the showers rumble into the far south—west, these could be heavy and thundery and even cause a few travel issues. those overnight lows between 3—7 degrees in most places. we start the weekend like this. high pressure to the north, low pressure to the south. that brings us an easterly wind, which, at this time of year, will never be particularly warm. one in the system perilously close to southern england likely to feed some rain in here. uncertainty about just how far north it will get. really only spots to the south of the m4 are likely to be effected. otherwise, mostly dry. the best of any brightness or sunshine to be found in the west. those temperatures, 7—10 degrees, not feeling too bad. but on sunday, we are likely to bring some slightly colder air back in from the north—east. those temperatures taking a bit of a tumble. still a lot of cloud, still the odd spot of rain and drizzle. not as much rain at this stage to the south. but those temperatures back

into single digits for most of us. and then into the start of next week, a bit of a battleground for a time. high pressure trying to hold firm. this area of low pressure pushing in from the atlantic. it looks like most of us will have one more fine day on monday. it will still be pretty cloudy. then for tuesday, there's the potential for some wet and increasingly windy weather to push in from the west. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. that black friday feeling: retailers brace for a multi—billion dollar shopping onslaught. but are consumers really getting a good deal? plus ghosn gone: nissan sacks its chairman after almost two decades in the driving seat. but what's up the road for the car giant, its partners, and its former boss? and on the markets trading very muted with wall street closed for thanksgiving and a bank holiday injapan. elsewhere in asia shares slipping on those now familiar concerns about trade tensions and weak global growth. progress in brexit negotiations doing little to cheer investors.