this is the briefing. i'm maryam moshiri. our top story: huawei hits back. in an exlusive interview with the bbc the company's founder says it won't be crushed by the us. fears for the future of the uk car industry as honda is expected to confirm it's closing its factory in swindon. 16 us states sue the federal government over donald trump's national emergency declaration to fund his border wall. and in the business briefing, can the global fashion industry do more to tackle the impact of cheap throwaway fashion culture? 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. as we mentioned, a report by mps suggests clothing retailers pay 1p per garment to encourage better

recycling and repairing, and for kids to learn to mend clothes. is this the answer to the problem of fast fashion? or should consumers take more responsibility? let us know. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing the founder of the chinese telecoms giant huawei has told the bbc that american attempts to ban it from any stake in 56 networks in the west "will not crush" the company. several countries are investigating whether huawei poses a security risk. ren zhengfei's daughter, the company's chief financial officer, meng wanzhou, has been detained on the request of the united states. he described that as a "politically motivated act." our asia business correspondent karishma vaswani has been speaking

exclusively to him. this is the man the us says is helping china spy on the world. ren zhengfei, a former engineer in the chinese military, started huawei 30 years ago with just three people. he's built a global telecoms giant, bigger than apple, nokia and ericsson, with some of the fastest 56 technology in the world. but now his life's work is under attack and his daughter's freedom hangs in the balance. the us says huawei's equipment could be used by china to spy on other countries, but in an exclusive interview with me, the company's 74—year—old founder says that would never happen. translation: we will never undertake any spying activities and we will never accept anyone's instructions to install a back door. if we take any such actions, then i will shut the company down. what kind of impact would it have on your business if the us is successful in getting many of its partners in the west to shut your equipment out?

translation: there's no way the us can crush us. the east will still shine and if the north goes dark, then there is still the south. america doesn't represent the world, america only represents a portion of the world. but the us is putting pressure on huawei. it has slapped multiple charges on the company and at washington's request canada has arrested mr ren‘s daughter, also the company's chief financial officer. translation: i object to what the us has done. this kind of politically motivated act is not acceptable. the us likes to sanction others whenever there is an issue, they will use such methods. we object to this.

still, questions about huawei's independence from the chinese communist party have been raised. in the last several years the chinese communist party has been a lot more coercive and this really crystallises worries that companies like huawei will be forced to help them conduct espionage. chinese companies have only started threatening the dominance of western businesses over the last decade. as they have come up, the world has had to grapple with the different system they operate in. central to this is the fear that these companies are obliged to serve the interests of the chinese communist party. whether they do or not may be beside the point, the perception in itself could determine their success in the future. car maker honda is set to announce the closure of its plant in swindon, in the uk, with the loss of about 3,500 jobs. the company has yet to make a formal announcement,

but it's understood that there won't be any changes in production or job losses until 2021. the local mp says honda told him the decision was based on "global trends" in the auto industry. let's bring in our correspondent in tokyo, rupert wingfield hayes. tell me how the story is playing out in the japanese media today?” tell me how the story is playing out in the japanese media today? i have to say, i don't think there is much surprise you. perhaps not the shock and surprise there is in the uk at this still yet to be announced decision by honda, that they are closing their planned. because from tokyo, it is certainly seen as the wea kest of tokyo, it is certainly seen as the weakest of the... tokyo, it is certainly seen as the weakest of the. .. i'm so sorry, but rupert, we have lost rupert. we have had some technical gremlins in the line. we will try to bring rupert

back to you on that story. of course, we expect an announcement at some point today from the japanese car maker, honda, that it will be closing its plant in swindon with a possible loss of 3500 jobs. issues within the global car industry are being blamed, lots of other carmakers having similar problems. nissan has of course announced it is not going to be producing its extra car in the uk at stock —— x—trail. i think we have rupert back. can you hear me? yes. going back to what you are saying, this story was not so much of a surprise injapan? are saying, this story was not so much of a surprise in japan? as i was saying, the oration in the uk is seen as was saying, the oration in the uk is seen as will of the weakest of honda's operations around the world. —— operation. it was producing millions of cars back in the mid-2000. millions of cars back in the mid—2000. lastly i believe it reduced 160,000 cars. so that land has been operating at well below full capacity for some time. and

indeed honda's sales across the eu have also been falling in recent yea rs. have also been falling in recent years. so it is a troubled market forjapan and that is, you know, its plant has not been working at the sort of capacity they would have hoped for. an analyst i spoke to in tokyo this morning said it is not just about that. the timing is significant, and it is clearly related to the uk's exit from the european union, and also japan's new free—trade agreement with the european union. these two things have in a hammer blow to an already weakened operation and brought forward this decision now. rupert, thank you very much indeed. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. the leader of the uk labour party, jeremy corbyn, has been warned that more mps could quit unless the party listens to their concerns. following the decision of seven labour mps to walk out on monday, colleagues expressed anger

with the leadership during a "tense" meeting in parliament. italy's five star movement has voted to block a possible kidnapping trial against coalition ally, deputy prime minister matteo salvini. mr salvini could be facing a trial over his refusal to disembark migrants from a rescue vessel last august. the movement said 59% of its members voted in an online ballot against stripping the league leader of his parliamentary immunity. the police in haiti have arrested seven foreigners, including five americans, armed with semi—automatic weapons. it is not known what the group was doing. the arrests follow days of violents anti—government protests in the country over poverty and alleged corruption in the government of presidentjovenel moise. the american sailor photographed kissing a stranger in new york's times square to celebrate the end of the second world war has died. george mendonsa was 95.

the photo taken in august, 1945, became one of the most famous of the 20th century. uk clothing brands and retailers should pay a penny on every garment they sell to fund a £35 million annual recycling scheme. that's the view of britain's mps, who say "fast fashion" is a major contributor to greenhouse gases, water pollution, air pollution and over—use of water. jane foley from rabobank joins me now. benny is to be a policy change at many of these clothing retailers? benny is to be a policy change at many of these clothing retailer57m many of these clothing retailers7m earnings to be a change in consumer spending habits as well because this is really what is fuelling the problem. this is a problem for the

environment. this report here in the newspaper suggests it takes 20,000 litres of water just to manufacture one cotton shirt. more for a polyester shirt. and then when we are looking at micro beads, of course we have heard a lot about that in the past year with respect to our oceans, the clothing manufacturer is creating 35% of those micro beads that into the ocean. so from that went of view we have an environment of issue. what are the going to do about it? consumers need to change their habits, as do retailers and producers. the fact is people do not wa nt to producers. the fact is people do not want to pay more money for clothing. that is the key thing. it is. and there is something hypocritical about this. it is really easy to preach and say that people need to change, but i am not a teenage person on a limited budget who wants to look good and wants that fashion item for a very reduced amount of money. so it is going to be difficult but i do think it is about having a social conscience. last week in the uk we have

schoolchildren protesting against environment will change. well, maybe they should put their money where their mouth is and take this on board. interesting argument, jane. you will bejoining us board. interesting argument, jane. you will be joining us to chat about the papers later. a coalition of 16 us states is taking donald trump court over over his plan to use emergency powers to spend billions of dollars on a wall along the border with mexico. led by california, the states say they're suing the president to protect their residents, natural resources and economic interests. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, explains why they decided on this course of action. clearly last week congress denying the president be $5.7 billion that he wanted to build the wall, instead just about $1.3 billion. the president's response to that was to declare a state of emergency to essentially get around and circumvent the decision of congress to get the funding needs to build a wall. interestingly, almost in the

same breath, he predicted this would result in legal action, that he would be sued. he said he would probably end up in the supreme court of the united states. this isjust the first step. california, which is of course a border state, and new mexico as well, as well as new york, they are big states. why he also involved in this, or getting together to sue the president because they say what he is essentially doing is taking money from funds, defence funds in particular, that could have been allocated to the states. that is where they come in. they are essentially defending the rights of people in the states who may well have benefited from those funds that the president now wants to spend on the president now wants to spend on the wall. this is a unique situation right now because although there have been many other states of emergency, none have been essentially to get around a decision of congress on funding. it is all about the separation of powers in american government between the executive branch, which the president is in charge of, and congress, and what the states are saying is that if congress decides

funding, then the allocation of money should go to the states, not be decided by the president. president trump is trying to increase the pressure on venezuela's president nicolas maduro. mr trump was in miami, again throwing his support behind opposition leaderjuan guaido, who's declared himself president. south florida has one of the largest venezuelan populations in the us. mr trump is pushing for the removal of nicolas maduro from power, and calling on him to allow aid into venezuela. from miami, barbara plett usher reports. this wasn't a campaign rally but it felt like one. cheering. the people of venezuela are standing for freedom and democracy and the united states of america is standing right by their side. president trump's support for the opposition is wildly popular among these venezuelan and cuban exiles and it's a chance for him to boost the hispanic vote in an important swing state. they love president trump

here because they love his tough policy in venezuela and he's capitalising on that support. he's also using this speech to step up pressure on the venezuelan leader nicolas maduro ahead of a looming confrontation over humanitarian aid. the us has been stockpiling food and medicine in colombia in response to venezuela's humanitarian crisis. mr maduro has dismissed this as a political show, a coverfor invasion. so getting the aid across the border is crucial for the viability of the opposition leader, juan guaido, who's declared himself interim president. he's given the maduro government until saturday to lift a blockade on the shipments. president trump demanded the military let them pass and that it throw its support behind mr guaido. if you chose this path, you have the opportunity to help forge a safe and prosperous future for all of the people of venezuela. or you can choose the second path,

continuing to support maduro. jeering and booing. if you choose this path, you will find no safe harbour, no easy exit and no way out, you will lose everything. cheering and applause. strong words, but the us doesn't want the generals to remain loyal to mr maduro and drag this out for months. neither does the opposition, that's why it's forcing a confrontation this weekend. barbara plett—usher, bbc news, miami. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, we'll tell you about the budding businessman from ghana who is trying to save the environment and make a living at the same time.

nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order, but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. it has a terrible effect on the morale of the people, i'm terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no let—up in the eruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea on the east of the island, away from the town for the time being, but it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch.

they've called it mir, russian for peace. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: ren zhengfei, the founder of chinese telecoms giant huawei, has told the bbc that the arrest of his daughter on the request of the united states is a "politically motivated act." fears for the future of the uk car industry as honda is expected to confirm it's closing its factory in swindon. egyptian officials say a militant with an explosive device has blown himself up in downtown cairo close to the historic al azhar mosque as he was being chased by the police. the interior ministry said two policemen were killed in the explosion and three others injured. jon ironmonger has this story. this attack has put egypt on high

alert. it followed a street chase through cairo alleyways near to the al azhar mosque, a popular tourist place. security services had been trying to arrest a militant thought to be behind the attempted bombing ofa to be behind the attempted bombing of a police patrol four days ago. but as they surrounded him, a device that he was carrying detonated, killing him and two police officers. translation: people were telling us in the area that he was a stranger, he didn't like in the area that he was a stranger, he didn'tlikea in the area that he was a stranger, he didn't like a terrorist. the captain was dead and the attacker was in pieces. translation: the sound of the explosion was unbelievable. we screamed and ran out with the neighbours. they were pulling people out there and i found a body in front of me with blood and everything. translation: they were about to ca ptu re translation: they were about to capture him so he blew himself up. it happened between eight 30p.m. and

9pm right here. tackling islamist insurgency in egypt has become a major military operation. for the past year, fighting has been focused on the peninsula where 15 soldiers we re on the peninsula where 15 soldiers were killed on saturday following an attack at an army checkpoint. but the terrorist threat may be shifting. in december, three vietnamese tourists died when a bomb exploded on a bus near the pyramids of giza, and this latest incident will heighten fears that the capital is becoming a target. now, it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello. i'm marc edwards, and here is your tuesday sport briefing. we're going to kick things with some football, and manchester united have booked their place in the quarterfinals of the fa cup with 2—0 win over chelsea at stamford bridge to pile the pressure on blues boss mauricio sarri. united made the breakthrough on the half—hour mark when paul pogba's inch—perfect cross was headed in by ander herrera.

and from provider to goal scorer, pogba doubled the lead on the stroke of half—time. this time, marcus rashford with a pinpoint cross. united will take on wolves in the last eight of the competition. they're the oscars of the sporting world. the laureus world sport awards took place in monaco on monday with novak djokovic winning the sportsman of the year for the third time in five years. in the women's category, it was gymnast simone biles taking top prize after wining four gold medals, one silver and one bronze at the 2018 world championships. always find strength and belief and motivation to get me going. thank you very much for this wonderful evening. thank you very much. you very much for this wonderful evening. thank you very muchlj appreciate it. an honour to receive appreciate it. an honour to receive a sportswoman of the year, so thank you, guys, and have a great night. a big night in the uefa champions league on tuesday. last season's runners—up liverpool

take on bayern munich in the first leg match of their round of 16 tie. european nights always bring out a special atmosphere at anfield. liverpool managerjurgen klopp wants the anfield faithful to really turn up the volume. let's hearfrom him now. do keep an ear out forjurgen's genius mathematics as well. a lot of players from other teams a lwa ys a lot of players from other teams always save it is really good, i am looking forward to. and it is true. but on the other side, there is a lot of power in involved in that and i have experienced it now a couple of times that our crowd is really able to push us from 100 to 120, 130, 140%. in tuesday's other champions league fixture, barcelona head to lyon with ernesto valverde's side looking to make up for last season's disastrous exit at the hands of roma. could be a tough assignment in france, although it's the first time lyon have made it to the round of 16 since 2012. they did manage to beat

manchester city at the etihad in the group stages. intriguing tie. olympic 800—metre champion caster semenya's appeal against a regulation restricting testosterone levels in female runners began on monday. the iaaf is attempting to limit the levels of testosterone in her body, which they claim gives her an unfair advantage. semenya is seeking to overturn the rule at the court of arbitration for sport. if she loses, it will have a huge impact, notjust on her career, but the sport as a whole. just about enough time to show you how cool tony hawke still is — this is him just casually skateboarding his way to the laureus awards in monaco. timeless tony the legend. that is all the time we have left. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, marc edwards, and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. thank you very much.

africa is the continent with the youngest population on earth, and some see it as an engine for global economic growth. other countries have invested billions of dollars betting on africa's future. the bbc‘s tim allman reports now on one man in ghana who has become a budding businessman. here, in his workshop, jeffrey yeboah performs miracles of a sort. he takes old tyres, recycled glass, fabric, different coloured ropes and makes bespoke furniture. coffee tables and armchairs. a thriving business, an example to others. i love myjob, i love what i do. it's the best thing i ever did for myself. if nothing at all, i feel part of the problem—solving community. jeffrey's been doing this for five years, picking up tyres dumped here and there, which he then transforms. and he's a busy chap.

he also studies economics at university and trains other aspiring entrepreneurs. items sell for anything between $30 and $250. for his customers, it's a chance to buy some new furniture and fly the flag. the only exciting part of it is that it's made in ghana, and i want to buy it to promote our products. jeffrey says he wants to teach others about waste management, proving you can help clean the environment and make some money at the same time. tim allman, bbc news. i ask you at the beginning to talk to me about fast fashion. a report has suggested that clothing retailers pay 1p per garment in

order to fund more recycling and more repairing. it also suggests that children should be taught to men and darn in schools. we asked you whether you thought this was the a nswer to you whether you thought this was the answer to the problem of fast fashion or whether consumers have more of a responsibility. the story is on our website. jerome says, in orderforfast, cheap is on our website. jerome says, in order for fast, cheap fashion, is on our website. jerome says, in orderforfast, cheapfashion, uk outsources pollution and expiration to india and bangladesh. 1p per garment is meaningless. does say, £1 per garment may might —— might make people think. also, the fast fashion is only the waste of resources. people should take responsibilities to make people aware that materialistic things cannot make anybody lovable. lots of opinions from you. do keep them coming. use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. stay with me on bbc news. bye— bye. there is a trend for the weather to

become very mild. we will develop southerly wind that will be pulling up southerly wind that will be pulling up some southerly wind that will be pulling up some warm southerly wind that will be pulling up some warm airfrom southerly wind that will be pulling up some warm air from the southerly wind that will be pulling up some warm airfrom the canary islands, shoving it through —— northwards towards our shores, raising temperatures significantly. not sure how much sunshine there will be, it looks quite cloudy. pressure begins to rise. it should put holes in the cloud and we should write in the week. temperatures should reach 17 or 18 degrees given some decent spells of sunshine. today, clear skies at the moment across a good part of england and wales. not too much in the way of breeze for things to get cold. we have another of showers around across northern and western areas of the uk. with the windfall in light across southern counties of england, in the countryside, some frost forming, is that it will be quite a

cold start to the date, even one or two per practice in the south as well. tuesday morning, we will see showers run in for a time across western scotland in north—west england, they will die away late morning at the cloud thickened in northern ireland and we started the wet weather arriving here. through tuesday afternoon, some rain is asked to blow into western areas of scotland, western parts of england and wales as well. dry and bright weather across south—east england and north—east of scotland. it will bea mild and north—east of scotland. it will be a mild day with temperatures into double figures for most of us. wind will continue overnight, bringing quite a bit of cloud and rain across northern and western areas of the country. myalup tuesday night, temperatures falling no lower than seven to 10 degrees. a frost free night. we still have a weather front moving in that will bring further spells of rain. as the rain tried to push east, it will probably weaken as the little if anything reaching

east anglia and south—east england. most of us it will be a cloudy day with rain mainly concentrated in the north and west. temperatures around 12 or 13 degrees, temperatures just beginning to climb a bit. cloud around on thursday but a better chance of being sunshine with more sunshine ina chance of being sunshine with more sunshine in a forecast for friday. we could see highs reaching the upper teens. that is your latest weather. this is the business briefing. i'm maryam moshiri. the founder and ceo of the chinese telecoms giant huawei sends a defiant message to the us. ren zhengfei says his company won't yield to pressure from washington. and can the globalfashion industry do more to tackle the impacts of cheap throwaway fashion culture? i'll talk to an expert. and on the markets, asian stocks looking slightly firmer this tuesday. hopes of progress in the us/china trade talks and gains in europe on monday helping increase

investor confidence. the us markets were closed yesterday for a public holiday, that's their closing figure for friday.