this is the briefing. i'm victoria fritz. our top story: europe prepares to head to the polls — we're in france, looking at the growing strength of populist movements. taiwan's parliament is debating legislation that could see it become the first place in asia to allow same—sex marriage. kitsch meets carnival — it's eurovision time — but organisers say they don't want politics to overshadow the music. and coming up in business briefing, collateral damage did while away warns that a us man will affect tens

of thousands of jobs warns that a us man will affect tens of thousands ofjobs with its american suppliers as walmarts say the trade war will push up prices in its stores. 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 tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbbthebriefing. —— #bbcthebriefing. they will be seen as the latest reading on the strength of europe's growing populist parties. the eu elections are next week. the polls, across 28 nations, will elect members of the european parliament in brussels, the eu's only directly—elected body. in many countries, populist parties are expected to do well, including in france where president

emmanuel macron has staked his presidency on confronting them. our paris correspondent lucy williamson has been testing the mood among voters on france's north—eastern border. if you want to see what freedom of movement in europe looks like, come to the north—east corner of france early on a weekday morning. this is one of 40,000 people from this area to cross the border each day for work. her father worked to cross the border each day for work. herfather worked in the to cross the border each day for work. her father worked in the local steel mines here. she commutes to her hairdressing salon on the 738 to luxembourg. is she living the european dream? translation: dream, no. you need to work, that's all. working near where you live is the ideal but salaries and pensions are better in luxembourg.” ideal but salaries and pensions are better in luxembourg. i asked the passenger next to her how he feels

about the eu. translation: passenger next to her how he feels about the eu. translationi passenger next to her how he feels about the eu. translation: i feel in the european union but how i feel towards it... if there was ever a region that felt european, this should be it. this area of france has close ties to germany, only a few hours' drive to brussel and it has received investment from the eu. so why did marine le pen do so well here? support for the national rally has gone all grown along with feelings of inequality and anger at mainstream politicians with liberal economic goals. party's list for the european election is jordan, economic goals. party's list for the european election isjordan, a 23—year—old child of italian immigrants from the rundown suburbs north of paris. the party came top in european elections five years ago so in european elections five years ago so why, i asked him, in european elections five years ago so why, iasked him, but in european elections five years ago so why, i asked him, but it now abandoned its promise to take france

out of the eu? translation: europe has changed. today there is a nationalist wave coming to power in many countries. now we shape political life. the left and right are in the process of disappearing. it is early afternoon in the old mining town and this is the only bar in town with any customers. unemployment here was almost twice the national average of the last count unlike many regulars here, terry has given up on politicians entirely. translation: politicians have all become liars. they are only looking out for themselves. i don't believe in them anymore. i give up. what has europe done for us? nothing. why should i vote for something that does nothing for me? passengers erupt from the morning commuted translating the platform at luxembourg. another days work is heading to europe. next week they

will decide where europe is heading. taiwan looks about to become the first country in asia to legalise same—sex marriage. an historic declaration was actually made back in may 2017 — when parliament was given two years to enact the changes. law—makers will vote on three draft bills — each with a different view of what equality looks like. joining me now is our correspondent cindy sui is in taipei. i know it is raining where you are but there are still thousands of people out on the streets waiting to hear why —— what might become of the bill. organisers say there are 20,000 people gathered. that been here since 8am this morning seeing what parliament will do about this bill. what they hope for is the parliament will adapt the bill proposed by the parliament, the only bill that would give same—sex couples almost the same rights as heterosexual couples.

that would allow them to adopt biological children. receive inheritance and make medical decisions for each other. the other two bills, while legalising same—sex unions will not give them the same rights and, in fact, one bill will allow family members of the partners to annul the marriage. people gather out here, as supporters of the community. they feel strongly about this. it is time, they have been fighting for equal rights for decades. certainly the debate over equal marriage rights has lasted decades in the country. recent polls suggest that actually public opinion in taiwan is largely against same—sex marriage. in taiwan is largely against same-sex marriage. taiwan is a conservative society and lately religious groups have launched a

massive campaign to get people on their side. opinion polls show that people while wanting some kind of protection they are uncomfortable with the idea of same—sex unions being treated in the same way as heterosexual marriages. and that is where the butlers at. some of the bills will not treat same—sex couples in the same way as heterosexual couples. but they say separate laws are not equal, they wa nt separate laws are not equal, they want equal rights. they do not want the prime minister to compromise on that and they hope that the bill that and they hope that the bill that they want will be passed later today. i'm sure we will come back to you if and when we get any word. thank you very much. president trump has unveiled sweeping new proposals to change the american immigration system, a hugely divisive issue which has resisted reform for three decades. he says he wants to make the system more merit—based, more favourable to well—educated english—speaking applicants who already have a job in the us, and to toughen border security.

our plan achieves two critical goals. first, it stops illegal immigration and fully secures the border. and second, it establishes a new legal immigration system that protects american wages, promotes american values, and attracts the best and brightest from all around the world. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news: the organisation representing austria's muslims has said it will ask the constitutional court to reverse a ban on headscarves in primary schools a day after it was passed in parliament. the islamicfaith community in austria said the new law would only lead to segregation and discrimination of muslim girls. three british people have been killed in a light aircraft crash in dubai. the crew, which also included a south african citizen, was working to calibrate

navigation systems a few miles from dubai international airport when it hit the ground on thursday evening. an investigation into the cause is underway. the architect behind some of the world's most famous buildings — including the glass pyramid outside the louvre in paris — has died aged 102. tributes are pouring in for chinese—born im pei — who is being remembered for his forward—thinking and unique designs. he carried on working well into old age, creating one of his most famous masterpieces — the museum of islamic art in doha — in his 80s. let's turn to our top business story — the us—china trade war. chinese telecoms giant huawei has hit back at moves to ban it from doing business with us firms. it warns it will affect ‘tens of thousands' ofjobs at its us suppliers — and do ‘significant economic harm' to us companies.

huawei is the world's third largest buyer of semiconductors — and those concerns have sent shares of us chipmakers down sharply. fiona cincotta, senior market analyst at city index, joins me now. good morning and thank you for coming in. i was looking at some of the share prices. oualcomm is down 596. the share prices. oualcomm is down 5%. perhaps we should not be surprised, given the interconnectedness of all of this but it goes against us trump administration narrative that, actually, it is really hurting china and america and the consumer in america will be fine. that is not necessarily the case. there is the idea that he is getting the damage the most question who is it? there are big tariffs going to china and a huge restriction for huawei. but there will also be a knock—on effect

on us firms and also usjobs. it is not just on us firms and also usjobs. it is notjust in that electronics business either. walmart said yesterday as well that they will be passing on the price increases that come as a result of the tariffs and that will get pass directly onto us consumers. it is definitely not a win—win situation at all for the us. we have a lot of newspapers to go through later on so we will see you then. the political leader of the basque separatist group eta has been arrested in the french alps after 17 years on the run. eta waged a violent campaign for basque independence for more than 40 years and killed more than 800 people. it declared a ceasfire in 2011 and disbanded in 2018. it declared a ceasefire in 2011 and disbanded in 2018. ramzan karmali reports. josu ternera, one of the most wanted men in europe, was finally captured in this hospital car park in the french alps. the political leader of eta, the basque separatist

movement, had been on the run for 17 years. translation: all i can say is he was arrested in the hospital parking lot because he needed to go to the hospital for treatment. he's seriously sick and i think he'd been followed for a long time by the police intelligence agency, and the french—spanish cooperation has gained ground over time. the 69—year—old was arrested on a warrant from a paris court sentenced him in absentia in 2017 to eight years in prison for being a member of a terrorist group. but, he's also wanted in spain, an international warrant for his arrest was issued over the 1987 bombing of a civil guard barracks in the city of zaragoza that killed 11 people, including five children. translation: the european orders of arrest will be solved so that they can hand josu ternera over to bejudged for the facts that were the object for the international claim, without any damage to the penal responsibilities that he faces also in france.

eta's long, violent history may be over, but it claimed over 800 lives across half a century. so it will come as no surprise that spain will be seeking to charge ternera for crimes against humanity. ramzan karmali, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: environmental benefit or urban menace — germany becomes the latest country to debate the pros and cons of the e—scooter. the pope was shot, the pope will live. that was the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, terrorism has come to the vatican. the man they called the butcher of lyon, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail.

the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out effort to help the victims of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the country for 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, garry kasparov. it is the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classical chess match. america's first legal same—sex marriages have been taking place in massachusetts. god bless america! you're watching the briefing. our headlines: taiwan's parliament is debating legislation that could see it become the first place in asia to allow same—sex marriage. and our top story: as europe prepares to head to the polls, we've been in france, looking at the growing strength of populist movements.

let's stay with that now. 751 seats are up for grabs in the european parliament. but despite this being one big election for one parliament, turnout, concerns and interest for the eu can be very different from one country to another. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas reports from brussels. 400 million voters across europe... last time, just one in ten in some countries bother to take part so the eu is trying to convince people that this time it really matters. choose the europe you want me to grow up in. if one country, the uk, still taking part, people really do think this matters.

this is one election but really 28 different contests in 28 different countries. after a decade of drama in europe, there are concerns people share. migration, the number one issue through the middle of europe. jobs and the economy the top concern around the fringes. and climate change, their main worry for richer countries stop the at the heart of it all is a contest, pro— europeans against the sceptics. france and italy in france, emmanuel macron, this is almost a referendum on his pro—eu vision. the yellow vest protests have faded. these running neck and neck with the anti—eu national rally, a rebrand of marion le pen's national front. in italy, matteo salvini, he's leading the polls hoping to lead an anti—eu alliance of far—right parties from across europe.

but the anti—eu forces have always struggled to unite. in hungary, viktor orban, the prime minister, and in poland, the ruling law and justice party, both hardline on migration and refugees, might not wa nt to migration and refugees, might not want tojoin migration and refugees, might not want to join salvini's new gang. and these eurosceptics might have a third of seats in parliament but might still be split and weakened. the big old pro eu centre parties are shrinking. angela merkel‘s conservatives and their centre—right allies across europe. keep the ce ntre—left allies across europe. keep the centre—left socialists real pressure in france. but together they might still dominate, though it's likely to be the other parties in the middle, macron, the liberals, the greens could be the kingmakers stopping the balance in europe is shifting, fragmenting. it's a struggle for europe's hearts and votes.

they've become an ever more common sight in cities across the globe. they're meant to help with congestion and be kinder to the environment. one country that's resisted them is germany, but on friday, the upper house of parliament may vote to let e—scooters on to the country's roads. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. don't fancy riding a bike? well, how about trying one of these? electric, or e—scooters, are all the rage these days. nippy little things that can weave in and out of traffic, or pedestrians for that matter. they're being sold as a flexible and environmentally—friendly alternative. so we're spending 10—15% of our time a car, and for me, this is no goal. we need to find ways to find ways to reduce co2, to reduce pollution, to reduce the contamination and also to enjoy our cities. but they do have their critics. this is paris, where some complain e—scooters have been left abandoned in the street. others point out that inexperienced

riders have helped cause accidents. but the companies that make them say they're offering potential solutions. so the first thing is this brings order to the chaos. if you see a lot of deployments with scooters, you'll notice they get scattered scattered around and they can oftentimes be a negative view to the community. what this does is it gives it a place to actually park, but then it charges. these things all have to charge. it's expected that germany's bundesrat will give e—scooters the green light. another country where increasingly it's a case of four wheels bad, two wheels good. tim allman, bbc news. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm tulsen tollet and this is your friday sport briefing, where we start with the golfing news that defending champion brooks koepka will take a one shot lead into the second round of the pga championship. the 29—year—old got off to a fast start in new york on thursday and continued on his way to break the course record

on the bethpage black course and also equalled the lowest round ever set in a pga championship. that was one of the best rounds i've played probably as a professional. this golf course is brutal, if you're going to drive it, it tests every aspect of your game. you've got to drive the ball straight, it's long, so you've got to hit it fast off there is a fine line between five or six over and a couple under here. it's a fun golf course to play, that's for sure. italy's valerio conti will wear the pinkjersey heading into friday's 7th stage of the giro d'italia, that's after compatriot fausto masnada claimed his first victory in a grand tour by winning stage 6 on thursday when the two of them broke away from the peloton, conti though grabbing the leader's pinkjersey. there's yet more controversy for australia's nick kyrgios after he walked out of his second—round match at the rome masters for which he was retrospectively fined and forced to give up

the ranking points gained in the tournament. the 24—year—old was in the deciding set against norway's casper ruud when he was given a game penalty, reportedly for swearing. he then kicked a bottle, threw down his racquet, hurled a chair on the court, eventually picking up his bag and walking off. away from the sideshow in rome, world number one naomi osaka will play kiki bertens in the women's quarter—finals over the coming hours, after she won two matches on thursday due to poor weather on wednesday. osaka is also guaranteed to remain at the top of the rankings with simona halep losing in the second round. the 21—year—old was too good for dominika cibulkova in the morning winning 6—3, 6—3 before beating romania's mihaela buzarnescu by the same score later in the day to seal her place in the last eight milwaukee bucks play game 2 of their nba eastern conference finals series against the toronto raptors later on friday. the bucks fought back from being behind for a vast majority of game one

to record a 108—100 victory, which included 13 points in the final quarter from brook lopez handing them the initiative. feels good, you know, feels good to be able to come every night and try to put my body on the line and give everything i've got for us to win a game. you know, had a great game but at the end of the day my team had a great game and we were able to get this win. while in the nhl, the sanjose sharks take a 2—1 lead into game four of the western conference final against the st louis blues later. after logan couture levelled it at the end of normal time, swedish defenseman erik karlsson then scored the winner in overtime, his second on the night. doing well across social media has been ajax celebrating a 34th dutch eredivisie title with their fans in amsterdam. erik ten hag's side finished the season three points clear of psv eindhoven winning the league for the first time in five years, but they enjoyed celebrating a domestic double,

having won the cup earlier this month. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the team, that is your friday sport briefing. it's that time of the year... yes, the 64th eurovision song contest will take place this weekend in tel aviv. 200 million people will tune in to enjoy 26 songs battle it to to win the coveted grand prix. the show is taking place in israel this year at a time of renewed political tension on the border with gaza, but contestants have been told to keep the competition politics free. david sillito has more. eurovision. .. eurovision... the eurovision. .. the fans eurovision... the fans are here... the rehearsals are under way... and

representing the uk is michael wright. lovely to meet you. lovely to meet you. who wasn't even born the last time the uk won. but having spent the last few months on a tour of europe, he's already got a taste of europe, he's already got a taste of eurovision fame. i never in a million years thought i'd get through, so for people to wait outside for days just to get a photo of me, crazy. eurovision very much prides itself on being a celebration of inclusiveness, but the question this year will be very much about exactly who is going to be coming to the party. this is iceland pass huteri. .. party. this is iceland pass huteri... who are? award-winning anticapitalist doomsday attack mode. and they had doubts about playing in

israel given the political situation but felt they could make more of a statement by coming. however... you've been told no politics on stage? yes, which is impossible. have you been told to stop talking about politics offstage? yes, but the line is blurry stop though we've been warned. but while there has been warned. but while there has been talk of boycotts and protests, so been talk of boycotts and protests, so far it's actually been pretty much business as usual for israel's european party. david sillito, bbc news, tel aviv. stay with me on bbc news, i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. we'll have more on huawei's warning that a us ban will affect tens of thousands of jobs at its american suppliers. and tell me what you think about our talking point today. let us know your thoughts, use #bbcthebriefing. i don't know if you've seen this

story about the poor waiter or waitress who handed over a £4500 bottle of wine by mistake. tell us your guest gaff at work. i'll speak to you very soon. hello. much of this week has brought us a largely settled and warm spell of weather. things are about to change more unsettled to end the week and into the weekend. this is how we end the day on thursday, a beautiful sunsetin the day on thursday, a beautiful sunset in dorset. through the day on friday in general there will be more cloud than recently, a bit cooler and some showers around but we won't all see them stop either showers will be moving in on on an easterly breeze on this fairly weak weather front you can see here in mainly parts of england and wales. that pa rt parts of england and wales. that part of wales —— that rain will be in central and southern england in the morning and wales and followed by further showers in eastern england. in scotland, more cloud and some spots in the west but more

sunshine widely across scotland and the far north of england through the day stopping northern ireland slightly cloudier than of late but a largely dry picture. typically 13 to 16 for england and wales where you have the cloud and. on friday evening and overnight into saturday, more persistent rain works in from the east, affecting scotland and northern england. further south, mostly dry as we start saturday morning and frost free across—the—board morning and frost free across—the—boa rd under that blanket of cloud. to summarise the weekend, not quite as glorious as it has been for much of this week. a cooler, cloudier picture. some showers around but not a washout, a bit of sunshine on offer to. this is the pressure set up into the weekend. low pressure in charge of central parts of europe with winds rotating around that. all that cloud and patchy rain to scotland, northern england initially on saturday and

drifting towards northern ireland at times. further south, drifting towards northern ireland at times. furthersouth, more sunshine on saturday morning but showers propping up almost everywhere. we won't all see them, they could hit and miss, but showers around on saturday afternoon with 14 to 18 degrees. not much change in the pressure situation into the second half of the weekend, not a great change in the weather type. still quite a cloudy day on sunday, if you showers around again, the heaviest and most frequent will be in scotla nd and most frequent will be in scotland with some thunder. some showers propping up further south down the spine of the country especially, top temperatures warmer than saturday, 14 to 19 degrees. goodbye for now.

this is the business briefing. i'm victoria fritz. collateral damage. huawei warns a us ban will affect ‘tens of thousands ofjobs‘ at its american suppliers — as walmart says the trade war will push up prices in its stores. plus — internet space race. from musk — to bezos — to branson. the billionaires planning to offer global broadband access from orbit. and on the markets, very much a mixed picture in asia. chinese shares feeling the pain from that escalation in the trade war. and combative words in the chinese media stoking those tensions further. us shares though ending higher thanks to strong earnings from walmart