google blocks some of its services from huawei, the world's second—biggest maker of smartphones. it comes after the us government blacklisted the chinese company as a security threat. i think it's absolutely disastrous for huawei in the uk because at the moment it's got something like 7% of the uk market and that's been growing. so this is really going to put the brakes on huawei's growth in the uk and in europe. we'll have the latest from our technology correspondent. also this lunchtime: the man who died trying to fight off the london bridge attackers with his skateboard. donald trump warns iran it will be destroyed if it picks a fight with the united states. audiences watch the very last episode of game of thrones — we ask them for their verdict. and playing in mummy‘s garden — george, charlotte and louis enjoy

the woodland wilderness designed by the duchess of cambridge. there's so much amazing scientific research out there. about the importance of being outside and the benefits that it has, really. particularly for young children, and laying the foundations for their physical and mental well—being. and coming up on bbc news, brooks koepka wins the us pga championship for the second year ina row, leading from start to finish to take his fourth major title. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. google is blocking some of its services from the chinese technology giant huawei. it comes after the white house

blacklisted the chinese firm because of fears huawei could be used to spy on american data networks. huawei is the world's second biggest manufacturer of smartphones, but insists it is not a security threat. google‘s decision comes amid an escalating trade war between the united states and china. here's our technology correspondent, rory cellan—jones. it was the brand few had heard of and fewer could pronounce, now huawei is number two in global mobile phone sales, with its latest p30 handset getting rave reviews. google‘s move to stop future huawei phones getting access to its apps and to updates of its android software could have a major impact, making shoppers think twice, even if they like what the chinese firm offers. the cameras are great on huawei phones, they absolutely wipe the floor with everything else at the moment on the market. but it means they won't get all the google services that so many of us rely on for every day.

so that is maps, gmail, youtube and all of those things we use so much every day. it was president trump's order stopping american firms doing business with huawei over security concerns which forced google to act. but for the mobile phone industry, there could be wider consequences. at the moment phone buyers only have a choice between two mobile operating systems, apple's ios and google‘s android. but if huawei is shut out of android, it could lead a revolution, starting its own rival phone software. huawei is working on its own operating system which could provide users with an alternative way of getting what google offers. it may be that paradoxically it is google that ends up more harmed because huawei is absolutely huge in developing countries and among young users. the united states has been pressing the uk to shut huawei out of the new 56 mobile phone networks. the government is apparently minded to avoid a total ban but today the home secretary said no final

decision had been made. it is something we are looking very closely at. it is being discussed in government, there's a number of departments involved. i share some of the concerns of our allies and at this point, i think it is important to take all of that into account to remember, these are some of the closest intelligence relationships we have in the world. look at the evidence and then come to a final decision. huawei has always denied it poses a security risk, but is now at the centre of a trade battle between america and china and phone shoppers are caught in the crossfire. rory cellan—jones is here. caught in the crossfire. what does this mean if you have got a huawei phone? google, through its android twitter account has sought to reassure people, we are surely well we are complying with all us

government requirements services and security from google play protect will keep functioning on your existing huawei device, so some reassurance, but that doesn't say much about what happens one year from now when there's a new version of android, you want to upgrade to the latest operating system and it is possible that they won't. for people going to the shops over the coming months considering buying these huawei phones which have become much more desirable, getting rave reviews, they will be faced with this possibility, likely, that it will not get access to the services they get for free, things like youtube, gmail, google photos, google maps. so it is going to cause a lot of doubt amongst consumers, and it is a pretty serious blow for huawei, really. thank you, rory. the cabinet will begin discussions tomorrow on what downing street says will be a new brexit deal to put before mps next month. the prime minister has talked

of making a "bold" move to try to get her withdrawal agreement through the commons. our political correspondent iain watson is in westminster. iain, what might the plan contain? i think the prime minister will be keen to emphasise that this is a new deal not to be confused with that deal not to be confused with that deal that got rejected three times at westminster by mps. in truth it looks more like a rebadged deal with some new components. for example to try to win over labour mps the government as we understand it is going to be more willing to go further in protecting workers was multi—rights and protecting the environment after brexit. there is a lot that is familiar in this deal, rather too familiar for many conservative brexiteers, so for example the controversial northern irish backstop to try to avoid a ha rd irish backstop to try to avoid a hard border in ireland, they don't like that, it will still be part of this deal but there will be assurances to say that work will be going on to stop it coming into

force, but if you put it to one side, the prime minister's message the mps will be this, that you might not like everything that is being proposed but this is the last opportunity to avoid leaving the eu without a deal, and many labour mps will say, look, if you are going to be bold, you would be willing to put that deal to referendum. that doesn't seem to be on her agenda. she is at risk of having a temporary, informal coalition of mps, those on the one hand who are relaxed about leaving the eu without a deal and those on the other you wa nt to a deal and those on the other you want to hold out for a referendum, making it very difficult for her to get her brexit deal over the line. the inquests into the london bridge attacks has been hearing how one of the victims tried to use his skateboard to fight off the killers. ignacio echeverria, a spanish banker working in london, died after trying to help others who had been stabbed. he was posthumously awarded the george medal for bravery. our correspondent, jon donnison,

is at the old bailey. the court was told today that ignacio echeverria had been in london about one year. he was working at hsbc bank is a financial crime analyst. he had come to london to be closer to his sister and in particular his young three—year—old niece, but like so many of the stories we have heard about him these past few weeks, he was just out trying to enjoy a saturday nap out trying to enjoy a saturday nap out in london when the attacks took place. ignacio echeverria had been up with friends skateboarding on the south bank. the court heard that as they we re bank. the court heard that as they were cycling and a road straight into the london bridge attacks. the statement was read out in court from one of ignacio echeverria's friends, guillermo sanchez—montisi, he said that on seeing a woman being attacked and stabbed near london bridge, ignacio echeverria didn't

think about it, he reacted immediately, pulling his skateboard from his back, dropping his bike and started hitting the assailants with his skateboard, but he fell to the ground and try to parry the blows of the attacker with his board, and he, too, was fatally stabbed. as the attacks continued, guillermo sanchez—montisi told the court that he had to run, or he would have died too. he said one of the attackers looked like the devil. he said he would never forget the feeling of impotence, of not being able to help his reign. last year ignacio echeverria's family were at buckingham palace, where the 39—year—old who put the lives of others before his own, was awarded the george medalfor others before his own, was awarded the george medal for bravery by the queen. the court heard today that ignacio echeverria come as a catholic, was someone echeverria come as a catholic, was someone who was always trying to help, and that saturday night in london that was his first instinct, evenif london that was his first instinct, even if it meant risking his own safety.

the home secretary says the government is preparing an espionage bill to help tackle the threat from hostile states. in a speech at new scotland yard, sajid javid also confirmed that britons travelling to, and staying in, parts of syria could be committing an offence under new counter—terrorism legislation. let's speak to our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. tell us more about what the home secretary is going to say. the home secretary is going to say. the home secretary has been talking about the threat from terrorism, he said the tempo was increasing with 19 foiled plots in the last two years, 14 of those islamist, the other‘s five link to far right groups. he spoke about how he would use all of the powers at his disposal to counter the threat but said that there were gaps in legislation, particularly concerning the activities of hostile states. that's why he's drawing up plans for an espionage bill. in that

bill, there will possibly be some updated laws around treason and also the official secrets act and as well as that there could be a requirement for people who come from overseas and are acting on behalf of foreign governments to register, a kind a foreign agent registration scheme, similarto foreign agent registration scheme, similar to what exists in australia and the us. the purpose of that, it seems, would be to determine if people are spying and to make it easier to take action against those who are caught spying. as well as that he confirmed that the new powers coming in could be used to ban people, british people, from travelling to and staying in parts of syria and west africa. president trump has issued a stern warning to iran, saying that if it wants to fight, then that would be the "end" of the country. he told the iranian government never to threaten the united states again. in the last few days, there's been growing tension between the two nations, with the us deploying additional warships and planes to the gulf.

the american aircraft carrier, the us abraham lincoln, on exercise in the arabian sea. the latest move in a dangerous game of brinkmanship that could tip this region into war. american officials last week blamed tehran for the serious attacks on oil tankers in the gulf, that sent tensions soaring. even so, donald trump insists he doesn't want a war. i just don't want them to have nuclear weapons. and they can't be threatening us. with all of everything that's going on, and i'm not one that believes, i am not somebody that wants to go into war, because war hurts economies, war kills people, most importantly. but with neither side willing to back down, the fear is a miscalculation could spark a conflict. and last night, a rocket exploded in baghdad's green zone, close to the us embassy.

in a tweet after the attack, donald trump warned that... the us has troops stationed in iraq while iran backs militias in the country. iraq now fears it could be the battle ground for a war not of its own making. iraq has been living through hell for the last four decades and certainly, iraqis do not want to see this country yet again turn into a zone of proxy conflict. we are telling everybody, cool it. this is not the place to have your battles on. for now, america and iran are testing each other‘s limits. but that carries huge risks in such a volatile region. martin patience, bbc news, baghdad.

there's a warning that too many children in england are being admitted to mental health hospitals unnecessarily. research for the children's commissioner for england found children with learning disabilities or autism are being particularly let down by the system. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, is here. tell us more about this research. tell us more about this researchm the paper, the children's commissionerfound the paper, the children's commissioner found that there were 250 children with a learning disability or autism in a mental health hospital, as of february, a figure that has increased despite government promises to reduce it. one in seven of those children have beenin one in seven of those children have been in hospitalfor more than one in seven of those children have been in hospital for more than a year, with concerns for the medication, seclusion and restraint and it is not as if they are down the road from the family home, 100 of them are more than 30 miles from home with dozens being more than 60 miles from home. it is undoubtedly the case that some specialist conditions can only be treated in a

small number of units, and in the main the children's commissioner says too many children are simply being failed. i've heard of children who are in a single room with immovable furniture for months on end. there's been shocking stories of children being fed through hatches. now none of that can be right for anyone, but for the most vulnerable children it really is something which is absolutely unthinkable. the government say that in response they are committed to reducing the number of children with learning disability or autism in a mental health unit by one third, by march of next year. they say that they are going to invest in specialist community care. these are promises that have been made before and repeatedly broken, so you can understand there is a huge degree of scepticism amongst many of the families, that these commitments will actually be realised. michael, thank you very much. our top story this lunchtime:

google has barred the world's second biggest smartphone maker, huawei, from using some of its mobile services — after the white house blacklisted the chinese firm. coming up, hundreds of american students get the surpise of their lives, when a billionaire comes to talk to them. coming up on bbc news, victoria azarenka reveals she feared becoming pregnant would end her tennis career. she's joined other leading stars and successfully campaigned for more ranking protection for new mothers on the tour. all this week, the bbc‘s "we are middlesbrough" series is focusing on stories from there, hearing what matters to people in the town, and bringing those issues to a wider audience. the stories will be reported across bbc television and radio, and on digital. simon mccoy is in middlesbrough for us now. afternoon, simon. hello, yes, talking to people here

in middlesbrough and they think that outsiders focus on the problems this town faces rather than the solutions and there are solutions being worked on here. in 2016, middlesbrough was named as the worst place for a girl to grow up in england and wales. steph mcgovern has been back to the place where she grew up to find out what is being done to empower young women. this is my home town, middlesbrough, and i know loads of you know this because i bang on about it all the time on the telly. this is my home town, middlesbrough, and i know loads of you know this i'm really proud to be from here. it's given me my accent, a great education and some of my happiest memories. i'm independent and resilient because i grew up here! so, a couple of years ago, when a report came out saying this was the worst place to grow up as a girl in england and wales, i was absolutely raging. and i wasn't the only one. so were liz and krista. to teach girls to believe in themselves, and when they work together, that they can accomplish their dreams. brilliant answer.

in response, they set up a charity called rubies, to help empower girls. i was really upset and disappointed. having grown up in middlesbrough my whole life, ijust thought it wasn't a league table that i wanted to be associated with really, or our girls. so we decided that we needed to put a different message out there. before you were doing this, did any of you feel like you weren't good enough. did you?! oh, my god, that makes me really sad! before i started rubies, like, i used to hate everything about me. i don't know why. it's just, like, i thought i was ugly. i thought i was... aw, i want to hug you, because you're not! you're gorgeous and you're brilliant. how do you feel now? i feel like i'm beautiful. yeah? you are beautiful. and do you know what, you said that really quietly, but i'm so pleased you feel like that. it's teaching us to, like, not bottle up our feelings and think that we are good enough. i never thought i would be able to become a doctor, but rubies has helped me to believe i can do it if i put my mind to it

and keep going in school. just because this is my home town, i'm not going to pretend things are perfect. of course they're not. it's got problems, just like anywhere, but things are improving. would you all say you're confident women? all: yeah. yeah. meeting some of the girls studying at middlesbrough college, there's no shortage of ambition. i'm going to uni in september, to do primary education with mathematics. brilliant. what do you want to do? work in a day nursery. i actually already work as an electrical technician. so, you're doing an apprenticeship? yeah. do you think it's harder being a girl here, compared to anywhere else in the country? no, not at all. i think they focus on the negative and not look at the positives about middlesborough. do you think anything more could be done? yeah, like, more work experience. i think more focus on mental health, because with having confidence issues, things to help deal with it and conquer it is a big issue — in anywhere, notjust middlesborough. come in... what these girls also need are role models. as female business owners, we're giving back now and we're trying to encourage people. these businesswomen think they‘ re making progress. in the last few years,

i think there's been much more collaboration. there's been initiatives like business women awards, but much more working in partnership. there have been some real challenges in the area, but there's also amazing regeneration and innovation happening locally. but i thinkjust that pride that you can't really measure and it counts for so much. we've got this momentum now and we must keep it going. you know, we must encourage our young people to challenge themselves, to try something new, to show them what opportunities are out there. are you proud to be from middlesborough? all: yes. do you think you can do just as well as anybody else in the country? all: yes. good, because you can! yay! they cheer and applaud steph mcgovern, bbc news, middlesbrough. here in middlesbrough, in the 2016 eu referendum, voters in the brambles and thorntree ward voted 82.5% to leave the eu — the highest leave vote in the country.

and it is still an issue which causes a lot of frustration. if we voted to be out, we should be out, and that's it. and who do you blame for us not being out? well, the government. the government had a say in it, they should have done it. we voted for it. that's the end of it, as far as i'm concerned, anyway. and if there was another referendum, what would you do? i'd do the same. for me, the liberal democrats are the best of the lot. do you want to stay in the eu? yes, i voted to stay and, yes, we both did, because it's just a load of, what you call it? they are shouting at each other like babies in the house of commons. the political situation is internal now. the conservatives, the labour party, god knows! this place was all labour at one stage when i was young. and now, everyone isjust going for whoever, not even bothering even. and for more on the history of middlesbrough, and why the bbc is here this week,

go to our website — bbc.co.uk/news. in the meantime, back to you, ben. simon, thanks very much indeed. there's a warning today that the goodwill of nurses in england is being abused by politicians, who've failed to get to grips with a desperate shortage of staff. ministers insist they are committed to increasing the number of nurses in training. but the general secretary of the royal college of nursing says the government is not doing enough and more money is required. the government must invest in nurse education. at the moment, we have 40,000 vacancies and, actually, it's not sustainable. therefore, we need them to invest in the education, so that we can have more people train as nurses. a comedian, with no previous experience of politics, has become ukraine's new president. volodymyr zelensky, who played the role of the president in a satirical tv series, won a landslide victory over the incumbent petro poroshenko a month ago. he said achieving a lasting ceasefire with russian—backed rebels

in the east of the country was his first task. sweden has filed a formal request for the arrest of the wikileaks founder, julian assange, who's accused of rape. he denies the allegation. the warrant, if granted, would be the first step towards mr assange being extradited from britain, where he's currently serving a prison sentence for breaching bail. he's also wanted in the us. 400 students in the american city of atlanta have had a very pleasant surprise. they were at their graduation ceremony when dr robert f smith, a former student at morehouse college and a billionaire, announced that he was paying off all their student loans. this is my class, 2019. and my family is making a grant to eliminate their student loans. cheering

after eight seasons, one of the most talked about tv shows has finally come to an end. but some game of thrones fans have complained about plot lines in the last series, but that's unlikely to stop it from still being a ratingsjuggernaut. our los angeles correspondent, sophie long, has been at a watch party where the 80—minute finale aired — and don't worry, if you haven't seen it yet, there are no spoilers in her report. argh! this goes beyond loyalty. there's no question that the cultural phenomenon that is game of thrones has been a ratings hit — and resulted in big business for some. as fans prepared for viewing parties, this bakery sold around 30,000 limited—edition cupcakes, breaking its previous record set by last year's royal wedding. this has been our all—time best—selling limited—edition cupcake in the history of sprinkles. it's our biggest innovation yet.

at a viewing party near venice beach, heated debate about how it was all going to end. what about a babyjon snow? that's a possibility. there could be, yeah. i mean, if she's pregnant, he's not going to kill her. there was an atmosphere of great anticipation. some hoping for relief. others, an end to a disappointing season. i felt that the writing was kind of sloppy, and it didn't make any sense with the character arcs and all that. just a big release, i guess, from the anxiety that we have today. intense. like, so many emotions. just, like, anticipation that's fulfilled and never seeing it again. and then it was time. cheering a whole pub completely absorbed. the debate over the quality of series eight will continue but, in the united states,

the credits have rolled. winter is no longer coming. wow! sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. nearly 170,000 people are expected to attend this year's chelsea flower show, which opens its doors this week. many of the gardens on display will focus on the theme of health and well—being. one of the exhibits has been co—designed by the duchess of cambridge. our royal correspondent, daniela relph, is there. well, this is a duchess of cambridge's garden at chelsea and it is filled with personal touches. memories of her own childhood and those of the wider royal family. there is a pain planted here chosen by her husband, the duke of cambridge, because the smell reminded him of his own childhood. there are also forget—me—nots, the favourite flower of his mother, diana. but the first group of people

to test out this garden came yesterday afternoon, and they with the dutch has‘s own three children. checking over their mother's handiwork, three young royals. george, charlotte and louis testing out the garden the duchess helped design. even if louis seemed a little distracted. early in the year, the children collected leaves and twigs that are now part of this back to nature garden. barefoot and carefree, it is a project that fittingly promotes the importance of family. the duchess has worked alongside a team of landscape architects for months. heavily involved in every stage of the project. the water will flow under that bridge? last week, she helped install the garden at chelsea. it is inspired by many of her own childhood memories, including jumping over boulders in the lake district. this has been a very personal project for the duchess of cambridge, she is rarely interviewed, but on this, she wanted to speak out.

you know, there's so much that kiddies, particularly, can learn from environments like this. they can learn life skills. you know, anything from sort of learning empathy from watching plants grow, to sort of physical activities, and sort of climbing onto trees or onto boulders and things sort of helps the balance and coordination. it's really sort of an open playground for them. it's a natural space. a really exciting space for kiddies and adults alike to share and explore. and hopefully, that's what this garden brings. as ever, chelsea is a mix of the new and the more traditional. this garden marks 75 years since d—day. we have lots of things within the garden, we have sculpture, we have slate, we have planting and we have the stone prince which is really trying to recreate the experience of 75 years ago and to keep the memory alive. much of the attention here this week

will be on the duchess's garden. she showed two groups of local schoolchildren around this morning, they seemed impressed. but perhaps they seemed impressed. but perhaps the seal of approval of her own three children it matters most. and they liked this piece of old—fashioned, outdoor family adventure. and the duchess will be showing other members of the royal family around this garden later today, when the queen comes to chelsea. and she may recognise much of what she sees here because a lot of things in this garden are inspired by her own sandringham estate in norfolk. thank you very much indeed. time for a look at the weather. here's nick miller. talking of the chelsea fire show, what is the forecast? pretty good, almost perfect, 20 degrees and a mix of shower and son and a chance of some shower, so not too much wilting going on. but those of us who like a bit of rain on our gardens may be disappointed this

week because it is really hit and miss. showers. some showers out there at the moment. if you look at there at the moment. if you look at the satellite picture, most of the cloud is in scotland and northern ireland where we see most of the show is developing today. some will be getting going out over the next couple of hours in england and wales. showers for scotland, northern ireland, some developing down the eastern side of england, some in wales and further east and southern england. showers around fairly warm and sunny spells with temperatures into the high teens, creeping into the low 20s. the winds are light so catchy shower and it could hang around for some time and there may be a rumble of thunder as well. into tonight, most of the showers are fading away. in northern scotland, we keep cloud and some outbreaks of rain. you could find mist and fog patches developing and after the rising one, temperatures mostly in a range of 4—8d. as for tomorrow, still a case of showers,

but fewer showers. still there