tech giants at war — google blocks the world's second biggest smartphone maker, huawei, from some mobile services. it follows washington's decision to blacklist the chinese firm, overfears beijing could spy on foreign data networks. they are citing this as being a security issue, and it absolutely is not a security issue. this is all tied to the china—us trade negotiations. so, what could the google ban mean for millions of smartphone users in the uk? also on the programme... the inquests into the london bridge attacks hears how one man who died tried to protect a woman using his skateboard. the head of a birmingham primary school gets threatening messages, after books with same sex relationships are read in class.

the british female racing driver at the top of a sport, where 95% of competitors are men. and george, charlotte and louis enjoy a woodland wilderness at the chelsea flower show, designed by their mum. and coming up on bbc news... steve clarke has been confirmed as the new scotland head coach, replacing alex mcleish. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. google has blocked the world's second—largest smartphone maker, the chinese company huawei, from some of its mobile services. it comes after the us government put the firm on a trade blacklist. huawei is a global leader

in 56 superfast wireless technology, which will help link everything from our phones to driverless cars to domestic appliances. but the us and several other countries have raised concerns that huawei equipment, could be used by the chinese authorities to spy on data networks — allegations the company denies. google‘s move further escalates a growing war over trade between the us and china. here's our business editor, simonjack. a global trade war is coming to a phone near you. google has barred huawei from some updates to the android operating system, which means a future huawei phones won't be able to access popular apps like youtube and google maps. existing phones will have access but won't be able to update to new versions of android which could leave users more vulnerable to future security threats. what do potential customers

make of that? if you are looking at phones and one came without youtube, you would rule that out? straightaway. if something like maps wasn't available it would seem more difficult and less accessible. so, if you were mulling over which phone to buy, if one didn't come with maps, you would say...” to buy, if one didn't come with maps, you would say... i would probably go for the other phone. how important are things like maps and youtube? very important to be able to have access to them on the move so to have access to them on the move so if they didn't offer that it would put me off using the phone completely. today a huawei spokesman admitted future access to some popular apps could not be guaranteed. it's a question of what will happen in the future with update and at this stage we are not quite sure how this will pan out but in the fullness of time we will be more sure. is this a security issue

ora more sure. is this a security issue or a trade war? it absolutely is not a security issue, it is tied to the china us trade negotiations and i have every hope and expectation this will come to a rapid conclusion. not eve ryo ne will come to a rapid conclusion. not everyone agrees. huawei is the biggest manufacturer of the network that commits to connect hospitals and driverless cars and having a chinese company at the centre of thatis chinese company at the centre of that is a concern for some. security concerns first raised in the us and echoed by spy chiefs at mi6 have arguably made huawei the most important company in the world, thrust onto the front line of a new technological cold war, which is coming out of the security shadows and into our everyday lives. is this another move in a game of chess between china and the us? huawei thinks so and hopes the tit for tat trade war will be resolved, but once you raise the flag of national security, it is hard to lower it

again. once you raise concerns about security, it is easier to sow doubt thanit security, it is easier to sow doubt than it is to re—build trust. it's almost impossible to know what they are doing in every possible scenario. the us along with australia and new zealand have already shut out huawei of its network plans. the uk hasn't made up its mind yet. i share some of the concerns of our allies and at this point i think it is important to ta ke point i think it is important to take all of that into account, to remember that these are some of the closest intelligence relationships we have in the world, look at the evidence and come to a decision. when the two biggest economies in the world are at each other‘s throats, the government and consumers can get caught in the middle. the fact is google pretty much had no choice in this and they are not the only ones. now, once you are on the only ones. now, once you are on the blacklist for trade, it is very ha rd if the blacklist for trade, it is very hard if not impossible to do business with companies on that list and we have also seen some of the

big chip manufacturers they will find it difficult to supply huawei with some of the building blocks of the huawei products, and they are massive customers to big companies. some people are talking about an iron curtain being drawn down across the technology world and which side you are on will possibly depend on which countries huawei is allowed to sell its products in and which it isn't. some people are saying they could kiss and make up at the g20 summit at the end ofjune, but once you say national security is an issue,is you say national security is an issue, is it or isn't it? once you say it is, it is very hard. all of the economic pragmatism in the world, it's very hard to trump if you like there was is no easy resolution to this problem. simon jack, thank you. the inquests into the london bridge attacks in 2017 have heard how one of the victims tried to stop the attackers by hitting them with his skateboard. ignacio echeverria, a spanish banker

who was living in london, was killed in the attacks after stepping in to try to protect a woman, who was being repeatedly stabbed. his friend told the inquest the attackers looked prepared, and their "intentions were to kill everyone". our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more. although he was 39, spanish financial crime analyst ignacio echeverria was still a keen skateboarder. on the night of the attack he had been out skating with friends near the tate modern. they pulled over on their bikes when they noticed one of the injured, then looking up the road they saw the attack continuing outside the tapas restau ra nt. attack continuing outside the tapas restaurant. his friend told the coroner. . .

when the manager of the restaurant realised how serious the situation was, he got his staff back inside and locked the doors to keep his customers safe. but one of the customers, jonathan moses, was a junior doctor and insisted on being allowed out. he told the coroner... he rushed over to a woman who had been stabbed 18 times. he told the coroner. . . i really believe we will beat terrorism that night and it's with that mindset we need to continue. i think we must not live in fear, we must not let these events get the

better of us. we must stand together, share our common values and celebrate the differences we have. ignacio echeverria was the last person to be fatally injured that night. more than a dozen people stabbed after the attackers left the lobos restaurant all survived. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. the leader of the brexit party, nigel farage, has hit back at calls for an investigation into the funding of his party, saying he's the victim of "disgusting smears". but the electoral commission says it will visit the party's headquarters to review its systems for taking donations. it comes as mr farage had a milkshake thrown at him during a campaign walkabout in newcastle, ahead of thursday's european elections. a 32—year—old man has been arrested. a headteacher at the centre of a row over how children are taught about relationships, including between same sex couples, has told the bbc she's received threatening messages.

sarah hewitt—clarkson runs anderton park primary school in birmingham, which has seen protests over the use of story books which include homosexual families. today, dozens of children were kept at home in further protests over the school's equality ethos. sima kotecha has the story. lgbt activists who have today gathered... last night, lgbt activists putting up messages in support of staff on the school gates. our children, our choice! this comes after seven weeks of protests. campaigners and parents have been calling on anderton park to suspend the teaching of lgbt relationships while they have talks. we are not against lgbt. we respect all the communities. many different cultures and people live here. you say you respect the community but then you are calling for teachers not to teach children about same—sex relationships. can you understand why people may

see you as being homophobic? we are not homophobic. the head teacher says she won't change her stance on equality. i feel it's attacking a law that i am really proud that we have in this country, which protects all of us, protects whatever characteristics we belong to. that was fought for by people over the decades and centuries. but now the debate has taken a sinister turn. the head teacher has received a series of threatening messages, some of which are causing her serious concern for her safety. today, a protester and a birmingham mp had a feisty exchange after dozens of children weren't sent to the school in protest. and how come you have not supported the 300 parents who have been protesting here for the last four weeks? where have you been? i don't agree with the protest. i don't agree that you get to pick and choose which equality you can and can't have. as a member... the bbc has seen a petition signed by the parents of at least 300

children who attend this school, saying that they no longer have confidence or trust in the leadership here. but the head teacher says some were pressurised into signing it and others are calling the protests destructive and damaging. with neither side backing down, there is no end in sight, with continued disruption to the children's education. sima kotecha, bbc news. they're the elections in which we're not supposed to be taking part, but this thursday the uk will go to the polls to elect british members of the european parliament. there are 751 meps in all, and, roughly speaking, the larger a country's population, the more meps it gets with 73 representing the uk. the results aren't due until sunday, once the rest of the eu has voted. our europe editor, katya adler, assseses what the elections mean for the future of the eu.

self—styled man of the people, italy's matteo salvini is storming opinion polls ahead of this week's european elections. delighted or scared by populist nationalists like him. like all of them — marine le pen of france, germany's afd and more — who came to milan for a joint rally this weekend. viva italia! they promised fewer migrants and mosques, more security, less interference from brussels, and the crowd...loved it. but what's far from clear is whether domestic—focused nationalists like matteo salvini, who shouts "italy first", or marine le pen, who wants france first, can really work together effectively on the european stage.

later, i asked matteo salvini about the accusations that he's a fascist, a racist, a danger. "look at all the families here today," he told me. "they're not fascists. fascists are ghosts of the past. we're creating a europe of the future." but salvini and friends may well fail to get the numbers to transform the eu as they wish. europe's voters want change, but not all look to the populist right. environmental groups and the populist left also expect a boost in these european elections. # raindrops keep falling on my head...# with so many europeans determined to rain on the parade of traditional political parties, governments of the eu's big two — france and germany — are concerned their campaigns are falling flat. haemorrhaging votes in brussels will further weaken merkel and macron at home.

we caught up with annegret kramp—karrenbauer, widely viewed as angela merkel‘s successor. she's the one fronting her pa rty‘s election campaign. the german chancellor has kept a low profile. translation: we are fighting for every vote. there are rumours about mrs merkel‘s coalition after the european elections, but we remain committed to serving our country. as for what the eu makes of us taking part in new european elections... it's seen as a farce, even perverse, that, almost three years after the uk voted to leave the eu, it's preparing to send brand—new meps here to brussels. but it's a legal necessity and that's because, until we're out, we remain in and under eu law every citizen has the right to vote and be represented here at the european parliament. but brussels isn't exactly overjoyed at the prospect of welcoming back nigel farage and other eurosceptic uk meps. i don't like them.

it's not my cup of tea. but they represent part of the people. i hope that in the uk you will have also — and it seems to be the case — a very strong push for anti—brexit parties. with or without the uk, pro—eu factions will likely dominate the next european parliament. but with seats splintered between so many groups, lawmaking and changing will be tough, just as calls for eu reform are at their loudest. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. our top story this evening: google has blocked the world's second biggest smartphone maker, huawei, from some mobile services after washington decided to blacklist the chinese firm. and i will be live here where tens of thousands of manchester city fans have gathered for a victory parade as their team celebrates an

unprecedented domestic treble of trophies. coming up on sportsday on bbc news... victoria azarenka reveals she feared becoming pregnant would end her tennis career. she's joined other leading stars who have succesfully campaigned for more ranking protection for new mothers on the tour. with a busy summer of sport ahead, including the women's football world cup in france, this week the bbc is focusing on women's sport. the british racing driver katherine legge, is one of the few women competing at the highest level, and while she's a big name in america, she's little known here in the uk. she says she's had to "fight and claw" for every opportunity, in a sport where just 5% of drivers are women. our sports correspondent katie gornall has more. the car doesn't know the difference. in motor racing it's a battlejust to make it into the car, never mind to make it into the car, never mind to the front of the ground.

katherine legge has proved herself time and time again. one of britain's most talented drivers, she's also one of only a handful of women making a living behind the wheel. i had to fight and claw my way through racing, i had to take every opportunity thrown my way and i've driven my share of bad cars to get to where i am. her latest opportunity comes as the lead driver ina ground—breaking opportunity comes as the lead driver in a ground—breaking all—female team. katherine legge of the uk! american fans know her well. legge forced to move to the us to get a break in the sport despite holding her own against lewis hamilton and jenson button atjunior level. our tea m jenson button atjunior level. our team is first outing of the season is at the iconic daytona track for a gruelling 24—hour race. this is a sport all about performance and behind the wheel of that car gender is irrelevant. this team knows that setting the pace on the track could have a big impact of it. just 5% of

people working in motor sport are women, the latest push to raise the profile has seen the launch of the w series, a women's only series which has sharply divided opinion. it's been done without the involvement of the sports governing body the fia who want to see more women racing against men. we don't have enough women starting so if you don't have enough starting from the base of course it's difficult to have more on the top. we are really concerned and we are working very hard to increase the base. women may be in the minority but they are chasing the minority but they are chasing the same awards and taking the same risks. huge crash, oh no! legge escape this 2006 crash with only bruising and was soon back out on the track. i have always aired on the track. i have always aired on the side of not wanting to be any different, i want to be taken seriously as a race car driver. i've done everything the guys have done in order to be no different. as drivers all they care about is the

chequered flag but as women this tea m chequered flag but as women this team knows they are racing for something more than just a win. katie gornall, bbc news, daytona, florida. let's take a look at some of the day's other stories. there's a warning that teenagers living in care, are at risk of being exploited by criminals because growing numbers are being housed in unsuitable accommodation. several police forces have raised concerns, over an increase of 70% in unregistered and unregulated homes in england for 16 to 18 year olds. the government says it's reminding councils of their obligations, to make sure children in care, are given safe and secure homes. the troubled holiday firm thomas cook has reassured customers worried about their holidays after sharp drops in its share price. the company's value dipped again today after earlier falls last week. the company says it is ‘business as usual‘. the security services have foiled 19 major plots in the uk during the past two years — the home secretary has revealed. sajid javid confirmed british citizens could be barred from travelling to syria and parts of west africa under new counter—terrorism legislation.

new espionage legislation is also being prepared. the national federation of sub—postmasters is calling on the government to take action to avert a "collapse" of the post office network. it's predicting up to 2,500 branches could close within a year, because of cuts in funding. but ministers say there's been £2 billion of investment in the postal service since 2010. thousands of people are out on the streets of manchester, to celebrate man city's historic domestic treble football win. victory in saturday's fa cup final followed success in the premier league and the league cup. they're the first ever mens team in the english game to achieve all three in one season. our sports editor dan roan is in manchester for us this evening, dan. could be good there? as you can probably hear behind me a tremendous

atmosphere here in the centre of manchester, especially behind me next to the cathedral because this is where the playing staff will arrive in the next few minutes. they, the men's team and the women's tea m they, the men's team and the women's team have enjoyed a fabulous season this campaign. they will be arriving ina this campaign. they will be arriving in a short time after making their way through the streets on an open top bus parade. it's all to mark the unprecedented, in the men's game anyway, domestic treble of league cup, fa cup and premier league title, city maintaining their title in the last couple of weeks of the season. it's also an opportunity for tens of thousands of fans to bid a fond farewell to the clubs captain vincent company who has played his last game for the club and will become player manager at anderlecht in belgium —— vincent kompany. this season has not been without controversy, the club are waiting to find out if they will be banned from the champions league, the competition may covet above all

others, after an investigation into whether or not they were misled by financial regulations and there are some who worry the amount of money city of spent, over £1 billion on new players, could lead to too much dominance and a lack of competitiveness in the premier league, perhaps borne out by the 6—0 thrashing of watford at the weekend. no doubt these fans will not care too much about that tonight as they pay tribute to their team. thank you. steve clarke has been confirmed as scotland's new head coach. he replaces alex mcleish on a three—year deal, after guiding kilmarnock to third place in the scottish premiership. the new coach says he wants to "emulate the success" of the scotland women's team. it's the opening day of the chelsea flower show, and one of the first visitors was the duchess of cambridge, unveiling her own woodland and wilderness garden. accompanied by a group of schoolchildren, she says

she hopes it will inspire families to get in touch with nature, a day after prince george, princess charlotte and prince louis made their own visit. here's our royal correspondent, daniela relph. who better tojudge who better to judge mums who better tojudge mums handiwork than her three young children? george, charlotte and louis testing out the garden the duchess helped design. even if louis seemed a little distracted. in recent months the cambridge children have collected twigs, leaves and moss which were included in the design. it's been a very personal project for the duchess, rarely interviewed on this she wa nted rarely interviewed on this she wanted to speak out. there is so much that kiddies in particular can learn from environments like this. they can learn life skills. from learning empathy, watching plants grow, to physical activity and climbing onto trees or boulders and things, helping balance and coordination. it's an open playground for them. it's a natural

space of really exciting space for kiddies and adults alike to share and explore and hopefully that is what this garden does. two local primary schools were first into the garden this morning under the watchful eye of the duchess. oh my goodness there are so many people appear. she climbed into the tree house to chat and had to explain to curious minds she would normally wear gardening gloves to protect her hands an engagement ring. i've been doing lots of planting. this evening the chelsea gardens will be viewed by the queen and other members of the royal family. this by the queen and other members of the royalfamily. this year that will include a garden designed by one of their own. the queen's tour of chelsea is now well under way and the duchess of cambridge's garden might have seen very familiar to her and that's because much of that garden has been inspired by the

queens own sandringham estate in norfolk. clive. thank you, danielle at the chelsea flower show. the weather did not look too bad and i think it's going to get better? lots of sunshine. this was the scene at the isle of mana this was the scene at the isle of man a little earlier on but it's not been dry everywhere, we've also had fairly heavy showers, if we look at the radar and satellite this is where the showers have been, particularly across parts of scotla nd particularly across parts of scotland and northern ireland and also north—east england, wales and along the south coast we've had plenty of fairly heavy, lively showers. they will be easing a way as we move through to this evening, over the next few days as the showers ease they will be replaced by more in the way of one sunshine and we got light winds, pretty pleasa nt and we got light winds, pretty pleasant weather over the next couple of days. for the here and now isolated heavy showers will ease away over the next few hours, sky is clear for most of us tonight, we

will keep more cloud for parts of northern and eastern scotland, the north—east of england, rain possible but under those clear skies and temperatures falling to 5—9 and the odd misty patch around. they will clear away quickly and then we are looking at lots of blue sky, particularly across the back of england, wales and northern ireland. more cloud across northern and eastern scotland with patchy rain and a few showers for the nasty fur england, temperatures 15—22 and it should be pleasant with light winds. heading into the middle of the week wednesday looks like another largely dry and set up day for many. more cloud across northern and eastern scotland, showers down the east coast of england, temperatures at this stage doing well, up to 20 degrees in those sunny spells. and we've got a bank holiday weekend living, who is whether shaping up? turning more unsettled particularly in the north and north—west, showers possible through the course of the weekend, more likely to stay dry,

temperatures remaining one throughout. a reminder of our top story... google has blocked the worlds second biggest smartphone maker from some mobile services after washington blacklisted the chinese firm. that's it. so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, let'sjoin our news teams where you are. have a very good evening.

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