with the votes still to be counted, taoiseach leo varadkar, who supported the campaign, says it looks like ireland " will make history". —— "will make history". handcuffed and charged with rape — the disgraced film producer harvey weinstein appears in court in new york. this defendant is his position, money and power to lure women into situations where he was able to violate them sexually. after five days of protests by striking truckers, brazil calls in the military to try to unblock the nation's roads. also on the programme, excitement builds for the champions league final in kiev, but some fans with tickets won't be able to get to the match. hello and welcome to bbc news. exit polls in ireland suggest a clear majority in favour of liberalising the country's strict abortion laws. voters were asked in a referendum whether they wanted to scrap the clause in the constitution, which effectively bans abortion. two exit polls suggest that the change has been approved by well over 60% of voters. emma vardy is in dublin for us —— emma vardy is in dublin for us. the first exit poll that has

with the votes still to be counted, taoiseach leo varadkar — who supported the campaign — says it lookse ireland "will make history". the film producer, harvey weinstein, has appeared in court in new york charged with rape and sexual abuse. the prosecutor said mr weinstein used his position and power to violate young women. his lawyer says he intends to plead not guilty. president trump says he's having very productive talks with north korea to reinstate the summit talks. in his latest tweet he said the meeting with kimjong—un might take place next month after all. the summit had been called off because of what he called the open hostility shown by north korea. in about ten minutes we'll have this week's edition of newswatch. but first, it's time for click. as our world becomes more augmented by technology, the lines between fiction and reality are blurring. very soon, we may be able to entertain ourselves in these new realities, simply by using our thoughts. i'm here at the university of nottingham, where i mightjust see the greatest film that's ever been made, because it's being made

with the votes still to be counted, taoiseach leo varadkar — who supported the campaign — says it lookse ireland "will make history" when the result is declared on saturday. the film producer harvey weinstein has appeared in court in new york charged with rape and sexual abuse. the prosecutor said mr weinstein used his position and power to violate young women. his lawyer says he intends to plead not guilty. he's been released on a one million dollar bail bond. president trump says he's having very productive talks with north korea to reinstate the summit talks. in his latest tweet he said the meeting with kimjong—un might take place next month after all. the summit had been called off because of what he called the open hostility shown by north korea. now on bbc news: the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament, where after more tough talk on brexit — a conservative mp cuts to the chase. how are the european union negotiations going? as mps debate how to tackle knife and gun violence — a minister points the finger at the uk's growing drugs habit. united kingdom i

with the votes still to be counted — taoiseach leo varadkar — who supported the campaign says it lookscourt in new york charged with rape and sexual abuse. the prosecutor said mr weinstein used his position and power to violate young women. his lawyer says he intends to plead not guilty. president trump says he's having very productive talks with north korea to reinstate the summit talks. in his latest tweet he said the meeting with kimjong—un might take place next month after all. the summit had been called off because of what he called the "open hostility" shown by north korea. the bbc‘s ‘biggest weekend' is under way with four days of performances across the four nations.

with the votes still to be counted — taoiseach leo varadkar — who supported the campaign — says it looksireland "will make history". the film producer harvey weinstein has appeared in court in new york charged with rape and sexual abuse. the prosecutor said mr weinstein used his position and power to violate young women. his lawyer says he intends to plead not guilty. president trump says he's having very productive talks with north korea to reinstate the summit talks. in his latest tweet he said the meeting with kimjong—un might take place next month after all. the summit had been called off because of what he called the "open hostility" shown by north korea. the bbc‘s ‘biggest weekend' is under way with four days of performances across the four nations. it's a mixture of pop, rock, jazz and classical music and will reflect what's played on the bbc‘s radio stations. acts including ed sheeran and taylor swift will be on the line—up alongside the likes of violinist nigel kennedy and jazz musician jamie cullum. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. the start of a four—day fe

with the votes still to be counted, taoiseach leo varadkar, who supported the campaign, says it looksed film producer harvey weinstein appears in court in new york. this defendant is his position, money and power to lure women into situations where he was able to violate them sexually. after five days of protests by striking truckers, brazil calls in the military to try to unblock the nation's roads. also on the programme, excitement builds for the champions league final in kiev, but some fans with tickets won't be able to get to the match.

let's hear a little bit more from the prime minister, the taoiseach, leo varadkar.seen today really is a culmination of a quiet revolution that has been taking place in ireland for the past ten or 20 yea rs. ireland for the past ten or 20 years. this has been a great exercise in democracy and people have spoken. people have said we wa nt have spoken. people have said we want a modern constitution for a modern country, that would trust women and we respect them to make the right decisions and choices about their health care. we are still seeing results coming in, but it seems it will be greater than a 2-1 it seems it will be greater than a 2—i majority in favour of amending oui’ 2—i majority in favour of amending our constitution. a majority of men and women, almost all age groups and social classes and almost all constituencies in the country. that says to me we are a country that is not divided, we are a nation that wa nts to not divided, we are a nation that wants to make this change and gives the government a mandate we want to bring for the legislation and enact

that i think there are cheering in the background, we're hearing he has just arrived, the taoiseach leo varadkarow of his reaction to this historic day. i think what we've seen today is a combination of a quiet revolution that has been taking place for the past ten or 20 yea rs. taking place for the past ten or 20 years. this has been a great exercise in democracy and people have spoken. the people have said we wa nt have spoken. the people have said we want a modern constitution for a modern country and that we trust women and respect to make the right decisions the right choices about their own health care. we're still seeing results coming in but it seems it is going to be a great event 2—to—1 majority in favour of amending the constitution. the majority of men and women almost all age groups, almost all social classes and perhaps every constituency in the country and that says to me that we are a nation that is united and be what to make this change with the and it gives the government mandate we need to bring forward legislation that we promised and have a go through and enacted before the

irish taoiseach leo varadkar has said the country is united and has voted "resoundingly" in favour of of liberalising the law have admitted defeat. the official result will be announced this afternoon, but exit polls suggest voters opted by more than two—to—one in favour of change. joining me now from dublin is our correspondent nuala mcgovern. good afternoon. hello, welcome to dublin and in particular to dublin castle. this, just behind the walls, is where the ballot boxes have been opened in the past few hours and people are furiously counting. we are expecting an official result in the coming hours but viewers have probably seen that there were two significant exit polls last night, that have projected a resounding success for the yes campaign. they are the people that were campaigning to remove language inserted into the constitution in 1983, 35 years ago, that gave the same rights to the on—board as to the mother and thus effectively banned abortion in the republic of ireland. —— to the unborn child. i have a couple of women who have been thinking about it very deeply that i want

with the votes still to be counted, taoiseach leo varadkar, who supported the campaign, says it looks like ireland "will make history" when the result is declared on saturday. the film producer harvey weinstein has appeared in court in new york charged with rape and sexual abuse. the prosecutor said mr weinstein used his position and power to violate young women. his lawyer says he intends to plead not guilty. he's been released on a $1 million bail bond. president trump has suggested that the cancelled summit with north korean leader kimjong—un might take place next month after all. the us president had announced the meeting was off because of what he called "the open hostility" shown by north korea. now on bbc news, it's time for click. this week — we are striking a pose. finding the fruit. and how are you feeling today? what is happening? i am putting emt sensors on your trapezoids. on my trapezoids? yes. me, i'm a little embarrassed due to the nature of the outfits. of course it is bright green. this makeshift motion capture suit is going to measure my emotions. at university coll

the taoiseach leo varadkar is backing a yes vote, and has said it is only a matter of time before a womanireland dies as a result of using abortion pills bought online, something that is itself illegal. if passed, ireland's parliament, the dail, would then begin the process of legislating on the proposed termination of pregnancies at up to 12 weeks, and it would make ireland more liberal than the north, where the westminster 1967 abortion act does not apply. ireland was the first country in the world to legalise same—sex marriage through a popular vote. so is ireland, once seen as one of europe's more socially conservative countries, now about to undergo a more radical change? we need change. we need choice. vote yes to repeal the eighth on the 25th of may. you can make a difference. here on dublin's henry street, it's the culmination of months of campaigning and bitter debate. in three days‘ time, ireland will be voting on whether to repeal the eighth amendment in the country's constitution, a law that criminalises abortion. let's win repeal, let's win abortion rights. rita harold has sp

with the votes still to be counted — taoiseach leo varadkar — who supported the campaign says it lookse ireland "will make history". the film producer, harvey weinstein, has appeared in court in new york charged with rape and sexual abuse. the prosecutor said mr weinstein used his position and power to violate young women. his lawyer says he intends to plead not guilty. president trump says he's having very productive talks with north korea to reinstate the summit talks. in his latest tweet he said the meeting with kimjong—un might take place next month after all. the summit had been called off because of what he called the "open hostility" shown by north korea. the bbc‘s ‘biggest weekend' is under way with four days of performances across the four nations. it's a mixture of pop, rock, jazz and classical music and will reflect what's played on the bbc‘s radio stations. acts including ed sheeran and taylor swift will be on the line—up, alongside the likes of violinist nigel kennedy and jazz musician jamie cullum. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. the start of a four—d