this is bbc news. i'm carol walker. the headlines at 11: russia demands an emergency meeting of the un security council to discuss britain's allegations into the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter. the move comes as moscow loses a crucial vote at the chemical weapons watchdog for a joint investigation with britain. buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh has had a successful operation to replace a hip and is in good spirits. mark zuckerberg insists he is still the right person to run facebook, after the social media giant reveals 87 million users may have had their data improperly shared with cambridge analytica. here are the scenes in memphis as people have gathered to commemorate the life of black civil rights campaigner, martin luther king, who was murdered 50 years ago today. and we'll be taking another look at the paper.

tonight's reviewers are jane merrick and jo—anne nadler. good evening and welcome to bbc news. we start with some breaking news this hour — a man in his twenties has died after being stabbed in east london this evening. the met police say officers on patrol on link street in hackney were approached by a man suffering from stab injuries around 8pm tonight. the man was pronounced dead at the scene. police say there have been no arrests and the victim's next of kin have not yet been informed. in the same area, police have confirmed another death this evening, following a serious assault. we'll bring you more on this story as we get it. meanwhile, detectives

are continuing to appeal for witnesses and information following the fatal shooting of a 16—year—old boy in walthamstow on monday night. police have named the victim as amaan shakoor from leyton. relations between britain and russia have worsened againm following the chemical attack on a former russian agent in salisbury. russia is now being accused by britain and other eu countries of attempting to frustrate the official investigation. at an emergency meeting of the opcw — the international chemical weapons regulator — russia's demands for a joint inquiry were rejected. and the eu accused moscow of being responsible for a "flood of insinuations targeting member states". well, the russians have now called an emergency session of the un security council, as our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. more than one month on in salisbury, the investigation continues

into a nerve agent attack that britain believes was carried out by russia. an assessment based on science, yes, but also intelligence. no other country has a combination of the capability, the intent and the motive to carry out such an act. but the head of the porton down military laboratory muddied the waters by saying it was not the job of his scientists to say where the nerve agent had been made, contrary to what the foreign secretary had appeared to suggest. the people from porton down, they were absolutely categorical. i mean, i asked the guy myself, i said, "are you sure? he said, "there's no doubt." today, the foreign office deleted an inaccurate tweet that had also suggested porton down had said that novichok was produced in russia. all of which gave russia another chance to question britain's evidence, calling at short notice a meeting of the chemical weapons watchdog, the opcw in the hague, where its diplomats accused britain of a dirty flow of lies

and outright russia phobia. translation: the result of their investigation was announced in a hurry by their prime minister, theresa may, literally a few days after the incident. even though the investigation would take a few weeks or even months. british ministers insisted porton down‘s job was always to identify the nerve agent, and it was for the police and intelligence services to establish who had used it and why. porton down identified fairly quickly the strain of nerve agent and once that's identified, you remove from the list of suspects 99.9% of the people. we know that the russians designed it and we know that the russians were the only people to make it and stockpile it. this muddle is a self—inflicted wound by the british government that has given russia yet another opportunity to challenge‘s britain's version of events, but for now at least, the international

coalition behind the uk appears to be holding. the eu issued a statement saying it had full confidence in the uk's assessment and investigation, and attacking russia for what it called "a flood of insinuations." this evening, britain and its allies defeated a russian proposal for a newjoint investigation into the salisbury attack, which mrjohnson branded a "ludicrous proposal to obscure the truth and undermine the opcw." but back in the uk, the labour leader accused the foreign secretary of being too quick to blame russia when he believed other explanations could emerge. borisjohnson seems to have completely exceeded the information that he'd been given and told the world, in categorical terms, what he believed had happened, and it's not backed up by the evidence he claimed to have got from porton down in the first place. in turn, mrjohnson accused mr corbyn of playing russia's game. 28 countries had backed britain, he said, but mr corbyn had sided

with the russian spin machine. so the diplomatic and political fallout from the salisbury attack continues, with russia calling a meeting of the un security council tomorrow. james landale, bbc news. in moscow today, the head of russia's foreign intelligence agency said the west was building a new iron curtain, while president putin said he hoped common sense would prevail in the dispute over salisbury poisoning. from moscow, our correspondent steve rosenberg reports. the matinee in moscow seemed an odd choice. russian bombs at a conference on global security. but the message was loud and clear, that russia is a military superpower and is determined to stand up to the west. when he took the stand, russia's foreign intelligence chief accused the british and american secret services of a grotesque provocation over the salisbury poisoning.

the west, he said, was building a new iron curtain. translation: washington has become fixated with the fight against the nonexistent so—called russian threat. this has reached such an absurd level that it's possible to speak of a return to the dark days of the cold war. east west tension has been building for some time, but the diplomatic war over the nerve agent attack has deepened the divide. this is a situation that is really poisoning our relations, and this is something that we should jointly find an antidote to. the british are good at creating antidotes, aren't they? and what are the russians creating? chaos, says the west. moscow disagrees. the world according to moscow is a very different world from the one seen through

the eyes of the west. russia portrays itself as the cornerstone of global peace and stability, of international order, the very order the british government accuses moscow of undermining through hostile activities. on a visit to turkey today, president putin said he hoped common sense would prevail, not only in the skripal case, but overall in international relations. back at the moscow conference, they may be talking peace and global stability, but business is business. what's your price? it depends on negotiations. whether in arms sales or in geopolitics, russia has set its sights on competing with the west. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. a pensioner from south—east london has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a suspected burglar was fatally stabbed at his house. police are questioning the 78—year—old man about the incident, which happened shortly after midnight. from lewisham, our correspondent jessica parker reports. residents watch on as emergency

crews attend to an injured man in the early hours of this morning. the 38—year—old, along with another man, is suspected of burgling a house nearby, but was stabbed after a struggle with a 78—year—old homeowner. the arrested pensioner has been named locally as richard osborne brooks. the neighbour who filmed the footage says she saw one suspect flee the scene in a van, leaving the other injured man behind. we ran over to him, and he wasjust staring at us going... and i knew he was going to go because his pupils. they were dilating. i thought he was going to go. and then the police turned up. a frightening experience? yeah, very. very. i'll not forget that, because he was staring right into my eyes. the man was taken to hospital in central london, but was pronounced dead atjust

after 3:30am this morning. the pensioner is being held on suspicion of murder. it's a case that will remind some of that of tony martin, the norfolk farmer who was jailed for killing a burglar at his home in 1999. people in this area of south london say burglary is a long—standing concern, but this incident will stand out for its fatal consequences. jessica parker, bbc news. vauxhall is to build a new van model in luton. the decision will safeguard moo jobs and should secure the plant's future until 2030. the business secretary greg clark said the announcement was a vote of confidence in vauxhall‘s workforce and in the uk's car industry. our business editor simonjack reports. the future of vauxhall‘s two uk plants, here in luton and at ellesmere port, has been a concern ever since vauxhall became part of the peugeot—citroen family, when psa bought general motors‘ european business. the boss of psa has previously said brexit uncertainty would delay major investment decisions. so what has changed? we have a strong performance plan

for the plant, that we are now going to implement to give the plant the possibility to catch up, in terms of cost and quality competitiveness, with all the other european continental plants. he's also feeling more confident about an eventual brexit deal. i think there is a common interest that this deal will be supporting the interest of both parties and that therefore, there is a good probability that something looking like a frictionless trade deal will be made. the government will contribute £9 million to a total investment of over £100 million. currently, luton can produce up to 70,000 vans a year, the extra investment will mean that goes up to 100,000. industry insiders say this was the key to the decision, luton is the only psa plant with a paint facility compatible with the models they want to make. they effectively had little choice, which begs questions over government financial support. they've been very good at extracting public money from you for something

they were going to do anyway? these big automotive investments, we're talking about over £100 million, you know, making sure that this is going to be here for long into the future. these are highly competitive firm investments. you know that there is great competition between other plants across europe and around the world. this is obviously great news for vauxhall and the 1,400 people who work here in luton. the life cycle of those vans is 10—15 years, so those jobs are secure to 2029 and beyond. the same is not necessarily true of ellesmere port, which is 200 miles in that direction, who are waiting to find out whether they will build the new astra, and whether it will secure that plant's future. union leaders say efforts to protect the 1,200 jobs at risk in the north—west are already under way. it's very critical. we made it clear to the company that luton doesn't stand alone, it's luton and ellesmere port. negotiations are taking place and i'm confident that we'll reach a position that will secure

the long—term future for ellesmere port. that decision will be made in 2020 — time, say psa, for ellesmere port to improve its efficiency and for there to be greater clarity on brexit. simon jack, bbc news. in the past hour, facebook‘s ceo mark zuckerberg has insisted he is the right person to lead the social media giant through its current troubles. earlier this evening, facebook admitted up to 87 million people around the world may have had their data accessed improperly by the london based firm, cambridge analytica. the bbc has been told that about one million of those affected are based in the uk. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones told me the number of people affected is much higher than originally thought. we knew from the whistleblower who had worked for cambridge analytica, his claim that there were as many as

50 million people who facebook profiles had been acquired via cambridge analytica. they did it to a quiz which 270,000 people took pa rt a quiz which 270,000 people took part in, all of their friends‘s data also got grabbed improperly. tonight, facebook has come out with its figure and has buried it right at the bottom, ijust its figure and has buried it right at the bottom, i just showing its figure and has buried it right at the bottom, ijust showing you this press release, it is five pages the press release. by the way, we believe that facebook information and 87 million people, mostly in the us, may have been improperly shared with cambridge analytica. i've just learned another interesting fact, they say that they had just told me that 1 they say that they had just told me that1 million of these people were in the uk, so 1 that1 million of these people were in the uk, so1 million uk british citizens affected by having their data handed over to cambridge analytica. either because they had downloaded the apple because they we re downloaded the apple because they were friends of people who have done

so, so completely unconscious of what was happening. —— app of. so, so completely unconscious of what was happening. -- app of. just to remind people, these are people who are the answer the questionnaire but then that this data was used in political campaigns. but then that this data was used in political campaignslj but then that this data was used in political campaigns. i think people thought at least that they were taking part in a piece of academic research, certainly that is what facebook thought. facebook allows academics to do that kind of research, it is not allow that data to be sold on for commercial use. it was sold on for commercial use. we are going to hear more about this tonight, mark zuckerberg, unusually, is holding a press conference in about an hour. we will have the chance to question him, it is a mounting crisis for him and his company. just briefly, a million people in this country, we understand their data may have been improperly acquired. if people are concerned about this, is there anything at all that they can do? well, they can demand that facebook tells them if they are affected.

there will be a lot of pressure null on facebook. they will not be of much use, this data was acquired, we think, for use in american election campaigns. cambridge analytica denies that it was ever used in president trump's campaign, but it will cast more doubt in people's whines about just will cast more doubt in people's whines aboutjust how carefully facebook looks after their data. -- now it is time for the headlines on bbc news. a man in his twenties had died after being stabbed in east london this evening. in the same area police have confirmed another death, following a serious assault. russia calls for an emergency meeting of the un security council into the salisbury nerve agent attack. buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh has had a successful hip replacement operation.

prince philip, who's 96, is expected to remain in hospital for several days. buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh has had a successful hip replacement operation today and is in good spirits. prince phillip, who's 96, is likely to remain in hospital for a number of days. our royal correspondent sarah campbell has the latest from the king edward vii hospital in central london. he underwent a procedure earlier today and is now described as co mforta ble today and is now described as comfortable and progressing satisfactorily. hip replacements are a common procedure. it is where the damage and is replaced by an artificial one. the latest eagles to make figures —— prince philip will that was carried out under general anaesthetic. he appears to be recovering as he gets used to the newjoint. recovering as he gets used to the new joint. the palace recovering as he gets used to the newjoint. the palace av they can to stay here for several days. the royal college of surgeons say the majority of patients can get back to normal within a few weeks of surgery. normal within a few weeks of surgery. the queen is a windsor castle. she will have been kept

across the duke's concision. the whole family will no doubt be hoping that he will be fully fit by may 19, the day of pence ariadne michael's wedding. —— prince harry and meghan markle's wedding. fifty years ago today the civil rights leader martin luther king was assassinated in memphis, tennessee. tonight bells will ring out followed by a moment of silence to mark the moment he was killed. despite the decades that have passed many from the community he represented so powerfully still feel marginalised. my colleague clive myrie reports from memphis. do me a favour and put your hands together for soul. give it up for soul, everyone. it's open mic night at the slice of soul club in memphis, a chance for poets and musicians to come together to reflect the reality of what it means to be black in america. the black man is ashamed to be successful, because his homeboys say it's selling out to try. to buy you a queen is the main routine behind measurements, rather than her intelligence.

for social relevance, she sells her soul. the poetry often involves the trials of african—american men, police brutality, racism and the importance of being proud of who you are. me, myself and i are a team called self—esteem. can't let anything come between me and my dream. the organiser of the evening says a younger generation, just like martin luther king, is using the power of words to try to effect social change. they still dream and feel that they can be more. and they know they can be more. and that's why these spaces are important. it's about the dream, right? and i've seen the promised land. i may not get there with you, but i want you to know tonight that, we, as a people, will get to the promised land. this was dr king's final speech, delivered here in memphis. so, i'm happy tonight, i'm not worried about anything.

i'm not fearing any man. mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord. many african—americans are still waiting for that promised land, a point darius clayton says artists have a duty to explain. don't get it twisted. it's not great. we got a long way still to go, and we have to remember that we can't say what is better. it doesn't mean that the bleeding has stopped. dr king gave a voice to the voiceless, his words had energy and life. these performers hope their social commentary has a similar power to, at the very least, make people think. clive myrie, bbc news in memphis. there is a live event happening this evening, with commemorations continuing for many hours with

community leaders and others paying tribute to martin luther king, to his work and his words, that did so much to empower so many black americans. and we will be going back to those commemorative events later on this hour, to bring you some of the contributions to those events happening this evening. but now back now to the breaking news this hour — and a man in his twenties has died after being stabbed in east london this evening. let's get the latest with our correspondent, jon donnison. what do we know about this latest attack? this incident happened shortly after eight o'clock in hackney in east london. quite a busy neighbourhood. a lot of people would have been around at that time.

police are saying they responded after reports of a 20—year—old man who had been stabbed. he died with the evidence was in attendance. there has been a second incident in hackney. yes they are known, but about half past four, police were called to a place a short way away from where happened, on upper cut and road. they found a man in his 50s who had been assaulted. he is also died as a result of his injuries. in these two latest incidents come after we have had a huge amount of concern about the series of attacks on the last few days, and the growing tally of attacks on the streets of london. that's right. these two would make it 50 murders in london injust 2018. we have those two shootings on monday said that one in tottenham, not far from monday said that one in tottenham, not farfrom their, monday said that one in tottenham, not far from their, where a 17—year—old was killed in a drive—by

shooting, and the other shooting in waterstone. the mayor of hackney, philip lamble, he is seen to awful incidents, lives cut short. he said he witnessed the response of aid dedicated emergency service. thank you for the latest on our developing story this evening. british companies employing more than 250 staff have less than two hours left to submit figures showing the average difference in pay for male and female employees. the deadline is midnight tonight. more than 9,000 companies have already published their data. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. how much we earn — it's long been a stubborn problem between the sexes. but now, for the first time, our biggest employers have been forced to reveal the pay gap between their male and female workers, and the results

aren't pretty. now, this isn't about equal pay. take bobby and laura here, they do the same job, for the same pay. that's the law. the gender pay gap is the difference between average salaries of all men and women in a workforce, whatever theirjob or position. here at the tsb that gap is 24%. not as high as some other banks, but the boss says it's going to come down. we have fewer women in senior roles and this is the real issue for us. we need to focus on getting more women into senior roles across tsb. we think that's good for our business, we think it's good for our customers and, ultimately, it's good for the uk economy. lunchtime in croydon, a pitstop for workers. in every sector of our economy, men get paid more than women. the construction industry has a 25% gap, the biggest, followed by finance and insurance at 22%. industries where men dominate at the top. it's the same at ryanair,

with its 72% gap. it says that's because most of its pilots are men. but in hotels and restaurants there's just a 1% pay gap. that's because most staff are working for the same hourly rate. infact, kfc, starbucks and mcdonald's say they don't have a pay gap at all based on the middle earners. it's interesting to know, but you always want to know what they're going to do about it. i'm not surprised. disappointed, but not surprised. the problem is that we've not promoted women higher up the ranks where the big gaps arise, and until we do, we won't create equality throughout. that's what they've managed to do at this technology services company. it's a record they're proud of. we can't get away from the fact that women are still taking time off to raise families, and often, women have to come back on a part—time basis. employers have to be cognisant of this and have to be much more flexible, i believe,

in order to shift the dial. it's not going to be easy or quick. but with the numbers laid bare, companies will now be under pressure to do better. emma simpson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. good evening. at long last some good weather news in the forecast tonight. i think some of you need it, a city across parts of southern scotland, where there were more seems a bit. this was recorded this afternoon a stone ‘s throw from andhra. this is the cloud responsible, but is shifting eastwards, allowing clearer skies to move west. since no free time across parts of the borders, the higher ground of northern england, some rain to low levels, showers in eastern england. that apart, becoming confined to a few showers in the south—east and east anglia by the morning. legacy cloud sits around, but that will stop

temperatures dropping, despite breeze. clear skies and widespread frost, parts of scotland, —6 or —7, four richard h lee started thursday morning. a few showers in northern scotland, but not too many. many will avoid them. the cloud in the south—east will depart any rush—hour. then a nice day. that is the good news. most places dry with sunny spells. sunshine will turn hazy into the west. temperatures anywhere between nine and 13 degrees cover and it will feel quite pleasant. the cloud in the west will thicken up into thursday night. this is linked to this low pressure in the atlantic, which will bring rain bearing on whether into the far west through the gate. it will also drag milderair through the gate. it will also drag milder air from through the gate. it will also drag milder airfrom the through the gate. it will also drag milder air from the south. for friday, if you are in eastern wales, good parts of england, and in scotland, you will stay dry. some sunshine at times, especially in the south and east. pattir in the west. the key is no way rain in northern ireland, then will move into coolmore, scotland, and wales. the

temperatures will be on the up. 15 or16 in the temperatures will be on the up. 15 or 16 in the south—east corner. that mar their or 16 in the south—east corner. that martheir hanging on or 16 in the south—east corner. that mar their hanging on in the far east, even into saturday. it is never really chilly anywhere else. the breeze will bring some rain across eastern england, bringing sunny spells and if they come, 80 degrees. the rest of the country, sunny spells with some isolated showers. compared to last weekend, a milder one install. on sunday, more in the way in terms of mist and fog. —— in store. most will be dry, with the threat of some rain in the south—east corner on sunday. temperatures in the double figures. hello. this is bbc news with carole walker. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. but first, the headlines. a man in his twenties has died after being stabbed in east london this evening. police have confirmed another death in the same area, following a serious assault.

russia demands an emergency meeting of the un security council