this is the briefing. i'm maryam moshiri. our top story: bell rings. 50 years on, commemorating the life — and murder — of the civil rights leader dr martin luther king. "a huge mistake," says mark zuckerberg — he's now admitted data from up to 87 million facebook users may have been misused. the first day of competitions at the commonwealth games, and champion hurdler sally pearson pulls out through injury. china strikes back, threatening tariffs on 106 us products ranging from crops like soybeans to cars. is a trade war now inevitable? i'll be speaking to an expert on international economic law in the business briefing. hello.

a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. today we look at how french chefs are embracing the humble burger, with a french twist. so is it a good thing that fast food has truly broken the french food market? would you eat a frogs‘ legs burger? tell us what you think — just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. our top story: bells have rung out across the united states to mark the moment, fifty years ago, that the civil rights leader martin luther king, was gunned down by a white supremacist. they chimed 39 times — once for each of dr king's years. the main commemorative event took place at the motel in the city

of memphis, tennessee, where the murder took place. nada tawfik was there. what better way to the apostle of nonviolence them with a mitral quality? 20 and purpose and united an action, they were bled forward by the son who bears doctor qing's name. “— the son who bears doctor qing's name. —— king. and the celebration continued right to decide so twe nty20s continued right to decide so twenty20s final moments. the lunch crowd rejoiced as the artists performed with seoul. but they also reflected on this will writes piros unfinished dreams. we must show the world that violent assassins felt

the tremor on this sacred and on this day 50 years ago. she did not tell the dream. thank god for doctor king's dream. these that we can do better together she lives the lives. geoff the jacks and returned to the spot where you witness the assassination. and every tiny scab comes off, the sort you still raw. ——jesse comes off, the sort you still raw. —— jesse jackson. the bluster losers. this as the site of the crucifixion. not farfrom losers. this as the site of the crucifixion. not far from year as the resurrection and the new open the resurrection and the new open the new possibilities. —— new ——jesse —— jesse jackson. -- jesse jackson. picking up the picking's unfinished business was

the theme of the commemoration. the central question was where we go from you. many believed doctor king provided that as many years ago. facebook has now revealed that as many as 87 million users may have had their personal information improperly shared with, and used by, the political consultancy cambridge analytica. that's many more than previously admitted. within the past few hours, chief executive mark zuckerberg has told journalists he'd made a "huge mistake", and that facebook had not done enough to protect people's information. our technology reporter dave lee reports from san francisco. a conference call asking all must now, mark zuckerberg admitted that even been to a dealer stick on the past, putting too much trusted third—party companies that went on to abuse the system who created. but despite calls questioning this ability to continue as the bleeder

of the world's most powerful social network, mark zuckerberg consistently would not step down. ez... -- consistently would not step down. ez... —— he said. you said the company was putting a place stricter controls on what can be accessed by third—party apps. next week, you as to washington to press congress, appearing on person to those questions about now the firm paddles the public starter. 87 million accou nts the public starter. 87 million accounts are thought to have been shared with cambridge analytica. this by request from british politicians, mark zuckerberg will not appear before parliament, and said senior deputy. since the cambridge analytica scandal broke nice month, there be many calls for people to boycott facebook altogether. 0ver, doesn't seem that they are being too effective. mark zuckerberg said that even seen no many fully and packed news business.

dave lee, bbc news, san francisco. —— no negative and packed on whose business. some breaking news now, brazil's supreme court has ruled against the former president lula da silva by six votes to five, after hours of legal arguments. the decision means he is likely to be sent to prison. the decision is a blow for the left—wing leader, who had been considered the favourite for 0ctober‘s presidential election. the case has divided brazil, with big protests for and against lula. we will bring you more on that story when we can on bbc world news. but while the time, but‘s preview of some of the other outlines making the news around the world. —— outlines. —— headlines.

an assessment by british mps of the risk posed by north korea says that within 18 months, the country will have developed the capability to fire missiles that could hit the uk. the commons defence committee heard evidence that kim jong—un will have the ability to make nuclear weapons, but won't be able to arm long range rockets with them. mps say the threat of cyber attacks is much greater. the metropolitian police are investigating the deaths of two men in separate attacks in north—east london. the incidents in hackney took place within hours of each other and take the number of suspected murders in london so far this year to more than 50. julius maada bio has been sworn in as the new president of sierra leone. his inauguration camejust hours after he was declared the winner of the run—off vote. the former soldier won just under 52% of the ballot, beating former foreign minister, samura kamara. it took beijing just 11 hours to respond to the trump administration's latest list of products it plans to to hit with a 25% tariff.

china says it plans to impose additional tariffs on 106 us products including soybeans, cars and orange juice. so is there a way a trade war can be avoided? joining me is david buik, market analyst from panmure gordon. david buik, of course we've spoken about this many times before, about china and the us. that looks as of now chinese play the us at a time game, the us as play china at a time game, the us as play china at a time game, there was a lot of game—playing. game, there was a lot of game-playing. a dozen years or donald trump. you doesn't tread quietly on the water to get a reaction. east ryde to get a reaction. east ryde to get a reaction. there was no doubt that china behaved badly and the area of treating the lost 25 or 30 years. but this america's most of what market. thank you for xi jinping was

not going to challenge what dontrelle said these ridiculous. seen here in ‘s comeback with an even bigger berserker, for want of a better expression, possibly costing $35 billion worth of things. this too early on the morning and london. but‘s talk about this. agreed article by our generalist. visitors —— diseases each of these men as you read redditch other town —— tds as the —— uses that they are dancing aged redditch other and try to see what patterns. never seen daily volatility but we are seeing at the moment. you then get the two of them around the table to start talking about this and the next two or three months, we may hanna some chance.- donald trump the genius we thought you never was? china could make concessions, and who would be the

first american president to get this sort of concession from the chinese. both sides noted that the damage that could occur this was the real could be terrible. you would be a domino effect. you would affect the european union and each relationship with uk, well. david buik, the euro much. we will touch on all the stories on our paper review with david buik litre. —— thank you very much. —— blaker. —— later. russia will use a special meeting of the united nations security council later to try to challenge britain's claim that it was responsible for the nerve agent attack in britain. it comes a day after the russia was denied a request by the world's chemicals weapons watchdog for a new investigation — involving its own experts — into the salisbury poisoning. caroline rigby reports. a month since the former spy and whose daughter were found unconscious, summed on a park bench

and salisbury. as a police litigation continues, so does the political row. the pleasing as the two weeks of worsening relations between russia and the west, even talk of a new cold war. the war of words at lise and creasing the frosty. we that russia as been stockpiling amounts of this. we note that they are being to getting ways of delivering at. winner that russia as previously been to poison outsiders to ‘s own borders, england and united gingham. windows that eat regards ex— ages as candidates for assassination. this as a situation that this poisoning our relations. and this as something we should gladly find a netted 82. the tradition are good at creating and aren't they? on wednesday, the world ‘s chemical weapons watchdog rejected moscow's request for a dreaded message on to the poisoning. russia as always denied any volvo and what that now suggests was a terrorist attack. vic toews to use a

meeting of the united nations security council to challenge britain's version of events. the going our selection and a national makes a tough ask. many little engine site for the ever—growing democratic divide between russia and the west. stay with us on the briefing. also on the programme... would you like frogs' legs with that? the chefs making the burger uniquely french. 25 years of hatred and rage, as theyjump up on the statue. this funeral became a massive demonstration of black power, the power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line can be drawn

under the bloody past. i think that picasso's works were beautiful, they were intelligent, and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. you're watching the briefing. these are our headlines: bells have been ringing out across the united states to mark the life and assassination 50 years ago of the civil rights leader, dr martin luther king. facebook has disclosed that the data of as many as 87 million people — many more than previously admitted — may have been misused

by british—based political consultants. zimbabweans can't seem to get enough of former zimbabwean president robert mugabe and his wife, grace mugabe. a satirical play called 0peration restore legacy, documenting the last days of his government after a military intervention, has sold out and is due back by public demand. the play focuses on grace mugabe's role in bringing down one of africa's most powerful leaders. my my daughter, grace mugabe, you are under arrest for absorbing the powers of his excellency. you have the right to comply with our operations. a number of people,

particularly zimbabweans, we become observers. we do not take part, we are just observing what is the nature —— are just observing what is the nature — — that are just observing what is the nature —— that is the nature of the zimbabwean people. i want people to sit in the room and be part of the action, be part of the transition, asi action, be part of the transition, as i wrote this play to bring zimbabwean people close to historical events as they happen. are you going to dubai or malaysia? 0n the contrary, your husband is six, he still remains our excellency. it is you and the criminals... particularly, we focus on the blue roof. that was mostly from the communist version of events and asa from the communist version of events and as a playwright, i said to myself that this is what the father said happened. what can i do as a

playwright to make a dramatic? —— it dramatic? the president is saying zimbabwe's open for business. theatre is part of that business, film, arts and culture are of that business, film, arts and culture a re pa rt of that business, film, arts and culture are part of that is, so expect the new administration to be tolerant, especially when the people are creative, to come up to tell their stories. imagine if zimbabwe could do a film about the end of robert mugabe, how much billions would be realised in that? so this is a challenge to the government, we must do agriculture, we must talk mining but the world is changing, south africa, nigeria, they are all appreciating the arts

and it is affecting their economy in and it is affecting their economy in a positive manner, so it is a chance for the government to look at this. we saw the numbers, we saw the people. this is your challenge, support arts and culture. let's grow the economy, as well as the business. let's head to australia's gold coast and the commonwealth games. wednesday saw the opening ceremony. now, the actual competition is underway. but there's already been some bad news for the hosts, with local favourite sally pearson being forced to withdraw. pearson, who is world champion in the 100 metres hurdles, had to pull out because of an achilles injury. she was one of the faces of the games, and had completed the final leg of the queen's baton relay at the opening ceremony. let's head live to chris mitchell, who's on the gold coast for us. this is going to be huge blow for the australians, isn't it? yeah me say that she was one of the faces of the commonwealth games, i would

argue that she was the face of the commonwealth games. i had been living here in australia for 12 months now and the buildup to this, you cannot open a newspaper or turn ona you cannot open a newspaper or turn on a television or look at a bus on advertising boarding without seeing her image being promoted. i spoke to mark peters, the ceo of the commonwealth games organising committee here, 2a hours ago, and he told me, he said sally pearson next week, running in that100 told me, he said sally pearson next week, running in that 100 metre hurdles, that is going to be the moment of these games. so it is a huge loss to the commonwealth games, it is the huge loss, of course, to the athlete and to athletics. i have just come from a news conference, where she did not shed any tears but she looked very sad indeed when she said she was heart token that she had to pull out now, and that she hated the fact that she was letting down herfans. hated the fact that she was letting down her fans. but hated the fact that she was letting down herfans. but some may question the timing of this because she told me inside that news conference that they knew about this before the

opening ceremony. —— heartbroken. they knew about this a few days ago. iamjoined by they knew about this a few days ago. i am joined by a former scottish silver—medallist at the commonwealth games. what is your reaction, how shocked were you to learn this news? i think obviously, we had heard about her injury. she ran in the world indoors in birmingham just over a month ago and she definitely was not firing on all cylinders. the explosive nature of her event and you have got an injury like an achilles problem, that really does hamperyour achilles problem, that really does hamper your performance,. so she definitely was not sally pearson of world champion fame in london. yes, i guess, not too surprising that we know that she was carrying an injury but it is heartbreaking for her. and in terms of her story, it is yet another chapter, another sorry

chapter for another chapter, another sorry chapterfor her another chapter, another sorry chapter for her because she has had some terrible times, hasn't she? 0ver some terrible times, hasn't she? over the years, with injuries and mishaps during races? she has and funnily enough, being a double commonwealth games champion in the two previous, delhi and glasgow, way backin two previous, delhi and glasgow, way back in 2006 when she was a very young athlete, she fell in melbourne and then of course four years on, she managed to get disqualified in 100 metres with a false start but managed to get the gold in the hurdles. she has had her issues, she has had problems with the management that she is wasting a comeback goal andl that she is wasting a comeback goal and i think to do what she did last yearin and i think to do what she did last year in london is very impressive. thank you. it is worth pointing out before we go, that she is looking forward still to 2020, to try to come back again for the olympics. whether she does not, well, we will have to see how that achilles injury heals up or whether it does at all but as you say, a bad day for

australia so far. ok, thank you very much indeed. many still see france as the home of fine dining — of rich food, high—class eating, the occasional glass of wine. but in recent years, fast food has broken into the market. burgers now sell more than ham baguettes. and some french chefs now seem to be feeling if you can't beat them, you may as welljoin them, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. if you don't like snails, just call them escargot and they'll be magnifique. when you think french cuisine, this is probably the sort of thing you have in mind — frogs' legs, snails, relaxed, elegant dining. but the french are nothing if not adaptable and they are moving with the times. this is the coupe de france du burger — the french burger cup to you and me — an opportunity for france to say to the us, anything you can do, we can do better.

translation: it's true that in everyone's mind, burgers are american. i think it's a beautiful thing to capture your region, capture your culture, with a popular dish like the burger. around 1.5 billion burgers were sold in france last year. the fast food market worth around 51 billion euros, or $63 billion. but these are no ordinary burgers, they come with a gallic twist. translation: by bringing frogs' legs into the ground beef, that's the originality of this burger. the frog, with green bread to recall the landscape, with swamps and rivers, and it's all made with regional ingredients. the winning chef coming from the southern gard region. his burger comprising walnut bread, locally sourced ground steak, and the finest of condiments — proof that fast food can be french food. tim allman, bbc news. that's our talking point today. does the thought of le burger make your mouth water?

let us know your thoughts. use the hashtag, #bbcthebriefing. stay with me on bbc news. i'll be back with the business briefing in just a few moments. we'll have more on china's response to the trump administration's latest list of tarriffs. a recap of our breaking news this hour. the supreme court in brazil has ruled that the former president lula da silva must begin serving his 12 year prison sentence for corruption. the decision is a blow for the left—wing leader, who had been considered the favourite for 0ctober‘s presidential election. the case has divided brazil, with big protests for and against lula. it all means he is likely to be sent to prison. what we can do to show you what is being said on our website. . the

thing with president lula of course is that he has been hugely popular with the brazilian people over the yea rs, with the brazilian people over the years, in terms of the amount of money he has spent on the poor and the amount of money he has spent trying to pump up the brazilian economy. however, these charges now mean that if he does go to prison, which is looking extremely likely, he will not be able to run for the presidential election in february and that does complicate things. do go to our website for more on that story. let's return to our main story this hour and the commemorations across the united states, particularly in memphis, tennessee, to mark 50 years since the assassination of martin luther king. we'll leave you with this musical tribute. # precious lord, take my hand. # lead me on, let me stand. # i am tired, i am weak, i am lone.

# through the storm, through the night. # lead me on to the light. # take my hand, precious lord. # lead me home. # when the shadow appears and the night draws near. # when my days are past and gone. # hear my cry. wednesday brought a real mix

of weather across the country. thursday is looking completely different. it's going to be quite a chilly start. frosty start for some of us, but the weather is looking great. this is the cloud that's beein bringing the unsettled weather still in the north of the country, snow in places as well. but that is finally clearing away and as we head through the course of the morning, the remnants of the cloud across parts of lincolnshire, the midlands, east anglia, and the south—east but the skies already clearing across many parts of the country. some rural spots in scotland could get down to —7 degrees, so here comes the sun on thursday.

for some of us, it is a case of clear skies throughout the day it. temperatures in scotland struggling to 10 degrees. that is because the morning is a bit more chilli, the sun is going to be working harder to warm things up. not an awful lot of changes we go into thursday evening. another low pressure system swings of the atlantic, weather front approaches and we are in fact expecting rain. cornwall, western fringes of wales, round the irish sea eventually and through northern ireland and western scotland. weston, southern and central areas will stay dry, bright at the least. windsor coming from the south. that milderair is windsor coming from the south. that milder air is with us through the course of friday night, into saturday, but the thing is that this milderair saturday, but the thing is that this milder air will be mostly going out over the north sea. missing western parts of the uk. there is also rainfall for parts of saturday, notice that will be parts of wales,

in the merseyside. the warmest of the weather on saturday. 17 in norwich. look at those orange colours there, temperatures will be in excess of 20 degrees. a real hit spin on the way. sunday, partly cloudy across the uk. still adrift of trees coming across the south and temperatures of 1a. this is business briefing. i'm maryam moshiri. 0ur our top story: the trade tensions between china and the us at eating up. we speak to an expert. —— are heating. facebook says data from 87 million users may have been improperly used by a political consultancy firm. and on the markets the hong kong and mainland chinese markets are closed today for a holiday us stocks recovered

from big falls earlier in the trading session, as investors bet that back—and—forth tariff threats between the us and china will not lead to a bigger trade dispute.