restraint. urging israel to show restraint. more to come on the bbc news channel later on. goodbye for now. reports suggest thomas markle has been taken ill. there are allegations he staged paparazzi photos of his preparations for the wedding. the royal couple have now asked for "understanding and respect" to be shown to mr markle. we'll have the latest from kensington palace. also on tonight's programme: palestinians bury their dead, after yesterday's clashes with israeli forces on the border with gaza. politicians and diplomats abroad call for peace. but real peace talks ended — failed — a long time ago. 30 million posts containing inappropriate material, including sexual images, have been taken down by facebook injust three months.

there's good news over the economy — wages are now rising faster than inflation, for the first time in more than a year. and should shoppers pay more for larger sizes? the fashion chain new look is faces a backlash. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, we reflect on the death of former premier league playerjlloyd samuel, who died in a car crash today at the age of 37. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it's still unclear whether meghan markle's father will attend her wedding to prince harry on saturday. thomas markle is due to walk his daughter down the aisle,

but reports from america suggest he's been taken ill, as allegations were made that he'd staged paparazzi photos of his preparations for the wedding. the royal couple have now asked for "understanding and respect" to be shown to mr markle, who's also thought to have recently suffered a heart attack. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell has the details. it's the day they've been planning ever since their engagement. but, with just four days to go, it's not at all clear whether the father of the bride will be there for meghan's big moment. miss markle and her father, thomas, are said to be close. she's been looking forward to having him at her side to walk her up the aisle. it was this security camera footage, obtained by the mail on sunday, which showed mr markel apparently colluding with a freelance photographer to take a set of pictures of him, which were then sold to newspapers around the world. and all of this at a time when kensington palace was appealing to the media to respect his privacy. miss markle and prince harry were taken aback last night when reports emerged that mr markle had decided not to attend the wedding.

he was quoted as saying that he wanted to avoid causing the couple any embarrassment. since then, there have been attempts to reassure him that he will still be welcome. mr markle's daughter from his first marriage has defended his actions. i think my father's really suffered at the hands of the media. i mean, they've presented him in the most horrible ways — highly inaccurate. the goal of those photographs was basically because he was feeling defenceless. so, should kensington palace have done more to support mr markle? kensington palace might have done a bit more but very difficult for them given that thomas markle is a very private person. maybe meghan should have taken the lead on this one. in windsor, preparations for the wedding day are being finalised. will the father of the bride be there? meghan markle, by all accounts, is still hoping very much that he will. in well and uncertainty this

evening. gossip reported last night that he would not becoming, it has now changed its mind and is saying he does want to come, but am and it isa he does want to come, but am and it is a big but, it would appear he is in hospital having experienced chest pains. he is undergoing medical tests a nd pains. he is undergoing medical tests and it will be for doctors, according to this website, to decide whether he is fit enough to fly to this country for the wedding. at this country for the wedding. at this point, confusion and uncertainty. nicholas witchell live at kensington palace, thank you for that. later in the programme we will have a report live from —— and later in the programme, we'll have a report from los angeles, taking a look at what made meghan markle the woman she is today. funerals have been held in gaza for some of the more than 50 people killed when israeli troops fired on palestinian protestors yesterday. in the fiercest clashes since 2014, officials say more than 2,000 people were injured. there have been further, smaller protests today, as palestinians commemorate the anniversary of what they call the nakba, or catastrophe, the mass displacement of palestinians in violence, following the creation of the state of israel in 1948.

0ur middle east editorjeremy bowen reports now from gaza. of the border the soundtrack was anti—israeli songs, not gunfire. 2a hours after the killing, the big protests have stopped —— on the border, the soundtrack. the palestinians looked warily towards israeli positions. enterprising traders brought refreshments. what's next? the israelis do with the international followed, the palestinians have 60 dead. politicians and diplomats abroad call for piece, but real peace talks ended, failed, a long time ago, and with the current generation of palestinian and israeli leaders there is no chance of them being revived. the israelis started firing

tear gas. the crowd, by then including many families, was getting too big. and the young men were getting too close to the border wire. much of the rage in the protests is brewed in places like this, a refugee camp in 1948, now much more permanent. it was created as 750,000 palestinians fled or were forced from their homes in israel's independence war. now 70% of palestinians in gaza are refugees, stuck fast in history. at this mosque, the funeral was much quieter than his death, shot through the eye in the protests. his body was wrapped in the hamas flag. aged 23, his friends were there to bury him. there were tender moments. israel said it told them to stay away from

the border and hamas is responsible for what happened. his friend said he had worked at the hospital without pay because of gaza's collapsing economy. poverty and grief breed anger. at al—shifa hospital, the main hospital, wounded men were being transferred to egypt for surgery. inside, men were being transferred to egypt forsurgery. inside, they men were being transferred to egypt for surgery. inside, they were still treating casualties from the protest. this boy is 16. all day, i've been asking palestinians if hamas forced them to risk their lives at the protests. no one said yes. "i did it because the rosol is palestinian," said this unemployed 24—year—old. —— because gaza is palestinian. as a human being, i speak, it is horrible. if you saw it

yesterday, the situation, it is horrible. crying, bloody, painful... what's happening? after the protests, it seems that many people are hoping for some kind of turning point. but the fundamentals of this conflict don't change. jeremy bowen, bbc news. the antagonism between israel and the palestinians is one of the world's deadliest flash points, and focused on land and borders following the war that established israel in 1948. 70 years ago, gaza was controlled by egypt and the west bank byjordan, and both were home to hundreds of thousands of palestinian refugees driven from israel. but the israelis captured them both, along with east jerusalem, in the six—day war of 1967, and never fully gave them back. the 0slo accords of 1993, a set of agreements that tried to establish a long term peace process, did give the palestinians the right to run

parts of both areas. and now nearly 2 million live in gaza. but israel controls its coastline and most of its access points. well, jeremy bowenjoins us now live from gaza. no repeat of the terrible scenes we saw yesterday? no, all that has ended, well, subsided. the thing about the intractability of this conflict is that violence is built into it, and violence will occur again. it may be tomorrow, maybe next week, maybe next month, but it is going to happen, and it keeps on happening because things don't change. as far as gaza is concerned, what doesn't change is that 2 million people are cooped up in here, and on the other side of the border wire, israel sees hamas particularly as a really serious threat. israel said those demonstrators coming towards the wire were potentially breaching israel's sovereignty, putting

israelis injeopardy, so they israel's sovereignty, putting israelis in jeopardy, so they had to do what they did and they are defending all of that. but what is i think awfulfor people defending all of that. but what is i think awful for people here, defending all of that. but what is i think awfulfor people here, and it is sad to keep seeing it, is the way that violence re—occurs, again and again and again, and in the absence of progress, the absence of change, that will continue. jeremy, thank you for that, jeremy bowen live, they are, from gaza. the home secretary has revealed that up to 63 windrush migrants, could have been wrongly removed or deported from the uk. sajid javid has been giving evidence to the home affairs select committee. he emphasised there's no final total yet, as the cases of 8,000 removal records dating back to 2002 are still being checked. wages are now rising faster than inflation, for the first time in more than a year. figures from the office for national statistics suggest pay rose by 2.9% in the first three months of the year, compared with prices rising by 2.7%. but, as our economics editor kamal ahmed reports, there's still some way to go before

people will begin feeling significantly better off. britain received a pay rise today. it was modestm, but it marked the end of a year—long income squeeze. price rises have eased, wages are up — but that better news comes after yea rs of weak income growth. here in cardiff, they are still feeling the effects. food is becoming really, really expensive. everyone i know is really, really struggling. and i am talking about, you know, people who actually have jobs and have kind of security. we're public servants or civil servants, in old money. and we haven't seen a wage rise for a good number of years. i don't want to say like it's not improved at all. you can say, like, it has slightly improved but not how it is supposed to be.

let's have a look at that income squeeze. over the last year, the rise in prices, the blue line, has been above the increase in our wages, the red line. now they have crossed, meaning an end to this most recent squeeze on living standards. but if we go back over ten years, look how often inflation has been higher than the rise in our incomes. on average, people are earning £730 a year less today than they were a decade ago. i think it will take time before people really start to feel more confident. 0verall, they are a very good set of numbers. we saw very substantial numbers ofjobs being created in the first few months of the year. the unemployment rate is still at its lowest level since the 1970s and we have seen a pick—up in wage growth as well. but there are caveats to that better economic news. the bank of england has warned that inflation could rise over the next few months, as oil prices and energy bills go up. and there is that productivity problem. our ability to create wealth for every hour that we work. that figure has dropped sharply.

the and that means it might be sunny today, but if we can't turn around our productivity problem, our wages will keep lazing in the slow lane. kemal ahmed, bbc news. kamal ahmed, bbc news. the time is 6.13. our top story this evening: the royal couple ask for "understanding and respect, as it remains unclear whether meghan markle's father will be giving her away at the wedding. and still to come: my name's meghan markle. i'm 12 years old, and ijust graduated from sixth grade and i'm going into the seventh. what made meghan markle the woman she is today? we have a special report from los angeles. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news: no miracle in malahide, as ireland come up short against pakistan in their maiden test match. the fashion chain new look is facing criticism

for charging customers more for larger sized clothing. the company says it's reviewing its pricing structure, after some shoppers complained that a size 18 pair of trousers in one range was £3 more expensive than a size 12. here's sima kotecha. new look has found itself at the centre of a storm over pricing after marking up some of its larger sized clothing. it's not fair. i don't see why you should be penalised just because most of my friends: so i think it's out of order that they have to pay more for the same clothes. on its website, different sized items at different prices. for example, a size 16 pair of trousers is priced at £19.99. however, a size 2a pair is £22.99. the argument is a simple one. should using more materialfor larger clothing mean higher prices? if you've got to use more material,

you've got to use it, haven't you? it's going to cost, either way. it's the same with paint. you buy a big tin of paint it costs you 50 quid. you buy a small tin, it's only going to cost you 30 quid. this isn't the first time a clothing retailer has been accused of marking up plus sizes. but, with obesity rates rising, some believe this kind of strategy could lead to better health. we need to take a new approach, which is a bit of stick. a bit of stick will be paying more for what you are buying in the shops if you are very large, as a reminder that — if you go on this way — there are real dangers lurking as a result of being obese. it's been a difficult yearfor new look. it's had plummeting sales and now, an image of a store its critics say discriminates against larger women is exactly the sort of publicity it doesn't need. the high street chain says it's looking again at how it works

and will try to make sure that pricing differences — like the ones highlighted today — don't happen again. sima kotecha, bbc news. westminster has been urged to respect the will of the scottish parliament and make further changes to the brexit bill. mps voted against it with a majority of 93—30 with concerns it would restrict the powers of holyrood. this was expected, wasn't it? it was but it does not make it any less significant. we have waded into uncharted waters. this is an unprecedented constitutional clash between the scottish and westminster parliament. if the uk government goes on to impose the eu (withdrawal) bill on scotland, despite three quarters of the scottish parliament voting against

it, it will be the first time anything that has happened in the history of devolution. the regulations that govern how these cows are fed, reared and transported are currently made in brussels. after brexit we can make up our own rules on animal welfare, environmental standards and more. and they will need to be the same throughout the uk. there are a few people making big decisions that are going to effect a lot of the population. we are anxious that they get it right. the uk government say they will consult on farming regulations and the rest with all the devolved administrations but that is not enough for members of the scottish parliament who don't want to have do follow rules they might not have agreed to. so the snp, labour, the lib dems and the greens all voted together to reject the eu (withdrawal) bill. yes, 93. no, 30. the scottish brexit minister warned westminster not to ignore their vote. the actions of the uk government, were they to impose legislation on this parliament, would be serious

and unprecedented and they would be noted here and across europe. if there is a failure after today's vote to adapt the bill to devolution, it will be the uk that will be breaking trust and breaking the rules, not us. the scottish tories pointed out that the welsh government have agreed to a deal. they think the scottish government should do the same. westminster can now impose the brexit bill but to do so would break decades of constitutional convention and would be unprecedented. it's certainly the first time it's happened but it is something that was envisaged in the devolution settlement, that there might be circumstances where content would be given and that circumstance would permit the westminster government to proceed with legislation on that basis, and that is what we intend to do because the bill is already in the system. exactly how the rules are made that regulate the sale and slaughter of these scottish sheep may appear

to be a relatively minor detail in the wider brexit landscape, but it is also a matter of constitutional principle that presents the uk government with yet one more obstacle on the route out of the eu. sarah smith, bbc news, edinburgh. the cabinet has agreed to publish a brexit government plan — a white paper — next month, that will outline the uk's future relationship with the eu, in advance of a critical summit at the end ofjune. 0ur political correspondent vicki young is in westminster. is the government any closer to knowing what will be in its brexit plan? that is the crucial question. the eu has set out what it wants from the future relationship back in march. this is the british government trying to catch up. we are told it will cover a whole range of sectors, things like aviation, agriculture, fishing, financial services. the announcement of a meaty document does not get away

from the fact there is a deadlock at the heart of government at the crucial issue of what our customs arrangements are going to be once we leave. there was another meeting about so—called brexit subcommittee today, trying to thrash out where they will go with all of this but so far there is no agreement. it is so important because brussels are saying there must be movement on this issue because we need to find out how we can stop a hard border being brought back in between ireland and northern ireland. for months now, the eu has been saying to britain, wejust don't know months now, the eu has been saying to britain, we just don't know what you want after brexit. theresa may hopes this document will be her a nswer to hopes this document will be her answer to that. thank you. facebook says it's removed nearly 30 million posts containing sexual or violent images, terrorist propaganda or hate speech, in the first three months of the year. the company made the revelation in an unprecedented report, after data privacy scandals led to calls for greater transparency. here's our media editor, amol rajan. perhaps no company has been

in the headlines this year as much as facebook. a privacy scandal, prompted by the leak of millions of users' personal data has led to unprecedented scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators across the globe. facebook has long championed openness and today, for the first time, it published a report on how it enforces acceptable behaviour on its platform. in the first quarter of this year, facebook removed or flagged 3.5 million instances of violent content. that's a 183% increase on a similar number of posts they took action on in the last quarter of last year. and, through automation, facebook removed 21 million instances of adult nudity or sexual content and 1.9 million instances of terror content. that's before anyone actually saw them. the issue for facebook is that its algorithms are so much better at protecting some kind of harmful content than others. —— detecting.

so, while the technology is usually effective at finding spam or terrorist propaganda, it's less effective at finding hate speech. that's partly because one person's hate speech is another‘s fair comment. clearly then, automation has its limits and there's still a place for old—fashioned human judgment when it comes to cleaning up the web. facebook is yet to say how often it made the wrong decision on removing posts that violate its policies. there are also many areas, such as the exploitation of children, where data remains unforthcoming. when it comes to being completely open, facebook still has some way to go. a second british amateur rugby player has died on tour in sri lanka. tom baty who was 26, had been in a critical condition after a night out in the capital colombo. his team mate thomas howard who was 25, died on sunday. durham city rugby club says the players were admitted to hospital with breathing problems, not related to rugby. the former aston villa and bolton

footballerjlloyd samuel, has died in a car accident. the 37—year—old was reportedly in a collision with a truck this morning, after dropping his children at school in cheshire. he made nearly 200 appearances for aston villa, after signing with the club in 1998, and played 83 times for bolton. aston villa says its players will wear black armbands tonight as a mark of respect, during their game with middlesborough. before her engagement to prince harry, meghan markle was mainly known for her acting career and humanitarian work. now, according to time magazine, she's one of the top "100 most influential people in the world." 0ur royal correspondent, daniela relph, has travelled to los angeles to find out more about ms markle. my my name is meghan markle, i am 12 yea rs my name is meghan markle, i am 12 years old. it was her television debut on a children's programme to

protect the test against sexist advertising. if you see something you do not like or are offended by on television or another place, write letters and send them to the right people and you can really make a difference, to notjust yourself but for lots of other people. that campaigning streak was cultivated first school. her head teacher still has photos of herself with her star pupil. she praises meghan markle's family for the support they gave. lot of credit has to go to her pa rents for lot of credit has to go to her parents for how they have raised her and what their belief systems are and what their belief systems are and what their belief systems are and what they have encouraged in her. there is no school system that does it all by itself. acting was an early love. endless school productions, like this one of annie. in the programme was a message from her father. signed off in the programme was a message from herfather. signed off with break a leg, love, tom markle, daddy. as a

17 rod she starred in 0edipus in her final year at school. an acting career kent. the legal drama suits was her biggest professional role. it brought some extra interest in her personal life, including who was her personal life, including who was her first kiss. it was when i was 13. where did it occur? it was like a summer 13. where did it occur? it was like a summer camp. and this is 13—year—old joshua silberstein, then and now. he is an actor and comedian with a clear memory of that first kiss. i think she made a beeline and just laboured on my lips. nothing to pg-13. it just laboured on my lips. nothing to pg—13. it was sweet. it was generous and courageous on her part. meghan markle's a la for in life before she met prince harry was one of great freedom. —— californian life. her

new life is one of great privilege but she must navigate royal protocol and an intense level of public scrutiny. school, family, friends and her early career. all have been significant influences as meghan markle starts a new chapter in her life. daniela basking in the la sunshine. who needs la? the weather has been glorious. i think we have peaked in terms of sunshine. it will be tried for most of the week but it was a glorious day today across most of the country. temperatures in many parts of england and wales were 23 degrees. in the north—west later on through the day we saw the clouds gathering as a weather front moves through. it is bringing the odd spot

of light, patchy rain. it will move south and east overnight. the cloud and rain moves its way across the borders and into the north west of england. it will bring slightly heavier bursts of rain as it moves south and east. as we go through the evening stages, more cloud arrives across england and wales. that means we should prevent temperatures falling to lead. in scotland, northern england and northern ireland, could see the temperatures in low single figures. it is an indication of what is to come tomorrow. back cloud is a weather front and it is a cold front. behind it slightly fresher air and more of a breeze coming through the north east, off the north sea coast. that will make it feel fresher for many of us tomorrow. quite a lot of clout crossing england and wales. some light and drizzly rain at times. scotland, northern england and northern ireland that you have the

lion's share of the sunshine. it would be lovely in terms of the sun but noticeably fresher. ten, 11 degrees on the east coast. the high pressure is set to stay with us as we move into the all—important weekend weather forecast. staying predominantly dry. the question will be just how predominantly dry. the question will bejust how much predominantly dry. the question will be just how much sunshine we are likely to get. here is our best guess at the moment. it looks like the royal wedding will stay predominantly dry with eyes of 19 to 21 degrees. a reminder of our main story. this is bbc news — our latest headlines. the first funerals have taken place for those palestinians killed by israeli troops in gaza yesterday — the deadliest day of violence

there since 2014. in a meeting with president erdogan of turkey, theresa may has described the loss of life as tragic and extremely concerning. president erdogan accused israel and the us of having roles in a horrible massacre in gaza. the scottish parliament has rejected a key part of the uk government's brexit legislation. it passed a motion stating it does not consent to the uk government's eu withdrawal bill by 93 votes to 30. doubts continue about whether meghan markle's father will be at the royal wedding. reports from the us say he's been taken ill after allegedly staging