the duke of edinburgh was driven here this afternoon ahead of hip surgery tomorrow. ast summer, he retired from public life. his final official engagement inspecting the royal marine on inspecting the royal marines on parade at buckingham palace. since then, when he has been seen in public, he generally looked fit and well. here, a brisk walk to church on christmas day. even though his hip problems have been bothering him for around a month, he was seen in early march carriage driving, still a favourite past at 96 years old. but any surgery at this age comes with risk. there are certain technical risks, but the good news is the risks are rare and in fact, the outcomes are very good, a very reliable way of improving people‘s function. i think a gentleman of mid—90s, clearly there are some and concerns i have no doubt that the duke of edinburgh will be well cared for in that regard. the duke would usually join the queen and other members of the royal family for the traditional service at windsor on easter sunday. his absence at the weekend a clear sign that the hip prob

today at 5.00pm — the duke of edinburgh is admitted to hospital for hip surgery. ince philip, who's 96, will undergo the operation tomorrow at the king edward vii hospital in central london. the duke was admitted to hospital here earlier today in central london after missing in of engagements over easter alongside the queen and other members of the royal family. the other main stories on bbc news— fears over levels of violent crime in london after a teenage girl named locally as tanesha is shot dead. it's appalling. it's not safe to go out, you have to keep locking your doors or do something, it's terrible. jeremy corbyn defends his decision to attend an event organised by a left—wing jewish group following criticism from mainstream jewish leaders. anti—semitism is a vile and evil thing within our society at any level, anywhere, any time and it has to be eradicated. the french rail network is badly disrupted as a wave of strikes against president macron‘s reforms begin. counting down to the commonwealth games — final preparations are underway for the opening ceremo

the duke of edinburgh has been admitted to hospital for a planned hip operation. surgery will take place tomorrow. the head of the uk's military research centre says he's certain novichok was used in the nerve agent attack in salisbury but won't confirm the source. good evening and welcome to bbc news. there's been a shooting at the headquarters of youtube near san francisco this evening. witnesses said a suspect opened fire, sending employees running into the street. at least four people have been taken to hospital, one person is said to be critically injured. police at the scene said the body of a woman has been found inside the building with a self—inflicted gunshot wound. at 12:46pm this afternoon, san diego police department received numerous 9/11 call is reporting gunshots at the youtube campus on cherry—evans you in our city. the police arrived on scene at 1248 pm and immediately began the search for a sugar or suspect. on arrival police encountered numerous people, very chaotic, we encountered one victim with an apparent gunshot wound towards the front of

the duke of edinburgh was driven here this afternoon, ahead of hip surgery tomorrow. cent months. last summer, he retired from public life. his final official engagement, inspecting the royal marine on parade at buckingham palace. since then, when he has been seen in public, he's generally looked fit and well. here, a brisk walk to church at sandringham on christmas day. and even though his hip problems have been bothering him for around a month, he was seen in early march carriage driving, still a favourite pastime at 96 years old. but any surgery at this age comes with risk. there are certain technical risks, but the good news really is that the risks are rare and in fact, the outcomes are very good, it's a very reliable way of improving people's pain and improving people's function. i think in a gentleman in the mid—90s, clearly there are some anaesthetic concerns but i have no doubt that the duke of edinburgh will be very well cared for in that regard. the duke would usually join the queen and other members of the royal family for the traditional service at windsor

the duke of edinburgh is in hospital for a planned operation. of 61 and tributes flooded in today. england manager gareth southgate says the former manchester united and ac milan player was a great ambassador for the game, a proud englishman who loved playing for his country. there is an all english champions league quarterfinal to sever the seeming as manchester city travel to anfield with the liverpool bossjurgen klopp proud of their three european cups but urging his side to write their own history. and the 21st commonwealth games are officially under way after the opening ceremony this morning on the gold coast of australia. more on the story is just after half past. as we‘ve just heard, the former england football captain, ray wilkins, has died at the age of 61. he‘d been in hospital since suffering a cardiac arrest last week. he played for many clubs during a long and glittering career — most notably, chelsea, manchester united and ac milan. patrick geary looks back on his life. commentator: and wilkins has curled one, and that‘s absolutel

the princess royal has visited her father, the duke of edinburgh, in hospital in central london. e duke, who is 96, has been recovering from a hip operation. princess anne is believed to be the first member of the royal family to visit him. the international chemical weapons watchdog, the 0pcw, has confirmed the uk's assessment of the nerve agent used to poison a former russian spy and his daughter in the english city of salisbury. the british government says the russian state must have been behind last month's attack. moscow denies any involvement. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner reports. investigating every possible site of last month's nerve agent poisoning in salisbury has been exhaustive. now, britain's findings have been backed up the chemical weapons watchdog, the 0pcw.

our latest headlines: the duke of edinburgh has been admitted to hospital for a planned hip operationaigners warn more young people are arming themselves. when a young man tells me this, i would rather be caught with my knife and cord without it, if i am caught without my knife it means i am not sleeping. the head of the uk's military research centre says he's certain novichok was used in the nerve agent attack in salisbury, but won't confirm the source four members of the same family from bristol are killed in a car crash in florida. more now on our main story — the duke of edinburgh has been admitted into hospital, ahead of a planned hip operation tomorrow. the 96—year—old is being treated at the king edward vii hospital in central london. i've been discussing what type of surgery prince phillip may have with dr benjamin ellis, a consultant rheumatologist and clinical advisor with arthritis research uk. the commonest operation he is likely to be having is a hip replacement. he is having his natural hip removed and an artificial one put instead. it isa and an artificial one put inste

philip is a strong contender, the duke of edinburgh in his 96th year, he has stepped back, there is wonderfule duke of edinburgh having this wonderful life of service in his twilight years, that would be lovely. and we know how close william and harry are to their grandparents and that would be a fitting tribute to philip. of course he is fifth in line to the throne, this newborn, and it's an historic moment for princess charlotte as well because she remains fourth. and she gave her first royal wave as well. i suppose the other name, born on saint georges day, but george is already taken. it is, absolutely, prince george. thank you for being with us, oliver. we've got barry, michael, alfred, albert, philip. keep them coming in and i will see you soon. well, this week the weather's going to go pretty much back to normal, certainly compared to what we had last week, with that heatwave, and those temperatures in the high 20s for some of us. this week it's going to change a little bit more, from sunny spells to darker clouds. it will remain very fresh. in fact, the indication is that, as we head

buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh has had a successful hip replacement operation. veral 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 sur

the duke of edinburgh will have surgery on his hip today.rday for the planned operation. prince philip, who is 96, is understood to have had hip trouble for about a month. our royal correspondent, daniela relph, is at the hospital for us this morning. how much more do we know? we don't know an awful lot more at the moment. buckingham palace are not giving us any guidance on timing, so we don't know exactly when the duke of edinburgh was due to have his operation. you have to presume it would have taken place this morning. they are not giving us an exact time. what we're hoping is that once the operation is done, he is beginning to recuperate, we will get some sense from buckingham palace that that has happened and how we'd is doing. we do know that for the past month or so, yaz had this problem it will with pain in his hip —— we do know. his care is being led bya —— we do know. his care is being led by a team of doctors from the medical household attached to the royal family. they sense of how difficult things have become for him, we got tha

the duke of edinburgh was driven here this afternoon, ahead of hip surgery tomorrow. duke in recent months. last summer, he retired from public life. his final official engagement, inspecting the royal marines on parade at buckingham palace. since then, when he has been seen in public, he's generally looked fit and well. here, a brisk walk to church at sandringham on christmas day. and even though his hip problems have been bothering him for around a month, he was seen in early march carriage driving, still a favourite pastime at 96 years old. but any surgery at this age comes with risk. there are certain technical risks, but the good news really is that the risks are rare and in fact, the outcomes are very good, it's a very reliable way of improving people's pain and improving people's function. i think in a gentleman in the mid—90s, clearly there are some anaesthetic concerns but i have no doubt that the duke of edinburgh will be very well cared for in that regard. the duke would usually join the queen and other members of the royal family for the traditional service

buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh has undergone a successful hip replacement operation and is in good spirits. a 78—year—old man is arrested on suspicion of murder after a suspected burglar was killed at his home in london. 50 years after the civil rights leader, martin luther king, was murdered, commemorations are held across the usa. perhaps those commemorations will be most keenly felt here. they are already under way, where martin luther king died from a single gunshot that rang out right across the world... the former england captain ray wilkins has died in hospital at the age of 61. and coming up on bbc news, it's all eyes on anfield as liverpool get set to host manchester city in the first leg of their champions league quarterfinal. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the foreign secretary borisjohnson has hit back at claims from labour that he exaggerated evidence that moscow was responsible for the salisbury nerve agent attack. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn says mrjohnson has serious questions to answer after the porton down defence laboratory said it

the duke of edinburgh is in hospital tonight — he's having a planned hip operation tomorrow. byn has defended his visit to a left—wing jewish group which has criticised allegations of anti—semitism in the labour party. rail services in france are severely disrupted as three months of weekly strikes begin in protest at government plans for reform. and how new technology is being harnessed to monitor some of the world's most endangered species. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, athletes from 71 nations are giving up for the start of the commonwealth games which will be hosted on queensland's gold coast. the opening ceremony takes place tomorrow. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a 17—year—old girl is dead and a 16—year—old boy is critically ill after two unrelated shootings last night in london in the space ofjust an hour. eye witnesses say the girl who died was with friends in tottenham in north london — when someone opened fire from a passing car. her friends say she was killed for no reason. these latest attacks come amid concern about rising violent crime. 4

buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh has undergone a successful hip replacement operation, and is in good spirits. a 78—year—old man is arrest on suspicion of murder, after an intruder was stabbed in a suspected burglary. vauxhall announce it will build a new van at its plant in luton, safeguarding 1,400 jobs. in the next hour, the former england captain ray wilkins dies at the age of 61. fans and fellow players pay tribute to the ex—manchester united and chelsea midfielder, who also worked as a coach and a pundit. good evening and welcome to bbc news. russia is calling for a meeting of the un security council tomorrow to discuss the nerve agent attack in salisbury. it follows a rejection by the international chemical watchdog of moscow's request for a joint investigation into the poisoning. russia denies involvement, claiming it was a terrorist attack. meanwhile in westminster, foreign secretary borisjohnson hit back at claims from labour that he had exaggerated evidence that russia was responsible. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. more than one month on in

the duke of edinburgh is 96. . as this. this planned elective surgery. the duke, who retired effectively from public life a few months ago at the age of 96, and who didn't attend the easter service on sunday with the queen and other members of the royal family because of what buckingham palace have described as problems with his hip. he retired from royal duties last august. he was not at the service at leicester cathedral with the queen last week. again that was put down toa hip last week. again that was put down to a hip problem. buckingham palace, in that statement, saying that the duke was admitted this afternoon for planned surgery on his hip which will take place tomorrow. they say further updates will be issued when appropriate. that would seem to suggest we're not going to hear anything until after the operation has taken place tomorrow. as we have seen has taken place tomorrow. as we have seen with previous visits to hospital by members of the royal family, it's very rare for other members of the family t

easter worship at st george's chapel in windsor, though the queen was not accompanied by the duke of edinburghf problems with his hip. accompanied by the duke of edinburgh also absent — prince harry and his fiancee, meghan markle, who will be married there next month. martin bashir, bbc news. there next month. two people have been arrested after the death of a nine—year—old boy from northern ireland in tenerife last week. carter carson from newtownabbey was leaving a shopping centre with his family in adeje in the south of the island when he was struck by a car. in the south of the island the comedian eddie izzard, who's just been appointed to labour's governing national executive committee, has said the the party must stamp out anti—semitism and rebuild relations with thejewish community. out anti—semitism and rebuild the previous holder of the post stepped down yesterday, after accusations she offered support to a candidate accused of holocaust denial. support to a candidate accused well, our political correspondent chris mason is here. chris, another call, then, for labour to deal with thes

the duke of edinburgh was driven here this afternoon ahead of hip surgery tomorrow. ere have been few public appearances from the duke in recent months. last summer, he retired from public life. his final official engagement, inspecting the royal marine on parade at buckingham palace. since then, when he has been seen in public, he's generally looked fit and well. here, a brisk walk to church at sandringham on christmas day. and even though his hip problems have been bothering him for around a month, he was seen in early march carriage driving, still a favourite past at 96 years old. but any surgery at this age comes with risk. there are certain technical risks, but the good news is the risks are rare and in fact, the outcomes are very good, it's a very reliable way of improving people's pain and function. i think a gentleman of mid—90s, clearly there are some anaesthetic concerns but i have no doubt that the duke of edinburgh will be well cared for in that regard. the duke would usually join the queen and other members of the royal family for the traditional service

also ahead: the duke of edinburgh leaves hospital. he will continue to recover from surgery to his hip at windsor. dwayne the rockjohnson and naomie harris start in rampage, a us fantasy action film based on the cult 80s video game. find out what jason sullivan's made of. that and the week's other top releases in the film review. good evening and welcome to bbc news. sir cliff richard has told a high courtjudge he felt "forever tainted" by the bbc‘s coverage of a police raid on his home in berkshire following a sex assault allegation. the 77—year—old singer is taking legal action against the broadcaster following the raid in 2014. in his evidence to the court, sir cliff said that after seeing the coverage on television, he collapsed in his kitchen sobbing, and that helicopter footage of the search of his flat had caused him profound and long lasting damage. the bbc says its coverage was in the public interest. our special correspondent lucy manning's report contains some flash photography. sir cliff richard often performs in front of

now the duke of edinburgh has been in hospitalfor ten days. normal for the ten days. this is longer than is normalfor the average ten days. this is longer than is normal for the average patient, ten days. this is longer than is normalfor the average patient, they are normally in between sort of food five days, but no doubt his doctors are taking account of his age, and also thejuke are taking account of his age, and also the juke is are taking account of his age, and also thejuke is no doubt are taking account of his age, and also the juke is no doubt taking are taking account of his age, and also thejuke is no doubt taking —— the duke is taking advantage of the great expertise here to help strengthen his muscle, which is absolutely vital for this sort of procedure. people are expected to do, once they leave hospital, physiotherapy for, you know, between four and six weeks, and, you know, they will be on crutches, but no doubt the duke of edinburgh will be wanting to be walking unaided when he attends prince harry and meghan markle's wedding n

the duke of edinburgh will have surgery on his hip today.ii hospital in central london. the duke, as you said, was admitted yesterday afternoon, buckingham palace choosing words carefully, in the statement they released, this was a planned admission to hospital, planned admission, they do not want to create any sense of drama or panicked over the fact the duke of edinburgh is in hospital. they have not told us exactly what time the operation is, you would expect it is the morning, unlike senior has had to wait in any way for the operation to wait in any way for the operation to happen. some kind of hip surgery, no details as to what kind of surgery it is but he is 96 years old, clearly having any kind of surgery at that age brings with it some kind of risk. he is extremely fit and active, we know he has had a problem with his hip, increasing pain and discomfort over the last month, he has been carried on with his hobby of carriage driving, but it had clearly got to the point where it was felt surgery was necessary , where it was felt surgery

the duke of edinburgh is having surgery on his hip today. ince philip, who is 96, entered hospital for the planned procedure yesterday. also coming up in the next hour — 50 years since the assassination of martin luther king. events are planned to mark the anniversary of the day the civil rights leader was shot, including a ceremony at the motel where was killed. the opening ceremony for the 21st commonwealth games gets under way, kicking off 12 days of events on australia's gold coast. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the british delegation to the international chemical weapons regulator the opcw has dismissed russia's proposal for a joint investigation into the salisbury nerve agent attack as "perverse". officials said the idea was a "diversionary tactic" by moscow. the opcw is holding an emergency meeting at the hague, at russia's request, to discuss the poisoning. yesterday, the head of the porton down defence laboratory said it could not confirm the precise source of the substance used to poison sergei skripal and his daughter

the duke of edinburgh has been admitted to the king edward 7th hospital and will have hip surgery todayis a wedding coming up, his grandson, and he wants to be up and walking about. would he be after the procedure today? i would expect so. most patients who have hip surgery are mobilised the same day. even at 96? yes, it reduces the risks of immobility and deep vein thrombosis and clots forming. i am not going to ask you to guess what is happening, but the kind of problems he might be having and 96, active in his youth and very fit in his youth, but 96 now. if you take his commitment i think he is more active than the average 96—year—old. for him if this is what is going on then one would expect that he needs to be more active than the average 96—year—old and it is bothering him. it is his personal expectations which will guide the treatment. i do not think most 96—year—olds take on the activity he does. that is where it has come from. you have carried out procedures on people of similar ages in their905, procedures on people of similar ages in their 905, presumably there is a set of cr

the duke of edinburgh is said to be in good spirits after an operation to replace a hip. alf a century after the killing of martin luther king, americans salute his legacy as the campaign for racial equality continues. those commemorations may well be most keenly felt here in memphis, tennessee, the place where dr king died from a single gunshot that was heard right around the world. commentator: 0h, he can hit one. and, liverpool overwhelm manchester city in the first leg of the champions league quarter—final at anfield. coming up on sportsday on bbc news: surf's up on the gold coast as the commonwealth games gets under way with a spectacular opening ceremony. good evening. relations between britain and russia have worsened again following the chemical attack on a former russia 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. the eu accused moscow of be

also ahead: the duke of edinburgh leaves hospital.e to recover from surgery to his hip at windsor.

the princess royal has visited her father, the duke of edinburgh, in hospital in central london. from a hip operation last week at king edward vii hospital. princess anne is believed to be the first member of the royal family to visit him. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm bbc kasia madera time now for all the sports news in sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sports centre. coming up on the program: of the commonwealth games is well under way on the gold coast and australia... we had life to chris mitchell shortly. son spoke dumped lazio out of the europa league in a shock. tiger woods said he will play at the us open injune after not having featured since 2015 —— souths berg. hello and welcome to the programme, day nine of the commonwealth games is into the late morning on australia's gold coast and chris mitchell is there out and about for us. the talk is still about for us. the talk is still about the 200 metres from the men's from last night with is being disqualified.

the duke of edinburgh has been admitted to hospital for a planned hip operation. l take place tomorrow. the head of the uk's military research centre says he's certain novichok was used in the nerve agent attack in salisbury but won't confirm the source.

the duke of edinburgh has left hospital after hip replacement surgery.duties last august, but his hip problem came to light following his absence at an easter service at windsor. he went into hospital ten days ago. the parents of alfie evans,the terminally ill boy at the centre of a right to life battle, will bring a new appeal to the high court on monday. hundreds protested outside alder hey hospital in liverpool last night, becausejudges had ruled his life support could be turned off today. but treatment will now continue until the outcome of the fresh appeal. jaguar land rover is to cut 1,000 jobs at plants in the west midlands. the company is blaming a fall in demand for new diesel vehicles, and a weakening of consumer confidence due to the uncertainty caused by brexit. peter plisner has the details. ten yea rs ten years agojaguar land rover almost went bust, indian firm tata bought the company and since then has gone from strength to strength, 110w has gone from strength to strength, now with a workforce of over 40,000. but in recent months sales of

the duke of edinburgh has left hospital, after hip replacement surgery. service at windsor. he went into hospital 10 days ago. the open university‘s vice—chancellor peter horrocks has resigned, after a vote of no—confidence in his leadership. he had angered some staff by saying academics "get away with not teaching." in a statement, he said the university "faces a scale of challenge that is unprecedented". it has to save £100m and student numbers have fallen. the world‘s most famous steeplechase, the grand national, is at aintree tomorrow and this year three of the 40 riders are female jockeys, the most for thirty years. andy swiss reports. ladies day at aintree and umbrellas very much in fashion. decidedly soggy going for the annual style stakes. but if today was trendsetting, tomorrow could be trailblazing. a female jockey has never won the national, but bryony frost is among a hotly—tipped trio, and the chance of a ground—breaking first on milansbar is some incentive. you can‘t stand here and go, "oh, i‘m just in it to try and get round", because i‘d b

the princess royal has visited her father, the duke of edinburgh, in hospital as he recovers from a hipleft the king edward vii in london after seeing prince philip for 45 minutes. she said the duke, who's 96, was in good spirits. he's been in hospital sincejust before the operation, which took place last wednesday. turtles that breathe through their genitals and pink snakes are amongst the weird and wonderful reptiles heading for extinction unless urgent action is taken, according to the zoological society of london. this is the mary river turtle, which is ranked at 30 on the zsl‘s so—called edge list. it focuses on unusual and at risk animals. as well as breathing through its genitals, the turtle has algae growing on its head. ranked at 16 is on the list is the gharial, i hope i said that correctly, although i suppose it might not be around long enough to tell us i got it wrong. a type of crocodile with a slender snout. the round island keel scaled boa is at 23 and is found on only one small island off the coast of mauritius. it has colour—changing skin. so it's not necessarily someth

it says the duke of cambridge was present for the birth and the queen, the duke of edinburgh and the hey are delighted with the news. her royal highness and her child are both doing well. we know that the medical team who were involved in the births of prince george and princess charlotte, the surgeon gynaecologist to the royal household, and alan farthing, they we re household, and alan farthing, they were involved in the birth this morning. we also know there is huge excitement, not just morning. we also know there is huge excitement, notjust here at the lindo wing in paddington, but at bt tower, one of the places across the country that is already announcing the news that it is, indeed, a boy. the british royal family the news that it is, indeed, a boy. the british royalfamily has the news that it is, indeed, a boy. the british royal family has a brand—new prince. the speculation now turns to several things, will prince george and princess charlotte, four on two, will date visit this afternoon to see the new baby? the press are waiting to see what will happen. this is another royal

buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh has had a successful hip replacement operation.nce philip, who's 96, will remain in hospitalfor several days. vauxhall announce they will build a new van at their plant in luton, securing 1,400 jobs. a 78—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after an intruder was stabbed in a suspected burglary. in a moment, it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. on beyond 100 days at seven o'clock, the team will be looking at the latest trade tensions between america and china as beijing announces new tariffs against us products. we'll be live in memphis, as commemorations take place to honour the legacy of civil rights campaigner martin luther king, who was assassinated 50 years ago today. and as the deadline for companies to publish their gender pay gap approaches, we'll be asking what can be done to close it. that's all ahead on bbc news. but now time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up: the stage is set for another one anfie

buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh has had a successful operation to replace a hip and is ine 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,

easter worship at st george's chapel in windsor, though the queen was not accompanied by the duke of edinburghecause of problems with his hip. also absent — prince harry and his fiancee, meghan markle, who will be married there next month. martin bashir, bbc news. the pope also called for dialogue in korea. earlier, kim jong—un and his wife attended a concert of south korean artists held in pyongyang. it's the first time a north korean leader has been seen at such an event. more than 160 performers travelled from the south, it's the first of two shows organised as a peace gesture, with a second planned on tuesday. the comedian eddie izzard, who has been appointed to labour's governing national executive committee, says the party must stamp out anti—semitism and rebuild relations with thejewish community. it follows the resignation of christine shawcroft, after complaints she'd offered support to a council candidate accused of holocaust denial. our political correspondent chris mason explained how eddie izzard's politics differed from his predecessor's. what is interesting is that politically,

easter worship at st george's chapel in windsor, though the queen was not accompanied by the duke of edinburgharry and his fiancee, meghan markle, who will be married there next month. martin bashir, bbc news. north korea's leader kim jong—un has watched a performace by south korean k—pop stars at a rare event in pyongyang. the concert is the latest in a series of conciliatory gestures appearing to mark a thaw in relations between the two sides. the leaders of the two koreas are due to hold a summit on the border later this month. this report by james waterhouse contains some flashing images. the sight of kim jong—un waving to enthusiastic applause might not be anything new, but south korean reports say he is now the first north korean leader ever to go to a performance by an artistic group from the south. nearly 200 singers, dancers and technicians are in the capital for two concerts. south korean ministers say he showed much interest in the show, and asked about the songs and lyrics. the spectators were treated to performances of korean pop, also known as k—pop. including the group red velve

easter worship at st george's chapel in windsor, though the queen was not accompanied by the duke of edinburghy and his fiancee, meghan markle, who will be married there next month. martin bashir, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: coming together to reduce child obesity. we see the work of a programme trying to do just that in amsterdam. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worse, produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs or restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where he had been addressing a trade union conference. the small crowd outside included his assailant. it has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. the eiffel tower's birthday is being mar

the duke of edinburgh has been admitted to hospital for a planned hip operation. buckingham palace say he'll undergo the surgery tomorrow. there are fears over levels of violent crime in london — after a teenage girl — named locally as tanesha melbourne — was shot dead in tottenham. the french rail network is badly disrupted — as a wave of strikes against president macron‘s reforms begin. jeremy corbyn defends his decision to attend an event organised by a left—wing jewish group — following criticism from mainstream jewish leaders. in a moment it will be time for sportsday but first a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news... on beyond 100 days at seven o'clock, the team will be covering the strike which has disrupted train services across france. and we'll be talking to youth workers and the police about the dangers of gang culture in london and the rest of the uk. and we'll be hearing about efforts to speed up the diagnosis of cancer as ten new centres to are introduced across england. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for

buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh is in good spirits after a successful hip replacement operationnned proceedure on wednesday after suffering with a hip problem for about a month. he is likely to remain in hospital for a number of days. up to 1,000 sure start centres, which provide support for families with young children in england, may have closed in the past eight years — double the government's estimate. research by the sutton trust, which campaigns to improve social mobility, says cuts to local authority budgets have led to the closures. the department for education says it is investing more in childcare support than any other government. we have found that there has been a 30% cut, basically, in the number of early years centres across the country. we also found on particular areas there have been bigger cuts than elsewhere. so there is a bit of a lottery, actually. if you have a young child, where you live determines whether there is a good centre near you. so there is a lottery now that exists in this country. pope francis has sent a message of support to the family of a s

the duke of edinburgh has undergone a hip replacement surgery operation at a private hospital in londonid the duke, who's 96, was comfortable and in good spirits. saudi arabia will open its first cinema in decades in the next two weeks. it's part of a deal that the saudis have done with amc — the world's largest cinema chain. the plan is to open up to a0 cinemas in some 15 saudi cities over the next five years. it's been revealed that as many as 87 million users may have had their personal information shared with the data firm, cambridge analytica. within the last few hours, facebook‘s chief executive, mark zuckerberg, spoke to reporters. he said he had made a "huge mistake", and that the company had not done enough to protect people's information. earlier, i spoke to dave lee, who had details of that call. well, it was quite an unusual step for mark zuckerberg to be so open in a press conference. he took many questions from several different organisations, including the bbc. i think the nub of it frankly is that he is defending his position as the head facebook. he is the chief executi

the duke of edinburgh has been admitted to hospital ahead of a scheduled hip operation.ave not been released by buckingham palace. the 96—year—old retired from royal duties last august. now to beijing, where the story of parents has captivated not just china but the rest of the world too. the girl went missing aged three in 1994. her father did everything he could to find her, including working as a taxi driver to publicise his search. he had no picture, but the internet, a sketch artist and a simple stroke of a luck brought the family back together. our china correspondent stephen mcdonell has the incredible story. after 2a years, a once little girl who disappeared, now a woman, is heading home. her parents never stopped searching for their missing three—year—old, named qifeng. thanks to a relentless social media campaign, the 27—year—old, now called kang ying, found them. translation: i never thought this was possible. it's like somebody in a dream has appeared before me. it's unbelievable. in 1994, her father and mother briefly lost sight of their daughter while runni

of the queen's husband prince philip duke of edinburgh is notorious for his rather frank remarks philip has retired from all official duties but not from his constant black humor from which not even his wife has fared. in first place among the odd nicknames you'd hardly expect the queen to answer to is cabbage also a popular pet name in france the royal couple have been married for over seventy years now and not even that nickname seems to have dampened the queen's spirits. are moving on now to trends in weddings and there are lots of ways to tie the knot in las vegas drive through or on a romantic beach in italy for example but instead of walking barefoot in the sand some companies are going for a cooler option and that is getting married at the lucky ranch and the finish are. now here the wedding pair can ride on dog sleds through the winter forests and spend the night in an igloo it's yet another way to begin that marital journey. northern finland it's the right place for those seeking subzero temperatures and solitude. for some it's even the ideal place to tie the knot. rosita helen

buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh has undergone a successful hip replacement operation, and safeguarding 1,400 jobs.

the duke of edinburgh has undergone hip replacement surgery at a private hospital in london.statement, buckingham palace says the prince, who is 96, is comfortable and in good spirits. saudi arabia will open its first cinema in decades in the next two weeks. it is part of a deal that the saudis have done with amc, the world's largest cinema chain. the plan is to open up to a0 cinemas in some 15 saudi cities over the next five years. at the hague on wednesday, russia failed in its bid for a joint investigation into the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter. the british government points the finger squarely at moscow for the attack. he said russia's call for such an inquiry was perverse. russia has denied any responsibility. james landale has more. 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 port

the duke of edinburgh is recovering from his hip operation, and it is believed that princess anne is t member of the royal family to visit him. the international chemical weapons watchdog, the 0pcw, has confirmed the uk's assessment of the nerve agent used to poison a former russian spy and his daughter in the english city of salisbury. the british government says the russian state must have been behind last month's attack. moscow denies any involvement. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner reports. investigating every possible site of last month's nerve agent poisoning in salisbury has been exhaustive. now, britain's findings have been backed up the global chemical weapons watchdog, the 0pcw. today it published its report confirming the findings of the uk relating to the identity of the toxic chemical that was used in salisbury. britain's chemical defence laboratories at porton down quickly identified that toxic chemical as a novichok. today's report doesn't mention that word. but a second, classified, 0pcw report has been given to governments, identifying the name and structure

the duke of edinburgh leaves hospital in london, after his hip replacement operation.

the duke of edinburgh will have a planned hip operation later today. 's 96, was admitted to the private king edward vii hospital in central london yesterday. is the day of equal pay for women and men getting closer? businesses, charities, and some public sector organisations here in the uk must publish their first gender pay gap reports by today. a leading charity for gender equality and women's rights, the fawcett society, says that gender pay gap reporting breaks the taboo on pay and now employers have "nowhere to hide". so is the gender pay gap soon to be consigned to history? that is a big question. nina trentmann from the wall streetjournal joins me now. we can focus on we can focus on some we can focus on some of the other issues as well but obviously it is d—day, deadline day for getting these inequalities. they have already thrown up some intriguing, not to say rather shocking disparities in pay in some sectors. we have seen a number of interesting figures. interestingly, there was no sector where women were paid more, where men were paid less t

the duke of edinburgh has undergone hip replacement surgery at a private hospital in london.buckingham palace said the duke, who is 96, was comfortable and in good spirits. saudi arabia will open its first cinema in decades in the next two weeks. it is part of a deal that the saudis have done with amc, the world's largest cinema chain. the plan is to open up to a0 cinemas in some 15 saudi cities over the next five years. liverpool took a firm grip on their champions league quarter—final, as manchester city were torn apart by a three—goal burst from jurgen klopp‘s side. for all the latest champions league action, head to bbc.com for more. it has been revealed that as many as 87 million users may have had their personal information shared with the data firm cambridge analytica. within the last few hours facebook‘s chief executive, mark zuckerberg, gave a statement saying he had made a huge mistake, and that the company had not done enough to protect people's information. earlier i spoke to dave lee, who had details of that call. well, it was quite an unusual step for mark zucke