Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Thursday 5 Apr 2018

1. Man dies after being stabbed in Hackney

A man in his early 20s died last night after being stabbed in Hackney, east London - the 50th killing in the capital since the start of the year. The city’s Metropolitan Police said the victim sought help from officers following the attack, on Link Street at around 8pm. He was given first aid for 25 minutes but died at the scene.

2. North Korea will have missiles capable of reaching UK ‘within months’

North Korea is almost certainly just six to 18 months away from completing development of intercontinental missiles capable of reaching the UK, a cross-party group of MPs warns. However, the Defence Select Committee adds that there is no evidence that the dictatorship could arm such a missile with a nuclear warhead – and says a strike remains “highly unlikely”.

3. Brazil’s ex-president Lula to start prison term

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva must start a 12-year prison term for corruption while appealing against it, the country’s supreme court has ruled. Lula has been convicted of accepting a bribe but says the charges are politically motivated and designed to stop him running for office in October. Polls suggest he would win.

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4. Plastic bag fees have cut ocean pollution

The number of plastic bags littering the ocean floor around Britain has dropped by around 30% since various European countries introduced compulsory bag charges in shops, according to scientists. The fall in pollution was measured from 2010 onwards - seven years after Ireland and Denmark introduced the first bag levies.

5. Pensioner held after death of ‘burglar’

A 78-year-old man has been arrested and is being held by police following the death of a suspected burglar at his home in Hither Green, southeast London. According to Sky News, a struggle broke out after Richard Osborn-Brooks found two men inside his home, one armed with a screwdriver. A 38-year-old man later died in hospital after reportedly being stabbed during the incident.

6. Gender pay gap revealed as deadline passes

Almost eight in ten firms and public-sector bodies pay men more than women, according to new figures. Midnight last night was the deadline for firms in the UK with 250 or more employees to publish data revealing the extent of the gap between what they pay women and what they pay men. Some 10,014 organisations filed details.

7. Facebook data scandal ‘hit 87 million users’

The number of Facebook users whose data was improperly shared with UK-based research firm Cambridge Analytica is far greater than previously thought, it has emerged. The social network now says 87 million accounts were affected, following previous claims that 50 million were involved. Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has resisted calls to step down.

8. Man pardoned for murder 140 years after being executed

An Irish man has been pardoned 140 years after he was hanged for murder. Myles Joyce, Irish name Maolra Seoighe, was executed in 1882 for the murder of five members of the same family in a remote village. He was convicted despite statements from his co-accused saying he had played no part in the killings in Maamtrasna, Galway.

9. BBC admits treehouse film was faked

The BBC has admitted that a scene in its Human Planet series was faked. The 2011 programme showed members of the Korowai tribe in Papua New Guinea moving into a new treehouse – but the tribe now says the structure was “commissioned for filming”. In a new show visiting the tribe, the presenter says the treehouse is “total artifice”.

10. Briefing: Dinosaur footprints found on Isle of Skye

Scientists have discovered dozens of giant dinosaur footprints in Scotland dating back 170 million years.

The tracks “were made in a muddy lagoon off the north-east coast of what is now the Isle of Skye”, reports the Evening Standard. In a new study, published in the Scottish Journal of Geology, researchers reveal they have unearthed about 50 tracks, some as big as a car tyre.

Dinosaur footprints found on Isle of Skye