Facebook chief Zuckerberg refuses to give evidence to UK fake news inquiry

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has turned down an invitation to give evidence to a UK House of Commons committee investigating allegations of misuse of the data of the social media giant's users.

But the chairman of the influential Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Damian Collins, repeated his call for Mr Zuckerberg to face a public grilling, saying it would be "appropriate" for him to answer MPs' questions in person or by video link.