and tributes to the legendary singer, actor, and civil rights activist harry belafonte, who s died at the age of 96. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in sudan, where an uneasy truce appears to be holding. thousands of people have been fleeing the country due to the violence there, as countries from around the world work to evacuate their citizens. people living in sudan have spoken of their fears of looting, vandalism and hunger. andrew harding has this report. safely out of sudan, the first plane carrying british nationals landed back in cyprus this evening. the rescue mission had begun early in the morning, several raf planes setting off for sudan s capital, khartoum, not knowing if a ceasefire in the city would last days or even hours. it has been incredibly challenging because of the changing nature. we have had to work up complex plans involving numerous royal air force aircraft and a great number of military personnel, who ve been flown in from the uk over t
round of fixtures in the premier league this week. the picture at the top and bottom will become much clearer. leeds and leicesterfaced each other at elland road on tuesday, looking to pull clear of the bottom three, but the 1 all draw does neither side much good. substitute jamie vardy came on midway through the second half and scored the equaliser in the 80th minute. leeds had taken the lead with a thumping luis sinisterra header in the first half and created more chances. patrick bamford should have won it for leeds in the final minute, he had an open goaljust a couple of yeards out but scuffed his shot wide from a corner. leeds are now 2 points above the bottom three, a point ahead of leicester. a real bed dominated first 20 minutes and then we gave a soft goal away. you know, the resort in general, probably a tad disappointed. we had dominance at times and the chances we created, two cycles, but also we could lost it as well as the end. chances we have from set pieces, t
a very large sum to settle claims of phone hacking. # 0h, island in the sun. and tributes to the legendary singer, actor and civil rights activist harry belafonte, who s died at the age of 96. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and one am in khartoum in sudan where an uneasy truce appears to be holding. thousands of people have been fleeing the country due to the violence there, as countries from around the world work to evacuate their citizens. people living in sudan have spoken of their fears of looting, vandalism and hunger. andrew harding has this report. safely out of sudan, the first plane carrying british nationals landed back in cyprus this evening. the rescue mission began early in the morning, several raf planes setting off for sudan capital khartoum not know if a ceasefire in the city would last days or even hours. it has been incredibly challenging because of the changing nature. we have had to work up complex plans involving numerous royal air force air
john cooper clarke was once dubbed the punk poet . all his life, he has used words, rhythm and rhyme to find humour and truth in the chaos of everyday life. thanks to the internet, one of his poems has become a worldwide viral sensation. so, where does his word magic come from? john cooper clarke, welcome to hardtalk. hello, stephen. it s great to have you here, john. ijust read your memoir and one of the first sentences in it is this one all my life, all i ever wanted to be was a professional poet. now, i ve heard of kids who want to be train drivers, professional footballers, but very rare to find a kid who always knew he wanted to be a poet. how come? when i say always, i guess from the age of 12 i became enamoured of poetry, thanks to an inspirational teacher mr malone john malone. who, although he was a rugged, outdoor sporty type of guy, he was a complex character and had a weakness for the poetry of the 19th century the stuff you might find in the palgrave s
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