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hello and welcome to the programme. im lewis vaughan jones. we start in sudan, where gunfire has been sounding across the capital, khartoum. in the past hour, were hearing from the sudans army that they will facilitate evacuations of diplomats and nationals from the united states, the uk, france, china and saudi arabia, as another temporary truce between warring army factions fails. the latest development it seems that international pressure from those countries, could potentially, com...

lots of tributes today and rightly so to the great motown songwriter barrett strong, who has died aged 81. time for a look at the weather. heres chris fawkes. today we had some decent sunshine and a lot of dry weather. probably one of the best days of the week, with sunshine and relatively mild area as well. but we have got a change on the way. the weather is about to get a lot windier. zooming into the north atlantic, we can see this beautiful area of low pressure with the weather fro...

hello and welcome to bbc news. police in the us city of nashville say a former student who killed three children and three staff at a private school, had carefully planned the attack. they said the 28—year—old — who was later killed by officers — had left behind a manifesto which suggested there were also going to be shootings at other locations. this cctv footage has emerged of the attacker — named as 28—year—old audrey hale — arriving at the school, and then entering ...

britains largest energy supplier, centrica, is to reveal record profits today on the back of a surge in wholesale gas prices linked to the war in ukraine, just weeks after suspending the forced installation of prepayment meters over concerns of its treatment of vulnerable customers. many families are struggling to pay their energy bills, with a quarter losing sleep over it. centricas boss chris oshea has been urged to waive his bonus. kathryn porter is an energy consultant and founder ...

will place a face a growing backlash for revealing she had going issue with alcohol. there send the family would not i want it released. here is some of the family statement. we as a family believe the public focus has become distracted from finding nikki and more about speculation and rumours into her private life. "as a family, we were aware that lancashire police, last night, released a statement with some personal details. "although we know that nikki would not have wanted this. th...

three gambling businesses owned by william hill are to pay a 19 million pound penalty for weak money—laundering controls. we start in mexico — where at least 39 people have died in a fire at a migrant centre near the border with the united states. the blaze broke out at an immigration facility in ciudad juarez — which is next to the stanton international bridge that links the city to el paso, texas. this was the scene outside the building overnight, with the emergency services in...

but that hasnt been possible because of the latest escalation. heres a reminder of why this is happening. sudans army general abdel fattah al—burhan is fighting the leader of a paramilitary group, the rsf, led by general mohamed hamdan dagalo. they had been sharing power since they led a coup in 2021. now though, they disagree on how sudan should be governed. lets go live now to our correspondent kalkidan yibetal in addis ababa, who is closely monitoring the situation. first of all, ...

thats the message sent by the european central bank as it ploughs ahead with plans to raise rates, despite sluggish growth in the eurozone, and turmoil in the banking sector. the ecbs main interest rate was hiked by 50 basis points to 3.5% — as it tries to keep a lid on rising prices. but the language from policymakers has begun to strike a new note, dropping a reference, used in previous statements, to the need to raise rates significantly going forward. agnese ortolani is a europe ...

work and to help people stay in the work. we saw things like money for a digital service to help people reflect on their careers and finances, with some money for careers in extra training places, and most substantially, i think, we have seen a big investment and support for people who are disabled are out of work for a long—term health condition want to go back again in a sustainable way. that investment has come alongside some changes in the benefit system, which are rightly contro...

welcome to the programme. in a weeks time, it will be one year since russia invaded ukraine, and world leaders are gathering in europe. us vice president kamala harris has arrived in germany for the munich security conference, which starts tomorrow. european leaders rishi sunak, olaf scholz, emmanuel macron will all be there, as will nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg and a vast array of key defence and intelligence officials. discussions in munich will be accutely focused on the d...