of the red cross says a plane landed at port sudan with eight tonnes of relief supplies, including health kits for hospitals. it hopes to get security guarantees to send humanitarian aid to the capital, khartoum and the darfur region. despite a ceasefire being in place, the past few hours have seen intense clashes in khartoum as the army tries to dislodge the rival rsf. residents are being urged to remain indoors and stay away from windows. tens of thousands of civilians have abandoned their homes and are fleeing sudan. what was supposed to be the uk s last evacuation flight left the country overnight, but in the last couple of hours, the uk government has announced there will be an extra flight leaving from port sudan tomorrow. the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens. countries like saudi arabia are evacuating people to the city ofjeddah, via port sudan on the red sea. let s hear from evacuees in port sudan. i was working in the sudan for the last 13
fighting in the capital khartoum. more than 2,000 british nationals have been flown out so far, and in the last couple of hours, the uk government has announced there will be an extra flight, for more evacuations, leaving from port sudan tomorrow. we ll have the latest on that later, but first, our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of those trying to get out. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan. a night time rescue mission organised by saudi arabia s navy. it s not quite dunkirk, but many warships and ferries are now involved in this giant evacuation. tight security as the lights of port sudan gleam on the horizon. we head to shore on a smaller tug boat, at the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we are just coming in now to port sudan. it s a huge place and a big city. it is the focal point now of the evacuation effort for the whole country. we are told the area around it has been secured for now. 0n sudanese soil
catch collapses. night time rehearsals for the coronation of the king and queen, as thousands of ceremonial troops get ready for the role in the procession on saturday. on bbc london, 20,000 council homes started, but is it enough to solve the housing crisis? and the mp trying to force a change in the law on ultra low emission zones. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. russia has accused ukraine of trying kill president putin by launching two drone strikes on the kremlin. unverified footage on social media appears to show an object flying over the kremlin before a small explosion. ukraine said it had nothing to do with it. russian officials say they disabled the drones and have described it as a terrorist act. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is in moscow for us. steve. it was strange, earlier today, the kremlin spokesman held his daily conference call. he made absolutely no mention at all of what happened last night to journalists. but a couple of hours later
but there are reports of increased fighting in the capital khartoum. more than 2,000 british nationals have been flown out so far, and in the last couple of hours, the uk government has announced there will be an extra flight, for more evacuations, leaving from port sudan tomorrow. we ll have the latest on that later, but first, our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of those trying to get out. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan. a night time rescue mission organised by saudi arabia s navy. it s not quite dunkirk, but many warships and ferries are now involved in this giant evacuation. tight security as the lights of port sudan gleam on the horizon. we head to shore on a smaller tug boat, at the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we are just coming in now to port sudan. it s a huge place and a big city. it is the focal point now of the evacuation effort for the whole country. we are told the area around it has bee
but there are reports of increased fighting in the capital khartoum. more than 2,000 british nationals have been flown out so far, and in the last couple of hours, the uk government has announced there will be an extra flight, for more evacuations, leaving from port sudan tomorrow. we ll have the latest on that later, but first, our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of those trying to get out. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan. a night time rescue mission organised by saudi arabia s navy. it s not quite dunkirk, but many warships and ferries are now involved in this giant evacuation. tight security as the lights of port sudan gleam on the horizon. we head to shore on a smaller tug boat, at the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we arejust coming in now to port sudan. it s a huge place and a big city. it is the focal point now of the evacuation effort for the whole country. we are told the area around it has been