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
in the uk and north america on tuesday, but is already out in singapore. we ll get the latest reaction. tens of thousands of brazilians have taken to the streets in support of democratic values, a rejection of the violent storming of the country s congress on sunday. some of the crowds have been chanting for former prisoner jair bolsonaro to be sent to prison, it was his supporters that led the riots, claiming his election defeat was a fix. our south america correspondent katy watson s been at one of the pro democracy demos in sao paulo. this demonstration is just one of many that have been called in response to the events of sunday. people here are showing that they are not going to take what they saw in brasilia, the invasion of congress, the supreme federal court, and the presidential palace. people are calling for punishment of those responsible. they are waving placards saying without honesty for the coup mongerers. i spoke to one person who said this is not about not ag
school shooter begins nicolas cruz pleaded guilty to gunning down 17 people at his former high school. it s six in the morning in singapore, and midnight in western france which is facing a heat apocalypse , experts have warned, as extreme temperatures continue to hit much of europe. they say temperatures could reach record levels in 15 regions of the southwest, with firefighters battling wildfires and thousands forced to evacuate. wildfires in spain, portugal and greece have forced thousands more to flee. our europe correspondent jessica parker has the latest. into the forest and the front line of an exhausting battle, one that today, we were able to witness. up in the woods, you can see guys tackling the fires. there s a huge amount of activity down here, and it is hot, it is smoky just look at the haze in the trees. the smoke thickens the further we go, the flames suddenly all too apparent. translation: the fire | rekindles in many places, we have to be very careful wit
three times the pre brexit average of 200 250,000 a year. let s speak to mikejones, who is executive director at migration watch, a british think tank which argues for lower immigration in the uk. the first thing we should say when we talk about those pre brexit figures, there s an awful lot of stuff that s happened since then. indeed. public opinion is strongly in favour of stricter immigration controls, and there is a widespread belief that this is the government s objective too. there is this sort of common belief that if there s a spike in immigration, it s to government lapses, possibly involving illegal entry or exploitation of the asylum system. but in reality, the spike in immigration results in deliberate policy, not its failure. so the figures have leapt from 606,000 to a staggering 745,000. and this reveals a betrayal of the government s policy to take back control, causing inflation numbers to go into the tens of thousands, and the numbers at 670,000 - tens of tho