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hello and welcome to the programme. i am lucy gray. there have been gunfire and explosions in sudans capital khartoum as the sudanese army clashes with paramilitary forces. witnesses report the fighting is close to the army headquaters in the centre of the city. smoke has been seen rising from khartoum airport and there are reports of clashes near the presidential palace. the two sides are in dispute over who governs the country. sudan has been run by the military since a coup in octob...

violin plays. ceremonies are being held to mark holocaust memorial day — to remember the millions of people — persecuted and murdered by the nazis. and britains alfie hewett and gordon reid secure theirfourth successive australian open wheelchair doubles title — their 16th grand slam title together. hello and welcome. the chancellor, jeremy hunt will make a major speech shortly about where long term growth in our economy will come from. mr hunt is expected to dismiss gloom as he ...

the wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich is appearing in court in moscow for his appeal hearing against his detention. mr gershkovich was arrested on espionage charges in yekaterinburg last month. more than a0 countries led by the united states have called for the release of the journalist. the statement condemned moscows efforts to limit and intimidate the media. us ambassador to russia visited mr gershkovich at lefortovo prison. these are the latest pictures of him, behind th...

2005 world champion shaun murphy said he was relieved no—one was hurt. im an expert on, they all say that we are hurtling towards problems and some commentators would even suggest that we have gone past the point of no return. i am we have gone past the point of no return. iam not we have gone past the point of no return. i am not an expert on that at all. but you only have to watch one of david attenborough�*s shows when he comes in at the ends and tells us how much trouble we are...

there has been air strikes, shelling and other heavy gun fire reported. and in the last few hours, the general of the rsf — the rapid support forces — in sudan has approved a 2k hour ceasefire. general mohamed hamdan daglo tweeted... he had spoken to the us secretary of state antony blinken and agreed the pause to ensure the safe passage of civilians and the evacuation of people who are injured. mr blinken had called for the ceasefire during the g7 foreign ministers meeting taking ...

in the city and growth deals, northern ireland is increasingly a byword for an economy on the cutting edge of technology, connection and innovation, but we cannot, we must not sit back thinking thejob is done. the abhorrent shooting of dci john caldwell, the disturbances over the easter weekend and the ongoing paramilitary activity in too many communities across this nation illustrates that a tiny minority seek to drag northern ireland back to its darkest days. but i know for every per...

welcome to westminster, where people continue to queue to pay their respects to her majesty the queen. the queue is now officially closed and no more people are now allowed to join the end of the queue, so the people who are now filing past me are some of the last who will have that moment in westminster hall in that historic building, nearly 1000 years old, that has witnessed so much history, witnessing it once again, these are some of the last people to be able to file past her majes...

good afternoon. mikhail gorbachev was one of the most consequential leaders of the 20th century — and now preparations are being made for his funeral. the last leader of the soviet union died yesterday at the age of 91. many russians, including vladimir putin, blame mikhail gorbachev for what they believe was russias loss of prestige and respect after the fall of the iron curtain. but in the west, hes lauded for ending the repression of communist rule — with us president biden call...

the air tomorrow. much more of a breeze further south, temperatures 15 or 16, distance rumbles of thunder in the channel islands, perhaps, in the south coast, some isolated thunderstorms developing. in orkney and shetland, lots more sunshine developing throughout thursday afternoon. lots of blue skies across much of scotland and northern ireland, may be an isolated shower in northern ireland, temperatures peaking at 20 or 21, an isolated light shower in north—eastern england, more cl...

is whether such people are inherently evil or whether they are sick. my guest today has spent more than three decades trying to treat some of the most violent offenders here in the uk. dr gwen adshead is a forensic psychiatrist as well as a psychotherapist, and has worked across a range of secure hospitals, prisons and in the community. why does she urge compassion and understanding for those who many brand as being simply evil? dr gwen adshead, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much...