hello and welcome to the programme. i m victoria valentine. we start with some breaking news from ukraine. local media is reporting loud explosions in kyiv and the surrounding region. no reports as of yet on any specific targets or damage, but there were earlier reports of explosions in cities from central ukraine to the mykolaiv region. air raid alerts sounded throughout the country. the uk ambassador to ukraine, dame melinda simmons, has tweeted: and these pictures on social media, shared by our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse, apparently show an apartment building ablaze in the town of uman, which is in central ukraine. the bbc has not yet independently verified the pictures, but they are being widely shared. both sides in the conflict in sudan have agreed to extend their ceasefire for another three days. the ceasefire had only been partly effective with heavy fighting taking place in parts of the capital, khartoum. almost two weeks of clashes between the two factio
matthew will sit here and you two can go. four care workers are found guilty of mistreating patients at a specialist hospital for people with learning disabilities and autism in county durham. he says he scared the truth will get him in he says he scared the truth will get him in big he says he scared the truth will get him in big trouble. and the controversial american tv talkshow host jerry springer has died, at the age of 79. on bbc london, attacked in the west end, paul mason died six months later. tonight, his family is calling for the man responsible to have his prison sentence reviewed. good evening. the fragile ceasefire between sudan s warring military factions is due to expire in five hours time. thousands of people are trying to flee the country. among them, british nationals, who are being told by the foreign office that evacuation efforts will be potentially impossible once a ceasefire ends. so far, around 500 british nationals have managed to leave the co
welcome to bbc news we begin in sudan where the situation remains fluid thousands of people are still continuing to make perilousjourneys to leave the country , before a 72 hour ceasefire ends. the un, the us and neighbouring countries are all involved in diplomatic efforts to try and extend it. south sudan says the sudanese army commander general abdul fattah al burhan has accepted its proposal for face to face talks. but the leader of the rival rapid support forces has not yet responded. clashes have been reported, with gunshots heard and fighterjets seen in parts of the country despite the fragile truce. but it has given some relief to civilians caught up in the violence in khartoum and other areas. many are leaving on flights and thousands more, sudanese and otherforeign nationals have managed to flee to saudia arabia by boat others by road to the borders with egypt and djibouti. at the airfield in khartoum, desperate crowds with just one hope, to escape. everyone
left behind. there are reports the ceasefire could be left behind. there are reports the ceasefire could be extended - left behind. there are reports the ceasefire could be extended to i left behind. there are reports the i ceasefire could be extended to allow further evacuations. also tonight. four care workers are found guilty of mistreating patients at a specialist hospital for people with learning disabilities and autism in county durham. the iraqi man who blames bp s oilfields after contracting cancer dies before his chance to question the firms bosses. the fa cup final at wembley could be hit by new rail strikes and fans heading to the eurovision song contest may also be affected. mark says he s scared the truth will get him in big trouble. and the controversial american tv talk show hostjerry springer has died at the age of 79. and coming up in bbc news. carnival at the camp now, barcelona to reach the final of the women s champions league after knocking chelsea out
marquis says he s scared the truth will get him in big trouble. and the controversial american tv talk show hostjerry springer, has died, at the age of 79. it s 7 in the morning in singapore, and 1 in the morning in sudan, where in the last hour a 3 day truce expired and a new one lasting a further 72 hours has been agreed by the sudanese army and the rival rapid support forces. almost two weeks of clashes between the two factions have left hundreds of people dead and forced tens of thousands from their homes. thousands of people are still trying to flee the country. our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley reports now from cyprus, where some evacuees, are still arriving. at the airfield in khartoum, desperate crowds with just one hope, to escape. everyone here has made a dangerous journey. a military operation described as even more complex than the evacuation from afghanistan. and no one knows when the last flight out will go. follow me through. larnaca airport, first