as it continues to benefit from pent up demand for air travel. europe s largest carrier by passenger numbers also said it expects profits to rise modestly over the next year, and the summer travel season will be busy. the figures are better than industry watchers had expected. we knew they were going to be good but to record these numbers is exceptional so nearly 170 million passengers, that s up 74% on the previous year s. revenue has more than doubled, profit is 1.4 billion, and they re going to pay dividend this year. it s a phenomenal result and shows how quickly this market is turned around. it also shows how fragile the market is for aviation. there is a point where it suddenly flips you become very profitable, ryanair have put in a great set of results that even before the summer, which will be very strong. cheap airfares are a myth and anybody looking for summer holidays will tell you airfares are expensive, particularly in europe because we have not seen a lot of cap
believed there was a danger to his life. he said much more working with the danger to pakistani democracy. we will have more from pakistan on that last headline in just a we will have more from pakistan on that last headline injust a moment but let s head to the bbc sport centre and ran at the spot the day. olly foster is therefore is. come over to you. many thanks. matt cavendish says he has lived an absolute dream for over 25 doctor mark cavendish says he s has lived an absolute dream for over 25 years as a professioinal cyclist. he is going to retire at the end of the season he is currently competing in the giro d italia, but it s a rest day and he made his announcement earlier today. he s won a world championship on the road and two on the track..and has also been commonwelath cahmpion. but he s most famous for his tour de france stage wins. he shares the record of 3a with eddie merckx. here s bbc sports drew savage the bike has given me opportunities to see the world, me
dangerous situation in sudan. it is deeply sad. we are seeing great human suffering. the temporary ceasefire is due to end tomorrow. more than 20,000 new police recruits in england and wales the government says it has fulfilled its election pledge labour says they re just playing catch up. we entrust our ancestral home to you. battling it out for the future of gaming surprise as microsoft s 55 billion pound bid to buy the company behind world of warcraft and call of duty is suddenly blocked. and the king and queen consort set foot on liverpool s eurovision stage as it s revealed for the first time. 0n bbc london, countdown to the coronation. with just ten days to go, will the celebrations bring a good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the first plane bringing british nationals back from sudan has landed in the uk with around 100 people on board. they began their long journey from an airbase about 20 miles outside the sudanese capital khartoum but they had
also tonight: a promise to appoint 20,000 extra police in england and wales has been delivered, say ministers while labour says it s simply making up for the job cuts of the past. two former senior managers at the private health care firm the priory group, say they had concerns about the safety of patients and staff. and manchester city welcomed arsenal this evening for a top of the table clash in the premier league. and coming up on bbc news. luca brecel shocks ronnie o sullivan winning 7 frames in a row to reach the semi finals of the world snooker championships in sheffield. good evening. the rescue operation to bring british nationals out of sudan has made progress today. the latest official figure is that 536 people have been rescued so far. two flights landed at stansted airport in essex today. tens of thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals have left sudan in the past week, fleeing the violence that s erupted between two military factions. a ceasefire declared
israeli tanks are reported to be slowly advancing towards the centre of khan younis and there are reports of house to house fighting in the city. the head of the world health organization has said the war in gaza is having a catastrophic impact on health care there. tedros adhanom ghebreyesus warned health workers are having to work in unimaginable conditions in a desperate effort to help civilians. our correspondent yolande knell reports. an agonising goodbye. 14 people were killed in an israeli strike on a school who had been seeking safety in khan younis. theirfamilies school who had been seeking safety in khan younis. their families say. crushed by the rubble, this boy lost his mum, dad and an unborn robber. translation: his mum, dad and an unborn robber. translation: ~ ., ., , ., , ., , translation: what we want is to stop the bloodshed- translation: what we want is to stop the bloodshed. everyday translation: what we want is to stop the bloodshed. everyday we tran