hello and welcome to the programme. i m luxmy gopal. we start with the news that the australian comedian barry humphries, best known for his character dame edna everage, has died at the age of 89. he d been receiving treatment at a hospital in sydney following hip surgery. barry humphries was a leading figure on the british comedy scene with his many satirical characters. his family said he never lost his brilliant mind and unique wit. our arts correspondent, david sillito, looks back at his life. dame edna everage! hello, possums! dame edna always said she was born with a priceless gift: the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others. iam i am awaiting us. i am weightless. listen, you could do with losing a little. success has gone to yourjowls! you re being very, very cruel! for more than 50 years, she took pleasure in saying the unsayable. i ve had a little work done, but. have you? not quite as much as some! laughter and applause no. no, you are still recognisable,
after a fire started in a restaurant. hello and welcome to the programme. i m luxmy gopal. we start in sudan, where the army says foreign nationals from the uk as well as the united states, france and china are to be evacuated in the coming hours . the head of the military agreed to facilitate the operation, as fighting in the capital khartoum enters its second week. saudi state tv is reporting that planes carrying evacuees have begun arriving injeddah the un estimates that at least 400 people have been killed across sudan since the fighting began a week ago, the most intense taking place in the capital khartoum. explosions and gunfire have been heard across the city in the past few hours. that s despite the sudanese army announcing a three day halt to fighting from friday. the conflict is the result of a power struggle between the national army led by general abdel fattah al burhan and the rsf para military group led by general mohamed hamdan dagalo. the two men had b
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Battle than she has certainly won this particular leg. There may well bea this particular leg. There may well be a couple of things that suit theresa may, but there is definitely fatigue. Even though there were was an enthusiastic Campaign Last time, there is a huge amount of enthusiasm for another referendum isnt a huge amount of enthusiasm. The economic argument in favour of independence is more robust now that it was last time. Over those things that well for theresa may. The two personalities involved in this one at the top of the scottish and uk governments are very different to last time around, and i think that the psychology of the electorate will be influenced by the credibility and power of those two campaigns. I think they are quite canny politicians. Yes, alex salmond was more of a divisive figure, i think it is safe to say. He was more ofa think it is safe to say. He was more of a marmite figure and Nicola Sturgeon is not in that vein of politics. I think he could be a lit
Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. Brexit is a reality. After a revised bill is passed in parliament, we look at what it means. And Tech Industry leaders compete for centre stage in one of the wells largest interactive festivals. Worlds. Hello and welcome to Asia Business report, im sharanjit leyl. Parliament in britain has given its final approval to a bill setting out plans for the country to formally start the process of leaving the European Union. Parliament has also voted by a clear majority to reject two amendments put forward by the upper chamber, the house of lords. The proposals would have guaranteed the rights of eu citizens in the uk. Scotlands First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also announced plans to hold a second independence referendum by early 2019. She said the vote was necessary after british Prime Minister theresa may refused to search for a compromise to allow scotla nd to search for a compromise to allow scotland to remain in the Single