live from london, this is bbc news. the un secretary—general calls for an immediate ceasefire in sudan after at least 56 people are killed in clashes between rival military factions. the chief minister of the indian state of uttar pradesh appeals for calm after a former politician convicted of kidnapping is shot dead live on tv along with his brother. the leader of the nurses�* union says they're prepared to continue strikes in england right up to christmas, unless the government puts more money on the table for a pay deal. the building of all new smart motorways in england is being cancelled over safety concerns and costs — this includes 11 already on pause and three set for construction.

a chinese rocket launching a weather satellite briefly forces planes flying to and from northern taiwan to alter their routes. hello, i'm lucy grey. at least 56 people are dead and almost 600 injured in sudan because of a power struggle between the sudanese army and a notorious paramilitary force. among the dead were three un workers, who were shot after the two sides exchanged gunfire at a military base. the united nations secretary—general has condemned the fighting, amid fears it will derail the transition to civilian rule.

both the army and its opponents, the rapid support forces, claimed they had control of the airport and other key sites in khartoum, where fighting continued overnight. the foreign ministers of saudi arabia, the uae and the united states, who've been backing the civilian transition process, have issued a joint statement calling for a halt to military escalation and a return to the framework agreement. the sudanese telecom provider mtn says it's blocked internet services, following orders from the authorities. violence was reported around the country, with eyewitness accounts of sudanese army air strikes in the city of omdurman. the target is a base belonging to the rsf paramilitary group north east of the capital, khartoum. earlier, we werejoined by the bbc�*s emmanuel igunza from nairobi. this is the second day of heavy fighting between the national army and the paramilitary group, the rapid support forces. we do understand from witnesses,

who people have been talking to since early morning, that they've been hearing these fighterjets, heavy gunfire and explosions, particularly in the capital, khartoum. and this is happening in residential areas. we've seen pictures, footage coming in from the area, showing tanks firing against each other in the capital. and also the fighting has extended to other parts in the port city of port sudan and also in parts of omdurman, just across the river nile, and also in the town of bari and also in darfur, which is a restive region. so, there is a lot of concern, particularly from the international community, that the fighting that started yesterday is escalating despite this huge international pressure to try and de—escalate, to try and bring the two warring factions in the military to talk and to stop the fighting. and you mentioned these talks that had been going on about the transition to civilian rule. there had been a framework agreed, hadn't there? there have been...

they couldn't decide on who should run the military and the timescale, but there had been a form of a framework that was agreed, hadn't there? yes, indeed. in december of last year, the civilian members of this negotiation team did agree with the military factions — the rapid support forces and also the national army — on a timeframe during which they agreed that there will be a dissolution of the rapid support forces to be incorporated into the national army. but there's been really significant differences between the rapid support forces and the national army about the timeframe on when this will be done. and also key is who will be in charge of the unified military. and this is what has told the process, because the key figures in this dispute, the de facto leader of sudan,

general al—burhan, and also on the other side, the reserve commander, mohamed dagalo, are quite different in terms of how they see the military being run and also how the negotiation process is being run. and what we've seen since yesterday, the statements that both have made, it's very difficult to see how they can come together again, to sit on the negotiating table and find a solution to just not stopping the fighting, but also put the country back on the path of these talks, which have stalled in terms of bringing civilian rule back to sudan. here's our reporter, simijolaoso, to give us some of the background to this conflict. it all begins with the former president of sudan, this man, the president omar al—bashir. he led the country for 26 years until 2019, when there were protests across the country,

in khartoum including, against his rule, and that eventually led to a military coup. civilians and military leaders came together to form the southern council and the idea was for this joint committee to eventually lead the country into a civilian—led government. it was led by these two men — the military leader, al—burhan, and the leader of the rapid support forces, general mohamed dagalo. so, the rapid support forces are a paramilitary group that grew in power under the leadership of the previous president, 0maral—bashir, but these two were always at odds and that takes us to october 2021, when there were pro—democracy protests again, following several unsuccessful coups, which eventually led to the military taking power. they had the prime minister arrested. they took over the state tv and radio headquarters. they even restricted internet access. so, it's been years of this southern council allegedly trying

to transition the country into civilian—led leadership. but now, with the open conflict and the general elections that are planned forjuly of this year, only time will tell if they will actually happen. the chief minister of the indian state of uttar pradesh has appealed for calm after a former politician, who's a convicted criminal, was shot dead while under police escort. atiq ahmed — who had been convicted of kidnapping — was shot dead live on tv, along with his brother. they were answering questions from journalists when they were killed in allahabad. the bbc world service's south asia regional editor anbarasan ethirajan has been giving us the latest. it was a shocking incident and it was live on tv when the gun attack happened. atiq ahmed is from northern india and he was a former politician, he was a member of the

state assembly, as well as former mp. he had dozens of cases against him of attempted murder, extortion and kidnapping and the police and others accused him of running an underworld operation. he was convicted in a kidnapping case last month and he and his brother were brought for medical checkups and journalists were asking questions. the whole thing was live on tv and suddenly shots were fired and these two men were killed. police say they have arrested three suspects, but this has sent shock waves across the country, how this was allowed to happen when someone, even though he was a convicted criminal, could be killed while policeman was surrounding him and it was live on tv. this has triggered a lot of criticism from opposition parties and one of the opposition leaders described it as a cold—blooded

murder. they called for a supreme court investigation.— murder. they called for a supreme court investigation. understand his teena . e court investigation. understand his teenage son _ court investigation. understand his teenage son had _ court investigation. understand his teenage son had been _ court investigation. understand his teenage son had been killed - court investigation. understand his teenage son had been killed days l teenage son had been killed days earlier and some of the journalists talking to him were talking to him about that at the time of the shooting. about that at the time of the shootinu. , about that at the time of the shooting-— about that at the time of the shootinu. , ., ,., ., shooting. his teenage son and another man _ shooting. his teenage son and another man both _ shooting. his teenage son and another man both were - shooting. his teenage son and another man both were killed | shooting. his teenage son and l another man both were killed in shooting. his teenage son and i another man both were killed in a shoot—out, that is what the police have described it as, and they were wanted in a murder case. it also raises questions about the shoot—out in the state, the state is ruled by the hindu nationalists. taking a very tough stance on what they describe as law and order situation, wanting to bring it under control, and anyone taking the law into their own hands, they will have to face the wrath of the state. human rights groups say more than 180 people have been killed in police encounters,

shoot—out, what they describe as extrajudicial killings in the state in the past six years. the government strongly refutes these allegations and they say some of these occasions have happened when these occasions have happened when the accused of crimes firing at police. this is also coming on spotlight now and that is why opposition leaders say what is happening in the state needs to be examined and now they are calling for a supreme court monitor investigation because atiq ahmed himself went to the supreme court last month, saying he was facing threats to his life, particularly from police. the court said it had already been heard in a lower court. motoring groups in the uk have welcomed the government's decision to cancel the construction of new smart motorways, but they insisted the announcement does not go far enough. existing stretches of smart motorway in england will remain, but more emergency stopping places will be put in place. the aa has called for the hard shoulder to return on all roads.

aru na iyengar reports. it's not quite the end of smart motorways. plans for 1h will be scrapped, including 11 that had already been paused. it'll save £1 billion. but existing smart motorways, which make up 10% of england's motorway network, will remain. it's good news. it's good that it's gone as far as it has to cover routes that are already currently being built. i didn't expect it to go that far, but obviously, it doesn't cover existing roads, and it's the existing roads that are killing us. so, it's half the battle, but there's still half the battle to go. first introduced in 2006, smart motorways were controversial from the start. they're supposed to reduce congestion by using technology, removing the hard shoulder completely to create an extra lane of traffic. but this is what can happen. they do have emergency bays, and if a car stops in a live lane, a red x sign is displayed

to close it. other types involve keeping a hard shoulder but opening it up at peak times as an extra lane. the bbc�*s panorama programme in 2020 found that 38 people had been killed on smart motorways over a space of five years. and there was this finding from a freedom of information request involving one stretch of the m25. 0ne warning sign was out of action for nearly a year — 336 days. there was also a 20—fold rise in near misses — 72 in the five years with the hard shoulder, 1,485 in the five years without. campaigners say they're pleased that the government is acknowledging the public�*s lack of confidence in smart motorways. this policy was to widen motorways on the cheap and all the evidence, from back in 2006—2011,

actually shows that officials knew there would be greater risks by actually only having emergency refuge areas every mile and a half. so, people knew there would be risks. and i think that's the scandal of smart motorways. they were rolled out without any consultation. meanwhile, upgrades to safety measures on existing smart motorways will go ahead, providing 150 more emergency stopping places across the network. there'll also be better technology to detect vehicles that have broken down. aruna iyengar, bbc news. campaigners in the uk have welcomed reports that the deaths of 650 patients who were treated by a surgeon who carried out unnecessary breast operations are being investigated. ian paterson is serving a 20—year jail term for wounding people with intent. the sunday times is reporting that medical experts are working

through the records of women he treated on the nhs and at two private hospitals across more than two decades. well, let's go to taiwan now — the launch of a chinese weather satellite has briefly forced planes flying to and from northern taiwan to alter their routes. beijing said it was inaccurate to call it a no—fly zone but flights between the self—governing island and china, south korea and japan were required to avoid an area over the east china sea for around half an hour on sunday morning. the no—fly zone was initially planned to last nearly three days, but china has scaled it back. it follows days of intense chinese military drills around taiwan which have been seen as a response to taiwan's president meeting with the us house speaker in california last week. earlier, we were joined by our asia reporterfrom singapore, nick marsh. initially, taiwan says that china wanted to impose this nearly three—day no—fly zone. as you say, it was supposed to start this morning

and then end on tuesday. and then, all of a sudden, it was scaled back to just about half an hour where ships and planes had to avoid this area just north of taiwan, ostensibly for safety reasons, because of this rocket launch of a satellite. but clearly, it's about much more than a satellite. it's about, really, this idea that china has the ability to unilaterally impose a no—fly zone on taiwanese airspace and the consequences that that has with regards to questions about territorial sovereignty, territorial integrity, especially as tensions are so high at the moment. in terms of what caused the chinese to back down, well, we know that the taiwanese protested. it could be international pressure behind the scenes, possibly players like south korea and japan being unhappy about this. it could just be beijing, just testing the waters, seeing how far they can push on these sorts of matters. for their part, they say, well, it's not a no—fly zone. don't call it that. it's just a safety issue.

we were just warning you. but i think if you look at it in context, there's clearly a lot more at play than that. the leader of the nurses�* union says they're prepared to continue strikes in england right up to christmas unless the government puts more money on the table. members of the royal college of nursing rejected a 5% pay offer and a one—off bonus last week and are due to walk out again for two days at the end of the month. the government says its offer is fair and reasonable. we've heard from both sides of the dispute on sunday with laura kuenssberg. let's cross to the newsroom and talk to our political correspondent tony bonsignore. the nurses unions are split, talk us through what they have been saying. 0ne union has accepted this offer, a couple of others are currently out balloting members. the key one really is the royal college of nursing. pat colin had snapped. they

recommended this offered to their members but last week we got the result and it was a narrow defeat. members of the rcn rejected the offer so we are back now into this prospect of more strikes, not only at the end of this month but potentially in many months to come, perhaps even all the way to christmas, if, as they promise, and there is no settlement, a ballot for another six months potentially of industrial action. another six months potentially of industrialaction. pat another six months potentially of industrial action. pat cullen was asked on laura kuenssberg about that prospect of months and months of strikes, she said that the ball is in the government's court. it is fundamentally _ in the government's court. it is fundamentally a _ in the government's court. it is fundamentally a question but they have the _ fundamentally a question but they have the answer to that. the answer is to put _ have the answer to that. the answer is to put more money on the table for nursing — is to put more money on the table for nursing staff, treat them pronerly. _ for nursing staff, treat them properly, make sure we can fill every— properly, make sure we can fill every vacant post, that is what the people _ every vacant post, that is what the people of— every vacant post, that is what the people of england deserve, it is what _ people of england deserve, it is what every patient deserves. we hear

more _ what every patient deserves. we hear more and _ what every patient deserves. we hear more and more patients have had to resort_ more and more patients have had to resort to _ more and more patients have had to resort to private health insurance because — resort to private health insurance because they cannot get the treatment and care they have paid into the _ treatment and care they have paid into the nhs for year over year and why not? _ into the nhs for year over year and why not? because our nurses are leaving _ why not? because our nurses are leaving in— why not? because our nurses are leaving in droves. we hear now the doctors _ leaving in droves. we hear now the doctors are — leaving in droves. we hear now the doctors are leaving in droves. it is a government that has turned their back on— a government that has turned their back on the — a government that has turned their back on the nhs and now we need to all get _ back on the nhs and now we need to all get around the table and make sure the _ all get around the table and make sure the crisis within this nhs is sorted _ sure the crisis within this nhs is sorted out _ sure the crisis within this nhs is sorted out-— sorted out. talk us through the olitical sorted out. talk us through the political reaction. _ sorted out. talk us through the political reaction. greg - sorted out. talk us through the political reaction. greg hands, | sorted out. talk us through the i political reaction. greg hands, the conservative _ political reaction. greg hands, the conservative party _ political reaction. greg hands, the conservative party chairman, - political reaction. greg hands, the conservative party chairman, hasl conservative party chairman, has been doing the media ground this morning. we also know steve barclay, health secretary, he wrote to the royal college of nursing this morning, although pat cullen told us there was nothing really new in it. he was asked about the prospect of... the government giving some more ground on this. where can send —— greg hands said it is a full and final offer, except there was

perhaps the tiniest hint of a bit of wiggle room, greg hands told laura kuenssberg steve backley�*s door is always open. lode kuenssberg steve backley's door is always open-— kuenssberg steve backley's door is alwa soen. ~ ., ., , ., always open. we want to see what the other unions — always open. we want to see what the other unions have _ always open. we want to see what the other unions have to _ always open. we want to see what the other unions have to say, _ always open. we want to see what the other unions have to say, the - always open. we want to see what the other unions have to say, the other i other unions have to say, the other people _ other unions have to say, the other people being — other unions have to say, the other people being balloted _ other unions have to say, the other people being balloted have - other unions have to say, the other people being balloted have to - other unions have to say, the other people being balloted have to say i people being balloted have to say about— people being balloted have to say about this — people being balloted have to say about this very— people being balloted have to say about this very good _ people being balloted have to say about this very good offer. - people being balloted have to say about this very good offer. i - people being balloted have to sayl about this very good offer. i stress again. _ about this very good offer. i stress again. 5.100— about this very good offer. i stress again, £5,100 for— about this very good offer. i stress again, £5,100 for a _ about this very good offer. i stress again, £5,100 for a band _ about this very good offer. i stress again, £5,100 for a band five - about this very good offer. i stress. again, £5,100 for a band five nurse, £2000 _ again, £5,100 for a band five nurse, £2000 into— again, £5,100 for a band five nurse, £2000 into their— again, £5,100 for a band five nurse, £2000 into their account _ again, £5,100 for a band five nurse, £2000 into their account by- again, £5,100 for a band five nurse, £2000 into their account by the - £2000 into their account by the summer. — £2000 into their account by the summer. it _ £2000 into their account by the summer. it is— £2000 into their account by the summer, it is a _ £2000 into their account by the summer, it is a very— £2000 into their account by the summer, it is a very good - £2000 into their account by the| summer, it is a very good offer. labour— summer, it is a very good offer. labour in — summer, it is a very good offer. labour ina— summer, it is a very good offer. labour in a quite _ summer, it is a very good offer. labour in a quite difficult - summer, it is a very good offer. i labour in a quite difficult position on this meanwhile, they have not publicly supported the strikes but have not come out against than either, given their very close and historic links to the unions. the shadow health secretary also out on the airwaves this morning, he repeated something he has been talking about for a few weeks, his concern about the impact on patients. i concern about the impact on atients. . . , concern about the impact on patients-— concern about the impact on atients. ., ., , ., ., patients. i am really worried about it, particularly _ patients. i am really worried about it, particularly the _ patients. i am really worried about it, particularly the decision - patients. i am really worried about it, particularly the decision they i it, particularly the decision they appear— it, particularly the decision they appear to — it, particularly the decision they appear to have taken to remove derogations, the exemptions they put in place _

derogations, the exemptions they put in place previously around emergency care, cancer— in place previously around emergency care, cancer care, ithink in place previously around emergency care, cancer care, i think that is a real— care, cancer care, i think that is a real risk— care, cancer care, i think that is a real risk to — care, cancer care, i think that is a real risk to patient safety. i hope they do— real risk to patient safety. i hope they do not feel escalating in that way is _ they do not feel escalating in that way is necessary. do they do not feel escalating in that way is necessary.— they do not feel escalating in that way is necessary. do you hope they dont? way is necessary. do you hope they don't? i way is necessary. do you hope they don't? i really _ way is necessary. do you hope they don't? i really hope _ way is necessary. do you hope they don't? i really hope they _ way is necessary. do you hope they don't? i really hope they don't. - way is necessary. do you hope they don't? i really hope they don't. i i don't? i really hope they don't. i must say i _ don't? i really hope they don't. i must say i think— don't? i really hope they don't. i must say i think the _ don't? i really hope they don't. i must say i think the dereliction i don't? i really hope they don't. i l must say i think the dereliction of leadership— must say i think the dereliction of leadership from the government this week has— leadership from the government this week has been appalling, barely seen or heard _ week has been appalling, barely seen or heard anything from the health secretary. — or heard anything from the health secretary, the prime minister told parliament he did not want to get in the middle — parliament he did not want to get in the middle of this. you are the prime — the middle of this. you are the prime minister in the middle of the biggest _ prime minister in the middle of the biggest crisis of the nhs, we have seen hundreds of thousands of cancelled operations, real risk to patient _ cancelled operations, real risk to patient safety, the words of nhs leaders. — patient safety, the words of nhs leaders, the prime minister does not think he _ leaders, the prime minister does not think he has— leaders, the prime minister does not think he has to get in the middle to sort it— think he has to get in the middle to sort it out — think he has to get in the middle to sort it out. sis think he has to get in the middle to sort it out. �* , think he has to get in the middle to sort it out. w , think he has to get in the middle to sortitout. r , think he has to get in the middle to sort itout. a _ ., sort it out. as i say, lucy, i do not think— sort it out. as i say, lucy, i do not think this _ sort it out. as i say, lucy, i do not think this is _ sort it out. as i say, lucy, i do not think this is where - sort it out. as i say, lucy, i do| not think this is where anybody thought we would be or wanted us to be a couple of weeks ago when there were so many intensive negotiations. as you heard there, the political ramifications of this possibly go even further than the months of discontent, the effect it may

potentially have on waiting lists and recovery from covid. i am sure something it is mps will want to question the government about when they return to westminster tomorrow. thank you very much. —— it is something mps will want to question the government about. 16 people have been killed and nine injured in a dubai residential building fire yesterday. the five—storey building in the al—ras neighborhood, one of the oldest parts of dubai and home to many migrant workers and traders, was engulfed in fire in the afternoon. dubai's civil defence force said preliminary investigations indicated the fire was caused by a lack of compliance with safety rules. let's get some of the day's other news now. gunmen in central mexico have killed seven people — including a child — in an attack in a waterpark and spa in cortazar. numerous families had been enjoying themselves at the park when about 20 armed men approached a group of people and opened fire. the area has seen a surge in drug—related

violence in recent years. climate ministers from the g7 group of industrialized countries meeting injapan have agreed to work together to reach their environmental targets. a statement from the group said they would speed up the development of renewable energy and the phasing out of fossil fuels by 2050. a sacred, ancient symbol of scotland's monarchy, known as the stone of destiny, is to make the journey from edinburgh castle to westminster abbey for the coronation of king charles. the exact details of when and how are a closely guarded secret, but new techniques are being used to find out more about the stone's history. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie reports.

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sd greater detail than ever before. the 3d printed replica of the stone will also help in preparations for the coronation. in also help in preparations for the coronation-— also help in preparations for the coronation. , ., , ., ., coronation. in terms of planning how to insert the — coronation. in terms of planning how to insert the stone _ coronation. in terms of planning how to insert the stone into _ coronation. in terms of planning how to insert the stone into the _ coronation. in terms of planning how to insert the stone into the chair, - to insert the stone into the chair, the 30— to insert the stone into the chair, the 3d prints have been used to get the 3d prints have been used to get the choreographer right. a very precious — the choreographer right. a very precious object and very heavy, so to be _ precious object and very heavy, so to be able — precious object and very heavy, so to be able to utilise the print physically first—hand, it means the stone _ physically first—hand, it means the stone is _ physically first—hand, it means the stone is in — physically first—hand, it means the stone is in the best of hands on its way temporarily down south. four scottish students _ way temporarily down south. fm;- scottish students stole the stone from westminster abbey on christmas day in 1950. months later it was found. some say the stone of destiny should not be taken to london for the crowning of king charles iii. but there is an agreement the stone should only leave scotland for the coronation and be returned here to edinburgh castle. for now, the stone sits alongside the crown jewels of scotland but will soon be returned to its original home in perth.

some very impressive pictures to show you now of more than 11,000 dancers. they have set a guinness world record in the indian state of assam. they were performing a dance as part of the rongali bihu festivities, alongside 2,500 drummers. together they filled the stadium in the state capital of guwahati. they were watched by india's prime minister narendra modi. the festivities mark the end of the harvest season in the state of assam. extraordinary the way they all move together in unison, such huge numbers. just a reminder there is plenty more on our website of all the stories we are covering and also plenty on the build—up to the coronation we were mentioning earlier, all sorts of details about the armed forces taking place in the

ceremony, an article there if you go to the news section. you can get me on twitter. thank you for watching. hello. after the sunshine of yesterday, a good deal more cloudy today. rather grey skies in many parts of the uk. the weather fronts responsible, pushing in from the atlantic, drawing in southerly winds, so even with the cloud, feeling milder. when the cloud breaks, feeling very pleasant. eastern england, hazy sunshine, more breaks this afternoon in northern scotland and northern ireland. a few showers here and quite damp in western coasts and hills.

but in the sunny moments, we could see highs of around 17, particularly in northern ireland and also the north of scotland. but eastern england be prepared. some very high pollen levels to go with the hazy sunshine. an isolated shower can't be ruled out any stronger southeast, but if they do, they'll fade away tonight. still lots of cloud around tonight and there will be some patchy light rain or drizzle, especially through southern scotland, england and wales, where it will be a reasonably mild night, chilliest through east anglia, where any clear skies could lead to some mist and fog patches. but for monday, a grey start, a bit damp in one or two areas. overall though, western parts of england and wales, we should see a bit more brightness compared with today, some sunshine breaking through what will often be extensive cloud. best of the sunshine eastern england. although down those north sea coasts, be prepared, there could be some sea fog rolling in as we go into the afternoon. temperatures will drop quite rapidly. highest of the temperatures, though, northern scotland again up to around 18 celsius, 64 fahrenheit. and through this week, well, the week ahead, high pressure dominates, but it's there in scandinavia. we're on the edge of it. so, we could still see a few showers come. and with a strengthening breeze coming in off the north sea, which at the moment is quite chilly,

only around 7 to 9 celsius, around its lowest for the time of this season. it's going to feel quite cool at times along some of those north sea coasts. a lot of mist, low cloud to begin with on tuesday morning. most of that will break up. but later on, we could see a bit more cloud with some showers drifting across southern parts of england and wales. with a strengthening breeze, it's going to feel chillier, in particular for england and wales. mildest weather to the west of scotland where it will again be on wednesday. once again on wednesday, we start with some extensive cloud — england, wales, northern ireland. chance of a few showers, particularly in the west. most will have a dry day, increasing amounts of sunshine, but still chilly down some of those eastern coasts and temperatures across scotland will drop a little bit relative to the start of the week. but overall, as i said, high pressure is in charge. other than a few showers across the south, many will have a dry week with the sunniest conditions in scotland.

this is bbc news, the headlines... the un secretary general calls for an immediate ceasefire in sudan after at least 56 people were killed in clashes between rival military factions. the chief minister of the indian state of uttar pradesh appeals for calm after a former politician convicted of kidnapping is shot dead live on tv along with his brother. the leader of one nurses�* union says they�*re prepared to continue strikes in england right up to christmas unless the government puts more money on the table for a pay deal. the building of all—new smart motorways in england are being cancelled over safety concerns and costs — this includes 11 already on pause

and three set for construction. a chinese rocket launching a weather satellite briefly forces planes