live from london. this is bbc news. the un secretary—general calls for a ceasefire in sudan — as nearly 70 people are killed in fighting between rival military factions. the leader of the nurses�* union in england says they're prepared to hold strikes until christmas, unless more money is offered. appeals for calm after an indian former politician, convicted of kidnapping, is shot dead on tv, along with his brother. the building of new so—called �*smart motorways�* in england is being cancelled over safety concerns and costs. an ancient symbol of scotland�*s monarchy, known as the stone of destiny,

will be travelling to london for the king�*s coronation. hello, and welcome to bbc news. i�*m lukwesa burak. three members of the world food programme are among nearly 70 people reported to have been killed, as rival wings of sudan�*s armed forces battle for power. the wfp has now halted operations in the country. these are the latest pictures from khartoum where there is black smoke over the city. there are fears the violence will delay the planned transition to civilian rule in sudan. egypt and south sudan have offered to mediate. there are now reports of fighting around the country, with eyewitness accounts of sudanese army strikes in the city of omdurman. the target is a base of the enemy

rapid support forces, north east of khartoum. beverly ochieng — from the bbc�*s monitoring service — has the latest from nairobi. some of the latest tallies we are seeing from a prominent doctors�* union is that nearly 70 people have been killed injust two days of violence. there have been clashes largely near military installations, in khartoum, in the northern part in merowe where there have been heavy deployment through the week of both rsf and the sudanese army, and they are both making very competing claims about areas that they have seized or areas they are disputing each other having taken. this morning, the sudanese army said the general command was not taken by the rsf, contrary to some of the reports. it has been frustrating trying to get a true picture on the ground, because the state tv is only playing peace music, unity music, and messages, and most of the media is only posting stuff on social

media, and that has been the biggest point of news coming out of sudan. joining me live now, from washington dc isjustin lynch, researcher and co—author of sudan�*s unfinished democracy. thank you forjoining us here on the programme. iwonder thank you forjoining us here on the programme. i wonder if, first off, what is your assessment of what is happening right now? this what is your assessment of what is happening right now?— what is your assessment of what is happening right now? this is day two of a war that — happening right now? this is day two of a war that has _ happening right now? this is day two of a war that has really _ happening right now? this is day two of a war that has really spread - of a war that has really spread across sudan between two of sedan�*s biggest armies, the sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces. both of these armies have a history of atrocities, unfortunately, in what we are seeing on day two is more reports of civilians being caught up in this fighting. you mentioned the three deaths of the workers from wfp, which is really shocking, and it is really difficult

to understand who has the upper hand right now, but it is taking place across the major cities in sudan. airports are a key target, and assay conflict that will take place over weeks, and not days unfortunately. —— this is a conflict. weeks, and not days unfortunately. -- this is a conflict.— -- this is a conflict. obviously this is a subject _ -- this is a conflict. obviously this is a subject you _ -- this is a conflict. obviously this is a subject you are - -- this is a conflict. obviously this is a subject you are well | this is a subject you are well versed with. what will it take to find a solution, is there an immediate solution, or is it more nuanced than people would think? what we have seen as both sides really posturing, and there is no room for mediation yet. you�*d expect that in the early days of a conflict. it is difficult to see how you�*re going to get to a civilian transition very quickly. there were many doubts this would happen, of course. many of your viewers will be familiar with the revolution that happened here in sudan in 2019, and everybody loves to celebrate a revolution, and it is fantastic, but the hard work, the next phase comes

when you want to govern and implement the resolution. that is where many countries struggle. you saw this in egypt in the arab spring, you saw this in serbia during the 90s, it is very difficult to translate the revolution into governance, and i think that is where sudan has gone off track a bit. , , ._ ., bit. let me put it this way, we have seen a lot of— bit. let me put it this way, we have seen a lot of reaction _ bit. let me put it this way, we have seen a lot of reaction fairly - seen a lot of reaction fairly quickly out the blocks from international voices. when you put that into context of what is happening on the ground and the wider region, how important is it that peace and calm is restored to sedan quickly? it is that peace and calm is restored to sedan quickly?— sedan quickly? it is essential. sudan is a _ sedan quickly? it is essential. sudan is a key _ sedan quickly? it is essential. sudan is a key hole _ sedan quickly? it is essential. sudan is a key hole to - sedan quickly? it is essential. sudan is a key hole to not - sedan quickly? it is essential. | sudan is a key hole to not only sedan quickly? it is essential. - sudan is a key hole to not only east africa but central africa. what we are really worried about our...

getting involved, we are also worried about globalisation that could be happening in chad and central africa. what happens in sudan is really essential to the broader region, not only to the sudanese themselves.- broader region, not only to the sudanese themselves. thank you very much indeed- — sudanese themselves. thank you very much indeed. that _ sudanese themselves. thank you very much indeed. that was _ sudanese themselves. thank you very much indeed. that wasjust _ sudanese themselves. thank you very much indeed. that wasjust lynch, - much indeed. that was just lynch, author of sudan�*s unfinished democracy. nurses in england could carry out rolling strikes until christmas — if they fail to reach a deal with the government over their current pay dispute — according to a union leader. the head of the royal college of nursing, pat cullen, called for the government to put more money on the table. but ministers have insisted the offer is "fair and reasonable". nurses are due to strike at the end of the month, after they rejected the latest pay offer. 0ur political correspondent, tony bonsignore, reports. claps don�*t pay the bills! untiljust a few days ago, there were real hopes that these kinds of scenes would not be repeated. but the decision by members

of the largest nursing union to reject the government�*s latest offer, despite it being recommended by its leadership, has dashed those hopes. it is now threatening to escalate the dispute, refusing government demands to put strikes on hold. we will absolutely not do that. we have strike action for the end of this month, beginning of may, and then we will move immediately to ballot our members. and if that ballot is successful, it will mean further strike action right up until christmas. what do we want? fair pay! talk, though, of coordinated strike action with junior doctors appears not to be on the agenda — for now at least. we work very closely with the bma, in the same way as doctors and nurses work closely on every single shift. there are no plans in place from the royal college of nursing to coordinate strikes with doctors. there are no plans? no. the government has offered a 5% pay rise over the next 12 months, plus a one—off payment of £1,655.

it is standing by this offer, encouraged that one health union has already accepted, with others still to decide. let�*s wait and see what the other unions have to say first, as well. there is a lot of other staff out there. unison, as i mentioned, voted by 74% to accept the offer, which represent a third of the agenda for trained staff, so there is a lot of people accepting what i think is a very fair and reasonable offer. with local elections just weeks away, the government is also under pressure from opposition parties. the lib dems today called on ministers to urgently get round the negotiating table instead of sitting on the sidelines. labour is also urging the government to negotiate. we do not want to see an escalation. what i do want to see is the government recognising that their approach to these strikes, their refusal to negotiate for months, the fact that... but the question here is whether the labour party supports the royal college of nurses, do you back this strike action? no, how could i? i mean, there is a risk to patient

safety, it would not be the right thing to do. for rishi sunak, tough decisions lie ahead. he doesn�*t want to be seen to be giving in to union demands, but he will also know that months of strikes will make it more difficult to deliver on his promise to cut nhs waiting lists. tony bonsignore, bbc news. 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. for more on this let�*s speak to our correspondent, roxy gagdekar chhara. thank you forjoining us in the programme. what sort of reaction has

there been to what took place live on tv, a murder, live on tv? the murder was— on tv, a murder, live on tv? tue: murder was conducted on tv, a murder, live on tv? tte: murder was conducted when on tv, a murder, live on tv? tt2 murder was conducted when it happened on the live tv because the assailants were hiding as the journalist, and when reporters were asking questions, to two people, atiq ahmed and his brother, one among them first shot atiq and then his brother. all this happened amidst heavy police protection, because both were trying to get into the hospital. as soon as they get out of the police van, and they were approaching the hospital, at that time the reporters tried to stop them for questions, and three assailants were hiding as journalists among this group of people, and they first kill them and then they started shouting a slogan

that has normally been used in various parts of the country. they surrendered themselves, and they did not agitate once they realised both the people were killed. this has created havoc among many people in the country, and this news has remained at the top since the last two days, because this incident happened on saturday night. you said it has rocked — happened on saturday night. you said it has rocked a _ happened on saturday night. you said it has rocked a part _ happened on saturday night. you said it has rocked a part of— happened on saturday night. you said it has rocked a part of indian - it has rocked a part of indian society. what sort of conversations are now being had about the sense of, i don�*t know if i can be as bold to describe it as lawlessness? is something like this usual, the fact that it something like this usual, the fact thatitis something like this usual, the fact that it is a high—profile case that we are talking about it? —— is at the fact it is a high—profile case

that we are talking about it? tt the fact it is a high-profile case that we are talking about it? it was high-profile _ that we are talking about it? it was high-profile because _ that we are talking about it? it was high-profile because more - that we are talking about it? it was high-profile because more than - that we are talking about it? tt was high—profile because more than 100 police cases were against atiq ahmed and he was and down like a gangster. at the same time, he was a lawmaker, he was arrested, he was in jail since february this year, but more than 100 cases were already registered against him. atiq ahmed has been a strong critic for the ruling party during his election campaigns. atiq ahmed was trying, the opposition have said that his murder has created a situation of lawlessness in the state. the former chief minister and leader of the opposition has said that when a

person who has an under police protection is has been killed like this, what would happen to a normal person who is travelling or commuting in the state? the incident has so far attracted reactions from various political leaders also. along with the criticism of lawlessness, it has been said that this is the murder of democracy, because the chief minister of utter panache —— uttar pradesh has said that he will ensure that all the gangsters are wiped out from the state. atiq ahmed was one of the gangsters, and that is how he has attracted the criticism after his death. ., ~' , ., , attracted the criticism after his death. ., ~ ,, , .

motoring groups in the uk have welcomed the government�*s decision to cancel the construction of new smart motorways, but 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. 0ur reporter nicky schiller is in the newsroom with more details. smart motorways were first introduced in 2006 and currently make up about 10% of england�*s motorway network. however, there are three types of smart motorway. let�*s take a look. the first, controlled. the second, dynamic. and the third is known as all lane running. firstly, controlled is where there is a permanent hard shoulder, however if there is congestion, say from an accident, then technology like electronic signs can be used to slow the traffic down. the second is dynamic, that is when the hard shoulder is opened up to traffic at times of congestion, but then you will always see that the speed limit is reduced. the third is the most controversial, that is known as all lane running. here on the m1, you can see there is no hard shoulder,

just four lanes of traffic. however, built along the route are these emergency bays where cars that get into trouble can go in. they are monitored by cctv, however this is the most controversial of the smart motorways. what is supposed to happen is road signs will say if there is an obstruction, however take a look at what can happen. the building of the smart motorways has now been cancelled. campaigners have welcomed that, but they wanted to go further. it is good news, and it is good that it has gone as far as it has to cover routes that are already 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 is still half the battle to go. a bbc panorama investigation in 2020 found that 38 people had died on smart motorways between 2015 and 2020. indeed, on one stretch of the m25,

near misses went up 20—fold from 72 to 1,485. across europe there are similar smart motorway schemes, including in austria, belgium and germany. one of the biggest is in the netherlands. it�*s known there as the rush—hour lane. during busy times, lanes are opened up for traffic. over in the united states, there are fewer schemes. department for transportation officials say there are two dynamic schemes. one is in virginia, the other in minneapolis. time for some sports news now, with paul scott. hello from the bbc sport centre. arsenal are looking to restore their six point lead at the top of the premier league table. they�*re away at relegation—threatened west ham. manchester city�*s victory over leicester city on saturday moved them to within three points

of the gunners at the top. a win for david moyes�* side would move them six points clear of the bottom three, so a tough test expected for arsenal. there for a flyer. gabrieljesus gave them the lead, and martin 0degaard doubled it. later, nottingham forest host manchester united. forest can climb out of the bottom three with a win while erik ten hag�*s side can go third. there�*s live updates of both games on the bbc sport website. in spain, barcelona can move a step closer to the la liga title with a win at getafe — they�*ll be 13 points clear with victory. third placed atletico madrid host almeria before valencia and sevilla clash in the late game. girona currently lead bottom side elche1—0. in italy, roma have the chance to take control of the race for champions league football after rivals after both ac for champions league

football after rivals ac milan and inter dropped points on saturday. roma host udinese later. seventh place juventus are at sassuolo, while lecce and sampdoria drew 1—1 in the day�*s first kick off. fourth, fifth and sixth are all in action in the bundesliga this afternoon. union berlin canjump above rb leipzig into third if they beat bochum. werder bremen host freiburg shortly. if the visitors fail to win that one, xabi alonso�*s bayer leverkusen will have the chance to close the gap to fifth place if they can beat wolfsburg. us open champion matt fitzpatrick leads the latest pga tour event in south carolina after a third round 63 at the rgc heritage. the englishman carded six birdies and this eagle as he holed his second shot on the par—four third. eight under for the day. he�*ll head into the final round with a one shot advantage. this birdie on the 15th taking him to 1a under overall where he ended the dayjust ahead

of american patrick cantlay. there�*s been another gold medal for great britain�*sjessica gadirova at the european gymnastics championships. the 18—year—old secured victory in the women�*s floor final for the third consecutive time. british champion alice kinsella claimed silver. gadirova has won the all—around title and helped gb secure their first european women�*s team gold, while also finishing seventh in the women�*s beam final. it's it�*s just crazy. even from the first time, just being floor champion was amazing, and to keep defending it at the moment isjust amazing, and to keep defending it at the moment is just so crazy. ijust can�*t believe it right now. i think it�*s the artistry that helps me, it is so expressive, i like to make the judges feel, look at them, express,

do the big powerful tumbles at the same time. british heavyweight boxerjoejoyce says his "journey will continue" despite suffering a shock defeat in his fight to china�*s zhilei zhang in london. the technical knockout provided the first loss ofjoyce�*s professional career when a victory could have landed him a shot at a world title. he was troubled early on before the ringside doctor twice had to inspect a swollen eye. the referee called it off in the sixth round. that�*s what happens when you take risks. like, sometimes it doesn�*t go your way, which is annoying. i thought i would breeze through a victory here, and it is just disappointing that i didn�*t. but i couldn�*t get away from his left hand, got nailed again and again on the eye. i will go and review the stuff and come back stronger. that�*s all from us for now. 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. the stone of destiny, or stone of scone, was legally transported from westminster abbey to edinburgh castle on st andrew�*s day in 1996. intricate preparations, including digital scans and a 3d printout, are now in the final stages for its return to london for the coronation of king charles iii. it�*s going to be a really momentous occasion. it�*s a once—in—a—generation event, really. and it�*s really significant that the stone of destiny is going to continue its historic role in the coronation of monarchs of britain. until it was seized by king edward i of england in 1296 and enclosed

within the coronation chair, the stone was used in the inauguration of scottish monarchs. at westminster abbey, the chair is being prepared for the new king and the stone of destiny will again be placed within it... ..as it was for many coronations, including that of the late queen elizabeth ii. here you can see three different tool marks... a digital 3d model of the stone has been created for the first time. it can now be viewed in greater detail than ever before. the 3d—printed replica of the stone will also help in preparations for the coronation. in terms of planning on how to insert the stone into the chair, the 3d prints have beenjust to get the choreography done right. it's a very precious object and very heavy, so to be able to utilise the print physically in the first hand, just means the actual stone is in the best of hands on its way

temporarily down south. four scottish students stole the stone from westminster abbey on christmas day in 1950. months later, it was found in arbroath. some say that the stone of destiny should not be taken to london for the crowning of king charles iii. but there is an agreement that the stone should only leave scotland for a coronation and then be returned here to edinburgh castle. for now, the stone sits alongside the crownjewels of scotland but will soon be returned to its original home in perth. alexandra mackenzie, bbc news, edinburgh. the oldest known book printed on a mechanical press is going on display in paris for the first time in 50 years. jikji originated in korea and was published in the fourteenth century. tim allman reports. this is no ordinary book.

nearly 650 years old, it is a collection of buddhist teachings. but it is so much more than that. translation: this is the oldest known dated typographical - print in the world. it is an absolutely exceptional document that was printed in korea. what is quite remarkable about this document is it uses a technique that gutenberg would use 70 or 80 years later. johannes gutenberg printed his bible in the mid—15th century. william caxton began using his printing press not long after. butjikji predates them both by decades. only one volume survives, and it is held by the national library of france. this public appearance is incredibly rare and, for some, incredibly special.

"i think there�*s a big difference between seeing all the objects in pictures and seeing them in real life," said this man. "and it�*s very moving to see them in person." no examples of the printing press that created the book exist, so it never became widely used or widely renowned. butjikji was the first of its kind and many in korea hope one day it will return home. tim allman, bbc news. more than 11,000 dancers have set a guinnes world record they were performing a dance as part of

festivities, alongside two and a half thousand drummers. together they filled the stadium in the state capital. they were watched by india�*s prime minister narendra modi. hello. after some sunshine for many of us yesterday, today is a much cloudier affair and that cloud is still thick enough this afternoon for some patchy light rain and drizzle, particularly the further west you are, never really amounting to much. the earlier mist and fog is cleared from eastern coastlines and here some spells of sunshine. so really it�*s a day of contrasts across the uk, fairly grey and gloomy where we�*ve got the thick cloud, but also some sunshine coming through. and where it does, it should feel a little bit warmer than it has done recently. so this is how the rest of the afternoon shapes up.

a lot of cloud across the uk. the best of the breaks the further east you are. as i mentioned, we could still catch some light rain or drizzle for more western areas where the sun does come through. temperatures potentially getting up to 15 or 16 celsius, but more like the low teens where we keep that cloud cover. so on through this evening and overnight and once again, that cloud will tend to thicken up and we could see some outbreaks of rain developing along the spine of the country through parts of east anglia. southeast england, too, as well, won�*t be quite as chilly as it was last night. temperatures generally holding up to between four and eight celsius. so this is how we start the new week. my pressure is firmly in charge and we�*re going to keep that for much of the week. could see some changes towards thursday and friday, but where last week was fairly wet and often windy, the week ahead is looking drier. there�*ll be some spells of sunshine for all of us and at first feeling a little bit warmer, but a lot of cloud around to start the day on monday. still some outbreaks of rain through parts of central and southeast england should see some spells of sunshine developing for many, but also keeping an eye on this band of cloud moving

in from the north sea and may turn things quite dull and gloomy for some eastern coast in sunshine, temperatures up to 16, maybe even 17 celsius, always somewhat cooler or exposed to the breeze off the north sea. and as we head from monday into tuesday, we see we�*re still get that area of high pressure. but notice how the isobars start to come close together. so we start to develop more of an easterly wind as we head through tuesday and wednesday. but tuesday should bring a good deal of sunshine, more cloud developing through parts of east anglia, south east england through the day. but notice the strength of the wind. i think we�*ll all feel the strength of that easterly wind, particularly for east facing coast. so further west is probably where we�*ll see the highest temperatures in the west of the sunshine mayjust be 12 or 13 celsius for some eastern coast and then really for the rest of the week, it�*s mainly dry, but we could see some rain developing through thursday and friday across most southern areas. bye— bye.

this is bbc news, the headlines: the un secretary general calls for an immediate ceasefire in sudan after nearly 70 people were killed in fighting between rival military factions. 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 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 building of all new smart motorways in england

is being cancelled over safety concerns and costs,