bye— bye. 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. 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 a former indian politician, convicted of kidnapping, is shot dead on live tv, along with his brother. the building of new so—called, �*smart motorways�* in england, is being cancelled over safety concerns and costs.

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 the capital, khartoum, where black smoke can be seen rising above 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. latest reports say that fighting has now broken out across other parts of the country — with eyewitness accounts of sudanese army strikes in the city of omdurman. the target is a base of the paramilitary, rapid support forces,

north east of khartoum. beverly ochieng is from the bbc�*s monitoring service — and 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 ta ken. 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 getting 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.

let�*s speak to katharina von schroeder from save the children, who has been stuck in a school in khartoum for the past 2a hours with her 8—year—old son. how long have you been there? we came to how long have you been there? - came to the school yesterday morning around nine o�*clock, and shortly after we arrived we heard explosions in the town. we decided to just stay put, to wait how the situation evolves. luckily, the internet stayed online, and we got conflicting information about things going on, so we stayed overnight in the school with our kids. what going on, so we stayed overnight in the school with our kids.— the school with our kids. what have ou heard the school with our kids. what have you heard or— the school with our kids. what have you heard or felt _ the school with our kids. what have you heard or felt overnight? - the school with our kids. what have you heard or felt overnight? we - you heard or felt overnight? we basicall you heard or felt overnight? - basically heard a continuous gunfire, and also explosions, with

little breaks in between. every time we thought that it was calming down, suddenly there was another noise. the strongest explosions were this morning, when we also saw the air force being deployed and fighter jets. we decided to go to the basement for around an hour. to stay safe. basement for around an hour. to sta safe. . , ., basement for around an hour. to stay safe-— stay safe. have you been advised to stay safe. have you been advised to sta ut stay safe. have you been advised to stay put for — stay safe. have you been advised to stay put for your— stay safe. have you been advised to stay put for your own _ stay safe. have you been advised to stay put for your own safety, - stay safe. have you been advised to stay put for your own safety, or - stay safe. have you been advised to stay put for your own safety, or is l stay put for your own safety, or is this a decision that you have made? what sort of advice have you been given by officials?— what sort of advice have you been given by officials? from the side of save the children _ given by officials? from the side of save the children security - given by officials? from the side of save the children security as - given by officials? from the side of save the children security as well, | save the children security as well, we have the recommendation to stay were real. the fighting is unpredictable and it is spreading around the city, so it is high—risk

to stay outside. fin around the city, so it is high-risk to stay outside.— around the city, so it is high-risk to stay outside. on the point of the embass , to stay outside. on the point of the embassy. have _ to stay outside. on the point of the embassy, have they _ to stay outside. on the point of the embassy, have they given - to stay outside. on the point of the embassy, have they given any - embassy, have they given any indication to you as to how long this will continue for and how long things will move forward —— and how things will move forward —— and how things will move forward? it is things will move forward -- and how things will move forward?— things will move forward? it is very earl da s things will move forward? it is very early days to _ things will move forward? it is very early days to have _ things will move forward? it is very early days to have any _ things will move forward? it is very early days to have any concrete - early days to have any concrete predictions. at the moment, the most important is to call on all parties from the side of save the children, to use explosives in residential areas. schools and hospitals need to be protected even by international law. no one at the moment can say how this will evolve, in the embassies are staying in touch, but they are also still looking into the situation. , ., , , they are also still looking into the situation. , ., ., situation. obviously you are there with our situation. obviously you are there with your son- _ situation. obviously you are there with your son. in _ situation. obviously you are there with your son. in terms _ situation. obviously you are there with your son. in terms of- situation. obviously you are there with your son. in terms of the - with your son. in terms of the targets that are being hit, have you had confirmation that civilian targets are indeed being targeted?

so, we are getting messages from several people. civilian facilities and houses are not being targeted as such, but such is the situation there is collateral damage, and this is what is happening. several people have reported that they found bullets in their houses, and we also found two bullets on the tennis court here in the school where we are. . , ., h, court here in the school where we are. . , ., ,., ., court here in the school where we are. . , ., ., .,, are. carry feeling about what has taken place? _ are. carry feeling about what has taken place? i — are. carry feeling about what has taken place? i would _ are. carry feeling about what has taken place? i would like - are. carry feeling about what has taken place? i would like to - are. carry feeling about what has taken place? i would like to ask, | are. carry feeling about what has l taken place? i would like to ask, in your capacity as a mum, in terms of your capacity as a mum, in terms of your safety? your capacity as a mum, in terms of yoursafety? —— your capacity as a mum, in terms of your safety? —— harry feeling? the your safety? -- harry feeling? the big question _ your safety? -- harry feeling? the big question is _ your safety? —— harry feeling? tue: big question is how your safety? —— harry feeling? tte: big question is how to your safety? —— harry feeling? tt2 big question is how to move forward, we feel relatively safe right now. we need the joint effort of everyone, for all parties to come together to stop fighting for the protection of civilians. as a mum, i

would like to see my son leave the country as soon as possible. you are ve luc country as soon as possible. you are very lucky in — country as soon as possible. you are very lucky in that — country as soon as possible. you are very lucky in that you _ country as soon as possible. you are very lucky in that you are _ country as soon as possible. you are very lucky in that you are in - country as soon as possible. you are very lucky in that you are in a - very lucky in that you are in a privileged position that you can leave or you can be to leave sudan. have you ever had —— i don�*t know if you have ever had conversations with sudanese people. how are they feeling in terms of their security, perhaps there are sudanese who work at the school there who are not able to leave? ~ ,,., , at the school there who are not able to leave? ~ , ~ at the school there who are not able to leave? �* , �* , to leave? absolutely. and verily -- i'm full to leave? absolutely. and verily -- i'm fully aware _ to leave? absolutely. and verily -- i'm fully aware that _ to leave? absolutely. and verily -- i'm fully aware that i'm _ to leave? absolutely. and verily -- i'm fully aware that i'm in - to leave? absolutely. and verily -- i'm fully aware that i'm in a - to leave? absolutely. and verily -- i'm fully aware that i'm in a very i i�*m fully aware that i�*m in a very privileged position. i have a lot of sudanese colleagues and friends and people who are working with me, so everyone is very worried about the current situation, it is a really serious one. the situation in the country, prior one third of the population was in need of

humanitarian assistance. children were out of school and malnourished, and this comes on top of that situation. there is a lot of worry in the country for sure. t situation. there is a lot of worry in the country for sure.- situation. there is a lot of worry in the country for sure. i can hear ou are in the country for sure. i can hear you are upset. — in the country for sure. i can hear you are upset. i— in the country for sure. i can hear you are upset, i wish _ in the country for sure. i can hear you are upset, i wish you - in the country for sure. i can hear you are upset, i wish you safety | in the country for sure. i can hear| you are upset, i wish you safety in the cummings hours to you, the children, and your sudanese colleagues. thank you for your time today. colleagues. thank you for your time toda . ., ., colleagues. thank you for your time toda . ., ,, ,, colleagues. thank you for your time toda. ., ,, . colleagues. thank you for your time today-_ you're l today. thank you so much. you're watchin: today. thank you so much. you're watching bbc— today. thank you so much. you're watching bbc news. _ today. thank you so much. you're watching bbc news. to _ today. thank you so much. you're watching bbc news. to the - today. thank you so much. you're watching bbc news. to the uk - today. thank you so much. you're l watching bbc news. to the uk now. 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 — that�*s 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". 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 health secretary has just written to the nurses union. we have an update on that. what has steve barclay said? in we have an update on that. what has steve barclay said?— steve barclay said? in essence, this is the same — steve barclay said? in essence, this is the same sort _ steve barclay said? in essence, this is the same sort of _ steve barclay said? in essence, this is the same sort of message - steve barclay said? in essence, this is the same sort of message that i is the same sort of message that greg hands, you heard there in that package, the conservative party chairman had given. firstly, there is clearly some belief within government that a deal is now possible, partly because, as he mentioned here, though, the vote was pretty narrow, this deal was

recommended by union management, evenif recommended by union management, even if it was rejected by members. the other thing i think is going on here, is some nervousness about upcoming strikes, particularly in the context of other strikes in the health sector as well. he is published this, the health secretary, steve barclay, in an attempt to put a bit more pressure on the rcn and on pat cullen, that you heard they are, in the belief that there is now the possibility of a deal out there.— a deal out there. thank you very much for that _ a deal out there. thank you very much for that update. _ let�*s get some of the day�*s other news. syrian activists say that there�*s been another deadly attack by islamic state militants on people searching for truffles in the desert. the uk—based syrian 0bservatory for human rights says that 26 people — both civilians and military personnel — were killed in the attack in the desert to the east of hama.

more than 150 people have been killed in similar incidents this year during the truffle season, which lasts from february to april. 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. yemen�*s houthi rebels and the saudi—backed yemeni government have exchanged additional prisoners on the final day of a process which has seen nearly 900 detainees exchanged in all. two planes carrying 90 detainees in total left from the houthi—run of a process which has seen nearly 900 detainees exchanged in all. two planes carrying 90 detainees in total left from the houthi—run sanaa international airport

and the government—held northern city of marib. at the same time, another plane took off from sanaa towards marib carrying dozens of prisoners and abductees from militia prisons. 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 allhabad. 0ur correspondent roxy gagdekar chhara, gave us his analysis. this incident 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.

this incident happened on saturday niuht. ~ ., this incident happened on saturday niaht_~ ., this incident happened on saturday nirht.~ ., ., this incident happened on saturday niuht. ., ., ., night. what sort of conversations? you said it — night. what sort of conversations? you said it has _ night. what sort of conversations? you said it has rocked _ night. what sort of conversations? you said it has rocked a _ night. what sort of conversations? you said it has rocked a part - night. what sort of conversations? you said it has rocked a part of - you said it has rocked a part of indian society in terms of the reaction. 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, as it is the fact that it is a high—profile case that we are talking about it? it is certainly a high—profile case is i think atiq ahmed, i think more than 100 police cases were registered against him, and he was a gangster, but at the same time he was also a lawmaker and a parliamentarian, and he lost an election for a few years, and since that he was arrested, he was in jail since february this year, but more than 100 cases were already registered against him. so, atiq ahmed has been a strong critic for the ruling party during his election

campaigns. atiq ahmed was trying, the opposition so far has said that his murder has created a situation of lawlessness in this state. the former chief minister and the current... has said that when a person has been under police protection is has been killed like this, what would happen to a normal person who is travelling or who is commuting in the state? the incident has 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 uttar pradesh has earlier told in the legislative assembly that he

will ensure that all the gangsters in the state are wiped out from the state. atiq ahmed was one of the gangsters, so that is how he has attracted the criticism after his death. time for sports news. here is hue, that is not you, it is paul. hello. a big day of premier league action at both ends of the table. nottingham forest can climb out of the bottom three later if they beat manchester united. meanwhile, arsenal are looking to restore their six—point lead at the top of the premier league table, gabrieljesus and martin 0degaard got them off to a flyer at west ham, before said benrahma pulled one back for the home side from the penalty spot and bukayo saka has missed one for arsenal. it�*s currently 2—2 after a jarrod bowen equaliser in the last minute.

you can follow the action on the bbc sport website. in spain, barcelona can move a step closer to winning the la liga title with a win at getafe, just getting under way in that one. they�*ll be 13 points clear with victory. third placed atletico madrid host almeria, before valencia and sevilla clash in the late game. girona have beaten bottom side elche 2—0. union berlin canjump above rb leipzig into third in the bundesliga if they beat bochum. 0ne game is under way, werder bremen and freiburg — still goalless there. if the visitors fail to win that one, xabi alonso�*s bayer leverkusen will have the chance to close the gap to fifth place is they can beat wolfsburg. in italy, roma have the chance to take control of the race for champions league football after rivals ac milan and inter both dropped points on saturday. roma host udinese later. 7th placejuventus are at sassuolo, while lecce and sampdoria drew 1—1 in the day�*s early game. staying with serie a, italy striker ciro immobile

is being treated for back and rib injuries in hospital in rome after his car was involved in an accident with a tram. the 33 year old scored in lazio�*s 3—0 serie a win at spezia on friday. the club say he suffered "sprain trauma of the spine" and a "compound fracture" of his right rib but that "conditions are currently good". 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 theirfirst european women�*s team gold. i don�*t know, it�*sjust i don�*t know, it�*s just crazy, i don�*t know, it�*sjust crazy, even from the first time, just being former champion was amazing, just to keep defending it at the moment ——

floor champion. it�*s so crazy, i can�*t believe it right now. it�*s the artistry that helps me. i�*m so expressive, i like to make the judges feel like they�*re in the floor routine. i always look at them, give them emotions, and really express myself through the dance, and also do the big powerful tumbles at same time. before we go, sachin tendulkar�*s son arjun made his debut in the indian premier league today. the 23—year—old plays for the mumbai indians, who beat the kolkata knight riders by five wickets. that is all from the world of sport for now, for me, paul scott. laughter you are watching bbc news. the oldest known book printed on a mechanical press is going on display in paris for the first time in fifty 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. 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. let�*s bring you some breaking news now. four people have been killed in a shooting at a 16th birthday party in the us state of alabama. it happened in the town of dadeville. those are the latest pictures you can see on your screen. at least 20 people were involved in the shooting and were wounded, most of them were teenagers. just to remind you, four people were killed as part of that shooting. police say that it could

have been because of an argument that escalated. we will bring you more details on this breaking news. four people killed in the us state of alabama, at least 20 were shot and wounded. this is bbc news. 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. high 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 coasts. 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, a bit 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 — this includes 11 already on pause and three set for construction.