live from london. this is bbc news. four people have been killed and others injured — in a shooting at a teenage birthday party in alabama. the sudanese army and the rival rapid support forces militia both agree to a brief humanitarian pause in the fighting that erupted on saturday. at least 70 people have been killed so far. 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. our breaking news this hour, 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, at around 10:30pm local time on saturday evening. at least 20 people were shot and wounded — most of them teenagers. these are pictures of the scene. at this stage, there is no official confirmation about what led to the shooting, but there seems to have been some sort of altercation

that then escalated. we don�*t know if any suspects have been arrested. we are keeping a close eye on developments, as is our correspondent in washington, jessica parker. what more can you add to the story? as you say, we have not had many official details through yet, but what we do know looking at local media reports is that there appears to have been a shooting at around 10:30pm local time last night in dadeville, a small town, census data suggests a population of around 3000, in eastern alabama. what we are hearing is that four people have been killed during that shooting, and there are believed to be multiple other injuries. we are waiting for more details from law enforcement agencies. there has been very little coming from local

authorities over the last 12 hours since the shooting occurred. we don�*t know at the moment if a suspect is in custody, we don�*t know anything about a possible motivation for this attack, but clearly this is devastating news for the people of dadeville and the state governor as well has been saying that her thoughts and prayers are with those people as well. we thoughts and prayers are with those peeple as well-— people as well. we will leave it there for now, _ people as well. we will leave it there for now, thank _ people as well. we will leave it there for now, thank you - people as well. we will leave it there for now, thank you very i people as well. we will leave it - there for now, thank you very much indeed. 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 were fighter jets that were seen flying across the skyline. the

latest detail to this developing situation is that a humanitarian corridor has been agreed upon, and there has been a ceasefire in place for the last hour. there are another two hours left of the ceasefire, it has been agreed between the two, the army, the regular army, and this paramilitary group called the rapid support forces. there is so far a ceasefire in place. we are one hour in. it was for three hours. we understand that saudi state media is reporting that there have been calls made between the leaders of the two groups as neighbouring countries and regional leaders also try to resolve the situation in sudan. 70 people have been killed. very quickly, to

update you on the situation we brought to you earlier, there have been some children and parents that have been trapped in a school in khartoum, in the capital. we will update you on whether or not they have been allowed to leave as part of this ceasefire. eyewitnesses in the build—up to the ceasefire have been reporting strikes away from the capital. sudanese army strikes have been placed on the city of omdurman. the target there was the base of a paramilitary support group, and that was just north—east of khartoum. as we understand it, a three hour ceasefire has been agreed. one hour has passed, another to remain. hamid khalafallah is a researcher and policy analyst at

the tahrir institute for middle east policy in khartoum. thank you forjoining us. what is the latest on the situation? figs thank you forjoining us. what is the latest on the situation? as you are speaking _ the latest on the situation? as you are speaking about _ the latest on the situation? as you are speaking about the _ the latest on the situation? as you are speaking about the temporary | are speaking about the temporary ceasefire and the opening of humanitarian corridors, as you mentioned this started for one hour, however throughout the past hour we have been hearing very loud gunfire and shootings all over the city of khartoum, so that kind of suggests that it khartoum, so that kind of suggests thatitis khartoum, so that kind of suggests that it is not holding up yet. it could be delays in terms of implementing it, as when they announced it they were already at the beginning of the ceasefire, so maybe there were delays in terms of implementing it, in terms of distributing orders to soldiers across the town. we already know that these forces are not the most effective and efficient in terms of

following orders and being very agile, so we�*ll see how that works out in the next couple of hours. i out in the next couple of hours. i just want tojump out in the next couple of hours. i just want to jump in. out in the next couple of hours. i just want tojump in. when out in the next couple of hours. i just want to jump in. when you say the forces are not the most agile, in other words the most disciplined, at following orders. which forces are you referring to, the army or the rsf? i are you referring to, the army or the rsf? 4' are you referring to, the army or the rsf? ~ ., ., , , , ., the rsf? i think that applies more to the army. _ the rsf? i think that applies more to the army, but _ the rsf? i think that applies more to the army, but also _ the rsf? i think that applies more to the army, but also to _ the rsf? i think that applies more to the army, but also to the - the rsf? i think that applies more to the army, but also to the rsf. l to the army, but also to the rsf. both of them, the rsf is a paramilitary, they don�*t have a lot of proper structures in place, and the sudanese army is a divided institution with multiple leaders, and not very good at following orders. both of them are not very agile, and not very quick to respond. agile, and not very quick to respond-— agile, and not very quick to resond. ., ., ,, ., , ., ., respond. how are sudanese, how our famil , respond. how are sudanese, how our family. friends _ respond. how are sudanese, how our family, friends responding _ respond. how are sudanese, how our family, friends responding to - respond. how are sudanese, how our family, friends responding to what. family, friends responding to what is taking place in the country? everyone is trying to stay home and keep safe. that is very challenging, because people are not prepared for

this. it is the holy month of ramadan, some people have extra needs and necessities in terms of food supplies and so on. it is impossible to go outside and do that. lots of families and people are trapped, and not able to go back to their houses and so on, but even those who are able to go back to theirfamilies like those who are able to go back to their families like myself and my family, they are without... we expect these activities have been... during the different sightings. people are trying to stay home, but it is also quite difficult, and even when staying home, we had a very loud explosion this morning, we went out on our back and find out that

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support forces and the army have been using a narrative to try and get support from citizens. if that goes ahead, and if citizens start to join the fight in anyway, that would be very drastic, and that would be beginning of a civil war that would beginning of a civil war that would be very difficult to enter.- be very difficult to enter. thank ou ve be very difficult to enter. thank you very much- _ nurses in england could carry out rolling strikes until christmas — if they fail to reach a deal with the government, 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�*ll 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. our correspondent, roxy gagdekar chhara, gave us his analysis. the murder was conducted when it happened on the live tv because the assailants were hiding as the journalists,

and when reporters were asking questions to these two people, atiq and his brother, one among them first shot atiq and then ashraf was shot dead. all this has happened amidst heavy police protection, because both were trying to get into the hospital. as soon as they get out from the police van, and they were approaching the hospital, at that time 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, "jai shri ram," which is a slogan that has normally been used by hindu extremists in various parts of the country. and then all three, they surrendered themselves,

and they did not agitate once they realised both the people were killed. this entire incident has created havoc among many people in the country, and this news has remained at the top since last two days, because this incident happened on saturday night. roxy, what sort of conversations? 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, is this just the fact that it is a high—profile case that we are talking about it? it was certainly high—profile, because ahmed was, 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 the election before few years, and since then he was arrested, he was in jail since february this year, but more than 100 cases were already registered against him. atiq ahmed, he has been a strong critic for the ruling bjp party during his election campaigns. so atiq ahmed was trying to... the opposition have said that his murder has created a situation of lawlessness in the state. the former chief minister and current leader of the opposition, akhilesh yadav, has said that when a person who has been under police protections has been killed like this, then 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 uttar pradesh, yogi adityanath, has 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, and that is how he has attracted the criticism after his death. time for some sports news now, with paul scott. a potentially huge result in the premier league title race. arsenal have dropped points, drawing 2—2 at west ham. the gunners were 2—0 up early on, with goals from gabrieljesus and martin odegaard inside 10 minutes. but west ham pulled one back

from the penalty spot through said benrahma. in the second half, bukayo saka sent a spot kick of his own wide, jarrod bowen then grabbed an equaliser to get west ham back on terms. the result leaves arsenal four points clear of manchester city in second place, who have a game in hand on the gunners. the two meet later this month. the premier league action continues — nottingham forest take on manchester united shortly, with the chance to move out of the relegation zone. united boss erik ten hag knows the hosts have all to play for. i think what place they are, we know what we can expect on sunday stop they are in survival mode. they will run for their lives. we have to be ready for that game. in spain, barcelona can move a step closer to winning the la liga title with a win at getafe.

xavi�*s team can go 13 points clear with victory, it�*s currently goalless. third placed atletico madrid host almeria after that, 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. one game is under way, freiburg are leading 2—1 against werder breman. 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. in italy, roma have the chance to take control of the race for champions league football after rivals ac milan and inter dropped points on saturday — they 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 floor champion wasjust from the first time, just being floor champion was just amazing, and to keep defending it at the moment isjust so 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. i�*m so expressive, i like to make the judges feel like they are in the floor routine. i always look at

them, give them emotions, and really express myself through the dance, and do the big powerful tumbles at the same time. two sri lankan batsmen have hit centuries on day one of the first test against ireland in galle. captain dimuth karunaratne and kusal mendis reached three figures. sri lanka ended day one on 386—4. this is the first of a two test series. the men�*s singles final at the monte carlo masters saw russia�*s andrey rublev win his first atp masters 1000 event of the season with a victory over denmark�*s holger rune. it is the biggest title of the six seat�*s career. he won the first set 6-5, but seat�*s career. he won the first set 6—5, but then came back —— he was the first set 6—5

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 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" and abductees from militia prisons." 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. our 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.

before we leave you, an update on the shooting at a 16th birthday party in the us state of alabama. it to happen in the town of dadeville at around to happen in the town of dadeville ataround 10:30pm to happen in the town of dadeville at around 10:30pm in the evening local time. 20 people were shot in all, many wounded, and at this stage there is no official confirmation about what left to the shooting, however there seems to be some sort of altercation which then escalated. we don�*t know if there are any suspects that have been arrested. the mayor of alabama has tweeted that he is grieving for the people of dadeville. he added that violent crime has no place in the state. four people killed at a shooting at a 16th birthday party at a town called dadeville in the us state of

alabama. we don�*t know if anyone has been arrested in connection with the case. more on that story here on bbc news. stay with us. you are watching new seniors. —— 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 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, may just 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: at least 4 people have been killed in a mass shooting in the us state of alabama. several others were injured in the incident at a teenage birthday party. two rival branches of sudan�*s armed forces, say they�*ve agreed a brief humanitarian pause, in the fighting that erupted in khartoum on saturday. so far at least 70 people have been killed. 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.