live from london, this is bbc news. presidents from three african nations are planning to travel to sudan, to try to broker a ceasefire, in the fighting between rival branches of the armed forces. around 70 people have been reportedly killed in the clashes. four people have been killed and others injured in a shooting at a teenage birthday party in alabama. appeals for calm after a former indian politician, convicted of kidnapping, is shot dead on live tv along with his brother. the leader of the nurses�* union in england, says they're prepared to hold strikes until christmas, unless more money is offered.

hello. fighting has continued between the sudanese army and the paramilitary rapid support forces, with witnesses describing deafening explosions and intense gunfire. these are the latest pictures of sunday night from the capital khartoum. earlier a three—hour, temporary humanitarian pause was meant to have allowed civilians to escape, but it's not clear how well it was observed. the world food programme halted its operations in sudan after three of its members were among nearly 70 people reported to have been killed. international efforts to end the fighting are ramping up with the head of the african union commission planning to go on a ceasefire mission and the presidents of kenya, south sudan and djibouti also trying to mediate. our security correspondent frank gardner has been telling me more about the rivalry behind

the conflict in sudan. one general commands pretty much most of the respect of the army. the other commands the loyalty of these, as you heard in the report, the rapid support forces, which is a nice way of saying a very unpleasant militia that has allegedly carried out atrocities in darfur. there was a real opportunity for a couple of years for sudan to make the transition from military dictatorship to democracy, but they blew it. and they blew it because of this rivalry. essentially what has triggered this off most recently is that in the discussions as to how to move sudan from a military leadership to a civilian rule there were plans to incorporate this militia, the rsf, into the army. but they didn't really like it, the two generals couldn't agree on how it was going to happen and the rsf wanted to spread

and the rsf went and spread itself around the country, occupy certain areas, and so there has been fighting to try to dislodge them from places like port sudan and the airport up in the north. it is incredibly sad for the sudanese people. they have never really had the experience of democracy. there were huge protests in 2019 that overthrew the rule of general bashir, who was the president and wanted by the international criminal court. there was a lot of optimism that sudan could then move to a democracy, but because of this inter—military squabbling, the sudanese people are still being denied chances of peace and democracy. let's talk about the impact on people in sudan. many thousands are already reliant on humanitarian organisations. what impact will this escalation of violence have on them? the immediate impact is the suspension of operations by the world food programme which has lost three of its members

who work in difficult conditions in often dangerous circumstances. they are reviewing their operations. at least one airline, we are told, qatar airways, has suspended its flies into khartoum airport, has suspended its flights into khartoum airport, which is hardly surprising. if you look at the pictures and satellite maps you can see smoke billowing around the capital khartoum, including close to the airport. it will settle down eventually, but there is a risk that the country which, remember it's already fragmented from being this huge country, sudan, that stretched all the way down from the egyptian border in the north to the ugandan border in the south, it is already split in two to create south sudan, one of the newest countries in the world. there is now a risk that what is left of sudan could further disintegrate. there are big powers at play here. although sudan is relatively poor per capita, it has got natural resources and a lot of these have been plundered. gold is being illicitly slipped out

of the country and there is a lot of corruption going on. there are outside forces interested in sudan. russia wants to have a naval base on the red sea. the united states is very keen that sudan does not go back to its terror ways, which it did in the 1990s. up until 1996 it was the base where osama bin laden and the al-qaeda group were before they moved to afghanistan. egypt has a vested interest in sudan being stable. they are allies against ethiopia. whatever happens in sudan will inevitably spill out, or risk spilling out, into neighbouring countries. that is why the african union and the arab league are trying really hard right now to try and dampen down this fire and find and dampen down this violence and find a compromise to stop the violence. i'm joined now by dr husam el—mugamar,

a consultant microbiologist in london and founder of sudan's doctors for human rights. keith for what have you been hearing from your colleagues on the ground in sudan as a mark my colleagues are extremely exhausted. the? in sudan as a mark my colleagues are extremely exhausted.— in sudan as a mark my colleagues are extremely exhausted. they have been there for three _ extremely exhausted. they have been there for three days. _ extremely exhausted. they have been there for three days. some _ extremely exhausted. they have been there for three days. some of- extremely exhausted. they have been there for three days. some of them i there for three days. some of them cannot go home, they are running out of water, food and medical supplies are running out. water has run out from the hospital. the situation is dire. we really need a lot of help from whoever can provide help to them in terms of getting patients to them in terms of getting patients to the hospital, getting the health care workers to hospital, and getting them all the help they need. it is a really worrying situation and people are really in a dire

situation. and people are really in a dire situation-— and people are really in a dire situation. . , ., ., ., ., situation. there was a humanitarian -ause, situation. there was a humanitarian ause, a situation. there was a humanitarian pause. a three _ situation. there was a humanitarian pause, a three hour _ situation. there was a humanitarian pause, a three hour ceasefire, - situation. there was a humanitarian pause, a three hour ceasefire, to i pause, a three hour ceasefire, to your knowledge how did that pass? was it observed? to your knowledge how did that pass? was it observed?— your knowledge how did that pass? was it observed? to my knowledge it is actually observed _ was it observed? to my knowledge it is actually observed and _ was it observed? to my knowledge it is actually observed and i _ was it observed? to my knowledge it is actually observed and i am - was it observed? to my knowledge it is actually observed and i am still- is actually observed and i am still hearing from my colleagues on the ground in sudan that they still have difficulties getting there, difficulties getting there, difficulties to get food and difficulties to get food and difficulties to get food and difficulties to move around. i think this was not enough. we call for an immediate stop to this madness, stopping the war that is going on. we call on all the parties to make the cessation of violation of human rights in my country. we the cessation of violation of human rights in my country.— the cessation of violation of human rights in my country. we have three leaders of african _ rights in my country. we have three leaders of african nations _ rights in my country. we have three leaders of african nations who - leaders of african nations who intend to go to sudan to try to broker a ceasefire. what hope do you think they have of succeeding? my

think they have of succeeding? ij�*i hope think they have of succeeding? m: hope for think they have of succeeding? m; hope for anybody who can do anything to stop this madness, i don't know how successful they are going to be, but any effort from anybody is welcome. {iii but any effort from anybody is welcome. .., , but any effort from anybody is welcome-— but any effort from anybody is welcome. , ,, i, welcome. of course people in sudan have suffered _ welcome. of course people in sudan have suffered greatly _ welcome. of course people in sudan have suffered greatly over _ welcome. of course people in sudan have suffered greatly over the - welcome. of course people in sudan have suffered greatly over the past i have suffered greatly over the past few months with a huge reliance on humanitarian organisations. what impact is this having on regular people, on communities in sudan? figs people, on communities in sudan? is far as i know people are really suffering. obviously an interruption in an internalaid suffering. obviously an interruption in an internal aid flow to people who are in dire need is really difficult. people are at risk in their health and it is really beyond me. i think every effort that can be done to improve the situation is what we are calling for. you

done to improve the situation is what we are calling for.- done to improve the situation is what we are calling for. you are the founder of — what we are calling for. you are the founder of sudan's _ what we are calling for. you are the founder of sudan's doctors - what we are calling for. you are the founder of sudan's doctors for - what we are calling for. you are the i founder of sudan's doctors for human rights. you work with the foreign office in the uk and the un to try to get doctors to go out to sudan. how is that operation managing? i think people are now in the early stages of trying to get things together. obviously what happened took us all by surprise and people were not prepared for it. but i think some efforts are being done and we are hoping that the fruits of those efforts will be seen and felt on the ground very soon. best those efforts will be seen and felt on the ground very soon.- on the ground very soon. best of luck with all _ on the ground very soon. best of luck with all the _ on the ground very soon. best of luck with all the way _ on the ground very soon. best of luck with all the way you - on the ground very soon. best of luck with all the way you are - on the ground very soon. best of i luck with all the way you are doing. a consultant microbiologist and founder of sudan's doctors for human rights. founder of sudan's doctors for human riahts. ., ~' ,, very much.

the us presidentjoe biden has called a shooting at a teenage birthday party in alabama that killed at least four people "outrageous and unacceptable", saying he and the first lady were praying for the victims�* families. the shooting happened in the town of dadeville. at least 20 people were shot and wounded — most of them teenagers. 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. phil dowdell has been named by local media as one of the victims. phil was a senior in high school and was going to jacksonville state university on an american football scholarship. nomia iqbal is in washington for us. what is the latest? we are still waiting to find out more information from the police. as you mentioned, one of the victims has been named by local press as phil dowdell, a star

high school athlete. other reports from local media and alabama say the birthday party was his sister�*s and one of the injured was his mother. but, as i say, those details have yet to be confirmed. we know, as you mention, at least four people were killed in the shooting in dadeville, a very small, rural town in east alabama. alabama is about two i was away on the plane from here on the east coast in dc. we are still waiting to find out from police. we don�*t know what led to the incident, we don�*t know the names of the victims, we don�*t know how many people have been injured, we don�*t know who the perpetrator is, what has happened to them, if they have been shot dead by the police, which usually happens, or if they have been taken into custody. lots of unknown details as yet. we been taken into custody. lots of unknown details as yet. we spoke to eo - le unknown details as yet. we spoke to --eole on unknown details as yet. we spoke to peeple on the _ unknown details as yet. we spoke to people on the ground _ unknown details as yet. we spoke to people on the ground in _ unknown details as yet. we spoke to people on the ground in alabama i unknown details as yet. we spoke to people on the ground in alabama to| people on the ground in alabama to people on the ground in alabama to people on the ground in alabama to people on the ground and alabama who say this kind of incident is unheard of. but are we likely to see the

narrative war is over gun control play out in alabama?— narrative war is over gun control play out in alabama? yes, sadly, we will see that- — play out in alabama? yes, sadly, we will see that. just _ play out in alabama? yes, sadly, we will see that. just two _ play out in alabama? yes, sadly, we will see that. just two weeks - play out in alabama? yes, sadly, we will see that. just two weeks ago - play out in alabama? yes, sadly, we will see that. just two weeks ago i i will see that. just two weeks ago i was in nashville where there was a school shooting where six people were killed, including three people aged nine, and it was a familiar cycle that we get locked into when it comes to guns. you see the familiar battle play out between those who are pro—guns and those who want more gun control. but alabama is a very republican state. it is known for protecting the rights of citizens to own guns. the governor of the state, a lady called kay ivey, is someone who is very pro—guns and just four years ago when she was running to be re—elected as governor she released this ad which really underlined her commitment to the second amendment. i am sick of those dc politicians. me as well, that is why i like her. she is honest. tough as nails. nothing dc about it. protecting our monuments.

breaking records forjob creation. president trump said kay ivey is a great _ president trump said kay ivey is a great governon _ she knows how to get a bang for her buck. straight shooting that kay ivey. yes, puts you to shame. look who's talking. we heard earlier the us president joe biden called the incident outrageous and unacceptable. what other reaction has there been? in other reaction has there been? i�*i that statement he went on to say what has our nation come to when children cannot attend a birthday party without fear? when parents have to worry every time the kids walk out the door to school, the movie theatre or the part? that is the key line here. shootings don�*t happen in some deep, dark part of america, they happen all the time. there are shootings that happened that i have not reported on because we can�*t report everything. they are

such a common occurrence. he has passed major gun safety legislation last year, but what he really wants is to ban assault weapons. that is what he wants. assault weapons are the type of weapon is often used in mass shootings. we don�*t know in this case what the weapon was. that is what he has called for in this statement. in terms of the response from elsewhere, we have yet to see i know and alabama the governorship, kay ivey, released a statement saying violence has no place in our state. we have the senator in alabama who is also republican, expressing her thoughts and prayers, which is the familiar narrative that we hear. but there is no sign yet by any of those leaders in alabama to meet that commitment that president biden is constantly calling on for politicians in this country, for lawmakers to meet. which is to ban assault weapons.— assault weapons. thank you very much, assault weapons. thank you very much. our _ assault weapons. thank you very much, our north _ assault weapons. thank you very much, our north america -

much, our north america correspondent. the chief minister of the indian state of uttar pradesh has appealed for calm after a former politician 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 prayagraj. our correspondent, roxy gagdekar chhara, gave us more details reporters were asking questions to these two people, brothers. atiq and his brother, one among them first shot atiq and then ashraf was shot dead. all this has happened amidst heavy police protection to both of them, 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 killed 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. more than 100 police cases were registered against him because he was a gangster. but he was a lawmaker, a parliamentarian, and he lost the election and since that he was arrested and he was in jail since february. but more than 100 cases were already registered against him. attic has also been a

strong critique for the ruling party during his election campaigns. so i think ahmed was trying to sort of, his mother has created a situation of lawlessness in the state, and the current minister has said that when a person who has been under police protection has been killed like this, then what would happen to a normal person who is struggling or who is commuting in the state? time for some sports news now, with lizzie greenwood—hughes. hello from the bbc sport centre. we start with a big result in the premier league where arsenal

dropped points in the title race. bakayo saka missed a penalty as arsenal let slip a two—goal lead to draw 2—2 at west ham. the result leaves arsenal four points clear of manchester city, who have a game in hand. they meet later this month which is expected to decide the title. mathematically i don�*t know what is going to happen and three weeks later i don�*t know what is going to happen. but what we can do mathematically is to give ourselves the best chance by winning matches and today we play for 30 or 35 minutes and that is not enough. better fortunes for manchester united — they�*ve moved up to third after beating nottingham forest 2—0. antony and diogo dalot the scorers. erik ten hag�*s side have put themselves in a great position for a top fourfinish, now six points clear of tottenham in fifth. you have to get the second goal and life gets more easy. we created a lot, but we didn�*t score. first late on in the game

and we should have closed earlier because you make one mistake and you get an equaliser and you have to avoid that. the situation is the situation. we had a great atmosphere again in the stadium today. we had a great atmosphere again in the stadium today. the fans really got behind us right until the end. it is another tough one to take, another tough day, but we can only keep going, but we have to do better. in spain, barcelona failed to beat getafe and extend their lead at the top of la liga. it finished goalless, the 21st clean sheet of the season for xavi�*s side but also a third straight game without a goal. elsewhere, girona beat bottom of the table elche, and atletico madrid beat almeria. seville are beating valencia 1—0. union berlin are up to third in the german bundesliga despite drawing with bochum. freiburg aren�*t far behind having boosted their champions league hopes

with an away win at werder bremen. wolfsburg v bayer leverkusen ended in a goalless draw. and in italy, roma have the chance to take control of the race for champions league football after their rivals dropped points — they�*re playing udinese now and leading 2—0. seventh placejuventus lost to sassuolo, both the other games today were draws. staying with serie a and 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 "trauma of the spine" and a "fracture" of his right rib, but that his "condition is currently good". onto tennis and russia�*s andrey rublev has won in monte carlo — his first masters 1000 title. the fifth seed fought back from four

games to one down in the final set to beat the danish teenager holger rune with an ace. rublev said winning his first masters 1000 trophy was like a "fairy tale", it�*s his 13th career title. finally i did it. it is a pleasure to be part of it and to win a match like this, losing 4—1, at 30 break points, for 5—1 and to be able to come back and to win a match like this is a fairy tale today. 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 time in a row. british champion alice kinsella claimed silver. gadirova also won the all—around title and helped gb secure theirfirst european women�*s team gold. and that�*s all the sport for now. sixteen people have been killed and nine others injured after a fire at a residential building in dubai. the blaze began on the fourth floor of the five—storey building in the al—ras neighbourhood in the old part of the city. all those so far confirmed to have

died are from overseas. 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". damian grammaticas reports. claps don�*t pay the bills! in an already stretched health service, months more strikes are now a real prospect. the royal college of nursing�*s leadership had recommended the pay deal. now, taking its cue from its members, escalating action is coming, with the government�*s call for strikes to be put on hold rejected. we�*ll absolutely not do that. we�*ve strike action for the end of this month, beginning of may, and then we will move immediately to ballot our members. if that ballot is successful it will mean further strike action right up until christmas.

chanting: what do we want? fair pay! junior doctors have also been striking. one concern — that they and the rcn might coordinate action. there are no plans in place from the royal college of nursing to coordinate strikes with doctors. the offer the government made to help staff was a 5% pay increase plus a one—off payment. members of one union, unison, have accepted it. staff from two more unions will deliver their verdicts in the next fortnight. let's wait and see what the other unions have to say first. there's a lot of other staff out there. unison voted by 74%, as i said, to accept the offer, which represents a third of the agenda for change staff, so there's a lot of people accepting what i think... but what the other unions say doesn�*t change... the government may be hoping if those other unions accept the deal the rcn will end up looking isolated and the resolve among nurses to continue striking will weaken. but the problems in the health service run deep and the pressure is real on the government

to try to sort them out. rishi sunak has put the health service among his five priorities, specifically cutting waiting lists. they are at a record high — 7 million people waiting to start routine treatment. more strikes will mean more cancelled operations. sorting all this out is the challenge. this was the prime minister�*s own constituency today. i absolutely support them striking. it�*s not about the money, it�*s about the conditions, the 24—hour shifts, the fact they�*re not getting a rest. get round the table and sort it out. get together, the government, and sort it out, otherwise it'll go on forever and they'll be striking all the time. complicating thing is deals have to be reached in each part of the country. while in england the offer from the government has been rejected, in scotland a higher pay settlement was accepted. in wales one offer was made and rejected and a higher one may be coming. in northern ireland there are talks but no offers yet. pressure from other political parties is growing as well. the liberal democrats said today

ministers need to "urgently get round the negotiating table instead of sitting on the sidelines." and labour also say the government should engage. we don�*t 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 question here is whether the labour party supports the royal college of nurses. do you back this strike action or not? no, and how could i? there�*s a risk to patient safety. it wouldn�*t be the right thing to do. but that risk to patient safety could escalate sharply as the strikes escalate. don�*t forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i�*m @anjanagadgil. there is more on all our stories on the bbc news website and the bbc

news mobile app. you are watching bbc news. hello. pressure has been building through the weekend but also with it a much moister airflow bringing a lot of cloud across the uk today. that cloud has been thick enough for patchy light rain and drizzle, and we will keep some of that going through this evening and overnight, initially across parts of southern scotland into northern england as the night wears on, the midlands, maybe east anglia by the end of the night. could see some clearer skies across kent for a time but for most a generally cloudy night, but not as cold as last night. temperatures generally between 5—10 celsius, perhaps two or three if we see clearer skies developing for long enough across parts of kent. this is how we start the new week, with high pressure firmly in charge and we will keep that area of high pressure close by for much of the week. unlike the weekjust gone, the week ahead is looking much drierfor many,

some spells of sunshine and a little warmer at first before we start to develop an easterly wind which will gradually turn things cooler as the week wears on. a lot of cloud to start the day through monday, some outbreaks of rain initially across southern and central england, that will soon clear and we will see spells of sunshine develop for many. keep an eye on this bank of mist and low cloud on the north sea, perhaps pushing into the coast of east anglia and south east england. monday is likely to be the warmest day of the week, temperatures potentially up to 16, maybe even 17 celsius, and once again that mist and low cloud could push its way a little bit further westwards as we head through monday evening but some clearer skies further west. here is an area of high pressure as we head into tuesday, it changes its orientation slightly, so this is where we start to pick up that easterly wind. should be a good deal of sunshine for many on tuesday, perhaps more cloud drifting into parts of east anglia and south east england through the afternoon but for many, dry, fine and plenty of sunshine. the winds do start to strengthen,

particularly for eastern coasts, temperatures here may struggle to get above 12 or 13 celsius. elsewhere, in the sunshine, it should be pleasant enough with temperatures getting up to 1a or 15 celsius, but those easterly winds do start to strengthen further as we head through wednesday and thursday. keep an eye on what is happening to the east and south—east of us, could potentially see some areas of rain pushing in later on thursday and into friday, but for most the week ahead is looking much drier, some spells of sunshine, warmer to start, but then turning cooler through the week.

this is bbc news, the headlines presidents from three african nations are planning to travel to sudan, to try to broker a ceasefire, in the fighting between rival branches of the armed forces. around 70 people have been reportedly killed in the clashes. at least four 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. 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.