this is bbc news. the headlines: fighting between rival armed factions in sudan intensifies, with nearly a hundred people killed and hundreds more injured this weekend. russian opposition activist vladimir kara—murza is sentenced to 25 in prison for treason and other offences linked to his criticism of the kremlin. we have a special report from inside myanmar, where political activists tell the bbc they will never accept the country's dictatorship following a military coup two years ago. eurovision hopefuls take to the stage in london in the final pre—party before the competition next month in liverpool.

returning to our top story this hour, fighting is raging for a third day in the sudanese capital, khartoum. the clashes are part of a power struggle within the country's military leadership, who have failed to deliver a transition to civilian government. doctors in sudan are telling us almost 100 civilians have died, they expect that figure to go up as more reports come in. you can foreign secretary, james cleverly, has called for a ceasefire and is urging both sides to return to talks. we have this video describing what life is like in khartoum. figs have this video describing what life is like in khartoum.— is like in khartoum. as the fighting between the _ is like in khartoum. as the fighting between the sudanese _ is like in khartoum. as the fighting between the sudanese armed - is like in khartoum. as the fighting l between the sudanese armed forces and the other forces parliamentary continues, sudanese people continue to live in very dire and difficult situations, with tension and stress

reaching very high levels. citizens are staying in their houses, for those who have access to that, in trying to seek safety and sheltering from all of the bombing and gunfire, taking place out on the streets, evenin taking place out on the streets, even in residential areas. also facing other difficult situations, in terms of blackouts, electricity has been out in most neighbourhoods for the past 30 hours or so, water is also out in most neighbourhoods and so on. food supplies are running low at different houses, because it is difficult to go out and get food supplies, given the violent clashes taking place everywhere. the situation continues to be very difficult for the second day and there is news about international mediations on the way, it's very

important and very needed for these initiatives to be well coordinated and very urgent. we initiatives to be well coordinated and very urgent.— initiatives to be well coordinated and very urgent. we are trying to make contact _ and very urgent. we are trying to make contact with _ and very urgent. we are trying to make contact with our _ and very urgent. we are trying to - make contact with our correspondent in khartoum, things very difficult and there at the moment, the picture is very unclear, there are all sorts of issues with connectivity. we are trying to bring you that, just as soon as we get it, but also look at the live page on the website, updating your on every thing coming into the bbc, so do log on and take a look. the european commission has rejected bans introduced by poland and hungary on ukrainian grain and otherfoods. the two countries said the measures were necessary to protect their farming sectors from cheap imports. 0ur warsaw correspondent adam easton says the polish and ukrainian governments are expected to discuss solutions today. without being too cynical, this is about the fact the polish government has an election coming up in october and it wants to be re—elected and it relies very much on the vote in the countryside for its support. and polish farmers have been,

and continue to be, protesting about the fact that grain prices in particular, wheat prices, have plummeted through the floor. that is because they have an influx of ukrainian grain which is about half the price, much cheaper, which is coming to the country. 0stensibly it's supposed to be transiting through poland to other traditional markets in egypt and elsewhere, but it has remained in the country because polish companies have bought it up because it is so cheap and that has depressed the price of grain and polish farmers simply have all this grain in the storage and have said we are not selling at that price and they are protesting on the streets. and that is the immediate reason why the polish government has introduced this temporary ban, notjust on wheat and other grains but also dairy products, sugar, fruit and vegetables and meat. and this has upset ukraine. poland and ukraine have

excellent relations. poland is the staunchest supporter, or one of the staunchest supporters of ukraine, one of the biggest donors of military and humanitarian aid to ukraine, but this has proved a difficult moment for both countries and the agriculture ministers of both sides are due to meet in a couple of hours with ukraine saying the very first step for them is to re—establish a transit route through poland for its products to go through poland and go to other markets. let's return to sudan, we know there has been a third day of fighting, we are getting reports of explosions and gunfire in khartoum, it has been really hard to establish exactly what is happening at the ground, the bbc is reaching out to people that they know on the ground, residents, aid workers, but i'm really pleased we have now been able to contact our

reporter who is there in khartoum. we are so pleased that we got through to you and can talk to you now. tell us what you know, what has been happening today. the now. tell us what you know, what has been happening today.— been happening today. the latest, continuation _ been happening today. the latest, continuation of _ been happening today. the latest, continuation of the _ been happening today. the latest, continuation of the fighting - been happening today. the latest, i continuation of the fighting between the sudanese army and paramilitary forces. they are trying to recapture the main airport, both sides are using heavy weapons, currently and are claiming that they are controlling the airport. the army spokesperson said that they tried to recapture the airport and that these

paramilitaries are controlling one of these airports. the other hand, the situation is very critical in khartoum, people cannot go out because of the fighting in the streets, people are physically suffering, searching for basic needs like water, which is cut from many waters anyway. we like water, which is cut from many waters anyway-— waters anyway. we hearing that a lot, that waters anyway. we hearing that a lot. that peeple — waters anyway. we hearing that a lot, that people don't _ waters anyway. we hearing that a lot, that people don't want - waters anyway. we hearing that a lot, that people don't want to - waters anyway. we hearing that a i lot, that people don't want to leave their homes, they don't have food, their homes, they don't have food, the electricity has been cut and in some cases they don't have water as well. but the bbc has also been speaking to the doctor's union who has a real concern about how many injured people that there are, have you heard anything from the hospital's? how they are coping with

the number of injured who must be coming into like today's. i contacted some people from one of the hospitals, they said the situation is very, very bad inside, because there are crowds of many injured people trying to find treatment, but there is a lack of doctors, nurses, as people are trying to get out from this very serious situation, between the fighting and fighting with the paramilitaries.— fighting and fighting with the paramilitaries. don't forget the live -a~e paramilitaries. don't forget the live page that _ paramilitaries. don't forget the live page that is _ paramilitaries. don't forget the live page that is up _ paramilitaries. don't forget the live page that is up and - paramilitaries. don't forget the | live page that is up and running paramilitaries. don't forget the i live page that is up and running as well, let'sjust live page that is up and running as well, let's just show you what they have been updating it with at the moment, interesting things there about the diplomacy that is

happening, because we know that regional leaders are hoping to get to sudan today, they want to try to steer the country back to the path of a civilian government, we have western governments like the us and uk saying, please stop the fighting now, calls for humanitarian ceasefire, but it's all there for you, on the live page, it is being updated constantly, so do logon and take a look. more than two years after the military seized power in myanmar, deposing the government led by aung san suu kyi, the country is trapped in a civil war. its economy is collapsing and the army is increasingly reliant on the air force to attack rebel—held areas. one such attack last week is believed to have killed at least 168 people. 0ur south east asia correspondent jonathan head has been allowed to visit myanmar for the first time since the coup. his movements were restricted to a limited number of places, and he was barred from contacting anyone in the opposition.

much of myanmar is off—limits to visitors these days, but the military government did allow us to come here to inle lake, in shan state — in normal times, one of the country's most popular destinations. it's very quiet now. interviewing people directly is risky. you can be arrested for saying anything deemed negative. but the boatmen we met told us times have never been harder. "we never dreamt it would get this bad," they said. "we used to have freedom, then it ended so suddenly." well, we've been to several places along the lake and so far, i've seen only three other foreigners. for an area that is so dependent on it, the collapse of tourism here has been catastrophic — the economy is in terrible shape. and it's worse than that for people living around here, because they say they have a deep, abiding loyalty to aung san suu kyi.

they don't like the military takeover — although they don't say that openly — and they're worried that the armed groups resisting the military regime are operating closer and closer to the lake. "what we need," said one of them, "is peace". but there's little peace in myanmar. gunfire south of the lake, anti—coup insurgents were battling the army just two weeks before we arrived. in retaliation, more than 20 civilians were lined up against the walls of this monastery and shot. we were passing through a village called tangtong and we know that there was a clash between a volunteer militia here, anti—military, and the armed forces earlier this year and a number of people were arrested. it was the first time they had armed clashes in this pretty popular tourist area and it shows just how widespread this insurgency has become.

no—one in the market wanted to talk about it, though. instead, they complained about rocketing inflation, of not enough people spending money. back in yangon, there is an air of normality. yet, barricades surrounding the city hall hint at the underlying insecurity. there is still occasional ambushes and assassination attempts. thousands of political prisoners are still being held, many behind this gate at insein prison. one of them, a veteran activist released last november, was the only person willing to speak to us openly. translation: if the right to protest was restored i today, people would fill the streets again tomorrow. from past experience, we know the people of myanmar will never accept any

form of dictatorship. while on the lake, we were taken to one of myanmar�*s most revered pagodas. in the past, it would've been packed with visitors praying for good fortune. the crowds are much thinner now. a woman approached me and warned me to be careful. "it's not safe since the coup," she said. "we wish we could go back to how it was before." it's a forlorn hope. their military rulers keep telling them that there is no turning back. jonathan head, bbc news, inle lake, myanmar. lets ta ke lets take you to spain where roads and railways between northern spain and railways between northern spain and southern france have to be closed because of this massive wildfire that is on both sides of the border, the worst affected area is in northern catalonia where there are huge plumes of smoke above this town. the area has seen little

rainfall over the winter, following on from the summer drought that they also had. can make angry coming birds is being bought by sonic the hedgehog, the maker of the hugely popular mobile game has been taken over by the japanese gaming giant, the deal will see them pay $775 million. usjudge has delayed the son of a highly anticipated deformation case, no reason was given, coming to many and is suing coming fox for $120 billion managing its presenters knowingly spread full claims that the last presidential election was rigged against donald trump. round the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. whether it is an advert for the cinema, cigarettes or even a sugar coated pills, these mysterious signs are all over our towns and cities.

now, we've all had situations where we've been driving around, not really noticing our surroundings, but you will have seen signs like these painted onto the sides of buildings, advertising products from maybe 100 years ago. but did you know these are called ghost signs? jenna produces a photographic magazine which documents some of the best ghost signs around west yorkshire. certainly sort of, in my life span, we've gone from paste up billboards to electric advertising spaces that rotate every five seconds. we're so desensitised to advertising now, whereas 108 years ago these were sort of made to last. how does it make you feel? seeing them look so faded now? the old charm is what floats my boat, really. you're live with bbc news. uganda is reporting a significant increase in child sexual abuse and underage pregnancies, in the wake of the pandemic. the situation is particularly acute

in the north of the country where a brutal insurgency led by notorious warlord joseph kony has left its mark. paul baki—binga went to investigate for bbc africa eye and discovered thatjustice often comes at a price. this is the antenatal ward of the regional hospital in gulu, northern uganda. a quarter of the babies delivered here have mothers under 18, the age of consent in uganda. because they are young, their body is not developed to handle a delivery, a pregnancy and all. and you'll find that young mothers are the highest proportion of those dying of obstructed labour. a recent report found a 300% increase in girls aged between ten and 1a giving birth. it's a shocking statistic, and the situation is at its worst in rural areas. we're heading out of the city

to meet a girl who's eight months pregnant and living alone. she's believed to be 11 or 12 years old. when she looked at other fellow girls who are not pregnant, she cried. that is our lifestyle. her parents have left her here, ostensibly for her to be able to. get a better education, but he or she is alone, frightened. it gives me a sense of helplessness. what does it mean for the next generation? this is one of the poorest parts of the country, and the community is still dealing with the aftermath of a brutal insurgency that went on for 20 years. the conflict ended in 2008,

but experts say the effects have been long lasting. living within a toxic minefield environment had a long term effects on the community. i describe it as the war was fought in the body of the woman and the woman became the battlefield. while we've been in the community, i've been put in touch with a lawyer from the ngo caritas. in uganda, defilement means unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl below the age of 18. we're going to visit a family of a child who was defiled when she was about three years. yes. when she was a child.

the alleged perpetrator was arrested. butjustice here seems to come at a price. the suspect was held for six months, but he was never prosecuted. the child's mother doesn't have the means to keep pursuing it. none of the suspects in any of the cases we investigated were prosecuted. the minister of state for the northern region admits corruption is widespread. it's at all levels, even at ministry level. we have laws on defilement. we have laws on incest. but somehow, again, people just go behind the law and then police say, "ok, go and settle it at home." police have acknowledged problems with how some cases are handled but deny corruption is rife.

some breaking news to bring you from here in_ some breaking news to bring you from here in the _ some breaking news to bring you from here in the uk, the prime minister, she should — here in the uk, the prime minister, she should have is here in the uk, the prime minister, she should hav— she should have is under investigation, _ she should have is under investigation, we - she should have is under- investigation, we understand, by parliament standard watchdog, this is over a possible failure to declare an interest, a potential conflict of interest, we have just heard that the prime minister is under investigation by parliament standards watchdog over a potential failure to declare an interest. lauren munster coming shortly. let's take you to space now — and with our eyes on mars. an attempt will be made today to launch a rocket that's planned to eventually take people to the moon and mars. known as starship, it's the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built. developed by spacex, it stands at 393 feet, over 100 metres, and it's attempting to fly to space for the first time.

but the company's founder, elon musk, has said he thinks it only has a 50/50 chance of success. with more on this, here'sjonathan amos hejoins us. jonathan, he joins us. jonathan, elon hejoins us. jonathan, elon musk giving it a 50, 50% chance of success, what are the chances that it is even going to happen today? well, we will see, they are progressing through the countdown, i can tell you that at the moment we are looking at something around 120 gmt, 220 bst for liftoff, but it is an experiment, if you like, if they see something they don't like in that countdown, they will stop and they will come back another day, we have seen this with other rockets, down the years, and they have time, so they don't need to rush things. the key thing, today, is that if

they do get off, they get away from they do get off, they get away from the launch pad, the launch complex that they have in texas, because if they have an explosive destructive event there, then that will set them back several months, because they will have to rebuild the infrastructure. so if they can get beyond the launch tower, if they can start getting into their flight plan, then everything is a bonus and elon musk has said that if he can get one minute, two minutes, into the flight, he will be delirious. what is expected to happen, ideally, if everything goes to plan and this is a success?— is a success? they are trying to send this _ is a success? they are trying to send this rockets _ is a success? they are trying to send this rockets up _ is a success? they are trying to send this rockets up into - is a success? they are trying to send this rockets up into space | is a success? they are trying to i send this rockets up into space for the very first time. they have done it some low level tests, with the upper part of the vehicle that is called starship, the ship, it has been to a few kilometres up and then has come back down, destructively, explosively sometimes, but they did land it once. but this is the first

time they have launched, or will launch, within the bottom half as well, the big booster, superheavy. they will head east out of the gulf —esque stomach mexico, they will send the ship almost one revolution around the earth, it will do a belly flop into the pacific ocean, if everything goes fine, just off the coast of hawaii. as i say, how far they get into that flight, nobody knows, what i will say is that, because they built staff very rapidly at spacex, they already have rockets much ready to go. so if they don't blow the launch pad up, then they will be launching again in the next few weeks and months. we will keep across — next few weeks and months. we will keep across it _ next few weeks and months. we will keep across it and _ next few weeks and months. we will keep across it and be _ next few weeks and months. we will keep across it and be back _ next few weeks and months. we will keep across it and be back with - next few weeks and months. we will keep across it and be back with you | keep across it and be back with you shortly, thank you so much, thank you. more than a breaking news we're getting from london, about the prime minister rishi sunak, the bbc understands he will face questions over a potential conflict of interest, we are getting a few more

details, this is after it has emerged that a childcare firm that is partly owned by his wife is to benefit from potentially major changes made in the budget. we understand the bbc that this is in relation to a company, a childcare firm that his wife has shares in, you may or may not remember, if you are following the budget here in the uk last month thatjeremy hunt announced a pilot of payments for new childminders. with more for those who sign up through agencies, think the fee was possibly £1200 would be offered to those who were trained to be a childminder through an agency. and it understand that british and i did not mention his wife's interest when he was speaking about these changes at an appearance before the liaison committee, he was directly asked if he had anything to declare commies at all my disclosures have been made in the normal way. disclosures have been made in the normalway. it disclosures have been made in the normal way. it does now emerge his wife has, we understand, shares in a

company which is a childcare femme. part owned by her and now he is being investigated for a potential conflict of interest. we will bring you more on that story as soon as we have more details. 21 acts from next month's eurovision song contest have been honing their performances in front of a crowd in london. last night was the final show of the pre—party season, which has also seen gigs in cities including barcelona, warsaw and tel aviv. the crowd of around 2,000 saw competitors, including the british entry mae muller. william lee adams is the founder of the eurovision website wiwibloggs. hejoins us now, always a pleasure to see you, you are looking very fresh and awake, i'm surprised, i thought you would have been quite tired after being up all night, how was it? it tired after being up all night, how was it? . , tired after being up all night, how was it? ., , . , ., .,

was it? it was incredible, i have to tell ou, was it? it was incredible, i have to tell you. we _ was it? it was incredible, i have to tell you. we are — was it? it was incredible, i have to tell you, we are on _ was it? it was incredible, i have to tell you, we are on a _ was it? it was incredible, i have to tell you, we are on a journey - was it? it was incredible, i have to tell you, we are on a journey from| was it? it was incredible, i have to | tell you, we are on a journey from a spanish flamenco to a finish wrap, the afternoon after the night before, my heart is beating and ears are ringing, so that is a win. what are ringing, so that is a win. what have ou are ringing, so that is a win. what have you had _ are ringing, so that is a win. what have you had from _ are ringing, so that is a win. what have you had from the _ are ringing, so that is a win. what have you had from the other- are ringing, so that is a win. what have you had from the other parties? it is just incredible, sometimes acts stumble, mess up, make mistakes, but they came to london and everyone is bringing their a—game, the really had evolved into the performing for liver. quite how important do you think these events are in the lead up to the big day? it's very important, it's like the us presidential election, you have to hit the roads, seeing is believing and so it's a way to confirm to fans that you are more than a music video. find confirm to fans that you are more than a music video.— confirm to fans that you are more than a music video. and what other benefits for — than a music video. and what other benefits for the _ than a music video. and what other benefits for the artists, _ than a music video. and what other benefits for the artists, because . benefits for the artists, because it's probablyjust good for their morale and the momentum too? absolutely. you have to make the hype train go faster, make those wheels spin faster, so if you are consistent, the odds makers will make notes, they will push you up in

the rankings and then fans and newspapers will follow that. always . reat newspapers will follow that. always treat to newspapers will follow that. always great to see — newspapers will follow that. always great to see you. — newspapers will follow that. always great to see you, thank— newspapers will follow that. always great to see you, thank you - newspapers will follow that. always great to see you, thank you for - great to see you, thank you for joining us. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. after what seemed like ceaseless rain at times last week, this week is by comparison looking a lot quieter. for many of us, nothing really significant in the way of rain to come until at least the end of the week, could get lively into the weekend, head, but sunshine won't always guarantee you warmth through this week, high pressure sitting across scandinavia is what will bring the dry weather, but it will bring the dry weather, but it will also mean easterly winds across the uk and that is quite a chilly direction at this time. by the end of the week might you start a savings becoming a little livelier towards the south—east. here and now, the easterly breeze bringing in a line of low cloud, mist and murk of the north sea, through the night, some quite grey starts initially across the east and half of the uk.

brightest first thing in the west, overnight lows somewhere between four and 8 degrees. then here we are on tuesday, the highs across scandinavia, easterly winds are still effecting the southern half of the uk and a little weather system out there in the north sea, ushering in something a cloud later in the day. but much of the early mist and murk will burn off and through the middle of the day i think almost wall—to—wall sunshine, come the afternoon, that figure cloud into the south—east and it could produce one or two scattered showers. why is that easterly wind so cold and particular at this time of year? are down to the temperature in the north sea. you are basically feeding in air on shore from the top of the north sea and north sea at this time of year is pretty cold, temperatures in the water around 8 or 9 degrees and those of the figures we are seeing along some of the spots in the north sea coast. towards the west come in the sunshine, some shots from the easterly breeze, 15, 16, 17 shots from the easterly breeze, 15, 16,17 degrees. shots from the easterly breeze, 15, 16, 17 degrees. that will feel quite warm. high pressure still across scandinavia as we look at wednesday and thursday, still some little bits

and thursday, still some little bits and pieces of figure cloud being picked up from the north sea, chances of some showers further south across the southern counties of england on wednesday and favouring the south—west later in the afternoon. but a lot of sunshine as we look further north, again on the cooler side along the length of north sea coast, but towards the west and with a shelter, top temperatures sitting in the mid—teens. then for the rest of the week, it's all downhill from thursday onwards, unsettled in the south, through friday and then rain reading to modes part of the uk in time for the weekend.

today at one in moscow: 25 years in prison for a russian—british critic of president putin — found guilty of treason. vladimir kara—murza has spoken out against russia's war with ukraine — and received the longest sentence yet of any opponent of the government. for one of the kremlin's most vocal critics, the maximum possible sentence. a quarter of a century behind bars. and that sends a chilling message to anyone thinking of taking on the kremlin. also on the programme this lunchtime... it's just been announced that rishi sunak is being investigated by the commissioner for parliamentary standards over a declaration of interest. in the us, the grief of a community in shock — at a vigil for the victims of the 16th birthday party mass shooting in alabama.