live from london, this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock. fighting in sudan continues, despite the un secretary of state calling for a ceasefire. two men are arrested in new york for allegedly operating a chinese secret police station. scientists discover shellfish have been able to survive on a vast floating island of plastic waste drifting in the pacific ocean. british sign language screens have been introduced at a british railway station to relay the latest travel information to deaf rail users.

hello and welcome. let's start with the situation in sudan, and the us secretary of state antony blinken has spoken on the phone to the leaders of the warring factions there and called for a ceasefire. he's said to have expressed grave concern about civilian deaths and injuries in separate calls with the heads of the armed forces and the rival paramilitary rapid support force. this is the latest footage coming out of the conflict. sudanese citizens have been seeing this barrage of artillery fire light up the night sky in the capital khartoum. both sides now claim to control key sites in khartoum, where most of the violence has taken place. the european union says its ambassador to sudan was assaulted in his home there. caught in the middle, are sudan's civilians.

it's one of the poorest countries in the world, and millions need humanitarian aid. let's hear from some of them. actually i live in east khartoum, less than 15 minutes away from the military headquarters and airport. we don't have enough food for tomorrow. we only have drinking water for two days from now and we actually are out of tap water. translation: for three days, we've had no food or drink. - conditions are miserable. please send help. we will go live to nairobi to get the latest on what is happening to saddam but first we'll take you live to the group of seven, this is secretary of state antony blinken addressing the press. indiscriminate military operations have resulted in significant civilian deaths and injuries and are recklessly a gate — and agery the sudanese

people, diplomats including us personnel and humanitarian aid workers. —— recklessly endangering. this morning i made calls to the generals, urging them to agree to a 24—hour ceasefire to allow for the sudanese to safely reunite with family members and obtain desperately needed relief supplies. i also called the responsibilities that the sudanese fighting forces bad for ensuring the safety and security of diplomats and residents of sudan, as well as un staff and other humanitarian partners. if implemented successfully as ceasefire for 24 successfully as ceasefire for 2h hours can create a 2a hours can create a foundation to build upon for a more sustained hold to fighting and a return to negotiations on and a return to negotiations on a durable and — make an end to hostilities. after months of

talk they were close to restoring a civilian led government, we will help them achieve that goal, and ensure the safety of our people. now, we just finished up america on a couple of days during which the g7 foreign ministers came together to address the most consequential issues confronting other countries and people all over the world. i want to thank ourjapanese hosts and especially our foreign minister happy for the warm hospitality and for his leadership. together we have strengthened this territory of the g7 as the steering committee of the advance will�*s democracies and with deep ties with countries around the world. together we emerge from this ministerial more engaged than ever. a major theme from this g7 was how our nations can leverage strings to work with partners, to deliver better

futures for people around the world, to focus on the issues of most concern to them in their daily lives, and this means combining our political and economic muscle and development dollars again, euros and pounds to support countries on every continent in meeting their food, countries on every continent in meeting theirfood, energy countries on every continent in meeting their food, energy and climate infrastructure, technology challenges. it meant shaping more inclusive national system including with un reform breaking the international financial system more responsive to the actual needs of countries and finding new formats for consultation but welcome more voices. it means offering more countries better, more sustainable and equitable ways to prosper while respecting their sovereignty. from central asia to the pacific islands, africa, latin america middle east our goal is to offer leaders and citizens better choices, free from coercion, unsustainable debt and blind influence. we also discussed a range of challenges to our shared vision for free, open, secure and foster social

system, the most immediate challenge of course is russia's ongoing war of aggression against ukraine. yesterday we recommitted to ukraine with the security and economic support that it needs today to defend its sovereignty and people, and for the longer term to ensure that ukraine doesn't survive, that ukraine doesn't survive, that it thrives, and that russia is deterred from further aggression. this includes continuing to tighten sanctions and explored control, putting the pressure on russia to limit its ability to wage a war, cracking down on sanctions of the �* , �* , ., the inaudible where they hard,, re'ectin: the inaudible where they hard,, rejecting oscar's _ the inaudible where they hard,, rejecting oscar's nuclear- rejecting oscar's nuclear blackmail and ensuring accountability for war crimes. the g7 from the gecko has led the world in galvanising and sustaining support for ukraine. now as they plan to counter offend, to take back land on the right people on occupied territories, to stop the missiles, bombs and drugs which continue to rain down on civilians we stand with ukraine. when the inevitable

voices led by our russia boaters losing its walk conquest talk about avoiding escalation or calling for ukraine to stop claiming its own territory will remind the world of who is the aggressor and who is the victim. who has 20% of its land occupied by enemy forces? whose children are being disappeared and whose civilians are being left in mass graves? at the same time russia has again blocked ukraine from reaching the log, spiking food prices for people everywhere, the last few days no ships have gotten out of ukraine and more than 50 have been blocked from going in. countries around the world depend on this life—saving grain, pressures breaking its promises to them. we also discussed china. all nations have consequential relationships with beijing and a number of g7 colleagues have recently visited. what struck me and hearing the readouts of those conversations is that we

are resolved and united in the need for candid discussions with beijing about its unfair trade practices, its actions that undermine international rules at all nations benefit from and the risk of it exits wide and starts arming russia. and, of course, we are united and making clear to beijing opposition to unilateral changes to the status quo with taiwan. we're equally committed, individually and collectively, to constructively engage with beijing every chooses to contribute efforts to address a shared global challenges, that is what the world expects of responsible powers. at this ministerial we also focused on nuclear proliferation, i am grateful to japan for the priority it is based on countering nuclear threats including from the dprk's dangerous ballistic missile watches, and the activities including the advancement of centrifuges, engagement of highly enriched uranium for which it has no credible civilian explanation or purpose. the new start

prevention and russia and the rhetoric. in the rapid buildup of nuclear arsenal. these actions only strengthen our determination to address nuclear dangers. we are focused on the threat posed by crosstalk. studio: that is antony blinken who is addressing foreign ministers from the group of 7's which is nations who are concluding that is antony blinken who is addressing foreign ministers from the group of 7's which is nations who are concluding their three—day meeting taking place in the japanese resort town which, of course, japan currently holds the presidency of the g7, hence they are the host. he talked about a few issues but let's recap what is said about sudan. he has confirmed he had spoken to the leaders of the warring factions who are currently in dispute in sudan. he said that the us will guarantee the safety of the un staff, diplomatic star, humanitarian workers, they will take action to keep them safe. they will take appropriate measures to make sure those who are there on behalf of the us

are there on behalf of the us are kept safe, anti— sort of reaffirmed the aspirations of the sudanese people, fact they wish to see a democratic government, ultimately. ferdinand omondi is following this story for us from our bureau in nairobi. the us secretary of state there reaffirming the us�*s ambitions to see this conflict in sudan to see this conflict in sudan to come to an end. what is reaction bend, if any to his intervention so far? it tells intervention so far? it tells in the statement _ intervention so far? it tells in the statement and - intervention so far? it tells in the statement and the i intervention so far? it tells i in the statement and the rsf saying that they have acknowledged secretary blinken and they also agree with him on some of the standards they are putting across including as they say to the diplomats and they say to the diplomats and the respect of civilians for these conflicts but the rhetoric is not these conflicts but the rhetoric is no on rhetoric is not inaudible on the ground- _ rhetoric is not inaudible on the ground. we _ rhetoric is not inaudible on the ground. we are - rhetoric is not inaudible on the ground. we are hearing | the ground. we are hearing ambulances and the ground. we are hearing ambulances an- the ground. we are hearing - ambulances an- the ambulances and inaudible the ve the

ambulances and inaudible the very the injured, _ ambulances and inaudible the very the injured, and _ ambulances and inaudible the very the injured, and the - ambulances and inaudible the very the injured, and the dead l very the injured, and the dead to hospital and— to hospital and inaudible brid . es to hospital and inaudible bridges have _ to hospital and inaudible bridges have been - to hospital and inaudible bridges have been blown l to hospital and inaudible l bridges have been blown up, airports have been a inaudible and hospitals have been targeted, humanitarian inaudible targeted, humanitarian mumm— targeted, humanitarian inaudible , ., inaudible will be able to take aid and medical— inaudible will be able to take aid and medical evacuation - inaudible will be able to take aid and medical evacuation to | aid and medical evacuation to the places where are facing conflict and actually people have been killed, and these warring parties are blaming each other. that is the huge impediment through this, and also the affirmation propaganda war that is going on. $5 also the affirmation propaganda war that is going on.— war that is going on. as you sa , war that is going on. as you say. despite _ war that is going on. as you say, despite the _ war that is going on. as you say, despite the fact - war that is going on. as you say, despite the fact that i war that is going on. as you | say, despite the fact that the secretary of state has spoken to both leaders, at the moment there is little or no sign of any deescalation in this conflict?— any deescalation in this conflict? . , ., ., , conflict? that is true and many anal sts conflict? that is true and many analysts say — conflict? that is true and many analysts say it _ conflict? that is true and many analysts say it is _ conflict? that is true and many analysts say it is unlikely - conflict? that is true and many analysts say it is unlikely it - analysts say it is unlikely it will happen anytime soon unless something dramatically changes. remember before this the un itself through antonio guterres made the call, ask for an immediate ceasefire and the fact that the un negotiated for two ceasefires on sunday and

monday, and these were on inaudible— monday, and these were on inaudible ., , ., inaudible that were provided but they were _ inaudible that were provided but they were briefed - inaudible that were provided i but they were briefed inaudible lots of gunfire _ but they were briefed inaudible lots of gunfire through _ but they were briefed inaudible lots of gunfire through that - lots of gunfire through that period. they are eager, the intergovernmental development intergovernmental development in the region, they have presidents to travel to sudan to speak to the leaders but the generals have told them it is not the right time to fly because they can't guarantee security because the airport was still vulnerable.- security because the airport was still vulnerable. 0k, thank ou for was still vulnerable. 0k, thank you for the _ was still vulnerable. 0k, thank you for the very _ was still vulnerable. 0k, thank you for the very latest. - was still vulnerable. 0k, thank you for the very latest. let's i you for the very latest. let's take a look at some of the stories. prosecutors have arrested two men in new york for allegedly operating a chinese secret police station in manhattan's chinatown neighbourhood. 61—year—old lujianwang, pictured on the right and 59—year—old chenjinping, pictured on the left are both new york city residents and face charges of conspiring to act as agents for china and obstruction ofjustice as us department ofjustice officials said in a conference this afternoon.

the defendants�* actions under the direction of the chinese government are flagrant violations of american sovereignty and thanks to our investigation and rest today, with the fbi, the defendants will be held accountable and the mps is on notice that we will not tolerate similar threats to our national sovereignty. scientists have discovered that dozens of species of shellfish and other organisms have been able to survive and reproduce on a vast floating island of plastic waste that's been drifting in the north—eastern pacific ocean for years. environmentalists monitoring the debris, known as the great pacific garbage patch, identified 37 species, some originating from coastal areas on the other side of the ocean. let's speak to nikolai maximenko, one of the co—authors of the report from the international pacific research centre, hejoins

us from honolulu. tells more about how these lifeforms are on plastic. it is still a mystery. good morning. how are you? it is still a mystery, we suspected that coastal species float and colonise in the debris, they may notjust colonise in the debris, they may not just crossbow would survive for a while in the open ocean. i must tell that also open conditions in the middle of the ocean and coastal areas are very different, and that is why coastal species, coastal ecosystems are so different from other ecological ecosystems so it was really different to see — defined coastal species where they should not be as a result of many millions of years of natural evolution, and this is another — this is another major

change in the ocean caused by people's activity. the change in the ocean caused by people's activity.— people's activity. the change is the fact — people's activity. the change is the fact that _ people's activity. the change is the fact that plastic - people's activity. the change is the fact that plasticjust i is the fact that plastic just days apart, doesn't it? it stays there, floating on the surface of the ocean for years and years which is why lifeforms are making it home, correct? , , . , correct? this is correct but not only — correct? this is correct but not only that _ correct? this is correct but not only that it _ correct? this is correct but not only that it is - correct? this is correct but not only that it is the - not only that it is the concentration that matters. every year by adding millions and millions of new tons of plastic, we are increasing concentration, so it was very surprising to find these coastal species, surprising to find these coastalspecies, not surprising to find these coastal species, not only on very old items but on relatively fresh items. and by the way on our scientific instruments. when concentration is high operability of interaction between different plastic items is higher and this provides sustainability for these what we call new play

check ecosystems. this for these what we call new play check ecosystems.— check ecosystems. this great . arba . e check ecosystems. this great garbage patch _ check ecosystems. this great garbage patch floating - check ecosystems. this great garbage patch floating in - check ecosystems. this great garbage patch floating in the | garbage patch floating in the ocean, it should be left alone because of the ecosystems living on it?— living on it? this is a very aood living on it? this is a very good question. _ living on it? this is a very good question. we - living on it? this is a very good question. we need l living on it? this is a very. good question. we need to living on it? this is a very - good question. we need to be smart when we decide how to deal with it. we all agree we need to cut the tap, getting future plastic in the ocean, and then what to do, how to handle what is already out there, it's not a trivial question. the problem is there is a huge mess scattered over huge area, finding it, collecting it and resettling it is really difficult. but this is really difficult. but this is also kind of societal problem, this is also an opportunity for our society to

learn how to live on our small planet, why not get involved in finding these multitasking solutions.— finding these multitasking solutions. ., solutions. complicated as you sa but solutions. complicated as you say but also _ solutions. complicated as you say but also fascinating. - solutions. complicated as you | say but also fascinating. thank you forjoining us live from honolulu. let's get some of the day's other news. there have been more protests in france following president macron's decision to push through controversial pension reforms. these were in marseilles where they were reacting to a televised speech on monday in which mr macron said he understands the anger caused by changes and promised to restart talks with the unions. there are threats of large protests on may first. encrypted messaging services including whatsapp have jointly called for changes to parts of the uk online safety bill. a number of them have signed a letter asking the government to "urgently rethink" the proposed law. ministers wants the regulator to be able to ask the platforms to monitor users, to root out child abuse images.

more than lto countries led by the united states have called for the release of the wall streetjournal reporter, evan gershkovich, who's in detention in russia. the statement condemned moscow's efforts to limit and intimidate the media. canada's public broadcaster cbc and its french—language version radio canada are leaving twitter after the social media platform labelled them as government—funded. cbc said this called its editorial independence, which is protected under canadian broadcasting law, into question. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. derby to cornwall for £40. this trip wasn't made by train, but by buses. lots of buses. it probably took a good half day of planning

with, with the bus map and timetables to make it reasonably resilient to any problems. andrew is now planning his next challenge. andrew's goal was to take advantage of the £2 bus fare cap introduced by the government until the end ofjune and encourage others to do the same. it's a plea to value your local buses and use them. use them as much as possible. if you swap just one journey a week from car where you could make a huge difference to congestion and the economics of bus operation. andrew caught 20 different buses to complete his challenge, stopping in swindon and exeter before arriving in penzance on saturday night. andrew is now planning his next challenge. i haven't got another thing planned at the moment, but i am working on it, so i'll see. you're live with bbc news. in the us state of missouri, prosecutors have charged an 85—year—old white

man who is accused of shooting and injuring a black teenager who mistakenly rang the wrong doorbell. an arrest warrant has been issued for the suspect, his name is andrew lester. this is ralph yarl, he's 16 years old, and had been sent by his mother to pick us his younger brothers, but got the address wrong. ralph yarl�*s lawyer said he was standing on the doorstep when the suspect shot through the door, hitting yarl in the head and arm. protesters have gathered here, outside andrew lester's home, for a second evening. this is what the county prosecutor had to say about the case. asi as i can tell you there was a racial component to this. my message to the community is in clay county we enforce the laws and follow the laws and it does not matter where you come from, or what you look like or how much money you have, everyone is held to the same standard.

this week sees the 80th anniversary of the warsaw ghetto uprising. in april 1943, jewish fighters attacked their nazi occupiers. the rebellion was brutally suppressed — around 13,000 people were killed. now, an exhibition devoted to the uprising has been opened translation: there are survivors and then there are survivors. survivors and then there are survivors-— survivors and then there are survivors. , . , ., survivors. christina was 'ust a child when i survivors. christina was 'ust a child when uprising h survivors. christina wasjust a child when uprising began. i survivors. christina wasjust a l child when uprising began. she was forced to live in the sewers, she watched warsaw burn. but she never ever, gave up. translation: no child in the world deserves such a fate. wide and i have to go through all of this, because a guy like hitler wasn't happy a jewish child was alive and had to kill them, but i live much to his dismay.

them, but i live much to his disma . , , ., , them, but i live much to his disma . , , ., dismay. the uprising was an active defiant _ dismay. the uprising was an active defiant met _ dismay. the uprising was an active defiant met with a - active defiant met with a brutal response. thousands were killed, the nazis destroying an entire district of the city. these are some of the reminders of everyday items, some broken, sunburned, this exhibition shining a light on lives interrupted and lives lost. translation: warsaw is not one but two cities, one is the one we see the other is underground, these objects are the underground voices that call us. , . , the underground voices that callus. , ., , ' :: the underground voices that callus. , . ax, ., call us. christina is 90 years old, a survivor _ call us. christina is 90 years old, a survivor and - call us. christina is 90 years old, a survivor and an - old, a survivor and an inspiration.— old, a survivor and an insiration. ,, , , ., inspiration. she tells young eo - le inspiration. she tells young people every _ inspiration. she tells young people every second - inspiration. she tells young | people every second counts, inspiration. she tells young - people every second counts, you have to remain hopeful, you have to remain hopeful, you have to remain hopeful, you have to fight to live, and to be free. tim allman, bbc news. catching a train at a busy

station can be a stressful experience for anyone — but for deaf travellers, it can be particularly challenging to keep up with delays, cancellations and platform changes. now leeds railway station has become the first in the uk to provide travel updates using sign language, on video screens. navigating your way to a busy train station can be daunting but if you can't hear the announcements it's even more challenging. it announcements it's even more challenging-— challenging. it can be difficult _ challenging. it can be difficult just - challenging. it can be difficultjust because | challenging. it can be - difficultjust because when you are on a platform there is a many time it has occurred when i have been waiting for a train or when i got on the train ready to set up, it has gone the wrong way and i have not realised i'm on the wrong train. , .., ., train. sometimes when i come to the train station _ train. sometimes when i come to the train station it _ train. sometimes when i come to the train station it is _ the train station it is difficult, but it is the lack of communication. the staff you don't _ of communication. the staff you don't really sign obviously so i have — don't really sign obviously so i have to _ don't really sign obviously so i have to write down any communication to try to look at the information in english. and english — the information in english. and english isn't my first language so i english isn't my first language so i have _ english isn't my first language so i have gone to the wrong

platform _ so i have gone to the wrong platform beef stop lots of problems with access. here announcements, delays, not being informed.— being informed. traditional noticeboards _ being informed. traditional noticeboards don't - being informed. traditional noticeboards don't help - being informed. traditional noticeboards don't help if. being informed. traditional. noticeboards don't help if you can't read and people who are born deaf or have hearing impairments may have reading difficulties.— difficulties. users have quite a low reading _ difficulties. users have quite a low reading age _ difficulties. users have quite a low reading age because . difficulties. users have quite - a low reading age because when we learn to read using hearing we learn to read using hearing we use a voice in our head and we use a voice in our head and we build words using phonics. if you are hearing impaired and you don't have that inner voice in your head to be able to formulate them word. network rail have installed _ formulate them word. network rail have installed new - formulate them word. network rail have installed new digital. rail have installed new digital displays which give travel information in british sign language, it's the main means of communication for more than 150,000 deaf people across the country. 150,000 deaf people across the count . ., ., country. there are totem screens— country. there are totem screens placed _ country. there are totem screens placed around i country. there are totem l screens placed around the station, they will have

customer information in british sign language on them and placed in prominent places around the station, on customer information screens and platforms so make sure customers can access that information easily.- information easily. deaf passengers _ information easily. deaf passengers like - information easily. deaf passengers like these i information easily. deaf. passengers like these say information easily. deaf- passengers like these say it will transform the way they travel. it will transform the way they travel. , ., , , . travel. it improves competence, i'm 'ust travel. it improves competence, i'm just really — travel. it improves competence, i'm just really excited _ travel. it improves competence, i'm just really excited for - travel. it improves competence, i'm just really excited for the i i'm just really excited for the deaf community and improve accessibility and you can travel more regularly and witness important information. it'll be fantastic because i can— it'll be fantastic because i can prepare and take in the information before i go onto the platform. if there is any changes— the platform. if there is any changes or no changes it is a smoother— changes or no changes it is a smootherjourney. it�*s changes or no changes it is a smootherjourney.— smoother “ourney. it's really valuable smootherjourney. it's really valuable to _ smootherjourney. it's really valuable to us, _ smootherjourney. it's really valuable to us, make - smootherjourney. it's really valuable to us, make life - smootherjourney. it's really i valuable to us, make life more accessible. _ valuable to us, make life more accessible, knowing _ valuable to us, make life more accessible, knowing where - valuable to us, make life more accessible, knowing where to i accessible, knowing where to lo, accessible, knowing where to go. full — accessible, knowing where to go, full information, - accessible, knowing where to go, full information, don't. go, full information, don't need _ go, full information, don't need to— go, full information, don't need to ask _ go, full information, don't need to ask people - go, full information, don't need to ask people to - go, full information, don't. need to ask people to guide you. — need to ask people to guide you. if— need to ask people to guide you, if something _ need to ask people to guide you, if something is - need to ask people to guide you, if something is wrong, j need to ask people to guide i you, if something is wrong, we can get— you, if something is wrong, we can get in— you, if something is wrong, we can get in touch _ you, if something is wrong, we can get in touch with _ you, if something is wrong, we can get in touch with staff. - can get in touch with staff. really— can get in touch with staff. really good _

can get in touch with staff. really good-— can get in touch with staff. reall aood. . , , , really good. leads is the first station to _ really good. leads is the first station to install _ really good. leads is the first station to install the - really good. leads is the first station to install the sign - station to install the sign language screens but other stations will soon follow. abijaiyeola, bbc news. top business stories here next, i'll see you in a moment. hello there. we've started this week off on a pretty warm note. in fact, many parts of the uk saw the warmest day of the year so far on monday. however, over the next few days, those temperatures will be coming down as we pick up a chilly easterly breeze. and there could even be a bit of rain in places by the end of the week. now, high pressure dominates the scene over the next few days, sitting across scandinavia, bringing this easterly breeze. but more icy bars on the chart mean that easterly wind picks up and we'll start to see these weather fronts rolling in off the near continent, bringing outbreaks of rain, particularly for england and wales, whereas further north it should tend to stay largely dry. now for tuesday morning, we'll start

off with a bit of low cloud mist, but that should tend to burn away. many places will see a sunny day, but we'll see thicker cloud for southern and southeastern areas. and the breeze will be stronger, noticeably cooler, i think, across the board, but certainly down the north sea coast. that's because the sea temperatures are pretty low at this time of year, seven or eight degrees. so it will feel cool immediately on the north sea coast, head further inland and again, we're close to the mid—teens, some of the highest temperatures for western scotland, up to the high teens there. so as we move out of tuesday day through the night, we'll start to see further low clouds and mist the rolling in off the north sea once again, especially for england and wales, eastern scotland, clearer skies further west. so it's here where we could see temperatures dip close to freezing, two, three degrees. generally for most, we're between four and seven celsius. little change as we head into wednesday. again, we've got high pressure dominating the scene. it's going to be another windy day, strong easterly winds, so feeling cool again along the north sea coast and we'll see

thicker cloud at times rolling in across england and wales. clusters of showers affecting the south of england, certainly the south west, perhaps in towards south wales. but most places will be dry, get a chilly feel to things towards the east, further west where around the low to mid—teens celsius. and then as we move throughout thursday into friday, we start to see more weather fronts pushing in some of these weather fronts, bringing more prolonged rain at times to england and wales on friday. and again, it's going to be quite cool with a strong east the breeze so temperatures dipping away as we head towards the end of the week into the weekend. and there's a greater chance of many of us, certainly england and wales, seeing some wetter weather.

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