live from london. this is bbc news a moscow court rejects an appeal by the american journalist — evan gershkovich — against his detention on spying charges. after at least 180 are killed in four days of fighting in sudan — a 2k hour ceasefire is meant to have begun ,

but will the rival militias respect the truce? and the kindness of strangers — an afghan musician who fled the taliban — gifted an antique violin by a stranger in the us. to afghanistan now, where the un says there are signs of recovery in the economy. but it adds — they are weak — and under threat of being undone by the taliban's recent restrictions on women , working at ngos, which could lead to a significant drop in aid. the taliban have told the bbc that the rules imposed on women are internal matters for the country, and that their government is working to pull the country out of economic collapse. from kabul, the bbc�*s south asia

correspondent yogita limaye reports. no time for a childhood. 11—year—old saeed ali akbar must work every day so that his family can eat. one of more than a million children out of school in afghanistan. he was in sixth grade until last year. "i really liked school. i miss it. this is very hard work, but i've got used to it now," he says. next door, his older brother does the same work. nine hours of hammering and welding earns them 150 afghanis a day, less than $2. their father lost his job when afghanistan's economy collapsed and has now gone to iran to find work.

their mother begs on the streets. translator: | feel awful- that my young children are working. this is their time to study and be something. but life is hard for us. i am struggling to find work and they have to provide for the family. when the taliban took over, foreign money that was being given to this country's government was frozen, triggering an economic collapse. aid organisations have so far played a crucial role, saving people from going hungry. in recent months, though, the taliban has increased restrictions on women working for them, which threatens to put their operations and their funding at risk. i met a senior official in the taliban's finance ministry... my name isjogita from the bbc. ..who says they're working to improve the economic situation. basically in the previous government, there were a lot

of corruptions and misuses of the power of the government. we have transparency in all our departments, and there is a very good 37% of increase in our revenues. two thirds of your population currently does not know where their next meal is coming from. that is not a self—reliant economy. so how crucial is the operation of aid organisations at this moment? these are temporary things. thank you for the international community helping our people in all over afghanistan. but this is not the solution we need. we need not only aid, we need trade. we need the aid effectiveness. we need developmental aid. we need the international communities to come and work with us. but it is the policies of your government, including the restrictions on women and girls, which are making it tougher for aid organisations to operate in this country. is your government willing to take responsibility for your share of what you should be doing to further expand the aid

that is coming to your country? so, the girls' education and girls stopping them from the work, so this is, i think, the internal policy of islamic emirates. but i think all the things, all the humanitarian aid and the donations and the grants, those should not be related to this issue. this issue only. the gap between afghanistan's rulers and the world is widening at an unexpectedly rapid pace. its people are at risk of being left to fight a crisis on their own. yogita limaye, bbc news, kabul. now to a story that's been going viral online, after a man tweeted about helping get a violin across the us and into the hands of a musician who was forced to flee the taliban. latif nasser was asked by a co—worker to hand deliver

a precious antique instrument to ali esmahilzada — an acclaimed afghan musician who had burned his instruments and sheet music before fleeing kabul— due to the talibans approach to music, which has in the past included killing musicians. now, ali was in fact famous in his home country and had played

the beautiful sound of it ali esmahilzada violin there. earlier i spoke to both ali esmahilzada and the man who got the violin back to him latif nasser, ali started by telling me about his feelings when he listens back to his music i had ihada i had a bad time when i was in cabell so i don't want to bring that

“p cabell so i don't want to bring that up again because it was a really bad time because i was a magician and a band music all around the country and i was really worried about... they searched homes and i burned all my certificates and instruments and, yet, i burned everything and went awayjust yet, i burned everything and went away just with the yet, i burned everything and went awayjust with the back. what yet, i burned everything and went away just with the back. what went throu . h away just with the back. what went through mind _ away just with the back. what went through mind when _ away just with the back. what went through mind when you're - away just with the back. what went through mind when you're forced . away just with the back. what went| through mind when you're forced to burn burn your violin?— through mind when you're forced to burn burn your violin? because they killed so many _ burn burn your violin? because they killed so many musicians _ burn burn your violin? because they killed so many musicians and - burn burn your violin? because they killed so many musicians and even i killed so many musicians and even arrested so many musicians right now, i heard that there are in taliban prisons. i was worried about

that because i had been on tv and on the screen on music programmes and events, i was really worried about that. i even got so many calls from the television and i reported all of them to the department of states as soon as they could get me to the united states. i soon as they could get me to the united states.— united states. i can hear the surreal difficult _ united states. i can hear the surreal difficult thing - united states. i can hear the surreal difficult thing for - united states. i can hear the surreal difficult thing for you j united states. i can hear the i surreal difficult thing for you to talk about. yes. yes. ijust want to bring latif nasser into the weekend. first latif nasser your thread at the weekend gave us a sense of what humanity is with two strangers who know nothing about each other if i other and fighting friendship, and i urge our viewers to go on your trip

to the page and read that thread. there wasn't anyone that i didn't know who didn't contact me about this and say read this thread. tell our viewers a little bit about it. the thread in a way, this extraordinary story that you just learned — extraordinary story that you just learned about, i didn't know any of that _ learned about, i didn't know any of that i_ learned about, i didn't know any of that iwas — learned about, i didn't know any of that. i wasjust kind of a messenger boy, dropping off a violin. and as i came _ boy, dropping off a violin. and as i came to _ boy, dropping off a violin. and as i came to know him as we became friends _ came to know him as we became friends and kind of trying to help him start— friends and kind of trying to help him start over, you know, the escape is the _ him start over, you know, the escape is the first— him start over, you know, the escape is the first chapter in a way of that— is the first chapter in a way of that move _ is the first chapter in a way of that move. my parents are immigrants, i that move. my parents are immigrants, lam in that move. my parents are immigrants, i am in agreement, that move. my parents are immigrants, lam in agreement, that isa immigrants, iam in agreement, that isa move_ immigrants, lam in agreement, that is a move that defines a whole life. it is a move that defines a whole life. it takes _ is a move that defines a whole life. it takes a _ is a move that defines a whole life. it takes a lot of support from a lot of people —

it takes a lot of support from a lot of people to, yet, to be able to adjust — of people to, yet, to be able to adjust. that is a lifetime of adjusting and to see this young man, this young _ adjusting and to see this young man, this young man with so much talent and so _ this young man with so much talent and so much — this young man with so much talent and so much promise have to hit the reset— and so much promise have to hit the reset button — and so much promise have to hit the reset button on his life, it'sjust heartbreaking. i wanted to do something to help and sol heartbreaking. i wanted to do something to help and so i got to know— something to help and so i got to know him — something to help and so i got to know him and he was kind enough to let me get _ know him and he was kind enough to let me get to know him and i wrote about it _ let me get to know him and i wrote about it on — let me get to know him and i wrote about it on twitter.— about it on twitter. we're 'ust lookin: about it on twitter. we're 'ust looking at fl about it on twitter. we're 'ust looking at the image �* about it on twitter. we're 'ust looking at the image of h about it on twitter. we're just looking at the image of when | about it on twitter. we're just - looking at the image of when you deliver that violin. like you say you are just the delivery guy travelling across the us with that violin, this antique violin, and what i loved about the thread for some at one point you said you got quite annoyed because you thought ali esmahilzada was being dismissive about this extraordinary instrument. yeah, i was trying to co—ordinate the drop— yeah, i was trying to co—ordinate the drop off— yeah, i was trying to co—ordinate the drop off and he was taking weeks and i the drop off and he was taking weeks and i carry— the drop off and he was taking weeks and i carry this thing on a flight across the _ and i carry this thing on a flight across the country and we were trying _ across the country and we were trying to —

across the country and we were trying to co—ordinate and i thought,, that my friend had given this antique violin for free and i wondered — this antique violin for free and i wondered if he understood the value of the _ wondered if he understood the value of the priceless gift and i the tone deaf and _ of the priceless gift and i the tone deaf and ignorant was i that clearly, _ deaf and ignorant was i that clearly, this violin meant so much more _ clearly, this violin meant so much more to— clearly, this violin meant so much more to ali — clearly, this violin meant so much more to all esmahilzada it then he meant _ more to all esmahilzada it then he meant to— more to all esmahilzada it then he meant to me or my friend, jeremy, who do— meant to me or my friend, jeremy, who do need — meant to me or my friend, jeremy, who do need to them. that meant to me or my friend, jeremy, who do need to them.— who do need to them. that was ali esmahilzada _ who do need to them. that was ali esmahilzada and _ who do need to them. that was ali esmahilzada and latif _ who do need to them. that was ali esmahilzada and latif nasser - who do need to them. that was ali i esmahilzada and latif nasser talking about the love for that filing and their friendship. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. it started with a coffee and a chat. 15 months and 2,000 miles later, barbara and gaye set off for the final miles of their cathedral cycling tour with a final ride between coventry and birmingham cathedrals. seeing all the beauty of the countryside. 0ur fantastic cathedrals are just wonderful places to visit and breathe in the atmosphere.

it's just been the most enjoyable thing i could have done. a network of british cycling groups called breeze have seen the women make friends and explore on two wheels. today, cycling buddiesjoined in the celebratory ride and wejoined them en route as they extolled the virtues of two wheels. i'll guarantee you won't look back. once you've done one ride you just get the bug and you love it. it may not have been the fastest ride, but as the friends made their way towards birmingham cathedral this afternoon there were smiles and celebrations. are you ever too old for this? no, definitely not. you're live with bbc news sudan's rival generals have agreed a 2k hour ceasefire — after four days of intense fighting in the capital khartoum and other towns. the country's de facto leader, general abdel fattah al—burhan, said the ceasefire would start

at 6pm local time — though other members of the army have denied that. the head of the rival rapid support forces, general mohamed hamdan dagalo, said, he had approved the ceasefire, to ensure the evacuation of wounded civilians. these are the latest pictures from the capital, khartoum. at least 180 people have been killed so far — hundreds more have been injured —by air strikes and shelling — in crowded residential areas. the red cross says, it's nearly impossible to provide humanitarian assistance to people in the capital — it's receiving desperate calls from people hiding in cellars, some of them injured. the health system is close to collapse, with reports of military forces occupying health centres. we can cross live now to khartoum and speak dr mohamed abdalla. doctor thank you for joining doctor thank you forjoining us on the programme, we'rejust hearing about the pressures that the health sector is facing at the moment. tell

us what's going on with the work you are doing. . us what's going on with the work you are doinu. , , ., ., , are doing. , this situation is dire we are running _ are doing. , this situation is dire we are running out _ are doing. , this situation is dire we are running out of— are doing. , this situation is dire we are running out of basic - we are running out of basic supplies. we cannot access any electricity. we have no electricity or water. we don't have about almost of 80% of our staff could not show up of 80% of our staff could not show up because they couldn't reach the hospital. there is no staff safe way to the hospital.— to the hospital. how did you get to the hosuital? _ to the hospital. how did you get to the hospital? i— to the hospital. how did you get to the hospital? i worked _ to the hospital. how did you get to the hospital? i worked at - to the hospital. how did you get to the hospital? i worked at the - the hospital? i worked at the hosital the hospital? i worked at the hospital on — the hospital? i worked at the hospital on monday. - the hospital? i worked at the hospital on monday. and - the hospital? i worked at the| hospital on monday. and how the hospital? i worked at the - hospital on monday. and how did you aet hospital on monday. and how did you net to the hospital on monday. and how did you get to the hospital? _ hospital on monday. and how did you get to the hospital? did _ hospital on monday. and how did you get to the hospital? did you - hospital on monday. and how did you get to the hospital? did you walk? i i get to the hospital? did you walk? i live near the — get to the hospital? did you walk? i live near the hospital _ get to the hospital? did you walk? i live near the hospital and _ get to the hospital? did you walk? i live near the hospital and it's - live near the hospital and it's about one to two km away, i was one

of the lucky people. bud about one to two km away, i was one of the lucky people.— of the lucky people. and we are heafina of the lucky people. and we are hearing that the _ of the lucky people. and we are hearing that the hospitals - of the lucky people. and we are hearing that the hospitals are l hearing that the hospitals are running out of blood. actually, it's about the case _ running out of blood. actually, it's about the case that _ running out of blood. actually, it's about the case that we _ running out of blood. actually, it's about the case that we were - running out of blood. actually, it's l about the case that we were running up about the case that we were running up before the war started. we lacked the resources and now it's not almost nonexistent. is dire because especially at the hospital is overrun and we lacked staff, or electric cleaning water, we like electricity, and i think right now, the hospital, it would be a few hours before it shuts on total operation. hours before it shuts on total operation-— hours before it shuts on total 0 eration. ., ., ., operation. you are worried the operation _ operation. you are worried the operation will _ operation. you are worried the operation will cease _ operation. you are worried the operation will cease to - operation. you are worried the operation will cease to exist i operation will cease to exist despite the number of injured

growing? despite the number of in'ured curowin ? , . despite the number of in'ured carowin? , ., ., despite the number of in'ured aurowin? , ., ., ., , growing? yes, we are almost hours. it is about three _ growing? yes, we are almost hours. it is about three days _ growing? yes, we are almost hours. it is about three days since - growing? yes, we are almost hours. it is about three days since the - it is about three days since the hospital received supply. 0ur it is about three days since the hospital received supply. our staff thatis hospital received supply. our staff that is their can't leave, there is no water, there is no food and supplies are almost done. we are running out of volunteers. we have many volunteers but they can't do anything. many volunteers but they can't do an hina. ., , ., anything. so, where do people go if the are anything. so, where do people go if they are injured _ anything. so, where do people go if they are injured or— anything. so, where do people go if they are injured or have _ anything. so, where do people go if they are injured or have people - anything. so, where do people go if they are injured or have people who have been badly hurt and need adequate assistance? thea;r have been badly hurt and need adequate assistance? they have nowhere to _ adequate assistance? they have nowhere to go. _ adequate assistance? they have nowhere to go, simple. - adequate assistance? they have| nowhere to go, simple. nowhere adequate assistance? they have . nowhere to go, simple. nowhere to go. there is no safe route to the hospital. right now i hear a jet fighter over my house and i am one of the luckiest because i have electricity, most of these people have no electricity or clean water at all. the water has been cut from

my house a few hours ago and now we don't have water at my house.- don't have water at my house. what's about the patients _ don't have water at my house. what's about the patients who _ don't have water at my house. what's about the patients who were - don't have water at my house. what's about the patients who were in - don't have water at my house. what's about the patients who were in icu? i about the patients who were in icu? what's happened to them? i about the patients who were in icu? what's happened to them?- about the patients who were in icu? what's happened to them? i have so man of what's happened to them? i have so many of my — what's happened to them? i have so many of my colleagues _ what's happened to them? i have so many of my colleagues working - what's happened to them? i have so many of my colleagues working in i many of my colleagues working in different hospitals around khartoum, most of them told me they shut the icu because the electricity is almost cut and oxygen is also supply. 50 almost cut and oxygen is also su -l. ., almost cut and oxygen is also su--l. ., ., ,, almost cut and oxygen is also su..l_ ., ., supply. so what happened to the atients? supply. so what happened to the patients? so _ supply. so what happened to the patients? so the _ supply. so what happened to the patients? so the icu... - supply. so what happened to the patients? so the icu... we - supply. so what happened to the patients? so the icu... we lost i supply. so what happened to the - patients? so the icu... we lost some of them, patients? so the icu... we lost some of them. short- _ patients? so the icu... we lost some of them, short. sure. _ patients? so the icu... we lost some of them, short. sure. and _ patients? so the icu... we lost some of them, short. sure. and in - of them, short. sure. and in more than 2a hours we may lose all of them. than 24 hours we may lose all of them. ~ . , than 24 hours we may lose all of them. . ., , ., ., ., them. we have been hearing that a cease-fire was _ them. we have been hearing that a cease-fire was agreed _ them. we have been hearing that a cease-fire was agreed to _ them. we have been hearing that a cease-fire was agreed to but - them. we have been hearing that a cease-fire was agreed to but usa i them. we have been hearing that a i cease-fire was agreed to but usa and cease—fire was agreed to but usa and senior can still hear the

helicopters and fighting and shelling outside? {lilla helicopters and fighting and shelling outside? 0k, actually, cease-fire _ shelling outside? 0k, actually, cease-fire is _ shelling outside? 0k, actually, cease-fire is more _ shelling outside? 0k, actually, cease-fire is more scary - shelling outside? 0k, actually, cease-fire is more scary to - shelling outside? 0k, actually, cease-fire is more scary to me| shelling outside? 0k, actually, - cease-fire is more scary to me than cease—fire is more scary to me than others because every time they say cease—fire to violence, the violence gets more in the street. it's not as simple as that. before the cease—fire it was a little bit, but after the cease—fire at the shelling start. the lack of trust between the two sides is making things worse and worse and the cease—fire is almost like, we hear it in the use, but nothing is happening. taste like, we hear it in the use, but nothing is happening. we don't have much time left _ nothing is happening. we don't have much time left on _ nothing is happening. we don't have much time left on the _ nothing is happening. we don't have much time left on the programme i nothing is happening. we don't have i much time left on the programme but we also are hearing that some militia and military personnel have been entering the hospitals. is that correct consumer yet, they have entered some, actually it's not an

trend, they are in the hospital. tiara trend, they are in the hospital. two ofthe trend, they are in the hospital. two of the biggest _ trend, they are in the hospital. two of the biggest hospitals in khartoum have been shut down and one of them burned to the ground. it’s a burned to the ground. it's a devastating _ burned to the ground. it's a devastating situation. - burned to the ground. it's a devastating situation. whatj burned to the ground. it's a devastating situation. what would you briefly say to the international community?— community? step up more of the su ort. community? step up more of the support- sudan — community? step up more of the support. sudan is _ community? step up more of the support. sudan is helpless, - community? step up more of the i support. sudan is helpless, accident is almost collapsed, almost collapsed. emergency services are total shutdown, collapsed. emergency services are totalshutdown, no collapsed. emergency services are total shutdown, no one is safe and we need help stop first orjoining us live from khartoum, thank you for taking the time, i know it's a difficult situation for you and your colleagues but thank you for all you have been doing to assist those who have been doing to assist those who have been doing to assist those who have been left in the hospitals as well. . �* ,

have been left in the hospitals as well. ., �* , ., have been left in the hospitals as well. ., �*, ., ., have been left in the hospitals as well. ., �* , ., ., ., well. that's it for our world audience i _ well. that's it for our world audience i would _ well. that's it for our world audience i would like - well. that's it for our world audience i would like to - well. that's it for our world i audience i would like to wish well. that's it for our world - audience i would like to wish you had good night for me and the team that's cabana for now. —— mac good night. here in the uk, members of parliament have called on ministers to do much more to end what they call the "appalling" disparity in deaths of mothers related to childbirth between black, asian and white women. figures suggest that black women are nearly four times more likely to die within six weeks of childbirth than white women. mps on the women and equalities committee say they're concerned the government and nhs leaders have underestimated the impact of racism. the department of health says it's focusing on improving outcomes for all. here's our health correspondent naomi grimley. it was actually one of the hardest experiences i've so this is ezekiel.

yeah, yeah, yeah, that was ezekiel. tinuke awaye is looking back at pictures of her son's first few days of life. and that's when he was just three weeks old. thejoy of becoming a mum was tempered by the bad experience she had in childbirth. theyjust didn't believe i was in labour. they did not believe i was in labour and i wasn't checked over. and i think if i was checked, then they would have known that my labour was indeed progressing. for hours, for hours, i wasn't checked at all. no one believed that — i remember at one point someone said to me, "oh, "you're making this much noise now. "what are you going to do later on?" without realising that later on was now. it was actually one of the hardest experiences i've ever had to go through. sandra igwe formed her own pressure group after suffering not one, but two traumatic births. so i begged and pleaded for pain relief or epidural, and she actually said she's not going to give me any epidural until i stop crying and try to stay still. she came back after two hours and when i then finally stayed still and, you know, obeyed her rules of not crying and not moving, then she gave me the pain relief. and that was quite dehumanising at the time.

mps are particularly worried by the data on maternal deaths. although they acknowledged these are rare in the uk, they say the higher level of risk faced by black and asian mothers is frankly shameful. we know that women who are living in the most deprived communities have the worst outcomes in pregnancy. black women simply aren't being listened to. now, that has to be addressed. that's got to be about cultural competence, competency within the nhs. it's got to be about staff who are properly trained to address biases that may preexist. in its response to this report, the department of health pointed out it had set up a specialist task force last year to examine exactly these issues. but it was originally supposed to meet every three months, and we've learnt that it's only meeting today after a gap of nine months. experts advising the government say more personalised care will be key, and ministers point to more training places for midwives.

but nhs england acknowledges there is still more to be done on this issue. as for tinuke, she says she knows a good place to start. now i'm campaigning, it still feels like people don't tend to be listening. i think it's important that we're given much more of a seat at that table when they're making decisions. i think that will be key. naomi grimley, bbc news. tributes have been paid to a renowned mountain climber who was trying to attempted to climb all 14 of the worlds highest mountains. he was an experienced climber having reach the summit of mount everest ten times. that's it for me and the team here at bbc news, chris fox is the weather.

hello. so far this month, the weather's been drier, sunny and warmer than average in scotland. and certainly for tuesday there was loads more sunshine. look at this stunning weather watch picture from the argyll and bute area. for the second day on the run, highland scotland had the day's highest temperature up to 21 degrees. why is it so warm here at the moment? well, it's down to the scottish mountains. you see, it's quite windy for most parts of the uk, but those mountains high enough to block the winds. and so with lighter winds here, more of the sun's energy is used to boost temperatures, whereas in those places where it's quite windy, some of that sun's heat get mixed through a larger depth of the atmosphere. so it never gets quite so warm. 0vernight tonight, we do have cloudy skies for england and wales, developing with an odd shower in the southwest, the clearer skies in scotland, that's where we'll see the lowest temperatures heading into wednesday. now, on the face of it, high pressure stays in charge for at least the next couple of days. still, with the winds coming in from an easterly direction, however, there will be more in the way of cloud for england and wales on wednesday and hard showers for the south west. the best of the sunshine in the morning in scotland and northern ireland,

but increasingly we should see sunshine developing elsewhere as we go through the afternoon. it will continue to feel quite chilly with the onshore winds across the east coast of scotland and northern ireland, the highest temperature in the west and again in the highlands, temperatures should reach the high teens, if not the low 20s. now we have some slightly cooler air working in on thursday, again, it's going to be a largely dry day, but in the sunshine i suppose it will still feel ok if you're out of the wind. it is across the north sea coast where you'll continue to feel a certain chill due to those brisk and gusty onshore winds. beyond that, we start to see a change in the weather patterns through friday and the weekend as pressure starts to fall. this area of low pressure will then develop, bringing outbreaks of rain increasingly, that rain travels northwards into the weekend. so on friday, still sunny skies for scotland and for northern ireland. little overall change in the weather pattern here. but for england, wales, a much cloudier day with outbreaks of rain developing and with less sunshine. still those brisk winds and the rain, it looks like it's going to be quite a chilly day, just nine degrees in birmingham

at ten for cardiff, but similar kind of weather and temperatures for northern ireland and scotland. 0n into the weekend, rain does move northwards into scotland and northern ireland and then into next week, quite cold for april. average temperatures 15 in london willjust be ten early next week.

hello, and welcome to the context on bbc news. 0n the programme, we will get the latest from sudan, where gunfire has been heard in the capital after a 24—hour ceasefire was supposed to come into force. residents of khartoum told the bbc the fighting hasn't stopped. we will also be talking about the court case that has just got under way in the united states. it is court case that hasjust got under way in the united states. it is fox versus dominion. _ way in the united states. it is fox versus dominion. all _ way in the united states. it is fox versus dominion. all eyes - way in the united states. it is fox versus dominion. all eyes on - way in the united states. it is fox versus dominion. all eyes on the | versus dominion. all eyes on the court case. it is going to be a huge spectacle, in part because, by midweek, you could see rupert murdoch,

the chair of fox news, potentially on the witness stand being questioned by dominion's lawyers.