live from london. this is bbc news. reports of continuing fighting in khartoum — despite a supposed ceasefire having been agreed by rival military factions in sudan. in alabama — two teenagers are charged with murder — after the shooting at a teenager's 16th birthday party that left four dead. the european union offers financial help to farmers — who claim cheap imports from ukraine are undercutting their prices. we start this half hour in khartoum,

where there are reports of continued fighting, despite the announcement of a temporary ceasefire between the army and rfs. there's also been an updated civilian death toll — with embassies in the capital reporting that at least 270 civilians having been killed in the past five days. a senior doctor in the city has told the bbc that only five out of the city's 59 hospitals are still functioning, and are running short of power, oxygen and life—saving drugs. there are also reports that some hospitals have been taken over by warring parties — either to use as a refuge for their fighters or as bases to launch their military operations. earlier i spoke to abdalla hussein the operations manager for the medical humanitarian organisation doctor's without borders — on the strain this situation has on the hospitals in the country the situation is very dire. it has been very intense in the last days. intense fighting in this region. it

had a dramatic impact on the freedom of movement of the population, but also their lives. the of movement of the population, but also their lives.— also their lives. the death toll is auoin u, also their lives. the death toll is going up. the — also their lives. the death toll is going up, the number— also their lives. the death toll is going up, the number of- also their lives. the death toll is going up, the number of injured| also their lives. the death toll is - going up, the number of injured and wounded is also increasing. what are doctors in the country telling you about the situation inside the hospitals? it about the situation inside the hospitals?— about the situation inside the hositals? , ., , hospitals? it is remarkable, the efforts of the _ hospitals? it is remarkable, the efforts of the health _ hospitals? it is remarkable, the efforts of the health workers i hospitals? it is remarkable, the efforts of the health workers in | efforts of the health workers in sudan. they tried to sustain their efforts, despite this very difficult situation. but what is clear that many of the hospitals have immediately shut down after the violence has started, because some of them, as you introduced in your introduction, that they wear subject to violence themselves. and for us and as far as this is concerned, we are in contact with the minister of

health with the different authorities to ensure a two seed if we can provide support in the last days it was really difficult, just as it was for many of the civilians to have freedom of movement to assist in meeting the hospitals. what kind of support? because the doctors i have been speaking to and i spoke to one doctor who said they haven't been able to receive any supplies. there is no electricity, they are running out of oxygen. in fact, they have had to turn off everything and some of the icus, which means patients are dying. exactly. that is the situation. the problem is that the supplies we do have that we can provide to hospitals if we had access, but it is very difficult to have a let up in the violence for us to move, and for example, to give you an example, we had a hospital calling us to ask forsupport, but we had a hospital calling us to ask for support, but then we go to the

dilemma that we have in our warehouses, how do we move there? the minister of health is at risk to move, the steam. it is very difficult situation and in other locations, we were able to move, where our teams reap supply the hospital which has received over 200 wounded, the staff went there to organise and do the triage to care for the patient, to organise, and we lost some patients, we have 3a patients that died in the last days because of these delays. that was abdulla speaking _ because of these delays. that was abdulla speaking to _ because of these delays. that was abdulla speaking to me _ because of these delays. that was abdulla speaking to me a - because of these delays. that was abdulla speaking to me a little - because of these delays. that was abdulla speaking to me a little biti abdulla speaking to me a little bit earlier. the european union is to offer more support to farmers, who say cheap imports from ukraine are undercutting their prices. poland, hungary and slovakia have introduced restrictions on ukrainian agricultural products, and today they were joined by bulgaria and romania. the european commission president ursula von der leyen is proposing to give farmers more

than a 100 million dollars worth of additional support. the commission is also promising to ensure that exports from ukraine pass through the affected countries to be sold elsewhere, rather than ending up on local markets. earlier i spoke to mykola solskyi, who is ukraine's minister for agriculture. i began by asking him about the negotiations with his polish counterpart to lift the ban on exports. the sessions continued for two days and were quite intense, as each side was protecting the interests of its farmers. we managed to renew the transit of ukrainian agriculture products through the territory of poland. it will start on the 9th of april, 2021. the polish side — yes. but the ban has not been lifted as yet? not yet, but we expect it already in one day.

there's two things, so there's the transit ban and that you're saying will be lifted within a day. so by friday, the passage will be clear. but the actual export of your grain to certain eastern european countries — that ban remains in place? yes, it still exists. and, regarding regarding imports to all these countries, negotiations are on the way with the participation of the european commission. how worried are you, though, that more european countries will start to ban ukrainian wheat and ukrainian exports? we care about our farmers. of course we will not abandon ourfarmers, and we will negotiate and protect the position of our farmers, ukrainian farmers,

and we understand... the colleagues abroad understands their problems, but and we want everyone to feel comfortable working together. however, ukrainianfarmers are facing a bigger problem — we are at war, and our farmers are suffering enormous losses, not only because they can't export their products, the russian military are looting farms and elevators. they mine ukrainian fields and steal crops. and of course, we continue negotiations with other countries, with the european commission to make decisions. these decisions that some of these european countries have unilaterally made to ban the export of ukrainian grain, because concerns they have about their own farmers — this is going against a trade agreement between

the eu and ukraine. yes, of course, and according to the according to the point of view of the european commission, trade policy is the exclusive competence of the european union. and therefore, one side's actions are not acceptable in such difficult times. it's extremely important to co—ordinate and harmonise all decisions in the european union, in my opinion. but are you worried? because this is a very difficult discussion that you're having with your polish counterparts — on the one hand, they have been incredibly supportive of ukraine. but right now, ukraine, up until this point, has been relying on the goodwill of european nations. do you feel that is now breaking down?

we've received incredible support from polish people, we saw it, and we are sure it will be continued. but of course, at the same time, sometimes we have topics to discuss. it's one of them, and that's normal between friends. and i'm sure that we found one decision, and we will find other decisions also. do you want poland and these other european countries to lift the ban that they currently have against ukrainian grain? do you want them to buy your products? because of course, as you say, you're relying on this. of course we want them to buy and continue to buy our products. but we clearly understand

that we have to negotiate with this question. what sort of message do you think this sends to russia? because up until this point, russia is looking to break the willpower and the support that is coming to ukraine from europeans, from the united states. i'm sure that russia is looking is looking for any reasons to cancel the black sea agreement, and they'll use all opportunities to do it. and in this time, and i'm sure they see the our negotiations with our partners and probably they try to use it. but they have no chance for this, because we will win with our partners together.

where will this leave ukraine's economy and its farmers, the products that it wants to export if you find that, just like the countries that we're currently seeing in eastern europe, more countries start to impose these sorts of bans? because frankly, the ukrainian grain that is coming out is cheaper than the local farmers, and that is what the main concern is. that is just one way to discuss this problem, because this problem is just because of war. and i'm sure all our partners understand it, and the european union understands it, the european commission understands this. so we have to find solutions, and i'm sure we will. but if you don't, in the short term, at least? we still have transit, at least.

and you feel the transit is now sufficient, you'rejust relying on this transit? quite difficult, of course, it's quite expensive transit. but we want make the deal, and to make agreement with the us as soon as possible, of course. and has the eu indicated that it will or might intervene? the eu is involved in this process, very active. so we expect the decisions as soon as possible. ukraine's agriculture minister speaking to me a little earlier. the family of the men who died after being beaten by police have filed a lawsuit against the memphis police department for his killing. the 29—year—old died injanuary three

days after he was beaten by five police officers during a traffic stop. speaking outside a court in memphis, the mother said the lawsuit was about accountability. this memphis, the mother said the lawsuit was about accountability.— was about accountability. this has nothin: to was about accountability. this has nothing to do _ was about accountability. this has nothing to do with _ was about accountability. this has nothing to do with the _ was about accountability. this has nothing to do with the monetary l nothing to do with the monetary value of this loss. but everything that has to do with accountability. those five police officers murdered my son. they beat him to death. and they need to be held accountable along with everyone else that has something to do with my son's murder. . . , , ., murder. that was the parents of t ree murder. that was the parents of tyree nichols — murder. that was the parents of tyree nichols there. _ around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. first this lunchtime, this is bbc news. it was a sign of devastation. i couldn't believe my eyes. it was, says ron wood, a sight he'll never forget.

gilling beach, near richmond, running back and full of dead fish. it was almost like an an oil slick. in all, a 20 mile stretch of river has been affected, killing hundreds of fish in several different areas, all of which feed into the river swale. the death of so many fish here is thought to have been caused on some kind of pollution that's entered the river further upstream. according to the environment agency, the discharge has now stopped and the river is running clear. it's absolutely horrendous to see an environment absolutely trashed like this. we are determined to do what we need to do to get this back up and running. an environmental disaster which experts say could take up to ten years to put right. you're live with bbc news. children conceived as a result of rape will soon be legally recognised as victims in england

and wales — giving them better access to information and support services. that's the pledge from the government. but what's it like to know that your child — or even your own existence — came from sexual violence? sammy woodhouse was a victim of the rotherham grooming scandal and fell pregnant to her abuser when she was just 15. she's made a new bbc documentary in which she meets other mothers and children born from abuse. emma ailes has more on this — and just a warning you may find the content of this discussion upsetting. that was literallyjust minutes after i'd give birth to him. i just looked so young. becoming a mum was one of the happiest moments of sammy's life. but when her son was only 12, she had to tell him a painful truth — that the man he called dad had raped and abused her, and that's how he was born. he didn't want to be the person who he was.

in his own skin. i blamed myself. i felt so stupid. sammy and her son struggled alone with the difficult emotions. it's only now, years later, that she's discovering they're not the only ones. you're questioning everything about yourself, looking in the mirror. almost like i could see the man who raped my mother looking back at me. neil grew up adopted. the birth mother was raped by a stranger in a park and that's how neil was born. finding out was a gut—wrenching moment. when you hear those words, it's like somebody�*s... almost like a video game. ..punched into your chest and ripped your insides out. ijust broke down. so i did meet with my birth mother. and one of the first things i said to her was, if i look like the man who did this to you, walk away. and what did she say? she said it's fine, you don't look like him. that really changed things for me. the man who did that to my birth mother is...

he isjust nothing to me. to all intents and purposes, i don't think of myself as having a birth father. i have my birth mother, and that's it. and that's enough. research suggests thousands of women become pregnant from rape in the uk each year. mandy had her son as a result of being abused by her father. this is the first time she's ever talked openly about how that feels. do you think it's different for us as mums having a child conceived through abuse to having children conceived in a happy relationship? yeah. how do you think it's different? before i had my other children, i thought i knew having a baby were. and then when i had my proper children, it sounds awful to say that, i knew where it was. he wasn't conceived out of love, he was conceived... ..by a monster.

but by god, i love him. but. . .yeah, yeah. i always say i'm the survivor, my son's a victim because he is. because a crime happened to me, it happened to him as well. for mothers and children born of rape, the coming change in the law is a moment for celebration. it will give them the legal right to information and support. and, after decades in the shadows, it's a sign that their voices are finally being heard. emma ailes, bbc news. if you are in the uk, you can watch out of the shadows on the bbc iplayer now. if you have been affected by any of the issues raised, you can find information and support @... some breaking news now coming in. you rememberthe support @... some breaking news now coming in. you remember the story that we have been covering here for

16—year—old boy who was shot by an 84—year—old man, andrew leicester when he accidentally rang the door bell. he was trying to pick up his siblings. andrew leicester, the 84—year—old man accused of that shooting has pleaded not guilty to all charges. he has appeared in court. we are following the story very closely. so do stay with us on that. the mother of the teenager stephen lawrence — who was murdered in south london 30 years ago — says the metropolitan police has failed to change and remains institutionally racist. two people were eventuallyjailed for stephen lawrence's murder but others involved have never been brought to justice. in her only tv interview to mark the anniversary of his death, baroness lawrence spoke to reeta charabarti. baroness lawrence, it's been 30 years since your son stephen was murdered. you must look at this anniversary with very mixed emotions. it doesn't seem like 30 years to me, it's like where have all the years gone?

i'm always thinking about him all the time and to say it's 30 years is a long, long time. and where would he be now? and those are the sort of things i think about. what would he be doing? would he have children? stuff like that. and i know when stephen died, one of the things i've said is that i wanted his name to be remembered and for him not to be a statistic, but i didn't expect that after all these years it is still quite a live issue for me as well as for the public. it took nearly 20 years to bring two of stephen's killers to justice, but there are others out there who are still free. how does that make you feel? there are times i don't really think about them because i think if i do, then your life is just at a standstill. and it's at times like this, yes, i do think about them — that there is only two and the rest of them are still free. but then that was down to how the investigation happened.

in the last year we have had the casey review into the metropolitan police, which has once again found the force to be institutionally racist as well as homophobic and misogynistic. well, it's no surprise cos it's always been there. and i don't know how many more inquiries and how many reviews you need to have to say the same thing, and still no changes and still denials. so it was no surprise. sir mark rowley, the commissioner of the met, has admitted that there are severe shortcomings, but he does say that the force is not the same force it was 20 or 25 years ago. the commissioner can say that he doesn't believe it's the same force, but i think the public should be the judge of that and not him. listening to the...what could you say? ..the excuses — we are doing all that we can — which is not true, officers have

been able to be as brutal as they want and nobody holds them to account. and until that happens, there's no way the police you are watching bbc news. now less than four weeks to go and your ovation, and one of the biggest chairs of the night in liverpool will inevitably go to the ukrainian entry. they are following in the successful footsteps of last yea r�*s wi nners. successful footsteps of last yea r�*s winners. there are not many reasons for being in a nightclub during the afternoon. but a sound check is one of them. jeffrey... together, they make... ukraine's electronic eurovision entry. and this is the

song they are hoping to win it with. part of steel. —— heart of steel. you can describe it with three words, strength, confidence and positivity. so this is basically a song about strong people who are keeping a good attitude and a negative situation.— keeping a good attitude and a negative situation. they want to be allowed to be _ negative situation. they want to be allowed to be political— negative situation. they want to be allowed to be political in _ allowed to be political in liverpool, however, they are not shying away from their message here. the for us, it is important, so our country, this war against the occupiers in our land, about eurovision, our mission is to represent our country the best way possible and to do our best. if we are going to end, we will appreciate

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culture, it is about our lands, about ukraine. taste culture, it is about our lands, about ukraine.— culture, it is about our lands, about ukraine. ~ ., , ., about ukraine. we continue to show the world that _ about ukraine. we continue to show the world that ukraine _ about ukraine. we continue to show the world that ukraine is _ about ukraine. we continue to show the world that ukraine is strong - about ukraine. we continue to show the world that ukraine is strong and| the world that ukraine is strong and we are _ the world that ukraine is strong and we are not— the world that ukraine is strong and we are not going anywhere. both in your ovation — we are not going anywhere. both in your ovation and in the war in the geopolitical structures and so on. in geopolitical structures and so on. in the _ geopolitical structures and so on. in the nearby city where the story of their group begins in 2016. yes. of their group begins in 2016. yes, riaht over of their group begins in 2016. yes, right over there. _ of their group begins in 2016. yes, right over there. jeffrey, _ right over there. jeffrey, originally _ right over there. jeffrey, originally from _ right over there. jeffrey, originally from nigeria, | right over there. jeffrey, - originally from nigeria, came here to study pharmacy. andre had done the same, and wanted someone to practice his english with. i was walkin: practice his english with. i was walking there. _ practice his english with. i was walking there. and _ practice his english with. i was walking there. and then - practice his english with. i was walking there. and then i - practice his english with. i was| walking there. and then i come practice his english with. i —" walking there. and then i come back and tapped his shoulder like this. and what did you say? i and tapped his shoulder like this. and what did you say?— and tapped his shoulder like this. and what did you say? i said hey, i would like to _ and what did you say? i said hey, i would like to work— and what did you say? i said hey, i would like to work on _ and what did you say? i said hey, i would like to work on my - and what did you say? i said hey, i would like to work on my english l would like to work on my english skills. in would like to work on my english skills. , ., ., , ~ ., skills. in my head i was like what the hell? and — skills. in my head i was like what the hell? and then _ skills. in my head i was like what the hell? and then he _ skills. in my head i was like what the hell? and then he was - skills. in my head i was like what the hell? and then he was like i want _ the hell? and then he was like i want to— the hell? and then he was like i want to try— the hell? and then he was like i want to try my english. a

the hell? and then he was like i want to try my english.- the hell? and then he was like i want to try my english. a chain of events would _ want to try my english. a chain of events would ultimately - want to try my english. a chain of events would ultimately bring - want to try my english. a chain of i events would ultimately bring them eurovision. with some local fame on the way. although, not everyone will be tuning in. translation: i watched eurovision in — be tuning in. translation: i watched eurovision in previous _ be tuning in. translation: i watched eurovision in previous years, - be tuning in. translation: i watched eurovision in previous years, but - eurovision in previous years, but this time, i'm not following it because of the news about events in ukraine are more important now. itruiheh ukraine are more important now. when russia invaded — ukraine are more important now. when russia invaded the _ ukraine are more important now. when russia invaded the country, jeffrey decided to stay in ukraine for their music. now, it is their music which is making them leave for liverpool. james waterhouse reporting there. thank you so much for watching. here is the weather. hello there. a cold wind was blowing today, and it will again tomorrow, but it doesn't feel anywhere near as bad if the sun is out. we had plenty of sunshine again in scotland, the highest temperatures across more sheltered western parts of scotland. but we've still got high pressure to the north of the uk, and that's bringing in these east—northeasterly winds. and at the moment, actually, we've got cooler air coming

in on those winds as well. but those winds are starting to blow the cloud away that we saw today, and there was much more cloud earlier on across wales, so temperatures here weren't quite as high as they were yesterday. but drier air is coming our way, the clouds moving away from wales and the southwest and northern ireland, and but for some upslope cloud in the pennines and the welsh hills, it's going to be dry and clear overnight, and the winds will continue to ease down. so temperatures will fall away, and it will be a chilly start to thursday in highland and particularly grampian, temperatures could be below freezing. but it promises to be a dry and sunny day for many parts of the country tomorrow. changes come in in the afternoon with some cloud and patchy rain from the near continent arriving across east anglia and the southeast of england. and after the winds start off fairly light, they will strengthen through the day with the strongest winds across england and wales, and temperatures not changing too much from what we had today. so, again, could make 18 celsius in sheltered

western areas of scotland, compared with a chilly 12 celsius in norfolk with that cloud and rain arriving. as far as the pollen levels are concerned, tree pollen, of course, at this time of the year, still got high levels tomorrow and very high once again across wales and the south west of england. by the end of the week, we still have high pressure to the north of the uk, but this time, further south, we have more weather fronts — and that will bring more cloud and some outbreaks of rain across more of england and towards wales. and even if it does brighten up in the south, that could trigger some heavy and thundery showers. stronger winds maybe a bit further north across northern england and southern scotland. scotland and northern ireland, though, on friday should be dry and quite sunny with some decent temperatures, particularly in the west once again. but with the threat of cloud and rain for england and wales, then temperatures will be quite a few degrees lower. and there's still the possibility of some rain around on saturday. it should turn drier on sunday, but showers following on sunday in northern scotland may well turn wintry in the hills. it is going to get colder with a northerly wind.

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