live from london, this is bbc news. president biden confirms that american embassy staff have been evacuated from sudan and calls on parties to end the violence. an emergency alert is being tested in the uk today. people will hear a loud alarm on their phone at 3pm, bst, this afternoon. hollywood star—backed wrexham fc celebrates a return to the football league for the first time in 15 years. tributes are paid to the australian entertainer barry humphries, best known for his creation dame edna everage, who died this weekend at the age of 89.

hello and welcome to the programme. the us military has evacuated american diplomats and their families from sudan. six aircraft were used in sunday's early morning mission. president biden issued a statement a short time ago. he said: more than 150 people were evacuated by sea to the saudi arabian port ofjeddah on saturday, mostly citizens of gulf countries, but also from egypt, canada and others. it came as clashes continued between the rsf and sudan's army. the near constant shooting and bombardment in khartoum and elsewhere has cut

electricity and safe access to food and water for much of the population. several ceasefires that had seemingly been agreed by both sides were ignored, including a 3—day pause to mark the muslim holiday of eid al—fitr, which started on friday. bbc news understands that the government is drawing up plans to evacuate british embassy staff from sudan, uk citizens are being urged to tell the foreign office where they are, either online or by phone, and a hotline has been set up for people who need urgent help. andrew harding reports on that and the wider situation in sudan. more frenzy bombardments in sudan's capital, khartoum. huge explosions across the city centre. among the millions still trapped here, hundreds of british citizens, having waited for over a week to be rescued, they are desperate and increasingly frustrated. figs increasingly frustrated. as brits, increasingly frustrated. as brits. we _ increasingly frustrated. sis brits, we are increasingly frustrated. is brits, we are still very much in the dark and it is very difficult to put much faith in

this statement that something at some point will be facilitated. we understand it is a fast evolving situation but to be honest with you, we are just in but to be honest with you, we arejust in many senses been completely abandoned his. find completely abandoned his. and foota . e completely abandoned his. and footage from — completely abandoned his. and footage from khartoum. it is no wonder that many foreign governments are still struggling to rescue their diplomats and other citizens. no ceasefire has yet held. humanitarian is getting bleaker. in humanitarian is getting bleaker-_ humanitarian is getting bleaker. , ., , humanitarian is getting bleaker. , ., bleaker. in several parts of khartoum _ bleaker. in several parts of khartoum in _ bleaker. in several parts of khartoum in the _ bleaker. in several parts of khartoum in the capital, i bleaker. in several parts of. khartoum in the capital, there are a rotating number of bodies in the streets, some of them being eaten by the dogs. no—one is safe in khartoum. being eaten by the dogs. no-one is safe in khartoum.— is safe in khartoum. water deliveries _ is safe in khartoum. water deliveries on _ is safe in khartoum. water deliveries on the _ is safe in khartoum. water deliveries on the edge - is safe in khartoum. water deliveries on the edge of l deliveries on the edge of khartoum. it is a0 degrees or more during the day here and the city's basic infrastructure has collapsed. still, ignoring international pressure, two rival armies fight on.

andrew harding, bbc news. live now to kalkidan yibeltal who is monitoring the situation from addis ababa in neighbouring ethiopia. thank you forjoining us. i remember reporting on civilian war in sudan 25 years ago. the situation there has always been tens and always has been dangerous and difficult for the people who live there, but why the sudden surge in violence? yes, you are right. sudan has long suffered violence and particularly since 2019, it has been going through a period of turmoil politically and insecurity turmoil. in 2019, there was a public uprising, anti—government protests that ended up ousting the long—time leader of the country and at the time there were hopes that the time there were hopes that

the country could be transitioning towards democracy. after his ousting there were efforts to bring in a civilian transitional government but in 2021, the two generals who are fighting now overthrew the transitional administration, and they were thought of allies. general abdel fattah al—burhan what sort of the leader of the country and rapid support forces leader was his deputy. in recent weeks there have been tensions and rifts on how the country should be laid and both of them deferred on how the country should be, should be administered. the expectation was that should be transitioning, transferring power to a civilian administration but that did not happen. that tension grew up and after weeks of fermenting it blew up and they literally

opened fire and made the capital khartoum essentially a war zone. so now we are seeing these other foreign countries trying to get their nationals out while millions of sudanese citizens and civilians are trapped in the fighting and facing a really dire situation as we are entering into the second week of the fighting. can you tell us more about the dire situation about those that cannot be evacuated are experiencing right now? yes. first of all. — experiencing right now? yes. first of all, institutions - experiencing right now? yes. first of all, institutions and i first of all, institutions and humanitarian institutions have been on the receiving end of attacks. some of them were sheued attacks. some of them were shelled and looted or the properties were attacked. that forced a large portion of hospitals to suspend their works in khartoum and some reports as high as 90% of hospitals in khartoum are not operating properly or to their

full capacity. which has left people in sudan unable to access health supplies and medical support. access health supplies and medicalsupport. in access health supplies and medical support. in addition to that, residents are not getting basic necessities like water and electricity, and also the fighting is still raging. the fighting is still raging. the fighting has the nature of fluidity, there are times or moments of silence in the city by moments later it is inundated with violence, the sound of gunshots and shelling and airstrikes return. which made it very difficult for residents to move around to get food supplies and get shelter or to leave the violent areas that are now complex signs. they have been suffering now for more than a week and if the fighting drags on, the expectation is the humanitarian situation is going to

deteriorate and more and more civilians, including children, the elderly, could face, could face a very, very disastrous situation. face a very, very disastrous situation-— situation. for the american president — situation. for the american president confirming - situation. for the american president confirming a - situation. for the american | president confirming a swift military operation to get american citizens out of sudan. it looks like the united kingdom is following. other countries as well. is there a sense in sudan and wider africa are that rather than just a message of healing —— appealing for calm and peace from the likes of president biden, the international community could be doing more?— international community could be doing more? yes. there had been criticisms _ be doing more? yes. there had been criticisms even _ be doing more? yes. there had been criticisms even before - been criticisms even before this evacuation began because, you know, some say, the fighting appeared imminent. the writing was on the wall. all of this strong rhetoric was coming from both parties and both the rapid support forces and the

army were preparing themselves for a showdown. at that time, members of the diplomatic immunity, countries in the west and in the golf were influenced in the van —— golf incident and did not stop the fighting before it began and that is some of the criticisms ran away an hour after the fighting began and escalated very rapidly, these countries are evacuating the nationals —— gulf. as i said, the fighting is happening in a very crowded, urban centre in the country's major city, in khartoum. which put them in a very awkward situation but they have been making calls for calm, calls for the two factions to stop fighting and find a peaceful resolution but also to allow for people to get help, to allow for humanitarian agencies to start and resume their

operations as many people are in need of help. but what we are seeing is more and more countries are preparing themselves, preparing the nationals, to be evacuated and we have seen the first evacuation or rescue mission happening on saturday is more than 150 nationals from saudi and other countries arrived in jeddah by c and now we are also hearing about the evacuation of the us embassy staff. we must remember that while the us embassy staff is evacuated, there are other nationals trapped in the city of khartoum and other areas of sudan so we can expect more evacuation plans and rescue operations in the coming hours and days. kalkidan yibeltal, thank you for the update from the neighbouring ethiopian. just updating you, the us military has evacuated us diplomats from

the country and other countries are starting similar operations, including the uk, coming as clashes between the rss and the sudanese army continued to intensify. —— rsf. we will keep you updated. a loud alarm will be heard on smartphones across the uk at 3:00pm on sunday. the government is testing a new emergency alert which could be used in the future to warn people about life—threatening situations such as fires, flooding or terror attacks. more details from danjohnson. loud beep brace yourself for the three o'clock alert! loud beep up up and down the country this afternoon, almost every smart phone will make this noise. loud beep tell me what you think?

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used in life—threatening emergencies. used in life-threatening emergencies.— used in life-threatening emergencies. used in life-threatening emertencies. ., ., emergencies. what i would say to eo - le emergencies. what i would say to people is — emergencies. what i would say to people is please _ emergencies. what i would say to people is please put - emergencies. what i would say to people is please put up - emergencies. what i would say to people is please put up with| to people is please put up with the inconvenience for ten seconds because it is a test of a system that in future could save your life.— save your life. the alert system _ save your life. the alert system is _ save your life. the alert system is now - save your life. the alert system is now live - save your life. the alert system is now live and l save your life. the alert i system is now live and will save your life. the alert - system is now live and will be used — system is now live and will be used to — system is now live and will be used to warn _ system is now live and will be used to warn people... - system is now live and will be used to warn people... the. used to warn people... the government _ used to warn people... the government has _ used to warn people... the government has been - used to warn people...- government has been letting people what to expect but there are still concerns about confusion, the potential destruction for drivers and the risk of secret, hidden phones being exposed, especially those relied on by domestic abuse victims. ., ., victims. one in four women will experience _ victims. one in four women will experience domestic _ victims. one in four women will experience domestic abuse - victims. one in four women will experience domestic abuse in l experience domestic abuse in their lifetime, 7% in england and wales experienced it in the last year, so it's safe to assume there are significant numbers of people that need to know that their safety may be at risk from these alerts and they can opt out turn it off. even phone on silent will make the noise. only aeroplane mode or actually switching.

but only apparently when you turnit but only apparently when you turn it back on it will make the phone. there is a way to opt out, go into settings, notifications, and switch off extreme and severe alerts. it is the same sort of system that warns americans about tornados. other countries use it for earthquakes or tsunami alerts. loud beeping. the netherlands have something similar. you will not miss _ have something similar. you will not miss it. _ have something similar. you will not miss it. i— have something similar. you will not miss it. i think - have something similar. you will not miss it. i think it - have something similar. ym. will not miss it. i think it is good that you know that if something you need to be want about you will be warned about. still, some people will not necessarily respond like this person. it necessarily respond like this erson. . , necessarily respond like this erson. ., , ., necessarily respond like this erson. ., . person. it has alerted him, so, eah. person. it has alerted him, so, yeah- that— person. it has alerted him, so, yeah- that is — person. it has alerted him, so, yeah. that is your _ person. it has alerted him, so, yeah. that is your review - person. it has alerted him, so, yeah. that is your review i - yeah. that is your review i suppose. you need to test it on him. , ., ., dan johnson, bbc news.

full coverage of that when it happens, and local time. let's get some of the day's other news now. police in kenya say they've exhumed two bodies during an investigation into a religious cult, whose followers were allegedly urged to starve themselves in order to meetjesus. the remains were found on a plot of land in a forest outside the coastal town of malindi. the governor of kharkiv says at least five russian missiles hit the city and surrounding areas on saturday night. oleh sinegubov said one missile damaged residential buildings and set off a major fire in kharkiv city, while another hit a house in a nearby village. sir mo farah is preparing to compete in his final marathon this morning in london. it's the first time the race has been held in the spring since before the pandemic, and with more than a5,000 runners taking part, its expected to be the largest ever. wrexham football club are celebrating their return

to the english football league after 15 years. hollywood actors ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney bought the small welsh club in november 2020. their plan, they said, was for wrexham to win games singing. and now they've won the national league title. here's the team are celebrating after beating boreham wood 3—1. this was straight after that win. you can see wexham fans running onto the pitch as well as ryan reynolds and rob mcilhenny. this was their reactions. the bbc caught up with some elated wrexham fans just after the match. what a win! boom! how proud are you? very proud, absolutely amazing. i lost my husband just before christmas. i have a picture of him. this is for him. i love you, jeff.

i love you. the whole town has wanted this for 15 years and for ryan - and rob to come in and buy the club and give us - what we wanted, cannot thank them enough. - it makes you want to cry. i might cry now. this is for the future generation, they want to be here and experience it. it's mega. i don't even like football but we're just here, it's amazing, isn't it? it means the absolute world. my dad has been a wrexham fan his entire life. he was coming to games when there was about 500 fans left side. now 10,000 tonight. it is absolutely fantastic. i am so happy. i'm joined now by sandro monetti, editor of hollywood international filmmaker magazine, who has been following the team's journey. look at you beaming there, without a doubt rob reynolds and rob mcelhenney investment, adding their profile to the team has got them there, it

hasn't been quick, it hasn't been overnight, they worked really hard on that, watching the fans react their and knowing the town of wrexham and how important football is to that town, it must be the fans who should be getting some credit here as well, leaving on the team and standing by the team? , , .,,.,_ the team and standing by the team? , , , ., team? there is probably no better place _ team? there is probably no better place to _ team? there is probably no better place to be - team? there is probably no better place to be in - team? there is probably no better place to be in the . team? there is probably no i better place to be in the world on saturday then wrexham and brian and robert easy to forget when they came and there was a lot of cynicism about this takeover but, they listened, they realised this was about more than a football club, more than a tv show, it was about a community. and what they have done is a lesson other big—money owners of football clubs can learn from, they have put the fans first and made them the focus, both in the tv serious welcome to wrexham and the changes they have done in the changes they have done in the stadium and around the community. i must say i'm hugely impressed and how about that for a holiday ending! brute

that for a holiday ending! we have the tv _ that for a holiday ending! we have the tv series on netflix that follows the takeover, the ups and downs of that, it's definitely a hollywood movie in the making. why do you think ryan and rob did this? because, it was basically _ ryan and rob did this? because, it was basically rob _ ryan and rob did this? because, it was basically rob was - ryan and rob did this? because, it was basically rob was a - ryan and rob did this? because, it was basically rob was a huge l it was basically rob was a huge fan of the philadelphia eagles and he talked ryan into it because he thought the passion that existed in american football he had learned from friends and going over there also existed in british football because fans as mentioned before the same all over. as you mentioned before this wasn't an instant success, they could have done this a year ago but they struggled with football fans knowing there was no —— more plain in glory. along the way they have done such a good job board so much into it, in america wrexham are one of the most famous british football clubs, despite their lowly status in the league. and fact they are

coming out here on tour, they will be playing chelsea and manchester united in pre—season friendlies thisjuly, tickets are going fast. those teams used to come out here and pay real madrid or barcelona or the us national team, now they are playing wrexham, it's really a testament to how well rob and ryan have done injust two years. i ryan have done in 'ust two ears. �* ~ ., ., years. i didn't know that that's absolutely - years. i didn't know that i that's absolutely incredible. i've got my tickets. i’ilil that's absolutely incredible. i've got my tickets.- i've got my tickets. i'll see ou i've got my tickets. i'll see you out — i've got my tickets. i'll see you out there. _ i've got my tickets. i'll see you out there. can - i've got my tickets. i'll see you out there. can we i i've got my tickets. i'll see you out there. can we put| i've got my tickets. i'll see i you out there. can we put this into context for our international viewers, the oldest football club in the country, they have a huge amount of success, the town suffered from unemployment and hard times, and the club really started to suffer and slip out the legs, this is a massive turnaround? 50 the legs, this is a massive turnaround?— the legs, this is a massive turnaround? ., , ., , turnaround? so many of these oriainal turnaround? so many of these original football _ turnaround? so many of these original football clubs - turnaround? so many of these original football clubs are i turnaround? so many of these original football clubs are so i original football clubs are so interlinked with their community. is goes the success of the football club, goes the

success of the town. you just thinking charles was there recently, ryan and rob had theirfreedom recently, ryan and rob had their freedom of the city, it really shows how much has been achieved in such a short time. what they have created here is lifetime memories, and it has resonated around the whole world because it doesn't matter if you are a fan of any sport, you just live for moments like this. it's a story ofjoy and there is not enough of that in there is not enough of that in the world today and that is why people have really responded to it, globally. abs, people have really responded to it, globally-— it, globally. a fascinating story and _ it, globally. a fascinating story and i'm sure - it, globally. a fascinating story and i'm sure it i it, globally. a fascinating story and i'm sure it willl story and i'm sure it will continue. comedians, broadcasters and politicians have been paying tribute to barry humphries, better known to generations of tv viewers across the world as dame edna everage. the star died in hospital in sydney at the age of 89. in a statement, his family remembered him as:

"com pletely himself until the very end, never losing his brilliant mind, his unique wit and generosity of spirit". dame edna went from a housewife in 19505 melbourne to a self—styled megastar on the global stage. she was one of a range of characters with which barry humphries entertained fans, including royalty, for decades. our arts correspondent, david sillito, has been looking back on a colourful career. emcee: dame edna everage! hello, possums! applause. dame edna always said she was born with a priceless gift — the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others. i am weightless and you could do with losing a little. success has gone to your jowls, russell harty! oh, you're being very, very cruel! for more than 50 years, she took pleasure in saying the unsayable. i've had a little work done, but... have you? ..not quite as much as some of us here! laughter. applause. look! no...

no, but the thing is, you are still recognisable, that's what i like. laughter. she was so familiar, it was easy to forget that behind the glasses and frocks was a man called barry humphries. actor, writer, satirist. he was, offstage, a cultured, art—loving collector of rare books. that's me standing outside... oh, one of the big clocks they've got over there! edna was a character from his student days in australia. when he moved to britain, he began to develop the character on shows such as late night line—up, with joan ba kewell. he came on to television on late night line—up and we didn't know what to make of him. we thought he was a very dear man — a very brilliant man, quite clearly — and we knew that if we gave him a chance, he would make it. it was the beginning of a long friendship. edna became ever more brash and outrageous but the man behind the wig was urbane,

cultured and loyal. good heavens! it's joan ba kewell! hello, darling! what the dickens are you doing here? the world in which i don't have the friendship of barry humphries is really painful. because he was so resilient and energetic and loving. and direct — i mean, there was a huge personality. and once you were exposed to it and enveloped by it, it was wonderful. so, that is a great absence in my life now. there was also the profoundly uncouth, sir les patterson. i am an australian of the australian cultural heritage. i have to keep up the appearances.- have to keep up the appearances. have to keep up the a- earances. . ., , appearances. edna and les the roduct appearances. edna and les the product of _ appearances. edna and les the product of the _ appearances. edna and les the product of the same _ appearances. edna and les the product of the same gloriously| product of the same gloriously wicked wit.

# it's my niceness. # i pride myself on my niceness. for many, edna was so real, so engaging, it was easy to forget that the wit, the charm, the sheer audacity was all down to the brilliant comic mind of a man called barry humphries. i've been draped! # my wonderful, wonderful niceness # with you! comedian barry humphries, who's died at the age, of 89. breaking story, president binds his american troops have evacuated us government officials and families from sudan, comes afterfighting sudan, comes after fighting raged sudan, comes afterfighting raged for ninth day between the rsm and the sudan regular army. do get in touch with your stories and your views we are always grateful to hear from you at the bbc. i'm @chrisrogersbbc. keep up to date with all the

latest toys we're on the bbc news site. —— latest news. thanks for watching. hello there. i think it's fair to say the weekend started on a very mixed note. now, there were some areas of rain across the uk but other places that stayed entirely dry and sunny. look at this band of rain in southern scotland. underneath that, drumalbin in lanark only got to eight degrees. while it's not that far away, in stirlingshire, basking in the sunshine, tyndrum had a high of 17 celsius, so a massively different feel to the weather on saturday over a relatively short distance. sunday's chart still has low pressure firmly in charge. there will be more rain around. that low moves eastwards and then, early next week, we'll get northerly winds. and look where those winds come from — pretty much the north pole — so, needless to say, the weather will be getting quite a bit cooler over the next few days. now, over the next few hours,

we've still got a bit of rain in northern ireland. that's turning lighter and patchier in nature. northern scotland turning wet here with some stronger north—easterly winds developing and we've got some heavier rain just skirting along the south of england. so, there are some areas of rain, other areas stay dry, but a lot of cloud around. temperatures, a—10 degrees as we start off sunday. now, we've got that fairly persistent rain that's going to be with us most of the day for northern scotland. it will feel chilly here on account of those gusty northerly winds. heavy rain across southern england extending into east anglia and then into the afternoon, we see showers break out, and i think those showers, particularly across england and wales, will turn heavy with some hail and thunder. temperatures across the board below average for the time of year, and it's set to get colder. those northerly winds really start to arrive through monday and on into tuesday as well. now, we're looking at some rain

across england and wales. further north, it's a day of sunshine and showers. there'll be some hail mixed in with some of these showers, a little bit of sleet across the far north of scotland and over the higher scottish mountains, yes, you could even see a little bit of snow, — but you have to go pretty high up for that, above a00 or 500 metres' elevation. temperatures dropping — highs of 7—11 degrees. feeling chilly, particularly for northern scotland. then monday night, we see a widespread frost develop and it's something that gardeners will certainly want to take note of. this is not a good news situation, really, for those tender plants — you might need to bring them back inside. tuesday, still cold, still a few wintry showers across northern scotland. showers with us for much of the week ahead with temperatures for the most part staying well below average. bye for now.

this is bbc news, the headlines: us presidentjoe biden confirms that american embassy staff and their families have been evacuated from sudan's capital khartoum. he also calls on conflicting military factions to end the violence which has killed over four hundred people since breaking out in the country a week ago. a new emergency alert system is being tested in the uk today for cases of wildfires, flooding and terrorist attacks. people will hear a loud alarm on their phone for around 10 seconds at 3pm bst this afternoon but won't need to do anything.