welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm monica miller. the headlines. several countries evacuate diplomats and citizens from sudan's capital as fierce fighting continues to rage in khartoum. police in kenya say they've now exhumed 47 bodies thought to be members of a cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death. across the uk, mobile phones ring out in a test for an emergency alert system, but the government is to investigate why some phones didn't respond. and coming up — the famous white suit from saturday night fever, auctioned up for a quarter of $1 million.

live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it's six in the morning in singapore and 1am in sudan, where we begin the programme. british diplomats and their families have been airlifted to safety from khartoum, the capital of sudan, as fighting between rival military factions enters a second week. the ministry of defence in london confirmed that embassy staff had been brought out under cover of darkness and the united states has carried out a similar operation. there's no word yet on how other british nationals will be able to leave the country. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has the latest. amid the bombs and the gunfire in khartoum today, a series of dramatic rescue missions.

among those successfully airlifted out of sudan after a week of terror, british embassy staff and their families. over 1,200 people contributed to this operation. it was dangerous and precarious, but nevertheless, we managed to use both c130s and aaoo aircraft to go in, collect our diplomats and their residents, and fly out to safety. earlier, american military helicopters had flown into sudan's capital, landing inside the us embassy to rescue nearly 100 people. diplomats from france were also brought out, although their convoy reportedly came underfire. like them, british embassy staff had to run a deadly gauntlet through khartoum's streets. footage here of another convoy heading by road to a port on the red sea coast. there's a clear pecking order for these rescues,

with foreign diplomats at the front of the queue, while others are left behind. as i talk to people, there seems to be a growing sense of panic. sudanese and expats alike are desperate to get out, and there's a concern that as the city starts to empty, the fighting will get more bloody, if indeed that's possible, which of course is the nightmare scenario for those of us left behind. why is it that the british _ government is prioritising diplomats why is it that the british government is prioritising diplomats over ordinary british citizens who may be trapped in sudan? well, the diplomats that were working in the british embassy in khartoum have been unable to discharge their functions because of the violence in that city. and in order to continue to continue to protect british nationals, we will of course be enhancing our teams in the region. gunfire.

amid all of this, no hint of a ceasefire — quite the opposite. here, a convoy carrying the leader of one of sudan's two warring factions. the men with guns holding their whole country hostage and threatening a wider region already awash with conflict. but tonight, relief at least for some, as these french diplomats arrived safely at a military base far from sudan and its troubles. andrew harding, bbc news, johannesburg. so, as british diplomats and officials are helped out of sudan, what about the other british civilians who are left behind? 0ur diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, explains the challenge. as you just heard. as you've just heard, british nationals stuck in sudan are becoming increasingly frustrated. some have told us that other countries are providing more support

and information. the advice to them is to stay indoors make sure they have up—to—date tri— travel documents and register online. the foreign office says it has teams working around the clock in london as they did here during afghanistan evacuation which took out 15,000 people, but was chaotic and heavily criticised. today's high—risk s operation had to be carried out rapidly. 1200 personnel were needed to extractjust a few dozen people. we don't know exactly how many british nationals are in sudan. the foreign office hasn't told us

how many have registered with them. but he foreign secretary says britain's ability to help is severely limited unless these two men can be persuaded to end the fighting. that's not going to be easy in in the country are telling us they feel abandoned. we can speak to the bbc�*s kalkidan yibeltal, who's following developments from addis ababa in ethiopia. thank you very much forjoining us on the programme. we've been hearing a lot about the evacuation of diplomats on the ground, but what about the sudanese citizens? how are they fearing under these circumstances?- they fearing under these circumstances? , ., ., , circumstances? the situation is really difficult _ circumstances? the situation is really difficult for _ circumstances? the situation is really difficult for people - circumstances? the situation is really difficult for people who i circumstances? the situation is i really difficult for people who are left behind. forforeigners orfor the sudanese. it does mean diplomats are living now, there is a sense of being ignored and sort of betrayed. for the past nine or ten days, we've been seeing the situation getting

worse and worse with each day. basic supplies like electricity and water are not easily found. food stocks are not easily found. food stocks are to cleaning and most of the hospitals are not operating properly or to their full capacity, which means that many people who are still trapped in the capital khartoum and in other areas are not getting the supplies that they need. they're not getting medical support, and most worryingly, if the violence continues to escalate, they could be facing... its consequences. indicate more than 400 people died and thousands of sustained wounds, but if this continues, that figure could easily increase. teiiii if this continues, that figure could easily increase.— easily increase. tell us a little

bit about them _ easily increase. tell us a little bit about them neighbouring i bit about them neighbouring countries. are they now seeing larger groups heading over the borders? , ,., borders? yes, i neighbouring countries. — borders? yes, i neighbouring countries, including - borders? yes, i neighbouring countries, including ethiopial borders? yes, i neighbouring - countries, including ethiopia where i am now, are very much keen on finding some sort of solution for sudan and they are falling everything very closely because this impacts them directly. we have already seen an influx of refugees to sudan's neighbour, but if this continues to drag on, other countries like ethiopia and south sudan could see an increase in people crossing borders. many people are desperate to leave areas, urban areas like khartoum, which is in thali —— essentially are the battlegrounds. if they get the chance to leave, they will gladly do so. it means the neighbouring countries can expect more refugees coming in and they themselves have their own problems. there is a

continued insecurity in chat as well, so these countries cannot afford more crises and are more refugees coming in when they have their own problems.— refugees coming in when they have their own problems. finally, for the eo - le their own problems. finally, for the --eole on their own problems. finally, for the peeple on the _ their own problems. finally, for the people on the ground, _ their own problems. finally, for the people on the ground, you - their own problems. finally, for the i people on the ground, you mentioned they don't have popular drinking water or electricity. where did someone go when the circumstances become so dire?— become so dire? now, all we are heafina become so dire? now, all we are hearing is — become so dire? now, all we are hearing is the — become so dire? now, all we are hearing is the people _ become so dire? now, all we are hearing is the people in - become so dire? now, all we are hearing is the people in urban . hearing is the people in urban centres in khartoum are hiding, they're trying to stay in closed doors because eating out would expose them to the risk of getting shot. —— getting out. these moments of silence in the city, but then the

fighting rages on. the gunfire returns and exclusions return, so they don't want to expose themselves to this risk, so they mostly stay indoors. there was a report of empty streets. they were deserted. but they need to get out and get food, they need to get out and get food, they need to get out and get food, they need to get out and get supplies like water. but with this violence, that's going to be difficult. so far, they have internet, but that is also increasingly getting difficult, so the coming days are going to be even more difficult if this continues. kalkidan, thank you very much for that update. i'm joined now by professor paul moorcraft, a security analyst and former military of defence official who also worked in sudan as a journalist for over 30 years. thank you very much forjoining us on the programme.

thank you very much for “oining us on the programme._ thank you very much for “oining us. on the programme._ i thank you very much for “oining us - on the programme._ i am on the programme. good evening. i am interestin: on the programme. good evening. i am interesting to — on the programme. good evening. i am interesting to hear— on the programme. good evening. i am interesting to hear from _ on the programme. good evening. i am interesting to hear from your _ interesting to hear from your perspective, i don't know if you've experienced anything quite like this, but how difficult of a mission is this to evacuate these diplomats and staff? ~ , , ., ., ., and staff? well, i spent a lot of time in iraq _ and staff? well, i spent a lot of time in iraq and _ and staff? well, i spent a lot of time in iraq and afghanistan, i and staff? well, i spent a lot of i time in iraq and afghanistan, and after the debacle of the scandal over the afghanistan, this is extremely efficient. i'm notjust saying that because i worked for the ministry of defence. the key was actually finding the right airport because the british couldn't do that for various reasons. this is extremely impressive. they could easily have ended up as a hostage crisis. this is a very impressive

british military with french and american help. this is important, very effective, and it was logical that it would go for people of the embassies because they were the main targets. they would have been threatened and taken, as have been in iran and elsewhere. it was logical to remove them first. the brits have done a very good job. paul, so much has happened over the past two weeks. remind us again, what sparked the violence between these two warring factions? there's been fighting _ these two warring factions? there's been fighting in _ these two warring factions? there's been fighting in sudan _ these two warring factions? there's been fighting in sudan since - these two warring factions? there's been fighting in sudan since 1955, i been fighting in sudan since 1955, and after the long war in the south, and after the long war in the south, and then the war in darfurfor 20 years ago. when i was writing the biography for 0mar al bashir, they were both in their own way... one is

very conservative, army men, of the other is much more flamboyant and a good guerrilla leader. there is a personality dispute. there's also issues about transferring to civilian rule. what they want is to have a cromwell, because there's a great fear, not only the millions of people fleeing out into europe through or from sudan, people fleeing out into europe through orfrom sudan, they want people fleeing out into europe through or from sudan, they want a powerful leadership because the civilians have no influence. they're just standing by, and after all these years of war, khartoum used to be the most boring sitting in africa, but now it's extremely dangerous. unless there is an effective cease—fire soon,

influenced by the neighbour supplying them with arms, unless there is some kind of cease—fire, first of all the immediate issue is getting the rest of the european nationals out. also, i'll be talking to friends, sudanese, who are terribly frightened. they're really, really frightened. theyjust terribly frightened. they're really, really frightened. they just want this to end. it's notjust the brits and americans, but this is a matter force. this is a major libyan style, some style war situation unless there's some intercession. there's got to be the local players — egypt, saudi arabia and a few other states. let's hope after all these years of war that finally, there can be some fees. 0therwise, there's going to be a major tragedy —— and some peace.

from a military perspective, the evacuation has gone amazingly well. let's hope they can get the others out. ., let's hope they can get the others out. . a, ., . ., ., ~ let's hope they can get the others out. ., ~ . ., ., ~ i., let's hope they can get the others out. paul mooncraft, thank you very much for your— out. paul mooncraft, thank you very much for your insight. _ and you can keep up with all the developments in sudan by visiting our website, and through our bbc news app. police in kenya say they've now exhumed 47 bodies thought to be members of a cult who believed they would go to heaven if they starved themselves to death. digging is continuing at a site in the coastal town malindi in the south east of the country. 19 bodies were initially discovered on friday following a tip—off about the shallow graves. earlier this month, police said they'd rescued 15 members of the good news international church. four later died and the group's leader has been arrested. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk.

the chief inspector of schools in england has acknowledged a culture of fear among staff in relation to inspections by 0fsted. speaking for the first time since a primary head teacher in reading took her own life following a negative 0fsted report, amanda spielman said she believed report findings were secure and the inspection team worked with professionalism and sensitivity. one of parliament's most experienced figures, diane abbott, has been suspended as a labour mp after suggesting thatjewish, irish and traveller people had not faced the same kind of racism as black people. in a letter to the observer newspaper, ms abbott says that "many types of white people with points of difference, such as redheads, can experience prejudice", but she says that they are not "all their lives subject to racism". the comments were condemned by mps and faith groups, and she has since apologised.

the london marathon elite men's race has been won by kenya's kelvin kiptum in a record time for the course and the second fastest marathon in history. sifan hassan from the netherlands won the women's elite race in her first—ever marathon. now, to an inspiring story about one special london marathon runner. roman kashpur, a ukrainian soldier, has done it — on a prosthetic leg! he's an army veteran who lost his leg during the ongoing war in ukraine. and now he's raising money for charity, helping amputees. translation: i am overwhelmed. i'm so grateful for the support of family and my brothers, the ukrainian serviceman. the ukrainian servicemen. i was running today and i realised, wasn't hard for me to do.

all the struggles of today are nothing in comparison to the battlefield, when i was saving my comrades' lives and burying fallen friends. i had to run 42 km. i am happy with my time. it was just under six hours. i am trying to help those who have been injured to get back to normal life and to raise money for their rehabilitation. this flag signed by my commander will be put to auction to raise even more funds for ukrainian soldiers. around the world and across the uk — this is bbc news. for dame sharon white, as chair of thejohn lewis partnership, she's normally focused on profit. but at this blood donation centre in stratford, the focus was on giving blood, and the pressing need for more black donors. i'm so happy. it's been a long time since i last gave blood, about 20 years ago. gave blood, about 20 years ago, and ijust feel really happy and very lucky. sickle cell anaemia is the fastest

growing genetic condition in the uk. and far more prevalent in black people. over the last five years, the number of blood donations needed to treat it has increased by 66%. i'm here giving blood. this is your first time, is it? it is. lord simon woolley, the principal of homerton college in cambridge and founder of operation black vote, was also donating. was also donating, and the two hope that their example will lead to others doing the same, and black donors are particularly important because the ethnically matched blood provides the best treatment. and the blood of these two well—known donors will be ready to use in hours. you're live with bbc news. south korean president yoon suk yool is heading to the us this week to mark the 70th anniversary of the two countries' alliance. this would be the first official state visit for a south korean leader since 2011. the visit is part of president biden's efforts to build

and maintain relationships with regional partners as a means to counterbalance china's growing military and economic presence, as well as north korea's continued nuclear and ballistic missile programme despite numerous united nations sanctions. i'm joined now by andrew yeo. he's the sk—korea foundation chair in korea studies and seniorfellow at brookings institution. thank you very much forjoining us on the programme. thank you very much for “oining us on the programme._ on the programme. thank you for havin: on the programme. thank you for having me — on the programme. thank you for having me here. _ on the programme. thank you for having me here. well, _ on the programme. thank you for having me here. well, this- on the programme. thank you for having me here. well, this visit . having me here. well, this visit comes at a _ having me here. well, this visit comes at a time _ having me here. well, this visit comes at a time at _ having me here. well, this visit comes at a time at great - having me here. well, this visit| comes at a time at great former having me here. well, this visit - comes at a time at great former oil in the war —— turmoil. what do you think is the top agenda for these two when they meet? the summit meetin: is two when they meet? the summit meeting is happening _ two when they meet? the summit meeting is happening in _ two when they meet? the summit meeting is happening in part - two when they meet? the summit i meeting is happening in part because it's the 70th anniversary of the alliance, but i also think president yoon suk yool is coming to washington in part because

washington in part because washington recognises south korea's increasing contribution to the rules—based order in the pacific. some of the top agenda items will certainly be north korea and how to move forward as threats continue to increase. they'll talk about china and how to co—ordinate on export controls, how to increase economic security and also talk about global issues, including the war in ukraine. recently, there's been some discussion about south korea's contribution and whether they would provide not only humanitarian assistance, but also weapons and ammunition. i assistance, but also weapons and ammunition-— ammunition. i want to talk about that because _ ammunition. i want to talk about that because this _ ammunition. i want to talk about that because this is _ ammunition. i want to talk about that because this is quite - ammunition. i want to talk about that because this is quite a - that because this is quite a departure for south korea. do you think... where are they going to go on this? will president biden asked for them to follow through on this thought, or do you think they're going to stick to the sidelines? well, we are ready know from the

discord leak that they have received oppressor. the nato secretary—general in march requested weapons, in part because of korea has a sizeable arms industry. last year, they signed deals with poland to provide tanks, howitzers. some see of this as backfilling european allies, and as they contribute weapons to ukraine, backfilling their armaments. weapons to ukraine, backfilling theirarmaments. i do weapons to ukraine, backfilling their armaments. i do think that south korea, because it wants to be seen as a global player — so they've used this bumper sticker, the foreign minister, as becoming a global pivotal state. i think there is some openness, and we heard president's yoon s give an interview suggesting that they may change policy. there is a polity they may switch policies, but they may have

something like weapons or ammunition that could be coming moving forward. ijust that could be coming moving forward. i just want to get to one quick question about north korea, which has been testing a lot more missiles these days. how likely is it that south korea will build up its own arsenal? iiii south korea will build up its own arsenal? , ., ., arsenal? if you look at public oinion, arsenal? if you look at public opinion. 80% _ arsenal? if you look at public opinion, 80% of _ arsenal? if you look at public opinion, 80% of south - arsenal? if you look at public l opinion, 8096 of south koreans arsenal? if you look at public - opinion, 8096 of south koreans are opinion, 80% of south koreans are saying they want to see south korea go nuclear. the yoon government has been clear they don't want to go in that direction, they feel confident about the us providing nuclear coverage. my sense right now is the cost would be too risky to develop their own nuclear weapons. i think you'll see president's yoon and biden talking about this disturbance and allowing the us to provide a little bit more opportunities. probably not likely to go nuclear

anytime soon. probably not likely to go nuclear anytime soon-— probably not likely to go nuclear anytime soon. probably not likely to go nuclear an ime soon. �* ., ., ~ i. anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you ve much anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you very much for— anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you very much forjoining _ anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you very much forjoining us _ anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you very much forjoining us on _ anytime soon. andrew yeo, thank you very much forjoining us on the - very much forjoining us on the programme. mi; very much for “oining us on the programme._ a siren has sounded on mobile phones across the uk to test a government systemthat will be used to warn people to test a government system that will be used to warn people of life—threatening emergencies. it's designed to be used for extreme weather or fires or terror attacks. a review is taking place as to why some mobile phone users didn't receive the alert. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.... around two and a half million public sector workers in germany have been given a 5.5% pay rise following late—night talks between employers and unions to end weeks of repeated strikes. employees in the postal, transport and health sectors have been asking for more money to cope with the rising cost of living. the new pay increase will take effect from march next year. the interior minister, nancy faeser,

welcomed what she called quote a "good and fair wage agreement". the editor of a german magazine which used artificial intelligence to generate an apparent interview with the formula 1 legend michael schumacher has been sacked. john travolta's famous white suit, the one he wore in saturday night fever, has sold at auction from more than $250,000. the iconic three—piece, which is actually made of polyester, was one of two worn in the landmark 1977 film, which propelled the 23—year—old travolta to global stardom. it's not known who bought it. you have been watching newsday.

i'm monica miller. stay with bbc world news. hello there. the weather for the first few days of this week set to be really quite chilly for the time of year, cold enough even to see some areas of frost, as we'll see in a moment. now, what's going on? the area of low pressure that brought some of us rain on sunday is moving eastwards. as that happens, we get these cold northerly winds plunging southwards across the uk. those winds originating from somewhere north of greenland. well, that's not going to be warm, is it? so, right now, we're seeing the colder air arrive across northern scotland. showers here have started to turn to sleet. did have a few thunderstorms around london and south east england, but they've cleared out of the way. rain is starting to develop into wales. now, temperatures for the most part around 4—7 degrees as we head into monday morning. into monday morning,

but colder than that in scotland, where we'll continue to see those wintry showers driven in on gale force gusts of wind in the north. further south, we've got this area of rain in wales moving across the south midlands and southern england, so turning quite miserable, and around the northern edge of that, there'll be probably some areas that see temperatures limited to around 7—8 degrees celsius. so, feeling cold, but particularly cold across northern scotland on account of those strong winds. now, those winds fall light as we go through monday night and we're looking at a widespread frost in the countryside. temperatures get down as low as —5 celsius. i think that could be quite damaging for some of the tender plants that gardeners may have out, so gardeners might want to pay attention to that. a frosty but certainly start to the down tuesday, the exception in northern scotland where we'll see those sleet showers continue to be driven in on the brisk winds. cloud will tend to bubble up to a degree as we head through the course of the day and it will stay chilly. 7 degrees in aberdeen, that's 4 celsius below average for this stage of the year. heading into wednesday,

we still have pressure high to the north of the uk, so a reasonably dry and bright start to the day across northern and eastern areas, but still cold, a bit of hazy sunshine. in the south and west, well, we start to see cloud thicken and it may well be that we start to see some patches of light rain arrive as those temperatures slowly start to creep up. becoming a little bit less cold is probably the way to think of that. it's not really until thursday that we get some properly milder air moving in from the southwest. but as that happens and the south—westerly winds strengthen, well, we start to see outbreaks of rain spread in and that rain looks to be quite heavy across england and wales, it's already been a wet month for some and more wet weather to come here, staying cold in northern scotland. that's the latest.

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