today at six, calls grow for the government to do more to evacuate british citizens trapped in the fighting in sudan. the head of the un calls it a catastrophic conflagration which could engulf the whole region. some countries are managing to get their people out. the bbc understands a small british military team is in sudan now scoping possibilities for evacuation as british nationals shelter from the gunfire. basically they were running along my street yesterday, last night. they were running along here and they were shooting, chasing people along the street. we are locking all the doors and we go right in the middle of the house. there are reports that some british citizens are running out of electricity supply, food and water, even having to kill their pets because they can no longer feed them. also on the programme...

seven! seven! tributes pour in for the former head judge of strictly and king of the catchphrase, len goodman, who's died aged 78. he had no understanding ofjust how big he was, how much people loved him. in my own house we still never use the word seven, we say seven differently. he changed a whole number for so many of us. how a third of government money for extra school tutoring after the covid lockdown still hasn't been spent. and with just under two weeks until the coronation, a bbc poll suggests less than a third of18—21i—year—olds want the monarchy to continue. and coming up on bbc news: the draw for the sixth round of rugby league's challenge cup will take place shortly on the bbc. 16 teams go into the hat to see who will play whom in the ties in may.

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the head of the un has called on the security council to do all it can to pull sudan back from what he called a "catastrophic conflagration which could engulf the whole region and beyond". after over a week of fighting between rival factions of the military, there's growing criticism of the government's lack of help to evacuate at least 2,000 british citizens trapped there with dwindling supplies of food and water. a number of countries are rushing to get their people out, aided by a lull in the fighting. some are being flown out from an airstrip near the capital khartoum. others have been leaving the capital by road, heading north to egypt, or east to the red sea coast. thousands of sudanese civilians are also making desperate attempts to flee, with many crossing into neighbouring ethiopia, chad and south sudan. we'll hear more about the uk's efforts to help trapped british nationals out in a moment, including reports that a small

british military reconnaissance team is in sudan scoping possible options for evacuation. but our first report this evening is from our africa correspondent, andrew harding, who has the very latest on the situation in khartoum. khartoum today, still burning as civilians, locals and foreigners hunt for ways to escape from sudan's hellish capital. imagine the desperation. many people still can't get out. it's still going on. this for the last 20 minutes. like the man who filmed these images. he's from dunfermline in fife and was visiting relatives in sudan's capital when the fighting began, trapping his family. basically they were running along my street yesterday, last night, they were running along here and they were running along here and they were shooting, chasing people along the street. we are looking all the doors and we go right into the

middle of the house.- doors and we go right into the middle of the house. asked if he feels abandoned, _ middle of the house. asked if he feels abandoned, he _ middle of the house. asked if he feels abandoned, he becomes i feels abandoned, he becomes emotional. i feels abandoned, he becomes emotional-— feels abandoned, he becomes emotional. ~ j ., feels abandoned, he becomes emotional. ~' j ., ., emotional. i think they've done what the could emotional. i think they've done what they could have _ emotional. i think they've done what they could have done _ emotional. i think they've done what they could have done and _ emotional. i think they've done what they could have done and we - emotional. i think they've done what they could have done and we just - they could have done and we just have to be ourselves. in the past 2a hours others have managed to flee, some risking everything to drive through the front lines to an airfield outside khartoum. military planes from france, germany and elsewhere have been ferrying their citizens and many others to safety. imagine the relief. for those now safe like this teacher who has reached djibouti. i for those now safe like this teacher who has reached djibouti.— who has reached d'ibouti. i mean, i am ha- who has reached d'ibouti. i mean, i am happy that — who has reached d'ibouti. i mean, i am happy that t _ who has reached djibouti. i mean, i am happy that i am _ who has reached djibouti. i mean, i am happy that i am safe. _ who has reached djibouti. i mean, i am happy that i am safe. for - who has reached djibouti. i mean, i am happy that i am safe. for me i who has reached djibouti. i mean, i am happy that i am safe. for me in| who has reached djibouti. i mean, i. am happy that i am safe. for me in a way it isjust am happy that i am safe. for me in a way it is just a little bit sad. fit]!!! way it is 'ust a little bit sad. all those way it isjust a little bit sad. all those colleagues left behind? way it isjust a little bit sad. all. those colleagues left behind? yes, way it isjust a little bit sad. all - those colleagues left behind? yes, i mean, those colleagues left behind? yes, i mean. some — those colleagues left behind? yes, i mean. some of— those colleagues left behind? yes, i mean, some of my _ those colleagues left behind? yes, i mean, some of my friends - those colleagues left behind? yes, i mean, some of my friends that - those colleagues left behind? yes, i mean, some of my friends that i - those colleagues left behind? yes, i l mean, some of my friends that i work with, they can't leave. it mean, some of my friends that i work with, they can't leave.— with, they can't leave. it must be bittersweet. _ with, they can't leave. it must be bittersweet, you _ with, they can't leave. it must be bittersweet, you are _ with, they can't leave. it must be bittersweet, you are safe - with, they can't leave. it must be bittersweet, you are safe and - with, they can't leave. it must be | bittersweet, you are safe and they are not. , , others are still making long overland journeys to sudan's borders.

among them, british nationals who say they feel abandoned by their own government. emily keele was teaching in khartoum. imagine her mother's frustration. the reception has just the reception hasjust been the reception has just been really slow. 0ther the reception has just been really slow. other nations have gone in and got the citizens, but our government just seems to be, they keep telling us they are planning, they are planning, there have been cobra meetings and there has been lots of talk on, but we need them to get in there and do it.— there and do it. does it feel like every man _ there and do it. does it feel like every man and _ there and do it. does it feel like every man and woman - there and do it. does it feel like every man and woman for - there and do it. does it feel like - every man and woman for themselves? it does, it does. there have been some desperate messages and videos of people saying i am desperate now, we have run out of food, we are running out of water. so now what? as khartoum empties out, the fear is that a power struggle between two rival military factions will turn even more violent. so far, neither side has shown any

appetite for a ceasefire. the violence must stop. it risks a catastrophic conflagration within strabane that could engulf the whole region and beyond. for now, then, sudan's war goes on and with it, an exodus of civilians escaping from a country that had hoped it was on the path to democracy, not chaos. andrew harding, bbc news, johannesburg. as we heard, thousands of british nationals are still trapped in sudan, with frustration growing about the lack of help from the government. the foreign office minister andrew mitchell has defended a major military operation to evacuate only embassy staff and their families over the weekend. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, is here with more. thanks, fiona. so, what is the situation regarding uk nationals caught up in this crisis? well, its estimated there are at least 4,000 britons in sudan which is, of course, a former british colony. that is far fewer than

the united states which has 16,000 nationals in sudan. but it is far more than many european and other countries which have, or had, just a few hundred nationals there. it is the difference in those numbers that are shaping the different responses. the logistic troblem different responses. the logistic problem will _ different responses. the logistic problem will be _ different responses. the logistic problem will be finding - different responses. the logistic problem will be finding a - different responses. the logistic problem will be finding a way i different responses. the logistic| problem will be finding a way to, different responses. the logistic. problem will be finding a way to, if you organise an evacuation, gather these people safely in a location where they could be transported to the filtration point. this is the big logistic problem. people to look at the italians, greeks and others. these small numbers. so what are the ways of getting out of sudan? well, some foreign nationals are being evacuated by air. they have got on buses in khartoum and been driven 20 miles north to a small air base at wadi seidna. from there they have been flown largely to djibouti. others are going by sea, making the long journey first to port sudan on the coast, from where they have got

a ferry across the red sea. a british frigate is already heading in that direction. and a british reconnaissance team is already in port sudan. and a british reconnaissance team is already in port sudan. other foreign nationals are taking the even more treacherous option of going by land, particularly to egypt in the north. but none of these are straightforward. movement around the capital remains extremely dangerous and no evacuation option comes without grave risk to life. khartoum airport is out of action. we continue to advise all british nationals in sudan to stay indoors wherever possible.— nationals in sudan to stay indoors wherever possible. while we maintain a unified, international— wherever possible. while we maintain a unified, international pressure - a unified, international pressure for a _ a unified, international pressure for a permanent ceasefire, we are fora permanent ceasefire, we are clear_ for a permanent ceasefire, we are clear that — for a permanent ceasefire, we are clear that the government should be evacuating _ clear that the government should be evacuating as many british nationals as possible, as quickly as possible. why is_ as possible, as quickly as possible. why is britain seemingly not doing more? the answer is none of the evacuation options are easy. most

britons are in khartoum whether fighting is faces, they could be attacked if they left their homes, any assembly point could become a target and even if temporary ceasefires were agreed there is no guarantee they were told, which is why the official uk advice is to still stay at home. but for some uk nationals running out of food and water, that is not good enough and they want a decision about evacuation is not good enough and they want a decision about evacuations soon. chris, the government is coming under increasing pressure to do something. under increasing pressure to do something-— under increasing pressure to do somethint. �* ~ . something. andrew mitchell, the minister use _ something. andrew mitchell, the minister use saw _ something. andrew mitchell, the minister use saw there _ something. andrew mitchell, the minister use saw there in - something. andrew mitchell, the minister use saw there in the - something. andrew mitchell, the i minister use saw there in the report faced an hour of questions from mps. despite the tone of those questions being persistent, rather than angry, and a real emphasis on the minister and a real emphasis on the minister and the government publicly and privately of just how and the government publicly and privately ofjust how difficult this is. around 4000 british nationals potentially in need of evacuation. the foreign office say they have set

“p the foreign office say they have set up a crisis centre that is operating 24/7. the prime minister hasjust chaired yet another meeting of the cobra committee, the contingency committee. there have been seven of those so far since this crisis began. i havejust been those so far since this crisis began. i have just been talking to a former senior british diplomat for the bbc�*s newscast podcast coming out shortly and he was emphasising in a situation like this the foreign office faces a balance of risks that 0ffice faces a balance of risks that inevitably there is criticism that not enough is being done. at the same time there will be a concern within the foreign office that if you do the wrong thing and do it too quickly, that could be very grim. so a real trade—off therefore diplomats and the ministry of defence to try and the ministry of defence to try and weigh up. it is clearly occupying a lot of time among senior figures at the top of government, and clearly politically the pressure will grow if it becomes more and more obvious that comparable countries are doing a betterjob of

getting there nationals out there in the uk is managing to. if that becomes the case in the coming days, that persistent questioning will become angry from mps and others demanding further action. chris become angry from mps and others demanding further action.— demanding further action. chris at westminster. _ demanding further action. chris at westminster, thank _ demanding further action. chris at westminster, thank you. - tributes have been pouring in for former strictly head judge len goodman who's died at the age of 78. he had been diagnosed with bone cancer and passed away on saturday at a hospice in tunbridge wells in kent, surrounded by his family. the director—general of the bbc, tim davie, said he'd been at the very heart of the show�*s success. fellowjudge craig revell—horwood tweeted len goodman had been a "gorgeous colleague and a good friend". 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba looks back at his life and career. let's hear from our head judge len goodman. if you don't get four tens on that, i'm going to go home and pickle me walnuts! he was strictly�*s twinkly fountain of wit and wisdom. yum, yum, pig's burn, that was fun!

you dance like i cook, just chuck it all in and hope for the best! honest if he didn't like it... your bum! it was like you were chewing a toffee! seven! ..full of praise if he did. it was knockout. well done. from len, a ten. in his youth, len goodman was a champion dancer himself, quitting his job as a welder to turn professional. he quietly ran a dance school in kent until he was 60. music: strictly come dancing theme. then, to his surprise, the bbc called. let's hear from our head judge, len goodman, one of the most respected ballroom and latinjudges in the country. in the cha—cha—cha, i look for three things: rhythm, rhythm, rhythm. why, why, why? he did 14 seasons of strictly.

it was a hodgepodge of moves, just out there to titillate the taste buds. where's the chasse capes? where's the twist turns? where's the recognisable paso doble? and crossed the atlantic as head judge of america's dancing with the stars. he had no understanding ofjust how big he was. how much people loved him. in my own house, we still never use the word seven. we say seven differently. he changed a whole number for so many of us. his fellowjudges have also paid tribute. darcey bussell said, my heart goes out to his family and dear sue. i feel so lucky to have worked with such a professional, funny, lovable man. bruno tonioli commented, there will never be anyone like him. you will always be my perfect ten. while craig revel horwood said, len goody goodman, is what i always called him and it is a ten for len and seven will live with me forever.

he left strictly in 2016. bathed in respect and affection. your best dance. yes! len goodman, the east end boy... it's like looking in a mirror! ..who became the star of saturday night. len goodman who has died at the age of 78. the uk's biggest business lobby group has admitted it hired "cultu rally toxic" staff and failed to fire people who sexually harassed female colleagues. the cbi says it has now dismissed a number of people and that it must change its culture. the cbi has been engulfed in scandal since allegations of misconduct, even rape, have emerged and many key businesses have deserted it. here's our business editor simonjack. the cbi describes itself as the most effective voice of business in the uk. but some of the uk's biggest firms

have either cut ties completely, or have suspended their engagement with the crisis at lobbying group. leaving many to question whether it has a future after the city of london police confirmed last week it was investigating a second allegation of rape. news of which accelerated the exodus. today the cbi started its attempt to redeem itself. for us it is about rebuilding the trust that we obviously last with the members who left us on friday, it is rebuilding trust with the political stakeholders. because what i do know is that in every major economy in europe, they have a cb! equivalent. business needs one voice to be able to talk to the government. responding to the report today, the cbi conceded major shortcomings, including not having preventative measures to protect staff from harm and not reacting properly when issues arose, a failure to filter out culturally toxic people during the hiring process and also said some managers were promoted too quickly without the right training. it also said its most grievous error

was to try and resolve sexual harassment cases rather than remove the offenders, which led to a reluctance on the part of those complaining, emboldening those with abhorrent attitudes. now in response, the cbi said it would take the following action. adopt a zero tolerance to sexual harassment and bullying. compulsory training for all cva staff and board members on harassment and bullying prevention. a new director general and a chief people officer with a seat on a reconstructed board and an independent and external whistleblowing channel for complaints. the cbi said it will suspend all lobbying activities until an emergency meeting of its members injune, some of whom remain unconvinced. i think as a former member i'm underwhelmed by what i heard today. i applaud them for recognising that they have a toxic culture behind the scenes.

but there's nothing that persuades me that i need to rejoin the cbi any time soon. applause. meanwhile the prime minister this morning assured business leaders the government was behind them, with or without the cbi. if there's one overarching message that i want all of you, and everyone watching, to take away from today it is this. we want businesses small and large to know that this government has got your back. business and government acknowledge they need each other. but whether they need the cbi is not so clear. simon jack, bbc news. our top story this evening. the un secretary general warns the fighting in sudan could "engulf the whole region" , as calls increase for the government to evacuate trapped british citizens. and how �*rewiggling' rivers — re—introducing their natural bends — is helping to reduce flooding and restore biodiversity. coming up on bbc news: an exciting victory at the crucible for debutant si jiahui.

the 20—year—old is the lowest—ranked player left in the snooker world championship. he put out england's robert milkins to go through to the quarter finals. with the coronation of king charles just under a fortnight away, a new opinion poll commissioned by bbc panorama suggests that less than a third of 18—24 year olds want the monarchy to continue. the online poll carried out by yougov also found nearly half of those questioned from an ethnic minority background think the royals have a problem with race and diversity. panorama's jane corbin reports. as preparations gear up for the coronation, crowds have turned out for a royal engagement in york. it's exciting, the atmosphere's lovely. i think they make a lovely couple, and i think they're very dignified. there's a small but noisy protest here, too.

across the country, there are millions of people who want the monarchy abolished. they spend so much of our money on their lives, and their homes and their travel. we're basically wanting to raise awareness of the growing movement against the monarchy, and to object to the succession. panorama wanted to test attitudes to the monarchy, and commissioned an online poll from yougov. the poll of nearly 4,600 uk adults suggests 58% want the monarchy to continue, and 26% want an elected head of state instead. when yougov asked the same question injuly 2013 — a year after the queen's diamond jubilee — 75% of people polled said the monarchy should continue, and only 17% wanted an elected head of state. for young people, decline in support appears starker. in the new poll, less than a third of 18—to—24—year—olds said the monarchy should continue —

compared to 64% back in 2013. do you care about the monarchy, is it something you support? no. i wouldn't say i don't care, but i'd say it's not necessarily something that i'm invested in. i'd say i wasn't invested in it. the only person i know who does support the monarchy is my gran, and she loves it. charles has a problem with gen z. the future of the monarchy for charles and for william, and the popular support — which they need — is really in the balance when it comes to the younger people. but those who know the king say he can connect. he has an amazing ability to reach teenagers, which a lot of people don't have. and i've literally been with him in prisons, in youth—offending institutes, injob centres, and he can make that connection. it is quite extraordinary. the poll also asked whether the royal family has a problem with race and diversity.

it suggests nearly half of those from an ethnic—minority background think the royal family do — compared with a third of the population as a whole. tonight, for the first time, they tell their story. two years ago, in an interview with oprah winfrey, the duchess of sussex described remarks she claims were made by a royal about her unborn child. concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he's born. what?! the royal family denied any racism. no, we're very much not a racist family. there's not a racist drop of blood in the king. ijust don't think it's a problem. it's made into a problem by those who wish to make it a problem. buckingham palace says his majesty and the royal household treat all matters of race and diversity with great seriousness. times have changed since the last coronation 70 years ago.

so will the king adapt the monarchy? if the monarchy is going to be the thing that makes britain great, it's going to have to redefine what it is for the 21st century, because it's... it's living off the position it had over the past few centuries. the monarchy has been part of the fabric of british life for hundreds of years. as it's done throughout the ages, the crown will have to adapt to survive. jane corbin, bbc news. you can find out more on panorama tonight at 8pm on bbc one and iplayer and the full details of the poll are on the bbc news website. health secretary steve barclay has said he will go to court to try to prevent a strike of nursing staff next week. he argued the mandate for

industrial action expires at midnight on monday. the union denies this. it's general secretary accused the government of bullying. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says he utterly condemns the comments made by diane abbott about racism, describing them as "antisemitic". ms abbott was suspended as a labour mp yesterday, after suggesting jewish, irish and traveller people suffered prejudice, but weren't subject to racism. she later apologised and withdrew the comments. one of the most famous and controversial news anchors in america, tucker carlson, has left the fox news network. last week the channel paid dominion voting systems over 600 million pounds in an out of court settlement. dominion had alleged that statements made on carlson's show were defamatory, including his claims that its ballot—counting machines were used to manipulate the 2020 election in favour ofjoe biden. more than 200 million pounds of funding, intended to help

schoolchildren in england catch up after the covid lockdowns, has not been spent according to a bbc investigation. the national tutoring programme was set up to provide money to subsidise extra sessions outside school hours. but schools must top up the funding themselves , and many say they can't afford it. 0ur education correspondent, elaine dunkley, reports. you're going to try and find out today where those bones are.. at the wensleydale school in the yorkshire dales, the year 7s are getting to grips with anatomy. meanwhile, the teachers are concentrating on helping them fill in the parts of their education that are missing because of the pandemic. it has been quite tough because obviously struggling with my home learning, it was a lot more difficult processing things and working stuff out by myself. the government's flagship national tutoring program promised one to one support and additional tutors to help with lost learning in england. okay, one, two, three. let's go. but for this rural school, getting a tutor has been difficult. we're in north yorkshire. there were 49 providers allegedly who could help us.

however, only 18 of those said that they could provide face to face tutors on site. and of those 18, almost ten or 12 of them are based in london. it's more complex than it needs to be at a time when schools have got many, many other things to do. actually trying to unpick all the red tape behind getting involved is difficult. okay, henry, thank you. £208 million ring fenced for the scheme has been given back to the treasury, at a time when school budgets are tight. it's shocking. you know, the schools are crying out. gas and electricity has gone up five fold. we've had unfunded pay rises. that again all puts pressure on budgets that are squeezed as much as it is. external... at king's road primary, manchester, pupils have been able to access the national tutoring programme. the 15 hours of personal tutoring has helped the children's progress in the classroom. i found the tutoring sessions good. i really like them. i used to get low scores, but now

i'm getting like really high scores. currently, the government covers 60% of the cost of tutoring, with the rest coming out of school budgets. this year, that subsidy will fall to 25%. and now an increasing number of schools simply can't afford it. there's so much local variation between schools in terms of what their needs are that actually there's a really good argument here forjust giving schools the money, un—ring fenced, completely unrestricted, for them to spend as they want. that's an ok answer. scotland, wales and northern ireland also had their own covid catch up support. in england, the government says with exam season approaching, it hopes that every eligible school will take advantage of the scheme. at wensleydale secondary, having longer school days has made a difference, but this head teacher says more needs to be done to ensure schools like hers are not being left behind when it comes to catch—up. elaine dunkley, bbc news. rewiggling rivers — the technical term for adding natural—looking bends back into a river or stream

that's been artificially straightened in the past — is resulting in a return of wildlife, according to the royal society for the protection of birds. the charity says it also reduces the risk of flooding, and the government should encourage more such river restoration schemes by providing financial incentives for farmers and landowners. 0ur science correspondent, victoria gill, has been to the recently rewiggled swindale beck, near haweswater, in cumbria. a river coming back to life. fish are now breeding in this part of swindale beck in cumbria in habitat that's been missing for 200 years. this one kilometre stretch of river was artificially straightened two centuries ago, but conservationists have now set it back on its original meandering course. the results of this restoration are really starting to show. and yeah, this little bit of river that we can see here, we've got a fantastic gravel bar. we've got the ripples that we can hear a little bit further up near one of the meanders, we've got a nice deep pool. so as soon as you get

the physical conditions back, the whole kind of food chain seems to reassert itself. it's like a living thing again back in the landscape. whereas the straightened river before was just a kind of sad canal. the river was straightened by farmers to reduce the risk of their surrounding hay meadows being flooded. but that had unintended consequences for nature and for the quality of the water in this landscape. the slower flowing water is now cleaning itself, depositing sediment on its banks, rather than washing it downstream. if a river is straighter, it's basically firing all of the material in the river, all the fine sediment, into our water intakes, and that then has to be cleared out at great cost. the meandering water can now spill out onto its ancient floodplains, so there's less risk of flooding downstream. but is there space for landscapes to be restored like this and for the surrounding farmland to be productive? our whole approach here is about showing that conservation and farming can work closely together and mutually benefit each other.

certainly here in cumbria, there's a lot of farmers that we know that are going to this kind of more nature friendly, sustainable, regenerative models of farming. do we need more wiggling rivers, then, across the landscape? yeah, nature really does need chaos. it needs randomness, it needs the freedom to be dynamic. it needs potential to be able to kind of change over time. knowing that we can, as a species kind of put back, we can restore this stuff, is hugely inspiring. victoria gill, bbc news, swindale back. time for a look at the weather here's darren bett. is it going to get any warmer? is it going to get any warmer? i will answer that at the end of the broadcast! something to look forward to, or not! it has been cold today across the uk with temperatures lower across the uk and we had a lot of showers especially in scotland where it has been a cold looking

sky. and also some wintering this over the hills. we have wetter weather heading to the south east of england for the earlier thunderstorms have died away but the rain continues in the southeast this evening. with the wind lighter overnight it is going to get cold quickly and we have temperatures as low as —5 in scotland and northern ireland. so tomorrow a frosty start for many parts of the country but we do start with a lot of sunshine. any showers in england should move away, but we keep some wintry showers in the north of scotland. the cloud spreads out into the afternoon but a few showers around. temperatures ranging from 7 degrees in northern scotland to 12 degrees in the south east of england. there are some weather fronts on the scene, trying to push up from the south—west, trying to bring milder air in but

the cold air is firmly in place and