welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines. signs of a ceasefire in sudan, as the crisis spills into its second week. tucker carlson exits fox news — for years, he's been one of america's most watched, most profitable, and most controversial personalities. large parts of southeast asia were soaring temperatures. plus, monarchy and popularity. a new bbc poll suggests less than a third of young adults in the uk want the royals to continue.

we begin in sudan, where the us says warring parties have agreed to a 72—hour ceasefire. us secretary of state anthony blinken said the agreement between the sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary rapid support forces came after 48 hours of intense negotiations. earlier, the united nations secretary general warned the violence is at risk of causing a "catastrophic conflagration" that could engulf the whole region and beyond. here's our africa correspondent andrew harding. khartoum today, still burning, as civilians, locals and foreigners hunt for ways to escape from sudan's hellish capital. at a bus station, this man

said, "we're afraid that civilians may be used as human shields, especially after foreigners have been evacuated." it's still going on. this is for the last 20 minutes. many people still can't get out of the city, 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. very scary. 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. asked if he feels abandoned, he becomes emotional. i think they've done what they could have done, and we'lljust have to do it 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. egypt, jordan and germany, among others, have been ferrying thousands of people to safety — this teacher among those now recovering in djibouti. i mean, i'm happy that i'm safe. for me, in a way, it's just a little bit sad. some of my friends that i work with, they can't leave. others are still making long overland journeys to sudan's borders. among them, british nationals. emily keal was teaching in khartoum. her mother growing increasingly frustrated. my perception is it's just been really slow. other nations have gone in and evacuated their citizens, but our governmentjust seems to be... they keep telling us they're planning, they're planning, there's been cobra meetings and there's been lots of talking, but we actually need them to just get

in there and do it. so now what? as khartoum empties out, the fear is that a power struggle between two rival military factions will turn even more violent. the violence must stop. it risks a catastrophic conflagration within sudan that could engulf the whole region and beyond. for now, 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. earlier, we spoke to our state department correspondent barbara plet usher who told us more about ceasfires. antony blinken have announced a ceasefire. read days. he said

during that time, he would work together with all parties, international and sudanese, to establish a committee to negotiate a permanent cessation of hostilities and to deal with humanitarian consequences of the conflict. he did not explain what he thought this ceasefire might hold when others have disintegrated or have not been kept well. he said he was urging both generals to ceasefire, there had been 48 hours of intense negotiations to get to this point, and the goal of course is to get to a more stable cessation of hostilities so that ultimately that process which was interrupted by the fighting, that process of trying to transition to a civilian government, could resume. fist civilian government, could resume-— civilian government, could resume. �* . resume. at the same time, a number of — resume. at the same time, a number of countries - resume. at the same time, a | number of countries including the us trying to evacuate their citizens from the from sudan,

and the uk government coming under pressure.— and the uk government coming under pressure. yes, as we were heafina under pressure. yes, as we were hearing from _ under pressure. yes, as we were hearing from some _ under pressure. yes, as we were hearing from some of _ under pressure. yes, as we were hearing from some of the - under pressure. yes, as we were hearing from some of the people in andrew's report, the uk government coming under pressure from citizens for not doing enough to help them. on the us side, the americans evacuated their diplomatic personnel from the embassy. they are not going to evacuate us citizens who do not work for the government. could be up to 16,000 in the country, that's the figure congress was given last week by officials. but we've been told that only hundreds approached the embassy or call the embassy and only some dozens trying to find a way out, so they are providing information to these people on the safest way to do that, which is going to have to be overland, because there isn't going to be another air rescue, at least not now. the pentagon has said it has drones in the air monitoring threats and identifying potential routes. the main one seems to be the

road out to port sudan, and the navy has deployed two ships in port sudan to be on standby in case they are needed for any efforts to help civilians. the most—watched presenter in cable news on the us tucker carlson is leaving the network owned by rupert murdoch. he has been the vanguard of fox's unflagging support for donald trump and he was named in the recent court case where fox news agreed to pay almost $800 million over its coverage over the 2020 residential election and its false claims about vote rigging. our north american editor has more. good evening and welcome to tucker carlson tonight... tucker carlson was a huge star on fox, one of their highest rated and more outrageous hosts... 80—year—old joe biden, shuffling stiff—legged and bewildered to the podium,

a husk held together by botox. .. ..making the news himself today. fox news media and tucker carlson have mutually agreed to part ways. tucker's last show was this past friday. here is that final show. just listen to the end. and we'll be back on monday. in the meantime, have the best weekend with the ones that you love and we'll see you then. he clearly did not know this was his last programme. fox news knew and loved the fact that tucker carlson attracted great controversy. he promoted racist conspiracies on air and he said repeatedly that the 2020 election had been stolen from donald trump. so much for those claims that voterfraud never happens! of course it happens... last week, fox news agreed to pay an enormous, nearly $800 million settlement to dominion voting systems. tucker carlson was among those who had falsely suggested on air that dominion�*s machines switched votes from donald trump tojoe biden in the 2020 election. we don't know how many votes were stolen on tuesday night. we don't know anything about the software that many say was rigged. we don't know. we ought to find out. tucker carlson did

a greatjob last night... cheering ..because he was willing to call it out. carlson and trump had a symbiotic relationship, each man glorifying the other. is there anything they could direct you legally that would convince you to drop out of the race...? email and text messages, made public as part of dominion�*s legal case, showed that carlson only promoted trump's lies about election fraud because he was worried about fox losing viewers and the share price falling. after his shock departure was announced, fox's market value — ironically — fell sharply, losing $700 million. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. kathleen culver is from the university of wisconsin—madison, and i asked what her reaction was to this decision by fox news. i'm stunned by it. i don't know whether it was a mutual decision or not, but friday's programme certainly gives the indication that tucker carlson didn't know at the time. no activity over the weekend would indicate otherwise. but i certainly did

not this have this on my media bingo card for this week. interesting. shares in fox news falling and by about $1 billion. that's more than how much fox news actually agreed to pay in that dominion settlement. what are investors concerned about? is this about mr carlson leaving the network? i think investors are right to be worried about a number of different things. first and foremost, whether the lies that were shared throughout fox news and calling into question the integrity of the us presidential election of 2020 actually damaged the brand to such an extent that the shareholders lost money. there's a case to be made there and one shareholder has already filed a lawsuit in that regard. i think there's also the immediate reaction on wall street to this sort of thing. tucker carlson no longer on the network. he certainly was popular with viewers. the question is, who will be next and how will they

build an audience? and then will those shares rebound? so do you think his departure, as well as that dominion settlement, will it affect fox news and other media coverage of the 2024 presidential election? i think there's almost no doubt that it will have some effect on that coverage. i think one of the questions is going to be who remains in competition with fox news? with the discovery that we saw in the dominion lawsuit, you saw a lot of concern among those inside fox, as well as including tucker carlson about challenges from one america news, oan, and then also newsmax and losing audiences to those more conservative outlets, more right wing outlets, and that fox needed to pivot its own coverage in response so that it wouldn't lose viewers. oan and newsmax are also the focus of litigation, and it remains to be seen whether they will move, whether there will be judgements against them or they will move toward settlement, whether they'll

actually be going concerns in the 2024 race. and on the same day, don lemon has also left cnn. what's happening there? well, it's so strange that they happened on the same day, but they're such enormously different cases. you know the odd couple, the new version of the odd couple with don lemon and tucker carlson in the same breath. but i think with lemon, i actually was surprised that his time at cnn lasted as long as it did. you know, his comments about nikki haley not being in her prime when at her age, she's younger than me. ifeel very much in my prime, especially at a time when we have two leading candidates, both the democratic candidate and the republican candidate, ahead in the polls now, are both geriatric men. so i was surprised that don lemon made it this far. and i suspect that the reason is the sort of duration of those offensive comments. there may be something else at play here.

there may be workplace issues that we don't know about. we certainly have been seeing a lot of that activity in the us media. other parts of asia are also struggling with unusually high temperatures. japan and china have been sweltering, while pakistan, india, nepaland pakistan, india, nepal and bangladesh pakistan, india, nepaland bangladesh have all seen temperatures topping 40 celsius for many days. and the heat has many consequences, not only for those struggling with health, but also electricity consumption, which has boomed as people stay indoors with air conditioning on. let's take you to bangkok and talk to doctor

diane archer, a senior research fellow with stockholm environment institute. thank you forjoining us. i know you have been in thailand for many years. do you personally feel it is especially hot this year? good morning. yes, this year has been incredibly hot. going outside between 10am and 5pm feels quite unbearable. last week, i cycled a couple of kilometres across town at lunchtime, and it did feel like i had a hair dryer blowing heat in my face. it was really horrible, to be honest. how are --eole horrible, to be honest. how are peeple reacting _ horrible, to be honest. how are people reacting to _ horrible, to be honest. how are people reacting to this? - horrible, to be honest. how are people reacting to this? are - people reacting to this? are they following the warnings and staying inside?— staying inside? well, i think if ou staying inside? well, i think if you can — staying inside? well, i think if you can stay _ staying inside? well, i think if you can stay inside, - staying inside? well, i think if you can stay inside, stay l staying inside? well, i think| if you can stay inside, stay in home or work in an office, go to a shopping mall, that's great, but we have to accept that for many people it isn't

feasible. if you work outdoors as a motorbike taxi driver, a street vendor, a street cleaner, you just can't spend time indoors in air conditioning during the heat of the day. so whilst people are aware that the temperatures are really high, there is a limit to what people can do. i think we also have to be aware of certain issues facing workers outdoors. for example, the lack of shade in certain areas, where there are insufficient trees. provision of drinking water. it isn't always accessible. especially cold water. and for women workers in particular, we have to be aware that provision of public toilets is quite limited, and that can be a barrier to hydration. if there is no where to go to the toilet, you might limit the amount of water that you consume, and that puts your health at risk as well.— health at risk as well. indeed, let's hepe _ health at risk as well. indeed,

let's hope not, _ health at risk as well. indeed, let's hope not, but _ health at risk as well. indeed, let's hope not, but it - health at risk as well. indeed, let's hope not, but it heat - let's hope not, but it heat like this continues in the future and we get many years like this, how do you think this will impact our cities and the way people in cities like bangkok and singapore live our lives? , ~ ., lives? cities like bangkok and sinaa ore lives? cities like bangkok and singapore are _ lives? cities like bangkok and singapore are concrete - lives? cities like bangkok and l singapore are concrete jungles, and they attract all the heat, and they attract all the heat, and they attract all the heat, and the concrete absorbed it, and the concrete absorbed it, and then at night it radiates out the heat. so we never really get the cooling effect that you might get in more green areas, and this is known as the urban heat effect. i think we are going to see this trend continue, and what we need to do is implement better regulations and planning solutions to counteract this. for example, in terms of building regulations, there should be regulations relating to encouraging natural ventilation. in order to limit the amount of air conditioning that we use, because air—conditioners radiate heat. there should also be

regulations for example regarding the colour of buildings. it's very fashionable in bangkok for condominiums to be painted grey or black, which absorbs a lot of heat. people living in those buildings will have higher electricity consumption is as well. and we need to be looking at more street trees, and bangkok does have a plan that it is implementing to increase the amount of greenery in town. i think we need to be strategic in terms of what kind of trees are planted to ensure they provide maximum shade. and also that they are planted in places where they offer benefits to pedestrians so they can walk safely outdoors during the heat of the day. safely outdoors during the heat of the day-— of the day. thank you so much forjoining _ of the day. thank you so much forjoining us— of the day. thank you so much forjoining us today. _

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you're live with bbc news. dawn services have taken place in australia and new zealand to mark anzac day to commemorate troops killed at war and people who served. the date marks the anniversary of the landing of australian and new zealand soldiers — the anzacs — on the gallipoli peninsula in 1915. it comes at a time when the australian government is embarking on its biggest overhaul of its defence strategy since world war two. earlier, i spoke to our sydney correspondent phil mercer about the major defence reviewjust announced by the government. i think australia is worried about security closer to home in the indo—pacific region. the review makes reference to china's rapid military escalation and also its territorial ambitions in the south china sea. the review says in its opinion,

there is no direct military threat from china to australia, but it believes that china's activities in the region do undermine australia's national interests. so to that end, the review is calling for australia to invest more in longer—range missiles and also to beef up australia's military bases in its tropical north. so this is the most fundamental sweeping review of australia's armed forces in many many years. and certainly china's rise has been one of the fundamental drivers of this review. it's interesting how the review mentions china because of course australia does have very strong trade economic ties with the country. it is a bit of a tricky balancing act, isn't it? it's always a delicate act of diplomacy when it comes to australia and china.

you're absolutely right. china is australia's biggest trading partner. australia's recent prosperity has been underwritten largly by china's demand for australia's natural resources, most notably iron ore, a ingredient in steel—making. since the election last year of anthony albanese leading australia's left of centre labor government, there has been some easing of tension with beijing and mr albanese is pointing out that australia needs to have cordial stable relationships with china but there will be areas where both countries disagree. new united nations figures say that india is now the world's most populous country. for decades, china was the country with the most people, but now it's been bumped down to second place. experts believe that india's growing youth population will give the nation

an advantage. officials in pakistan say at least ti2 people have been killed in two explosions at a counter—terrorism office in the north—western town of kabal. the attack took place on the last day pakistan was celebrating the islamic eid al—fitr festival, which marks the end of the holy month of ramadan. japan has approved its first abortion pill decades after other countries. to date, only surgical abortions have been allowed injapan, and only with consent from their partners and if the pregnancy will cause harm to the mother, or was caused by rape. activists have celebrated this milestone, but also point to a long road ahead for better reproductive rights. with less than two weeks to go until the coronation of king charles, a new poll suggests public opinion about the british royals

is changing, with less than a third of 18 to 24 year olds in the uk wanting the monarchy to continue. commissioned by the bbc�*s panorama programme, the yougov poll also revealed that almost half of those asked who were from ethnic minority backgrounds believe the royal family has a problem with race and diversity. ashley john—ba ptiste reports. at this college in bedfordshire... these i6—year—olds are gearing up for the royal event of the air, but what does the coronation mean to these students? how do you feel about the upcoming coronation? we haven't seen anything like it in over 70 years, like, you have to agree, come on, it is exciting. i want to be part of history, and obviously i will come down to london to see it live as well. nmm. — what are you thinking? it doesn't mean anything to me, because it isjustl someone getting crowned. it isjust a waste of money when they could be spending it on stuff like care homes.

what do you guys make of king charles? i don't really like him. i think he can do some good, but he is not really my cup of tea. in my opinion, i think- he is going to be a really good king, because he is helping out with charities and stuff. - how do you feel about camilla as queen? she willjust be hidden in some ways, as she doesn't really come out and present herself. i do think that prince william should be king, as he... what, instead of charles? yeah. king charles does not have the empathy towards the young generation as much as william and kate do. does the royal family connect with communities like the ones you are from? yes, because when you see all these controversies, - they are like a typical family, it is like watching a tv - drama, i would say. the kardashians! is that what you think

about the royal family? tell me more, please! they are known by most people around the world, and they've got the money and stuff like that. they are not as relatable to our cost of living, because most of us live in poverty, they are the top leaders of the uk, so they don't have to face those challenges. in terms of the future of britain, should we continue to have a monarchy? yes. that was unanimous. having a monarch and| being british, it shows that we are our own people. ijust think it makes our country special, because there are not many monarchies around. some people take it as a symbol of pride that we have a royal family, and it brings people together. it is a part of my heritage. does it make you proud? yeah, it really does. that's it for now, thank you for watching newsday.

stay with bbc news. hello there. very few places on monday had a completely dry day and temperatures struggled to get into double figures. we've seen the colder air down from the arctic move down across the whole of the uk. that's firmly in place right now. there are some weather fronts trying to push up from the south—west, but most of the showers that we had earlier on are getting drawn away into the north sea as that low pressure heads towards scandinavia. so as the showers die away, skies are clearing, and with the winds lighter, temperatures are falling quite sharply. it'll be a cold start to tuesday. lowest temperatures, scotland and northern ireland, —4 or —5 celsius. so, a frosty start for much of the country on tuesday. but it should be a bright and sunny one. as is quite typical for this time of the year, through the morning, as temperatures rise, the cloud will bubble up. in the afternoon, it

spreads out and it becomes increasingly cloudy. very few showers around, mind you, most of them in the north of scotland — again, a touch wintry over the hills — but the winds are a lot lighter here and we'll have light winds elsewhere as well. those temperatures ranging from 7 degrees in northern scotland to only 12 celsius in the south—east of england. so colder weather is in place, these weather fronts trying to move up from the south—west, making very little progress. we are going to see more cloud coming in overnight into wednesday, so the frost is going to be more limited to scotland and northern england. and here, there may well be some sunshine for a while on wednesday, so too northern ireland, but again the cloud will build up, we'll see a few more showers breaking out, mainly across northern england. further south, wales, the midlands and southern england look pretty cloudy. quite a dull day. bit misty over the hills in the south—west, and the clouds thick enough to give a few spots of light rain or drizzle. and those temperatures not really changing very much into wednesday. there is some milder air, as i say, trying to come in from the south—west, but it's making very slow progress, pushing away that

cold air that we've drawn down from the arctic. and it looks like whilst there could be some sunshine around for a while across northern areas, again, the cloud will increase and it's looking pretty dull further south. the cloud thickening in the south—west to bring with it some outbreaks of rain, into south—west england and south wales. those temperatures creeping up but only by a degree or two. it will be a cold start to this week, a chilly week ahead, certainly, with those early frosts around, before the cloud comes in, limiting the frost, lifting the temperatures just a little bit, but bringing with it later in the week the chance of some rain.

the first republic shares after it suffered a huge fall in deposits plus setting up a rum distillery in scotland. a business minded couple tells us about the importance of location when setting up a new business. welcome to the business. welcome to the business report. shares in the us bank have fallen by more than 20% in extended trading.

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