live from london. this is bbc news. sudan's warring forces agree a ceasefire. british forces launch an evacuation mission. joe biden has confirmed he will stand for a second term as united states president. at the age of 80, mr biden is already the oldest holder of the office in history — and would be 86 by the end of a potential second term. prince william has settled a phone hacking claim for a very large sum after a secret deal struck with buckingham palace.

hello. we start in sudan where a ceasefire is just about holding. hundreds of foreign nationals are being evacuated. the ministry of defence in london released these images from a royal air force air base in cyprus of british soldiers preparing to fly to khartoum. these picture from khartoum, we are getting reports of gun fire being heard. but the sudanese army said it would respect the ceasefire. thousands have already left the country on flights and on boats or by road. the un said it is bracing up by road. the un said it is bracing up for 270,000 people to flee to

neighbouring chad to the west and south sudan. at least five aid workers have been killed since the fighting broke out. here is our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. these are the first images of the evacuation beginning, british forces gathering in cyprus, ready to fly out to sudan. planes that will luck may return full of british nationals who have been trapped by the fighting for days. this was khartoum in the early hours. a power cut accompanying the start of the ceasefire. 0ne cut accompanying the start of the ceasefire. one that is supposed to last for three days. by dawn, people were gathering to try to find buses, hoping to use the pause in fighting to get #0u9 of town. advice that has been given to some british nationals.

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where. those bri britons travelling to the air base will have to do it on their risk. 0ne former the diplomat said they should prepare well. ,., diplomat said they should prepare well. , ., , ., ., ., ~ well. prepare yourself to move, talk to our well. prepare yourself to move, talk to your children _ well. prepare yourself to move, talk to your children about _ well. prepare yourself to move, talk to your children about the _ well. prepare yourself to move, talk to your children about the journey, i to your children about the journey, and make sure that where possible where. those britons travelling to the air base will have to do it on their risk. 0ne former the diplomat said they should prepare well. prepare yourself to move, talk to your children about the journey, and make sure that where possible you have as much phone signal. if you haven't registered with the foreign office, you have to do that now. office, you have to do that now. this is our second step of evacuation.— this is our second step of evacuation. �* ,., ., ., ., evacuation. and some managed to get on a bus to egypt _ evacuation. and some managed to get on a bus to egypt. he _ evacuation. and some managed to get on a bus to egypt. he said _ evacuation. and some managed to get on a bus to egypt. he said he - evacuation. and some managed to get on a bus to egypt. he said he wanted i on a bus to egypt. he said he wanted to make his own way out. i’m on a bus to egypt. he said he wanted to make his own way out.— to make his own way out. i'm not waitinu. to make his own way out. i'm not waiting- cos _ to make his own way out. i'm not waiting- cos i _ to make his own way out. i'm not waiting. cos i have _ to make his own way out. i'm not waiting. cos i have got _ to make his own way out. i'm not waiting. cos i have got no... - to make his own way out. i'm not| waiting. cos i have got no... even if they— waiting. cos i have got no... even if they got— waiting. cos i have got no... even if they got in_ waiting. cos i have got no... even if they got in touch, i don't know how they— if they got in touch, i don't know how they were going to go about it, where _ how they were going to go about it, where they— how they were going to go about it, where they are going to meet. so i'm

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heading to egypt to try and escape. 0ur correspondent is near the border. our correspondent is near the border. , ., , ., , border. the story you heard there is the experience _ border. the story you heard there is the experience that _ border. the story you heard there is the experience that people - border. the story you heard there is the experience that people have - border. the story you heard there is. the experience that people have had. she is among thousands that have made that treacherous journey, around 600 miles north to the board he border with egypt. this is as close as we can get for the time being. but we are hearing about extremely dangerous journeys and that starts in khartoum. i spoke to one refugee here who said as soon as they left their homes, they saw in her words, death in front of them, with bodies every where. it has taken days to get to this point. most are being allowed across by the egyptian authorities. they're

creating visa—free access. but some men are being turned back to be processed in the main city in sudan. so it is still an extremely difficult and unpredictable situation and we also know there are some british nationals still trying to make their way to cross at this point. to make their way to cross at this oint. ., ., , ., ,., point. from the nile waters to some of africa's gold _ point. from the nile waters to some of africa's gold mines, _ point. from the nile waters to some of africa's gold mines, sudan - point. from the nile waters to some of africa's gold mines, sudan has i of africa's gold mines, sudan has attracted for long the attention of others. ., ., , ., ., , attracted for long the attention of others. ., ., ,, ., , others. for many nations, sudan is imortant others. for many nations, sudan is important politically, _ others. for many nations, sudan is important politically, strategicallyl important politically, strategically and commercially. you may have already heard that the power struggle in sudan is between these two men, the general of the military and a general of para military. but the offers to negotiate are coming from nations who have a history of

involvement in the country. we can start with sudan's northern neighbour, escript. egypt. egypt has a concern for water from the river nile. egypt is concerned about this dam, they feel it could cut off the water supply that goes into egypt and bolsters the agriculture. they are looking to sudan to stop this ethiopian project. this man, egypt's president, is a close friend of the general. they went to the same military college and he has sent fighter jets military college and he has sent fighterjets and pilots into sudan to help the general take command of the air space. and saudi arabia and the air space. and saudi arabia and the u. ae have spent billions in

sudan. their concern is to invest in agriculture that will help them provide food security for their own desert—dwelling populations. so billions of dollars have gone into this already. but beyond that, $6 billion was agreed in a deal which was meant to facilitate the construction of this massive new port facility in sudan. whether that will go ahead will depend on the political situation. saudi arabia and the uae have worked with both generals and soldiers were sent to fight in yemen alongside saudi arabia. and now russia. russia's extreme has been to have a naval base in sudan. this would be their first in africa. and they have

already got permission from the military to do this, but the plans hang in the balance and the political outcome will determine whether the plans can go ahead. this picture was taken in february of 2023, russia's foreign minister meeting both of the generals involved in is in crisis. we should mention that the wagner group that is affiliated with russia has allegedly been taking part in military and commercial activities in sudan. it is alleged they have been smuggling gold out of sudan and thatis been smuggling gold out of sudan and that is one of the way that russia has been able to cushion the blow of the sanctions for the war in ukraine. and this is being watched by the united states and the allies in the united kingdom and the eu, who don't want the expansion of russian influence. they have been pushing for a return to civilian

rule in sudan. the united states and the united kingdom are part of a diplomatic group known as the quad, and they have been trying to push for civilian rule. but what is important to remember is there are seven african countries surrounding sudan and they will bear the brunt of the refugees who leave their homes and also the destabilisation in the region. so what happens in sudan does not stay in sudan. more? sudan does not stay in sudan. now from khartoum _ sudan does not stay in sudan. now from khartoum we _ sudan does not stay in sudan. now from khartoum we understand a ceasefire does appear to be holding. but there are reports of sporadic gun fire. this is the fourth time they have tried to stop the fighting which started on 15th april. those previous ceasefires were not observed by either side. it is hoped people can get out to get supplies

and a lot of people trying to leave khartoum. so things at the moment looking reasonably quiet. a different picture in washington. a lovely morning there, as americans wake up to the news. president biden has announced he's running for a second term in office next year. confirming the news in a video message focusing on protecting personal freedoms, he drew a clear line between his party and members of the republican party who he called "extremists". mr biden also said that kamala harris, his current deputy, will be running for another term as vice—president. it all comes four years to the day since he first announced he was running for the white house at the last election. president biden bluntly makes his point. freedom. personal freedom is fundamental to us as americans. there is nothing more important, nothing more sacred.

and uses one of the lowest moments in american history to justify it, the capitol riots. in american history to 'ustify it, the capitol riots._ in american history to 'ustify it, the capitol riots. every member of a reneration the capitol riots. every member of a generation has _ the capitol riots. every member of a generation has to _ the capitol riots. every member of a generation has to stand _ the capitol riots. every member of a generation has to stand up - the capitol riots. every member of a generation has to stand up for - generation has to stand up for freedom and the right to vote. it was a similar message to the one four years and. was a similar message to the one fouryears and. he was a similar message to the one four years and. he believes extremists on the right are now a bigger threat. the extremists on the right are now a bigger threat-— extremists on the right are now a bigger threat. the question we are facin: is bigger threat. the question we are facing is whether _ bigger threat. the question we are facing is whether in _ bigger threat. the question we are facing is whether in the _ bigger threat. the question we are facing is whether in the years - bigger threat. the question we are l facing is whether in the years ahead we have more or less freedom. more rights orfewer. we have more or less freedom. more rights or fewer-— rights or fewer. despite struggling to heal political— rights or fewer. despite struggling to heal political divisions, - rights or fewer. despite struggling to heal political divisions, the - to heal political divisions, the president can point to big accomplishments at home and he has built an alliance against russia. but campaigning this time will be different. republicans who control the house of representatives are launching investigations into him onboarder security, the origins of

covid—19 and corruption claims against his son. then there is biden's age. if he wins a second term and completes it, he will be 86. polls suggest most americans are worried about his mental and physical ability. worried about his mental and physicalability. his worried about his mental and physical ability. his likely opponent is donald trump. who is also old. but by far the favourite for the republican nomination and americans could face another gruelling rematch of the 2020 election. i asked one expert if biden has the stamina to run. if i asked one expert if biden has the stamina to run.— stamina to run. if you look at the wa he stamina to run. if you look at the way he has _ stamina to run. if you look at the way he has been _ stamina to run. if you look at the way he has been governing, - stamina to run. if you look at the way he has been governing, he l stamina to run. if you look at the l way he has been governing, he has been demonstrating an energetic schedule and he has been travelling the world and heading to japan soon.

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is because of his on air and off air behaviour and text messages and e—mails were revealed in that dominion lawsuit. and many have not become public, but which fox executives have viewed. there are comments he made in private to friends or colleagues that have been shared with his bosses and which led to his termination. there is an ongoing lawsuit, alleging a sexist environment and take them together and fox had a reason to cut him loose. ~ . , and fox had a reason to cut him loose. ~ ., , ., ., . ., loose. was there a financial element. — loose. was there a financial element, the _ loose. was there a financial element, the stock - loose. was there a financial element, the stock price i loose. was there a financial element, the stock price is| loose. was there a financial- element, the stock price is down for fox and advertisers are pulling their slots?— fox and advertisers are pulling their slots? ., ., , , ., their slots? fox always struggled to net blue their slots? fox always struggled to get blue chip _ their slots? fox always struggled to get blue chip advertisers _ their slots? fox always struggled to get blue chip advertisers for- get blue chip advertisers for karlsson's hours. was he was making money from other advertisers and he had the most popular show on the

channel. so he was drawing in an enormous audience. tucker carl son seemed invincible. but it is the murdoches who have the power and choose who is on the platform and what direction they want to go in. what has been the reaccuse action to don lemon?— what has been the reaccuse action to don lemon? ., , ., , don lemon? there have been rumours of him being — don lemon? there have been rumours of him being on _ don lemon? there have been rumours of him being on thin _ don lemon? there have been rumours of him being on thin ice. _ don lemon? there have been rumours of him being on thin ice. when - don lemon? there have been rumours of him being on thin ice. when my i of him being on thin ice. when my show was cancelled, people wonder if don was next. but his show didn't work with him on it. there was controversy in his comments about nicky hill about women being past their prime. it us error after error. the shocking thing is they fired him without letting him sign off on the air. television can be a brutal business. at the end of the

day. it isjust brutal business. at the end of the day. it is just a business. brutal business. at the end of the day. it isjust a business.- day. it is 'ust a business. tucker carlson day. it isjust a business. tucker carlson didn't _ day. it isjust a business. tucker carlson didn't get _ day. it isjust a business. tucker carlson didn't get a _ day. it isjust a business. tucker carlson didn't get a farewell i day. it isjust a business. tucker. carlson didn't get a farewell show either at fox. we have been talking about the fact that president biden has announced he is running again. how has fox currently treating former president donald trump? are they backing him to be the nominee for the republicans. fox sometimes default to attacking biden and the democrats. some hosts are very protrump. some are more sceptical. now the wildcard is tucker carlson? will he run for president? i don't think so, but it has been talked about. tucker carl son has more power on the outside. but it is incredible to see how donald trump uses fox, because

murdoch seems to be critical of trump, yet the audience, the base, they are still with donald trump. not all but many voters are. thank ou. a court in london has heard claims that the prince of wales has settled a claim against a media organisation for hacking his phone for what is described as a very large sum. the details were made public during a hearing brought by his brother, prince harry, against news group newspapers — an organisation controlled by rupert murdoch — for phone hacking. live now to central london and our media and arts correspondent david sillito. there is a lot of different strands to this. you give us the background to this. you give us the background to the story today?— to the story today? let's set the scene. remember _ to the story today? let's set the scene. remember the _ to the story today? let's set the scene. remember the news i to the story today? let's set the scene. remember the news of. to the story today? let's set the i scene. remember the news of the world 12 years ago? it was closed. amid the revelations about widespread illegality and hacking that was going on byjournalists.

since then, there have been hundreds of claims brought, which has gone into hundreds of millions spent by news group, the publisher of the news group, the publisher of the news of the world and the sun to the victims of hacking. finally we have reached a point where prince harry has brought his case against news group and today's hearing is them trying to stop that trial going ahead. they say he has left it too late. now prince harry has released a large witness statement today as part of the case. he said, look, the reason i left it so long bgs because there was a secret agreement between there was a secret agreement between the palace and the press to leave it to the end of litigation. he said, look, if it was too late, what about my brother? this is the statement he said, news group newspapers still settled his claim for a huge sum in 2020, without subjecting him to a

similar strike out application, without any of the public being told and seemingly with some favourable deal in return for him going quietly, so to speak. kensington palace has made no comment, but he said in return for doing a quiet settlement and not rocking the boat, they got a favourable deal in terms of pub lilsty. licity. he said clarence house and his father wanted to calm the waters so the coronation would go ahead without any questions about the queen consort and the king and there would be support from the press. news group newspapers said we found no evidence of any secret deal. they say they have asked the lawyers and the person who was the head of standards committee and said there was no secret deal to bring their litigation many years after.

in response, harry's lawyers said, look, they haven't asked the right people. they should have gone to the very top to people like rebekah brooks, because they were the people who carried out the deal between the press and the pa lance.— press and the pa lance. thank you. -- palace- — press and the pa lance. thank you. -- palace- this _ press and the pa lance. thank you. -- palace. this sound _ press and the pa lance. thank you. -- palace. this sound like - press and the pa lance. thank you. -- palace. this sound like a - press and the pa lance. thank you. -- palace. this sound like a joke. l —— palace. this sound like a joke. but a moose walked into a cinema in alaska and gave staff a fright. the young woman seems comfortable. the press and the pa lance. thank you. —— palace. this sound like a joke. but a moose walked into a cinema in alaska and gave staff a fright. the young woman seems comfortable. she has her phone out. but the moose, he enters the lobby and munching on popcorn. staff said the moose stayed for a while and then quietly headed back outside. stay with us on bbc news. more to come. we will bring

you up—to—date on what is happening in sudan. and also more on president biden announcing that he will be running again. hello. it has been a cold and frosty start for many, but dry with sunshine away from the north of scotland. as we move through the second half of the day it will remain chilly and the blue skies will be replaced by a lot of cloud. still some sunny spells, but it could be chilly and grey for some and showers will pepper north and eastern scotland and england. temperatures after that cold start, generally seven to 11 or 12 degrees in the south. as we move through tonight many places will stay dry.

thicker cloud in value and southern and western areas. here less cold. but still another cold night. northern england and across scotland. temperatures below minus five in a few spots. another cold start in northern scotland for wednesday. some wintry showers continuing. elsewhere less cold and limited sunshine, and a few spots of rain and temperatures seven to 12 degrees. we start to see changes taking place into thursday. this low pressure working its way in, bringing cloud and rain. and it is going to change the feel of the weather as milder air pushes north across many areas. but still northern scotland in the blue colours. with fronts pushing into the cold air, we could see rain, sleet and snow, certainly over the mountains in scotland. further south

showers, some of which will be heavy. but those temperatures rising generally in the south, up to 13 to 15 degrees. still another cold day for northern scotland. as we move into friday, that heavy rain clears and it is a day of cloudy weather. benign weather. with one or two spots of rain around. very mild for england, wales and also northern ireland. up to the mid teens, perhaps 16 degrees. still cold in northern scotland. turning milder into the weekend. but a mixed picture with a lot of cloud, some heavy showers on saturday and it will feel very mild indeed.

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