this is bbc news. the headlines: the evacuations continue from sudan, is a fragile ceasefire holds. 300 british nationals have been flown out. the first flight has arrived back in the uk. it was bad, it was bad, it was very _ in the uk. it was bad, it was bad, it was very bad. _ in the uk. it was bad, it was bad, it was very bad. i _ in the uk. it was bad, it was bad, it was very bad. i don't _ in the uk. it was bad, it was bad, it was very bad. i don't even - in the uk. it was bad, it was bad, it was very bad. i don't even want to remember it. fire it was very bad. i don't even want to remember it.— to remember it. are other main headlines... _ to remember it. are other main headlines... in _ to remember it. are other main headlines... in russia - to remember it. are other main headlines... in russia and - to remember it. are other main headlines... in russia and the l headlines... in russia and the jailed opposition activist alexei navalny has now been charged with terror offences. and the singer ed sheeran is in court in new york to defend himself against charges he plagiarised marvin gaye.

there we are. we will have more in all of those stories in a moment or two, but let's had to be a sports centre first and catch up with the very latest on a massive game on a little later. gavin, who do you tip? a very big question, matthew, i would like to tip for one team, but i suspect that the team with the momentum, manchester city, will edge it, but we will see. first is the big news coming from the world snooker championship. ronnie 0'sullivan has been knocked out in sheffield per possession after a sensational session. sullivan said luca brecel was a great player after his defeat in the match there, so defending champion ronnie 0'sullivan was ten frames to six ahead, but luca brecel is on fire in his afternoon session, a century break got him back in it and it was one day traffic death one day traffic one—way traffic after that. a memorable win for him, a day of dreams for the luca brecel. these

are the live pictures now from the crucible, mark selby leads in his quarterfinal ahead ofjohn higgins, currently 7—4 in that one to selby, 24—time world champion just going there head and hoping tojoin luca brecel in the last four. to most viewers can catch the action live on bbc two and on the bbc sport website. mark allen became the first player through to the semi—finals the first time he's made the final four since 2009. the world number three played out a tense encounter with welshman jak jones, who's ranked 52nd in the world. the final frame lasted an hour — before the northern irishman finally prevailed to win by 13 frames to ten. allen will face either john higgins or mark selby, who are both four time world champions, for a place in this year's final. to the football, then — and that huge match at the top of the premier league table. leaders arsenal take on manchester city, at the etihad later. arsenal have struggled for form recently, taking just three points from their last three games with friday's draw coming against bottom of the table southampton.

meanwhile, city are chasing a treble they've found their stride at the right time of the season. despite all the talk in the run up, both managers have played down the idea this match could decide the title. we knew that we had to go to the etihad. we know that after that, you're going to have another five very difficult games. that game is going to be really important. is it going to define the season? the answer is no. it is really important. not decisive because there are still many tough games for both sides. we have more games to play, but to have the chance in our hands... of course, they have the chance in their hands as well because if they win, they will be... it depends on them, you know? destiny will be in their hands. but if we win, definitely destiny will be in our hands. there are three other matches taking place in the premier league this evening. chelsea and brentford go head to head, interim chelsea boss frank lampard still searching for his first win back in charge of the club. a huge game for nottingham forest

too, who are second from bottom. they face brighton. and liverpool travel to west ham, looking to gain more ground on the top four. emma raducanu has withdrawn from the madrid 0pen with a hand injury hours before herfirst—round match. the 20—year—old was set to face bulgaria's viktoriya tomova, who will now receive a bye in to the second round. raducanu's withdrawal means she is almost certain to drop out of the world's top 100, and our tennis correspondent russell fuller has been reacting to the news. the pressure of being emma raducanu and winning the us open, as she did in such extraordinary fashion in 2021, is enormous. now, there are lots of elements to that debate, wrong steps that might have been taken over the past 18 months, but it is an enormously difficult thing to have to live with being emma raducanu, given what she achieved and then trying to live up to the expectations of many, many people. and that's all the sport for now. matthew, i'll be back with more

later on and of course with more build—up to later on and of course with more build—up to that later on and of course with more build—up to that big later on and of course with more build—up to that big game later on and of course with more build—up to that big game of manchester city against arsenal later on. gavin, thanks very much. let's return straightaway to the situation in sudan. multiple developments, so many different strands of this story. let's go through them one by one. let's start with the british exodus. the evacuations we have seen over the last 2a hours. the first of the flights landing in the uk in the last couple of hours, we have seen those flight departures from cyprus, four flights those flight departures from cyprus, fourflights in those flight departures from cyprus, four flights in total, those flight departures from cyprus, fourflights in total, a total of 301 british nationals, we are told, have now been extracted from sudan and we are told that there will be a total of eight flights by the end of today. so these are the pictures from cyprus, but was their first port of call after getting out of sudan and after that we have seen in stansted airport, the first of the flights arriving there in the uk. there it is, thejet flights arriving there in the uk. there it is, the jet touching flights arriving there in the uk.

there it is, thejet touching down, the end of a really arduous journey for those families, a lot of women and children on board those flights, but those flights landing there in the uk after a really turbulent, terrible last few days for all of those families. and that of course replicated by so many different foreign nationals, the brits that have got out, but of course we have seen the french, they say they have completed their mission to get there nationals out, the germans as well, but of course the british have so many more in terms of numbers, strong historic connections between the two countries, up to 4000 britons, potentially, in sudan, certainly 2000 registered. we are well over halfway through the ceasefire and i mentioned that one figure given to us from the british government of 301. well, contrast that to that total number of 2000

registered with the foreign office in sudan and you get a sense of the scale of what is still to be done in these remaining hours. i want to show you also pictures from jeddah because it is notjust this british operation that is going on. we have countries, 50 different countries, their nationals getting on board the ship. there are those pictures from jeddah, the port there. this is a ship laid on by the cloudy authorities and 1700 people clamp —— this is by the saudi authorities and 1700 people crammed on that ship, so many people deciding it is not safe to remain in khartoum and have got out in whatever way they have. we are seeing people take those long journeys to the egyptian border, this from the port of sudan, across to saudi arabia, so every route being used, as well as those flights we were talking about a little

earlier. well, we have been talking to so many different voices on the bbc through the last few days. but one person i have been speaking to in the last hour or so was 0smond, who has made it safely back to madrid and he is there with his family and friends, but it has been a terrible few days. he was there right in the heart of the fighting before he made that decision to cut and run. we before he made that decision to cut and run. ~ . ., ., and run. we have made it to madrid safel , m and run. we have made it to madrid safely. my family — and run. we have made it to madrid safely, my family and _ and run. we have made it to madrid safely, my family and myself. - and run. we have made it to madrid safely, my family and myself. it - and run. we have made it to madrid| safely, my family and myself. it was a crazy two weeks that we went through, you know, we won are the lucky ones that got out early, it is now becoming a lot harder for many others,. we had to basically, the options were to take a bus to the border of egypt and make it through, but then, you know, we are trying to get a bigger group together, so that we can fill the bus. and of course,

the war economy is kicking in, so a bus ride from khartoum to cairo that would have taken, would have cost normally, you know, anywhere between $2000 — $3000 for the whole bus is now in the range of 20,000 — $25,000. now in the range of 20,000 - $25,000.— now in the range of 20,000 - $25,000. �* , ., $25,000. and in terms of those fli . hts $25,000. and in terms of those flights and — $25,000. and in terms of those flights and the _ $25,000. and in terms of those flights and the various - $25,000. and in terms of those flights and the various ways - $25,000. and in terms of those | flights and the various ways out, $25,000. and in terms of those i flights and the various ways out, in terms of your nationality and the mechanics of getting out, tell me what you encountered. so mechanics of getting out, tell me what you encountered.— mechanics of getting out, tell me what you encountered. so we were called, first — what you encountered. so we were called, first of— what you encountered. so we were called, first of all, _ what you encountered. so we were called, first of all, i _ what you encountered. so we were called, first of all, i would - what you encountered. so we were called, first of all, i would like - called, first of all, i would like to give thanks to the spanish government and the mexican government and the mexican government that, between them, coordinated to give us direction and to get us to safety. and when we realised that taking the bus was not going to be a viable and it was dangerous and the road full of dangers that we don't know, even, muggings, armed groups, we heard a

lot about people being taken, all their positions being stolen, everything, just horrible stories and i have my wife and two children, aged 11 and 13, there was no way i was going to subject them to something like that or myself. so at 3am on the day of evacuation, which was four or five days ago, we were told, we were asked to make it to the spanish ambassador�*s residents, where we got ready and at 3am we got in the car, drove, it was a ghost town, it was the first time we had left our homes or the first time my wife and children had gone down to the streets since the conflict started. a ghost town, nothing but dogs and rubbish and just devastation in the streets. made it to the embassy residence, where we basically are given shelter in the

basement. they took good care of us, fed us as much as they could and basically tried to keep us safe. and then, you have to understand that then, you have to understand that the rsf and the saf have control of different areas and the military, the khartoum airport is not a viable option because there is fighting in and around the airport, it is just incredible. it is incredible the way any flights are able to come in or out. ., any flights are able to come in or out. . . , any flights are able to come in or out. . .,, , ., any flights are able to come in or out. . ., , . ., any flights are able to come in or out. . .,, , ., ., .,, any flights are able to come in or out. . , ., ., ., ., out. that was osman, who has got to madrid, out. that was osman, who has got to madrid. talking _ out. that was osman, who has got to madrid, talking about _ out. that was osman, who has got to madrid, talking about what _ out. that was osman, who has got to madrid, talking about what it - out. that was osman, who has got to madrid, talking about what it was - madrid, talking about what it was like getting out and talking about survivor's guilt in terms of what he has left behind. let me show you the live pictures from khartoum because we havejust been keeping an eye on the situation there because the 72 hour ceasefire, we know it is fragile, there have been some reports of some fighting, but not major enough to disrupt those flights getting out, although that line that paul adams was giving

us a little earlier about worries around the airport to the north of the capital that they have been using for those flights, different countries, including the british, using that runway, but because of the intensity of its use, worry about damage to the runway, so we are keeping an eye in terms of an update on the british engineers who are currently working on that and any other development there on the ground in sudan. around the world and across the uk, you're watching bbc news. hey, my name is cara and i'm eight years old. i'm eamon campbelland i'm here at great 0rmond street hospital as my daughter is today having her infusion of blood plasma. in my hand is a cannula and i have to come every four weeks for it, but every time i have it, i get more and more used to it. two years ago, we started noticing that she was having difficulty

walking even from the car park to school, then she was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune condition. from there, we realised she needed blood plasma. a year down the line of having these treatments, these infusions from the blood plasma, she is now like a normal eight—year—old. it feels really nice that sometimes some little boys or girls can get help by my dad or some other people when they give plasma. you're live with bbc news. time for a look at the business news now with ben — and one of the largest takeovers in video gaming history has been blocked ? yes, and a deal that has not gone through. let me explain. thanks very much, yes, an interesting story. the competition regulator in britain has blocked a $69 billion bid by microsoft to buy the computer

games company activision blizzard, the regulator said the merger would strengthen the advantage microsoft already has and stifle competition. it said it could lead to reduced innovation and less choice for uk gamers. let's get the latest on this with our technology reporter alasdair keane. just explain what the regulator is so worried about here. yes. just explain what the regulator is so worried about here. yes, there has been quite — so worried about here. yes, there has been quite a _ so worried about here. yes, there has been quite a lot _ so worried about here. yes, there has been quite a lot of— so worried about here. yes, there has been quite a lot of surprise, l has been quite a lot of surprise, actually, to this decision by the regulator there, speaking not about hardware, the physical devices that people will perhaps traditionally associate gaming on, but about cloud gaming, they really growing sector within the gaming industry where people don't own the physical game, they don't have to download a game onto their device, they can just log into a platform, be it a phone or a computer or a gaming console, and play games, a little bit like video streaming, but for video games and the concern that the regulator has is that while microsoft already has quite a lot of the infrastructure to be able to run that, if it also had

quite a lot of the games, by going through with this merger with activision blizzard, then it would have too much control of the sector and therefore the other players wouldn't be able to get involved. activision blizzard, they own call of duty, which is one of the big headline games in the gaming industry and there has been concerned from sony, who own playstation and nintendo, but they wouldn't be able to access those. now, in responding to this inquiry ljy now, in responding to this inquiry by the cma, microsoft said that they would allow the other platforms to continue to access those titles, they said they had put in place different processes which would keep the competition going, but the competition and markets authority is saying that is not the case. for now, alasdair _ saying that is not the case. for now, alasdair keane, thank you, it is good to get your thoughts. 0ur reporter there. is good to get your thoughts. 0ur reporterthere. let's is good to get your thoughts. 0ur reporter there. let's take you to the us. in the us, trading in shares of the struggling first republic bank have been temporarily suspended. the bank's stock fell by 39% percent earlier today to a record low,

prompting the market authorities to intervene, citing volatility. this comes after news that hundreds of billions of dollars had been pulled from the firmament last month's panic. let's get the latest on this with our north america business correspondent michelle fleury who's in new york. what is going on cosmic shares have been suspended on and off today, further falls today, what is going on where you are? so further falls today, what is going on where you are?— further falls today, what is going on where you are? so the first the first republic— on where you are? so the first the first republic bank— on where you are? so the first the first republic bank has _ on where you are? so the first the first republic bank has seen - on where you are? so the first the first republic bank has seen its i first republic bank has seen its share price under pressure for a second straight day. if you think back to tuesday, its share price halved in value. then we saw the start of trading today, it came under renewed pressure again and thatis under renewed pressure again and that is what led to these series of temporary faults in trading, at least four times, pretty unusual to see this sort of frequent stops start trading in the share price. the reason sometimes can be either because there is an announcement pending or in this particular case it appears to be that there was just so much volatility going on that it was deemed necessary to pause

temporarily. what has happened is that on monday, first republic bank said that depositors had full pulled $100 billion from the in the first three months of this year, that was far worse than investors had been expecting and that raised questions about the bank's future. then today we had a report that the us government said it was not going to intervene in any rescue deal. so again, investors nervously wondering what will happen next. 0ne again, investors nervously wondering what will happen next. one other thing to remember, the big american banks have ploughed $30 billion into this bank to try and help prop it up. this went out the first time around the collapse of the silicon silicon valley bank. they are now being looked at again, as to whether they could for the second time, the rescue of first republic bank. yes. rescue of first republic bank. yes, one i rescue of first republic bank. yes, one i know — rescue of first republic bank. yes, one i know you _ rescue of first republic bank. yes, one i know you watching _ rescue of first republic bank. yes, one i know you watching very closely for us, but michelle fleury, thanks there, live from new york. now the big question.

now, how much can artificial intelligence help drive economic growth? well, here in the uk, the government has just unveiled a £100 million ai fund to help businesses in sectors with high growth potential to adopt the use of artifical intelligence. sectors such as agriculture, construction, transportation, and creative industries. let's speak now to sara el—hanfy, head of ai and machine learning at innovate uk. thank you for being with us. i touched on it there, the way that al can help businesses achieve, in the words of the government, their potential. how, what will it do? 50. potential. how, what will it do? so, i think potential. how, what will it do? so, i think there — potential. how, what will it do? sr, i think there are a number of different opportunities in those sectors, but as you said, they have higher growth potential, but lower ai maturity because i think both the sectors have a skills gap in understanding what the ai is, but also the developers don't necessarily understand the opportunities in that sector, so the programme we are announcing today, innovate uk, the uk's innovation agency, is really about bringing those cohorts of businesses together

to create solutions that can drive productivity, drive growth and increase our competitiveness as the uk. , ., ., . ., .,, increase our competitiveness as the uk. yes, add i touched on those four sectors there — uk. yes, add i touched on those four sectors there in _ uk. yes, add i touched on those four sectors there in the _ uk. yes, add i touched on those four sectors there in the introduction, - sectors there in the introduction, where ai could make a huge difference. talk to me a bit about what the applications might be. yes. what the applications might be. yes, there could be _ what the applications might be. yes, there could be a _ what the applications might be. yes there could be a huge range on it and i think the most important thing is that actually, the business owners that have those problems are coming with them and actually we are using artificial intelligence to address some of those. it can range from everything, from scheduling, transportation, through to a better prediction of harvests. there is such a wide range of opportunities within all those sectors that al could be applicable to.- within all those sectors that al could be applicable to. yes, a lot of --eole could be applicable to. yes, a lot of people will _ could be applicable to. yes, a lot of people will be _ could be applicable to. yes, a lot of people will be concerned, - of people will be concerned, whenever we talk about al, they think, oh, it is going to take my job, it is going to make me redundant. it is not necessarily the case, is it? because it creates new

jobs, this is about skills and training? jobs, this is about skills and trainin: ? ~ ,,., , jobs, this is about skills and trainin: ? ~ , , ., jobs, this is about skills and trainin. ? �* , , ., ':: :: training? absolutely at the £100 million investment _ training? absolutely at the £100 million investment we _ training? absolutely at the £100 million investment we are - training? absolutely at the £100 - million investment we are announcing today in innovate uk, it has the imprint of developing technologies, absolutely, but it also is developing human capabilities and skills to allow the businesses that are adopting the solution is to have the leadership with the skills to deploy these, but also understanding how people work alongside these technologies. i mean, that is a very important part, the upscaling and reskilling of a programme that we had an ounce. find reskilling of a programme that we had an ounce.— had an ounce. and this is an incremental— had an ounce. and this is an incremental process, - had an ounce. and this is an incremental process, isn't i had an ounce. and this is an. incremental process, isn't it? had an ounce. and this is an - incremental process, isn't it? this isn't going to happen overnight? absolutely not. this is very much investment to begin this process so that we can start to reap the benefits of ai in these sectors and supporting the government's national ai strategy to ensure that we are moving towards this ai enabled the economy. however, absolutely, sectors are in varying levels of transformation, so it is an ongoing process. transformation, so it is an ongoing rocess. ., , transformation, so it is an ongoing rocess. . , transformation, so it is an ongoing rocess. ., transformation, so it is an ongoing rocess. . , ., ., ~ .,

process. really good to talk to you, sara el-hanfy. _ process. really good to talk to you, sara el-hanfy, really _ process. really good to talk to you, sara el-hanfy, really interesting - sara el—hanfy, really interesting stuff there, thank you for being with us. much more on all the stories on our website. you're watching bbc news. then, thanks very much. now, as promised, let's return to our main story, sudan. we said we would return to some of the politics surrounding the story because in the last little while we have heard from suella braverman, the uk home secretary, saying that the government has, no plans to introduce a legal route for people fleeing sudan to claim asylum in the uk. let's hearfrom the home secretary. uk. let's hear from the home secretary-— we have no plans to do that. our focus, first and foremost, right now — bearing in mind this is a fast—moving situation and the complex situation — is to support british nationals and their dependents. live now to westminster to speak to labour mp and shadow home secretary, yvette cooper. welcome here to the programme. we

will talk politics and what the home secretary has had to say in a moment or two, secretary has had to say in a moment ortwo, butjust secretary has had to say in a moment or two, butjust a general question on what is happening in sudan, first of all, because a lot of criticism initially about the speed, but the hope must now be that that route, now it is established, will get the majority of britons out? good afternoon. — majority of britons out? good afternoon, matthew, - majority of britons out? good afternoon, matthew, yes, - majority of britons out? good afternoon, matthew, yes, i. majority of britons out? good i afternoon, matthew, yes, ithink majority of britons out? (13mm afternoon, matthew, yes, ithink we are all relieved to see the first flight is now starting to happen to get people back to the uk. 0bviously everybody wants to see as many flights as possible out, as comprehensive an evacuation as possible for uk citizens and their families. we want that to happen as quickly as possible, but i think also everyone should want the hard work to be done to try and extend the ceasefire, to hope that it will be maintained, but also to extend a ten to try and get aid into sudan as well. and thanks go to the armed forces and the civil servants, those who are working immensely hard to

make the evacuation possible. let’s make the evacuation possible. let's talk about some _ make the evacuation possible. let's talk about some of _ make the evacuation possible. let's talk about some of the _ make the evacuation possible. let's talk about some of the hard politics because we played the clip bear offs suella braverman. we have had multiple case studies and people talking to the bbc about the difficulties of getting relatives out of sudan and he into the uk. we heard from a family, a doctor of 30 years here in the nhs, who had gone to sudan, who had been shot in the leg, who risks having sepsis. now, he has refused to come back, he is a passport holder, because his mother is not being allowed into the uk because she does not have a current visa. ijust want because she does not have a current visa. i just want to play a little clip first of all, of his daughter talking to the bbc, have a listen to this. i talking to the bbc, have a listen to this. ., , talking to the bbc, have a listen to this. . , _, this. i have been in contact with the foreign _ this. i have been in contact with the foreign office _ this. i have been in contact with the foreign office and - this. i have been in contact with the foreign office and they i this. i have been in contact with | the foreign office and they have stated that they can only evacuate british citizens and their immediate family members. this policy doesn't

take into account the needs of vulnerable individuals like my grandmother who is 86 years old. and she requires assistance with activities of daily living. my father is in an incredibly difficult position because he cannot leave his mother behind, but also wants to ensure his own safety as well as my sister's, and we plead for the government to show a little bit of flexibility and compassion in these extreme circumstances.— compassion in these extreme circumstances. ., ., , ., compassion in these extreme circumstances. ., circumstances. yvette cooper, do you think there needs _ circumstances. yvette cooper, do you think there needs to _ circumstances. yvette cooper, do you think there needs to be _ circumstances. yvette cooper, do you think there needs to be flexibility? i think there needs to be flexibility? well, there ought to be arrangements in place in these sorts of circumstances for uk citizens and for their family, circumstances for uk citizens and for theirfamily, and that includes obviously dependent family members that are vulnerable or that need care. so i think it is important that the home office and the foreign office coordinator on this and make 0ffice coordinator on this and make sure that those systems are in place. we need to make sure that they have learned the lessons, for example, from the evacuation, from afghanistan, both the things that

went well and also the things that didn't go well, as part of that evacuation, and to make sure that they have got those sorts of arrangements in place because if you end up with families feeling like they are being torn apart and, as a result, with british citizens being unsafe, then obviously i don't think thatis unsafe, then obviously i don't think that is what anybody wants to see, so some swift work between the home office and the foreign office really ought to be able to address these sorts of situations.— sorts of situations. well, it really needs to be _ sorts of situations. well, it really needs to be swift _ sorts of situations. well, it really needs to be swift because - sorts of situations. well, it really needs to be swift because we i sorts of situations. well, it really needs to be swift because we are well over halfway through the ceasefire and presumably at the end of that, potentially flights actually finish. what do you make of what we heard from suella braverman saying the government has no plans to introduce, a route for people being sudan to claim asylum here in the uk? idiuliiiii being sudan to claim asylum here in the uk? . . ., , being sudan to claim asylum here in theuk?~ .., i, being sudan to claim asylum here in theuk? .., i, ,, the uk? will clearly be focuses around uk _ the uk? will clearly be focuses around uk citizens _ the uk? will clearly be focuses around uk citizens and - the uk? will clearly be focuses around uk citizens and their i the uk? will clearly be focuses i around uk citizens and their family members, so i think that is the right focus that we should be concentrating on at the moment and thatis concentrating on at the moment and that is where the home of his effort needs to be. unfortunately the home office does have a history and being

0ffice does have a history and being quite slow in responding to these kinds of situations. normally the foreign office and the mod have been much quicker to respond, so i do think you need those departments to work very urgently together. this is a crisis situation that, you know, we have seen serious situation in sudan and they need to be able to work together urgently, in order to be able to support family members in these situations. we be able to support family members in these situations.— these situations. we are 'ust as you are these situations. we are 'ust as you speaking — these situations. we are 'ust as you are speaking looking i these situations. we are 'ust as you are speaking looking at i these situations. we are just as you are speaking looking at some i these situations. we are just as you are speaking looking at some of- these situations. we are just as you are speaking looking at some of the pictures of the people who have got off that plane in stansted. we don't have an exact number, but as i was saying there, we are well into this ceasefire. would you like to hear from the government more of the contingencies about what actually happens at the end of 72 hours? because presumably, with at least 2000 registered, 4000 in the country, they are going to be so many people who are simply left behind? {iii many people who are simply left behind? . ., , many people who are simply left behind? _, , ., ., ., behind? of course, we are going to need more — behind? of course, we are going to need more information. _ behind? of course, we are going to need more information. we - behind? of course, we are going to| need more information. we support the work that is being done as rapidly as possible to try and get

as many people out. we want to see that workaround family members as well and we also, of course, look, there will be further questions about the preparations that were made, there will be further questions about what should happen next, but the most immediate issue is to just get as many people out as possible and to support the work that the armed forces and the civil servants are doing to do so, and as i said, we want all government departments pulling their weight to try to make sure that happens. just whilst we have you, let me ask you a separate question because a lot of politics around today, multiple stories, but one of them as police numbers, with the government saying that they have recruited many, many more thousands of police, presumably thatis more thousands of police, presumably that is something that you would welcome? ~ ., ., ~' welcome? well, look, the conservatives _ welcome? well, look, the conservatives cut - welcome? well, look, the conservatives cut 20,000 j welcome? well, look, the i conservatives cut 20,000 police officers. that did huge damage and now they are trying to get everybody to feel grateful to them because they are trying to patch up some of they are trying to patch up some of the cuts that they made and some of

the cuts that they made and some of the damage that they did. well, they still haven't kept up with the growing population, so that is still 9000 police officers short, compared to the growing population, and there are still 10,000 fewer police officers and neighbourhood pcso is actually out on the beach and that is what people can see in their communities and that is why people will say, wejust communities and that is why people will say, we just don't see the police any more. so i think the conservatives are really badly out of touch on this one, if they keep saying that things are great, when actually what people know is they just don't see their local police and actually also the number of charges, the number of charges against criminals has plummeted as well, so more criminals are getting off. they have been huge damage to both policing and the criminal justice system.— both policing and the criminal 'ustice s stem. , justice system. ok, yvette cooper, we have delivered _ justice system. ok, yvette cooper, we have delivered there. _ justice system. ok, yvette cooper, we have delivered there. thank i justice system. ok, yvette cooper, j we have delivered there. thank you very much for taking questions, both on that and on sudan. in the next hour we'll hear more from the conservatives on both those issues. just to tell you the very latest on that brigadier i was quoting in

sudan, asked about players returning from sudan with empty seats, he has said that the military, sorry, the foreign office, not the military, others determining who is eligible. more at any a moment or two.

this is bbc news in the next 60 minutes on the uk top stories together with the latest developments on the major international stories of the day. a cease—fire in sudan and 300 british nationals are flown out of the country these are the pictures is the first flights arrive back here in the uk. and i am louis vonjones, and cyprus, the uk rescue effort and they expect eight flights to leave sudan and bring people to safety here. in other headlines, the opposition activist is now charged with terrorism offences.