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. and

president zelensky says he had a long and meaningful conversation with the chinese leader, different since russia's invasion of his country. thousands of people are continuing to flee from that country while there is a temporary cease—fire that still holds. germany and france the other citizens are now left the country in four planes can british nationals have now arrived in cyprus and plates will continue around the clock. the latest is the 301 britons been evacuated so far in the cease—fire is proudly holding and there's some reports of clashes but nothing too major. also reports of prisoners breaking out ofjail, including some facing war crimes

charges by the international criminal court. britons are still being told to go to an airbase run 20 miles north of the capital for those flights to cyprus and a total of 2000 people from more than 50 countries have now crossed the red from sudan to chat on a ship organised by saudi arabia. many are trying to reach neighbouring chad, egypt and south sudan. we will talk to our correspondence right across the region and a moment or two but let's start this hour and go to the bbc lewis vonjones in cyprus, monitoring all of the flights and interesting that we've heard from the military in charge of the operations there in cyprus, lewis. talking about the empty seats but saying, the foreign office, not the military on the ground to decide who actually does and who does not. yes,

very interesting operations starting to come out and buy commissioner here in cyprus was talking about the operation and before defending it, talking about the complexities involving the dangers on ground. picking one number by way of example in the first flight coming out in uk nationals here and just 39 people on board and explaining that number by saying that flight was not due to take anyone. as part of religious cooperation because people were there early, that's really took them on board and otherfigures 301 on board and other figures 301 was the way that they've been dealing with the next number of people who have so far and here to safety in cyprus. white cyprus? will come of the uk operation is not taking people directly outside of this ——

white thatis that is where you been keeping an eye on this runway for the past 20 minutes we've seen another 20 minutes of play take off and the potential for delays, minutes of play take off and the potentialfor delays, we minutes of play take off and the potential for delays, we have minutes of play take off and the potentialfor delays, we have asked that question and there've been reports about problems of the runway and we have asked for that effect in the details and we do not have an answer to that yet misses we do, we'll bring it to you. but what we do know is that people have been through here and to the airport. and this isjust a normal operating civilian airport for most of its own, people coming and going holidays but also there right now are people who were visibly shaken and describing the real challenges of them in theirjourney getting to the airport and what life is been

like over the last few days in and just before people got on the flight to the uk, they spoke to us, let's have. it to the uk, they spoke to us, let's have. ., , ,., to the uk, they spoke to us, let's have. , to the uk, they spoke to us, let's have. .,, , �* have. it was something else. i can't even describe. _ have. it was something else. i can't even describe, it _ have. it was something else. i can't even describe, it was _ have. it was something else. i can't even describe, it was very - have. it was something else. i can't even describe, it was very bad. - have. it was something else. i can't even describe, it was very bad. i. even describe, it was very bad. i don't even want to remember it. i went there for three weeks, holiday with my two kids and they're very excited. to go back to home and see ourfamily. but, in two weeks, they're asking me to go back to london. , ' . , , , london. very difficult distressing details to shear, _ london. very difficult distressing details to shear, clearly. - london. very difficult distressing details to shear, clearly. the - details to shear, clearly. the number of people coming out of khartoum are in the hundreds as part

of the separation. but there is a registration process opened for people in khartoum before this is operation got under way in the people who applied when the thousands, more than 2000 and some people clearly did not have internet access and would've been interested in registering but did not. so, there is a gap as things stand in there is a gap as things stand in the hundreds that have gone out and the hundreds that have gone out and the thousands of registered and there's been an information campaign and if you did not register and if you are in khartoum, doesn't matter. this is a part of the logistics, the planning and some idea of what is coming up but the message is, if you can, make your way from wherever you are in khartoum or sudan to get to that airfield north of khartoum and the uk will take uk passport holders in the immediate family out. thank

you very much. with returning to what we heard from that brigadier little earlier, the seniormost military official gave you one of the lines but a little earlier, the reporting about why the british have not gone into khartoum, help people, extract them, take them to the airport. submit different families and voices urging the british to do that and the point of the dangers and the vast numbers of people saying the french and brigadier telling the bbc a little earlier in terms of answering the question, this is not a race to get it wrong in my professionaljudgment, it would not be safe to bring people together in one location in khartoum and seek to extract them. using incidence of convoys being attacked. we are answering every directly there in the seniormost military figure for the british on the ground. in terms of those people,

talking about those four flights and we've seen them go from khartoum to cyprus and arriving here at the airport a little earlier in the afternoon, on the programme, i been talking to the person there at the airport in the describe what's been going on in the last hour. imere going on in the last hour. were still trying _ going on in the last hour. were still trying to — going on in the last hour. were still trying to work— going on in the last hour. were still trying to work out - going on in the last hour. were still trying to work out those i going on in the last hour. -- still trying to work out those exact details. it's been a flurry of activity it's been relatively normal day at the airport has really seen some extraordinary scenes and right now, really the overwhelming feeling in the overwhelming sense you get is the sheer emotion that people have shown coming off these buses. as you said, this flight has arrived from cyprus and having deposited from sudan before he got there, it's now on british soil we caught the glimpse of people were on that flight getting off the tarmac and into buses and they went through arrivals and we saw them coming into

arrivals and we saw them coming into a section of the airport where they were met by some families, some relatives and also some staff of the red cross and council workers and that's what we witnessed some emotional scenes and it was very, seeing people have been coiled tightly like springs just so me being able to release all of this emotion from the danger of the last few days. he stop her from the foreign office and 301 people have now been evacuated from sudan, british nationals, four flights now been evacuated from sudan, british nationals, fourflights of left and will be another four by the end of today. left and will be another four by the end of today-— end of today. hopefully that will ha - en end of today. hopefully that will happen given — end of today. hopefully that will happen given what _ end of today. hopefully that will happen given what we _ end of today. hopefully that will happen given what we heard - end of today. hopefully that will i happen given what we heard about end of today. hopefully that will - happen given what we heard about the runway north of khartoum. it so many questions, we do not know the answers to yet in one of those is whether those families, they were taken to a separate area in the airport and whether even the flight was full because we have known other flights, the germans, for example athletes coming out with only 30 or

40 athletes coming out with only 30 or a0 people on board. yes. athletes coming out with only 30 or 40 people on board.— 40 people on board. yes, that's riuht. 40 people on board. yes, that's right- and _ 40 people on board. yes, that's right- and it _ 40 people on board. yes, that's right. and it is _ 40 people on board. yes, that's right. and it is difficult - 40 people on board. yes, that's right. and it is difficult to - 40 people on board. yes, that's right. and it is difficult to get i 40 people on board. yes, that's right. and it is difficult to get a l right. and it is difficult to get a hold of the exact numbers. these are not being shared at this point. the generalfigures from the not being shared at this point. the general figures from the foreign office but undeniably what matters office but undeniably what matters to these people coming up these flights of the moment is the fact that they have made it because there are many more who have not we're getting reports of some people, some families that are being separated when they get to the airport because some of them did not have the right documentation, they do not have the british passports and the bbc is spoken to one man and his family he, his pregnant wife and his child ever had to leave this 70—year—old mother behind because she did not have a british passport and she is poorly. so, that situation is one of the reasons why the people of managed to make it here for your sort relief for their also anxious because they have left people behind and no one knows what will happen after the

cease—fire expires and as mentioned, there are layers and layers of complexity being added with that runway we're hearing is now starting to bear the brunt of the many flights that have been ticking off over the last few days in many of them landing and taking off at night and doing so quite roughly, let's have a huge effect on the tarmac there in the british government say they do not expect to hinder any of they do not expect to hinder any of the continued efforts to evacuate people out of sudan but of course, those of the things that people will be keeping a keen ion as people continue to try to make their way out of sudan before things get worse. the latest and then he returned to that brigadier dan reeves is being given the latest information on the ground there in sudan, some fascinating details just in the last minutes. talking about the break—up of the runway and let me just he's been about that. in terms of the

damage to the airfield, it was picking up or possibly in a condition of the beginning and when his aircraft landed, control is a been telling pilots how to avoid the damage and the engineers, the british engineers were repairing the runway to make it as safe as possible in the issue was not concerning him and so, that is encouraging that doesn't look like it's going to disrupt flights and in terms of the numbers, the flows a good rate of flow and according to the current plans, we can move above 500 people a day on five aircraft. every scene three or four flights out to the course of the last 2a hours in the government figure by the end of the day, and if it's entirely with the brigadier is saying the brigadier is single 500 people a day and one remembers that there are a000 were up to a000 uk nationals and sudan, you can see

almost immediately how the maths do not stack up at the cease—fire only lasts for 72 hours because we are well in that cease—fire more than halfway and is returning to the airport from the brigadier describing it as looking like a small uk provincial airport faced in the middle of the african bush and said there were 160 uk personnel and the germans, the swedes norwegians, all you see that airport and it was really good international cooperation and so, some fascinating details and one final line from them in this is an important line because they say the military was prepared to take citizens from other countries to fill up the planes and british nationals of been told to two agonising choices made between family members that uk visas behind, they are not getting themselves out and he responded to that, it was the

foreign office determining the criteria of who gets onto those flights. in repeating what we heard earlier but the foreign office and not the military deciding who gets onto these flights and who doesn't and that comes after various case studies in many talking to the bbc and second by the choices they are having to make to this day with family members and khartoum are to come away with them carrying british passports. speaking to the chair of the foreign affairs select committee in westminster, and they've been sitting there for a while and let's start with that final point and with british nationals in sudan and parents or grandparents trying to get out of do not have current visas and are being told they cannot leave them where these flights, decided to

be looked at again, do you think? is important that we have the right approach in a compassionate response in my belief is the semi to be tree children were dependent on their parents, some elderly people are dependent on their children and that is why it is important that we do bring people out who otherwise would be left destitute and very vulnerable.— be left destitute and very vulnerable. . ~ ., ., vulnerable. talking about individual cases but we've _ vulnerable. talking about individual cases but we've been _ vulnerable. talking about individual cases but we've been playing - vulnerable. talking about individual cases but we've been playing an - cases but we've been playing an interview from a family comes from a family with the doctor who worked in the nhs for 30 years and went to see families and has been shot in the leg and his potential substance, but will not because his mother can't get a visa, didn't have a current visa and it case like that, we need a real urgency to actually work out whether the government is going to change position because were well over into the cease—fire and not many hours left to change in terms

of policy. many hours left to change in terms of oli .�* ., many hours left to change in terms ofoli .�* ., , of policy. always individual cases in the system — of policy. always individual cases in the system just _ of policy. always individual cases in the system just to _ of policy. always individual cases in the system just to respond - of policy. always individual cases | in the system just to respond very quickly to them. the board of force guards should have the liberty to do with the think is right and anyone who thinks they may have a legitimate right to come to the uk should travel by air strip in the conversation there with border force. fist conversation there with border force. �* ., , , force. at the moment, yet flights auoin out force. at the moment, yet flights going out and _ force. at the moment, yet flights going out and they _ force. at the moment, yet flights going out and they not _ force. at the moment, yet flights going out and they not full - force. at the moment, yet flights going out and they not full and i going out and they not full and there are other people who are being told they do not have the current paperwork. you can see the obvious concern that is generated. the ma'ori concern that is generated. the majority of _ concern that is generated. tue: majority of flights concern that is generated. tte: majority of flights being concern that is generated. tt2 majority of flights being full beautiful, low flights will be going out today even. sometimes sadistic little bit of time and spending two weeks in the afghanistan evacuation maker should be a people on our list out and it took time. and sometimes it takes a while for the agreement from government and there is some give—and—take but there are more flights going on and there is hope

that we recognise the elderly to be just as dependent as children are. to them secretary recognises that, we learned to make read the line that we don't have to make, there doesn't seem to be aroused out for those on the ground for non—british nationals who do not have the current paperwork and have no time to actually get it.— to actually get it. under international— to actually get it. under international law, - to actually get it. under international law, you i to actually get it. under - international law, you cannot to actually get it. under _ international law, you cannot claim asylum well within your own countries will be incredibly difficult under what international business will build up a people on our own flights we have to recognise that the rule that we have the right we have to take people out under cease—fire, there may be very strict restrictions about who we can take out. in the process, sudanese men under 50, out. in the process, sudanese men under50, sudanese out. in the process, sudanese men under 50, sudanese forces were not letting them leave the country and it's really quite a complex picture but we need to look at safe and

legal routes and you cannot claim asylum when you within your own under international law.— asylum when you within your own under international law. asking for a clear direction _ under international law. asking for a clear direction what _ under international law. asking for a clear direction what happens - under international law. asking for| a clear direction what happens after the cease—fire comes to an end, is a clear to you as we are talking now whether there any provisions or contingencies for the people who look like to be left behind? indie contingencies for the people who look like to be left behind? we do not know because _ look like to be left behind? we do not know because we _ look like to be left behind? we do not know because we don't - look like to be left behind? we do not know because we don't know. look like to be left behind? we do . not know because we don't know how many british nationals live sudan of their own accord we don't know how many of them and it's an impossible thing for reading to us or get an estimate but although we breathe a sigh of relief in the cease—fire was announced, that's with a sigh of relief in the cease—fire was announced, that's with the hard work began, only to evacuate what happens at the end of the 72 hours. we cannot have the majority of leave sudan and it continues again and we

see a genocide or extreme violence we have to make sure that the cease—fire holds and that we see a transition to a democratic process and not a resumption of hostilities. and it is a legitimate concern because people articulate the fear once for a national threat of sudan, they will simply be forgotten. that's exactly my concern in the previous president bashir, he was absconded from prison and these are two military forces, some of them are a responsible for war crimes are essentially fighting it out and payment costs and they do not want to see a democratic process within the civilian head of state. that is terrifying to them and we absolutely have to invest in a diplomatic process. have to invest in a diplomatic rocess. ., ~' have to invest in a diplomatic rocess. ., ~ , ., have to invest in a diplomatic rocess. ., ~ . ., have to invest in a diplomatic rocess. ., . ., , process. thank you so much for being here on the — process. thank you so much for being here on the programme _ process. thank you so much for being here on the programme and - process. thank you so much for being here on the programme and talking . process. thank you so much for being | here on the programme and talking to us once again and giving us the update in search of fluid situation. thank you so much. you're watching

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alleged parole violations, his face more and more charges, more and more criminal cases and more and more prison time and so, he was then given another nine years and convicted of fraud and it's important to say that his supporters insist that past and present against him are politically motivated as you mentioned, is the most prominent critics. last autumn, mr navalny said that he was facing another set of charges, new charges of promoting extremism and promoting terrorism and predicting that could add 30 more years to his time behind bars. today, what happened? there was a technical hearing about this new case to decide how many days mr navalny will be given to look through the study the case against him before he goes to trial. 196 volumes in this case it was given until may the 5th to study the case

and at this technical hearing, he said that while the investigation said that while the investigation said told him that part of the case had been taken out and a whole new case was made around it and being accused of terrorism. so, there could be two court cases against mr navalny in the predicted day that the terrorism charges can be given life imprisonment. ukraine president zelensky said he had an hour long phone call with president xi jinping. genesis and maintains a neutral stance in the conflict and present xi jinping has neutral stance in the conflict and present xijinping has refused neutral stance in the conflict and present xi jinping has refused to condemn moscow's invasion. beijing offered a 12 point paper calling for political settlements to the crisis music key correspondent. keir for see this is a bit of diplomatic

progress because last month, president zelensky signalled he wanted to speak to xi jinping of china and even invited them to kyiv after meeting with vladimir putin in moscow. it xijinping decided not to make that extra journey. nevertheless, we are told it was a long and meaningful phone call and we are not hearing much in terms of detail but ukraine is desperate to improve relations with china. a country that, to date, has refused to condemn russia's invasion and strengthened its economic ties with moscow but they will see this is serious progress but there's huge ideological differences on how to end this war because with beijing wants wilbur toward after this phone call comments as negotiations and talks is the only way out of this conflict. ukraine sees a military victory as the way out two of just that, any kind of political

compromise and so, politically, if seen progress today with kyiv and what difference it will make, we will not knowjust yet. 0ne what difference it will make, we will not knowjust yet. one more story we are keeping an eye on because the producer ed has been appearing in court and a child to decide whether his hit thinking out loud was a copy of let's get it on. co—writing the hit with marvin gaye, they are seeking millions of dollars in damages from ed sheeran. t am in damages from ed sheeran. i am here forjustice, _ in damages from ed sheeran. t —n here forjustice, protecting my father's intellectual properties and all i am expecting is his name to be honoured and his work and his legacy and the fact that i want all artists intellectual property protected. ed sheeran denies his song was little copy of that hit and the trend is

expected to last week and we will watch that one and see it when it resumes and bring you the very latest. we are back with more headlines on bbc news and just a moment or two. don't go away. hello there. we've started this week off on a largely settled note, but it has been chilly for the time of year. we've seen variable cloud and some sunshine. now the second half of this week will be turning much milder but more unsettled. some of us will see quite a bit of rain around, especially on thursday. now, tonight, it's going to be mostly dry. variable clouds, some clear spells. most of the clear spells will tend to be across central areas. so it's here where it could be quite chilly but thicker cloud for southwestern and western areas into northern ireland and also western scotland. so no problems with frost here, but another chillier one further north and east. now for thursday, we've got a couple of weather fronts working in thanks to low pressure, top and tail of the uk. so many places through central areas certainly will start dry a little

bit early brightness, but it will be quite chilly, but temperatures will be lifting through the day. this weather front bring rain, some mountain snow to scotland and then it turns wet across wales, central and southern england. some of this rain could be heavy and thundery as we move through the afternoon. so we've got temperatures reaching close to the mid—teens, central and southern areas, but still quite cold for the northern half of scotland. now through thursday night, it stays rather cloudy with further rain at times. this low pressure system pulling away from england and wales. but because of the breeze, the cloud and the rain, i think most places should be frost free. but there could still be a few chilly spots across the far north of scotland. now for friday, it looks like that area of low pressure across england wales pulls way into the near continent. this weather fronts across northern scotland tends to weaken. so it's a bit of a quieter day and improving day as low pressure moves away. and we're all, virtually all of us in this milder wedge of air. so it's a slow process. the breeze, the cloud, the rain clears away from eastern england, increasing amounts of sunshine for northern ireland, parts of wales, the midlands,

southern england, where we get the sunshine with the milder air mass. it really will feel quite mild indeed, with temperatures up to around 18 degrees at best, but mild even through the central belt of scotland. still cold for the northern isles. now, the bank holiday weekend, it looks like it's going to stay mild for most of us, but it won't be completely settled. there will be variable clouds, some sunny spells, but also scattering of showers, showers pretty much each day. but i think sunday will see the most widespread and at times heavy and thundery showers. but given some sunshine, it really will feel quite warm in places. for a time, it looks like those showers will tend to ease down as high pressure starts to build back in on monday.

a fragile cease—fire in sudan and a rush to get out 300 dish nationals have been flown out of the country and these are the first pictures of those evacuees as they arrived in london. the uk government reaches its target to recruit 20,000 more police officers in england and wales but the labour party says is just trying to catch up with earlier cuts. a leading food bank charity says it is handed out more emergency parcels across the uk than ever before.