live from london, this is bbc news. in sudan — outbreaks of violence threaten the 72 hour truce, with the un renewing calls for both sides to abide by the ceasefire. djibouti on the horn of africa becomes a hub for foreign nationals trying to flee the fighting in sudan as governments try to repatriate their citizens. the us and south korea agree a landmark deal to counter the north korean nuclear threat. and could california be about to to experience a new gold rush after the recent floods and storms unveil new seams of the precious metal.

hello, i'm sally bundock. the un has renewed calls for both sides in sudan to fully abide by a three—day ceasefire and to allow access to humanitarian workers. but renewed fighting is threatening the 72—hour truce. violence broke out on the western outskirts omdurman, a city across the nile from the capital, khartoum. but much of central khartoum remains calm, and thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals are still trying to get out of the country. as they flee, they're making treacherous journeys. residents are struggling to get clean water and other vital supplies, and warplanes are still flying overheard. tens of thousands of sudanese are trying to reach neighbouring chad, egypt and south sudan. and those left behind say they fear the world is abandoning them.

meanwhile, britons are being told to go to an airbase about 20 miles outside of the capital khartoum from where they're being flown to safety in cyprus. thousands of other people have left on other flights or by road or ship. nureldin satti, is a former sudanese ambassador to the us,— he says talks between the two warring factions need to take place. well, i'll only, you know, believe it when i see it. we heard before that one side so they are ready, the other said they are not ready. i hope they are genuine and sincere this time, and for a change they take their people seriously and the safety of their own people seriously. i hope that this will happen, and that if it does happen, that they will engage wholeheartedly and seriously and in a critical manner in any talks that are going to take place, live now to nairobi and our correspondent ferdinand omondi.

what more can you tell us about the ceasefire? so what more can you tell us about the ceasefire?— the ceasefire? so the ceasefire is due to end — the ceasefire? so the ceasefire is due to end later _ the ceasefire? so the ceasefire is due to end later today, - the ceasefire? so the ceasefire is due to end later today, but, | is due to end later today, but, i beg your pardon, the regional intergovernmental authority has proposed yet another truce that should begin tomorrow for another three days, 72 hours, and we're getting confirmation the military they have given an initial approvalfor the military they have given an initial approval for that although the rsf hasn't given its green light so case of wayne hennessey to see if they agree to another extension so they can leave dan and they can get the medical support and food and water supplies they really need. figs food and water supplies they really need-— really need. as the ceasefire as far as _ really need. as the ceasefire as far as you _ really need. as the ceasefire as far as you are _ really need. as the ceasefire as far as you are hearing - as far as you are hearing holding most cities, we understand in khartoum, the capital, things are calm, but

elsewhere there is violence? yes, there is a lot of violence, even to the north of khartoum, the most populous place, there has been a lot of fighting, shelling and bullets heard and even the sound of aircraft hovering above. now further west into r4, a lot of fighting, that is where the rsf has a very large presence, and there is a real concern according to analysts of a breakout of further ethnic tensions and ethnic fighting. there are many appeals for the two leaders to talk, to talk about a peaceful solution to this conflict. anymore developments as far as is concerned?— concerned? the only consideration - concerned? the only consideration of - concerned? the only consideration of the | concerned? the only . consideration of the two parties appeared to be entertaining right now is a ceasefire, both sides are looking intent on continuing

with their fighting and what, from what we are getting they think one side can win this, the military has been insistent as far as they see there is only a military solution to the so we can expect more fighting in weeks and days which is not very good news for the people of sudan. ~ ., very good news for the people of sudan. a, ., , of sudan. more on this programme _ of sudan. more on this programme on - of sudan. more on this programme on the - of sudan. more on this i programme on the crisis of sudan. more on this - programme on the crisis in sudan and what it means for the country, its economy, humanitarian aid and all that coming a little later. the small country of djibouti on the horn of africa has become a hub for foreign nationals trying to flee the fighting in sudan. aircraft are flying in from across the world as governments try to repatriate their citizens. our africa editor catherine byaruhanga sent this report from djibouti's international airport. the international airport in yoon suk yeol is a hive of

activity, i can hear the sound of an aircraft military aircraft that has landed. —— djibouti. some that have landed have gone across this runway to the american and french military bases that are here. over my shoulder you can see a japan airlines aircraft, we understand that japanese nationals who have arrived here in the last few days fleeing the conflict in sudan, will board this aircraft on thursday morning and be able to go back home. and even here, across africa, many nationals have been fleeing sudan, we know of kenyans, nigerians, ugandan and marley and sue have all made it back home but even though people can go too far away nations, is actually the neighbours of sudan taking in the majority of those fleeing. countries like south sudan,

chad, ethiopian, egypt, countries that have struggled with their own conflicts and are facing economic instability. the un and other aid organisations calling for more support for them to be able to help those fleeing. and it is another reminder that usually in conflict, it is that neighbours of the countries that usually take on the majority of the burden. more on that a little later. now to the united states. president biden has hosted the south korean president yoon suk yeol for a state dinner in washington. the two leaders secured a new agreement called the washington declaration aimed at deterring an attack on seoul. speaking at a joint press conference, president biden sent this warning to pyongyang. a nuclear attack by north korea and its partners and allies is unacceptable and would result in the end of any regime that will take such an action.

live now to our correspondent in seoul, jean mackenzie. tell us more detail about what has been agreed? the tell us more detail about what has been agreed?— has been agreed? the steel is the us stepping _ has been agreed? the steel is the us stepping up _ has been agreed? the steel is the us stepping up its - the us stepping up its commitment to use nuclear weapons to defend south korea from north korea. they have applied they would use nuclear weapons if necessary, recently people have questioned that commitment and they needed reassurance, as part of new deal what the us will do is send one of its submarines armed with nuclear weapons to the peninsula, it might be stationed here permanently but will come periodically. another thing the two sides will do will form a joint nuclear planning group allowing south korea to be more involved in understanding how and when the us would use its nuclear weapons, politicians here essentially have been kept in the dark, little understanding of what what actually trigger

the us president to push the nuclear button on its behalf. in return for these us commitments, soul is being made to promise it is not going to develop its own nuclear weapons because that is something the people here have been calling for an increase in numbers, something that has worried people in washington, and it is the reason we are seeing these new measures be introduced. what does this tell us about how concerned both the us and south korea is about the threat coming from north korea? bath coming from north korea? both sides are concerned, _ coming from north korea? ezrrit'i sides are concerned, north korea is making rapid progress on its nuclear weapons programme, it is developing tactical nuclear weapons that can target here in south korea, refining its long—range weapons that can target the united states, in the face of this growing threat by north korea, the big question is whether these new measures announced will be enough to reassure the public here, and if they will be enough to satisfy this vocal

group now of academics, scientists and politicians here who are really pushing for south korea to develop its own nuclear programme, people i have spoken to already today have spoken to already today have suggested there are some positive things with the steel but it doesn't go far enough, because essentially not that much changes, it is still the us decision when it chooses to use its nuclear weapons. even so, this is a win for south korea and if you hear the language president biden used at that press conference on the clip you just played, the language is unequivocal, if north korea protects the us or an ally it will be the end of the regime and that is the language south koreans want to hear. —— attacks. let's get some of the day's other news now. spain is set to experience its hottest ever day for the month of april, with meteorologists predicting temperatures of up to a0 degrees celsius.

the prime minister pedro sanchez has warned of the continuing challenge posed by climate change. the spanish meteorological service estimates temperatures will be between 15 and 20 degrees celsius higher than normalfor april. in the uk, mps have backed the government's plans aimed at stopping people crossing the channel in small boats. the illegal migration bill was passed by 289 votes to 230. ministers managed to stave off a rebellion by conservative backbenchers by pledging to limit the amount of time child migrants can be detained for. pope francis will for the first time allow women to vote at a global meeting of roman catholic bishops in october. five religious sisters will be granted voting rights, the assembly will consist mostly of several hundred male bishops. ecuador hopes to divert millions of dollars in to protect the galapagos islands, in what would be the biggest debt—for—conservation swap in its history. the islands make up one

of the world's most diverse ecosystems. the american hip—hop artist, pras michel, has been convicted on ten charges relating to a foreign lobbying campaign by a malaysian billionaire. prosecutors said the fugees rapper also received money in exchange for advocating on behalf of chinese officials. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. making sure the day boat is seaworthy but this fisherman has to make sure he is medically fit enough to go to sea. , . ., medically fit enough to go to sea. , . . , medically fit enough to go to sea. , sea. they can 'ust say you aren't sea. they can just say you aren't allowed _ sea. they can just say you aren't allowed to - sea. they can just say you aren't allowed to go - sea. they can just say you | aren't allowed to go fishing which i think is wrong. john and his fellow _ which i think is wrong. john and his fellow fisherman i which i think is wrong. john and his fellow fisherman tony among thousands in the southwest who will soon need a doctor approved certificate to doctor approved certificate to do theirjobs. among questions

it asks if they have a body mass index of under 35. size doesnt mass index of under 35. size doesn't matter _ mass index of under 35. size doesn't matter out _ mass index of under 35. 5 ze: doesn't matter out there, mass index of under 35. 5 23: doesn't matter out there, in all honesty the more beef you have around you if you fall in the water that will save your life. , ., , ., the water that will save your life. , ., , ., life. the proviso comes from the maritime _ life. the proviso comes from the maritime and _ life. the proviso comes fromj the maritime and coastguard agency who say the certificate is required by international law and accelerates our mission of protecting lives at sea. there are understood to be 4000 a fisherman in the south—west, the organisation representing them bears unless they change tack, any will be forced to quit. you're live with bbc news. let's return to our top story, as foreign nationals flee sudan, those who remain are facing a lack of fuel, limited access to doctors and are struggling to access food. the country has faced a long—running economic crisis, in part, a result of decades of war. the latest fighting is adding to that, with much of the economy

effectively shut down. live now to ben hunter, an east africa analyst at the global risk and strategic consulting firm, maplecroft. welcome to the programme. in terms of the economic crisis, it was already in a dire place, or the conflict kicked off? sudan has faced a legacy of sanctions underformer sudan has faced a legacy of sanctions under former dictator omar bishoo which has had significant impact to its economy over the long—term, it was only removed from the united states terrace sponsor designation from 2020 under the civilian government, and the economy really has never recovered from that state of international isolation. the covid—i9 pandemic came off the back of that then we have had the global economic disruption due to the war in ukraine, which has kept prices incredibly high. one thing i want to highlight with this, is that you mentioned the legacy

of the previous conflicts in sudan, many have taken place in rural areas, this conflict for the first time is mostly concentrated in urban areas and a lot of the people who live in these areas who have fled conflicts in rural areas rely on day—to—day informal working service economy for their living, so this is unprecedented in terms of the impact this fighting could have on the sudanese economy. moody's says this has shut down the economy, any questions about day—to—day survival and basic needs, paramount, but going forward how will the country operate there is a concern about the banking sector, which is the oil in the engine? one of the legacies of the long—term sanctions on the former government is that there actually isn't a particularly large western commercial banking presence in sudan and

the banks which are there, the foreign banks which are there are largely in the development sector and as has been highlighted, a lot of those development banks who have lent money to the sudanese government of the last couple of years, they are going to really struggle to get that money back if this does turn into an extended conflict but think one thing that is definitely worth highlighting is that the sudanese army actually have control, the sudanese army and their supporters have quite right dominant wide control over the banking sector, a lot of their followers are in domestic sudanese banks and if this does turn into a long conflict we are quite likely to see those who do support the army tried to extend this control and the army try to use the support of the banking to fund them in this fight. the banking to fund them in this fight-— the banking to fund them in this fiuht. , ., ~ this fight. interesting, thank ou this fight. interesting, thank you iten- _ the world health organization says there's been a big drop in the number of reported deaths from covid—i9 since the beginning of the year, but the disease is here to stay.

our reporter nicky schiller is in the newsroom with more on what the who has said. the world health organization says it is very encouraged by the sustained decline in the number of reported covid—i9 deaths around the world. the organisation says since the start of the year there's been a 95% fall in covid—i9 deaths. however, some countries are still seeing rises. the organisation says in the past four weeks, 14,000 people have lost their lives to covid. indeed, the who chief dr tedros says the virus is still on the move and we need to be prepared. as the emergence of the new xbb.i.16 variant illustrates. the virus is still changing and is still capable of causing new waves of disease and death. we remain hopeful that sometime this year we will be able to declare an end to covid—i9 as a public health emergency

of international concern. the who also says that one in ten infections results in other conditions that we've come to know as long covid. that suggests that hundreds of millions of people worldwide will need longer term care after recovering from the coronavirus. the social media app snapchat has introduced its own ai chatbot to the platform. the feature, dubbed my ai, is pinned to the top of users' chat feeds and only paid subscribers can remove it. so far, the feature has been met with mixed reviews online. live now to elena cavender, who's a tech reporter at the news website mashable. tell us about this move because there has been quite a reaction is certainly in the us, to this, hasn't there?- is certainly in the us, to this, hasn't there? yes, there

has. this, hasn't there? yes, there has- the _ this, hasn't there? yes, there has. the new _ this, hasn't there? yes, there has. the new snapchat's - this, hasn't there? yes, there has. the new snapchat's my l this, hasn't there? yes, there | has. the new snapchat's my ai is super divisive among users stopping many are straight and that they can't remove my ai from the top of their feeds which is where they communicate with all their friends, unless they pay $3 99 a month for the premium snapchat, snapchat plus. 50 premium snapchat, snapchat lus. ., ., plus. so what does it mean, if ou are plus. so what does it mean, if you are a _ plus. so what does it mean, if you are a snapchat _ plus. so what does it mean, if you are a snapchat user, - plus. so what does it mean, if you are a snapchat user, how| you are a snapchat user, how does it change your experience and what are the concern about it being there? so and what are the concern about it being there?— it being there? so when you go to snapchat _ it being there? so when you go to snapchat anyone, _ it being there? so when you go to snapchat anyone, you - it being there? so when you go to snapchat anyone, you can i to snapchat anyone, you can choose to pen your best friends at the top of your list and now my at the top of your list and now my ai is pinned to the top so anytime you go to send a snapchat or look at your snapchat or look at your snapchat messages now my ai is at the top of your feed. 50 snapchat messages now my ai is at the top of your feed.— at the top of your feed. so can ou 'ust at the top of your feed. so can you just ignore _ at the top of your feed. so can youjust ignore it? _ at the top of your feed. so can you just ignore it? isn't that i you just ignore it? isn't that big a deal? or is there a concern that it is actually sending data or harbouring your data or monitoring you somehow? you canjust ignore it. it's not doing anything different with data than snapchat has

always been doing but i think because it is personified in this avatar, uses akam wanted with the amount of data that snapchat collect.— snapchat collect. they understood _ snapchat collect. they understood that - snapchat collect. they understood that some | snapchat collect. they - understood that some people were worried that it was telling you about your location, where you are, and they sort of investigated that to find out if this bot could tell where you were? yeah, so a lot of screenshots _ tell where you were? yeah, so a lot of screenshots of _ tell where you were? yeah, so a lot of screenshots of users - lot of screenshots of users asking the aia, do you know my location and the ai respond no idea don't, but then users would follow up and the like, can you recommend restaurants in my area and the ai recommends restaurants in their area so there is a description the over whether or not the aia has access to your location. it does but it is telling you that doesn't. ~ ., , ., ~ , doesn't. what you think this will mean — doesn't. what you think this will mean snapchat - doesn't. what you think this will mean snapchat users? | doesn't. what you think this | will mean snapchat users? it might bother them but they assume most of them will still use snapchat and not pay the

extra money to get rid of this ai bot? pl. extra money to get rid of this ai bot? �* ., ., , ,., ai bot? a lot of users are threatened _ ai bot? a lot of users are threatened to _ ai bot? a lot of users are threatened to leave - ai bot? a lot of users are threatened to leave the l threatened to leave the platform and others have subscribed to snapchat plus because my ai is bothering them so much but on the other hand some people are embracing it and referring to the ai as their bestie.— and referring to the ai as their bestie. there are new bestie! it — their bestie. there are new bestie! it is _ their bestie. there are new bestie! it is fascinating, - bestie! it is fascinating, thank you for telling us all about that and we will see you again soon stopping if you are again soon stopping if you are a snapchat user do get in touch and tell us what you think, it will be interesting to hear. now it's just over two weeks to go until the eurovision song contest takes place in liverpool — and on wednesday king charles and the queen consort stepped on to the stage as it was revealed for the first time. colin paterson, was watching. three, two, one! eurovision's most famous act abba sang dancing queen. here, we had a real—life king. king charles and the queen consort, revealing the stage for this year's competition. and their eurovision tour included

meeting the presenters of the show. they were really excited for it as well. yeah. i mean, they've got their own party going on the same week, so... quite a busy week! quite a busy one for them. this is the ninth time the uk's hosted eurovision and, oh, how the set designs have advanced over the years. the first time in 1960, it was all a bit chelsea flower show. when abba won in brighton nearly 50 years ago, there was a remarkable kaleidoscope of i970s colours. and as for the set revealed by the royals... so this is where the acts will be run in. this is the big catwalk right here. as you can see, the floor is all made out of video. this feels big. it's massive, yeah. our set design resembles a hug, as if to say the people of liverpool and the uk are welcoming the people of the ukraine. let's go backstage. yeah. there's basically

a crew that comes in, looks at the next act, brings it on stage while the other delegation from the other artists is exiting. it's like a grand prix pit stop. pretty much. # instead i wrote a song...#. the uk act who'll perform on that stage is mae miller. and she, too, got to meet the royals. we'll be watching with great interest. thank you. egging you on. thank you! hoping you'll go far. no pressure! no nul points this year. no. hope we haven't ruined your chances! douze points from the king. colin paterson, bbc news, liverpool. so much excitement about eurovision, long hours. we've reported a lot about california's recent weather woes, the snow, the torrential rains and the deadly flooding. but it turns out, there could be an upside to mother nature's worst. locals say all the water that's hammered their state has actually unveiled gold in historic gold rush towns. our digital team has been taking a look.

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informally in brazil. so there you have it. we have so much more coming up here for you on bbc news, all the top business stories. among the stories we're looking at, cost of home—made cheese sandwich in the uk rises by more than a third in a year. that's according to research compiled ljy according to research compiled by us here at the bbc, so the price of two slice of bread, serving of butter has gone up by 40p, that's a 37% rise over a year so we're going to be looking at that in detail, the cost of living crisis in the uk which i know an issue for most economies around the world. there is so much more to fit in. meta's results, its shares went up by i2% in after hours trade on wednesday of the back of the numbers. we will tell you what you need to know. also the us economy and subsidies in the us economy and subsidies in the us economy and subsidies in the us and what impact they are

having on businesses based in the uk and in europe, the inflation reduction act, it is extremely controversial and business leaders in the uk are changing their thinking. i will see you soon. hello, there. particularly warm days have been few and far between so far this spring. in fact, the highest temperature we've recorded this yearwas in highland scotland, 21.2 celsius. for england and wales, temperatures have not yet got above 18 degrees celsius. we have to look back all the way to 1986 to find a year when we've had to wait this long for temperatures higher than that across england and wales. but that may be about to change. over the next few days, some warmer air pushes its way northwards. the one place that won't get an awful lot warmer is the far north of scotland. so, through the rest of the week, we will see some spells of rain through the day ahead, and then it turns warmer for many into the start of the weekend, albeit still with some scattered showers, some decent dry

weather as well. but for thursday, a couple of different frontal systems, this one pushing in from the southwest, this one just easing its way in towards the western side of scotland. so two different areas of rain, really. this one grazing the north coast of northern ireland and then pushing its way eastwards and northeastwards across scotland, maybe some snow over the highest ground here. and then this area of wet weather pushing in across the southwest of england, some of that rain will then get up into wales, parts of the midlands, east anglia, certainly some rain into the southeast. there is likely to be a drier slot between our two areas of wet weather. temperatures between 7 and 14 degrees. now, as we head through thursday night, we will continue to see some outbreaks of rain, perhaps the odd thundery burst here and there. a lot of cloud around as well to take us into the start of friday. so, with that extra cloud in place, it is not going to be a particularly cold night. temperatures typically between 3 and 11 degrees. so actually a very mild night indeed down towards the south. into friday, well, we will start off with cloud and some patchy rain across parts of eastern england, that will tend to ease. and then for england and wales, northern ireland too, we should see some spells of sunshine developing. southern scotland will see a little bit of sunshine, northern scotland, more cloud,

some bits and pieces of rain. still chilly in shetland, but further south, temperatures of 10 to 18 degrees. now, as we head into the weekend, it will be parts of scotland, particularly in the far north, that struggle in terms of temperatures, and we'll also see some rain at times. further south, some dry spells, a few showers, but its southern parts that will see the highest of the temperatures, particularly on saturday, up to 19 degrees.

live from london, this is bbc news — with the top business stories. seeing red over green investment. the white house denies starting a trade war with its multi—billion—dollar subsidies for clean energy in the us. also coming up: give us time. the new boss of the cbi promises change as the scandal—hit uk business lobby group battles for survival. plus — baked—in inflation. the soaring cost of a simple sandwich and why it could be set to rise even further. we hear from the boss of cafe chain pret a manger.