at six — thousands of people are trying to flee sudan, before a fragile ceasefire is due to end tonight. large crowds gather at the airfield just outside the capital, khartoum, hoping to get on one of the last raf flights for british nationals. those who have already made it out say it was terrifying. we lose everything there. so, we escape for our life. terrifying. made us lie on the ground, women and children and everything. they shot two people. also on the programme... the government wins a legal bid to cut short a strike by nurses in england over the bank holiday weekend. if you carry on screaming, me and

matthew will sit here and you two can go. four care workers are found guilty of mistreating patients at a specialist hospital for people with learning disabilities and autism in county durham. he says he scared the truth will get him in _ he says he scared the truth will get him in big _ he says he scared the truth will get him in big trouble. and the controversial american tv talkshow host jerry springer has died, at the age of 79. on bbc london, attacked in the west end, paul mason died six months later. tonight, his family is calling for the man responsible to have his prison sentence reviewed. good evening. the fragile ceasefire between sudan's warring military factions is due to expire in five hours' time. thousands of people are trying to flee the country. among them, british nationals, who are being told by the foreign office that evacuation

efforts will be "potentially impossible" once a ceasefire ends. so far, around 500 british nationals have managed to leave the country on chartered flights back to the uk. they had to make their own way to an airbase outside the capital, khartoum, before being flown on an raf aircraft to cyprus, and from there, then back to britain. many have headed to port sudan to try to get out that way. the british warship hms lancaster has arrived today, but the foreign office says it's not currently planning to use it for a seaborne evacuation of british nationals. rather, a command and control centre. one british man who is at the port has tonight told us it is mayhem there and he just wants to get out. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports from cyprus, where evacuees are still arriving. at the airfield in khartoum, desperate crowds with just one hope, to escape. everyone here has made a dangerous journey. a military operation described as even more complex than the evacuation from afghanistan.

and no—one knows when the last flight out will go. larnaca airport, first stop to safety. hundreds of british nationals airlifted out of sudan have now arrived here forflights back to the uk. just a very sad and very ugly war. we lose everything there. so, we escaped for our lives. i see myself too many people die in front of me, so, yeah, yeah. too many guns. they took the hotel over. we went to one hotel that was set on fire, the second one, _ they put us at gunpoint. terrifying, they made us lie on the ground. | women, and children and everything. they shot two people. in front of you? yeah, in front of me.

thank goodness you're safe. yeah. others also spoke of the looting and attacks by rsf fighters. old and young, traumatised by what they've been through. "it's better here," this ten—year—old told me, "here is safe, there is not. there, there's war." everybody here has a story of the absolute terror that they've lived through over the past few days. and obviously, they're happy to be out and to be safe, but many british nationals have had to leave people they love behind because they don't have uk visas. my brother with his five young kids, the youngest is three years, and the oldest is ten. i was talking to the officer to allow them as immediate family members, and they were rejected. so those, in my opinion, those are vulnerable immediate family members. they should have been allowed in the aeroplane. and they're telling me because the number of seats are limited, that only british citizens who hold passports were allowed.

and i was begging him, this is immediate family. they asked for my cousins' passports, but because they are sudanese civilians, they didn't allow them to come through. and then one of my cousins was, like, literally not letting go of my mum. like, she wasjust grabbing and hugging her. he didn't want to leave. this is war, this is war. those vulnerable kids, they should be allowed to come in with me. they were already 12 metres away from the aeroplane. this is where their family are now stranded. the scars are everywhere of ten days of a vicious power struggle between two sudanese generals. a city where food, drinking water and medical supplies are all precious commodities, but where fighters have made life cheap. this is a call from port sudan. we spoke to a british man, gary. he's managed to get to port sudan airport, where he says several countries are flying their nationals out.

standing outside here, and it'sjust mayhem. mayhem. people just want to get out of here. at midnight tonight, the ceasefire ends. nobody exactly knows what the outcome will be after midnight tonight. and so, from various points in sudan, an ever—growing exodus. a british warship has arrived in port sudan, but the government says it's for command and control and won't be used to evacuate british nationals. there are people here from many countries propelled by fear that once the ceasefire ends, the conflict will only intensify. caroline hawley, bbc news. larnaca. ajudge has ruled that the next strike in england by members of the royal college of nursing over the bank holiday weekend has to be cut short by a day. the government took the royal college of nursing to court over the walkout by nhs nurses in emergency departments, intensive care, cancer wards and other wards. our health editor hugh pym is here.

this was the three—day strike coming on, it is now two, where does this leave industrial action?— leave industrial action? hospital mana . ers leave industrial action? hospital managers will — leave industrial action? hospital managers will be _ leave industrial action? hospital managers will be relieved - leave industrial action? hospital managers will be relieved there | managers will be relieved there won't be the same disruption to services on tuesday, there will not be strike action aloud then, it will go ahead on sunday evening until midnight on monday. i think it has soured relations further between ministers and the royal college of nursing. steve barclay the health secretary said he wanted to resolve this without legal action, but he felt he could not stand by, in his words, at the possibility of an unlawful walk affecting patients. the rcn say it is the darkest day of the dispute so far, the government is taking its own nurses to court. so the question is, when they do another ballot, how will this affect the mood of members when they decide whether or not to stage further strikes? tomorrow, we will get more information about other health unions, two big ones, gmb and unite, about whether members have voted to accept the offer or reject it like one or two others we have seen

already. one or two others we have seen alread . . ~ one or two others we have seen alread . ., ~ , ., one or two others we have seen alread . . ~' , ., �* one or two others we have seen alread . ., ~ i. ~ , ., already. thank you. the fa cup and eurovision song _ already. thank you. the fa cup and eurovision song contest _ already. thank you. the fa cup and eurovision song contest could - already. thank you. the fa cup and eurovision song contest could be i eurovision song contest could be affected by strike dates by two rail unions. members of aslef are expected to take action. on 12th and 31st may and the 3rd june — the day of the fa cup final. teachers in england have staged a fifth day of strikes in their long—running dispute over pay. thousands of schools were closed or partially closed due to the action by the national education union, which said it regretted any disruption caused. the education secretary said the strike action was "extremely disappointing". four care workers have been found guilty of mistreating patients at a specialist hospital for people with learning disabilities and autism in county durham.

the case resulted from a 2019 undercover investigation by bbc panorama, which showed some staff mocking, taunting and swearing at patients at whorlton hall hospital. five care staff were cleared of wrongdoing. our social affairs editor alison holt has more. and this report includes some details you may find distressing. whorlton hall, in county durham. here, within the walls of this privately—owned, publicly—funded hospital, secret filming by the bbc�*s panorama programme showed people with learning disabilities and autism being taunted and mistreated. see that tiny, tiny car? i can see it. guess whose car it is? who? this is alex. she's severely autistic. teesside crown court was played secret filming from 2019, which showed how staff dealt with her becoming increasingly upset. herfamily has given permission for her to be identified. if you carry on screaming, what i'll do is, me and matthew will sit here and you two can go. did you hear that? no! peter bennett and his colleague, matthew banner,

were senior care workers. alex is frightened of men, but they sent female staff away. her screams were so loud, they could be heard at the end of the corridor. they also taunted alex with what was described to the undercover reporter as the "man button", threatening to call more men in. is that five men? no! six men now, please. in their defence, the court was told it was a difficultjob, for which care workers were poorly paid, poorly trained and often short—staffed. but the jury at teesside crown court found peter bennett, matthew banner and two other care staff guilty of mistreating patients. that's a picture that was taken about a year ago. oh, that's lovely. alex is now living in her own bungalow, with support. she's close to her family and doing well. her father's relieved by today's verdicts. we basically trusted the people that were there,

and so, when this came out, we felt very let down. you just don't treat people like that. even if it's a difficult job, you still treat people as human beings. in 2011, another undercover panorama exposed abuse at the now closed winterbourne view. the government promised all such hospitals would close, with people supported in the community instead. yet official figures show more than 2,000 people with learning disabilities and autism still live in long—stay units in england. we shouldn't be in a situation where 12 years after winterbourne view, this is still happening. most of the people who were in whorlton hall shouldn't have been there in the first place. whorlton hall has now also been closed. the government says any form of abuse is unacceptable and that after today's verdicts, it will consider whether further action is today's verdicts, it will consider whetherfurther action is needed. allison holt, bbc news. a court has been hearing police interviews with a nurse accused of murdering seven babies

and attempting to murder ten others. lucy letby told officers that she wasn't responsible for the children's deaths. she said that a note found in her diary, on which she had written "i killed them on purpose", had been written because everything had got on top of her. lucy letby denies all the charges. our north of england correspondent judith moritz reports from mancheter crown court. this troubled note is an outpouring of emotion, feelings put down on paper. lucy letby says it's a record of her anguish and that she wrote it when she was removed from her post as a neonatal nurse in 2016. two years later, she was arrested, on suspicion of murdering babies at the hospital where she worked. her house in chester was searched by police. in her bedroom, they found several notes covered in nurse letby�*s handwriting. the green note on a small piece of paper was tucked inside her diary. it's covered in thoughts and phrases. one reads, "i killed them on purpose."

at court today, the jury heard the first details of what lucy letby had to say about the note when she was questioned by police whilst under arrest. transcripts of those interviews were read out and lucy letby listened from the dock, sometimes becoming visibly upset. in one interview, the police officer remarked... "you put down there, lucy, �*killed them on purpose.”' "i didn't kill them on purpose," she said. he asked, "do you believe there is a potential you caused their deaths? " "not intentionally," she replied. later, she was asked, "lucy, were you responsible for the deaths of these babies?" "no," she said. lucy letby told detectives she felt out of control when she was taken off duty at the countess of chester hospital and thought about killing herself. she was questioned about certain words which stand out on the note. a police officer asked, "you have particularly got the word �*hate' there, which is circled with a big black circle,

�*hate' in bold letters. what is the significance of that?" lucy letby answered, "that i hate myself for having let everybody down and for not being good enough." the prosecution case has now finished. lucy letby denies murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another ten. soon, her defence will begin, with the possibility that the nurse herself may choose to give evidence. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. the government's long—awaited proposals on the gambling industry have finally been unveiled, including a levy to fund addiction research, and increased checks to ensure gamblers can afford their bets, but there are no new rules on advertising and sponsorship, and campaigners say the plans don't go far enough. last year, people spent almost £10 billion on gambling in great britain, not including lotteries. two thirds of that — almost £6.5 billion — was online. the rest was in shops, arcades, bingo halls and casinos. our culture editor katie razzall reports. the beautiful game and gambling are

intertwined. online betting is embedded in our sporting culture, a transformation since the last major changes to gambling laws and a subject that divides opinion. if i want to spend a tenner on a football game, that is down to make its my preference, i know how much i earn and how much i got left so it should be up to me, not the government. mil be up to me, not the government. all the things on the big screens inside grounds _ the things on the big screens inside grounds advertising gambling are making _ grounds advertising gambling are making people poorer and companies richen _ making people poorer and companies richen i _ making people poorer and companies richer. ., �* ~' �* , making people poorer and companies richer. ., �* ~ �* , ., making people poorer and companies richer. ., �* ~ �*, ., ,, richer. i don't think it's an issue unless you're — richer. i don't think it's an issue unless you're an _ richer. i don't think it's an issue unless you're an addict. - richer. i don't think it's an issue - unless you're an addict. smartphones can be a casino _ unless you're an addict. smartphones can be a casino in _ unless you're an addict. smartphones can be a casino in your _ unless you're an addict. smartphones can be a casino in your pocket - unless you're an addict. smartphones can be a casino in your pocket and - can be a casino in your pocket and the law to catch up under the government planned a statutory levy or charge and gambling firms to pay for nhs education, treatment and research, and new portable to chicks pond the they will consult on two types of checks. the plans for the younger people but there are no plans to tighten controls on sport advertising with a consultation on some marketing. that is not enough

for annie ashton whose husband luke took his own life after struggling with gambling addiction. he loved football and _ with gambling addiction. he loved football and he _ with gambling addiction. he loved football and he would _ with gambling addiction. he loved football and he would place - with gambling addiction. he loved football and he would place that l with gambling addiction. he loved | football and he would place that we can bet and that to what happened afterwards, that's not normal. so any steps the government can take, like they did with tobacco and alcohol, to de—normalise that as a social activity would be a huge step in the right direction. what social activity would be a huge step in the right direction.— in the right direction. what do you sa to in the right direction. what do you say to annie _ in the right direction. what do you say to annie ashton _ in the right direction. what do you say to annie ashton whose - in the right direction. what do you i say to annie ashton whose husband was tempted back into gambling via free bets and later took his own life? your plans are so woolly that not worth the paper they are written on. i not worth the paper they are written on. ., , , ., ., on. i would dispute that, we are makin: on. i would dispute that, we are making significant _ on. i would dispute that, we are making significant changes, - on. i would dispute that, we are making significant changes, the | making significant changes, the white paper is 250 pages. mil making significant changes, the white paper is 250 pages. all bets are off on when _ white paper is 250 pages. all bets are off on when change _ white paper is 250 pages. all bets are off on when change will - white paper is 250 pages. all betsl are off on when change will happen as the next stage is consultation. the betting industry has broadly welcomed the plans. the the betting industry has broadly welcomed the plans.— the betting industry has broadly welcomed the plans. the rate of roblem welcomed the plans. the rate of

problem gambling _ welcomed the plans. the rate of problem gambling is _ welcomed the plans. the rate of problem gambling is low, - welcomed the plans. the rate of problem gambling is low, 0.2%. welcomed the plans. the rate of - problem gambling is low, 0.2%. what we want to make sure it is we are looking after vulnerable people and we think the white paper, we know the white paper will help us deliver that. ., ,., the white paper will help us deliver that. . . . , that. labour criticised the failure to curb gambling _ that. labour criticised the failure to curb gambling advertising - that. labour criticised the failure to curb gambling advertising in l to curb gambling advertising in sport are put at one betting firm said the reforms will cost them £100 million but it is the share prices of the betting companies remaining steady and campaigners believe the odds were stacked in the industry's favour. the time is 15 minutes past six. our top story this evening... large crowds at the airport incident trying to get on our flights for british nationals before the ceasefire ends tonight, almost 900 people had been flown out so far with more flights to come. coming up, how the england star trent alexander—arnold is helping footballers who don't quite make it to the top. coming up on bbc news... brian mason will take charge of tottenham tonight as they take ——ryan mason will take charge of tottenham tonight as they take on manchester united in the league. former spurs midfielder was made caretaker boss after the club

sacked their previous interim manager, cristian stellini. the price of making a cheese sandwich has jumped the price of making a cheese sandwich hasjumped by more than the price of making a cheese sandwich has jumped by more than a third, that is what research for the bbc suggests open to other fillings have also jumped bbc suggests open to other fillings have alsojumped in price making a packed lunch even more expensive. our business correspondent emma simpson has been looking at the numbers. you can learn a lot about food price inflation from the humble sandwich, from the bread to the spread and all the fillings. we've been looking at the cost of whipping up home made ones by looking at own label ingredients sold in the main supermarkets, and then working out the price per portion. and here's a flavour. a simple cheese sarnie costs 37% more this month compared with last year. egg and cress is up even higher, at 41%. tuna and mayo has risen by 15%. and if you're making a packed lunch, a bag of crisps is up by nearly a third.

here's the average increase for a piece for fruit. and washing it all down with own—label cola is also up 7%. so why are food prices still rising? pret a manger sell millions of sandwiches every year and the company's boss says the costs pressures are still real. we have seen huge increases in energy this year, close to 200% in energy cost increases. we do hope that towards the end of the year and coming into next year that will drop down slightly. if we see inflation at that level, we will continue to look after our people and we will continue to invest in pay. he doesn't think food price inflation has peaked, just yet. but when it does, that won't mean prices are going down. itjust means they will rise more slowly. and if you'd like more information about help with the cost of living. you can go to bbc.co.uk/news and look at the tackling it together section which has lots of useful information. emma, thank you. politicians and unions

in northern ireland have described the budget outlined by the westminster government today as brutal and damaging. it would normally be set by stormont, but the democratic unionist party is currently blocking power—sharing in protest against post—brexit trading arrangements. our ireland correspondent chris page is at stormont. grim, devastating, disgraceful and have grim, devastating, disgracefuland have been among the words politicians have used to describe this budget. government departments in northern ireland have about £14 billion to spend in this financial year and on paper that is roughly the same as last time round but in real terms, the same as last time round but in realterms, it the same as last time round but in real terms, it is a substantial reduction because inflation is running so high. the northern ireland secretary chris heaton—harris said he should not have had to set a budget at all, it should have been a job for a devolved government. he has denied an accusation from the democratic unionist party that he had put in place tough spending limits to try

to pressure the dup into dropping its veto on the formation of a power—sharing coalition at stormont. in the absence of local ministers, and elected officials are now in an unenviable position, having to decide exec you have to make cuts in areas like health care and education. —— much goes to the polls next thursday to vote in local elections and one area labour is hoping to make gains is in north warwickshire. as part of our series looking at the elections, alex forsyth has been seeing how the party's campaigns are going. it is mid—morning and breakfast is on the go at the river and roads cafe on a business park in north warwickshire. here they might not be gripped by local election fever but amy and lucy do know what matters to them. there are small businesses that are struggling. the energy bills increase, everything has increased. the cost of living is one of the things labour has put at the forefront of this election campaign. so what do they make of what keir starmer and his party have been saying?

ijust i just know it ijust know it would be the working party that would vote for labour which really is as. he has been talking a lot about the nhs, about crime. i would agree with both of those. nhs are, you know, overworked, understaffed, underpaid. this rural corner of the west midlands is currently conservative territory. it is one of the places in which labour hopes to regain ground. in the market town of atherstone, talk of the economy and pressure on public services seems to resonate. i mean, electric and gas, really, really over the top. my brother works for the nhs and he is, you know, we are both in industries that are not doing particular well underneath this government. but not everyone is convinced labour has the answer. everyone is feeling the pinch, you know, and a lot— of places are closing down. what do you think about the labour party and what they have been saying? not so good. if you remember back in past, you know, when they left -

government last time, - they left a little note in the door in the treasury saying, "sorry, nothing left." i these elections are about who runs local services but they are a measure of the national mood ahead of the next general election. labour needs to show it is making progress with voters as it tries to convince people it is a credible alternative to the conservatives. at this high street sweet shop, sue is weighing up local and national concerns before making her choice. litter is quite a problem in atherstone. parking now, they have started charging. i have spoken to many old people, you know, theyjust come in for a pounds worth of sweets because that is all they can afford. what do you think about the parties' messages, what they are saying? i wouldn't know who to vote for any more. it is only a week until the country takes its pick. alex forsyth, bbc news, north warwickshire. and you can find a full list of candidates standing in north yorkshire on the council website. there are plenty of young people who

dream of becoming a professional footballer but the reality is most will not. the england star trent alexander—arnold rose through the youth ranks at liverpool, and is now trying to help those who weren't as lucky as him. he's launching the after academy to help players who don't manage to make it to the top. sally nugent went to meet him. trent alexander—arnold is a liverpool and england superstar. millions dream of becoming a footballer, but very few make it. as far back as i can remember, i always loved football. my first memories were playing with my brothers and just enjoying it. i was fortunate enough to go to a half—term camp up at liverpool academy when i was only six. within the first ten or 15 minutes of that, i was scouted, and from that moment on i've been a liverpool player. now he wants there to be more support for those released from football academies. anyone who's been through these experiences, please get in touch, i want to talk to you. i want to learn, i want to know what you're going through. i want to be able to help you and do as much as i can. "trent, i've seen your video on instagram about players

released from academies. i struggled to find a way into the outside world because all i knew was football." i think i've seen first hand the struggles and the difficulties that players have when they're released from football clubs. and i think it's gone on too long and now it's time for change. josh and liam were released from football as teenagers. it still has an impact on them both today. i was obviously told i was going to be released. to be honest, that was probably the first heartbreak i've ever gone through. i can remember going back to the changing rooms and just bursting into tears. in that moment it genuinely felt like it had all been taken away from you, and there was nothing left. trent is launching a new initiative, the after academy. the aim — to offer players a plan b if football doesn't work out.

the after academy is a dream. and in that dream, it's quite simple, really. i want any kid or any footballer who gets released from a football club to have somewhere to turn to, to have someone or an institution or a set up to turn to where they feel like they can go and find support. the pfa say they will help trent to develop his initiative as the footballer uses his voice for change. sally nugent, bbc news. the controversial american talkshow hostjerry springer has died at the age of 79. his tv show ran for almost 30 years, with guests often getting david sillito looks back at his life. when it began, thejerry springer show had aspirations to tackle serious issues and they soon realised where the ratings were. who

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your governor. and a political- commit which wasn't helped by this revelation in a campaign ad. some nine ears revelation in a campaign ad. some nine years ago. i _ revelation in a campaign ad. some nine years ago, i spent _ revelation in a campaign ad. some nine years ago, i spent time - revelation in a campaign ad. some nine years ago, i spent time with i revelation in a campaign ad. 911: nine years ago, i spent time with a woman i should not have. paid her with a cheque. i wish i hadn't done that. a, with a cheque. i wish i hadn't done that. �* ., with a cheque. i wish i hadn't done that. �* . . ., with a cheque. i wish i hadn't done that. . , ., that. a failed politician became a tv star was _ that. a failed politician became a tv star was to — that. a failed politician became a tv star was to some _ that. a failed politician became a tv star was to some a _ that. a failed politician became a tv star was to some a symbol. that. a failed politician became a tv star was to some a symbol of| tv star was to some a symbol of moral decay. but there was always warmth and joy here and everyone has flaws, evenjerry. and all was forgiven by the time of the final thought. forgiven by the time of the final thou . ht. forgiven by the time of the final thou:ht. ., ~ .. thought. until next time, take care of yourself. — thought. until next time, take care of yourself. and — thought. until next time, take care of yourself, and each _ thought. until next time, take care of yourself, and each other. - thought. until next time, take care of yourself, and each other. jerry l of yourself, and each other. jerry s-ariner, of yourself, and each other. jerry springer. who — of yourself, and each other. jerry springer, who has _ of yourself, and each other. jerry springer, who has died _ of yourself, and each other. jerry springer, who has died at the age of 79. records are being broken in parts of europe and it is only april. tomasz schafernaker can tell us about it. it has been incredibly hot in parts of spain and also portugal today, the temperature rose to 38.7 celsius in cordoba, which may also be the highest temperature in europe this

time of year. the air is coming from the atlantic over us and that means we will not get the heat they are in iberia and talking of the weather over the bank holiday weekend, you are probably planning that by now, scattered showers, sunny spells and fairly warm. it will be a bit of a mixed bag this bank holiday weekend, some of us will definitely need our brollies. this is the satellite picture, cloud spreading across the country now, rain bearing clouds and it is a soggy effect right now and it is a soggy effect right now and it will continue through the evening and tonight. the bulk of the rain will transfer northwards across the uk and eventually starts to dry out in the south by 6am on friday but friday morning isn't cloudy and murky and drizzly in places. 6—10 so no frost. through the morning into the afternoon, the cloud. to break and we get some sunny spells but on the whole, not a bad date.

and quite warm, that current of air i showed you off the atlantic, 19 degrees in london, 16 in belfast, mid—teens in the lowlands of scotland so quite a pleasant day for many tomorrow. this is a saturday, showers and start brewing, one or two could be downpours, possibly a crack of thunder. it will be every bit as warm in the south and centre of england, high teens, a bit fresher in scotland. on sunday, we still have showers and the mixed bag so it's not going to be completely dry but overall it's not too bad. thanks, tomasz. and that's bbc news at six. it's time for the news where you are, goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall.

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