live from london. this is bbc news. in sudan — both sides in the conflict agree to extend a ceasefire for another three days despite reports of heavy fighting. bbc chairman richard sharp has resigned over his dealings with the former uk prime minister boris johnson. ukraine is hit by another wave of russian airstrikes, at least 19 are dead. in hungary, pope francis has urged europe not to fall prey to populism. hello and welcome to the programme,

i'm maryam moshiri. in sudan, the crisis continues as the army and the rival paramilitary groups are accusing each other of breaking the extended ceasefire. this is thousands of people sudanese and many other nationalities including britons continuing to attempt to flee the country. there has been fighting in the capital khartoum as well as in the darfur region. the world health organization has warned that the war is having a catastrophic impact, with medical staff and patients unable to reach facilities and as people continue to flee, somehow found the journey more difficult than others. in a moment we will have the story of an nhs dr from manchester who is stuck in sudan and unable to get back for his hospital shifts next week. first, our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has the latest. yeah, the existing ceasefire was extremely patchy and there is no reason to believe this one won't be too.

as far as the international community is concerned, those countries like britain and the united states who are urging their citizens, their civilians, to leave, it does present an extension of that window of opportunity for those evacuations to continue from the airstrip north of khartoum and also from port sudan on the red sea coast. so clearly there's a hope this will facilitate those continued evacuations. both the united states and britain have urged their civilians, their citizens, to leave as quickly as possible, to use this opportunity. but even that is a precarious affair. there was a reportjust this morning of a turkish c130 transport plane that was shot at and suffered some damage as it was taking off from that wadi saeedna base north of khartoum. so just an indication that despite the relative security surrounding that base this is not

a risk—free operation either. but for the people of sudan, who are mostly trapped by this recent cycle of violence, this is a kind of moment to wait and hope that this will be an improvement on the last ceasefire, because, frankly, there were days in the last few days when it didn't seem like there was much of a ceasefire at all, and an awful lot of sudanese citizens are also trying to leave the country by any means they can. and, paul, what is often the case in these sort of scenarios is that first of all, if me and idea of how bad the situation is? well, the situation is very, very bad, there are a lot of people on the move in sudan, many of them sudanese, many of them also refugees who already were here in sudan before the recent fighting broke out, especially in khartoum. those refugees are usually on the margins of society already, they have now moved closer

to the borders with south sudan, with ethiopia and with... so, the situation is very, very dire when it comes to aid delivery. many of the agencies today are actually evacuating in areas where, for example, khartoum, but we are trying to do our best and we are staying in many areas in order to assist these refugees and also the people who seek safety. should this conflict continue, how many people, worst—case scenario, are we expecting to try to leave the country, and what kind of a pressure is that going to put on neighbouring countries, many of whom are already dealing with their own crises? it is difficult to say, hopefully this recent fighting welcome to an end soon, and the movements will halt.

i mean, we have already seen movements to chad and we are seeing movements to egypt but it is very, very hard to say how many people will actually leave sudan at this point in time. what do you think about the people who are displaced within the country, because we are talking a lot about people who are escaping out of sudan, including many foreign nationals, but there is a lot of movement within the country and that is creating unique problems of its own, isn't it? yes, we already have a situation sudan with internal displacement, and it was one of the countries in the region which had the largest internal displacement. now, with the recent fighting, both of those who already have been

displaced once, but also ordinary citizens have to seek safety in neighbouring states, and also in other areas of sudan. so, there will be an increased level of internal displacement. many of the people who leave also leave without their belongings, and after a couple of weeks, maybe even days, some of these people will be in need of food, they will be in need of the basic commodities. hopefully the un will be there to actually help them out with food, water, health, but also with the protection which is very much—needed. i want to take you like to budapest now, where we... can we go live to budapest now? yes, please. let's go their lives, just very quickly i want to show you, these are pictures we are getting now of pope francis, greeting the crowds, outside the main cathedral in the hungarian capital. i willjust take you there very quickly because i noticed that

he was out and about and it is an important visit because he has not been to this country for ten years, of course, hungary, a hugely devout catholic nation, led by prime minister viktor orban, and there has been some controversy, i suppose, over the last ten years, the pope has been very critical of hungary's anti—migrant stance, viktor orban�*s anti—macron stance, and this is the first visit since he became pope ten years ago so ijust first visit since he became pope ten years ago so i just wanted first visit since he became pope ten years ago so ijust wanted to show you those pictures there for a moment or two. let's go back to our top story because as we have been talking about here on bbc news there are huge efforts to get foreign nationals out of sudan, and to safely continue to get them out, not everyone, though, has found that process particularly easy, sudanese born nhs doctor has been trapped in sudan after visiting family for eid and he was turned away from

evacuation flights because he does not hold a british passport but has now been accepted onto a flight. our newsnight correspondentjoe inward has been telling me about him who that he works in manchester royal infirmary, he has done forfour years or so and he was beaming visiting his family in sudan for eid when the conflict started and he has been trapped like thousands of other people including a number of sudanese doctors who work for the nhs who do not have british passports but who do have the right to live here and work here, they have been trapped in the fighting. when the evacuation flights started many of these doctors thought, they have been told they say by their mps and other people that they would be eligible to be evacuated but over the last couple of days it started to emerge that they were not being allowed on the flight, indeed he told me yesterday, we spoke for newsnight and he was told that he got to the airport and he was not only told that he was not eligible for the flight despite working for the nhs but actually he was escorted out by soldiers, we highlighted his story and realised it it is notjust

him, at least 2a people in this position. we can't say exactly what the causal link is, but within a few hours, this morning, of our story being published on the bbc news website, he went back and was swiftly allowed through. again, we don't know exactly what the causal link is but he thinks the popular city of this is led to a change and he says in his networks of sudanese doctors, he is seeing more and more people who are being allowed onto these flights, so they are optimistic that this has had an impact but he told me when i spoke to him a couple of hours ago, in the departure lounge, that this was bittersweet. it departure lounge, that this was bittersweet-— departure lounge, that this was bittersweet. , , bittersweet. it is mixed feelings, to be honest. — bittersweet. it is mixed feelings, to be honest, because _ bittersweet. it is mixed feelings, to be honest, because with - bittersweet. it is mixed feelings, to be honest, because with all i bittersweet. it is mixed feelings, to be honest, because with all ofj to be honest, because with all of this, _ to be honest, because with all of this, leaving my family, my dad, my mum: _ this, leaving my family, my dad, my mum. my— this, leaving my family, my dad, my mum, my brother and sister, so it is a bit _ mum, my brother and sister, so it is a bit difficult — mum, my brother and sister, so it is a bit difficult to leave them in this risky— a bit difficult to leave them in this risky area. they are trying to sort themselves through one of the

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on tuesday. — tomorrow, and first day working is on tuesday, or my hospital know about— on tuesday, or my hospital know about it. — on tuesday, or my hospital know about it. i— on tuesday, or my hospital know about it, i am on tuesday, or my hospital know about it, lam not on tuesday, or my hospital know about it, i am not sure on tuesday, or my hospital know about it, lam not sure if on tuesday, or my hospital know about it, i am not sure if i am ready— about it, i am not sure if i am readyto— about it, i am not sure if i am ready to be— about it, i am not sure if i am ready to be working at the moment to be honest. _ ready to be working at the moment to be honest, with all of the situation with my— be honest, with all of the situation with my family at risk, and my friends. — with my family at risk, and my friends, and everyone at risk, so i am really— friends, and everyone at risk, so i am really thinking about them, it's really— am really thinking about them, it's really difficult to sleep without thinking about the situation currently, so i am not sure if i will— currently, so i am not sure if i will have _ currently, so i am not sure if i will have the mental power to work, or hot. _ will have the mental power to work, or hot. to _ will have the mental power to work, or hot. to be — will have the mental power to work, or not, to be honest.— or not, to be honest. let's take you live once more _ or not, to be honest. let's take you live once more to _ or not, to be honest. let's take you live once more to budapest, - or not, to be honest. let's take you live once more to budapest, and i live once more to budapest, and these are absolutely beautiful pictures coming to us from the cathedral where pope francis is currently being wheeled around in his wheelchair, there he is, he was just being walked through, or being pushed through the crowds earlier

on, he met a couple of children, he anointed their heads, the congregation as you can see, is huge, it is jampacked there, and this is because it has been quite a while since pope francis visited hungary, it has been a controlled virtual relationship between the pope and hungary, mainly because of hungary's prime minister viktor orban and his anti—migrant stance, but ukraine, amongst other things, and the war in ukraine, has brought back the diplomacy between hungary and rome, this visit hugely symbolic for the country, and hugely important as well because of course hungary is a very devoutly catholic country. so, you can see pictures of the beautiful cathedral in central

budapest, where i think in a few minutes, the pope will be giving holy communion. we will keep you updated on pope francis�* visit to hungary here on bbc news. the chairman of the bbc has announced he is resigning after admitting he breached the british government�*s code for public appointments. a report found he failed to properly disclose his involvement in facilitating a loan of £800,000 for the former uk feminista boris johnson. this morning, mr sharp released this statement. mr released this statement. iji heppinstall's released this statement. m heppinstall's view is that while i heppinstall�*s view is that while i did breach the government code for public appointments, he states very clearly that a breach does not necessarily invalidate an appointment. indeed, i have always maintained the breach was inadvertent and not material, which

the facts he lays out substantial. the secretary of state has consulted with the bbc board who support that view. nevertheless, i have decided that it view. nevertheless, i have decided thatitis view. nevertheless, i have decided that it is right to prioritise the interests of the bbc. i feel that this matter may well be a distraction from the corporation�*s good work, were i to remain in post until the end of my term. i have there for this morning resigned as the bbc chair to i have therefore this morning resigned as the bbc chair to the secretary of state and to the board. let�*s remind ourselves of the events, richard sharp was appointed chairman of the bbc in february 2021, at in february 2021, at the start of this year, the sunday times reported he was accused by a group of mps of failing to declare his involvement in securing involvement in facilitating an £800,000 loan from borisjohnson just weeks before then try minister

recommended mr sharp for the bbc job. there was added pressure for the bbc chairman than to resign amid the gary lineker impartiality row last month, richard sharp denies any wrongdoing. rob watson has been reflecting on the impact richard sharp�*s appointment has had on the bbc. it is not great for the bbc, and the way one colleague put it is, the problem is, said the colleague, there is a lot of people wandering around thinking, hang on. _ so the bbc was headed by someone who is a conservative, or very supportive of the conservative party. now of course everyone at the bbc would say that is profoundly unfair, the chairman of the bbc is not in an editorial role, he is not telling you or me or that person what to run in their news, and i sure that richard sharp would say that like the rest of us here at the bbc, once he got in the building, whatever his previous contacts, he also aimed at impartiality, but that is the kind of perception, the idea, hang on a minute, why is the head of

the bbc someone with close links? and i have looked at some polling which should give the bbc some cause for concern, it was done by yougov at the start of the year and it suggested that something like 44% of people trust the bbc or not, or certainly some, but some 50% don't, and that is a falloff in trust at the bbc, a bit of good news, we are still more trusted than pretty much any other news organisation, certainly here in the uk. and what about the government, we heard from rishi sunak earlier today, what damage do you think this has done to the government and the way it chooses the chairman of the bbc? well, it could have been a whole lot more awkward for the government had mr sharp not wanted to go and somehow downing street had had to fire him or push him, awkward, of course, if it had had to stand by mr sharp, but i think the view of rishi sunak will be, this is an example, as perhaps they would put it, of more of a mess left over by borisjohnson,

and that they can move on, but of course there is now the challenge of who they appoint next time around. and the question of how they make appointments is now very much under discussion, explain for the audience how the appointment is made and what people are calling for in terms of change to avoid something like this? so, members of the audience, look out, because there will be an appointment, there will be an advert some time for the job, but essentially, it will be publicly advertised, so if you fancy yourself as the next chairman of this extraordinary media organisation... go on, bob, you can do it. definitely not me. ..look out. ultimately you would be appointed by the government, by the prime minister, the person in charge of the ministry of media and culture would also get involved. so, that is the way it works. and absolutely, there have been people saying, hang on, is it really a good idea, no matter how many safeguards you have, that the government of the day gets

to make that appointment? the only thought i would throw in is that in the same way that all of us who come into work in this building every day are supposed to put on this mantle of impartiality, whatever your views are outside, you come in and report and do your best, you could make the argument that that would apply to the chairman of the bbc, whatever that person's past contacts with british political parties or whatever political views they may have had when they came in, but there are some people who think, no, we need to look at the whole process again _ this time around, it seems, we will be using the traditional process, so, look out for the ad and then see what the prime minister thinks _ look out for the ad and then i think we are expected a successor byjune? yes, although that might be an interim role. one thing i should explain for people watching around the world is that although

the chairman is there to guarantee the bbc's independence it is important to stress the day—to—day stuff, the stuff that you and i are doing, and what goes in the bulletins, that in the bulletins, doing, and what goes in the bulletins, that is not decided by the chairman, if you're thinking of applying for the job, you are there to oversee ground strategy and make sure the bbc of applying for the job, you are there to oversee ground strategy and make sure the bbc is delivering money and has a good plan for its future existence. some breaking news to bring you about healthcare unions, marc ashdown has the latest. we have had some big updates today on the health workers�* dispute in the nhs. in the last few minutes of the gmb union have voted to accept the government�*s pay offer, they represent tens of thousands of workers across the nhs including paramedics, they voted by 56% to accept that 5% pay rise for 2022—23 plus a top—up of at least £1655 for last year as well. earlier in the

day, another union, unite, voted to reject the offer, 52% of their 4000 members said no, they will go back out on strike again on monday. all eyes now will be on tuesday, a meeting of what is called the nhs staff counsel where all the unions get together and they will vote on that page deal. many big unions are now in favour, the nurses are amongst those who are against it, they are going out on strike on monday and the feeling is even if thatis monday and the feeling is even if that is accepted across the board, there was unions still in dispute can go out on strike but they may be... you are live with bbc news. let�*s stay in the uk because children and parents are facing more disruption as teachers in england go on strike again. members of the national education union in england are striking on tuesday second may, it will be the fifth day of national strike action this year. meanwhile members of another union are meeting in telford now and that is where our correspondent is, bring us up—to—date with what exactly is

happening today. so, we are here in telford, if you can picture the scene, a massive building filled with loads of head teachers milling around and within the next hour we are going to see something here that we don�*t normally see, we will be seeing the general secretaries from four teaching unions involved in this dispute over pay sitting behind us on this panel and making a joint announcement, which gives you an idea of the sense that things are moving with this dispute. so, we don�*t know exactly what they are going to say but it is likely that they are going to make an announcement about coordinating strike action going forward. up until this point we have only seen strike action from members of the ntu teaching union as you said. and what have the government been saying about all of this, is there any sign that the government are willing to negotiate? 50. that the government are willing to neuotiate? , ., ., ~ that the government are willing to neuotiate? , ., a' that the government are willing to neuotiate? , ., .,~ , negotiate? so, “ust to take you up to seed,

negotiate? so, just to take you up to speed. since — negotiate? so, just to take you up to speed, since february - negotiate? so, just to take you up to speed, since february and - negotiate? so, just to take you up | to speed, since february and march when the neu strikes first happened, we have had a bit of a standstill, the government then put an improved offer on the table last month, that was reached rejected by all four unions that we are about to see speaking here, and so after that rejection, the government said, this is going back to the body that decides, recommends, pay for teachers and we will have to wait and see what happens, there is no news of the government coming back with anymore improved pay offer is at the moment.— with anymore improved pay offer is at the moment. hazel, thank you very much indeed- — at the moment. hazel, thank you very much indeed. let's _ at the moment. hazel, thank you very much indeed. let's bring _ at the moment. hazel, thank you very much indeed. let's bring you - at the moment. hazel, thank you very much indeed. let's bring you some i at the moment. hazel, thank you very much indeed. let's bring you some of| much indeed. let�*s bring you some of the day�*s other news. the uk prime minister rishi sunak says he is going to continue using the english name brecon beacons for the welsh national park.

and the french actress eva green has won a high court case over her $1 million fee for a science—fiction film that never got made. at least 18 people have now been killed by a new wave of russian missile strikes on ukraine. a child is amongst the dead after a block of flats was hit in the city of uman. we can now show you the scene in one of the cities, pictures that we got earlier here in the bbc showing a building apparently hit by a missile. rescue operations are well under way in the search for survivors. the capital kyiv was also targeted for the first time in more than 50 days, the ukrainian president described the attacks as evil, which could be stopped by weapons. kyiv�*s defence minister says preparations are concluding for a long—awaited spring offensive. hugo bachega sent us this

report. this is the site of russian missile attack, here in the town of uman. this is the building that was hit shortly after 4am. you can see this entire section of the building collapsed. people were sleeping when this attack happened. residents were trapped under the rubble. it has been more than ten hours since this attack happened. the search and rescue operation have been here. the authorities said at least three children were killed here in uman, a town far from the front line. there have also been attacks in dnipro and the capital, kyiv. the devastation could have been much worse if it wasn�*t for the work of the country�*s air defence. the military says all but two of the 23 missiles that had been fired by russia were intercepted. reacting to these attacks, president zelensky said it was another night of russian

terror and that this wouldn�*t be forgiven. a zoo azoo in a zoo in hamburg has released pictures of a polar backup who was born. how cute. the zoo said it is proof that it�*s a breeding programme to save this endangered is very much paying off. as you can see, mother bear is looking after her little bear is looking after her little bear very well. these types of programs are so important when it comes to endangered animals. it is not yet clear when visitors will be able to see the cup, until then, a monitor will be installed at the poll about enclosure so visitors can observe the bear inside the facility, or you can observe him by

watching bbc news. stay with us. hello, we have got the bank holiday weekend just around the corner, the weather is changing somewhat, it is probably going to be a bit warmer for many parts of the country over the weekend and whilst there will be some sunshine around, we have got the chance of some heavy showers as well, it feels a bit warmer today, temperatures in the south—east will be reaching 18 on 19, one or two showers around, particularly for northern ireland. thickening cloud could bring some wetter weather towards parts of mainland scotland. temperatures similar to last night, so, a mild night. tomorrow, for much of scotland it could be quite cloudy, and also the same for the north—east of england with the chance of a bit of rain. other parts of the uk should see

some brighter weather and some sunshine which may trigger a few more showers, some of them heavy in northern ireland. for much of the midlands and the southern areas, it may well be dry and this is where we will see the warmest weather. we could reach 20 degrees for the first time in england on saturday. it is quite a lot colder underneath the cloud in northern areas, and cold air never too far away for northern parts of scotland but for much of the country we have got milder, warmer air coming in from the south. but it does bring the chance of some more showers, probably sooner on sunday and more widely with the risk of some thunderstorms as well. perhaps once again east anglia and the south—east of england living a charmed life, staying dry with some sunshine, still could make 16 with the heavier showers in northern ireland. quite a few more showers around

on sunday, they will drift eastwards during the evening and overnight, and then on bank holiday monday, this high pressure tries to build in from the west. it is a slow process so we have still got some showers and the bulk of those are likely to be across east anglia and the south—east. the occasional shower is possible elsewhere but fell the most part it will be drier with some sunshine. cooler air in scotland. over the bank holiday weekend, some warmer weather with some heavy showers, and then next week it will be drier but cooler.

this is bbc news. these are the headlines. in sudan despite the sports of heavy fighting both sides have extended the ceasefire for another three days. in hungary pope francis has urged europe not to fall prey to populism. eight years the late show host james corden bows out. now time for the sport. we are going to start with the snooker because

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