this film and the associated misinformation and harrassment take off. i asked twitter about this, but they didn't respond to my questions. for trisha, though, the problem is much more profound. people are going out looking for what they already believe. they're looking for that confirmation of their own biases. they are not looking for actual facts, actual truth. they don't want to know. so let's take a look at some of the front pages. let's have a look at the guardian. bbc chair quits. rishi sunak under pressure to stop appointing conservatives to key positions at the bbc, it said. moving on to the times, which doesn't go on this

story. it goes on the nhs strike posing a threat to great ormond street, the children's hospital, serious concerns over staffing levels there, and looking ahead to next week's coronation. and the daily telegraph, there is a reference to the story of the bbc chair. gary lineker�*s tweet, saying, don't let ministers pick the bbc chief. he said the bbc chairman should not be selected by the government of the day, not now, not ever. another story about surgeons operating only once every fortnight. so a busy news week. that's all from us tonight. thank you forjoining us. mark is here on tuesday. till then, have a great bank holiday weekend. goodnight.

breaking news from around the world 24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. yeah, we did not fire the first shot. all the mediators were present. we agreed to sit down at 10 a.m. and sign the final agreement. we were taken by surprise when we found that the country was shut down and all the bridges were under siege. they started to fire on us. at the moment, we are fighting to defend ourselves. we don't shoot our own people. this army is our army. they are our brothers. we should not fight with them. but since al—burhan is not trustworthy and is a traitor, this war destroys sudan.

joining me now to discuss the conflict is diplomacy and national security reporter at foreign policy, robbie gramer. what do you make of the comment from the paramilitary leader? at this point the question of who shot first is irrelevant. sudan is plunged into this massive crisis now and these two leaders al—burhan and hemed'ti are effectively holding the country's population hostage as their forces try to duke it out and take control of the country. i have spoken with us officials as well as people in khartoum that the country health care system is on the brink of collapse. people there are still sheltering in place even as thousands try to flee. the situation is incredibly ugly and the fact that the cease—fires are not holding really does not bode well for how

this conflict could play out. it is not the first _ this conflict could play out. it is not the first cease—fire that has failed. stay with us. we also want to hear another bit from the interview with hemed'ti. this is on whether or not the rss is willing to open a human at taurean quarter. whether the rsf is willing to open a humanitarian corridor. take a listen. i want to put it to you that the people of sudan, particularly in the capital khartoum, are living in an absolute ordeal. what would it take for you to allow humanitarian corridors in? first, i'd like to thank the bbc for the interview. regarding the truce. we have been asking for it from the first day of the war. we started the humanitarian corridor straightaway. we opened these corridors within the areas controlled by our forces. we started the truce from our side. we are working for the sake of the civilians and our fight is on the behalf of the civilians. we have no problems with these

corridors and we are helping the diplomatic missions. the sudanese people acknowledge the areas under our control. we are working hands and feet to help others. we have no problem with these corridors whatsoever. we've heard these conflicting accounts from both sides. do you think that we will see some sort of humanitarian corridor work being established anytime soon? it is the ho -e of established anytime soon? it is the hepe of everyone — established anytime soon? it is the hope of everyone involved, - established anytime soon? it is the hope of everyone involved, the - hope of everyone involved, the international community, american officials and other western officials and other western officials are hard at work and to try to get the cease—fire locked in place to expand our core doors for people to leave. there are two factors to consider. when listening to hemed'ti's comments. the first is to hemed'ti's comments. the first is to the extent of which he has control of his forces this is a

paramilitary group that is heavily armed but not well trained. the same goes for the sudanese armed forces on the other side run by his rifle al—burhan. the second factor is can you take hemed'ti at his word? this is a warlord, effectively. who is responsible for massive atrocities in darfur, that is how he rose through the ranks and became a powerful paramilitary commander that you see today. so a lot of people in addition to frantically working with hemed'ti and al—burhan to set up the cease—fire, i absolutely have zero trust with either side here. it is a difficult situation and there is no real easy answer to if the cease—fire can be simply turned on or off at a switch. even with a lot of international and diplomatic pressure. of international and diplomatic ressure. ., ., ,., pressure. you mentioned darfur there, pressure. you mentioned darfur there. we _ pressure. you mentioned darfur there, we have _ pressure. you mentioned darfur there, we have been _ pressure. you mentioned darfur there, we have been taking - pressure. you mentioned darfur there, we have been taking to l pressure. you mentioned darfur| there, we have been taking to so much attention to the fighting in the capital city khartoum but we are in hearing as well reports about violence in the western part of the country, which of course is already

a very troubled region.— a very troubled region. absolutely and i was talking _ a very troubled region. absolutely and i was talking to _ a very troubled region. absolutely and i was talking to a _ a very troubled region. absolutely and i was talking to a us - a very troubled region. absolutely and i was talking to a us official i and i was talking to a us official involved in the crisis response earlier today, they were worried about darfur which has seen two decades of conflict reigniting into another war zone. this would not just be between hemed'ti and the sudanese armed forces this could be rival ethnic militias. the this is a powder keg. on top of that you have a lot of proxy powers, foreign countries that have backed either hemed'ti or al—burhan, the russia, united arab emirates, egypt other powers that are looking and seeing how this conflict will play out for their site. how this conflict will play out for theirsite. so how this conflict will play out for their site. so this has a recipe for a full—blown regional crisis, if not a full—blown regional crisis, if not a full—blown regional crisis, if not a full fledged civil war. is a full-blown regional crisis, if not a full fledged civil war.— a full fledged civil war. is there a risk in the _ a full fledged civil war. is there a risk in the darfur— a full fledged civil war. is there a risk in the darfur region - a full fledged civil war. is there a| risk in the darfur region of seeing this kind of ethnic violence that we saw over the past many years, of that breaking out again? absolutely. the problem — that breaking out again? absolutely. the problem knows _ that breaking out again? absolutely. the problem knows there _ that breaking out again? absolutely. the problem knows there is - that breaking out again? absolutely. the problem knows there is no -

that breaking out again? absolutely. | the problem knows there is no safety net. darfurwas the problem knows there is no safety net. darfur was already in dire humanitarian streets relying a lot on international humanitarian —— humanitarian aid and a lot of that infrastructure who were already in a precarious position have started to flee and pack up shop simply because it is no longer say. so we do not have a good idea of how this fighting will break out, what type of impact it will have or how to get the help to the sudanese people that they so desperately need at this point in the conflict. i they so desperately need at this point in the conflict.— point in the conflict. i wanted to ask ou, point in the conflict. i wanted to ask you. what — point in the conflict. i wanted to ask you, what is _ point in the conflict. i wanted to ask you, what is keeping - point in the conflict. i wanted to l ask you, what is keeping western countries, we have also heard about potential visits, a few days ago, about leaders from neighbouring african countries as well. what is keeping out that influence from establishing some sort of way to get civilians out of harms way, or even hearing reports of being stoppages at the border with egypt, people having trouble crossing the border. i think at this point it is just the early days. there is a lot of chaos.

a lot of people trying to get out, in port sudan on the coast and over the border in egypt. at this in time both hemed'ti and al—burhan appear to be using the cease—fires as sporadically as they hold, to try and rearm their troops and forces so the cease—fire does bring short—term gain, it may be some immediate relief to some civilians allowing others to flee the capital but in the long—term will that make the fight and go on even more, will that prolong the conflict and make it even worse?— prolong the conflict and make it even worse? , , ., , ., ., even worse? this is a question that i know you — even worse? this is a question that i know you have — even worse? this is a question that i know you have been _ even worse? this is a question that i know you have been discussing i even worse? this is a question that. i know you have been discussing some of your coverage of the conflict about whether or not the us is doing enough to aid american civilians that are still trapped in saddam, as he saw there was a recent convoy moments ago of americans on their way out, what has the administration been doing and is it being seen as adequate enough to help american civilians that are there in saddam? even as washington is in crisis mode

right now. there is a feeling of lot of anger and recrimination. first for the us the international community, empowering these two warlords, negotiating with them up to the point where conflict broke out. maybe not powering the pro—democracy and civilian civil society organisations that were pushing so hard for a democrat transition and second, to be heat warning sides of the conflict coming. there are a lot of people in washington right now who are angry, i think the administration is not doing enough. who think that it should be doing more to help the estimated 16,000 americans which include dual sudanese american citizens but also aid workers who are advancing western interest in trying to help sudanese there. so i think you are going to be seeing a lot more conflict and tensions within washington over the course of the next few weeks. even as it is dealing with this crisis response of, where to be go wrong and how can we help those who are still trapped there. one us official i talked to said that we are trying to as hard

as we can to avoid another afghanistan situation. ardsley referring to the 2021 chaotic evacuation. irate referring to the 2021 chaotic evacuation.— referring to the 2021 chaotic evacuation. ~ ., ., ., evacuation. we will have to leave it there thank — evacuation. we will have to leave it there thank you _ evacuation. we will have to leave it there thank you so _ evacuation. we will have to leave it there thank you so much _ evacuation. we will have to leave it there thank you so much for - evacuation. we will have to leave it there thank you so much for your. there thank you so much for your time. . ~ there thank you so much for your time. ., ~' ,, there thank you so much for your time. ., ~ i. ., .,

to ukraine — where president zelensky has said that beating russia is now the main task for everyone in europe and across the free world. he was speaking as rescuers continued to search for survivors of russia's latest missile attack, which has killed at least 25 people including children. for the first time in over 50 days, the capital, kyiv came under heavy fire. some of the worst attacks were in the country's centre and south — in the town of uman — which had largely been spared until now — and city of dnipro. these pictures are from the central town of uman , showing a nine storey apartment building after it had been hit while many were sleeping. the russian defence ministry said,

without evidence, that its military had targeted ukrainian army reserve units with the strikes. the bbc�*s hugo bachega sent this update. this is the site of the russian missile attack here in the town of uman. and this is the building that was hit shortly after 4:00 in the morning. you see this entire section of the building collapsed. people were sleeping when this attack happened. so residents were trapped under the rubble. now, it's been more than ten hours since this attack happened. it's still a search and rescue operation happening here. the authorities said at least three children were killed here in the town far away from the front lines. now, there have been also attacks in dnipro and the capital, kyiv, and 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 to be fired by russia were intercepted. and reacting to these attacks, president zelensky said it was another night of russian terror.

that this would not be forgiven. in other news... children and parents in the uk are bracing for more disruption as teachers in england prepare to strike again. members of the national education union in england won't work on tuesday. it's the start of the fifth day of national strike action this year with the union seeking higher pay for teachers. a 5 percent pay rise offered to national health service staff in england is likely to get majority union backing. a major union representing ambulance workers and others says its members are in favor —— making it likely that most of the 1a nhs unions will support the deal when they meet ministers next week. florida governor ron desantis is wrapping up a week—long international tour with a stop in the london today. desantis, who is widely expected to announce his run for president in 2024 soon, met with britain's foreign minister, aiming to boost economic ties. around the world and across the uk.

this is bbc news. keen for a bit of freedom and a beautiful day for it. time for liquorice, turmeric and sage to return to the wild after months of being nurtured back to health. first off, the block is turmeric. having one eye certainly isn't stopping her. it's liquorice, though, who's been causing a bit of a stir. so she is a black seal. she's what we call a melaninistic seal. here they are very rare. i've actually only seen one while i've worked at the seal sanctioned. i've been there three years, so it was super exciting. obviously not great that she had to come in, but also really exciting for everyone to see as well. the last big release of the season watching pups take to the waves always draws a bit of a crowd,

but it's no looking back for these three who should now have a long life at sea ahead. they could have 30 years, i think sort of 20, 30 years. it's the last release for randy. he's moving on from the sanctuary. and what's better than on a morning like this morning in cornwall, releasing seal pups. you're live with bbc news. to the uk now and the bbc chairman richard sharp resigned today, after accepting the findings of a critical report, which found he'd failed to be transparent about his dealings with borisjohnson to the panel interviewing him for the job. the controversy centred on his involvement in facilitating an £800 thousand loan guarantee for mrjohnson, who was prime minister at the time, and who signed off on his appointment as bbc chairman. mr sharp is to stand down injune from the role, which is meant to defend the bbc�*s standards and values. he said it would be a distraction for him to remain in thejob. so why is the bbc chairman appointed by the uk prime minister and what is the chairman's role? our analysis editor ros atkins explains. richard sharp's resignation raises

questions for the bbc, for the government and about how power works in britain. the job at the centre of the story is bbc chair. the chair leads the bbc board, which has to ensure the bbc delivers its commitments to the country and is tasked with upholding and protecting the independence of the bbc. and appointing a bbc chair isn't for the bbc to do. it's a government decision, ultimately a prime minister's decision. and in 2021 it was borisjohnson who appointed richard sharp. but now mr sharp has resigned after breaching the rules of the appointment process. first, he failed to declare that he told borisjohnson that he wanted the job before he applied for it. the next issue also concerns mr johnson. let's bring in a canadian millionaire called sam blythe. he wanted to offer the former prime ministerfinancial help with a loan guarantee. and he asked his friend richard sharpe if he could make a connection to do that. richard sharp spoke to the cabinet secretary,

head of the civil service, simon case. mr sharp thought that was sufficient disclosure. today's report found that it wasn't. and as we've been hearing, richard sharp says he now regrets not mentioning that conversation. and that oversight brought risks for the bbc because while the bbc didn't appoint richard sharp, its director—general tim davie has been vocal on impartiality. this story risked undermining that message and in the end, it's worth emphasising that all of this has happened because of a failure to mention one conversation, not because the bbc chair is a long time acquaintance of the prime minister who appointed him, not because the bbc chair was a donor to the ruling party, not because each bbc chair is chosen by the government of the day. for better or for worse, this is all within the system. but there are renewed questions about whether it should be. a british paralympian and surgeon, who's been recruited as the european space agency's first para—astronaut, has been given a taste of what life

will be like in orbit. john mcfall, who lost a leg in an accident when he was a teenager, is taking part in a ground—breaking project. our science editor rebecca morelle joined him on a test flight. woohoo! john mcfall is an astronaut candidate with a difference. amazing! he's an amputee. he lost his leg in a motorcycle accident when he was a teenager. esa had announced that they were looking for astronauts with a physical disability. i looked at the personal specification and i kind of went, yeah, i've got that, yeah, i like doing that, i've got this degree, yep. oh, yeah, that sounds good. i was like, this sounds really interesting. john's getting his first taste of space on a parabolic flight where you experience periods of weightlessness. the flight works by the plain are climbing extremely steeply. it takes a team of three to control the manoeuvre. the plane then arcs to complete its descent.

here we go. i joined john for his and my first flight. 0h! oh, help! i want to come down. 0h! it's like the ground. it's moving away from you. it's really hard to actually control where you're going. as you can see, it's hard to master. this is the closest that we can get to experience of what being an astronaut is like. john, how are you finding it? look at this! i mean, where do you get this? how did this happen? 0h! the flight is a chance to see howjohn's prosthesis response to weightlessness. in normal gravity, if you look here, the knee bends under normal gravity. but when you go into zero g, you'll probably see, i'm floating around with the leg straight because that gravity isn't there. each parabola is a learning opportunity. it is! and this is what the project is all about. working out what needs to be

adapted for a person with a disability to live and work in space. john's not guaranteed a mission, but this flight has whet his appetite. still happy with signing up to be an astronaut? absolutely, absolutely, yeah. you haven't made a terrible mistake? not at all! i can't wait. so, forjohn mcfall, watch this space. rebecca morelle, bbc news. with king charles' coronation approaching, different nations across the uk are appraising their relationship with the monarchy. the king has always had a great fondness for scotland — and while many return that affection, recent polls suggest the nation is more sceptical about the role of the royal family than the uk as a whole. the latest survey by yougov indicates almost three—quarters of people in scotland do not care about the coronation. our scotland editorjames cook has travelled across the nation where he's been hearing what people think of the monarchy. cheering. he is the kilted king, a monarch

with his heart in the highlands, and deep roots here at the castle of mey on the northernmost tip of great britain, as well as in royal deeside, edinburgh and ayrshire. he loves scotland, and especially the highlands. joanie whiteford is the king's representative in ross and cromarty. her husband david used to run a charity for charles. it's really, absolutely his idea to help support the area, the traditional industries of the area, the farming, the fishing, the artisanal food production, and the tourism. it's notjust a romantic connection. it's a very practical connection, from your point of view. yes, and you say practical, and, you know, if you're lucky enough to shake his hand, he's got a very tough hand. that's because he's a practical man. i think the people up here feel a real passion for the king, a closeness. he always wears the kilt up here. so he's making an effort to be one of us, and i think people really appreciate that in him.

it's clear that the king has a deep affection for this land, this nation. but what do people here think about him? polls suggest there is much less enthusiasm for the monarchy in scotland than there is in other parts of the uk, a challenge for the new monarch. archive: now comes the queen. and the king has a tough act to follow. in 1953, scotland embraced his mother after her coronation as the embodiment of hope for a nation emerging from the shadow of war. there couldn't be anything, i suppose, more dramatically different from where we are now. the first months of the king's reign in scotland have also been dominated by political turmoil for the snp. given recent events, i would honestly have to say that the cause of independence is virtually dead for at least a generation. and how does that affect the monarchy? it means that, unlike his

predecessor, he is in a position of much greater strength, as far as the unity of his kingdoms are concerned. if scotland does become independent, the snp�*s official plan is to keep the king as head of state, although some in the party want a bolder approach. someone who is a head of state should be elected. i don't think we, as working—class people, should be paying tens of millions a year to the monarchy. and so now, for you, the time of the coronation is actually a good time to have this conversation? yes, i think it's a good time to have this conversation, and let's be honest with each other. what kind of future do we want? bagpipes play. in humza yousaf, scotland now has a republican first minister as well as a nationalist. although, as he waved off the stone of destiny for the coronation ceremony, he was tight—lipped about both.

we will have full coverage of the coronation in the coming days. thank ou for coronation in the coming days. thank you for watching _ coronation in the coming days. thank you for watching bbc _ coronation in the coming days. thank you for watching bbc news. - hello. the bank holiday weekend is upon us, and the weather is looking a little mixed, but, you know, overall, it's not going to be too bad. plenty of sunny spells in the forecast, but one or two showers, and some of them could be heavy. let's have a look at the big picture. across our neck of the woods, so a low pressure in the north atlantic, a large one, and it's helping to draw in a warm atmosphere from the southern climes. infact, milderair coming all the way from the azores. but the very far north of scotland, under the influence of a colder current of air from the north. so here is the forecast for the early morning, for saturday, and it's a sort of mild—ish start to the day. it's certainly not frosty out there, 5—10 celsius in some spots.

a lot of cloud in the morning, first thing, particularly across the northern half of the uk. and then showers are expected to develop from wales, the midlands, the north—west of england, certainly in northern ireland, maybe one or two in scotland as well. the best of the sunshine and the warmest weather will be across the south. take a look at these temperatures, 19 or 20 celsius in london, about that as far west as cardiff. but in scotland, chilly, only 7 celsius expected in aberdeen. in fact, it will be chilly right along the north sea coast. here's a look at sunday, i think there'll be quite a few showers around, hit and miss, sure, but some thunderstorms are possible in northern ireland, so there could be some downpours. again, the best of the weather on sunday further towards the south and east, temperatures in the high teens, but more typically, it'll be around about 15—16 celsius. so that's the end of sunday. how about the bank holiday itself? well, overall, again, not looking bad for most of us. high pressure is close by, particularly out towards the west. but weather fronts also affecting the north of scotland,

and also showers are in the forecast for east anglia in the south east. and, again, there could be one or two downpours. so after a sunny saturday and sunday, showers on the cards for london and the south—east. elsewhere, variable amounts of cloud and actually not looking too bad at all. look at that, 17 celsius in newcastle, around 16 celsius in belfast. let's have a look at the outlook then for the week ahead. so here's that little mixed weekend, and then into next week, i think the temperatures will ease somewhat, but overall the weather isn't looking too bad. bye— bye.

hello and welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. did the bbc�*s coverage of the crisis in sudan focus too much on the evacuation of british citizens? and did bbc news prioritise dominic raab's defence of the bullying charges against him over the actual findings? at a time of some turmoil at the top of the bbc, we're going to keep to the sharp end of bbc news this week with a selection of your comments, starting with coverage of the horrific situation in sudan. the subject was addressed at the top of monday's news at ten. tonight's at 10pm, the rush to flee the violence in sudan. thousands of british nationals are still trapped