live from london. this is bbc news. sudan's army launches a major attack on khartoum — attempting to retake areas held by the rival rsf militia. warnings of �*exceptionally low�* staffing as nurses in england prepare to strike from sunday evening. with just a week to go until the coronation, british subjects will be asked to swear allegiance to king charles. in italy, could napoli football club clinch their first serie a title in 33 years? hello, i'm lucy grey. sudan's army has deployed tanks and heavy artillery for a large scale offensive in the capital, khartoum.

there are reports of heavy fighting in the city. the army says it's attacking from all directions, despite a ceasefire being in place. it's part of an effort to recapture areas held by the rival, rapid support forces. the army has urged people to remain indoors and to stay away from windows. south sudan says it's still trying to convene peace talks between representatives of the two sides. the uk's last evacuation flight has left sudan. the foreign office says nearly 1900 people have been flown out since tuesday. meanwhile, the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens from the country. countries like saudi arabia are getting people out tojeddah via port sudan on the red sea. our correspondent lyse doucet took the boat the other way and has sent this report from port sudan. every face, every person in this waiting tug boat tells a story of sudan. look at the exhaustion. they've made a dangerousjourney to get here to port sudan. they've told they told us they've

waited hours here waiting for a boat to be evacuated. and now it's 4 a.m. in the morning and they're within touching distance of of a safety route to leave this violence. but from here, they'll go to a saudi warship and then it's a ten hour journey across the red sea. so many now uncertain about what lies ahead. but when i asked one laborer from nepal whether he would come back to sudan, he said, sudan is finished. the first plane carrying humanitarian aid from the international committee of the red cross has now landed in sudan. clashes between rival generals�* forces have entered their third week. i've been speaking to hamid khalafallah — one of the millions of people trapped in their homes. he's in khartoum and i asked him what it was like in the city now. despite being on a ceasefire, the

fighting still continues. also throughout the night. i reported earlier the army did one citizens that they will continue fighting today in order to take over some of the area that were already controlled by the paramilitary forces despite being a ceasefire. such shows also how they are prohibiting themselves to committing to a ceasefire but also publicly announcing that they will launch more violet tax today. i understand that ou more violet tax today. i understand that you are — more violet tax today. i understand that you are in _ more violet tax today. i understand that you are in a _ more violet tax today. i understand that you are in a rsf _ more violet tax today. i understand that you are in a rsf controlled - that you are in a rsf controlled area, what is it like for you living there? i area, what is it like for you living there? ~' ., , area, what is it like for you living there? ~' , , . there? i think the most residence i've been speaking _ there? i think the most residence i've been speaking to _ there? i think the most residence i've been speaking to have - there? i think the most residence i've been speaking to have said . there? i think the most residence i i've been speaking to have said that

they around their areas, it's been difficult for most systems of khartoum. it's very difficult and risky to go outside to get food supplies, we are now in the third week since this conflict started so everyone is running out of food supplies. most neighbourhoods and households do not have running water, it was very early in the conflict, power outages are also quite common. so people need to go out to get supplies, water and so on but it's very risky and passing through a checkpoint, it can be fatal. and also just getting caught in the crossfire between trying to, it has caused a lot of casualties and so on. it is impossible to stay

inside but it's also impossible to leave which leaves people in a very difficult situation not knowing how exactly to react.— difficult situation not knowing how exactly to react. what you do when there is bombing? _ exactly to react. what you do when there is bombing? when _ exactly to react. what you do when there is bombing? when there - exactly to react. what you do when there is bombing? when there is l exactly to react. what you do when there is bombing? when there is a | there is bombing? when there is a ve loud there is bombing? when there is a very loud bombing _ there is bombing? when there is a very loud bombing and _ there is bombing? when there is a very loud bombing and it _ there is bombing? when there is a very loud bombing and it gets - very loud bombing and it gets closer, we take shelter in a house, try to all come to a centre room far from windows and far from walls. and stay on the floor until it passes. when it is a bit further, we try to use the quiet hours that we get a couple of hours a day to just quickly go out and get what we need. that is also really risky but we have to do it. it is water that we can't have so we need to leave. my mac you feel it is too dangerous to try to leave khartoum? there are no safe passages. also humanitarian

assistance to access khartoum. all the international support and governments have been focused on getting a ceasefire that works for evacuating foreign nationals and creates a facet of them to save the country. i'm glad that works but it is unfortunate that they do not try to do the same for sudanese citizens to do the same for sudanese citizens to get safe passages for people trapped in the crossfire. also for humanitarian assistance to reach them in their crisis. an estimated 100,000 people have attended an open air mass in a central budapest square on pope francis�* third and final day in hungary. pope francis urged hungarians not to close the door on migrants and those who he said were, "foreign or unlike us." among those at the service was the hungarian prime minister,

viktor 0rban, who�*s repeatedly criticised migration, and was responsible for constructing a wall to stop people crossing the borderfrom neighbouring serbia and croatia. 39% of the population in hungary are catholic and pope francis had last visited the central european country briefly in 2021. 0ur budapest correspondent nick thorpe has been covering the pope�*s visit. this is kyushu square in budapest in front of the hungarian parliament building, where in the last few minutes the pope has been holding a holy mass, attended by up to 100,000 people, people in the square here and in the neighbouring streets. people are now slowly leaving the square. the pope left a few moments ago in his sermon here, which was his main opportunity to address the people of hungary and hungarians who flocked to hungary to listen to him, to attend his visit.

he quoted the example of the good shepherd. he said it was important. he called on his listeners to open the doors which have been closed to people who are different, people who are strangers, migrants, foreigners. a very poignant message in a country which has built a fence on its southern border with serbia to keep migrants and asylum seekers out. the pope here in the square in budapest also prayed for those. he called the tortured people of ukraine and for the people of russia, and he prayed for peace in europe and an end to the war. this has been a very carefully calibrated visit to hungary, three days with meetings with people from all spheres of society, with the poor, the homeless, young people, refugees, and in the afternoon before he leaves meetings with cultural and academic circles. it�*s also been an address notjust to the people of hungary,

but to the whole of europe, always with an emphasis on the need for peace in neighbouring ukraine. nurses in half of england�*s hospitals, mental health and community services will go on strike later today, with nhs chiefs warning care is at risk. the royal college of nursing union has called on the government to return to pay talks. the health secretary, steve barclay, has expressed disappointment over the escalation. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports. once again, members of the royal college of nursing in england will be taking to the picket lines, having voted earlier this month to reject a government pay offer. what do we want? when do we want it? senior nurse ryan white has stood with her colleagues in leeds during previous strikes, but she says the decision to walk out again is a reflection of how low staff morale has sunk. 25 years i�*ve worked in the nhs and i�*ve never seen

or felt anything like this. never. it�*s heartbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking. soul destroying and it�*s horrible. and none of us want this for patients. we can�*t keep delivering second class care. we�*re a first class health system. we were, you know, we�*ve been first in the world and we still should be. in a statement, steve barclay said... we have actually agreed a number of national exemptions, including intensive care units, emergency departments, neonatal units, paediatric intensive care and others. so let's not scare the public this morning by saying that nursing is being reckless on this one

day of strike. they most certainly are not. later this week, the main healthcare unions will decide on what the next steps are in this long running series of industrial disputes. some union members have accepted the pay offer. others have rejected it. and it�*s not yet clear what that will mean for future strikes. dominic hughes, bbc news. the uk transport secretary mark harper has accused the rail union — the rmt, of "cynically targeting the eurovision song contest" by calling strikes on the day of the event. the strike is due to take place on may the 13th after the union rejected the latest pay deal from train operators. the rmt said the rail delivery group, which represents the train operators, had "torpedoed" pay talks. staying with strikes, the uk�*s let�*s get some of the day�*s other news now. officials in india say 11 people have died after a gas leak in the northern state of punjab, in an industrial area of ludhiana. four people are still in hospital. the source of the leak, as well as the kind

of gas are not known yet. poor safety standards and insufficient checks make gas leaks common in india. also in india, forest officials have captured a rogue wild elephant that has killed seven people and destroyed houses in the state of kerala. more than 150 officials were involved in the operation to tranquillise the animal and then transport it through a specially designed lorry to a nature reserve. villagers had held protests demanding action, saying it was destroying their crops and homes. president biden has called for the release of detained journalists, in his address to the annual white house correspondents�* dinner in washington. mr biden said his government was working every day to free the wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich who was arrested in russia in march. he said efforts were also continuing to release the journalist austin tice, who was kidnapped in

syria 11 years ago. let�*s take you to paraguay now as polls have just open in the country�*s general election. these are live pictures from asuncion. these are live pictures from asuncion, as opposition candidate santiago pena is about to cast his vote. the governing colorado party has lost only one election since 19117 but polls suggest the government is trailing a coalition of 23 parties from across the political spectrum. the result may also have global implications for the region. paraguay is taiwan�*s only ally in south america and the opposition coalition favours aligning the country with china instead. sport and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. hello. we start in italy because napoli have a huge match ahead of them, which could secure their first serie a title for more than 30 years.

the city of naples is preparing for celebrations if the leaders can lift the title. memories of the great and good of the past are flooding back to those in the city. luciano spalletti�*s side need to beat saler—nitana and hope other results go their way. well, one of those games is in the closing stages. inter milan hosting lazio. the home side have turned the game around with two late goals to lead 2—1, leaving napoli on the brink of securing the title. five games in the premier league today and manchester city could move to the top of the table, if they beat fulham. that�*s one of five matches in england today. city would go above arsenal, with a game in hand. manchester united host the in form aston villa. bournemouth take on leeds in a crucial game at the other end of the table. newcastle host southampton and liverpool are home to tottenham in the late kick off. in the scottish cup semifinal, holders rangers are up against their old firm rivals celtic.

celtic are chasing a domestic treble — they�*re 13 points clear at the top the winner will play championship side inverness caledonian thistle — after they beat falkirk 3—0 yesterday. manchester united fans opposed to the continued glazer ownership of the club are marching to the stadium in protest ahead of their game against aston villa. it comes as sirjim ratcliffe and ineos are said to have moved ahead in the battle to buy the club, with a valuation higher than the eye—watering 5 billion pound bid from the qatari group led by sheikh jassim on friday/. but many fans are unhappy and there are plans to boycott the match for 18 minutes. they�*re demanding a �*full sale only�*. we have been protesting consistently from 2005. the debt that is

spiralling out of control. we are the biggest club in the world, we make the most money. it has been pilfered by owners who don�*t know what running manchester united is about. arsenal have sold out the emirates stadium for their women�*s champions league semifinal second leg against wolfsburg on monday. more than 60,000 tickets have been sold, which will be a record crowd for a women�*s club match in england. it�*ll overtake the previous record of over 117,000 at the erimates when arsenal beat tottenham in the women�*s super league earlier this season. the final of the world snooker championships is just about to under way at the crucible in sheffield — after an eventful tournament so far that�*s seen protests, favourites knocked out and incredible comebacks. speaking of whom, belgium�*s luca brecel is up against england�*s four—time champion mark allen. these are live pictures from the crucible where they have just started playing.

brecel produced an incredible comeback to beat si jiahui after trailing 14—5 before winning 11 frames in succession. the four—time world champion marc selby has faced him 11 times previously including in last year�*s english open final, which selby won 9—6. he�*ll start the match as favourite against someone who hadn�*t won a crucible match before this year�*s tournament. and the denver nuggets beat the phoenix suns 125—107 on saturday night in game 1 of their second—round series. reigning back—to—back nba mvp nikola jokic had 2a points, but it was jamal murray who shone for the nuggets, scoring a game—high 3a points. game 2 is monday night in denver. sergio perez is leading the azerbaijan grand prix, on lap 38. live updates on the bbc sport website. and that�*s all the sport for now.

as we�*ve been saying napoli football club are on the verge of a first serie a title win in 33 years. if they become champions, wild scenes of celebration are expected in the italian city. the last time they won the competition — was with the help of argentine legend diego maradona in 1990. let�*s get more from our italy reporter — sofia bettiza. this is a city that is preparing for a celebration of epic proportions. in a few hours, the team, napoli, could become the champions of italy�*s premier football league, and they mood here is incredible, the whole city is decorated, there are flags hanging outside every balcony, life—size cutouts of the players in the street, and if you go into a bakery, there are pastries and ice cream is dedicated to the players. i spoke to some high school students who say that if they win, they are definitely going to cry, because they feel that this is an historic moment.

and of course, this is a party that has been 33 years in the making, because the last time that napoli won this title was in 1990, when diego maradona was the captain, and of course he is still revered in the city. as you can see, there is a whole shrine dedicated to him here, you have got flowers, candles, photos of when maradona was captain of naples. and above the shrine, you can read the word which means god, and football here in naples is almost a religious experience. but after maradona delivered that incredible win for napoli three decades ago, it was very difficult for the team to sustain that level of success, they started playing badly, they had financial troubles, and they were demoted to a lower league. since then, it has been the biggest team from northern italy, from milan and turin, that kept winning year after year, and that is why there

are so many people here today, it is not just about football, it is a symbol of the inequality between northern italy, which is very wealthy, and southern italy, which is poorer. lots of neapolitans feel that northern italy looks down upon them, and so winning this title today would be a social vindication, it would make them feel safe. it is only few hours until a crucial match, and there is a whole generation that doesn�*t remember the glory days of diego maradona, and they are hoping to live it for the first time today. hollywood star nazanin boniadi�*s family fled iran when she was baby but farfrom being content with starring in the rings of power, homeland, or how i met your mother, on screen, she spends her time campaigning to try to bring more freedoms to iran. we are now more than six months on from the beginning of protests in the country, and the actress has been speaking on sunday with laura kuessnberg and told us more about how daily life is for women in the iran now.

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you feel this is getting worse? is it getting more dangerous? i want to acknowledge — it getting more dangerous? i want to acknowledge that _ it getting more dangerous? i want to acknowledge that these _ it getting more dangerous? i want to acknowledge that these girls, - it getting more dangerous? i want to acknowledge that these girls, the - acknowledge that these girls, the courage and women of iran, their courage and women of iran, their courage have been contagious. the women in the guts of the spark an engine of the past seven months. what they have managed to do is they�*ve galvanised iranians society to understand the into sexuality of gender equality. it really has become a pro—democracy revolution but we are failing the iranian people. we need to stand unequivocally by them in a similar way that we did in a unified and immediate way against putin in ukraine. we haven�*t done that for the people ever ran against the islamic republic. the archbishop of canterbury — who�*s the head of the church of england, will ask millions of british subjects around the world to swear allegiance to king charles during his coronation next saturday. the public pledge — dubbed "a chorus of millions" — is one of several striking changes to the ancient ceremony. female clergy will play a prominent role for the first time, and the king himself will pray out loud.

here�*s our religion editor, aleem maqbool. laying her hand upon the bible, she reaffirms her oath. we now know there is as much in the coronation service that will not change, not just from 1953, but from centuries of coronations before it. so help me god. this is the bible queen elizabeth kissed during her coronation service. and this, the brand—new one on which the king will swear his oath. those oaths go unchanged, but before them, the archbishop of canterbury will explain the church wants to ensure people of all faiths and beliefs live freely. there is nothing that offends against christian worship, but we are very clear that our society today is very different from 1953 and that means there needs to be a clear recognition of all the

elements of society. while those new details from lambeth palace show there will be hymns sung in welsh, irish gaelic and scottish gaelic, but also for the first time there will be significant involvement from people of non—christian backgrounds both during the service and also with faith leaders greeting the king at the end of it. these elements are no surprise for a king who has long been known for his engagement with people of other faiths. he has formed a long association with holocaust survivors and this year met with martin stern, a man who survived the nazi concentration camps and came to britain as a 12—year—old. to be received by the head of state, of this fantastic country, it is beyond words. it means a terrific lot. we were treated as rubbish, you know, fit to be burnt,

ground up and disposed of in landfill. and here i was having tea with the king and the queen. though there will be many who criticise how exclusive the monarchy is, that service here in westminster abbey will still be by far the most inclusive there has ever been. aleem maqbool, bbc news. and you can see more coverage of all the stories we�*re following here on bbc news — by heading to our website. including this from our visualjournalism team: �*the dazzling crown that will make a king�*. it�*s referring to the historic st edward�*s crown that will be placed on the head of king charles the thitd as part of coronation ritual that goes back centuries. it�*s rarely seen outside the tower of london — and the gold crown will be worn for less than an hour before being stored away for the coronation of the next monarch. lots more facts and figures can be found at bbc.com/news — or of course you can use the bbc news app.

stay with us here on bbc news. in contrast to the wet weather in england, and the final for scotland, just like last month setting out to be much drier.— be much drier. today, it is cloudy da and be much drier. today, it is cloudy day and we've _ be much drier. today, it is cloudy day and we've got _ be much drier. today, it is cloudy day and we've got theirs - be much drier. today, it is cloudy day and we've got theirs first - be much drier. today, it is cloudy day and we've got theirs first of l be much drier. today, it is cloudy day and we've got theirs first of a j day and we�*ve got theirs first of a rain working from west to east. with the risk of some thunderstorms with some hail and some hefty showers for the afternoon. at the same time, there won�*t be so many showers to east anglia and the weather should

brighten up across wales in the south—west later on. captures around 18 or 19 degrees which won�*t feel to bad at all when those brighter moments. with low pressure stay in charge overnight, we will see further showers moving slowly eastwards across the country. it stays quite cloudy so not that cold, tempted overnight between six and 10 celsius and four monday the slow pressure starts to pull into norway. this training cold front is bringing cooler conditions across scotland through the day. still some showers on monday, the heavy showers building across central parts of england. temperature is about 1k building across central parts of england. temperature is about 1a to 18 degrees for most vegetable stock to turn colder in scotland where through the afternoon, temperatures in aberdeen will come down to seven celsius. it will feel really quite chilly. free monday night, clear skies in place, we will see some patches of frost. choose a looks

like being a better day weather—wise in terms of more dry weather and sunshine thanks this ridge of high pressure that will be building its way in. they could be a few showers across the northern islands, but for most it�*s a decent date. however, it will be a little on the callsign across northern and eastern areas temperatures will be around ten to 12 degrees. wednesday, temperatures come up a little bit but conversely, there will be more cloud around. thick enough to bring a few patches of rain, temperatures 1a or 15 degrees, the coolest air in the east.

this is bbc news. the headlines. sudan�*s army launches a major attack on khartoum — as it attempts to retake areas held by the rival rsf militia. tanks and heavy artillery have been deployed to the capital. residents are warned to stay indoors. the capital is home to some seven million people. nurses in half of england�*s hospitals are set to strike later this evening. nhs chiefs warn that care is at risk. but unions call on the government to return to pay talks. the walkout by royal college of nursing members won�*t end until late on monday. tens of thousands of people attend an open air mass in a central budapest square on pope francis�* third and final day in hungary. the pope called on hungarians to be "open" towards migrants coming from outside europe.

the british public will be invited to swear allegiance to king charles