live from london. this is bbc news heavy fighting in khartoum — as the sudanese army tries to recapture areas held by the rival rsf militia. warnings of disruption to emergency care as nurses in england prepare to strike this evening. with a just a week to go until the coronation, british subjects will be encouraged to swear allegiance to king charles. the first consignment of medical aid has reached sudan since the war broke out there two weeks ago. the international committee of the red cross says a plane landed

at port sudan with eight tonnes of relief supplies, including health kits for hospitals. it hopes to get security guarantees in order to send humanitarian aid to the capital, khartoum and the darfur region. despite a ceasefire being in place, the past few hours have seen intense clashes in the capital khartoum as the army tries to dislodge the rival rapid support forces. residents are being urged to remain indoors and away from windows. tens of thousands of civilians have abandoned their homes and are fleeing sudan. the uk's last evacuation flight has left sudan. the foreign office says nearly 1,900 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.

let's hear from evacuees in port sudan. i was working in sudan for the last 13 years and due to the situation here, due to this war, i left everything, my home, my car, my everything. all of my savings from 13 years, really. how do you feel? in my life, i am happy, but because all of my things are here, it's not feeling well. finally, we are on board and it feels really good to be in really good company, very nice people, here. at the moment we got on board, they served us sweets and water and they have been looking after us, all of this time and it was a little difficult getting on board, but i think the people here are very

professional, they managed to get everyone on board without any kind of mishap. our correspondent lyse doucet took the boat the other way starting injeddah and has sent this report from port sudan.(sot 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 us they've waited hours here waiting for a boat to be evacuated. and now it's 4am 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 labourer from nepal whether he would come back to sudan, he said,

"sudan is finished." for the sudan residents unable to leave, life is getting increasingly hard. we've been speaking to hamid khalafallah — one of the millions of people trapped in their homes by continuous fighting. he's in khartoum and explained what they do when the bombs up begin to fall. when there is loud bombing and when it gets closer, we take shelter in the house, we try to all come to a central room, farfrom windows, far from walls and so on and just lay on the floor until it passes. when it is a bit further away, 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. which is also very risky, but we have to do it, anyway,

it's water we don't have, so we need to leave. there is no safe passages for sudanese to leave khartoum, or for humanitarian assistance to access khartoum. unfortunately, all of the international governments have been focused on getting a ceasefire that could work for evacuating foreign nationals and to be safe passages for them to leave the country. and i'm glad that worked, but it is unfortunate that they did not try to do the same for sudanese citizens, to get safe passages the people trapped in the crossfire, to leave, or for humanitarian assistance to reach them in their houses. meanwhile, they are living in very difficult situation. live now to marti flacks. she spent four years working with the us special envoy for sudan on the peace agreement with south sudan. thank sudan. you forjoining us. ijust

wanted, thank you forjoining us. ijust wanted, first off, touch and one of the key concerns around this conflict and that is helping those that have remained in the sudan. and having enough aid, having enough water, enough food. having enough aid, having enough water, enoughfood. how having enough aid, having enough water, enough food. how fast, having enough aid, having enough water, enoughfood. how fast, or having enough aid, having enough water, enough food. how fast, or has water, enoughfood. how fast, or has that water, enough food. how fast, or has that been moving in a timely fashion? . ~ that been moving in a timely fashion? ., ~ , ., ., ., fashion? thank you for having me. it's takin: fashion? thank you for having me. it's taking some _ fashion? thank you for having me. it's taking some time _ fashion? thank you for having me. it's taking some time for _ it's taking some time for humanitarian aid to start getting to the places really needed and there are a few reasons for that. the international aid community has a long history of providing assistance in sudan, but the places where we are seeing active fighting, like khartoum, are places that they haven't historically had active assistance presence. remember, cartoon has never seen fighting on this scale before. —— remember, cartoon. remember, portadown, the sudanese egyptian border where we are seeing

tens of thousands of people making difficultjourneys, to leave the active fighting zones, but they find themselves in desperate need of assistance when they get there. we are also seeing the places where humanitarian aid is very active, in places like darfur, aid organisations are being targeted there as well. yesterday msf reported one of its hospitals were targeted by the warring parties and that limits their ability to provide assistance, even in places where they have a logistical structure. wonder if i canjust they have a logistical structure. wonder if i can just say that it's fair and well for the international community to be calling for aid to the entering sedan, south sudan, the darfur region and west duffel. but if the two men at the centre of this are notaiding if the two men at the centre of this are not aiding that unitarian help to get to the people that need it, what is the point? the fighting continues. what is the point? the fighting continuu— what is the point? the fighting continues. . �* , . , continues. that's right, ultimately this conflict _ continues. that's right, ultimately this conflict is _ continues. that's right, ultimately this conflict is the _ continues. that's right, ultimately this conflict is the responsibility i this conflict is the responsibility of the warring parties and they have an obligation to allow their

citizens to get the assistance they need and do not target either civilians or the aid organisations trying to help them. what we have seenin trying to help them. what we have seen in the last week or so is a series of very short—term, 1—3 day ceasefires that have been intermittently adhered to by the parties, but i provided a little bit of breathing room, as you said, for some people to leave khartoum for some people to leave khartoum for some people to get out and get supplies. but what we really need in the immediate present term is a long—term ceasefire that comes with an agreement by those warring parties to let aid come through and to less people want to leave, leave. you have worked with peace plans and negotiations, concerning south sudan, like you said we are dealing with two men, this is a power struggle, essentially, everybody knows that a ceasefire is necessary and a working ceasefire. what is it going to take for them to agree, cannot agree? is going to take for them to agree, cannot agree?— cannot agree? is going to take a long-term _ cannot agree? is going to take a long-term sustained _ cannot agree? is going to take a long-term sustained effort - cannot agree? is going to take a long-term sustained effort to i cannot agree? is going to take a - long-term sustained effort to engage long—term sustained effort to engage at a high level by the international

community. this isn't a company that will be resolved in a matter of days or even a matter of weeks, even if the ceasefire is put into place, with it enough sticks and carrots and pressure from the international committee to put down the guns, temporarily. to get any kind of sustainable political solution, that doesn't just sustainable political solution, that doesn'tjust involve the two armed men with armies, but actually involves the broader sudanese political class and civil society organisations to create a lasting peace that will take a really sustained months and years long effort from the international community to be supportive. the international— community to be supportive. the international community were involved in the agreement that failed on april the 1st. what more can they do to stop the fighting, now? so far nothing has worked. is it up to the international community?— it up to the international community? it up to the international communi ? ~ , ., community? well, it is to the international— community? well, it is to the international community - community? well, it is to the international community to i community? well, it is to the - international community to provide is what assistance they can tell average the tools they have available towards these warring parties, both the incentives but

most importantly in this moment the sticks, the sanctions and the other tools they can use to pressure those parties, to understand that they will face consequences if they do not take steps towards resolving this conflict. figs not take steps towards resolving this conflict.— this conflict. as you have been involved in _ this conflict. as you have been involved in these _ this conflict. as you have been involved in these discussions, | this conflict. as you have been - involved in these discussions, what is in that tool box, when it comes to sticks and carrots, specifically? because we are hearing the same thing over and over again, it's up to them to use these incentives, what are they?— to them to use these incentives, what are they? absolutely. well, i think they do _ what are they? absolutely. well, i think they do need _ what are they? absolutely. well, i think they do need to _ what are they? absolutely. well, i think they do need to be _ what are they? absolutely. well, i think they do need to be thinking i think they do need to be thinking very strategically about sanctioning the parties involved in this conflict, but also making clear to the countries and parties that support them from outside that they cannot continue to supply them weapons, cannot continue to supply them financial aid, or political support and to cut off that rearguard support that is allowing these parties to continue to fight. and to continue to be in power. it's also about making sure that when we get to a sustained negotiation, that is broader thanjust

get to a sustained negotiation, that is broader than just a 1—3 day ceasefire, that we are strategic about who we invite to those conversations, that it's notjust a conversations, that it's notjust a conversation between two generals with militaries, but a much broader group of sudanese individuals, who have a role in the country's political future and to make clear to these men that they are not the only option is, in terms of the future of sudan's government. thank ou ve future of sudan's government. thank you very much. _ future of sudan's government. thank you very much, indeed, _ future of sudan's government. thank you very much, indeed, if _ future of sudan's government. thank you very much, indeed, if your- future of sudan's government. thank you very much, indeed, if your time. thank you. 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. let's talk to marc roscoe loustau in budapest, managing editor of the journal of global catholicism. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. how would you assess this trip has gone for the pope as an i think many were actually quite surprised that pope francis did decide to come back to hungary, since, as you said, he was here very recently in 2021. the pope, i think, he was here very recently in 2021. the pope, ithink, has he was here very recently in 2021. the pope, i think, has a special pastoral concern to hungary because, as you mention, the prime minister, victor 0rban has led the country and there is currently leading dutch he is also leading the catholic church in a nationalist direction. he frequently uses races, even with a fascist language, to talk about hungry�*s cultural and ethnic

homogeneity. he also claims to be defending your as �*s christian values. both men, but branches and big job and has in the past are clashed repeatedly over these claims. —— mike boatman, pope francis and victor aubin. what do you make of this mass?— francis and victor aubin. what do you make of this mass? pope francis was seated right _ you make of this mass? pope francis was seated right in _ you make of this mass? pope francis was seated right in front _ you make of this mass? pope francis was seated right in front of _ was seated right in front of hungry�*s parliament building, the seat of political power in hungary. and he spoke directly in his homily, in his address, two hungarian politicians, he mentioned them specifically as a group and he mentioned specifically to them that they should be like an open door. he addressed the political class, explicitly in their beliefs and the way they have led the country towards a racist and is in a then, in a very dramatic moment, he actually departed from the official text of his homily and he repeated,

again, that exhortation, be like an open door, and he even took his pages and throw stella up and down, the pages that he was reading from, for emphasis. so, clearly, he wanted hungry is just like you want to hungary's politicians to hear that. what i cut out and painful it is it is to see a closed doors, he said, it is regarded as selfishness, he said. how did white make a victor aubin respond to that and hungarians in general? the open—air mass in front of the parliament building was really packed and beforehand the atmosphere was full of tension and lots of excitement, the overflow area on side streets where people can view on screens were full, to overflowing and the gates were closed to half an hour ahead of time because the square was full. this was an official visit to hungary and, as i said, the pope was seated

right in front of the seat of political power, but budapest itself is actually an international city, with really a large and international group of high technology workers, for example the technology workers, for example the technology sector is quite vibrant here in the city and actually at the mass, i met a catholic from nigeria who had come with his girlfriend to see the pope. and he is an it specialist, he said to me and has lived in hungary for overfive years. he praised the mass being both solemn and exciting but also called the political situation in hungary tough, in particular the government's immigration policy. i do have to say that my read of the crowd in general, the crowd did actually seem disappointed, i have to say, by the pope's message during his homily. when he spoke those words, be like an open door, there was really no response in the crowd and then afterwards there was very light applause, despite the fact that beforehand people had been

cheering and even waving at the screens when the pope appeared on them as he was approaching the site of the open—air mass. it was really eye—catching, actually, to see such a muted response from the crowd, and a muted response from the crowd, and a lukewarm applause, really. fascinating, thank you very much that assessment and your time. 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? fair pay! when do we want it?

now! senior nurse rhian wheater 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. 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, you know, we've been first in the world and we still should be. in a statement, steve barclay said it was disappointing some unions were escalating strike action this week, including the royal college of nursing, despite only a third of its members rejecting the government's offer on pay which other unions accepted. he added that these strikes would put more pressure on the nhs, and would be incredibly disruptive for patients. we have actually agreed a number of national exemptions,

including intensive care units, emergency departments, neo—natal units, paediatric intensive care and others, so let's not scare the public this morning by saying nursing is being reckless on this one day of strike. they most certainly are not. later this week, the main health care 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. it's not yet clear what that will mean for future strikes. dominic hughes, bbc news. a man has died and several other people have been stabbed in a brawl in bodmin in cornwall in the uk. police were called to the scene at around 3:15am this morning. the victim, who was in his 30s, died at the scene. at least seven other men and women were taken to hospital. a 24—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, attempted murder and causing

grievous bodily harm with intent. its time for sport now and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jane. a busy day in the premier league with five matches taking place. including manchester city — who'll will move top of the table if they beat fulham. let's bring you the latest. it's 2-1 to city - earling haaland scored it from the penalty spot to give himself 50 goals for the season, fulham then equalised, but city scored again to take could it to 2-1. bournemouth are leading leeds 2—1. it's1—1 — southampton against newcastle. stuart armstrong for his side battling relegation, calum wilson with the equaliser for newcastle. liverpool and spurs, kick off at anfield at ltz30pm. after 60 minutes, manchesrter united are 1—0, against aston villa, bruno fernandez just before half time. before the match manchester united fans protested outside old trafford. a large section of supporters marched to the stadium carrying banners opposing the continued

glazer ownership. 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 £5 billion bid from the qatari group led by sheikh jassim on friday. celtic and rangers are approaching half—time in their scottish cup semifinal. after 85 minutes it's1—0 at hampden park to celtic, jota with the goal. the winner will face inverness caledonian thistle in the final injune after they beat falkirk on saturday. napoli will win their first italian league title since 1990 if they beat selernitana today. the city of naples is preparing for celebrations in anticipation of the leaders cliching the serie a crown. memories of the great and good of the past are flooding back to those in the city. luciano spalletti's side are playing at home. it's 60 minutes gone

and still goaless. —— like it is 1— 02 enables. —— it is1—0 to —— like it is 1— 02 enables. —— it is 1—0 to naples. 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 10,000 at the erimates when arsenal beat tottenham in the women's super league earlier this season. the final of the world snooker championship is 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 marc selby. these are live pictures from the crucible where they are playing. brecel took the first three

frames and is leading 4—1. incredible that the belgian is here playing in a final when he hadn't won a single crucible match before this year's tournament. in contrast this is selby�*s sixth world final — and he's won four of them, he's fought back to take the fourth frame. you can follow updates on the bbc sport website and app. it's been an incredible weekend in azerbaijan for sergio perez. after winning formula 0ne's first sprint race of the season on saturday, he's now added the grand prix. the mexican started from third on the grid in baku behind his red bull team mate max verstappen. they both passed the ferrari of charles leclerc — who had been on pole. but when verstappen stopped for fresh tyres, the safety car came out and perez was able to get ahead — staying to the chequered flag. it he's cut verstappen's championship lead to six points. lewis hamilton was the first british driver home in sixth place. could and that's all the sport for now.

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. hew a watch on bbc news, all of our stories can be found online, just a search bbc news. you are what you

bbc news. for the second month in a row england is heading for a very wet month, some areas seeing nearly double the april average rainfall so far, but in to england, on the far north of scotland just like last month it is turning out to be a dry month with much more sunshine with the temperature higher than average as well. today is another cloudy day with bursts of rain working from west to east across the uk, some heavy downpours are set to move into scotland and northern ireland with the risk of some thunderstorms and hail one hefty showers through the afternoon. at the same time, not many showers for east anglia and south east england and it should brighten up. high temperature around 18 or 19

which should not feel bad at all on the brighter moments. 0vernight, low pressure staying in charge with further showers moving slowly eastwards across the country. it stays quite cloudy, so not that cold with the temperature overnight between six and ten. for monday, low pressure starts to pull away and to norway. a trail of cold front bringing cooler conditions across scotland through the day. quite a lot of clothes are in for monday were still some showers in the heavy showers across central and eastern areas of england with the risk of thunderstorms through the temperature about 14—18 but it will start to turn colder in scotland were through the night the temperature in aberdeen will come down to around seven. quite chilly in northern areas. and with clear skies in place through monday night we see patches of frost developing in rural areas. tuesday looks like a better day weather wise in terms of dry weather and sunshine thanks to this ridge of high pressure building

its way in. there could be a few showers across the northern isles but light and fleeting in the cloud will tend to thicken up across western counties of northern ireland later in the day but for most a decent day but it will be a little on the cool side across northern and eastern areas where the temperature will be around 10—12. wednesday the temperature comes up a little bit but more cloud around and that will be thick enough to bring if you patches of rain in the west. temperature about 14—15, 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 7 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 the negotiating table. tens of thousands of people attend an open air mass in central budapest on pope francis' final day in hungary. the pontiff calls on hungarians to be "open" towards migrants coming from outside europe. the british public will be invited to swear allegiance to king charles during his coronation on saturday. the mainly christian service

will also see religious leaders from otherfaiths play a part for the first time.