tonight at ten, we have a special report, on the desperate scramble, to escape sudan. more evacuations by sea of foreign nationals, as the warring factions allow a ceasefire, so thousands can escape. a moment of relief for these people but also for the sudanese a very bittersweet moment because many wonder if they will ever come back. tonight, the last british nationals flown out of the capital khartoum, arrive back in the uk, via cyprus. the uk government says there'll be another flight tomorrow for british nationals, from port sudan. also tonight... nurses at some hospitals in england have begun a 28—hour strike. nhs leaders warn the public to use

health services wisely. and, memories of a coronation past, and how to celebrate the crowning of a new monarch, next weekend. good evening. in sudan, the ceasefire between the two rival factions of the military, has been extended by another three days, to allow for more people to leave the country, and humanitarian aid to come in. but in the capital, khartoum, the fighting has intensified. so far, more than 500 people have been reported to have died in the fighting, since the violence began, more than two weeks ago. british evacuation flights from near khartoum have ended, with the foreign office saying more than 2,000 people have been flown out of the country. so now, the focus is on port sudan,

where thousands of people have gathered, trying to escape. the uk government says there'll be an extra flight from there, to airlift any remaining british nationals who want to leave. meanwhile, evacuations by sea continue, and our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been aboard one rescue ship, heading forjeddah in saudi arabia, full of relieved passengers. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan. a night—time rescue mission organised by saudi arabia's navy. it's not quite dunkirk, but many warships and ferries are now involved in this giant evacuation. tight security as the lights of port sudan gleam on the horizon. we head to shore on a smaller tug boat, at the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we are just coming in now to port

sudan. it's a huge place and a big city. it is the focal point now of the evacuation effort for the whole country. we are told the area around it has been secured for now. 0n sudanese soil and long after midnight, a small crowd has been selected from the thousands still waiting here. nepalese, bangladeshis, pakistanis. how are you feeling tonight? a bit relieved. finally on the way home. yeah... it's been a long journey? yeah, from khartoum and then i was staying here, so yeah, it's been a long way. and a lot of people still waiting? yes. most of these men have lived in sudan for years. for muhammad ali, a university engineer, this is, this was, home. my everything is here — my home, my car. my children, they are all here, they have studied here, so... you had to leave it all behind?

yes, i have lots of memories with sudan. i've worked here 13 years. you look exhausted. this is why thousands of foreigners and sudanese have been heading here to port sudan for this moment when they leave sudanese soil to head onto boats and ships, this flotilla of vessels to take them across the red sea to safety. it's a moment of relief for these people, but also, for the sudanese, a very bittersweet moment, because they wonder if they will ever come back. a tug boat ride out of port sudan. muhammad soon chokes up. others seem lost in their thoughts. out to sea, the waves are much bigger now, which means one last nerve—racking ordeal. clambering onto a saudi arabian warship one by one.

on their way out of khartoum almost a week ago now, muhammad and his colleagues were robbed at knife—point, losing the few possessions they tried to salvage from the conflict. my mobile, some money and my laptop was with me. so you are here just with your clothes? yes, just the clothes. now, within moments of finding safety, they are all fast asleep. andrew harding, bbc news, port sudan. well, the uk evacuations from an air—strip near khartoum have now ended. in the last hour, another flight carrying british nationals fleeing sudan, landed back in the uk from cyprus, at stansted airport in essex. and an extra evacuation flight has been arranged from port sudan tomorrow. 0ur correspondent, sanchia berg is at the foreign office here in london.

just give us more details about what we know about that flight potentially taking off tomorrow. we potentially taking off tomorrow. - understand it will be taking off tomorrow from port sudan international airport and anyone who wants to get on that flight has to go to the british evacuation handling centre at the airport, and this is the critical bit, before noon sudanese time tomorrow. so it is worth reminding people who is eligible to get on that flight. it is british nationals, they are dependents and non—british nationals currently working as clinicians within the nhs. the foreign office wouldn't tell me whether this was absolutely the last flight and as you heard from andrew's piece, the port is now the main focus of evacuation. 0ther port is now the main focus of evacuation. other countries like the united states are using they navy is to evacuate their nationals. there are two royal navy vessels heading

for port sudan but tonight the ministry of defence said there were no plans for them currently to assist in the evacuation. as you said, over2000 assist in the evacuation. as you said, over 2000 people have been airlifted out, evacuated from the airstrip north of the capital. and when i spoke to the foreign office they said as far as they knew there were only a small number of people, british nationals, remaining in sudan, but it is worth remembering that they may not be aware of anyone. that they may not be aware of an one. . ~' that they may not be aware of an one. . ~ i. nurses at some hospitals in england have begun a 28—hour strike, with nhs leaders calling for the public to use health services wisely. after talks with health bosses, the royal college of nursing has agreed that staff can be called in, to provide limited cover for emergencies and intensive care, but the industrial action will still be the most wide ranging, of the current dispute over pay. the health secretary, steve barclay, says the strike action is disappointing, and will be incredibly disruptive for patients. here's our health editor hugh pym.

there are no pickets outside hospitals this evening but inside, managers are concerned about what tonight and tomorrow will bring. 0ne leading trust, newcastle hospitals, has warned of a major impact with the strike affecting the widest range of care so far in the dispute. the trust tweeted that people should not attend a&e unless it was a life—threatening emergency and warned that anyone coming in with a minor illness would have a significant wait. the royal college of nursing has agreed that staff will go into intensive care units and for the most serious a&e cases, though fewer than on a normal day. in a webinar this evening, the general secretary had a message for members. colleagues, if you get a call like that from your employer, i am asking that you please attend work. it is for our patients. earlier, she defended the escalation

of the union's action. let's not scare the public by saying that nursing is being reckless on this one day of strike. they most certainly are not. we will stand by our patients, that's what the strike is about. it's about standing up for our patients and saying we need to get a better nhs. rhianne is a senior nurse in leeds. she says the latest strike is another indication of how low morale has sunk. 25 years i have worked in the nhs and i have never seen or felt anything like this, it's heartbreaking. absolutely heartbreaking, soul destroying. it's horrible. and none of us want this for patients. some other unions including those representing ambulance staff have backed the pay deal offered by the government in england, and all of them will meet on tuesday to formalise their position. we will now get together on tuesday, the nhs staff council

will meet to vote on whether it accepts the agreement that we negotiated with them. i think it is right to wait for the nhs staff council to come to that decision and i think this strike is premature and disrespectful to those trade unions that will be meeting on tuesday. the unite union has rejected the pay offer and members will be on strike at some hospitals and ambulance services on monday and tuesday. if ministers are told there is majority union support, the offer will be implemented, but that won't stop some continuing with industrial action if they wish. what everyone wants to know is the situation regarding emergency care and threat to life with this latest strike action.— and threat to life with this latest strike action. . ., strike action. some might feel with the r0 al strike action. some might feel with the royal college _ strike action. some might feel with the royal college of— strike action. some might feel with the royal college of nursing - strike action. some might feel with the royal college of nursing has i the royal college of nursing has rolled back a bit from its original plan to have a strike that affected for the first time all forms of care including emergencies. the rcn say

on friday night and saturday morning they had so many calls through the negotiating channels from leading hospitals saying they couldn't guarantee patient safety and they were really concerned that it was better to have exemptions across all hospitals that were affected, covering intensive care and the biggest emergencies in a&e. hospital bosses have welcomed that but they are still very concerned and one put it to me tonight that the whole system was hanging by a thread tonight and tomorrow during this strike action, and that actually exemptions cover the relatively small amount of care offered anyway. it is worth remembering it is just under half of hospitals under strike where there were mandates, but those not affected are making the point that ambulances could be diverted to them creating more pressure on their a&e units. it is clear that steve barclay, the health secretary, hopes this will move forward after the staff council meet, majority support

for the deal and if it is paid out it may deter other unions from pressing forward with industrial action but the royal college of nursing are making clear that there needs to be a better pay offer to stop more nurses leaving and creating more of a workforce problem. creating more of a workforce roblem. . , creating more of a workforce problem-— creating more of a workforce roblem. . , , , , problem. that is 'ust the nurses, what about — problem. that is 'ust the nurses, what about the — problem. that isjust the nurses, what about the junior _ problem. that isjust the nurses, what about the junior doctors - what about the junior doctors because they are dispute is not resolved? ., ., because they are dispute is not resolved?— because they are dispute is not resolved? ., ., , , ., resolved? there are no signs of talks between _ resolved? there are no signs of talks between the _ resolved? there are no signs of talks between the junior - resolved? there are no signs of| talks between the junior doctors resolved? there are no signs of- talks between the junior doctors and the british medical association covering their talks in england and the government. there was talk of acas being brought in but that doesn't seem to have got anywhere. we will need to wait and see but it is very possible that that dispute involving doctors up to consultant level will continue and we will wait to see if there are any further details of any further strike plans. hugh pym, thank you. let's take a look at some of the day's other top stories. a man has died and at least seven people have been injured,

after being stabbed in a street brawl, neara nightclub in bodmin, in cornwall. police were called in the early hours of the morning, with one man dying at the scene. a 2a—year—old, has been arrested on suspicion of murder, and attempted murder. a five—month—old baby has been taken to hospital in cardiff, after a dog attack in caerphilly. gwent police say the injuries aren't thought to be life—threatening. the dog has been seized. the government has announced new rules, to stop the spread of extremist ideology, in prisons in england and wales. the changes mean convicted terrorists will have the number of books they're allowed in their cells, cut. ministers say the change will make it more difficult for prisoners to hide extremist literature. for viewers at home watching the king's coronation next weekend, there'll be an opportunity to swear an oath of allegiance to the new monarch. it's being referred to as the "chorus of millions," replacing the ancient tradition of hereditary peers, pledging loyalty. and preparations are well underway, right across the uk,

for thousands of community events to mark the big day. for some, memories are beginning to flood back, of the last coronation, back in 1953. our home editor, mark easton, has more, from east london. # in a golden coach # there's a heart of gold... # riding through old london town. east end royalty. it's the pearly queen of hackney. pearly queen jacqui murphy wasjust i2 when she sang in a show on hackney�*s wilton estate to celebrate the 1953 coronation. with cloth in short supply, she and her younger sister wore outfits made of crepe paper. what would i have seen all around me on coronation day? bunting everywhere. loads of flags and mums chasing the kids about. it was just lovely, really.

eastenders' street parties provided the source material for a famous essay on the meaning of the coronation. the authors saw it as an act of national communion in which the people of the united kingdom became more sensitive to the values which bound them all together. but does the coronation 2023 hold the same meaning? do the people of the east end see it as more than an opportunity for a knees up and a day off work? it's our history, and i don't think there's anywhere in the world that have got the history that we've got with our monarchies. does it make you feel special? very. i think so, yeah. i think we can be a bit, you know, uppity—puppity about it. celebrations in east london's coronation road drew photographers back in 1953. today, not so much evidence of local enthusiasm, but at the primary school that backs onto coronation road, well, here, anticipation is tangible.

the coronation to us is like, it's the start of a new era. since queen elizabeth has sadly passed away, we'll have a new heir to live up to her legacy and make our country a better place. it makes me happy because i know that i get to see a ginormous event happening. i love royal history. i really like it. it's about identity. it's about recognising that we are all british and the mantra of the british values. this coronation footage found in hackney council's archive depicts a 19th—century—built east end, since largely demolished to make way for modern housing for the elizabethan age. the �*60s lockner estate is busy planning a street party for their new king. how do you feel about this coronation? i can't get as excited about it as i did when i was younger. you know, it's not the same.

i don't know. you're out here making crowns. you know, you're part of the community effort. yeah, that's about it. lorenzo, you have a particular role in this coronation, do you not? i'm the food man. the food man. the jerk chicken. everybody on our estate will come out and enjoy lorenzo'sjerk chicken. and, you know, we'll have a communal table that we all contribute to. now, there are polls suggesting that britain hasn't yet got excited about the coronation, but look around and you'll find communities preparing to celebrate something that reflects a shared history, shared customs and shared values. despite, or perhaps because, times are difficult, people want to hang out the bunting for what binds them together. mark easton, bbc news, east london. with all the sport, here's lizzie greenwood hughes, at the bbc sport centre. thanks, clive. good evening.

it's been another entertaining day in the premier league with plenty of goals. match of the day 2 has highlights after the news, but here are the headlines. manchester city are top of the premier league. they beat fulham 2—1 to move a point ahead of long—time leaders arsenal — with a game in hand. erling haaland scored his 50th goal of the season, in all competitions, making him the first top level player to reach the milestone for more than 90 years. liverpool edged ahead of tottenham in the race for 5th place, after a seven—goal thriller at anfield. liverpool had been 3—0 up early on, but spurs staged a remarkable comeback, only for the home team to grab a winner deep into injury time. bournemouth are all but safe — after putting four past leeds, who are still in relegation danger. and there were also wins for manchester united and newcastle. but before manchester united's game at old trafford, there was a large protest, where around 1,000 fans marched in opposition to the club's ownership. united is for sale and many

supporters don't want the glazer family to keep a stake in the club. celtic are through to the scottish cup final after knocking out the holders rangers. jota scored the only goal in a tough game at hampden park. celtic will be firm favourites to win the final against the championship side inverness caldedonian thistle and they're still on course for an eighth treble. sergio perez says he can challenge for this year's formula one world title. he beat his red bull team mate and championship leader max verstappen to win the azerbajan grand prix. ben croucher reports. the twists and turns of formula 1, where on the streets of baku, there is no room for error. it's lights out, away we go. even though the two—time world champion started second, as is the case the season, he didn't stay there for long. breezing past charles leclerc and into the lead. the walls closed in on his race

when nyck de vries clipped one. the resulting safety car saw verstappen leapfrogged by his team—mate sergio perez. it penalised lewis hamilton, too, but he made better progress than george russell to finish sixth. that was a bleep restart. - that was a bleep restart. the - that was a bleep restart. the red| that was a bleep - restart. the red bull that was a bleep _ restart. the red bull terror were untouchable. _ restart. the red bull terror were untouchable. those _ restart. the red bull terror were untouchable. those walls, - restart. the red bull terror were untouchable. those walls, given l restart. the red bull terror were i untouchable. those walls, given the old graze, they were pushing still but somewhat surprisingly verstappen had no answer to his team—mate's race. verstappen still leads the championship but it was the mexican working history magic. exeter have been beaten to a place in rugby union's european champions cup final by la rochelle. the 2020 winners were outplayed by the defending champions in a ruthless 47—28 victory in bordeaux. la rochelle will play leinster in a repeat of last year's final. mark selby has made snooker history by becoming the first player to make a maximum 147 break

in a world championship final. and what a time to do it — the four—time champion had been six frames to two down to belgium's luca brecel at the start of the evening session — before the famous frame helped him pull it back to within two — brecel is currently leading 9—7. 9—8. the final concludes tomorrow. brecel is currently leading 9—7. it's the first to 18. brecel is currently leading 9—7. that's it from me. brecel is currently leading 9—7. back to you, clive. brecel is currently leading 9—7. thank brecel is currently leading 9—7. you for that, lizzie does thank you for that, lizzie. what does the weather hold in store? ben rich is here. yes, good evening to you. the last day of april certainly brought us some april showers. some of us more than others but this was the scene in northern ireland. some big thundery downpours that broke out this afternoon and through the evening, we have been seeing the shower is drifting eastwards. what about at the start of may? i think the showers will become fewer and further between as we head through the rest of the night. so mr merk

likely to develop in some western parts. temperatures not dropping far, quite a mild start to the new month, 6—10 as we start tomorrow morning. so into tomorrow, a couple of frontal systems, this one bringing some early showers in the south—east corner post of this one bringing a bit of a change into the uk, particularly scotland. some colderair digging in uk, particularly scotland. some colder air digging in behind this weather front. colder air digging in behind this weatherfront. you will colder air digging in behind this weather front. you will notice the change in the feel of the weather. that front bringing some cloud, some bits and pieces of rain but the northerly wind behind bringing a change in the feel of things. northern ireland having a decent day, not as many showers as today. for england and wales, there will be a scattering of showers, some of which will be heavy, possibly thundery. temperatures, quite a range by the middle of the afternoon, 17 in london butjust seven in aberdeen. into tuesday, another chilly day across north—eastern parts of the uk but it will be mostly dry. some areas of cloud, small chance for a shower that some good spells of sunshine.

temperatures, 9—10 in the north end 16 further south. not quite as warm as it has been. as we head to the end of the week, it looks like we will see frontal systems trying to squash in from the south—west. the wind will pick up a little bit. the easterly breeze or make it feel really rather cool close to some north sea coast through the middle part of the week. for the end of the week, we see that increasing chance of some outbreaks of rain. temperatures no great shakes for early may, 11—16, and an early hint on the coronation weekend, it looks like there may be some showers in the forecast but it's a long way off, clive. 0h, off, clive. oh, dear, thank you. that's it. there's more analysis of the days main stories on the bbc news website. but the news continues here on bbc one, as wejoin our colleagues across the nations and regions, for the news where you are. have a very good night.

good evening. a sudanese family have spoken of their joy and relief at being reunited in london after the mother and daughter escaped from the war—torn country last week. they're now back together in the capital and have been speaking to our reporter guy lynn. reunited at last. mohammed, who's british, finally with his wife, samya, and daughter after their evacuation to london. no money, no, no... no hospital, no care, no anything. as the civil war raged in khartoum, she and her daughter, layla, had to hide in their own house. so hard... so hard. we can't do anything. just we...we... we sleep under the bed. we sleep under the bed because we're

scared if we go anywhere out. mohammed, watching the news from london, knew it was now or never. my daughter's life was in danger. my wife was in danger and there was no way out. and we just had tojust be evacuated. so i told them to go to the the airfield and they made that journey. it was a very scary journey for them. and when they got to the airport, it was onlyjust before the flight took off that they finally knew they'd be allowed to board this military plane, on the way to cyprus and then stansted. this photo capturing the moment everyone was reunited in the uk. justjoy, happiness. not knowing that... it was just amazing. that was one of the most amazing feelings in the world. guy lynn, bbc london.

hello there. we've heard more rain than average across england this month in the south and east and some areas have seen nearly double the average april rainfall like last month, the second month in a row it's been wet but like last month, northern scotland has had drier weather than average and also it's been sunny and mild. to add to the rainfall figures we have today is rain which has been a wet day with showers around and some of them have turned heavy with thunderstorms in northern ireland heading towards western scotland but overnight tonight there will be further showers coming and going and often it will be fairly cloudy in the cloud. temperatures from falling far so the overnight lows get down to between six and nine celsius.

now, tomorrow, a reasonable start to the day. there will be quite a bit of morning cloud, but i think some sunny spells break through that reasonably quickly. there'll be some showers, too. this band of showers pushes southwards across scotland through the day. colder air follows and across eastern areas of england, the showers that develop through the afternoon could turn out to be quite heavy with some thunderstorms as well. but with temperatures mainly between 1a and 18 degrees, it won't feel too bad if you're in the sunshine with colder air working into scotland through the afternoon. temperatures across the north drop back to about seven degrees in aberdeen and stornoway, and then monday night it turns cold enough for some patches of frost to develop across the north of the uk. that's because we'll have clear skies thanks to this ridge of high pressure that's going to be building in across the country into tuesday. so tuesday should be a dry day for most of you. some spells of sunshine around, probably quite lengthy spells of sunshine, too. there'll be a few showers coming into the north of scotland,

but otherwise most areas will keep sunny spells going into the afternoon with just a bit of cloud spreading across the skies for a time. early afternoon temperatures about 15 to 16 degrees quite widely, but colder again across the north of scotland. 0n into wednesday, a bit more cloud around in the sky, potentially a few patches of rain across the west, not really amounting to too much. but with the winds coming in from the east, around our eastern coast of scotland and england, it's here where temperatures would be pegged back at around ten to 13 degrees, a little bit milder further west, 1a to 16. but those temperatures are below average for may. and beyond that, the weather pattern looks like it's going to stay generally pretty unsettled with further showers or longer spells of rain.

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