welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.. more evacuations by sea of foreign nationals from sudan, as the warring factions allow a ceasefire, so thousands can escape. it's 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. with a just a week to go until the king's coronation, preparations for street parties across the uk are well under way. nurses at some hospitals in england have begun a 28 hour strike. nhs leaders warn the public

to use health services wisely. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and 1:00 in the morning in the sudanese capital, khartoum where the two rival military factions have announced a new ceasefire, but are showing no sign whatsoever of stopping their fighting in the capital khartoum. the united nations and african union are warning that the people of sudan are in dire need of a humanitarian truce. thousands of people are still trying to get out of the country. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of them. 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, to the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we arejust 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. on 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 were born 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 many 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. and andrew has just arrived

injeddah in saudi arabia. and gave us this update a little earlier. the fighting intensifies again in khartoum. people fleeing either north to egypt, but increasingly fleeing. quite a long journey. people taking 16 to 30 hours to get to the coast, to get to port sudan and then hoping to get on these. well, there's a range a flotilla, if you like, of warships, saudi arabian warships and other nationalities, ships. a lot of ferries as well. just ordinary passenger ferries which have been coming over here to jeddah. the saudis are making a big show of their humanitarian effort here. they're very keen to show that they are very invested in the humanitarian operation in sudan. and for those leaving, they are given a 30 day visa on arrival here in saudi arabia. but most countries when we came back, for instance, just this morning from a long trip across the sea, across the red sea to port sudan, when we came back with about 50 people, a range of

nationalities, fundamentally, the battle we're seeing going on right now is arab against arab. and different clans, different regions. the danger is that elsewhere across sudan, the legacy of a long war against the south, the civil war there means that there are all sorts of simmering ethnic disputes. and the concern is that as communities try to protect themselves, we're already seeing signs in darfur that old conflict, simmering conflicts are being reignited as communities turn on each other and militias turn against other communities. these are some of the latest pictures out of port sudan in sudan. they show united states citizens waiting to board an american navy ship. us officials say hundreds of citizens are likely to be evacuated on the usns brunswick, which is a fast transport vessel.

the us state department has said that it has helped nearly 1000 us citizens depart sudan since the violence began. meanwhile, the uk evacuation operation from an airfield near khartoum has ended. in the last few hours, another flight carrying british nationals fleeing sudan, landed back in the uk from cyprus, at stansted airport in essex. these were some of the final people to be flown out from the wadi saeedna airfield, north of the sudanese capital yesterday evening. but an extra evacuation flight has been arranged from port sudan tomorrow. our correspondent sanchia berg has more on what the british foreign office has said. what the foreign office is saying is there will be an exceptional flight out of port sudan rather than the airstrip just outside khartoum which is where the other 23 evacuation flights have gone from. this flight will be

going from port sudan international airport and anyone who is going to try to get onto that flight has to be at the british evacuation handling centre by midday sudanese time tomorrow. and just a quick reminder of who's eligible to get on that flight, british nationals, of course, their dependents, but also nhs clinicians who are not british nationals, who are currently working in the nhs. and that's the doctors, of course, who we've heard a lot about over the last few days. i did speak to the foreign office this evening and i asked them how many people they thought might be trying to get on this flight, and they said as far as they knew, there were only a small number of british nationals remaining in sudan. for viewers in the uk 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 under

way, 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. #and a go. #then come. # riding through old london town. east end royalty. it's the pearly queen of hackney. jacqui murphy wasjust 12 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 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 elizabethl 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 lochner estate is busy planning a street party for their new king. how do you feel about this coronation? i can't get this 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's jerk chicken. - and, you know, we'll have a communal- table that we all contribute to. l 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. so much excitement, indeed. lets's go live to sydney and speak to george williams — he's the deputy vice chancellor

of the university of new south wales and a constitutional expert. he's also a supporter of australia becoming a republic — so the british monarch is no longer head of state. there appears to be lots of enthusiasm to the run—up of the current action in the uk. how enthusiastic are australians? there are certainly some austrians were very enthusiastic, but we have to say it's nothing like 1953. i think today the monarchy is very distant from any australians and many people are preoccupied with other things. it might be the cost of living crisis that we are suffering or the fact that we are looking at holding our own referendum this year which goes to the heart of identity, and that would be a referendum for the first time that would recognise our indigenous people in their constitution. that's really hitting the headlines. the monarchy or stare, the coronation as they are, but playing second fiddle to other things. playing second fiddle to other thins. . ., , ., things. fair enough, george. but there _ things. fair enough, george.

but there is _ things. fair enough, george. but there is still— things. fair enough, george. but there is still a _ things. fair enough, george. but there is still a great - things. fair enough, george. but there is still a great deal| but there is still a great deal of affection, isn't there, for the monarchy in australia, when royals visit the country, huge throngs of supporters and crowds of people come out to see them on the streets. how is this coronation sort of reinvigorated the debate around monarchy and austria? it monarchy and austria? it certainly has reinvigorated the debate. and yes, if we had more royal visits here we might have the lip chance to test the level of affection. i think you will again find that many people have that affection, but the numbers in the past, i think that's debatable. but what are simulators are set now for more than a decade is that the passing of the queen would lead to a new debate about whether we become a republic. that debate has begun. the prime minister companies will be at the coronation. he has even appointed himself an assistant ministerfor even appointed himself an assistant minister for the republic. that's the first time we've ever had that. and it signals that if a referendum this year on recognising indigenous people are successful, that we may well see her referendum on the

republic of australia. 50 see her referendum on the republic of australia. so you do see then, _ republic of australia. so you do see then, that _ republic of australia. so you | do see then, that referendum coming through in the next three years, as you point out. and from your sense of what people are feeling on the ground in australia, how do you think the result of that referendum might play out? i referendum might play out? i think it's genuinely very unclear at the moment. and that's because we just haven't had a concerted debate about the republic since the 1990s. it's really been since then, and we tried both sides going at each other at different times but we haven't had government interest. both sides of politics have said they will wait for the next monarch to start the debate. so if you like this is really the start that we are seeing now. in the next three years will be the politics as to whether that level of affection is a delete sufficient to keep the monarchy or whether charles won't be as popular as his mother, and australians, particularly young australians, particularly young australians, ready to move on.

thank you so much forjoining us with your thoughts on newsday. around the world and across the uk. you're watching bbc news. chris alford has been a farmer in brecon since he was a teenager. he's been a victim of rural crime several times over the years, losing tens of thousands of pounds in valuables from a land rover to slates of a farmyard building. if you do get anything stolen, you can probably write off the next week or two. you just can't concentrate on anything. anyone turns up on the yard, any strangers, you're wary. so itjust puts you on the back foot all the time and then you get over it and then all of a sudden it'll crop up again. then like it's just constantly on your guard all the time.

the welsh government are collaborating with wales for police forces to crack down on rural crimes, including theft. it's part of a new strategy which was launched at the royal welsh showground. farmers and people living in the countryside like chris have welcomed this strategy and say it will hopefully prevent crime but also give them peace of mind. you're watching bbc news. i want to tell you about a story that's making headlines in the uk now. 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. one leading trust, newcastle hospitals, has warned of a major impact on services, with the strike affecting the widest range of care so far in the dispute. 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. how are you? 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. ryan is a senior nurse in leeds. she says the latest strike is another indication of how low 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. some of the 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's right to wait i for the nhs staff council to come to that decision, and i think this strike is. premature and is 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's majority union support, the offer will be implemented. but that won't stop some continuing with industrial action if they wish. russia has sacked its deputy defence minister, who doubles as the officer in charge of armed forces logistics. colonel general mikhail was only appointed to the role last september, but was blamed for continued logistical problems with the invasion of ukraine. paul moss — our europe regional editor with the bbc world service —

has spoken to my colleagues earlier. will this is a really remarkable developments, samantha, because we are often told that there are problems in the russian army, problems with logistics, but it is often hard to say whether this is propaganda we are being fed or true. but in this case i think what the general checking indicates is that something has gone very seriously wrong. just to give you a bit of background, there has been long running complaints from russian soldiers in the field that they are not getting the supplies they need. and this is everything from military equipment down to uniforms, even food that they are not getting enough of. it was for that reason that this general was brought in only last september. he was made deputy defence secretary and crucially put in charge of logistics operation for the russian army in ukraine. and what happened? six month later, he is sacked. and there are continuing questions about whether that army is really getting the supplies it needs. also what i

think there's interesting is the man who replaced him as an official from the man who replaced him as an officialfrom russia's national guard. just to explain, the national guard was set up by vladimir putin himself a few years ago. it is there to protect russia's internal borders. crucially, the russian national guard answers directly to vladimir putin. so it seems that he wanted to get his own men in there to run the operation, the logistics operation, the logistics operation in ukraine. and just a short time after the socking of the general was confirmed, it was said that if the counteroffensive comes, then russia could have, and i quote, a tragedy on its hands, because they don't have enough ammunition. again, a reference to logistical problems. now he is a man what the licence just because mind but for him to suggest this counteroffensive could end in a tragedy, really is strong words indeed. as for when it could come, there has been a lot of speculation by people who study military matters do you think that may is the right time. we did have

another clue. you will remember that only yesterday, sevastopol was hit by what seemed to be a drone attack, the russian occupied area in crimea. and today, but we have heard is a man from, a spokesman for the ukrainian armed forces, he suggested, they didn't confirm it that it was done by ukraine, but they don't usually admit to doing these things. have suggested it was preparation for the counteroffensive. another indication that it could be coming soon. finally some big chess news — china now holds both the men's and women's world titles after ding liren became china's first world chess champion. ding takes over as winner of the world chess championship from norway's magnus carlsen, who chose not to defend his title after a 10—year reign. 30—year—old ding won the rapid chess playoff

against russian—born ian in astana, in kazakhstan. i've been speaking to shohreh bayat — who is an arbiter for the international chess — about how significant the win is. i think that it's very important for china to win the title, but on the other hand, for the chess world it is a match for the second best chess player in the world, because for us and for all chess players, magnus carlsen is indisputably the strongest chess player in the world. so ou sa chess player in the world. so you say this is a bit of a one—off rather than a trend thatis one—off rather than a trend that is likely to continue in the future? i that is likely to continue in the future?— that is likely to continue in the future? i believe that it all depends _ the future? i believe that it all depends if _ the future? i believe that it all depends if magnus - the future? i believe that it i all depends if magnus carlsen wants to come back for that title or not. so, we will see.

but ian is going to compete in top level chess on new year's. but the world just championship, it depends if magnus carlsen wants to come. and for china, you talked about how important this victory is. butjust how important this victory is. but just elaborate, how important this victory is. butjust elaborate, if you don't mind, how much effort china has been putting into the world of chess. the years of investment, the decades of really trying to make a dent in the global chess field. i really trying to make a dent in the global chess field.- the global chess field. i think china is one _ the global chess field. i think china is one of _ the global chess field. i think china is one of the _ the global chess field. i think china is one of the most - china is one of the most important federations in the world. and also, they have many strong female chess players. the winner of the world chess championship is from china. and this is the first time that they are having world chess champion. so it is undoubtably very important. we all know that china is one of the strongestjust that china is one of the strongest just countries,

that china is one of the strongestjust countries, and strongest just countries, and their strongestjust countries, and their role in the chess world is very massive and important. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. sunday brought some pretty warm weather in parts of the uk, but it also brought some really heavy downpours. there are some further showers in the forecast for bank holiday monday, but equally some spells of sunshine. many of us will again feel relatively warm, particularly in the sunshine. but northern parts, particularly scotland, will start to turn rather chilly because of this cold front. now, it doesn't look like much here on the chart. it's just going to bring some extra clouds, a little bit of rain. but behind it, it will introduce some chilly air, particularly across parts of scotland. most of us, though, starting monday morning on a mild note, bit of showery rain across some eastern parts of england. across england and wales, we are going to see some spells of sunshine, scattered showers which could be heavy and thundery, particularly

from east wales eastwards, west wales, the south west of england, not seeing too many showers. northern ireland brightening up through the afternoon with some spells of sunshine. most of us temperatures between 1a and 17 degrees. but through the afternoon, those temperatures dropping across the northern half of scotland. behind our weatherfront, some cloud, the odd spot of rain, that frontal system sinking further southwards as we go through monday night. not much more than a band of cloud, really, but to the north of it, it is going to be quite a chilly start to tuesday. we could well see a touch of frost across some parts of the highlands. so for tuesday morning, a rather chilly start. for many, this band of cloud likely to be left across the uk. maybe the odd spot of rain, the odd shower breaking out. but most places, i think, will be dry and we should see some spells of sunshine, but a little on the cool side across northern scotland and down into the eastern side of england, ten to 12 degrees even further south and west, not as warm as it has been. now, on wednesday, a weak front is likely to bring a bit of patchy rain through northern ireland

and western scotland. some showers may start to develop down towards the south as the winds begin to pick up through the day. temperatures generally between ten and 16 degrees. as we head towards the end of the week, we will see frontal systems squashing in from the southwest, reintroducing the chance for some rain and for a time a brisk easterly breeze, which will make it feel rather chilly, particularly for some eastern coasts. but through the week, a lot of dry weather for a time through tuesday into wednesday, but then turning more unsettled.

is china's recovery losing steam? factories slow down in the world's second largest economy. and we looked why many of the larger companies are failing to differ on their net zero commitments. hello and welcome to asia business report, i am karishma vaswani. we begin today with china where factories are slowing down, that pmi declined to 49.2 in april below the 50 point mark, that indicates an contraction in activity. the

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