live from washington. this is bbc news. the united nations and african union warn that the people of sudan are in dire need of a humanitarian truce. nurses in england start a 28—hour strike — health service bosses say it's the largest industrial action so far. and we'll hear from the creator of this viral hit that's taken over tiktok. hello, i'm carl nasman. we start in sudan, where two

rival military factions have announced a new ceasefire, but are showing few signs that they will honour it. that they will honour it. air strikes continued to pound the capital of khartoum on saturday, as more than 500 deaths have been reported, though the true number of casualties is believed to be much higher. the united nations has warned that the humanitarian crisis in sudan is at "a breaking point." world leaders, including the african union, are calling for a humanitarian pause in the fighting. martin griffiths, the un's emergency relief coordinator, is being sent to sudan along with a special envoy to coordinate humanitarian operations. it's understood many of the aid agency's warehouses were looted by fighting military factions. thousands of people are evacuating on ships to the saudi arabian port city ofjeddah. our africa correspondent andrew harding has recently arrived injeddah, and gave us this update. as the fighting intensifies again in khartoum, people

fleeing either north to egypt, but increasingly fleeing. quite a long journey. people talking 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 conflicts, 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 on the red sea. they show us citizens waiting to board an american navy ship — the usns brunswick — a fast transport vessel. us officials say hundreds of citizens are likely to be evacuated and nearly 1,000 americans have been evactuated from sudan since the violence began. meanwhile, the uk evacuation operation from an airfield near khartoum has now ended. these were some of the final

people to be flown out from the wadi saedna airfield, north of the sudanese capital yesterday evening. but an extra evacuation flight has been arranged from port sudan tomorrow. 0ur 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 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. to the us state of texas, where the search continues for a man suspected of killing his neighbours after being asked to stop firing his rifle outdoors. the fbi and local authorities are offering a total of $80,000 for any information on the whereabouts of the suspect, 38—year—old francisco 0ropesa. he allegedly opened fire, killing five people — including an eight—year—old boy — in their home in cleveland, texas on friday. law enforcement officers met with the press earlier today. tonight in about an hour and a half they are doing a vigil for the eight—year—old who went to

school in cleveland, texas. 0nce school in cleveland, texas. once again, i would love to be there, but i'm going to be here, looking, searching for this suspect. my heart... is with this eight—year—old little boy. i don't care if he was here legally, i don't care if he was here illegally. he was in my county. five people died in my county, and that is where my heart is, in my county, protecting my people to the best of our ability. now to new york, where us regulators are racing to find a rescuer to buy first republic bank. its shares plunged last week after it admitted customers had withdrawn $100 billion in deposits in march, around the same time its competitor silicon valley bank collapsed, prompting fears of a wider banking crisis. according to officials, a decision on a buyer could be announced this evening.

earlier, i spoke to betsey stevenson, the former chief economist of the us department of labor under the 0bama administration. let's get more on this now, betsey stevenson was the department of labour's chief economist underformer president 0bama. thank you for joining us. why is it so important that financial regulators find a buyer for this bank?— regulators find a buyer for this bank? ~ .,, ., , , this bank? well, obviously, we want to make _ this bank? well, obviously, we want to make sure _ this bank? well, obviously, we want to make sure that - this bank? well, obviously, we want to make sure that we - this bank? well, obviously, we want to make sure that we are| want to make sure that we are able to keep the banks from collapsing. this is not a bank that has systemic problems. it actually was still profitable in the first quarter. the challenge this bank has is so many of its deposits are uninsured, nearly half of them. and people are just getting nervous. so the problem here is not what we might think of as a solvency problem, it's really a liquidity problem. can they

provide money when people come asking to get their money out of the bank, do they have it? that means unwinding all the things they've done with that money, all the loans they have given out. so we don't want a fire sale of all of their assets. what we want is somebody else to take them over, reassure depositors that they are going to get their money back.— they are going to get their money back. they are going to get their mone back. �* ., ., , money back. and what does it say about _ money back. and what does it say about the _ money back. and what does it say about the state _ money back. and what does it say about the state of - money back. and what does it say about the state of the - money back. and what does it | say about the state of the bank or the banking industry overall that there are some willing buyers waiting in the wings? i think this points out that the problem is really one of liquidity. they need to be able to show depositors, if you want your money back tomorrow, we can provide it. we don't have a problem where our assets are worth less than our liabilities. so they have assets that are substantial, and able to pay off their liabilities, it'sjust not and able to pay off their liabilities, it's just not a goodidea liabilities, it's just not a good idea for a bank to have to liquidate everything over a weekend in order to meet the

demands of their depositors. so we have a bank that's profitable and what we want is for the banking industry to step in and provide extra liquidity and take over the bank. . , liquidity and take over the bank. ., . ~ ., bank. flashing back to the financial— bank. flashing back to the financial crisis _ bank. flashing back to the financial crisis in _ bank. flashing back to the financial crisis in 2008, i financial crisis in 2008, regulators kept talking about preventing banks from becoming too big to fail, they didn't want banks to be so big. are we going in the wrong direction here when it comes to banks buying up their smaller competitors?— buying up their smaller competitors? well, i think there is a _ competitors? well, i think there is a longer— competitors? well, i think there is a longer run - competitors? well, i think. there is a longer run picture about, what can we do to make sure we have stability notjust in our large banks but also in our small and medium—sized banks? we did see a lack of regulatory oversight, really a problem with the fed not doing as much oversight as they should have, as well as a problem with congress rolling

back some of those regulatory requirements for small and medium banks. and what we are seeing is, without the oversight, banks are getting themselves into trouble. it's much better to have a larger bank acquire a bank that is illiquid than it is to have it fail. but you are right to point out that at the end of the day we want a thriving banking sector and that means having appropriate regulations in place. we having appropriate regulations in lace. ~ . ;;:: having appropriate regulations in lace. . ;;:: , , in place. we have 30 seconds left, in place. we have 30 seconds left. first _ in place. we have 30 seconds left. first it — in place. we have 30 seconds left, first it was _ in place. we have 30 seconds left, first it was silicon - left, first it was silicon valley bank, then signature bank, now first republic, could there be more banking donna mose to fall? if there be more banking donna mose to fall? iii there be more banking donna mose to fall?— there be more banking donna mose to fall? if i say no, they will definitely _ mose to fall? if i say no, they will definitely be _ mose to fall? if i say no, they will definitely be one! -- - mose to fall? if i say no, they | will definitely be one! -- more bankin: will definitely be one! -- more banking dominoes _ will definitely be one! -- more banking dominoes to _ will definitely be one! -- more banking dominoes to fall? - will definitely be one! -- more l banking dominoes to fall? banks failed all the _ banking dominoes to fall? banks failed all the time _ banking dominoes to fall? banks failed all the time before - banking dominoes to fall? banks failed all the time before we - failed all the time before we had deposit insurance. we found that most banks, once we get deposit insurance, they are pretty stable. we saw

historically, the introduction of deposit insurance bought bank failures down substantially. what we have now is a few banks out there, where a lot of their assets are held by people who are not insured. so there is a bigger conversation to be had about whether we should be extending fdic insurance to a wider swathe of people, to larger deposits, so we can put that stability back into the banking system, that we see in the backs that mostly have depositors who are insured. betsey stevenson, former chief economist of the us department of labour, thank you so much. to the us state of mississippi, where 19—year—old cameron brand has been arrested and charged for a shooting that left two teenagers dead and four others wounded. the shooting took place at a house party in bay st louis, mississippi, early sunday morning. in other news.

russia has sacked its deputy defence minister, who is in charge of army logistics. colonel general mikhail mizintsev was only appointed to the role last september, but was blamed for continued problems in ukraine. there've been longstanding complaints that front line troops aren't getting sufficient military equipment, and suffer shortages of food and uniforms. santiago pena is poised to be elected as the next president of paraguay, after his party won a majority in national elections. pena is a 44—year—old formerfinance minister who comes from the right—wing colorado party, which has been in power in paraguay for nearly eight decades. pena's closest challenger in the election was efrain alegre, a centre—left challenger who spoke out against institutional corruption. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

it's a good time to get a glimpse of this incredible colony. the only place you will find grey seals in cumbria. conservationists are keeping a close eye on them.— close eye on them. quite a lane close eye on them. quite a large grow) _ close eye on them. quite a large grow) on _ close eye on them. quite a large group on the - close eye on them. quite a large group on the beach, | close eye on them. quite a i large group on the beach, just resting, on the beach, just having a relaxed, having a snooze. this site is really special and great for the seals, there is not much disturbance, so all of the beaches around this reserve are not accessible to people, which means it's a safe haven and a peaceful spot for the seals and nesting birds. we encourage people to come and look at the seals, you can see them at high tide playing in the tea. they need to make sure they are sticking to the footpaths, not going onto the beach, and please leave your dogs at home because they disturb the wildlife. —— in the sea. this needs to be a peaceful place for wildlife.

in england, nurses at some hospitals 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 come. 0ne 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 acute. they 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. 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. riahn 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 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. north korea is continuing to hit back against the us and south korea following a deal aimed at deterring a nuclear attack by pyongyang. kim jong—un's sister said yesterday the deal will lead to a "more serious danger". north korean state media reported that kim yo—jong said north korea's nuclear deterrent "should be brought to further perfection." following a state visit from the south korean president, the us agreed to deploy nuclear—armed submarines to south korea and involve seoul in its nuclear planning to counter nuclear threats from the north. in return, south korea agreed to not develop its own nuclear weapons. with me is alex wong, formerly the us deputy special representative for north korea, who now serves as vice chairman of the us—china economic and security review commission.

there is really a like to talk about but i want to start off with north korea because we heard the comments, the rhetoric coming from the sister of kimjong—un. what rhetoric coming from the sister of kim jong—un. what do you make to north korea's reaction to the summit that we saw with the south korean president andrew biden? i the south korean president andrew biden?— the south korean president andrew biden? i think it was to be exnected- — andrew biden? i think it was to be expected. they _ andrew biden? i think it was to be expected. they would - andrew biden? i think it was to be expected. they would be . andrew biden? i think it was to be expected. they would be a i be expected. they would be a strong statement from kim yo—jong. i am surprised there was not more, notjust in a statement but in the action. as a habit, sometimes they make a launch will take some other actual action and notjust words to send a message when there is a summit between the us and south korea all south korea and japan or any other country that may not sit well with them. country that may not sit well with them-— country that may not sit well with them. you are actually a former nuclear _ with them. you are actually a former nuclear negotiator - with them. you are actually al former nuclear negotiator with north korea during the trump administration. how seriously should these recent threats from north korea be taken? we have seen flurry of missile tests. what what is the state

of play with north korea? you have to look _ of play with north korea? you have to look at _ of play with north korea? you have to look at the _ of play with north korea? wi, have to look at the statements, analyse them, and i am sure south korea, the united states and allies are looking at them but you have to take the missile tests very seriously. these are notjust for show. they are notjust these are notjust for show. they are not just for rattling although they are for that. they are for perfecting the missile capability that north korea has an a record number in the past year and a half, and thatis the past year and a half, and that is really the threat environment that i think president biden is responding to it with this washington declaration on washington cooperation. will that do anything to deter north korea from continuing the weapons programme? when you look at nuclear deterrence there are two. what is capability. do we have the nuclear triad, the modernised forces that are adverse areas that understand that we could use to destroy them, deterthem that we could use to destroy them, deter them if they use nuclear weapons, them, deter them if they use nuclearweapons, but them, deter them if they use nuclear weapons, but the second component of deterrence is commitment and willingness and thatis commitment and willingness and that is in the same way that we

need to continually modernise and maintain our nuclear forces. we have to maintain and refresh our commitment to so both our allies and our adverse areas know that the united states are serious about maintaining the nuclear piece that we have had for the past 70 years. i that we have had for the past 70 years— 70 years. i have to ask about south korea _ 70 years. i have to ask about south korea as _ 70 years. i have to ask about south korea as well- 70 years. i have to ask about south korea as well and - 70 years. i have to ask about| south korea as well and there has been some interesting polling from the country that shows a majority of south koreans would support its country developing its own nuclear weapons. what do you think about that? is it that a turning of the tide in terms of the relationship between these three countries? i the relationship between these three countries?— three countries? i am not surprised _ three countries? i am not surprised by _ three countries? i am not surprised by it _ three countries? i am not surprised by it given - three countries? i am not surprised by it given the i surprised by it given the threat environment. south korea is next door to north korea which has been on this missile testing run, but beyond north korea, you look ukraine situation where vladimir putin has been sabre rattling on nuclear use, making the once unthinkable or at least for the last few decades, thinkable

again. last few decades, thinkable aaain. . . . last few decades, thinkable aaain. . , , ., again. that is in terms of nuclear— again. that is in terms of nuclear weapons? - again. that is in terms of nuclear weapons? in - again. that is in terms of. nuclear weapons? in terms again. that is in terms of- nuclear weapons? in terms of nuclear weapons? in terms of nuclear weapons. _ nuclear weapons? in terms of i nuclear weapons. furthermore, the immediate neighbour of south korea, china, for the past ten years has been nuclear arms racing — a race to parity with the united states in terms of strategic and tactical capability and nuclear capability. that threat environment, it makes me not surprised that the south korean public would be more a) worrisome about whether the us commitment is there but then think about the need to have their own arms. ii think about the need to have their own arms.— their own arms. if you can, what are — their own arms. if you can, what are the _ their own arms. if you can, what are the chances - their own arms. if you can, what are the chances that l what are the chances that president yoon will move forward with the programme? i think the chances are quite low. this is about reassuring the 70—year long alliance. it is a strong statement but there has to be followed through implementation with the consultations, the nuclear armed submarine visits and showing the south korean public that it

showing the south korean public thatitis showing the south korean public that it is this commitment plus the 28,000 trips that the us has in south korea. that is their best shot at maintaining security. their best shot at maintaining securi . �* . ., security. alex twal, former de - u security. alex twal, former deputy secretary, - security. alex twal, former deputy secretary, thank . security. alex twal, former| deputy secretary, thank you security. alex twal, former - deputy secretary, thank you so much for your insights.- much for your insights. thank ou. to some good news now. we often hear of tiktok videos going viral online, and this next song is one of the latest videos to do so. take a listen. #ifl # if i were # ifiwerea # if i were a fish and you caught me you would say look at that fish shimmering in the sun # such a i# can't believe that you caught 1# if i were a fish and you me... this was posted by singer—songwriter corook, seen here on the right, singing with their partner 0livia barton. the song if i were a fish has now been watched more than 15 million times since it was uploaded, but it seems the tune's viral success has a deeper meaning thanjust those numbers, with hundreds of people posting their reactions.

joining me now is the singer songwriter behind that song, corook, a.k.a. corinne savage. my corook, a.k.a. corinne savage. my first question is tell us about the inspiration for the song and a little bit around what is behind the lyrics — what is behind the lyrics — what is behind the lyrics — what is the song about? i what is behind the lyrics - what is the song about? i wrote the son: what is the song about? i wrote the song on _ what is the song about? i wrote the song on a — what is the song about? i wrote the song on a really, _ what is the song about? i wrote the song on a really, really - the song on a really, really hard day. i was feeling out of place. i did not have a community. like i was too weird to fit in anywhere, and aborted up to fit in anywhere, and aborted up to my girlfriend who was really and wonderful, she suggested that we write a song about how cool it is to be weird and so itjust turned into a self acceptance, self—0 kind of song, and it made me feel a lot better. i kind of song, and it made me feel a lot better.— feel a lot better. i was looking _ feel a lot better. i was looking at _ feel a lot better. i was looking at tiktok - feel a lot better. i was| looking at tiktok today feel a lot better. i was - looking at tiktok today and the song has more than 50 million views which is incredible. why do you think the song has become so popular? you look shocked. i become so popular? you look shocked. , .. become so popular? you look shocked. , ., .. become so popular? you look shocked. , .,

shocked. i try not to check the numbers because _ shocked. i try not to check the numbers because it _ shocked. i try not to check the numbers because itjust - - shocked. i try not to check the numbers because itjust - it i numbers because itjust — it can drive me crazy sometimes, but that is a big number. it is a big number. _ but that is a big number. it is a big number. 15 _ but that is a big number. it is a big number. 15 million people — why did they decide to listen to the song, do you think? you know, i think _ to the song, do you think? you know, i think that _ to the song, do you think? gm. know, i think that while in my sadness i might have felt like i was just so special for being so weird, i think that we are alljust kind of weirdos, just walking around, hoping that people accept us and love us for who we are, and i think that responsejust shows for who we are, and i think that response just shows that we are all cool enough and we are all weirdos and we should alljust love each other. all 'ust love each other. well, it alljust love each other. well, it does rrot — alljust love each other. well, it does not sound _ alljust love each other. well, it does not sound like - alljust love each other. well, it does not sound like you - alljust love each other. well, it does not sound like you are j it does not sound like you are paying too much attention to the feedback online but i was looking at some of the comments and one of them said that the song can queue up world sadness. —— killer. what do you think about that and the reactions, the way people are connecting with it? i reactions, the way people are connecting with it?— connecting with it? i think this song _ connecting with it? i think this song is _ connecting with it? i think this song is so _ connecting with it? i think this song is so much - connecting with it? i thinkj this song is so much more healing than i can even begin

to fathom. i mean, for me, i was having a hard day and that helped me make the song and it helped me make the song and it helped me make the song and it helped me feel so much better, and i think there isjust helped me feel so much better, and i think there is just some magic in it or something, and it is spreading like crazy, so i think it is healing for everybody. i think it is healing for everybody-— i think it is healing for eve bod. ., . . . everybody. you have also had some great — everybody. you have also had some great connection - everybody. you have also had some great connection in - everybody. you have also had some great connection in the | some great connection in the real world, some great connection in the realworld, notjust some great connection in the real world, notjust online. tell me about that and especially this impromptu performance you had in a park recently? i performance you had in a park recentl ? . , performance you had in a park recently?— recently? i am trying not to look too — recently? i am trying not to look too much _ recently? i am trying not to look too much of _ recently? i am trying not to look too much of the - recently? i am trying not to look too much of the stuff i look too much of the stuff online because it can be a little bit scary, but i really wanted to see how many of those people online would show up somewhere and sing with me if i asked them to, and so ijust posted the day before. i was like, "hey, iam going posted the day before. i was like, "hey, i am going to be here and i am going to using my soul and uk should come." i thought maybe 20 would come and i showed up and they must have been 300 people there. # if i

was a fish and you caught me you would say look at that fish shimmering in the sun ash such a rare one ash can't believe that i caught one.— a rare one ash can't believe that i caught one. such a great sto . that i caught one. such a great story- stay _ that i caught one. such a great story. stay with _ that i caught one. such a great story. stay with us _ that i caught one. such a great story. stay with us here - that i caught one. such a great story. stay with us here on - that i caught one. such a great| story. stay with us here on bbc 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 ill and 17 degrees. but through the afternoon, those temperatures dropping across the northern half of scotland. behind our weather front, 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 is losing steam? factories in the world's second largest economy slow down. plus we look into why many of the world's largest companies are failing to deliver on their net zero commitments. hello and welcome to asia business report. we begin with china, where factories are slowing down. the official pmi index declined to 49.2 in april, below the 50 points which indicates a contraction in activity. the world's second—largest

economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter thanks to robust