live from london, this is bbc news. mac the un urges sudan to respect _ mac the un urges sudan to respect the ceasefire as they deliver— respect the ceasefire as they deliver supplies.— respect the ceasefire as they deliver supplies. ukraine is on hiuh deliver supplies. ukraine is on high alert _ deliver supplies. ukraine is on high alert as _ deliver supplies. ukraine is on high alert as aerated - deliver supplies. ukraine is on high alert as aerated alarms i high alert as aerated alarms sound explosions rocked eastern regions. welcome to the programme. the united nations has urged rival military factions fighting in sudan to stick to the latest truce to prevent a humanitarian

disaster. a ceasefire has been extended for 72 hours but has failed to stop it clashes. the un secretary general is sending an envoy to sudan to co—ordinate operations. fighting has entered iii week. extracts can link you to counter the capital despite the truce aimed at allowing civilians to flee. the army said it was attacking the city to flush out its paramilitary rivals rapid support services. more than 500 deaths have been reported with the true number of casualties much higher. millions more remain trapped in khartoum. the first aid flight has arrived in the country. the international committee of the red cross said a plane landed at port sudan with a tons of relief supplies including health kits for hospitals. joining me now to discuss the humanitarian side to this conflict is craig recommend,

the chief of aid international. what is the current humanitarian situation there? the situation is grave indeed. we are very worried about the supply you just reference. we are worried about the supply chain. we are worried about that being broken. yes, there is a true somewhat, a ceasefire somewhat, but everyone is talking about the fact that fighting continues and you talk about the shelling happening in khartoum so we are worried about keeping that supply of medical equipment. there are medical equipment. there are medical clinics across the country. we have 45 of them so we are worried about running out of supplies in those facilities. i5 out of supplies in those facilities.— out of supplies in those facilities. , . ., , facilities. is the ceasefire makin: facilities. is the ceasefire making it _ facilities. is the ceasefire making it easier - facilities. is the ceasefire making it easier for - making it easier for humanitarian making it easierfor humanitarian workers? making it easier for humanitarian workers? yes and no. yes humanitarian workers? yes and n0- yes in _ humanitarian workers? yes and no. yes in that _ humanitarian workers? yes and no. yes in that when _ humanitarian workers? yes and no. yes in that when there - humanitarian workers? yes and no. yes in that when there is i no. yes in that when there is truly a ceasefire and it feels like it is safe to do so, team members, community members, are able to go out and get the food that they need. in our case, able to get supplies and so

forth and go to the clinic where we work but very quickly thatis where we work but very quickly that is shutdown when there is — we hear weaponry or shelling orso — we hear weaponry or shelling or so forth so it creates a situation where you are very unsure about what is going to happen next. the organisation has been in — happen next. the organisation has been in sudan _ happen next. the organisation has been in sudan since - happen next. the organisation has been in sudan since 2006 | happen next. the organisation | has been in sudan since 2006 i believe but you've lost a worker. it must be a very distressing time for you. thank ou ve distressing time for you. thank you very much. _ distressing time for you. thank you very much, yes. _ distressing time for you. thank you very much, yes. we - distressing time for you. thank you very much, yes. we lost i distressing time for you. thank. you very much, yes. we lost our dear colleague ebrahim a couple of weeks ago earlier in al—bashir. as we mourn his loss, even though our colleagues they continue to go to those clinics. of the 14 that we run 12 are still open and operating so we feel that is the best possible way to honour him.— is the best possible way to honour him. what is the best wa to honour him. what is the best way to keep _ honour him. what is the best way to keep staff _ honour him. what is the best way to keep staff safe - honour him. what is the best way to keep staff safe in - honour him. what is the best way to keep staff safe in a i way to keep staff safe in a country like sudan at the moment?— country like sudan at the moment? ~ , ., moment? well, some staff have left. we moment? well, some staff have left- we don't — moment? well, some staff have left. we don't have _ moment? well, some staff have left. we don't have any - left. we don't have any international team members in the country. we managed to get them all out. other team

members are using their networks, meeting in may during towns that are experiencing the conflict and finding safe spaces so we are in regular communication with everybody. we have a communication tree that we use, a network, to keep tabs on everyone and when it is safe to work they do it every day, and when it is not a hibernate in place and they stay safe. hibernate in place and they stay safe-— hibernate in place and they sta safe. ., ., stay safe. from what you can rather, stay safe. from what you can gather. how _ stay safe. from what you can gather, how are _ stay safe. from what you can gather, how are aid - stay safe. from what you can gather, how are aid stocks i gather, how are aid stocks across the country? gather, how are aid stocks i across the country?- how across the country? sorry? how is aid across — across the country? sorry? how is aid across the _ across the country? sorry? how is aid across the country? i is aid across the country? where are levels of stock at the moment? what is needed and what do you have good supply of? ., ., . ., of? you made reference to the noods of? you made reference to the goods coming _ of? you made reference to the goods coming into _ of? you made reference to the goods coming into port - of? you made reference to the goods coming into port sudan. we managed to get some medical supplies across the other border from supplies across the other borderfrom chad into al—bashir to service those clinics there. so, while we can and while those pipelines are somewhat open, we are trying to get as much equipment and so forth into sudan. we expect those to shut down. so

into sudan. we expect those to shutdown. so right now i worry is what is going to happen to food supplies and medical supplies over time.- food supplies and medical supplies over time. what are our bi supplies over time. what are your big predictions - supplies over time. what are your big predictions in i supplies over time. what are your big predictions in terms| your big predictions in terms of aid stock and the refugee crisis? it of aid stock and the refugee crisis? . . of aid stock and the refugee crisis? , ., ., ., crisis? it is hard to say what is auoin crisis? it is hard to say what is going to _ crisis? it is hard to say what is going to happen. - crisis? it is hard to say what is going to happen. we i crisis? it is hard to say what is going to happen. we arel is going to happen. we are reading the same kinds of things and talking to everyone about that. most people are predicting a larger number of population internally and across borders. a conflict like that would also suggest that supplies would run low so we are trying to work and be ready for that eventuality. mi for that eventuality. all ri . ht. for that eventuality. all right. craig _ for that eventuality. all right. craig redmond from relief international, thank you forjoining us on the relief situation in sudan. as we mentioned, thousands of people are trying to get out of sudan. our africa correspondent andrew harding has been speaking to some of them in port sudan.

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 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 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. and british nationals trying to escape the fighting there in sudan have been given notice of an extra rescue flight which is due to leave later on monday. those who are eligible will have to travel to port sudan. previously raf planes have been taking off from an airstrip near the capital khartoum as part of an operation launched last week. let's get some of the days other news now. pope francis has concluded his three—day visit to hungary. on his return flight to italy he said he had spoken to hungary's prime minister about russia's invasion to retain an revealed the vatican was involved in a peace mission to enter the war. turkey's president claims the country's intelligence forces have killed a senior leader of the islamic state group. he said that thejihadist the islamic state group. he said that the jihadist leader had been neutralised at an

operation in syria. police in texas are continuing to hunt the man suspected of killing five of his neighbours, including an eight—year—old boy. the fbi and local authorities are offering a teachable of $80,000 for any information on his whereabouts. the colorado party in paraguay has won a big majority in the national election and its presidential candidate santiago pena has claimed victory. he acknowledged there was much to do to counter the current economic stagnation. cuba has cancelled its annual may day parade in havana because of fuel shortage. parade in havana because of fuelshortage. cuba parade in havana because of fuel shortage. cuba is experiencing the worst economic period since the end of the cold war with a chronic scarcity of the basic goods. air raid alerts have been issued across ukraine in the past hour or so and the

authorities have urged people to stay in their shelters. air defence systems are reportedly repelling missiles in the kyiv region. there was an explosion in the east end and ypres region. social media reports a warehouses storing military equipment were targeted. russia has sacked its deputy defence minister who doubles as the officer in charge of armed forces logistics. the general was only appointed to the role last september but was blamed for continued logistical problems with the invasion of ukraine. plenty to discuss their end joining me is colonel brendan kane who spent 31 years in the marines. what are you hearing about this current airstrikes across the country? good to see you also. these

airstrikes, we periodically read of them, hear of them, see them on ukraine that they have been quiet for the last couple of months and i think that is because the focus has been on bakhmut. the russians have started these back up again and it is more of a mission of terror that it is against actual targets even though they are reporting that they were going against military targets. invariably it seems to be hitting apartment blocks or schools or stores. it is the people. it is the innocent civilians that continue to be the victims of this type of terror attack by part of the russian military. to terror attack by part of the russian military.— russian military. to these attacks. — russian military. to these attacks, which _ russian military. to these attacks, which you - russian military. to these i attacks, which you described as terrorist attacks, underline the fact that there is a stalemate across the country? you know, there is a military stalemate that is ongoing, however, as we have seen here,

from the last couple of weeks there is an increasing crescendo of statements coming both out of ukraine but primarily from the west that is predicting that ukraine's counteroffensive against russian forces is about to take place. the weather has been a little bit iffy here over the last week in ukraine but it is certainly going to get better. we all know that is going to happen here with some really impending, buti impending, but i think the russians are doing this. they are making these attacks to go ahead and try to distract people from the fact that they are worried. they are deeply, deeply worried about this attack that ukrainians are going to launch and it will be interesting to see this entire thing unfold before our eyes. so, not a great time for russia to have to sack a senior defence minister then? it to have to sack a senior defence minister then? it is an interesting _ defence minister then? it is an interesting time _ defence minister then? it is an interesting time that _ defence minister then? it is an interesting time that they i interesting time that they would go ahead and do that.

there logistics situation has been nothing but amateur since the very beginning and they do not seem to have really applied any lessons learned whatsoever and maybe that is because they are so tightly engaged with the ukrainians. they simply don't have the time, the wherewithal to go ahead and attempt to correct these absolutely horrendous difficulties that they have had with logistics. so, this guy is now out and we will have to wait and see who comes back in but ijust don't see that anybody with combat ongoing, intense combat ongoing ongoing, intense combat ongoing on a daily basis is going to be able to fix this problem. anything back in a group saying that they may live bakhmut. there is dissent is there on the russian side? —— wagner group. the russian side? -- wagner grou -. . the russian side? -- wagner grou. . .

the russian side? -- wagner grou. , ., ., �* group. there is and i don't think vladimir— group. there is and i don't think vladimir putin i group. there is and i don't i think vladimir putin intended the split by allowing the wagner group to get in and take on the heavy lifting in bakhmut, he has essentially created two armies and the wagner group does not like the fact that they in their minds are being marginalised by the russian military. they claim they are only getting 10— 15% of the ammunition that they feel they need. the russian military needs ammunition also. they are fighting the remainder of the war, throughout the length and breadth of the front. they are in ukraine. the animosity between the two organisations is palpable and there has been reporting here in the last couple of weeks where there has actually been firefights between members of the wagner group and russian military. so, this is a terrible situation. it is grateful ukraine, but it is terrible from the russian military point of view. 0k. thank you _ military point of view. 0k. thank you so _ military point of view. 0k. thank you so much - military point of view. 0k. thank you so much for- military point of view. ok. | thank you so much for your analysis there.

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. chris arford has been a fireman in broken since he was a teenager. he has been a victim of rural crime over the years, losing tens of thousands of pounds and valuables, from a land rover to sleep off the farmyard building. if land rover to sleep off the farmyard building.- land rover to sleep off the farmyard building. if you get an hinu farmyard building. if you get anything stolen, _ farmyard building. if you get anything stolen, you - farmyard building. if you get anything stolen, you could l anything stolen, you could probably write up the next week or two, you just can't concentrate on anything, anyone who turns up in the yard, strangers, you weary. it puts you in the back foot all the time you get it up again and you're constantly on your card. wash government are collaborative with wales for police forces to crack down on all crimes including theft. it is part of a new strategy which

was launched at the royal welsh showground. farmers and people living in the countryside like chris have welcomed the strategy and say will hopefully prevent crime but also give them peace of mind. either it. you alive with bbc news. the royal college of nursing says the latest drug in england as the latest drug in england as the biggest yet with nurses walking up for the first time in critical services including intensive care. there involved intensive care. there involved in a dispute about pay, recruitment and staff retention. hugh pym reports. the strike affecting the widest range of care so far in this dispute. the trust tweeted... 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 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.

the russian fashion designer who was referred to as the soviet christian dior has died at the age of 85. his colourful collections won international acclaim but he initially faced suspicion from the former soviet authorities. wendy durkin looks back on his life. he went from soviet russia to the catwalks of paris did not happen overnight. back then clothed in russia were mass produced and made from the cheapest but available such as, p0p cheapest but available such as, pop and canvas. there was little imagination or design to speak of. he was intent on changing that.— changing that. it is to give --eole changing that. it is to give people joy _ changing that. it is to give people joy of connecting l changing that. it is to give | people joy of connecting to beauty. this has been the most important thing in my life. but

breakin: important thing in my life. but breaking down the barriers in soviet russia was not easy. his first collection of colourful flower patterned skirts, russian shawls and multicoloured boots for female workers was a step too far for the soviet authorities and instantly rejected. those created limits too much for slava zaitsev so he left the official fashion industry had opened his own studio. ideas were pouring _ opened his own studio. ideas were pouring out _ opened his own studio. ideas were pouring out of- opened his own studio. ideas were pouring out of me. i i opened his own studio. ideas| were pouring out of me. i got to get a group of young people and we began to create our own collection. and we began to create our own collection-— collection. everything changed with. certainly _ collection. everything changed with. certainly it _ collection. everything changed with. certainly it was - collection. everything changed with. certainly it was called i with. certainly it was called to be different. fashion became part of mainstream culture and slava zaitsev were swamped with orders from private clients. but the best was yet to come. in 1989i but the best was yet to come. in 19891 went america and got hold of new italian fabrics. these beautiful fabrics and used high—fashion collection.

his typical of a collection featured massive shoulder pads which had never ever been seen in russia. and his ideas went down the storm. tickets first fashion shows were like gold dust and they cost a fortune. suddenly people in russia were willing to part with a whole month's wages just own one over slava zaitsev�*s creations. he was the first soviet designer to show collection at the paris fashion show. and it was not long before the so—called bizarro fashion was being mentioned alongside the likes of karl lagerfeld and pierre cardin. his career went from strength strength, named one of the top five designers in the world, and his list of clients included movie stars, singers, the very wealthy, and president vladimir putin's ex—wife. slava zaitsev, soviet designer, has died at the age of 85.

preparations are under way across the uk for the king's coronation with thousands of community events to mark big day. forsome, memories day. for some, memories flooding day. forsome, memories flooding back on the last coronation in 1953. tom holmes editor mark easton has more from east london. # in a golden coach there is a heart of gold riding # # through old london town #. east end royalty. it's the pearly queen of hackney. pearly queenjackie murphy was just 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 active national communion in which the people of the united kingdom became more sensitive to the values which bound them altogether. but does the coronation 2023 hold the same meaning? do the people of the east end see it as more of an opportunity for a knees—up and a day off work? it's our history. i don't think there is 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 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 the start of a new era. since queen elizabeth 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 is about identity, it is about recognising that we are all british and the mantra of the british values. this coronation footage found on 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 �*605 lochner 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 as i did when i was younger. it's not the same,

i don't know. you're out making crowns, you're part of the community effort. yeah, well, that's about it! lorenzo, you have a particular role in this coronation, do you not? i'm just the food man. the food man. chicken man. the jerk chicken. everybody on our estate will come out and enjoy| lorenzo'sjerk chicken— and 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. don't go anywhere. we have a big update in the banking crisis coming up in the business headlines and just a

moment. there is a strike in france today and we will speak to someone taking part, and a big discussion on artificial intelligence which you will not want to miss. see when a moment. 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 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. thank you so much for your analysis there.