live from london, this is bbc news. pleas with rival military factions in sudan to stick to the latest ceasefire and protect aid workers to assist citizens in need. it is not just the fighting. it is also the general security situation. we've experienced a lot of general lawlessness. it is an extremely volatile and difficult situation to operate in. russia has launched another wave of missile strikes at cities across ukraine — the second such assault in three days. and nurses in england say they are holding their biggest strike yet as nhs bosses warn patients to expect disruptions.

hello. welcome to the programme. we start with the latest situation in sudan. three updates. the un top official to the region is on his way. this is a crucialfigure, martin griffiths. he is there to effectively coordinate aid and tried to help it get in safely. we are looking at live pictures of khartoum. the smoke rising there. i will get to the causes, we think, of those explosions in a moment. we can first get the latest on martin griffiths who has arrived in nairobi. he said the situation unfolding is catastrophic. and that... we can look at the

situation on the ground. this is khartoum. air strikes have continued despite the ceasefire. the army said it had been attacking the city to flush out effectively paramilitary rivals the rapid support forces. 500 deaths have been reported and the actualfigure deaths have been reported and the actual figure believed to deaths have been reported and the actualfigure believed to be higher. we will not get official counts for while. millions more people are trapped in khartoum. we can look now at evacuations that have been ongoing. us nationals, overto at evacuations that have been ongoing. us nationals, over to port sudan, a majorfocus of ongoing. us nationals, over to port sudan, a major focus of evacuation efforts. aid, the first major aid flight with medical supplies has arrived. eight tonnes of relief

supplies, including health kits for hospitals. crucial, of course, but not enough at the moment. we've been hearing from alyona synenko — she's with the international committee of the red cross. it was a big relief for us to be able to bring those supplies, because now that the airspace is closed and the civilian flights are suspended, it was a difficult logistical operation. but of course, we now have a bigger challenge ahead because this cargo will not make any difference if it just stays in warehouses in port sudan. now we need to ensure that we can deliver it to hospitals on front lines that are treating the wounded people. and we need security guarantees to be able to do that. and the fighting is in different parts of the country. it is not just the fighting, but also the general security situation. we have experienced a lot of general lawlessness, looting —

some of our offices were looted. also some of the warehouses of our partner sudanese red crescent society. so it is a volatile and difficult situation to operate in. with more on this here is opheera mcdoom — a formerjournalist who headed the reuters office in khartoum. she founded a school in sudan in 2012. thank you for coming on the programme. you are in contact with people. programme. you are in contact with --eole. ~ . , ., , people. what is the latest? the breakdown _ people. what is the latest? the breakdown in _ people. what is the latest? the breakdown in law _ people. what is the latest? the breakdown in law and _ people. what is the latest? the breakdown in law and order - people. what is the latest? the breakdown in law and order is l people. what is the latest? the - breakdown in law and order is almost everywhere. we have seen pictures of what appears to be civilians looting bank branches. the national museum was looted of artefacts. and shops are running low of stock. people's salaries were due to be paid today and they do not have money. so people are in a difficult situation on the ground.—

people are in a difficult situation on the ground. what about ordinary thins of on the ground. what about ordinary things of ordinary _ on the ground. what about ordinary things of ordinary life, _ on the ground. what about ordinary things of ordinary life, orphanages. | things of ordinary life, orphanages. i know you are in touch with people there. this is the kind of situation that disrupts crucial work. the main orhana . e that disrupts crucial work. the main orphanage with _ that disrupts crucial work. the main orphanage with 300 _ that disrupts crucial work. the main orphanage with 300 children, - that disrupts crucial work. the main orphanage with 300 children, 160 i orphanage with 300 children, 160 babies. imagine how many it takes to keep them alive. so many died at the beginning. even now, people are coming from their homes to help people in the orphanages keep them alive. we have an activist friend posting every day. when a baby does not die, this is a good day. that posting every day. when a baby does not die, this is a good day.— not die, this is a good day. that is one example _ not die, this is a good day. that is one example and _ not die, this is a good day. that is one example and we _ not die, this is a good day. that is one example and we appreciate i not die, this is a good day. that is i one example and we appreciate you talking us through that because you are in minute by minute contact with everyone you normally live around and they are sending updates. but this is a situation where fighting is intense, but not a case where it is intense, but not a case where it is everywhere all at the same time. there is a way to try to navigate

around the streets, potentially, or is that not the case?— is that not the case? people try to net out. is that not the case? people try to get out- they _ is that not the case? people try to get out. they have _ is that not the case? people try to get out. they have to _ is that not the case? people try to get out. they have to get - is that not the case? people try to get out. they have to get out, - is that not the case? people try to get out. they have to get out, get supplies. electricity is outcome of the third day of the general outage. people are running low on supplies. water, without electricity people do not have water. parts of khartoum north have not had water since it began and they are getting water from the banks of the river nile. every time someone leaves their house they do not know if they are coming back. there are missing people who just went to get water and medicine and never came back. it is a dangerous situation. people are stuck at home. people who want to travel cannot because their passports are far from them. the central reserve police was deployed yesterday to try to restore law and order in some parts of khartoum. people are very scared. some parts of khartoum are a ghost town because so many have fled. there are people

who cannot go, cannot afford to go. they do not have security. elderly parents who do not have people to help them move around. i had a family stuck in the building surrounded by snipers. the sister had back surgery and could not move. to try to get them out was a major operation. we are coordinating with heroic people risking their lives to help others on the ground to get to safety. we got them to safety yesterday. it was quite an operation. they were scared and everyone is terrified. you operation. they were scared and everyone is terrified.— everyone is terrified. you had a colleague _ everyone is terrified. you had a colleague and _ everyone is terrified. you had a colleague and friend _ everyone is terrified. you had a colleague and friend in - everyone is terrified. you had a colleague and friend in the - everyone is terrified. you had a l colleague and friend in the region send a photograph this morning of what they were witnessing. talk send a photograph this morning of what they were witnessing.- what they were witnessing. talk is throu . h what they were witnessing. talk is through that- _ what they were witnessing. talk is through that. a _ what they were witnessing. talk is through that. a number _ what they were witnessing. talk is through that. a number of - what they were witnessing. talk is through that. a number of friends | through that. a number of friends have reported fighting all over khartoum, in the west, north, and in 0mdurman. and there has been heavy bombing in the north of khartoum.

there has been aerial bombardment, heavy fighting. when these things happen, if you imagine a fighterjet flying over, how it affects the building. if it is bombing, your building. if it is bombing, your building shakes. people cannot stand up, they fall over. having that next to you constantly is terrifying. people are sheltering under mattresses, beds. any children, i cannot imagine the trauma they are feeling. there are mental health campaign is going on to try to educate people how to keep children from having panic attacks. my own friends and family, their children were having panic attacks every time a plane flew over.— a plane flew over. there is so much to deal with- _ a plane flew over. there is so much to deal with. we _ a plane flew over. there is so much to deal with. we were _ a plane flew over. there is so much to deal with. we were just - a plane flew over. there is so much to deal with. we were just seeing i to deal with. we were just seeing pictures you said, just as you were talking. you have this school and your life clearly there. talk about what has been happening with the school and children and what do you

feel now about your life and whether you are optimistic you can get back. nobody knows what will happen. everybody is keeping busy to help those in desperate need. so many children have mood. they have sent pictures of them moving around and by chance they have met other staff and children at borders, cities outside of khartoum, when they have been sheltering. some of them said thank god we do not have exams, we are at the end of the school year. in general, it has been difficult. some of them do not have food when they are moving around. it is expensive to rent a place outside the capital. things have gone up massively. inflation is everywhere. to get a bus ticket might be $500. people cannot afford that. a lot of people have not been able to leave. it is not because they are suicidal, it is because they cannot afford to.

it is a difficult situation on the ground. people are trying to set up networks to support each other so those outside of khartoum are able to buy electricity and send it to those in khartoum who cannot move around and are holed up in their houses. we have networks from brave people who stayed just to try to support families who need water, electricity, medicine. so we send on the need and they go out and risk their lives to deliver medicine, food and water to those who need it who cannot move from their houses. the sudanese people are an amazing people but this is a different level. they are used to gunshots but no one can be used to fighterjets, bombing, anti—aircraft right next to you. bombing, anti-aircraft right next to ou. ., . bombing, anti-aircraft right next to oh. ., ., , . bombing, anti-aircraft right next to ou. ., ., ,. ., bombing, anti-aircraft right next to ou. ., ., ,. ~ you. you have painted such a stark icture. you. you have painted such a stark picture- we — you. you have painted such a stark picture. we appreciate _ you. you have painted such a stark picture. we appreciate you - you. you have painted such a stark picture. we appreciate you coming| you. you have painted such a stark i picture. we appreciate you coming on and telling us about it.

live now to our diplomatic correspoondent paul adams in nairobi. we have had messages from the united nations talking about the importance of protecting and getting aid in. where are we? that is right. martin griffiths the top humanitarian official is in the region in nairobi today to try to get a grip on this humanitarian situation. as you heard, there are so many complications, issues that need addressing. he has come to the region to try to get coherence in terms of the international community response because we have not had that so far with so much emphasis on getting foreign nationals out and trying to put together ceasefires. all the while, the needs of people trapped in this violence has been growing. hisjob is to

trapped in this violence has been growing. his job is to try to coordinate the relief effort. we have seen signs of the red cross bringing eight tonnes of medical supplies to port sudan. it is likely of port sudan stays stable will become a major hub for importing humanitarian supplies. and then the question of getting them to where they are needed in khartoum, 500 miles away. they are also needed far to the west in darfur, where there has been a lot of recent violence. it is imperative for the united nations and other agencies to try to ensure aid can get in and we have been hearing about efforts to get supplies in through chad. martin griffiths has a lot on his plate before you get to the question of diplomatic solutions to this crisis. 0n diplomatic solutions, where are we on peace talks and i suppose before that where are we on

ceasefires?— before that where are we on ceasefires? . . , , ., ceasefires? the ceasefires remain what they have — ceasefires? the ceasefires remain what they have been _ ceasefires? the ceasefires remain what they have been for _ ceasefires? the ceasefires remain what they have been for the - ceasefires? the ceasefires remain what they have been for the past l what they have been for the past week or two which is sporadic and frequently broken. we have heard stories of sudanese military aircraft flying over khartoum, a terrifying thing for people there to deal with. and so the ceasefires, large parts of sudan are peaceful. the conflict has not reached everywhere. but crucially, in those areas of khartoum, there is a real need to bring the situation under control. so hospitals and other facilities badly needed by the local population can be used again. and then the question of whether they can get the military leaders to send representatives to discuss their differences across a table and on that, we have had no news. thank you

very much- — that, we have had no news. thank you very much- i — that, we have had no news. thank you very much. i appreciate _ that, we have had no news. thank you very much. i appreciate your _ very much. i appreciate your analysis. we will be keeping everyone across the latest developments from sudan. you are watching bbc news. we pause as we say goodbye to some viewers in the uk. now the latest on ukraine. russia has launched another wave of missiles at ukrainian cities in the early hours of the morning — the second pre—dawn attack in three days. the ukrainian military said most of the missiles were intercepted by air defence systems, including over the capital, kyiv. it comes as hours earlier there was another missile attack on the city of pavlohrad, in the eastern dnipro region. russian military commentators said that the targets were warehouses storing military equipment for a ukrainian counter—offensive. local authorities say 3a civilians have been injured. 0ur ukraine correspondent hugo bachega has the latest. this was the second major air strike

by russia in three days as military activity seems to be intensifying ahead of a much anticipated ukrainian counteroffensive. the ukrainian military said 15 of the 18 cruise missiles that had been fired by russia were intercepted by the country's air defence, including all missiles that were fired at the capital, kyiv, where the air raid alert sounded at around 4:00 this morning. now, the city of pavlo had a logistics hub in the central dnipropetrovsk region was attacked. we've seen pictures of widespread damage in that city and the local officials said an industrial facility was hit. dozens of buildings were damaged and more than 30 people were injured. now, russian commentators said military targets were hit in this city. now, this happens as the ukrainians say they are finishing their plans for a major counteroffensive after receiving military support from western countries, an offensive in which they will try to take back territory that's now

under occupation. the governor of a region in western russia that borders ukraine and belarus says a freight train has derailed after an explosive device blew up. alexander bogomaz said the blast happened on the line from the regional capital, bryansk, to unecha. no casualties have been reported. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. height

we are coming into this at an interesting time. i think there is a lot of important discourse happening within the nhs as a structure. people do not go through the course without that being what they want to do. you are live with bbc news. nurses in england are taking part in a fresh strike in what they describe as their biggest walk—out so far. the royal college of nursing strike affects half of england's national health service trusts and will last until midnight on monday. courtney bembridge has more from the newsroom.

the strike was called earlier this month after the union rejected the government's pay offer of 5% this year plus a one—off payment to top up last year's salary. this is the first time that some nurses who work in a&e, intensive care and cancer services have taken to the picket line. let's hear from one specialist cancer nurse who is on strike today. the kinds of offers we are getting from the government, now that we have moved into a time of inflation, are just not compatible with being able to live, to exist, to pay our rent, to buy food, to look after our families. and that is a cut too far. we have absorbed the cuts for ten years and now enough is enough. the union says there is an exemption for critical care, but the government has warned it will still be disruptive. here is health secretary steve barclay. there will be significant disruption to patients. i think that is disrespectful to other trade unions that are part of the nhs staff council who will be

meeting on tuesday in order to vote on the fair and reasonable settlement that we agreed with them some weeks ago. there are 1a unions being asked to accept the government's pay offer, and ministers have said if the majority bracket, if the majority back it, it will go through. as we have heard, the rcn has said no. that union represents around two thirds of uk nurses. also, another union, unite, has also rejected the deal. but several others have said yes. gmb, one of the big ones, as well as unions that represent midwives, ambulance workers and also physiotherapists. whenever we talk about this story, it is important to look at the numbers we are actually talking about. this represents salaries of nurses ranging in speciality. so we have a newly qualified nurse here earning around £30,000. to put that into context, that is less than 40,000 us dollars a year. if we go down to a specialist nurse, like the one we heard from earlier,

they are on around £45,000 a year and, in us dollars, that is around 56,000. so those are the salaries we are dealing with. many nurses not happy with that on strike until midnight tonight and that strike action could continue if the outcome of tomorrow's meeting is not favourable. 0ur health reporter katharine da costa has more from outside a hospital in oxford. over the weekend, in conversations with the nhs, the royal college of nursing has agreed to some national exemptions to provide limited cover for areas such as major trauma and intensive care. but it will not be business as usual, it won't be normal staffing levels. that is still a concern for hospital bosses, who feel there will be a significant impact on services, meaning longer waits for a&e and thousands of appointments and nonurgent operations have had to be cancelled to prioritise emergencies. members of the public are asked

to use emergency departments wisely while this is going on. it is likely to have a knock—on effect into the next days. behind me, there is a number of nurses on the picket line. they say they have not created the backlog of care that needs to be taken care of. the backlog of care that needs they say what is at stake is a shortage of staffing, with one in nine nursing posts in england vacant. that is why they rejected the 5% pay offer in england. they are asking for an improved offer in order, they say, to attract and retain nurses to protect the nhs. labour leader sir keir starmer says the government have been sitting on their hands over the nurses�* strikes and have made a bad situation worse

wa nts to wants to see strikes, certainly in the nhs, nurses do not want to see that, the public do not want to see that, the public do not want to see that and so the government needs to resolve this. that and so the government needs to resolve thia— that and so the government needs to resolve this-— resolve this. they have made a bad situation worse _ resolve this. they have made a bad situation worse in _ resolve this. they have made a bad situation worse in the _ resolve this. they have made a bad situation worse in the way - resolve this. they have made a bad situation worse in the way they - resolve this. they have made a bad| situation worse in the way they have negotiated because way back before christmas the nurses said if you come in to talk to us, we will not go on strike. the government sat on its hands weeks and made a bad situation worse. everyone wants that resolved. it is important to recognise the underlying causes because nurses and many others have seen a drop in their wage and living standards because the cost—of—living crisis and the government has nothing to say to them about that. i think responsibility here lies at the door of number 10. they need to accept that responsibility and do something about it. if you're planning a street party for the king's coronation this weekend, you're probably already thinking about the food you'll be hoping that quiche is on the menu.

coronation quiche is the official dish for the big day, but celebrity chefs have also whipped up four other recipes for the celebrations. they include a roast rack of lamb and a strawberry trifle with a twist — as fiona lamdin has been finding out. in the royal kitchen, it's all about coronation quiche right now. seven decades after coronation chicken was created for queen elizabeth, her son has opted for this savoury tart, which is bursting with spinach and broad beans. this has been baked before and cooled so that when we put the filling in it's not going to get soggy. and for some top tips, we headed to this bakery in central london. how much cheese? two handfuls of that. 0nly halfway, because when you transfer it to the oven, you don't want to tilt it. 0therwise, what's going to happen, all the egg mix is going to come over and then the quiche is going to stick to the bottom of the pan and make it soggy. but for the ultimate coronation feast, there's so much more than just quiche on the menu. we discovered all sorts of dishes being prepared in one of london's most prestigious hotels. and nine floors down

in their basement, these are the kitchens. they are vast and they've got 120 chefs. so we're going tojust brown the rack like this. sizzling. you hear that sizzling? so it has a bit of colour. his asian—style roast rack of lamb has been chosen by the palace for people to serve at their street party. there's nothing better in this country than british lamb. so i thought i would do a british lamb with a mixture of east and west flavours, which is a great reflection about where this country has come since the last coronation. cheers to our new king. so that's the main course sorted. what about pudding? chef adam handling's strawberry and ginger trifle is next. there's nothing more british than a beautiful strawberry trifle. and i think it always has a memory with all of us.

so i'm doing a take on it, but using pretty much all parts of the uk in this one iconic little dish. well, we've decided to bring adam's trifle on a bit of a taste test. and who better to ask than the women of the wi? all keen wi members, elaine has invited herfriendsjeannie and sylvie to the tasting party. the trifle is really rich. i love it. i love the flavours, i like the textures. would quite like a little bit of alcohol in the bottom. it's squelchy. it's rich. it's very provocative. and jeanie's had a go at the coronation quiche. will you be making this on coronation day? absolutely. if it's good enough for the king, it's good enough for me. so, all sorts of ideas for a coronation feast fit for a king. plenty more coverage of the coronation in the days ahead. that

is it from me for the moment. do stay with us. this is bbc news. hello. the weather has been turning warmer during the course of the weekend. we saw eventually 20 degrees in england. but things are turning colder as we head through the bank holiday monday, particularly in the north of scotland. elsewhere, nota particularly in the north of scotland. elsewhere, not a bad day. sunshine, scattered showers, which could be heavy, particularly in the east. that is where we have a cold front moving in across the north of scotland so cold conditions there but most sitting in mild air through the day on monday. a scattering of showers will build up through the middle part of the day particularly in central and eastern england, where they will be heaviest. some in wales but i think they will fade

away. northern ireland largely dry with sunshine. the coolest weather in the north of scotland. 7 degrees in the north of scotland. 7 degrees in parts here. further south, a high of 18. we have moderate or high levels of pollen. in the north, showers fading away so most places largely dry tonight but we have a week when the front pushing south and so a cloudy start for some but largely frost free. you will notice blue colours in the north of scotland and there is likely to be frost there first thing. tuesday largely dry, cloud. some drizzle especially in the east but it should brighten up. feeling cooler than recent days around the east coast. further inland towards the west we are likely to see a high of 17. middle of the week is looking

settled. high pressure around. showers in the far north—west. brightening up from the south later but a cool breeze. the warmest weather probably in liverpool, cardiff. towards the end of the week, low pressure will be anchored towards the west and that will push in scattered showers and weather fronts, and a more breezy unsettled speu fronts, and a more breezy unsettled spell of weather particularly on thursday and friday. it looks like it stays unsettled into the weekend but keep tuned.

this is bbc news, the headlines: humanitarian organistaions plead with rival military factions in sudan to stick to the latest ceasefire and protect aid workers it is not just the fighting. it is also the general security situation. we've experienced a lot of general lawlessness. it is an extremely volatile and difficult situation to operate in. russia has launched another wave of missile strikes at cities across ukraine — the second such assault in three days.