this. intensive care and cancer services are affected for the first time with up to half of health trusts in england impacted by the strike. they're selfless people and they're standing up for their patients, for an nhs that's totally broken — totally broken — but they are the people that's trying to work on that every single day and every single night. we'll have the latest on the strike. also on the programme... fleeing sudan — thousands more seek safety from the fighting in khartoum as britain arranges a last flight out later today. first republic bank collapses in the us but is immediately bought byjpmorgan chase.

and president trump arrives in scotland for a bank holiday break — surveying his golf courses. good afternoon. nurses are in the middle of their biggest strike so far this lunchtime, with their union the rcn calling on the government to put more money on the table if it wants to end the dispute. about half the health trusts in england are affected by today's strike which ends at midnight. the walk—out is impacting critical services such as intensive care for the first time. the government has insisted it has made a "fair and reasonable" offer. nhs england has warned that staffing levels in some areas of the country will be "exceptionally low". here's our health correspondent, katharine da costa.

they say cut back, we say fight back...! back on the picket line in london. for the third time this year, members of the royal college of nursing are once again on strike. no nhs cuts! today's stoppage affects half of england's nhs trusts. some unite members at a handful of hospital trusts and ambulance services are also taking action today and tomorrow. these nurses say they are willing to keep up the pressure for better pay. i have been a nurse now for 15 years and it has just got worse and worse, the staffing is cut, our pay is cut, but patient care is always excellent but we just strive and we give and we get nothing back. we are on strike because i have seen over my entire career, for more than a decade in the nhs, a progressive decline in the quality of care that me and my colleagues have been able to provide. # we'll be there to care for you... some national exemptions have been agreed to protect critical areas such as major trauma and intensive

care, but some trusts say they are still experiencing significant delays to a&e. the rcn says the only way to mend the health service is to address the staffing crisis. they're selfless people and they're standing up for their patients, for an nhs that's totally broken, totally broken, but they are the people that's trying to work on that every single day and every single night, trying to look after their patients. so again my message to the secretary of state this morning is, for goodness' sake, let's get into a room and sort this out the strike was called earlier this month after rcn members rejected a government offer of a 5% pay rise for this year and a one—off payment to top up last year's salary. members of the unite union have also rejected the deal. but other unions representing ambulance staff, midwives and physios have accepted the offer. we will now get together on tuesday, the nhs staff council will meet

to vote on whether it accepts the agreement that we negotiated with them. i think it is right to wait for the nhs staff council to come to that decision and i think this strike is premature and disrespectful to those trade unions that will be meeting on tuesday. went we want it? it is expected the majority of nhs unions will back the deal at that meeting, with ministers having agreed to introduce it if they do. katharinejoins us from outside thejohn radcliffe hospital in oxford now. other health unions are meeting tomorrow and they have accepted the pay deal, some of them and they are meeting ministers, does that leave those striking a little isolated? it is the rcn and the unite union is have both rejected what is on the

table in england. the rcn union has said regardless of what happens tomorrow at the meeting of health unions, if there is not an improved pay offerfor nurses, unions, if there is not an improved pay offer for nurses, it intends to re—ballot its members for another six month mandate. it would be a national ballot at this time, and that could mean it is harder to hit the required threshold. then there is the junior doctors dispute in england. they won't be at the meeting tomorrow because they are on a different contract. they are calling for a 35% pay rise and that dispute still needs to be resolved. as yet there has been no formal plans for formal talks with the government. plans for formal talks with the government-— plans for formal talks with the covernment. ., ~ , ., , . government. thank you very much indeed. the united nations is sending its top aid official to sudan to help co—ordinate relief efforts after warning that the humanitarian situation there is reaching breaking point. fighting continues in the capital khartoum following the failure of the latest ceasefire. thousands of people continue to try and leave the country.

an extra evacuation flight for british nationals from port sudan on the red sea leaves later today. those not able to leave there by plane are taking boats across tojedda in saudai arabia, from where andrew harding sent the latest. disembarking from a huge american transport ship this morning after an overnight voyage from sudan. on board, americans, australians and some british nationals, including a family from edinburgh, safe now here in saudi arabia after a long journey from sudan's capital khartoum. hello, who is this? this is nour. how old? three weeks. she was born on the 4th of april. just before the war started. and what is your name? mohammed. and how are you all feeling today? exhausted, like really tired. excited. you are excited, are you? yes, i am so excited. what is your name? omar. and how was your last week or two? it's been difficult?

yeah, every time we go to the airport, they tell us, "no, stay home, stay home." ifeel sad because because i couldn't travel. then ijust kept praying and praying and praying until i got to saudi arabia. well done. and what was it like living in khartoum during the fighting? it was scary. terrifying. but you are ok now? yeah, i'm ok. well done, well done. sir, how about you, what next for you? we are going back to scotland, to edinburgh. that is where i was staying. i work offshore, generally, so i have been working offshore and they were back in sudan for the time being. since this happened now, we are going back to edinburgh. what was the worst moment for you, this past couple of weeks? just being in khartoum during the fighting. a few shells hit the house. your own house? yes, on the roof of the house. one projectile or something hit

the water tank off the roof of our neighbours and hit the roof of our house. that was really loud. broke all the windows. a close escape? yes. a few neighbours, a girl, she was 16 years old, a rogue bullet in the house killed her. it killed her? yeah, so it was a terrible time, really hard. these foreign evacuations are happening more regularly now. indeed, some countries like britain have already started to wind their operations down. but the conflict that triggered all this rages on. sudan's two warring generals, despite agreeing to yet another ceasefire, seem determined to settle this militarily. andrew harding, bbc news injeddah, saudi arabia. turkey's president, recep tayyip erdogan, says the leader of the islamic state group has been tracked down and killed in syria in an operation by turkish intelligence forces.

abu hussein al-qurashi took over leadership of the islamist militant group late last year after his predecessor was killed. let's speak to orla guerin who's in ismir in turkey. isis has largely lost the territory it once held, so how significant is this figure?— it once held, so how significant is this figure? turkey would say it is si . nificant this figure? turkey would say it is significant and _ this figure? turkey would say it is significant and certainly _ this figure? turkey would say it is significant and certainly it - this figure? turkey would say it is significant and certainly it is - this figure? turkey would say it is significant and certainly it is good| significant and certainly it is good timing for president erdogan, if we can put it that way because he is just two weeks away from crucial elections here for president and for the parliament. it is very much in line with his promise of his campaign speeches to keep fighting terrorism. this leader of is was new in thejob and terrorism. this leader of is was new in the job and only took over in november. little was known about him and little was said by is simply that he was a veteran fighter and a loyal son. that he was a veteran fighter and a loyalson. in that he was a veteran fighter and a loyal son. in the time he has been

in charge of the organisation, he hasn't managed to deliver any messages in his own name. in recent times is has adopted keeping a lower profile for their leaders, trying to keep them alive. the last two leaders died in the last year alone. thank you very much indeed. the troubled us bank first republic collapsed this morning and was immediately subjected to a takeover offer from jp morgan chase according to america's banking regulator. the californian bank is the third american lender to fail this year. here's our business correspondent marc ashdown. investors and customers have been deserting first republic bank. in two months its shares have tanked from $147 each to just 3.50 and $100 billion of deposits have been withdrawn. when confidence goes, many tends to follow. the us banking regulator has broken a multibillion—dollar rescue deal. jp morgan chase will take on all 84

branches and all deposits will be guaranteed by the us government. if you were a first republic depositor, you were a first republic depositor, you can breathe a big sigh of relief today. if you are under 250,000 us guarantee level, you didn't have to worry anyway, but if you had more than $250,000, as of now, you have that deposit with jp than $250,000, as of now, you have that deposit withjp morgan chase, the largest bank. first that deposit with jp morgan chase, the largest bank.— that deposit with jp morgan chase, the largest bank. first republic was known for having _ the largest bank. first republic was known for having a _ the largest bank. first republic was known for having a big _ the largest bank. first republic was known for having a big mortgage i known for having a big mortgage lending business and a large stable of wealthy clients. as interest rates soared, it was full to borrow at higher rates and were seen as vulnerable. it is the third mid—sized bank to collapse this year following the failure of silicon valley bank and signature bank. there have been fears this is the start of another financial crisis. if we look back at 2008, it started with one bank, northern rock, but quickly spread to lots of others.

the issue was weak rules around mortgage lending and pretty much every bank was exposed. since 2008, the rules around lending have been tightened and banks have to have more money in reserve to ride out difficult periods. so the hope now this can be contained to a few banks and this is the end of recent turmoil. if and this is the end of recent turmoil. , . ., , , ., turmoil. if this had happened a month ago. — turmoil. if this had happened a month ago. i— turmoil. if this had happened a month ago, i think _ turmoil. if this had happened a month ago, i think there - turmoil. if this had happened aj month ago, i think there would turmoil. if this had happened a - month ago, i think there would have been substantial concerns about basically contagion, the concept of one bank is going to cause another bank to failand one bank is going to cause another bank to fail and runs on banks. the marketplace has settled down a good bit over the last month. that marketplace has settled down a good bit over the last month.— bit over the last month. at least one more _ bit over the last month. at least one more interest _ bit over the last month. at least one more interest rate - bit over the last month. at least one more interest rate rises - one more interest rate rises predicted in the us and uk. smaller banks could face more strain. how relaxed the market is over this rescue deal will become clear in the next few hours. marc ashdown, bbc news. in france the traditional may day celebrations are being used for mass demonstrations against president macron's plans to raise the pension age to 64.

the plans were pushed through parliament without a vote. let's speak to our europe correspondent nick beake. how significant are these demonstrations in the context of the parallel celebrations?— parallel celebrations? there is a lona parallel celebrations? there is a long tradition _ parallel celebrations? there is a long tradition of _ parallel celebrations? there is a long tradition of protest - parallel celebrations? there is a long tradition of protest here . parallel celebrations? there is a long tradition of protest here onj long tradition of protest here on may day. but it is the pension reform that is driving the he fell onto the streets. it is worth reminding ourselves, it has already been forced through, so people say they hope to repeal this law which sends the retirement age up to 64. looking around combination of families, people out with kids and prams, but people dressed in black with rocks. we know they are the people who clashed with officers as this protest goes on. as the rain comes out, it will be something the police will be pleased about because generally people don't tend to hang around for that long when the weather is bad. they are setting off now. two questions, will there be

significant violence today? we will have to wait and see. the second question, will this have political impact in the weeks and months to come for president macron? hick come for president macron? nick beake, come for president macron? nick beake. thanks — come for president macron? nick beake, thanks very _ come for president macron? nick beake, thanks very much. the former us president donald trump has arrived in aberdeenshire to visit his golf courses. posting on his own social media platform, mr trump said he'll be opening a new site. he also plans to go to his course in doonbeg on ireland's west coast. our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie is at aberdeen airport for us. donald trump has already arrived? yes, he arrived and he has left and gone to his golf course in aberdeenshire, but i am at aberdeen airport. you can probably see the trumpet playing just behind me, which landed a short time ago. this is donald trump's first time in new case in 2019. first time in scotland

since 2018 and his plane with the unmistakable trump name on the side touchdown at aberdeen airport about two hours ago. even though he is no longer president, there was still huge interest in this visit, huge media presence here at aberdeen airport. he is visiting scotland as a private individual. he is here to see his golf courses, visit after several years first here in aberdeenshire, then in ayrshire, and then over to ireland. the media were quite disappointed that he didn't come over and have even just a few words. but he did wave and he did mouth something, which we think he said, it is great to be home. he does have an affection for scotland, he does have family roots in scotland. he said this was the home of my mother, his mother mary and

mcleod came from the western isles. donald trump no longer at the airport, he has gone to his golf course and he said he is going to open a second course there in aberdeenshire.— open a second course there in aberdeenshire. �* . ., ., ~ aberdeenshire. alexandra, thank you ve much. 4,500 hospitality venues around britain closed their doors for good in the past year — that's around 12 a day, according to a new analysis. soaring business costs, rising prices and a decline in people's disposal incomes were among the reasons for the closures. figures indicate smaller independent businesses have been hardest hit. cuba's communist government has cancelled its annual may day celebration in havana, which marks international workers' day. cast year's parade was the first since the covid pandemic in an otherwise annual tradition. the country has been grapping with severe fuel shortages which meant people couldn't be bussed into the capital. before we go, just time to congraulate mark selby, who has created a bit of sporting history by becoming the first player to make a maximum

147 break in a snooker world championship final. the four—time winner still trails luca brecel by 9—8 going into today's final day of action which has just got under way at the crucible theatre in sheffield. time for a look at the weather. thank you very much. parts of the south of england, kent notably, have had the wettest march in april in 90 years. it was pretty wet in other parts of central and eastern england, but not in the north—west. slightly lower than average rainfall. but today we have rainfall in the north and west in the form of showers and this weather front, which will introduce some chilly air across many parts of the uk through today and tonight. the air coming right the way down from the arctic. temperature is likely to dip below the early may average. it will feel

chilly, even in the sunshine in the north today. but the most we have a little bit of sunshine, a few showers around. this was fife earlier. if you're heading out for a walk and pretty spring colours to enjoy, take something waterproof because we do have those showers around. they showers are quite evident across central and eastern part of england as well as across scotland and is tracking southwards. so there across parts of wales will diminish. good spells of sunshine across the southwest northern ireland, too. but perhaps a few rumbles of thunder for these. five and six across the northern isles and six across the northern isles and that is the arctic air, which continues its journey southwards this evening and overnight as the showers fade away. under the clear skies fog will be an issue in southern and western areas, even inland. a frost to beware of across the glens of scotland. chilly start tomorrow morning but some sunshine. elsewhere, even though we start

dealt with low cloud, mist and fog we should see brightness developing. the may sunshine is strong now, to brightness and sunshine and possibly the odd spot of drizzle in northern ireland in western scotland later on. but notably, tomorrow's temperatures are lower. particularly near the east coast, 12/13 degrees here. surprisingly, high levels of pollen, higherthan here. surprisingly, high levels of pollen, higher than today for northern ireland, western and central parts of england and wales as well. as we go into wednesday it is chasing the cloud, a lot of dry weather and the weather front by that stage is pushing up through the western side of scotland, northern scotland cloudy but milder. the wind is coming from the south but nippy on the east coast and generally lighter winds here coming in off the north sea. what about the latter part of the weekend into the important weekend? unfortunately, it is looking unsettled and low pressure are driving in off the atlantic, driving in bands of showers and we finished april with showers and we finished april with showers and we finished april with

showers and restart made the same way. i was hoping for something more optimistic. thank you. that's all from the bbc news at one. because you've been confronted by fighting all the way along the route. it is 800 kilometres from port sedan to the capital khartoum for example. port sedan to the capital khartoum for example-— for example. yes, it is a long way. you say you _ for example. yes, it is a long way. you say you need _ for example. yes, it is a long way. you say you need to _ for example. yes, it is a long way. you say you need to get _ for example. yes, it is a long way. you say you need to get supplies | for example. yes, it is a long way. | you say you need to get supplies to the hospitals. i have been seeing that in khartoum for example, something like more than 60% of the health facilities are not actually functioning. so the situation you find when you get there is hospitals might not be functioning. these are indeed the reports. _ might not be functioning. these are indeed the reports. right _ might not be functioning. these are indeed the reports. right now, - might not be functioning. these are indeed the reports. right now, the | indeed the reports. right now, the priority is to identify the health care facilities that are still functioning, for example, if we speak about darfur in the north of darfur, a hospital. although the health care workers are working there in extremely difficult conditions, but the hospital is still operating and they have increased the number of beds to be able to accommodate all the patients. for us, the priority is to reach hospitals like this one. hello. i'm lucy grey. with three bank holidays, a coronation and eurovision all happening in the uk this month, pubs, bars and restaurants are expecting to be packed out. it'll be a much welcome boost to the hospitality industry after years of uncertainty following the pandemic, as hannah miller reports. this is how robinsons brewery celebrated the coronation in 1953 — the commemorative beer bottle still on display in stockport. everybody was very keen

to adorn with flags, bunting, street parties, and therefore there was a feeling around the country that this was excitement, this was new. how do you hope that people celebrate the coronation this time around? how do you hope that people celebrate the coronation this time around? ooh, have a pint. preferably... will you be having a pint? preferably ours! they laugh. and while dennis is no longer running the brewery day—to—day... well, what we have here is 120 barrels of beer. ..they have created two special—edition beers to mark the occasion. always give it a sniff first. 0k. always sniff. 0k. i'm not a beer—tasting pro, it seems. 0h. that's nice. it's really super smooth. having these bank holidays, i think, one after the other has helped lift the mood within our customers, and i think we do see it. we hope our pubs will be busy — we believe they will be. you know, we're doing everything we can to encourage people to come and socialise. because if you've got something as a reason for going, i think that should bring

all those generations together. the impact of bank holidays on the economy is mixed. when the nation celebrated the platinum jubilee last year, the office for national statistics suggested it may have contributed to a fall in output. but the extra day off can provide a boost for sectors like hospitality and tourism, where they hope people will take any opportunity to celebrate. in liverpool, they're looking further ahead for a chance to get people into this bar. eurovision events will be playing here for a whole week, and peter hopes the boost to business will stick. we'll have screens up and then we have, like, a big viewing party for the finale. everyone will have their own scorecards. it'll be, like, special menus. and just basically bring a lot of people together for a good old party. from a business point of view, how big an opportunity is this for you? i think it's probably one of the biggest opportunities liverpool's had — notjust in the sense of the amount of visitors coming for the city and what it means now,

but the sense of legacy moving forward, i think. there's going to be 100,000 people in the city, and if each of them go away and tell five friends how great liverpool was, then we've got a great few years for liverpool to come on. cheers. and many businesses are hoping that the weather plays its part, too, to lift the spirits and bring people out. hannah miller, bbc news. people across the country are being encouraged to not only celebrate the coronation of king charles at bars and restaurants, but also by organising coronation big lunches with friends and neighbours. on the menu might be coronation quiche, the official dish for the big day. however, 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. 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. only halfway, because when you transfer it to the oven, you don't want to tilt it. otherwise, 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. do you think quiche is a good choice for a coronation? i think it's a really good choice. i think it's a really good portable food. it sort of heralds spring — it's got all these sort of green vegetables, it's herby, it's got a good mix of things. yeah, i'm excited to try it. 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. food in this country is so exciting now. why? because you've embraced flavours from all over the world. embracing the world. 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. as a trifle that was pathetic. get in there! i love big spoons, so i can get everything. ican see! 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 right. digging right down to the bottom here. all keen wi members, elaine has invited herfriendsjeanie 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. well, luckily, sylvie has added a bit to hers. it's squelchy. it's rich. it's very provocative, actually. there's a little bit of alcohol in it. and jeanie's had a go

at the coronation quiche. making it, very straightforward, very simple. follow the instructions to the letter. i haven't tasted it yet, though. the tasting is the thing that matters, isn't it, really? 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. he should have brought that into the newsroom. let's get your sports news now with chetan. hello, i'm chetan pathak, live from the bbc sport centre. welcome along to sportsday this bank holiday monday, coming up on the programme: can arsenal reach the final of the women's champions league? we'll be at the emirates on what's set to be a record breaking day.

a defining night in the fight for survival in the premier league. leicester and everton both desperate for a win. and can four time world champion continue his fight at the world snooker championship final? we start with the women's champions league, a likely crowd of more than 60,000 is expected at the emirates stadium for their semifinal second leg against the german side wolfsberg. it'll be a record attendance for a women's club match in the uk. kick—off is just over four hours away with the tie all sqaure at 2—2. i've been speaking to football writer molly hudson who expects a tough game for arsenal, especially with all their injury problems. arsenal has been plagued by injuries this campaign and unfortunately for

then, it has been two key big—name players, the most recent was leah williamson, who had an injury in her knee which was a shame because we have the world cup coming up, which she would have loved to be a part of, as well as the season with arsenal. beth mead and vivianne miedema have the same injury so all three are ruled out this season. kim little is ruled out the rest of the season with a hamstring injury and what is so unlucky for arsenal, all four of those players would start pretty much every game. and in the run—up to the game, they hope to get caitlin foord back fit from a hamstring injury but she has not made it and will not be in the squad. it has been really difficult for arsenal. squad. it has been really difficult for arsenal-— for arsenal. what could be significant _ for arsenal. what could be significant is _ for arsenal. what could be significant is the _ for arsenal. what could be significant is the record - for arsenal. what could be i significant is the record crowd expected. in terms of the womb's game, it would be a record crowd for

a club match outside of barcelona, how big a deal is that for the women's game? it how big a deal is that for the women's game?— how big a deal is that for the women's game? how big a deal is that for the women's came? , ., , women's game? it is huge. not 'ust forarsenal— women's game? it is huge. not 'ust for arsenal but �* women's game? it is huge. not 'ust for arsenal but the i women's game? it is huge. not 'ust for arsenal but the women's i women's game? it is huge. notjust for arsenal but the women's game i women's game? it is huge. notjust| for arsenal but the women's game in england. a massive moment. what people might not realise is that this has been a process for arsenal with three women's super league game this season with an attendance of over 40,000, a positive step in terms of not being a one—off, but a consistent effort. the marketing through the men's and women's teen, it has been one club and i think you see it in this game. 60,000 tickets sold. the executive team went to the first leg in wolfsburg. they have really shown it, the support, putting money on marketing behind it. ., ., , ., putting money on marketing behind it. how do you feel about this? wolfsburg. _ it. how do you feel about this? wolfsburg. they _ it. how do you feel about this? wolfsburg, they are _ it. how do you feel about this? wolfsburg, they are a - it. how do you feel about this? wolfsburg, they are a threat. l it. how do you feel about this? - wolfsburg, they are a threat. what do arsenal need to get right to make it to the final and play barcelona?

certainly the first