this is bbc news. the headlines. a new ceasefire is due to start in sudan as millions remain in need of humanitarian assistance, and the un warns that the conflict could be expanding to the wider region. georgia's president calls for boycott of national airline as direct flights to russia resume, sparking protests in tbilisi. king charles and queen camilla pay a visit to the chelsea flower show as the world famous competition marks its 110th year. welcome back. we start with news thatjunior doctors in england are to take further strike action after pay talks with the government broke down.

they will walk out for 72 hours from 7am on wednesday the 14th of june. our reporter nicky schiller has more on this breaking news. as you say, we've had a statement from the junior— as you say, we've had a statement from the junior doctors _ as you say, we've had a statement from the junior doctors in - as you say, we've had a statement from the junior doctors in union i as you say, we've had a statement from the junior doctors in union in | from thejunior doctors in union in the last half an hour that said they are going to go on a 72 hours strike from june. since april, there have been a series of talks with the government. the latest was today, but those talks have broken down — hence we have had this statement this evening. the bma and junior doctors have been asking for 35% pay rise. at the time of the last strike, steve barclay, the health secretary in england, said that was unrealistic and unreasonable. these

talks have been going on to try and find some ground between the two groups. but tonight, we have this statement from the bma and all reduced part of it. "the bma has had three weeks of negotiation but ministers would not recognise the scale of pay erosion, the equivalent of a 26% cut over the last 15 years." that's why they say they've had to take this decision to go on strike. also, later in the statement, it's as if the government doesn't change their position, "we will strike throughout the summer, meaning we will call a minimum of three days of action every month for the duration of our mandate." not just saying they are going to go out on this 72—hour strike, but there is that threat that the government don't talk to them about a credible

settlement, they are threatening to carry on with their strikes, lewis. for just very carry on with their strikes, lewis. forjust very briefly, they referenced it in this statement, but not the first strike we've seen. hat not the first strike we've seen. not at all. we not the first strike we've seen. not at all- we had _ not the first strike we've seen. not at all. we had a _ not the first strike we've seen. iirrt at all. we had a series in england of strikes across a lot of health services. some of those unions have agreed to the settlement, which has been 5% and a one—off payment. however, the nurses haven't and nor have the junior doctors, and we however, the nurses haven't and nor have thejunior doctors, and we have tonight this, the doctors are saying they are going to take another three—day strike following on from there action in april. three-day strike following on from there action in april.— three-day strike following on from there action in april. nicky, thanks so much for— there action in april. nicky, thanks so much for that. _ to the fighting in sudan now, a new ceasefire is due to start in an hour. this is between the army on one side and the paramilitary group the rapid support forces on the other. the new ceasefire was mediated by saudi arabia and the us. both sides have committed to ensure that humanitarian aid can

also, the un security council is currently in session, reach the millions who need it. also, the un security council is currently in session, discussing the conflict. several previous ceasefires have failed, but this new one will have a monitoring mechanism, which is seen as progress. although correspondents say, without neutral observers on the ground, it's unclear how this will make a difference. earlier, i spoke to mohamed kheir omer, former un independent expert, on human rights in sudan and asked the effectiveness of additional ceasefire calls. i think this is long overdue. it should have started months ago. unfortunately, it doesn't seem it is going to hope. there are no money underground, so citizens from saudi arabia... how would you monitor?

they have military on the skies and support forces are entrenched on the ground. how would you be able to monitor the sky? 50. ground. how would you be able to monitor the sky?— ground. how would you be able to monitor the sky? so, you don't think it will hold and _ monitor the sky? so, you don't think it will hold and the _ monitor the sky? so, you don't think it will hold and the independent - it will hold and the independent monitoring will be tough. does that mean the fighting that we're seeing effectively, we're no closer now to sing ended? mil effectively, we're no closer now to sing ended?— sing ended? all the ways this... when one _ sing ended? all the ways this... when one of— sing ended? all the ways this... when one of the _ sing ended? all the ways this... when one of the parties - sing ended? all the ways this... when one of the parties of- sing ended? all the ways this... when one of the parties of the l when one of the parties of the warring parties reaches a conclusion that it has enough or one side is defeated or much weaker, on background, maybe we can see a cease—fire. otherwise, it seems they still believe they could fight it out. ~ . �* , still believe they could fight it out. ~ . h still believe they could fight it out. ,, �* , out. what's your assessment? because of both sides _

out. what's your assessment? because of both sides seen _ out. what's your assessment? because of both sides seen at _ out. what's your assessment? because of both sides seen at the _ out. what's your assessment? because of both sides seen at the moment - out. what's your assessment? because of both sides seen at the moment as i of both sides seen at the moment as if they are going to carry on fighting, what your assessment? is that actually true? {131 fighting, what your assessment? is that actually true?— that actually true? of course it is very difficult _ that actually true? of course it is very difficult to _ that actually true? of course it is very difficult to to _ that actually true? of course it is very difficult to to predict - that actually true? of course it is very difficult to to predict act - very difficult to to predict act exactly what is happening on the ground, but the reports we have is... in hospitals, in the population, while the sudanese army is using its plans and perhaps drones now. so, it's very difficult to tell. so the sudanese army is actually bombing already the ground places where they think the rss are found, and this has affected very important institutions. even the

report from the british medical journal today shows how fragile the system was before the war. now it is a very dire situation.— a very dire situation. thanks to mohamed _ a very dire situation. thanks to mohamed for— a very dire situation. thanks to mohamed for that. _ hundreds of thousands of people have fled sudan in recent weeks, into neighbouring countries — including south sudan. some 70,000 people have crossed into the country over the last four weeks. many of them are south sudanese nationals who fled war in their own country. our africa correspondent, catherine byaruhanga, reports. south sudanese who have fled the war in sudan and managed to get home. but home brings new challenges. thousands of people have been camped at paloich airport near the border with sudan, trying to get a flight to other parts of the country. south sudan has very limited infrastructure and is recovering from its own conflict. many went to sudan because of the civil war here that started in 2013 and formally ended in 2018.

they never imagined they would have to flee again. this woman has been stranded here with her family for ten days. translation: we sleep on the floor. when we were asleep our things were stolen. our bags, our bed sheets. now we don't have anything. we just sleep on the floor. the situation is very hard. south sudan's government has already airlifted thousands of people from here. it has promised to prioritise women and children. this is the moment everyone has been waiting for — the cargo plane that's meant to take them to the capital, juba, has arrived, so people are waiting patiently. we can't stay for much longer because it's getting late and it won't be safe for us to be here. we're told the flightd can only accommodate around 300 people. we're told the flights can only accommodate around 300 people. but look, there are way more people than that waiting here. not everyone's going to be able

to get on the flight. another group, including the most vulnerable, makes it to the capital, juba. authorities say they're overwhelmed by the number of people returning. it's difficult because the war continues and people are continuing moving. this is why we always appeal to the international community, to un agencies, to the donors, that they have to come in very quickly. otherwise, we will witness another crisis. with air travel limited, the river nile, which runs through the country, is offering up a lifeline for those stranded. this boat, operated by the catholic church, has transported hundreds of people. but on this day, it was unable to move because of a mechanicalfailure. more people are camped out by the port hoping to get on a trip soon, including this woman, who is trying to get to manukau.

but the area still sees bouts of violence. translation: i don't know if it's safe or not. _ i've been told that my- house has been destroyed and things have been stolen. if i go there and there is nothing, i will try to rebuild the house. - proneka then offers up this prayer... ..for her and others, dealing with the consequences of the war in sudan. catherine byaru hanga, catherine byaruhanga, bbc news, and sudan. the president of georgia has called for a boycott of the country's national airline after it resumed direct flights to russia. these are pictures of protests in capital tblisi on friday as the first

flight took off. the president has repeatedly warned against strengthening ties with russia. russia has troops stationed in two breakaway georgian republics, and has threatened terrible consequences if georgia everjoined nato. paul moss has been following this for us. is one of those stories where a very small action has huge ramifications. i think we're looking at what happened around this flight, you understand quite a lot about a major geopolitical issue. georgia became an independent country when the old soviet union broke up, but there are those in russia who feel that georgia should really still be part of russia, much like they feel about ukraine. georgia became part of russia at the beginning of the 19th century, and of course the soviet union's most is to venice dictator josef stalin came from russia from georgia. but when russia invaded ukraine, things became particular the tents. there are many people who sympathise with ukraine wanting to be an independent country without

any influence from russia. russia has supported breakaway republics in georgia. it supported two chunks that broke away. all of that means that there are those in georgia who are very, very much against warm relations with russia, but there are others in the country who still feel some loyalty to moscow — those who perhaps grow up in the old soviet union. i think there are some who arejust plain scared union. i think there are some who are just plain scared of russia and want to have good relations, hence this very deep issue and the flight to moscow and back. it was just too much for those protesters we saw. talk us more. is notjust the people on the street... she has what's supposed to be a ceremonial role, but she has continued to be a bit of a thorn in the side of the government. the government has played a very cool, not to wind up

the government in the kremlin, but the government in the kremlin, but the president has continued for more strong action. when these flights were announced, she announced that these were unacceptable and unwelcome, and she went as far as calling for a boycott of the georgian airways. the founder replied saying they will boycott her in response and not take her as a passenger until she apologises. you have the national airline that refuses to carry his country's president. refuses to carry his country's president-— refuses to carry his country's president. refuses to carry his country's resident. ., ., ., ., ., around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. i always wanted to learn a trade, so

for me, it would be how to build a house. once ou would be how to build a house. once you qualify. — would be how to build a house. once you qualify. you _ would be how to build a house. once you qualify. you can _ would be how to build a house. once you qualify, you can earn _ would be how to build a house. once you qualify, you can earn 50,000 a yeah _ you qualify, you can earn 50,000 a ear. . , you qualify, you can earn 50,000 a ear. ., , , ., , , you qualify, you can earn 50,000 a ear. , ., , , ., year. last year, there is 'ust over seven year. last year, there is 'ust over 2000 h year. last year, there is 'ust over seven 2000 working _ year. last year, there isjust over seven 2000 working across - year. last year, there isjust over seven 2000 working across the i seven 2000 working across the country, but by 2027, that number's projected to fall slightly. all at a time when all major political parties want more new homes to be built. the government recently added bricklayers to a list that should make it easier for overseas bricklayers to a list that should make it easierfor overseas britons to get a visa, but his home trained workers from places like this that's expected to make the biggest difference. you're live with bbc news. buckingham palace has declined a fresh request to return the remains of an ethiopian prince, buried at windsor castle in the 19th century.

the prince was taken to london aged 7 — along with what became known as the largest haul of looted artefacts in the country's history. he died at 18 and was buried in catacombs next to st george's chapel in windsor. our ethiopia correspondent, kalkidan yibeltal, reports. an ethiopian prince taken to europe in the 19th century by british soldiers after his father's army was crushed. his life was short and tragic, forced to live in an alien culture, far removed from his own. but he had the favours of queen victoria, and when he died, he was buried in windsor castle. more than 150 years later, his relatives are on a mission to bring his remains back to his country. translation: i feel sad for him. he was separated from his mother,

his father and his country at once. his mother died soon, and he was left alone. ifeel for him as if i knew him. he was disjointed from ethiopia, from africa, and he remained there as if he had no home to africa. there as if he had no home. his story begins here on the remote highland mountains of northern ethiopia. the stronghold of his father. he was an ambitious but equally brutal man who was several wars against his rivals to be crowned emperor of abyssinia. his reign lasted for 13 violent years until he fought the british on a mission to free europeans he had arrested. these ancient castles once hosted powerful emperors. of theodoros ii, who committed suicide upon facing defeat by the british. they survived the test of time and they remain standing here. but not so many treasured items that were stolen after the battle. this is when al amaya, just seven years old at the time, was seized.

now, al amaya's family are putting their hopes on the newly coronated king charles for the return of the prince's remains. translation: we want his remains back as a family and as ethiopians, l because that is not the country he was born in. the fact that he was buried there is meaningless and many in africa are seeing restitutions of treasures as one way for europe to face its colonial past. reburials are traditionally

common in ethiopia. emperor theodros was buried again in his home village a long time after his death and the family of the prince who died longing for his country hope he will one day have the same fate. the world famous chelsea flower show is under way in london. sustainability is a key theme, earlier today, king charles attended sustainability is a key theme, and earlier today, king charles attended the show with queen camilla. he visited a number of gardens — including one in tribute to his late mother. daniela relph has more. chelsea flower show was one of his mother's favourite places to visit. she came more than 50 times during her reign. today, the king and queen camilla took on her legacy here. hi, everyone. nice to meet you. earlier, it was the turn of the princess of wales.

she hosted a picnic with schoolchildren and told them about prince louis's early gardening efforts. louis is doing broad beans. they are growing broad beans at school. you put them in a carton and you can see all the roots growing. it was then a princess as show guide, taking some of the children around chelsea. having them here was her idea and likely to become a regular event. i wasjust saying to the kiddies, this was just a blank canvas, wasn't it? i was really excited and i couldn't wait to meet the princess. she was talking about, like, bugs and plants, and she was talking about nature. she was telling me, like, what habitats there are, i and how they did that thing. she is passionate about children playing in nature and she was so happy that the children were allowed to actually go into the gardens, so it was a real treat. the spectacle of chelsea was on full display, with the gardens ready forjudging and plenty of celebrities looking for tips. i love my garden at home, i'm not that knowledgeable.

during lockdown, i did a lot. i'm good at chopping logs. that's what i'm good at. good with my axe! i'm a keen but hopeless gardener. i'm a keen but hopeless gardener, and i come here to get inspiration and flashes of complete beauty. i'm just gathering ideas, you know? you see something and you think, "i must have that in _ the garden next year." it's just the place for ideas and talking to experts. - there was a chelsea first too — a wedding. on the garden he created, designer manoj malde married his partner, clive gillmor. you are now legally united in marriage. so, congratulations. if you wish, you may kiss the groom. the garden of unity has been designed as a garden for everyone, whoever you are, wherever you're from. look at me, i'm here creating gardens, we had a gay marriage here. it's a wonderful place to be. every garden needs to have a life beyond chelsea. after this week's show, many will be moved to schools,

hospitals and community spaces. daniela relph, bbc news, chelsea flower show. and this is bbc news. let mejust let me just pause to say goodbye to our viewers watching around the world. extreme weather has caused trillions of dollars of economic damage in the last half century according to a report by the world world meteorological organisation. but better early warning systems and disaster management mean the number of people dying because of extreme climate conditions has fallen dramatically. our climate editorjustin rowlatt has been looking at the detail. well, floods, storms and wildfires have taken a terrible toll over the last 50 years.

the un's weather and climate body, the world meteorological organisation, says, look at this. there have been almost 12,000 weather related disasters between 1970 and 2021. there's the figure there, 11,778. they have killed — look at this — more than 2 million people over that period and have inflicted economic damage, costing a total of three and a half trillion pounds. that is $4.3 trillion, a huge amount of money. but dig a bit deeper into the figures and you find something really interesting is happening. here's the economic costs of those disasters. and look, the cost is rising really quite dramatically now. that is what you'd expect. the wmo says climate change means we are seeing five times as many extreme weather events as we did 50 years ago and at the same time the economy has grown, so there's more value for those events to hit. but now have a look at the toll of human casualties. it has been falling. look at that, almost as steeply as the economic costs have been rising.

the reason for that, says the wmo, is that the world has got far better at warning people when these events are coming and managing the effects when they hit. take cyclone mokka, the ferocious storm that hit parts of the coast of bangladesh and myanmar last week. 800,000 people needed emergency food aid and other help, but only a few hundred are reckoned to have died at the last count 145 in myanmar. at the last count, 145 in myanmar. in the past, a storm like this would have killed tens, possibly even hundreds of thousands of people. that is why the un is pushing for early warning systems to be improved all around the world. it wants everyone to be covered by one by 2027. thanks to justin for that. a man has been found guilty of the murder of a father—of—three who was stabbed to death in a shopping centre in essex. 29—year—old michael ugwa was killed on april the 28th last year after complimenting a woman.

23—year—old muhammad khan was found guilty of mr ugwa's murder and of affray at basildon crown court. a second man, brandon lutchmunsing, was found guilty of manslaughter and of affray. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says he'll introduce new nhs targets in england, including cutting deaths from heart disease, strokes and suicide — if his party wins the next general election. in a speech in essex he said the nhs is not sustainable without �*serious, deep, long—term changes'. our political correspondent helen catt, reports. at an ambulance station in braintree, with the crews watching on, the labour leader chose to sound an alarm. at the next election, the nhs is on the line. it's not exactly the first time that labour has suggested the nhs would be at stake in an election. but earlier this year, the waiting list for hospital treatment in england hit a record high. sir keir pledged to meet targets that have been missed for years. a&e, back to the four—hour target. no backsliding, no excuses.

we will meet these standards again, we will get the nhs back on its feet. there were new targets, too, for treating the biggest killers. heart attacks and strokes. we will get them down by a quarter within a decade. we'll get them down by a quarter within a decade. two — cancer. we will make sure 75% of all cancer is diagnosed at stage one or two. as for the how, labour are suggesting a shift towards technology. in the huddersfield royal infirmary, for example, artificial intelligence is being used to check x—rays for signs of lung cancer. there is a real variance in regions around lung cancer diagnosis. so, you could be in huddersfield or you could be in harrow, you're going to get the same speed in terms of diagnosis, but also the same accuracy, and i think that's a really fantastic outcome. labour also wants to shift care out of hospitals and into the community and put a greaterfocus on keeping people healthy.

well, we don't need a fancy speech from keir starmer to find out - what labour would do _ with our national health service — they already run the national health service in wales, - where they have an appalling record. when it comes to paying for the plans, labour hasn't yet put a figure on it. would you expect under labour that overall, more money would be going into the nhs? money is important, but it's not all about money. change and reform plays a hugely important part. technology can do what money can't do. money has been an issue, though, when it comes to staff pay and there wasn't a statement for that today. this is the third of what labour are calling its five missions. it forms a blueprint, a long—term plan today's presenters on itv�*s this morning show praised their former colleague

philip schofield after it was announced over the weekend that he was leaving the show. it follows reports of a rift between schofield and co—host holly willoughby. today, the programme opened with this glowing tribute to the man who'd fronted the show for more than 20 years. everyone on and off screen at itv and this morning want to say a huge thank you to phil for what he's done to make the show such a success over the last 21 years. quite simply, we all know he is one of the best live television broadcasters this country has ever had, and we and all the team wish him all the best for the future. now here's the weather with ben rich. hello. many of us have seen quite a lot of sunshine today, and in that sunshine, it felt quite warm. there is more of the same to come — some spells of warm sunshine through the rest the week. certainly, it is going to stay largely dry, but there'll be some areas of cloud around at times as well, and actually, that cloud produced some splashes of rain across parts of southeastern scotland, northeast england. there was another area of cloud across parts of eastern england that brought a few showers. and then, also on the satellite picture, you can see this zone of cloud pushing towards northern ireland and scotland. initially, this will be quite high

cloud, so we will see some areas of cloud through the night. an old weather front sinking down into parts of east anglia, the midlands, southern england — that could give the odd spot of drizzle, but broadly speaking, it's a drier night with variable cloud, clear spells, temperatures typically 6—10 degrees. it mayjust get a little chillier than that briefly in one or two places. into tomorrow, high pressure's still with us, the high centred out in the atlantic, but extending its influence towards our shores. frontal systems, though, running across the top of the high, introducing more cloud into northern and northwestern parts of scotland, maybe northern ireland, too. could just be the odd spot of rain or drizzle. there could just be the odd spot of rain or drizzle. further south into england and wales, sunny spells, bit of patchy cloud bubbling up through the afternoon and a very small chance of catching a shower, but the vast majority staying dry. 11 degrees for lerwick, 20 for cardiff — it is going to be a slightly cooler day for some, but whatever the temperatures are doing, if there is sunshine overhead, uv levels are likely to be moderate or high — the sun is strong at this time of year.

into wednesday, there will be more of that strong sunshine, particularly across england, wales. northern ireland and scotland seeing a band of cloud, maybe some patchy rain, but it is largely going to be dry. slightly warmer, actually — 21 for newcastle, cardiff, london, 18 in belfast and 17 in glasgow. later in the week, high pressure's still with us, but it is likely to shuffle its way eastwards and centre itself on top of us at least for a time. now, depending on exactly what this area of high pressure does and how it changes shape, we may, as we get into the weekend and next week, tap into some slightly warmer air from the near continent. there is some uncertainty about that, but it certainly looks like staying largely dry, feeling warm in any sunshine.

hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news. the decision we have now made is to make sure we train pilots, so that we are able, if we will decide, if we are able, if we will decide, if we will decide to send fighterjets, but they are already prepared. for now, at least, the western alliance is united, despite as ever, the talk in the margins, of occasional concerns. i think the merit of ukraine taking their time now, russia is on the defensive. they have time, they can build up better supplies, build a better picture and proceed. welcome to the programme.

russia is preparing for a major ukrainian offensive,