when i spoke to the foreign office. when i spoke to the foreign office.he foreign office yesterday i wasn't able to get any sense of how many british nationals are thought to be in sudan and they were unwilling to tell me how many had registered with the foreign office. you tell me how many had registered with the foreign office.— the foreign office. you brought up james cleverley, _ the foreign office. you brought up james cleverley, i _ the foreign office. you brought up james cleverley, i wonder - the foreign office. you brought up james cleverley, i wonder if - the foreign office. you brought up james cleverley, i wonder if we . james cleverley, i wonder if we could play some of what he said earlier for our viewers. this could play some of what he said earlierfor our viewers. this is the foreign secretary james cleverley making a statement, revealing some of the details about the evacuation of the details about the evacuation of the details about the evacuation of the british embassy. fill" of the british embassy. our involvement _ of the british embas

the foreign office has said they're trying l office are saying. the foreign. ng to contact these men, but as i said it is going to be very difficult to establish direct contact with these people in afghanistan, because we do not know in which of they are held. presumably, they are held in kabul, but we know the taliban about different secret service departments. we don't know which the partner and has taken them. and also these are high—value people. we know these are high—value people. we know the taliban are under enormous international pressure because of the nonrecognition of the regime, so when they find cases like this, they use it as a very good organ in chip. i think it will be very difficult for the taliban to come up and to say, yeah, we are holding these people and these are our conditions. what might the taliban want in return for the safe passage or return for the safe passage or return of these three men? tt is return of these three men? it is very difficult _ return of these three men? tit 3 very difficult because as return of these three men? ti

what the foreign office is saying, _ more details.ce is saying, they _ more details. what the foreign office is saying, they will- more details. what the foreign office is saying, they will be i more details. what the foreign office is saying, they will be an exceptional flight out of port sudan rather than the airstrip right outside khartoum is where the other 23 evacuation flights have gone from. this flight will be going from port sudan international airport and anyone who is trying to get onto that flight has to be the judge evacuation handling centre by midday cedar needs time tomorrow. a quick reminder of who is eligible to get on that flight, british nationals, their dependents but also nhs clinicians who are not british nationals, who are currently working in the nhs. that is the doctors, whom we have heard a lot about over the last few days. i did speak to the last few days. i did speak to the foreign office this evening and i asked them how many people they thought might be trying to get on the flight and they said as far as

i have been in contact with the foreign office _ this.and they i this. i have been in contact with | the foreign office and they have stated that they can only evacuate british citizens and their immediate family members. this policy doesn't take into account the needs of vulnerable individuals like my grandmother who is 86 years old. and she requires assistance with activities of daily living. my father is in an incredibly difficult position because he cannot leave his mother behind, but also wants to ensure his own safety as well as my sister's, and we plead for the government to show a little bit of flexibility and compassion in these extreme circumstances.— compassion in these extreme circumstances. ., ., , ., compassion in these extreme circumstances. ., circumstances. yvette cooper, do you think there needs _ circumstances. yvette cooper, do you think there needs to _ circumstances. yvette cooper, do you think there needs to be _ circumstances. yvette cooper, do you think there needs to be flexibility? i think there needs to be flex

we are trying to find out from the foreign office are not given that number before.gn office. but the foreign office is saying it is continuing to run and they ran the clock 24/7 crisis response to support british nationals in sudan. on the ground it appears british nationals are getting incredibly is rated —— increasingly frustrated and fighting despite what the covenant are saying. despite what the covenant are sa inc. , , ., ., saying. just going through the statistics of _ saying. just going through the statistics of what _ saying. just going through the statistics of what mr - saying. just going through the statistics of what mrjames i saying. just going through the i statistics of what mrjames cleverly said in his statement he said in a specific threats and violence directed towards diplomats. any detail you can add to that at all? no detail has been given. the detail i can add is what the british army have said 1200 personnel from the army, navy and raf were involved in the operation to get the diplomats and theirfamilies the operation to get the diplomats and

- my thanks to those foreign office and md— my thanks to those foreign office and m00 staff_ myff that evacuated our diplomats and their families. the centrat— diplomats and their families. the central tenant— diplomats and their families. the central tenant of— diplomats and their families. the central tenant of the _ diplomats and their families. the central tenant of the contract - central tenant of the contract between _ central tenant of the contract between british— central tenant of the contract between british nationals - central tenant of the contract| between british nationals and central tenant of the contract - between british nationals and their government. — between british nationals and their government. or— between british nationals and their government, or indeed _ between british nationals and their government, or indeed the - between british nationals and their government, or indeed the nationi government, or indeed the nation state. _ government, or indeed the nation state. is _ government, or indeed the nation state. is that— government, or indeed the nation

the foreign out —— foreign office haven't told us how many have 0ffice haven't told us how many have these two men can be persuaded to end the fighting. that's not going to be easy in in the country are telling us they feel abandoned. you can keep track of the situation on bbc news website. a new uk—wide alert system has been tested on millions of mobile phones, designed to warn people of a life—threatening emergency. at three o'clock this afternoon, the test alarm was sounded, but critics say it's yet another example of the state interfering in the private lives of citizens, as our correspondent dan johnson reports. alert beeps oh, my god! some got it early... it's a minute to. oh, yeah, it's early. some got it late. some didn't get it at all. didn't work. 0h, don't know what happened. nothing — your phone didn't go off? no. dog barks at somerset�*s big bark show, the dogs mostly kept calm and carried on. i didn't know what was going on. everyone's phones was going off. i was like, oh, yeah, it's that thing today. thought it was going to be a lot louder and a lot noisier, but it was

we have given details and it looks like the foreign office has given up. looks like the foreign office u -. ~ ., looks like the foreign office has riven u-.~ ., ., ,, looks like the foreign office has riven u-.~ ., ., looks like the foreign office has rivenu-.~ ., ., ., looks like the foreign office has iivenu“. ., ., ., given up. what do you make of that then? it's sad _ given up. what do you make of that then? it's sad because _ given up. what do you make of that then? it's sad because as _ given up. what do you make of that then? it's sad because as we - given up. what do you make of that then? it's sad because as we look. then? it's sad because as we look throu~h then? it's sad because as we look through the _ then? it's sad because as we look through the world _ then? it's sad because as we look through the world of _ then? it's sad because as we look through the world of the - then? it's sad because as we look through the world of the moment| through the world of the moment there is crisis after crisis globally and that region has been in trouble in crisis for many years. there w

the foreign office say they have set “p the foreign office say they have set up a crisis centre thater hasjust chaired yet another meeting of the cobra committee, the contingency committee. there have been seven of those so far since this crisis began. i havejust been those so far since this crisis began. i have just been talking to a former senior british diplomat for the bbc�*s newscast podcast coming out shortly and he was emphasising in a situation like this the foreign office faces a balance of risks that 0ffice faces a balance of risks that inevitably there is criticism that not enough is being done. at the same time there will be a concern within the foreign office that if you do the wrong thing and do it too quickly, that could be very grim. so a real trade—off therefore diplomats and the ministry of defence to try and the ministry of defence to try and weigh up. it is clearly occupying a lot of time among senior figures at the top of government, and clearly politically the pressure will grow if it becomes more and more obvious that comparable countries are doing a betterjob

we have had some updated figures from the foreign office here in the uk.ve been evacuated from sudan since the evacuation flights began on tuesday on 21 different flights. we know that the last evacuation flight is due to take off this evening. and essentially the primary focus of this evacuation was on british nationals and their dependents getting out of the country, although the eligibility was later expanded, and this was because government sources say there was only really a trickle of british nationals on the most recent flights, so they expanded their eligibility to later include nhs doctors who had work permits and were working in the uk, and their dependents as well. so the bbc has spoken to a docket in particular who had previously criticised the fact that people like himself were not eligible, who has now landed back in the uk. the uk government are saying they are now focused on supporting british nationals who do remain in the country and what they are describing is an increasingly volatile situation, but also british nationals who are in neig

talking about the empty seats but saying, the foreign office, not the military on the ground to decidectually does and who does not. yes, very interesting operations starting to come out and buy commissioner here in cyprus was talking about the operation and before defending it, talking about the complexities involving the dangers on ground. picking one number by way of example in the first flight coming out in uk nationals here and just 39 people on board and explaining that number by saying that flight was not due to take anyone. as part of religious cooperation because people were there early, that's really took them on board and otherfigures 301 on board and other figures 301 was the way that they've been dealing with the next number of people who have so far and here to safety in cyprus. white cyprus? will come of the uk operation is not taking people directly outside of this —— white thatis that is where you been keeping an eye on this runway for the past 20 minutes we've seen another 20 minutes of play take off and the potential for delays, minutes of play take off and the poten

when i spoke to the foreign office yesterday they were not able to give me numbers of how many peopleegistered for them. there is little comfort for them in their evacuation of diplomats because they don't know what they're going to do now and there are no british consular staff now left in khartoum. that is caroline hawley. colonel richard kemp was the commander of british forces in afghanistan in 2003 — and worked for the �*joint intelligence committee'. he's not at all surprised by the uk government's decision. very much as expected and following on fairly swiftly from us evacuation of their staff and other nations evacuating as well. i think the reality is that those embassy staff could do nothing in khartoum of anywhere else in sudan while this level of violence is going on so it was right, i think, for the british government, to pull them back as quickly as they could. haw government, to pull them back as quickly as they could.— quickly as they could. how much couperation _ quickly as they could. how much cooperation is _ quickly as they could. how much cooperation is there _ qu

i think he was working for the foreign office for part of the foreign. since 1940, which for him a way to into official contacts and he he made travels over europe and he he they were covers they were covers for his talks with opposition. resistance resisters be it in sweden or, in norway or the netherlands and all of these were not recognized by the nazis because he was very in covering up these. so he he is brought in front of the folks, collect off and sentenced death. he's executed what happens to his his wife and his children? his wife his wife was trying to which was a bit. that was a great risk. she when she was trying to see him again at his and she got away from there but then they she got arrested and she was put into into confinement with other resistance wives and even worse, they had two children, one, two girls, one, two years old, one couple of months old. and they were with with the grandmother, the countryside and house in. and the gestapo basically came there and took the children and they took them to a kindler home in the hot mountain

but when i spoke to the foreign office yesterday, they were not able to give me any numbers of how manyple have already registered for them and i think there is little comfort for them in this evacuation of diplomats because they don't know what they're going to do now and there are no british consular staff now left in khartoum. the british defence secretary, ben wallace, says sudan... 0ur involvement is obviously limited to trying to engage for the safety we cannot have done this without the support of the french and the united states where in ourjoint planning, we helped each other and i think it is really important that we recognise this has been an international effort. let's speak to our correspondent merchuma, who is following developments from the kenyan capital nairobi. what we have learned their is at the british diplomats it would appear are en route back to the uk. the big question is i suppose what we know about british nationals, in fact other nationals, a variety of nationals. the french government did say they helped to evacuate multiple nationalities. in terms of foreig

isn't helping them, _ say the foreign office isn't helping them, are — say the foreign officeat we were one of the first countries to safely - pleased that we were one of the | first countries to safely evacuate our diplomats _ first countries to safely evacuate our diplomats and _ first countries to safely evacuate our diplomats and their - first countries to safely evacuate | our diplomats and their families. first countries to safely evacuate . our diplomats and their families. it was right— our diplomats and their families. it was right that _ our diplomats and their families. it was right that we _ our diplomats and their families. it was right that we prioritise - our diplomats and their families. it was right that we prioritise them i was right that we prioritise them because — was right that we prioritise them because they _ was right that we prioritise them because they were _ was right that we prioritise them because they were being - was right that we prioritise them i because they were being physically targeted _ because they were being physically targeted we — bec

is at the foreign office he a— mean, there is at the foreign office is a very— mean, there is at the foreignn of sudan, which even the size of the united kingdom . and yet 200 the united kingdom. and yet 200 to 300,000 people just 20 years ago were killed in that genocide. 2 million were displaced. and in previous displaced. and in the previous civil war, when i first visited sudan, 2 million people died. now last year alone, in the first six months, a further half a million people were displaced in darfur , or the janjaweed in darfur, or the janjaweed militia, which is where the origins of one of these two forces involved in the current clashes in sudan , the rapid clashes in sudan, the rapid support force, the csf, they have their origins in that genocide and in what happened in darfur . they have around 100,000 darfur. they have around 100,000 personnel militias that have links with wagner, links to putin links into the destabilisation of a whole region . so we should have seen region. so we should have seen these things coming and only tomorrow we'd scheduled some three weeks ago the lau

the foreign office — it was becoming intolerable.general burhan and general hemeti who are locked in an increasingly deadly power struggle. and the government has defended its decision to take out all diplomats, with no plans in evidence at the moment to evacuate british nationals. the evidence at the moment to evacuate british nationals.— british nationals. the british government _ british nationals. the british government has _ british nationals. the british government has a _ british nationals. the british government has a duty - british nationals. the british government has a duty of i british nationals. the british i government has a duty of care, of course, to all of our citizens, but specifically we have it to our own employees and diplomatic staff and their dependents and the reason we lifted them out was because the british residents and bersih were caught between the two lines. countries around the world have been frantically evacuated both diplomats and some of their nationals. this was a spanish flight leaving khartoum la

in a statement the foreign office said:.bt desperate for the men's safe release. helena wilkinson, bbc news. the british home secretary has defended the government's plans to send migrants, who arrive in britain by crossing the english channel in small boats, to rwanda. suella braverman described the plans as being a �*significant deterrent�*, but the opposition labour party has criticised the move, accusing the government of failing to �*get a grip�* of the migration system. it comes as the bbc understands the government could announce alternatives to hotel accommodation for migrants as early as next week. earlier our political correspondent david wallace lockhart gave us the latest. people crossing the channel in small boats to try and enter the country is one of the government�*s key priorities in terms of cracking down on that. the piece of legislation that they are trying to pass at the moment, called the legal migration bill, will essentially say that anyone arriving here without permission will be detained. they will

british evacuation flights from near khartoum have ended, with the foreign office saying more than 2,000eople have been flown out of the country. so now, the focus is on port sudan, where thousands of people have gathered, trying to escape. the uk government says there'll be an extra flight from there, to airlift any remaining british nationals who want to leave. meanwhile, evacuations by sea continue, and our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been aboard one rescue ship, heading forjeddah in saudi arabia, full of relieved passengers. 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 are just 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

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institute of peace and also formerly head of the foreign office.was the permanent secretary to the minister at the time. thank you for being here. was there a point for you when the violence and situation we have now seemed almost inevitable? >> we certainly saw the increase in tension over the last several weeks with the redeployment of the rapid support forces into khartoum as well as by other forces. i was there two or three weeks ago. the tension was palpable. we knew that some of the hardest decisions were being negotiated in the political framework including the integration of those forces who would command the forces, the relationship with the civilian government. many people calculated that the two forces were posturing for a stronger tactical advantage and to get a better outcome in the negotiations. they thought that they would stand firm and maybe have some small fight, but i don't think many people anticipated that it would devolve to this level, spread, and scope of violence that we are seeing now. >> with that in mind, do you think an

it's the fault, really, of foreign office. really, of the foreign office. have futile. it is when you have the have futile. it is when you have rne reeer— have futile. it is when you have the local internet,_ have futile. it is when you have the local internet, local the local internet, the local rerennene— the local internet, the local telephone broken down, telephone service broken down, rnrerrwnree— telephone service broken down, interrupted fighting , then of interrupted by fighting, then of tre— interrupted by fighting, then of rr-e e— interrupted by fighting, then of course it's a rather ridiculous reee.— course it's a rather ridiculous reee. ane— course it's a rather ridiculous reee. ene ee— course it's a rather ridiculous reee. ene ee e— course it's a rather ridiculous idea. and so a lot— course it's a rather ridiculous idea. and so a lot of people in sween— idea. and so a lot of people in sween wne— idea. and so a lot of people in sudan who had— idea. and so a lot of people in sudan who had presumed that the enrren— sudan who had presumed that the

as i say, the foreign office are being operationally supported by the ministry of defence actively. but i can't give you any further comment. the any further comment. americans have confirmed ti have the americans have confirmed they have carried out an evacuation of their diplomats and they have given us some details about how that happened. president biden issued a statement saying "on my orders, the united states military conducted an operation to extract us government personnel from khartoum". three chinook helicopters landed and took less than 100 people out and were out in less than an hour. 150 people rescued from the port ofjeddah. they are mostly citizens of gulf countries, but also from egypt and canada. the canadian government has urged remaining citizens in sudan to "shelter in a safe place". in khartoum, there has been air strikes and shelling. we talked to a witness on the ground. we are suffering from a lack of food, lack of electricity, lack of water. we have not had electricity for three days now and also we have not had access to water since last saturday, but we a

the introduction _ work in the uk foreign office?or arbitrary and complex detentions would be important because one of our key learnings is if we can get british nationals home before they are charged that is our best window of opportunity. this individual would have a direct line of contact to the prime minister and they would be able to be more creative with the approaches they take, but also it would give those families whose lives are ripped out, that contingency and that constant companionship they need because too often families are being made to feel they are an inconvenience. this role would also call out hostage taking. there is too much nervousness around calling a spade a spade and finally it would make sure that dual nationals do not feel their britishness is somehow in question, this role would be transformative in terms of how we deal with this.— deal with this. 0k, thank you for talkin: to deal with this. 0k, thank you for talking to us _ deal with this. 0k, thank you for talking to us today. _ let's cross live to brus

as i say, the foreign office are being operationally supported by the ministry of defence actively.ive you any further comment. we know statements the americans have released that three chinook helicopters landed in the capital and to cut fewer than 100 people on the ground and in and out in less than an hour. president biden issued a statement saying "on my orders, the united states military conducted an operation to extract us government personnel from khartoum." this saudia arabia. port ofjeddah. 150 people came through that route. mostly citizens of gulf countries — but also from egypt and canada. the canadian government has urged remaining citizens in sudan to "shelter in a safe place". millions of people are effectively trapped in khartoum. we heard from a witness on the ground. we are suffering from a lack of food, lack of electricity, lack of water. we have not had electricity for three days now and also we have not had access to water since last saturday, but we are drinking from wells here in khartoum. and the situation is still bad. some breaking news in the uk, and brita

the foreign office are saying that everything is running smoothly out of khartoum as well. street are saying we should have eight flights in total and that the flights taking off where full or close to full, good numbers were coming into the strip in a smooth and orderly flow. it's good to hear that that airstrip outside of khartoum, is not the main airport, but people have had quite a difficultjourney airport, but people have had quite a difficult journey to get there but once they are there, things are happening smoothly. how much criticism has there been of the british government and the foreign office about the speed at which this has happened and it has taken this many days to get british citizens out? ., , . , ., , out? one of the things that people are pointing _ out? one of the things that people are pointing out — out? one of the things that people are pointing out is _ out? one of the things that people are pointing out is the _ out? one of the things that people are pointing out is the stark- are pointing out is the stark difference between what's happened with b

can i also placei on record my gratitude for foreign office _ on record my gratitude for foreign officethe rapid deployment team, _ office staff, the rapid deployment team, the crisis centre, armed f0rees— team, the crisis centre, armed forces and _ team, the crisis centre, armed forces and border force but also point _ forces and border force but also point out — forces and border force but also point out how unacceptable it is some _ point out how unacceptable it is some media have been outside the homes _ some media have been outside the homes of— some media have been outside the homes of civil servants who are not senior_ homes of civil servants who are not senior civil — homes of civil servants who are not senior civil servants, not just their— senior civil servants, not just their homes but their parents homes. this is— their homes but their parents homes. this is utterly unacceptable and i would _ this is utterly unacceptable and i would urged the foreign office to make _ would urged the foreign office to make clear to the media this cannot continue _ make clear to the media this

as i say, the foreign office are being operationally supported by the ministry of defence actively.further comment. a loud alarm will be heard on smartphones across the uk at 3pm on sunday afternoon. the government is testing a new emergency alert which could be used in the future to warn people about life—threatening situations such as fires, flooding or terror attacks. more details from danjohnson. loud beep. brace yourself for the three o'clock alert! beeping. up and down the country this afternoon, almost every smart phone will make this noise. loud beep. tell me what you think. beeping. something different. a new sound coming out of your telephone. loud beep. 0k, not that bad, i thought it was going to be worse. it's not too bad? not too bad. you think that is all right? do you think it'll take people by surprise, though? yes, for sure. so every phone in the uk will...? pretty much. what do you think that's going to be like? a bit annoying because i'll be at work on sunday. - always makes you a little bit suspicious why it's coming out now, you know. you see what's going on in

these are two of three british men the uk foreign office says it is trying to get in touch with since detained by secret police in afghanistan. the uk's home secretary tells the bbc the government is looking at further land sites and vessels to house migrants. we do need to increase how detention stay. we have several thousand places already and we have capacity. we will need to increase some of our detention capacity. we will need to increase some of our detention capacity. more than 100,000 people take part in protests across israel for the 13th consecutive week againstjudicial reforms, despite the government's decision to pause the legislation. after becoming one of the first cities in the world to authorise e—scooter rentals, paris holds a referendum on whether to ban them. pope francis has presided over palm sunday mass at the vatican — just a day after leaving hospital in rome. the 86—year—old was admitted with breathing difficulties, and later diagnosed with bronchitis. the pontiff's admission to hospital came ahead of the busiest week in the christian calendar. thousands of pe

he's a former permanent secretary at the foreign office.as "activists". all the civil servants i saw working for dominic raab worked very hard for him, in the way they are required to do. there is no civil service activism, there is no civil service passive aggression, there is no separate civil service agenda. the issue is the minister's behaviour. our political correspondent helen catt is following the story for us. what you make of those comments? i want to set a bit of context as to why what dominic raab has been saying is controversial. in the uk there is a duty for civil servants to be neutral. it is written into the civil service code that they will serve whatever the government of the day is, regardless of who is in power. the same people will move each time the ministers change. civil servants stay in post. governments of all sorts of political persuasions. it is a big moment for a minister to suggest that there are civil servants who are activists and trying to block policy is that the government wants to put in place. that is why

our correspondent sanchia berg has more on what the british foreign office has said.foreign office is saying is there will be an exceptional flight out of port sudan rather than the airstrip just outside khartoum, which is where the other 23 evacuation flights have gone from. this flight will be going from port sudan international airport, and anyone who is going to try to get onto that flight has to be at the british evacuation handling centre by midday sudanese time tomorrow. and just a quick reminder of who's eligible to get on that flight, british nationals, of course, their dependents but also nhs clinicians who are not british nationals, who are currently working in the nhs. and that's the doctors, of course, who we've heard a lot about over the last few days. i did speak to the foreign office this evening and i asked them how many people they thought might be trying to get on this flight and they said as far as they knew, there were only a small number of british nationals remaining in sudan. in other stories for you today — pope francis has finished his three—

in london, the foreign office says it's exploring all options to bring uk passport holders out of sudanor chris mason is at westminster. what chris mason is at westminster. is your reading oft 0ffice what is your reading of the foreign office thinking on this now, chris, 0ffice thinking on this now, chris, given the ceasefire in sudan is clearly fragile? it given the ceasefire in sudan is clearly fragile?— clearly fragile? it clearly isn't this is clearly _ clearly fragile? it clearly isn't this is clearly a _ clearly fragile? it clearly isn't this is clearly a race - clearly fragile? it clearly isn't this is clearly a race against l clearly fragile? it clearly isn't - this is clearly a race against time, against circumstances and indeed, against circumstances and indeed, against numbers. you look at those numbers tonight, some new numbers published by the foreign office in the last 20 minutes, and it looks very difficult to get all of those brits out during this ceasefire. so that number we just learned after 9.30 tonight, 536 people evacuated on six uk flights. i understand not all of

what has the foreign office said to you about supporting your family and bringing them home?ave been in contact with the foreign office and they've stated that they can only evacuate british citizens and their immediate family members. this policy doesn't take into account the needs of vulnerable individuals like my grandmother, who's 86 years old. and requires assistance with activities of daily living. my father is in an incredibly difficult position because he cannot leave his mother behind, but also wants to ensure his own safety as well as my sister's. and we plead for the government to demonstrate a little bit of flexibility and compassion in these extreme circumstances. what do you ideally want to happen now to try and keep your family safe? my family's safety is at risk and we urgently need the government's help to bring them back home safely. i urge the authorities to consider my father's long standing service as a doctor in the nhs. his dedication to saving lives should count in this time of crisis. while the government website states that non—british nationals can

and the diatenatis— when the foreign office and the diplomatic staff— when the foreign officeese fears and uncertainties of how people would to safety both would get to safety both internationally and then south sudanese and i guess now south sudanese and i guess now south sudanese people of how you remain safe, safe and looking back to that situation in 2013, what backup or help was there for you from the foreign office and the diplomatic staff, beafing and the diplomatic staff, bearing in mind this time round, they were the ones to be flown out first? well , i they were the ones to be flown out first? well, i think as yuve— �*" ”57 well, i think as you've highlighted, the most trigntening— you've highlighted, the most frightening thing was getting aeeate— frightening thing was getting aeeate te— frightening thing was getting aeeate te tne— frightening thing was getting people to the airport safely and again— people to the airport safely and again, obviously,— people to the airport safely and again, obviously, the support asnt— again, obviously, the support asnt aaa— again, ob

our correspondent sanchia berg has more on what the british foreign office has said.ign office is saying is there will be an exceptional flight out of port sudan rather than the airstrip just outside khartoum is where the other 23 evacuation flights have gone from. this flight will be going from port sudan international airport and anyone who is going to try to get onto that flight has to be at the british evacuation handling centre by midday sudanese time tomorrow. and just a quick reminder of who's eligible to get on that flight, british nationals, of course, their dependents but also nhs clinicians who are not british nationals, who are currently working in the nhs. and that's the doctors, of course, who we've heard a lot about over the last few days. i did speak to the foreign office this evening and i asked them how many people they thought might be trying to get on this flight and they said as far as they knew, there were only a small number of british nationals remaining in sudan. pope francis has finished his three day visit to hungary. these are the latest pi

the foreign office says it's set up a consular office in a hotel there and a team will signpost optionsture. meanwhile, in khartoum, the fighting is continuing. for civilians left behind, life is increasingly difficult. three kilometers — there is not any shop open. all the shops are closed. there is no movement. there is nothing. the temporary ceasefire isn't holding. there's currently little prospect of a longer peace. sancha berg, bbc news. 0ne one of the generals leading the rapid support forces in the fight against it and's army has told the bbc that he will not negotiate until the fighting ends. mohammed —— mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemedti, was speaking to zeinab badawi. i want to put it to you that the people particularly in khartoum are living in an ordeal. what would it take for you to allow humanitarian corridors? translation: first of all i would like to thank- the bbc for the interview regarding the truce. we have been asking for it from the first day of the war. we started a humanitarian corridor straightaway. we opened these corridors within the areas controlle

of course, we now know from the foreign office that a total of eight flights will have left sudan by the end of today. they will be carrying british nationals, but not everybody in sudan is able to access that information very easily, so that just gives you a sense of how difficult it will have been for most of the people who will be arriving here today and what a great sense of relief it will be for them to be here, but for many, probably still a lingering sense of anxiety, wondering what will happen to those who have stayed home, those who haven't been able to leave and of course what will happen to sudan after this as well, once this ceasefire ends in the future is very uncertain and very unclear. this as they travelled from their homes to that airfield outside khartoum, they would have gone past businesses, homes, hospitals, public facilities, damaaed homes, hospitals, public facilities, damaged and _ homes, hospitals, public facilities, damaged and destroyed _ homes, hospitals, public facilities, damaged and destroyed from - homes, hospitals, public facilities, damaged and destr

in my view, in places like sudan we should know who these people are and the foreign office should bethem, but there will always be individuals who will go to places where they are advised not to go and there will always be individuals who say — i am not going to comply with this, i am doing my own business or whatever. you talked about the requirement to send in military people if it comes to that. can you talk to us about the mechanics of that, sending armed forces into another country, how that works and the dangers facing your troops in that situation. it is complex, it is not easy. many of the listeners would have watched the operation when the israelis got their hostages out, having been hijacked. you have to have a secure base to operate from, notjust in the uk, but in this case probably in a neighbouring country, so somebody who is prepared to allow you to set up a secure base. inevitably, in this circumstance, you are talking about some sort of air operation. the defence secretary said they used some aa00 and c1a0s. you need to get in normally at night, and using hercules mea

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how many workers are there in the foreign office today ? all the foreign office today?me back i'm still jacob rees—mogg and this is state of the nation. you've been getting in touch with your thoughts, duncan says the cptpp sounds like a better version of . the like a better version of. the common market spot on as it used to be called before the maastricht treaty spoilt everything. i think that's obviously right. i think we'd have stayed in a common market. mick says the new trade deal is. terrific. the is stagnant and terrific. the eu is stagnant and on path we are on a downward path we are looking up and remainers like gina make their gina just make up their objections off the top of their heads with evidence heads with no evidence whatsoever. however, another whatsoever. however, and another view i think cptpp is a better trading bloc as we are growing fast and it doesn't have political influence over us. thank you for those . the report thank you for those. the report into grooming gangs in telford into grooming gangs in telford in shropshire seemed to tell an all

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the foreign office says only uk passport holders are eligible for the airlifts.irobi. the sudanese capital this morning, smoke still drifting over the city, the new ceasefire seems as shaky as the new ceasefire seems as shaky as the last, but for some there is relief. ., ., ., relief. so, our area has been relatively _ relief. so, our area has been relatively calm _ relief. so, our area has been relatively calm overnight, i relief. so, our area has been i relatively calm overnight, with relief. so, our area has been - relatively calm overnight, with the sporadic gun fights and engagements we can hear, but nothing too near to us. it is a very fluid situation, of course, and that can change at any moment, so we are hoping things settle down. the moment, so we are hoping things settle down-— moment, so we are hoping things settle down. _, ., settle down. the government -- for government — settle down. the government -- for government to _ settle down. the government -- for government to back _ settle down. the government -- for government to back trying - settle dow