taiwan's defence ministry says it has detected 11 chinese warships and 59 aircraft around the island,entered taiwan's air defence zones on monday morning. these are some of the latest images of the drills released by china's military and shown on the country's state television. the chinese display of force has added to tension between china and the united states. and the us navy says it has sailed a guided missile destroyer through contested waters claimed by china near the spratly islands — to assert navigational passage rights. with the latest on the drills, here's our correspondent shaimaa khalil in tokyo. this is the third day of military drills. drills which china calls operationjoint sword. it is surrounding taiwan, a self—governing island. china's military exercises happened hours within the return of the taiwanese president from her us visit and that meeting with the us speaker of the house of representatives, kevin mccarthy. china said that there was going to be a robust response. they had promised repercussions and here we are three days. we have been getting details about t

in the taiwan defence ministry is just deporting —— in the taiwan defence ministry isjust deporting —s of military drills in the waters around taiwan and it appears the defence ministry from taiwan is saying those aircraft, those warships essentially are still around taiwan, carrying out those drills knitting up those drills so we will keep an eye on that situation and bring you any updates as they come into us. the world bank is ready to help rebuild ukraine but is asking western european countries to contribute more. the bank's president, david malpass, made those comments at the spring meetings for the world bank and international monetary fund here in washington, where global economic leaders are gathering this week. the imf lowered its forecast for global growth to just 2.8%. but it says most economies would avoid going into recession this year. our business correspondent samira hussain has more. the us economy is set to grow by1.6%. that is better than what was originally forecasted. and then it's going to grow by another 1.1% next year. and it is better than some of the other e

the russian defence ministry says one of its fighterjets has accidentally fired on the russian city of in the city centre and damaging several buildings. local officials say two people were injured. the defence ministry said "an abnormal descent of aviation ammunition" had occurred, but didn't specify the weapon involved. diplomatic pressure is being stepped up to end fighting in sudan which has left hundreds of people dead in the last week. the regular army and a paramilitary unit called the rapid support forces, or rsf, have been involved in the heavy clashes. the united nations, america and others have been pushing for a three—day truce to mark the muslim holiday of eid al—fitr. the rsf has agree, but gunfire and explosions the rsf has agreed, but gunfire and explosions are still reported in the capital khartoum. the devastating earthquakes that hit turkey and syria last february killed more than 50,000 people, and for so many of the survivors, aid has been patchy and slow. the rebel—held syrian city of idlib endured years of bitter civil war, and the earthquakes for millions of peo

taiwan's defence ministry says china is carrying out military drills around the island for a second dayton's urged china to show restraint after it launched the exercises around taiwan, hours after the taiwanese president tsai ing—wen returned home from a trip to the united states. chinese state tv�*s been broadcasting images like these showing its forces carrying out exercises around taiwan. saudi and 0mani negotiators have joined yemen's houthi rebels in the country's capital, sana. they're holding talks in the houthi—controlled city on a new and potentially permanent ceasefire. saudi arabia has backed yemeni government forces against the rebels during the devastating eight—year civil war. the bbc world service's middle east editor sebastian usherjoins us from the newsroom. some positive signs that a deal may be possible?— be possible? yes, i think the most ositive be possible? yes, i think the most positive signs _ be possible? yes, i think the most positive signs we _ be possible? yes, i think the most positive signs we have _ be possible? yes, i think the most positive signs we hav

taiwan's defence ministry says it detected 11 chinese warships and 59 aircraft around its territory —ing. these are some of the latest images of the drills, released by china's military, and shown on the country's state television. it all comes after taiwan's president tsai ing—wen met with the us house speaker kevin mccarthy in california last week, angering beijing. and the us navy says it has sailed a guided missile destroyer, through contested waters claimed by china near the spratly islands — to assert navigational passage rights. shaima khalil reports. a show of force and fury. for the third and final day, china's military continued what it called 0perationjoint sword, aerial and naval blockade drills to seal off the island, and practising precision strikes on taiwanese targets. the chinese army showed this short video of simulated attacks on taiwan with missiles fired from land, sea and air into the island's territory. it also confirmed that its aircraft carrier, the shandong, has taken part in monday's exercises. chinese officials said fighter planes loaded with live ammunitio

taiwan's defence ministry says, it detected 11 chinese warships and 59 aircraft around the island — 39 drills, released by china's military, and shown on the country's state television. the chinese display of force has added to tension between china and the united states. (biv)and the us navy says — it has sailed a guided missile destroyer, through contested waters claimed by china near the spratly islands — to assert navigational passage rights. here's china's foreign ministry. translation: joint exercises around . the island of taiwan are a serious i warning against the provocations of taiwan independence separatist forces, in collusion with external forces, and a necessary action to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity. let's get more on this now with our asia pacific regional editor. it is interesting, on the one hand, we have china issuing a real display of force on all sides of taiwan. for the first time, they used an aircraft carrier in drills near taiwan. the first time, chinese state media has been talking about mock strikes on taiwan. it is a huge propaganda

taiwan's defence ministry says it has detected 11 chinese warships and 59 aircraft around the island, air defence zones on monday morning. these are some of the latest images of the drills released by china's military and shown on the country's state television. the chinese display of force has added to tension between china and the united states. and the us navy says it has sailed a guided missile destroyer through contested waters claimed by china near the spratly islands, to assert navigational passage rights. with the latest, here's our asia pacific regional editor, celia hatton. in comparison to the drills we saw last august after the then us house speaker nancy pelosi actually visited taiwan, these drills are a little bit more measured. we are still seeing no disruption to flight patterns, to regular flight patterns, commercial planes, passenger planes. we're not seeing any disruption to shipping routes. that vessel, the us naval vessel that you mentioned travelling through waters that beijing claims for itself in the south china sea, that actually happens kind of regularly. so,

taiwan's defence ministry says it has detected 11 chinese warships and 59 aircraft around the island. zones on monday morning. these are some of the latest images of the drills released by china's military and shown on the country's state television. the chinese display of force has added to tension between china and the united states. and just to say the us navy has said it has sailed a guided missile destroyer through contested waters claimed by china near the spratly islands to assert navigational passage rights. we have some live pictures coming into us now. a couple of items coming through on the wireless. a statement from china warning taiwan that independence and peace are mutually exclusive. and also coming from taiwan, the air force has scrambled jets i made this military threat from china. —— amid this military threat. let's get more on this now with our asia pacific regional editor, celia hatton. it feels like things are ratcheting up it feels like things are ratcheting up a bit. it it feels like things are ratcheting u- a bit. ., up a bit. it might feel that way but i shou

radars and chinese warships are as close as 5—6 nautical miles and we understand from the taiwan defence ministryrough a strait between taiwan and the philippines and went into south—eastern taiwanese waters. we heard from the time in his defence minister who said while the aircraft carrier is in training, the timing of its presence in that area is quite sensitive and of course the timing is referring to is the meeting between the taiwanese president and the us house of representatives speaker kevin mccarthy in california, that was a stopover on her way back to taiwan after a visit to central america and even though washington maintains that visit was not official, it merely angered be showing. these are some of the remarks by the chinese foreign ministry. about the meeting and it urged the united states too and it urged the united states too and a stop upgrading substantive relations with taiwan, stock trading factors that could cause tensions in the taiwan strait, stop containing china by exploiting taiwan. it is a very different tone when you hear what was being said in california. kevin mccar

we also understand from the taiwanese defence ministry that the aircraft carrier past through the flashy philippines and then went into south—eastern taiwanese waters. we also heard from the taiwanese defence minister, who said that while the aircraft carrier is in training, the timing of its presence in that area is quite sensitive. and of course, the timing he is referring to is the meeting between the time and is president, tsai ing—wen, and the us house of representatives speaker, kevin mccarthy in california. that was her stopover on her way back to taiwan after her visit to central america. even though washington maintains the visit was not official, it really angered beijing. these are some of the remarks by beijing's foreign ministry about the meeting. it urged the united states to "stop upgrading substantive relations with taiwan, stop creating factors that could cause tensions in the taiwan strait, stop containing china by exploiting taiwan is great. it is a very different tone when you hear what was being said in california. kevin mccarthy said that friendship between the taiw

meanwhile, the taiwanese defence ministry says it spotted 70 chinese fighterjets and bombers and ii navytsai ing—wen, angered beijing by meeting us house speaker kevin mccarthy in california, a move that china considers to be fuelling calls for independence for the island it considers its own. i'm joined now by our reporter katie silver, who has been looking into this story for us. kt. kt, great to get you on the programme. i understand there has already been reaction from the knighted states about the drills. what if they said which --? the us state department have called on beijing _ --? the us state department have called on beijing not— --? the us state department have called on beijing not to _ --? the us state department have called on beijing not to split - --? the us state department have called on beijing not to split this i called on beijing not to split this visit. they have called for restraint and there is no change in the status quo, but they also say they are monitoring the situation closely, and they have also spoken about some level of firepower, saying they have suffici

and this was the scene as the spanish defence ministry helped diplomats and citizens on to their plane now to kalkidan yibetal who's in the ethiopian capital, addis ababa. who has the latest. as far as you are hearing at the moment, is the ceasefire holding? it looks that way. reports indicate that on monday khatoum had a relatively quiet date which helped the evacuation of many people. many foreign nationals by different countries. but, you know, if this phase broke it would not be the first time. they have been previous instances which both the rapid support forces and government forces agreed for a ceasefire and then ended up for a ceasefire and then ended up breaking it. even the one which was agreed upon to mark the holiday of eid was broken. it looks like the 72 hour ceasefire could allow for more evacuation of foreign nationals, diplomats and other ordinary citizens for sudan and the sudanese people to prepare by leaving the conflict zone or increasing their food stuck. this is a good opportunity for many people to prepare for the coming days. find many people to prepare for the

and this was the scene as the spanish defence ministry helped evacuees get on their plane.ive now to kalkidan yibetal in the ethiopian capital, addis ababa. what is happening in khartoum at the moment, is the ceasefire holding? at the moment, is the ceasefire holdin: ? ~ ., , holding? well, for the past 24 hours, holding? well, for the past 24 hours. we _ holding? well, for the past 24 hours, we have _ holding? well, for the past 24 hours, we have seen - holding? well, for the past 24 hours, we have seen a - holding? well, for the past 24 i hours, we have seen a decreased degree of fighting, which allowed quite a number of countries to evacuate their citizens. and now with the announcement of this three—day truce between the armed forces and the rapid forces paramilitary group, there is a hope that more and more countries can move out their nationals, their embassy staff from sudan, from khartoum, as well as many sudanese people trapped in this violence, who could use that opportunity to increase their food stocks, try to move away from conflict zones and be in safer areas,

the defence ministry in moscow says a russian fighterjet accidentally fired its ammunition into the cityith ukraine. the region's governor said the blast left a huge crater about 20 metres wide in the city centre. he said two women were injured and several buildings were damaged. police in canada are investigating a gold heist at toronto pearson airport after more than $20 million worth of gold and valuables were stolen on monday. officials say they believe a high—value aircraft container was raided whilst being held in a cargo area. toronto airport is often used to ship gold mined in ontario province. an investigation by the british consumer group which? has found that tens of thousands of people are members of facebook groups which are encouraging fake product reviews. it says members are offered free goods or cash for leaving top reviews on websites like amazon and trustpilot. blue ticks on twitter accounts have begun to disappear. legacy ticks are being removed as the company continues to push people to pay for twitter blue in order to receive the verification. among the hundreds of

that means that they practised encircling the island, notjust that, taiwan's defence ministry released of chinese fighterjets to the island's east, suggesting one of the jets took off from one of china's two aircraft carriers. china has confirmed that the shandong aircraft carrier, currently deployed in the pacific, not too far from taiwan, has been involved in the drills and the japanese military said jet fighters and helicopters took off and landed on the carrier 120 times between friday and sunday, so all this seems to indicate that they were simulating a blockade. taiwan says it will stick to its posts but do you think these military drills will cause taiwan to rethink holding meetings with us lawmakers when it sees that kind of response from china? that's hard to say, but if the aim is to deter us and taiwanese politicians from getting closer, it achieved a bit of success. this time around taiwan appears to have ta ken steps to really reduce tensions around that meeting between president tsai like and kevin mccarthy. lastjuly, mr mccarthy said he'd like to lead a congressional del

taiwan's defence ministry says china is carrying out military drills around the island for a second dayd the exercises around taiwan, hours after the taiwanese president tsai ing—wen returned home from a trip to the united states. chinese state tv�*s been broadcasting images like these showing its forces carrying out exercises around taiwan. for centuries, potters in the english county staffordshire have been making ceramics for royal events — and with just a month to go until the king's coronation, they are getting ready to mark the event in style. from tankards and trinket boxes, to commemorative mugs and gifts fit for a king, the region has been producing all sorts of souvenirs. 0ur reporter liz cooper has more. the company was started by my father. we have been in business for 75 years nearly. we mainly produce china beakers, china plates, commemorative ware for celebrations. it's a special occasion and it's an honour and a privilege to do something for the coronation and for the king. and it is a souvenir, something to keep forever, really. i'm john french, i've been a ceramic craf

the japanese defence ministry actually, japan of course which in this very closely, has confirmed thats and least 120 ta ke—offs and landings least 120 take—offs and landings happened of aircraft and helicopters on that aircraft carrier. so all of thatis aircraft carrier. so all of that is happening and now we are hearing from the taiwanese leader tsai ing wen calling this irresponsible and also being defiant in saying i represent my country to the world, but as a wisp in the case, that's not new, and the taiwanese people expect this. we know that japan is watching this closely. you were there in tokyo, we have herjapan urging china to maintain peace and keep ships out of japanese waters. how worried is japan about an escalation?- waters. how worried is japan about an escalation? oak, quite worried. anything _ about an escalation? oak, quite worried. anything that - about an escalation? oak, quite worried. anything that happens| worried. anything that happens in taiwan will no doubt affect japan. japan are very concerned about any kind of escalation. remember when nancy pelosi visited

meanwhile, the darwin's defence ministry says it has spotted 70 fighterjets and bombers and ii fighterjetsbers and 11 navy vessels on sunday. the drills began shortly after taiwan's leader angered beijing by meeting the us house speaker gavin mccarthy in california, a move that china considers to be fuelling calls for independence for the island that it considers its own. for more on this story we can speak to katie silver who has been looking into the details of this for us will not grow to get you on newsday. i understand there has been reaction from the united states about these drills, whatever they said. about these drills, whatever they said-— about these drills, whatever the said. ~ . ., ., they said. we have heard from they said. we have heard from the us they said. we have heard from the us state _ they said. we have heard from the us state department - the us state department basically saying that china should not exploit the meeting between president xi and speaker mccarthy, saying they are calling for a strength and are calling for a strength and a maintenance of the status quo

the russian defence ministry said, without evidence, that its military had targeted ukrainian army reservehe site of the russian missile attack here in the town of uman. and this is the building that was hit shortly after 4:00 in the morning. you see this entire section of the building collapsed. people were sleeping when this attack happened. so residents were trapped under the rubble. now, it's been more than ten hours since this attack happened. it's still a search and rescue operation happening here. the authorities said at least three children were killed here in the town far away from the front lines. now, there have been also attacks in dnipro and the capital, kyiv, and the devastation could have been much worse if it wasn't for the work of the country's air defence. the military says all but two of the 23 missiles that had to be fired by russia were intercepted. and reacting to these attacks, president zelensky said it was another night of russian terror. that this would not be forgiven. in other news... children and parents in the uk are bracing for more disruption as teachers in

taiwan's defence ministry says china is carrying out military drills around the island for a second day to show restraint after it launched the exercises around taiwan, hours after the taiwanese president tsai ing—wen�*s return home from a trip to the united states. chinese state tv�*s been broadcasting images like these showing its forces carrying out exercises around taiwan. people in england are being warned to expect unparalleled levels of disruption to the national health service after the doctors�* union said it will press ahead with strikes. the health secretary, steve barclay, has accused the british medical assosciation of taking a militant stance, saying the strikes had been timed to cause maximum disruption and carry a considerable risk to patient safety. our correspondent, simon jones, has more. one, two, three, four, we cannot take it anymore! junior doctors are — cannot take it anymore! junior doctors are set _ cannot take it anymore! junior doctors are set or _ cannot take it anymore! junior doctors are set or on - cannot take it anymore! juniorj doctors are set or on tue

taiwan's defence ministry says it detected 11 chinese warships and 59 aircraft around the island. 39 these are some of the latest images of the drills released by china's military and shown on the country's state television. the chinese display of force has added to tension between china and the united states. and the us navy says it has sailed a guided missile destroyer through contested waters claimed by china near the spratly islands to assert navigational passage rights. shaima khalil reports. a show of force and fury. for a third day, china's military continued what it calls operationjoint sword — aerial and naval blockade drills to seal off the island. the chinese army showed this short video of simulated attacks on taiwan, with missiles fired from land, sea and air into the island's territory. the chinese military confirmed that its aircraft carrier, the shandong, has taken part in monday's exercises. it said fighter planes, loaded with live ammunition, had carried out multiple waves of simulated strikes on important targets. china is infuriated by the taiwanese president's vis

the uk ministry of defence says the leaks contain a "serious level of inaccuracy".rdan cohen, a policy analyst, at the cato institute. hejoins me from washington dc. from your perspective authorities are keen to find out how on earth the leak happened? it out how on earth the leak happened?— out how on earth the leak hauened? , ., , happened? it is, at this point are unclear _ happened? it is, at this point are unclear exactly _ happened? it is, at this point are unclear exactly how - happened? it is, at this point are unclear exactly how the l are unclear exactly how the leak happened but what is really interesting is what has been contained in the leak and what has not been disputed by respective governments. in the case of ukraine seems like both members of the ukrainian government and members of the us government are not necessarily disputing 100% of the facts, especially the facts related to ukraine's ability to wage a count is —— council —— counteroffensive, come the spring. counteroffensive, come the s-urin. �* . counteroffensive, come the s-urin. a counterof

the russian defence ministry said, without evidence, that its military had targeted ukrainian army reserves hugo bachega sent this update. this entire section of the building collapsed. people were sleeping when this attack happened so residents were trapped under the rubble. it has been more than ten hours since the attack happened. the authority said at least three children were killed here in oman, a town far away from the 0man, a town far away from the front lines. there have been also attacks in dnipro and in the capital kyiv and the devastation could have been much worse if it had not been for the work of the country's defence. the military said two of the 23 missiles fired by russia were intercepted. and reacting to these attacks, president zelensky said it was another night of the russian terror and that this wouldn't be forgiven. let's speak more about the war. joining me live is michael 0' hanlon, foreign policy at the brookings institution, and rajan menon, director of the grand strategy program at defense priorities2. thank you forjoining us. what do you think these strikes tel

taiwan's defence ministry said on monday that in the previous 2a hours it had detected chinese militaryisland, adding that some of them had crossed the median line of the taiwan strait. that line normally serves as an unofficial boundary between the two sites. for more on this we can speak to former pla officer who joins me from beijing. it's great to get you on the programme. in the first instance theyjust want to put to you, why is china continuing this military activities near taiwan?- activities near taiwan? well, we like to — activities near taiwan? well, we like to conduct _ activities near taiwan? well, we like to conduct exercises| activities near taiwan? well, i we like to conduct exercises on a regular basis, it is not a problem for us and it can also act as a warning to taiwan authorities right now we are vowing to speed up military modernisation, now because over the changing and worsening international environment, we are working to make ourselves stronger. so these exercises would serve as a reminder. it's not a reminder to the taiwanese authority but also a reminder to th

the russian air defence ministry said it had �*accidentally discharged aircraft ordnance' on thursdayy, to discuss further support for the ukrainian war effort and in the next few minutes we're expecting to hear the closing remarks from us defence secretary lloyd austin and joint chiefs of staff mark milley. president zelensky has pushed his western allies to send fighterjets and more long—range missiles, to help defeat russia's invasion. the meeting is being hosted by the us at ramstein air base with the aim of coordinating allied support for kyiv. this is what us defence secretary lloyd austin said, at the start of the meeting. the ukrainian military stands tall with capability with courage. after a year of russian aggression and deceit, this contact group is as united as ever and more global than ever. our support for the forces of freedom in ukraine, holds a strong and true. i am nowjoined by emily harding in washington, who is deputy director in international security at the center for strategic and international studies. thank you for being here on the programme. we were saying

taiwan's defence ministry says it detected 11 chinese warships and 59 aircraft around the island — 39n on the country's state television. the chinese display of force has added to tension between china and the united states. and the us navy says it has sailed a guided missile destroyer through contested waters claimed by china near the spratly islands, to assert navigational passage rights. here's what china's foreign ministry spokesperson had to say. translation: joint exercises around . the island of taiwan are a serious i warning against the provocations of taiwan independence separatist forces, in collusion with external forces, and a necessary action to defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity. let's get more on this now with our asia pacific regional editor, celia hatton. hello, so put us in a bit of context. when we are listing this military hardware, it sounds pretty dramatic. just give us a bit of background. it dramatic. just give us a bit of background-— dramatic. just give us a bit of backuround. . . . . dramatic. just give us a bit of backround. , ., ., . .,

the russian defence ministry said, without evidence, that its military had targeted ukrainian army reservehe bbc�*s hugo bachega sent this update. this is the site of the russian missile attack on uman, this is the building head shortly after four o'clock in the morning, you can see the entire section of the building collapsed, people were sleeping when this attack happened, residents were trapped under the rubble. it's been more than ten hours since the attack happened and the search and rescue operation has begun, the authorities have set at least three children were killed, in a town far away from the frontline. they have also attacks in dnipro and even the q attacks in dnipro and even the 0 avenue, and devastation will be much worse because the defence —— the capital kyiv. 22 of the missiles fired by russia were intercepted, and reacting to these attacks, president zelensky said was another night of russian terror that would not be forgiven. for more on this, i spoke to michael 0'hanlon, senior fellow in foreign policy at the brookings institution, and rajan menon, director of the gran

and this was the scene as the spanish defence ministry helped diplomats and citizens on to their plane we know that germany evacuated 311 people this weekend to jordan, with 1000 german soldiers involved in that operation. france evacuated 388, both french nationals as well as a significant number of people from other countries, including the uk. italy flew out 200 people — 140 of them italian nationals. in comparison, just 30 british nationals and 70 americans have been evacuated from sudan. and the the us and uk have a far higher number of people to evacuate — 16,000 and 4,000 passport holders respectively. before the ceasefire was announced, we heard from the un secretary general antonio guterres. he said the united nations would not leave sudan, even though some staff were relocated temporarily. there was also this warning. since the start of fighting on 15th april, hundreds of people have been killed and thousands injured. the finance must stop. it risks a catastrophic conflagration within sudan that could engulf the whole region and beyond. today's un security council meeting was

and this was the scene as the spanish defence ministry helped diplomats and citizens on to their plane to kalkidan yibetal, in the ethiopian capital addis ababa. it's good to see you. what is happening at the moment? is it realistic that this ceasefire will hold?— will hold? well, there are fears it might _ will hold? well, there are fears it might not - will hold? well, there are fears it might not hold, . fears it might not hold, because this is not the first time the two parties have agreed to a ceasefire. in the previous instances, this ceasefire did not hold, there was fighting. but there are hopes at the same time, because the last ceasefire was similarly declared for 72 hours, starting friday, to mark the holy day as well as on humanitarian grounds. while there was intense fighting on saturday, particularly on sunday and monday, there were moments of lull which allowed people to evacuate their citizens, and to put in place evacuation plans. so the hope is that if this could hold for the next three days, it could allow many people to evacuate their nationals, and many sudanese na

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the authenticity of those documents but we did have some reaction from the mod, the british defence ministryhe americans and obviously very concerning as well. i think there was a second piece of information that came out from those leaks that was interesting for the ukrainians. there was a report by the washington post, saying that earlier this year, us officials had questioned the ability of the ukrainians to achieve significant gains with a counteroffensive and they talked about problems with ammunition, with the training of ukrainian troops. we know that the ukrainians are planning an offensive and they face many challenges. so i think yesterday there was perhaps an attempt by the us defence secretary to express confidence that the ukrainians can be successful in this counteroffensive. he said that the ukrainians have a great plan and they have what they need to be successful. so i think the fallout continues and i think for the americans investigating these leaks, two questions remain, who was behind it and why. two questions remain, who was behind it and wh . �* ., two questions remain

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so a real trade—off therefore diplomats and the ministry of defence to try and the ministry of defencepying 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 of getting there nationals out there in the uk is managing to. if that becomes the case in the coming days, that persistent questioning will become angry from mps and others demanding further action. chris become angry from mps and others demanding further action.— demanding further action. chris at westminster. _ demanding further action. chris at westminster, thank _ demanding further action. chris at westminster, thank you. - tributes have been pouring in for former strictly head judge len goodman who's died at the age of 78. he had been diagnosed with bone cancer and passed away on saturday at a hospice in tunbridge wells in kent, surrounded by his family. the director—general of the bbc, tim davie, said he'd been at the very heart of the show�*s success. fellowjudge craig revell—horwood

welfare packages from home, supplies including a drone bought by donations, and underlined the defence ministry's filmed listening to sitnikov during his visit is only around 30 in these shots. many were on duty elsewhere, perhaps, but in the long struggle to gain an advantage at the front, the better assault units, like the 331st, have survived as small detachments to spearhead assaults. in the footage we saw at the beginning — the armoured group from the 331st — looking at the call signs on those filmed — appears to consist ofjust three bmd vehicles. the question of overall numbers in the regiment is not easy. we believe that the 331st entered ukraine with two battalion groups — that would be something between 1,000 and 1,200 soldiers. they have had reinforcements since then, and losses as well, but we think that the number who are continuing to serve is considerably smaller — probably around a third or even a quarter of that original total. but soldier on they do, and anyone who expected them either to mutiny or the people in kostroma to demonstrate in support of them or in support of withdraw

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 same day he was killed, the official telegram channel on the russian ministry of defence claimed illed up to 50 ukrainian military personnel, but there is a bitter divide between the ministry of defence and this man — yevgeny prigozhi — the man who runs wagner. he was not about to let the army take credit for this advance, and here he is in bakhmut in february, congratulating his men who by that time had fought their way to the outskirts of the city. around that same time he was boasting on the social media messaging app telegram that it was his men who had taken krasna hora. in this post from wagner's press office they issued the statement which says... and we have found within these very same channels of communication a series of photographs of these men inside the town. again, we have geo—located these photographs. this one was taken at the western exit of krasna hora, and this one from within the town. this is outside the construction factory and put them down here on the south—western edge of the town. now, many of these men who were fighting for wagner at this time in easter

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

i'm notjust saying that because i worked for the ministry of defence. this is a brilliant evacuationicult circumstances. the key was actually finding the right airport the americans went in with helicopters. the british couldn't do that for various reasons. this is extremely impressive operation. they could easily have ended up as an iran hostage crisis. this is a very impressive british military with french and american help. this is important, very effective, and it was logical that it would go for people in the embassies because they were the main targets. they would have been threatened and taken, as happened in iran and elsewhere. so, it was logical to remove them first, and the brits have done a very good job. paul, so much has happened over the past two weeks. remind us again, what sparked the violence between these two warring factions? there's been fighting in sudan since 1955, and after the long war in the south, and then the war in darfur 20 years ago, and when i was writing the biography for the long—time dictator 0mar al—bashir, i met both these military leaders. they we

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

earlier he was seen arriving at the ministry of defence . well at the ministry of defence. y of esher and walton and the labour gag...— esher and walton and the labour ieesen sir— esher and walton and the labour leader, sir keir— esher and walton and the labour leader, sir keir starmer, has srisisises— leader, sir keir starmer, has criticised rishi— leader, sir keir starmer, has criticised rishi sunak over what he criticised rishi sunak over what ne sesses— criticised rishi sunak over what he called indecision and weakness in— he called indecision and weakness in allowing mr raab to resign.— weakness in allowing mr raab to resign. war,— weakness in allowing mr raab to resign. well, the— weakness in allowing mr raab to resign. well, the big question for resign. well, the big question ier sne— resign. well, the big question for the prime— resign. well, the big question for the prime minister is why he was so weak to— for the prime minister is why he was so weak to appoint him in the was so weak to appoint him in sne siss— was so weak to appoint him in the first place. _ was so

according to the ministry of defence, it will be the ministry of defence, it will be the largest militaryce the last coronation. by the centre, slow walk! bind operation since the last coronation. by the centre, slow walk!— by the centre, slow walk! and to make it possible _ by the centre, slow walk! and to make it possible many _ by the centre, slow walk! and to | make it possible many spectators by the centre, slow walk! and to i make it possible many spectators to watch, there will be large screens in three central london parks and in a number of locations around the country. a message will appear alongside a loud alarm on millions of mobile phones across the uk at 3pm next sunday, in a nationwide test of a new public alert system. the system is intended to be used in life—threatening situations including flooding and wildfires. the message will say, "this is a test of emergency alerts, a new uk government service that will warn you if there's a life—threatening emergency nearby. in a real emergency, follow the instructions in the alert to keep yourself and others safe. this is a test,

the ministry of defence has confirmed embassy staff were removed under the cover of darkness.he united states has carried out a similar operation. there's no word yet on how other british nationals are supposed to leave. with the latest, here's our africa correspondent andrew harding. in war—torn khartoum this morning, dramatic moves to rescue at least some trapped foreigners. overnight, american military helicopters flew into sudan, heading for the capital in the centre of the country. in a short but successful operation, nearly 100 us embassy staff and their families were airlifted to safety. there are reports of a convoy also leaving by road from the french embassy, and within the last hour, confirmation that british embassy staff have been extracted from the city. the prime minister announcing the news in this tweet, saying... the diplomats that were working in the british embassy in khartoum have been unable to discharge their functions because of the violence in that city. so both to fulfil our duty to protect them as their employer, we are relocating them to other embas

i'm notjust saying that because i worked for the ministry of defence.t because the british couldn't do that for various reasons. this is extremely impressive. they could easily have ended up as a hostage crisis. this is a very impressive british military with french and american help. this is important, very effective, and it was logical that it would go for people of the embassies because they were the main targets. they would have been threatened and taken, as have been in iran and elsewhere. it was logical to remove them first. the brits have done a very good job. paul, so much has happened over the past two weeks. remind us again, what sparked the violence between these two warring factions? there's been fighting _ these two warring factions? there's been fighting in _ these two warring factions? there's been fighting in sudan _ these two warring factions? there's been fighting in sudan since - these two warring factions? there's been fighting in sudan since 1955, i been fighting in sudan since 1955, and after the long war in the south, and after th

bit of rivalry going on in the defence ministry talking about the russian casualties in the been obfuscatingtly on ukraine. and this is where the real damage is because ukrainians keep their information very close to their information very close to their chest you never hear from ukraine with their casualties are in the never readily admitted with a really up to in the occasionally put forward if few misleading ideas in the been clear on that but the us was clearly listening in on some things and then they blurted it out and what we learn from this is that ukraine is in pretty dire straits. they've used up a lot of their ammunition, most of it, and most importantly, they are running very low on air defence munitions. and so, things that shoot down russian planes. why have those russian planes. why have those russian planes been flying very much in ukraine, because they know they will be shut down. if they know now that ukraine is about to run out of these missiles and weapons, they're going to start using their air force. 50. to start using their air force. so, of statin: to start using thei