it is the case that the ministry of defence is acting in support of the foreign and commonwealth officeld not expect me right now for security reasons to comment on ongoing movements on the ground. but that is the current situation. what i would say to british nationals who are in that country, they should follow the advice which is to stay indoors, to make the foreign office aware through their website of their location. what i would say is, the situation in sudan is very different to, for example, to what you saw in afghanistan. clearly, we don't kind of have the level of personnel and so on there that we had in that situation. the current advice for british nationals is to stay at home, to make the foreign office aware of their situation. 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. 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

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 ar

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

the ministry of defence in london confirmed that embassy staff had been brought out under cover of darknesse united states has carried out a similar operation. there's no word yet on how other british nationals will be able to leave the country. our africa correspondent andrew harding has the latest. amid the bombs and the gunfire in khartoum today, a series of dramatic rescue missions. among those successfully airlifted out of sudan after a week of terror, british embassy staff and their families. over 1,200 people contributed to this operation. it was dangerous and precarious, but nevertheless, we managed to use both c130s and aaoo aircraft to go in, collect our diplomats and their residents, and fly out to safety. earlier, american military helicopters had flown into sudan's capital, landing inside the us embassy to rescue nearly 100 people. diplomats from france were also brought out, although their convoy reportedly came under fire. like them, british embassy staff had to run a deadly gauntlet through khartoum's streets. footage here of another convoy heading by road to a port on the r

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

as i say, the foreign office are being operationally supported by the ministry of defence actively. . that was 0liver dowden. we believe sudan for the moment but we are getting plenty of updates and we will of course bring those to you as soon as we get them. 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 3 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. 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 bec

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

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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,

he previously served for a junior minister at the ministry of defence and he talks about his commitmentce will continue to work diligently no doubt for the people of cheltenham, but he has anotherjob as well on top of that. he will move to the justice department to head up that department. let's go back now to allegations of bullying that have published in this report about dominic raab. we have been might waiting months for it. what are you? my waiting months for it. what are you? my colleague courtney will tell us. it's a 48 page report and very dense and my colleagues are going through it line by line but i have a few parts to show you and it's all about dominic raab's so—called interruptive leadership style and the way that manifested in behaviour, physical gestures and meetings were deemed to be threatening, although the report noted that dominic raab didn't intend to be intimidating and wasn't aware he being intimidating but all of this, to characterise all of this, we need to start with this definition in the report about what bullying actually is. it's not a legally defined term

the ministry of defence of completely rejected this claim.britons actions led to any delay for germany and they say they are working in close cooperation with their partners, including a particular germany and british defence sources say the brits are coordinating and have been coordinating and have been coordinating with the sudanese army and the germans are pretty set in what they're telling us they are adamant this happened. what is probably worth also looking at the context of, we know that they are operating on an extremely volatile and changing situation but that is where the germans were so irritated because they felt that they were held up at a point where a window of opportunity which was very tight and didn't know where was going to place. in didn't know where was going to lace. , ., place. in insight about conversations - place. in insight about conversations that - place. in insight about| conversations that they place. in insight about - conversations that they may place. in insight about _ conversations that they may have had ei

the uk ministry of defence has been reviewing the access its staff have to sensitive material after lasttates. the american government has charged a 21 year—old intelligence officer who allegedly put highly sensitive documents on the internet. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. everyone loves the spitfire, and here at heritage hangar at biggin hill, they'vejust returned their 15th spitfire to the air. recovered from an israeli kibbutz, most of the fuselage was still intact. it's a challenge, we all like a challenge. being fortunate to be able to fly in the these aeroplanes, ifind it's a greater challenge getting them back in the air than it is flying them. the spitfire, of course, was built with a purpose in mind. after the war, many were scrapped, melted down, so to think that 82 years after the battle of britain, that some are still here and flying is extraordinary. during the second world war, the pilots who flew these aeroplanes were typically straight from school. so, in this, hangar, in a corner of kent, another slice of history has been restored — a piece of mag

the ministry of defence is working with the foreign office to prepare for a number of contingencies., is not explained. we don't exactly know what that means. that is the latest that we are getting on the diplomatic efforts. going on behind the scenes, trying to bring about a ceasefire or some sort of truce. but also diplomatic efforts to get prospective nationals out. let's get a little bit more on this. the diplomatic efforts to not only get people out but to try and get a ceasefire. the ceasefire hasn't got anywhere, this seems to be a bit more hope of getting people out. a, be a bit more hope of getting people out. �* ., ., , ., be a bit more hope of getting people out. ., ., , ., .._ out. a lot of focus, are clearly very difficult _ out. a lot of focus, are clearly very difficult situation - out. a lot of focus, are clearly very difficult situation for - very difficult situation for everybody involved. for these foreign diplomats, trapped in the city centre. various governments trying to get them out. there are two options, that are coming to the forefront. one is overland. we k

a mathematical model of correlations to try to find out if any particular entity within the ministry of defence particular communication, has particular communication peaks around the time of hits by these cruise missiles, the so—called precision cruise missiles by russia, although they are not as precise as they claim to be. that gave us some initial hypothesis of who this unit might be. furthermore, the people that had worked in this unit had a particular training for missile and rocket engineering at universities in russia with a military focus. then what we did is we got, i got, a lot of the phone records, the meta data of phone records of some of the key people in this unit and we found that they were communicating with one another, particularly on the eve of very massive strikes on ukrainian infrastructure and some hospitals and kindergartens were also hit along the way. and then essentially i confronted all of these people, one by one, and i have to say, first of all, i confronted and they did not even deny that's what they do. he just said he was not authorised to give me the answers to

on ukrainians and to be hard in this war so vladen tatarsky has often criticised the russian ministry of defencenvasion. he has been quite a popular figure amongst those vocal supporters of the invasion but i cannot say that he was anyhow popular, politically. he didn't run a party, he didn't try to run for elections are anything like that. g , , ., run for elections are anything like that. , , ., , , run for elections are anything like that. , ,.,, , ., ., that. just give us a sense of what ha--ens that. just give us a sense of what happens next. — that. just give us a sense of what happens next. if _ that. just give us a sense of what happens next, if you _ that. just give us a sense of what happens next, if you don't - that. just give us a sense of what happens next, if you don't mind, | happens next, if you don't mind, briefly. happens next, if you don't mind, briefl . ~ , ., , briefly. well, it is a very important. _ briefly. well, it is a very important, of _ briefly. well, it is a very important, of course, i briefly. well, it is a very i important, of course, what briefly. well, it is a

vladen tatarsky has often criticised the russian ministry of defence for not being really hard on this a popular figure amongst those vocal supporters of the invasion but i cannot say that he was anyhow popular, politically. he didn't run a party, he didn't try to run for elections or anything like that. sergei, just give us a sense of what happens next, if you don't mind, briefly. well, it is very important, of course, what has happened today — it was an attack in the second largest city in russia and i would believe that the security forces will try to do everything in their power to bring someone to justice and to create the sense that the case has been solved. of course, we can anticipate that they will probably blame the ukrainians. however, the ukrainian authorities deny any involvement in this attack. to finland now where the prime minster, sanna marin, has conceded in a tightly—fought election. with nearly all votes counted, the centre—right national coalition party currently holds 48 of the 200 parliamentary seats, with the far—right �*true finns�* party on a6, and marin�*s so

but the ministry of defence also refuses to comment on the activities of its special forces.ocuments is still embarrassing for the us, with officials there admitting some are genuine. the bigger question now is, could it prove to be more damaging for ukraine, as it prepares to launch a new offensive? thank you, jonathan. let's take a look at some of the day's other top stories. the coroner investigating the death of nicola bulley, the 45—year—old woman who went missing while walking her dog in lancashire injanuary, has requested police divers return to the river close to where her body was found. her disappearance led to a huge police search operation in and around the river at st michael's on wyre. the man suspected of being the british army's most important agent operating inside the ira during the troubles has died. freddie scappaticci, nicknamed "stakeknife", always denied he'd worked undercover. he left northern ireland in 2003, after media organisations alleged he left northern ireland in 2003. around a million smokers in england will be given a free vaping starter kit

this morning, the ministry of defence in the uk said there was a realistic possibility russia was attemptingunits and military supplies provided by western countries to ukraine. there is a military airfield in that direction so that is perhaps the target of the attack carried out yesterday here in this town. obviously this is happening as the ukrainians are preparing a counter offensive to try to take back territory that is perhaps this is an indication of how russia is likely to respond to any ukrainian advance. the polish government has seized control of a school, used to teach the children of russian diplomats. the building is close to the russian embassy in warsaw, and has been the subject of legal battles for the past year. the polish government insists it belongs to the warsaw municipality, but russia argues that taking it over infringes international rules of diplomacy. russia's ambassador said there'd be a response to poland's actions. there's been another mass shooting in the united states. police in texas say five people, including an eight—year—old child, have been killed in a sho

here in the uk, the ministry of defence has confirmed embassy staff were removed under the cover of darkness and france have 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. amid the bombs and the gunfire in khartoum today, a series of dramatic rescue missions. among those successfully airlifted out of sudan after a week of terror, british embassy staff and their families. over 1200 people contributed to this operation. it was dangerous and precarious but never the less we managed to use both c—130s and aaoo aircraft to go in, collect our diplomats and their residents, and fly out to safety. earlier, american military helicopters had flown into sudan's capital, landing inside the us embassy to rescue nearly 100 people. diplomats from france were also brought out, although their convoy reportedly came underfire. like them, british embassy staff had to run a deadly gauntlet through khartoum's streets. footage here of another convoy heading by road to a port on the red sea

this morning, the ministry of defence in the uk said there was a realistic possibility russia was attemptingits and military supplies provided by western countries to ukraine. there is a military airfield in that direction so that is perhaps the target of the attack carried out yesterday here in this town. obviously this is happening as the ukrainians are preparing a counter offensive to try to take back territory that is now under occupation. perhaps this is an indication of how russia is likely to respond to any ukrainian advance. the sister of ruth perry — the headteacher who took her own life while awaiting for a school inspection report that downgraded her school — says she won't give up until the regulator is reformed. speaking to a union conference of headteachers, julia waters called for schools to remove 0fsted banners and branding from their premises. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. ruth perry took her life while waiting for an 0fsted report. the school she ran was downgraded to inadequate. inspectors raised concerns about keeping children safe. today, ruth's sister,

the us secretary of defence as he's determined to find the source of a leak of a classified document, many of them bleached to the war in ukraine. in britain, the ministryling online which include assertions that british and other special forces have been operating in ukraine. i other special forces have been operating in ukraine.— operating in ukraine. i think we lost something! - operating in ukraine. i think- we lost something! democracy! why do we lost it! the french president has been heckled as he gave a speech in the netherlands during a two—day state visit. emmanuel macron was outlining his vision for the future of europe at the amare culture and concert venue in the hague, when protestors began shouting at him. opposition to the president's controversial pension reforms appeared to be behind the protest. reports from myanmar say at least 50 civilians, including children, have been killed by an air strike on a village. eyewitnesses say that a military aircraft launched the attack as people gathered for the opening ceremony of a new public authority office. the country has seen intense fighting between the military and ethnic armed groups in the

you a few lines that we have been given from our defence correspondent paul adams from the ministry of defenceh regards to sudan and we have had a few comments. first of all the military defence source has said a frigate is in the region and its positioning itself towards the area to keep options open because we do want to do all we can to support the posture and i suppose that means supporting the efforts that will be ongoing to get british citizens out of the country. also the minister of defence briefing on sudan has talked about the very different way that the challenge is in sudan compared to what it was in kabul in afghanistan where they had troops on the ground, good intelligence and relationships with afghan national security forces and i suppose in a way to the ministry is now trying to tell us exactly why it is that there's been this delay in getting people out of the country. of course you can see there twice the aeroplane and i can assure you there is only one plane but we are showing it to you twice because value for money here at bbc. it is in rome and in citizens of italy who ha

of the fighting. the same day he was killed, the telegram channel on the russian defence force says that: but there is a bitter divide between the ministrymy take credit for this advance and here he is in a bakhmut in february, congratulating his men who had fought their way to the outskirts of the city. around that time he was boasting on the social media messaging app telegram that it was his men who had taken the city. in this post from the press office they issued the statement which says: we have found within these are very same channels of communication a series of photographs of his 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 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 were former russian convicts who offered pardons if they survive six months. in the past week some have returned to russia but many have not. there are russian mothers and wives posting photographs on it telegram of loved ones who have simply disappear

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this attack happened yesterday and this morning ministry of defence was in the uk and said there was military supplies have been provided by western countries to ukraine and there is a military on that direction and that perhaps was the target of this attack that has carried out yesterday here in this town and, obviously, this is happening as the ukrainians are preparing a counteroffensive to try to take back territory that's now under occupation so perhaps this is an indication of how much it is likely to respond to any ukrainian advance. hugo bachega there. we can get some of the day's of the news. the polish government to seize control of the school used to teach the children of russian diplomats. the building is close to the russian embassy in warsaw and has been the subject of legal battles for the past year. subject of legal battles for the ast ear. ., , past year. the polish government insists it belongs _ past year. the polish government insists it belongs to _ past year. the polish government insists it belongs to the _ past year. the polish government insists it belongs to

the ministry of defence has confirmed embassy staff were removed under the cover of darkness. 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. a series of dramatic rescue missions. among those successfully lifted out of sudan after a week of terror, british embassy staff and theirfamilies. terror, british embassy staff and their families.— their families. 0ver1200 people contributed _ their families. 0ver1200 people contributed to _ their families. 0ver1200 people contributed to this _ their families. 0ver1200 people contributed to this operation. it | contributed to this operation. it was dangerous and precarious but none the less we managed to use two types of aircraft are going, collect residence and throw them out to safety. residence and throw them out to safe . . ~ u, ., , safety. earlier, american military aircraft had _ safety. earlier, american military aircraft had landed _ safety. earlier, american military aircraft had landed i

and this morning the ministry of defence in the uk said that there was a realistic possibility that russianian reserve units and military supplies that have been provided by western countries to ukraine and there is a military airfield in that direction here so that perhaps was the target of this attack that was carried out yesterday here in this town. and obviously, this is happening as the ukrainians are preparing a counter offensive to try to take back territory that is now under occupation so perhaps this is an indication of how russia is likely to respond to any ukrainian advance. we werejust seeing to respond to any ukrainian advance. we were just seeing the pictures before we came to you about what has been going on. that plume of smoke going into the sky inspired an oil field. can you tell us a bit more about what has been said about what is happening there?— is happening there? yeah, and i think these _ is happening there? yeah, and i think these are _ is happening there? yeah, and i think these are dramatic - is happening there? yeah, and il think these are dramatic images, reall

now, this attack happened yesterday and this morning the ministry of defence in the uk is said that it to intercept ukrainian reserve units and military supplies that had been provided by western countries to ukraine and there is a military airfield in that direction here so that, perhaps, was the target of this attack that was carried out yesterday here in this town and, obviously, this was happening as the ukrainians are preparing a counteroffensive to try to take back territory that's now under occupation so perhaps this is an indication of how russia is likely to respond to any ukrainian advance. ., �* .,. ., some hospital bosses have warned that tomorrow's strike by nurses in england could be a significant risk to safety. members of the royal college of nursing are walking out from eight o'clock until midnight on monday. the union insists it is engaging with hospitals to ensure safe staffing levels. health workers represented by another union, unite, have also rejected the same pay deal and say they'll escalate industrial action. but the gmb union, which represents ambulance worke

now, this attack happened yesterday and this morning, the ministry of defence in the uk said that thererussia was attempting to intercept ukrainian reserve units and military supplies that have been provided by western countries to ukraine, and there is a military airfield on that direction here, so that, perhaps, was the target of this attack that was carried out yesterday here in this town. and, obviously, this is happening as the ukrainians are preparing a counteroffensive to try to take back territory that's now under occupation, so perhaps this is an indication of how russia is likely to respond to any ukrainian advance. hugo bachega there. the turkish president is back on the campaign trail after appearing to fall ill during a live tv interview earlier this week. he showed no signs of poor health at a political rally on saturday. he was speaking for nearly 40 minutes. he is slightly behind his main rival in the opinion polls ahead of next month's general election. tens of thousands of israelis have again taken to the streets of tel aviv to protest against proposed judicial reforms

there are two royal navy vessels heading for port sudan but tonight the ministry of defence said there for them currently to assist in the evacuation. as you said, over2000 assist in the evacuation. as you said, over 2000 people have been airlifted out, evacuated from the airstrip north of the capital. and when i spoke to the foreign office they said as far as they knew there were only a small number of people, british nationals, remaining in sudan, but it is worth remembering that they may not be aware of anyone. that they may not be aware of an one. . ~' that they may not be aware of an one. . ~ i. nurses at some hospitals in england have begun a 28—hour strike, with nhs leaders calling for the public to use health services wisely. after talks with health bosses, the royal college of nursing has agreed that staff can be called in, to provide limited cover for emergencies and intensive care, but the industrial action will still be the most wide ranging, of the current dispute over pay. the health secretary, steve barclay, says the strike action is disappointing, and will be incredibly

this morning, the ministry of defence in the uk said there was a realistic possibility russia was attemptinges to ukraine. there is a military airfield in that direction so that is perhaps the target of the attack carried out yesterday here in this town. obviously this is happening as the ukrainians are preparing a counter offensive to try to take back territory that is now under occupation. perhaps this is an indication of how russia is likely to respond to any ukrainian advance. we were just seeing the pictures before we came to you of what was going on in sevastopol, the big plume of smoke going up into the sky, fire in an oil field, can you tell us about what has been said to have happened there? dramatic images of this massive blaze at this oil depot in the port city of sevastopol. the russian appointed governor is saying this was caused by an enemy drone attack, didn't say who was behind this attack but obviously this is the peninsular that russia invaded and annexed in 2014, the ukrainians have vowed to retake it. a number of explosions and attacks have happened in crimea since russia

now, this attack happened yesterday, and this morning the ministry of defence in the uk said that itssia was attempting to intercept ukraine reserve unit cemetary surprise that have been provided by western countries to ukraine, there is a military airfield in that direction here, so that perhaps was a target of this attack that was carried out yesterday here in this town. obviously, this is happening as the ukrainians are preparing a counteroffensive to try to take back territory that is now under occupation, so perhaps this is an indication of how russia is likely to respond to any ukrainian advances. in other news, tens of thousands of israelis have again taken to the streets of tel aviv to protest against prime minister benjamin netanyahu's government plan to push through reforms and the judiciary. they include curbing the supreme court and given the government control over the appointment ofjudges. it is now the 17th week of protest against the plans which critics see as a threat to democracy. lawmakers are due to return to parliament on monday. the polish government has seized

this morning, the ministry of defence in the uk said there was a realistic possibility russia was attemptingmilitary supplies provided by western countries to ukraine. there is a military airfield in that direction so that is perhaps the target of the attack carried out yesterday here in this town. obviously this is happening as the ukrainians are preparing a counter offensive to try to take back territory that is now under occupation. perhaps this is an indication of how russia is likely to respond to any ukrainian advance. there's been another mass shooting in the united states. police in texas say five people, including an eight—year—old child, have been killed in a shooting at a house in cleveland. officers say three of the dead were found lying on top of two surviving children in a bedroom of the house. the local sheriff told reporters that the suspected shooter is still on the run. we are getting closer to him every minute but we know who he is, he is from mexico. the victims were from honda list. we know he shot a 223, ar 15 style weapon and he is about 10-12 ar 15 style weapon and he

of british and afghan nationals from kabul. the defence select committee had called for a review of the withdrawal and britain's wider role in the war in afghanistan. but the ministryernal inquiries had already taken place. the un security council has unanimously condemned afghanistan's taliban rulers for banning afghan women from working for the united nations. it called for the taliban to swiftly reverse them. the taliban seized power in 2021, and females have been banned from attending universities and girls�* secondary schools have been closed. brazil says it will continue farming according to its own regulations despite a european union law banning the import of products linked to deforestation. brazilian producers have criticised the eu legislation, which will affect coffee and beef exports. surging deforestation in the amazon has sparked international concern. the pope is beginning a three—day official visit to hungary today. it's seen as one of the more politically sensitive trips of his career. hungary's prime minister, viktor orban, has repeatedly criticised immigration to europe, and has warned that different races shouldn't mix. pope francis by contrast

the ministry of defence in london released these images from a royal air force air base in cyprus ofritish soldiers preparing to fly to khartoum. these picture from khartoum, we are getting reports of gun fire being heard. but the sudanese army said it would respect the ceasefire. thousands have already left the country on flights and on boats or by road. the un said it is bracing up by road. the un said it is bracing up for 270,000 people to flee to neighbouring chad to the west and south sudan. at least five aid workers have been killed since the fighting broke out. here is our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. these are the first images of the evacuation beginning, british forces gathering in cyprus, ready to fly out to sudan. planes that will luck may return full of british nationals who have been trapped by the fighting for days. this was khartoum in the early hours. a power cut accompanying the start of the ceasefire. 0ne cut accompanying the start of the ceasefire. one that is supposed to last for three days. by dawn, people were gathering to try to find buses, hoping t

the us defence secretary says he is determined to find the source of the leak of classified us documents, many linked to the one ukraine. the british ministryat british and other special forces are been operating in ukraine. junior doctors are taking strike action across england as part of a 4— day walkout. the uk health secretary has accused them of putting patient lives at risk. the unions which represents doctors in the uk is seeking a 35% pay rise but the government has said this is not reasonable. a pair of sneakers worn by basketball legend michaeljordan has sold for more than two million dollars — setting a record price for game—worn sports shoes. the basketball champion last wore the trainers in 1998. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal explains how the shoes came to be under the auctioneer�*s hammer. these sneakers are known as bred, which refers to the fact that they are black and red in style. it's the style that michaeljordan was known for wearing throughout his career, and he had these shoes on during game 2 of the 1998 nba finals, and was on his way to game 6, and what would be the last nba championship title for him.

next month will be the biggest ceremonial military operation for 70 years, according to the ministry of defencethe event, with more than 6,000 military personnel on parade. buckingham palace has also released details of a dozen pieces of music which have been specially commissioned for the event and personally chosen by the king himself. it is getting really exciting now. all coming together. fix, it is getting really exciting now. all coming together.— all coming together. a sense of uuite how all coming together. a sense of quite how much _ all coming together. a sense of quite how much work— all coming together. a sense of quite how much work goes - all coming together. a sense of quite how much work goes into | all coming together. a sense of. quite how much work goes into it. slightly pared down version. looking forward to it very much. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. some good news. for a few showers over the past few days to put it mildly. pretty wet spring so far to be honest. some parts have already seen spring rainfall in the first half of the season. things are set

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