nawal al maghafi reports. a race against time.ting in sudan intensified, thousands of dual nationals were desperate to escape. amongst them abdalla sholgami, a british citizen and a london hotel owner, and his wife alaweya rishwan. they were next to the military hq. they were in the centre of khartoum. that area, you can't leave, you can't enter. there are snipers everywhere in that area. they were trapped here in their home, opposite the british embassy. thousands of miles away, her and and family were desperate to save their grandparents. we contacted the british ambassador, we contacted fcdo, the turkish embassy. the british embassy was not reciprocative, it had no interest. unable to get help from the british embassy, they were running out of supplies. her grandfather left her disabled grandmother to try and find help. five minutes into his journey, he got shot. three bullets. his hand, chest and lower back. then we lost touch because there was no electricity, and we didn't have a way to call them. her grandfather was now in s

nawal al maghafi reports. a race against time.fighting in sudan intensified, thousands of dual nationals were desperate to escape. amongst them abdalla sholgami, a british citizen and a london hotel owner, and his wife alaweya rishwan. they were next to the military hq. they were in the centre of khartoum. that area, you can't leave, you can't enter. there are snipers everywhere in hat area. they were trapped here in their home, opposite the british embassy. thousands of miles away, their grandchild and family were desperate to save their grandparents. we contacted the british ambassador, we contacted fcdo, the turkish embassy. the british embassy was not reciprocative, it had no interest. unable to get help from the british embassy, they were running out of supplies. her grandfather left her disabled grandmother to try and find help. five minutes into his journey, he got shot. three bullets. his hand, chest and lower back. his hand, chest, lower back. then we lost touch because there was no electricity, and we didn't have a way t

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nawal al—maghafi, bbc news.car responding to a 999 call. it happened in lancaster yesterday evening. 0ur reporter rowan bridge is at the scene. just take us through what happened. welcome as you can probably see behind me, clive, the road where the incident happened is now reopened to traffic and this morning we saw engineers using angle grinders to remove a set of traffic lights which had clearly been struck as part of the incidentjust before 8:30pm yesterday evening. images shared with the bbc taken by a bystander soon after the crash appeared to show the police car involved in the incident with damage to it front driver's side, the airbags in the vehicle had gone off. 0ur vehicle had gone off. our understanding as it had its sirens and flashing lights on at the time that the 11—year—old boy was crossing the road at the time of the collision. the 11—year—old boy hasn't been named. he was taken to lancaster royal infirmary yesterday evening in a critical condition and he remains in a critical condition this lun

nawal al—maghafi reports. scenes of desperation.nd the taliban have taken over the country, including the capital, kabul. chaos as afghans flee, leaving everything behind to start a new life. gunfire thousands of people who worked with the british forces during their campaign against terror were now a target. nearly two years on, and they're yet to make it to the promised safety of the uk. these are ahmed and khan, not their real names. 0nce interpreters for the british forces, they're amongst 1,000 apologies for interrupting that piece. let's go straight to reykjavik and iceland where the prime minister of the united kingdom is addressing that fourth summit of heads and state and government of the council of europe. he was talking about what makes our continent so successful. the values of freedom. democracy. and the rule of freedom. democracy. and the rule of law. the same spirit we have seen again and again, that led block of trouble to broadcast his message of freedom during this oppression of the park spring. that brought down

nawal al—maghafi, bbc news.om us presidentjoe biden who is commented saying we should know by tonight if you have a deal according to the us president, he says things are looking good with regards to negotiations and he says he continues to hope for a deal and at this current stage, things are looking close. the treasury secretary had extended the deadline to the 5th ofjune but according to the us president, he says we should know by tonight if that deal will be coming through tonight. you're watching bbc news and washington. thank you for your company and do stay with us if you can. hello there. friday was another fine and dry day with high pressure firmly dominating our weather picture. and for most of us, there was lots of sunshine around. just a little bit of this fairweather cloud popping up for a time during the early afternoon like here in chorley in lancashire. it was across the other side of the hills that we had today's highest temperature bainbridge in north yorkshire, popping up to 23 degrees celsius

nawal al—maghafi, bbc news.in the new room takes a look at the number of people evacuated from sudan since last month. when we talk about the recent fighting in sudan, these kind of images come to mind — people desperate to leave for safety. multiple countries have conducted one of the biggest evacuation operations for years since the fighting began in sudan on the 15th of april. many were airlifted. many also travelled 800 kilometres from khartoum to port sudan to get onto ships via the red sea. let's give you some numbers. saudi arabia, for example, says it has evacuated 5197 people of 100 nationalities since the war began. the united kingdom says it has evacuated 2450 people in total of 30 flights. the united states says in the first few days it has evacuated more than 1000 american nationals. and egypt, which is the neighbouring country, has evacuated 6399 people. but it also says that since the fighting began in sudan, 16,000 people have crossed from sudan into egypt, 111,000 of them mainly sudanese nationa

nawal al—maghafi, bbc news.ncluding attacks on hospitals and doctors. dr margaret harris is a spokeperson for the world health organization, and told me more about what is happening on the ground. the safety and sanctity of health care must be protected at all times, especially in situations of deadly violence when the work of health care actors and safe access to life—saving services becomes even more vital and the story of this poor man seeking help, from a meeting being able to get it, you know, a tax on health care are a clear violation of international law and the right to health. we have been saying it right from the beginning, but they must stop. we have verified 43 attacks on health care heating to eight deaths and i8 care heating to eight deaths and 18 injuries, but we know it is more a. the logic of the are on the conservative side because, of course, you are not able to get to a lot of these places to verify. but, you know, there are other groups who were counting and saying it is far more than that.—

nawal al—maghafi, bbc news.s story tonight and on the bbc iplayer. the british rapper has appeared in prison on two charges of rape. the wrapper appeared before the court in relation to an incident in oxford in december 2021. he has been released on bail before a scheduled appearance before a crown courtjudge next month. his statement on twitter says he denies all charges. a bbc investigation has uncovered a complex scam the migrant mother also has a route to stay in the country. the investigation found some men are being offered up to £10,000 in cash with their illegal practice advertise openly on social media. 0ur correspondent divya talwar has the story. this woman is going undercover. she's posing as a pregnant vietnamese woman in the uk illegally. the men she's meeting are planning a brazen immigration scam. translation:. the man on the right is in charge and tells our researcher that the british man on the left will pose as her baby's father. the man in the middle is translating. the scam means the child c

facilities and staff perpetrated by both sides of the conflict. 0ur international correspondent nawal al—maghafithey're being carried out on medical facilities and staff, by both sides. the fight between the sudanese army and the rival militia, the rapid support force, erupted when talks about a merger between the formerly allied militia broke down. they've now emptied the streets of the capital. guns fire. using satellite data and mapping tools, we analysed user—generated content on a huge scale and spoke to dozens of doctors to build a picture of where the war crimes are being committed and the impact this is having on millions of people. this man is living right at the heart of the fighting. he has been documenting events as they unfold. and here is why. this is one of khartoum's main water treatment plants. 0n the first day of fighting it was hit. using satellite imagery, we can see the impact. in this image in 2022, the tanks are full, but here, only days after being bombed, they're almost empty. the targeting of civilian lifelines can be classified as a war crime. hospitals are also being

here's nawal al—maghafi, newsnight�*s international correspondent. scenes of desperation.e was, you know, crowds of people, thousands of people. nobody could pass over there. gunfire it's a dangerous escape. i see a small explosion. it was a little aflame, but explosions. a few seconds after that, i heard, you know, some gunshots, some firing. after the explosions, people, they were shot and they were running everywhere. thousands of people who worked with the british forces during their campaign against terror were now a target. i think people, more than 300 people, women, wives and children, you know, they have been, you know, just killed. turning back to what was now the taliban's afghanistan meant retribution or even death. nearly two years on, and they're yet to make it to the promised safety of the uk. these are ahmed and khan — not their real names. once interpreters for the british forces, they're amongst a thousand people, 500 of them children, that the british government advised to head to a third country in order to be relocated to the uk. there is this humiliat

nawal al—maghafi, bbc news. of humanitarian assistance. but halfway through the core doors have yet to been established and they say they are in a race against time to deliver supplies to those in need. for more on the situation on the ground we can speak to fatima mohammed cole who's the un refugee agency's deputy representative in sudan. she's in the city of kosti in sudan's white nile state. welcome to the programme. this aid presumably is largely being held up in the port, is that correct? absolutely. port sudan remains key in terms of access to humanitarian assistance. presently as we speak a majority of the un agencies have a base in port sudan but as you reported, but ijust drove some three and half hours from another city, the city that is a centre point in terms of people coming out of sudan to all parts of —— coming out of khartoum to all parts of sudan. �* , ., , , , sudan. and it is not simply the difficulty of _ sudan. and it is not simply the difficulty of getting _ sudan. and it is not simply the