today. arrive here at stansted airport toda . �* ., ., arrive here at stansted airport toda.rive here at stansted airport toda .�* ., , ., today. and what about basic survival eve da , today. and what about basic survival every day. nancy? — today. and what about basic survival every day, nancy? because - today. and what about basic survival every day, nancy? because the - every day, nancy? because the markets are closed and in many cases saw the shops. but have they started to open up a bit as there is very fragile ceasefire continues to hold? do we know if people have managed to get out and about to get some of the basics? , ~' ., get out and about to get some of the basics? , ~ ., ., ,., basics? yes, we know that some calmness has — basics? yes, we know that some calmness has returned _ basics? yes, we know that some calmness has returned during i basics? yes, we know that some| calmness has returned during the ceasefire. of course, it varies in different areas, but we understand that people are now able to move around. in fact, that people are now able to move around. inf

so that is the scale of the evacuation and here at stansted airport we have just seen that plane landingn from cyprus, carrying these people who have now been evacuated from sudan. nancy, stay with us and also i would just like to update everyone on some news lines we are getting from the world health organization, you have been talking about what is happening in sudan at the moment. the director—general saying, we do expect there to be more deaths in sudan. he has also said that only 16% of health facilities are actually functioning in the country at the moment. so the who saying they expect more deaths and that, listen to that, 16% of health facilities are functioning at the moment. so incredibly worrying. if you have any health issues there, if you have any health issues there, if you are a pregnant woman there, if you are a pregnant woman there, if you have been caught up in the fighting, there is simply no way to go to be treated. for those that are crossing over from sudan go to be treated. for those that are crossing overfrom sudan to go to be treated. for those that are crossing

and on that evening's television bulletins, nick beak in cyprus and lucy manning at stansted airporteported on the evacuees. on wednesday, british families living in sudan did get on rescue flights out of the country, organised by the uk government. and on that evening's television bulletins, nick beak in cyprus and lucy manning at stansted airport reported on the evacuees. other countries, the french and germans got their people out before the british. but how do you feel? do you think the british helped you when you needed them, or were they too slow? of course, yeah. they were slower than the others, but still, they saved us, so, that's what matters, right? it took 11 days, but thank god. thank god we're back. what do you feel about the british response to getting you out? slow, but we're here. how do you think the british have handled the evacuation so far? i think they handled it well. i would have preferred it to be faster, but i think it's, you know, organised well. sue scaggs was watching and had this response... sue skeggs was watching and had this response... on that point,

let's take your life to stansted airport.responding as therefore as —— is there for us. do we know the ata of the flight? irate do we know the ata of the flight? we are do we know the ata of the flight? - are expecting it in three minutes from now, having come from cyprus as we've been hearing. we don't quite know how many people are on board but we are expecting it to at stansted airport and go to a private terminal. the people on the plane will be able to come through arrivals and we've seen an area where relatives who will be waiting for them have been asked to wait. and they will be transported to whenever they want to go after that. we don't know how many people are on this plane but it's been a difficult journey, many of them have had to go through a dangerous journey to get to the airport, which the british government have been criticised for. rishi sunak was praising the forces carrying out the evacuations today but there have been criticisms that the government has been slow to get people out and also not communicate

when you arrived at stansted airport, we - arrived at stansted airport, we spoke to your husband whenuldn't say anything. ijust hug couldn't say anything. i just hug them. ijust couldn't couldn't say anything. i just hug them. i just couldn't say anything. i couldn't believe that i could be there with them and touch them and see them. ., ., , ., ., , there with them and touch them and see them. ., .,, ., ., , ., ., see them. that was a lady who made it safely back — see them. that was a lady who made it safely back to _ see them. that was a lady who made it safely back to the _ see them. that was a lady who made it safely back to the uk after- see them. that was a lady who made it safely back to the uk after being i it safely back to the uk after being trapped in sudan. that's it for me and the team now here the weather. hello there. we've seen a lot of cloud again today, with rain developing more widely. there will be some changes in the next few days. tomorrow, a drier day than today and it's warming up a bitjust in time for the bank holiday weekend, although there will be some shar

this is a complicated evacuation but this part of it ended successfully at stansted airport. reunited. but some mixed feelings, everyone delighted to be back and praising those who helped to get them out but some concern about the time it had taken and there is very dangerous route that they have to take to get to the airfield. in other countries had helped their citizens to get there and the british had not but we expect another flight to land here tonight and in totalforflights another flight to land here tonight and in total for flights would have made it back with people from sudan tonight. lucy manning, thank you. more than 20,000 new police officers have been recruited in england and wales over the past three years — meaning the government has met the target it set in the 2019 general election. labour says ministers are just "catching up" on their previous cuts. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, is here with more. more bobbies on the beat. something any government would like to deliver. three years ago borisjohnson promised to recruit 20,000 more police offic

what has felt like a normal day at stansted airport has really seen some extraordinary scenes. the overwhelming feeling and the overwhelming sense you get is the sheer emotion that people have shown coming off these buses. this flight has arrived from cyprus, having departed from sudan, it's now on british soil. we caught a glimpse of the people on that flight getting off the tarmac into buses. they went through arrivals and we saw them coming into a section of the airport where they were met by some families, some relatives, some staff from the red cross and counsel workers and that's where we witnessed was emotional scenes, people who had been coiled tightly like spring is suddenly being able to release all this emotion from the danger of the last few days. we've heard that 301 people altogether have been evacuated from sudan, british nationals that is, four flights have left and there will be another four by the end of today. hopefully that will be the case given what we've heard about the runway north of khartoum, so many questions we don't know the answers to yet and one o

the first flight is due at stansted airport within the hour.s all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. coming up on this programme... all eyes on the etihad, as manchester city and arsenal go head to head at the top of the premier league. emma raducanu pulls out of the madrid open just hours before herfirst—round match, citing a hand injury. and lucy bronze undergoes knee surgery and will miss barcelona's champions league second leg against chelsea this week. hello and thanks forjoining us. hello there and welcome along to sportsday, as the build—up begins to that huge clash at the etihad. premier league leaders arsenal take on manchester city. the gunners have dropped points in their last three games, with city unbeaten in 16 games in all competitions. john watson's there for us and has more on the build—up. the more on the build—up. spotlight once again falls or the the spotlight once again falls on the etihad stadium in manchester as it so often does for mancheste

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another flight carrying british nationals fleeing sudan, landed back in the uk from cyprus, at stansted airportnd an extra evacuation flight has been arranged from port sudan tomorrow. 0ur correspondent, sanchia berg is at the foreign office here in london. just give us more details about what we know about that flight potentially taking off tomorrow. we potentially taking off tomorrow. - understand it will be taking off tomorrow from port sudan international airport and anyone who wants to get on that flight has to go to the british evacuation handling centre at the airport, and this is the critical bit, before noon sudanese time tomorrow. so it is worth reminding people who is eligible to get on that flight. it is british nationals, they are dependents and non—british nationals currently working as clinicians within the nhs. the foreign office wouldn't tell me whether this was absolutely the last flight and as you heard from andrew's piece, the port is now the main focus of evacuation. 0ther port is now the main focus of evacuation. other countries like the united states are using they navy i

another flight carrying british nationals fleeing sudan, landed back in the uk from cyprus, at stansted airportx. these were some of the final people to be flown out from the wadi saeedna airfield, north of the sudanese capital yesterday evening. but an extra evacuation flight has been arranged from port sudan tomorrow. our correspondent sanchia berg has more on what the british foreign office has said. what the foreign office is saying is there will be an exceptional flight out of port sudan rather than the airstrip just outside khartoum which is where the other 23 evacuation flights have gone from. this flight will be going from port sudan international airport and anyone who is going to try to get onto that flight has to be at the british evacuation handling centre by midday sudanese time tomorrow. and just a quick reminder of who's eligible to get on that flight, british nationals, of course, their dependents, but also nhs clinicians who are not british nationals, who are currently working in the nhs. and that's the doctors, of course, who we've heard a lot about over the last few days. i d

stansted in the last half an hour. we've seen those people on that flight, we haven't got an exact number yet but they have disembarked, they've gone to a private area of the airportfamily reunion. we seen those flights arriving in cyprus, the first one arriving in the uk. nancy is at stansted for us. for all of those people on board, some really harrowing hours and days.— harrowing hours and days. that's riaht, it's harrowing hours and days. that's right. it's not _ harrowing hours and days. that's right, it's not been _ harrowing hours and days. that's right, it's not been an _ harrowing hours and days. that's right, it's not been an easy - right, it's not been an easy journey. they've had to go through so many hurdles to finally be able to land here at stansted airport. for some of them it was a journey to the airport itself, knowing where to go or when the flights would be. that information was not easily accessible, then the journey itself was a difficult one, there are military checkpoints and some people are struggling to find the fuel to put in their cars to make these journeys. difficult all the way. for others still, it's the paperwork. some have had to

two flights landed at stansted airport in essex today. thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals have left sudan in the past week, fleeing the violence that's erupted between two military factions. a ceasefire declared on monday night is still holding, but it's due to expire tomorrow. those britons who've managed to fly out of sudan were told to make their own way to the military airbase at wadi seidna, where the state of the runway is now causing concern. so far, six flights have taken british nationals to cyprus, and another four will have taken off by the early hours. from cyprus, the route is then back to stansted, but there are thought to be as many as 4,000 british nationals still in sudan. we'll have a report by our special correspondent lucy manning on those arriving back in the uk, but we start with this report from cyprus, and our correspondent there nick beake. finally, an escape for britons who've been stranded in sudan. but as the raf carries out more evacuations, there are some concerns the airfield in the capital, khartou

hello everyone, we have just landed in stansted london airport. landed in stansted london airort. ., tor, a welcome return to - airport. for this doctor, a welcome return to british airport. for this doctor, a - welcome return to british soil. a return that almost didn't happen. a return that almost didn't ha en. ., a return that almost didn't ha en, ., ., happen. thanks to the government _ happen. thanks to the government for - happen. thanks to the | government for helping happen. thanks to the - government for helping and facilitated for us. br; government for helping and facilitated for us.— government for helping and facilitated for us. by sea and air, facilitated for us. by sea and air. others — facilitated for us. by sea and air, others are _ facilitated for us. by sea and air, others are following, - air, others are following, thousands of foreign nationals fleeing anywhere they can. put sedan and the red sea becoming a major hub. in the capital khartoum, the ceasefire seems precarious with the army warning people to stay indoors while it deployed tanks. this was the day brita

the first plane carrying british nationals fleeing sudan is due to land at stansted airport in aboutthe evacuees were initially taken to larnaca in cyprus, before boarding a charter flight to the uk. more flights are expected throughout the day, to move hundreds of uk citizens out of the country during a 72 hour ceasefire, which has come after more than a week of fighting. british passport holders have been asked to make their own way to an airbase on the outskirts of the sudanese capital khartoum. so far, three british planes have flown from there to larnaca. another potential escape route is by sea, from port sudan, but it's a long and risky journey to get there. other people have already fled by travelling to border crossings overland, many of them to egypt. our correspondent nick beake is at larnaca airport this lunchtime. the britons who have made it here are half way home and we have been told around 400 people have made that first leg of the journey to cyprus. they have come in on four different flights. trying to get an accurate picture of what happened is difficult. we don't

hello everyone, we have just landed to stansted london - just landed to stansted london airport. justlondon airort. ., , ., ., airport. for this doctor, a welcome return to british _ airport. for this doctor, a welcome return to british soil, _ airport. for this doctor, a welcome return to british soil, a _ airport. for this doctor, a welcome return to british soil, a return - return to british soil, a return that almost didn't happen. thanks for the government _ that almost didn't happen. thanks for the government helping - that almost didn't happen. thanks for the government helping this i that almost didn't happen. thanks i for the government helping this and for the government helping this and for the government helping this and for the guidance for the nhs doctor. by for the guidance for the nhs doctor. by sea and air, others are following, thousands of foreign nationals fleeing anywhere they can. port sudan on the red sea fast becoming a major hub. in the capital khartoum, the ceasefire seems precarious, with the army warning people to stay indoors while it deployed tanks. this

, but was their first port of call after getting out of sudan and after that we have seen in stansted airporting there in the uk. there it is, thejet flights arriving there in the uk. there it is, the jet touching flights arriving there in the uk. there it is, thejet touching down, the end of a really arduous journey for those families, a lot of women and children on board those flights, but those flights landing there in the uk after a really turbulent, terrible last few days for all of those families. and that of course replicated by so many different foreign nationals, the brits that have got out, but of course we have seen the french, they say they have completed their mission to get there nationals out, the germans as well, but of course the british have so many more in terms of numbers, strong historic connections between the two countries, up to 4000 britons, potentially, in sudan, certainly 2000 registered. we are well over halfway through the ceasefire and i mentioned that one figure given to us from the british government of 301. well, contrast that to that total number of 2000 regi

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hello, everyone, we have just landed at stansted london airport.or dr abdulrahman babiker, a welcome return to british soil — a return that almost didn't happen. thank you to the government for helping this and facilitating for us getting the guidance for the nhs doctors. by sea and air, others are following. thousands of foreign nationals fleeing anyway they can. port sudan on the red sea fast becoming a major hub. in the capital khartoum, the ceasefire seems precarious with the army warning people to stay indoors while it deploys tanks. this was the day britain's air evacuation drew to a close. the evacuations have been extremely successful but we can't stay there for ever in such dangerous circumstances. we are looking at every single option to help british citizens who are caught up in this terrible crisis. but what about siddique mohamed? a british citizen who vanished a week ago as he drove through khartoum to retrieve his passport, hoping to be evacuated. at home in manchester, a week of agonising uncertainty for his family. we told him that

at stansted airport, the relief of families reunited was clear. to recount of the terrifying journey to get to evacuation flights near the capital, khartoum. it's difficult to say how... ..stomach churning it was. you know, you lose appetite. you're just constantly in stress. you don't know what's going to happen. am i going to make it? am i going to...? it was glad by the time we got to the airport and we saw the british forces, the british planes. it was very, very tension relieving. and there were thoughts for those left behind. we just thank god for, you know, for bringing us here. and we just pray that everyone back home is safe and, you know, everything becomes better. some fear their loved ones might never return. yeah, it's a very- terrible experience. but, eh... you must be so happy to have them back? of course. this is what they're escaping — khartoum scarred by heavy fighting. the fragile ceasefire is due to end tonight. the british government says it can't guarantee how many further evacuation flights will be able to depart once that h

our west of england correspondent danjohnson went to stansted airport with one man from bristol, whosed. and this is the first time this man has seen his baby daughter. three month old born in sudan. thejourney has been uncertain and unsafe. i ieei been uncertain and unsafe. i feel there is a little _ been uncertain and unsafe. i feel there is a little bit _ been uncertain and unsafe. i feel there is a little bit of... - been uncertain and unsafe. i feel there is a little bit of... we - been uncertain and unsafe. i feel there is a little bit of... we met. there is a little bit of... we met this man there is a little bit of. .. we met this man earlier— there is a little bit of... we met this man earlier this _ there is a little bit of... we met this man earlier this week - there is a little bit of... we met this man earlier this week when there was very little news. i 'ust kee m there was very little news. i 'ust keep my phone i there was very little news. i 'ust keep my phone next * there was very little news. i 'ust keep my phone next to i there was very little news. i 'ust keep my ph

guarantee how many flights will depart at once the ceasefire expires as one man arriving at stansted airport this afternoon thanked british troops for bringing him home. it's absolutely fantastic to be back. it's just it's absolutely fantastic to be back. it'sjust it's it's absolutely fantastic to be back. it's just it's been a n.gh.m..e_ back. it's just it's been a nightmare .— back. it's just it's been a nightmare . i've- f it's just it's been a nightmare . i've never seen nightmare. i've never seen anything— nightmare. i've never seen nnynnng une— nightmare. i've never seen anything like this before . we anything like this before. we n— anything like this before. we n on— anything like this before. we saw it on television before we thought— saw it on television before we never thought it— saw it on television before we never thought it was going to happen— never thought it was going to nnnnen to— never thought it was going to nnnnen no n— never thought it was going to happen to a peaceful country une— happen to a peaceful country like sunnn— happen to a peaceful country like sunnn ,— happ

guarantee how many flights will depart at once the ceasefire expires as one man arriving at stansted airport this afternoon thanked british troops for bringing him home. it's absolutely fantastic to be back. it's just it's absolutely fantastic to be back. it'sjust it's it's absolutely fantastic to be back. it's just it's been a n.gh.m..e_ back. it's just it's been a nightmare .— back. it's just it's been a nightmare . i've- f it's just it's been a nightmare . i've never seen nightmare. i've never seen anything— nightmare. i've never seen nnynnng une— nightmare. i've never seen anything like this before . we anything like this before. we n— anything like this before. we n on— anything like this before. we saw it on television before we thought— saw it on television before we never thought it— saw it on television before we never thought it was going to happen— never thought it was going to nnnnen to— never thought it was going to nnnnen no n— never thought it was going to happen to a peaceful country une— happen to a peaceful country like sunnn— happen to a peaceful country like sunnn ,— happ

nonetheless, the first british nationals who have been evacuated began arriving at stansted airport earlierch again begs the question whether this should have started much earlier. the germans, who have thrown some shade on the uk operation, have already completed their evacuation of some 700 foreign nationals. but then, others argue it's a flawed comparison. the germans had fewer to get out, and certainly it wasn't without risk. courtney bembridge has more from the newsroom. this is the airfield that the uk and other nato allies are using to get their citizens out. as you can see, it's not very close to the city centre, which is here, and it's difficult to reach. and that's because of this — these show all the areas where fighting has been verified in footage that the bbc has seen. you can see this residential area has been turned into a battlefield, the international airport also surrounded by hotspots, as are the main roads that lead up to that airfield we just looked at. so that makes it very difficult. there's also huge demand — its estimated that a quarter of a million sudanese people

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hello, everyone, we have just landed at stansted london airport.lrahman babiker, a welcome return to british soil — a return that almost didn't happen. thank you to the government for helping this and facilitating for us getting the guidance for the nhs doctors. by sea and air, others are following. thousands of foreign nationals fleeing anyway they can. port sudan on the red sea fast becoming a major hub. in the capital khartoum, the ceasefire seems precarious with the army warning people to stay indoors while it deploys tanks. this was the day britain's air evacuation drew to a close. the evacuations have been extremely successful but we can't stay there for ever in such dangerous circumstances. we are looking at every single option to help british citizens who are caught up in this terrible crisis. but what about siddique mohamed? a british citizen who vanished a week ago as he drove through khartoum to retrieve his passport, hoping to be evacuated. at home in manchester, a week of agonising uncertainty for his family. we told him that there wou

stansted this afternoon. an emotional return for some of the 300 people so far who have managed to get on flights out of sudan. getting to the airporte is fighting. you know, you lose your appetite, you're just constantly in stress, you don't know what's going to happen. it's feared that thousands of british citizens are still trapped in sudan — and time is running out with the ceasefire due to end tomorrow night. this is a complicated and fast—moving situation, and a dangerous situation in sudan. it is deeply sad.

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