these are two of three british men the uk foreign office says it is trying to get in touch with since being detained by secret police in afghanistan. the uk's home secretary tells the bbc the government is looking at further land sites and vessels to house migrants, just days after it announced three former military sites will be used. more than 100,000 people take part in protests across israel for the 13th consecutive week againstjudicial reforms. that's despite the government's decision to pause the legislation. academy school bosses in england tell the bbc that 0fsted inspections need to change, warning that the watchdog is failing to take account of the impact of the pandemic in poorer communities. you're watching bbc news. now its time for the travel show. this week on the travel show: we've got the struggle of equality being queer, and the struggle of equality being indigenous people in this country. how pride reaches one of the world's oldest cultures. things like this make me happy because it's ensuring that things are changing. how to see the world without being able to hear

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these are two of three british men the uk foreign office says it is trying to get in touch with sinceetained by secret police in afghanistan. more than 100,000 people take part in protests across israel for the 13th consecutive week against judicial reforms — despite the government's decision to pause the legislation. the uk's home secretary tells the bbc the government is looking at further land sites and vessels to house migrants. we do need to increase our detention. we have several thousand places that we use and we have capacity. we will need to increase some of our detention capacity. hello and welcome to bbc news. pope francis is presiding over palm sunday mass at the vatican shortly — just a day after leaving hospital in rome. the 86—year—old was admitted with breathing difficulties, and later diagnosed with bronchitis. the pontiff's admission to hospital came ahead of the busiest week in the christian calendar. these are live pictures coming to us now, of st peter's square where the pope is taking part in this weekend's service for palm sunday. we will listen in for a moment.

well, some more information for british nationals still in sudan — the uk's foreign offices has tweetedtuation in khartoum is of obvious concern to sudan's neighbours, our correspondent kalkidan yibeltal is in the ethiopian capital addis ababa. i asked him if african nationals are also being evacuated, as well as those from western nations. that has not been happening, as many would have wanted. the only source we are hearing is in countries in the west or evacuating. urban circumstances which southern african... were evacuated... working along that convoy. possibly could launch operations, but so far, the one we saw is the western countries and countries in the gulf and asia. there either nationals are trying to launch an operation to that effect. it seems that largely, african nationals living in sudan are left behind. when fighting broke out —— fighting broke out, various leaders were quick to criticise the break—out of violence as well as the african union, and originally, there were attempts to travel to sudan. that didn't happen as planned. do you know if there any plans to resume

what is the i answer here, what do we need to happen to change the way that things work in the uk foreign officeuk foreign office? tt2 introduction of a director for arbitrary and complex detentions would be important because one of our key learnings is if we can get british nationals home before they are charged that is our best window of opportunity. this individual would have a direct line of contact to the prime minister and they would be able to be more creative with the approaches they take, but also it would give those families whose lives are ripped out, that contingency and that constant companionship they need because too often families are being made to feel they are an inconvenience. this role would also call out hostage taking. there is too much nervousness around calling a spade a spade and finally it would make sure that dual nationals do not feel their britishness is somehow in question, this role would be transformative in terms of how we deal with this.— deal with this. 0k, thank you for talkin: to deal with this. 0k, thank you for talking to us _ deal with this. 0k, thank you

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foreign office in london. welcome. we understand that the ukve now said they will extend their evacuation flights out of sudan until tomorrow. give us more details. out of sudan untiltomorrow. give us more details-— out of sudan untiltomorrow. give us more details— more details. what the foreign office is saying, _ more details. what the foreign office is saying, they _ more details. what the foreign office is saying, they will- more details. what the foreign office is saying, they will be i more details. what the foreign office is saying, they will be an exceptional flight out of port sudan rather than the airstrip right outside khartoum is where the other 23 evacuation flights have gone from. this flight will be going from port sudan international airport and anyone who is trying to get onto that flight has to be the judge evacuation handling centre by midday cedar needs time tomorrow. a quick reminder of who is eligible to get on that flight, british nationals, their dependents but also nhs clinicians who are not british nationals, who are c

these are two of three british men the uk foreign office says it is trying to get in touch with sinceng detained by secret police in afghanistan. more than a hundred thousand people take part in protests across israel for the 13th consecutive week againstjudicial reforms. that's despite the government's decision to pause the legislation. the uk's home secretary tells the bbc the government is looking at further land sites and vessels to house migrants — just days after it announced three former military sites will be used. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for global questions: lula's new brazil. hello. i'm lyse doucet. welcome to global questions in rio dejaneiro. a city famed for its soaring sugarloaf mountain and stunning copacabana beach. but the big story in brazil now is its highly charged political transition. last year's narrow election victory of leftist president lula over his far—right wing rival, jair bolsonaro, highlighted brazil's deep polarisation. gunfire. injanuary, thousands of bolsonaro supporters attacked the heart of the brazilian government. those tensions

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these are two of three british men the uk foreign office says it is trying to get in touch with since being detained by secret police in afghanistan. the uk's home secretary tells the bbc the government is looking at further land sites and vessels to house migrants, just days after it announced three former military sites will be used. academy school bosses in england tell the bbc that ofsted inspections need to change, warning that the watchdog is failing to take account of the impact of the pandemic in poorer communities. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for click. plenty on the menu this week! yeah, paul's with the robots that help blind people to pack and stack. and ai helps jamie oliver cook up some spanish. spanish dubbing. meanwhile, would you let lara cook you dinner? oh, the stench! that is absolutely overwhelming! it's leftovers again. i think i'll go for take—out. it seems that the whole world has been talking about artificial intelligence recently. it's "chatgpt" this and "ai art" that. you can have conversations with it, you can be creative with it, and the recent

well, some more information for british nationals still in sudan — the uk's foreign offices has tweetede a british national in sudan, we advise you to register your presence to receive updates from the fcdo." it goes on to say: "you should also stay up to date with the fcdo travel advice by signing up to e—mail alerts." earlier, i spoke to tim cross — a military logistics expert and former major general who served in the british army from 1971 to 2007, including in the iraq and kosovo wars. the first thing to say is there has always been in place what are called noncombatant evacuation order plans. every embassy, especially in dangerous countries, will have plans on what they would do under these sort of circumstances. we had these plans in place in the cold war for getting all the families out of west germany. plans are in place. of all the plans you put in place, of the three plans you put in place, it is always the fourth that happens because events drive these things. the embassy will have had plans in place and what is happening today is we have, the uk, have managed to get our dip

the uk foreign office minister andrew mitchell says the air operation to evacuate more than 1,000 britishd residents from sudan has been extremely successful. the deadline has now passed for those wanting to leave to reach the airport that was being used north of the capital khartoum. he has been speaking to our reporter in nairobi. every british citizen in khartoum has known now for many days at the british were evacuating their passport holders. it is not just the fact that the foreign office was communicating with them through whatsapp and e—mail, but it is the fact that word—of—mouth has meant that virtually everyone has known for some days. we have managed this operation, i think, in very, very difficult circumstances in a way that has meant there haven't been massive queues at the airport, and we have been able to evacuate people to larnaca in cyprus and back to london. do you know how many british nationals have been vacated so far? i haven't got the latest numbers but it is more than 1,000 now. and as i say there is still a steady stream, but we have every hope that the evacuation

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the uk's foreign offices has tweeted. .. it goes on to say...d cobra meeting is planned for later today to discuss the government's response to the ongoing situation in sudan. cobra gathered this morning too. the prime minister, the foreign secretary and others are involved in international efforts to coordinate the evacuation of western nationals. the former uk ambassador to sudan sir nicolas kay explained the difficulties residents of khartoum are facing. it is thejoining of it is the joining of the blue it is thejoining of the blue nile and the white isle, so it is a complicated geography involving bridges linking different parts of the city together. bridges are easily controlled and will be controlled now by either the sudanese armed forces or the rapid support forces, so there is difficult points and checkpoints to get across and of course the international airport in khartoum is right slap bang in the centre of town, residentialarea, buta right slap bang in the centre of town, residential area, but a couple of blocks away from the british

in the last half hour or so, the uk foreign office has had 897 people have now been evacuated from sudanere are more flights to come. i've been speaking to paul adams camaro diplomatic correspondent in nairobi. i asked him for the latest is the end of the cease—fire looms. him for the latest is the end of the cease-fire looms.— cease-fire looms. there is great sus - icion cease-fire looms. there is great suspicion that _ cease-fire looms. there is great suspicion that the _ cease-fire looms. there is great suspicion that the two _ cease-fire looms. there is great suspicion that the two warring i suspicion that the two warring factions are getting ready to fight once again with no care for the consequences of the civilian population. all day we have been waiting for news of possible peace talks that might have been taking place in south sudan, following an invitation from the south sudanese leadership to the two generals to go there and meet and discuss their differences. last night, the army seem to suggest that it was willing to engage in that process. the rss has simply not replied at

british iranian activist has become the face of this campaign after setting up camp outside the uk foreign officen a hunger strike. that has entered 65 days. we have this report from london. >> reporter: iran international, a powerful voice the islamic republic once silenced, it labeled the uk-based opposition channel a terrorist entity, but it didn't stop there. in november, london's met police notified the channel of serious security threats against a number of its journalists. armed police were placed outside its studios, but the threat had become so severe, british authorities could no longer guarantee their safety. and in february, iran international announced it had no choice but to relocate to washington. this past year alone, the met and intelligence services have foiled at least 15 plots, they say, projected from iran to kidnap or kill individuals including uk nationals on british soil. >> the rgc have managed to infiltrate the u.k. to suppress our freedom of expression. >> reporter: many in the iranian community say they're now living in a constant state of fear. every time this couple

any statement, uk foreign office spokesperson said we are appalled by a video circulating online whichheld to account. i'm joined now by oleksandra romantsova, executive director of center for civil liberties and nobel peace prize laureate. thank you very much forjoining us. we are going to come onto the investigation, but what do you need from the international community over particularly this video? we exactl over particularly this video? - exactly understood that it is an act of fear. they are trying to... i think... that— of fear. they are trying to... i think... that means - of fear. they are trying to... i - think... that means someone put it there. somebody _ think... that means someone put it there. somebody put _ think... that means someone put it there. somebody put it _ think... that means someone put it there. somebody put it there. - think... that means someone put itj there. somebody put it there. what there. somebody put it there. what the need there. somebody put it there. what they need to _ there. somebody put it there. what they need to do _ there. somebody put it th

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they're extremely difficult and my observation is that the foreign office and the uk government havetimes before for not communicating properly with british nationals. in people's mind will be the evacuation from afghanistan, the chaotic evacuation again in very difficult circumstances. uk government through sources was at pains to point out that this is a very, very different situation, but it doesn't have the infrastructure, it doesn't have the personnel on the ground. obviously, it was 15,000, i believe, that were evacuated from afghanistan, but people who had worked for the british army and the british government left behind but in this case, all we have at the moment is, we think, tens of british staff and theirfamilies taken out we think, tens of british staff and their families taken out and a real, growing concern among the british nationals who are trapped by fighting about what they are going to do next and what help may be offered to them. they have been told to stay put, to keep indoors, to register with the british embassy but to what end we don't know. as you mention, t

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

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you work with the foreign office in the uk and the un to try to get doctors to go out to sudan.anaging? i think people are now in the early stages of trying to get things together. obviously what happened took us all by surprise and people were not prepared for it. but i think some efforts are being done and we are hoping that the fruits of those efforts will be seen and felt on the ground very soon. best those efforts will be seen and felt on the ground very soon.- on the ground very soon. best of luck with all _ on the ground very soon. best of luck with all the _ on the ground very soon. best of luck with all the way _ on the ground very soon. best of luck with all the way you - on the ground very soon. best of luck with all the way you are - on the ground very soon. best of i luck with all the way you are doing. a consultant microbiologist and founder of sudan's doctors for human rights. founder of sudan's doctors for human riahts. ., ~' ,, very much. the us presidentjoe biden has called a shooting at a teenage birthday party in alabama that killed at least four people "outr

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

been taken out of sudan on these flights. 2000 people registered interest in the foreign office's application programme. the ukping that 24—hour window of notice they announced yesterday ending at 6pm tonight will be enough for anyone who wants to make the journey to get on one of those flights. they are stressing there will also be consular support at certain points on the border at sudan and port sudan going forward. a bit of a u—turn on the government on the issue of nhs doctors, originally they were not allowing nhs doctors to get on some of those fights if they did not have british passports but have changed their mind. that is right, that is something quite a lot of people in the uk found quite a difficult thing to believe, that there were doctors working in the nhs day—to—day who might have gone to sudan for a holiday or to see family who were not able to get on those flights. because although they had work permits to work on the nhs they were not british passport holders. the uk government has changed tact on that. they said border officials would have some discretion in areas like that's, they are now

been taken out of sudan on these flights. 2000 people registered interest in the foreign office's application programme. the uk—hour window of notice they announced yesterday ending at 6pm tonight will be enough for anyone who wants to make the journey to get on one of those flights. they are stressing there will also be consular support at certain points on the border at sudan and port sudan going forward. fix, bit on the border at sudan and port sudan going forward.— sudan going forward. a bit of a u-turn on _ sudan going forward. a bit of a u-turn on the _ sudan going forward. a bit of a u-turn on the government - sudan going forward. a bit of a u-turn on the government on | sudan going forward. a bit of a i u-turn on the government on the u—turn on the government on the issue of nhs doctors, originally they were not allowing nhs doctors to get on some of those fights if they did not have british passports but have changed their mind. that is riaht, that but have changed their mind. that is right. that is — but have changed their mind. that is right, that is something _ but have changed their mind. that is r

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the uk's last evacuation flight has left sudan. the foreign offices nearly 1900 people have been flown out since tuesday. meanwhile, the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens from the country. countries like saudi arabia are getting people out tojeddah via port sudan on the red sea. our correspondent lyse doucet took the boat the other way and has sent this report from port sudan. every face, every person on this waiting tug boat tells you a story they tell us that they made a dangerous journey to get here. the violence in their neighborhoods, they've waited days here at port sudan and now it's 4 a.m. they know they're within touching distance of a safe shore from this tug boat. it's a ten hourjourney across the red sea. many are uncertain of what lies ahead. live now to hamid khalafallah who is a nonresident fellow at the tahrir institute for middle east policy. he's based in khartoum. can you tell us what it's like there today? can you tell us what it's like there toda ? , , , , ., can you tell us what it's like there toda? ,

the uk's last evacuation flight has left sudan. the foreign officenearly 1900 people have been flown out since tuesday. meanwhile, the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens from the country. countries like saudi arabia are getting people out tojeddah via port sudan on the red sea. our correspondent lyse doucet took the boat the other way and has sent this report from port sudan. every face, every person in this waiting tug boat tells a story of sudan. look at the exhaustion. they've made a dangerousjourney to get here to port sudan. they've told they told us they've waited hours here waiting for a boat to be evacuated. and now it's 4 a.m. in the morning and they're within touching distance of of a safety route to leave this violence. but from here, they'll go to a saudi warship and then it's a ten hour journey across the red sea. so many now uncertain about what lies ahead. but when i asked one laborer from nepal whether he would come back to sudan, he said, sudan is finished. the first plane carrying humanitarian aid from the

the uk's last evacuation flight has left sudan. the foreign offices nearly 1900 people have been flown out since tuesday. meanwhile, the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens from the country. countries like saudi arabia are getting people out tojeddah via port sudan on the red sea. our correspondent andrew harding filed this report from jeddah. the dock site here in port sudan. and you can see here 52, we believe, 52 evacuees from yemen, from oman, from pakistan. they're heading out shortly to a saudi arabian warship, which is more just off the coast. we've been talking to many of these people. they look exhausted. they look uncertain about what's to come. they are, of course, enormously relieved now to be safe. it's been a difficultjourney for many of them and a long wait here in port sudan, where so many thousands of people have been drawn because of the promise of a trip to safety across the red sea. but a lot of these people are saying we've left ourjobs, we've left our property behind, and we have no idea if we will ever

the uk's last evacuation flight has left sudan. the foreign officeays nearly 1,900 people have been flown out since tuesday. meanwhile, the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens from the country. countries like saudi arabia are getting people out tojeddah via port sudan on the red sea. let's hear from evacuees in port sudan. i was working in sudan for the last 13 years and due to the situation here, due to this war, i left everything, my home, my car, my everything. all of my savings from 13 years, really. how do you feel? in my life, i am happy, but because all of my things are here, it's not feeling well. finally, we are on board and it feels really good to be in really good company, very nice people, here. at the moment we got on board, they served us sweets and water and they have been looking after us, all of this time and it was a little difficult getting on board, but i think the people here are very professional, they managed to get everyone on board without any kind of mishap. our correspondent lyse doucet took the boa

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

the british foreign office has confirmed that the final uk evacuation flight from sudanin final uk evacuation flight from sudan in the coming hours. and withjust a week sudan in the coming hours. and with just a week to go until the coronation, it is revealed the coronation, it is revealed the public will be asked to swear allegiance to king charles. plus a man hunt continues for a suspected gunman after five people were killed at a home in texas. it is good to have you with ours. we start here in washington by the white house correspondence dinner is now under way. the event sees thousands of guests including journalists and politicians gather together in support of freedom of the present presidentjoe biden is due to speak in the next few minutes. we can take a lighter washington now and what you are seeing is inside the white house correspondence you can see people mingling and the address there from the npr white house correspondent. she is also head of the white house press association. joe biden preparing to deliver his remarks shortly where he will be focusing on the first amendment, fr

the uk's last evacuation flight has left sudan. the foreign officeays nearly 1,900 people have been flown out since tuesday. meanwhile, the united states has completed its first evacuation of citizens from the country. countries like saudi arabia are getting people out tojeddah via port sudan on the red sea. let's hear from evacuees in port sudan. i was working in sudan for the last 13 years and due to the situation here, due to this war, i left everything, my home, my car, my everything. all of my savings from 13 years, really. how do you feel? i am happy,, but because all of my things are here, it's not feeling well. . , ., ., things are here, it's not feeling well. ., , ., ., ., well. finally, we are on board and it feels really _ well. finally, we are on board and it feels really good _ well. finally, we are on board and it feels really good to _ well. finally, we are on board and it feels really good to be - well. finally, we are on board and it feels really good to be in - well. finally, we are on board and it feels really good to be in really

government is drawing up plans to evacuate british embassy staff from sudan, uk citizens are being urged to tell the foreign office they are, either online or by phone, and a hotline has been set up for people who need urgent help. andrew harding reports on that and the wider situation in sudan. more frenzy bombardments in sudan's capital, khartoum. huge explosions across the city centre. among the millions still trapped here, hundreds of british citizens, having waited for over a week to be rescued, they are desperate and increasingly frustrated. figs increasingly frustrated. as brits, increasingly frustrated. as brits. we _ increasingly frustrated. sis brits, we are increasingly frustrated. is brits, we are still very much in the dark and it is very difficult to put much faith in this statement that something at some point will be facilitated. we understand it is a fast evolving situation but to be honest with you, we are just in but to be honest with you, we arejust in many senses been completely abandoned his. find completely abandoned his. and foota . e completely abandoned his. and footage from — completely ab

uk advice is to stay at home. but for the government's critics, that isn't good enough. they accuse ministers of lacking political will — and the foreign officerunning out of food and water and time. and they want a decision about evacuations soon. james, many thanks. james landale there, our diplomatic correspondent, with the options being discussed. let's move on to some of the day's other news. the health secretary, steve barclay, has confirmed he'll go to the high court to try to limit strike action by the royal college of nursing across england next week. the union has called a 48—hour strike from sunday evening to tuesday evening. the union has accused the government of a bullying approach. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, is with me. 0n on what basis is the government considering court action? the royal colleae of considering court action? the royal college of nursing _ considering court action? the royal college of nursing turned _ considering court action? the royal college of nursing turned down - considering court action? the royal college of nursing turned down the j college of nursing turned down the government's payoff in england th

we start in sudan where the uk's final evacuation flight is due to depart, according to the foreign office, confirming the move today and saying that they have flown out nearly 1900 people since tuesday. it comes as sudan's former prime minister, abdalla hamdok, warned that the conflict would be a mayor conflict for the world if it continues and could become worse than those in syria and libya. this is khartoum earlier. the ceasefire between warring generals in sudan has been repeatedly violated and the army now says it is launching a large—scale attack on the capital. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. hello, everyone, we have just landed at stansted london airport. for 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 wit

we start in sudan whether uk's final evacuation flight is due to depart, according to the foreign officenfirming the move today as saying that they have flown out nearly 1900 people since tuesday, it comes as he dampened my former prime minister warned that the conflict would bmi mayor for the world if it continues and could become worse than those in syria and libya. this is khartoum earlier the ceasefire between warring generals in sudan has been repeatedly violated and the army now says it is launching a large—scale attack on the capital, our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. this was the day britain's air evacuation drew to a close. the there has been another mass shooting in the us, this time of the state of texas, five people are reportedly dead, including an eight—year—old, after a man opened fire on his neighbours. the incident reportedly occurred after the victims asked a suspect to stop shooting in his front yard while they were trying to put a baby to sleep. manhunt is now under way for this man, who has been identified as a suspect. he is believed to be mexican, an