hello. welcome to the programme. we start with the latest situation in sudan. three updates. the un top official to the region is on his way. this is a crucialfigure, martin griffiths. he is there to effectively coordinate aid and tried to help it get in safely. we are looking at live pictures of khartoum. the smoke rising there. i will get to the causes, we think, of those explosions in a moment. we can first get the latest on martin griffiths who has arrived in nairobi. he said the situation unfolding is catastrophic. and that. we can look at the situation on the ground. this is khartoum. air strikes have continued despite the ceasefire. the army said it had been attacking the city to flush out effectively paramilitary rivals the rapid support forces. 500 deaths have been reported and the actualfigure deaths have been reported and the actual figure believed to deaths have been reported and the actualfigure believed to be higher. we will not get official counts for while. mi
of murdering seven babies and trying to kill ten others, has been giving evidence for the first time in her trial. she cried in the witness box and told the jury she only wanted to help and care for the babies she was looking after at the countess of chester hospital. myjob was my life, she insisted, and said she was traumatised when she was arrested. she denies all the charges against her. this report from ellie price contains some distressing detail. the parents of lucy letby, arriving at manchester crown court. their daughter s trial has been going on for the last six months. today she gave evidence for the first time. fighting back tears she was asked by her defence lawyer ben myers kc how she felt to be accused of killing babies and to have herjob as a nurse taken away from her. letby said it left her feeling very isolated and her mental health deteriorated. she told the court, there were times when i did not want to live, i thought of killing myself. she was asked why
reasons but obviously you don t get anything forjust having a positive point. we re going to take on the next four mixed games, tough games they re all tough games. but that s the performance level we ve got to keep working on and keep working to, and then add the details and eradicate some of the negative details, but keep adding the quality details. so, you know, finding that balance. but i was pleased with tonight, other than the fact we didn t get the three points. staying with the relegation battle, leeds are set to sack managerjavi gracia and they re hoping to replace him with former england boss sam allardyce, who will have four games to steer them clear of relegation. director of football victor orta has also left the club. leeds are currently 17th in the premier league, above the relegation zone only on goal difference. three games in la liga on tuesday too with barcelona and real madrid in action. barca face osasuna looking to extend their lead at the top th
from the person directly, having had six months of other people talking about the case. about the case. thank you for brinuain about the case. thank you for bringing us about the case. thank you for bringing us up about the case. thank you for bringing us up to about the case. thank you for bringing us up to date. - a pay deal for hundreds of thousands of nhs staff in england is expected to be agreed later. ministers will meet health service managers and negotiators from 1a unions representing all nhs staff, apart from doctors and dentists. however, some workers, including nurses, are still opposed to the offer and there may be more strikes ahead. here s our health reporterjim reed. chanting. it s a bitter dispute over pay and conditions that s lasted for months. this latest strike action by nurses finished at midnight across half of england s hospitals, mental health trusts and community services. michelle dilger s family say she has had two cancer operations cancelled because