and the situation in khartoum, we talk about the difficulties of getting to the airport, the fact that there is gun fire and fire raging as well, but i was reading one report of someone saying foreign office told me to make my way to the airport and stay at home to wait for the call. but we don t have any communications, the phone lines have been cut, so some cases it is as simple as that, they re just no communication lines. what are you hearing about daily life in khartoum? hearing about daily life in khartoum? . , , khartoum? that is right, lucy, it is really difficult. khartoum? that is right, lucy, it is really difficult. i khartoum? that is right, lucy, it is really difficult. i was khartoum? that is right, lucy, it is really difficult. i was speaking - khartoum? that is right, lucy, it is really difficult. i was speaking to i really difficult. i was speaking to a journalist based in khartoum who was still there who was telling me that he was really excited this
oppositon activist alexi navalny is now charged with terrorism offenses. welcome to bbc news. thousands of people are continuing to flee from sudan while the temperary ceasefire still holds. germany and france say all their citizens have now left the country. three planes carrying british nationals have arrived in cyprus officials have said flights will continue around the clock. the latest is that 301 britons have been evacuated so far. the ceasefire is broadly holding. there were reports of some clashes, but nothing major. there are also reports of prisoners breaking out ofjail, including some facing war crimes charges by the international criminal court. britons are still being told to go to this airbase about 20 miles north of the capital for the flights to cyprus. a total of 2,000 people from 50 countries, have now crossed the red sea from port sudan tojeddah on a ship organised by saudi arabia. meanwhile, tens of thousands of sudanese continue to try and reach neighbo
trouble. and the controversial american tv talk show host jerry springer has died at the age of 79. voice-over: live from our studio in singapore, - this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the latest in the crisis in sudan. the national army and rapid support forces have agreed to extend a three day ceasefire shortly before it was due to expire. almost two weeks of clashes between the factions have left hundreds of people dead and forced tens of thousands from their homes. thousands of people are still trying to flee the country. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports now from cyprus, where some evacuees are still arriving. at the airfield in khartoum, desperate crowds with just one hope to escape. everyone here has made a dangerous journey. a military operation described as even more complex than the evacuation from afghanistan, and no one knows when the last flight out will go. larnaca airport first stop to safety.
hello and welcome to the programme. i m victoria valentine. we start with some breaking news from ukraine. local media is reporting loud explosions in kyiv and the surrounding region. no reports as of yet on any specific targets or damage, but there were earlier reports of explosions in cities from central ukraine to the mykolaiv region. air raid alerts sounded throughout the country. the uk ambassador to ukraine, dame melinda simmons, has tweeted: and these pictures on social media, shared by our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse, apparently show an apartment building ablaze in the town of uman, which is in central ukraine. the bbc has not yet independently verified the pictures, but they are being widely shared. both sides in the conflict in sudan have agreed to extend their ceasefire for another three days. the ceasefire had only been partly effective with heavy fighting taking place in parts of the capital, khartoum. almost two weeks of clashes between the two factio