rocked the capital, khartoum. the sudanese military has ordered citizens to remain inside amid clashes at the presidential palace and the city s airport. the two sides are in dispute over who governs the country. sudan has been run by the military since a coup in october 2021. a journalist from the washington post newspaper reported 30 people dead and nearly 400 injured, citing the united nations. at least two of the dead are reported at khartoum international airport. footage there showed large plumes of smoke and fighter jets flying low overhead, and this video from inside the khartoum airport shows passengers taking cover on the floor. major airlines have reportedly suspended flights. 0ther victims include three united nations aid workers who were killed in the crossfire at a military base. un secretary general antonio guterres has denounced the clashes, with a spokesperson saying he spoke with sudan s abdel fattah al burhan and rsf leader general mohamed hamdan dagalo, al
time, the risks would have been reduced. i think the scandal here is that, basically, motorways have been expanded on the cheap and safety considerations have not always been at the top of the agenda. the transport select committee said these new smart waterways allow 1600 vehicles every hour to travel, and it s vital on busy days. this was vital to ease congestion, to allow people to get around faster and more easily. is there a better way to do this? ., , easily. is there a better way to do this? . , ., , ., this? certainly we would question whether smart this? certainly we would question whether smart motorways - this? certainly we would question i whether smart motorways worked this? certainly we would question i whether smart motorways worked in terms of congestion. all our surveys show almost 40% of drivers do not use the inside lane which would have been the hard shoulder on smart motorways because they are petrified that there may be a broken down vehicle ahead so y
civil servants just staff. but with nurses, teachers, civil servants just some - staff. but with nurses, teachers, civil servantsjust some of - staff. but with nurses, teachers, civil servantsjust some of those | staff. but with nurses, teachers, l civil servantsjust some of those in civil servants just some of those in dispute, we have one big question this morning can we avoid a summer of strikes? in the last half hour, the health secretary has written to pat cullen, the woman who ll lead the nurses onto the picket lines for their most serious strike. she s here in the studio. and so will be the the cabinet minister, tory chairman, greg hands. how will the government stop that strike from happening? but you might wonder, does labour have a better answer? the shadow health secretary, wes streeting, is with us. and we ll lift our eyes to the heavens thejupiter icy moons explorer begins its eight yearjourney hunting for life beyond earth. professor carole mundell is the
and he can make the company profitable once again but that it hasn t been easy. it s been really quite a stressful situation over the last several months. not an easy one. but apart from the pain, i mean, so it s been quite painful. we are expecting president biden to arrive here as you ll see university soon and to address students inside. we have spoken to them already today. a huge sense of anticipation inside the university, it is not often that you have a president in town and is the world spotlight on your country. a lot of expectation around what he will say, the words he will use today. we know he will talk about the good friday agreement, 25 years since that was signed, but there will be lots of people looking at the language that he uses, because, of course, there is no power sharing at stormont here in northern ireland. that is something that, we understand he is hoping to address when he meets political leaders here today. the rain and wind has gone, it has been a