of khartoum on saturday, as more than 500 deaths have been reported, though the true number of casualties is believed to be much higher. the united nations and african union are warning that the people of sudan are in dire need of a humanitarian truce. martin griffiths, the un s emergency relief coordinator, is being sent to sudan along with a special envoy to coordinate humanitarian operations. it s understood many of the aid agency s warehouses were looted by fighting military factions. thousands of people are evacuating on ships to the saudi arabian port city ofjeddah. our africa correspondent andrew harding has recently arrived injeddah, and gave us this update. as the fighting intensifies in khartoum, people are fleeing either north to egypt, but increasingly fleeing quite a long journey, people talking 16 30 hours to get to the coast, to get to port sudan and then hoping to get on these. well, there s a range, a flotilla, if you like, of warships, saudi arabian warships
to create many chances, but we are competitive. we marched and tried until the last minute, in the first minute of the match against city, it is difficult. we start to have a little bit more balance within the game as well. in some moments, we push them back, but we were not able to create many chances, but we are competitive. we marched and tried until the last minute, manchester united gave their champions league hopes a boost with a 1 0 win over aston villa, who d gone unbeaten in 10 matches. a 100th league goal from bruno fernandes was all united needed to secure the three points in a victory that could have been 2 or 3 0. they re now fourth in the table, well ahead of liverpool and with a game in hand over newcastle above them. villa remain seventh in their hunt for europe. before that victory, manchester united fans held a protest outside the club and through the streets of the city, with banners opposing the continued glazer ownership. 0ur bbc football reporter simon s
but there are reports of increased fighting in the capital khartoum. more than 2,000 british nationals have been flown out so far, and in the last couple of hours, the uk government has announced there will be an extra flight, for more evacuations, leaving from port sudan tomorrow. we ll have the latest on that later, but first, our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of those trying to get out. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan. a night time rescue mission organised by saudi arabia s navy. it s not quite dunkirk, but many warships and ferries are now involved in this giant evacuation. tight security as the lights of port sudan gleam on the horizon. we head to shore on a smaller tug boat, at the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we are just coming in now to port sudan. it s a huge place and a big city. it is the focal point now of the evacuation effort for the whole country. we are told the area around it has bee
but there are reports of increased fighting in the capital khartoum. more than 2,000 british nationals have been flown out so far, and in the last couple of hours, the uk government has announced there will be an extra flight, for more evacuations, leaving from port sudan tomorrow. we ll have the latest on that later, but first, our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of those trying to get out. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan. a night time rescue mission organised by saudi arabia s navy. it s not quite dunkirk, but many warships and ferries are now involved in this giant evacuation. tight security as the lights of port sudan gleam on the horizon. we head to shore on a smaller tug boat, at the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we arejust coming in now to port sudan. it s a huge place and a big city. it is the focal point now of the evacuation effort for the whole country. we are told the area around it has been
countries over slavery. justice will require a formal apology. and a new opinion poll suggests support for the monarchy is waning, especially among the young. this, i think, is a problem for charles. how can he, as it were, recruit the young to support of the monarchy? the uk s very different today from when the king s mother was crowned 70 years ago. can he, and will he, change the monarchy? bells ring. cheering. charles and camilla are on a walkabout at york minster. it s exciting. the atmosphere s lovely. jack wants to see the king. big crowds have turned out to welcome them. i think they make a lovely couple and i think they re very dignified. amazed. really privileged to see that, yeah. god save the king! there s a small but noisy protest here, too. chants: not my king! all: not my king! republicans who want to get rid of the hereditary monarchy and have an elected head of state instead. across the country, there are millions of people who want the monarchy abolished. th