also tonight: a promise to appoint 20,000 extra police in england and wales has been delivered, say ministers while labour says it s simply making up for the job cuts of the past. two former senior managers at the private health care firm the priory group, say they had concerns about the safety of patients and staff. and manchester city welcomed arsenal this evening for a top of the table clash in the premier league. and coming up on bbc news. luca brecel shocks ronnie o sullivan winning 7 frames in a row to reach the semi finals of the world snooker championships in sheffield. good evening. the rescue operation to bring british nationals out of sudan has made progress today. the latest official figure is that 536 people have been rescued so far. two flights landed at stansted airport in essex today. tens of thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals have left sudan in the past week, fleeing the violence that s erupted between two military factions. a ceasefire declared
it s seven in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in sudan where the rescue operation to bring british nationals out of the country has made progress the latest official figure is that 536 people have been rescued so far. tens of thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals have left sudan in the past week, fleeing the violence that s erupted between two military factions. we ll have a report by our special correspondent lucy manning on those arriving back in the uk, but we start with this report from cyprus, and our correspondent there nick beake. finally, an escape for britons who ve been stranded in sudan. but as the raf carries out more evacuations, there are some concerns the airfield in the capital, khartoum, is now breaking up with hundreds of uk citizens still stuck in the devastation inflicted by the feud between top generals. today, though, flights out have been reaching cyprus, which is halfway home. and this is how it feels to have escaped. here in c
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme- it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin - it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in - it s newsday. welcome to the i programme. we begin in sudan, where the rescue operation to bring british nationals out of the country has made progress. the latest official figure is that 536 people have been rescued so far. tens of thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals have left sudan in the past week, fleeing the violence that s erupted between two military factions. we ll have a report by our special correspondent lucy manning on those arriving back in the uk, but we start with this report from cyprus, and our correspondent there, nick beake. finally, an escape for britons who ve been stranded in sudan. but as the raf carries out more evacuations, there are some concerns the airfield
still stuck in the devastation, inflicted by the feud between top generals. today, though, flights out have been reaching cyprus, which is halfway home. and this is how it feels to have escaped. here in cyprus, i met eight year old karim and his ten year old sister, diya lam, with their mum shireen. at their departure gate she explained how they d got out of sudan. once we got there to the airport, we met the british soldiers. they were very friendly, and they helped us a lot to get here now. other countries, the french and germans, got their people out before the british. but how do you feel? do you think the british helped you when you needed them,
still stuck in the devastation inflicted by the feud between top generals. today, though, flights out have been reaching cyprus, which is halfway home. and this is how it feels to have escaped. here in cyprus, i met eight year old karim and his ten year old sister, diya lam, with their mum shireen. at their departure gate she explained how they d got out of sudan. once we got there to the airport, we met the british soldiers. they were very friendly and they helped us a lot to get here now. other countries, the french and germans, got their people out before the british. but how do you feel, do you think the british helped you when you needed them, or were they too slow? i think they were slower than the others, but