the uk announces evacuation flights from sudan will end in 2a hours time. from sudan will end in 24 hours time. . , ., from sudan will end in 24 hours time. . ,, from sudan will end in 24 hours time. . i. ., from sudan will end in 24 hours time. . ., ., time. can you help? can anybody hel? teaching unions say they will co ordinate strike action if their members vote to do so. the actress eva green wins her legal battle over a million dollar fee for a sci fi film that was never made. and with the king s coronation just over a week away, we look at attitudes to the monarchy in scotland. in to the monarchy in scotland. coming up on bbc ne bmb in coming up on bbc news, a glance lamb despite her grand slam despite her in six nations finale. good evening. the position of the bbc s chairman has been in question for several months. today richard sharp resigned after accepting the findings of a critical report, which found he d failed to be transparent about his dealings with
report found that mr sharp failed to properly disclose his involvement in facilitating a loan of almost $1 million for the uk s former prime minister borisjohnson. this morning mr sharp released this statement. have a listen. missed to store s view is that while i did breach the government s code for government appointments he states very clearly that a breach does not necessarily invalidate an appointment. indeed, i have always maintained breach was inadvertent and not material which the facts he lays out substantially at mr heppinstall. the secretary of state consulted with the bbc board who support that view. nevertheless, i have decided that it is right to prioritise the interests of the bbc. i feel that this matter may well be a distraction from the corporation s good work where i had to remain in post until the end of my term. i have therefore this morning resigned as the bbc chair to the secretary of state and to the board. state and to the board. that s richard sh
story. it goes on the nhs strike posing a threat to great ormond street, the children s hospital, serious concerns over staffing levels there, and looking ahead to next week s coronation. and the daily telegraph, there is a reference to the story of the bbc chair. gary lineker s tweet, saying, don t let ministers pick the bbc chief. he said the bbc chairman should not be selected by the government of the day, not now, not ever. another story about surgeons operating only once every fortnight. so a busy news week. that s all from us tonight. thank you forjoining us. mark is here on tuesday. till then, have a great bank holiday weekend. goodnight. breaking news from around the world 24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. yeah, we did not fire the first shot. all the mediators were present. we agreed to sit down at 10 a.m. and sign the final agreement. we were taken by surprise when we found that the country was shut down and all the bridges wer
when the accident happened. kentucky s governor rushed to the soldier s duty station, which is called fort campbell and had this to say this morning. today is a tough and a tragic day for kentucky. for the four campbell and for the 101st. the nine individuals. we lost our children of god. they will be mourned and missed by their families. by their communities. we ve also heard from the secretary of defense lloyd austin, who said in a statement . my heart goes out to the families of these service members and to the members of the 101st airborne division who bravely and proudly serve our country every day each and every day. i m saddened by this tragic loss, and i am working with army leadership to make sure our troops and their families received the care that they need in the wake. of this accident. cnn s dianne gallagher is live at fort campbell. diane what more are you learning about this tragic accident? so alex. there is an aircraft safety team that is on their way from fo
start with an arrest of historic proportions. it s the first time an american journalist has been detained by russia since the cold war in 1986 the year after i was born wall street journal reporter evan gersh co ceviche. was arrested and is now in custody in moscow on accusations of espionage. he covers russia, ukraine and the former soviet union for the paper. in a statement, the wall street journal said it vehemently denies the allegations from the fsb and seeks the immediate release of our trusted and dedicated reporter. we stand in solidarity with evan and his family. espionage charges in russia can carry prison sentences of up to 20 years. court has ordered 31 year old gorshkov itch to be initially detained until may. 29th the white house says the state department has been in direct touch with the russian government at any moment. now we expect his attainment to be addressed at the white house press briefing. of course, we will take you there when it begins. evan gives