hello and welcome to the programme. i m luxmy gopal. we start with the news that the australian comedian barry humphries, best known for his character dame edna everage, has died at the age of 89. he d been receiving treatment at a hospital in sydney following hip surgery. barry humphries was a leading figure on the british comedy scene with his many satirical characters. his family said he never lost his brilliant mind and unique wit. our arts correspondent, david sillito, looks back at his life. dame edna everage! hello, possums! dame edna always said she was born with a priceless gift: the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others. iam i am awaiting us. i am weightless. listen, you could do with losing a little. success has gone to yourjowls! you re being very, very cruel! for more than 50 years, she took pleasure in saying the unsayable. i ve had a little work done, but. have you? not quite as much as some! laughter and applause no. no, you are still recognisable,
after a fire started in a restaurant. hello and welcome to the programme. i m luxmy gopal. we start in sudan, where the army says foreign nationals from the uk as well as the united states, france and china are to be evacuated in the coming hours . the head of the military agreed to facilitate the operation, as fighting in the capital khartoum enters its second week. saudi state tv is reporting that planes carrying evacuees have begun arriving injeddah the un estimates that at least 400 people have been killed across sudan since the fighting began a week ago, the most intense taking place in the capital khartoum. explosions and gunfire have been heard across the city in the past few hours. that s despite the sudanese army announcing a three day halt to fighting from friday. the conflict is the result of a power struggle between the national army led by general abdel fattah al burhan and the rsf para military group led by general mohamed hamdan dagalo. the two men had b
football. . 3-3 3 3 draw on friday night. next to the english premier league, there are five games today, most involving sides fighting to avoid relegation. that includes leeds united, who remain just three points from safety. harry wison and andreas pereira. in just under 45 minutes, the other games kick off with everton, leicester and nottingham forest all hoping to end the day outside of the bottom three. aston villa could move within three points of the top four if they win at brentford. meanwhile at the top of the english non league pyramid, wrexham s hollywood season could get its fairy tale ending with promotion back to the football league for the first time in 15 years. it s the moment their film star owners rob mackle henney and ryan reynolds have been waiting for since they took over in north wales a couple of years ago. it will happen if they beat boreham wood this evening or even if notts county lose earlier in the day. chelsea look like they ll have it all to do in their
is one. wrexham s hollywood season could get its fairy tale ending with promotion back to the football league for the first time in 15 years. it s the moment their film star owners rob mcelhenney and ryan reynolds have been waiting for since they took over in north wales a couple of years ago. it will happen if they beat boreham wood this evening. chelsea are 1 0 down in their champions league semifinal tie against barcelona following a loss at stamford bridge earlier today. caroline graham hansen put the visitors ahead afterjust four minutes with a curling effort from outside the box. an effort from chelsea s guro reiten was earlier ruled out for offside, she had another shot cleared off the line. barcelona controlled the game well in the second half to see out the win. the second leg is on thursday. the afternoon sessions at the world snooker championship are under way, with ronnie 0 sullivan dominating in his game against hossein vafaei. these are live pictures from the crucible in