auschwitz. sudan s rival generals have agreed on a 24 hour ceasefire after four days of intense fighting in the capital khartoum and other towns. that cease fire expected to start right now, local time. we are keeping our eyes on the ground they are to see if it actually kicks in, but certainly in the run up to this announcement, eventually to downs army confirming that cease fire. originally we heard it from the rebel forces, but the time was right now six o clock local time. so we will keep an eye on that. that is so crucial. we have heard earlierfrom the head of the army. the head of the rival rapid support forces, general mohamed hamdan dagalo, said, he had approved the ceasefire, to ensure the evacuation of wounded civilians. these are the latest pictures pictures from the capital, khartoum. that s what they are getting a break from after four days. those are pictures from a little earlier. those are pictures from a little earlier. at least 180 people have been killed so
but not fast enough to keep up with price rises. our economics correspondent, andy verity, has more details. all good? business has been challenging, up and down. it has been consistently inconsistent. one day we are super busy, we can t keep up. the next day we don t have any work on. a year ago, construction companies like this builder of grand design style renovations, based near heathrow airport, were struggling to cope with the surge in demand for new projects as the economy bounced back from the pandemic. there was no lack of work, but profits were squeezed by the rocketing cost of raw materials and the shortage of skilled staff that sent wages soaring. it is difficult to meet demand when there is also less money in the jobs because the cost of labour has risen so much. so we have labourers earning the money which plumbers and carpenters were earning, like, two and a half, three years ago. but everybody wants the job to be cheaper because they have no certainty and the
against pre trial detention. after six months of bird flu restrictions, poultry will shortly be allowed out again heralding the return of free range eggs. and coming up on bbc news, after protesters disrupted play last night, the world snooker championships resumed today but with heightened security checks at the crucible. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the treasurer of the scottish national party, colin beattie, has been arrested by police investigating the party s funding and finances. it comes two weeks after peter murrell, the snp s former chief executive who s married to nicola sturgeon, was arrested by officers who searched his home in glasgow and the party s headquarters in edinburgh. mr murrell was later released without charge, pending further investigation. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has the latest. colin beattie has been the snp s treasure for almost the entire duration of his party s climb to dominance in scottish politics. its r