found in france, after he went missing six years ago will return to the uk in the next few days. possums, yes, it s me, dame edna, and aren t i looking gorgeous? and remembering the late barry humphries king charles and sir eltonjohn are among those paying tribute at a state memorial in sydney. and coming up on bbc news, we will hear how england s women are heading for defeat in mumbai almost 500 runs behind india in their one off test. good afternoon. prince harry has won his phone hacking case against the publishers of the daily mirror. a high courtjudge ruled this morning that on 15 occasions the duke of sussex was the victim of hacking or other unlawful methods of getting stories about him. he s been awarded £140,000 in damages. in a statement, prince harry said it s a great day for the truth and called on the police to launch a criminal investigation into mirror group newspapers. here s our media correspondent, david sillito. this has been a landmark case, prince
evacuations, now the evacuation of foreign nationals has been a priority. of foreign nationals has been a riori . , . , of foreign nationals has been a riori , ., , ., priority. this was earlier when eo - le priority. this was earlier when peeple from priority. this was earlier when people from saudi priority. this was earlier when people from saudi arabia, - priority. this was earlier when i people from saudi arabia, egypt and india were shipped out from and india were shipped out from a nearby port. earlier attempts to get people out were put on hold with one of the most intense days of fighting since violence broke out in the country one week ago. this was the capital khartoum, gunfire and explosions were heard across the city. a reminder now of what has been taking place in sudan, the army general is fighting the leader of a paramilitary group the f led by mohammed hamdan dagalo. they had in sharing power, now though they disagree on how sudan should be in governmen
hello and welcome to the programme. the us military has evacuated american diplomats and their families from sudan. six aircraft were used in sunday s early morning mission. president biden issued a statement a short time ago. he said: more than 150 people were evacuated by sea to the saudi arabian port ofjeddah on saturday, mostly citizens of gulf countries, but also from egypt, canada and others. it came as clashes continued between the rsf and sudan s army. the near constant shooting and bombardment in khartoum and elsewhere has cut electricity and safe access to food and water for much of the population. several ceasefires that had seemingly been agreed by both sides were ignored, including a 3 day pause to mark the muslim holiday of eid al fitr, which started on friday. bbc news understands that the government is drawing up plans to evacuate british embassy staff from sudan, uk citizens are being urged to tell the foreign office where they are, either online or by phone,
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 silitto, 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. about weight, you could do with losing a little, success has gone to yourjowls, russell hardy. oh, 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. have you? but not quite as much as some. laughter but the thing is, you are still recognisable. she was so familiar, it was easy to forget that behind the glasses and f
british politician dominic raab has hit out at what he calls activist civil servants after resigning as deputy prime minister over bullying claims. an inquiry concluded that he d been aggressive you re watching bbc news. now it s time for the travel show. coming up this week: the canadian dog race in 30 degrees celsius. the dogs are so excited. it s utter chaos! they re literally trying to pull the sled now. just one second! wait, wait! the first arab woman to scale one of the world s toughest mountains. taking a little break on this very awkward rock formation. never give up. and the former notorious mexican prison that s now been given over to nature. bordering alaska and the arctic ocean, the yukon territory in northern canada is wild, sparsely populated and unrelenting. this must be one of the most remote places i have ever been to. it s just snow and mountains and forest as far as the eye can see. this year marks 125 years since one of the most frantic gold rushes in hi