ever april day. hello, a very warm welcome. i m samantha simmonds. efforts are being stepped up in sudan to try and extend a fragile ceasefire between troops loyal to rival generals. the outbreak of violence in the country has left more than 500 people dead and forced thousands to flee. the current truce brokered by the us is due to expire later on thursday. both the un and south sudan are rapidly trying to organise a three day extension to it. the sudanese army says it s approved the idea of discussing the proposal but its rival, the rapid support forces, has not yet responded. here s our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, with the latest. there is an invitation from salva kiir, south sudan s president, to both the warring generals to try and get them to go to the south sudanese capital to sit down and talk about another three day ceasefire, to carry on when the current one expires later today. and also to talk about humanitarian corridors within khartoum and perhaps to t
chancellor s budget tomorrow as new figures show wage rises are no longer accelerating. the neonatal nurse accused of the murder and attempted murder of babies a court hear how a consultant raised concerns with hospital bosses, which were ignored. we ll report on why some well known cough medicines sold behind the counter at pharmacies have been withdrawn from sale. and some 36,000 people turned up for the opening day of cheltenham. we ll bring you the latest on the horse racing action. andy murray faces a man he mentored, and emma also aims to reach the fourth round. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a 22 year old woman has been jailed for eight and a half years for making up a series of false rape allegations. eleanor williams posted pictures of herself on social media with injuries she claimed were from being beaten, abused and trafficked by asian men. in fact she had inflicted the wounds on herself using a hammer. the court heard that the three me
describe their suffering. i ve got complex ptsd from it all, i ve had mental health problems from it all, i tried ending my life because of it all, i couldn t have a bond with my son when he was first born because of it all. storm freddy, one of the strongest storms recorded in the southern hemisphere, has now hit malawi causing more than 100 deaths. and in tonight s football, manchester city recorded a convincing 7 0 win against rb leipzig. erling haaland scores five goals. and coming up on the bbc news channel. constitution hill remains unbeaten in the victory of the champion hurdle on day one of the festival! good evening. on the eve of the budget the first to be delivered by the chancellorjeremy hunt there s expected to be a significant expansion of free childcare provision in england. it s part of a strategy to get more people back to work given the shortage of staff in some key sectors. scotland, wales and northern ireland are expected to receive equivalent levels o
any moment now, president biden will address the nation from that podium right there amid concerning questions about potential contagion in the u.s. banking sector. what does that mean for your money? a very good monday morning to you. i m jim sciutto. and i m erica hill. president biden expected to try to calm fears in a matter of moments when he does make his way to that podium, this amid the failure of two u.s. banks. we re talking about silicon valley bank, which you ve heard a lot of this weekend, as well as signature bank. the biden administration is taking emergency action here and there is the president. let s listen in. for california. i want to briefly speak about what s happening to silicon valley bank and signature bank. today, thanks to the quick action of my administration over the past few days, americans can have confidence that the banking system is safe. your deposits will be there when you need them. small businesses across the country that deposit ac
the president says everything is under control. will that convince average americans? and why didn t anyone see this coming plus, roughly 17 million people facing flood watches today. the vast majority of them where flooding has already wreaked havoc in parts of california the atmospheric referring dropping another half foot of rain and compounding misery for towns under water. will donald trump s future be decided on the campaign trail or in the courtroom. the former president heads to iowa as his former fixer, michael, cohen, heads into a meeting with a new york grand jury we start with the question americans all over the country are asking, is my money safe the federal reserve and the president himself telling them the answer is yes. right now the dow is roughly flat following the collapse of two banks in recent days with several others suddenly on shaky ground in fact, some regional banks have lost 60, 70, even 80% of their value. carol lee is covering the white hou