hello and welcome to bbc news. the vatican says pope francis has spent a good night in hospital after being admitted with a respiratory infection. a spokesman said he had been experiencing breathing difficulties, but they also confirmed he was not suffering from covid. the bbc s davide ghiglione is outside the hospital in rome. a spokesperson informed journalists that he spent a peaceful night at the hospital. so his condition remains stable at the moment. the vatican is trying to reassure journalists, people and catholics all over the world. according to italian news agency ansa, the pope should be discharged within the next couple of days. and he should be able to celebrate next sunday s mass. everybody knows at the vatican that the pope has been particularly weak over the last couple of months. we do know already that he was forced to use a wheelchair. so it could be quite tiring for him even if he is able to attend all the ceremonies and easter celebrations. we can get mo
and retaining their premier league title. liverpool s trent alexander arnold tells us why he s launching a scheme to help young players who are released by club academies. a lot of people still find it difficult to kind of open up and feel vulnerable, and are scared of that feeling of failure again. good morning. there is a lot of cloud out there for most of us and some outbreaks of rain. the weather is going to be warming up in the next few days. details here on bbc breakfast. good morning. it s thursday, the 27th of april. our main story. british evacuation teams are working to rescue more people from sudan before the country s fragile ceasefire ends tonight. more than 500 people have already left on uk flights, with another due to land this morning. but the foreign secretary said he can t guarantee how many further planes will depart once the 72 hour truce expires. simonjones reports. back on british soil, escaping the conflict, hundreds of people have now left sudan as pa
sanctuary in europe. redford again. oh, what a goal! what a goal! radford the scorer, ronnie radford! and legendary football commentator john motson has died aged 77. he covered over 2000 games during his 50 year career. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news, good to have your company this hour. three men have been arrested after the shooting of a police officer in northern ireland. he is now in a critical condition in hsopital. detective chief inspectorjohn caldwell was shot multiple times in front of his son after coaching young people playing football in 0magh, county tyrone. he is well known in northern ireland not least his involvement in investigating organised crime. northern ireland s political leaders have issued a joint statement condemning the callous attack. the irish prime minister and northern ireland secretary have both condemned the attempt on his life. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has this report. john caldwell is a father who was coaching football
no way out, the ukrainian military says it has encircled russian forces in the strategic eastern town of lyman in the donetsk region, a day after russia annexed the area. the uk s biggest controlled explosion for 75 years as redcar steelworks is demolished. we ll have a report from the teesside site. these beavers have something to celebrate. and these beavers have been recognised as a protected species in england, making it illegal to deliberately capture, kill or disturb them. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. more than 50,000 rail workers are walking out today, causing the biggest strike disruption on the railways this year. 0nly around 11% of the usual saturday timetable will be able to run. in some parts of the country, there are no trains at all. members of four unions are taking part in the strike in a long running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. 0ur transport correspondent, katy austin reports. another train strike, and it s
people who died in an explosion at a petrol station in donegal among them robert garwe and his five year old daughter shauna. it isa it is a huge impact to a small rural community. they are all local people. they are all very much involved in the community. they were all people who are shopping in the local shop. in iran, protestors appear to hack into state run television as demonstrations against the regime continue. and max verstappen has secured his second formula 1 world championship after winning the japanese grand prix. good afternoon. at least 17 people have been killed by russian missile strikes in the middle of the night on the city of zaporizhzhia. president zelensky condemned the attack as absolute evil. the latest strikes came hours after the 12 mile long bridge linking russia to occupied crimea was badly damaged by an explosion. our diplomatic correspondent, pauladams, reports from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. in zaporizhzhia, this is what escalation looks lik