are being instructed to shelter in place as western governments try to figure out a means to safely evacuate them. also tonight, scientific censorship in china. crucial genetic sequencing that could have helped with the fight against covid, was deleted, covered up or withdrawn under pressure from party officials. we will speak to the new york times investigators. what about the transition to clean power? nine countries meeting in belgium today have commited to building an entire electricity system in the north seas, based on renewable energy. and we will talk about the global addiction to cheap clothing 10 years on from the rana plaza disaster in bangladesh have we improved conditions for some of the poorest workers in the developing world. but first to sudan, a country fast coming apart at the seams. in khartoum it is now a stark choice between hunger and deprivation indoors and the risk of being killed in the street battles outside. there are tens of thousands of foreign
you don t finish a day and think, oh, i need a break, i need to get out. like you re with the people that give you the sense of that break and that rest and that recuperation. and you can have, like we used to call them, like three hour holidays. there was a gap in the schedule. like you just go somewhere, play, you know, lose and or go for a walk all together. and it s funny what you can like if you have the mindset in the right place, how quickly you can recuperate if you need it, you know, and i m hearing myself in these headphones knowing that i need to recuperate, cause my voice sounds like marge simpson in a minute. it sjust because i m in the middle of a tour. there s nothing that can prepare i you for this, though, is there? i like how do you cope with it all? well, i live out in the countryside and just before we started filming this, we were just chatting and i mentioned that no one really cares. and i love that out in the countryside, like you just sort of it s jus
story. it goes on the nhs strike posing a threat to great ormond street, the children s hospital, serious concerns over staffing levels there, and looking ahead to next week s coronation. and the daily telegraph, there is a reference to the story of the bbc chair. gary lineker s tweet, saying, don t let ministers pick the bbc chief. he said the bbc chairman should not be selected by the government of the day, not now, not ever. another story about surgeons operating only once every fortnight. so a busy news week. that s all from us tonight. thank you forjoining us. mark is here on tuesday. till then, have a great bank holiday weekend. goodnight. breaking news from around the world 24 breaking news from around the world 2a hours a day. this is bbc news. yeah, we did not fire the first shot. all the mediators were present. we agreed to sit down at 10 a.m. and sign the final agreement. we were taken by surprise when we found that the country was shut down and all the bridges wer
militia group, the rsf, are pointing at each other. this as thousands of sudanese, as well as many other nationalities continue to attempt to flee the country. these pictures of the situation in the capital khartoum today. at least 512 people and killed and many more injured. figures estimated to be higher. a bus convoy carrying several hundreds of u s citizens has left khartoum, bound for port sudan these pictures are courtesy of cbs news. meanwhile the uk deputy prime minister oliver dowden says uk evacuation flights from sudan will soon end. dowden said the last flight will leave by six o clock uk time on saturday and that there s been a significant decline in the number of british nationals coming forward. in an exclusive interview, our presenter zeinab badawi spoke with rapid support forces leader general mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemed ti. here s what he has to say. the people of sudan particularly in the capital are living in absolute ordeal what would it ta
three gambling businesses owned by william hill are to pay a 19 million pound penalty for weak money laundering controls. we start in mexico where at least 39 people have died in a fire at a migrant centre near the border with the united states. the blaze broke out at an immigration facility in ciudad juarez which is next to the stanton international bridge that links the city to el paso, texas. this was the scene outside the building overnight, with the emergency services in attendance. it s not yet clear what caused the fire. many of the victims are thought to be migrants who had been arrested in the city the day before, with some reports suggesting they had been detained in locked rooms. the bbc s william marquez is following the story closely. just bring us up to date with what we know at this stage. we know at this stage. there is not much we can we know at this stage. there is not much we can add we know at this stage. there is not much we can add to we know