japanese officials say at least 48 people have died and many others are trapped beneath rubble, after a powerful earthquake. ukraine suffers another intense night of russian bombardment, leaving at least five people dead. ukraine s air defence claims 35 drones were shot down. time for a look at the business news now. tesla, the elon musk controlled car maker which pioneered mass market electric vehicles, has been relegated to second position in the global league of electric car makers. its chinese rival, byd has reported that it sold 526,000 cars in the final quarter of last year compared to 480,000 for tesla making it the world s number one electric car brand for now at least. erin delmore is in new york for us. byd said it is the biggest car brand you have never heard of in a recent advert i saw, but we are hearing more about them and other chinese electric vehicle makers who are shaking up the market. it is true. this news might shaking up the market. it is true. this
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in sudan, where thousands continue to flee the worsening violence between rival military factions. the fighting started nearly a week ago and so far it s claimed at least 350 lives. civilians in the capital khartoum who are trapped between the factions are running low on food and water. efforts are under way to secure a three day truce to mark the muslim holiday of eid al fitr. our correspondent andrew harding has the latest. another sunrise over khartoum. but still no sign of the promised ceasefire in sudan s shell shocked capital. across this vast country, hospitals are increasingly overwhelmed. these are the victims of a power struggle between two rival armies, a war that has been waged in crowded cities with no regard for civilian life. doctors can t even reach many of the wounded. our volunteers live in fields and provide service apart from hospitals, very close to thei
of the sun, moon and earth. and coming up on bbc news, we look ahead to manchester united against sevilla. can a fit again marcus rashford help them progress to the semifinals of the europa league? good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one. in the last hour, it s emerged that rishi sunak has received an independent report into allegations of bullying made against the deputy prime minister, dominic raab. a senior lawyer has been investigating eight complaints mr raab has always denied the claims. our political correspondent david wallace lockhart has the details. dominic wallace lockhart has the details. raab has been th an dominic raab has been the subject of an investigation since november. eight complaints involving 2a people. eight complaints involving 24 eole. , eight complaints involving 24 eole. v eight complaints involving 24 neale, , ., people. let s make our next prime minister, please people. let s make our next prime minister, please welcome - pe
lets bring you up to date with a big political story. the result of an investigation into allegations of bullying by the deputy prime minister dominic raab have been delivered to rishi sunak. he denies the claim but the prime minister is said to be carefully considering now the findings. rishi sunak has received this report and we are waiting for him to make a decision about the fate, the future of dominic raab, he was a key ally of his. that show you 10 downing street. there was a flurry of information short time ago about what could possibly happen. it has settled down. it seemed we were close to hearing on whether dominic raab would keep a job or be ousted from government, but we aren t sure when it will come, there s been no announcement. we do know the prime minister has received this report, backin minister has received this report, back in november that the government appointed a senior lawyer to conduct an independent investigation into the complaints. dominic raab de
welcome to bbc news. muslims around the world are preparing for eid al fitr, a religious festival which marks the end of the holy month of ramdan. but in some countries, conflict and poverty have made that celebration all but impossible. some of the images we are about to show you are distressing. in yemen, at least 78 people have been killed in a crush at a school in yemen s rebel held capital, sanaa, after hundreds crowded into a narrow street on wednesday night to get hand outs of around $9 from a merchant during a charity event for ramadam. i ll be speaking to a yemeni journalist and our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet. but first, another muslim majority nation, sudan where people have been desperately trying to leave the capital, khartoum, amid another day of fighting, fearful about dwindling food supplies and the collapse of medical services. nearly a week of fighting between rival military factions in sudan is now thought to have killed at least 330 pe