in sudan is entering a third day, with doctors warning of increasingly desperate conditions in hospitals in the capital, khartoum. so far, 97 people have been reported killed and hundreds injured in the violence. fighting is between the sudanese army and the country s biggest paramilitary group, known as the rapid support forces, or rsf with these two men at the heart of it. the head of army is general abdel fattah al burhan. the leader of the rsf is mohamed hamdan dagalo. they re both vying for dominance, after leading the two main factions in the ruling military regime. but, caught in the middle, is sudan s population of around 50 million people. many are displaced and millions need humanitarian help. the sudanese doctors union says almost 100 civilians have been killed since the clashes erupted on saturday. we ve been hearing a range of different voices from inside sudan. katharina von schroeder, from save the children, has been sheltering with her eight year old son in a
i m martine croxall in the studio in london. also in the headlines this morning. more than 60 people are now confirmed dead including 12 children after a boat carrying migrants sank off the southern coast of italy. fresh calls for the uk government to stop energy bill rises in april as the energy regulator announces a new price cap. early results from the nigerian elections show support for the governing party is holding firm. observers say it s still too early to predict who ll win the presidency. and big wins ahead of the oscars for the fantasy adventure film everything everywhere all at once, at the screen actors guild awards in hollywood. hello and welcome to bbc news. we are in windsor, about an hour outside london, not in westminster, which has seen of course so much of the brexit drama, but we are here today because we are told that ursula von der leyen and rishi sunak will be here in a couple of hours time, also, in orderto will be here in a couple of hours time
in bringing peace to northern ireland. mrs clinton s giving the awards in her role as the chancellor of queen s university in belfast, they include honorary degrees and some posthumous honours. it comes as events marking the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement continue, that s the deal that largely ended secretarian violence there. live now to belfast where we can speak to dr clare rice who is a politics researcher at liverpool university, specialising in northern irish politics. good to see you again. president biden s visit as well, we talked about this last week but i m interested to see how important an event like this is today at two really highlight the role women played in the process. absolutely, it s one of those played in the process. absolutely, it s one of those things, played in the process. absolutely, it s one of those things, women sl it s one of those things, women s role within the peace process is
to the trading arrangements for northern ireland in the original brexit deal. there ve been several efforts to break the deadlock all have failed. dr clare rice is a politics researcher at liverpool university, specialising in northern irish politics. in terms of when it comes to the dup describing this as a break and calling it a fake, describing it as a break with no brake pads, help us understand what the opposition is to this particular deal. the understand what the opposition is to this particular deal. this particular deal. the position needs to be this particular deal. the position needs to be read this particular deal. the position needs to be read in this particular deal. the position needs to be read in the - this particular deal. the position needs to be read in the contextl this particular deal. the position l needs to be read in the context of wider comments that have been made more generally. in looking at the area in particular, uncertainty and rejection of that
with checks carried out. northern ireland s largest party, the democratic unionist party is opposed to the deal. the truth is, this is not a stormont brake, it s a fake and it should be rejected by the house and does not protect the union, does not protect democracy northern ireland it would not get the assembly back and running again. to really put this into context, let s remind ourselves of the state of play in northern ireland. it s governed by what s known as a power sharing executive where the largest parties govern together. but that arrangement has been suspended since february 2022. that s because the dup collapsed the executive over its opposition to the trading arrangements for northern ireland in the original brexit deal. there ve been several efforts to break the deadlock all have failed. dr clare rice is a politics researcher at liverpool university specialising in northern irish politics.