diane abbott, has been suspended pending an investigation into a letter she wrote about racism for the british newspaper the observer. a growing number of foreign diplomats and their families have been airlifted to safety from the sudanese capital, khartom, as fighting between rivalfactions of the army enters a second week. here in the uk, the ministry of defence has confirmed embassy staff were removed under the cover of darkness. the us and france have carried out a similar operation. there s no word yet, on how other british nationals are supposed to leave. with the latest here s our africa correspondent, andrew harding. amid the bombs and the gunfire in khartoum today, a series of dramatic rescue missions. among those successfully airlifted out of sudan after a week of terror, british embassy staff and their families. over 1200 people contributed to this operation. it was dangerous and precarious but never the less we managed to use both c 130s and aaoo aircraft to go in,
an investigation into a letter she wrote about racism for the british newspaper, the observer. the dutch siffan hassan and the kenyan kelvin kiptum have won the race for female and male categories in the london marathon. hello, i m rich preston a very warm welcome to bbc news. a growing number of foreign diplomats and their families have been airlifted to safety from the sudanese capital, khartom, as fighting between rivalfactions of the army enters a second week. the uk, france and the us are among those to remove embassy staff under the cover of darkness. the british evacuees are on their way back to the uk, via cyprus. the situation for other nationals in sudan remains unclear. in the last couple of hours we ve seen a french military plane arriving at one of france s airbases in dijibouti said to be carrying european diplomats and citizens. with the latest here s our africa correspondent, andrew harding. amid the bombs and the gunfire in khartoum today, a series of drama
she wrote about racism for the british newspaper, the observer. hello in a very warm welcome. we begin in northeast africa. a growing number of foreign diplomats and their families have been airlifted to safety from the sudanese capital, khartoum, as fighting between rivalfactions of the army enters a second week. the uk, france and the us are among those to remove embassy staff under the cover of darkness. the british evacuees are on their way back to the uk, via cyprus. the situation for other nationals in sudan remains unclear. in the last couple of hours, we ve seen a french military plane arriving at one of france s airbases in dijibouti said to be carrying european diplomats and citizens. with the latest here s our africa correspondent, andrew harding. amid the bombs and the gunfire in khartoum today, a series of dramatic rescue missions. among those successfully airlifted out of sudan after a week of terror, british embassy staff and their families. over 1200 people co
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live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s six in the morning in singapore and 1am in sudan, where we begin the programme. british diplomats and their families have been airlifted to safety from khartoum, the capital of sudan, as fighting between rival military factions enters a second week. the ministry of defence in london confirmed that embassy staff had been brought out under cover of darkness and the united states has carried out a similar operation. there s no word yet on how other british nationals will be able to leave the country. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has the latest. amid the bombs and the gunfire in khartoum today, a series of dramatic rescue missions. among those successfully airlifted out of sudan after a week of terror, british embassy staff and their families. over 1,200 people contributed to this operation. it was dangerous and precario