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
this, one of the poorest countries in the region, and what would be regarded as the world s was humanitarian crisis. ., , lawyers for alec baldwin have confirmed to the bbc that all charges against the actor stemming from the fatal shooting of cinematographer halina hutchins on the set of his western movie rust have been dropped. a reminder of what happened. in october 2021, baldwin was rehearsing scene on the set at a ranch in new mexico, when the prop gun he was holding fired. it resulted in the death of the 42 year old ukrainian born cinematographer. charges of involuntary manslaughter were brought against him and the film s weapons handler hannah gutierrez reed, who you see here. lawyers for both denied any wrongdoing.
rehearsing scene which means in the rehearsal you re not pulling trigger so why is his finger even in the trigger well? to begin with let alone pointing it at the camera and then pulling trigger if you re rehearsing? so not to mention checking the ammunition to not to mention you want a weapon unload until you re ready to use it if you re rehearsing unloaded before you use it so it s there s so many things broken here. that alec baldwin it maven may have been a accident but he s producer and buck stops with him he didn t know gun or all neglection and something tragic happened. i ll be surprised if anyone is held for account. you know you would be and you know i would. i ve had to put guys in a lot of trouble for something less than this. we ll see if anything happens here. dan: yeah. now, that s why i wanted you on about this. we spent our life around firearms again you check it, you
rehearsing scene which means in the rehearsal you re not pulling trigger so why is his finger even in the trigger well? to begin with let alone pointing it at the camera and then pulling trigger if you re rehearsing? so not to mention checking the ammunition to not to mention you want a weapon unload until you re ready to use it if you re rehearsing unloaded before you use it so it s there s so many things broken here. that alec baldwin it maven may have been a accident but he s producer and buck stops with him he didn t know gun or all neglection and something tragic happened. i ll be surprised if anyone is held for account. you know you would be and you know i would. i ve had to put guys in a lot of trouble for something less than this. we ll see if anything happens here. dan: yeah. now, that s why i wanted you on about this. we spent our life around firearms again you check it, you
rehearsing scene which means in the rehearsal you re not pulling trigger so why is his finger even in the trigger well? to begin with let alone pointing it at the camera and then pulling trigger if you re rehearsing? so not to mention checking the ammunition to not to mention you want a weapon unload until you re ready to use it if you re rehearsing unloaded before you use it so it s there s so many things broken here. that alec baldwin it maven may have been a accident but he s producer and buck stops with him he didn t know gun or all neglection and something tragic happened. i ll be surprised if anyone is held for account. you know you would be and you know i would. i ve had to put guys in a lot of trouble for something less than this. we ll see if anything happens here. dan: yeah. now, that s why i wanted you on about this. we spent our life around firearms again you check it, you