sudan s rival generals have agreed a 24 hour ceasefire, after four days of intense fighting in the capital, khartoum, and other towns. the country s de facto leader, general abdel fattah al burhan, said the ceasefire would start at six o clock tonight though other members of the army have denied that. the head of the rival rapid support forces, general mohamed hamdan dagalo, said he had approved the ceasefire, to ensure the evacuation of wounded civilians. these are the latest pictures from the capital, khartoum. at least 180 people have been killed so far, hundreds more have been injured by air strikes and shelling in crowded residential areas. the red cross says it s nearly impossible to provide humanitarian assistance to people in the capital. it s receiving desperate calls from people hiding in cellars, some of them injured. the health system is close to collapse, with reports of military forces occupying health centres. the united nations says it intends to stay in the
we re very much not a racist family. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we re covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first. president biden has signed into law his one point nine trillion dollar stimulus bill. the package provides a direct payment to most americans of $1,400, as well as $350 billion for state and local governments. mr biden wasn t taking any questions from the reporters gathered in the oval office but he is due to make a nationally televised address in the us in the next hour we will, of course, bring you that here on bbc news. well, for more on what that address may hold, i m joined by the bbc s laura trevelyan from washington. what can we expect? this is president biden is first prime time 0val president biden is first prime time oval office address to americans. and his aides have said in the last 15 minutes that they expect the president to set a goal of allowing americans to gather in
and in his first comment since harry and meghan s bombshell interview prince william insists the britsh royal family is not racist. reporter: have you spoken - to your brother since the interview? no, i haven t spoken to him yet, but i will do. can you just let me know, is the royal family a racist family, sir? we re very much not a racist family. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine, one of the most widely used covid 19 vaccines in the world, has been suspended in three european countries amid reports that some people who ve had the jab have developed blood clots. each country s health authority have stressed the move was precautionary, and that evidence of the vaccine s safety and efficacy was good. norway and iceland announced their decision to pause its use, after denmark stopped its rollout for m days. astrazeneca says the safety of the vaccine has been extensively studied in clinical trials. here s denmark s prime minister. denmark will suspend the use of the astrazenec
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continue clashes. in darfur and khartoum, everyone is sheltering in place. some of our sudanese staff who are stuck in homes, we do have food and water to get us through the next few days. unfortunately, with the power cuts, we are unable to confirm the safety and security of some of our international star. in terms of your relief programmes, tell me what you have had to stop doing. how important is this window if it ended as open in about an hour s time? we if it ended as open in about an hour s time? hour s time? we do health, nutrition. hour s time? we do health, nutrition, water hour s time? we do health, nutrition, water and - hour s time? we do health, - nutrition, water and sanitation. we have 45 helps civility is helping thousands of people every year. we have had to cut off services due to