the capital khartoum. the presidentjoe biden has just issued a statement saying :. there are sf, one of the two army groups at the centre of the conflict are fighting for the conflict are fighting for the sudan army for control. they released a separate statement saying they are co ordinating with you with evacuations but the us has not confirmed whether or not is true. earlier, attempts to get people out were put on hold with one of the most intense days of fighting since violence broke out more than a week ago. it is not clear how the evacuations happen, considering khartoum is badly damaged by shelling and the sudanese airspace is closed. the new york times is reporting the pentagon positioned more troops in recent days in the nearby nation of djibouti where the military has a base to prepare for a rescue. military has a base to prepare fora rescue. military has a base to prepare for a rescue. the us military. the us state department releasing a statement saying th
than previously thought. and coming up on the bbc news channel, two late james anderson wickets put england in a strong position after day one of the opening test against new zealand. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the energy company centrica, which owns british gas, has seen its profits more than triple for last year because of rising oil and gas prices. the earnings were £3.3 billion, compared to £948 million from the year before. british gas was recently criticised for using debt agents to force fit pre payment meters into the homes of vulnerable customers. here s our business correspondent, theo leggett. net zero means hydrogen and solar. centrica says it is focused on clean energies of the future, but right now it s making bumper profits because of high oil and gas prices. they soared last year after the invasion of ukraine and the company, which owns british gas, is reaping huge benefits. last year it made £3.73 huge benefits. last year it made £