Hello, good morning. Welcome to bbc news. One of the front runners in the race to become the next prime minister, michael gove, has admitted taking cocaine on several occasions, 20 years ago. In an interview with the daily mail, mr gove said he deeply regretted his actions and insisted it shouldnt rule him out of the contest to succeed theresa may, which begins next week. Our political reporter peter saull explained why mr gove may have decided to talk about his past. His message really in that interview is, judge me on my record in parliament and not what i may or may not have done. Michael gove is clearly one of the front runners in this conservative leadership contest which gets under way this week, with the first round of voting taking place on thursday. He may feel that this is about clearing the decks, so to speak. Putting it out there, past misdemeanours, and i suppose he will still rely on the support of a lot of his colleagues within the conservative party. He does have quite
Of the front runners in this conservative leadership contest which gets under way this week, with the first round of voting taking place on thursday. He may feel that this is about clearing the decks, so to speak. Putting it out there, past misdemeanours, and i suppose he will still rely on the support of a lot of his colleagues within the conservative party. He does have quite a lot of support within parliament. The question mark really for him is whether, if he makes it to the final two, the conservative membership at large take a more dim view of his activities in the past, because the clue is in the name. They are conservative members, arent they . They are indeed, and i suppose the other impact of this is that we now have a range of candidates who in their youth, some in the last ten or 15 years, some further back, have acknowledged that theyve used illegal drugs. Now, as he wasjustice secretary subsequently, in part of his cabinet career, and that raises questions about the abili
hello. i m victoria valentine. the un has said a 72 hour ceasefire between the sudanese army and a rival paramilitary group appears to be holding in some parts of the country. thousands of foreign nationals are still trying to get out of the country, with numerous governments organising evacuations of their citizens. this is the first uk evacuation flight landed in larnaca in cyprus with 39 people on board. another flight has landed in the last couple of hours. as thousands flee, residents in the capital khartoum have spoken of theirfears the world is abandoning them, with supplies of food, water and medicine running low. nearly all the shops in the city have closed. and residents say prices of even the most basic goods have doubled. live now to nairobi and our correspondent ferdinand omondi. the british prime minister has warned of a critical 2a hours as evacuation flights leave sudan. a temporary and shaky truce appears to be holding. what do we know of movement of troops a
hello, and welcome, i am samantha simmonds. the un has said a seventy two hour ceasefire between the sudanese army and a rival paramilitary group appears to be holding in some parts of the country. as thousands flee, residents in the capital, khartoum, have spoken of their fears the world is abandoning them, with supplies of food, water and medicine running low. foreign nationals are still trying to get out of the country, with numerous governments organising evacuations of their citizens. this was one ship arriving injeddah a few hours ago, more than 1600 people from more than 50 countries fleeing violence in sudan have arrived in saudi arabia. the first french nationals have arrived in roissy airport in paris after their repatriation from sudan. around 250 people, most of whom are french nationals, have left djibouti after being rescued from sudan. the uk has evacuated hundreds of british nationals to larnaca airport in cyprus. this is the second flight landing in the early
a very large sum to settle claims of phone hacking. # 0h, island in the sun. and tributes to the legendary singer, actor and civil rights activist harry belafonte, who s died at the age of 96. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and one am in khartoum in sudan where an uneasy truce appears to be holding. thousands of people have been fleeing the country due to the violence there, as countries from around the world work to evacuate their citizens. people living in sudan have spoken of their fears of looting, vandalism and hunger. andrew harding has this report. safely out of sudan, the first plane carrying british nationals landed back in cyprus this evening. the rescue mission began early in the morning, several raf planes setting off for sudan capital khartoum not know if a ceasefire in the city would last days or even hours. it has been incredibly challenging because of the changing nature. we have had to work up complex plans involving numerous royal air force air