by the uk government. in the uk, labour opposition mp diane abbott has been suspended pending 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. welcome to the programme. very good to have your company. we begin in north east 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. 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. am
do you consider yourself a guinea pig? no, i do not. i consider myself to be an explorer on the frontiers, trying to find out what is possible. tech entrepreneur bryanjohnson is spending millions trying to turn back time on his body. i refer to myself as a professional rejuvenation athlete. it is a new sport i want to create. i m not a bio hacker, i m not a health enthusiast, i am a professional rejuvenation athlete. i love it. working with a team of 30 scientists, his daily life is dictated by an extreme regime of fitness, diet, tablets, tracking and treatments. i am chronologically 45 years old, biologically i am a few hundred ages. my left ear is 64. my fitness test say i m 18. my heart is 37. my diaphragm strength is 18. and i playfully say i am trying to become like an 18 year old. my son is 17 so i always tease him and say, when i grow younger, i want to be like you. where is he taking me? wow. where to start in here! is this one of those devices that measures the age o
never happen again so i really want to remember it. there is so much was around this part of the industry. so much buzz. hello and welcome. britain s home secretary, suella braverman, has accepted the government is pushing the boundaries of international law, with new legislation it s introducing today to stop asylum seekers crossing the english channel in small boats. it s thought the measures putting a legal duty on ministers to remove anyone who enters the uk illegally would take precedence in law over the right to claim asylum here. here s our political correspondent, iain watson: five years ago fewer than 300 migrants attempted to cross the channel in a small migrants attempted to cross the channel in a small boat. migrants attempted to cross the channel in a small boat. last year more than 16,000 undertook the hazardous journey. year more than 16,000 undertook the hazardousjourney. and as the hazardousjourney. and as the numbers grew so too did the political pres
hello and welcome to the programme. the impact of bbc sports presenter gary lineker s removalfrom match of the day is continuing to affect the bbc s sports output today. the controversy over the broadcaster and his tweets criticising the uk government s policy on asylum seekers shows no sign of abating. he d been told by the bbc to step back from presenting its flagship football show match of the day. on saturday, it led to widespread disruption of the corporation s football coverage, as fellow presenters and commentators pulled out in support of the former england international. steffan powell reports. here is the best of the day s action. a match of the day like no other, not even a theme tune. just football and fan noise. i am going to walk my dog and do my shopping. would you mind letting me do it on my own? but this disagreement between gary lineker and bbc bosses is now much more than one programme. he went on to say that he could not comment on decisions about his
was watched by 2.58 million tv viewers on bbc one. today, in coverage of the women s super league, there was no bbc in house commentary and there were no pundits to talk about the game either. this report from steffan powell. here now is the best of the day s action. a match of the day like no other, not even a theme tune. just football and fan noise. i am going to walk my dog and do my shopping. would you mind letting me do it on my own? but this disagreement between gary lineker and bbc bosses is now much more than one programme. he went on to say that he could not comment on decisions about his future just yet. and one former director general is calling for calm. we have lost a couple of sports programmes so far, which is obviously disappointing for match of the day fans who got a much truncated version of match of the day, but walking into the bbc this morning, for a place which is meant to be in complete crisis, is its usual rather boring, solid self. for others, though,