we ve got our own show to make, so let s get on with this episode of newscast. newscast. newscast from the bbc. hello, it s james here in the studio in westminster. and it s chris in westminster, too. here we are, and one story that s dominated this week, chris, hasn t it, which has been this post office scandal? but there s one story going to dominate next week, i think, quite likely, in so much as we can forecast. what s that? it is rwanda. so it s the return of the conversation about how you deal with illegal migration. and the government is keen to have this idea of sending folk to rwanda. as newscasters will be aware, it s been getting relatively long in the tooth as an idea, but it hasn t yet happened for a million and one legal reasons. there are also very transparent differences of opinion within the conservative party about how you do it, how you make it work, can you make it work, and what s the best way of making it work? there was a bit of a to do before christmas
attempts by other countries to evacuate their citizens from sudan have been abandoned because it is currently too dangerous to move. the head of the sudanese army says he can see only a military solution to the fighting. general abdel fattah al burhan has said he sees no room for talks with paramilitaries of the rapid support forces. in new york, the un secretary general antonio guterres appealed for an immediate, three day truce to mark the muslim holiday of eid. 0ur africa correspondent andrew harding has sent this report. 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, the victims of a power struggle between two rival armies, a war that s being waged in crowded cities with no regard for civilian life. doctors can t even reach many of the wounded. 0ur volunteers didn t feel safe to go and to provide service apart from hospitals very close to
those weather seems tomorrow. this feature running in off the near continent will be the fly in the ointment because most of the country will have another dry and sunny day, with fresh breezes again. there is the cloud, outbreaks of rain getting in to east anglia and the south east through the afternoon period. a bit of a disappointment for part two of the day. the wind is quite gusty for many areas, especially southern and eastern parts of england. it will be cooler along north sea coasts. temperatures, nine, ten, maybe 11. elsewhere, the low to mid teens with western scotland faring best, high teens are 20 degrees or so. with the dry and sunny weather this time of year, tree pollen will be high or very high, particularfor england and wales. high pressure holds on for the north of the uk for friday but then we start to see these weather fronts get going friday at the weekend. low pressure starts to move in, so it will turn more unsettled with outbreaks of rain and as that lo
in the mediterranean sea. it comes days after the prime minister, promised harsher prison sentences for human traffickers. britain s prime minister rishi sunak and chancellorjeremy hunt will hold talks with the governor of the bank of england in response to the collapse of silicon valley bank uk. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for political thinking with nick robinson. what makes the daughter of immigrants willing to risk the wrath of liberal britain by warning that we face an invasion of migrants, that up to 100 million could come here, that those who oppose her plan to stop the boats aren t real patriots? indeed, that they re betraying britain. the home secretary, suella braverman, is loved by some for the stance she s taking. she s loathed by others. my guest on political thinking has toured the news studios all week. this is not another news interview. it is not an interrogation about that policy. it is a conversation, as this whole series is, about what shapes
after a drop off in donations as the cost of living crisis bites. and the british built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real terms cut in benefits despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings a lower percentage figure that would save the government billions of pounds. there s already a cabinet split on the issue. the leader of the commons penny morduant has openly demanded that benefits do go up in line with prices. this morning the prime minister told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower, despite ditching her plan to do just that only yesterday. iain watson reports from the conservative party conference. it s tin hat time for liz truss. she and her chancel