this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we start in sudan where the united nations is sending its top aid official to help co ordinate relief efforts. it comes as the agency s humanitarian coordinator in sudan says that the situation there is turning into a full blown catastrophe warning that more than 800 thousand people may flee the country as a result of the ongoing violence. meanwhile, fighting continues in the capital khartoum despite a ceasefire agreed by both sides. evacuation flights are still taking off from port sudan on the red sea today. those not able to leave there by plane are taking boats across tojedda in saudi arabia. our correspondent andrew harding reports. on sudan s coast, the scramble to escape goes on. with airlifts ending, foreign nationals register for a boat ride to safety. this morning, some 300 of them arrived here injeddah, saudi arabia, having crossed the red sea from port sudan. all sorts of embassies on hand to claim th
welcome to the programme. we start in sudan where the united nations is sending its top aid official to help co ordinate relief efforts. it comes as the agency s humanitarian coordinator in sudan says that the situation there is turning into a full blown catastrophe warning that more than 800,000 people may flee the country as a result of the ongoing violence. meanwhile, fighting continues in the capital khartoum despite a ceasefire agreed by both sides. evacuation flights are still taking off from port sudan on the red sea those not able to leave there by plane are taking boats across tojeddah in saudi arabia. 0ur correspondent andrew harding reports. 0n sudan s coast, the scramble to escape goes on. with airlifts ending, foreign nationals register for a boat ride to safety. this morning, some 300 of them arrived here injeddah, saudi arabia, having crossed the red sea from port sudan. all sorts of embassies on hand to claim their own. several british families were on
in liverpool this week as the city prepares to host the eurovision song contest on behalf of last year s winners, ukraine. today sees the start of the two week cultural festival, eurofest which runs alongside eurovision.. ian haslam has more from liverpool. liverpool s nelson monument encased in two and a half thousands sandbags to reflect what s happening in ukraine. at the centre of the piece a short film among those 24 2a brand new commissions, a combination of liverpool and ukrainian artists from theatre, through to the installations you see here, whether it s purely eurovision, or pieces of incredible work like this. it’s eurovision, or pieces of incredible work like this. work like this. it s got something for everyone- among those looking at piece sisters yulia and yanna from ukraine. it is very emotional to see this here, so wejust it is very emotional to see this here, so we just started to cry a little. yeah. it s very important
thousands of people are due in liverpool this week as the city prepares to host the eurovision song contest on behalf of last year s winners, ukraine. today sees the start of the two week cultural festival, eurofest which runs alongside eurovision. ian haslam has more from liverpool. liverpool s nelson monument encased in two and a half thousands sandbags to reflect what s happening in ukraine. at the centre of the piece a short film. eurofest has 2a brand new commissions, a combination of liverpool and ukrainian artists from theatre, through to the installations you see here, whether it s purely eurovision, or pieces of incredible work like this. it s got something for everyone. among those looking at piece sisters yulia and yanna from ukraine. in ukraine, we have
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