and arab communities have long been at loggerheads, witnesses accused the rsf of targeting and killing non—arabs, resulting in reports of hundreds of deaths. the rsf has repeatedly denied any involvement in the violence in the region and has called for an independent international investigation. the un now reports that with 8.1 million people forcibly displaced, and tens of thousands killed. there are warnings of growing hunger. the un security council has called for a ceasefire in sudan to coincide with the muslim holy month of ramadan, but an agreement is unlikely. bbc arabic�*s feras kilani, has been given rare access with the sudanese army, to the front line city of omdur—marn, close to the capital khartoum and sent us this report. children in sudan are facing a living nightmare. celebrating a rare success as they pushed with the capital. prep and support forces. this market used to be the life of the city, now look at it. normal life here destroyed. we hear stories of rape, looting and indiscriminate violence at the hands... this or sticking millions across the country have had to leave their lives behind. few have faith. this 64—year—old took us to see what used to be a town square. now makeshift riviera. translation: there are 150 eo - le translation: there are 150 peeple here- _ translation: there are150 peeple here- i— translation: there are150 people here. i knew- translation: there are 150 people here. i knew many i translation: there are 150 people here. i knew many of them. mohammed, abdullah, . there's just me left. . there'sjust me left. a . there's “ust me left. a moment_ .there'sjust me left. a moment to remembertheir .there'sjust me left. a moment to remember their names. for many, grave is only a number. the un says sides face accusations of horrific. the army was keep sure the damage inflicted in the city. they try to control we saw. children in sudan are facing a living nightmare. aid agencies warn an entire generation is at risk. 300 families are crammed into this school here in port sudan. these classrooms should be full of children. instead, desperate people from across sudan are sheltering here for safety. but their horrible stories with in here. five people are dying of polio and others are �*s suffering from severe diseases. a mother of eight has leukaemia. she hasn't been able to get her medication since the war erupted last april. translation: my last - ills april. translation: my last pills finish — april. translation: my last pills finish three _ april. translation: my last pills finish three days - april. translation: my last pills finish three days before | pills finish three days before the wet _ pills finish three days before the war. from that moment on, i am suffering, i am the war. from that moment on, i am suffering, lam in the war. from that moment on, i am suffering, i am in constant pain, i'm_ am suffering, i am in constant pain, i'm so_ am suffering, i am in constant pain, i'm so tired.— am suffering, i am in constant pain, i'm so tired. her husband is fighting _ pain, i'm so tired. her husband is fighting in — pain, i'm so tired. her husband is fighting in khartoum. - pain, i'm so tired. her husband is fighting in khartoum. she . is fighting in khartoum. she hasn't heard from him and two months. this clinic feels like a humanitarian disaster that the world doesn't know about. serving children getting what little help they can. —— starving children. we meet this woman, who has lost all hope, struggling to keep her three—year—old daughter alive. translation: she three-year-old daughter alive. translation:— three-year-old daughter alive. translation: she could barely tell us. families clean on for survival, but it could get a lot worse. where facing displacement, hunger and disease outbreaks, and that's putting sudan on the brink of famine. in the world has been disrupted, with other suffering. but has been disrupted, with other sufferinu. �* , ., ., suffering. but the plea from here is clear _ suffering. but the plea from here is clear - _ suffering. but the plea from here is clear - the _ suffering. but the plea from here is clear - the world - suffering. but the plea from here is clear - the world is i here is clear — the world is being urged not to forget sudan. bbc news. feras killani, bbc news, sudan. if you would like to know more about the story, head over to our website. about the story, head over to ourwebsite. bbc about the story, head over to our website. bbc .co .uk. you can find more details on this war. there are reports in wednesday newspapers in london that an investigation has been launched at the london clinic over claims staff tried to access the princess of wales's private medical records. at least one member of staff tried to access kate's notes at the private hospital in central london injanuary when she was a patient there in january according to the daily mirror. let's cross to the newsroom and our correspondent simonjones is there. simon, tell us more about the story. catherine, princess of wales, spent 13 nights in the london clinic injanuary. this is known for treating members of the royalfamilies, the royal families, celebrities, former the royalfamilies, celebrities, former presidents and prime ministers. at the time, kensington palace said she was being treated for a problem with her abdomen and undergoing surgery. at the palace said it would not give a running commentary on her health or on her recovery because she wanted the precise details to remain private. this morning's mirror newspaper reports the london clinic launching an investigation claiming at least one member of staff tried to access her medical records while she was undergoing treatment. the paper said insiders at the clinic are shocked at these allegations. the information commissioner office which is the watchdog for personal data has told us it has received a report of a breach and it is assessing that information. kensington palace told us this was a matter for the london clinic. the metropolitan police would not confirm whether they had been made aware of these allegations. as for the clinic itself, it hasn't responded for request for comment, but has told the mirror in a statement that every patient, whatever their status, that every patient, whatever theirstatus, has that every patient, whatever their status, has the right to full confidentiality and privacy. full confidentiality and riva . , full confidentiality and privacy-— full confidentiality and riva . , ~ full confidentiality and riva . . ., privacy. they say much for that, simon. _ privacy. they say much for that, simon. -- _ privacy. they say much for that, simon. -- thanks- privacy. they say much for. that, simon. -- thanks very that, simon. —— thanks very much. the uk's foreign secretary lord cameron has criticised hong kong's tough new security law, saying it will "further damage the rights and freedoms" of the people there. authorities say the law is necessary for hong kong's stability. but critics fear it will further erode civil liberties. let's hear from the territory's chief executive. translation: we can effectively . uard translation: we can effectively guard against _ translation: we can effectively guard against revolution - translation: we can effectively guard against revolution and - guard against revolution and also those advocating hong kong independence. we will never be afraid of neutral destruction again. and vandalized properties endangering the lives of hong kong people from now on. hong kong people will never have to experience the pain that we've experienced before. critics of hong kong's government are worried about the impact of this law. article 23 — as it is known — that law already criminalises secession, subversion, terrorism and collusion with foreign forces in hong kong —the new one expands on that by targetting new offences like external interference and insurrection, and penalties include life sentences. the broadly defined revisions under— the broadly defined revisions under article 23 the blue to credible _ under article 23 the blue to credible like —— critical isolation under freedom of expression, peaceful excitedly and the — expression, peaceful excitedly and the right to receive information. the high commissioner says the ambiguity is deeply— commissioner says the ambiguity is deeply troubling, given its potential misuse and arbitrary application, including to target _ application, including to target dissenting voices, journalists, researchers, civil society — journalists, researchers, civil society actors and human rights defenders. it's been devastating. we've seen a lot of incorporation in the government controlled national theory records and also for now the power to further erode hong kong people's liberty. the police now can read people's home without a warrant and arrest them for 16 days without a visit. there are also much more in powerfor them to visit. there are also much more in power for them to prosecute in power for them to prosecute in hong kong. for now, yes, it is definitely a very to kearney and move. —— draconian move. in response to bbc's queries, the hong kong government set article 23 targets a very small number of people who jeopardise national security and doesn't necessarily apply to the general public. i necessarily apply to the general public.- necessarily apply to the aeneral ublic. ~ ., �*, general public. i think what's more worrying _ general public. i think what's more worrying is _ general public. i think what's more worrying is that - general public. i think what's more worrying is that if - general public. i think what's more worrying is that if you i more worrying is that if you look at how they describe the situation of hong kong in the paper in the law itself, it adopts a view of the chinese party stating that there are lots of external forces trying to subvert hong kong and all the protesters in the past few decades are the result of the instigators from this external forces. and i think if hong kong, the leaders of hong kong, still look at the world in that manner, how come hong kong can still be liberal international? and for now, as you mentioned, the government continued to be delusional. the result of a collapse of a civil society is impacting most hong kong people, and i think from a lot of interview, including one of bbc's interview on the streets in hong kong, people avoid stating their opinion because of the fear of repercussion of their opposition. nathan, are we unlikely to see any protests that we've seen in the past from people in hong kong? the past from people in hong kona ? ., the past from people in hong kon ? ., ., the past from people in hong kona ? ., ., �* , kong? for now, it's quite unlikely _ kong? for now, it's quite unlikely for— kong? for now, it's quite unlikely for more - kong? for now, it's quite | unlikely for more protests kong? for now, it's quite i unlikely for more protests in hong kong, not because people obey the government or they suddenly turned into government supporters. but the cost of protesting on the streets is just too high. we've seen cases thatjust merely holding a sign on the street for participating in a rally or encouragement, already facing years imprisonment. the incarceration for exercising free speech or increase thought.— for exercising free speech or increase thought. you yourself are exiled. _ increase thought. you yourself are exiled, what _ increase thought. you yourself are exiled, what you _ increase thought. you yourself are exiled, what you think- increase thought. you yourself are exiled, what you think will| are exiled, what you think will happen in terms of hong kong's reputation? fin happen in terms of hong kong's reputation?— reputation? on social political side, it's definitely _ reputation? on social political side, it's definitely falling. - side, it's definitely falling. in the economic side, i think the world is quite well aware of the situation of hong kong, and that's why the attractiveness to international business and talents in capitals have been dropped for the pass for years, because if you treasure liberty and freedom, i don't think hong kong is the place for you to work. the tighten control of beijing and also the erosion of one country, to system, making hong kong much more alike with an ordinary chinese city. so, the government is pushing themselves into the end. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. let's turn our focus to the middle east and the latest warning about the humanitarian situation in gaza. the us secretary of state anthony blinken has said that the entire population of gaza is suffering from �*severe levels of acute food insecurity�* and is in need of humanitarian assistance. it's a stark assessment of the ongoing crisis in the territory as american pressure on israel grows. mr blinken has urged israel to prioritise the delivery of supplies into gaza. let's take a listen to some of what mr blinken said. according to the most respected measure — according to the most respected measure of these things, 100% of the — measure of these things, 100% of the population in gaza is at severe — of the population in gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. that's the first time _ insecurity. that's the first time an— insecurity. that's the first time an entire population has been — time an entire population has been so — time an entire population has been so classified. we also see again. — been so classified. we also see again, according to this case of the — again, according to this case of the united nations, 100% the totality— of the united nations, 100% the totality of the population is in need _ totality of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance. those were the thoughts of the us secretary of state. but benjamin netyanyahu has said there's no way to destroy hamas in rafah, other than by a ground incursion. all this as talks continue in qatar in a bid to secure a ceasefire deal. we of course share the desire for an— we of course share the desire for an orderly— we of course share the desire for an orderly exit _ we of course share the desire for an orderly exit for- we of course share the desire for an orderly exit for the - for an orderly exit for the civilian— for an orderly exit for the civilian population. - for an orderly exit for the| civilian population. we've for an orderly exit for the - civilian population. we've been doing _ civilian population. we've been doing this _ civilian population. we've been doing this since _ civilian population. we've been doing this since the _ civilian population. we've been doing this since the beginning. doing this since the beginning of the — doing this since the beginning of the war~ _ doing this since the beginning of the war. but _ doing this since the beginning of the war. but i _ doing this since the beginning of the war. but i made - doing this since the beginning of the war. but i made it- of the war. but i made it clear to the — of the war. but i made it clear to the president _ of the war. but i made it clear to the president and - of the war. but i made it clear to the president and the - to the president and the clearest— to the president and the clearest way— to the president and the clearest way that - to the president and the clearest way that we - to the president and the clearest way that we are determined _ clearest way that we are determined to _ clearest way that we are determined to complete clearest way that we are - determined to complete the elimination— determined to complete the elimination of— determined to complete the elimination of these - determined to complete the . elimination of these battalions and rafah, _ elimination of these battalions and rafah, and— elimination of these battalions and rafah, and there's - elimination of these battalions and rafah, and there's no - elimination of these battalions and rafah, and there's no way| and rafah, and there's no way to do— and rafah, and there's no way to do it — and rafah, and there's no way to do it other— and rafah, and there's no way to do it other than— and rafah, and there's no way to do it other than the - and rafah, and there's no way to do it other than the ground| to do it other than the ground invasion _ 0ur middle east correspondent mark lowen has the latest from jerusalem. well, throughout this conflict, israel has suggested that it is hamas, which is disrupting aid distribution efforts in gaza and is the israeli government has also hit out at the un for, in its words, being too slow to distribute aid. but all the aid agencies on the ground in gaza and un bodies say that the the infrastructure it is solely down to israel limiting the number of trucks that can get into gaza to distribute that much needed aid, which is why it is so sorely lacking and why famine is now looming in large parts of gaza. now, i went to a briefing with the head of the un palestinian mission, anwar, who said to me that this is an entirely manmade famine. in a sense it is not, you know, it is down to a complete failure of policies. they are ready to distribute the aid if israel allows more in. and he also appealed to the us and the uk to restore funding to the un palestinian refugee mission, which the two countries cut injanuary when israel accused that un mission of employing staff who were complicit in the 7th of october attacks on israel. now that is on the aid front, on the ceasefire front, those those talks on on on a new truce are continuing in qatar. the qataris say that the two warring sides are still very far apart, but that they are cautiously optimistic that the talks are resuming. but israel's prime minister has said that he is still intent on expanding the offensive into rafah in southern gaza, where some 1.4 million gazans are sheltering. but really on the ground, gazans have no time to wait for a ceasefire, given the preponderance of famine, dehydration and desperation. chinese foreign minister wang yi has arrived in canberra, his first trip to australia in seven years. his visit is expected to solidify and promote healthy bilateral ties while managing differences. his visit comes at a time when beijing is reviewing whether to scrap its wine tariffs. australia's prime minister anthony albanese has said, the removal of chinese tariffs on australian wine will be on the agenda when they meet. for more on this, i'm joined by the head of at the hinrich foundation, deborah elms. debra, good to speak to you. when the move was made to impose these tariffs, it was notjust for economic reasons, was it was yellow no, it was really a signal of political displeasure that china was trying to australia —— title australia, but was a larger it argument that china— but was a larger it argument that china was making about meddlin: that china was making about meddling in _ that china was making about meddling in what _ that china was making about meddling in what china - that china was making about meddling in what china sawl meddling in what china saw as its own internal affairs. so it wasn'tjust its own internal affairs. so it wasn't just for australia, its own internal affairs. so it wasn'tjust for australia, it wasn'tjust for australia, it was for the broader western community, but australia ended up community, but australia ended up in the cross hairs. haifa community, but australia ended up in the cross hairs.— up in the cross hairs. how did those tariffs _ up in the cross hairs. how did those tariffs affect _ up in the cross hairs. how did those tariffs affect australia? | those tariffs affect australia? they cause major disruptions in the wind industry because heading into covid, exports from australia to china of wine was constituting 40% of the market, especially for certain kind of whines like red wines. so, the position of tariffs as high as 100% completely crash the market overnight, leaving australia's producers with an awful lot of wine in new markets. awful lot of wine in new markets-— awful lot of wine in new markets. , , , , markets. so this news must be very welcome _ markets. so this news must be very welcome by _ markets. so this news must be very welcome by australian - very welcome by australian winemakers and how they reacted — cautious optimism or they must be very happy? i - cautious optimism or they must be very happy? i think the 're must be very happy? i think they're delighted _ must be very happy? i think they're delighted because . must be very happy? i think l they're delighted because this is a major market that had a lot of growth potential, and although they had diversified in the interim — so australian wine producers had to buy new markers for the product — they still believe that china in the long run is a very lucrative, very attractive marketplace. having those tariffs reduced from crazy high levels — 200% meaning that no—one is buying austrian wine — to reasonable levels. i think there should be a lot more exports of australian wine into china. find australian wine into china. and this is a welcome _ australian wine into china. and this is a welcome sign between rations in china and australian —— relations. beyond wine, they can be other areas for collaboration. i can be other areas for collaboration.- can be other areas for collaboration. i think that's wh we collaboration. i think that's why we have _ collaboration. i think that's why we have this _ collaboration. i think that's why we have this visit. - collaboration. i think that's why we have this visit. it's| why we have this visit. it's not just about wine, it's about resetting that relationship between australia and china. they are two interlinked partners like many, and so what does that relationship look like going forward? i think that's the topic of this meeting that they're having. part of that reset is to remove or reduce some of the impediments that were put over the last couple of years. fine the last couple of years. one of their industries _ the last couple of years. one of their industries -- - the last couple of years. one of their industries -- what i of their industries —— what other industries could benefit? at the moment, most of the restrictions that china had put on australia have been reduced, but again, you can imagine that if a market goes to nothing overnight, it takes a certain amount of time to reset, to restart, because you have to start getting suppliers and vendors, distributors, retailers, to import the product from australia. that just takes time. they're also signs we have improvement across the board in areas like barley that were also affected. the lion's share between australia and china is remaining iron ore, that was unaffected from the beginning, and that continues to go very strongly. we're talking about changes in the marjorie margin, but if you are a wine producer, you care about what happens with wine. a change of the wine production is a huge shot in the arm for australian wine producers. the arm for australian wine producers-— the arm for australian wine roducers. . ., , producers. thanks for putting out to in context, _ producers. thanks for putting out to in context, deborah i out to in context, deborah elms. if you have seen the latest bond movie, no time to die, you will recall that the final scene is a bit of a cliff hanger. in fact you might even assume that 007 is, no more. except we know the franchise continues. and today speculation is rife that the man replacing daniel craig will be.. daniel craig will be 33—year—old aaron taylorjohnson. emer mccarthy has more. it's one of the most coveted jobs in cinema and speculation is rife that aaron taylor—johnson is set to be the nextjames bond. the sun newspaper is reporting that the 33—year—old has been formally offered the role, and he's set to sign a contract later this week. he would, of course, be taking overfrom daniel craig. he stood down as zero seven back in 2021 after starring in five films. but there are a few other names in the mix. they include henry cavill. he's already played superman, but he says that he'd love to play bond. idris elba has also shown interest, but at 51, he's acknowledged that he may now be too old to take on 007. hot off his 0scars win, cillian murphy's name has also been thrown in the mix. his fellow irishman and former bond, pierce brosnan, says that he thinks he'd do a magnificentjob. but pierce brosnan has also been singing the praises of bridgerton heart—throb rege—jean page. he thinks that he'd be a wonderful bond as well. the next bond film will be the 26th in the series, with insiders saying production is set to start later this year. aaron taylor thompson, you may have seen him in bullet train. all coming out this year. that's it for now. hello. we are marking the spring equinox and for some parts of the uk, wednesday will bring some spring warmth just as tuesday did actually in parts of lincolnshire, 17 degrees, with some hazy sunshine in some relatively mild air. now, as we head through the next few days, we are going to start to see a change. the wind direction will change. we'll get into north or north westerly winds and that will bring a much colder feel in time for the weekend, but not just yet. a mild start to wet and stay with extensive cloud cover, some mist and murk and some hill fog and some outbreaks of rain. now, in many locations, the rain will turn increasingly light and patchy through the day, and for some, it will brighten up. in fact, if we see some hazy sunshine in the south east of england, temperatures could climb to 18 degrees. but parts of southwest england, wales, the midlands, eastern england are likely to stay grey with some bits and pieces of rain. it may brighten up a little bit across northern england and for northern ireland and for scotland, actually, the afternoon should bring a decent amount of sunshine. feeling quite pleasant in light winds — 11 or 12 degrees — just the small chance of a shower in the northeast of scotland. and then, through wednesday night, well, this window of clear skies moves southwards and eastwards. but that will be replaced by the end of the night across northern ireland and the western side of scotland by more cloud, more outbreaks of rain. this is our next frontal system. the winds will be strengthening as well. it is going to be a windy day, particularly in the northwest of scotland on thursday, with outbreaks of rain pushing southeastwards. that rain particularly heavy and persistent over high ground in the west of scotland. further south and east, quite a lot of cloud, but where we see some sunny spells, again, it may feel warm — 17 degrees likely in the london area. but through thursday night and into friday, this cold front slips southwards and eastwards, and that will bring a change to colder conditions, a deep, low passing to the north of scotland that will bring some really strong winds, gales likely in the far north. for the northern half of the uk, there will be showers, some heavy, some thundery and some wintry up over higher ground. and for some places, temperatures will actually be dropping as the day wears on the afternoon — for example, in glasgow, around 8 celsius. we stay in that cold air for the weekend. they'll be showers, some of which will be wintry over high ground. and when we factor in the strength of the winds, it will feel decidedly chilly. hopes for a thaw in relations as a top chinese official makes a long—awaited visit to australia. we'll have the details. and a focus on interest rates as the us federal reserve begins a two—day policy meeting. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. chinese foreign minister wang yi is in australia for his first official visit in seven years. relations have been tense between the two nations, after a series of trade tiffs over agricultural products and wine. despite that, china remains australia's largest trading partner, with two—way trade rising 12 percent to over $316 billion last year. also just last week, beijing proposed lifting all tariffs on australian wine, which could end a three—year long dispute. for more on what we can expect from this bilateral visit, let's bring in former trade and tourism minister, steven ciobo. there is without any doubt been a long period now of strain by relationships. this is it signals in many respects a stabilisation of the relationship. both sides