live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in sudan, where thousands continue to flee the worsening violence between rival military factions. the fighting started nearly a week ago and so far it s claimed at least 350 lives. civilians in the capital khartoum who are trapped between the factions are running low on food and water. efforts are under way to secure a three day truce to mark the muslim holiday of eid al fitr. our correspondent andrew harding has the latest. 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 are the victims of a power struggle between two rival armies, a war that has been waged in crowded cities with no regard for civilian life. doctors can t even reach many of the wounded. our volunteers live in fields and provide service apart from hospitals, very close to thei
hello and thanks forjoining us. we start with breaking news. the duchess of sussex has told oprah winfrey that she considered taking her own life doing her lowest point while living as a royal. in a wide ranging interview broadcast on cbs, meghan admitted she had been a even her expectations of what royal life would be like. she said things turned against her following an untrue story in the british press that she made her sister in law, the british press that she made hersister in law, kate her sister in law, kate middleton, cry. hersister in law, kate middleton, cry. prince harry said he spoke to the queen about his decision to step down as a senior royal and revealed that his father, charles, had stopped taking his calls. the couple said they were expecting a baby girl. our north america correspondent peter bowesjoins me now. peter, this was two hours of revelation after revelation. take us through the main points, please. points, please. yes. it ended just a few moments
a new court case. the duchess of sussex has told oprah winfrey that she considered taking her own life during her lowest point while living as a royal. in a wide ranging interview on cbs, meghan admitted she had been naive in her expectations of what royal life would be like. she said things turned against her following an untrue story in the british press that she made her sister in law, kate, cry. prince harry said he spoke to the queen about his decision to step down as a senior royal, and revealed his father, prince charles, had stopped taking his calls. the couple also said they were expecting a baby girl. our north america correspondent peter bowes watched the 2 hour interview and picked out the key points. it was full of just claim after claim about the life that meghan says she lived as a member of the royal family. as you have explained, that she contemplated self harm because she believed at the time that it would be the best way to deal with the hurt and the dark p
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