live when it happens. fighting is raging for a third day in the sudanese capital, khartoum. the clashes are part of a power struggle within the country s military leadership, which has failed to deliver a transition to civilian government. a doctors union in sudan says almost a hundred civilians have died but the true number is likely to be higher. our senior africa correspondent, anne soy, reports. this is one of the warring groups in sudan. it s the powerful paramilitary group currently fighting against the country s army. both sides remain defiant and post videos like these claiming gains in the clashes. we cannot verify their claims. civilians are bearing the brunt of the fighting. there is nowhere safe to go. sudan is a majority muslim nation. it s a difficult ramadan for them. we do not have water here in khartoum. we are also afraid of running short of ourfood supplies here because all markets are closed. unless there is a very immediate humanitarian truce for the peo
another day of strikes more than 1,000 ambulance staff in wales walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. meanwhile in england, nurses continue their strike action for a second day in a row. new zealand s prime minister jacinda ardern makes a surprise announcement saying she ll stand down in less than three weeks time. a day of national strikes begins in france over plans to increase the retirement age from 62 to 64. king charles asks for millions of pounds in profits from the crown estate to be used for the wider public good rather than for the royal family. the government has released details of projects which will benefit from its levelling up fund, which is intended to spread economic growth more widely across the uk. in all, £2.1 billion will be spent on regeneration projects. they span more than a hundred areas across the country. some of the biggest winners include a new eden project at morecambe bay which gets £50 million. there s 50 million pounds for
Future for their children and grandchildren. women like the late mo mowlam, pat hume, determined, unstoppable forces for peace. and joyce mccartan, who brought together protestant and catholic women in a safe house where they realised they all wanted the same things, good jobs, good schools, peaceful, secure neighbourhoods, streets you could walk safely down. doctor claire rice is also in belfast from liverpool university, she specialises in northern irish politics and told me why she thinks these events are so important. the eace these events are so important. the peace process these events are so important. the peace process in northern ireland is something peace process in northern ireland is something that suddenly in 1998, women s something that suddenly in 1998, women s role was downplayed and in the time women s role was downplayed and in the time since there s been a lot of work the time since there s been a lot of work to the time since there s been a lot of work to
Over the recent years providing going forward but certainly i think the way things have happened so far is not working so something needs to change going forward. what is that is up to the politicians but certainly i would be surprised if this did not come to further discussion toward that end. doctor claire rice, discussion toward that end. doctor claire rice, thank discussion toward that end. doctor claire rice, thank you discussion toward that end. doctor claire rice, thank you very - discussion toward that end. doctor claire rice, thank you very much. l it s four years since the us declared victory over the so called islamic state in north eastern syria. millions of people are in need of aid but agencies are struggling to get aid in, especially since russia and china blocked a un resolution to keep a border crossing from iraq open. the bbc has been to a remote village where locals rummage through rubbish from a nearby us military base to survive. lina shay khouni has this rep
And the deal that is ultimately on the table here now. the table here now. thank you, doctor claire the table here now. thank you, doctor claire rice. labour s shadow health secretary, wes streeting, has said it s simply not true that sir keir starmer is avoiding scrutiny of claims he broke rules on lockdown gatherings. sir keir has cancelled an appearance today where he would have faced questions from journalists. durham police have reopened an investigation into whether covid rules were broken at a campaign planning event in the city last year. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake, is in westminster. do we have a do we have a reason do we have a reason why kier starmer has pulled out of the speech this afternoon? brute has pulled out of the speech this afternoon? afternoon? we were told by a spokesman afternoon? we were told by a spokesman for afternoon? we were told by a spokesman for kier afternoon? we were told by a spokesman for kier starmer l afternoon? we wer