world chess champion, with china now holding both the men s and women s world titles. it s six in the morning in singapore, and midnight in the sudanese capital, khartoum where the two rival military factions have announced a new ceasefire, but are showing no sign whatsoever of stopping their fighting in the capital khartoum. the united nations and african union are warning that the people of sudan are in dire need of a humanitarian truce. thousands of people are still trying to get out of the country. our africa correspondent, andrew harding, has been speaking to some of them. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan. a night time rescue mission organised by saudi arabia s navy. it s not quite dunkirk, but many warships and ferries are now involved in this giant evacuation. tight security as the lights of port sudan gleam on the horizon. we head to shore on a smaller tug boat, to the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we arejust coming in now to p
and on bbc london. and coming up on the bbc news channel. after three premier league games without a win can manchester united beat brentford at old trafford and strengthen their chances of qualifying for the champions league? good evening. the husband of the former first minister of scotland nicola sturgeon has been arrested. police say that peter murrell is being questioned as part of an investigation into the snp s finances. officers are searching a number of properties, including the couple s home in glasgow. here s our scotland editorjames cook. police have been investigating the scottish national party s funding and finances for nearly two years. this morning, their inquiries led here, to the suburban door of peter murrell and nicola sturgeon. mr murrell was arrested as a suspect and questioned by detectives while officers searched the couple s glasgow home. well, this is usually a pretty quiet residential street, but this morning, there s a fairly extraordinary sight
to the outside world. talks to pass the un high seas treaty to protect the world s oceans and marine life in new york have failed to reach an agreement for the fifth time as governments could not agree on the terms. and liverpool hit nine past bournemouth to equal a record in the premier league reaction to that and rest of the day s sport news in sportsday at 7.30pm. good evening. the chancellor nadhim zahawi says middle income earners as well as low earners will need government help to pay energy bills this winter. it comes as another minister defended the decision to wait until a new prime minister is in place before any announcement on further support is made. yesterday, the regulator ofgem confirmed a dramatic 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. here s marc ashdown. help is coming. that s the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills. but when, how and who will receive it remains dif
scientists are trying to identify why thousands of fish have died in a river between poland and germany. and liverpool hit nine past bournemouth to equal a record in the premier league. good afternoon. the chancellor nadhim zahawi has said the country is in a national economic emergency which could last for two years, leaving even middle income earners in need of support. his comments come as another minister defended the deferral of an announcement on further government help with energy bills until a new prime minister is in place. yesterday, the regulator ofgem announced an 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. here s marc ashdown. help is coming. that s the message from the chancellor on rocketing energy bills, but when, how and who will receive it remains difficult to tell. in an interview with the daily telegraph, nadhim zahawi warns high bills could be here to stay for the next two years, and sa