more than 250 people have been killed in floods in the south african province of kwazulu natal. some areas saw a month s worth of rainfall in one day. and of rainfall in one day. here in the uk, a sitting minister and here in the uk, a sitting minister quits after borisjohnson is found guilty of having broken the law. welcome to the programme. we begin in the city of mariupol. the russian military has been trying to take it for weeks. now, it says over 1000 ukrainian marines have surrendered there. ukraine denies this and maintains it still holds the city. we can t independently verify either claim, but this was the russian defence ministry s announcement earlier. translation: 1026 ukrainian military from marines 36th brigade have - voluntarily laid their arms down and surrendered. there were 151 wounded among those from the 36th brigade who received immediate medical assistance and then were taken to mariupol hospital for further treatment. but an adviser to the mayor of mar
hello. i m victoria valentine. the un has said a 72 hour ceasefire between the sudanese army and a rival paramilitary group appears to be holding in some parts of the country. thousands of foreign nationals are still trying to get out of the country, with numerous governments organising evacuations of their citizens. this is the first uk evacuation flight landed in larnaca in cyprus with 39 people on board. another flight has landed in the last couple of hours. as thousands flee, residents in the capital khartoum have spoken of theirfears the world is abandoning them, with supplies of food, water and medicine running low. nearly all the shops in the city have closed. and residents say prices of even the most basic goods have doubled. live now to nairobi and our correspondent ferdinand omondi. the british prime minister has warned of a critical 2a hours as evacuation flights leave sudan. a temporary and shaky truce appears to be holding. what do we know of movement of troops a
severe gale and a pretty blustery winter northern ireland. as well as that, aside from the wind, all these showers to come. lengthy spells of rain for some, hail showers to come. lengthy spells of rainforsome, hailand showers to come. lengthy spells of rain for some, hail and thunder as well. really unsettled and i have mentioned snow so it is going to be chilly tomorrow, temperatures between seven and ten for most of us. more showers taking us into thursday. perhaps not quite as voracious as wednesday. but we have got more rain waiting in the wings to come in on friday but slightly less chilly thursday with a bit more brightness between the showers but some nasty weather. thanks, helen. that s it. more analysis of the day s top stories is over on newsnight news where you are. have a very good night. as england s junior doctors strike for 96 continuous hours, hospital bosses worry about what overnight cover there will be tonight. and with the government and bma union both ad
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