show no signs of ending. the violence has been happening for more than a week now, worsening the country s already desperate humanitarian crisis. we have pictures of a spanish personnel and citizens being evacuated overnight. other countries have also moved their diplomatic staff to safety but foreign civilians have been reporting difficulties trying to leave the country. some have been travelling by road in convoys heading to the red sea, as well as north to the border with egypt. it has been very difficult to reach people because of the internet is down and that means people cannot get the information they need from their embassies, they can t find out how safe are certain roads are, so it is a very difficult and tricky situation and that has made a lot of the people i speak to quite anxious. one man in the city, the twin city across the nile from khartoum, was speaking to me while there was heavy gunfire right outside his door on his street. he had visited the country with
are being instructed to shelter in place as western governments try to figure out a means to safely evacuate them. also tonight, scientific censorship in china. crucial genetic sequencing that could have helped with the fight against covid, was deleted, covered up or withdrawn under pressure from party officials. we will speak to the new york times investigators. what about the transition to clean power? nine countries meeting in belgium today have commited to building an entire electricity system in the north seas, based on renewable energy. and we will talk about the global addiction to cheap clothing 10 years on from the rana plaza disaster in bangladesh have we improved conditions for some of the poorest workers in the developing world. but first to sudan, a country fast coming apart at the seams. in khartoum it is now a stark choice between hunger and deprivation indoors and the risk of being killed in the street battles outside. there are tens of thousands of foreign
by our president as we join with him in promising that help is on the way. this is one of the most consequential pieces of legislation we have passed in decades. and you know what we can show america that we can get things done to make their lives better. this is what it looks like. three democrats basically run the levers of government in washington now, the congressional leaders as you heard there and president biden. and on this they re united on the import of landmark legislation to fund covid testing, vaccines, and health care while trying to juice the economy and fortify budgets around the nation. they have bipartisan wind at their back. fully 75% of americans and 59% of republican voters back this biden/schumer/pelosi project. in other words, millions of trump supporters now back president biden s first big priority in office while their own elected leaders seem out of step. not a single republican elected official voted for the bill today in the house. the preside
On earth dances is a physical, joyfulform of expression and communication. It is, in a way the worlds most basic common language. Well, my guest today epitomises the ability of dance to cross borders of time and space. Akram khan is british by birth, bangladeshi by Family Heritage and now globally renowned as one of the great contemporary dancers and choreographers. His performances weave together influences from east and west, past and present, how would he define his dance . Akram khan, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, welcome. It seems to me so many of the great professional dancers have been raised in one very strict discipline, one cultural tradition, but that isnt quite true of you, is it . No. I was born and brought up in london, so already i was exposed to many, many different cultural activities from very, very different backgrounds. But, my mother wanted me to learn something from her roots and not just language because language was very crucial to her, because of the independ
Official flights to secret prison torture destinations, has never been fully examined by a court. Now it may happen. Tom symonds, bbc news, the supreme court. Were just hearing from Downing Street a few comments after that speech from theresa may and hearing that the Prime Minister has called several european leaders today, this afternoon and tonight in the wake of that speech in which she says that britain would be leaving the Single Market. Among those she spoke to was Chancellor Merkel, president hollande of france. She told them, according to Downing Street, that the uk wanted the eu to thrive and that britain understood the importance of the four freedoms of the Single Market and would not be seeking membership of the Single Market and Downing Street say Chancellor Merkel and president hollande welcomed the Prime Ministers commitment to the continuing strength of the eu and indeed her intention to negotiate a new partnership with the eu when it leaves. Thats the spin given from Do