can you imagine it? we had to go, sneak the road to go someplace where there is dirty water, and we had to bring it to house and use it for cooking and drinking. we will have more of the eyewitness reports of those making the journey to egypt and live in larnaca for the latest on the rescue flights. also tonight. prince harry claims that the sun newspaper paid prince william a very large sum to settle claims of phone hacking. let s finish this job i know we can. joe biden announces he ll run again for the white house next year. at 81, he will be the oldest president to seek re election. # island in the sun. and the singer and human rights campaigner harry belafonte, who helped break racial barriers in america, has died aged 96. and in the sport on bbc news, we ll have the results from todays premier league matches including leeds against leicester with both fighting to avoid relegation. good evening. the first of three special flights rescuing british nationals from the v
good morning. it s wednesday, the 26th of april. the first evacuation flights carrying british nationals to safety from sudan have arrived in cyprus. so far, two raf planes have touched down in larnaca, and the government has said that many more flights will follow. hundreds of people have died in fighting between rival military factions in sudan and some uk citizens have said they feel abandoned. louisa pilbeam reports. these are the first british nationals airlifted to safety. children and babies among those flown to larnaca in cyprus. the flights arrived from the sudanese capital of khartoum after days of violence in which hundreds of people have died. people have now been told to make their own way to the airport without a military escort, leaving some feeling abandoned. others decided to head to the egyptian
we ll speak to him injust a moment. but first, let s go to our reporter nick garnett, who s in larnaca in cyprus. what have you seen happening, and what are you expecting to happen, in the hours ahead? 50. what are you expecting to happen, in the hours ahead? the hours ahead? so, the first fliuht the hours ahead? so, the first flight arrived the hours ahead? so, the first flight arrived last the hours ahead? so, the first flight arrived last night, - the hours ahead? so, the first i flight arrived last night, followed by another one which arrived in the middle of the night. then, a couple of hours ago, the raf plane, the heavy load, took off from this airport in southern cyprus, back on its way to khartoum to pick up the next people. on the first flight of their worth 39 people. they arrived at an old terminal at the airport. they had their documentation checked and were taken to local hotels. they arrived a few minutes ago to, and arrived a few minutes ago to, and arrive at the a
ahead of a match billed as the premier league title decider. manchester city welcome arsenal here later. the winners will know the title will be in their hands. and how does your garden grow? researchers call for council tax discounts for home owners who ditch artificial grass and block paving. good morning. it is going to be fairly cloudy across western, central and southern areas, with some spots of drizzle and hill fog. further north and east, something brighter with some sunny intervals and a few showers. details coming up. good morning. it s wednesday, the 26th of april. the first evacuation flights carrying british nationals to safety from sudan have arrived in cyprus. so far, two raf planes have touched down in larnaca, and the government has said that