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also tonight: a promise to appoint 20,000 extra police in england and wales has been delivered, say ministers while labour says it s simply making up for the job cuts of the past. two former senior managers at the private health care firm the priory group, say they had concerns about the safety of patients and staff. and manchester city welcomed arsenal this evening for a top of the table clash in the premier league. and coming up on bbc news. luca brecel shocks ronnie o sullivan winning 7 frames in a row to reach the semi finals of the world snooker championships in sheffield. good evening. the rescue operation to bring british nationals out of sudan has made progress today. the latest official figure is that 536 people have been rescued so far. two flights landed at stansted airport in essex today. tens of thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals have left sudan in the past week, fleeing the violence that s erupted between two military factions. a ceasefire dec ....
it s seven in the morning in singapore, and one in the morning in sudan where the rescue operation to bring british nationals out of the country has made progress the latest official figure is that 536 people have been rescued so far. tens of thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals have left sudan in the past week, fleeing the violence that s erupted between two military factions. we ll have a report by our special correspondent lucy manning on those arriving back in the uk, but we start with this report from cyprus, and our correspondent there nick beake. finally, an escape for britons who ve been stranded in sudan. but as the raf carries out more evacuations, there are some concerns the airfield in the capital, khartoum, is now breaking up with hundreds of uk citizens still stuck in the devastation inflicted by the feud between top generals. today, though, flights out have been reaching cyprus, which is halfway home. and this is how it feels to have escaped. her ....
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme- it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin - it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we begin in - it s newsday. welcome to the i programme. we begin in sudan, where the rescue operation to bring british nationals out of the country has made progress. the latest official figure is that 536 people have been rescued so far. tens of thousands of sudanese and foreign nationals have left sudan in the past week, fleeing the violence that s erupted between two military factions. we ll have a report by our special correspondent lucy manning on those arriving back in the uk, but we start with this report from cyprus, and our correspondent there, nick beake. finally, an escape for britons who ve been stranded in sudan. but as the raf carries out more evacuations, there are some concerns the ai ....
Lots of people to move. in myjudgment, this is the right time and i support fully the prime minister s decision. as more flights leave for the uk, the british rescue operation is trying to pick up the pace, but is still playing catch up. a mission farfrom over. nick beake, bbc news, cyprus. sobbing. from fighting, back to family. from the war zone to safety. the emotions of escape, overwhelming. sharma madibo was working for save the children. she was flown out of sudan with her mother. relieved. we re safe, there s no bombing, we re not in danger. i mean, it took” days, but thank god. thank god we re back. and what do you feel about the british response to getting you out? ....
But for me, it s a family breakup situation because i don t know if i m going to see him again, if the kids are going to see their father again. and it sjust. it s very, very hard. the british military defended the operation. in the very early stages of fighting, where it s very complicated, intense and we don t know what is happening. in particular, we don t know who might be in control of things that are a threat to an aircraft. that, in my professional military judgment, is not the right time to be asking lots of people to move. in myjudgment, this is the right time and i support fully the prime minister s decision. as more flights leave for the uk, the british rescue operation is trying to pick up the pace but is still playing catch up. a mission farfrom over. nick beake, bbc news, cyprus. sobbing. ....