welcome to bbc news. we start in sudan. the first british evacuation flight from sudan has departed and two more are expected overnight, prime minister rishi sunak s spokesperson has said. the spokesperson added that the government was examining alternative evacuation routes including looking at using the port of sudan. a shaky ceasefire is holding in the sudanese capital, khartoum, allowing civilians out on to the streets for the first time in days. some gunfire can still be heard, but both the sudanese army and the paramilitary rapid support forces appear to observing the three day truce brokered by the united states. unverified videos posted online show people walking through streets where almost every building has been damaged. many british nationals live in the east of khartoum the route to the airfield in the north involves crossing the nile, with at least some of the bridges reported to be under the control of rival militia. the engagement of the bird is in the fc is a
giving the traditional cheer for the new man arc. charles has met today with the prime minister and other politicians an the archbishop of canter berry. many people are gathered outside including buckingham palace trying to catch a sight of the new king on this momentous day. we ve got full coverage of today s events, scott mcclain is at windsor casting, and we re in balmoral, scotland and at buckingham palace. max, you first, moments ago, now william, prince of wales put out a statement paying tribute to the late queen. what did it say? reporter: well it is deeply personal. he was very close to the queen. as was the princess of wales, kate. and he referred to how kate has given the the queen gave guidance to kate for 20 years. that is since their wedding in 2011 and the time before that. and william looked for the queens for guidance but what will be his own future monarchy. it was very personal. it wasn t necessarily constitutional. the prince the king will be dealing
message ahead of the midterms. meanwhile hours away from the release of the affidavit that led to the fbi search of mar-a-lago and the redacted document that tells us anything that we don t already know. the latest in an escalating situation in ukraine, the largest nuclear power plant goes offline after intensive fighting sparked fires in the russian-controlled silo. good morning, and welcome to way too early. on this friday, august 26th. i m in again for jonathan lemire, president biden stepped back on to the campaign trail yesterday, with a fundraiser and a rally in the dc suburbs of maryland. he railed against maga republicans at both events. told donors, quote, what we re seeing now is the beginning or the death knell of an extreme maga philosophy. it s not just trump, the entire philosophy, it is like semi-fascism. the rnc came back with this statement, despicable, biden forced americans out of their jobs, transferred money from working families to harvard lawyer
grateful that you are starting your weekend with us. it is a day of activism across the country. very good point. because we start with the national call for gun reform. hundreds of march for our lives rallies are being planned in nearly all 50 states today. they re demanding lawmakers address the epidemic of gun violence in the country. high-profile mass shootings from uvalde, texas, to buffalo, new york, have put renewed pressure on lawmakers on capitol hill to take action. washington, d.c., new york and parkland, florida, among the more than 300 cities where protests will be held. they follow the 2018 march that was organized by former students at marjory stoneman douglas high school in parkland. you may recall in february of 2018, a former studentered the school near fort lauderdale and opened fire killing 14 students and three staff members. i think the march will serve as a reminder to everyday americans and politician as like that there is serious momentum within
whether the whole case should be struck down. in terms of arguments around that, take me through it. that s right, the news group newspaper claim is the case should have been brought long ago and it is out of time. prips harry s team said they acted when they had the information. part of that is the claim there was a confidential secret agreement between palace officials and the newspaper group, in which royals weren t going to be asked to give evidence. that suggestion was that any royal cases would only come at the end of the settlement of other hacking claims. so prince harry claims it is not out of time and this secret agreement he claims means it is still current. what happens next is up to the judge. but it is another another dramatic moment in his battle with the press.