hands for a quarter of $1 million. hands for a quarter of $1 m“lion- hands for a quarter of $1 million. ., ., , ., million. live from our studio in singapore. million. live from our studio in singapore, this million. live from our studio in singapore, this is - million. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc - million. live from our studio i in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. will begin in sudan where british diplomats and their families have been airlifted to british diplomats and theirfamilies have been airlifted to safety from khartoum, the capital of sudan, as fighting between rival military factions enters a second week. the ministry of defence in london confirmed that embassy staff had been brought out under cover of darkness, and the united states has carried out a similar operation. there s no word yet on how other british nationals will be able to leave the count
the dutch sifan hassan and the kenyan kelvin kiptum have won the race for female and male categories in the london marathon. you re watching bbc news. here s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. the second fa cup semifinal remains undecided. brighton against manchester united goes to extra time. 5 0 up in the blink of an eye. newcastle smash spurs at st james. and blackstenius has arsenal back in it as they fight for a first leg draw in the champions league semifinals. also coming up on sportsday. running in the rain is supposed to slow you down. not for kelvin kiptum, who wins the london marathon with a course record. hello again. manchester city are still waiting to find out who they ll be playing in the fa cup final. the second semi has gone to extra time, with the 90 minutes between brighton and manchester united finishing goalless. brighton had the better of the first half, but united had the best chance of it. bruno fer
by the uk government. in the uk, labour opposition mp diane abbott has been suspended pending an investigation into a letter she wrote about racism for the british newspaper the observer. the dutch siffan hassan and the kenyan kelvin kiptum have won the race for female and male categories in the london marathon. welcome to the programme. very good to have your company. we begin in north east africa. a growing number of foreign diplomats and their families have been airlifted to safety from the sudanese capital, khartoum, as fighting between rivalfactions of the army enters a second week. here in the uk, the ministry of defence has confirmed embassy staff were removed under the cover of darkness. the us and france have carried out a similar operation. there s no word yet on how other british nationals are supposed to leave. with the latest, here s our africa correspondent andrew harding. amid the bombs and the gunfire in khartoum today, a series of dramatic rescue missions. am
an investigation into a letter she wrote about racism for the british newspaper, the observer. the dutch siffan hassan and the kenyan kelvin kiptum have won the race for female and male categories in the london marathon. hello, i m rich preston a very warm welcome to bbc news. a growing number of foreign diplomats and their families have been airlifted to safety from the sudanese capital, khartom, as fighting between rivalfactions of the army enters a second week. the uk, france and the us are among those to remove embassy staff under the cover of darkness. the british evacuees are on their way back to the uk, via cyprus. the situation for other nationals in sudan remains unclear. in the last couple of hours we ve seen a french military plane arriving at one of france s airbases in dijibouti said to be carrying european diplomats and citizens. with the latest here s our africa correspondent, andrew harding. amid the bombs and the gunfire in khartoum today, a series of drama
she wrote about racism for the british newspaper, the observer. hello in a very warm welcome. we begin in northeast africa. a growing number of foreign diplomats and their families have been airlifted to safety from the sudanese capital, khartoum, as fighting between rivalfactions of the army enters a second week. the uk, france and the us are among those to remove embassy staff under the cover of darkness. the british evacuees are on their way back to the uk, via cyprus. the situation for other nationals in sudan remains unclear. in the last couple of hours, we ve seen a french military plane arriving at one of france s airbases in dijibouti said to be carrying european diplomats and citizens. with the latest here s our africa correspondent, andrew harding. amid the bombs and the gunfire in khartoum today, a series of dramatic rescue missions. among those successfully airlifted out of sudan after a week of terror, british embassy staff and their families. over 1200 people co