yeah, it was like a dream come true. we ll be examining the government decision, and reporting from egypt on the plight of families separated by the violence. also tonight. the bbc chairman richard sharp resigns, after a report finds he was not open about his dealings with borisjohnson when he interviewed for the chairman s job. it is right to prioritise the interest of the bbc. i feel that this matter may well be a distraction from the corporation s good work, were i to remain in post until the end of my term. can you help, can anybody help? if teachers in england vote to strike, their unions say they will co ordinate industrial action. in ukraine, at least 25 people have died after a wave of russian air strikes across the country. and with the king s coronation just over a week away, we look at attitudes to the monarchy in scotland. on bbc london. these four gay men were murdered and in the sport on bbc news. mancheser united have stretched their lead in the women s super l
militia group, the rsf, are pointing at each other. this as thousands of sudanese, as well as many other nationalities continue to attempt to flee the country. these pictures of the situation in the capital khartoum today. at least 512 people and killed and many more injured. figures estimated to be higher. a bus convoy carrying several hundreds of u s citizens has left khartoum, bound for port sudan these pictures are courtesy of cbs news. meanwhile the uk deputy prime minister oliver dowden says uk evacuation flights from sudan will soon end. dowden said the last flight will leave by six o clock uk time on saturday and that there s been a significant decline in the number of british nationals coming forward. in an exclusive interview, our presenter zeinab badawi spoke with rapid support forces leader general mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemed ti. here s what he has to say. the people of sudan particularly in the capital are living in absolute ordeal what would it ta
hello and welcome. let s begin with the tensions around taiwan where chinese military forces are conducting drills for a third day. taiwan s defence ministry says it has detected 11 chinese warships and 59 aircraft around the island, 39 entered taiwan s air defence zones on monday morning. these are some of the latest images of the drills released by china s military and shown on the country s state television. the chinese display of force has added to tension between china and the united states. and the us navy says it has sailed a guided missile destroyer through contested waters claimed by china near the spratly islands to assert navigational passage rights. with the latest on the drills, here s our correspondent shaimaa khalil in tokyo. this is the third day of military drills. drills which china calls operationjoint sword. it is surrounding taiwan, a self governing island. china s military exercises happened hours within the return of the taiwanese president from her
Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. This is what sir keir starmer handed out at an event in essex today what he says are the first steps he would take as Prime Minister. The labour leader unveiled the six point plan to take to voters ahead of a General Election expected later this year. He rejected suggestions that his party was scaling back its ambitions and said the plans were fully costed and would be delivered in the first term of a labour government. Labour will also soon unveil separate sets of priorities for scotland and wales. The conservatives called his speech another relaunch. 0ur Political Editor chris mason reports. Flashing red, the Morning Commute in purfleet in essex today. The commuters, the people who want to run the country before the year is out. They were heading for a film studio of all places promises, pamphlets, pledges and no shortage of razzmatazz. And this stuff does not happen by accident. Keir starmer minus a jacket and tie, sleeves rolled up
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