this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. a huge fire has completely destroyed the south african national assembly. a man has been arrested on suspicion of arson. two people are killed during mass anti coup protests in sudan, and in the last half an hour, the country s beleagured prime minister abdullah hamdok resigns. us medical chief dr fauci warns of the danger of a hospitalisation surge, due to the large number of covid cases. a surge asurge in a surge in affections affects travel. over 4000 flights are cancelled worldwide. and the kenyan anthropologist and conservationist, richard leakey, famous for his fossil discoveries that shed light on human evolution, has died, aged 77.