welcome to the programme. i m lucy grey. gun battles are raging in the sudanese capital, khartoum, as rival wings of the armed forces fight for power. there are reports of nearly 70 people dead with almost 600 injured. among the dead are three un workers who were caught in gunfire at a military base. these are the latest pictures from khartoum where there is black smoke over the city. the united nations secretary general has condemned the fighting between the army and another military group, the rapid support forces. there are fears the violence will delay the planned transition to civilian rule in sudan. latest reports say the situation is getting worse. there are now reports of fighting around the country, with eyewitness accounts of sudanese army air strikes in the city of 0mdurman. the target is an rsf base north east of the capital khartoum. beverly 0chieng from the bbc s monitoring service has the latest from nairobi. some of the latest tallies we are seeing from the
will be travelling to london for the king s coronation. hello, and welcome to bbc news. i m lukwesa burak. three members of the world food programme are among nearly 70 people reported to have been killed, as rival wings of sudan s armed forces battle for power. the wfp has now halted operations in the country. these are the latest pictures from khartoum where there is black smoke over the city. there are fears the violence will delay the planned transition to civilian rule in sudan. egypt and south sudan have offered to mediate. there are now reports of fighting around the country, with eyewitness accounts of sudanese army strikes in the city of omdurman. the target is a base of the enemy rapid support forces, north east of khartoum. beverly ochieng from the bbc s monitoring service has the latest from nairobi. some of the latest tallies we are seeing from a prominent doctors union is that nearly 70 people have been killed injust two days of violence. there have been cl
hello and welcome to bbc news. i m lukwesa burak. three members of the world food programme are among nearly 70 people reported to have been killed as rival wings of sudan s armed forces, battle for power. the wfp has now halted operations in the country. these are the latest pictures from the capital, khartoum, where black smoke can be seen rising above the city. there are fears the violence will delay the planned transition to civilian rule in sudan. egypt and south sudan have offered to mediate. latest reports say that fighting has now broken out across other parts of the country with eyewitness accounts of sudanese army strikes in the city of omdurman. the target is a base of the paramilitary, rapid support forces, north east of khartoum. beverly ochieng is from the bbc s monitoring service and has the latest from nairobi. some of the latest tallies we are seeing from a prominent doctors union is that nearly 70 people have been killed injust two days of violence. t
trip in china. and we get a rare glimpse into the world of cyber operations. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the fbi says it s arrested a suspect, alleged to be linked to the leak of hundreds of highly classified us intelligence documents. jack teixeira, who s 21, is an air national guardsman, and was arrested outside his home in massachusetts. the us attorney general, merrick garland, said he was taken into custody without incident and he d be appearing in federal court. the contents of the leaked documents, spread widely online, have been highly embarrassing for the american authorities. they lay bare security secrets, including ukrainian troop deployments against russian forces and the extent of american spying on its own allies. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has more. a week after the leaks first appeared an arrest on the suburban streets of massachus
The chance discovery of some rare 500 year old printed pages from William Caxton which were stuck in another book. Strictly has a new head judge find out more about the queen of latin later in the programme. And coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news a lucky escpae for chris froome the Tour De France champion was unhurt after getting knocked off his bike by a hit and run driver. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The Prime Minister says britains Energy Market isnt working and has vowed to end what she described as rip off bills. Theresa may has confirmed that the conservative Party Manifesto will propose a cap on Energy Prices for anyone on a standard variable tarriff. The party says this would benefit 17 million households. Our Political Correspondent chris mason reports. Cook our lunch, making a brew, heating our home we have all got to do it, but its not cheap and the conservatives say too many are being ripped off. The key thing is that people are clea