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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Many of Tuesday’s front pages report on Britons trapped in Sudan and the race to get them home amid violence in the region. There are also several front-page tributes to Len Goodman, who died yesterday at the age of 87.  UK citizens in Sudan The Times reports on a “race against time” to evacuate 4,000 UK citizens from Sudan, who are facing a choice between staying in Khartoum with dwindling food and water, or attempting to escape and risking hijacking or gunfire. The i states that those seeking to leave will have to embark…

UK to begin evacuating British nationals from Sudan The Guardian says British military flights are preparing to evacuate UK nationals from Sudan after a 72-hour ceasefire was agreed. The foreign secretary, James Cleverly, announced that an evacuation would begin on Tuesday after ministers came under pressure to help at least 2,000 citizens flee fierce fighting. Flights leaving an airfield outside the capital, Khartoum, will open to British passport-holders, with certain groups being prioritised. The Foreign Office told citizens not to travel there unless they are contacted, as it warned the situation remained “volatile” and that the ability to carry out…

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British doctor shot in leg as he rescued mother and daughter in Sudan The Independent says A British doctor trapped in Sudan has been shot in the leg as he “risked his life” to rescue his elderly mother, his daughter has revealed. The doctor, who retired recently after working in the NHS for over 30 years, was visiting his family in Khartoum for Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr when fierce clashes between the country’s two top generals erupted in the city on 15 April. His daughter and mother, who requires constant care, had been without water and electricity for five days…

Brit troops ‘fly into Sudan’ while UK ‘works out evacuation plan’ The Metro says British troops have been flown into Sudan to help evacuate those who are stranded in the crisis-hit country. Soldiers have been sent on a reconnaissance mission to eastern Sudan, it has been reported. Yesterday the SAS conducted a dramatic rescue mission to get British diplomats and their families out of Sudan. However, thousands of UK citizens are believed to remain in danger as the civil war spreads across the country.

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