THE LAST OUT

British nationals in race to beat deadline for final Sudan flight

- SIMON MURPHY

THE final British evacuation flight from Sudan was due to leave the war-torn country last night.

As the clock ticks down to the end of the uneasy ceasefire tonight, the Foreign Office deadline for fleeing Britons to get to an airbase near Khartoum passed.

The UK has evacuated more than 1,500 people from Sudan in recent days, but it remains unclear how many may still be trapped in the country.

The last flight approached as Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden chaired a COBRA meeting to discuss the situation in Khartoum ahead of the planned final evacuation flight from Wadi Saeedna airfield.