Evacuation flights to end in Sudan

THE final evacuation flight for Britons fleeing war-torn Sudan will leave tonight, No10 has announced.

- NINA LLOYD, SIMON MURPHY

Deputy PM Oliver Dowden said rescue operations would cease at 6pm after a "significant decline" in people coming forward to escape the conflict.

The RAF has evacuated more than 1,500 Brits from Wadi Seidna airfield near the capital of Khartoum, but thousands more UK nationals may remain.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said people must get to the airbase - where troops were seen helping babies before midday to catch the last flight.

The decision comes after a three-day ceasefire extension was rocked by explosions and gunfire yesterday. There has also been criticism of the pace of the British evacuation.