UK troops fly to Sudan to assess evacuation options

A growing list of countries has evacuated diplomats and citizens from Sudan’s capital as fighting continue into a second week. The BBC understands that a small British military team has landed in Sudan to asses potential evacuation options.
The UK evacuated diplomats and their families yesterday, but an estimated 4,000 UK citizens remain in the country. UK minister Andrew Mitchell says officials are looking at every possibility to get British nationals out.