Sudan crisis: NHS Doctors Told They Can Catch Last UK Evacuation Flights

1. The UK government has told NHS doctors in Sudan they can now catch evacuation flights out of the country, in a U-turn on its previous policy.

 More than 20 NHS medics were initially told they could not board flights because they were not British nationals – although they have UK work permits. The change comes just hours before the UK’s final rescue flights out of Sudan.

The Foreign Office said the last flights mark “the end of a successful evacuation operation with 1,573 people evacuated so far”, and it was winding up evacuations due to declining demand for seats.

 It added that the UK has “set up a limited consular presence at Port Sudan to signpost British nationals to available options for departure.