‘It should never have come to this’

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [The Independent]( April 27, 2023 [View online](   [Morning Headlines]( 1 / [Iraq war hero backs our call to stop deportation of brave Afghan pilot]( Iraq [war veteran]( Colonel Tim Collins has backed [The Independent](’s campaign to stop the deportation of an [Afghan]( war hero, saying the UK owes a “duty of loyalty to our allies”. Col Collins, famed for the speech he gave his battalion on the eve of war in 2003, said the plight of the Afghan pilot, who has been threatened with removal to Rwanda “should never have come to this”. He joins more than 20 senior military chiefs and politicians who have supported our campaign calling on the government[to give asylum to an Afghan pilot]( who arrived in the UK on a small boat. The retired British army officer said he was pleased to offer his “fullest support” [to the campaign.]( “We owe a duty of loyalty to our allies. It should never have come to this,” he said.   2 / [Thousands of Afghan refugees to be evicted from Home Office hotels with no offer of housing]( Thousands of Afghan refugees are living in hotels after fleeing the Taliban in August 2021 3 / [Sudan evacuations can continue ‘even if ceasefire breaks’]( Around 70 NHS doctors could be stranded in the wartorn country because they hold UK visas rather than British passports 4 / [NHS warned over writing to patients in English after child dies]( Investigators found 34 national database incidents in one year across England related to issues of keeping track of patients 5 / [Pep Guardiola unleashes Man City’s greatest threat – and it’s not Erling Haaland]( Manchester City 4-1 Arsenal: Kevin De Bruyne scored twice as Pep Guardiola changed his system and Haaland turned provider to blow the Gunners apart THE BIG QUESTION [How is the UK evacuating people from Sudan?]( The first British nationals were evacuated from conflict-torn Sudan on Tuesday. A 72-hour ceasefire between warring factions has provided a window for foreign nationals to escape a “dangerous, volatile and unpredictable” situation, according to the [prime minister]( Rishi Sunak. Several previous ceasefires declared since the April 15 outbreak of fighting were not observed, the Associated Press reports. Here is a look at what we know about the evacuation plans, so far. – Why are people being evacuated from Sudan? Hundreds of people have died and thousands hurt in a bloody conflict between the Sudanese army and a powerful paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces. The prospect of airlifting large numbers of people out of Sudan has been complicated by the fact that most major airports have become battlegrounds, while movement out of the capital has proved perilous. The current explosion of violence comes after two generals fell out over a recent internationally brokered deal with democracy activists, which was meant to incorporate the RSF into the military and eventually lead to civilian rule. [For the full story click here]( £99 £20 for 1 year ✓ Full access to Premium news analysis ✓ Advert-free reading across web and app ✓ The Independent Daily Edition newspaper ✓ Puzzles, virtual event tickets and more [SUBSCRIBE NOW](   WATCH /[Moment shopkeeper tackles attempted beer thief to the ground]( NUMBER OF THE DAY 300 – More than 300 Britons have been evacuated from Sudan as the military races against time to bring people to safety before a ceasefire ends. Read more here]( QUOTE OF THE DAY “He turned to me and said, ‘Hold on grandad, come outside and we’ll sort it out.” – Deputy Conservative party chair [Lee Anderson]( engaged in an “aggressive” confrontation with MP [Andrew Bridgen]( and a former Tory councillor in a parliamentary dining room. 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