Anger over the British government's treatment of the crisis in Sudan continues to grow after the government refused to prepare plans to host refugees from the Muslim African country.

Sudan’s army says it hopes the rebels will abide by the truce and stop military moves obstructing it.

The warring groups in Sudan continued to engage in fierce clashes on Friday with heavy gunfire and explosions heard in the capital Khartoum and other cities despite the proclamation of a 72-hour ceasefire.