BBC LIVE UPDATES IN EGYPT (all times GMT)

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15h03: Evan Hill tweets: "Sandmonkey's been released, he's on his way home. His car has been destroyed and he and friends were beaten. #egypt#jan25"

15h02: Al-Arabiya reporting that Mubarak supporters have stormed hotels in Cairo, chasing foreign journalists.

15h01: The Egyptian health minister says eight people have died so far and 890 been injured, including nine in critical condition, in the Tahrir Square clashes.

14h58: As for "other" articles, he may be referring to Article 88 which tasks an appointed electoral committee with overseeing elections. Critics say that should be amended to include full judicial oversight.

14h57: More from Vice-President Suleiman, as reported by state TV: He says articles 76 and 77 of the Egyptian constitution will be amended, and other articles are open to amendment as well. Article 76 specifies who can or can't run for president, and article 77 says the president can be re-elected, without specifying a term limit.

13h54: Evan Hill tweets: "Anti-goverment protesters have advanced so far that we are now the front lines between the two sides, army firing shots in the air."

14h52: Amnesty International announces the arrest of a French employee, AFP reports.

14h50: Shahira Amin, was until yesterday a journalist with the state-run Egyptian channel, Nile TV. She told the BBC World Service that she had to leave her job because she no longer felt able to report the state view when what she saw on the street was so different: "We were basically showing the pro-Mubarak rallies all day long, as if that was the only thing that was happening. I couldn't show what was happening here in Tahrir. I couldn't even report the figures as they were. So no thank you. I feel liberated."

14h48: State TV also quoting Vice-President Suleiman as saying those responsible for Wednesday's violence will be held accoutable; that he's been holding talks with opposition parties; and that neither Hosni Mubarak nor his son will run for the presidency.

14h45: State TV reports that another of those banned from leaving the country is Ahmed Ezz, former member of the National Democratic Party and billionaire businessman. Bank accounts have also been frozen.

14h38: Egyptian TV says it will soon broadcast an "important" interview with Vice-President Suleiman.

14h37: More live gunfire being heard near Tahrir square.

14h36: Just to recap, here are the main points from the prime minister's press conference: he apologised for yesterday's clashes and promised an investigation; called on protesters to respect President Mubarak, reminded them that Mr Mubarak is just months away from the end of his term, while appearing to hint that the president might transfer some of his powers even then; said no one would be excluded from dialogue (in response to a question about the banned Muslim Brotherhood). The prime minister also said he was in contact by phone with some of the protestors in Tahrir Square.

14h31: Ahmed Naguib tweets: "Kudos to the man at the pharmacy. Gave us extra free stuff to deliver #jan25."

14h30: Wael Hassan, told us how he delivered medical supplies to Tahrir square. "I went early in the morning. They checked my ID and let me get inside. I passed on the medication and went home again to collect more money and buy more things. I bought more gloves, as they needed gloves, food and water. I parked the car near the bridge, which is opposite the main entrance. At this moment, government thugs were organising themselves in front of the main entrance. They were holding sticks and started looking at my bag. Luckily there was an army officer close to me, so they didn't touch me. I went inside and I managed to take footage and pictures. When I got out, they started to walk towards me. I thought they'd want my camera, so I ran towards my car and fled."

14h27: At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, US President Barack Obama offered a brief prayer for Egypt. "We're also mindful of violence that we're now seeing in the Middle East and we pray that the violence in Egypt will end and that the rights and aspirations of the Egyptian people will be realised, and that a better day will dawn over Egypt and throughout the world," he said.

14h25: The Egyptian state news agency reports that those former ministers prevented from leaving the country include ex-interior minister Habib al-Adly, former housing minister Ahmed el-Maghrabi and former tourism minister Zuhair Garana.

14h23: Amnesty International calls on Egyptian Vice-President Omar Suleiman to protect protesters, journalists and rights activists in Egypt. "The lack of police on the ground responding to the violence is a blatant sign of the complicity of the Egyptian government in the violence, or at best the total abdication of responsibility for law and order at a moment of national crisis," Secretary-General Salil Shetty says in a statement.

14h22: From the BBC's Richard Colebourn, on the evacuation of British citizens from Egypt: "About six Foreign Office organised buses have delivered around 200 British citizens for a special evacuation flight back to London. There were a mix of a few holiday makers, some British-Egyptians who were resident in Cairo or visiting families and some expats who were working or studying in Egypt.

14h19: Al-Alam correspondent: "Premises of satellite channels, including al-Alam TV channel office, evacuated in Cairo following a threat to set in on fire."

14h18: State TV reports that former ministers won't be allowed to leave the country.

14h15: The BBC's Jim Muir says the impression overall is that the situation has stabilised somewhat, largely because it would be so hard for pro-Mubarak groups to launch any attack around Tahrir Sqaure.

14h14: More reports from the prime minister's press conference, courtesy of AFP: He says the ex-minister of the interior will be subject to an investigation; the government doesn't have enough police to guarantee security across the country; and the protesters won't achieve anything by staying in Tahrir Square.

14h07: Dr Ibrahim Kamel, a member of the General Secretariat of President Mubarak's National Democratic Party and a prominent Egyptian businessman, denies that Mr Shafiq's apology was an admission of any government role in encouraging the violence. He told the BBC's World at One programme that it would be a mistake if Mr Mubarak stood down sooner than he has already promised to: "For Egypt, this is going to be a very big mistake. We do not accept that our president would jump the ship because the overwhelming majority of Egyptians are against it. You cannot permit the minority to run the scene for the majority."

13h50: Matthew Cassel tweets: "They've developed a pulley system to get stones to those on bridge, while some just hit metal against metal like a war drum."

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