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hello and welcome to bbc news. security forces in somalia say theyre sweeping a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30—hour siege by islamist militants. but there has no independent confirmation. at least 12 people were killed in the deadly 30—hour ordeal, although local media reports the death toll could be even higher. emily brown reports. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. a crumbling hotel in the somali capital under attack after it ...

began on friday evening, when the al—shabaab group detonated two bombs outside the hayat hotel in the capital. dozens of people were evacuated from the building, said to be popular with the journalist and politicians. the siege lasted for 30 hours, with gunmen having held hostages inside. we have seen some footage which we can show you, in it, you can hear the gunshots. gunfire. this was clearly an intense battle for control. it is not yet known how many people died during the siege....

and more than 60 years after its first flight, the uks last airworthy vulcan is looking for a new home. hello and welcome to bbc news. well start in somalia, where security forces say theyre searching a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30—hour siege by islamist militants. at least 13 people died at the hayat hotel during the attack, but officials warn that number could rise further. al—shabab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. emily brown repor...

sighs. a walkout at the uks biggest container port. eight days of strike action have begun at felixstowe, a vital link in the countrys supply chain. good morning. there are some showers in the forecast today. the best of any sunshine will be across the north of the uk with more cloud further south. north of the uk with more cloud furthersouth. i north of the uk with more cloud further south. i will have all the weather details here on breakfast. its sunday, the 21st of august. our main...

hello and welcome to bbc news. well start in somalia, where security forces say theyre searching a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30—hour siege by islamist militants. but there has been no independent confirmation. al shabaab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. the group said some of its fighters managed to escape. emily brown reports. gunfire. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. the crumbling hayat hotel in the somali capital...

is looking for a new home. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. watching in the uk the daughter of one of president putins close allies, aleksandr dugina, has been killed in a bomb attack. russian media says darya dugina died after her car exploded near moscow. theres been no comment from the authorities. its thought that her father — whos often called "putins brain" — could have been the intended target of the attack. the pair were reportedly set to t...

hello and welcome to dateline london. im ben brown. were looking at two of the weeks big stories — whats happening in russia as men flee the country after president putins call—up of reservists to fight in ukraine and his threat to use nuclear weapons, and also the british governments announcement of sweeping tax cuts — the most far—reaching for half a century. well, im joined to discuss all this with polly toynbee, columnist from the guardian, stephanie baker of bloomberg news...

hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. an independent think tank in britain says the uk governments "mini budget" is likely to leave the vast majority of taxpayers worse off. the chancellor kwasi kwartengs package of measures include scrapping the top rate of income tax for the highest earners and reducing the basic rate by a penny. the institute for fiscal studies says that only those with incomes of more than 155,000 will be net beneficiaries over the curr...

now on bbc news, click. this week, were back in berlin as europes largest tech show powers up. yeah, well glide through the halls to see whats big, whats new and whats bonkers. what are you doing? multitasking. meanwhile, lara has been to the british seaside. not on holiday, though. i have been looking at how 56 is hoping to make our coastline safer. and its robot floors! chris has been making a right mess to put vacuum bots to the test. our robot now has a tail. yeah, im not sure that...

who are using the power of boxing to help improve the lives of people with parkinsons. good afternoon. the government has defended its sweeping range of tax cuts from criticism that they favour the better—off. the chancellor kwasi kwartengs package of measures include scrapping the top rate of income tax for the highest earners and reducing the basic rate by a penny — moves the government says will promote growth. the institute for fiscal studies says the richest — who pay the mo...