Quite tricky on some of the roads. The snows will not be last everywhere. It may turn milder tomorrow. Good morning, first our main story. The authorities in afghanistan say a siege of a luxury hotel in kabul has come to an end, more than twelve hours after it was attacked by gunmen. An interior Ministry Spokesman said five civilians including one foreigner were killed at the Intercontinental Hotel, along with all three attackers. More than 100 people have been rescued. Andrew plant reports. The Intercontinental Hotel in kabul, at dawn on sunday morning, blackened and smoking after an 11 hour siege. The shooting started after nightfall, several gunmen armed with grenades and automatic weapons. Translation at first, i heard some gunfire and then, after 15 minutes, a worker from the hotel approached and said that suicide attackers entered the hotel. Security forces were fighting the gunmen floor by floor with reports of hostages being taken. We now know that around 100 guests have been a
In netball, scotland havejust beaten Northern Ireland 52 31 in their final world beaten Northern Ireland 52 31 in theirfinal world cup beaten Northern Ireland 52 31 in their final world cup qualifying match in perth, scotland. Both teams had qualified for the 2019 world cup in liverpool and head of the match but this is scotland victory means they will top their group. Thats all the sport for now. Now on bbc news, time to the travel show. Not quite yet, but it will be soon, after the weather. Yes, very important to keep an eye on the weather today. A real mix in eastern areas in particular is a pretty heavy snow in places, wet snow and sleet down to levels so there will be some travel issues. You can see this stretching through scotland through northern parts of england, down to east anglia. Further west it is reverting back to rain with milderair is reverting back to rain with milder air moving in. Is reverting back to rain with milderair moving in. We is reverting back to rain with m
The prosecution says he was trying to kill as many people as possible in an act of terrorism, as Daniel Sandford reports. The pandemonium on a summer night in north london after a large box van smashed into a crowd of worshippers at speed, leaving them strewn across the pavement, some with life changing injuries, and leaving 51 year old makram ali dead. Today, his family were at Woolwich Crown court to watch as 48 year old Darren Osborne from cardiff went on trial. Jonathan rees qc for the prosecution said osborne had deliberately driven into a group of muslims, trying to kill as many as possible. The prosecution say Darren Osborne became enraged after a bbc drama about sexual abuse by pakistani men in rochdale, and by the attacks on london and manchester. His partner said he was a ticking time bomb who followed on twitter tommy robinson, the founder of the far right group the edl. The day before the attack, he hired a large van. That saturday evening, Darren Osborne came here to his l
Eyewitness news. Getting ready for Hurricane Matthew. what you can expect and what you should do in case the hurricane hits North Carolina. A life cut short a grieving mother talks about what her daughter had planned before the crash that killed her. And remembering a legend. We look back at the life and career of our good friend Larry Stogner who sat in this chair for decades. Eyewitness news starts right now. A tropical alert huge and ominous Hurricane Matthew creating chaos in the caribbean while eyeing a possible hit on our coast. Hurricane matthew in the caribbean right now but were already getting ready for the storm in North Carolina. Good evening, im tisha powell. And im steve daniels. cuba and haiti are in the path right now. And it could bring devastation and matthew could end up here by the weekend. So, governor mccrory declared a state of emergency for the entire abc 11 viewing area. A total of 66 counties are under that order. The Emergency Operations center is activated.
While the other is pink. Yes, pink. Meet the regal flamingo and the charming penguin, birds with feathers who dont flock together. Man but before we get to know this unlikely pair a little better, its a good idea to learn what all birds have in common, and this includes storks, swans, toucans, owls and chickens, too. Yes, every bird you can name belongs to the class aves, which is simply the name for birds as a class of animals to differentiate them from, say, reptiles, mammals, fish, not to mention all the invertebrates both on land, in the air and in the sea. What do all birds have in common, including the big pink bird and the stumpy blacacandwhite one . No, not that they can all be found as lawn ornaments and plush toys. For starters, all birds have an outer covering of feathers. macaw squawks man they have front limbs modified into wings, and they are warmblooded, or ectothermic. Birds lay eggs, and they dont have teeth. But perhaps most startling of all, not all birds can fly. Di