environment experts blame the recent heatwave and drought in parts of the uk for autumnal conditions which are already being seen in england, a month ahead of time. and coming up at 5.30, the latest technology news with click. good afternoon. train passengers are facing a further day of disruption, after thousands of rail workers started another 24 hour walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions. across the country, only around 20% of services are running. the government say the strikes could be ended if the unions put the pay deals on offer to their members. this report from our correspondent, helena wilkinson. a now familiar sight for rail passengers across the country half empty stations, weekend plans and services severely disrupted. so, we ve had to leave early from home due to the strike action. obviously that s gonna take a lot of time now to get to the stadium and we re worried about what time we will get back and also what time the trains are running till. obvio
welcome to bbc news. we ll start with the conflict in ukraine, because ukrainian troops are reported to have carried out more attacks on russian forces in the crimean peninsula. smoke was seen rising from the headquarters of russia s black sea fleet in sevastapol, with moscow claiming it shot down a ukrainian drone. russia has occupied crimea since 2014 and there have been a series of recent attacks on russian military infrastructure there. james waterhouse sent us this report from the ukrainian capital, kyiv. it is what and where this is, which makes this smoke significant. another apparent strike in russian occupied crimea. over the last 11 days, there have been a series of explosions on mostly military targets. out of all of the ukrainian territory which moscow has taken, crimea is where its grip has been strongest. but that grasp appears to be weakening. translation: russian s commanders aren t saying what happened, - but it is either a failure of russia s air defences,
we are determined to get a square deal for our people and that is exactly what we will achieve, and the public seem to be right behind us in that campaign. tribal warriors in south africa proclaim a new king of the zulus after a year long family feud. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. security forces are still fighting islamist militants who took over a hotel in the somali capital modagishu more than 2a hours ago. at least 20 people are said to have been killed. sporadic gunfire and loud explosions could be heard into saturday afternoon at the hayat hotel, but details remain difficult to verify. a security official says al shabab militants are still holed up with hostages. anxious relatives gathered outside the hotel, which witnesses say has been partly destroyed. the hotel is popular with politicians and government officials, some of whom are said to be still trapped inside. bbc monitoring s beverly 0chieng has been following the story from