Thomas has the weather. Be prepared for a bit of snow this morning. Quite tricky on some of the roads. The snows will not be the same everywhere. More later. 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 thats seen at least five People Killed and several more wounded. The shooting started after nightfall on saturday, 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 allowed to leave. Its thought the security guards at the entrance to the 5 storey building are among those who came under fire. The Intercontinental Hotel in kabul is popular with foreign guests. Situated on a hilltop a few miles outside the city, it has been the target of an attack before, in 2011, when 21 people died, including nine attackers. Security forces said two of the gunmen had been shot and killed, two more were thought to be hiding in the building. It is not yet clear whether they are still on the loose. The attack comes days after the us embassy in kabul issued a warning about hotels in the city, saying extremist groups could be planning an attack, saying hotels as well as public gatherings could be potential targets. Officials have not yet said if all the guests and staff with the procedures come to an end. This is a shot in the centre of kabul. The Intercontinental Hotel. This comes days after warning about hotels in the city. An investigation is under way to find how the attackers were able to get access to that hotel in the centre of kabul city. The second time it has been hit. There was an attack at hotel in 2011. Large scale recalls of dangerous and faulty goods will be managed by a new body from today. the office for product safety and standards will ensure theyre removed from homes and shelves more quickly. Our Business Correspondent joe lynam reports. In recent years, there have been notable product recalls such as the Samsung Galaxy note and some whirlpool tumble dryers. Now the government hopes to accelerate the time between recognising the problem and removing the product from shops and removing the product from shops and homes. The new the office for product safety and standards will primarily cover electrical white goods like washing machines or produce and will have a panel of experts to decide whether a minor or local issue requires a National Recall and will ensure that imported eu goods will be properly checked once the uk leaves next year. What this new body will do is ensure the know how and Technical Expertise is available to prevent any delays and keep the public as safe as possible. Hundreds of products are recalled in britain every year but this new agency hopes to prevent these kinds of incidents. The future of the ukip leader, henry bolton will be up for discussion when the Partys National executive holds an emergency meeting later today. There have been calls for him to step down after it was reported his girlfriend had sent offensive texts, including racist comments about prince harrys fiance meghan markle. Lets talk to our political correspondent, emma va rdy. If he did go, this would be the fourth leadership contest in two yea rs. Fourth leadership contest in two years. This is a crunch moment in a saga that has been playing out since christmas. Henry bolte and has been under pressure to step down ever since his relationship hit the headlines and those of offensive and racist Text Messages were leaked to the news papers. Henry bolte and says he wants to keep hisjob the news papers. Henry bolte and says he wants to keep his job that he was spotted in a barjust days after with jo marney, he was spotted in a barjust days after withjo marney, after declaring their relationship is over. He says he has been supporting her during Death Threats and said that Text Messages that were leaked did not represent her core beliefs. Nonetheless, henry bolte and has lost the confidence of many people in ukip. It would have to go to a vote of the wider party but he may decide to step down and if he does, is going to compound whats been a pretty catastrophic yet the party. Difficult time the party. We will speak to gerard batten, the partys brexit spokesperson after eight oclock. Turkey has warned that it could deploy Ground Forces today after launching air attacks against kurdish fighters in northern syria. More than a hundred targets were bombed in the afrin region with the syrian kurds backed by the us, but turkey calls them terrorists. People with hidden disabilities in england could soon be entitled to blue badge permits for free parking. The department for transport said the change would make it easierfor those with conditions such as autism and dementia to Access Services they needed. Helena lee has this report. The blue badge scheme was first introduced in england in the 19705. Today, around 2. 4 Million People with disabilities have one. It allows them to park free of charge on roads and normally without time limit5. On roads and normally without time limits. The government is now proposing to extend the scheme. It wa nts proposing to extend the scheme. It wants people with disabilities and conditions like autism and dementia to be able to qualify for a blue badge so they too can enjoy the freedom to get out where and when they want. The department for transport say5 they want. The department for transport says only some councils recognise hidden disabilities under the current scheme because they interpret the existing rules differently. The proposals would be the biggest change to the scheme since it was first introduced. The plans will now go through in a tight public consultation. Helena lee, bbc news. They say a mans home is his ca5tle, and for one artist in brazil it really is. Marcio matolia5 has lived in a 5andcastle for 22 years in an upmarket neighbourhood of rio de janeiro. It isnt huge inside, but he has everything he needs. Marcio says if there is heavy rain he just 5culpt5 himself a new 5andcastle. He compare5 his style to niemeyer and gaudi, and makes money from donations and runs a book exchange. Iam glad i am glad he has built it far enough back from the tide. Youre on that beach, wont you . Yes. You see these incredible 5a ndca5tle5 yes. You see these incredible 5andcastle5 and they truly are works of art. And thats pretty phenomenal. Lets just take a look at the papers this morning. Start with the sunday telegraph. Having this headline about bori5johnson. Tie5 for america are vital. Extraordinary economic relationship. The sunday times. After 50 up to 50 labourmps on the sunday times. After 50 up to 50 labour mp5 on the de5election hit li5t. Moderate labour mp5 have been warned thatjeremy corbyn allie5 wa nt warned thatjeremy corbyn allie5 want centrist candidates replaced with more left leaning ones. And the 0b5erver with more left leaning ones. And the observer is talking about there5a may5 government planning to announce irresponsible company bo55e5 who fail to protect workers pensions will be hit by huge fine5, coming in the way of the collapse of carillion, of course, and the fact that 20,000 members of the company are expected to face huge cut5 that 20,000 members of the company are expected to face huge cuts to their retirement funds. The sunday express, brexit. Demands that there5a may to End Free Movement the second we leave the European Union on march 29 next year. They also say in5ide on march 29 next year. They also say inside that they want the transition period to finish much sooner than 2021. It will probably finish after a year if they had their way. Let us catch up with the weather. He was thoma5. A cold morning . Ye5, a cold morning . Yes, it is. Is the coldest night of the winter so far in scotland, 13 degrees, really cold but the contrast acro55 in scotland, 13 degrees, really cold but the contrast across the uk where it is mild and colder are huge at the moment and that is leading to ice and snow, a battleground between the cold in the north and mild in the cold in the north and mild in the south. Quite tricky to some of us. The south. Quite tricky to some of us. If you are happening to travel this morning. This is what it looks like around nine oclock. By this stage, i think its starting to turn to rain acro55 Northern Ireland and has been snowing here very heavily in the last few hours or so. But look at that. Weve got some 5now across look at that. Weve got some 5now acro55 mostly the hills of wales, certainly through the midlands which cut5 certainly through the midlands which cuts off for the snow around here somewhere. Southern wales through bristol down into central and southern parts of england and probably the m4 northwards. If we are north of that, some sleet and snow falling today. How much . Probably covering some areas but the amounts that will get on the ground will vary greatly, particularly across scotland, up to ten centimetres and some freezing rain so centimetres and some freezing rain so really messy. But this is only temporary because that weather front is out of the way through this evening and overnight and you start getting much milder row coming off the atlantic. It is going to snow today. A bitterly cold day but this is only temporary through this afternoon. Tomorrow, a completely different story. We have much milder iow different story. We have much milder row coming off the atlantic. The difference between today and tomorrow across the uk will be absolutely huge and in fact as we head into monday in the week ahead, we start to see milder air pushing in the atlantic. That means things are going to turn quite a bit milder. The temperatures around 13 degrees in london. Much milder as well. There is some snow on the way this morning. There will be a covering. Some of us no doubt will go out and build a snowman but stay careful on the roads and by tomorrow, a lot of it will be gone. How are we supposed to dress that . Winter wardrobe, summer wardrobe. Dont ask me, im just the reporter. We wa nt dont ask me, im just the reporter. We want everything from you thomas. It is set to be cold today. It is set to be cold today. It was cold on the way in. The bitter blame game over the Government Shutdown in the United States could be over today. The senates will be back in session to try and break the impasse on spending legislation. It all started when a bill to fund the federal government did not get the number of votes it needed by the deadline of midnight on friday. Joining us now from washington dc, is david smith, whos the Washington Bureau chief for the guardian newspaper. David, good morning. Forthose of david, good morning. For those of us who want familiar with the workings of the federal government, what is this shutdown about . Its a fundamentalfailure this shutdown about . Its a fundamental failure for agreement on the governments budget, where it will allocate its money, and without republicans and democrats in the house and the senate reaching an agreement, there is and money for government functions, some government functions, some government agencies. It is not literally mean that absolutely everything stops. I was out and about in washington today. Some things were going on as normal. Essential services such as the military and the police carry on. But to give you one example, this particular shutdown, National Parks would also remain open but litter would also remain open but litter would not be collected, toilets would not be collected, toilets would not be cleaned. For tourists in new york, the statue of liberty has closed down. Also, around 800,000 federal workers who might not turn up on monday, it is ultimately very costly to the government until the budget is agreed upon. And it is costly because time is money, the clock is ticking. What is the latest you are hearing . Hour by hour, its been changing on capitol hill. At one point, things seemed quite hopeful that an agreement would be reached, perhaps before the end of the weekend, however those hopes have gone backwards again. Really, the republicans and the democrats, they are digging in their heels, blaming one anotherfor this are digging in their heels, blaming one another for this impasse and nobody seems willing to give an inch and as you can imagine, its overshadowed the First Anniversary of Donald Trumps inauguration. Overshadowed the First Anniversary of Donald Trumps inauguration. How significant you think it is a Trump Administration and the donald trump . It is terrible timing that he marks one year in office with the Government Shutdown. The democrats, unsurprisingly, have been very quick to blame him for that, pointing to remark he made a while ago saying that what this government needs is a good shot down. Shut down. The infamous meeting at the white house about ten days ago where he used some very derogatory language about immigrants from haiti and africa, has come back to haunt him. Its from that moment that we saw a downward spiral in the negotiations and bitterness on both sides. It really has undermined what he would like to see as his unique selling point which is a businessman and dealmaker. This was one deal he spectacularly failed to pull off. David, is a deal imminent . No, not particularly. I think they will get there eventually, as they always do. Right now, its hard to see who is going to blink first on this. I suspect it will depend on pressure from the public, which ever party thinks its losing the of Public Opinion may have to budge. David smith, thank you. I have an alert syste m o n smith, thank you. I have an alert system on my twitter feed, smith, thank you. I have an alert system on my twitterfeed, i can tell you who he is blaming added the democrats, believe me. Well be back with the headlines at 6. 30, but now its time for the film review with jane hill and mark kermode. A warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. To take us through this weeks cinema releases is mark kermode. What have you been watching this week . Very exciting week. We have the post, starring tom hanks and meryl streep. Coco, the new animation from pixar. And the commuter, the new liam neeson action vehicle. And the post, its aboutjournalism. I cant wait, im excited. Did you like it . I really did, its a newsroom thriller about the revelations of the pentagon papers, a report which basically said that successive us administrations had misled the country about the vietnam war. The film is largely set in 1971. Tom hanks is ben bradley, the editor of the washington post. He is eagerfor a scoop. Meryl streep is Catherine Kate graham, the publisher and proprieter of the washington post. Its going to the stock exchange, so its finances are slightly precarious. After the white house gets an injunction on the new york times, after they publish some of the pentagon papers, ben bradley wants to publish. But meryl streep says, hang on, there are reasons why we cant do this, not least of all that it might actually endanger the paper. Here is a clip. Do you have the papers . Not yet. Oh gosh, oh gosh, because you know the position that would put me in. You know, we have language in the prospectus. Yeah, i know, i know that the backers can change their mind. I know whats at stake. You know, the only couple i knew that both kennedy and lbj wanted to socialise with was you and your husband, and you own the damn paper. Its just the way things worked. Politicians and the press, they trusted each other so they could go to the same dinner party, and drink cocktails and tell jokes, while there was a war raging in vietnam. I dont know what were talking about. Im not protecting lyndon. No, youve got the man who commissioned the study, hes one of about a dozen party guests out on your. And protecting the paper. The thing i like about this film is it has a number of intertwining stories. One is the story of kay graham finding her own voice. Shes surrounded by men in boardrooms at the beginning. She doesnt really speak, shes slightly like a fish out of water. But during the course of this, she has to step up to the mark and decide whats the right thing to do. Second thing is, it runs almost like a prequel to all the president s men. The end of this film runs right into the beginning of all the president s men, which is a film that i was really, really affected by in the 19705 when it came out. I was a kid when i saw it, and loved it. Theres great period detail, sequences in the Printing Presses of the washington post. Were looking at the hot metal machinery, the old linotype machines. On a third level and most importantly, its a really contemporary story. Yes, its set in 1971. Yes, the period detail is great, the performances are great, meryl streep and tom hanks are fantastic, the whole ensemble cast is great. But this is a really contemporary story about, in this particular case, a corrupt president in the white house attempting to stop the press from expressing you know, the right of free speech. And you look at that, and you look at whats happening today, in which the press is under attack, all the stuff about fake news. Recently we had the so called fake news awards. Its a film almost like a call to arms for the press, the independent press. From a free press, to truth to power. And its interesting that what spielberg has done is to take a period piece and tell the story s