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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. good afternoon. train passengers are facing a further day of disruption after thousands of rail workers started another 2a 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 ...

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. anot...

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 haya...

ukrainian forces are reported to have carried out more attacks on russian hardware 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. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent in the ukrainian capital kyiv, james waterhouse, and i asked him how destabilising these latest attacks might be for russia. (sot attacks might be for russia. i think it se...

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. we start in somalia where a security commander has told the afp news agency that somali forces have ended a deadly siege by al—shabab jihadists at a hotel in the capital mogadishu. there's been no independent verification of the claim, but the building had been targetted by heavy weapons and has been largely destroyed. it's reported all those who remained inside have been killed. the m...