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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 ...

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...

of the zulus after a year—long family feud. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're getting reports that security forces in somalia say they've ended a thirty—hour siege of the hayat hotel in the capital mogadishu, where islamist gunmen were reported to be holding hostages. there's been no independent verification, but the building had been targeted by heavy weapons and has been largely destroyed. the somali authorities say all those who remained inside have been killed. with me is our news reporter emily brown. emily, reporter emily brown. a hair rai...

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hello, and welcome to bbc news. we begin with some news which has been breaking out of somalia over the last couple of hours, where security forces say they've ended a siege that had lasted over 30 hours at the hayat hotel in the capital, mogadishu, where islamist gunmen were reported to be holding hostages. there's been no independent verification, and no official statement from the somali government. our reporter emily brown has been following the story and joins me now. emily, what is the latest? we know this first began on friday evening, wendy al—shabaab group were known to ha...