morning. really good frost. we can still obviously get them in april. look at this scene. a beautiful picture from one of our weather watchers in norfolk. of course, the sun is strong, the frost doesn t last very long, and indeed come across england and wales today, a lot of sunshine, but not necessarily in northern ireland and scotland. here, in fact, in northern ireland and scotland. here, infact, closerto in northern ireland and scotland. here, in fact, closer to a weather front, with thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain on the way, later on today. this weather front is just approaching ireland right now, whereas the high pressure is nosing in over england and wales, and talking of noses, the pollen levels are pretty high across england and where is, at least southern parts, through today. the levels will change through the week, but some of us are certainly already noticing that pollen. here are the temperatures, 11 14 north or south. thicker cloud out towards the north we
sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. british boxer amir khan has been banned from all sport for two years, after it emerged he tested positive for a prohibitive substance following his fight against kell brook in february last year. uk anti doping says the former light welterweight world champion tested positive for the anabolic agent ostarine. khan retired from boxing in may and accepts he broke anti doping rules but says it wasn t intentional. an independent tribunal has accepted that argument, ruling out deliberate or reckless conduct by the 36 year old. more boxing news to bring you oleksandr usyk has been ordered to defend his unified heavyweight titles against british fighter daniel dubois. it follows the collapse of usyk s proposed fight with tyson fury. the pair were set to meet later this month but couldn t agree terms, so usyk s attention will now turn to dubois who ll face his first world heavyweight title challenge. chelsea play liverpool
security forces in somalia say they re sweeping a hotel in the capital, mogadishu, for explosives after ending a 30 hour siege by islamist militants but there has no independent confirmation. al shabab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. our reporter, emily brown, gave me the latest on the story. we know that dozens of people were evacuated from the building, which is said to be popular with both journalists and pop as politicians. the siege lasted for 30 hours with the gunman holding hostages. we have seen some footage which we can show you an inner ear can the gunshots. this is clearly an intense battle for control and it is not known how many people died during the siege and witnesses say at least 20 and witnesses say at least 20 and one of the reported victims is the hotel owner although this has not been confirmed. earlier security official said 13 had been killed. the militant group alsa bad said some of the fighters managed to escape al shabab but a somal
hello and welcome to bbc news. security forces in somalia say they re sweeping a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30 hour siege by islamist militants. but there has no independent confirmation. at least 12 people were killed in the deadly 30 hour ordeal, although local media reports the death toll could be even higher. emily brown reports. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. a crumbling hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist military group on friday night. al shabab attackers detonated al sha bab attackers detonated at least al shabab attackers detonated at least two bombs outside the hotel before making their way in. the deadly siege lasted 30 hours. the hotel is known for being popular with journalists and politicians. gunman held hostages inside. some were rescued. many needing hospital treatment. al shabab is the main islamist militant group in somalia. it has engaged a long running confl
began on friday evening, when the al shabaab group detonated two bombs outside the hayat hotel in the capital. dozens of people were evacuated from the building, said to be popular with the journalist and politicians. the siege lasted for 30 hours, with gunmen having held hostages inside. we have seen some footage which we can show you, in it, you can hear the gunshots. gunfire. this was clearly an intense battle for control. it is not yet known how many people died during the siege. this is so it was at least 20. one of the reported victims is the hotel s owner, although this has not been confirmed yet. earlier, a security official said 13 civilians had been killed. the militant group al shabaab said some of its fighters managed to escape. but a somali security commander told afp the gunmen are dead, and said we have had no incoming gunfire from the building since the siege ended. the official gave no information about the total number of casualties in the attack on the hote