and more than 60 years after its first flight, the uk s last airworthy vulcan is looking for a new home. hello and welcome to bbc news. we ll start in somalia, where security forces say they re searching a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30 hour siege by islamist militants. at least 13 people died at the hayat hotel during the attack, but officials warn that number could rise further. al shabab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. emily brown reports. gunfire. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. a crumbling hayat hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist militant group on friday night. al shabab attackers detonated at least two bombs outside the hotel before making their way in. the deadly siege lasted for 30 hours. the hotel is known for being popular with journalists and politicians. gunmen held hostages inside. some were rescued. many needing hospital treatment. al shabab is the main
hello and welcome to bbc news. we ll start in somalia, where security forces say they re searching a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30 hour siege by islamist militants. but there has been no independent confirmation. al shabaab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. the group said some of its fighters managed to escape. emily brown reports. gunfire. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. the crumbling hayat hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist militant group on friday night. al shabaab attackers detonated at least two bombs outside the hotel before making their way in. the deadly siege lasted for 30 hours. the hotel is known for being popular with journalists and politicians. gunmen held hostages inside. some were rescued. many needing hospital treatment. al shabaab is the main islamist militant group in somalia. it s engaged in a long running conflict with the federal government. some
that in this. he is a key ally of liz truss. he is tipped to potentially be the next chancellor. he says it is entirely reasonable that she doesn t set out the specifics until she has got all the information to hand. so the other thing you might be thinking is the uk does have a government even though this contest is going on at the moment, and why isn t the existing governmentjust clapping on and doing things? the answer to that is that it has promised that it will not make any big spending commitments or policy commitments before the new prime minister is in place. helen, thank you very much. a reminder of our main headlines here on bbc news. security forces say they have ended a siege carried out by an islamist gunmen at a hotel in the somali capital. the unite union has announced eight days of strike action by staff at the uk s largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. darya dugin, the daughter of one of president putin s close allies, dies after her car exploded
the specifics until she has got all the information to hand. so the other thing you might be thinking is the uk does have a government even though this contest is going on at the moment, and why isn t the existing governmentjust clapping on and doing things? the answer to that is that it has promised that it will not make any big spending commitments or policy commitments before the new prime minister is in place. oui’ our political correspondent helen catt and talking to me a little earlier. staying here in the uk. some students are still waiting for their vocational exam results this morning three days after they were due to get them. the exam boards pearson and 0cr have apologised to pupils who have been affected. it s left some unable to confirm their university places. she confronted the soviet threat during the cold war and took part in the mission to defend the falklands. but now, more than 60 years after she first took to the skies, the uk s last airworthy vulcan is looking