good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. train passengers are facing a further day of disruption after thousands of rail workers started another 24 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 and voted on them. this report from our correspondent, helena wilkinson. a now familiar rail passengers and the rest of the country half empty stations, weekend plans and services are severely disrupted. we had to leave early from home due to the strike action. it will take a lot of time to go to the stadium and we are worried about what time we will get back and what time the trains are running too. i am young, without me getting back to liverpool, i am stranded. it s not really like the best for anyone trying to get back to somewhere out of london. we are going to get on one - in an hour or so unless something happens
heatwave and drought in parts of the uk for autumnal conditions, which are already being seen in england a month ahead of time. also coming up in half an hour, it s talking business. the momentum behind women s sport is at fever pitch after england win the european football cup but is the money finally flowing in to level the playing field with men? good afternoon. train passengers are facing a further day of disruption after thousands of rail workers started another 24 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 passengers across the rest of the country half empty stations, weekend plans and services severely disrupted. we had to leave early from home due to the strike action. obviously it will take a lot of time to g
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 passengers across the country half empty stations, weekend plans and services severely disrupted. so, we ve had to leave early from home due to the strike action. obviously that s gonna take a lot of time now to get to the stadium and we re worried about what time we will get back and also what time the trains are running till. obviously, like, i am only quite young as well, so without me gettin
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 raising 30 hours for emily, a hair raising 30 hours for those involved in the siege, what more do we know? this started on friday evening when the group carried out the attack and detonated detonated two bombs. dozens of people were evacuated from the building which is said to be popular with journalists and politicians politicians. it is not yet known how many people died during the siege, witness
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 have detonated at least two bombs outside the hayat hotel in the capital. when the al shabaab. dozens were evacuated from the building, said to be popular with politicians and journalists. we know the siege is said to have lasted 30 hours, with government having held hostages inside. we have some footage in which you can hear the gunshots. frame. this was an intense battle for frame. this was an