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
and the secret hidden in china s rivers, finally exposed after a long drought. 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. the militant group, al shabaab, claimed responsibility. our reporter emily brown has been following the story and joins me now. what is the latest? we know this attack what is the latest? we know this attack began what is the latest? we know this attack began on - what is the latest? we know this attack began on friday l this attack began on friday evening, when the al shabaab group detonated two bombs outside the hyatt hotel in the capital. hayat. dozens of people were evacuated from the building, said to be popular with th
Its crunch time in the nba. We are down to the final four teams, as the Conference Finals will be getting underway in the next few days. On wednesday, the Dallas Mavericks will travel to the Minnesota Timberwolves in game one of the western Conference Finals, but later on tuesday, the Boston Celtics will be hoping to get their Eastern Conference Finals off to a winning start over the indianna pacers. So far, its been reasonably plain sailing for the celtics on route to this point, but head Coachjoe Mazzulla is confident that his side are ready for their biggest challenge of the post season. If youre asking how well our team prepared, weve had a good couple days of practice and our guys focus on what it takes to give ourselves the best chance to win, knowing indiana is a good team, well balanced and dangerous. Weve had good days of preparation and our guys already to take on the challenge of playing indiana. They are a well balanced team, guys who can impact the game and thats the most
Brighter. There will be a few showers on the cards as we head through the course of the weekend but they wont be as heavy as the middle of the week and things should warm up by a few degrees. And thats bbc news at six. You can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. mix now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are goodbye. Hello and welcome to sportsday im jane dougall. Its a big call from southgate he hasnt picked Marcus Rashford for his provisional england squad leaving the striker down and out ahead of the euros. With marcus for just a long with Marcus Forjust a long time which makes the calls harder. Ijust feel that players are not position that had of full season. In contrast hell be delighted. The Crystal Palace youngster adam wharton gets a surprise first call up despite only making his Premier League debut in february. Also coming up on sportsday jofra archers fit and ready to play in englands series against pakistan, well hear from his captai