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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 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
hello. this is bbc news. let s get the sport. good afternoon. england s new s era under ben stokes and brendom mccullom got off to an excellent start against new zealand in the first test at lords. debutant matthew potts making test cricket look easy with three wickets in the opening session. but it was an old familiar face james anderson who got england off to the best start. two early wickets including this brilliant catch from bairstow. anderson and broad both were left out of england s tour to the west indies but both returned with take wickets. but the man of the morning is matthew potts. he got his first wicket in his first test match over dismissing new zealand captain kane williamson. he added another two and leaving new zealand going into lunch 39 for 6. not all plain sailing for england though. spinnerjack leach has been ruled out of the test with symptoms of concussion after taking this tumble trying to stop a boundary. england have brought in matt parkinson as a c
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