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
is looking for a new home. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. watching in the uk the daughter of one of president putin s close allies, aleksandr dugina, has been killed in a bomb attack. russian media says darya dugina died after her car exploded near moscow. there s been no comment from the authorities. it s thought that her father who s often called putin s brain could have been the intended target of the attack. the pair were reportedly set to travel back from an event in the same car. aleksandr dugina is a prominent ultra nationalist philosopher and strategist. mr dugina was interviewed by the bbc s gabriel gatehouse in 2016. he had this to say about his philosophy. truth is the question of belief and postmodernity shows that every so called truth is the matter of believing. so we believe in what we do, we believe in what we say, and that is the only way to define the truth. so we have our special russian truths that you need to acc
as she was driving home. the exam board pearson has apologised after some btec students did not receive their results as expected last thursday, throwing university places into doubt. and if you havejustjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news. we begin at this hour with the strike at felixstowe port. dockers at britain s largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. almost 2,000 workers are taking part in the eight day action, after rejecting a 7% pay offer. there are warnings that the strike will cause disruption to supply chains for shops and other retailers half of britain s container trade goes through the port in suffolk. the government says supply chains are resilient. here s our business correspondent mark ashdown. the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households, but today, 1,900 members of the unite union are starting an eight day
Manafort. The defense is going to go on offense to attack gates credibility. All of that is part of the drama today. The nuts and bolts of this case are still in the numbers, in the tax fraud, bank fraud, alleged deals for these clients allied with the putin regime. Now, Paul Manafort faces 18 fraud charges from a time before he ever joined the trump campaign. This was all the ukrainian consulting work, which means theres a ton of paper and prosecutors are arguing to this jury whatever happens with mr. Gates, the paper doesnt lie. For example, also new, we can tell you, they showed an email today that manafort sent to gates with gates testifying that trumps former Campaign Chair wrote this is a disaster in april 2015 in that email, about a higher than expected tax bill, throwing in a wtf as well. The full quote is he told the jury hes not happy, i just saw this, wtf, how could i be blind
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