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some challenging weather across the british isles at the moment, here is the scene in northern ireland and the scene in northern ireland and the met office have issued a number warning for northern ireland and scotla nd warning for northern ireland and scotland for snow and ice through the remainer of today and into tomorrow morning. take a look at the satellite picture and you can see where the showers have been piling in thick and fast. the amber triangles remind you of the areas that will possibly be most treacherous but not exclusively as we go through the remainer of today. snow showers affecting many parts of northern scotland, eastern areas enjoying sunshine, more snow showers for northern ireland and some pushing into northern england too. further south, showers also wintry but tending to be a mixture of more rain, sleet, snow and hail as we get into southern england. iforgot into southern england. i forgot to mention as well that some of those snow showers comi ....
time s up campaign, saying they have had enough of harassment and abuse. in sport, good news for british sportsman down under. england s cricketers win the one day series. the british tennis number to it through to the quarterfinals of the australian open. kyle edmund beat italian andreas seppi to reach his first grand slam quarterfinal. and how predictive analytics can help in emergencies. that s all in click in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. afghan security forces have seized control of a luxury hotel in kabul, 12 hours after it was stormed by militants. fierce battles raged through the night as special forces fought the gunmen as they moved around the six storey intercontinental hotel. six civilians were killed, as were all the militants. 160 guests and staff were rescued, including 41 foreigners. the taliban has now claimed responsibility for the attack. andrew plant reports. the intercontinental hotel in kabul at dawn on sun ....
place. the afghan nationalflag waving from the roof, proof that the building has been retaken. more than 150 people, including some foreigners, were inside yesterday evening when gunmen burst in and opened fire. translation: there were old people and children inside the hotel s rooms and the attackers were knocking on the door of each room, trying to reach their targets. they killed all people and officials. they were also targeting foreigners. ordinary people. they were also targeting foreigners. ordinary people. these images filmed by local tv showed people escaping by climbing down bed sheets they had tied to balconies. this telecoms engineer fell from the sixth floor as he tried to get away. translation: when the sixth floor caught fire this morning, my roommate told me either escaped or burn. i got a bed sheet and tied it the balcony. i tried to calm down but i was heavy and my arms were not strong enough. i fell and but i was heavy and my arms were not strong ....
steph‘s looking at the issue of transport. iam going i am going to be talking to commuters and businesses here at out what they want from the election in terms of transport. in sport drama on the last day of the season. arsenal miss out, liverpool are back in the champions league and john terry stages a theatrical goodbye at stamford bridge. and with a week of sunshine on the way, carol s at the chelsea flower show. good morning from the garden designed by chris birchall. it is stunning. there is over 3000 plants. it looks like it s been here forever and it s a pleasant start the day. this week, generally speaking, it be warm. by the weekend, some of us will have temperatures possibly into the low 30s, not all of us. a few of us the low 30s, not all of us. a few of us will see some rain. i will have all of the details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. labour is making a fresh appeal to young voters by bringing forward its promise of abolishing tu ....
prosperous nation. it is also a nation forged in the commitment that we will never allow the horrors and atrocities of the last century to be repeated. now, we must work together to build a future where the nations of the region are at peace, and all of the region are at peace, and all of our children can grow, and grow up of our children can grow, and grow up strong, and grow up free from terrorism and violence. during my travels, in recent days, i have found new reasons for hope. i have just concluded a visit to saudi arabia, where yesterday i met with king salman, and with the leaders from across the muslim and arab world. and that visit, we reached historic in agreements to pursue greater cooperation in the fight against terrorism and its evil ideology. my future travels will ta ke ideology. my future travels will take me to visit pope francis at the vatican, and then our nato and european allies. we have before us a rare opportunity to bring security and stability ....