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began on friday evening, when the al shabaab group detonated two bombs outside the hayat hotel in the capital. dozens of people were evacuated from the building, said to be popular with the journalist and politicians. the siege lasted for 30 hours, with gunmen having held hostages inside. we have seen some footage which we can show you, in it, you can hear the gunshots. gunfire. this was clearly an intense battle for control. it is not yet known how many people died during the siege. this is so it was at least 20. one of the reported victims is the hotel s owner, although this has not been confirmed yet. earlier, a security official said 13 civilians had been killed. the militant group al shabaab said some of its fighters managed to escape. but a somali security commander told afp the gunmen are dead, and said we have had no incoming gunfire from the building since the siege ended. the official gave no information about the total number of casualties in the attack on th ....
for an immediate general election we don t have to go on like this. we can have stability and an economy that works for working people. that s why we need a general election. i m shaun ley. in other news today. the uk chancellor vows to do anything necessary to protect the economy, with government borrowing up and people shopping less a warning the health and social care system in england is gridlocked and unable to cope with the demand putting vulnerable people at risk. and we meet the first wild bison to be born in the uk for thousands of years. welcome to bbc news coming to you live from westminster. senior conservatives hoping to become prime minister have begun seeking support from fellow tory mps. liz truss resigned yesterday, though remains in downing street until a successor is appointed. speaking outside downing street, liz truss said she could not deliver the mandate on which she was elected. there will now be a fast tracked leadership election to decide who wil ....
the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. good evening, welcome to sportsday, i m austin halewood. here s what s coming up on the programme. the medals keep coming for britain s athletes. could we be in for more this evening? we ll be live in oregon soon. in the next few hours, we ll find out who england will face in their euros semifinal as sweden take on belgium for a place in the final four. and a decade on from the 2012 olympics, a legacy flame has been lit in london but how beneficial were the games? welcome to the programme. the heatwave may be long gone now, but things are really starting to hot up for british athletics at the world championships in oregon. dina asher smith took bronze in one of the fastest 200 meters finals of all time overnight. and there s a chance of another medal this evening, as matthew hudson smith goes in the final of the men s 400 meters. well, our c ....
with this sweeping in, we are actually going to draw in some of that warmth from the continent. from france, that heat will clear east anglia and the south east. many of us will have these fresher condition swirling around with showers brought in by the south westerly winds but dry conditions in the south east and east anglia and temporarily up to 30 degrees. come monday, those temperatures will drop as we draw in northerly winds. back to you. thanks, tomasz. and that is bbc news at ten from all of us on the team there s more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with christian fraser which isjust getting underway on bbc two, but the news also continues here on bbc one as now it s time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are from the ten team it s goodnight. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the daily mirror columnist, susie boniface, and ali miraj, who ....
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 ....