this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. our top stories... security forces say they've ended a siege carried out by islamist gunmen at an hotel in the somali capital. the unite union has announced eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. daria dugin, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. ukraine's heavyweight boxer, oleksandr usyk, retains his unified world titles against britain's anthonyjoshua — then dedicates his win to the ukrainian armed forces. and more than 60 years after its first flight, the uk's last airworthy vulcan is looking for a new home.

hello and welcome to bbc news. we'll start in somalia, where security forces say they're searching a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30—hour siege by islamist militants. but there has been no independent confirmation. al shabaab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. the group said some of its fighters managed to escape. emily brown reports. gunfire. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. the crumbling hayat hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist militant group on friday night.

al shabaab attackers detonated at least two bombs outside the hotel before making their way in. the deadly siege lasted for 30 hours. the hotel is known for being popular with journalists and politicians. gunmen held hostages inside. some were rescued. many needing hospital treatment. al shabaab is the main islamist militant group in somalia. it's engaged in a long—running conflict with the federal government. some believe this deadly assault is a reaction to the government's recent comments saying they will intensify their response to the armed militant group. unfortunately we have had several years of really bad governance in somalia, which has, like in afghanistan, really weakened the somali forces further, often aligning them with particular plans and particular politicians.

so it has long been feared as we have waited for this delayed and delayed government finally to to succeed this may, that this was strengthening al sha baab. security forces claim the gunmen have now been killed, and the siege has ended. but this hasn't yet been verified. and whilst this battle may be over, many are anxiously waiting to hear news about their loved ones who were trapped inside during this deadly attack. emily brown, bbc news. let's go live now to nairobi, where we canjoin bbc africa's emmanuel igunza. micro the pictures out of mogadishu look grim, what is the latest you are hearing?— look grim, what is the latest you are hearin: ? , , . , are hearing? yes, the pictures look rim, and are hearing? yes, the pictures look grim. and what _ are hearing? yes, the pictures look grim, and what we _ are hearing? yes, the pictures look grim, and what we know— are hearing? yes, the pictures look grim, and what we know so - are hearing? yes, the pictures look grim, and what we know so far - are hearing? yes, the pictures look grim, and what we know so far as l are hearing? yes, the pictures look. grim, and what we know so far as the police are trying to comb through this hotel. the explosives there

that were left by the al shabaab militants, so it is quite a tedious process, and the police commissioner is currently giving a press conference at this side, giving further details. we do know that dozens of people were killed. the initial number was given as 12 but we expect that number to be much higher. there were dozens of people who were trapped inside the hotel. many of them are still not accounted for. so it remains quite a fluid situation, and the area remains a sensitive area because of the explosives which were left by the militants. �* ., ., , militants. and we are of course followin: militants. and we are of course following the _ militants. and we are of course following the fluid _ militants. and we are of course following the fluid situation. i militants. and we are of course | following the fluid situation. we know al shabaab fighters have attacked several other targets in recent weeks. for those not too familiar, emanuel, who are al shabaab? what do we know about this group? h shabaab? what do we know about this u-rou?�* ,, ., , , shabaab? what do we know about this u-rou?�* ,, shabaab? what do we know about this u-rou?~ ,, ., group? al shabaab is allied to al-oaeda, — group? al shabaab is allied to al-qaeda, and _ group? al shabaab is allied to al-qaeda, and they _ group? al shabaab is allied to al-qaeda, and they have - group? al shabaab is allied to| al-qaeda, and they have been carrying out attacks inside somalia and across the eastern horn of

africa. they are believed to be the strongest militant group allied to the al-qaeda group. they control much of central and southern somalia. they have carried out attacks even recentlyjust along the border with somalia and ethiopia. this government initiative, the new president, i would say this was one of his top priorities dealing with this militant group, but this shows this militant group, but this shows this attack shows the strength, the capabilities of the al—shabab group that it will take quite a lot to deal with it, because this insurgency has been going on for the last 15 years, and that is why perhaps the president has asked the international community for support international community for support in dealing with it, notjust tackling them within somalia territory but also within the eastern horn of africa. fin territory but also within the eastern horn of africa. on that strenath eastern horn of africa. on that strength and — eastern horn of africa. on that strength and capability, - eastern horn of africa. on that strength and capability, where | eastern horn of africa. on that - strength and capability, where does this leave the security in somalia?

it is still very much problematic. somalia has not been stable for several decades now. the last regime was seen as not really capable of dealing with the al—shabab problem, and also within the wider region. al—shabab has carried out attacks in catania, low—level, level, we have seen many attacks, so the capabilities of al—shabab are quite immense, so therefore it will take quite a lot to deal with them. emmanuel igunza, bbc africa's corresponded, thank you. back here in the uk. almost 2,000 workers at the uk's busiest container port, felixstowe, are set to go on strike this morning in a dispute over pay. the company which runs the port says its offer of a 7% pay rise and £500 one—off payment is reasonable. there are concerns the eight—day walkout could affect the supply chain of goods to supermarkets and other retailers.

the government says supply chains are resilient. let's talk about the impact and implication of this strike with the industrial correspondent for pa media, alanjones. good to see you. what has been offered, and what is the sticking point? offered, and what is the sticking oint? , , , , offered, and what is the sticking oint? , , , i. offered, and what is the sticking oint? ,,, _,, ~ point? this is purely about pay. all these disputes _ point? this is purely about pay. all these disputes breaking _ point? this is purely about pay. all these disputes breaking out - point? this is purely about pay. all these disputes breaking out all - point? this is purely about pay. all| these disputes breaking out all over these disputes breaking out all over the place now are mainly about pay, and the main driver is the rate of inflation seems to be completely out of control, so the union has rejected an offer they say is worth 7%, the company says it is worth between 8.1% and 9.5%. not that long ago, those kind of figures would have been accepted by anyone, i think, so it shows you just how the rate of inflation is causing these disputes now, so the strike started this morning, there is a picket line outside the main gates of felixstowe, and not aware of any talks planned today or tomorrow, so it looks like this strike is going to go ahead for eight days. find to go ahead for eight days. and those numbers _ to go ahead for eight days. and those numbers you mention there appear to be generous when compared

to other industries on face value, so why have they decided to go ahead with this strike? i so why have they decided to go ahead with this strike?— with this strike? i think unite in articular with this strike? i think unite in particular have _ with this strike? i think unite in particular have been _ with this strike? i think unite in particular have been focused i with this strike? i think unite inj particular have been focused on trying to get a pay rise for their members as close as possible to the rate of inflation, which is now well into double figures. unite say a lot of these companies they are dealing with can actually afford these kind of pay rises, so the company that runs the port of felixstowe, unite so they're hugely profitable, and a lot of the other dispute that they and other unions are involved with, the royal mail, bt, the post office, the royal mail, bt, the post office, the unions say they can afford pay rises to keep up with the rate of inflation, but as you say, 7%, 8%, 9%, a few years ago anybody would have bitten your hand off if they were offered that, so it is now this soaring rate of inflation which is fuelling most of these disputes. felixstowe docket railway company saying that they are disappointed that unite have not taken up the offer to call off the strike and

come to the table for discussions. it is an eight day strike, might we see it called off before the end of the eight days?— the eight days? there is no indication _ the eight days? there is no indication this _ the eight days? there is no indication this morning - the eight days? there is no j indication this morning that the eight days? there is no l indication this morning that it the eight days? there is no - indication this morning that it is going to be called off. it is always possible, it is quite a long strike, it is unusual to call such a long strike. we have been talking about the rail strikes a lot, and they are usually for one or two days, so an eight—day strike is very unusual. it is entirely possible the two sides will get together, they have had talks in the last few weeks and it is not as if they haven't been talking to each other. the more interesting thing for the next few daysis interesting thing for the next few days is we will be looking at the impact of this strike, it is the biggest container port, millions of containers unloaded every year, and it will be interesting to see whether they will be any impact at all on goods going to shops. man. all on goods going to shops. alan, we will have _ all on goods going to shops. alan, we will have to _ all on goods going to shops. alan, we will have to leave _ all on goods going to shops. alan, we will have to leave it _ all on goods going to shops. alan, we will have to leave it there. - all on goods going to shops. alan, we will have to leave it there. many thanks. the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, aleksandr dugin, has reportedly been

killed in a bomb attack. russian media says darya dugin died after her car exploded near moscow. there's been no comment from the authorities but pictures posted on social media show the burning wreck of a car on a suburban road. 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 dugin is a prominent ultra—nationalist philosopher and strategist. earlier we spoke to steve fish, a political science professor at the university of california, berkeley. if you're going to attack the kind of ideological basis of this invasion of ukraine and of putin's wild new imperialism, this would be the guy to attack. he really is in some ways the author of the kind of ideology or the kind of kind of principles that putin has been following here. he's an ideologist of hyper—nationalism, of imperialism. he's called for russia to become

a fully totalitarian state and destroy ukraine. he's got all kinds of bizarre theories about how the world works. geopolitical ideas, political, theoretical ideas. and to the extent we can actually find an ideologist of this war, he would be it. so attacking him really is an attack on the whole foundation, the foundational ideas that this war is based on. he apparently was intending to travel in that car and then switched to another car. so it looks like he probably was the intended target. now she would be a logical target as well. she basically carries on his legacy of fascism. she has been calling ukrainians sub—humans, calling for wiping them out like her dad has been for quite some time. so to hit them both at the same time would be an especially attractive way of actually fighting this battle on the part of ukrainians. it's possible that this was actually done by ukrainian forces

or ukrainian agents in moscow. it's also possible that this hit was carried out by by anti—fascist, anti—war russians. in either case, this has to give putin pause, and it's certainly sending shockwaves to the russian elite tonight. this is very embarrassing to putin. it's possible that it was carried out by anti—fascist russians who are against this war. it's also possible, i think, probably more likely, that it was carried out by agents of ukraine. steve fish on the situation out of moscow overnight. households struggling with the rising cost of living in the uk will receive some help this winter, according to the business secretary. kwasi kwarteng claimed the treasury was working on options for the new prime minister, but has not yet stated how they plan to help. i'm nowjoined by our political correspondent helen catt. good to see you. help is on the way, but what help?— but what help? that is the big question. _ but what help? that is the big question, and _ but what help? that is the big question, and i'm _ but what help? that is the big question, and i'm not - but what help? that is the big question, and i'm not sure - but what help? that is the big l question, and i'm not sure that kwasi kwarteng really takes this much further this morning in

explaining what that help will be. i think what this is really is a bit of an exercise in reassurance, making sure that people know that there is help coming down the track. this week the new energy price cap in the uk will be announced, it is expected to be a lot higher, which means bills are going to go up a lot, so this is about reassuring people ahead of that. so kwasi kwarteng says that there is work happening across government to look at different options for help, and i've spoken to a treasury source this week who told me that nothing really was off the table. all options are being looked at. on the idea is that they are doing all the sort of background work so that they can present that to whoever is the new prime minister on september the 6th, whether it is liz truss or rishi sunak, and that means they will be able to implement whatever that prime minister decides very quickly. so some of the criticism that has been levelled at liz truss is that we don't really know what it is that we don't really know what it is that we don't really know what it is that she plans to do beyond cutting tax and removing some green levies. kwasi kwarteng addresses

that in this. he is a key ally of liz truss. he is tipped to potentially be the next chancellor. he says it is entirely reasonable that she doesn't set out the specifics until she has got all the information to hand. so the other thing you might be thinking is the uk does have a government even though this contest is going on at the moment, and why isn't the existing governmentjust clapping on and doing things? the answer to that is that it has promised that it will not make any big spending commitments or policy commitments before the new prime minister is in place. helen, thank you very much. a reminder of our main headlines here on bbc news. security forces say they have ended a siege carried out by an islamist gunmen at a hotel in the somali capital. the unite union has announced eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. darya dugin, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded

as she was driving home. boxing news now and the ukrainian heavyweight, 0leksandr usyk, has retained his four unified world titles with a victory he's dedicated to the ukrainian armed forces. he beat britain's anthony joshua on a split points decision after 12 rounds. the fight in saudi arabia was a rematch of usyk�*s victory in london in september. usyk had beatenjoshua to claim the belts, but volunteered as a soldier following russia's invasion of ukraine in february. although the ukrainian authorities advised him to return to the ring to highlight the country's plight. here's our reporter injeddah, ade adedoyin. it really was a dramatic night and the fight fell into a similar pattern. as the first one. usyk was very elusive, hard to pin down. he was landing the volume of punches, thouthoshua had his moment, landed some hard crunching shots to the body and to the head, but it was just never able to pin the ukrainian down. the fight really came

alive in the ninth round. whenjoshua had him hurt. it looked like he was on the verge of stopping him. but usyk showed a champion's heart to weather the storm and then rally in the next round and then almost had joshua out in that tenth round. it was a brilliant performance by the ukrainian, and he showed real class and why he's been undefeated in the last 13 years. as for anthonyjoshua, a little out of character afterwards, it was very, very emotional. he picked up the belts, threw them out the ring and then stormed out before being called back into the ring by his entourage. he gave a speech praising 0leksandr usyk for a brilliant performance. wherejoshua goes now remains to be seen. as for 0leksandr usyk, he said in the ring behind me that he would love the opportunity to fight tyson fury, the wbc champion, and that will be a blockbuster affair. tyson fury, undefeated. he said recently that he will retire from boxing. but with the prospect of facing 0leksandr usyk in a huge unification bout, there's every possibility that he comes back. nato has deployed unprecedented numbers of forces to latvia — a reaction to fears of future russian aggression against the baltic states.

one in three latvians are russian speakers, but now they are under pressure to abandon their russian heritage. 0ksana antonenko from the bbc�*s russian service is in her hometown of riga and sent this report. the number of civilians signing up to latvia's national guard has tripled since the beginning of the war in ukraine. students, artists and engineers are picking up guns. sights like this have been consigned to latvia's history. this ghost town was a soviet base on the edge of europe, and now it's being used to prepare the next generation of european soldiers. but many latvians who identify as culturally russian, feel that their government's total loyalty to ukraine is challenging their freedom of expression. alexander is 19. he could receive a five—year sentence after being arrested for waving a russian flag on victory day, the anniversary of soviet victory over nazi germany.

translation: yes, - the russian flag was there. in my opinion, specifically at the moment, it was a symbol of unity. but still, we are made to feel ashamed and afraid because we are russians. but this is also wrong. alexander and his mother have since received death threats on social media from latvians. whilst russian propaganda outlets have hailed them as heroes. we travelled to the edge of europe, the country's eastern border with belarus. this is where a lot of latvian russians live peacefully, but it's feared this idyllic place could be the front line of any future conflict. major anatoly cherugin, who identifies as russian himself, was born here. he is now in charge of training new recruits for the national guard, a third of whom are also russians. how do you feel about the possibility to fight with people who speak the same language as you, who have the same ethnic background as you,

with whom you have one history? translation: if we imagine a robber or a murderer who comes to our house, it doesn't matter what nationality he is. if he has the nerve to destroy your house, to kill or injure your loved ones, he's no longer brother or friend. russia is losing its legacy and the battle for hearts and minds in this country. but the more latvian russians feel that their identity is being repressed, the less united the country could become. 0ksana antonenko, bbc news, riga. in recent weeks we've been telling you about europe's sweltering heatwave. but other parts of the world are dealing with record temperatures too. in south—east china there's been an ongoing drought. dozens of rivers have dried up, leading to some surprise discoveries — as tim allman explains.

the yangtze river is the lifeblood of china, but now it seems to be disappearing before our eyes. the water levels drop away, and as they do so, they reveal a hidden past. on this small rocky island, three buddhist statues that date back hundreds of years. sightseers come to have a look, a chance to witness a history that has gone unseen for generations. translation: i saw in the newspaper that it's from 600 years ago and i think this is very precious. i don't think we'll see it again when the water level comes back. this is a culture that our ancestors have left us. it's believed the statues may date back as far as the ming dynasty,

which ruled much of china between the 14th and 17th century. why were they built here, you may ask. no one really knows the answer, but they can hazard a guess. translation: i think the reason why our ancestors built this was because they wanted to pray for a peaceful world, a beautiful country. i hope what they wish for can be passed on forever. soon enough, the rains will fall, the water will rise and the statues will disappear. their mystery and their wonder hidden away once more. tim ullman, bbc news. back to the uk next. and the popularity of british coastal towns with holiday—home owners has led to a long—term fall in the numbers of young people living there. it's been having a big impact on the challenge of recruiting new lifeboat crews. 0ur reporter phil chapman

has been to the seaside in yorkshire to find out more. nearly 200 years after the rnli was formed, the skills needed to bravely carry out rescues at sea are being passed on to a new generation, and some volunteers among the team here at at the staithes and runswick lifeboat station are proudly sharing their knowledge with their sons and daughters. my name's lee jackson, helmsman at staithes lifeboat. hi, i'm elena and i'm his daughter. it's something i've always wanted to do since i was little. i've always looked up to my dad as a role model figure, and i've just always had a big passion for the lifeboat. and hopefully, if i stay in the village, i'd like to carry it on with my family. we've got to try and keep it going in the village. obviously the village is quite a touristy place now, with the holiday cottages and the holiday homes, so we need the local people that are here to come along and train and be crew. i'm colin harrison - and these are my twins. it has kind of brought us together as a family

in a different way as well. it's nice just to see them, especially at the station that there are multiple families consistently involved. i think it's importantj to help save people, because quite a lot of people - underestimate the tides or weather conditions and get trapped. if no one's there to save them, - then who knows what could happen? generations that have gone from here — as i was, going to sea before we could walk — but so many of the crew around the country now are not, and the minority have got a maritime experience, and with all the new technology, it's important we do training, as we saw lee doing with the chart work, and apply that to electronic stuff as well. and as the rnli approaches its 200th anniversary in 2024, there are plenty of volunteering and fundraising opportunities to get involved with around the country. and here on the north yorkshire coast it's clear that the future of this life—saving charity is in good hands.

phil chapman, bbc news, staithes. she confronted the soviet threat during the cold war and took part in the mission to defend the falklands, but now, more than 60 years after she first took to the skies, the uk's last airworthy vulcan is looking for a new home. david rhodes reports. fanfare. archive: the avro vulcan, britain's revolutionary v—bomber goes goes into service with the royal air force. for many it was once the technological pinnacle of british aeroengineering, but the yorkshire trust that preserves this piece of living history has been told it must now find a new home. whilst it's a difficult day for us to tell the world this, i do believe this aircraft has got an important role in the future, and potentially a very successful role in the future of education and history. the vulcan has been grounded since 2015 but it remained on display at doncaster sheffield,

an airport which its owners say may no longer be commercially viable. there are two potential sites whether vulcan could be rehomed. one of those sites is understood to be in yorkshire, and with that comes hope that one of the region's most recognisable aviation attractions may still inspire new generations to come. our first thoughts were, "this is a major blow to us," but as options have developed then we're more confident that we can secure a permanent home for the aircraft and the story she has to tell in the future. i think, in many ways, to have a permanent home and a landlord in one case who actually wants us and can commit as soon as we want to commit, will protect this airframe and the message of inspiring the next generation for the next 60 years. in the 20th century, this bomber confronted the soviet threat and took part in the falklands war. in the 21st century, it overcame the odds

to return to the air, but its latest challenge is to simply find a new home. david rhodes, bbc news. and that is where we will leave you. thank you for watching bbc news. hello. some of us are getting to see some sunshine today, but the best of that during the afternoon is likely to be found across the northern half of the uk. furthersouth, more in the way of cloud. and whether you find yourself in a cloudy zone or a sunnier zone, there is the potentialfor some showers at times. now, this is the earliest satellite image. it shows cloud rolling its way in from the west. that's becoming more extensive, especially across the southern half of the uk. further north, a better chance of holding onto some sunshine. a mostly sunny afternoon for a good

part of northern england. northern ireland seeing sunshine and just the odd shower. sunny spells and showers across scotland, the showers most frequent out towards the west. but generally more cloud rolling its way in across southern england, wales into parts of the midlands, bringing some splashes of rain at times, and it will turn quite murky for some western coasts. not as windy as it was yesterday, still quite breezy, particularly up towards the north. temperatures of 18 degrees in glasgow, 25 in norwich. through this evening and tonight, this area of cloud will tend to expand and become more widespread. some mist and murk for some of these western coasts and some outbreaks of rain becoming actually quite heavy in parts of the west really quite warm and muggy for some of these southern coasts. 16 in plymouth overnight, 9 in newcastle, cooler and fresher further north and east. so, into monday, this frontal system working its way eastwards will generate some outbreaks of potentially heavy rain at times. the north—east of scotland should start off with some sunshine and should hold onto some sunshine through the day. it may be that things brighten

up a little bit down towards the south—west during the afternoon, but in between we will see this zone of wet weather, some quite heavy bursts in places, moving eastwards through the day. temperatures between 17 and 23 degrees. but those temperatures are set to climb as we head towards the middle of the week, particularly in the south. tuesday bringing some spells of sunshine, also some areas of cloud and some showers here and there, but more of a south—westerly wind. so that will bring a warmer feel to the weather, particularly in eastern england, where highs will reach around 27 degrees. but even further north and west, aberdeen, glasgow at 20. belfast seeing a high of 21 degrees. it stays pretty warm in the south as we go into wednesday. a lot of dry weather to come through this week, but equally there will be some outbreaks of rain at times.

this is bbc news. the headlines. security forces say they've ended a siege carried out by islamist gunmen at a hotel in the somali capital. the unite union has announced eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. darya dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. some students are still waiting for their vocational exam results this morning — three days after they were due to get them. the exam boards pearson and 0cr have apologised to pupils who have been affected. it's left some unable to confirm their university places. simon jones reports.