this is bbc news, broadcasting in the uk and around the world. i'm ben mundy. 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. darya 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. at least 13 people died at the hayat hotel during the attack, but officials warn that number could rise further. al—shabab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. emily brown reports. gunfire. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. a crumbling hayat hotel in the somali capital under attack

after it was stormed by an islamist militant group on friday night. al—shabab 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—shabab 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 bab. 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. the bbc�*s emmanuel igunza is in neighbouring kenya. he has more on what is happening on the ground. really grim pictures coming out of the hotel in mogadishu. the explosives there which were left by

the militants, the police are combing through and it is a tedious process. 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. and we are of course following the fluid situation. we know al—shabab fighters have attacked several other targets in recent weeks. for those not too familiar, emanuel, who are al—shabab? what do we know about this group? al—shabab 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 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 in dealing with it, not just tackling them within somalia territory but also within the 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 kenya, 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 correspondent. a major shipping group has warned that a strike by dockers at the uk's biggest container port — felixstowe — will cause serious disruption. maersk said the walkout will upset complex supply chains. felixstowe�*s owners say they have offered their staff a 7% pay rise and a lump sum of £500. here's our business correspondent, marc ashdown. from the food in your fridge

to the clothes you're wearing, most household essentials probably arrived through felixstowe. but this vital link in the uk supply chain is grinding to a halt — and we could all feel the impact. it's called the port of britain for a reason. about four million standard size containers are moved in and out of felixstowe every year — about half the uk total, filled with everything from food and consumer goods to car parts. but for the next eight days, nothing will be moving. around 1,900 members of the union unite are striking over pay. they say the 7% rise and £500 lump sum on offer is way below what the port owner can afford. people are so angry now that a company who made £2110 million profit over the last two years are unwilling to share that. well, when i say share it, unwilling to share it with them. in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in dividends

to its shareholders, so people are very, very angry. that's been reflected in the vote for a strike. it's obvious. it's giving headaches to logistics companies like this family—run business. how many containers are we likely to have stuck on the port over the next...? it's difficult to gauge, l but i'd say in the region of about 250 containers. 250, that's quite substantial, isn't it? seaport facilities imports for companies of all sizes, but next week is going to hit them hard. we've had quite a few containers arrive over the weekend at felixstowe, which are now stuck here for at least seven days. so there will be increased charges to the importer, the importer will not be able to get his goods for the next seven days at least, and this will have an impact on the actual consumer, who'll have to wait longer for the goods to arrive in the shops. the port of felixstowe says the strike is "disappointing" and believes the pay offer is reasonable. we think we've made a very fair offer to the workers here. we've offered them 7% plus £500.

that equates this year to an increase in earnings of between 8.1% and 9.6%, depending on thejob. the union says you're a very successful, profitable company, giving lots of money in dividends to shareholders. could more of that money not be given to the workers? well, we are a very successful company, and we invest a lot. we've invested millions over the years, we've invested hundreds of millions of pounds in this port, which keeps it successful and helps protect those jobs for the long—term. after the pandemic, most firms have good contingency plans for re—routing, so we're more likely to see minor delays on white goods rather than shortages on supermarket shelves. but there's still concern at the impact of the strike. longer—term, if the situation isn't resolved, it's going to have a reputational impact both on ourselves as dfds and the port of felixstowe as a safe operating zone, and customers will necessarily look elsewhere. the department for transport said felixstowe is well set to mitigate disruption and supply chains are resilient, but unless there's movement in this dispute, nothing here will move

for at least a week. mark ashdown, bbc news. i'm joined now by paul davey, who's from hutchison ports which runs the port of felixstowe. many thanks for your time. unite say the docks are owned by massively profitable firms and are fully able to pay a fair day's pay. what is your response?— to pay a fair day's pay. what is your response? to pay a fair day's pay. what is our resonse? , , ., ., your response? our response to that, and auoin your response? our response to that, and going back — your response? our response to that, and going back to — your response? our response to that, and going back to i _ your response? our response to that, and going back to i heard _ your response? our response to that, and going back to i heard unite - and going back to i heard unite saying there that the numbers they quoted for the profits are fanciful, they are not anything like the profits we make, but we do make a profit, we are a successful business, and it is because we are successful and profitable business that we well here. the average pay for the people undertaking this industrial action is now £43,000 per year, 40% above the national average, so i think by almost any definition of a fair day's pei, 40%

above the national average is fair. unite also saying in that report about the anger from workers. however this gets resolved, how do you tackle the issue of anger from your workforce?— you tackle the issue of anger from your workforce? there is anger, and we have to — your workforce? there is anger, and we have to recognise _ your workforce? there is anger, and we have to recognise that, - your workforce? there is anger, and we have to recognise that, but - your workforce? there is anger, and we have to recognise that, but the l we have to recognise that, but the anger is cutting both ways at the moment. there is a whole range of opinion here, and i know a lot of workers also are angry at the union, that they haven't had an opportunity to vote on the offer we have made. they offer we have made is worth £3500 extra cash in their pocket this year, and the action that unite have taken without consulting their members on the pay offer is going to cost them £1000 each on average, and thatis cost them £1000 each on average, and that is at a time when people can ill afford to lose £1000, and that in itself is generating a large amount of anger amongst the workforce for obvious reasons. isn’t

workforce for obvious reasons. isn't that the role _ workforce for obvious reasons. isn't that the role of _ workforce for obvious reasons. isn't that the role of the _ workforce for obvious reasons. isn't that the role of the union, to assess what to put forward to its members, though? it assess what to put forward to its members, though?— assess what to put forward to its members, though? it is, and i think the have members, though? it is, and i think they have been _ members, though? it is, and i think they have been very _ members, though? it is, and i think they have been very poorly - members, though? it is, and i think they have been very poorly served l members, though? it is, and i think| they have been very poorly served by they have been very poorly served by the union. the union have been pretty open that they have got a national agenda playing here, and they have equally been open that the strike at felixstowe is very helpful to them. as they say, it sends a signal to other businesses, and i think there is a feeling here, and it is hard to escape the conclusion, we are drawn into a national issue here, a national objective that the union has, and to some extent, to a large extent, i think our employees who are going to lose money our collateral damage in that national campaign they have. our offer is worth twice what the average increase people are getting in the uk, and if you are a nurse or a teacher, and you are lucky to get

2%, what we're offering is four or five times more than they are getting, but still unite have refused to put that to their members and our employees here in felixstowe. i think they have been badly served by the union on this one. we are not anti—union, but there is a place for unions, we accept that, and we are not anti—collective bargaining, but i think it has failed on this occasion. i think it has failed on this occasion-— think it has failed on this occasion. . ., ., , think it has failed on this occasion. . . ., , ., occasion. i hear that. finally, an eiuht da occasion. i hear that. finally, an eight day strike _ occasion. i hear that. finally, an eight day strike planned. - occasion. i hear that. finally, an eight day strike planned. any i occasion. i hear that. finally, an i eight day strike planned. any plans for talks within those eight days to try and resolve this issue? hat for talks within those eight days to try and resolve this issue?- try and resolve this issue? not at the moment. _ try and resolve this issue? not at the moment, no. _ try and resolve this issue? not at the moment, no. we _ try and resolve this issue? not at the moment, no. we last- try and resolve this issue? not at the moment, no. we last met. try and resolve this issue? not at i the moment, no. we last met unite about ten days ago, on thursday the week before last. we said to them than that we were happy to meet again. acas said they were happy to facilitate another meeting, but unite declined to meet again. we spoke to them late last week and said again we will meet them, let's

meet and have proper serious, constructive discussions designed to find a resolution, and to do that we have to give those discussions time to do that, but we are not going to do it with a gun against our head and againstan do it with a gun against our head and against an arbitrary deadline, so if they suspended the strike, we would be more than happy to talk, but again, unite refused to do that. they are very keen on this strike. paul, we will have to leave it there, paul davey from hutchison ports which runs the port of felixstowe, thank you very much for your time. moving on. the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, aleksandr dugin, has reportedly 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 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. professor steve fish on that news out of moscow talking to us earlier. canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau and german chancellor 0laf scholz are set to sign a green energy agreement during mr scholz�*s visit to canada this week. the deal comes as berlin accelerates its green transition to reduce dependence on russian gas supplies. i'm joined by dr carol bell, an energy industry specialist. good to see you. the significance of this? i good to see you. the significance of this? ~' ., ,., , ., , this? i think the reason germany wants to do _ this? i think the reason germany wants to do a — this? i think the reason germany wants to do a deal _ this? i think the reason germany wants to do a deal with - this? i think the reason germany wants to do a deal with canada i wants to do a deal with canada concerning green hydrogen is as you have just said to reduce dependency on imported natural gas, traditionally germany has been getting about half of its natural gas from russia, and the situation since the invasion of ukraine has

brought real focus not only in germany but across the whole of europe to reducing dependency on those russian supplies. supplies, by the way, that have been very reliable over the last few decades, but nevertheless, the world needs to decarbonise, and this step of talking to canada about green hydrogen is part of that play that we all need to embark on. so this amid the context _ we all need to embark on. so this amid the context and _ we all need to embark on. so this amid the context and the - we all need to embark on. so this| amid the context and the backdrop we all need to embark on. so this - amid the context and the backdrop of those rising energy prices. how tricky and difficult is it to transition? it tricky and difficult is it to transition?— tricky and difficult is it to transition? ., , , transition? it involves investment. it involves repositioning _ transition? it involves investment. it involves repositioning supply - it involves repositioning supply chains. and in fact, this move would help germany this winter with so much dependence on russian natural gas historically. that investment needs to be made, though. i'm welsh and we have an old welsh proverb which says you a two thirds of the

way there once you make a start, and this is really making a start to moving away from dirty hydrogen that is produced from natural gas and coal and coming away towards renewable sources of hydrogen that can really help with decarbonising industries like fertilisers, for example, which we rely on for putting food on the table, let's be honest, and steel, another very strategic thing. so this is for the medium term, and it's a big, bigjob to do for every country to realign their supply chains, but it is something that must be undertaken alongside the electrification of economies. alongside the electrification of economies-— alongside the electrification of economies. ., ~' , ., , . alongside the electrification of economies. ., ~ , . ., economies. thank you very much for the welsh proverb _ economies. thank you very much for the welsh proverb and _ economies. thank you very much for the welsh proverb and the _ economies. thank you very much for the welsh proverb and the update, l the welsh proverb and the update, doctor carol bell, thank you very much for your time. 0n on to some boxing news now. 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. 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. earlier our political correspondent helen catt gave us more details. 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. and 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's 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 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. oui’ our political correspondent helen catt and talking to me a little earlier. staying here in the uk. 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. 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. she's spent the past decade

at doncaster sheffield airport, but the site's future is now uncertain, as 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 had remained on display at doncaster sheffield, an airport which its owners say may no longer be commercially viable. there are two potential sites where the 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. all of those stories we have covered

on the bbc news website today, and you can get more updates on the situation out of somalia. security forces say they have ended a 30 hour siege by islamist militants. stay with us here on bbc news for more on that. 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 by the end of the night. 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 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. darya dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. now on bbc news, the media show looks at whether soaps have had their day. hello. in march this year, the bbc gave one of its biggest soaps, holby city, a do not resuscitate order after 23 years. injuly, channel 5 decided we no longer needed good neighbours and the sun went down on ramsay street after 37 years. but cast your minds back to christmas day, 1986. anyone remember this?

this, my sweet, is a letter from my solicitor telling