this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. daria dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. 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. security forces say they've ended a hotel siege carried out by islamist gunmen in the somali capital, mogadishu. 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 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 accept as something that maybe is not your truth... even if it's not true? but if the truth is relative, that doesn't mean that truth doesn't exist. let's go now to bbc russian�*s anastasia golubeva in riga. what more do we know about this attack? we what more do we know about this attack? ~ ~' ., what more do we know about this attack? ~ ~ ., ., , ., ., ,

attack? we know that dugina and his dau~hter attack? we know that dugina and his daughter attended _ attack? we know that dugina and his daughter attended a _ attack? we know that dugina and his daughter attended a cultural - daughter attended a cultural festival yesterday and left in separate cars. it was reported that dugina was supposed to be in the car with his daughter but reached the cars at the very last moment and the russian law enforcement said the murder of darya dugina is of a contract in nature. as they said, there is not much we know right now, but i think the most common belief is that it was an attempted assassination of dugin himself, not his daughter. it was an improvised explosive device that was planted under the bottom of her car that went off eventually. figs under the bottom of her car that went off eventually.— went off eventually. as we mentioned, _ went off eventually. as we mentioned, aleksandr - went off eventually. as we i

mentioned, aleksandr dugina described as polluting's brain. yes. described as polluting's brain. yes, he's one of— described as polluting's brain. yes, he's one of the _ described as polluting's brain. yes, he's one of the most _ described as polluting's brain. 1&1: he's one of the most famous contemporary russian or suffers. his ultra conservative, he's a monarchist and his main ideology is of the so—called russian world. his basic idea is that the russian nation has a greater purpose on this planet, a sacred purpose even in the world politics and that russia should unite countries and territories in europe and asia. what it means basically is that any war that russian does is justified by this great purpose, and of course dugin and his late daughter were prominent supporters of the war going on in ukraine right now. how

concerned will _ going on in ukraine right now. how concerned will the kremlin be about the location of this attack, the close proximity to the kremlin? yes. close proximity to the kremlin? yes, there is not — close proximity to the kremlin? yes, there is not much _ close proximity to the kremlin? yes, there is not much reaction _ close proximity to the kremlin? yes there is not much reaction right now but i think this murder would be widely discussed in the kremlin amongst russian politicians. the authorities already blamed the death of darya dugina as they said on ukrainian terrorists. i think we can assume the kremlin and russian authorities would try to link this murder with the ukrainian authorities, who already denied their involvement in this accident. anastasia, thank you. anastasia golubeva in riga.

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 walk—out 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 £240 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. marc ashdown, bbc news. earlier i spoke to the industrial correspondent for pa media, alanjones, and asked him why this strike is going ahead. all these disputes which are breaking out all over the place now, they're mainly about pay. and the main driver of these 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 companies say it's worth between 8.1% and 9.5%. you know, not not that long ago, those kind of figures would have been accepted by anyone, i think. so itjust shows you how the rate of inflation really

is causing these disputes now. so the strike started this morning. there's a picket line outside the two main gates at felixstowe. and i'm not aware of any talks planned today or tomorrow so it looks like this strike is going to go ahead for eight days. and those numbers you mentioned there appear to be generous when compared to other industries on face value, so why have they decided to still go ahead with this strike? i think unite in particular are really 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 — number one. number two, unite say a lot of these companies they're dealing with can actually afford these kind of pay rises. so the company that runs the port of felixstowe, you might say, of felixstowe, unite say, are hugely profitable a lot of the other disputes that they're involved with and other unions are involved with — royal mail, bt, post office —

the unions say they can afford pay rises to keep up with the rate of inflation. and but as you say, seven, eight, 9% pay rises a few years ago, anybody would have been bitten your hand off, i think, if you'd been offered that. so it is now this soaring rate of inflation which is fuelling most of these disputes. alanjones alan jones talking alanjones talking to me a little earlier. next to somalia, where security forces say they're searching a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives — this 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 shabaab militants stormed the building on friday, as 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. what we know so far is the police are trying to comb through this hotel. explosives there which were left by the al—shabab militants, so it's a tedious process. what the police commissioner is currently giving a press conference at the site, giving details. we do know 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 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. find area because of the explosives which were left by the militants.— were left by the militants. and we are of course _ were left by the militants. and we are of course following _ were left by the militants. and we are of course following that - were left by the militants. and we are of course following that fluid l are of course following that fluid situation. we know al—shabab fighters have attacked several other targets in recent weeks. for those not to familiar, who are al—shabab? what do we know about this group? they are allied to the al-qaeda group and they have been carrying out attacks inside somalia and across eastern whole 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 recently just along the have carried out attacks even recentlyjust along the border with somalia and ethiopia. this

government initiative, i would say this is one of the new president's top priorities, dealing with this militant group, but now this attack shows the strength and capabilities of 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 thatis 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. notjust within territory but within the eastern whole of africa. . , . africa. on that strength and capability. _ africa. on that strength and capability, where _ africa. on that strength and capability, where does - africa. on that strength and capability, where does this | africa. on that strength and - capability, where does this leave the security in somalia? it is still very much _ the security in somalia? it is still very much problematic. - the security in somalia? it is still very much problematic. somalia | 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, high level. we have seen several hundreds of people being attacked. so the capabilities of al—shabab are quite immense and therefore it will take quite a lot to deal with them. the bbc�*s emmanuel igunza. back here in the uk, and households struggling with the rising cost of living will receive some help this winter. that's the message from 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 government just cracking 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. that is our political correspondent helen catt. the headlines on bbc news... darya dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. 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. security forces say they've ended a siege carried out by islamist gunmen at an hotel in the somali capital, mogadishu. boxing news now — and the ukrainian heavyweight, 0leksandr usyk, has retained his 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 moments, landing some hard crunching shots to the body and to the head, but he 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. in the past few weeks we've been telling you about europe's sweltering heatwave. but other parts of the world are also having to deal with record temperatures. in southeast 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. for more than a decade, greece has faced economic turmoil — at some points even prompting questions over whether it should be forced out of the european union. the financial crisis there, which began in 2009, caused wages to crash and unemployment to rise, as well as young professionals to leave the country. now things are looking up, as stephanie prentice reports:

the salary cuts, tax hikes, privatisations and pension reforms that led to civil unrest. until the country was bailed out after the 2008 financial crisis. the economy shrank by a quarter during the bailouts, and public anger spilled out into politics bringing the far left party to power in 2015. now the prime minister has used a tv address to spread a message of hope. s, 12 to spread a message of hope. a 12 ear cle to spread a message of hope. a 12 year cycle that _ to spread a message of hope. 12 year cycle that brought pain to citizens brought the economy to a standstill and heightened social conflicts now ends. and a new, clear horizon is in within view, with

prosperity for all. his horizon is in within view, with prosperity for all.— horizon is in within view, with prosperity for all. his party line is the greece _ prosperity for all. his party line is the greece of _ prosperity for all. his party line is the greece of today - prosperity for all. his party line is the greece of today is - prosperity for all. his party line is the greece of today is a - is the greece of today is a different grease. but it is a greece is still under the shadow of its past as the debt will take until 2070 to be paid off in full. 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 it 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, 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. let's take you live to beirut in lebanon, where silos hit in the port explosions in 2020 are expected to fall today. the buildings were badly damaged in the blasts and subsequent fires have further weakened gthe structure. we'll keep you across that here on bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. 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 inbetween 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.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. daria dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. 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. security forces say they've ended a siege carried out by islamist gunmen at an hotel in the somali capital, mogadishu.

now on bbc news, dateline london with shaun ley.