with me is our news reporter emily brown. thanks forjoining us, emily.ituation outside imran khan's home. what is the latest you are hearing from there? there have been political tensions in pakistan for some time. this all started back in april when imran khan lost a vote of no—confidence which he blamed washington for at the time. since then, he has been pushing for a return to power. the former prime minister has been charged, as you mention, under the treason act. khan made a public address in which he condemned the islamabad police chief and a female judge in the way that he threatened who he described a close aide facing sedition charges. khan alleges that his aide was tortured in custody. after imran khan statement the media regulated and burned alive as features on all satellite tv channels, describing them as hate speech against state institutions and offices. the islamabad police also denounced khan's comments and warned that anybody threatening the police or making false accusations will be dealt with according to the law. after that, imran kh

with me is our news reporter emily brown. ter emily brown. a hair raising 30 hours for emily, a hair raising 30 hours for those involved in the siege, what more do we know? this started on friday evening when the group carried out the attack and detonated —— detonated two bombs. dozens of people were evacuated from the building which is said to be popular with journalists and politicians —— politicians. it is not yet known how many people died during the siege, witnesses say at least 20, one of the victims is reported to be the hotel's owner, although again this has not been confirmed. earlier, a security official said 30 civilians had been killed. al—shabab said some of its fighters managed to escape but a security commander said the gunman are dead and we have no incoming gunfire from the building in the past hour or so. the official gave no information about the total number of casualties on the attack of the hotel or how many al—shabab fighters had been killed so there are many unconfirmed reports. [30 killed so there are

emily brown reports.a rescue operation so delicate emergency workers continue their search for survivors of a deadly landslide by hand. it has been said any mistake at this stage this could lead to more collapses. the landslide hit the ceiling of this shi'a shrine in iraq, which then collapsed onto visitors. several bodies have been found in the rubble so far while some survivors, including children, have been pulled free. translation: the reason behind the landslide - is the mountain had been collecting humidity and water, and nobody unfortunately had noticed, and therefore a large amount of rocks fell into the flat roof, which collapsed onto the visitors. the site of the shrine in iraq's karbala region marks an ancient spring where the first shi'a imam ali and his army are believed to have once stopped to take a drink in the seventh century. much of the mosque is still intact, a sacred site now playing host to a rescue mission. emily brown, bbc news. to the uk again now, where the boxer tyson fury has c

emily brown reports., a rescue operation so delicate emergency workers continue their search for survivors of a deadly landslide by hand. it has been said any mistake at this stage could lead to more collapses. the landslide hit the ceiling of this shi'a shrine in iraq, which then collapsed onto visitors. several bodies have been found in the rubble so far while some survivors, including children, have been pulled free. translation: the reason behind the landslide - is the mountain had been collecting humidity and water, and nobody unfortunately had noticed, and therefore a large amount of rocks fell into the flat roof, which collapsed onto the visitors. the site of the shrine in iraq's karbala region marks an ancient spring where the first shi'a imam ali and his army are believed to have once stopped to take a drink in the seventh century. much of the mosque is still intact, a sacred site now playing host to a rescue mission. emily brown, bbc news. for the first time in four years, the us and south korea

emily brown, bbc news. more now on our top story.unter—terrorism expert and former senior director with the us national security council. i asked him to give us his assessment on the hotel seige in mogadishu. to me, this is another example of al—shabab�*s ability to present a threat, not only in mogadishu but inside the country, i mean, this is a very persistent, resilient group, that has suffered significant casualties on its own through military actions and counterterrorism actions by the us, the african union, and the somali government, but time and time again it has shown an ability to conduct attacks like this. just give us the bit of extra context here. remind us who al—shabab are, where they came from, and the role they play in this corner of africa? al—shabab grew out of a collection of islamist factions in the mid—2000s and they came together first to confront the ethiopian invasion of somalia in 2006. that collection of disparate factions then renamed themselves as al—shabab by late 2006 and early 2007, and started to chang

emily brown, bbc news. the bbc�*s emmanuel igunza is in neighbouring kenya.ctures 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 t

emily brown, bbc news. the bbc�*s emmanuel igunza is in neighbouring kenya.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

emily brown reports. gunfire. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. 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

emily brown, bbc news.rs of young people living there. but, perhaps less known, is the impact that is having on the ability for the rnli to recruit and train new lifeboat crews. 0ur reporter phil chapman has been to 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 h

our reporter, emily brown, gave me the latest on the story.ow that dozens of people were evacuated from the building, which is said to be popular with both journalists and pop — as politicians. the siege lasted for 30 hours with the gunman holding hostages. we have seen some footage which we can show you an inner ear can the gunshots. this is clearly an intense battle for control and it is not known how many people died during the siege and witnesses say at least 20 and witnesses say at least 20 and one of the reported victims is the hotel owner although this has not been confirmed. earlier security official said 13 had been killed. the militant group alsa bad said some of the fighters managed to escape —— al—shabab but a somalia security people told us that gunmen were dead and no gunfire since the siege ended. the official gave no information about the total number of casualties on the attack on the hotel or how many al—shabab fighters have been killed. so still many unconfirmed reports. killed. 50 still many unconfirmed reports. any indicat

our reporter emily brown has been following the story and joins me now. what is the latest?ow this attack — what is the latest? we know this attack began _ what is the latest? we know this attack began on - what is the latest? we know this attack began on friday l this attack began on friday evening, when the al—shabaab group detonated two bombs outside the hyatt hotel in the capital. —— hayat. dozens of people were evacuated from the building, said to be popular with the journalist building, said to be popular with thejournalist and 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 _ hear the gunshots. gunfire. this was clearly an _ hear the gunshots. gunfire. this was clearly an intense i 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 confirme

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our news reporter, emily brown, told us the latest on the story.e know this attack 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

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emily ford, bbc news. in a moment, the bbc news at one with ben brown, britney spears has released her first music in a numberures between 20 and 25 degrees, generally, but perhaps a little cooler for some north sea coasts, a sign of things to come because this weather set up, as we move into sunday, with high pressure to the north of us, will increasingly bring a north or north—easterly flow, picking up some cool air from the north sea and bringing it into some of these eastern coasts. so, temperatures here might struggle a little bit, maybe 17 for aberdeen, 19 for newcastle, warmer further west, a day of sunny spells and just one or two showers. so, there will be some contrast through sunday into monday. along some of the eastern coasts, it will be on the cool side, increasingly breezy, quite cloudy as well, whereas further west, we will see more in the way of sunshine, and that is where we will see the highest temperatures, may be in the middle 20s across parts of south—west england. this is how monday looks more generally, with that brisk wind off the north sea. quite a lot of cloud filtering in at this s