of targeted strikes in recent days on houthi positions in yemen, though the us has confirmed that it has shot down a houthi missile fired towards a us ship in the red sea. the uk is also a key part of us led the operation in the red sea. earlier, the british foreign secretary david cameron told the bbc that london was ready to take part in any further action if the need arose. no, the escalation has been caused by the houthis. i mean, the point is since the 19th of november, you ve had these 26 attacks. there have been more of them, they ve been getting worse and, you know, not acting is also a policy and it s a policy that doesn t work. we ve seen the escalation take place. so, what we re doing is saying your actions have a consequence. we ve given these warnings. we ve very much treated military action as a last resort. the strikes themselves were limited, proportionate, targeted, legal, but they were also necessary. two female iranian journalists who were jailed for reporting on the
aware there has been steady traffic flowing through that in the 72 hour period, howeverthis flowing through that in the 72 hour period, however this is the first potential us affiliated vessel that has construction. we are aware that the houthi have made claims towards countries who have made an offensive action following the strikes in january. in action following the strikes in janua . , ., ., january. in terms of where we are we saw the us january. in terms of where we are we saw the us and january. in terms of where we are we saw the us and uk january. in terms of where we are we saw the us and uk air january. in terms of where we are we saw the us and uk air strikes - january. in terms of where we are we saw the us and uk air strikes at - january. in terms of where we are we saw the us and uk air strikes at the i saw the us and uk air strikes at the end of last week but these attacks on shipping have gone on since november. is this the first occasion there has actually bee
sorry to cut a rough sport. from studio: here is the prime minister. sorry to cut a rough sport. sorry to cut a rough sport. from the 19th of november, sorry to cut a rough sport. from the 19th of november, iran sorry to cut a rough sport. from the 19th of november, iran backed - 19th of november, iran backed houthis have launched attacks on the red sea. on the 9th of january, they mounted a direct attack against british and american warships. they fired on our ships and our sailors. it was the biggest attack on the royal navy for decades. and so, we acted. we did so in self defence consistent with the un charter and to uphold freedom of navigation as britain has always done. alongside the united states, with support from australia, bahrain, canada, and the netherlands, we order the ari off to strike to houthi facilities in yemen. i want to be clear: these are limited strikes carefully targeted at launch sites for drones and ballistic missiles to degrade the houthi capacity to mak
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be a widespread and sharp frost. temperatures in the towns and cities 2 to “4 pretty widely, but a lot colder than that in rural areas. tomorrow, england and wales, after that cold and frosty locally icy start, we ve got a day of relatively dry weather, sunshine, but it s going to stay on the cold side. temperatures not getting that much above freezing three orfour degrees, pretty common. further northwards, though, we ve got some problems on the way. you see, a little area of low pressure is going to be moving into this cold air with a spell of snow forecast, particularly focused across parts of scotland. but temperatures do vary across this weather system. we ll probably see a bit of rain mixed in, lower elevations for northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england, but certainly across the northern half of scotland, you re much more likely to see snow coming right down to low elevations and a lot of snow, as well. how much? well, we could be looking at something like fiv