temperature north to south this morning. in the south we have rain but as it bumps into cold air especially in north wales and northern england it will turn to snow, disruptive on higher routes. in sport, england captain harry kane is on a mission to get young people thinking about, and prioritising their mental health. and prince william has a famous wingman as he returns to public engagements following the king s cancer diagnosis and his wife s surgery. it s thursday, 8th of february. labour is abandoning its promise to spend £28 billion a year on environmental projects if it wins the next election. prime minister rishi sunak is facing calls to apologise for comments he made about the labour leader s position on transgender people. he was speaking during prime minister s questions, when the mother of murdered transgender teenager brianna ghey was visiting the house of commons. let s get the latest from chief political correspondent henry zeffman. two party leaders under pr
united oppositionjust might appeal to more voters at the next election. is to more voters at the next election. is that to more voters at the next election. is that a to more voters at the next election. is that a fair to more voters at the next election. is that a fair point, hugh bennett, is the launch of this really going to help rishi sunak when the next election? i to help rishi sunak when the next election? ., ., ~ to help rishi sunak when the next election? ., ., ~ ., , election? i do not think that unity is necessarily election? i do not think that unity is necessarily the election? i do not think that unity is necessarily the problem. - election? i do not think that unity is necessarily the problem. but . is necessarily the problem. but united parties do not win elections. the way the politicians presented the event today it was clear that this is not about leadership and they fully support rishi sunak leading them into the next election. but there is a dis
anniversary. live from our studio in singapore, - anniversary. live from our studio in singapore, this. anniversary. live from our| studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. the us says there will be more attacks against houthi forces in yemen after overnight american and uk air strikes, which hit more than 30 positions. the houthis, who are backed by iran, have been targetting vessels in the red sea since november. they say this is in support of the palestinians in gaza. they are one of several militias in the middle east with iranian backing. the us targeted others in syria and iraq earlier this weekend, and there have been funerals today in baghdad after 17 people were killed. our international editor jeremy bowen considers whether there is any chance of a cessation of the conflict at the heart of all this between israel and hamas in gaza. raf jets rafjets took off from the british base in cyprus bought the long flights to hit houthi targets in yemen. other west
where we are hearing a briefing on the very latest on those allegations made against president biden. there was a report published into to present biden s handling of classified documents. as part of that report, special council question president biden s memory, accusing him of forgetting key dates. of course that has raised questions about his fitness and suitability to run in this year s presidential elections. that is the scene at the white house. we will stay right across that. if there are any further details are emerging out of that. all we know so far is that the white house are calling the remarks in that report gratuitous and inappropriate. we also know the vice president, kamala harris, describes it as a purely political attack and as politically motivated. police say they believe the london chemical attack suspect, abdul ezeddi, is probably dead but that his body hasn t been found. the last known cctv footage of azedi shows him leaning over chelsea bridge, on th