the americans say the attack happened at a base known as tower 22, right on the syrian jordanian border. it s one of many american bases across the region. there have been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel have been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church, was quick to point the finger. it s not necessarily a tipping point into uncontrolled escalation between the united states and iran, but it s another very dangerous step because, as i say, the us will have to respond even more strongly than it s done to previous attacks. carefully cultivated over years, iran has a wide network of allies and proxies operating in countries across the middle east. they re all opposed to israel and the united states. it s sometimes called the axis of resistance. there are pro iranian militias in lebanon, the palestinian territories, gaza and the west bank, plus iraq and syria. and far to the south, there s also the houthis in yemen.
a couple who disappeared with their newborn baby have been arrested in brighton, but their child is still missing. constance marten and mark gordon were found after being spotted by a member of the public. police have now launched an urgent search for their baby, who is not thought to have received any medical attention since birth. vincent mcaviney reports. 35 year old constance marten and 48 year old mark gordon were reported missing on the 5th of january, after their car broke down nearjunction 4 of the m61 near bolton. the car was found on fire and it s believed miss marten had given birth either in or near the car a day or two earlier. over the following weeks, there were sightings of the couple in a number of places, including liverpool, essex, south london and east sussex. they were thought to be carrying a large amount of cash and to be using camping equipment to live off grid. authorities previously thought the couple had been sleeping rough in a blue tent, avoiding
a little bit of sunshine behind us, just to prove there is some sunshine out there, grace goes for many of us, what we haven t got our scenes like this, can you believe it is this is the sunshine island of majorca, heavy snowfall, record breaking rain, disruptions of power cuts, travel problems, all because of what is cold storm juliet, taking this low pressure, churning through the western mediterranean, edging its way into italy, kept at bay across southern europe because we still have got an area of high pressure. we usually keep things dry, this one is not quite playing the game as some of you may realise. cloud tied underneath that, some break ups in some places, but the cloud across england and wales continues to be thick enough this afternoon for smart bricks rain or drizzle, but towards kent and sussex we will see some heavy rain, edging its way into the south by the time we start early morning rush hour. wind coming in from the north east, adding a bit of chill, temp