our main story: the foreign secretary, david cameron, has said the uk had no choice but to take military action against houthi targets in yemen following weeks of attacks on vessels in the red sea. the uk and the us launched dozens of strikes on thursday night after houthi fighters had caused major disruption along the shipping route. simonjones reports. they are af typhoon jets called into action on thursday to strike targets in yemen. action the foreign secretary argues that the uk had to take stock writing in the sunday telegraph, lord cameron says. and this is what the houthi militia have been doing, targeting ships off the coast of yemen. sometimes boarding them, other vessels have been attacked with drones and missiles. what the group shows although to support. today marks the 100th day of the ongoing conflict between israel and hamas. yemen has a key strategic position in the middle east, especially when it comes to global shipping. the red sea shipping route typi
a new ceasefire, but are showing no sign whatsoever of stopping their fighting in the capital khartoum. the united nations and african union are warning that the people of sudan are in dire need of a humanitarian truce. thousands of people are still trying to get out of the country. our africa correspondent has been speaking to some of them. we are crossing the red sea, heading towards the coast of sudan. a night time rescue mission organised by saudi arabia s navy. it s not quite dunkirk, but many warships and ferries are now involved in this giant evacuation. tight security as the lights of port sudan gleam on the horizon. we head to shore on a smaller tug boat, at the edge of a country consumed by conflict. we arejust coming in now to port sudan. it s a huge place and a big city. it is the focal point now of the evacuation effort for the whole country. we are told the area around it has been secured for now. on sudanese soil and long after midnight, a small crowd has been
this is bbc news. our main headlines. outlines the end of sudan s ceasefire. china accuses the us of causing confrontation after agreeing a deal with career. ukraine could have more landmines than anywhere else in the world. and jerry springer known for his raucous talk shows has died at the age of 79. we will have more on all of those at the moment. sports news first. bbc sport centre. we can start with three premier league matches to look forward to that could prove decisive at both the top and the bottom of the table as the race for survival in champions league places at the finishing line in sight. third placed newcastle face everton who dropped into the bottom three last night after nottingham forest s win. there is also south coast derby with trouble for st mary s to play southampton and fourth place manchester united went to tottenham to play spurs against anotherjudgment under against another judgment under another caretaker against anotherjudgment under another caret