three hours of breaking have diminished the groups ability to launch missiles and drones again shipping in the red sea. the houthi spokesman says it will stop attacking ships and at five of its fighters were killed and six were injured overnight. the group has issued a statement saying it was legitimate targets after the strike. more than 60 houthi military strikes have struck due to attacks on the ships in the red sea. they included what the us called command and control systems, launch systems, reduction facilities and air defence radar systems. among the areas targeted in the capital and the port. this was the capital and the port. this was the moment us air is general and requested an urgent meeting of the un security council. iran, which supports the who these condemn the strikes in yemen as a clear violation of countries of integrity. the british government described the strikes as a limited proportion response and said no more military action was immediately planned. o
expecting temperatures of up to 28, possibly 30 degrees. that is hotter than e peter and madrid at the moment and that is why an amber heat health alert is in place and what that means is that people of all ages are at first but particularly those over the age of 65 and some concern it could put pressure on the nhs. let s speak to a general manager at a care home. how are you coping there? coping there? good afternoon, how are ou? coping there? good afternoon, how are you? yeah. coping there? good afternoon, how are you? yeah, we coping there? good afternoon, how are you? yeah, we are coping there? good afternoon, how are you? yeah, we are ok. - coping there? good afternoon, how are you? yeah, we are ok. we - coping there? good afternoon, how are you? yeah, we are ok. we are | are you? yeah, we are ok. we are managing the heat quite well. our care home as part of a big organisation care home so we have got a lot of support. 0nce organisation care home so we have got a
if you have joined if you havejoined us, you are welcome and we are looking at the top business stories. we start here in the uk, where there is some relief for millions of people facing soaring housing costs. lenders have started the new year by slashing the cost of mortgages as financial markets bet the bank of england will soon begin to cut interest rates from their 15 year high. from today banking giant hsbc becomes the first major lender to bring back mortgages below 4% since last march. it comes as rival halifax slashed almost a percentage point off some of its mortgage rates this week. and it s raised hopes of a price war between banks. hsbc is offering a five year fixed rate mortgage at 3.94%. it s only available to people remortgaging their home not to first time buyers. but it s far below rates of almost 6.5% that borrowers were facing just a few months ago. and it will be a welcome development for many uk households as our cost of living correspondent kevin peach
announcer: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. thank you for being with us. we began in ukraine where floodwaters are still rising in the city of kherson after a major dam was hit on thursday. tens of thousands of people have been stranded and whole neighbourhoods submerged. officials say they could be a catastrophic impact on agriculture which would worsen the global food shortages. this eastern bank of the dnipro river is currently a no man s land. neither russia nor ukraine control here. now, no one can live here. the ukrainian army drone spotted catalina trapped in her home. they tried to drop her water no luck. her son then makes the crucial catch. they re both taken to kherson, along with her daughter, maria. a city once occupied by russia, then liberated by ukraine, now on its knees. translation: we managed to find the simplest boat, i but my father and a neighbour got carried away in it. it came loose, and the current was too powerful
goal. spend less and we achieved that coal. ~ . , spend less and we achieved that oal. ~ ., , , goal. was it everything i wanted? goal. was it everything i wanted? no. goal. was it everything i wanted? no. but- goal. was it everything i wanted? no. but sitting| goal. was it everything i - wanted? no. but sitting with one house, a democratic senate and a democratic president who didn t want to meet with us, i think we did pretty darn good for the american public. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal joins me from capitol hill. tell us about some of the reactions you have been hearing after this bill passed? after this bill passed? when the bill passed, after this bill passed? when the bill passed, there - after this bill passed? when the bill passed, there was i after this bill passed? when the bill passed, there was a | the bill passed, there was a sigh of relief in the chamber, certainly by the moderate democrats and republicans who were glad it finally cleared