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
lazio are into the semi finals of the coppa italia after a narrow victory in in the rome derby which had an ill tempered finish. a penalty from mattia zaccagni just into the second half was the enough to beat rivals roma 1 0. three players sent off in stoppage time there, two from roma. who ll playjuventus or frosinone. they play on thursday. the other quarterfinal between milan and atalanta is underway. the winners will play fiorentina who beat bologna on tuesday. and in the semi finals of the spanish super cup taking place in saudi arabia, we re into the second half of real madrid, against their city rivals atletico. four goals shared in the first half. antoine griezeman becoming atletico s all time top scorer, with the equaliser to make it 2 2. the score remains 2 2. the winners face either barcelona or osasuna who play on thursday that match also taking place in riyadh. mark selby and robert milkens are in action for the last of the first round matches, in snooker s
it was a cost of living measure introduced in 2023, initially atjust nine euros each. i do love a train who doesn t? so i m planning to take them to criss cross the country and get a better look at the close relationship between germans and their railways. from berlin s iconic u bahn to the incredible hanging overhead railway of the industrial west, to the makeshift island trains of the northern coast. the water, the lights this is stunning. i m here to see how engineering and a bit of imagination have led to a network like no other. with almost 40,000km of track, germany s rail network is the longest in europe, which makes it the perfect place to explore by train. but from berlin s vast central station, i m taking an even cheaper form of transport for a spot of sightseeing. all right, we re doing it. we re crossing the tramway. ahh! fabulous. oh, it s beautiful. i can see the tv tower on my left, and it s so cloudy, the tip of it is just unseen. alexanderplatz is these d
a day after dozens of similar us british air strikes across the country. in what the us calls a follow up action to thursday night s attacks, a us ship fired missiles at a radar site. the israeli prime minister says that nothing will deter israel s determination to pursue the war in gaza including the international court ofjustice in the hague. now on bbc news the travel show. europe by train for generations of backpackers into rail, as well as for me, it is what travel is all about. and in germany, the railways are booming, partly because of this. it s called the deutschlandticket. it costs me a0 euros a month, and it allows me almost unlimited use of the country s regional public transport network. 49 euros a month. it was a cost of living measure introduced in 2023, initially atjust nine euros each. i do love a train who doesn t? so i m planning to take them to criss cross the country and get a better look at the close relationship between germans and their ra
intelligence, the supremacy of the algorithm, represents one of those transformational moments for humankind? i m not sure that it does. but there is a fair chance that it will have transformative effects. it is all commonplace to compare it to the fire, or to the rise of industrial machinery starting in the 18th century. it remains to be seen whether it will be as important for our productivity and our lives, but we are already seeing some of its deep effects on how we organise our democracy, and inequality in modern nations. maybe you are not quite so sure about how dramatic its transformational impact will be, but you certainly seem to be pretty sure that you re sceptical. you say ai will fuel inequality, disempower workers, and, quote, choke democracy ? how? ai is a continuation of a trend that started perhaps around forty years ago, where we have been using digital technologies, for changing how production is organised, who controls information, and how we communicate.