be a thing of the past. and good morning. the frost and ice is not so widespread that but it will be another chilly, cloudy day. mostly dry. i will bring you all the details throughout the programme. good morning. it s friday, 12th january. our main story. the uk and united states have launched military action against houthi rebels in yemen. overnight, the royal air force took part in strikes against 60 houthi targets in 16 locations, following attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea. in a statement, rishi sunak described it as limited, necessary and proportionate action in self defence . louisa pilbeam reports. uk fighterjets launched their attacks on yemen from an raf base in cyprus overnight, directed by the prime minister tojoin us planes striking yemeni rebel targets. the results were captured on houthi television, showing these explosions and reporting significant damage in cities, including the capital, sanaa. yemen s houthi rebels are a tribal mountain militia
power, but some residents in remote areas may be cut off for 48 hours. aruna iyengar has the latest. storm gerrit swept across much of scotland, bringing heavy snow, flooding homes, causing power cuts and travel misery for many. the major a9 route has reopened after it closed in the highlands for several hours. meanwhile, thousands of homes across scotland have suffered power cuts. scottish and southern electricity networks said they d restored power to more than 25,000 homes but at least 16,000 are still cut off. for some customers especially those in rural areas it could be up until friday before power supplies are reconnected. but it is far too early for us to say at the moment, with scottish and southern electricity continuing to cause damage to the power network. 0n the railways, lner which runs services up the east coast from london to scotland is warning of major disruption this morning, with some services arriving several hours late. this tree fell on the li
years for sexually abusing a boy. after yesterday s apology from water companies about sewage in our rivers and seas, i m at a beach in devon which has just been given the official go ahead for bathing. and coming up on bbc news: one of the greatest comebacks. we are reflecting on sheffield wednesday s stunning play off penalty shoot out win to secure a shot at promotion. good afternoon. leaders of the world s most developed g7 economies who are gathered in hiroshima for a summit have promised new sanctions against russia. they said the measures would starve moscow of technology, industrial equipment, and services that supported its war against ukraine. the us is imposing around 300 new sanctions, while the uk has announced a ban on importing russian diamonds, copper, aluminium and nickel. this morning, the g7 leaders laid wreaths at the memorial garden in hiroshima, at the site which was devastated by an atomic bomb in 191i5. ourfirst report this lunchtime is from our corres