might say it is naive, england would say it is brave. they scored quickly again and have given themselves a chance to reclaim the initiative on the third day here at lord s. manchester united have agreed a deal to buy england international mason mount from chelsea. talks to try to resolve the impasse over a fee for the midfielder have been successful, with an initial £55 million agreed that could rise to 60. mount will sign a five year deal at old trafford. ex chelsea midfielder n golo kante has bought a football club. the france international will become the chairman of the belgian third tier side royal excelsior virton on the same day he joins the saudi arabia pro league side al ittihad. the greatest cycle race in the world gets under way this weekend. the 110th tour de france will start in bilbao that s spain, of course on saturday. but the traditional grand depart always begins on the thursday night. tadej pogacar is one of two overwhelming favourites for the yellow
for new sd scanners. in sport, taking control in the title race as liverpool sweep aside bournemouth to move five points clear in the premier league what yer starin at? ain t yer never seen a toff? and consider yourself entertained we head to the theatre with fundraisers and breakfast regulars hughie and freddie, as hughie lands his dream role in oliver the musical. it s monday, the 22nd of january. our main story. storm isha has caused disruption across the uk overnight, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power and causing extensive travel problems for the morning rush hour. trains have been suspended and flights cancelled. flood warnings are in place across england, wales and scotland, and wind speeds of up to 99 miles per hour have been recorded in northumberland. sellafield nuclear power station also suspended operations overnight as a precautionary measure. aru na iyengar reports. storm isha has hit hard. wales saw winds reaching 90 miles per hour. this was th
But why the flare up now . All of these things are interconnected, and thats why its really dangerous right now. So the big question now is, could this Red Sea Conflict become the next war in The Middle East . First of all, lets start by looking at what has actually been happening In The Red Sea. In mid november, 2023, the houthis, an iranian backed rebel group in yemen, began targeting commercial shipping off their coast. So, who exactly are the houthis and what is it motivating them . The houthis, who are a so called rebel group in yemen, they hail from the north west of yemen. They have been very active in this area for about a decade. Its only now that were noticing because our global trade is being impacted. They hijacked this ship called the Galaxy Leader and they fired missiles and drones at others. Us and british warships went to their defence. The houthis vowed revenge. The world economy, every economy will suffer if ships keep coming under attack in this illegal and unaccepta
military and civilian functions within the city of ras of on the on have been blocked. putin vowed to take decisive action to put down what he and the kremlin are calling it quote undertaken by progression who they are calling a traitor. putin also vowed to not let the rebellion become a civil war at the end of world war one. now, here s what we know. multiple reports indicate that there has been some small fighting along the major highway in the area as well as reports of convoys of military equipment being moved along that highway. russia also moved military equipment in and around moscow. that s what you re looking at right now, and other major cities across russia. this all comes after progression, yesterday, heavily escalated his public feud with russia s defense minister, sergei showing you and the head of russia s armed forces, valerie grass above. both of whom prigozhin publicly hates and blames for rushes failures in ukraine. for the beginning of the invasion, bu
this has been one of the most confusing and dramatic moments and recent russian history. we are very much still finding out how this armed rebellion came together. what the u.s. knew about it, what the fallout will be for russia and ukraine. frankly, the rest of the globe. on friday, the standoff began when the leader of a russian private military group posted a series of recorded video and audio messages on telegram. messages that under mind jet ross is justification for the war in ukraine and called for our march for justice. against the russian military. the man who posted these messages, the name you have certainly heard a lot through the past few days, yevgeny prigozhin. he is the leader of the russian private mercenary army known as the wagner group. a group that has been on the frontlines of russia s war in ukraine. now the wagner mercenaries are known to be some of the most brutal forces fighting in ukraine. they have recruited fighters in russian prisons, they have s