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
we will be back at seven o clock. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning and welcome to bbc london. i m thomas magill. detectives investigating the discovery of a body in a shopping centre car park in east london have charged a man with murder. the metropolitan police say they are still trying to establish who the victim is, after he was found in a car outside the stratford centre on tuesday night. council leaders in thurrock and kent county councils who jointly run a ferry crossing between tilbury and gravesend, are sent to meet in the coming months to discuss its future. it comes after the leader of thurrock council, andrewjefferies, insisted funding for the service has not been cut. the current contract between both authorities is due to expire in march, but mrjefferies says it s a valueable
detectives investigating the discovery of a body in a shopping centre car park in east london have charged a man with murder. the metropolitan police say they are still trying to establish who the victim is after he was found in a car outside the stratford centre on tuesday night. a north london cemetery has been threatened with closure after two government ordered inspections found remains were being unlawfully disturbed during the burial process. government ministers have applied for an order to stop burials at tottenham park cemetery in enfield, which is one of the largest turkish graveyards in the uk. a closure would prevent future burials on the site, except for in reserved plots. transport for london s least frequent bus route has won a reprieve. the 347, which runs just four times a day between romford and ockenden stations, had been under threat as part of a shake up of the network in havering. but following a public consultation