the uk government has said iran will be held accountable for the actions of armed groups it supports in the middle east. it follows a round of american and british airstrikes on houthi fighters in yemen last night, aimed at deterring further attack, by the houthis, on international shipping in the red sea. they were supported by six ally countries as part of an international military coalition. these raids follow earlier strikes by the us in iraq and syria on friday. 85 sites were hit in retaliation for the killing injordan of three american soldiers by iranian backed militants. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports from baghdad. it s becoming a familiar sight raf typhoon jets taking off last night for a bombing raid on houthi targets in yemen. last night for a bombing raid the third round of joint us uk strikes. not an escalation, according to defence secretary grant shapps. not a deterrent either, according to the iranian backed houthis, who have been
those are the top stories here on bbc news. more coming up shortly. let s return to one of our developing stories this hour. the mother of brianna ghey, is calling for a ban on social media apps for under 16 year olds. she said the internet was out of control. the killers were jailed for life on friday. miss ghey has been speaking to laura kuenssberg. she was absolutely full of life, she loved attention, she loved being on tech talk and having all the light she used to receive. she was life and soul of the party. everybody knew breanna and everyone who met breanna, they would neverforget her. breanna, they would never forget her. ., . ., ., breanna, they would never forget her. ., u, ., ., her. you were in court to hear the sentencing her. you were in court to hear the sentencing on her. you were in court to hear the sentencing on friday her. you were in court to hear the sentencing on friday of her. you were in court to hear the sentencing on friday of the - her. you
scotland and northern ireland chilly with sunshine from the word go. all the details later on in the programme. it s tuesday, 30th of january. our main story. the democratic unionist party says it s agreed a deal to restore the devolved government in northern ireland. the dup leader, sir jeffrey donaldson, said the proposals are subject to the westminster government passing laws to address concerns about post brexit trading arrangements. a warning this report from our ireland correspondent chris page includes some flashing images. as the democratic unionist party reached a pivot point, protesters tried to increase the pressure. more hard line unionists have been urging the dup not to agree a new deal to restore the devolved government. 130 party members took part in a meeting, which lasted more than five hours. but, early this morning, the leader, sirjeffrey donaldson, announced he had won support for a plan to bring back power sharing. i believe that with the faithful delive
hello. we start in belfast on a historic day, as a devolved government has been restored in northern ireland, with its first irish nationalist leader. michelle o neill has been elected first minister of the devolved government. her party, sinn fein, hopes to one day unite northern ireland with the republic of ireland. sinn fein became the biggest party during elections two years ago. it is also two years to the day that the assembly at stormont last met, after the main unionist party the democratic unionists walked out of the power sharing agreement over post brexit trading rules. our political editor, chris mason, reports from belfast. good morning, stormont! stormont s back up and running today, we ve been running the past two years. limbering up and under way park runners here first thing, pounding around the stormont estate. and the politicians are back, too. whoo! and it s notjust you guys rattling around here now. no, there s going to be a few others rattling arou
it s wednesday, 31st january. our main story. scotland s former first minister, nicola sturgeon is due to give evidence about the decisions she took during the pandemic, when she appears before the covid inquiry today. ms sturgeon, who led the scottish response to the coronavirus outbreak is expected to face questions surrounding lockdowns, and missing whatsapp messages as the inquiry continues sitting in edinburgh. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. 1,044 positive cases were reported yesterday. nicola sturgeon was at the helm throughout scotland s pandemic response. as head of the scottish government, she was the key decision maker and first in the firing line when things went wrong. we will have made mistakes on all aspects of the handling. now about to be questioned on that handling and how decisions the truth, the whole truth. the former first minister s closest political ally amongst those who admitted texts between the pair no longer exist. are those t