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
who are no match for the wsl side. we ll have more on the rest of the round. and a tougher than usual first round test for novak djokovic in the australian open, with andy murray due on court in the early hours. also coming up on sportsday: work for ronnie 0 sullivan to do to get back into this masters final. he trails ali carter at ally pally. we ll have the latest. and things are hotting up in the nfl playoffs, even if the weather s doing precisely the opposite, as the chiefs progress to the next round. hello there and welcome along to a busy sportsday. all the news to come from the opening day of the australian open, but first lets bring you up to date on the day s football. at old trafford, it finished 2 2 between manchester united and tottenham. united twice ahead, and twice pegged back by ange postecoglou s side with their new minority owner watching on. the result, though, helping them back up the premier league table. joe lynskey reports. in the stands at old trafford
by beating shaun murphy. and drama in the final moments again for exeter a late conversion puts them in the european knockouts. also coming up on sportsday. heartbreak forjack draper his hunt for a first atp title goes on, after defeat in the final of the adelaide international. hello there, and welcome along to sportsday on saturday. we ll bring you the latest from manchester city s trip to stjames park with some stunning goals from there. but first chelsea s resurgence in the league rolls on. the blues got their third league win in a row today, beating west london rivals fulham 1 0 at stamford bridge. ben croucher reports. to measure success in west london, you might need to look at the bigger picture. for all the money spent, the players bought, it has taken a while for chelsea to click under mauricio pochettino. for all the chances created, they ve not always hit the mark this season. goals came from elsewhere, chelsea could let it slide, the challenges just need
work for ronnie o sullivan to do to get back into this masters final. he trails ali carter at ally pally. and things are hotting up in the nfl playoffs, even if the weather s doing precisely the opposite, as the chiefs progress to the next round. welcome along. a busy sportsday coming up for you this sunday. all the news to come from the opening day of the australian open, but first let s bring you up to date on the day s football. at old trafford, its just finished between manchester united and tottenham. all the details of that to come. but lets start with the early game, where aston villa missed the chance to jump back above manchester city, and into second place in the premier league, after they were held to a goalless draw by everton at goodison park. it was villa boss unai emery s first 0 0 in the premier league in nearly 100 matches in charge, an indication of how free flowing his side have been. villa thought they had the lead in the 18th minute, courtesy of alex more
i am here in dorset where the school of your 150 million year old sea monster is going on public display. new tax rules mean leading online platforms will have to hand over details of people who make money from so called side hustles on top of their regular income. i ll explain who s affected and how. in sport, ready, set, and taking aim 16 year old luke littler becomes the youngest ever player to reach the semi finals of the world darts championship, and has his sights set on a spot in the final later. and we have a drier week this week. for the time being today we could see more disruptive rain and strong winds across the country. good morning. it s tuesday, the 2nd of january. routine school inspections won t take place for the next couple of weeks, while more training is given to 0fsted assessors to protect the wellbeing of school staff in england. in his first interview, sir martyn 0liver told the bbc that the organisation could also be far more empathetic, following t