measure introduced in 2023, initially atjust 9 euros each. i do love a train who doesn t? so i m planning to take them to criss cross the country and get a better look at the close relationship between germans and their railways. from berlin s iconic u bahn, to the incredible hanging overhead railway of the industrial west, to the makeshift island trains of the northern coast. the water, the lights this is stunning. i m here to see how engineering and a bit of imagination have led to a network like no other. with almost 40,000 km of track, germany s rail network is the longest in europe, which makes it the perfect place to explore by train. but from berlin s vast central station, i m taking an even cheaper form of transport for a spot of sightseeing. all right, we re doing it. we are crossing the tramway. fabulous. oh, it s beautiful. i can see the tv tower on my left, and it s so cloudy, the tip of it is just about unseen. alexanderplatz is these days the touristic heart
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
it was a cost of living measure introduced in 2023, initially atjust nine euros each. i do love a train who doesn t? so i m planning to take them to criss cross the country and get a better look at the close relationship between germans and their railways. from berlin s iconic u bahn to the incredible hanging overhead railway of the industrial west, to the makeshift island trains of the northern coast. the water, the lights this is stunning. i m here to see how engineering and a bit of imagination have led to a network like no other. with almost 40,000km of track, germany s rail network is the longest in europe, which makes it the perfect place to explore by train. but from berlin s vast central station, i m taking an even cheaper form of transport for a spot of sightseeing. all right, we re doing it. we re crossing the tramway. ahh! fabulous. oh, it s beautiful. i can see the tv tower on my left, and it s so cloudy, the tip of it is just unseen. alexanderplatz is these d
a day after dozens of similar us british air strikes across the country. in what the us calls a follow up action to thursday night s attacks, a us ship fired missiles at a radar site. the israeli prime minister says that nothing will deter israel s determination to pursue the war in gaza including the international court ofjustice in the hague. now on bbc news the travel show. europe by train for generations of backpackers into rail, as well as for me, it is what travel is all about. and in germany, the railways are booming, partly because of this. it s called the deutschlandticket. it costs me a0 euros a month, and it allows me almost unlimited use of the country s regional public transport network. 49 euros a month. it was a cost of living measure introduced in 2023, initially atjust nine euros each. i do love a train who doesn t? so i m planning to take them to criss cross the country and get a better look at the close relationship between germans and their ra
prosecutions into thousand 15. if we are to make sure that escande like this can never happen again, we need to look at the way in which private prosecutions like these have been undertaken. any company can bring private prosecutions in this way. this is not a special power of the post office, i know my right honourable friend the lord chancellor wants to give this issue proper and thoughtful consideration and i am sure he will report to the house about this issue in due course. getting justice for the victims of this candle and ensuring that such a tragedy can never happen again is my highest priority as a minister and has been throughout my 15 months in office. when we talk about compensation, we have to remember that the lives of postmasters and their families caught up in this scandal have been changed forever. they face financial ruin, untold personal distress and a loss of reputation that no amount of financial compensation can fully restore. the government recognises h