has been in the newspapers this morning but as far as i can tell the equalities minister is one of those calling for the guidance to be strengthened from original drafts who wanted to go further in restricting the ability of people at school to identify as a different gender. we have reached this place where we do not know when the government is going to do in terms of the timetable for issuing new guidance, we do not knowing exactly when it will arrive when it comes to what it should look like short despite repeated assurances including in the last few weeks when we have been asking the government about when it was coming, it has been delayed and we do not know when and tell. voters in three constituencies across england will go to the polls tomorrow in byelections and over the next few days well be in all three seats. over the past two days we ve been in selby and ainsty in north yorkshire and somerton and frome in somerset. today we re in uxbridge and south ruislip to the
scotland and england with narrow wins in the six nations yesterday. it isa it is a cloudy but mild day and blush it is a cloudy but mild day and blush day it is a cloudy but mild day and blush day for many. wetter especially in western scotland. news of things especially in western scotland. news of things turning colder this week. right of things turning colder this week. right here of things turning colder this week. right here on breakfast. it s sunday, the 4th of february. our top story: the uk hasjoined the us in striking houthi targets in yemen for a third time. last night, british and american forces launched strikes on 36 targets across 13 locations, in response to attacks on ships in the red sea. the uk s defence secretary, grant shapps, claimed the action was needed to protect innocent lives and preserve freedom of navigation but said it did not mark an escalation in the uk s involvement in the conflict. louisa pilbeam reports. british fighterjets taking off
in the species. let s start with some breaking news this hour. a russian military transport plane has crashed in belgorod region this of southern russia, close to the border with ukraine. russian news agencies are quoting the russian defence ministry as saying that on board were 65 ukrainian prisoners of war on their way to a prisoner exchange. the russian military said six crew members and three others accompanying the group were also on board. bbc verified has verified this video showing the moment of the crash. the defence industry says it does not have clear information on what happened and is clarifying the circumstances of the crash. live now to the bbc s russia editor steve rosenberg in moscow. there has been a claim and counterclaim in the last hour. what do you do? do you do? there is a lot we don t know et do you do? there is a lot we don t know yet about do you do? there is a lot we don t know yet about this do you do? there is a lot we don t know yet about th
of our most difficult days since the war erupted. in the name of our heroes, for the sake of our lives, we will not stop fighting until absolute victory. his comments come despite increasing pressure, internationally and from within israel, for the fighting to stop to secure the release of the remaining 130 hostages held by hamas and to allow in more desperately needed humanitarian aid for civilians in gaza. the israeli military says it s killed dozens of terrorists in gaza in the past 2a hours. this video from the israel defense forces video showing strikes on hamas targets. this is the scene, looking across at gaza from southern israel. the hamas run health ministry in gaza says at least 195 palestinians have been killed in the past 2a hours, taking the total killed since 7th october to 25,490. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell has more from jerusalem. these were 21 reservists who were in a location quite close to the israeli border, near the israeli kibbutz of
been killed and 75 injured. israel has been pressing ahead with its offensive on southern gaza s main city, khan younis, cutting off hospitals, and killing more than 200 people in the last day. our middle east correspondent mark lowen is injerusalem. what do we know about this? we have a death toll and a number of injuries at 75. a death toll and a number of injuries at 75. what can you tell us? this is injuries at 75. what can you tell us? this is the injuries at 75. what can you tell us? this is the un injuries at 75. what can you tell us? this is the un relief- injuries at 75. what can you tell us? this is the un relief and i injuries at 75. what can you tell- us? this is the un relief and works agency for palestine refugees, which has reported that two tank rounds hits one of its training centres in khan younis which was sheltering hundreds of people in that specific building and they have reported at least nine dead and 75 inch edge, they said un teams including t