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
And in his First Christmas message as monarch, king charles is to pay tribute to his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth ii. You are watching bbc news. Now on bbc news, the travel show. Hello and welcome to this very special edition of the show, coming to you from the spectacular Valley Of The Kings here in luxor in egypt. If you were watching last week, you would have seen me unearthing the story of how tutankhamen s tomb was discovered here 100 years ago this year. Well, it is such a breathtaking location that we thought we would stick around for a while and bring you this our best bits of 2022. From the baking sun of here in egypt, lets switch to the snow of switzerland where, back in march, carmen got to experience a horse race like no other. Where the jockeys dont need saddles, they use skis. This is st moritz, in the swiss alps. Its the place, so they say, where the concept of the Winter Holiday was born. It also occupies a unique place in sporting history its where the bobsleigh wa
troops will also be instructed in the use of more powerful weapons systems. the measures will be introduced in 2024 and come after a review of the island s defences. now on bbc news, the travel show. hello and welcome to this very special edition of the show, coming to you from the spectacular valley of the kings here in luxor in egypt. if you were watching last week, you d have seen me unearthing the story of how tutankhamun s tomb was discovered here 100 years ago this year. well, it s such a breathtaking location that we thought we d stick around for a while to bring you this our best bits of 2022. well, from the baking sun of here in egypt, let s switch to the snow of switzerland where, back in march, carmen got to experience a horse race like no other where the jockeys don t need saddles. they use skis. this is st moritz in the swiss alps. it s the place, so they say, where the concept of the winter holiday was born. it also occupies a unique place in sporting histor
there after beijing relaxed containment measures this month. those are your headlines. you are watching bbc news. good to have you with us. now, the travel show. hello and welcome to this very special edition of the show, coming to you from the spectacular valley of the kings here in luxor in egypt. if you were watching last week, you d have seen me unearthing the story of how tutankhamun s tomb was discovered here 100 years ago this year. well, it s such a breathtaking location that we thought we d stick around for a while to bring you this our best bits of 2022. well, from the baking sun of here in egypt, let s switch to the snow of switzerland where, back in march, carmen got to experience a horse race like no other where the jockeys don t need saddles. they use skis. this is st moritz in the swiss alps. it s the place, so they say, where the concept of the winter holiday was born. it also occupies a unique place in sporting history. it s where the bobsleigh was create