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hello. if you justjoined us, i m sally bundock. we will now talk through the top stories. if this is your first day back at work after a long christmas break we will bring you up to speed. and we start in the middle east, where the threat of military escalation continues to hang over the red sea. the us, britain, and their allies in the region are on alert to see if their warnings to the iran backed houthis are now working. attacks on commercial vessels have been happening since the war between israel and gaza began. houthis who are behind the attacks say it s in support of hamas and has turned a vital global trade route, that handles about 12% of the world s commerce, into a risky maritime passage. the uk defence secretary, grant shapps, said britain would not hesitate to take what he called direct action . meanwhile, bloomberg reports iran dispatched a warship to the red sea after the us navy destroyed three houthi boats. joining me now is janet mui, head of market ana ....
japanese officials say at least 48 people have died and many others are trapped beneath rubble, after a powerful earthquake. ukraine suffers another intense night of russian bombardment, leaving at least five people dead. ukraine s air defence claims 35 drones were shot down. time for a look at the business news now. tesla, the elon musk controlled car maker which pioneered mass market electric vehicles, has been relegated to second position in the global league of electric car makers. its chinese rival, byd has reported that it sold 526,000 cars in the final quarter of last year compared to 480,000 for tesla making it the world s number one electric car brand for now at least. erin delmore is in new york for us. byd said it is the biggest car brand you have never heard of in a recent advert i saw, but we are hearing more about them and other chinese electric vehicle makers who are shaking up the market. it is true. this news might shaking up the market. it is true. ....
the world is at a crossroads, following russia s invasion of ukraine. his comments came as he welcomed leaders of the world s most advanced economies for the g7 summit ukraine will be top of the agenda. it comes hours after several cities including the capital, kyiv, were targeted in a wave of russian missile strikes. one person is known to have died in a strike on the black sea port of odesa, with two others injured. ukraine says its air defences shot down all but one of the 30 missiles. it was the ninth time this month that russian air raids have targeted the capital a clear escalation after weeks of lull and ahead us presidentjoe biden met japan s fumio kishida in hiroshima where they agreed to maintain sanctions against russia and support for ukraine. mr biden said he was proud that the united states and japan were standing together to face one of the most complex environments of recent history. i am nowjoined by michael bociurkiw who is a senior fellow, at the atlantic c ....
the prime minister meets retailers and farmers to work out how to boost production and lower prices. we are live in the newly crowned world surfing reserve of north devon, but elements of surfing are not as wild and natural as you might think. we have been investigating. is it the end of the line for leicester? after defeat to liverpool the former premier league champions look destined for the championship with just two games remaining to save their season. and good morning, quite a cool, fresh start to the day to day but plenty of sunshine in the forecast. still a few showers in scotland, northern ireland, northern and eastern england. all of the details here. it s tuesday the 15th may. a british businessman, whose foreign companies were at the centre of an international money laundering investigation, has been revealed as a major donor to the conservative party, by the bbc. javad marandi has donated more than £750,000 pounds to the party. he isn t subject to criminal ....
leads draw with manchester united at old trafford, the team continues to search for a new manager. and a study of killer whales in the north pacific shows the lifelong sacrifice of their own food and energy that mothers make when raising a son. more than 15,000 people are now known to have died after monday s earthquakes in turkey and syria. it comes as an appeal is launched by the uk s disasters emergency committee to help those affected. two powerful earthquakes and dozens of aftershocks hit the region on monday causing thousands of buildings to collapse, trapping people inside. rescuers continue desperate attempts to find and free survivors. the world health organization has warned there could be a secondary disaster as survivors of the quakes face freezing temperatures. a political row has broken out in turkey with the opposition blaming president erdogan for difficulties in the rescue operation. mr erdogan has accepted shortcomings but insists the situation is ....