Its thursday, 29th of february. Our main story. A group of mps have urged ministers to consider the implications for the uk, if assisted dying is legalised in the isle of man and jersey. The Health Select committee has published a report, which it hopes will provide evidence for future debates about the law. Opponents say the current legislation prevents people from coming under pressure to end their lives. Heres our medical editor, fergus walsh. The mps dont Make Recommendations for or against assisted dying. Rather, the aim of their report is to serve as a basis for debate on what they call this difficult, sensitive, yet crucial subject. More and more countries in europe have legalised assisted dying in some form, along with new zealand, australia, canada and ten states in the us. The mps say they saw no evidence that palliative and end of life care had deteriorated as a result, and in some instances it had improved. The Committee Calls for more money for hospices in england, which o
be a thing of the past. and good morning. the frost and ice is not so widespread that but it will be another chilly, cloudy day. mostly dry. i will bring you all the details throughout the programme. good morning. it s friday, 12th january. our main story. the uk and united states have launched military action against houthi rebels in yemen. overnight, the royal air force took part in strikes against 60 houthi targets in 16 locations, following attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea. in a statement, rishi sunak described it as limited, necessary and proportionate action in self defence . louisa pilbeam reports. uk fighterjets launched their attacks on yemen from an raf base in cyprus overnight, directed by the prime minister tojoin us planes striking yemeni rebel targets. the results were captured on houthi television, showing these explosions and reporting significant damage in cities, including the capital, sanaa. yemen s houthi rebels are a tribal mountain militia
in bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of people were forced to take shelter. now on bbc news, more sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday this sunday night. coming up on tonight s programme: is the title race over? manchester city could be a game away from being champions after they win and arsenal lose. a record breaking day at wembley where chelsea beat manchester united to win the women s fa cup again. and partying like it s 2006 sale beat leicester to reach their first rugby premiership final in 17 years. welcome along, thank you for joining is on what could prove to be a pivotal day in the premier league title race. arsenal who for so long were top of the table may well have to make do with finishing second after being beaten 3 0 by brighton at the emirates. it was a goalless first half but shortly after the break, it was the visitors who broke the deadlock through enciso. and it got even betterfor brighton, as denis undav capitalised on a mistake to make it tw
at least five people are reported to have died in myanmar after a powerful cyclone hit the country. cyclone mocha is one of the strongest storms to hit the bay of bengal in recent years. in bangladesh, hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to take shelter. ukraine s president has described germany as a true friend in his country s fight against russia. speaking on his first visit to berlin since moscow s full scale invasion began. volodymyr zelensky said german support had saved lives. reuters is reporting he ll have dinner with the french president emmanuel macron later on sunday in paris. now on bbc news, it s sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday this sunday night, coming up on tonight s programme: a record breaking day at wembley where chelsea beat manchester united to win the women s fa cup again. is the title race over? manchester city are 3 points away from being champions as they win and arsenal lose. and partying like it s 2006 sale beat leiceste