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
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bring you from reuters news agency related to those explosions earlier this week in iran. iranian security forces saying they have detained 11 people suspected of links to those attacks earlier this week. we reported here those bombings around 84 people. on wednesday s attacks in southern iran marking the anniversary of the death of a senior revolutionary guard commander, so that happened on wednesday, authorities telling us they have detained 11 people suspected of links to those attacks. that is coming in from reuters news agency and if we have any more detail we will bring you up to date. let s return to events in ukraine. russia s defence ministry said its forces have repelled a ukrainian attack over crimea, shooting down 36 drones over the peninsula annexed in 2014. russian occupation authorities called it the biggest attack on sevastopol since the beginning of the russian invasion of ukraine. the ukrainian army has confirmed the attack. 0lga malchevska has been follow
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to canada, the 85 year old pontiff said his age and frailty had led to his decision. now on bbc news, locked away: ukraine s stolen lives. a warning this programme contains scenes some viewers may find upsetting. i ve been to hundreds of institutions, and i get a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach whenever i come. this is the search to uncover ukraine s most shameful secret. oh, my god, this is his ribs. this is his ribs hanging out. it s a nightmare. it s a living hell on earth. we re with human rights investigators eric and halyna, exposing the abuse and neglect of disabled people. translation: there is nothing we can do to help this child. - unfortunately, naturei has decided their fate. they re in pain. and you re not doing anything to help. teeth grinding this is a sound of the war you haven t heard. anna s teeth grinding anxiety hints at the hidden trauma of ukraine s disabled children. they are nervous, disorientated, and distressed. and they ve been dumped in a p