explaining why he allowed the uk to take part in military action in yemen without first holding a commons debate. rishi sunak has faced criticism for not allowing mps to hold a discussion before britainjoined the us in bombing raids on houthi rebels who have been targeting commercial shipping in the red sea. our political correspondent leila nathoo has the story. rishi sunak has made his case that joining us air strikes on houthi targets in yemen on thursday night was an act of self defence to protect global shipping, that britain could not stand by while fighters defied warnings to stop their attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea, like this one they filmed. there has been broad political support for this limited action, but today mps will get their first chance to question the prime minister about his decision and what happens next. he ll have to address concerns about the escalation of tensions in the region, about the uk being drawn into a longer military campaign a
the government confirms it is supplying ukraine with the long range missiles it requested for its fight against russian forces. and the australian immigration lawyer taking on eurovision tonight. at 6.30: concerns of how the cost of living crisis will make access to health care worse in london s poorest areas. and rail strikes make an unwelcome return tomorrow. we look ahead to semifinals. the bank of england has raised interest rates again, as it tries to stop prices rising so high. but the bank s governor has warned that prices will not fall nearly as fast they had predicted though he says the economy won t now go into recession. have a look at what has happened to interest rates over the past 15 years. these here were booming times before the financial crash. the economy was growing, there was a house price boom and the bank raised rates to try to damp it all down. and then this steep fall after the crash, with the bank of england trying to save the economy by slashing
calling the allegation defamatory. sight loss charity guide dogs says it s had a record number of people volunteering to raise puppies following a bbc story that highlighted a a shortage of dogs. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. officials in greece say at least 36 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a train crash. a cargo train collided with a passenger train near the city of larissa in the thessaly region. conditions for the rescuers are described as very difficult. the army has been mobilised to help and dozens of fire and ambulance staff are at the scene. stephanie prentice reports. it s been described by local authorities as a powerful collision and a terrible scene. while passengers said the crash felt like being in an earthquake. translation: we heard a big bang. it was ten nightmareish seconds. we were turning over in the wagon till we fell on our sides and until the commotion stopped. and there was panic, cables everyw
and will examine the stunnin revelations this week from another investigation into trump. fulton county has anothe recording of alcohol trump mad pressuring unofficial to overturn the results of th 2020 election. i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. tonight, we began with the new that everyone is talking about for better or worse. this morning, donald trump posted on social media claimin that leaks from the manhatta district attorney s office indicate that he will be arrested this coming tuesday to be absolutely clear nbc new cannot confirm that claim. and at this hour, there s been no official announcement fro the manhattan da s office an no indication that charges hav actually been filed agains donald trump that, said there were majo developments this week and district attorneys alvin bragg s investigation into trump role in the 2016 hush mone payment made to adult film star, stormi daniels on, wednesday daniels hersel met with prosecutors from th manhattan da s
the legal, financial, political, and psychological angles to it all. we ve got it all covered we are also going to take yo back to where it all started 17 years ago, with an allege affair and figure out how we got to this point in time. and will examine the stunnin revelations this week from another investigation into trump. fulton county has another recording of a cal trump made pressuring an official to overturn the results of the 2020 election i m ayman mohyeldin, let s get started. tonight, we begin with the news everyone i talking about for better o worse. this morning, donal trump posted on social media claiming that leaks from the manhattan district attorney office indicate that he will b arrested this coming tuesday to be absolutely clear, nb news cannot confirm that claim and at this hour, there ha been no official announcemen from the manhattan da s office and no indication that charges have actually been filed against donald trump. that said, they were major