two blast furnaces in south wales. iran says nine people have died in a pakistani missile strike, amid worsening cross border tensions. after his aborted adventure in saudi arabia, england midfielder jordan henderson signs for dutch side ajax. and spotted off shetland a rare beluga whale, miles from its usual home in the arctic. 0n newsnight at10.30. after baroness michelle mone and her husband doug barrowman s involvement in a multi million pound ppe scandal, experts argue that a firm link with mr barrowman should be investigated for fraud. good evening from belfast, on the day that northern ireland has been facing the biggest day of strike action for 50 years. more than 100,000 public sector workers went out on strike this morning at the start of a 24 hour dispute about pay. schools have been closed and health services and public transport badly affected. the dispute has been complicated by the fact that there s been no functioning government here now for two years. union
hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. donald trump s legal challenges continue as ejean carroll returned to the witness stand today to testify in her damages trial as part of her defamation case against him. unlike yesterday, the former president was not present in court. us forces have conducted strikes in yemen on two houthi anti ship missiles today that were loaded and prepared to launch. us officials say they destroyed the missiles. that is the fifth round of attacks against the houthis in yemen since thursday. on wednesday, an american owned vessel was hit by a drone near the gulf of aden, second time in a week that us vessels have been targeted by the houthis. also on wednesday, the white house re designated the houthis as a terrorist organisation which will mean sanctions. the secretary of state said that status will be reviewed if the attacks stop. here sjoe biden speaking at the white house. he was asked if the airstrikes in yemen were
SDLP Foyle MLA, Mark H Durkan, has condemned an attack on a gritter in the Ballymagroarty area of Derry last Monday evening. The gritter was pelted with stones,.