our main story: the foreign secretary, david cameron, has said the uk had no choice but to take military action against houthi targets in yemen following weeks of attacks on vessels in the red sea. the uk and the us launched dozens of strikes on thursday night after houthi fighters had caused major disruption along the shipping route. simonjones reports. they are af typhoon jets called into action on thursday to strike targets in yemen. action the foreign secretary argues that the uk had to take stock writing in the sunday telegraph, lord cameron says. and this is what the houthi militia have been doing, targeting ships off the coast of yemen. sometimes boarding them, other vessels have been attacked with drones and missiles. what the group shows although to support. today marks the 100th day of the ongoing conflict between israel and hamas. yemen has a key strategic position in the middle east, especially when it comes to global shipping. the red sea shipping route typi
it was a cost of living measure introduced in 2023, initially atjust nine euros each. i do love a train who doesn t? so i m planning to take them to criss cross the country and get a better look at the close relationship between germans and their railways. from berlin s iconic u bahn to the incredible hanging overhead railway of the industrial west, to the makeshift island trains of the northern coast. the water, the lights this is stunning. i m here to see how engineering and a bit of imagination have led to a network like no other. with almost 40,000km of track, germany s rail network is the longest in europe, which makes it the perfect place to explore by train. but from berlin s vast central station, i m taking an even cheaper form of transport for a spot of sightseeing. all right, we re doing it. we re crossing the tramway. ahh! fabulous. oh, it s beautiful. i can see the tv tower on my left, and it s so cloudy, the tip of it is just unseen. alexanderplatz is these d
because she couldn t see that there was a platform. what do you think it represents for the people here? i think they like it because it s the one in the world. but i think they like to go from one place to the other in a short time. i think about 85,000 people a day take it. oh, thank you! given all that history, it s a bit of a surprise there s been no proper museum to the schwebebahn. butjust as i arrived, all that is about to change. tomorrow, the schwebodrom opens and i m here to meet its managing director tomas helbig as he makes the final few preparations. come in. hello, tom. how are you doing? fine. it s great that you are coming here. thank you. i m excited. it s looking good. do you have anything left that you need to do today before tomorrow? we have to clean up a little bit but 95 98%, we are ready and it s great that you are coming
place to the other in a short time. i think about 85,000 people a day, they take it. oh, thank you! given all that history, it s a bit of a surprise there s been no proper museum to the schwebebahn. butjust as i arrived, all that s about to change. tomorrow, the schwebodrom opens and i m here to meet its managing director thomas helbig as he makes the final few preparations. come in. hello, tom. how are you doing? fine. it s great that you are coming here. thank you. i m excited. it s looking good. do you have anything left that you need to do today before tomorrow? we have to clean up a little bit but 95 98%, we are ready and it s great that you are coming here to our schwebebahn experience. emeline, please enter the first room. it is our projection world. and here, we tell the story of mobility why it was necessary to build the schwebebahn because the population increased massively in the middle of the 19th