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
the israeli chief of staff ordered the mobilization of a number of reserve soldiers in air defence units, fighterjet pilots and drone operators amid heightened tensions in the region. in the latest escalation of tensions between israel and the palestinians two israeli women have been killed in an attack in the occupied west bank. the authorities say a third person was also seriously wounded in the incident, near the settlement of hamra. the israeli military says troops are searching for suspects who opened fire at a car, causing it to crash. this latest development comes after the israeli military hit targets belonging to the palestinian militant group hamas. the air strikes hit areas of the gaza strip and lebanon israel says they re in retaliation for a major rocket attack on israel launched from southern lebanon which the israelis blamed on hamas. these images from gaza show the aftermath. they re the heaviest air strikes that israel has carried out on gaza since last
units, fighterjet pilots, and drone operators amid heightened tensions in the region. in the latest escalation of tensions between israel and the palestinians, two israeli women have been killed in an attack in the occupied west bank. the authorities say a third person was also seriously wounded in the incident, which happened near the settlement of hamra. the israeli military says troops are searching for suspects who opened fire at a car, causing it to crash. this latest development comes after the israeli military hit targets belonging to the palestinian militant group hamas. the air strikes hit areas of the gaza strip and lebanon. israel says they re in retaliation for a major rocket attack on israel launched from southern lebanon, which the israelis blamed on hamas. these images from gaza show the aftermath. they re the heaviest air strikes that israel has carried out on gaza since last august. our correspondent yolande knell has the lastest from jerusalem. there are som
we will be live in israel and also in kyiv in the next few minutes. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s ollie foster. hello from the bbc sport centre. we ll start with the masters golf, because there s been a big move at the top of the leaderbaord. the american brook koepka has moved three shots clear on ten under. he was one of the early starters at augusta and birdied the par five second to move to eight under. he had beenjoint leader withjon rahm and victor hovland who dont start their second round for another few hours. koepka has just eagled the eighth. ten under at the moment. he is one of 17 rebel liv series golfers who are taking part at augusta. jason day has made a strong start, two under for his second round, he s up to seven under, tied for second. a lot of golf to be played on friday. scotland s women failed to qualify for this years world cup but they have claimed a morale boosting victory over the co hosts australia. they won i nil,