In devastating wildfires. About 1,000 remain unaccounted for. Damage to Communication Lines is making it difficult to locate people. Large parts of maui have been totally devastated. Have a look at these Drone Pictures from the historic coastal town of la haina. Burnt out wreckage of so many homes there. The governor of hawaii, josh green, estimated that 80 of the town was gone in what he said was probably the us states largest ever natural disaster. Some properties have been left untouched by the flames whilst others just metres away have been completely destroyed. Local people have been left sifting though the debris. They say there were no warning sirens to alert them as the flames moved towards their homes. Authorities say, it will take many years and billions of dollars to repair the damage. This map gives you a better idea of where the fires have ripped through over the last few days. They are marked in orange. As we have said lahaina was worst hit with that Satellite Image on th
Investment platform. Thanks bro. Thanks for joining Thanks Forjoining us. Mortgages cost more so it is a bit of a Vicious Cycle for First Time Buyers . It is, yes, and there is a bit of respite for people looking to get onto the Property Ladder but they have still got very high costs of borrowing and it will still cost a lot to afford the mortgages once you have got on the ladder and it still costs a lot of money for renting whilst you are trying to get on the ladder. But it is good news for people who are looking to get off the ladder and looking to use their housing as part of that so there is a bit of balance but i suppose house prices matter most when you are trying to change your position. For the vast majority it is a number that changes without us actually trying to change our Housing Position but i think the people trying to get on the Housing Ladder to make the first step are really feeling the squeeze right now. The numbers tell the story. 3. 8 fall in july alone, the fastest
it s saturday, 13th january. our main story: the united states has confirmed it s carried out a fresh strike on a houthi target in yemen overnight, a day after both the us and uk carried out a series of raids on the iran backed group. the operation follows an attack by houthi rebels on commercial shipping vessels in the red sea. the group have said attacks in yemen will not go without punishment or retaliation . graham satchell reports. before and after satellite images show the impact of the american and british bombing raids. the americans say airfields and weapons storage depots were destroyed. the raf didn t take part in the attack overnight, but both the british and americans say the raids are vital to keep shipping routes open in the red sea. houthi militia have been targeting container ships off the yemeni coast for weeks. sometimes, like this, they have boarded vessels. in other attacks, they used drones and missiles. they say they are disrupting this key shipping
i m vishala sri pathma. in the last few hours, the us supreme court has ruled in favour of maintaining access to an abortion pill, while a legal appeal against its use is considered. the drug, mifepristone, is used for terminations in the first ten weeks of pregnancy. the decision is a victory for supporters of abortion rights as it defends broad access to this pill and for the biden administration. president biden said: i continue to stand by fda s evidence based approval of mifepristone, and my administration will continue to defend the fda s independent, expert authority to review, approve, and regulate a wide range of prescription drugs. i will continue to fight politically driven attacks on women s health. let s get the very latest from washington and our correspondent, jessica parker. jessica, what does this ruling actually mean? 50 jessica, what does this ruling actually mean? jessica, what does this ruling actually mean? 50 it means that access to mifepri
For humanitarian assistance in both gaza and the west bank. This money will support more than one million displaced and conflict affected palestinians, including Emergency Needs in gaza. The conflict in the middle east remains our focus here on the conflict in the middle east remains ourfocus here on bbc news, but lets move on to netflix. Netflix shares are up after the Company Reported a boost in subscriber growth. The streaming platform now has more than 240 million subscribers, adding 8. 7 million of them sincejune. 0ur north America Business correspondent Michelle Fleury has the latest from new york. Its been less than six months since netflix started to crack down on password sharing, and it appears to be working because it shows like the which are help it retain its customers while new Pricing Options on offer, including a less extreme wing democrat expensive a less expensive plan pot the streaming giant said it was a priority for the company. They plan to roll out lots of new pr