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The uk defence secretary grant shapps has threatened "direct action" against the houthi rebels if the attacks continue. here's our international correspondentjoe inwood. now, this was one of the opening and certainly most dramatic salvoes in the houthis' recent attacks on international shipping. they released this footage showing their fighters landing they released this footage on the deck of the galaxy leader, a japanese operated cargo ship in the red sea. now, the houthis have been involved in yemen's long and bloody civil war, and are backed by iran. because iran needed a lot of proxies in...

Hello. if you justjoined us, i'm sally bundock. we will now talk through the top stories. if this is your first day back at work after a long christmas break we will bring you up to speed. and we start in the middle east, where the threat of military escalation continues to hang over the red sea. the us, britain, and their allies in the region are on alert to see if their warnings to the iran—backed houthis are now working. attacks on commercial vessels have been happening since the war between israel and gaza began. houthis — who are behind the attacks — say it's in support of hamas and...

Of a wider conflict in the north. the decision comes as gazans faced the latest bombardment of airstrikes. aid groups are warning that the humanitarian situation is dire. gaza's hamas—run health ministry says nearly 22,000 people have been killed since the war began. the uk government says it won't hesitate to take further direct action against houthi rebels, who are attacking foreign ships in the red sea to show their support for hamas. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, has more on what kind of direct action might be. well, euphemistically, grant shapps, the defence secretary, is c...

To cause some localised flooding, but as well as that, into tuesday, some very strong winds heading into southwest england, southern wales, and round the bristol channel. top gusts could reach 60, maybe even 70mph — strong enough to bring down one or two trees, hence the risk of disruptive weather. very windy for the northern isles, and the winds will be increasing inland across england and wales as this area of rain becomes much more extensive through the course of the day. and then we get a second swathe of really strong winds across parts of lincolnshire, east anglia, southeast england, e...

At a very heavy price". these were the words of the prime minister a few days ago, as the number of soldiers killed in battle now nears 200. israel's military says it is now withdrawing some combat troops and switching to more targeted operations, but the aim remains the same — to dismantle hamas and bring back the hostages. and this war looks set to last well into the new year. the uk government says it won't hesitate to take further direct action against houthi rebels, who are attacking foreign ships in the red sea to show their support for hamas. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner h...