live from london, this is bbc news. houthis vow to respond after fresh us and uk airstrikes in yemen hit 36 targets — in the latest response to attacks on red sea ships. a woman killed in a dog attack in essex has been named as esther martin by herfamily. police say a man has been arrested following the attack in the village of jaywick. more than 50 people have been killed and over 1,000 homes destroyed in what's believed to be the deadliest wildfire on record in chile. and facebook marks its 20th anniversary, having risen from a network for students at a single university to one of the biggest internet platforms in the world today. hello.

the us and the uk have carried out fresh strikes on more than 30 targets linked to the iran—backed houthi rebels in yemen. they were supported by six ally countries as part of an international military coalition — as they continue attempts to stop the houthis targeting ships in the red sea. the raids in yemen follow us strikes in iraq and syria on friday — 85 sites were hit in retaliation for the killing injordan of three american soldiers by iranian—backed militants. the us national security adviser, jake sullivan, said there'd be more steps in the us response to the deaths of those soldiers. it began with the strikes on friday night. that is not the end of it. we intend to take additional strikes

and additional action to continue to send a clear message the united states will respond when our forces are attacked and people killed. we start with this report from our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega. british fighterjets taking off from an raf military base in cyprus, ahead of new strikes on houthi positions overnight. it is the third time the uk joined the us in targeting the houthis, in an attempt to stop their attacks on commercial ships in the red sea. the us military said 13 locations were hit across yemen, including the capital sana'a. the places struck included underground weapons facilities and missile launchers. the attacks by the houthis, who are supported by iran, have caused major disruption to global trade. they say they are supporting the palestinians in gaza. but the us and its allies say attacks like this are illegal and they want to reduce the ability the houthis have to target shipping vessels.

there is a real challenge for the united states and for the uk, to eliminate the capability, and so far, you know, the us and uk haven't really been willing to pursue the alternative, which is to engage in a strike which is so tough or which, you know, strikes iranian targets, for example, that could convince, say, the houthis or iran to pull back. a day earlier, the us hit dozen of targets linked to iran and the militias it supports in iraq and syria. it was in response to an attack on a us base injordan last sunday that killed three us soldiers, which the us blamed on an iranian backed militia. in baghdad today, a funeral was held for 16 fighters killed in the us air strikes, condemned by the iraqi government. as in yemen, the air strikes here in iraq and in syria were calibrated in what seems to be an effort to prevent an escalation with iran.

we still don't know how effective this latest attacks will be and how or if iran and its proxies are going to respond. from iraq to yemen, the war in gaza has exacerbated tensions across the region. talks for a ceasefire between israel and hamas continue, the main hope to prevent even more violence. hugo bachega, bbc news, baghdad. let's get some more context on this story — here's david waddell. the british and american response to houthi attacks on ships entering or leaving the red sea has expanded. it is notjust in yemen where those strikes are taking place but also now in syria and iraq. that's about 2000 kilometres north of the gulf of aden. us national security council has said the targets were carefully selected to avoid civilian casualties and based on clear and irrefutable evidence they were connected to attacks on us personnel in the region.

the iraqi army has said the attacks constitute a violation of iraqi sovereignty. this crisis has been rumbling on since october when iran—backed houthi militias started launching missile attacks upon israel from yemen. 0n the 19th of november, houthis started attacking commercial ships. this houthi video shows an assault on a car transporter — the galaxy leader. the ship's 25 crew were kidnapped and remain in detention. the other attacks have led shipping companies to make big changes to their routes. look here for example at this passage from taiwan to the netherlands. that traverses the bab el—mandeb strait end the suez canal. in normal times, 15% of global trade passes through the red sea every year. now many ship masters are taking them much longer passage around the cape of good hope, adding eight to ten days to the journey. the british foreign secretary lord cameron has said the reckless actions of the houthis are putting innocent lives at risk, threatening the freedom of navigation and destabilising the region.

and iran, which backs the houthis, has said the us and uk are fuelling chaos, disorder, insecurity and instability by supporting israel. here in the uk, a woman has died following an incident involving two dogs in essex. police say a man has been arrested following the attack in the village ofjaywick, near clacton—0n—sea — on suspicion of dangerous dog offences. the victim has been named as 68—year—old esther martin. police say she was pronounced dead at the scene, inside the home on saturday. police have yet to confirm the breed of the dog involved in the attack. a really concerning incident for residents of jaywick. a a really concerning incident for residents ofjaywick. a number of updates have been made through the day. 68—year—old esther martin is thought to have been visiting family

when she was attacked by two dog shortly before 4pm yesterday afternoon. when police reached her she was in a seriously injured condition and later died on the scene. a man has been arrested, at 39—year—old from jaywick. he has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous dog offences. we been arrested on suspicion of dangerous dog offences. we have also heard from police _ dangerous dog offences. we have also heard from police in _ dangerous dog offences. we have also heard from police in essex _ dangerous dog offences. we have also heard from police in essex he - dangerous dog offences. we have also heard from police in essex he gave - heard from police in essex he gave us more. we believe esther had been attacked by two dogs inside the house. when essex police officers entered the house, their priority was, as always, to keep the community safe. their unflinching bravery and professionalism ensured that there is no ongoing threat to the people of essex as a result of this incident. both dogs were destroyed inside the house. i repeat, thanks to their swift actions, i can reassure the community of jaywick there is no

ongoing risk posed to them by this incident. i would also like to thank local people who tried to get into the house to help esther martin. you should be proud. staying in the uk, the mother of brianna ghey, the 16—year—old who was murdered by two other teenagers, is calling for a ban on access to social media apps for under—16s. esther ghey said the internet was out of control — and children need to be protected. her daughter's killers, scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe, were jailed for life on friday. she also wants parents to be able to see what they're children are accessing on nsocial media via their mobile phones. noor nanji reports. the family of brianna ghey spoke about their heartbreak after hearing the sentencing of her killers. brianna was stabbed to death almost exactly a year ago.

she was just the life and soul of the party, really. today, her mother said she is open to speaking to the mother of one of the killers. i'd like to understand more how their life was and what they went through, and i also want her to know that i don't blame her for what her child's done. scarlettjenkinson and eddie ratcliffe had plotted the murder on messaging apps, and scarlett had searched out videos of torture and violence on the dark web. brianna's mother now wants a law introduced so there are mobile phones that are only suitable for under—16s. if you are over 16, you can have an adult phone, but then under the age of 16, you can have a children's phone, which will not have all of the social media apps that are out there now. and also to have software that is automatically downloaded on a parent's phone which links the children's phone. introducing age limits on smartphones is not something that the government is considering, but it does raise the wider issue

of keeping young people safe as they use the internet. the 0nline safety bill was recently introduced, and the education secretary said ministers are looking at other measures, such as guidance on the use of phones in schools. it is quite radical to ban smartphones from under—165. i think that is quite radical. even banning it in schools, you know, is quite a big step. but that just shows just how much we know and understand that this is really worrying to parents. all of this comes as the world's biggest tech bosses came face—to—face with bereaved parents in america. but even they can't control what's going on on the dark web, where brianna's killers were looking. what's clear is that brianna's murder has once again shone a spotlight on that central question, what more can we do to protect children online? noor nanji, bbc news. emergency teams in chile

are battling to control wildfires that have killed at least 50 people. rescue teams have warned that more bodies will be found. more than 1,000 homes have been destroyed. a state of emergency is in place in central and southern parts of the country — where many people have been told to evacuate. the chilean president, gabriel boric, said he would make "all necessary resources" available. mimi swaybee — our news reporter, who specialises in latin america — has the latest on this. we know so far that at least 51 people have been killed. but as the interior minister said, carolina toha, this likely is going to rise very likely as more bodies are found, as rescue workers reach the affected areas in the valparaiso region. that's a central region in chile. we understand that now at least 3,000 homes have been destroyed with thousands more impacted, and that some of these fires are now being investigated because people think they were started on purpose.

across the area of valparaiso, many fires, around 90 fires are still active, with firefighters really battling against them, using trucks and helicopters, trying to quell and contain them. so far, these fires have impacted about 43,000 hectares, but it's very worrying that they're very close to many urban areas. the most delicate situation is thought to be in the city, valparaiso, which is a coastal tourist city and has been engulfed by huge flames, really driven by strong winds and high temperatures of up to a0 degrees celsius. some other areas being particularly hard hit are around the coastal, another tourist city called vina del mar. as many rescue workers are actually unable to get into the areas affected to try and firstly contain the fires, but then also carry out rescue operations there to. i'm just going to show some of the

latest pictures we have had from valparaiso. here, residents have finally managed to get back in the residential areas but essentially not left with much. the clear up has begun for those homes, up to 1000, we believe, destroyed by those fires. some of the fires are continuing but those are some of the areas where the fires have now passed through. more on that as and when we get it. we are going to catch up with the sport. we're just a few minutes away from the game of the day in the english premier league. and the title race could tighten at the emirates where arsenal take on leaders liverpool. the home side could go second

and just two points behind liverpool with a win. but three other games have just finished. manchester united have beaten west ham 3—nil. alejandro garnacho scored twice and it's now five in six games for rasmus hojlund as united's victory takes them above their opponents into sixth in the table. elsewhere, the pressure is mounting on mauricio pochettino after chelsea conceded four goals for the second time in a week. they lost 11—2 at home to wolves with matheus cunha scoring a hat—trick for the visitors as they overtake chelsea to move tenth in the table. in the day's other game bournemouth drew 1—1 against nottingham forest. the schedule for the 2026 world cup in the us, mexico and canada will be announced later, along with who will host the key games in the tournament. the dallas cowboys' at&t stadium in arlington texas is thought to be the front runner to host the final. it's one of the biggest nfl venues and can hold 80,000. and even though the metlife stadium in newjersey is slightly bigger. it's predicted to miss out on that game but will nevertheless

feature heavily. mexico's estadio azteca has been the venue for two previous finals and the country will become the first to host world cup matches for a third time. lionel messi was booed in hong kong after he sat out inter miami's pre—season friendly with an injury. the mls club were playing a hong kong select 11 but both messi, who picked up the hamstring strain in saudi arabia, and new signing luis suarez weren't fit enough to take part. intermiami won 4—1. but fans who'd paid up to 600 dollars for a ticket weren't happy when messi stayed on the bench and were heard shouting for a refund in the final minutes. india are favourites to level their test series against england after setting the tourists 399 to win the second match in vyzag. the third day started well for england with james anderson taking two quick wickets. shubman gill — with his place in the india side under scrutiny — not only survived he went on to make his third test century. england's bowlers stuck to their task and tom hartley ended up taking 4 wickets with india finally all out for 255. in reply, england have

made a positive start. but lost ben duckett just before the close, finishing on 67 for 1. it felt like they were unsure what a good score would be against us. the wicket is still pretty good. also what we have seen today is shubman played brilliantly. there are still scores to be made out there. so much quality in the dressing room. we're really happy. the morning session that is going to happen tomorrow is going to be very important. there is a bit of moisture starting the day— there is a bit of moisture starting the day of— there is a bit of moisture starting the day of play. coming tomorrow in the morning that will be the key for us. south africa's dylan frittelli won

the bahrain championship on the dp world tour. he made three birdies on the back nine to shoot a final round 71 to take the title by two shots with sweden's jesper svensson finishing second. it's fritelli's first win since 2019 and first victory on the dp world tour for seven years. steph curry scored 60 points for only the second time in his nba career. but he couldn't prevent the golden state warriors losing in overtime to the atlanta hawks. elsewhere, the cleveland cavaliers beat san antonio spurs 117—99 for their fifth win in a row. donovan mitchell scored 31 points but was then ejected for this altercation with zach collins. the cavs are third in the eastern conference. that is the sport for now. thank you. parisians will vote today in a referendum on whether to a introduce higher parking charges for suvs parked in the city by non—residents. the city council is backing the increase to try to discourage

the use of the cars, which it says are more dangerous and bad for the environment. the president of namibia, hage geingob, has died. he was 82 years old. he'd been in hospital receiving treatment for cancer. mr geingob was a member of namibia's liberation movement — and was the country's first prime minister after independence from apartheid south africa in 1990. pakistan goes to the polls this week, but there are questions about how free or fair these elections will be. former prime minister imran khan is disqualified from running and received three jail sentences this week, keeping him in prison for 1h years. his party, the pti, had their electoral symbol of a cricket bat removed, meaning all candidates are now running as independents. they have alleged there is a campaign of intimidation, abduction and harassment against them. the authorities have denied it. 0ur pakistan correspondent, caroline davies, reports.

a public return. nawaz sharif has been prime minister three times. back from self—imposed exile last year, he's looking likely to win a fourth. in 2018, he was the one in prison when imran khan won. the tables have turned. this time these elections are overshadowed by allegations that the state is turned against imran khan and his party. some of his candidates have found new ways to campaign. atif khan conducts rallies on a screen he's hiding from the police. surreal as this is, this isn't the only one of the candidates backed by imran khan's party that are running their campaign remotely. others are also doing it from hiding, whether that's online, social media — some are even running their campaign from prison. many see this as a reversal of what happened last election. your opponents will say that you celebrated when they were being targeted, when they were being put in jail. do you regret that now? should you have done more?

no—one should celebrate anyone's conviction. we also have made mistakes. i hope we learn from those mistakes and hope that we don't repeat that. the authorities deny there's a campaign against the party. we find these allegations baseless and absurd. yes, people have been arrested, but those arrests were made, some related to may 9th incidents, and some involved in other criminal cases. 9th of may is when imran khan's arrest led to violent protests. hundreds of his supporters were jailed and many of his leadership team left... parting ways with| politics for now... ..including ex—minister usman dar. now dar�*s mother, who has never been in politics, is campaigning in his old seat... translation: i am with imran khan and will stay with imran khan. - if i'm left alone in public,

i will still carry imran khan's flag and take to the streets. imran khan himself is in prison, serving several sentences. jailing political leaders is not new in pakistan. there is a clear and sustained pressure that the pti has had to absorb that is not dissimilar to the pressures other parties have absorbed. this is the set piece. when you decide to fall out with the military, you better have the preparation that will allow you to take on the military and win. the pti are marching on. but will their potential voters feel despondent at each new blow or void to come out? caroline davies, bbc news. facebook is marking its 20th anniversary today. it has grown from a network

for harvard university students to one of the biggest online platforms in the world, but has come under increased pressure from regulators and rival companies. it helped usher in the era of social media but has also triggered concerns about fake news, the mental health of young users and the foundations of democracy. steven levy, author of the book facebook: the inside story, spoke to us earlier. he started by telling us about the other four founders of facebook. mark really was the person who authored the programme and released it. he was working with people in his dorm room. one worked for the company for a few years hence started his own company. chris hughes went into politics. 0ne started his own company. chris hughes went into politics. one of them gave some funding and became a co—founder and wound up in legal issues when mark zuckerberg basically cast them out. i think there was a movie about that.

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the middle east region. first up we understand will be saudi arabia. stay with us, coming shortly. hello. good afternoon. mracross hello. good afternoon. mr across the scottish mountains. a lot of rain carried in by this convey a bout of cloud stretching right across the atlantic. you can imagine we will see quite a bit of rain hence the warnings out across western and central southern parts of scotland. look how the rain builds up. we could see more than 120 millimetres over the tops of the mountains. drizzly rain also stretches east of the grampians into parts of northern ireland and northern england. further south quite a bit of clout. a gusty winds around compared with yesterday. that means some drizzle over the hills and around the coast as well and a gusty winds around

compared with yesterday. that means some drizzle over the hills and around the coast as well and ap breaks in the cloud. 1a, possibly 15 in rumbles of thunder. 0vernight the rain pushes further north and could turn to snow. the rain is a concern. clearly we could see flash flooding as a result of that match reign. 0vernight us it stays mild and misty. it could be dampened drizzly over the hills in western and northern areas. more brightness punching through the clouds tomorrow. again predominantly dry and cloudy. the rain keeps falling across scotland over the hills in the north, some snow. still in the cold air snow across shetland. that rain looks like it is starting to move south allowing wintry showers to the north and frost and ice issues. wet weather across england and northern ireland. predominately

cloudy and dry. drizzly further south. a cold start in the north but some sunshine. as the cold air big south, we could see winteriness over the hills of northern england, perhaps northern ireland as well. to the south a match marred a picture. by the south a match marred a picture. by the time we get to wednesday that rain will clear away is that we are all into the colder air for a time. some uncertainty as to how far north it will carry its wind, rain and potential snow. it will carry its wind, rain and potentialsnow. please it will carry its wind, rain and potential snow. please stay tuned.

this is bbc news, the headlines. the houthis in yemen say the latest american and british airstrikes on the country will not go unpunished. the third round ofjoint strikes hit 36 iran—backed rebel positions in the latest response to attacks on red sea ships. the capital, sana'a, was among the locations targeted. more than 50 people have been killed and over 1,000 homes destroyed in what's believed to be the deadliest wildfire on record in chile. president gabriel boric declares a state of emergency and makes "all necessary resources" available to tackle the situation. a woman killed in a dog attack in essex has been named as 68—year—old, esther martin. police say a man has been arrested following the attack in the village of jaywick. and the grammy awards —

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