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Added on the 01/02/2023 08:04:42 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the UK will act again if Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen persist in attacking shipping in the Red Sea, speaking after a second round of joint US-UK strikes. "We urge the Huthis and those who enable them to stop these illegal and unacceptable attacks. But if necessary, the United Kingdom will not hesitate to respond in self-defence. We cannot stand by and allow these attacks to go unchallenged," he tells parliament. SOUNDBITE
Thousands of people take to the streets of Sanaa in protest against overnight US and British strikes on Yemen's Huthis. An ally of Hamas, the Iran-backed group has carried out a growing number of attacks on Red Sea shipping in solidarity with Gaza. IMAGES
Images of passengers at Gare du Nord station in Paris, as at least 14 Eurostar trains were cancelled after flooding in tunnels in southern England, stranding thousands just ahead of New Year's Eve. IMAGES
Views over the port of Dover, south-east England, as ferries were cancelled due to Storm Ciaran. The powerful autumn storm, which hit parts of north-west Europe overnight, particularly the French coast, recorded record wind gusts before heading north and towards England. IMAGES
The boards at at an empty Munich airport announce a litany of cancellations as as transport staff across Germany stage a major strike to push for wage hikes in the face of brisk inflation. Workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines throughout much of Europe's top economy are expected to heed a call by the Verdi and EVG unions to the 24-hour walkout. IMAGES
Images show a picket line in front of UCL hospital in London as junior doctors begin a 3-day strike over pay at the start of a week that will also see teachers, train staff and civil servants walk out in the lastest of a wave of UK industrial action. The strike by junior doctors -- who are not senior specialists but can still have decades of experience -- is the longest they have ever staged. The British Medical Association, the body representing them, says junior doctors have suffered a 26% real-terms paycut since 2008/09 and are demanding a 35% wage hike to combat this. IMAGES
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