YemenBritain warns of severe consequences after Houthi attack in Red Sea repelled US and UK warships shoot down barrage of rockets, drones and cruise missiles fired at ships by Yemeni group Middle East crisis – live updates The US and the UK have warned “there will be consequences” after warships from both countries repelled a barrage of 21 Houthi rockets, drones and cruise missiles apparently fired at western warships in the Red Sea.

Horror booksReviewGothic ritual and horror come to the Lancashire uplands in this lively follow-up to The Loney“The problem is that in the Endlands one story begs the telling of another and another,” admits John Pentecost to his 10-year-old son Adam, “and in all of them the devil plays his part.” The obliquity of this statement, perhaps our earliest indication of John’s self-deception, will be revealed as things develop. He is telling Adam the devil’s own story, while Andrew Michael Hurley is telling John Pentecost’s.

Pakistan This article is more than 7 years oldFormer Pakistan army chief Raheel Sharif to lead 'Muslim Nato'This article is more than 7 years oldFlood of criticism greets general’s appointment as commander of Saudi-led Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism Pakistan’s retired army chief has agreed to become the first commander of the “Muslim Nato”, a fledgling military alliance of mostly Sunni Islamic states led by Saudi Arabia. The announcement led to a flood of criticism of Raheel Sharif, a general who until recently had been lauded for his three years leading Pakistan’s half a million-strong army.

US crimeOne person killed, another injured in shooting at Florida shopping mallPolice say the victim was likely ‘targeted’ in the attack at the Paddock mall in Ocala, about 80 miles north-west of Orlando A man has died in a shooting at a shopping mall in central Florida two days before Christmas in which the victim was apparently “targeted” for the attack, police said. Ocala police chief Mike Balken told reporters on Saturday evening that the man was killed after he was shot multiple times in a common area at Paddock Mall in Ocala, located about 80 miles north-west of Orlando.

‘Even at a distance I could see that some of the mud was blood; he had bad wounds as well as dirt on him.’ Photograph: Krister Göransson‘Even at a distance I could see that some of the mud was blood; he had bad wounds as well as dirt on him.’ Photograph: Krister GöranssonDogsFor adventure racer Mikael Lindnord and Arthur the stray dog, it was friendship at first sight – so much so that Arthur followed him 100 miles in the forest