The UK and the US have carried out a fresh set of joint strikes in Yemen, in the latest bid to stop Houthi attacks.Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said the latest round of strikes were in "self-defence" and would "deal another blow" to the Iranian-backed militants.It follows seven rounds of airstrikes on Houthi military sites by the US in recent days and comes after the UK took part in an initial joint strike operation earlier this month against the Houthis.

The UK and the US have carried out a fresh set of joint strikes in Yemen, in the latest bid to stop Houthi attacks.Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said the latest round of strikes were in "self-defence" and would "deal another blow" to the Iranian-backed militants.It follows seven rounds of airstrikes on Houthi military sites by the US in recent days and comes after the UK took part in an initial joint strike operation earlier this month against the Houthis.