says shows its forces going into a tunnel shaft, and along what is says is a 55 metre and along what it says is a 55 metre long tunnel built by hamas, under al—shifa hospital. hamas has denied having a command centre there. 31 premature babies who were trapped inside al shifa hospital inside al—shifa hospital by the fighting have been moved to a hospital in southern gaza. doctors there say eight other premature babies did not survive. meanwhile, the prime minister of qatar has said only �*minor obstacles remain�* in the way of reaching a deal on releasing some of the hostages taken by hamas in its attack on israel on october 7th. and, the fighting continues — hamas says more than a0 members of one family have been killed in an israeli air strike — israel has not commented. we'll have more on all of those developments in the coming hour. but we begin with the news conference held by the israel defence forces — where their spokesman, daniel hagari, outlined details of what he said the israeli military had found at al shifa hospital — and which, he said, showed that hamas had killed one hostage, and held two others there. (tx and held two others there. i will now share concrete evidence of hostages, one from nepal, one from thailand, taken from israel during the hamas massacre on october 7th. after ruthlessly massacring and taking people hostage, the terrorists fled to shifa hospital. they went to the hospital to hide. here, you can see hamas terrorists drove back from the massacre. this is an israeli militaryjeep they brought into the hospital. i want to repeat and just to make everybody understand, they're bringing an israeli jeep, a militaryjeep, into the hospital compound. a place terrorists should not enter. they're entering with a militaryjeep. anotherjeep, another israeli vehicle, military vehicle entering into the shifa hospital, using the shifa hospital as a human shield shelter to hamas terrorists, bringing military equipment to the vicinity of the hospital. click. this is 7th of october. 10:55 a.m. the evidence i will share was sent by israel to diplomatic channels to the countries of those civilians. here, you can see hamas taking a hostage inside the vicinity. he doesn't look even... he even doesn't look to need a treatment. but they're taking him inside the hospital. i will now share this video that shows the same hostage entering into the hospital with the gunman. terrorists inside the hospital. this is the main entrance of the hospital. click. this is 10:55 a.m. they're entering another hostage. gunmen are entering another hostage from those countries i mentioned into the vicinity. the terrorists are guarding the room. we have not yet located both of these hostages and rescued them. we have not yet located them. we do not know where they are. they are still hostages. we need to rescue. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent nick beake in jerusalem. israel is slowly, methodically, it would say, building evidence which, it claims, justifies the operation at the al—shifa hospital. to give this context: this was a really big military operation the israelis have been carrying out at gaza's biggest hospital. the reason they said they did this, bringing in tanks, having a fierce battle, even though thousands of civilians has gone to the hospital to seek safety, the argument was that hamas had transformed it from hospital into a legitimate military target. that is why you hear the idf chief spokesman talking about hamas bringing militaryjeeps, which he said had taken from the israelis, why he showed cctv footage which he said showed hamas fighters armed, why he also said that hostages have been kept at the hospital, and also why he says that hostages were actually murdered there within the grounds of the al—shifa hospital. this is evidence that, bit by bit, israel says it has collected and is now putting forward both in video form and other material as well. it is worth stressing: this has come out tonight, there is no way that we can immediately verify this, but, certainly, israel is saying that this is the evidence it has been talking about for a long time now, that the hospital is being used as a place where hamas are taking hostages and also using it for human shield purposes. i want to show our viewers here on bbc news footage of the israeli military has released a what it says is a tunnel underneath al—shifa hospital. the bbc has not been able to independently verify this video either, but the israelis say that this is the entrance of the tunnel underneath the hospital complex. the idf says on the troops have exposed 55 metres of length and it lies about ten metres underground. the idf says the shaft was uncovered in the area of the hospital beneath a shed alongside a vehicle containing numerous weapons including rpgs, explosives, and kalashnikov rifles. the idf claims that the entrance includes a blast proof door and a firing hole. hamas have not commented, they have previously said , that there is no command based in al—shifa. nick, this has been a key area of focus, we are unable to verify the footage — we are working to do so, what argument will be the israelis be putting forward alongside the footage that they are showing? yes, there are two parts to what the israelis have been saying, firstly, that hamas have been using the hospital as a place to keep hostages, using it as a military zone, or control command centre, but also, the bigger claim that beneath the floors of the wards of this big medical complex, they say there is an extremely large hamas control centre, a headquarters which is a really significant operation. previously, the israelis have put forward a video simulation which they said may well resemble what this operation would look like. it is very intricate, you have different tunnels, different rooms in which operatives, hamas presumably, were depicted as working and moving around. as it stands, the tunnel that has been exposed tonight, the israelis say, the video that has been put forward, does not resemble that video simulation. i think that the israelis would say this takes time and that they are, piece by piece, hour by hour, day by day, presenting the evidence that they are showing. it is worth noting that the americans have said that their own intelligence backs up what the israelis say about hamas using hospitals... sorry, backs up what the israelis say about hamas using hospitals including al—shifa for military purposes, including al—shifa. i think that the americans used the phrase: command node, that would be a small operation and a vast headquarters. tonight, the israelis have said that the americans are able to substantiate their claim. hamas have said all along that they have not used al—shifa they do not have a headquarters there. tonight, the israelis have said that the americans are able to substantiate their claim. hamas have said all along that they have not used al shiva in this way and that they do not have an underground complex there. some of the doctors that we have been talking to someone they are not aware of a high mass facility. it is a contested claim, but israel is a night are once again providing what they say is compelling evidence that hamas have been using al—shifa hospital and are holding hostages there. 31 premature babies have been moved from the al shifa hospital from the al—shifa hospital in northern gaza to the emirati hospital in rafah, in the south of gaza. a warning, viewers may find the following images distressing. these pictures have emerged today, showing the children being cared for. doctors say 31 have survived, but eight passed away. teams are now working to stabilise their condition. here's the director general of the palestinian health ministry in gaza. translation: we found that even the water with which _ their baby formula was made was polluted. it wasn't sanitised because sanitisation was not available, and that caused vomiting, diarrhoea and weight loss. instead of gaining weight, they lost weight, and that caused them severe harm. some of them had sepsis and severe inflammation. we began a quick resuscitation process for them as soon as they arrived at the hospital. translation: they also had low temperatures. . they hadn't been kept warm. we usually assign one nurse to every two or three babies, but the medical staff was greatly reduced due to the siege around the al—shifa hospital and the staff's inability to change shifts. there were severe shortages in medicine, like antibiotics, other solutions and food, and that was banned by the occupying powers from reaching the al—shifa medical complex. translation: it took hours of work and coordination. i the medical staff — that's one doctor and the four nurses who were with — them finally arrived. the final number who came to us was 31 babies. there had originally been 39, but eight babies died, the final two of which died in the al—shifa medical complex. some of the babies are in critical condition. one of them is on ventilator. there are some who are in critical, others in medium conditions, some who are stable, whose health condition allows them to be fed directly with baby formula or through tubes. let's turn our attention now to the hostages being held in gaza. earlier today qatar's prime minister spoke to reporters in doha and said only �*minor obstacles remain�* in the way of reaching a deal on releasing some of the hostages taken by hamas. his comments came after the washington post said that israel, hamas and the united states were close to an agreement on the release of women and children. it�*s not really about a specific thing that i can comment yes or no about it. but, the challenges that remain in the negotiations are very minor compared to the bigger challenges. they are more logistical, they are more practical, and i believe that with the willingness of both parties to engage and to have this deal moving, we can reach a deal. we have been focused in the past four or five weeks now in these negotiations, we tried every way, all possible ways, in order to ensure that civilians are released. and we treat all human beings all the same. civilians are civilians, whether they are from the israeli side or the palestinian side. as we mentioned in several occasions, ourfocus is to make sure that the release is happening safely and there are also the humanitarian issues of the gaza strip to be addressed in that deal. live now to behnam ben taleblu who is a senior fellow at the federation for defence of democracies where he focuses on middle—east security and political issues. thank you so much for your time. i am interested for your analysis. how do you view qatar�*s efforts to broker a deal? a pleasure to be with you. we have seen many countries from that part of the world try to audition for the role of peacemaker even, some would say, informal go—betweens between the israelis and hamas, in general, qatar has been in the spotlight when it comes to covert or underground, you could say, nuclear diplomacy and hostage diplomacy between the united states and iran, so it makes no surprise to me that qatar are looking to do this in some additional spotlight. looking to do this in some additionalspotlight. one looking to do this in some additional spotlight. one cannot forget of course that the hamas headquarters are in doha are in the qatari capital. more of this consistent streak of balancing and bandwagon and we have seen, particularly qatar, that we have seen, they are trying to distinguish a particularforeign policy for themselves. a particular foreign policy for themselves.— a particular foreign policy for themselves. . , ., ., ,, ., �*, themselves. ladders amass more's -- that is hamas's _ themselves. ladders amass more's -- that is hamas's headquarters. - themselves. ladders amass more's -- that is hamas's headquarters. to - that is hamas�*s headquarters. to think that they will be successful? there is a great domestic pressure on the government in israel, particularly from families, also all particularly from families, also all part of israeli society, to bring back the 240, i believe, hostages. as was mentioned, it will not be everybody, the us officials say that nothing is finalised until everything, that seems to be the way that the facts are being reported and remain in this holding pattern. then again, some could be cautiously optimistic that qatar will come of europeans, the americans, might build for a rabbit out of a hat, that would leave the israelis in a strategic pickle. given the fact that any real low in the fighting would give hamas more breathing room, more time to rearm and also hinder the grand military operation israel is trying to conduct. i�*d like what you think of the table to get this agreement through? israeli get this agreement through? israel ave over get this agreement through? israel gave over 1000 _ get this agreement through? israel gave over 1000 prisoners - get this agreement through? israel gave over 1000 prisoners in - get this agreement through? israel gave over 1000 prisoners in exchange for one israeli soldier. there is reported to be around 240 people being held hostage by hamas we know several have been released, we know several have been released, we know several have been released, we know several have certainly died. what could israel have to do to get the release of the women and children, for example? i�*m release of the women and children, for example?— release of the women and children, for examle? �* ., ,, ., for example? i'm glad you mentioned this, this is on — for example? i'm glad you mentioned this, this is on the _ for example? i'm glad you mentioned this, this is on the mind _ for example? i'm glad you mentioned this, this is on the mind of— this, this is on the mind of everyone who has looked at different iterations of this conflict in the past. in my view, this is a commitment of how much israel does value the safety and security not only offered�*s persons in uniform but also the civilians, as you mention, over240. but also the civilians, as you mention, over 240. this does tend to lead to lopsided trades and deals that can put hamas terrorists and strategists back onto the political and military playing field. you don�*t only see this with hamas coming soon is more generally, countries know that the other side value life more than them,... for as long as it has been around, which by no accident is a major patron of hamas, the most outsized foreign patron of hamas. in this case, it is likely that the qataris are indirectly going to be making the case for more of the jailed palestinians, the terrorists, the strategists, free from israeli prisons which will be a lopsided deal. in my view, if that goes for it, it will be a bit of an own goal, we cannot do away with the fact that families continue to grieve and are in a genuine source of political and social pressure on the government in jerusalem at the moment. if it social pressure on the government in jerusalem at the moment.— jerusalem at the moment. if it does no there jerusalem at the moment. if it does go there at — jerusalem at the moment. if it does go there at the _ jerusalem at the moment. if it does go there at the moment, _ jerusalem at the moment. if it does go there at the moment, dd - jerusalem at the moment. if it does go there at the moment, dd lee - jerusalem at the moment. if it does i go there at the moment, dd lee mack see this as a start and further dialogue?— see this as a start and further dialogue? see this as a start and further dialouue? �* ., , . dialogue? i'm not sure, much will de-end dialogue? i'm not sure, much will depend on — dialogue? i'm not sure, much will depend on that — dialogue? i'm not sure, much will depend on that point _ dialogue? i'm not sure, much will depend on that point in _ dialogue? i'm not sure, much will depend on that point in time - dialogue? i'm not sure, much will depend on that point in time on . dialogue? i'm not sure, much will. depend on that point in time on the role of external forces and external mediating forces that might want to extend a ceasefire. the israeli forces who will be remaining in gaza, the protection they will have to take on, that is dependent on a lot of other variables. to presume that we would know which way they would swing in one direction or the other. ., ~' , ., , would swing in one direction or the other. ., ~ , ., , . would swing in one direction or the other. . ~ , ., , . ., would swing in one direction or the other. ., ~ , . ., other. thank you very much for your time. other. thank you very much for your time- thank— other. thank you very much for your time. thank you. _ hamas says that israeli airstrikes have continued across gaza. in one incident, it says 41 members of the same family died in the zeytoun district. and thirteen more people died in what palestinian sources say was an israeli attack on the refugee camp, in central gaza, shown here. the united nations has reiterated warnings by aid officials that nowhere in gaza is now safe. you can follow the developments on our website. let�*s go to argentina — we�*re expecting some early results to come in for the presidential election. it�*s been a closely fought contest beween left—wing economy minister, sergio massa, and a far—right outsider, javier milei. the pair have sharply different views on how to tackle argentina�*s economic crisis — an issue that�*s dominated the vote. mr massa won the first round with 36.7%, ahead of mr milei with 30%. live now to our bbc mundo reporter, veronica smink who is in buenos aires. thank you so much for your time. give us a little bit of background about how we have got to these two candidates. ~ ., , about how we have got to these two candidates. ~ . , candidates. well, as he said, the minister of _ candidates. well, as he said, the minister of economy _ candidates. well, as he said, the minister of economy is _ candidates. well, as he said, the minister of economy is the - candidates. well, as he said, the - minister of economy is the candidate for the official list government, the central left government, he is saying i am not more of the same, i am more centrist i�*m going to bring in a union government, call people from the opposition to join me in a union government, call people from the opposition tojoin me in the cabinet. he warns argentines that his opponent is basically a jump that his opponent is basically a jump into the void. voters of milei server if things cannot go on like this, 41% of people live under the poverty line. really, as you say, they could not be more different, we still have to wait for about an hour and a half to know who is actually going to win. to and a half to know who is actually going to win-— going to win. to give our viewers some context. — going to win. to give our viewers some context. i _ going to win. to give our viewers some context, i was _ going to win. to give our viewers some context, i was in _ going to win. to give our viewers some context, i was in buenos i going to win. to give our viewers - some context, i was in buenos aires two weeks ago and withdrew £500, around 600 us dollars, that got me just about half a million argentine pesos, that really has suffered, that economy. milei is suggesting radical change, but perhaps the support of his radicalism is not as high as maps was expected? maw; support of his radicalism is not as high as maps was expected? many are sa in: this high as maps was expected? many are saying this is — high as maps was expected? many are saying this is a — high as maps was expected? many are saying this is a vote _ high as maps was expected? many are saying this is a vote between - high as maps was expected? many are saying this is a vote between fear- saying this is a vote between fear and worrying what his proposals will be, especially, closing the... dollar rising the economy. sergio massa was saying, trust me, i will do things differently. the things that are being done, milei is doing something radical, something different, that is what he is proposing. it is really hard to say which way it is going to go at this point. which way it is going to go at this oint. ., , ., point. how will the rest of the re . ion point. how will the rest of the region and — point. how will the rest of the region and the _ point. how will the rest of the region and the neighbouring l region and the neighbouring countries reacted to the outcome of the vote? ~ ~ ., , , the vote? well, milei has been quite critical of argentina's _ the vote? well, milei has been quite critical of argentina's two _ the vote? well, milei has been quite critical of argentina's two main - critical of argentina�*s two main commercial partners, china and brazil. he says brazil is governed by... he considers him a socialist. china is obviously communist. milei is against them and says i will not negotiate with them, it will be a free market, privates can negotiate directly. one of the things that the current economy minister, sergio massa says, is that is not how it works. i will have good negotiations and relations with our neighbours. there has been support for both candidates. certainly, brazilwas candidates. certainly, brazil was very candidates. certainly, brazilwas very clear in that they are supporting sergio massa. thank you so much for — supporting sergio massa. thank you so much for your _ supporting sergio massa. thank you so much for your time. _ supporting sergio massa. thank you so much for your time. full- supporting sergio massa. thank you so much for your time. full stop - supporting sergio massa. thank you so much for your time. full stop we | so much for your time. full stop we will bring you the outcome of that result as soon as we get it. some developing news — russell brand has been questioned by metropolitan police detectives in relation to allegations of historical sex offences. an investigation by the sunday times, the times and channel 4�*s dispatches revealed allegations of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse against the comedian and actor. brand has previously denied the claims. for more on this, i spoke earlier to our culture reporter, noor nanji. well, the metropolitan police has confirmed that a man in his 40s attended a police station in south london on november the 16th — so that�*s last thursday — as first reported by the times newspaper. now, the police force said it was he was interviewed under caution by detectives in relation to allegations of three non—recent sexual offences, and it said that inquiries were continuing. now, the met police has not named the individual, but it is understood to be russell brand. now, the met said in september that it would investigate allegations of non—recent sexual offences. that was after receiving a number of allegations. and earlier that month, of course, the sunday times and channel 4 dispatches programme had said that four women had accused brand, who is 48, of sexual offences, including a rape alleged to have taken place between 2006 and 2013. now, the bbc has approached russell brand for a comment, but has not yet heard back. it is important to say that he has previously denied those claims and said that his relationships have always been consensual. and a few other stories to bring you now on bbc news. a hat worn by napoleon bonaparte when he ruled the french empire in the nineteenth—century — has sold at auction in france for $2.1 million dollars, which is around 1.9 million euros. the sale price was considerably higher than the auction house had estimated. that would have been around £650,000. #600 and $50,000. wearing a hat became a central part of napolean�*s image, with the military commander famously wearing his headgear sideways to make him recognisable on the battlefield. a bottle of whisky has become the most expensive spirit ever sold, afterfetching $2.7 million dollars at auction. the macallan adami 1926 single malt is one of the world�*s rarest bottles of scotch, with only forty ever produced . with only forty ever produced. it was sold at sotheby�*s in london on saturday. just want to leave you with some lovely lights out of paris. this is the moment the french capital lit up in celebration of the christmas season. crowds gathered along the champs elysee to witness the event. the illuminations are expected to stay up until early january. today, the former first lady of the us — rosalynn carter — has died — rosalynn was married tojimmy carter, who was president in the 1970s, for 77 years. her family say she died peacefully at her home in plains, georgia. jimmy said that rosalynn was his equal partner in everything he accomplished. there are plenty more stories on our website. to say witness here on bbc news, i am at gareth barlow. temperatures of 15 degrees in the warmest of spots on sunday. some rain as well working across the skies. and a bit more rain to come as well. the same area of low pressure is still with us. so damp weather for northern england, southern and central scotland. northern ireland. not particularly heavy here, but some heavier rain pushing across southern wales and southern parts of england over the next few hours. a mild start to the day on monday and we pick up that band of rain working into the south east quickly monday morning before clearing out of the way. what follows again is quite a lot of cloud. the winds coming in from a north westerly direction and they�*ll be bringing some showers into wales and south west england with more persistent outbreaks of rain across the north east of scotland. in between it does stay quite cloudy, but some breaks in a cloud every now and then. a bit of sunshine, particularly for east anglia, south east england, and probably brightening up in northern ireland through the afternoon as well. temperatures still on the mild side at 12 or 13. for wednesday, we start to see a ridge of high pressure build in from the north. and with that comes the prospect of some bigger breaks in the cloud, particularly across southern and central scotland, northern ireland, north west england, northwest wales as well. elsewhere, quite a bit of cloud, the thickest cloud for the far north of scotland, where a weather front will start to move its way back in. our temperatures close to average, though, on tuesday will be a slightly cooler kind of day. wednesday, we�*ve got some warmer air coming around the top side of our area of high pressure behind this warm front and with fronts crossing scotland, it�*s here where we�*ll have the thickest cloud outbreaks of rain. it�*s going to be quite windy as well. the heaviest rain for western scotland, the rain probably not amounting to too much across eastern scotland. drier further south for southern eastern wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern parts of england. that�*s probably where we�*ll see the best in the brexit, in the cloud, the rest of the day�*s sunshine the breaks in the cloud in the cloud, the rest of the day�*s sunshine temperatures around 11 to 14 degrees. so again, it�*s mild. now towards the end of the week, we are going to see some more significant changes as a cold front dives southwards and starts to introduce some much colder air. question marks how far south this cold air gets and exactly how cold it will be when it arrives. however, it does look like we�*ll all see a significant drop in temperatures and it could get cold enough to see some snowfall over the mountains of northern scotland. so one to watch for now. this is bbc news. the headlines... israel releases footage which it says shows hostages captured by hamas on the 7th of october were taken to the al—shifa hospital in gaza. israel defence forces have also released this video — say they�*ve found a 55—metre tunnel under the hamas—run al—shifa health complex. also in gaza, 31 premature babies are evacuated from the al—shifa hospital — which the world health organization describes as a "death zone" — palestinian doctors say eight other children died because of lack of care. meanwhile — the prime minister of qatar suggests israel and hamas could be close to a deal to release some of the hostages held by hamas. and the actor russell brand has been questioned by metropolitan police detectives in london, in relation to allegations of historical sex offences. this is bbc news. let�*s return to our top story this hour — that�*s the latest from the israel gaza conflict. 31 premature babies have been evacuated from gaza�*s largest hospital, al—shifa, which the world health organization, has described as a death zone. they�*re expected to be transferred to egypt via the rafah crossing tomorrow. meanwhile there are indications of progress on a deal, to free some of the 239 israelis, being held hostage in gaza by hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organisation, by the uk. organisation by the uk. in the last few hours, the israeli military has released footage which it says shows a 55—metre—long tunnel, beneath al—shifa hospital. here you can see the tunnel shaft entrance among the rubble of the hospital complex. the israeli military has also released cctv footage, it says shows hostages abducted by hamas on october the seventh, being brought into al—shifa hospital. orla guerin�*s report from jerusalem, contains distressing images, from the very beginning. every day, more dead in gaza. some who barely started living. this footage was filmed for the bbc today in khan younis, in the south. israel told people to flee here, to be safer. the bereaved get one last look. and a father, one last embrace. the agony of samirjamil aga, cradling his five—year—old son, mohammed. then, his other son is brought to him. six—year—old samir. he can�*t bear to let him go. pa rted forever. palestinians say the boys were among 30 people killed when israel bombed several houses in khan younis. but finally, some hope for about 30 premature babies. doctors in southern gaza, working to stabilise them, ahead of a transfer to egypt tomorrow. eight others have died. these are the survivors of war and of the horrors of al—shifa hospital. even the water used for their formula was contaminated, says doctor mohammad zaqout, and there was no proper sterilisation. they suffered from vomiting, diarrhoea and weight loss. some had blood poisoning and severe infections. back at al—shifa, israel has issued this video, as it comes under pressure to justify its raid on the hospital. it says there is a tunnel leads to a blast proof door, off the kind used by hamas for its command centres. and more video, this time cctv, which israel says shows two hostages being bundled into al—shifa on october the 7th. one of them, wounded. at this stage we can�*t verify any of the army video. in israel, many are still enveloped by grief, still mourning those killed by hamas. among the dead, a passionate peace campaigner. vivian silver was a canadian israeli activist. if palestinians were allowed into israel for medical treatment, she drove them to hospital. after hamas attacked her kibbutz near the gaza border, there was little of her left to bury. her son, jonathan, said her peace movement had been orphaned by her death. her clear voice had been silenced. but fellow campaigners told us they will keep going. it�*s very hard to us, but the way of vivian give us the hope for all of us here, to see all these people, that we must work in the way of the peace. do you think that is still possible now, with israel and the palestinians? we must, we must believe in this way, because this is the solution. but israel�*s peace camp has been dwindling for years. since october the 7th, it is reeling. another war is under way in gaza — something vivian silver hoped would not be repeated. the grief here is for a beloved mother and grandmother, but also for a vision of a different future. orla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, hasn�*t ruled out cutting income taxes in wednesday�*s autumn statement, which will set out the chancellor, jeremy hunt, hasn�*t ruled out cutting income taxes in wednesday�*s autumn statement, which will set out the government�*s spending plans. he told the bbc�*s sunday with laura kuenssberg programme, that boosting economic growth is his priority, and that any reductions in tax would be done in a "responsible way". here�*s our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. i am a fighter and not a quitter. that was just over a year ago. chancellor, what are you going to do about the turmoil on the markets this morning, sir? a tax—cutting mini—budget caused chaos. i'm not going to make any comment now. i the government�*s budget watchdog worried about inflation. it warned of a big drop in living standards over the next two years, the sharpest since records began. and just last month, the chancellor saying it wasn�*t the time for tax cuts. we need to grow the economy, be more efficient in the way we spend money. then we can start to bring down taxes. now, though, jeremy hunt thinks things are changing, price rises are slowing. the bank of england�*s interest rate hikes have seen to that, and we�*re a year, perhaps less, away from an election. so his priorities are shifting. he is now considering tax reductions. i will only do so in a responsible way. i'm not going to sacrifice the progress we've made bringing down inflation. if you�*re saying today, i�*m not going to do anything that fuel inflation. our viewers can hear you pretty clearly saying that means no income tax cut. well, what i can tell you is the approach i will take on tax, which is that we will be responsible. another thing he�*s considering limiting — the amount benefits rise for the coming year. usually september�*s inflation, 6.7% would dictate how much they go up. but he may use a lower figure and toughen the rules for some. let me tell you what i've been saying about our welfare system is that we are going to give support to more than a million people to help them get well enough to work. and yes, there will be people who are not sick or don't have a disability who've been out of work for a very long time. we say, "look, if you're not engaging with the process, if you don't engage for six months, then we are going to close your case and stop your benefits." labour say limiting benefit rises is the wrong approach in government. is the wrong approach. in government. i will use the inflation rate - that is traditional, the september inflation, to uprate benefits... so whatever happens, you would always commit to using the september. i think that's - the right thing to do. if you pick and choose from year |to year, which inflation number| is the cheapest thing to do, - then what you see is the gradual erosion of people's incomes. the chancellor knows his party remains far behind in the polls without too much time to turn things around. the former first lady of the us — rosalynn carter — has died. she was 96. rosalynn was married tojimmy carter — who was president in the 1970s — for 77 years. live now to washington — we can speak to correspondent shingai nyoka. just tell us more about what we are seeing from the carter centre. rosalynn carter had died earlier todayis rosalynn carter had died earlier today is surrounded by family. she had been admitted into hospice care at her home a few days ago. and had been admitted into hospice care at her home a few days ago.- at her home a few days ago. and so that confirmation _ at her home a few days ago. and so that confirmation coming _ at her home a few days ago. and so that confirmation coming through i that confirmation coming through that confirmation coming through that she died peacefully, and so the tributes have began to come in. we�*ve heard from congressman who talked about the impact of her humanitarian work and notjust here in america, but also around the world. the first lady, formerfirst lady melanie trump posted her tribute, she said rosalynn left behind a meaningful legacy notjust as first lady but as a wife and mother. she said we also remember her devotion to her husband and her family. formervice her devotion to her husband and her family. former vice president al gore said she was a leader in an area from mental health and also for children. there really was her mark from the time that she was the first lady for the state of georgia, when jimmy carter was the governor there. she really carved out a part for herself. something that really wasn�*t frequent during that time. she championed the mental health, at the time when she it was a stigma. she created an office for that on the white house, where she notjust tackled those issues but also those for the aged, and those for developmental disabilities. and even after, jimmy carter left office, his short—term, one student in 1971. they set up an organisation called habitat for humanity, which they built homes, spent about a year, a few weeks out of every year building homes, and then they both co—founded the carter foundation. and so a tremendous life and a tremendous legacy that a lot of people are remembering today. find legacy that a lot of people are remembering today.— legacy that a lot of people are remembering today. and it is worth notinr , remembering today. and it is worth noting. isn't — remembering today. and it is worth noting. isn't it. _ remembering today. and it is worth noting, isn't it, that _ remembering today. and it is worth noting, isn't it, that she _ remembering today. and it is worth noting, isn't it, that she is - noting, isn�*t it, that she is survived by her husband jimmy carter, but he has been facing health issues as well. he entered into hospice _ health issues as well. he entered into hospice care _ health issues as well. he entered into hospice care a _ health issues as well. he entered into hospice care a few— health issues as well. he entered into hospice care a few months i into hospice care a few months before she did. he is 99 years old and he paid tribute to her and described her as an equal partner in everything that he accomplished. for many years during his presidency, people say that they didn�*t know where rosalynn again and where rosalynn ended and jimmy carter began. he would often quote her when he was talking to his adviser. and so he says she gave me why is guide us and courage when i needed it. really those are probably the biggest tribute that they had this storied romance that lasted 77 years. storied romance that lasted 77 ears. ., ~' storied romance that lasted 77 ears. ., ~ , ., storied romance that lasted 77 ears. . ~ i. storied romance that lasted 77 ears. . ~ . to ukraine now — and an orphan from mariupol — who had been taken to russia after the invasion — has returned to ukraine. moscow agreed to hand over bohdan yermokhin on his 18th birthday. in russia, he�*d been issued papers ordering him to report to an army draught centre once he became an adult. he was one of thousands of children believed to have been taken to russia — something which the government in kyiv and prosecutors at the international criminal court described as a war crime. our reporter olga malchevska has managed to speak to bohdan. this picture was taken at ukraine�*s border with belarus and it shows bohdan yermokhin, a ukrainian teenager teenager a ukrainian teenager alongside his cousin valerian and two ukrainian officials. now, these pictures captured bohdan on his 18th birthday, they were shared by the ukrainian parliamentary commissioner for human rights. this short video from the border shows bohdan in the car. i managed to speak to him when he was on his way, he said that he was happy to return, and thanks everybody for helping and supporting him. he didn�*t know what he was going to do next. his voice sounded glad, but tired. later on, he spoke to the media. translation: i believed that i would be in ukraine, - but not on this day. this is a very nice present, if i may put it that way. my emotions are overwhelming. all good, with a feeling that ukraine needs me. bohdan�*s case became public after he recorded at this address to president zelensky, asking for help, while in russia, he had received military papers and faced being called up to the russian army. bohdan wrote try to return to ukraine in march, but was stopped bohdan tried to return to ukraine in march, but was stopped by the russian bodyguards. now, on friday, the russian children�*s rights commissioner issued a statement saying that now bohdan�*s opinion has changed, and he plans to return to ukraine. ukrainian officials said that the probation was complicated and involved international help. the representatives of qatar were mediators between us and russian sides. and so, it was the first operation when we use different missions of unicef. bohdan is an orphan from mariupol who had been taken to russia after the city was overrun by the invasion in 2022. ukraine says that he was one of almost 20,000 children illegally deported to russia, but, according to some human rights officials, the number would be much higher. now, in march, the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant to the president vladimir putin, the icc said that the russian aim was to permanently remove these children from their own country. moscow rejects all accusations. the bbc�*s panorama team has followed bohdan�*s story — along with other ukrainian children taken to russia. if you are in the uk, you can watch the investigative documentary "putin�*s and ukraine�*s stolen children" on thursday night on bbc one. and for our international viewers — details of when it will be broadcast will be on our schedules which you can access via our website. two people have died in bulgaria after storms swept through the country. a red weather alert was also issued in neighbouring romania. our reporter nicky schiller is in the newsroom with more. a state of emergency was declared in bulgaria�*s black sea region of varna after heavy rains and winds hit the region. this was the scene where a 43—year—old woman lost her life when a tree fell on her. police say that falling branches also injured two ambulance crew that had been sent to the area. separately, a 65—year—old man was killed when a tree fell on his car in sofia. his wife, who was a passenger, was also injured. the local mayor urged people to remain indoors. indeed, an alert has remained in force on sunday for wind gusts of up to 125 kilometres an hour. there are reports of waves of over five metres along the black sea coast. it wasn�*tjust rain and heavy winds causing problems. this was the scene in the north—east of bulgaria, where snow drifts closed a number of key roads. police said they had dozens of calls from stranded motorists. as these images behind me show, the storm also hit bulgaria�*s neighbour, romania. a red alert for heavy rain and strong winds was issued in the south—east of the country. indeed, winds hit 150 kilometres an hour, uprooting trees and damaging the roofs of houses. but torrential rain flooded many streets in constanta, with emergency teams deployed to try to clear blocked roads. emergency alerts were sent to people�*s mobiles telling them to stay indoors. a number of areas were also left with no power. finally, in russia, hurricane—strength winds have hit parts of siberia. two people were killed. again, a tree hit the car that they were in. a number of other people have been injured, while there has been damage to homes and power lines have been brought down. huge queues of lorries have built up on the border between poland and ukraine, amid a blockade by polish truckers who accuse ukrainians of damaging their business. poland has banned the import of ukrainian grain, saying polish farmers were losing out. president zelensky recently admitted that people around the world were becoming "tired" of the war in ukraine, which he described as "scary". from the polish—ukrainian border, our correspondent sarah rainsford reports. stranded on the road home to ukraine. there are now hundreds of trucks in this queue, not even crawling towards poland�*s eastern border. they�*re trapped by a trade dispute that could point to growing tension between two neighbours and allies. stanislaw has been stuck for over a week now, living in his cab. he keeps checking for news of movement. but there�*s none. and his supplies, money and patience are all running out. but he�*s all the more bitter because poland has been such a firm friend to ukraine ever since the russian invasion. translation: people's nerves in this queue are really fraying. _ we can�*t take much more. is this how poland helps us? what can i say? thank you, polish people, for this help. it�*s almost 20 kilometres to the front of the queue and the polish truckers blocking the road with their protest. they say the ukrainian drivers have been stealing their business ever since the eu lifted a limit on how many can enter europe. the measure was meant to help ukraine during the war. translation: we're constantly| supporting ukraine, but we need to support our own families too. it's a matter of to be or not to be for our companies now. the protesters are letting food through to ukraine, as well as humanitarian and military aid. otherwise, though, they�*ve choked the flow to a couple of trucks an hour in each direction. when the war in ukraine started, there were completely different scenes here at the border, a huge outpouring of support and sympathy from polish people as ukrainian refugees poured across the border here. now, polish people�*s sympathy hasn�*t run out, but this protest is just the latest sign of strain in relations. "i don�*t support the ukrainians any more", jolanta tells us in a nearby village. "i�*ve had enough of them." sofia agrees and blames hard times in poland itself. the ukrainian truckers just want to get home, but like them, the talks to end this protest have stalled. sarah rainsford, bbc news, on the polish ukrainian border. the global shortage of medicines to treat adhd — attention deficit hyperactivity disorder — is causing problems for people across the uk. the nhs says it hopes the supply issued will be sorted by next month — but there are fears they could drag into the new year, which is causing real concern among some families — asjohn henderson reports from north devon. he feeds his fish on a regular basis and he enjoys watching telly. gary�*s a teenage boy, after all — a boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. and for much of his life, this 14—year—old has been reliant on pills to keep him calm. without that medication... literally get really cross, like break stuff in school, i literally break stuff. it's unthinkable. people have got no idea of what it's like to live with a child like this. gary was diagnosed with adhd when he was about two. this is him playing with his sister when they were toddlers. it'sjust one of those moments where theyjust clicked. now 11, caitlin has adhd as well. how does it make you feel? stressed out but also like maybe scared sometimes or just can�*t concentrate. dad craig passed on the condition, so a national shortage of drugs to treat adhd is understandably causing alarm in this household. a spokesperson for the department of health said it understood that medicines shortages can be distressing and it�*s advising patients to speak to their clinicians. the spokesperson said some supply issues have been resolved and others are expected to be fixed by the end of the year. others fear drug supplies for adhd won�*t return to normal until the new year. i don�*t know what�*s going to unravel, and everyone in my position, they don�*t know which parts of their life are going to unravel, which parts they�*re going to do, which they�*re not. and it�*s absolutely terrifying and horrifying, and you�*rejust trying to keep it together. so a nervous time for one family affected by adhd. john henderson, bbc news. tickets for the glastonbury festival next year have sold out within an hour of going on sale this morning. the festival�*s organisers posted on x, formerly twitter, that �*demand had greatly exceeded supply�*. none of the headline acts have announced yet. earlier i spoke to one of our own, aisling taylor — who has managed to grab some of those hot tickets today. well, you can only buy a maximum of six tickets per person. so what we did was split up ourfriendship group into little pods or little groups, and we made an excel spreadsheet where you�*ve got your name, your registration number and your postcode, because once you get in there, it�*s all seems to happen in the blink of an eye. you need to be prepared. and the idea is that if one of those six people gets through to the point where you can get the tickets, they will buy it for their group. the thing is that sometimes two people from that same group will get through, so then they can buy tickets for the piece, pull down the line in the next group. so it�*s about having the tickets up on your computer and then on your phone on the group chat, just frantically messaging back and forth. and then within a few minutes it all sometimes works out. the level of organisation was impressive. what was that moment like? what was it feeling like trying to kind of beat the system to some degree? well, in my heart of hearts, i didn�*t think we would get tickets, so it was just a brilliant surprise and such a good way to start the day. there doesn�*t seem to be much rhyme or reason about who gets through, so i was stuck on the loading screen where it refreshes every 20 seconds, whereas my boyfriend, who is on the same wi—fi, got straight through. so i don�*t know what the tricks are behind the scenes. i don�*t know what someone who knows the internet better than me will probably know. but yeah, it�*s just all happens in a blink of an eye. and i�*m trying to think, am i that this is your first glastonbury you�*ve not been before? yeah, i�*ve never been before, so i am incredibly excited and i�*ve actually never been to a multi—day festival before either. so lots of firsts. i�*m going to have to do a lot of reading up and just get everyone�*s tips. you put in an awful lot of effort for a line—up that you don�*t yet know. it�*s not been announced. so, if you were to be in charge of glastonbury, who would you like to see across the across the evenings? well, there are so many stages and artists that perform, so i feel like there�*s always something for everybody. but i�*ve seen some speculation online that madonna is potentially a headliner, and i�*ve seen lots of videos on social media of her recent performances, and i would be over the moon if that turned out to be true. but i�*m just so excited to be going. i�*ll be happy, whoever it is. she is also secured her leave to go to glastonbury. that�*s all for now, thanks for watching. hello. the weekend has been pretty cloudy, but mild temperatures of 15 degrees in the warmest spots on sunday. we had some rain as well. you can see some of that working across the skies here in gower, near swansea. and a bit more rain to come as well. the same area of low pressure is still with us. so damp weather for northern england, southern and central scotland. northern ireland. not particularly heavy here, but some heavier rain pushing across southern wales and southern parts of england over the next few hours. a mild start to the day on monday and we pick up that band of rain working into the south east quickly monday morning before clearing out of the way. what follows again is quite a lot of cloud. the winds coming in from a north westerly direction and they�*ll be bringing some showers into wales and south west england with more persistent outbreaks of rain across the north east of scotland. in between it does stay quite cloudy, but some breaks in a cloud every now and then. a bit of sunshine, particularly for east anglia, south east england, and probably brightening up in northern ireland through the afternoon as well. temperatures still on the mild side at 12—13. for wednesday, we start to see a ridge of high pressure build in from the north. and with that comes the prospect of some bigger breaks in the cloud, particularly across southern and central scotland, northern ireland, north west england, northwest wales as well. elsewhere, quite a bit of cloud, the thickest cloud for the far north of scotland, where a weather front will start to move its way back in. our temperatures close to average, though, on tuesday will be a slightly cooler kind of day. wednesday, we�*ve got some warmer air coming around the top side of our area of high pressure behind this warm front and with fronts crossing scotland, it�*s here where we�*ll have the thickest cloud outbreaks of rain. it�*s going to be quite windy as well. the heaviest rain for western scotland, the rain probably not amounting to too much across eastern scotland. drier further south for southern eastern wales, the midlands, east anglia, southern parts of england. that�*s probably where we�*ll see the best in the breaks in the cloud in the cloud, the rest of the day�*s sunshine temperatures around 11—14 degrees. so again, it�*s mild. now towards the end of the week, we are going to see some more significant changes as a cold front dives southwards and starts to introduce some much colder air. question marks how far south this cold air gets and exactly how cold it will be when it arrives. however, it does look like we�*ll all see a significant drop in temperatures and it could get cold enough to see some snowfall over the mountains of northern scotland. so one to watch for now. welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore. the headlines. israel releases footage it says shows hostages that were captured by hamas on the 7th of october being taken to al—shifa hospital in gaza. israeli troops also claim to have found a 55—metre tunnel under the al—shifa complex. also in gaza, 31 premature babies are evacuated from al—shifa hospital. palestinian doctors say eight other children died because of lack of care. meanwhile, the prime minister of qatar suggests israel and hamas could be close to a deal to release some of the hostages taken in october. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it�*s newsday. we begin in gaza, where there have been several key developments in the conflict in the last few hours. the israeli military has shown video recovered from al shifa hospital,