freed in exchange for more substantial pauses in the fighting. the leader of hamas, ismail haniyeh, also says his group is close to reaching a truce with israel. it comes as a group of 28 premature babies, who were trapped by fighting around al—shifa hospital in gaza city, arrived in egypt for medical treatment. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports. alive, against the odds — premature babies rescued from al—shifa hospital. parents cluster around before they are transferred from gaza. this man seems to be identifying his son. nour has just been reunited with her twin girls. translation: | didn't know. anything about their condition. today, i saw them for the first time since the day they were born. thank god, i have been reassured that they are fine. then they are wrapped up for the journey across the border — faces of the war in gaza whose suffering caught the attention of the world. in egypt, specialists standing by with a waiting incubator. still desperately vulnerable, but now safe from harm... ..unlike about a million other children who remain trapped in gaza. in israel, families of those held in gaza are daring to hope there will be a deal to free at least some of them. this was the moment on 7 october when the hostage ordeal began. here, women being dragged away by hamas, barefoot and in terror. gil dickman�*s cousin was among them. so this is my cousin, carmel, 39 years old. she's an occupational therapist. she loves travelling, she loves music, she's a wonderful aunt. carmel gat is being held along with her sister—in—law, yarden, whose 3—year—old keeps asking when she is coming home. hamas doesn't give us any signs of life. we don't even know whether yarden and carmel, my cousin and her sister—in—law, are alive or not. the same goes for about a0 israeli children being held hostage — among them, babies. the children are expected to be freed if there is a deal, along with some women. gil knows his loved ones may not get out now. some of them are going to come before the others. and i understand that some of them are going to come before carmel and yarden. i believe if they're there, they also understand it and they want the children to come back before them. for israelis, a deal may bring dozens of hostages home. for palestinians, a few days�* respite from israeli bombings. orla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. good morning,. let's talk about what's been happening overnight. what are you hearing?— overnight. what are you hearinu? , ., ~ ., hearing? there is a kind of counterattack _ hearing? there is a kind of counterattack from - hearing? there is a kind of counterattack from hamas| hearing? there is a kind of. counterattack from hamas on hearing? there is a kind of- counterattack from hamas on the israeli forces that are fighting on the northern gaza. there are talks from the hamas side that they destroyed 60 israeli armoured vehicles. there is news about ten casualties in the israeli side, and there is rocket attacks that targeted tel aviv also overnight. so there is kind of an intensifying counterattack from the hamas side against israel overnight. and it is this israel overnight. and it is thi - , israel overnight. and it is thi , ., ., this in the run-up to a possible _ this in the run-up to a possible deal- this in the run-up to a possible deal and - this in the run-up to a possible deal and a i this in the run-up to a - possible deal and a possible pause in hostilities, do you think of an intensification ahead of any deal brokered? {iii ahead of any deal brokered? of course it looks like hamas is pushing the israeli side to accept the deal. i listened to an interview with the leader of hamas, who gave some details about the deal, that this deal could in turn oppose any fighting that allows the humanitarian effort to be done, the injured people to be transferred, and the situation around hospitals which became horrifying in the indonesian hospital in the north and in al—shifa of course as well, and hospitals across gaza to be working properly, and the patience be carried out. and also he said something interesting, that this deal could entail, that hamas would release the women and children, the israeli women and children that they hold. in return that israel would also release the women and children that they hold. they didn't say any numbers. they said i don't want to talk about any numbers to give this deal momentum to happen. he said the qatari side will be announcing this deal if the israeli side would agree on it. �* , ., ~ the israeli side would agree on it. ~ , ., ~ , ., it. and 'ust talk us through the it. and just talk us through the significance _ it. and just talk us through the significance of- it. and just talk us through the significance of qatar i it. and just talk us through . the significance of qatar being at the centre of escomb in terms of brokering this deal and also the international red crescent. {iii and also the international red crescent. , �* crescent. of course. at the moment — crescent. of course. at the moment qatar _ crescent. of course. at the moment qatar is _ crescent. of course. at the moment qatar is hosting . crescent. of course. at the - moment qatar is hosting some of the hamas leaders, like the political office, the political bureau of hamas is based in qatar, and qatar is trying so hard to mediate between israel and hamas to reach that deal in orderfor the humanitarian order for the humanitarian efforts to orderfor the humanitarian efforts to be done, and in orderfor the exchange of efforts to be done, and in order for the exchange of the prisoners and the exchange of hostages to happen between hamas and israel. historically, qatar played that role from a long time, as they have the headquarter of the political bureau of hamas, and also the international red crescent are trying to push into the deal to be able to perform the humanitarian side of the deal. thank you so much as always. live pictures than of northern gaza that we are receiving this morning. it isjust coming up to ten past seven there, local time, and that gives you a sense of the come as we have talked about, the intensity of writing that was taking place overnight, as there is discussions of the deal imminent between both sides on the release of hostages. 0f the release of hostages. of course our website is updating all the time with the very latest on this. england's chief medical officer, sir chris whitty, is expected to be questioned about lockdowns when he gives evidence to the uk covid inquiry, later. it comes after the government's former chief scientific advisor, sir patrick vallance, told the inquiry that borisjohnson was "clearly bamboozled" by some scientific concepts and advisors were not consulted in advance about the eat out to help 0ut scheme. our correspondent ellie price reports. he became a familiar face, night after night, on the covid press conferences, explaining to all of us what was happening with the virus. we to all of us what was happening with the virus.— with the virus. we will follow the signs- — with the virus. we will follow the signs. we _ with the virus. we will follow the signs. we will _ with the virus. we will follow the signs. we will be - with the virus. we will follow| the signs. we will be guarded with the science. _ the signs. we will be guarded with the science. and - the signs. we will be guarded with the science. and that. the signs. we will be guarded with the science. and that is. with the science. and that is wh we with the science. and that is why we are _ with the science. and that is why we are following - with the science. and that is why we are following the - why we are following the scientific _ why we are following the scientific advice - why we are following the scientific advice on - why we are following the scientific advice on the l why we are following the . scientific advice on the way that— scientific advice on the way that we _ scientific advice on the way that we are _ scientific advice on the way that we are.— scientific advice on the way that we are. the government said it would _ that we are. the government said it would always - that we are. the government said it would always follow i that we are. the government | said it would always follow the science, but sir patrick vallance, the uk's top psychiatric adviser during the pandemic said explaining it to the prime minister could be tough. the prime minister could be tou~h. ~ , ., tough. the prime minister at the time gave _ tough. the prime minister at the time gave up _ tough. the prime minister at the time gave up science - tough. the prime minister at l the time gave up science when he was 15, and i think he would be the first to admit it wasn't his forte, and that he did struggle with some of the concepts, and we didn't need to repeat them often. i think there was a problem in scientific understanding, and it is not unusual amongst leaders in western democracies. during the pandemic, we saw a lot of sir patrick and the chief medical officer so chris whitty together, but he said their views were different on their views were different on the timing of the first lockdown. i the timing of the first lockdown.— the timing of the first lockdown. ~ , ., , lockdown. i think sometimes i would want — lockdown. i think sometimes i would want to _ lockdown. i think sometimes i would want to push _ lockdown. i think sometimes i would want to push and - lockdown. i think sometimes i would want to push and he - lockdown. i think sometimes i i would want to push and he might not, and sometimes he was right, sometimes i think we should have gone earlier. this was an occasion where i think it is clear we should have gone earlier. , ,, ., ~ earlier. rishi sunak, the then chancellor, _ earlier. rishi sunak, the then chancellor, thought - earlier. rishi sunak, the then chancellor, thought his - earlier. rishi sunak, the then chancellor, thought his eat i earlier. rishi sunak, the then i chancellor, thought his eat out to help 0ut scheme was such a good idea, he even helped serve up good idea, he even helped serve up some of the meals. a £10 incentive to keep the hospitality incentive going. —— industry going. sir patrick vallance said scientists weren't consulted. it boosted the virus. weren't consulted. it boosted the vim-— weren't consulted. it boosted the virus. . ., , the virus. eat out to help out we didn't _ the virus. eat out to help out we didn't know _ the virus. eat out to help out we didn't know about - the virus. eat out to help out we didn't know about until - the virus. eat out to help out we didn't know about until it l we didn't know about until it was announced and i think our advice would have been very clear on that. it advice would have been very clear on that.— clear on that. it is science week at — clear on that. it is science week at the _ clear on that. it is science week at the covid - clear on that. it is science week at the covid enquiry| clear on that. it is science i week at the covid enquiry so later we will hear from sir chris whitty, the chief medical adviser for the government during the pandemic and in fact he still is. there will be more questions about whether the government followed the signs during the pandemic and what that really means. ali price, bbc news at the covid enquiry in london. south korea's president, yoon suk yeol, and first lady, kim keon hee, begin their state visit to the uk today. they are the guests of king charles and queen camilla. it's only the second state visit of the king's reign. as our reporter nicky schiller explains, a lot of traditional royal pomp and ceremony will be on show over the next few days. unionjacks union jacks and south unionjacks and south korean flags are already flying outside buckingham palace for the state visit of the president and first lady. it is ten years since a similar visit to the united kingdom by a south korean president. now, head of the state visit in new bold and come home to one of the largest korean communities in europe, there was a kimchee festival at the weekend, celebrating the traditional dish of fermented and salted veg. it is one of many events taking place to mark 140 years of friendship between the two countries. i of friendship between the two countries. ~ , of friendship between the two countries-_ countries. i think it is really exciting. — countries. i think it is really exciting, especially - countries. i think it is really exciting, especially as - countries. i think it is really exciting, especially as a - exciting, especially as a british korean, to celebrate this unique relationship between the uk and korea, and especially the fact that the president is coming. this is a really important state visit that hasn't happened for a think a really long time. so i feel the british korean community are really excited about this event. so community are really excited about this event.— community are really excited about this event. so what is on the agenda _ about this event. so what is on the agenda for _ about this event. so what is on the agenda for the _ about this event. so what is on the agenda for the state - the agenda for the state visit? today sees the main events. king charles and queen camilla will formally welcomed the president and his wife during a ceremony at horse guards parade in london. the south korean leader will inspect a guard of honour. the president and the first lady will then take part in a carriage procession to buckingham palace. following a private lunch, the couple will lay a wreath at the korean war memorial to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. the day will continue with a visit to westminster abbey, including the grave of the unknown warrior. the president well then address members of both houses of parliament and other guests at the palace of westminster. in the evening, king charles and president young will both make speeches at the state banquet at buckingham palace. 0n at the state banquet at buckingham palace. on wednesday a trip to napa ten downing st is on the cards. the president will have a bilateral meeting with prime minister rishi sunak. it is worth remembering state visits are notjust ceremonial but diplomatic too, they allow the government to further what they see as british national interests. it won't be an occasion for much formal business, that is not how it is done. he will meet both the prime minister and leader of the opposition, but these will be courtesy calls. i think it would be highly unlikely that any very major policy issues will be discussed.— policy issues will be discussed. finally, one question. _ discussed. finally, one question, will- discussed. finally, one| question, will president discussed. finally, one - question, will president yoon sing? # a long, long time ago... cheering this was his rendition of american pie, one of his favourite songs, during a visit with president biden. could we perhaps see him sing at a british classic during this visit? we look forward to that over the next few days. we will see what unfolds. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the uk prime minister has promised tax cuts to boost economic growth ahead of the chancellor's autumn statement on wednesday. rishi sunak said he was able to move on to the next phase of the government's economic plan after inflation fell to 4.6% last month. we will have more on that in our business coverage. the united nations has criticised unusually long sentences handed to two british anti—fossil fuel protesters who caused traffic gridlock after scaling the dartford crossing near london last october. the pair from just stop 0il were jailed for three and two years respectively for causing a public nuisance. the bbc has learned that the un special rapporteur for human rights and climate change has expressed concern that the sentences could stifle freedom of expression. the dire straits frontman, mark knopfler, is selling off most of his guitars. more than a hundred and 20 instruments and amplifiers will be put up for auction at christie's next year. a quarter of the proceeds from the sale will go to charity. you're live with bbc news. let's return to our top story: the israel—gaza war. bbc verify has been analysing footage released by the israeli military, which it says shows a tunnel leading to a blast—proof door beneath the al—shifa hospital in gaza. hamas have denied there's a command centre there. the israeli defence forces also released cctv footage which they say shows hostages abducted by hamas being brought into the hospital. here's caroline hawley: israel has been under pressure to produce evidence for its claim that this hospital, al—shifa, has a hamas command centre underneath it. hamas has always denied it but israel says its finding proof. the idea of those the entrance to a 55 metre long tunnel ten metres below the hospital. bbc verify. we see a muscle, the model of a dog the israeli military lowered into the tunnel with the camera. this is the footage they got back as the footage they got back as the camera moves along the tunnel. use it looks very similar to this hamas tunnel filmed by the bbc in 2014. at the end of it is what the idf says there's glass proof door with a firing home. we passed the idea if they've managed to get that through yet but have not had an answer. the idf has released what they say cctv footage from al—shifa on 7 october show hostages taken 0ctober show hostages taken address the southern israel. you see a person in blue shorts there who seems to be dragged in against his will and then these three men who seem to have guns. the footage was further in the hospital where you see trolleys with faces blurred by the idf. bbc verify as establishing person we saw dragon briefly appears in this video as well, you see the same clothing. the idf says the two captives in the hospital footage are a tired and nepalese national and tie and nevertheless citizens are reported to have been kidnapped from this kibbutz. we've analysed cctv which purportedly shows the moment of the kidnapping there. it is time stamped around half—an—hour before the hospital footage on 7 october. in response hamas says it's taken many hostages to receive treatment in hospitals. we don't know whether to people we saw in that idf video are. as israelis hope desperately for a deal that would release all the hostages. caroline hawley there. let's bring you other stories now. around 95% of staff at the pioneering artificial intelligence company — 0penai — have threatened to resign over the sacking of their ceo. more than 700 0penai workers said they wanted sam altman and co—founder greg brockman reinstated, and the board to resign. the pair have already agreed to join microsoft to lead a new advanced artificial intelligence team. we'll have more on this in business at half past. schools have reopened in the indian capital delhi, 12 days after being closed because of severe air pollution. the city's air quality index has improved, but is still hazardous by international standards. a week ago requests from officials not to let off firecrackers for diwali were largely ignored. that increased air contamination levels. outdoor activities, including sports, remain suspended. ukraine is marking the tenth anniversary of the start of the euromaidan movement. that was when ukrainians en masse began joining growing protest against official corruption and the government's shift towards russia. known as the euromaidan or simply the maidan, which eventually toppled the government. 0ur reporter, 0lga malchevska, assesses the movement's significance. that's where the ukrainians fight for becoming part of europe started 12 years ago. the independence way in central kyiv. year means central square in ukrainian. it was an uprising around for them revolution of the revolution stopped the first activists gathered on euromaidan on 21 november to disagree with ukrainian president victor. after he refused to sign a deal with the european union. the deal was aimed to make ukrainian closer to joining the european union and to ease trade and travel between the eu and ukraine. the president decided to strengthen ties with russia and has a long—term close ally vladimir putin. activist amounted him to resign. he sent bullies to stab the protest but it made better angry with the regime and stronger. they decided to change it. as a result the president lost his chair and escaped to russia. russia then invaded ukraine, first sending a so—called agreement and then ceased until its full—scale invasion of ukraine and 2022. i spoke to a penny and activist from this picture. she was on euromaidan from its beginning and she sent this video to us. she recorded in herflat in kyiv between the air raids and you can spot the windows protect with tape from the blast waves. if protect with tape from the blast waves.— protect with tape from the blast waves. ., ., ., blast waves. if the euromaidan revolution _ blast waves. if the euromaidan revolution did _ blast waves. if the euromaidan revolution did not _ blast waves. if the euromaidan revolution did not happen, - revolution did not happen, russia would have invaded ukraine anyway. vladimir putin announced such plans at the munich security conference back in 2007 by saying that he wanted to bring the ussr back. that means preoccupying that means preoccu pying ukraine. that means preoccupying ukraine. in my opinion, the main achievement of euromaidan is ukraine's choice to be a part of democratic europe without looking back at the totalitarian past with russia. ukraine did become closer to the eu despite the war and the high cost. there is now a visa free travel ready between ukraine and the eu and just some days ago the european commission recommended that ukraine and moldova open membership negotiations. 0lga malchevska reporting. the bbc�*s 100 women list for 2023 has been unveiled, celebrating inspiring and influential women around the world. among them are human rights lawyer amal clooney, hollywood star america ferrera, feminist icon gloria steinem, and former us first lady michelle 0bama. and in recognition of the disproportionate impact that climate change is having on the lives of women and girls, this year's list highlights those leading the battle against the climate crisis. society doesn't encourage women to go out there and do daring and dangerous things. working with gorillas gives me a lot of hope. 0ur planet's environment and wildlife are at stake. for some of our nominees, it's all about preparing the next generation. we need all hands on deck to ensure that these little ones that are growing up become ocean guardians in their own right. besides climate pioneers, the bbc�*s 100 women list showcases inspiring and influential women who are defying societal norms. as the climate crisis continues to impact humans and our planet, we speak to women who use their platforms to demand change. i don't know why it is so hard for people to understand that we actually don't have another planet to move to. we're taking a living planet and killing it. we are seeing the impact of climate change like never before. in coastal areas, the rising sea levels are devastating lives and destroying whole communities. the changes in the environment are hitting the world's poorest, putting women and girls at a higher risk of exploitation and inequality. some of the most high—profile humanitarians in the world have joined forces to tackle the practice of child marriage. women's rights — and in general, girls�* rights — it's about unshackling half the population in every country. so if you want to make progress in human rights, you have to start with the rights of girls. this is an urgent issue. the health of women and girls on this planet measures - the health of our planet. and we can do better, you know? this is an issue that - can be solved tomorrow if all of the world leaders got together and made i it a priority. it wouldn't take 300 years. it would happen in less than a generation. - michelle 0bama there. i do love it. take the list at the —— take a look at the website. the turmoil is intensifying at 0penai. see you in a minute. hello. the weather's fairly quiet at the moment — typical autumn weather, really. towards the end of the week, possibly a little dose of winter on the way. but let's concentrate on the here and now. so tuesday, a rather cloudy day across england and wales, but across scotland and northern ireland, i think, some sunshine on the way. now, the satellite picture shows that we're sort of in between weather systems. we have got thicker cloud on the way. that will be in place across the country on wednesday, but before that happens, this area of high pressure nosing across the country, and that means that the morning will have been sunny across scotland and northern ireland and also quite chilly, whereas we've got the thicker cloud across the bulk of england and wales, with temperatures between 7 and 10 celsius. so, later on in the morning, i think it stays fairly cloudy across east anglia, parts of the midlands and the south. some showers, too. you can see that breeze off the north sea, but sunshine developing across many parts of northern england and wales. the opposite is true across scotland and northern ireland. after that crisp, sunny start, thicker cloud moving in, and perhaps some spots of rain. and then, take a look at wednesday — really thick cloud across the northern half of the uk, a stronger breeze and also some outbreaks of rain, but the temperatures will be a little bit higher. this is relatively mild atlantic air, so in some spots, up to about 14 degrees, for example, in belfast, and then thursday, and into friday, we see some big changes going on in the air. this cold front is expected to sweep southwards across the uk, opening up the doors to stronger winds and colder air, sweeping in from the northern climes, all the way from the norwegian sea, and, yes, that does mean that we'll see some wintry showers, particularly across the scottish hills. now, thursday isn't going to be too chilly — i think temperatures will quickly, later on in the day, drop, in the north, but i think in the south, we're still talking about 13 or so. by friday, after the passage of that cold front, you can see a northwesterly or northerly wind, some wintry showers there across the scottish hills, but also a lot of crisp sunshine, and with that colder air, temperatures only around 4 degrees in the lowlands of scotland, maybe about 8 or 9 in the south. bye—bye. live from london, this is bbc news. tech turmoil — nearly all the staff at 0penai sign a letter, demanding the company's board resign, after the shock dismissal of its former boss, sam altman. the $1 trillion valuation club — nvidia joined this elite group — today it reveals its earnings as demand for its artificial intelligence chips soar. hold tight — wall street enjoys a pre—thanksgiving boost, as investors bet the fed won't move on rates again this year. and we'll take a look at period poverty and the charity that's helping some of the world's poorest refugees sew their own solutions. hello, i'm sally bundock, with the top business stories, and we start with the turmoil at the top at 0penai. most of its staff are now calling on the board of the artificial intelligence company to resign, after the shock dismissal of former boss sam altman. in a letter, almost all of the company's 770 employees have reportedly questioned the board's competence, and accuse it of undermining the firm's work. the signatories also demand mr altman's reinstatement. his dismissal on friday kicked off a rocky few days for the firm.