confirmed has a list of names and is now contacting the families. in return, israel will release 39 policy and prisoners with a commitment to free 150. four fuel trucks and 208 lorries will be allowed to enter gaza on the shay of the cease—fire. so there is the possibility of extending, israel has been clear the truth is not the end of its war against hamas. we start with this report from our senior international correspondent. their faces haunt israel. 239 hostages who were taken to gaza. it was hoped a first group would come home today, but the hostage deal was delayed last night at the 11th hour. relatives like gil dickman heard the news on tv, not from the government. his cousin carmel is a hostage. she's 39 and loves to travel. her sister—in—law is also being held. her three—year—old daughter is waiting at home. was there a lot of shock last night? yeah, there was. there was a lot of shock. we are afraid this delay is not the last delay and it might mean that there is a problem with the deal, a bigger problem than we thought before. either way, we try to stay optimistic. and tonight, welcome news for the families. news for the families — a dozen or so women and children are now expected to be freed tomorrow afternoon. in gaza, one more day of death and wrenching loss. this is rafah in the far south, where israeli air strikes flattened the neighbourhood. this boy says, "they brought the building down on top of us". he's asked if he was at home. "yes", he says. "i put my hands over my head and fell to the floor." if hamas was the target here... ..civilians seem to have paid. israel says it's striking hamas wherever it's hiding. this was an intelligence headquarters, the army says. many palestinians are hoping that at least for the coming four days,, israel's crushing assault will be on pause. orla guerin, bbc news, tel aviv. earlier, i spoke to the former is really ajustice earlier, i spoke to the former is really a justice minister, who try to negotiate these in israel and palestine 30 years ago. i believe on both sides. — palestine 30 years ago. i believe on both sides, the _ palestine 30 years ago. i believe on both sides, the names _ palestine 30 years ago. i believe on both sides, the names of— both sides, the names of these people are known. there are those who appeal and shout and scream and threaten, so it is not possible if you know this is the problem. during the 30 years i was involved in many negotiations, by now we know the solutions. to all the issues, including the refugees of 48 in jerusalem the issues, including the refugees of 48 injerusalem and you name it. the problem today is namely the courage of leaders on both sides in the interest of the leaders on both sides to make peace, understanding that it sides to make peace, understanding thatitis sides to make peace, understanding that it is not for free and that they have to petition the length as it was suggested by the un already in november. it was suggested by the un already in november-— it was suggested by the un already in november. earlier, i spoke to the former prime _ in november. earlier, i spoke to the former prime minister— in november. earlier, i spoke to the former prime minister of— in november. earlier, i spoke to the former prime minister of the - former prime minister of the palestinian national authorities between 2007—2013. i asked him what any peace process could look like today. iii any peace process could look like toda . , ., any peace process could look like toda . i” any peace process could look like toda . “ any peace process could look like toda . ~ ., �*, ., today. if you look like what's going on riaht today. if you look like what's going on right now. _ today. if you look like what's going on right now, we _ today. if you look like what's going on right now, we now— today. if you look like what's going on right now, we now have - today. if you look like what's going on right now, we now have in - today. if you look like what's going | on right now, we now have in israel government that is not only hostile to the idea of a palestinian state on the territory, but from elements of the current government, for distance of the authorities —— the existence. it will end up being nothing but kicking the can down the road. we really need to get a fresh start. it must be understood. he says requirements. decisions have to be made. —— peace has requirements. our interests in having a political 0ur interests in having a political framework that is based on national rights of the people. something which no government has ever accepted, and we are left in a situation whereby we have to accept whatever is thrown at us. quoting the words of the current prime minister, mr netanyahu, said that repeatedly. there is no acceptance in israeli politics of the idea of sovereign palestinian state. how are we supposed to get into the process when we know that the outcome is subjected before began? we will be in a place very different from where we are now. now it's going on a massive scale, as we speak. pm massive scale, as we speak. an assessment there of what today's developments could mean. there's also an important humanitarian angle. i am joined by abeer etefa, middle east spokesperson middle east spokesperson for the world food programme. during this four—day pause, hamas suggested that fuel trucks, 208 trucks will be allowed to enter gaza. by no means is that what is needed? is gaza. by no means is that what is needed? , . , , ., . . needed? is a step forward. we welcome the — needed? is a step forward. we welcome the announcement i needed? is a step forward. we welcome the announcement of needed? is a step forward. we - welcome the announcement of pausing the fighting. it will allow more food and humanitarian supplies, to reach hundreds of thousands in gaza in desperate need. it's in humanitarian catastrophe and this pulse cannot come soon enough. at the moment, we will have a number of things planned, and let's see how the situation will develop. we do have more than 100 trucks with around 1,300 tonnes of food supplies. that will be on the course of the next four days. more eight trucks will hopefully be allowed to enter. this food is going to be sufficient for around half 1 enter. this food is going to be sufficient for around half1 million sufficient for around half 1 million people sufficient for around half1 million people for five days and around 77 people for five days and around 77 people for five days and around 77 people for two weeks. it's a mixture of things we're getting. wheat flour and hopefully fuel. if the proposed agreement is materialising, especially on the fuel, it means that will be able to get bread up and running again for many of these families. i think it is an important first step. four days is going to be a breakthrough for some of the people in gaza, but to truly respond to the humanitarian needs, this pause must continue. i to the humanitarian needs, this pause must continue.— to the humanitarian needs, this pause must continue. i wanted to ask about timescale. _ pause must continue. i wanted to ask about timescale. you _ pause must continue. i wanted to ask about timescale. you talk _ pause must continue. i wanted to ask about timescale. you talk about - about timescale. you talk about trying to get the bakeries back up and running. four days is this pause beginning at 7am tomorrow. four days doesn't feel like a long time to enact a huge logistic operation. we have a enact a huge logistic operation. - have a very optimistic plan, but for four days, it's very difficult to get everything that we need to get an to get the food supplies, to get bakefs an to get the food supplies, to get baker's — not all bakeries, but at least some up and running. it will be a race against time and again, this is a first step. but people need food every day. they need bread every day. four days of a break in four days worth of aid will not make a meaningful difference in this ocean of needs to truly be able to respond to this humanitarian need in gaza. the pause must continue and the steady flow of aid must be sustained. we need peace in gaza and in the situation, i need to definitely improve so that we are able to get supplies. i definitely improve so that we are able to get supplies.— able to get supplies. i know you work with the _ able to get supplies. i know you work with the world _ able to get supplies. i know you work with the world food - able to get supplies. i know you - work with the world food programme, thatis work with the world food programme, that is certainly your focus, but i want to touch on the importance of their school trucks. we know that is paramount to not only distribute what is needed, but also to power some of those facilities, generators that will provide electricity. absolutely. what is needed everywhere like the g7 nation plans so that people can have drinking water, which is very important. who can use food without water? we have to have desalination up and running so that people can have access to fresh water. the bakeries, to have some the hospitals up and running. the situation is really getting worse. disease and malnutrition is on the rise across gaza.— on the rise across gaza. abeer, really good _ on the rise across gaza. abeer, really good to _ on the rise across gaza. abeer, really good to have _ on the rise across gaza. abeer, really good to have you - on the rise across gaza. abeer, really good to have you with . on the rise across gaza. abeer, | really good to have you with us. on the rise across gaza. abeer, - really good to have you with us. we are grateful for your time. really good to have you with us. we are gratefulfor your time. thank are grateful for your time. thank you. are grateful for your time. thank ou. . ~' are grateful for your time. thank ou. . ~ , ., are grateful for your time. thank ou. . ~' i., ., are grateful for your time. thank ou. . ~ ., . figures from the office of national statistics show that net migration to the uk has hit an all—time high. the revised figure for the year to december 2022 was 745—thousand. to december 2022 was 745,000. some conservative mps have called for the government the number of people in england and wales has increased in one year by year by the equivalent of the population of sheffield, and a bit more. 0fficial estimates suggest the total last year was 60.2 million, an extra 578,000 people. they bounced and bounced until they could bounce no more. that means the population is increasing at its fastest rate since the baby boom of the early �*60s, when births far outstripped deaths. now the difference between the two is negligible. the main driver today is immigration. today, we got updated figures for long—term migration to the uk and the number that raised eyebrows is the revised net migration figure for 2022, a record 745,000 more people came to the uk than left, far higher than previously thought. now, the equivalent figure for the year tojune this year is 672,000, suggesting that net migration may now be on a downward trajectory. let's look in a bit more detail at who the immigrants are. the figures suggest 1.2 million people came into britain for more than 12 months. roughly a third of those who higher skilled workers and their families, and one in three of those were coming to work in the nhs and in social care. the countries providing the most workers were india, nigeria and zimbabwe. now, the uk also welcomed — there down the bottom — 410,000 students, another third. the remainder here a range of people, dependence, humanitarian visas and so on. we also got another set of immigration figures from the home office today and they show that in the year in the year to september, 45,000 came to the uk by irregular means, mostly in small boats — down a little from the previous year. now, the asylum backlog remains high, slightly down, but the number of asylum seekers in hotels has 56,000 people costing the taxpayer around £3 billion a year. the government focus may be on the small may be on the small boats, but today's figures show that they make up a tiny fraction of all arrivals, 97% of immigrants coming to britain arrive legally. it's the difference between a channel ferry and a tiny inflatable. mark easton, bbc news. the far right leader geert wilders has won a dramatic victory in the general election in the netherlands. his freedom party campaigned to stop all immigration in to the country. mr wilders is now looking for partners to form a coalition government — because the dutch have proportional representation, and while his party got the largest vote, it can't form a government alone. anna holligan sent this report. a radicalfar right populist propelled into the spotlight. geert wilder's win was unexpected and unprecedented. after last night's cheers, cheering after last night's cheers, it was champagne and cake for breakfast. inside the freedom party parliamentary headquarters, geert wilders made a toast to the 2.3 million people who voted for him. mr wilders has promised to close the borders and stop what he's called a tsunami of migration. this is a politician who has spent more than two decades on the fringes of dutch politics. now the voters have decided he can no longer be kept out in the cold. i think it's good. yeah, the netherlands need a change. many people are very focused on one particular problem, which is immigration, and this party has had that as a theme for many, many years. he is one of europe's most recognisable far right leaders. he was convicted of insulting a racial group after calling for fewer moroccans in the netherlands. before the vote, the three other big parties ruled out playing any part in a wilders—led government because of his far right rhetoric. brussels wants to inundate us with third—world immigrants. i but there are already indications that could change. nationalist leaders around the continent have praised his achievement. translation: i welcome this victory | because geert wilders demonstrates| that more and more countries within the european union are contesting its functioning, and rightly so, and hope that we can once again control immigration. the question is to what extent all sides will be prepared to compromise. the complicated process of forming a coalition is likely to go on for months. anna holligan, bbc news, in the hague. ijust want i just want to take you to dublin. we're getting pictures after an event earlier today where a five—year—old girl and a woman in her 30s were seriously injured. three other people were hurt in a knife attack in dublin city centre. this is the scene just close to o'connell street. you can see there a fire. we understand your testers have clashed with police. they torched the car. we don't know whether that is a police car or a civilian vehicle, but achar is on fire. very close to where that staffing took place. outsider children because my schooljust after 1.30 time today. —— children's school. a man and his safety is being treated for his serious injuries. that's the latest that we have in terms of what it looks like they are in dublin. we'll speak first respondent wanted standing by in just a first respondent wanted standing by injust a moment. we're getting an update from the police describing disgraceful scenes as he calls for comments. those are his words. he is warned against misinformation, referring to some of the violence that has flared following that knife attack earlier today. the police commissioner in dublin describing disgraceful scenes and calling for calm heads and warning against the spread of misinformation. you can hear some of that police activity here. we'll be back shortly. this is bbc news. household energy prices will rise in january putting more financial pressure on billpayers at the coldest time of year. energy regulator ofgem said the typical annual household bill would go up by 94 pounds or 5%. it said the rise in bills would be worrying at a difficult time for many people, but was the result of higher wholesale costs faced by suppliers. the car manufacturer nissan is expected to announce on friday that the electric versions of the qashqai and thejuke are to be made at their sunderland plant. the plant currently employs around 6,000 staff to build petrol versions of the two cars as well as the electric leaf. families will be £1,900 poorer at the end of this parliament compared with the beginning, according to the think tank, the resolution foundation. it said this government would set a "grim" new record for living standards going down. but chancellorjeremy hunt said the tax cuts announced in the autumn statement would put more money in people's pockets. you're live with bbc news. as promised, let's take you back to dublin. this is afterfive people were stabbed in the city centre a little earlier. we heard from the irish police who gave us this update about what happened earlier today. one girl aged five years has sustained serious injuries and is receiving emergency medical treatment. one boy age five years and a girlaged treatment. one boy age five years and a girl aged six years received less serious injuries were brought to ch i, lynford treatment. —— the aduu to ch i, lynford treatment. —— the adult female in her 30s is being treated for serious injuries. an aduu treated for serious injuries. an adult male in his 50s is also being treated for serious injuries at a hospital in the dublin region. scene remains sealed off at this time and a technical examination of the scene is ongoing. an incident room has been established and a senior of investigating officer has been appointed. the male in his 50s is a person of interest in this investigation, and we are not looking for any other person at this time. my pack that was the police speaking a little earlier. just after lunchtime in _ speaking a little earlier. just after lunchtime in the centre of dublin. we're now getting scenes of unrest. let's take you back there. sarah, just explain what you're seeing where you are, and i know you've been listening to a press conference given by the commissioner. he's described disgraceful scenes.— commissioner. he's described disgraceful scenes. those classes ou're disgraceful scenes. those classes you're talking _ disgraceful scenes. those classes you're talking about _ disgraceful scenes. those classes you're talking about are - disgraceful scenes. those classes you're talking about are still - disgraceful scenes. those classes| you're talking about are still very, very much ongoing. just find it here, you can probably see and hear a lot of police activity this evening. it all started this afternoon at about 1:30pm. very shocking and distressing scenes here. children were queuing to go to after school care when the staffing incidents took place. —— staffing incidents. her injuries are being described as serious. two other children were also stabbed. their injuries are not serious. one boy who is five has been discharged. probably six is being treated and a woman in her 30s also sustained serious injuries. we were told that onlookers wrestled the man to the ground and very dramatic scenes to get the knife away from him, and if that man is in his 50s is being described as the person of interest. he is also receiving medical treatment. early or afternoon, they said well it's early in the investigation, garda say they don't believe it's a stand—alone incident. drew harris all lines of inquiry remain open and not really anything out. they keep an open mind, but not looking for anyone else in relation to what has happened. in relation to tonight, about five o'clock, the protesters started over what is happening. there have been scuffles with police, no bottles thrown, fireworks thrown and reports of across car on fire —— we no bottles are thrown. we seem right police heading down the street to deal with the protesters. —— we've seen a riot police. he says these people are causing mayhem in the city centre and he's asked them to go home and let police carry out their investigations and not to listen to social media speculation.- social media speculation. sara, briefl , social media speculation. sara, briefly. that — social media speculation. sara, briefly, that is _ social media speculation. sara, briefly, that is an _ social media speculation. sara, briefly, that is an interesting i briefly, that is an interesting development. warning against misinformation, the idea that stories can be spreading on social media that would fuel this violence were unrest. media that would fuel this violence were unrest-— media that would fuel this violence were unrest. ~ , ,., , . . were unrest. absolutely, and we have heard two press _ were unrest. absolutely, and we have heard two press conferences - were unrest. absolutely, and we have heard two press conferences from - were unrest. absolutely, and we have heard two press conferences from the j heard two press conferences from the police now. they said yes they're not looking for anyone else, but they have said they're keeping an open mind when it comes to notice. all we do know is that 50—year—old man — and there is a lot of speculation on who he is — police are not confirmed anything, but that he is a person of interest and they're not looking for anyone else at this time. they're asking people to listen to them and not what they may be hearing from other people and certainly not to speculate on social media. these scenes sound like they're getting more violent, still going on, and we'll bring you the very latest. going on, and we'll bring you the very latest-— going on, and we'll bring you the ve latest. . . . very latest. sara, thanks so much. you there- — very latest. sara, thanks so much. you there. stay _ very latest. sara, thanks so much. you there. stay with _ very latest. sara, thanks so much. you there. stay with us _ very latest. sara, thanks so much. you there. stay with us here - very latest. sara, thanks so much. you there. stay with us here on i very latest. sara, thanks so much. i you there. stay with us here on bbc news. headlines coming up very shortly. see you soon. hello there. we've seen much more sunshine round today, but it feels very different in different parts of the country. we've seen much more sunshine around today, but it feels very different in different parts of the country. our first weather watcher picture was taken in suffolk, and here it feels mild, temperatures around about 14 degrees in the afternoon. in scotland, we're getting more sunshine today. but here, it's actually getting colder through the afternoon, temperatures around eight degrees in perth. and you can see the temperature contrast that we've got north—south across the uk, generally it is mild across england and wales, with temperatures typically north—south across the uk. generally, it's mild across england and wales, with temperatures typically around 13 degrees, but for all of us tomorrow, it is going to be colder, those temperatures are going to be dropping. instead of this westerly wind that most of us are seeing today, we're going to replace it with more of a north or north—westerly wind, and that is going to drag down the colder weather overnight and into tomorrow, the colder air coming in behind that weather front there. and this is where the weather front is this evening. there's not much rain on it at all — that sinks down to the south—west. clear skies follow, and a few showers into scotland, and those will turn wintry even to lower levels. could be quite stormy in shetland as well. frost—wise overnight, it's going to be coldest, i think, in scotland and the far north of england, enough cloud elsewhere to keep those temperatures a few degrees above freezing. the cloud that we've got in northern ireland, wales and the south—west could produce one or two light showers, but should break up, sunshine coming through. most places will be dry and quite sunny. we've still got some showers, mostly of rain in northern scotland and driving down the north sea coasts where the winds are strongest. so, temperatures—wise, we're looking at generally into single figures, but it's going to feel cold where the winds are stronger, and all the way down these eastern—most parts of england we've got those strongest of the winds, and so temperatures are going to feel more like one, two or three degrees — quite a shock to the system. as the winds drop overnight, tomorrow night, we're going to get the first widespread frost of the autumn. lowest temperatures will be inland, away from those exposed coasts — numbers could be low as about —5. but for saturday, most places will be dry and sunny. it's not going to be as windy, there won't be as many showers in the northeast and down those north sea coasts. there will be more cloud in northern scotland, mind you. temperatures again sitting around 6—7 degrees. it'll feel cold again on sunday, but there will be more cloud around. this is bbc news, the headlines the conflict in gaza is to pause on friday morning for the first time since israel's bombardment of the territory began. the first israeli hostages held by hamas will be released in the afternoon, in exchange for the release of palestinian prisoners. calls for calm in dublin as police are and car satellite as people were stabbed in the city centre. finland accuses moscow of pushing undocumented migrants across the border. it is to close all but one of its crossings with russia. and emergency teams in northern india are close to rescuing 41 construction workers trapped in a tunnel for 12 days. let's start with news from the office for national statistics. figures from the office of national statistics show that net migration to the uk has hit an all—time high. the revised figure for the year to december 2022 was 745,000. some conservative mps have called for the government to take action immediately. one of them, danny kruger, says the party is failing to deliver on its pledge to lower net migration. live now to dr ben brindle, researcher at the migration observatory.