migrants, and i think students would be should be included in this figure is because they are tend to leave, they are net contributors. so is because they are tend to leave, they are net contributors.- they are net contributors. so let's they are net contributors. so let's t and they are net contributors. so let's try and meld _ they are net contributors. so let's try and meld together _ they are net contributors. so let's try and meld together the - they are net contributors. so let's i try and meld together the economics and the politics and think about where the economy is going to go over the next few years. what do you think the new economic reality to us to when you call the election? i mean, i think that probably means it will be _ mean, i think that probably means it will be later. but i don't think the prime _ will be later. but i don't think the prime minister knows yet come on as little to— prime minister knows yet come on as little to put— prime minister knows yet come on as little to put think is going to be looking — little to put think is going to be looking at the poles, looking at the economic— looking at the poles, looking at the economic reality that people are facing _ economic reality that people are facing and waiting for the moment that works — facing and waiting for the moment that works best for him. so we can have _ that works best for him. so we can have this _ that works best for him. so we can have this kind of will they go in spring — have this kind of will they go in spring of— have this kind of will they go in spring of the autumn conversation but it's— spring of the autumn conversation but it's good to come down to economic— but it's good to come down to economic questions.- but it's good to come down to economic questions. i economic questions. your take? i don't think— economic questions. your take? i don't think any — economic questions. your take? i don't think any prime _ economic questions. your take? i don't think any prime minister- economic questions. your take? i i don't think any prime minister would call an— don't think any prime minister would call an election _ don't think any prime minister would call an election with _ don't think any prime minister would call an election with the _ call an election with the poles looking — call an election with the poles looking like _ call an election with the poles looking like they _ call an election with the poles looking like they are - call an election with the poles looking like they are so - call an election with the poles looking like they are so i- call an election with the poles i looking like they are so i suspect they're _ looking like they are so i suspect they're going _ looking like they are so i suspect they're going to _ looking like they are so i suspect they're going to delay _ looking like they are so i suspect they're going to delay as - looking like they are so i suspect they're going to delay as long. looking like they are so i suspect they're going to delay as long as| they're going to delay as long as they're going to delay as long as they can — they're going to delay as long as they can. there _ they're going to delay as long as they can. there is _ they're going to delay as long as they can. there is a _ they're going to delay as long as they can. there is a timing - they're going to delay as long as they can. there is a timing issue with— they can. there is a timing issue with rounds _ they can. there is a timing issue with rounds of _ they can. there is a timing issue with rounds of au _ they can. there is a timing issue with rounds of au forecasts. - they can. there is a timing issuel with rounds of au forecasts. once they have — with rounds of au forecasts. once they have a — with rounds of au forecasts. once they have a round _ with rounds of au forecasts. once they have a round in _ with rounds of au forecasts. once they have a round in spring, - with rounds of au forecasts. once they have a round in spring, do. with rounds of au forecasts. once . they have a round in spring, do they want _ they have a round in spring, do they want to— they have a round in spring, do they want to gamble _ they have a round in spring, do they want to gamble that _ they have a round in spring, do they want to gamble that things - they have a round in spring, do they want to gamble that things will - they have a round in spring, do they want to gamble that things will getl want to gamble that things will get better— want to gamble that things will get better in— want to gamble that things will get better in autumn? _ want to gamble that things will get better in autumn? i _ want to gamble that things will get better in autumn? i suspect- want to gamble that things will get better in autumn? i suspect the . want to gamble that things will get i better in autumn? i suspect the goal 'ust better in autumn? i suspect the goal just before _ better in autumn? i suspect the goal just before autumn _ better in autumn? i suspect the goal just before autumn one. _ better in autumn? i suspect the goal just before autumn one. one - better in autumn? i suspect the goal just before autumn one.— just before autumn one. one word rediction just before autumn one. one word prediction of— just before autumn one. one word prediction of the _ just before autumn one. one word prediction of the election - just before autumn one. one word prediction of the election which i just before autumn one. one word| prediction of the election which i'm not sure there is a good time. thank you so much to our panel. let's take a really quick look at some of the front pages. the telegraph and the interesting thing about some of these photos in the telegraph and also in the times and the i, that was 0had, who we had been taught about earlier. i think they have used a still from harris video. that's all from us tonight. to have a good weekend, goodbye for now. she and her mother, daniele, now on home soil. but for many, the waiting continues. a circle of women singing and remembering. they are friends and relatives of itai svirsky. they know he won't be home soon. only women and children are due to be released. for itai's cousin, naama weinberg, mixed emotions today. when i will see those hostages back here in israel, i will be very happy for their families and for them, but very happy for them, really. but we also need to remember that it's only the beginning and 12 or 13 hostages that will be released today, hopefully, and 50 total in the next four days, this is less than a quarter. in gaza today, streets bustling once again after the ceasefire took effect. in gaza today, streets bustling once again after the ceasefire took effect. families going to look for food or check if their homes are still standing. many here want peace for longer than four days. many here are hoping there will be peace for longer than four days. "we hope the ceasefire will be extended," this woman tells the bbc. "today is the first day we woke up without bombing, without being terrified, with nothing to fear." back in israel a helicopter landing tonight at a hospital here in tel aviv, where some of those released will have medical checks. they disembarked, shielded from view, to be reunited with their waiting families. orla guerin, bbc news, tel aviv. the bbc�*s clive myrie reports on the loved ones of hundreds more hostages seized by hamas awaiting their release. in tel aviv tonight, on the big screen, a film with a happy ending. 13 israeli hostages no longer at the mercy of hamas. now reunited with families, whose lives have been on hold, until their loved ones were freed. unsure if their relatives were alive or dead. yafa adar, at 85, is the oldest of the hostages released today. a mother of three and grandmother of eight. members of three families on kibbutz nir 0z are now free. it is where many of the residents were either killed or kidnapped. including children like 0had munder, described as a gifted child abducted along with his mother keren and his grandmother ruth. 0had celebrated his ninth birthday whilst still a hostage. his friends made him video messages. happy birthday. the youngest to be released are aviv and raz asher, aged just two and four, and their mother doron. they were visiting relatives who lived on the kibbutz. we told their story three weeks ago. their father yoni showed us a video of them being taken to gaza by their captives. but a reminder tonight that the 13 israelis whose lives can now begin again had to leave more than 200 others behind. candles and prayers for those lives still on hold, the happiness of a whole nation tempered by continuing fear. the us played a major part in securing the ceasefire deal and president biden says they won't stop until all the hostages are home. today has been the product of a lot of hard work and weeks of personal engagement. from the moment hamas kidnapped these people, i, along with my team, have worked around the clock to secure the release. we saw the first results of this effort with the release of two american hostages in late october, followed by the release of two israeli hostages. i've consistently pressed for a pause in the fighting for two reasons. to accelerate and expand humanitarian assistance going into gaza, and two, to facilitate the release of hostages. now to the 39 palestinian prisoners released. they're accused of a range of offences, from throwing stones to attempted murder. 2a women and 15 teenage boys were released at a checkpoint in the occupied west bank. the bbc�*s lucy williamson is at the beituniya checkpoint. she sent us this update shortly before the prisoners arrived back. you will see behind me the green flags of hamas, there are many people here who credits hamas with securing this release, saying, they would have liked it to have happened without the hostages taken by hamas, but without those hostages, israel would never have released these prisoners. to israel, the people being released here tonight have been arrested, have been charged on security grounds, but to the people here, they are the victims of israel's occupation. there has just been more tear gas fired by the israeli forces towards the crowd here. they were really crowded around the red cross car demanding to know where the palestinian prisoners were. there is a rising sense of frustration that has been building here for hours now. it is at the point of boiling over. for more on this story, let's bring in president of the middle east policy council, gina abercrombie—winstanley. thank you forjoining us. the cease—fire seems to be holding in the first group of hostages and detainees have been exchanged. as is the beginning of the end? it is a da with the beginning of the end? it is a day with some _ the beginning of the end? it is a day with some significant i the beginning of the end? it is a day with some significant wins l day with some significant wins all the way around most of wins for the israel is getting important people home again and a win for the united states and our partners for the negotiations that made it happen. and a win for qatar as many had been pressuring it to distance itself from hamas and yet, without that connectivity this could not have happened. and of course a win for palestinians who are getting home prisoners, many of whom are women and minors. sentenced for throwing stones, some detained administratively. something we do not have the us where you could be detained without charge and without trial. so a win all around and most importantly a win for diplomacy and thatis importantly a win for diplomacy and that is the way we resolve this. the way we move forward. is putting diplomacy out front. did way we move forward. is putting diplomacy out front.— way we move forward. is putting diplomacy out front. did you expect that some american _ diplomacy out front. did you expect that some american hostages i diplomacy out front. did you expect| that some american hostages would have been in this first wave of hostages released given that american diplomacy you are speaking about? it american diplomacy you are speaking about? ., ., , ., ., about? it would have been to our preference _ about? it would have been to our preference for— about? it would have been to our preference for americans - about? it would have been to our preference for americans to i about? it would have been to our preference for americans to be . preference for americans to be included but we have had american citizens released earlier. i will say that as many have observed in the last few days, hostagetaking has a long historic pattern in conflict. one of the things that we know is that when hostages have been taken, tjy that when hostages have been taken, by palestinians, they indeed have been used to get palestinian prisoners released. we know about where over a thousand prisoners were released in exchange for that one is really. so in many ways the hostages may have been fairly safe because there was a pattern of using them to exchange. so does my expectation and i think many of us are hopeful that continued diplomacy will lead to the release of all of the rest of the hostages. release of all of the rest of the hosta . es. release of all of the rest of the hostages-_ release of all of the rest of the hostaues. , ,., hostages. indeed there is some exoectation _ hostages. indeed there is some exoectation in _ hostages. indeed there is some expectation in some _ hostages. indeed there is some expectation in some circles i hostages. indeed there is some expectation in some circles of l hostages. indeed there is some l expectation in some circles of the cease—fire may even be extended, that negotiations can carry on and some more individuals will be released. ., ., , , released. that would be preferable. auain, this released. that would be preferable. again. this has _ released. that would be preferable. again, this has been _ released. that would be preferable. again, this has been collective i again, this has been collective punishment for the palestinians with the siege having 60 trucks come through with humanitarian assistance. it has been important. keeping in mind the usual number of trucks coming into the gaza strip is in the hundreds, not in the tens. so far more is needed. the international community has made it clear that the president of the united states has made that clear, we heard him say the first reason for this humanitarian pause was to allow humanitarian assistance into the gaza strip. it is in everyone's interest to continue this and allow diplomacy to help us get to the next phase which is a solution to this conflict which will not happen as long as there is a military interaction going forth. both he is really prime _ interaction going forth. both he is really prime minister _ interaction going forth. both he is really prime minister netanyahu l interaction going forth. both he is i really prime minister netanyahu and hamas has said once the cease—fire is over at the war will return. the us position isn't one of firm support for israel. are we likely to see that change if we do see a return of exchange after the cease—fire? —— is one of firm support. i cease-fire? -- is one of firm smart-— cease-fire? -- is one of firm su ort. ~' , , ., support. i think the support of the us is of firm _ support. i think the support of the us is of firm standing. _ support. i think the support of the us is of firm standing. that i support. i think the support of the us is of firm standing. that does i us is of firm standing. that does not mean that we are not going to be pushing for longer pauses, something that may lead to a cease—fire because we have been very clear for a long time. because we have been very clear for a longtime. there is not a military solution to this conflict. the only way to truly eradicate hamas, to end their control of the palestinian people is to give the palestinian people is to give the palestinian people a viable, credible alternative. that comes through diplomacy, not through military conflict. �* diplomacy, not through military conflict. . , ., diplomacy, not through military conflict. . . conflict. are you concerned about the attacks _ conflict. are you concerned about the attacks that _ conflict. are you concerned about the attacks that there _ conflict. are you concerned about the attacks that there have been | conflict. are you concerned about i the attacks that there have been on us troops in the region? absolutely. as this work — us troops in the region? absolutely. as this work continues _ us troops in the region? absolutely. as this work continues the _ as this work continues the possibility and to the danger of the conflict spreading is a very real one. both sides with lebanon and syria and hezbollah and the israeli idf have been very careful of the tit—for—tat that has been going on. it only takes one a rocket or one missile to hit the wrong place, to have this go out of control. so this is absolutely a concern by the us government. irate is absolutely a concern by the us government-— is absolutely a concern by the us covernment. ~ , ., government. we believe that there for the moment. _ government. we believe that there for the moment. thank _ government. we believe that there for the moment. thank you - government. we believe that there for the moment. thank you indeed | government. we believe that there i for the moment. thank you indeed for joining us. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. tight security is in place overnight in dublin — after violent clashes broke out on thursdsay night. tight security is in place overnight in dublin city centre — after small—scale, violent clashes broke out on thursdsay night. the country'sjustice minister says it's the biggest police response in irish history as such events are rare. our ireland correspondent chris page has the latest. the city centre police are out tonight and have made some arrests but there is no sign there's going to be an outbreak of widespread violence as there was last night. officers are continuing their investigation into the knife attack investigation into the knife attack in the sub suspect is understood to be in his late 40s and has lived in ireland for about 20 years in an irish citizen. detectives are still working to find out a motive. there is an increasing discussion now about why and how these rights started. it is worth bearing in mind that in ireland there is never really been any political success for the far right. but there has been a rise in street contests connected with immigration issues of the last three years. at least31i people have been arrested in connection with the violence so far. you're live with bbc news. with the holiday season is under way, the us�*s top doctor, dr vivek murthy warns that loneliniess is a growing problem especially among college students. in response, the world health orgnization launched 'the first global initiative to tackle the epidemic of loneliness'. to get a better understanding of the commission's plans, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke to dr murthy, who will serve as co—chair. you have been travelling around the country especially college campuses speaking to young people about loneliness. so first, why are young people, college students for example at risk of suffering from loneliness?— at risk of suffering from loneliness? ., ,, , , ., ., loneliness? loneliness is profound in very found _ loneliness? loneliness is profound in very found public _ loneliness? loneliness is profound in very found public health - in very found public health challenge those consequences for a mental health as well as physical health. among the entire population we are finding that young people are struggling with the highest levels of loneliness. when we talk about couege of loneliness. when we talk about college students in particular there are several reasons they are struggling. college is a trust transition is when people leave their communities behind. —— tough transition. we are finding experience of social media for young people has actually their connections with one another. changing what used to be online in person connections to online connections. and often shredding their own sense of self—esteem as they constantly compare themselves to others. so you put this together and you also find that the experience of covid. did not do any favours for many young people who experienced it a critical phase of the social development. some of them put to me, they feel at the aged backwards through that time in terms of the social skills and comfort. so the product of all of this has been high levels of loneliness and isolation among young people which increased their risk for depression, anxiety and suicide. can increased their risk for depression, anxiety and suicide.— increased their risk for depression, anxiety and suicide. can you help us understand — anxiety and suicide. can you help us understand this _ anxiety and suicide. can you help us understand this little _ anxiety and suicide. can you help us understand this little better- understand this little better because some people may think that sounds counterintuitive. they have the concept of going to college or university, a place where you are surrounded by other students, social activities, why are we seeing this to be a more pronounced problem now? certainly when i went to college that was the experience. you have a chance to meet people, engaging in building friendships, and creating a sense of community. what i'm hearing consistently from college students as i travelled the country and we are on her tour that many people don't feel comfortable initiating social connection and building relationships. many also feel that evenif relationships. many also feel that even if they are comfortable starting a conversation everyone around them seems to be occupied with their devices or they have earbuds in their years. this includes in the dining hall which is a time i remember when people were always engaging. the levels of composition are much lower on campus now because people are otherwise engaged with their devices. so young kids are having a hard time starting in building relationships. they speak openly about this and one of the purposes of the campus tour that i have been doing is not only pull back the curtain on this issue and talk more openly about an issue affecting many young people, but also to give them concrete strategies that they can use to start building the kind of relationships that we all need for our health and wealth being. let’s our health and wealth being. let's talk about some _ our health and wealth being. let's talk about some of _ our health and wealth being. let's talk about some of the _ our health and wealth being. let's talk about some of the strategies would you recommend to students to talk to? ., _, , ., talk to? one, to recognise that if ou are talk to? one, to recognise that if you are struggling _ talk to? one, to recognise that if you are struggling with _ talk to? one, to recognise that if| you are struggling with loneliness that you are not the only one. that sense of shame that many people feel about their loneliness holds them back. we want people to recognise this is a common experience. number two, i recognise small steps in order to build connection. like taking 15 minutes a day to reach out to people you care aboutjust to check on them. it could be a family member or a friend. i also recommend as part of the steps, making sure we were engaging with something else to give them their full attention and put your devices away in particular. and encourage students to also take small steps to serve those around them. we find it with regret helping somebody who is having a hard time in a class over the were checking on someone who is having a difficult day because of another disappointment. small acts of service can be powerful if the loneliness. we encourage students to talk about this issue with one another recognising that there is often strength in numbers. we talk about our challenges together and commit to debating our connections through 50 minutes a day or by putting our devices was who can focus on one another. or much more likely to be able to take the steps and build healthy relationships. i want to ask about the role that social media place. something that you mention, have called on tech companies to provide more of transparent digital environments for example. what exactly would help young people today combat that loneliness? what exactly would you like to see these companies do? right now, to be clear, the experience of social media for many and people is not positive. it is actually contributing to their mental health challenges. for many of them, contribute into a sense of loneliness and isolation. i will tell you that young people tell me three things consistently about social begin. one, it makes them feel worse about themselves as they constantly compare them cells to others. it makes it hard to reach out to other people. two, it makes them feel worse about their friendships. as is he the people they thought were their friends doing lots of things about them. they feel left out. three, they say they cannot get off of these platforms. because they are designed to maximise how much time all of the spend on them. for these reasons but i have called for is for the companies and for policy makers, frankly, to implement safety standards. this is something that has to come from policymakers. the kind of safety standards that we have for cars for example that make them safer for us to use and reduce motor vehicle fatalities. we need those kinds of safety centres to reduce exposure to harmful content which is rampant among users of social media. we need the safety standards to protect young people from bullying and harassment including from strangers which happens commonly on social media. and we need to protect our kids from manipulative features which seem to push them off and into excessive use which robs them of time sleeping, in person actions with it others and time learning. these are some of the steps of policymakers need to take because companies have failed to do enough over the last few years to protect children. so this is what we called for. it will also take all of us stepping up right now in the interim to make some decisions about how we renegotiate our relationship with technology. i encourage students for example to take breaks from their use of social media to have times in their day which are tax—free zones, preferably around time of sleep, in person traction in times and they are burning because otherwise it is too hard in a very distracting environment for social media is constantly pulling your attention to really focus on so much of what we need to do to build a healthy pride in my. fin of what we need to do to build a healthy pride in my. on the global perspective. _ healthy pride in my. on the global perspective. the _ healthy pride in my. on the global perspective, the world _ healthy pride in my. on the global perspective, the world health i perspective, the world health organization has launched a commission on social connection, you are co—chairing this commission. what is the aim to look at this issue of social connection globally? it turns out the issue loneliness is a global concern. the united states one into adults report measurable levels of loneliness with the numbers being even higher among young people. many other countries are struggling with loneliness and isolation as well. and have started to build initiatives around it. we have to do it at a level. we seek global on the map as a public health concern and we see the ways it is affecting the population we have to develop a strategy to address it. that is the purpose of the new wto commission on social connection that i will be co—chairing. —— at who. the good news more broadly is that loneliness is an issue we can address. we are naturally situated if you will to build human relationships. we are hard—wired for human connection. it is a question of creating an environment that facilitates site and giving people the opportunities to talk about this, engage in the simple straightforward activities that can build connections. finally, iwill tell you this. on college campuses we do something that is very simple that anyone can take part in which is called a 545 challenge. this is a challenge in which we asked people to take five acts of connection over five days. one action of connection a day. it could be expressing gratitude to someone, extending support to someone in your life or asking them for help. and the end of that five days we asked them to share with us how they felt. many times they felt remarkably better just put the simple acts of connection. so this is what we in december will be asking people all across the country and around the world to take part in and to go to surgeon general .gov/ challenge to find out more information about the challenge is to share their experience with us. small steps can make a big difference in how connected you feel.- make a big difference in how connected you feel. they get so much, connected you feel. they get so much. doctors _ connected you feel. they get so much, doctors with _ connected you feel. they get so much, doctors with sharing i connected you feel. they get so much, doctors with sharing thatj much, doctors with sharing that message for us on bbc news. thea;r much, doctors with sharing that message for us on bbc news. they can so much and — message for us on bbc news. they can so much and good _ to be with you. finally, before we go——the world's biggest iceberg, which has been stuck to the ocean floor for more than 30 years, is on the move from antarctic waters. named a23a, its area is more than twice the size of greater london, at about 1,500 square miles — and the ice is thicker than the height of the uk's tallest building, the shard. in recent months the iceberg has been drifting rapidly and is now about to sweep towards the south atlantic. thank you for watching. stay with us here on bbc news. take care. hello again. many of you will have had a dry day of weather on friday with plenty of sunshine around. blue skies like these pretty commonplace across the country. however, it certainly was quite chilly, wasn't it? temperatures on thursday reached 15 degrees, well above average, but compared with that for some, temperatures were seven degrees lower on friday and actually quite a bit below average for the time of year. now, what followed from that sunny day is these clear skies which took us into the first part of the night. temperatures have been dropping like a stone and already are well below freezing in many areas underneath these clear skies. the exception to that really cold theme is across northern and eastern scotland on the eastern side of england, where there's a bit of a breeze around and that might just keep the frost at bay. however i think in the very coldest areas in the countryside, we could see temperatures as low as minus six. that's potentially even the case across our very coldest areas of southern england. so a freezing cold start to the day on saturday, but your weekend getting off to a sunny start as well. and for most, that's the way the weather's going to stay all day. just blue skies and sunshine overhead with barely a cloud in the sky. the exceptions again, northern and eastern scotland down the eastern side of england, there'lljust be a few showers, which occasionally could graze some of our coastal areas, but otherwise it's dry and it's cold with temperatures typically between about five and seven degrees celsius. we are going to see some changes in the weather picture as we head though into the second part of the weekend as this area of low pressure moves in off the atlantic. a cold and frosty start to the day. and as this cloud comes over the top of that really cold air near the surface, it's going to be one of those days where temperatures are very slow to rise, and actually most of the day it will stay really, really cold. for scotland and a good part of eastern england, should stay dry with sunshine for most of the day, but out west you'll see some thicker cloud working in. a bit of damp weather for northern ireland, wales and western england, and eventually you might see temperatures climb to about 9—11 degrees, but really late in the day. the area of low pressure then pushes eastwards sunday night, bringing some rain. that clears off into the continent, as it does so, it will shove back our way some cold air that originates from europe and scandinavia. so next week it stays very cold. into that cold air, occasionally there'll be some weather systems, probably mostly bringing outbreaks of rain, but i can't completely rule out a few flakes of snow as well. jeremy bowen on the challenges of reporting the conflict in israel and gaza. welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up... this is a dangerous moment — the worst middle east crisis in a generation. ..we ask the bbc�*s international editor how close he's been able to get to the truth of what's happening in the middle east and about the pros and cons of reporting while embedded with the israeli defence force. first, the big event of the week in westminster — wednesday's autumn statement from the chancellor was preceded, as is usual on these occasions, by an appearance on bbc one on sunday morning. but as has also become usual, jeremy hunt didn't give much away to laura kuenssberg about the announcements he planned to make a few days later. you don't want to do anything that could fuel. . .see inflation taking off again. translate that, it means no income tax cuts this week. well, you'll have to wait. i know you're very experienced, laura. you know, i'm not going to give you any indication of my actual measures. you could break tradition, use the lower figure, which would mean less money in the pockets of some of the most vulnerable people in this country. you can clear that up right now. are you going to follow convention or not? laura, you know that i'm not going to say this morning what i'm going to announce to parliament on wednesday.