hello, i m rajini vaidyanathan. you re watching the context on bbc news. british gymnastics bans coaches from weighing gymnasts part of new safeguarding rules for young athletes. to new york now, where a federal court has formally welcome to the programme. these the bbc that talks are still under way to extend that truce between israel and hamas. we are waiting to hear more about that and get more official confirmation about any terms around that, but at the moment, we can see the pictures there now. those two russians who were part of the group released today. russian israelis, motherand daughter, 73 years old and her 50 year old daughter. they are russian immigrants living in israel. we will stay across that developing story and when we get it. to new york now, where a federal court has formally announced charges against an indian government employee, alleging he conspired to assassinate a sikh separatist in the us. the unnamed official is accused of working with anoth
a pygmy round eared bat returns to its termite nest home in the lowland forests of costa rica. time for a look at the weather, here s thomas schafernaker. it looks like the cold weather is here to stay for the rest of the week and into the weekend. there are hints that perhaps it will turn milder into next week but if so i think it will be a gradual process. so cold few days with light frost but no widespread snow. this is what the satellite picture looks like, the satellite picture looks like, the best of the sunshine to this central swathes of the country. most of the towns and cities around two or 3 c. so a showers across the scottish hills and north east of england, possibly along the north sea coast. but generally clear spells for most of us overnight and with temperatures even in some cities in the north as low as minus five degrees. we are talking about january, february weather. i slightly hesitated about that snow earlier on because we have this weather front which w
a senior israeli government spokesman has told the bbc that a senior israeli government spokesman has told the bbc that the temporary truce will be extended by two days. the present deal was due to expire in the early hours of thursday but! if told me that ten hostages will be relieved each day in return for the release of palestinian prisoners. would be released. in the past couple of hours two further hostages taken from israel by hamas on the 7th of october have been released. they are two russian israeli women, aged 71 and 50. they were handed to the red cross. the israeli military say they are with idf special forces and our inside israeli territory. it s believed a second group of hostages has also been given to the red cross. this is the scene outside ofer prison. israel said it had released 30 prisoners from the resin. hamas, which the uk and us governments say is a terrorist organisation claimed that youngest israeli hostage, a ten month old baby, was killed in an
he is taking a break from international rugby to prioritise his and his family s mental wellbeing . farrell, who ll continue to play for his club side saracens, is england s all time leading points scorer and has been capped 112 times since making his debut 11 years ago. he led them to the final of the 2019 world cup and to the semi finals this year. he missed the first two games of the tournament through suspension after a dangerous tackle in a warm up game. he was booed by sections of england supporters on his return and his father andy, the ireland head coach, described the vilification of his son on social media as disgusting and a circus . england say they fully support farrell s decision. the head coach steve borthwick says, since making his debut, he has been an integral part of the england set up for over a decade and the demands on elite athletes are extremely challenging. he is an exemplary player, captain and leader and always gives his all for his country. i
lot of rust around. we will need to keep a close eye on this developing low pressure as itjust grazes with the south west. it will primarily bring some rain but yes, there is a thing in the morning, there is a risk to elevation across the moors that we could see a light dusting of snow here and just how far north that front is going to go, might see a few flakes of sleet and snow into the london area. elsewhere, the fog were left. sheltered western areas away from the breeze will keep some sunshine but cold and again the north easterly breeze driving and some scattered showers across eastern scotland and north east england. a cold afternoon. you will need a few layers if you are out and about and it stays cold. as we head into the weekend, the wind direction will close a little, a westerly, and that means the emphasis of the showers moves a little. it means a cold and frosty star on friday, some showers around showers moves a little. it means a cold and frosty star on friday,