hostages are expected to be released in exchange for a four day temporary ceasefire and the release of 150 palestinian women and teenagers from israeli presence. 0ur senior international correspondent 0rla guerin reports and there are distressing images from the start. a reminder of how all this began on october 7th, hamas gunmen storming across the borderfrom gaza, hunting israelis to kill or capture. around 240 were taken hostage. among them, shiri bibas, trying to shield her two little boys from the horror all around them. ten month old kfir had just started crawling. ariel, who s four, loves climbing and batman. now they and their mother are expected home in the coming days, along with dozens of other women and children. they don t know yet that hamas killed their grandparents. shiri s cousin, yifat, is caught between hope and torment. i don t know what kind of children will come back to us. the trauma, what they saw. and until i see them in my own eyes, i don t believe a
hostages under a temporary truce agreement with hamas will not happen before friday. the deal was agreed last night by israel and hamas which is designated a terrorist organisation by some western governments. it could also mean a delay to a four day temporary ceasefire and the release of 150 palestinian women and teenagers from israeli prisons. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports and there are distressing images from the start. a reminder of how all this began on october 7th, hamas gunmen storming across the borderfrom gaza, hunting israelis to kill or capture. around 240 were taken hostage. among them, shiri bibas, trying to shield her two little boys from the horror all around them. ten month old kfir had just started crawling. ariel, who s four, loves climbing and batman. now they and their mother are expected home in the coming days, along with dozens of other women and children. they don t know yet that hamas killed their grandparents. shiri s
good evening from hull, where on the day ofjeremy hunt s autumn statement we ve been talking to people here, about how they feel the chancellor s plans will affect them. we are at the street life museum which celebrates this great port city s economy and transport and from here we ll be assessing jeremy hunt s tax and spending plans for the year ahead including measures affecting the take home pay and household budgets of millions of people. there ll be tax cuts including a cut in national insurance from 12% to 10% for 27 million people. the state pension will increase by 8.5% and universal credit and disability benefits will rise by 6.7%. but, those on welfare must take a work placement if they are still looking for a job after 18 months or risk losing their benefits. and the overall picture for growth is gloomy the independent watchdog the obr says its forecasts for growth are sharply lower than predicted and that s for the next two years. the obr also says that
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After todays deadline to for a deal passes without agreement. Everyone owes it to the people of Northern Ireland to grasp that and provide the Political Leadership and stability that they want. And, how prepared are we for tomorrows release of the new one pound coin . Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that theresa may has been meeting Nicola Sturgeon, face to face, for the First Time Since the snp demanded a new independence referendum. The First Minister wants another vote within two years , saying that brexit has transformed the situation since the original vote. The Prime Minister has restated her view that now is not the time, and has said that she wants the uk to be more united. Shes also hinted that additional powers may be devolved to the Scottish Parliament. On wednesday, article 50 will be triggered, starting two years of formal negotiations on brexit. Our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in glasgow for us within the last few minutes we have been getting a sense of how tha