we believe we re closer than we ve ever been so we re hopeful, but there is still work to be done and nothing is done until it s all done, so we re going to keep working on this. our security correspondent frank gardner has more details on the process of reaching an agreement. is a deal to release the hostages getting close? well, it certainly sounds like it but we have been here before. and this is incredibly tough for the families, the relatives, who been marched up this hill before and marched down again with enormous disappointment, so it s not done until it s done. but i have managed to speak to some of the parties involved in this negotiation, indirectly, and they are more optimistic than they have been before, that in the coming days there could well be a release of dozens of israeli hostages in a single batch followed by further batches and in return there would be pauses in the fighting of a few hours for each day for a number of days, 3 4, five days, something like
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thick cloud and a mild westerly breeze across the uk, heavier rain in parts of the western isles and look at the temperatures, possibly up look at the temperatures, possibly up to 14 degrees in some places feeling relatively mild midweek. thursday into friday, a cold front sweeps southwards across the uk, opening up the gates to stronger and colder winds from the north, and these white blobs are wintry showers sweeping across the scottish hills but elsewhere, a case of crisp sunshine so a crisp end to the week with a cold air and temperatures around low single figures, maybe eight or nine in the south. thanks, tomasz. that s bbc news at ten. newsnight isjust newsnight is just starting with victory on babies too but now the prime minister says tax cuts are coming . when, how might that affect you, and will it mean the overall tax burden is going to come down in the short term or not? this parliament has seen the biggest tax burden in peacetime. rishi sunak claims he s a low t