hello and welcome to the programme. we begin with good news that came in from india in the state of all that i can t wear 41 construction workers who had been trapped in a collapsed tunnel for 17 days have finally been rescued. they are said to be in good health but will now be affordably medically examined at a nearby hospital. similar hudson has the details. this moment more than two weeks in the making. 41 trapped workers finally rescued. cheering. an eruption of cheers from workers and onlookers. people sharing sweets and hugs. these are the ambulances with the first workers that have come out from inside the tunnel. 17 days, they have spent inside that tunnel and now they are finally out and in those ambulances. rescuers spent the last several days pushing an 800 millimetre pipe through 60 metres of rubble and debris. once through, the men were pulled out on wheeled stretchers, one by one. it s been a harrowing experience for the men inside and those working to get them
a jet, powered by waste fats and plant proteins flies from london and arrives in new york. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. starting with news from india where 41 construction workers who had been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in the himalayas for 17 days have been rescued. they were greeted with applause as they emerged from a steel pipe that had been pushed through the rubble. they re said to be in good health but will now be fully assessed at a nearby hospital. the bbc s south asia correspondent samira hussain sent this report. this moment, more than two weeks in the making. 41 trapped workers finally rescued. cheering. an eruption of cheers from workers and onlookers. people sharing sweets and hugs. these are the ambulances with the first workers that have come out from inside the tunnel. 17 days, they have spent inside that tunnel and now they are finally out and in those ambulances. rescuers spent the last sev
bringing the total number now freed to more than 80. today s hostage handover included ten israeli citizens, and two thai nationals. in return, israel has released another 30 palestinian prisoners. theyjoin the 150 other palestinians mostly women and teenage boys who have so far been released from israeli jails since the truce began on friday. the original four day pause in fighting was extended by two days to allow for more hostages to be freed. about 160 are still being held in gaza, and its believed the youngest of those is just ten months old, as orla guerin reports from tel aviv. it s a nerve racking wait for hostages to come home, among them a baby. the truce is due to last until tomorrow. these are anxious hours. will baby kfir bibas be freed? he is the youngest hostage, just ten months old. israel has taken him to its heart. kidnapped with him, his brother, ariel, who s four and loves his batman costume. their mother, shiri, held them in her arms, trying to pr
of reunion and hoping that - ours will be in the next day. and it s not. more israeli hostages captured by hamas are on their way to freedom on day five of the temporary truce in the israel hamas war. ten israelis and two foreign nationals have been handed over to the international red cross and are en route back to israel. 30 palestinian prisoners are due to be freed from israeli jails. but will the pause in fighting be extended again? celebrations in india after days of drama, we ll be live injerusalem and tel aviv. celebrations in india after days of drama, as 41 construction workers are safely rescued following 17 days trapped in a collapsed tunnel. and as rishi sunak cancels a meeting with the greek prime minister a debate is reopened, should the elgin marbles be returned to greece? it s day five of the temporary ceasefire in the israel gaza war, and ten more israeli hostages have just been handed over by hamas on the fifth day of the temporary truce with israel. the isr
cheers from workers and onlookers. people sharing swedes and hugs. sharing suite goods. these are the ambulances with the first workers that have come out from within side the tunnel. 17 days, they have spent inside that tunnel and now they are finally out and in those ambulances. it has been a harrowing experience for the men inside and those working to get them out. we for the men inside and those working to get them out- for the men inside and those working to get them out. we got three people out already and to get them out. we got three people out already and now to get them out. we got three people out already and now the to get them out. we got three people out already and now the rescue - to get them out. we got three people out already and now the rescue team | out already and now the rescue team has taken over and they are getting people out the tunnel. all the ambulances lined up, three people out, they are in triage now and they will be going to the hosp