Its tuesday, october the 24th. Our main story. Two israeli women, who were taken from their homes more than two weeks ago, have been released from captivity. Yocheved lifshitz and nurit cooper were among more than 200 people abducted by hamas fighters in the attacks of october 7th, and brought to gaza. Hamas, which is designated a Terrorist Group by the uk, said the release was for humanitarian reasons. The women, whose husbands are still being held, were handed over at the rafah Border Crossing between gaza and egypt at around 10 oclock local time last night. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knell has the details. Freed after more than two weeks in captivity. In a video released by hamas, nurit cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz were handed over to representatives of the International Committee of the red cross. Not before 85 year old Yocheved Lifshitz turns to a masked hamas gunman, shakes his hand and says, shalom, hebrew for peace. Hamas is designated a Terrorist Group by many western governments, including the uk. The women were taken out of gaza and into egypt to be flown back to israel. Both had been kidnapped by hamas gunmen from their homes in nir oz. The scars of looting and destruction still mark the empty kibbutz. Many residents were among the 1,400 killed in israel on its deadliest ever day. Yocheved lifshitz� s husband is still in captivity. Yocheveds Daughter Sharone, who lives in london, spoke exclusively to the bbc on a flight to tel aviv. I am very excited. Ijust saw pictures of my mum with ourfamily. They are all in the hospital. Im very worried for my dad, so its a very mixed emotion. Its wonderful to see my mum and her grace it comes across, shes quite something. Im so proud of her. The International Red cross helped secure the release of the hostages. We have called repeatedly for access to those that remain detained, that remain as hostages, and we will continue to do so. Right now, our goal is to be glad that these people will be able to make it safe home safely to their families. Across gaza, theres widespread destruction, as israels military has continued to pound targets from the air. It says its preparing unrelenting attacks to dismantle hamas. But most of the more than 5,000 palestinians whove been killed are civilians. The United Nations says 20 lorries of aid entered via The Rafah Crossing Yesterday with food, water and medicine, but no desperately needed fuel to power hospitals and pump water. Its estimated that 1. 4 Million People are homeless, including the obuasi family who are originally from blackpool, speaking here at the rafah crossing. We had to run from our house in the middle of the night and many buildings near us have been bombed and that. One night we had to run to the hospital because we heard noise in the street and we thought the house across from us was going to get bombed. And now were just here today waiting for the rafah crossing to open. Inshaallah. The release of two more israeli hostages, the third and fourth in three days, gives just a glimmer of hope that International Mediators can achieve more. Yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. Our middle east correspondent Yolande Knelljoins us now from jerusalem. During a match about the circumstances of this release of hostaes . During a match about the circumstances of this release of hostaes . There during a match about the circumstances of this release of hostages . There could during a match about the circumstances of this release of hostages . There could be during a match about the circumstances of this release of hostages . There could be a during a match about the circumstances of this release of hostages . There could be a larger number of hostages released. We had heard about these two women in particular. The names were released days ago by hamas saying it was ready to set them free. Then there was no more advance on it. At that time the Israeli Prime Ministers OfficeAccused Hamas of mendacious acts to try to confuse people. The family is absolutely delighted to have these two women home. They have been undergoing medical checks at a hospital in tel aviv and they have had these emotional reunions with theirfamilies. Still, this is a bittersweet moment as we were hearing from the daughter of Yocheved Lifshitz. Many other people, they said about 80 people from the kibbutz they came from that they co founded, are still missing and unaccounted for. Many of them believed to have been held hostage also by hamas. Mil believed to have been held hostage also by hame believed to have been held hostage also by hamas also by hamas. All the while the Military Operation also by hamas. All the while the Military Operation continues. Also by hamas. All the while the i Military Operation continues. Israel saying they have no intention of stopping air strikes despite the release of some hostages. We saw that overnight release of some hostages. We saw that overnight with release of some hostages. We saw that overnight with more that overnight with more bombardment. There was a target the israeli say they hit, a hamas target in a refugee camp on the coast. Were also hearing about more air strikes in the south of the gaza strip where people were told to evacuate to. Palestinian media is saying more than 50 people are being killed and we have not had an official announcement on that. At the same time as that Strong Military rhetoric, it does appear some of the 12s internationalise are saying to it softly they need to have more time to have negotiations to perhaps three more of these hostages to allow more aid to go into the gaza strip. Another call between joe into the gaza strip. Another Call Betweenjoe Biden and the israeli Prime Minister overnight. In the day we are expecting Emmanuel Macron to arrive and be meeting israeli leaders and also going to ramallah to meet the palestinian president , who is a political rival of hamas. Thank you. We will be back you throughout the programme as we get further details. A new Severe Weather warning has come into place for parts of yorkshire and the East Midlands this morning, as heavy rain is expected to bring further disruption to those already affected by flooding following storm babet. Our reporter Charlotte Leeming is in retford in nottinghamshire. Charlotte, whats the situation there . Welcome sally, as you can imagine, it is pretty tense. It has just started raining here. There is that yellow Weather Warning in place until four oclock this afternoon. It is really community is still living in fear of flooding. At the weekend a Major Incident was declared, the worst flooding retford has seen in 50 years. They were two severe Flood Warnings in place, that means danger to life. 500 homes were evacuated, including on the street rows and rows of Terraced Houses which are now empty. Sandbags are still in place. I do not think they will be removed now because the Environment Agency says this community as well as some in derbyshire need to be vigilant. There still could be more flooding because river levels are high, their water is high, the rivers are swollen so there is fear there could be more flooding. You can imagine the mental and physical impact, the toll this is taking with people who want to crack on, seeing the damage and starting to clear up. They cannot because more flooding is on the way. They are feeling pretty miffed because they feel they are not being fully supported and do not know where to turn. There was a local Ledger Centre where people were going to for advice and support which is no longer open. They are in a bit on a waiting game to make sure the weather does not bring more flooding to it. Most of this street is empty. A couple of houses down the bottom did not get affected and they say they are hoping and praying fingers crossed there is no more rain and no more flooding here. Charlotte, thank you. A ban on so called no fault evictions in england will now be indefinitely delayed, the government has announced. Ministers have been promising to end the right of landlords to evict tenants for no reason since 2019, but the housing secretary michael gove now says reforms to the court system are needed first. Labour accused the government of kicking the proposals into the long grass, adding that reforms would take yea rs to complete. Hundreds of thousands of uk workers will see a 10 pay rise today, if their employer is signed up to the voluntary Real Living Wage pledge. More than 1a,000 firms will increase basic pay levels to £12 per hour, or £13. 15 in london. Plans to reduce the number of hotels which are used to house migrants will be outlined by the government today. The immigration minister Robert Jenrick will set out 50 hotels which will no longer be used by january with the aim of cutting 100 by march. Our chief Political CorrespondentHenry Zeffman has more on this. Henry, what more can you tell us . It has been one of the biggest issues for successive governments. The issue of the small boat crossings across the channel and how to deal with the Asylum Seekers and migrants once they arrive here in the uk. And the government is going to be announcing today that it now believes it can close at least 50 of the hotels where migrants are being housed. There are a couple of reasons why they can do that. The most important is the numbers are actually coming down. They are about 30 lower, the number of people who have crossed the channel, than they were at this point last year. That is quite some reduction in numerical terms. Borderforce had predicted in this year, in 2023, about 60,000 people had made the crossing. They revise that way down to 30,000 now. That is one reason these hotels can be returned to their usual purpose. The other reason some of the policy the government has pursued to bring down these crossings have actually been a qualified success. He returns deal with albania has dramatically reduced the number of albanian people trying to make the crossing and the millions of pounds uk government is paying france to patrol the beaches at that side has stopped some people making the journey. I am stopped some people making the journey. Iam here stopped some people making the journey. I am here in westminster making one political point, which is a lot of these hotels are in marginal constituencies. With a General Election coming up, that is quite important for government. Thank you. The education secretary, gillian keegan, has written to all schools in england to say that parents have the right to know exactly what their children are being taught in Sex Education lessons. It comes after one mother lost her campaign for teachers to share the materials being used in her daughters lessons. The government has also promised to consult parents as it conducts a review of the Rshe Curriculum thats relationships, sex and Health Education before the end of the year. The actor Amanda Abbington has pulled out of Strictly Come Dancing after missing saturdays show for medical reasons. In her last appearance, the Sherlock Star and her partner giovanni scored 31 for their foxtrot to everywhere by fleetwood mac. They were expected to return next weekend but strictly bosses have now confirmed that amanda has decided to withdraw permanently. They said they wished her all the best for the future. Lets take a look at some of todays front pages. The i reports on the release of two israeli hostages by hamas. It says the us is thought to have advised israel to delay its Ground Offensive to allow more time for negotiations surrounding other captives. The telegraph leads on claims that france and other eu states have set up what the paper calls a clash with britain and the us after calling for a ceasefire in gaza. It adds that the Prime Minister rishi sunak has said it would be difficult to push for a ceasefire while israel is still facing regular rocket attacks. The guardian says entire residential blocks across the gaza strip have been levelled, including in areas where people had been told to seek refuge. The image shows a young Woman Holding her child in the aftermath of an air strike. Elsewhere, the mirror leads with the destruction left in the wake of storm babet, as it reports some families, whose homes have been flooded have been left feeling abandoned. Why will no one help us . Is their headline. 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What we have today is rain moving across england and wales. Eventually it will become ensconced where we have the yellow warning now. Adding to the impact of the flooded areas that have already happened. To the north of that in scotland and northern ireland, we are looking at a mix of sunshine, bright spells and showers. This morning there is mist and fog around. As the rain moved north with the return to sunshine and showers. Some could be heavy and thundery. More rain sweeps in from the south west. It will be breezy in parts of the south east of england, the north sea and the north of scotland. These are the temperatures, ten to 16 north to south. This evening and overnight still rain in the north of england which will tend to fizzle. Some Heavy Rain Pushing in from the south west, Crossing Southern counties of england and wales. Some of this could be heavy and thundery. Some clear skies in the west. Dryer with mist and fog patches around as well. Temperatures seven to 12 as the overnight lows. It does remain unsettled for the rest of the week. And rain as well. I do not like it. See if you can fix it for us. Did you have a class pet . I think it was a hamster. Its about. Good. That is a miracle. I looked after it very well. School pupils have kept all sorts of animals over the years the class hamster, tortoise or even a nest of hatching chicks. Imagine the responsibility of but how about 1,000 live oysters . Children on the Isle Of Wight have been naming the creatures and painting them for Identification Purposes before helping to place them in the sea, where theyll be checking on their progress. Its all part of a project to restore native oysters to the area, as Linzi Kinghorn reports. If i pop this in the middle. Making their mark, these pupils want to make absolutely sure theyll be able to find these oysters again when they come back to check on them. 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