We start with some sad news from the last half hour and everton chairman Bill Kenwright has passed away, aged 78. Kenwright first became involved at everton in 1999 1989 as a major shareholder, before becoming the largest stakeholder in the club in 200a. Also a well known theatre producer within act on coronation street. Marco silver is dana follow him. Craving cartilage to the 2025 season. Silver has been in a row since 2021. Into a tenth place finish in the Premier League last season. Season. Just over two hours to go until a huge night at old trafford where Manchester United really need to kick start their Champions League campaign. They go into this evenings match against copenhagen bottom of their group after two defeats from two. Itll be an important night in particularfor united striker Rasmus Hojlund who begun his career at copenhagen and hes likely to come up against at least one of his younger twin brothers. Its a special game for him. He grew up there. You know he will be highly motivated. Thats for me, for the team and especially for him to send that in the right direction. We have to win every game. If you see the group, if you lose the first two games definitely have to win, yeah. It will also be a poignant night for united as they play at home for the First Time Since the Death Of Club Legend sir bobby charlton. The club have confirmed there will be a number of planned pre match tributes including a wreath being laid and a minutes silence before kick off. A big night too in seville as arsenal look to get back to winning ways in the tournament. Mikel artetas side lost to lens three weeks ago their only defeat of the season so far in all competitions. The win leaves lens top of the group ahead of arsenal and sevilla who kick off at 7. 45. Meanwhile, england crickets managing director rob key insists ben stokes is still committed to playing for the National Team despite turning down a long contract. Englands test captain has rejected a three year central contract, opting instead for a one year extension. Key says stokes is expected to negotiate a longer deal next year when a new cycle of broadcast rights starts. 0n the field of play, theres been a moment of history at the Cricket World Cup with south africa cruising to a fourth win in five matches. Batting first, Quinton De Kock hit 174 off 140 balls the highest score of the tournament as his side set bangladesh 383 to win. And bangladeshs run chase is not going well. Theyre currently 233 9 and surely heading towards a fourth defeat of the tournament. World rugby has announced a new competition starting in 2026 as part of a significant overhaul of the Mens International calendar with its chairman saying the sport is entering an � exciting new era. As rugby prepares for its World Cup Final between south africa and new zealand on saturday, the Governing Body has announced a series of changes. They include its version of the Nations League concept adopted by football involving a top division of 12 teams which will attempt to synchronise matches that have been played in the Northern Hemishpere Autumn and summer. World rugby have also decided to expand the next world cup from 20 to 24 teams. More on that and everything on the bbc sport website. As we have been reporting through out the day two more hostages have been released by hamas handed over at the rafah border crossing. 85 year old Yoheved Lifschitz says she was taken from her home in southern israel, beaten up and transported by motorbike into gaza. She says she went through a hell she could never have imagined. Abducted into what she described as a spiders web of underground tunnels. For more analysis on how this plays into the Current Situation in the middle east im joined by Hostage Expert and ceo of clarity factory rachel briggs. Welcome. You told our producer this is the most complicated Hostage Situation youve seen in 25 years. Just expand on that a little more. Absolutely. So many different layers of complexity to this case. Firstly, at the mass two has a cage, 200 plus hostages for the not unprecedented but very rare to be able to take that many people and hold them successfully over a prolonged period of time without being bound and discovered. A mass hostage taken. It involves many different nationalities. They are not completely unprecedented but fairly unusual. Those two things for them is also seeing the hostages taken into a war zone. Usually Hostage Taking takes place in those grey areas between chaos and calm. You need enough chaos to be able to take people and hold them undetected but enough calm that you can keep them there and remain undetected. What weve got is hostages sitting in the middle of a war zone is used describe. Finally, this is all happening in an intense period. Emotions are at absolute Boiling Point on every side. Its notjust two sides around the negotiation table, youve got regional powers involved and interested in implicated in whats going on in this wider conflict. Youve also got everybody from the us president to our own minister and the french president and so on, a range of powerful World Leaders also have an active interest in this case. Normally Hostage Cases are about the hostages for that was happening here is its the hostages within a broader context. I absolutely dont remember a case this complicated as this in the 25 plus years ive been working in and around Hostage Cases. You have a further complication to what you already said, which is hamas holds many of these hostages but its not that other groups also are holding the hostages. You have that element as well added to everything you outline. When haas edges are taking they are taken as ponds for the when hostages are taken. What do you make of those releases . Is it your view that in a sense they are trying to delay any kind of Ground Incursion . That is certainly part of the calculation. That is their only intention here thanit that is their only intention here than it is been successful. Certainly releasing the two hostages on friday and another to last night it puts pressure on israel to hold back and im sure there will be the allies, families and others who are saying, hold on, weve got some hope here that we can get others out. If thatis here that we can get others out. If that is the intention that it is certainly proving effective. What certainly proving effective. What did ou certainly proving effective. What did you make certainly proving effective. What did you make of certainly proving effective. What did you make of that certainly proving effective. What did you make of that moment where one of the hostages turns to her captor last night, moments before the actual release and talks about peace . The actual release and talks about eace . ~. ,. ,. , the actual release and talks about eace . ~. ,. , peace . What an amazing human being. As i understand peace . What an amazing human being. As i understand it peace . What an amazing human being. As i understand it she peace . What an amazing human being. As i understand it she is peace . What an amazing human being. As i understand it she is a as i understand it she is a lifelong peace activist. I expected entirely keeping with our character. In the quarter century of them working on Hostage Cases, they show you both the worst in humanity, ie the hostage taker, over and over they show the best of humanity. Hostages fight in the grace and the dignity that she found to rise above her own situation to offer in all of branch to the person and the people who have been holding her against her well, its extraordinary. I imagine theres also some kind of practical calculation on her part. As i understand it they still hold her husband. She will have in the back of her mind the 200 odd people like her husband remained behind. Any hostage ive ever spoken to who has been freed while others remain in captivity they always have that in the back of their minds. What an extraordinary human being. It was quite a sight. Extraordinary human being. It was quite a sight quite a sight. Rachel briggs, we have to leave quite a sight. Rachel briggs, we have to leave it quite a sight. Rachel briggs, we have to leave it there. Quite a sight. Rachel briggs, we have to leave it there. Thank i quite a sight. Rachel briggs, we l have to leave it there. Thank you. The uk regulators have announced that they will scrap the cap on Bankers Bonuses from the end of this month. The Financial Conduct Authority said the ban, introduced in 2014, had led to the Unintended Consequence of basic pay being increased, which then couldnt be reduced for poor performance. Live now to belfast and speak to paul novak, the general secretary of the tuc. Welcome to the program. Your headline reaction to this news . I think its appalling news and i think its appalling news and i think its appalling news and i think it shows how out of touch this government is that they have gone ahead with this decision to remove the cap on Bankers Bonuses, precisely on the same day they found out that a million children in this country were living in destitution put up their families could heat their homes, couldnt afford to feed them or clothe them. And the governments priorities seemingly is that those working in the City Of London working for the its appalling and i think the British Public will agree with me. fix, public will agree with me. A treasury spokesman had said the decision or renumeration as the independent statutory regulator that you heard me read out one of the reasons, they are saying if you dont have bonuses you end up with those costs becoming basic salary how do you respond to that explanation . I how do you respond to that explanation . How do you respond to that exlanation . ~ � , , , explanation . I think its completely disingenuous explanation . I think its completely disingenuous. This explanation . I think its completely disingenuous. This consultation explanation . I think its completelyl disingenuous. This consultation took place because liz truss commissioned the consultation. The government couldve ended consultation if it wanted to. Britains bankers dont need any help boosting bonuses, they have record bonuses over the last couple of years. And yet this decision will see those bonuses rise even further at a time when millions of families in this country are facing a cost of living crisis. Weve got seven times more millionaires working in the Banking Industry in the City Of London and theyve gotten the whole of germany. Something doesnt sit right. I think its an appalling decision. If you went and did a poll on the average man and woman and asked them they would agree with you. In man and woman and asked them they would agree with you. Would agree with you. In terms of the reasons would agree with you. In terms of the reasons being would agree with you. In terms of the reasons being put would agree with you. In terms of the reasons being put forward, i would agree with you. In terms of the reasons being put forward, it| would agree with you. In terms of. The reasons being put forward, it is that if you give someone a bonus thanif that if you give someone a bonus than if there is poor performance you dont necessarily have to reward them. What has ended up now is because it put into basic pay they get it anyway, good performance or bad performance. Bad performance. Youve got to remember. Bad performance. Youve got to remember, why bad performance. Youve got to remember, why this bad performance. Youve got to remember, why this was bad performance. Youve got to remember, why this was put i bad performance. Youve got to remember, why this was put in | bad performance. Youve got to remember, why this was put in place in the first place, it was put in place in the aftermath of the financial crash where it was the Bonus Culture that encourage risk taking in the City Of London. Encouraged bankers to game the system to boost bonuses as much as possible. Im afraid the fca, the bank of england, the government havent learned those lessons. We will see more of that risk taking behavior. At the end of the day i think ordinary working people have every right to ask a question, when is the government can and do something to boost our wages, to produce our cost was met at the moment is the same old broken Trickle Down Economics that is failed this country for the past decade in this government seems committed to. Irate decade in this government seems committed to decade in this government seems committed to. We have to leave it there. Committed to. We have to leave it there thank committed to. We have to leave it there. Thank you. A bbc investigation has found authorities failed to act on warnings from coroners about a website that promotes suicide. At least 50 people in the uk have taken their own lives after visiting the pro Suicide Forum. But as Angus Crawford reports the site remains active. You may find parts of his report upsetting. The sad, the lost and the lonely. At least 50 people in the uk weve identified who ended their lives afterjoining a pro Suicide Forum. One was immy nunn. Yeah, ifeel terrible. A Deaf Mental Health campaigner, immy had millions of views on tiktok, but she was finding life increasingly hard. Immy bought poison and in january ended her life. Itsjust heartbreaking to know that she had resolved to go in on a site like this. But weve discovered the authorities have known about the site for years. Weve seen multiple reports to the government from coroners warning the forum gives detailed instructions on how to end human life. And is breaking the criminal law. I think, why is nothing being done . Why . When will something be done about it . How many lives have got to be lost . Former home secretary sajid javid. His own brother died by suicide. Surely this can be stopped. Just consider what the intent is, how dangerous it is. I mean, it must be countless lives that the site has already cost globally, notjust here in the uk. So it would require action. Catherine and melanie know that only too well. The government are failing people. Police are failing. Theyve been campaigning to shut the forum down for years. Catherines son joe ended his life in 2020. And this is the man they hold responsible, an american, lamarcus small, one of the forums founders. Thats lamarcus, isnt it . What id love to do to that smile on that face. We managed to track down Lamarcus Small To Huntsville in alabama. One of the reasons the site is still up is because the Authorities Say they dont know who is behind it. But we know that lamarcus helped set it up and he lives just there. We wait into the night and for two more full days. Hi, lamarcus. Im angus from the bbc. I want to talk to you about the Suicide Forum you set up. You know hundreds of people have died after going on that . Children are even going on that. Have you got anything to say to the relatives of the dead . The government says the new 0nline safety bill should tackle these kinds of sites, but the forum has already said it wont comply, and for now it remains up, preying on the vulnerable. Angus crawford, bbc news, huntsville, alabama. And uk viewers who have been affected by any of the issues in this report, can visit the bbc action line, which has details of organisations that can help, including urgent support. The address is on screen now, or you can call 0800 066 066 for free to hear recorded information. In all fifty hotels will be closed to Asylum Seekers by january. About 400 hotels were being used to house Record Numbers of Asylum Seekers. The announcement was made in the House Of Commons by the immigration minister, robertjenrick, who said the practice of using hotels must stop. At us as a Prime Minister, home secretary and i assumed office one year ago we have made it clear that this was completely unacceptable and must end as practical. These hotels should be assets for their local communities, serving businesses and tourers, hosting the life events that we treasure like weddings and birthdays, not housing Illegal Migrants and unsustainable cost to the taxpayer. Live to westminster and our political correspondent, nick eardley. Did they give details to the practicality of how this is going to work . I practicality of how this is going to work . ~ ,. , work . I think it is a limited success for work . I think it is a limited success for the work . I think it is a limited i success for the government, actually. The issue of hotels being used two house Asylum Seekers and migrants has been warned that ministers have failed to get on top of for some time. The bill was going up of for some time. The bill was going up and out, its about £8 million a day. We know that the Prime Minister said it was unacceptable, it needs to come down. The fact that 50 of these hotels are being closed does seem to be as i say, a bit of a limited success for the government. What we know is going to start right away, some of these hotels have been told already that their contracts will be renewed when they expire. The expectation is that 50 hotels which are currently being used to house migrants wont be by the end of january. House migrants wont be by the end ofjanuary. Its 50 out house migrants wont be by the end of january. Its 50 out of a hundred, it is a small number by chatting to people in government they seem confident that they can bring it down even further within the next six months, perhaps down by 100 or so. In part this is because the number of crossings over the channel, Small Boat Crossings has dropped a bit from last year. We shouldnt get carried away and suggest that rishi sunak is anywhere near his pledge of stopping the small boats, there are Tens Of Thousands of people crossing the channel. There is still a significant backlog. Given that the government has often come up against what felt like insurmountable challenges when it comes to this issue, this does feel like one were bringing down the hotel bill is going to work a bit. If} bringing down the hotel bill is going to work a bit. Bringing down the hotel bill is going to work a bit. 50 out of 400, are we getting going to work a bit. 50 out of 400, are we getting any going to work a bit. 50 out of 400, are we getting any indication going to work a bit. 50 out of 400, are we getting any indication of are we getting any indication of where in the country those 50 hotels are . , �. , , are . There isnt a eight list but it was pretty are . There isnt a eight list but it was pretty clear are . There isnt a eight list but it was pretty clear in are . There isnt a eight list but it was pretty clear in the are . There isnt a eight list but it| was pretty clear in the comments that a lot of mps whod been lobbying for this i got there way, particularly a number of conservative mps. The big question a lot of people will be wondering if politically are these news where theres going to be a big battle for theres going to be a Big Battle For The General election . I think the honest answer is, yes, some of these will close in areas where there were is going to be a battle between the Conservative Party and another party at the general election. And so, one area we know this is happening where there is likely to be a pretty intense battle for votes. Stokes. There is politics in this, absolutely. The government had has pledged to bring down that bill, it needs to find ways of doing so, its trying to find alternative accommodation, thats going at a snails pace. It needs to prove to close some of these hotels and quickly. Close some of these hotels and cuickl. ~ close some of these hotels and cuickl. , ~ , close some of these hotels and cuickl. , ~ i. , close some of these hotels and cuickl. , ~ , quickly. Thank you. Seven people have died in quickly. Thank you. Seven people have died in a quickly. Thank you. Seven people have died in a 100 quickly. Thank you. Seven people have died in a 100 and quickly. Thank you. Seven people have died in a 100 and 80 quickly. Thank you. Seven people have died in a 100 and 80 but. Quickly. Thank you. Seven people i have died in a 100 and 80 but super foggy new orleans. Thick fog and smoke from multiple marsh buyers reduce visibility for drivers during rush hour. The accident took place on a bridge, dozens of cars caught fire in the crash. Police say 25 people were injured in total. 0ne injured in total. One more story to squeeze in before i go. One more story to squeeze in before i go. If youre a Britney Spears fan then you can finally get your hands on her autobiography. Called the woman in me, excerpts from the book have been widely circulated ahead of the launch, detailing her views on her career, her relationship with her famous Exjustin Timberlake and of course the years she spent living under a conservatorship. Here in london the book was unveiled to fans at an event at a drag club. Heres the reaction from some of her fans. Its incredible to finally have britneys truth, in her own words, in my hands. This has been a long time coming. The last few years, we havent really known whats going on with her. We have only had one side of the story, a very placid view. This is the truth and i am so happy to have it in my hands. Its like britney being able to tell her own story, nobody speaking for her. Her speaking for herself. Im excited because i want to know whats been going on with her for the last few years. Hopefully this will let us know. Earlier we heard from jennifer 0tter bickerdike. Shes written a book about Britney Spears being britney pieces of a modern icon. Shes also a music historian. She told us what bits she found most interesting from what shes read so far. I think the things most important about this book so far is that we really looked at the stuff on the conservatorship. Two years since britney came out of the conservatorship and that may be fading in a lot of peoples memories but the fact that one of the most famous, most visible woman in the world arguably was made really invisible and silenced, i think is the most take away from this book. In that way i think it can be in historical items in a lot of ways. At this moment when we have need to and really empowered as women that she was made to be silent in such a way. To me that is more important than all of the titillating things about the celebrity the book goes into. � , w , about the celebrity the book goes into. 3 w ,. , into. Lets quickly return to the situation in into. Lets quickly return to the situation in the into. Lets quickly return to the situation in the middle into. Lets quickly return to the situation in the middle east. I into. Lets quickly return to the l situation in the middle east. The latest from the un in a moment. I want to show you pictures from the vigil taking place in london, held to mourn the children killed in gaza. Have a look at these pictures, but about 60 people joined the vigil which was organised by the charity medical aid for palestinians. Each person had the name of a palestinian child killed in the conflict written on the palm of their hand, something the charity says children in gaza has started to do as a means of identifying their bodies, should they be killed. Some of the pictures from that visual in london a little earlier. Vigil. Through the course of our programme and over the last three hours weve been watching those events at the un security council. Live pictures, still going on, china is representative currently speaking we heard from the Secretary General right at the start of the session talking about the situation deteriorating by the hour on the ground and again calling for an immediate cease fire. We also heard the us Secretary Of State talking and addressing that gathering in new york. I want to show you pictures from the region, some of the latest pictures because the diplomacy on the ground continues for seen Emmanuel Macron in ramallah today, weve seen him earlier meeting with israels Prime Minister. He has shuffled through the region and Emmanuel Macron meeting there and saying of course that israel has the right to defend itself. Some interesting comments about the fight against hamas that paul adams had picked up on. Those just some of the latest pictures in the latest lines here on bbc news of that our main story. That is it from todays program. Thank you for watching. I will see you next time. Hello there. Well, the week ahead looks fairly unsettled, with low Pressure Systems bringing outbreaks of unwelcome rain, Weather Fronts, and that wet weather persistent at times. Turning windy by the end of the week, as well. Earlier today, weve had outbreaks of rain working their way northwards through parts of the midlands, in towards the north of england. We do have a met Office Yellow warning for heavy rain through parts of the east midlands, in towards yorkshire and the humber. Whilst in itself that wet weather not particularly heavy, its falling on already saturated ground, so the potential for some further issues with flooding as a result. South of that band, drier with some sunshine through wales, in towards the South Midlands and the south east. Wet weather pushing in towards the south west later on. Sunshine and showers for Northern Ireland and parts of scotland. Brightest in the west through the highlands and islands. As we head into this evening, the wet weather across parts of the midlands clears and then Heavy Rain Pushing in towards parts of the south of wales, in towards devon and cornwall and tracking east through dorset, hampshire, the isle of wight, in towards sussex and kent. A further met Office Yellow warning in force because of that. Elsewhere, dry with clearest conditions in the west. Chilly in glasgow at three degrees. Perhaps a bit of mist and fog around as well under clear skies. Looking ahead to midweek, this is wednesday, you can see that area of low pressure pulling away, taking the overnight rain with it. Then, for many, its a quieter day on wednesday. Its a dry day for many, certainly through parts of wales, the midlands, in towards western scotland, Northern Ireland, as well. Drying up in the south. Cloudier skies across scotland compared with elsewhere, with some light and patchy outbreaks of rain in the east. Temperature wise, around about ten to 14 Celsius North to south. Then looking ahead towards thursday, that broad area of low pressure i showed you right at the start is still with us. Further Weather Fronts bringing yet more unwelcome rain. That wet weather persistent in nature at times, particularly in areas where we dont want it, so late on thursday into friday becoming concentrated across parts of the east of scotland. Elsewhere, showery outbreaks of rain almost anywhere, really. Temperatures around about nine to 15 Celsius North to south. Certainly, a very unsettled picture through the course of the week. Temperature wise, well, around about ten to 15 Celsius North to south, but certainly rain at times. Thats the forecast for now. Tonight at six. I went through hell the words of an 85 year old israeli woman released by hamas after two weeks in captivity. The moment Yocheved Lifschitz was handed over to aid workers her daughter later described the terrifying moment of her abduction. My mum is saying that she was taken on the back of a motorbike with her body, with her legs on one side and her head on another side. More than 700 people are killed in gaza by israeli bombing in the last day, according to hamas officials. We report on what ordinary people there are having to endure. Behind this door, doctors are fighting to save the life of a woman. She was badly injured this morning while she was pregnant in an air strike in a neighbourhood in khan younis. Also on the programme. The cap on Bankers Bonuses designed to stop excessive risk taking is being scrapped at the end of next week a Rescue Operation is under way after this british Cargo Ship Hit Another and sunk off the north sea coast in germany one persons died, four are missing. Ill have a good book one day a good mysterious book. One of the most talked about memoirs in the world Britney Spears in her own words weve got a copy and will bring you some of the main revelations. And at 6 30pm. Later, we will have sportsday on the bbc news channel. We will review the latest action and the key interviews and the days
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