it comes as a group of 28 premature babies who were trapped by the fighting around al shifa hospital in gaza city arrived in egypt for medical treatment. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports. alive, against the odds — premature babies rescued from al shifa hospital. parents cluster around before they are transferred from gaza. this man seems to be identifying his son. nora hasjust been reunited with her twin girls. translation: | didn't know. anything about their condition. today, i saw them for the first time since the day they were born. thank god, i have been reassured that they are fine. then they are wrapped up for the journey across the border — faces of the war in gaza whose suffering caught the attention of the world. in egypt, specialists standing by with a waiting incubator. still desperately vulnerable, but now safe from harm... ..unlike about a million other children who remain trapped in gaza. in israel, families of those held in gaza are daring to hope there will be a deal to free at least some of them. this was the moment on october 7 when the hostage ordeal began. here, women being dragged away by hamas, barefoot and in terror. gil dickman�*s cousin was among them. so this is my cousin, carmel, 39 years old. she's an occupational therapist. she loves travelling, she loves music, she's a wonderful aunt. carmel gat is being held along with her sister—in—law, yarden, whose three—year—old keeps asking when she is coming home. hamas doesn't give us any signs of life. we don't even know whether yarden and carmel, my cousin and her sister—in—law, are alive or not. the same goes for about a0 israeli children being held hostage — among them, babies. the children are expected to be freed if there is a deal, along with some women. gil knows his loved ones may not get out now. some of them are going to come before the others. and i understand that some of them are going to come before carmel and yarden. i believe if they're there, they also understand it and they want the children to come back before them. for israelis, a deal may bring dozens of hostages home. for palestinians, a few days' respite from israeli bombings. orla guerin, bbc news, jerusalem. as we've been hearing, the us has indicated a deal could soon be agreed. i spoke to our north america correspondent, peter bowes, in los angeles. well, what we're hearing from president biden and the white house is optimism, but very guarded optimism, that a deal between hamas and israel could be "close", to use the word of president biden, who was responding to reporters at the white house during a ceremony to mark the thanksgiving holiday later this week in the united states — actually crossing his fingers, visibly crossing his fingers, as he was responding to the question of the release of the hostages and really very reluctant to go any further than that. and we're also hearing from the white house spokesman on national security, john kirby, reflecting what the president was saying, suggesting that the negotiations are at an end game stage. he said they're closer than they've ever been, but there is more work to be done and, really, i think reflecting that the sensitive nature of this, saying that those negotiations are continuing and are being watched by washington on an hour by hour basis. we know the united states has been in discussions with humanitarian groups that could well be involved in the release of any hostages. but again, there's scant detail as to which organisations or indeed where they are and what their specific role could be. but the overriding message is optimistic that, yes, a deal could be very close. it could indeed be within the next few hours or the next few days. the man who was the uk government's chief scientific adviser during the coronavirus pandemic has been revealing more details about what went on in downing street as covid took hold. sir patrick vallance told the covid inquiry that the then prime minister, borisjohnson, was clearly bamboozled by the science around covid. he says he was not consulted on the eat out to help out scheme — launched by the then chancellor rishi sunak — and it was very obvious that it would increase transmission of coronavirus. and he said key measures to stop the spread of covid — including lockdown — weren't, in his view, brought in soon enough. here's our political editor, chris mason. images from the pandemic. otherworldly moments we'll never forget. lives lost, liberties crushed — an unimaginable new normal — for a while at least. the evidence i shall give shall be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. thank you. in his diary in summer 2020, patrick vallance claimed the most senior figures in government, borisjohnson and rishi sunak, who wanted to open up the economy, were irritated by the scientific advice. ..he wrote. a few weeks later, he said... and the chancellor, rishi sunak, said... was there a feeling perhaps, particularly at that time, that perhaps you weren't being asked for your advice in good faith? i think there were definitely periods when it was clear that the unwelcome advice we were giving was, as expected, not loved. rishi sunak pretended to be a waiter to talk up his eat out to help 0ut scheme. a veg katsu curry? where katsu curries and plenty else besides were subsidised by the state to tempt us to go out again. eat out to help 0ut, we didn't know about until it was announced, and i think our advice would have been very clear on that. the advice would have been it would spread covid, but in his witness statement, mr sunak claims... there's a certain inconsistency between your statement, where you say you think that it would have been apparent to everyone that you opposed it, and mr sunak's statement, where he says you never objected to it. ministers, though, did have to have society's wider wellbeing and the economy in mind, too. but sir patrick claims in his diaries borisjohnson often struggled to understand the scientific advice. "late afternoon meeting with the pm on the schools. "pm clearly bamboozled," he wrote. a month later, he said, "watching the prime minister "get his head around stats is awful." i think there was a problem in scientific understanding amongst leaders in western democracies. sir patrick also said the former health secretary matt hancock had a habit of saying things that turned out not to be true and that dominic cummings, who worked for borisjohnson, claimed that rishi sunak thought it was ok to let people die, as ministers considered further lockdowns. mr sunak, mrjohnson and mr hancock will appear in the coming weeks. chris mason, bbc news. south korea's president yoon suk yeol and first lady kim keon hee have arrived in the uk for a state visit. they are the guests of king charles and queen camilla. it's only the second state visit of the king's reign. as our reporter nicky schiller explains, there will be a lot of pomp and ceremony on show over the next few days. unionjacks and south korean flags are already flying outside buckingham palace for the state visit of president yoon and the first lady kim keon hee. it's ten years since a similar visit to the united kingdom by a south korean president. now, ahead of the state visit, in new malden, which is home to one of the largest korean communities in europe, there was a kimchi festival at the weekend celebrating the traditional dish of fermented and salted veg. it is one of many events taking place to mark 140 years of friendship between the two countries. i think it's really exciting, especially as a british korean, to celebrate this unique relationship between the uk and korea. and i think especially the fact that the president is coming, this is a really important state visit that hasn't happened for, i think, a really long time, so i feel the british korean community are really excited about this event. so what's on the agenda for the state visit? well, tuesday is the main day of events. king charles and queen camilla will formally welcome the president and his wife during a ceremony at horse guards parade in london. the south korean leader will inspect a guard of honour. the president and the first lady will then take part in a carriage procession to buckingham palace. following a private lunch, the couple will lay a wreath at the korean war memorial to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. the day will continue with a visit to westminster abbey, including the grave of the unknown warrior. the president will then address members of both houses of parliament and other guests at the palace of westminster. in the evening, king charles and president yoon will both make speeches at the state banquet at buckingham palace on wednesday. on wednesday, a trip to number 10 downing street is on the cards. the president will have a bilateral meeting with prime minister rishi sunak. it's worth remembering that state visits aren'tjust ceremonial. they're diplomatic, too. they allow the government to further what they see as british national interests. it won't be an occasion for much formal business. that's not how it's done. he will meet both the prime minister and the leader of the opposition, but these will be courtesy calls. i think it would be highly unlikely that any very major policy issues would be discussed. and finally, one question — will president yoon sing? # a long, long time ago... # cheering this was his rendition of american pie, one of his favourite songs, during a white house dinner with president biden in april this year. could we perhaps see him sing a british classic during his visit? # that i could make those people dance # and maybe they'd be happy for a while... # cheering i've been speaking to patrick cronin, who is the asia—pacific security chair at the hudson institute, a washington—based think—tank. i asked him about the significance of the south korean president's visit. this is a new era. these are two natural strategic partners who have largely neglected each other, but the time is now. whether it's security or technology issues or whether it's dealing with human rights and values, dealing with the economy, these are two basically strong powers who are looking well beyond the region, so this is a very important partnership. are you expecting anything to come out of the trip, especially from a security perspective? well, i do, but not specifically. obviously, there isn't time to get into a lot of the details, but i think this is an indication that the door is open between seoul and london to do serious business. if you're talking about russia and what they're doing in ukraine, or russia, what they're doing with north korea, there's a major security interest there, including with korea now becoming a major arms seller in europe as well as in asia. i think on trade, when you think about the comprehensive progressive trans—pacific partnership, the main multilateral trade organisation that the uk is now a member of, rok wants tojoin, and after the american indo—pacific economic framework dropped its trade pillar, for the moment, this becomes a main place of action for trade. yeah, and you mentioned arms trade. what might this visit mean for the war in ukraine? well, south korea's not wanted to provide arms directly to ukraine, but the red line for president yoon was as long as russia didn't get arms directly from north korea. but now all evidence seems to suggest there's major arms flow from north korea to russia, not that russia desperately needs those munitions, but it gives them extra ammo to sustain a war. now, it means south korea could notjust sell arms to poland and lithuania, but maybe also consider providing more arms directly to ukraine. and briefly, patrick, south korea obviously is a big chips producer as well. what's in it for the uk with regards to chip manufacturing? well, everything from critical minerals to making sure you've got the critical semiconductor chips that are the most advanced. korea, uk, the netherlands, japan, other key like—minded countries need to be cooperating very closely. and this is part of this reimagination of globalisation. these are major allies with major technology, major economy, major security, equities, and now they're really determined to cooperate. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. four men have been found guilty of murdering a 28—year—old woman in liverpool. ashley dale was shot dead with a machine gun in her home in august last year, after a long—running feud between her boyfriend — the intended target — and a gang of drug dealers in the city. it was one of several high—profile shootings on merseyside last year. the uk prime minister has promised tax cuts to boost economic growth ahead of the chancellor's autumn statement on wednesday. rishi sunak said he was able to move on to the next phase of the government's economic plan after inflation fell to 4.6% last month. reports of a malfunction on a royal navy nuclear submarine as it was diving have been confirmed to the bbc. the depth gauge — which shows how deep the vessel is — failed on an unnamed vanguard—class submarine, which carries the uk's trident nuclear missiles. the incident happened more than a year ago, but a defence source declined to give further details. you're live with bbc news. most of the employees at the pioneering artificial intelligence company 0penai have threatened to resign over the sacking of their ceo. 743 out of 770 0penai workers said they wanted sam altman and co—founder greg brockman reinstated and the board to resign. the pair have already agreed to join microsoft to lead a new advanced artificial intelligence team. zoe kleinman has the story. the stakes are about as high as they get. not only in terms of cash — billions of dollars of it in investment — but also the future of the world itself and the way we all live, if you believe the extraordinary promises made about the power of artificial intelligence. 0penai, the creator of chatgpt, has now got through three ceos in almost as many days — sam altman, mira murati and emmett shear. the cards were reshuffled after sam altman, the friendly face of ai and co—founder of 0penai, got the boot. and now microsoft has thrown him a bone. hundreds of millions of people use this product every week. and, yeah, over the last weekend, thingsjust seem to have imploded. it was absolute chaos and it sort of showed that no company, no team is immune from the laws of corporate physics. it doesn't matter how powerful the organisation is, one bad decision can be enough to derail everything. it's been a wild weekend — and despite all this drama, we still don't know what spooked 0penai's board so much that they decided to suddenly fire a popular boss. they said sam altman hadn't been honest with them. was he working on a project they didn't agree with? had they discovered a secret new ai development? or was it something very human? was it all about making money? inside 0penai, many staff want their old boss back. today, the firm's chief scientist admitted he was wrong to support the firing of sam altman and signed a letter alongside other workers saying they may choose to resign. not many people turned up for work at its san francisco headquarters this morning. remember, this is a multi—billion dollar company with an ai tool used by thousands of millions of people. but ultimately, this is a very human story. 0penai is nothing without its people, is the message from staff. zoe kleinman, bbc news. a court in italy has sentenced more than 200 people to jail, in the biggest anti—mafia trial seen in decades. it targeted the country's most powerful criminal syndicate, the calabrian ndrangheta, which dominates europe's cocaine trade. more than 300 defendants, including mobsters and white—collar collaborators, had been on trial in a specially built bunker courthouse. the longest sentences, 30 years, were given to clan bosses. 0ur reporter sofia bettiza has more. this is the culmination of a huge trial, which lasted nearly three years against the italian mafia group known as ndrangheta. now, over more than 200 people have been convicted after an italian court heard thousands of hours of testimonies, including from former mafia members. and the fact that informants decided to testify was crucial here. it is very rare for anybody to come forward because the ndrangheta is based on family ties and connections. now, the witnesses shed new light on how the ndrangheta operates from using ambulances to transport drugs to hiding weapons in churches. and they also described the brutality of the ndrangheta. basically anybody who tried to oppose them was threatened and they would find dead puppies, goats or dolphin heads — dolphin heads — dumped on their doorstep. now, the ndrangheta is based in southern italy and is made up of approximately 150 italian families and their associates. but this goes far beyond italy. the ndrangheta is now operating in more than a0 countries and they have become one of the most powerful criminal networks in the world. they are involved in all sorts of criminal activities and they dominate the cocaine trade here in europe. and so these convictions are a significant victory for anti—mafia prosecutors in italy and in the rest of europe. the bbc�*s 100 women list for 2023 has been unveiled, celebrating inspiring and influential women around the world. among them are human rights lawyer amal clooney, hollywood star america ferrera, feminist icon gloria steinem and former us first lady michelle 0bama. and in recognition of the disproportionate impact that climate change is having on the lives of women and girls, this year's list is highlighting those leading the battle against the climate crisis. society doesn't encourage women to go out there and do daring and dangerous things. working with gorillas gives me a lot of hope. 0ur planet's environment and wildlife are at stake. for some of our nominees, it's all about preparing the next generation. we need all hands on deck to ensure that these little ones that are growing up become ocean guardians in their own right. besides climate pioneers, the bbc�*s 100 women list showcases inspiring and influential women who are defying societal norms. as the climate crisis continues to impact humans and our planet, we speak women who use their platforms to demand change. i don't know why it is so hard for people to understand that we actually don't have another planet to move to. we're taking a living planet and killing it. we are seeing the impact of climate change like never before. in coastal areas, the rising sea levels are devastating lives and destroying whole communities. the changes in the environment are hitting the world's poorest, putting women and girls at a higher risk of exploitation and inequality. some of the most high—profile humanitarians in the world have joined forces to tackle the practice of child marriage. women's rights, and general girls' rights, it's about unshackling half the population in every country. so if you want to make progress in human rights, you have to start with the rights of girls. this is an urgent issue. the health of women and girls on this planet measures the health of our planet. and we can do better, you know? this is an issue that can be solved tomorrow if all of the world leaders got together and made it a priority. it wouldn't take 300 years. it would happen in less than a generation. and you can find out more about these and other inspiring women on the bbc 100 women list, and the rest of the season, on the bbc news website. now for something different... scientists believe they have discovered why some people get a headache after drinking just a small glass of red wine. a team at the university of california says the compound that causes the headaches — an anti—oxidant — is increased the more sun the red grapes receive. it means expensive red wines which are exposed to more sunshine, are worse for headache—prone drinkers. that's all for now. do stay with bbc news. hello. the weather's fairly quiet at the moment — typical autumn weather, really. towards the end of the week, possibly a little dose of winter on the way. but let's concentrate on the here and now. so tuesday, a rather cloudy day across england and wales, but across scotland and northern ireland, i think some sunshine on the way. now, the satellite picture shows that we're sort of in between weather systems. we have got thicker cloud on the way. that will be in place across the country on wednesday. but before that happens, this area of high pressure nosing across the country, and that means that the morning will have been sunny across scotland and northern ireland and also quite chilly, whereas we've got the thicker cloud across the bulk of england and wales, with temperatures between 7 and 10 celsius. so later on in the morning, i think it stays fairly cloudy across east anglia, parts of the midlands and the south. some showers too. you can see that breeze off the north sea. but sunshine developing across many parts of northern england and wales. the opposite is true across scotland and northern ireland. after that crisp, sunny start, thicker cloud moving in and perhaps some spots of rain. and then take a look at wednesday — really thick cloud across the northern half of the uk, a stronger breeze and also some outbreaks of rain. but the temperatures will be a little bit higher. this is relatively mild atlantic air, so in some spots, up to about 1k degrees, for example, in belfast. and then thursday and into friday, we see some big changes going on in the air. this cold front is expected to sweep southwards across the uk, opening up the doors to stronger winds and colder air sweeping in from the northern climes, all the way from the norwegian sea. and, yes, that does mean that we'll see some wintry showers, particularly across the scottish hills. now, thursday isn't going to be too chilly. i think temperatures will quickly, later on in the day, drop in the north. but i think in the south, we're still talking about 13 or so. by friday, after the passage of that cold front, you can see a north—westerly or northerly wind, some wintry showers there across the scottish hills, but also a lot of crisp sunshine. and with that colder air, temperatures only around 4 degrees in the lowlands of scotland, maybe about 8 or 9 in the south. bye— bye. feeding frenzy in silicon valley — 0pen—ai staff say they'll walk if bosses aren't reinstated. plus, the young woman helping thousands around the world access menstruation products. hello and welcome to asia business report. we begin with the chaos at 0pen—ai. where there's a growing rift between employees and the company's upper management. nearly of the staff at the ai—firm are threatening to walk, if the company's former bosses aren't reinstated. meanwhile, other tech industry giants seem to be trying to take advantage of the growing discontent. cloud—based software firm, sales force, as well as microsoft, have both said they'd be willing to employ 0pen—ai's researchers. 0ur north america business correspondent — erin delmore has the latest from new york. what began as the firing of 0pen—ai ceo and co—founder sam altman on friday is now a standoff between hundreds of 0pen—ai employees and the company's board.