joy in india as 41 construction workers are freed from the tunnel they've been trapped in for more than a fortnight. and fragments from a 4.5 billion year old asteroid now in the uk for analysis — they could hold clues about the origins of life on earth. on newsnight at 1030, michael gold in the covid—19 inquiry for the appearance of borisjohnson. is the inquiry becoming a stage for a score settling? good evening. 12 more hostages have been released from gaza tonight — bringing the total number now freed to more than 80. it comes on the fifth day of the extended truce between israel and hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. this evening a red cross convoy brought out the latest hostages — ten israelis and two foreign nationals all now safely back on israeli soil — in return, israel has freed another 30 palestinian prisoners. well, among the israeli hostages released in the last few hours is ada sagi — our special correspondent lucy manning has been following her british—israeli son's struggle to bring her home. ada sagi is now free and herfamily can now breathe a sigh of relief. we followed her son might painful seven weeks and we filmed him in israel just before his mother �*s release. you sister buying clothes and treats for ada in this morning they got the call with the good news, she was on the list to be freed. we call with the good news, she was on the list to be freed.— the list to be freed. we were shakin: the list to be freed. we were shaking with _ the list to be freed. we were shaking with excitement, - the list to be freed. we were shaking with excitement, it i the list to be freed. we were i shaking with excitement, it was the list to be freed. we were - shaking with excitement, it was hard to contain so much focus of the last 53 days was all about this moment. an hour ago after his mother was released, we spoke to noam from the hospital where his mother is. it is hospitalwhere his mother is. it is such a huge _ hospital where his mother is. it 3 such a huge relief, we hospital where his mother is. it 1 such a huge relief, we just finished such a huge relief, wejust finished a video call with her, she is sharp and funny, witty commit she is her old self. ,, , ., and funny, witty commit she is her old self-_ she - and funny, witty commit she is her. old self._ she looks old self. she is doing 0k? she looks aood. i'm old self. she is doing 0k? she looks good- i'm very. _ old self. she is doing 0k? she looks good- i'm very. very _ old self. she is doing 0k? she looks good. i'm very, very happy. - old self. she is doing ok? she looks good. i'm very, very happy. of- good. i'm very, very happy- of course, there's she good. i'm very, very happy. of course, there's she doesn't know, she doesn't know that she doesn't have a home to go back to and that so many of her friends were murdered. so many of her friends were murdered-— so many of her friends were murdered. ~ . , ., ., , ., murdered. what will you do when you see her? i just _ murdered. what will you do when you see her? i just want _ murdered. what will you do when you see her? i just want to _ murdered. what will you do when you see her? ijust want to hug _ murdered. what will you do when you see her? ijust want to hug her- murdered. what will you do when you see her? ijust want to hug her and i see her? i 'ust want to hug her and her to see her? ijust want to hug her and her to know — see her? ijust want to hug her and her to know how _ see her? ijust want to hug her and her to know how hard _ see her? ijust want to hug her and her to know how hard we _ see her? ijust want to hug her and her to know how hard we fought. see her? ijust want to hug her and her to know how hard we fought to | her to know how hard we fought to get to this day, that she will know for ever how loved she is. we first met noam — for ever how loved she is. we first met noam sagi — for ever how loved she is. we first met noam sagi in _ for ever how loved she is. we first met noam sagi in his _ for ever how loved she is. we first met noam sagi in his home - for ever how loved she is. we first met noam sagi in his home in - for ever how loved she is. we first l met noam sagi in his home in north london two days after his mother was kidnapped. this london two days after his mother was kidna ed. , , , london two days after his mother was kidnaued. , , , v kidnapped. this is my mum's neighbours — kidnapped. this is my mum's neighbours house, _ kidnapped. this is my mum's neighbours house, where - kidnapped. this is my mum'sl neighbours house, where they kidnapped. this is my mum's - neighbours house, where they come in, they take the windows. hour neighbours house, where they come in, they take the windows.— in, they take the windows. how do ou think in, they take the windows. how do you think your— in, they take the windows. how do you think your mum _ in, they take the windows. how do you think your mum will _ in, they take the windows. how do you think your mum will be - in, they take the windows. how do you think your mum will be coping | you think your mum will be coping with the situation? she you think your mum will be coping with the situation?— with the situation? she will find a wa to with the situation? she will find a way to calm _ with the situation? she will find a way to calm herself _ with the situation? she will find a way to calm herself down - with the situation? she will find a way to calm herself down and - with the situation? she will find a way to calm herself down and to l way to calm herself down and to think positively. she will imagine her grandchildren. bring them home. he has campaigned since that day at rallies, meeting mps, diplomats, holding press conferences, and he said he was talking to the lamp post because his mother's face was on so many, and now ada sagi, the ancestor of holocaust survivors, has returned and noam wrote has his mother back. gaza has again been largely quiet today — a welcome respite for its beleaguered people — and there are hopes the current truce, which has already been extended to a fifth day, could be prolonged even further. the palestinian prisoners released tonight from prison in the west bank and jerusalem join the 150 others already freed as part of this truce. in gaza, about 160 hostages are still being held — and it's 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 protect them as hamas closed in. theirfather, yarden. surrounded and bleeding. all four now hostages. israel says hamas has passed them on to another palestinian militant group. their relatives are tormented by worry and by waiting. how difficult have the last few days been when each day has come and gone and each list has come and gone and they have not come home? it's dreadful. it's the worst scenario. having to wait for that list every night. seeing all those beautiful moments of reunion and hoping that ours will be the next day, and it's not. relatives and supporters are gathered here once again. they want to keep the pressure on the government. for all those released in recent days, many more remain trapped in gaza. their families are hoping against hope that the deal between israel and hamas will be extended once again. that deal has freed almost 200 palestinian prisoners from israeli jails. here the latest group to be released, arriving to jubilation jails. here the latest group to be released, arriving tojubilation in the west bank tonight. it is mostly women and teenage boys who have been let out. in gaza, while the ceasefire holds, a chance to survey the wreckage. the un says there is hunger, destruction and — especially for women and children — the risk of famine. "we see our homes getting destroyed and our dreams getting destroyed , " says maryam. "they gave us a four—day truce, what good is that?" back in israel, balloons are released for kfir and ariel, in the hope that they will soon see the sky again. tonight there are hopes that the ceasefire could be extended even further. britain and greece are embroiled in an escalating diplomatic row tonight, after rishi sunak cancelled a meeting with the greek prime minister. the dispute is over these — the parthenon sculptures — also known as the elgin marbles, and once part of the acropolis in ancient athens. 200 years ago, lord elgin brought them to britain but greece wants them back. here's our political editor chris mason. made almost 500 years before the birth of christ, they've been here in the uk since the 19th century. pretty much ever since, greece has wanted them back. on the right the greek prime minister kyriakos mitsotakis beating the labour leader keir starmer, but then stood up by rishi sunak, prompting a domestic and international rail —— meeting. the greek government is baffled by what is happening and the argument is making plenty of noise increase. translation:— making plenty of noise increase. j translation:_ here making plenty of noise increase. i translation:_ here at translation: frustration. here at the british museum _ translation: frustration. here at the british museum in _ translation: frustration. here at the british museum in london, - translation: frustration. here at. the british museum in london, where the british museum in london, where the marbles are, they are considering lending them to athens and downing street claimed the greek prime minister making the case for this publicly at the weekend and rishi sunak to cancel his meeting with him but on display also, skip falls of domestic politics. this is a row about heritage and about culture, what is a british and is displayed in the uk, what isn't and shouldn't be, but primarily this is a row about politics, because the conservatives and labour have a different instinct on this. the government _ different instinct on this. the government set _ different instinct on this. the government set out - different instinct on this. tue: government set out its different instinct on this. tte: government set out its position about the elgin marbles clearly which is that they should stay as part of the permanent collection of the british museum. we part of the permanent collection of the british museum.— the british museum. we want to concentrate _ the british museum. we want to concentrate on _ the british museum. we want to concentrate on what _ the british museum. we want to concentrate on what matters - the british museum. we want to | concentrate on what matters and the british museum. we want to - concentrate on what matters and on this issue _ concentrate on what matters and on this issue i— concentrate on what matters and on this issue i trust that the british museum — this issue i trust that the british museum and the greek authorities will continue to negotiate and come to a good _ will continue to negotiate and come to a good agreement and that is what i to a good agreement and that is what i hack_ to a good agreement and that is what i back them _ to a good agreement and that is what i back them today. in to a good agreement and that is what i back them today.— i back them today. in other words, labour would _ i back them today. in other words, labour would not _ i back them today. in other words, labour would not stand _ i back them today. in other words, labour would not stand in - i back them today. in other words, labour would not stand in the - i back them today. in other words, labour would not stand in the way| i back them today. in other words, l labour would not stand in the way of the british museum if it does a deal to lend an end of the sculptures to athens. tia to lend an end of the sculptures to athens. ., . . . , . . , athens. no argument against that any more. onl athens. no argument against that any more- only that _ athens. no argument against that any more. only that the _ athens. no argument against that any more. only that the british _ athens. no argument against that any more. only that the british museum l more. only that the british museum might not have any other interesting stuff to show us.— stuff to show us. others here criticise rishi _ stuff to show us. others here criticise rishi sunak. - stuff to show us. others here criticise rishi sunak. it - stuff to show us. others here criticise rishi sunak. it is - stuff to show us. others here. criticise rishi sunak. it is quite unprofessional _ criticise rishi sunak. it is quite unprofessional and _ criticise rishi sunak. it is quite unprofessional and you - criticise rishi sunak. it is quite unprofessional and you would l criticise rishi sunak. it is quite i unprofessional and you would not expect— unprofessional and you would not expect that from a prime minister. as for— expect that from a prime minister. as for visitors leaving the british museum today, what is your hunch? t museum today, what is your hunch? i think maybe they do belong back there. i think maybe they do belong back there. ., , . , there. i would prefer the artefacts sta here there. i would prefer the artefacts stay here rather— there. i would prefer the artefacts stay here rather than _ there. i would prefer the artefacts stay here rather than go _ there. i would prefer the artefacts stay here rather than go back - there. i would prefer the artefacts stay here rather than go back to i stay here rather than go back to their— stay here rather than go back to their home country.— stay here rather than go back to their home country. maybe they should share _ their home country. maybe they should share them, _ their home country. maybe they should share them, that - their home country. maybe they should share them, that would l their home country. maybe they i should share them, that would be their home country. maybe they - should share them, that would be the fairest _ should share them, that would be the fairest. the— should share them, that would be the fairest. , ~ should share them, that would be the fairest. r' , should share them, that would be the fairest-_ when _ fairest. the risk is... when somebody _ fairest. the risk is... when somebody has _ fairest. the risk is... when somebody has got - fairest. the risk is... when somebody has got them, l fairest. the risk is... when i somebody has got them, they fairest. the risk is... when - somebody has got them, they will fairest. the risk is... when _ somebody has got them, they will not -ive somebody has got them, they will not give them _ somebody has got them, they will not give them back, — somebody has got them, they will not give them back, exactly. _ chris mason, bbc news, at the british museum. we'll speak to chris in a moment but first our europe correspondent nick beake in athens tonight. what do people in greece make of the way this long running row has been reignited? if rishi sunak thought that by cancelling coffee and cake in downing street would cause nothing more than a diplomatic storm in a teacup, that is not how it is being perceived in athens, and one cabinet minister has told me that he was offended by the prime minister's actions and that all greeks were offended, every greek, and is only the people we have spoken to in the city share the same opinion, that the marbles should be coming home to these very place as soon as possible, but to the acropolis but to the museum that has been open for 14 to the museum that has been open for 1h years now in anticipation of the 1a years now in anticipation of the marbles coming home. standing here tonightjust across from marbles coming home. standing here tonight just across from what is marbles coming home. standing here tonightjust across from what is the cradle of modern democracy, what are we to make of this row between two european leaders? kyriakos mitsotakis, the prime minister of greece has vowed to bring the marbles back during his second term in power and he won a thumping victoryjust a few months ago. there are plenty of people in greece tonight who believe it is rishi sunak�*s own position and his polling at the moment that is playing a leading role, albeit behind—the—scenes, in this modern day political drama that is playing out today. day political drama that is playing out toda . ., ~ back now to our poliitical editor chris mason. chris, why is rishi sunak making a stand on this? there has been the niceties and diplomacy is or the lack of them and then the _ diplomacy is or the lack of them and then the heritage of this row between the uk and greece which goes back the _ between the uk and greece which goes back the best part of 200 years and then verv— back the best part of 200 years and then very much the politics of here and the _ then very much the politics of here and the politics of now. and there is plenty — and the politics of now. and there is plenty of — and the politics of now. and there is plenty of all of that. why is rishi — is plenty of all of that. why is rishi sunak deciding to do this? to sharpen— rishi sunak deciding to do this? to sharpen and point to a distinction between — sharpen and point to a distinction between his instinct and that of the labour— between his instinct and that of the labour party? his critics here including _ labour party? his critics here including senior figures in the conservatives, they think the way he has done _ conservatives, they think the way he has done that today has been pretty crude _ has done that today has been pretty crude but _ has done that today has been pretty crude. but in so doing, it has been noticed _ crude. but in so doing, it has been noticed and — crude. but in so doing, it has been noticed and it is worth pointing out that today— noticed and it is worth pointing out that today at the nato defence alliance, — that today at the nato defence alliance, the foreign secretaries of the countries have been interacting normally, _ the countries have been interacting normally, so the argument that is made _ normally, so the argument that is made is _ normally, so the argument that is made is that this can be parcelled up made is that this can be parcelled up as— made is that this can be parcelled up as something of a diplomatic sideshow — up as something of a diplomatic sideshow. but in terms of the politics— sideshow. but in terms of the politics here, there is a big thing going _ politics here, there is a big thing going on. — politics here, there is a big thing going on, and it might not seem like a bi- going on, and it might not seem like a big deal. _ going on, and it might not seem like a big deal, the future of these stones, — a big deal, the future of these stones, relative to the challenges people _ stones, relative to the challenges people face and the cost of living and the _ people face and the cost of living and the economy, but it is a challenge _ and the economy, but it is a challenge for museums to wrestle with and _ challenge for museums to wrestle with and it — challenge for museums to wrestle with and it gets to a bigger question and it is this, and a question— question and it is this, and a question which is being posed in the context— question which is being posed in the context of— question which is being posed in the context of the next general election, who are we as a country and what — election, who are we as a country and what are our central values and how does— and what are our central values and how does the uk see itself and its history— how does the uk see itself