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an additional five days of truce under the current hostage—prisoner exchange agreement. the us president, joe biden, says extending the conflict in gaza would only play into the ideology of hamas — which is designated a terrorist group by many western governments. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. back in israel. after more than 50 days in captivity, the latest group of hostages freed by hamas. ten israelis, and two thai nationals. they included ditza who is 84, and mother and daughter gabriela and mia bella, who was apparently kidnapped with them. 75—year—old ada sagi was also freed. this is her son speaking moments before the release. we are shaking with excitement. it was hard to contain so much focus of the last 53 days were all about this moment. 81 hostages have now returned to israel. and details have started to emerge of how they were treated in captivity. translation: today we heard l the shocking testimonies of how 12—year—old eitan was forced to watch gore videos from october 7th, and was beaten by terrorists. he's only 12 years old. in return, more palestinians were released from israeli jails. 180 have now been freed, women and teenagers. there wasjubilation in ramallah in the occupied west bank as they returned home. translation: indescribable joy. ifeel like i have escaped from death by coming out of the interrogation cell after spending a month there. the prison was extremely harsh, and thank god that i was released from prison. we left behind many prisoners and i hope they will also be released. in gaza, the pause in the fighting is a chance to assess damage. the humanitarian crisis continues. aid agencies have warned hunger and disease amid shortages of water, food and petrol. the ceasefire is holding but people in gaza wonder for how long the guns will stay silent. hugo bachega, bbc news, jerusalem. hugo bachega joins us now from jerusalem. that is the key question this morning, how much longer can this temporaryjuice continue for. —— temporaryjuice continue for. —— temporary truce. what will it take, hugo, for this to be extended beyond today? hugo, for this to be extended beyond toda ? , g ., , , hugo, for this to be extended beyond toda? ,, today? yes, jon, this is the key question- _ today? yes, jon, this is the key question. israel— today? yes, jon, this is the key question. israel says _ today? yes, jon, this is the key question. israel says it - today? yes, jon, this is the key question. israel says it is - today? yes, jon, this is the key i question. israel says it is hopeful the ceasefire can be extended again and hamas says it is open to the possibility. intelligence chiefs from israel, from the united states, egypt, have been holding talks in qatar to discuss this new possible deal. the united states, egypt and qatar have been heavily involved in negotiating the terms of the deal. this possible new phase could see the first group of men and also military personnel being released, people who have been held hostage for more than 50 days now in gaza. and around 160 people remain in captivity in gaza. 0bviously we'll be watching those developments to see whether they managed to reach a deal for an extension of this deal quite here in israel, the government has said they have received a list with the names of those people who are expected to be freed later today, the families have been notified, again, for every israeli citizen returned, three palestinian prisoners will be released from israeli jails. the extension of the ceasefire means that more aid is getting into gaza but aid agencies are saying it isn't enough to. we have had reports of clashes in the city ofjenin as the israeli army carries out offences injenin in the west bank in a refugee camp there. clearly another tense day in the middle east. thank you, hugo. more news now from luxmy including an amazing rescue. 41 workers who'd been trapped in a tunnel in northern india for more than two weeks have been pulled free in one of the country's biggest ever rescue operations. the workers have been taken to hospital for checks. 0ur south asia correspondent samira hussain is outside one of those hospitals. what we know about the rescue? i can tell ou all what we know about the rescue? i can tell you all 41 — what we know about the rescue? i can tell you all 41 men _ what we know about the rescue? i can tell you all 41 men were _ what we know about the rescue? i can tell you all 41 men were transported to this hospital here in uttarakhand and they will remain here for the next 2a to 48 hours. what authorities have told the bbc is that the men are in good health, but they are just taking a lot of precautions. the indian air force is on standby, just over in that direction. in case any of the construction workers require more medical assistance. india's prime minister spoke to the men by phone yesterday wishing them well and good health, saying that there carriage was an inspiration to —— their courage was an inspiration to everyone watching. this was a rescue operation that gripped the country and it was a rescue operation which has had a happy ending. 41 construction workers rescued, healthy, happy and now safe. some era, thank healthy, happy and now safe. some era. thank you- _ the inquest opens today into the four teenagers who died in a crash in north wales earlier this month. jevon hirst, harvey 0wen, wilf fitchett and hugo morris, from shrewsbury, were found in an overturned, partially submerged car in gwyneth on 24th november. the car had been spotted following a major search to find the teenagers after they were declared missing during a camping trip. the covid inquiry will hear from both the former health secretary sajid javid and the former deputy pm dominic raab today. yesterday, cabinet minister michael gove gave evidence and apologised to bereaved families for errors made by the government during the pandemic. 0ur correspondent ellie price has this report. he was the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster. that strange job title in british politics, which basically means you're in charge of getting the stuff the government wants to get done done. i swear by almighty god. that the evidence i shall give... and there was lots to get done in the pandemic. michael gove told the inquiry the government didn't always get it right. politicians are human beings, we're fallible, we make mistakes and we make errors. and i'm sure that the inquiry will have an opportunity to look in detail at many of the errors i and others made. he was clear that lockdowns came too late, both in march and november 2020. the effects on children weren't properly considered and that testing should have been better planned. but michael gove also held back from overtly criticising colleagues. he defended the way his old boss, borisjohnson, made decisions, suggesting the former prime minister's principled attachment to civil liberties made the idea of lockdown difficult to contemplate. yesterday, the prime minister announced the most radical steps yet to slow the spread of this virus. he also said he had a high opinion of matt hancock, the then health secretary, who has been strongly criticised by some witnesses, including scientific advisers and civil servants, for what they described as nuclear levels of confidence and a tendency to over promise and under—deliver. i have a high opinion of mr hancock and believe that many of the decisions that he made were right and displayed foresight and wisdom. michael gove is the first cabinet minister who was right at the centre of decision—making to give evidence here at the inquiry. in fact, he's still a cabinet minister in government. back then he was part of the so—called quad of borisjohnson, rishi sunak and matt hancock. now, matt hancock will be here later this week. rishi sunak and borisjohnson are expected in the coming weeks. the prime minister is in safe hands with a brilliant team at st thomas's hospital. later today we'll get dominic raab, the then deputy prime minister, who had to take hold of the reins when borisjohnson became gravely ill with covid, and sajid javid, who took over as health secretary in the summer of 2021. ellie price, bbc news at the covid inquiry in london. and we will be hearing more about this just after a day. just after 8am. britain and greece are embroiled in an escalating diplomatic row, 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. a version of a controversial new book about the royal family has been removed from sale in the netherlands. the dutch edition of endgame names a family member who allegedly asked questions about the skin colour of prince harry and meghan�*s baby. the book's author 0mid scobie says he didn't name any such person, and the publisher is blaming an "error in translation". a new study in the british medical journal has found gp appointments held over the phone or online could be putting patients at risk. the researchers say mistakes are rare, but doctors may not fully grasp the severity of a patient�*s condition when interacting with them remotely. the government has announced plans to create a new national park in england. it has commissioned expert advisors to find suitable sites for the country's eleventh protected park. wales and scotland are consulting on similar proposals, but critics say creating new national parks could risk funding being overstretched. 0ur environment correspondent claire marshall reports. the remote peaks and calming waters of britain's national parks, part of a post—war vision to protect the jewels in the crown of the british countryside. in his first major policy announcement, the new environment secretary travelled to a landscape restoration project in kent to reveal plans for a new park in england. they're a really important part of our way of life, that's why we're launching this competition for a new national park. but we're going further than that. we're putting in an extra five million this year, extra ten million next year. people enjoy the national parks for a reason. we want to expand that and really build on the history we have and have a further national park as part of that process. lines on a map haven't even been drawn yet. it will take years for this new national park to become a reality. and in the meantime, the existing network is already struggling. like here on dartmoor, where dwindling park resources makes it a challenge to fund even vital repair work like shoring up eroded footpaths. park chiefs will study the new funding announcement carefully. the devil's in the detail. what we really need is revenue funding to pay for salaries of staff on the ground. feet on the ground helps us deliver practical projects for nature and for people. because, with the natural world in steep decline, this vision of a new national park must be more than just wishful thinking. claire marshall, bbc news. let's stay out and about but go slightly further afield. let's have a look at some of the incredible pictures that are shortlisted for the wildlife photographer of the year people's choice award, with the winning image to be decided by the public. this was taken in norway. could have been my bed this morning. i think we can all relate to how that polar bear is feeling, bearing its base under its poor, there. it shows a polar bear making a bed out of floating ice. meanwhile in kenya there's this image of a lion cub being groomed by two lionesses. that is adorable, he looks so proud of himself! and from australia we have this picture of a mudskipper fish defending its territory against a trespassing crab. what is that expression? that is me when i realised how cold it was when i stepped outside this morning. fin i stepped outside this morning. on the i stepped outside this morning. 0n the left on the right? i stepped outside this morning. on the left on the right? a _ i stepped outside this morning. on the left on the right? a bit - i stepped outside this morning. on the left on the right? a bit of - the left on the right? a bit of both! the winning photograph will be announced in february. i think that has got some pictures as well. reacting to the cold. it is looking a tad chilly behind you to say the least. yes, cold in salford. wintry for some! we have got snow on the ground in northumberland, and also towards part of norfolk, given the coating in places. very few have got the snow but where you have, slippery conditions underfoot, but even if not, it is a frosty and icy starting places. temperatures below freezing in many areas, not quite so in western and southern england. showers overnight have been rain. snow showers peppering south—east scotland, the coastal fringes of england, mainly across parts of east and north yorkshire and norfolk. the rain showers towards the south of england, wales and sleet mixing for northern ireland, these are the areas where we will see something wetter to start the day. a cold frosty stud for most of you, lots of sunshine to come. the cloud amounts will thicken up, the wind fairly light, brisk breeze in the western isles and write down the coastal strip where we are seeing a few wintry flurries, but temperatures struggling to lift up, three to 5 degrees or the vast majority, down on what we normally would expect. tonight, wintry showers in the north and east, they could come inland later on, and we could see a covering of snow tomorrow morning on the very tops of the moors as you see a weather system push in here with strong winds. tomorrow it is going to be another cold and frosty start for many. a coroner has said there is a "postcode lottery" for stalking victims, after the inquest into the death of a woman killed by her ex—colleague. 23—year—old gracie spinks was murdered by michael sellers in 2021. now, the coroner who led the inquest said victims in some parts of the uk don't get enough support. 0ur midlands correspondent navtej johal has this report. she was beautiful, always laughing, singing. dancing, doing, i don't know, always up to something. gracie spinks loved family, horses and music. but at the age ofjust 23, her life was cruelly cut short. she was killed by her colleague, michael sellers. he'd become obsessed with her and was later dismissed by their employer when she complained about his behaviour. the inquest into her death heard that he'd previously harassed several other female colleagues. it got worse and worse, and i'm just worried that, you know, the next time it happens to someone else, they might kidnap someone. after this 101 call from gracie, where she told police of her fears, officers spoke to sellers, but took no further action. then in may 2021, a bag containing weapons was found in derbyshire, near where gracie kept her horse and was reported to the police. but they didn't investigate further. after gracie's death, it emerged it belonged to michael sellers. anna white, who found the bag, says she was shocked that police didn't do more. that girl would more than likely still be here if they had done what they should have done. just basic stuff that they didn't do. they didn't do anything. six weeks later, sellers stabbed gracie to death. he then killed himself. her parents believed the police's failings contributed to her death. derbyshire constabulary's handling of the case is disgraceful, to be honest, i'm appalled at the amount of inactivity in investigating. the inquest found that gracie had been unlawfully killed. there were significant failures throughout both gracie's report of stalking and the way in which the findings of the bag were dealt with. put simply, as a force, we failed gracie. and for that, i can only offer my own and the force's most sincere apologies. an inquest into the death of michael sellers concluded that he died by suicide to avoid accountability. despite the conclusions, gracie's killing continues to haunt those who loved her. the coroner has since published a prevention of future death report. in it, he outlined six areas of concern for derbyshire police, including the need for the force to improve its knowledge of stalking investigations, note taking and risk assessments. the home office and derbyshire police have 56 days to respond to the report. navteonhal, bbc news. we'll be speaking to gracie's parents, alison ward and richard spinks, just after eight. let's take a look at today's papers. the mirror leads on the publication of the controversial book endgame about the royal family. the paper reports that the dutch version has been pulled from sale because it accidentally reveals a royal family member who allegedly asked questions about the skin colour of prince harry and meghan�*s baby. meanwhile the express focuses on other claims in the book and says the king and prince william are "united against the mischief making smears". the times reports on new research that suggests walking briskly, around two—and—a—half miles per hour, can reduce the risk of developing diabetes. it is not about worrying about steps, it is about the pace. it is all about walking briskly. that's aood all about walking briskly. that's good news. _ all about walking briskly. that's good news. two _ all about walking briskly. that's good news, two and _ all about walking briskly. that's good news, two and a - all about walking briskly. that's good news, two and a half - all about walking briskly. that's| good news, two and a half miles all about walking briskly. that's - good news, two and a half miles an hourfor two steps. i5 good news, two and a half miles an hour for two steps.— hour for two steps. is good news if our do hour for two steps. is good news if your dog isn't _ hour for two steps. is good news if your dog isn't as — hour for two steps. is good news if your dog isn't as slow _ hour for two steps. is good news if your dog isn't as slow as _ hour for two steps. is good news if your dog isn't as slow as my - hour for two steps. is good news if your dog isn't as slow as my dog. l your dog isn't as slow as my dog. don't name and shame him, poor dog! and the telegraph features this story on its front page about the british medicaljournal saying patients are being put at risk by gp appointments being done online and over the phone. it's beginning to get a bit like christmas in the papers, lots of stories about presents, trees, and preparations, interesting survey in the daily mail this morning, luxmy, about the worst presence you can possibly get. find about the worst presence you can possibly get-— possibly get. and this is pretty bad. i possibly get. and this is pretty bad- i know — possibly get. and this is pretty bad. i know you _ pos