of an extension as hamas offers to release more hostages. dozens of israelis who ve been held captive in gaza have been released by hamas, designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government. in return, 117 palestinian prisoners have been freed. president biden said he wants to keep the deal going so all hostages can be brought home and more aid can be sent to gaza. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. free again. 14 israeli hostages released by hamas head home after their long ordeal, along with three foreign nationals. among them were is year olds dafna and ela elyakim, eight, who were finally reunited with their mum, chen goldstein almog, who was released along with her three children, and roni kriboy, released 51 days after being kidnapped from a festival where he was working as sound crew. it followed a weekend of happy reunions. people from kfar aza watched on as news of their friends avigail idan spent her fourth birthday in captivity. the israeli a
five to seven celsius. so a chilly start to saturday, but there will be plenty in the way of sunshine in store, with that high pressure in charge temperatures reaching around 16 celsius. sunday, too, is not looking too bad there will be some cloud around, some spells of sunshine. it s later on sunday, though, there may be, once again, the chance of some rain. that s it from me, but more on bbc radio london and our social media sites. but for now, it s back to charlie and naga. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. coming up on the show this morning. they re a perfect ten paul heaton and jacqui abbott will be here to reflect on a pop partnership that continues to delight fans old and new. we catch up with breakfast regulars and best pals hughie and freddie as they launch their new book to raise money for the royal manchester children s hospital.
variant broke last week, you ve been getting in touch with lots of questions, so we ve enlisted the help of breakfast regulars dr chris smith and professor linda bauld to get some answers. welcome. and from paris to the west end. we ll be behind the scenes at the most famous cabaret club in the world the moulin rouge. vaccination centres offering booster jabs will be popping up like christmas trees according to the prime minister. more than 14 million people in england alone are now eligible for a booster jab, after the government announced all adults would be offered an additional dose. boosters will be available at 1,500 community pharmacy sites in england, as well as in hospital hubs. the military will also be brought in to help the nhs, alongside volunteers.
due to travel restrictions, many british veterans and their families had to watch the ceremony virtually. breakfast regulars may know one of them very well, harry billinge. he raised tens of thousands of pounds for the memorial, and breakfast sjohn maguire was with him to watch the grand opening. guard of honour! guard of honour, shun! thank you, lads, and god bless you, thank you. he always insists that he s not a hero, but try telling that to the friends and supporters who joined harry billinge to witness his dream become a reality. as a teenager, he was one of the first onto the normandy beaches on the day. and he s been back since, most recently for the 75th anniversary two years ago, when he sat on the bbc breakfast