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hostages under a temporary truce agreement with hamas will not happen before friday. the deal was agreed last night by israel and hamas which is designated a terrorist organisation by some western governments. it could also mean a delay to a four day temporary ceasefire and the release of 150 palestinian women and teenagers from israeli prisons. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports and there are distressing images from the start. a reminder of how all this began on october 7th, hamas gunmen storming across the borderfrom gaza, hunting israelis to kill or capture. around 240 were taken hostage. among them, shiri bibas, trying to shield her two little boys from the horror all around them. ten month old kfir had just started crawling. ariel, who s four, loves climbing and batman. now they and their mother are expected home in the coming days, along with dozens of other women and children. they don t know yet that hamas killed their grandparents. s ....
and the transfer of medication and the visit of the international red cross will then visit everyone, and they ve denied that they knew about that. they will, yes. it has been agreed and i expect the red cross to do its job and to visit them all and bring them the medication that they need. among the 50 hostages held by hamas who could be freed shiri bibas and her two young sons, ariel, who s four and kfir, who isjust nine months. shiri s cousin yiffat has been speaking to the bbc about their potential release. i don t know what kind of children will come back to us. the trauma, what they saw. and. until i see them in my own eyes, i don t believe any lists of names and i don t believe any news coming today from anywhere. i need to see them in my own eyes, i need to hold my cousin in my arms. the deal between israel and hamas does provide for an extension. the four day pause could be extended by an extra day, for every ten additional hostages that hamas releases. the d ....
ukrainian people and they should continue to have our support for as long as it takes. fix, continue to have our support for as long as it takes. long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed at long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed at the long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed at the prime - the world cringed at the prime minister s fawning welcome for elon musk and this time, they are fleeing his platform on the latest vile outburst. what exactly is the prime minister thinking he might learn from an unelected super rich individual who had taken over a once successful organisation and plunged it into a death spiral? mr successful organisation and plunged it into a death spiral? it into a death spiral? mr speaker, it s a striking. it into a death spiral? mr speaker, it s a striking. from it into a death spiral? mr speaker, it s a striking. from the - it s a striking. fr ....
held back to the spring budget, but there just wasn t a lot today, in my opinion. there just wasn t a lot today, in my oinion. , , there just wasn t a lot today, in my oinion. ,, opinion. even the issue you mentioned opinion. even the issue you mentioned about opinion. even the issue you mentioned about pensions, opinion. even the issue you - mentioned about pensions, the idea that we would have one pot that travels with us wherever we go and work, and new employers would pay into it, at this stage, it is a consultation, a promise to talk about it, no commitment on it? it’s about it, no commitment on it? it s about it, no commitment on it? it s a aood about it, no commitment on it? it s a good idea in principle. for people who don t know, even if you work for an employer and you move house, and you don t tell your previous pension provider what your new address is, the money is designated as lost, so it is something that could help. it is like an initial conversat ....
of the economy, chancellor? jeremy hunt has some good news he wants to trumpet. the bank of england has driven inflation down it s halved this year. so now the chancellor says it s time to try to get the economy growing. in today s autumn statement for growth, our choice is not big government, high spending and high tax, because we know that leads to less growth, not more. instead, we reduce debt, cut taxes and reward work. he announced, under the triple lock, the state pension will go up by over 8% next year, and many benefits up by more than 6%. i m going to go further and cut the main rate of employee national insurance by two percentage points, from i2%, to 10%. it mean someone on a salary of £35,000 a year would save over £450. to encourage businesses to invest, he is making a temporary scheme permanent it allows the cost of any upgrades, computers, machinery and the like to be deducted from profits before they re taxed. i will today make full expensing perma ....