in northern ireland has gone viral. it's just been a surreal couple of days, it is absolutely crazy. never could have imagined this reaction. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news — we'll have the latest from the uk snooker championship in new york wherejudd trump has eased into the second round. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. israel and hamas have agreed to extend the truce in gaza which was due to end today. the us and qatar — which has been mediating the negotiations says the ceasefire will be extended by two more days. it will allow more humanitarian aid to enter gaza and allow the release of more israeli hostages in exchange

for palestinians who have been detained. from tel aviv, orla guerin sent this report of more israeli hostages and palestinians who from tel aviv. lining the streets tonight to welcome home a mother and daughter, freed from gaza yesterday. and there is hope that others will come home. qatar and the white house saying that the ceasefire deal and release of captives will continue for two more days. already savouring her freedom, this woman, who is 78. she tells hospital staff in tel aviv they are amazing. so is she, freed from gaza on friday, after almost 50 daysin from gaza on friday, after almost 50 days in captivity. already a

survivor of cancer, and now of hamas. some home comes are overshadowed by sorrow. this woman has been reunited with her uncle but her mother was not freed by hamas. though israel says mothers and children were supposed to be released together. he says his niece couldn't speak allowed for weeks. she he says his niece couldn't speak allowed for weeks.— allowed for weeks. she says the terrorists that _ allowed for weeks. she says the terrorists that held _ allowed for weeks. she says the terrorists that held them - allowed for weeks. she says the terrorists that held them told i allowed for weeks. she says the i terrorists that held them told them to keep it low, all the time, especially at night, they didn't allow them to talk a lot at night in the day they were making them quiet, told them to quiet it quiet so she got used to whip perking. now her voice the low. she got used to whip perking. now her voice the low.— voice the low. she is 13 today, her family are — voice the low. she is 13 today, her family are having _ voice the low. she is 13 today, her family are having a _ voice the low. she is 13 today, her family are having a small - voice the low. she is 13 today, her family are having a small party - family are having a small party at the hospital. they say she is doing

well, on the surface at least. she is not afraid _ well, on the surface at least. she is not afraid to go _ well, on the surface at least. siaz is not afraid to go sleep, well, on the surface at least. sia: is not afraid to go sleep, she's eating, she doesn't afraid to turn off the light, i think she doing pretty well here, again, i still don't know how deep the scar in her heart is, i think we will find out later. israel's prime minister was grim faced today, visiting bullet riddled homes where hamas killed and took hostages on october 7th. he has said that when the ceasefire ends, israel will go back to war in gaza, with full force. this is day four of what was supposed to be a four day truce agreement, but we have had that confirmation this evening from both qatar and the white house that the deal will be extended for two more days for tuesday and wednesday, now we expect ten more israeli hostages will be freed on each of those days, of course we will have more releases

of course we will have more releases of palestinian prisoners from israeli jails, and critically for the people in gaza, we will have two more days of quiet and many more aid trucks going in. we don't have confirmation yet from israel, we are expecting that later tonight. in the meantime we are still waiting for the fourth group of israeli hostages, to cross the border from gaza this evening. we do expect that to happen soon, we have been told that 11 people will be coming, nine of them children, and the families of them children, and the families of those due to be released tonight have been informed that they should have been informed that they should have their loved ones back the extended ceasefire means more much needed aid convoys will be allowed in to gaza, which is desperately needed, particularly as the weather gets colder. lucy williamson reports on what life is like there. sometimes the impact of war hits hardest when the fighting stops.

when the drones overhead are filming, not firing. when the drones overhead are filming, notfiring. in when the drones overhead are filming, not firing. in this district of khan younis residents return to reclaim their home, clinging to the smallest remnants of their earlier life. islands of normality in a vast distorted world. in gaza city, the dead have been cut off from the living by weeks of fighting. among them this man's father and nephew, he returned to find them lying dead in front of their house. translation: theirhouse. translation: g ., ., , translation: my father and nephew were murdered _ translation: my father and nephew were murdered 14 _ translation: my father and nephew were murdered 14 days _ translation: my father and nephew were murdered 14 days ago, - translation: my father and nephew were murdered 14 days ago, when - translation: my father and nephew| were murdered 14 days ago, when the truce came i was able to bury my father. the truce his first chance to return and bury them. translation:— to return and bury them. translation: ~ ., . to return and bury them. translation: ~ ., ~ ., translation: what did we do? we are neither hamas — translation: what did we do? we are neither hamas nor _ translation: what did we do? we are neither hamas nor fattah _ translation: what did we do? we are neither hamas nor fattah and _ translation: what did we do? we are neither hamas nor fattah and we - translation: what did we do? we are neither hamas nor fattah and we have i neither hamas nor fattah and we have never held a weapon in our lives. food and fuel are being trucked into

gaza during the pause in fighting, but everyone in the southern city of khan younis many are struggling to find enough to eat. translation: find enough to eat. tuna/mom- find enough to eat. translation: , ., ., ., translation: the situation in khan younis is catastrophic _ translation: the situation in khan younis is catastrophic as _ translation: the situation in khan younis is catastrophic as you - translation: the situation in khan younis is catastrophic as you can - younis is catastrophic as you can see. people are waiting in lines for three days to get flour and after we finished the line for that we go to stand in line for gas. in this town few buildings have been spared. this brief window on to gaza's new landscape may be closing soon. the present hard to look at. the future hard to see. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. it's more than seven weeks since hamas launched its attack in what has been described as israel's largest intelligence failure for 50 years. bbc verify and the bbc�*s arabic service have found that hamas — a designated terrorist group by the uk government — held multiple training exercises planning the attacks in plain sight of israel — and posted the evidence on social media. here's our defence correspondent jonathan beale with more details.

the scale and brutality of the hamas attack on october seventh shocked the world. it was the biggest loss of life in israel since thejewish state was created and it shook and traumatised the country to its core. it's also raised many questions for israel's much—vaunted security and intelligence services. bbc arabic and bbc verify have been analysing evidence posted on the online messaging service telegram. it shows that hamas in gaza had been openly training for attacks inside israel for almost three years. these red dots show the sites, from the far north of the gaza strip to the very south, where training took place, with hamasjoined by other palestinian factions. we've geolocated most of the images of those training operations, with the four larger dots here representing major drills, which took place every

year since 2020. each was code—named "strong pillar." let's look more closely at one training camp, less than a kilometre from the erez crossing with israel. this image posted in december 2022 shows a mock israeli town or village, complete with a mock tank. this video shows fighters practising an assault. it appeared on the hamas telegram channel as well as one belonging to a so—called joint operation room with other palestinian factions. in fact, propaganda videos, which were publicly accessible, were posted to both channels. in another location, on 12th september, less than a month before the assault, gunmen are practising going room—to—room, shooting in what look like homes. now let's have a look at the similarities between what happened in the training on the left of your screen and what actually happened on october 7th on the right.

here on the left, you have them disabling a replica tank. on the right is for real. here in an exercise in 2021, the gate was even painted yellow, just like at the kibbutzes that were attacked. and in december last year, they practised taking hostages, as happened on october 7th. they even practised firing missiles from the beach into the sea in september, just a few weeks before the attack. we geolocated this to an uninhabited area, south west of the town of deir al—balah. we've also identified some of the groups involved in the training drills. as well as hamas, ten different factions were involved, including palestinian islamichhad and some smaller groups. six groups in total went on to publish videos of their fighters participating in the october 7th hamas—led assault.

and hamas had given warnings about plans to attack inside israel. this was a press conference by ayman nofal, a senior commander in the military wing of hamas, here boasting in 2021 that israel's border defences wouldn't protect it. the videos posted of the september drill, codenamed strong pillar 4, even made the news, and a discussion programme on israel's kan 11 television station. the presenter announcing that hamas had simulated an attack on israel. so with all of this happening in plain sight, how was it that israeli soldiers on the ground were taken by surprise? you have the data in fronts of your but you are not doing anything with it, you are feeling safe behind a fence where you spend billions of

dollars on it. you think the technology you have invested will keep you safe. questions of this kind will be looked into, at a later stage they are though, questions that will haunt israel for years to come. could the attack have been anticipated? potentially saving 1200 israeli lives, and a war now which has already according to gaza's health authority killed more than 14,000 palestinians. the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, has said that interest rates will not be cut in the foreseeable future. mr bailey said he recognised the effects of high interest rates, but they were needed to bring inflation down to the government's 2% target. the inquiry into the government's handling of the covid pandemic has heard claims that decision making was too centralised

in downing street. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, said he'd been excluded from emergency meetings. later, the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, said covid decisions had been too london—centric. i can see no explanation at all why, you know, the gla, the mayor of london and we weren't around that table. i think lives could have been saved if we were earlier. this is a new infrastructure we built in this country, of combined authorities and mayors, and in a situation like this, it can add huge value to the national response to a pandemic. it was largely bypassed. there are signs of a breakthrough tonight in the long running bitter dispute between the government and doctors in england. senior doctors — consultants — have walked out over nine days sincejuly, heaping yet more strain on hospitals and record waiting lists. now the government has agreed to put more money towards their pay in return for reforms to the way consultants work. our health editor hugh pym reports.

empty operating theatres and cancelled is surgical procedure your the impact of doctors strikes in england. now there is a plan aimed at reforming the pay of consultants and ending walk outs. me at reforming the pay of consultants and ending walk outs.— at reforming the pay of consultants and ending walk outs. we are seeing reforms to the _ and ending walk outs. we are seeing reforms to the pay _ and ending walk outs. we are seeing reforms to the pay structure - and ending walk outs. we are seeing reforms to the pay structure that - reforms to the pay structure that will mean it is faster, simpler and fairerfor will mean it is faster, simpler and fairer for consultants but also critically for patients and so i really hope that consultants feel able to accept this offer, when it is put to the vote. pay for the newest consultants and the most senior will go up, which has been welcomed by the doctors union s0 has been welcomed by the doctors unio , ., , has been welcomed by the doctors unio ., union so the pay scale are out-of-date _ union so the pay scale are out-of-date and - union so the pay scale are out-of-date and there - union so the pay scale are out-of-date and there are union so the pay scale are - out-of-date and there are brig out—of—date and there are brig contributor to the genter pay gap. we are trying to reform that. but wh did we are trying to reform that. but why did senior doctors have to resort to strike action? we would rather not — resort to strike action? we would rather not have _ resort to strike action? we would rather not have done _ resort to strike action? we would rather not have done that, - resort to strike action? we would rather not have done that, we - resort to strike action? we would i rather not have done that, we would have preferred if the talks happened

at the start of the process as we tried to have but it has taken strike action to get to stage where there is a credness offer for members. s0 there is a credness offer for members-— there is a credness offer for members. ., ., ., ., , members. so what are the detail oils the new offer— members. so what are the detail oils the new offer and _ members. so what are the detail oils the new offer and how _ members. so what are the detail oils the new offer and how has _ members. so what are the detail oils the new offer and how has the i the new offer and how has the government found the extra money. many consultants in england have already had a 6% pay award. now the government is putting an extra 4.95%, payable from april and backdated. some consultants won't get any extra, but others could get up to 13% more. part of it is funded by scrapping some merit awards. a total of more than 1 million appointments and operations in the last year were cancelled in england because of strike action by different health unions. simon has a long—standing spinal condition. he had to give up his hobby of karate and faces a long wait for surgery. one appointment with a consultant was cancelled because of a strike.

he is hopeful there won't be any further action. fin he is hopeful there won't be any further action.— further action. on the headlines we've not further action. on the headlines we've got today. _ further action. on the headlines we've got today, it's _ further action. on the headlines we've got today, it's a - further action. on the headlines we've got today, it's a relief. i we've got today, it's a relief. however, i'mjust we've got today, it's a relief. however, i'm just a little sceptical about, you know, waving my hands in the air to quickly in case my hopes are dashed. taste the air to quickly in case my hopes are dashed-— are dashed. we are not going anywhere! — anywhere! cheering that still leaves the junior doctors. their pay dispute hasn't yet been resolved, though talks are continuing, so for the strikes are possible, both by these medics and the consultants if they reject their latest offer. hospital doctors in wales are in a pay row. in northern ireland, there is a ballot of consultants, and in scotland senior doctors are considering their position. so still no certainty for the nhs and patients across the uk this winter. sophie. the time is 18.16. our top story this evening: israel and hamas agree to a two—day extension to the current ceasefire to allow more israeli hostages and palestinian prisoners to be released. coming up: new zealand's plan to ban young

people from smoking is scrapped — health organisations say they're appalled. coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news as max verstappen finishes the formula 1 season with another win, we ask — is red bull's domination actually good for the sport and can anyone catch them next year? gets under way in dubai, the president of cop28 is facing calls to resign, after leaked documents seen by the bbc appeared to show that the united arab emirates has been using its role as host as an opportunity to strike oil and gas deals. greenpeace said the allegations, if true, were a "scandal". our climate editorjustin rowlatt has this report. and now more than ever, we need to unite on climate.

the man in charge of the latest round of un climate talks has bold ambitions for cutting carbon. the united arab emirates government appointed dr sultan al—jaber to head up its cop28 team, but he is also the head of adnoc, the uae�*s huge state oil and gas company, and its renewable energy business masdar. leaked documents obtained by the bbc and the centre for climate reporting show in meetings with at least 27 foreign governments, arranged as part of the climate process, drjaber was briefed to discuss business deals for these state firms. they suggest telling china that the uae�*s oil company is "willing to jointly evaluate liquefied natural gas "opportunities in mozambique, canada and australia." and the brazilian environment minister was to be asked for help with the uae�*s multi—billion dollar bid for a brazilian oil and gas processing company. now attempting to do business deals,

especially oil and gas deals during the cop process, appears to be a serious breach of the standards the un expects of cop presidents. it told the bbc presidents should be impartial and act without bias or self—interest. professor michaeljacobs is an expert on un climate politics. this looks breathtakingly hypocritical, but i think it is worse than that, because the uae at the moment is the custodian of a united nations process, aimed at reducing global emissions, and yet in the very same meetings, it is actually trying to do side deals which will increase global emissions. we know at least one country followed up a potential fossil fuel deal raised in a cop meeting, but 12 of the 27 countries say business deals were not discussed. i questioned the uae�*s cop28 team in abu dhabi earlier this month. mr majid, as you know, there is some anxiety about an oil executive being put in charge

of a climate conference. what would you say to reassure people of the independence of cop28 from adnoc? our team is fully independent. we are very confident that our team is focused on delivering cop28, is focused on delivering the results we need to do. the cop28 team did not deny using climate meetings to discuss fossil fuel deals. it told the bbc... "private meetings are private, and we do not comment on them." this former cop president fears if countries lose trust in the cop28 team, it could stall progress on climate. the president of the cop, it is the leader of the world, it is trying to be consensus on behalf of the planet. if any person of the cop tried to bring a particular inquiry, it could be one country or one commercial interest, that immediately could mean a failure of that cop. these are serious allegations,

but ultimately the success of the uae�*s leadership of the climate talks, experts say, will be judged by the results achieved at the summit. justin rowlatt, bbc news. the first human case of a new form of swine flu has been detected in the uk. health officials say the individual in north yorkshire has fully recovered, and the source of their infection is being investigated. our medical editor fergus walsh is here. how worried should we be? for now, i would leave the worrying to scientists at the uk health security agency. of course, alarm bells always ring when flu viruses jump bells always ring when flu viruses jump from pigs or poultry to humans. that's how flu pandemics occur. the virus in question, common in pigs, does not spread easily between humans. there have been about 50 cases in humans worldwide since 2005. the one he was picked up by

routine flu surveillance. it is a mystery as to how the person in north yorkshire was infected. they don't work with pigs. scientists say it's possible they were infected by another individual through very limited human—to—human transmission. they got a mild illness, didn't need hospital treatment. of course, they got a mild illness, didn't need hospitaltreatment. of course, h hospital treatment. of course, h one n one is commonly referred to as swine flu and triggered the 2009 swine flu and triggered the 2009 swine flu and triggered the 2009 swine flu pandemic. it is the dominant strain and circulates in humans every year. a court has been told that two 16—year—olds who are accused of murdering a transgender teenager in cheshire had a preoccupation with torture. 16—year—old brianna ghey was found with fatal wounds in a park in warrington in february. she'd been stabbed 28 times. the 16—year—olds, a boy and a girl who can't be named because of their age, deny murder. judith moritz reports. in the days after her death, vigils

were held in the uk and around the world for 16—year—old brianna ghey, who was transgender. her body was found in this part near warrington in february. she had been stabbed 28 times. the court was told there can be no doubt that she was the victim of a sustained and violent assault. a boy and girl who were each 15 at the time and are now 16 are charged with her murder. their age means they can't be named and we are calling them x and y. they sat in court surrounding by support staff. the jury was told that the teenage girl was fascinated by the fact that brianna was transgender. in one text message she described herself as obsessed. the teenage boy is said to have referred to brianna as it and considered her unnatural. the court was told that the boy and girl had originally planned to kill another teenager known as e, then texts

between them told them —— showed they had a different idea. the girl said, if we can't get e tomorrow, we can kill brianna the boy said, yeah, it will be easier and i want to see if it will scream like a man or a girl. x replied, we need to think of a plan. let's stab her, back in third. the court heard that x and y were preoccupied with violence, torture and death, and discussed killing other children, also met. there is no dispute that they were seen running away from brianna ghey�*s body. each blames the other. the trial will last until christmas. judith moritz, bbc news, manchester. this is a massive storm making landfall in russia. it's hit there and ukraine including russian occupied crimea. hurricane force winds have bought down power lines leaving two million people without electricity. as well as widespread flooding due to the heavy rain there have also been massive snowstorms blocking several major roads in ukraine.

a number of deaths have been reported. from next year, cigarette sales in new zealand to anyone born after 2008 were to be banned. that was the plan. but now new zealand's new government says it's going to scrap that, much to the surprise of health organisations and campaigners in the country, who say they're appalled by the decision. the plan to ban smoking is thought to have influenced the uk government in announcing a similar smoking ban for young people here. tulip mazumdar reports. more people die from smoking in new zealand than any other preventable cause. the problem is most acute among the country's indigenous maori population.

it's why back in 2021, new zealand's then health minister made this bold announcement. we want to make sure young people never start smoking, so we are legislating for a smoke free generation. the legislation was passed last year and was due to come into force later next year. but as the new centre right national party led government were sworn in earlier today, the landmark policy had been scrapped, with ministers insisting cash raised by the duty on tobacco sales should be used to fund tax cuts. as well as banning those born after 2008 from smoking. the measures also included restricting the number of shops, selling tobacco and reducing the level of nicotine in cigarettes. scientific modelling suggests these interventions could save around 5000 lives each year. i think we all are shocked by this change in policy. we didn't see it coming and this was going to help guide us to smoke—free society in the medium term. so all of that now is in tatters. but some business groups will welcome the news. newsagents and corner shops had

criticised the loss of revenue, and there were concerns that a ban would just lead to a black market for tobacco. here in the uk, plans for a similar smoking ban, which would mean anyone born from 2009 onwards will never be able to legally smoke. are still in play with the government, saying there are no plans to revisit its policy in view of new zealand's decision. tulip mazumdar, bbc news. with just 29 days to christmas, we've had christmas ads from all the big names — john lewis, tesco, marks and spencer. now there's another to add to the list, except this one is from a bar in northern ireland, and their ad has gone viral, watched by millions of people. charlie's bar in enniskillen in county fermanagh is giving everyone else a run for their money, as chris page reports.

loneliness, companionship, christmas. those themes have taken this video out of a pub and across the world. the ad tells the story of a bereaved man who feels isolated and ignored. when he calls into charlie's bar, he makes new friends, including missy, the dog. a production which cost £700 to make is now rivalling the big retailers' seasonal specials. i is now rivalling the big retailers' seasonal specials.— is now rivalling the big retailers' seasonal specials. i 'ust wanted to ortra seasonal specials. i 'ust wanted to portray something i seasonal specials. i just wanted to portray something that _ seasonal specials. i just wanted to portray something that i'm - seasonal specials. i just wanted to portray something that i'm used i seasonal specials. i just wanted to | portray something that i'm used to seeing on charlie's, and unfortunately that is loneliness and a tough time for people around christmas. we also wanted to hit home with that message to be kind to people, and a smile or a hello can go a long way. the people, and a smile or a hello can go a long way-— people, and a smile or a hello can go a long way. the stars have gone from amateur _ go a long way. the stars have gone from amateur dramatics _ go a long way. the stars have gone from amateur dramatics groups i go a long way. the stars have gone from amateur dramatics groups to | from amateur dramatics groups to global success. what do you make of now being a tiktok star?—

now being a tiktok star? it doesn't seem to fit — now being a tiktok star? it doesn't seem to fit in. _ now being a tiktok star? it doesn't seem to fit in, does _ now being a tiktok star? it doesn't seem to fit in, does it? _ now being a tiktok star? it doesn't seem to fit in, does it? but - now being a tiktok star? it doesn't seem to fit in, does it? but it's i seem to fit in, does it? but it's nice _ seem to fit in, does it? but it's nice. christmas time is a happy time, _ nice. christmas time is a happy time, like _ nice. christmas time is a happy time, like. lots of families and parties. — time, like. lots of families and parties, etc. but it also can be quite — parties, etc. but it also can be quite sad, _ parties, etc. but it also can be quite sad, you know? it parties, etc. but it also can be quite sad, you know?- parties, etc. but it also can be quite sad, you know? it has 'ust been overwhelming. it's i quite sad, you know? it hasjust been overwhelming. it's been . been overwhelming. it's been outstanding. _ been overwhelming. it's been outstanding. i— been overwhelming. it's been outstanding. i don't _ been overwhelming. it's been outstanding. i don't think i been overwhelming. it's been outstanding. i don't think we | outstanding. i don't think we thou~ht outstanding. i don't think we thought something - outstanding. i don't think we thought something like i outstanding. i don't think we thought something like this. outstanding. i don't think we i thought something like this would outstanding. i don't think we - thought something like this would be on such— thought something like this would be on such at— thought something like this would be on such at massive _ thought something like this would be on such at massive scale, _ thought something like this would be on such at massive scale, a - thought something like this would be on such at massive scale, a wee i thought something like this would be| on such at massive scale, a wee town like ourselves — on such at massive scale, a wee town like ourselves-— like ourselves. festivities in fermanagh _ like ourselves. festivities in fermanagh have _ like ourselves. festivities in fermanagh have kicked i like ourselves. festivities in fermanagh have kicked off. like ourselves. festivities in i fermanagh have kicked off with a huge viral video. now four weeks to go till the day itself, so i don't think it's too early to do this any more, is it? think it's too early to do this any more. is it?— think it's too early to do this any more,isit? , more, is it? happy christmas. happy christmas. chris _ more, is it? happy christmas. happy christmas. chris page, _ more, is it? happy christmas. happy christmas. chris page, bbc- more, is it? happy christmas. happy christmas. chris page, bbc news, i christmas. chris page, bbc news, enniskillen- _ time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. you might not think it, but it was a little milder today. for some of us at least. the next few days, however, it looks as though the temperatures will be dropping, so

some cold nights on the way in particular, sharp frosts once again. the further north you are, the colder i think it will be. there will be sunshine around as well. today didn't feel like it was milder because we had all that rain bearing cloud across england. in ireland, the sun was shining. the forecast for the evening, showers continue along the north sea coast, with a cold wind off the north sea. out towards the west, this guy will be generally clear. certainly some frost on the way. we will see wintry showers in the morning across scotland. severs in the south, 4—7 , further north, below zero. tomorrow, a much brighter in sunny day across the bulk of england. also wales. further north, sunshine for belfast and glasgow, and the chance of showers. these are temperatures, so four to about eight celsius. that is

closer to the december, january average, so it is nippy out there. on wednesday, more sunshine, perhaps substantial wintry showers across the scottish hills, and a colder day, still. maybe two celsius across the lowlands of scotland. the mountains pretty much freezing all day. in the capital, around six celsius. at the end of the week, a cold wind blowing out of the east. will we get any snow? at this stage, i wouldn't say so. probably some wet flakes here and there, if anything. the outlook stays on the cold side, and it really is a mixed bag, from cloudy skies with rain, a bit of sleet he ran there across the hills, to some sunshine. and certainly, wrap up warmly. certainly, wrap up warmly. thanks tomasz. and that's bbc news at six. hello and welcome to sportsday.