labour's candidate in the rochdale by—election has apologised for remarks he made about israel in a community meeting. speaking of by—elections, and live in wellingborough, where voters will go to the polls on thursday in their by—election. join me later when we go over some of the issues mastering to the locals here. —— mattering. more on our top story — the israeli military says it has rescued two of the hostages abducted by hamas, during a raid in the gaza strip. the release of the hostages was announced shortly after israel carried out an intense aerial bombardment of the southern city of rafah. residents told the bbc there had been about 50 air strikes in the early hours of monday. dozens of palestinians are reported to have been killed. a doctor at a nearby hospital said it was unable to cope

with the number of injured. helicopters and boats were also involved in the attack. the two israeli hostages, fernando marman, who's 60, and louis har, who's 70, are said to be in good condition. they've been taken to hospital in central israel. it's thought to be only the second time israel has carried out a successful military operation to rescue hostages. earlier i spoke to fawaz gerges — who is a professor of international relations at the london school of economics. he explained the situation currently in gaza. it's one of the few successful examples of a hostage rescue operation in gaza in the last four months. actually, more hostages have been killed as a result of the clashes between israel and hamas. this also tells me that the hostages are scattered all over gaza. they're not really concentrated in one place. and thirdly, i think as you as you just mentioned, israel as you just mentioned, israel carried out scores of attacks. according to the palestinian health authority, more than 100 palestinians have been killed last night and hundreds injured.

this is the latest figures. so it tells you a great deal about the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in gaza. and even the rescue of two hostages will basically cost the palestinian civilians a great deal of death and loss. and how much of an impact do you think it'll have if the israeli operations continue in that area on the civilians who've ended up sheltering there? well, as you know, more than half of the gaza population now is in rafah. that is, you have about 1.3 million palestinians. they are squeezed, this is the last refuge for the palestinians. rafah is on the egyptian—palestinian borders. the entire world, including david cameron and starmer, have warned that further israeli attacks on rafah could exacerbate an already humanitarian catastrophe that has been unfolding in gaza. but of course, prime minister netanyahu insists and repeatedly

insists that the attack that of rafah will take place sooner rather than later. let's bring you the live pictures coming into us now. this is where there is a settlement of people who have been displaced as many people find the north of the country when israeli military operation started. the united nations and aid groups have repeatedly warned that an advance in rafah would be devastating for civilians, and cause more trouble for people who are lacking food, clean water and medicines. it sounds as though there were, according to local officials, around a0 air strikes on a refugee camp, and artillery fire overnight, and some smoke there this morning as israel continues to press on with offences in rafah. we'll bring you more and that is that he continues.

—— as the day continues. it is general election year, and there will be a big test for the parties later this week when two parts of england head to the polls in by—elections. the conservatives hold both seats. labour hopes to win them, and the liberal democrats want to try and cause an upset. voters in kingswood in south gloucestershire — which is on the edge of the city of bristol — will be at the polls on thursday. this follows the resignation of ex—conservative mp chris skidmore. the former minister stood down last month over the government's energy plans. the other by—election is in wellingborough, which was called following a recall petition in the northamptonshire constituency. it was prompted by former tory mp peter bone�*s suspension from the house of commons for six weeks, for breaching the mps�* code of conduct. my colleague nicky schiller is spending the day in wellingborough and joins us now from a cafe in the town. good morning. if you are feeling a little hungry, let mejust good morning. if you are feeling a little hungry, let me just tempt you with some of the lovely cakes that are on offer here at the ugly mug

cafe in the heart of wellingborough, which as you say, voters here go to the polls in a by—election on thursday. joining me are dan and tasha clarkson, who on this cafe. dan, i'm interested in getting from your perspective what you think the issues are that the euro local mp will need to tackle.— will need to tackle. some of the local issues _ will need to tackle. some of the local issues for _ will need to tackle. some of the local issues for me _ will need to tackle. some of the local issues for me are - will need to tackle. some of the local issues for me are the - will need to tackle. some of the i local issues for me are the market square _ local issues for me are the market square that— local issues for me are the market square that isjust outside here, they— square that isjust outside here, they closed itjust square that isjust outside here, they closed it just at the start of january. — they closed it just at the start of january, and they communicated with us what _ january, and they communicated with us what it_ january, and they communicated with us what it will be, whether they will leave — us what it will be, whether they will leave it as it is or whether it will leave it as it is or whether it will be _ will leave it as it is or whether it will be a — will leave it as it is or whether it will be a car— will leave it as it is or whether it will be a car park for us. for us, it needs — will be a car park for us. for us, it needs to— will be a car park for us. for us, it needs to be either a bustling markel— it needs to be either a bustling market or— it needs to be either a bustling market or a car park, which will bring _ market or a car park, which will bring footfall here. | market or a car park, which will bring footfall here.— market or a car park, which will bring footfall here. i assume the cost of living _ bring footfall here. i assume the cost of living crisis _ bring footfall here. i assume the cost of living crisis has _ bring footfall here. i assume the cost of living crisis has had - bring footfall here. i assume the cost of living crisis has had an i cost of living crisis has had an impact on your cafe. have you had to put up prices yet? irate impact on your cafe. have you had to put up prices yet?— put up prices yet? we haven't yet, but with the _ put up prices yet? we haven't yet, but with the national— put up prices yet? we haven't yet, but with the national minimum - put up prices yet? we haven't yet, l but with the national minimum wage increase _ but with the national minimum wage increase and quite substantially in april. _ increase and quite substantially in april. it _ increase and quite substantially in april, it will be circa £1000 per month— april, it will be circa £1000 per month more for us, so we need to find that— month more for us, so we need to find that somewhere. 0ur costs are

rising _ find that somewhere. 0ur costs are rising every— find that somewhere. 0ur costs are rising every day, our most recent hatch _ rising every day, our most recent batch of — rising every day, our most recent batch of strawberries are a 3.30 9p, and we _ batch of strawberries are a 3.30 9p, and we got — batch of strawberries are a 3.30 9p, and we got six robberies in the bonnet — and we got six robberies in the bonnet. that's says it all for me. that— bonnet. that's says it all for me. that is— bonnet. that's says it all for me. that is a — bonnet. that's says it all for me. that is a very expensive lot of strawberries. what are you hoping the next mp who wins this constituency will do as a local business owner?— constituency will do as a local business owner? ~ ., . ., .., ., business owner? more communication is vital, being — business owner? more communication is vital, being visible, _ business owner? more communication is vital, being visible, listening - is vital, being visible, listening to the — is vital, being visible, listening to the community, and from a national— to the community, and from a national point of view, the minimal they can _ national point of view, the minimal they can do. — national point of view, the minimal they can do, being visible, communicating to the community on issues _ communicating to the community on issues such— communicating to the community on issues such as the market square. someone — issues such as the market square. someone who works here at the weekend is a 16—year—old lily. i wouldn't imagine you are that interested in politics? i wouldn't imagine you are that interested in politics?- interested in politics? i am, i would like — interested in politics? i am, i would like to _ interested in politics? i am, i would like to be _ interested in politics? i am, i would like to be a _ interested in politics? i am, i would like to be a politician l interested in politics? i am, i. would like to be a politician and interested in politics? i am, i- would like to be a politician and i study _ would like to be a politician and i study it _ would like to be a politician and i study it at — would like to be a politician and i study it at sixth _ would like to be a politician and i study it at sixth form. _ would like to be a politician and i study it at sixth form.— study it at sixth form. what are our study it at sixth form. what are your friends _ study it at sixth form. what are your friends then? _ study it at sixth form. what are your friends then? are - study it at sixth form. what are your friends then? are they - your friends then? are they interested?— your friends then? are they interested? ., , , , ,

interested? one of my friends study it, but they — interested? one of my friends study it. but they are _ interested? one of my friends study it, but they are not _ interested? one of my friends study it, but they are not really _ it, but they are not really interested _ it, but they are not really interested at _ it, but they are not really interested at all. - it, but they are not really interested at all.- it, but they are not really interested at all. ~ ., ., , ., interested at all. what would you like the local _ interested at all. what would you like the local mp _ interested at all. what would you like the local mp to _ interested at all. what would you like the local mp to do? - interested at all. what would you like the local mp to do? more - like the local mp to do? more campaigning _ like the local mp to do? more campaigning that _ like the local mp to do? more campaigning that is _ like the local mp to do? more campaigning that is directed l like the local mp to do? more campaigning that is directed towards young _ campaigning that is directed towards young people — campaigning that is directed towards young people rather— campaigning that is directed towards young people rather than _ campaigning that is directed towards young people rather than the - campaigning that is directed towards young people rather than the older. young people rather than the older generation— young people rather than the older generation will— young people rather than the older generation will make _ young people rather than the older generation will make them - young people rather than the older generation will make them more . generation will make them more interested — generation will make them more interested. t0— generation will make them more interested-— interested. to think part of the issue is that _ interested. to think part of the issue is that younger _ interested. to think part of the issue is that younger people, l issue is that younger people, 18—year—olds, might not vote and older people are more likely to vote, hence why they target the older generation? i vote, hence why they target the older generation?— vote, hence why they target the older generation? i think there is deftl a older generation? i think there is deftly a participation _ older generation? i think there is deftly a participation crisis - older generation? i think there is deftly a participation crisis will. deftly a participation crisis will turn _ deftly a participation crisis will turn out — deftly a participation crisis will turn out is _ deftly a participation crisis will turn out is very— deftly a participation crisis will turn out is very low— deftly a participation crisis will turn out is very low it - deftly a participation crisis will turn out is very low it all - deftly a participation crisis will turn out is very low it all the l turn out is very low it all the elections. _ turn out is very low it all the elections, and _ turn out is very low it all the elections, and i— turn out is very low it all the elections, and i think- turn out is very low it all the elections, and i think young| turn out is very low it all the - elections, and i think young people all need _ elections, and i think young people all need to— elections, and i think young people all need to get— elections, and i think young people all need to get more _ elections, and i think young people all need to get more involved. - elections, and i think young peoplel all need to get more involved. what ou think all need to get more involved. what you think is — all need to get more involved. what you think is the _ all need to get more involved. what you think is the key _ all need to get more involved. you think is the key issue that young people want their politicians to deal with?— young people want their politicians to dealwith? ,, ., ., ., ., to deal with? standard of education, i think it is dropped _ to deal with? standard of education, i think it is dropped quite _ to deal with? standard of education, i think it is dropped quite a - to deal with? standard of education, i think it is dropped quite a lot - i think it is dropped quite a lot recently. _ i think it is dropped quite a lot recently. and _ i think it is dropped quite a lot recently, and i— i think it is dropped quite a lot recently, and i could - i think it is dropped quite a lot recently, and i could be - i think it is dropped quite a lot. recently, and i could be definitely risen _ recently, and i could be definitely risen. , . ~ recently, and i could be definitely risen. , ., ,, recently, and i could be definitely risen. , ., ~' , recently, and i could be definitely risen. , ., ,, , . risen. lily, thank you very much indeed. risen. lily, thank you very much indeed- also — risen. lily, thank you very much indeed. also joining _ risen. lily, thank you very much indeed. also joining us - risen. lily, thank you very much indeed. also joining us here - risen. lily, thank you very much indeed. also joining us here in l risen. lily, thank you very much i indeed. also joining us here in the indeed. alsojoining us here in the ugly mug cafe is kate ironside, a senior lecturer at the university of northampton. she hasjoined me for a coffee. you are also a former political journalist. coffee. you are also a former politicaljournalist. this constituency is quite a interesting

one on a national picture? absolutely, it is fascinating. this should _ absolutely, it is fascinating. this should be — absolutely, it is fascinating. this should be primed conservative territory— should be primed conservative territory and a safe seat. we have seen _ territory and a safe seat. we have seen the — territory and a safe seat. we have seen the red wall seats that switched from labour to the conservatives, the conservatives cannot _ conservatives, the conservatives cannot rely — conservatives, the conservatives cannot rely on them, support is too shallow _ cannot rely on them, support is too shallow the — cannot rely on them, support is too shallow. the conservatives have also seen their— shallow. the conservatives have also seen their support drop in more affluent. — seen their support drop in more affluent, romaine, blue wall seats. wellingborough, it is less affluent, very brexit focused, and this is really— very brexit focused, and this is really the — very brexit focused, and this is really the beating heart of the conservative voters here. where are the conservative party? they are not here, _ the conservative party? they are not here, apart _ the conservative party? they are not here, apart from a small band of volunteers— here, apart from a small band of volunteers around the candidates, the conservative party are not throwing — the conservative party are not throwing the kitchen sink at this by—election, they are barely throwing _ by—election, they are barely throwing a couple of teaspoons, which _ throwing a couple of teaspoons, which is — throwing a couple of teaspoons, which is fascinating, because that potentially leaves the door wide open _ potentially leaves the door wide open to— potentially leaves the door wide open to labour, who are barrelling in here _ open to labour, who are barrelling in here we — open to labour, who are barrelling in here. we have had the shadow chancellor— in here. we have had the shadow

chancellor rachel reeves, we had other— chancellor rachel reeves, we had other very— chancellor rachel reeves, we had other very prominent labour campaigners here, giving it their all. campaigners here, giving it their all for— campaigners here, giving it their all for the — campaigners here, giving it their all. for the conservatives, the difficulty— all. for the conservatives, the difficulty is if you retreat like this, — difficulty is if you retreat like this, you _ difficulty is if you retreat like this, you are effectively saying the game _ this, you are effectively saying the game is _ this, you are effectively saying the game is up. i think that is a dangerous tactic.— game is up. i think that is a dangerous tactic. game is up. i think that is a dancerous tactic. ., ., dangerous tactic. reform the uk are -auttin a dangerous tactic. reform the uk are putting a candidate _ dangerous tactic. reform the uk are putting a candidate up _ dangerous tactic. reform the uk are putting a candidate up here, - dangerous tactic. reform the uk are putting a candidate up here, and - putting a candidate up here, and with brexit, it was 63% that voted for it in this constituency? this with brexit, it was 63% that voted for it in this constituency?- for it in this constituency? this is what is so _ for it in this constituency? this is what is so fascinating. _ for it in this constituency? this is what is so fascinating. if- for it in this constituency? this is what is so fascinating. if labour. what is so fascinating. if labour wins, _ what is so fascinating. if labour wins, you — what is so fascinating. if labour wins, you see how well the reform party— wins, you see how well the reform party do. _ wins, you see how well the reform party do, and if you add up the reform — party do, and if you add up the reform votes with the conservative votes. _ reform votes with the conservative votes. if _ reform votes with the conservative votes, if that would beat labour, i will send — votes, if that would beat labour, i will send a — votes, if that would beat labour, i will send a shiver down the conservatives' spine. in many ways, it is a _ conservatives' spine. in many ways, it is a brilliant— conservatives' spine. in many ways, it is a brilliant example of how well _ it is a brilliant example of how well reform can do if the conservatives are not going full pelt _ conservatives are not going full pelt it— conservatives are not going full pelt it is— conservatives are not going full pelt. it is a dangerous experiment, because _ pelt. it is a dangerous experiment, because you give reform a real fillip, _ because you give reform a real fillip, i— because you give reform a real fillip, i could certainly encourage labour, — fillip, i could certainly encourage labour, who will think this could be

easier— labour, who will think this could be easier than — labour, who will think this could be easier than we thought, and it will be fascinating to see the result. kate, _ be fascinating to see the result. kate, thank you very much indeed. there are 11 candidates standing here in the constituency, and you can find details of all of those on the bbc news website or app. indeed, a lot of the articles that have been published by our colleagues at bbc northampton are also there. i will back with more views from the locals here. now, back to you in the studio. . ~ here. now, back to you in the studio. ., ~' , ., here. now, back to you in the studio. ., ,, , ., . migratory species such as the african penguin and the whale shark play a massive role in protecting the earth's habitats. but a landmark report from the united nations says the extinction risk of the most vulnerable species is on the rise — with one in five species surveyed under threat. the report also concluded that human action such as habitat destruction and climate change is to blame. to get more on the report, we spoke to our climate and science reporter esme stallard. it very much relies on countries cooperating around regulations and making sure that they're implementing the laws to protect these species, which, as this report says, isn't happening right now,

and many of these species, in particular fish species, are really struggling with overexploitation — so that's hunting and fishing, whether for trade or for sport and leisure. and what are the main drivers behind this, these risks to species? 0verwhelmingly, the conclusion of the report is interaction with humans. you've mentioned there climate change and habitat destruction, but also the growing towns and cities of our world which bring with it noise and light pollution, which particularly interferes with the process of migration of many species such as green turtles and african penguins, as we can see there. does the report come up with any solutions for those kinds of things? so, it gives three key recommendations. it says, first of all, we need to make sure we're establishing key biodiversity areas. but not just that, that these biodiversity areas are connected so that they follow the migration of these animals. and finally, that we try to prevent physical barriers in the way of many, particularly fish species, such as dams, which can affect them spawning.

and in fact, today, countries are meeting in uzbekistan to start to discuss the report and think about how they can implement some of those recommendations. and give us some examples of some of the migratory species that are most at risk and why they're so important. so, many of the species that are most at risk are actually incredibly important for human populations. so we mentioned there fish species, many of them maintain key economies that rely heavily on fish stocks, but also they're very important for pollination and also for maintaining habitats. many migratory species will graze across multiple different habitats, enabling them to remain healthy and thriving and very much needed for our farming and also our fishing livelihoods. we were just having a look just there, we saw some whale shark pictures. tell us a bit about them. so whale sharks are very beautiful species, you can see there, they're fantastic. and actually what the report says is that there are potential to save these species.

so previously, other shark types were drastically falling due to whaling expeditions back in the �*50s, and actually we've seen recovery of some types of shark. and so they say there is still hope there for species like the whale shark, if only countries were to come together. there are hopes that two new drugs aimed at slowing the progress of alzheimer's could pave the way for the development of future treatments for the disease. the medicines are expected to be licensed within months, but charities are warning that the nhs isn't ready forthem — meaning many patients could lose out. 0ur medical editor fergus walsh reports. dawn is 62 and about to get her first dose of a new alzheimer's drug, donanemab, which is currently only available to people taking part in clinical trials. we've started, have we? we've started! all right? yay! dawn's memory problems were identified early. she has only mild cognitive impairment. i feel so grateful that i noticed,

and that i investigated further, and that i know, because knowledge is power and it could mean that itjust slows it all down. and if it slows it down, then... ..then i'll be able to function as i'd like to and do some of the things i'd still like to do. over the course of 18 month trials, donanemab, and another drug, lecanemab, showed they could slow cognitive decline in patients with early stage alzheimer's, by between a quarter and a third. if you want to try and make that meaningful in terms of what a patient understands in clinic, then i would tell them that that gives you over that 18—month period, about five months at a higher level of function. for me, that's meaningful, but it's small. i think these drugs do represent a turning point in our research in alzheimer's, but i also think they are just the beginning. 0ne estimate suggests between 50,000

and 280,000 people in england could be eligible for the drugs if they get licensed in the coming months, and are then recommended for use by the nhs. we're worried that tens of thousands of people could miss out on having treatments because the nhs isn't ready to deliver them. we need to have a really clear plan from the nhs about how they're going to scale up services so that we can identify people who are eligible. nhs england says dementia diagnosis rates are the highest they've been for three years. alzheimer's disease is triggered by the abnormal build up of proteins in the brain, including one called amyloid. this can happen over 20 years before symptoms emerge. the drugs bind to amyloid and help our immune cells to clear it from the brain.

currently, only 2% of alzheimer's patients get either a specialised brain scan, or a lumbar puncture, to confirm they have high levels of amyloid. but everyone getting the drugs would need them. i missed a bit down in there. see, that white bit? david, who's 79, has been on lecanemab for over three years as part of a study. although his alzheimer's is progressing, his wife, cheryl, feels the drug has helped. they're not saying this is a complete cure. no. just giving individuals more time before they can't remember, you know, who their children are. it's given me longer with david as my husband. so, you know, that's worth all the money in the world. the drugs can cause swelling and bleeding in the brain, so patients like dawn

need careful monitoring. but despite their side effects and modest benefits, many scientists believe they represent a defining moment in the fight against alzheimer's. fergus walsh, bbc news. you can see more about the trial in tonight's panorama. that is also available on the bbc iplayer. you might think that the highest cost for headteachers would be staffing or teaching equipment, but some schools are also spending tens of thousands of pounds a year on contracts with private firms. more than 900 schools in england were built under the private finance initiative, under the deal that private companies would construct the buildings and maintain them for an annualfee. but those charges are going up, as our education editor bra nwen jeffreys reports. boiling water exploding out of a school radiator — flooding classrooms repeatedly

until the system was replaced. but the roof at this school is still leaking. this is the 2021 bin. so this has been here now since 2021. three years? with a bladder to capture the water and, when the bladderfails, it will fall into the bin. glyn potts has been at this 0ldham secondary since it opened in 2012. this is one of the schools built under the private finance initiative. it's locked into contracts for decades — plagued with problems while public money pays off that debt. so when it rains in the school here now, i can sometimes get away with just having buckets on corridors. on other occasions, i'll lose between two, six or eight classrooms, depending on where the leaks are manifesting themselves across the site. how would you describe or characterise that struggle? no, sorry, i'm getting upset.

no, oh, glyn. because it takes a toll? you feel like a failure. my sixth year of headship, and i'm no furtherforward in resolving the issues that affect the children who come here every day. and i have to go to those parents and say i'm doing the very, very best by them, with no impact, no change, no difference. and so even the smallest of wins, like having the heating system replaced — poorly — feels like a step forward. it's an almost daily battle. all the maintenance is out of his control. private companies own and maintain this building in contracts he can't see. a few days later, we went back. so you were bleeding the radiator? yeah. to fix the heating problem. and it's caused a leak in that classroom, which is now coming

through to this floor? yes. i followed the headteacher and filmed on my phone as he dealt with the latest crisis. the hot dinners at middlefield primary in liverpool cost more than at nearby non—pfi schools. the contract also says the playing field grass can't grow higher than 2.5cm before it's cut. all these costs have been rising. this year, we're looking atjust over £a70,000 being spent on servicing the pfi contract. as i mentioned, that's 20% of our school budget, almost. so, over the number of years now, we've had to reduce our front—line staffing levels. you must find all of this deeply frustrating as a headteacher. it really is incredibly frustrating, and particularly to see those prices continue to rise. we're not able to go out to put

things out to the market to see if we can secure a better value ourselves. the pfi company at his school said they would renegotiate for longer grass, but the council said the legal costs would outweigh the savings. the pfi investors body said the problem was school funding, not keeping up with rising costs. these contracts do make provision to make sure that schools are getting value for money when it comes to cleaning and catering and everything else. and there are mechanisms in the contract to compare and contrast local market rates for all of those services. so i'm pretty confident that these contracts do reflect good value for money for the taxpayer. 10cm add 2cm. the government told us funding to support pfi schools would go up by 10% from april. it said local councils could renegotiate these contracts at any time. branwen jeffreys, bbc news.

a new campaign aimed at fighting fraud is being launched by the government. it's designed to stop people falling victim to scammers — and offers information about what to do if you are affected. fraud accounts for a0% of all crime in england and wales — and critics say ministers are doing too little, too late. simonjones reports. want tickets for tonight? message now. final warning. to receive your package confirm your details and pay the fee immediately. a new tv advert with a simple message. if something appears too good to be true, that undoubtedly will be the case. hi,james. your bank account has been compromised. fraud is the most common crime in the uk. in the past, the police, banks and tech firms have all had their own strategies to warn of the dangers. but now the government says it's bringing them together to provide consistent and clear anti—fraud advice. stop, think fraud. chris messer from sussex saw scammers use his mobile

phone account to buy an expensive iphone and run up a huge bill. well, it's despicable, absolutely despicable. how people can get up in the morning and go to work, deciding they're going to steal money from other people, i don't know. there were three different individuals involved in my particularfraud. it's wicked. according to the home office, fraud accounts for around a0% of all crime in england and wales, with an estimated 3.2 million offences each year. though cases are falling, the cost to society is thought to be £6.8 billion. in scotland, fraud has more than doubled over the past decade, and cases in northern ireland spiked during the pandemic. the government's launched a new website designed to be a one stop shop for information about fraud. it gives details about how to avoid becoming a victim, and also, crucially, what to do if you do get scammed and who you should report it to. among the organisations backing the campaign are bt, google, royal mail, tiktok and meta. the aim, to reduce

the effect on victims. it can leave you emotionally drained. you may become untrustworthy of strangers. but unfortunately, people often forget that and theyjust see it as a crime statistic, when actually, we see the aftermath. the latest advice to be scam savvy — never send money to anyone you don't know or trust, always log onto a website directly rather than clicking on links in an email, and be suspicious. the government's fraud strategy aims to reduce levels of the crime by 10% by the end of this year, compared with 2019. but critics say it's not strong enough to effectively take on the scammers. and labour describes the advertising campaign as too little, too late. simon jones, bbc news. lets bring you some pictures of the two hostages who have been released from hamas captivity. these are the hostages that the israeli prime

minister's prime minister's office has released. you can remember, the two hostages who are 60 and 70 respectively, are said to be in good condition. they have been in a hospital in central israel, and they were released after the israeli military conducted an operation in rafah, and that was news of the hostages being released shortly after israel carried out an intense bombardment in that area. it was said there were about 50 air strikes in the early hours of monday, and these are two hostages being released and greeting their relatives after that rescue operation to get them out of gas are, where they have been held by hamas since october seven. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. it's a chilly start to the week today and tomorrow, with sunshine and showers. but as we get to the middle of the week onwards, we start to see a bit of a change

in the weather. wetter conditions come our way, but so do milder ones to all but the far north of scotland. and you can see that quite nicely represented on the air mass chart. the blues are with us today and for much of tomorrow, and then they're replaced by the yellows and ambers, indicating the milder conditions to all but the far north of scotland. today, though, we do have a weather front in the northern isles moving away, taking its rain with it, the second one coming in, bringing in some heavier showers later in the day. and we're starting this afternoon with a few showers around. so you can see where we've got them across parts of western scotland and northern ireland. and you could hear the odd rumble of thunder in these, blustery around them, with snow above about 350 metres. possibly the odd shower in wales and the southwest, but for most it's going to be dry, but it's going to be a wee bit cooler than it was yesterday through this evening and overnight. cooler than it was yesterday. through this evening and overnight, those showers push southwards

and eastwards, further snow accumulating above 350 metres, and then we start to see the cloud build in the southwest. whichever way you look at it, it's going to be a nippy night. temperatures in parts of scotland and northern england dipping down to freezing orjust below. so a touch of frost and maybe some ice first thing. so tomorrow it's this weather front that's going to bring in the change. so initially it's going to bring in a fair bit of cloud ahead of it, and then we'll start to see some rain follow on as well across parts of southern england, the midlands, wales, into northern england, eventually northern ireland and eventually southern scotland. ahead of it, for the rest of scotland, it's sunshine and showers. here we're looking at temperatures 6 to 9. but behind the weather front in the south, we're starting to import some milder conditions, so tens and elevens. so as we move through the week, that weather front continues to push northwards overnight tuesday into wednesday. we've got another one coming in across the south. so basically we're looking at some rain across parts of southern scotland, northern england, and northern ireland. rain across south wales and southern england. in between something drier and brighter. and in the north of scotland, where we've still got high pressure, well, here it will be drier

and brighter as well, but turning milder from the south with highs potentially up to 15.

live from london, this is bbc news. the israeli military has rescued two hostages held by hamas during its raids in rafah. this follows the israeli strikes in southern gaza that have killed dozens of palestinians. labour's candidate in rochdale has apologised for remarks he made about israel �*allowing' hamas

to carry out the october 7th attack. talking by—elections, iam talking by—elections, i am live in wellingborough where voters will go to the polls on thursday this week. me in the next hour as we talk to students about what they want from their next mp. the kenyan athlete and the men's marathon world record holder, kelvin kiptum, has been killed in a car accident. and — the kansas city chiefs win the super bowl, beating the san francisco a9ers byjust three points. good morning. the israeli military has rescued two of the hostages abducted by hamas, during a raid in the gaza strip. the release of the hostages was announced shortly after israel had carried out an intense aerial bombardment of the southern city of rafah. residents told the bbc there had been about 50 air strikes in the early hours of monday. dozens of palestinians are reported

to have been killed.