israel says there was "a wave of strikes" to accompany the hostage raid. also on the programme: the headteachers struggling to make ends meet for their schools. they blame the rising costs of private contracts. 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. we speak to people testing out groundbreaking new alzheimer's drugs. just giving individuals more time before they can't remember, you know, who their children are. cheering and we're in las vegas, for american�*s biggest for america's biggest sporting night of the year. and coming up on bbc news:

tributes have been pouring in for the marathon record—holder kelvin kiptum, who's been killed in a car accident in kenya. the 24—year—old broke the world record in chicago last year. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. two hostages have been rescued during a raid by israeli forces in the city of rafah, in southern gaza. fernando simon marman and louis har were released from an apartment block shortly after it was announced israel launched their air strikes. at least 67 people are reported to have been killed. the strikes follow repeated warnings from the international community to israel about its planned offensive in the city, where 1.5 million people are sheltering, fleeing the war further north. in a moment, we'll speak to our international editorjeremy bowen. but first, with all the latest developments, here's our correspondent barbara plett usher.

afamily a family reunited, after 128 days of captivity. fernando simon marman on the left and louis har on the right, rescued last night. their lives torn apart on that traumatic day in october when hamas attacked their village and dragged them into gaza. now there is overwhelming relief, even a certain amount ofjoyful disbelief. even a certain amount of “oyful disbelief. ~ disbelief. when we saw them, the heart was beating _ disbelief. when we saw them, the heart was beating on _ disbelief. when we saw them, the heart was beating on 200, - disbelief. when we saw them, the heart was beating on 200, maybe | heart was beating on 200, maybe more. a lot of tears. hogs, not many words. just being together, surrounded by the family, and surrounded by the family, and surrounded by the family, and surrounded by our beloved people that wear without us. long, more than four months. == that wear without us. long, more than four months.— than four months. -- for so long. israeli special _ than four months. -- for so long. israeli special forces _ than four months. -- for so long. israeli special forces made - than four months. -- for so long. israeli special forces made theirl israeli special forces made their move covered by a heavy burst of air

strikes. they had been monitoring the location for some time in the southern gaza city of rafah. palestinians scrambled to rescue their wounded and to collect their dead. they had been bombed here almost every night, but this time was so intense, they feared it signalled the beginning of a threatened israeli ground offensive. the war has gone on for more than four months. israel's prime minister says this is the best way to free the hostages. so this rescue is a significant success for him. but the families of the captives are pressing for a ceasefire deal that pauses the war to release all the hostages, more than 100 of them. so are israel's international allies. above all, what we want is an immediate pause in the fighting. and we want outboards to lead to a ceasefire, a sustainable ceasefire without return to further fighting —— we want that pause. that is what should happen now, we need to get those hostages out, including the

british nationals, we need to get the aiding. the best way to do that is to stop the fighting now and turn that into a permanent sustainable ceasefire. it that into a permanent sustainable ceasefire. , ., , that into a permanent sustainable ceasefire. , . , ., , _ ceasefire. it is a very happy day for this family. _ ceasefire. it is a very happy day for this family. but _ ceasefire. it is a very happy day for this family. but overall, - ceasefire. it is a very happy day l for this family. but overall, little has changed. israeli hostages still trapped in gaza, palestinians trapped in gaza, palestinians trapped in gaza, palestinians trapped in a nightmare of destruction and death. barbara plett usher, bbc news, jerusalem. our international editor, jeremy bowen, is injerusalem. jeremy, so is this the start of the assault on rafah? no, it is not. this is one raid, as you have been hearing, that they had been planning for some time. and it was really... a successful raid because they got there people out. but a full on assault on rafah would take first the incursions of tanks, many more air strikes, the presence of israeli soldiers there for not

just days, but for weeks on end. so all that is still to come if, indeed, the or did is finally given for it to happen. the israelis say first of all what they need is a plan —— the or did is. made by the army, perhaps, to get those 1.5 million civilians there to a safe place. but all the un people and all the people going in and out of gaza that will tell you there are no safe places there in the gaza strip. jeremy, thank you, and apologies for the technical issues on the line. and in the last few minutes, we've just heard that the foreign office has announced sanctions on four extremist israeli settlers who it says have committed human rights abuses against palestinian communities in the west bank. we'll have more on that for you on the news at six. the men's world marathon record holder, kelvin kiptum, has been killed in a road accident.

he died, along with his coach, when their car came off the road in western kenya. kiptum set the world record in the chicago marathon last year. anne soy reports from nairobi. he was no doubt destined for greatness. at only 2a, kelvin kiptum had run three of the seven fastest marathon times in history. this is him in london last year. he broke away from the leading pack mid—race and went on to win and set a new course record. late in the year, he broke the world record in chicago. shaving 3a seconds off his compatriot�*s time, eliud kipchoge. fix, compatriot's time, eliud kipchoge. world record means a lot to me. to be a world record, it is hard enough, you have to work hard. and that has been long for me. he enough, you have to work hard. and that has been long for me.— that has been long for me. he was auoin to that has been long for me. he was going to attempt _ that has been long for me. he was going to attempt to _ that has been long for me. he was going to attempt to run _ that has been long for me. he was going to attempt to run the - going to attempt to run the rotterdam marathon in under two hours this april, but his promising career was cut short on sunday

night. he was driving along this road near his birthplace in kenya when he crashed.— road near his birthplace in kenya when he crashed. kelvin lost control ofthe when he crashed. kelvin lost control of the vehicle, _ when he crashed. kelvin lost control of the vehicle, it _ when he crashed. kelvin lost control of the vehicle, it feared _ when he crashed. kelvin lost control of the vehicle, it feared off - when he crashed. kelvin lost control of the vehicle, it feared off the - of the vehicle, it feared off the road _ of the vehicle, it feared off the road and _ of the vehicle, it feared off the road. and it entered into a ditch. he drove — road. and it entered into a ditch. he drove through that ditch for 60 metres_ he drove through that ditch for 60 metres before hitting a big tree. tributes— metres before hitting a big tree. tributes have been paid to him in kenya and across the world. it is a ve dark kenya and across the world. it is a very dark morning, _ kenya and across the world. it is a very dark morning, a _ kenya and across the world. it is a very dark morning, a very - kenya and across the world. it is a very dark morning, a very dark- kenya and across the world. it is a | very dark morning, a very dark day for our country. a very dark day for the athletics fraternity. the for our country. a very dark day for the athletics fraternity.— the athletics fraternity. the world athletics federation _ the athletics fraternity. the world athletics federation ratified - the athletics fraternity. the world athletics federation ratified the i athletics federation ratified the record of kiptum only last week. its president, sebastian coe, described him as an incredible athlete, who is leaving an incredible legacy. for a man who harassed his —— he ran his first major competition in borrowed

shoes because he could not afford a pair, he achieved far more than any ever will act his age. —— at his age. four boys remain in police custody, on suspicion of rape. police were called to the newbold area of rochdale on saturday evening, where a crime scene is still in place. yunus mulla is there for us now. what more can you tell us? an area of land close to the supermarket car park has been the focus of an investigation. since the allegation of rape was made to officers on saturday evening. forensics tents and a couldn't have been taken down in the past half an hour or so. been taken down in the past half an hour orso. but been taken down in the past half an hour or so. but police have told me four boys who were arrested in connection with this incident, the youngest age 12, 13—year—old and two boys who are 1a, are still in police

custody and being questioned. we understand a young girl is being given support by police officers. clearly, the nature of this incident and the fact there were children involved has caused a lot of concern and shock here. and there is still a visible police presence around this area. but officers want to hear from anyone who may have information and he may have seen something on saturday afternoon to contact them. 0k, saturday afternoon to contact them. ok, thank you. yunus mulla. headteachers in england say they're struggling daily with the consequences of contracts with private firms, including getting essential repairs done. they say they're having to spend tens of thousands of pounds more a year to meet the rising costs of these contracts. more than 900 schools in england were built under the private finance initiative, by which, private companies constructed the buildings and maintained them for an annual fee. our education editor, branwen jeffreys, reports.

quick as you can, please. 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. so this has been here now since 2021, with a bladder to capture the water. 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. how would you describe 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. dripping a few days later, we went back. ok, that's hot water. i followed the head teacher and filmed on my phone as he dealt with the latest crisis. all the maintenance is out of his control. private companies own and maintain this building, in contracts he can't see. 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 2.5 centimetres before it's cut. this year, we're looking at just over £470,000 being spent on servicing the pfi contract. as i mentioned, that's 20% of our school budget, almost. it really is incredibly frustrating, and particularly to see those

prices continue to rise. 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 i for money for the taxpayer. ten centimetres, add two centimetres. 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. one of the iconic names

of the british high street, the body shop, is set to bring in administrators to its uk business. the company was set up in 1976 by the late dame anita roddick. its present owner is expected to appoint experts to carry out a significant restructuring. our business editor, simonjack, is here. so is this the end of the body shop? i think that is unlikely. administration as you say is imminent, which will be of concern to the couple of thousand staff, 200 plus shops. but this is still a brand with power and recognition. notjust brand with power and recognition. not just a brand with power and recognition. notjust a people of vintage who remembered the white mask on the bath pearls for their mainly female customers, but also the brothers and the wives and the boyfriends who knew it was a dead certainty if you went there —— musk. and the trailblazing late dame anita roddick who really pioneered ethical consumerism, no testing on animals, one of the first to introduce refills. but it has been through

quite a few sets of hands through then, other people have caught up. in 2006, it was sold to the french giant l'oreal and then a brazilian business, and recently to the current owners, they thought they would see how it went through christmas trading, that was not as strong as thought so administrators were called in. another chapter in its history, my guess it is not the end for them, but it will emerge with a smallerfootprint end for them, but it will emerge with a smaller footprint and fewer staff, or beefed up online presence, but that is still of concern to the thousands of staff there.- but that is still of concern to the thousands of staff there. thank you very much- — thousands of staff there. thank you very much. simon _ thousands of staff there. thank you very much. simon jack. _ the time is 13:15. our top story this afternoon: dozens are killed in the south of gaza by air strikes — as two israeli hostages are rescued. and still to come... the kansas city chiefs and their biggest fan, taylor swift, celebrate victory at the super bowl. coming up on bbc news: ivory coast came from behind to beat nigeria and win the africa cup of nations. it was a fairy tale ending for striker sebastien haller, who scored the winner for the hosts, just a year after overcoming

testicular cancer. two new drugs aimed at slowing the onset 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. our medical editor fergus walsh has been following those testing out the new drugs. dawn is 62 and about to get her first dose of a new alzheimer's drug, donanemab, as part of a trial. we've started, all right? we've started! her memory problems were identified early and 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 it just slows it all down. and if it slows it down, then... ..then i'll be able to function as i'd like to. in trials, donanemab, and another drug, lecanemab, slowed cognitive decline by between a quarter and a third in patients with early stage alzheimer's. 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 arejust the beginning. one estimate suggests up to 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. nhs england says dementia diagnosis rates are the highest they've been for three years. 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. and you can see more about the trial in tonight's panorama that's — �*alzheimer s: a turning point?�* on bbc1 at 8pm. it's also available on the bbc iplayer. the labour party has defended its decision to continue campaigning for its candidate in the rochdale by—election despite what it called his �*unacceptable' comments about israel. azhar ali has apologised after being recorded appearing to suggest that israel had �*allowed' hamas's deadly attack in october so it could do whatever it wanted in response. our political correspondent, hannah miller, joins us from westminster. hannah, what s the labour party s justification for continuing to campaignfoerali? the official line is his unreserved

apology shows he understands the scale of offence his comments have caused but i think what you cannot get away from illness is the presence of george galloway, the former labour mp and former respect mp now standing for the workers party and essentially framing his entire campaign as a protest on the labour party stance in gaza. that is why organisations like thejewish labour movement have come out and suggested what they will no longer intend to send people to help with the labour party campaign in rochdale they recognise that the labour party needs to continue supporting its candidate. george galloway has used the opportunity to suggest that the labour party has suspended some people for what might seem like lesser offences under labour party will be thinking about how this proceed more widely across the country. how this proceed more widely across the country-—

the country. thank you. and you can see a full list — the country. thank you. and you can see a full list of— the country. thank you. and you can see a full list of candidates - see a full list of candidates standing in the by—election on the bbc news website. an eyewitness to two of the killings in nottingham last year has spoken for the first time since the incident. barnaby webber, grace o'malley—kumar and ian coates were all stabbed by valdo calocane — who was convicted of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. the witness, who has asked to remain anonymous, says he wishes he could have intervened to save barnaby and grace, and that he was surprised the police release his 999 call without his permission. navtej johal reports. police, emergency. what's the emergency? yes, there's been a stabbing on ilkeston road. there's somebody lying in the street. i think they're dead. oh, that was awful. this 999 call was made on the 13th ofjune last year in nottingham, as an eyewitness — from his bedroom window — saw barnaby webber and grace o'malley kumar being stabbed to death by valdo calocane. ijust couldn't believe what i was seeing. it was absolutely terrifying. the eyewitness has asked to remain anonymous. we're calling him richard.

the first thing i saw was valdo calocane attacking barnaby, and barnabyjust falling to the floor and was basically motionless. i saw grace come over to the assailant and try and stop him attacking barnaby. the assailant then turned on to grace, plunging the weapon into poor grace. it was just horrific. he just callously, and calmly, just turned around, casually walked off, like nothing had happened. calocane then went on to fatally stab school caretaker ian coates, and hit three people with his van. the 32—year—old, who's been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, has been sentenced to detention in a high security hospital after admitting three counts of manslaughter. thejudge said calocane's mental condition satisfied the criteria, giving rise to the partial defence

of diminished responsibility. but the families of his victims believe he should have been tried for murder. richard's 999 call was issued to the media by nottinghamshire police, but he says they never told him the call was being released. he only learned about it when he heard it on the news. and the first time i heard it i went into panic again. i started shaking. took me back to the day. the force have now apologised to richard. several reviews have been announced into this case since the sentencing. the crown prosecution service says it's fully engaging with the attorney general�*s review into its actions. ijust wish i could have done something for them. so sorry. navtaonhal, bbc news, nottingham. police say they will take no further action against the conservative mp andrew rossindell after he was arrested on suspicion of rape,

sexual assault and misconduct in a public office. a spokesperson for mr rosindell said he had been "completely exonerated". we can get more on this from our political correspondent harry farley who is in westminster for us now. andrew rossindell was arrested for a range _ andrew rossindell was arrested for a range of— andrew rossindell was arrested for a range of alleged offences. police have said — range of alleged offences. police have said they conducted a range of investigations and there was not enough — investigations and there was not enough evidence to bring a prosecution. the police are previously not named him but his office _ previously not named him but his office confirmed this morning he was under_ office confirmed this morning he was under investigation and they say he has been _ under investigation and they say he has been completely exonerated on the soap— has been completely exonerated on the soap in the past 21 months he has been — the soap in the past 21 months he has been working for the people of romford _ has been working for the people of romford and will continue to speak up romford and will continue to speak up for— romford and will continue to speak up for them as the local mp.-

up for them as the local mp. thank ou. it's two year's this month since russia invaded ukraine. back then ukrainians rushed to sign up — a whole nation was mobilised and western aid and weapons poured in. two years on and there's blocked funding in the us, an ammunition shortage — and problems recruiting soldiers. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, reports on the struggle ukraine is having to find men for the front line. these are the patrols many ukrainian men now dread. conscription officers like this man, hunting for draft dodgers. ukraine needs a lot more soldiers, but they're not flooding to the front lines any more. so some have to be caught and cajoled. pavlo lost his arm near bahmut in a mortar attack. but he wanted to go on serving his country. so now he looks for other men

who can still fight. translation: there's - a full-scale war, but it's still like people don't care. we need everyone to come together, like they did on the first day. everyone was united then, like brothers. but when i ask about friends who've served with him, pavlo tells me there's almost no—one left from his company. translation: everyone's either injured like me, or dead. - when the russians occupied lilia's town, her son was captured and tortured. when sergey escaped, he signed up to fight for ukraine. he's now been badly injured, but his mother is afraid he'll recover and go back to the front. sergey says his friends there need him. translation: while he's in hospital, i can sleep calmly- — when he's on the front line,

i can't sleep. so i really shouldn't say this — i'm glad he's not there at the front. every ukrainian town now has cemeteries like this, filled with the soldiers honoured by their country as heroes, and mourned deeply by theirfamilies. vladislav was killed by a mine near bahmut. he was 22. ena hasn't put his photo on the grave yet because she can't quite accept her only son has gone. but she's proud of him. translation: i believe my son died doing the right thing. - when i ask about those who avoid signing up, ena doesn'tjudge them. translation: do you think my son wasn't afraid? - i was afraid, too, when he went. everyone is afraid of dying.

but maybe being enslaved by russia is scarier. she calls it a fight to protect ukraine's freedom, but the cost is growing. sarah rainsford, bbc news. water company bosses in england and wales could lose their bonuses if their firms are found to have polluted waterways. it follows pressure from campaigners, and calls for similar measures from labour and the liberal democrats. a consultation on the plan is to be run by the regulator, and if approved it would take effect from april. it was the biggest night of the year in american sport last night as the kansas city chiefs beat the san francisco 49ers to win the super bowl in las vegas. the event was made even bigger by the presence of a pop superstar. taylor swift was there to support her boyfriend, travis kelce, as his team lifted the trophy.

nesta mcgregor was watching the action. the kansas city chiefs, back—to—back champions. the first time it has been achieved for almost 20 years. does this one feel any different? it does, man, it feels ten times better, man. adversity, what the team went through, the naysayers. but on top of that, man, just how much fun we have coming in the building. you can see how we are enjoying this one right now. how will you and your lovely pop star girlfriend be celebrating? i'm pretty sure vegas will roll out the red carpet — i'm going to be elvis for a night. the champagne is flowing — my glasses are proof. the kansas city chiefs — back—to—back nfl champions. the day naturally started with both sets of fans convinced it would be their team lifting a trophy at the end. some travelled across state lines, others a bit further — leeds, to be precise.

i was a0 this week. super bowl was always on the cards and wejust made it happen. we flew out wednesday and here we are. is that genuinely your team orjust to ruin his birthday? we are patriots fans. that's the funniest thing. we just chose teams on the day, got the jerseys and came to the game. most came to see the game. but the fact taylor swift would be there may have persuaded some. taylor swift, celebrating with her man. and the pop star was indeed in the stands to watch a nervy back—and—forth encounter. two touchdowns from the 49ers. the kansas chiefs with one of their own and their kicker making up the extra points. 19—all at full—time, the chiefs eventually winning 25—22 in overtime. if the game itself made for a nervous watch, then r&b singer usher did his best to lighten the mood. # got me feeling it... the 45—year—old half—time show

performer running through a string of hits in a 15—minute set that featured alicia keys and will.i.am. no team has ever won three super bowl titles in a row, but planning for next year can surely wait. after all, this is vegas and this party is unlikely to end anytime soon. nesta mcgregor, bbc news, at the super bowl. it was 50 years ago today that one of the most recognisable children's tv characters first appeared on our screens. the most important, the most beautiful, the most magical saggy old cloth cat in the whole wide world. we are, of course, talking about bagpuss who made his debut in 197a. only 13 episodes were ever made, but the show created by peter firmin