bodies of three have recovered the bodies of three hostages from gaza. they have been identified by the idf spokesman. he said that he had been killed at the supernova festival on october the savants, with their bodies taken into gaza. we know that over 100 hostages are still being held. the majority of those are still alive, we think, but we knew that a number of dead hostages and bodies had been taken into gaza on that day. that's news is just coming to us from the idf chief military spokesman. he has been briefing the media. let's listen to some of that. it is been briefing the media. let's listen to some of that. it is with a heavy heart _ listen to some of that. it is with a heavy heart that _ listen to some of that. it is with a heavy heart that i... _ listen to some of that. it is with a heavy heart that i... they - listen to some of that. it is with a heavy heart that i... they rescue | listen to some of that. it is with a l heavy heart that i... they rescue to the bodies of our hostages. they

were taken hostage during the high mass mac massacre and murdered —— a mass. according to the credible information that we have gathered, the three of them were murdered by her mass mac while escaping the nova music festival on october the 7th and their bodies were taken into gaza. they were celebrating life at the festival and they were murdered by her mass mac. the bodies were transferred to medical organisation for identification. after that, we notified their families. that for identification. after that, we notified their families.— notified their families. that was the latest from _ notified their families. that was the latest from the _ notified their families. that was the latest from the idf. - notified their families. that was the latest from the idf. let's i notified their families. that was| the latest from the idf. let's go straight to our correspondent who is injerusalem. pool, devastating news for all of those families and

shocking news for all of the hostage families that await developments every single day. families that await developments every single day-— every single day. yes, this is exactly the _ every single day. yes, this is exactly the news _ every single day. yes, this is exactly the news that - every single day. yes, this is exactly the news that they i every single day. yes, this is - exactly the news that they dread hearing every day. it is also the kind of news which some of the families fear more and more as this war drags on, as the prospects for a negotiated release of further hostages seems to ebb and flow. right now there does not seem to be any meaningful conversation going on. when it comes to the people we were talking about today, we all knew that the german israeli citizen was dead because several months ago a piece of her skull was found and it was decided that she could not have survived without it. it is not going to be a surprise to anyone, it is a confirmation of what people

have been saying for quite a long time now. the other two who were named where both thought to be among those alive. one of the terrible features of this long, awful story is that the number of hostages known or believed to be alive has just dwindled over time as bodies have been found, as evidence has been presented of hostages dying in captivity. nobody knows exactly how many are a live but it is probably now substantially less than 100. natick vacations on efforts to try —— negotiations on efforts to try remain, according to the government, a top priority. remain, according to the government, a ton priority-— a top priority. thank you very much for that update. _ a top priority. thank you very much for that update. we _

a top priority. thank you very much for that update. we will _ a top priority. thank you very much for that update. we will talk - a top priority. thank you very much for that update. we will talk to - for that update. we will talk to poole again in the coming minutes. here, in the past few minutes, we have heard that king charles is to attend commemorative events in normandy. it will be the kings first overseas engagements since he was diagnosed with cancer. tell us more. as it as you say we learnt that the landings in normandy during the second world war, the liberation of the french from the nazis. because of his health, his cancer diagnosis, we thought he might not be able to take part. he will bejoined by queen camilla and also his son william, the prince of wales. there will be an event in portsmouth on

june the 5th. then he will go to normandy the following day for an event at a memorial to british soldiers who died during the battle of normandy. there will also be another national event which prince william will attend, it is going to be a very big set of events. just briefl , be a very big set of events. just briefly. it _ be a very big set of events. just briefly. it is _ be a very big set of events. just briefly, it is of _ be a very big set of events. just briefly, it is of course underlining that day by day we are seeing more of the king as he attempts to get back to his full normal working schedule. , , ~ ., , , schedule. yes, this week he has been out and about — schedule. yes, this week he has been out and about almost _ schedule. yes, this week he has been out and about almost every _ schedule. yes, this week he has been out and about almost every single - out and about almost every single day. we saw him at an event with prince william handing over a literary role. last night he was at the opera. he has a fuller than usual set of and engagements which

seem to be rolling onto next month. thank you very much. king charles is to attend those commemorative events in normandy to mark the 80th anniversary. we will bring you more on that story when we can. you are watching bbc news. now to a fascinating story. the church has released new guidelines providing six categories for events ruling that they are definitively not supernatural, an event as miraculous.— supernatural, an event as miraculous. , ., , miraculous. the institution is full of mysticism. — miraculous. the institution is full of mysticism, that _ miraculous. the institution is full of mysticism, that is _ miraculous. the institution is full of mysticism, that is why - miraculous. the institution is full of mysticism, that is why we - miraculous. the institution is full of mysticism, that is why we are | of mysticism, that is why we are also fascinated by it. it is also trying to crack down on abuses of

the alleged supernatural in an era of social media in which claims of apparitions, claims of weeping statues, claims of healing relics can be quite frankly stated, the subject of this information and rumour. it can be used for financial gain. foralmost rumour. it can be used for financial gain. for almost —— after almost 50 years the vatican has said that local patients need to be more —— bishops need to be more cautious. they will be left with six options, namely something called "nihil obstat" which will affect worship to continue at a spot where there might have been a divine apparition, but they will not necessarily rule that it was a supernatural events.

consultation with the vatican, there have been incidences in the past where bishops have ruled that it was supernatural, only to be contradicted by a successor or the vatican. it is trying to avoid that. they would only be very exceptional circumstances where a pope could rule that something is supernatural. we are aware of these areas in lourdes, fatima where there are sites of pilgrimage which i whipped up sites of pilgrimage which i whipped up as phenomena for decades. recently there has been a flourishing of bogus claims, of supernatural phenomena, which this document is trying to regulate. {line document is trying to regulate. one more story- — for thousands of years it's been one of the world's great mysteries.

just how were the pyramids built so deep in the egyptian desert? now scientists say they have the answer. they've found evidence of a branch of the nile, long since dried up, which they say was used to float the giant blocks, needed to build the 4,000—year—old structures, to their destination. earlier, i spoke to egyptologist dr chris naunton. we know that the nile was the primary means of transport and communication for the ancient egyptians. the problem, if you like, has been that the river, where it is today, is quite a long way from where the pyramids are to be found so, you know, even if the blocks were moved close—ish to the site of these enormous monuments, how did the ancients then manoeuvre them that last bit? actually, this new research seems to show that there is a channel, now dried up, entirely invisible, previously unsuspected, which would have conveyed those blocks much, much closer to the pyramids than we knew previously. i suppose the river energy to carry the blocks is one thing, rather than human labour, that make sense, but i suppose the mystery still unlocked is how then they constructed these giant things that we are

seeing on our screens. exactly. the new research helps us to chip away at the problem of exactly how they built the pyramids, but it doesn't, unfortunately, take us all the way. we still are somewhat in the dark as to how, once the blocks are manoeuvred to the site, how they are then arranged into these enormous monuments. we are going to take a short break. we are going to take a short break. we will have a very busy 60 minutes after that. we will have a very busy 60 minutes afterthat. breaking we will have a very busy 60 minutes after that. breaking news coming to us from the idf saying that they have recovered three of the hostage bodies from gaza. hearing from our reporters injerusalem. we will also hear about the russian poacher there in the kharkiv area. we will be talking to the retired new tenant

general. the latest on that story, we have the absolutely extraordinary story of golf�*s number one, will he be arrested? he is facing four mac charges although he is playing golf as we speak. deep sea squid, incredible pictures to show you. now, the weather. hello. it was a bit of a misty, murky start for some of us, but for most places, the sunshine has broken through and there's a lot of dry weather on the cards for the rest of today. this was the picture in freshwater on the isle of wight a little bit earlier on. we can see that cumulus cloud that's bubbling up, and for some places, that willjust spark off one or two showers, but many of us are seeing some dry and sunny weather. now, to the south of the uk, we've got a couple of nondescript areas of low pressure here,

so they are going to throw a little bit of rain our way at times through the course of the weekend. but for the rest of the afternoon, a few showers, particularly so for the west of scotland, the odd thundery one here. one or two further south across parts of england and wales, but many of us avoiding them. temperatures for most of us between 20 to perhaps 23 celsius, warmest across the west of scotland, a little bit colder around this east coast where we've got a little bit of lingering low cloud and fog. through this evening tonight, we'll start seeing more of that sea fog rolling in, becoming more extensive for parts of northern, eastern england, down the east coast. further inland we've got some clearer spells, but there could be some patchy fog almost anywhere to start saturday morning. fairly mild first thing, we've got those light winds around. low pressure close to the near continent on saturday morning, though. we can just see this warm front moving through and that could very well bring some outbreaks of rain to parts of kent and sussex, essex, for instance, first thing in the morning. down towards the channel islands, some of that rain could be quite persistent. sea fog still lingering for parts of eastern scotland, perhaps northeast england, burning back during the day, but as those showers drift westwards, there could be the odd thunderstorm, perhaps wales and southwest england for instance as well,

but any of the showers are fairly hit and miss on saturday. a good deal of dry, settled weather if you've got outdoor plans. temperatures again a little above average, but always a few degrees cooler close to that northeast coast. similarly, on sunday, we've got low cloud again moving in from the north sea. scotland is a little bit cloudy. i think one or two showers, not quite as warm, but for the rest of the uk, any showers are fairly few and far between, so some good spells of blue sky and sunshine, light winds after early mist and fog clears, and top temperatures around 22 celsius, but cooler around that east coast where we keep that low cloud and murk. head on into monday and tuesday, we've got low pressure starting to try and approach, so although the next few days relatively dry, it looks like things turn more unsettled from mid week onwards. a touch cooler, but perhaps drier again towards the end of this coming week. bye— bye.

live from london. this is bbc news. in breaking news out of israel — its military says its retrieved the bodies of three hostages, killed on october the 7th, whose bodies were taken into gaza. the first aid shipment arrives in gaza — using a temporary new pier.

russia pushes on with the assault near kharkiv. you'll talk live in a programme to the former commander of the us army in europe. a key former post office lawyer won't cooperate with the investigation. and rare footage captures the moment a deep sea squid attacks a research camera. we start this hour with breaking news out of israel. in the past minutes the military revealed its retrieved the bodies of three hostages from gaza. chief military spokesman daniel hagari announced the news, saying the three people were killed by hamas at the