of the last two sightings of missing tv and radio presenter michael mosley. politicians are out again this weekend vying for support as the general election draws closer. hello, i'm lauren taylor. israeli security forces have rescued four hostages from two separate locations in nuseirat, in central gaza. they've been named as noa argamani, almog meirjan, shlomi ziv and andrey kozlov. all had been abducted by hamas from the nova music festival on october 7th. here is the moment noa argamani was reunited with her father while being transferred — she's also spoken on the phone to prime minister benjamin netanyahu. you remember seeing footage of her

being kidnapped with her boyfriend from the music festival. her boyfriend is thought to still be in captivity in gaza. this was shlomi ziv and his wife speaking for the first time in eight months. in the past hour, this video has been posted on social media of three hostages being escorted by soldiers to a helicopter in gaza, which then takes off, bound for israel. and this was the moment when two of the hostages arrived in a helicopter at a hospital in tel aviv. all four of the released hostages are said to be in good medical condition. the israeli security forces said the operation was long planned and conducted under heavy fire. one special forces officer was killed. benjamin netanyahu has spoken the hostages in hospital. israeljust spoken the hostages in hospital. israel just carried spoken the hostages in hospital. israeljust carried out a remarkable rescue operation of four hostages held by hamas. this operation

required ingenuity and courage of the highest degree, and our soldiers performed in an unmatchable way. we are committed to getting the release of all the hostages, and we expect hamas to release them all. if they don't, we will do whatever it takes to get them all back home. hamas is committing war crimes every day, including the holding of these hostages. oursoldiers including the holding of these hostages. our soldiers are performing in the most valued and immoral way to end this war with a victory against these killers and against these kidnappers, and we shall prevail. against these kidnappers, and we shall prevail-— shall prevail. thank you. an israeli _ shall prevail. thank you. an israeli police - shall prevail. thank you. | an israeli police inspector died of wounds sustained during the raid. tim, chris has 93 palestinians were killed in nuseirat.

it was deep within the civilian population of nuseirat,. it was intentionally in civilian homes, and this is what hamas has done. we have heard these reports and testimonies from hostages that have been formally released at the end of november, that they were being held in civilian homes. it was the same this morning — what we found in the operation. we were able to reach with our combined force that was able to engage and extract safely the hostages that were being held. they came under extensive fire. we have an officer that was wounded, injured critically in the extraction and is currently in hospital. our correspondant said that doctors in the area said that

at least 50 people appeared to have been killed as a result of this operation and we heard a separate figure from hamas, which i know you'll question, that 93 palestinians were killed as part of this. what is your feeling about the level of casualties that civilians are taking in order to rescue four hostages? every civilian life lost in this war is a deep tragedy. it's a tragedy nevertheless that hamas are responsible for. they initiated this war on the october 7th attack and they intentionally positioned all of their assets, including our hostages, within the civilian population. when we mobilize in a war zone where hamas has fortified their positions within hospitals, houses and schools and when they are firing from places like that and we are responding, then there is a challenge for every military force. we need to operate and bring the hostages home. we would much rather they would be released without us needing to operate, but unfortunately hamas are not releasing the hostages and they are continuing

to emotionally extort the tension for israeli society and our responsibility as the military is to seek out the intelligence, find the operational opportunity and bring our hostages home. idf spokesperson peter lerner. since he spoke to us, the israeli security forces have confirmed that the officer critically injured in the operation that peter lerner referred to has now died. let's hear from the doctor speaking at sheba hospital in tel aviv. lam happy i am happy to report that for captives— i am happy to report that for captives were returned and arrived safely _ captives were returned and arrived safely to _ captives were returned and arrived safely to the medical centre, and of course _ safely to the medical centre, and of course they— safely to the medical centre, and of course they have been in captivity for 246 _ course they have been in captivity for 246 days. the teams were well prepared, — for 246 days. the teams were well prepared, every single day since the beginning _ prepared, every single day since the beginning of the war, for this scenario _ beginning of the war, for this scenario. we received the hostages

in the _ scenario. we received the hostages in the special compound that we have prepared _ in the special compound that we have prepared for them. they were united with family— prepared for them. they were united with family members and those were very, with family members and those were very. very— with family members and those were very, very emotional moments. we continue _ very, very emotional moments. we continue to— very, very emotional moments. we continue to examine them and to provide _ continue to examine them and to provide medical care that they need, but i provide medical care that they need, but i anr _ provide medical care that they need, but i am happy to report that they are in— but i am happy to report that they are in a _ but i am happy to report that they are in a stable condition and we will continue to assess them and treat— will continue to assess them and treat them as needed in the next severai— treat them as needed in the next several hours, and hopefully not very long — several hours, and hopefully not very long to allow them to unite with other— very long to allow them to unite with other family members and return to their— with other family members and return to their daily lives. let's speak to our correspondentjon donnison. i gather you have more information about the military operation to rescue these hostages.- about the military operation to rescue these hostages. yes, we have 'ust had rescue these hostages. yes, we have just had another— rescue these hostages. yes, we have just had another briefing _ rescue these hostages. yes, we have just had another briefing from - rescue these hostages. yes, we have just had another briefing from a - rescue these hostages. yes, we have just had another briefing from a idf l just had another briefing from a idf spokesperson and they said they had basically chosen to carry out this operation in the daytime, even though it was higher risk to do it

then because they thought it would give a greater element of surprise. there were in effect two teams that went in, targeting two separate apartments. in one of them there was one hostage, the young woman being held, and on the other where the three male hostages. they had more difficulty getting those out. they were able to get noa out, to the complete says of her captors. they were then brought out by helicopter. the defence minister described it as the most extraordinary and brave operation he had seen in his entire career. clearly, though, it was an operation that required a huge amount of force. we have seen a large number of casualties in the central gaza hospital.— central gaza hospital. yes, and hamas have — central gaza hospital. yes, and hamas have released - central gaza hospital. yes, and hamas have released a - central gaza hospital. yes, and hamas have released a larger. central gaza hospital. yes, and - hamas have released a larger figure hamas have released a largerfigure than earlier today. bring us up—to—date without.

than earlier today. bring us up-to-date without.- than earlier today. bring us up-to-date without. yes, the latest fi . ure up-to-date without. yes, the latest figure from — up-to-date without. yes, the latest figure from hamas _ up-to-date without. yes, the latest figure from hamas media _ up-to-date without. yes, the latest figure from hamas media office - up-to-date without. yes, the latest figure from hamas media office is l figure from hamas media office is 210 people killed and hundreds injured. that for the moment, i think we have to take with a little bit of caution. israeli officials said it was less than 100 people killed in their view. certainly, though, we have seen from the hospital there awful pictures of children and women being brought in and on the streets we saw a large number of bodies laid out where the fighting had taken place. we understand that the health ministry in gaza, which is of course run by hamas, and we think the figures from here tend to be more reliable, they are due to release a statement shortly. in are due to release a statement shortl . ., are due to release a statement shortl . . , shortly. in the meantime, there is still the diplomatic _ shortly. in the meantime, there is still the diplomatic effort - shortly. in the meantime, there is still the diplomatic effort under i still the diplomatic effort under way to try to get to a point where there is a ceasefire would would also involve the release of hostages. also involve the release of hostages-— also involve the release of hostages. also involve the release of hostares. ~ ., ., ., hostages. where are we on that? i don't think— hostages. where are we on that? i don't think there's _ hostages. where are we on that? i don't think there's a _ hostages. where are we on that? i don't think there's a ceasefire - don't think there's a ceasefire talks are going very far at the moment. i think will we'll hear from benjamin netanyahu is his view that

the only way to get the hostages out, the best way, is by military pressure on hamas, and i think he will say that this operation today is an example of that. from the point of view of hamas, it is difficult to see them committing to a ceasefire while operations like this are ongoing, and while we are seeing such high levels of civilian and military casualties in gaza. thank you. new cctv of a man believed to be the missing tv and radio presenter michael mosley on the greek island of symi has been seen by the bbc. dr mosley vanished four days ago while on holiday on the island, which is between kos and rhodes. his four children have arrived on the island to help look for him, and the family have described the last few days as "unbearable". our correspondent noor nanji reports. more footage of what appears to be michael mosley at 2pm last wednesday, leaving the village of pedi. it is thought to be one

of the last—known sightings of him. rescuers are still trying to piece together what happened. greek police said he left his wife on the beach at st nikolas at 1:30pm. from there it is thought he walked in to pedi. today's footage puts him near the marina on the other side of the village, walking towards rocky hills. a search and rescue operation involving helicopters and drones continues. this mountainous terrain is described as not easy by those involved with the search. the time that michael mosley set off on his walk was also one of the hottest parts of the day. he had been staying in the main town on the island, around one mile from pedi. when he went missing, he did not have his phone. one theory that has emerged is that he was trying to take a much longer route than previously thought, passing over miles of exposed hillside.

his four children have arrived on symi to help with the search. the islands mayor said the search will continue until he is found. i am about to do something... michael mosley is known to many as a trusted guru of good health, a tv producer and presenter, who was an advocate for intermittent fasting, including the 5:2 diet. for now, there are more questions than answers. how could someone just disappear on such a small island? his wife, clare, has also been involved in the search, alongside friends. she said that the days since he went missing have been unbearable, but that the family will not lose hope. now it's time for a look at today's sport. hello from the bbc sport centre.

she may be reluctant to adopt the queen of play but she may not have a choice. the number one seed made easy work ofjasmine, her opponent. despite a break of serve at the start of the first set, she bounced back too easily win it 6—2. in the second set she was even more ruthless, taking it 6—1. a valiant effort from paoli knee. an incredible few weeks for the winner, especially when you consider she was match point down in the second round. rugby league has paid tribute to rob burrows who wore the number seven shirt for leeds rhinos after he

passed away last sunday from motor neurone disease aged just 41. there was also a minute �*s applause in the seventh minute. it has been a feisty encounter with a player from seventh minute. it has been a feisty encounter with a playerfrom each team sin binned within the first three minutes. the latest from wembley is that wigan are leading by 12-2. the wembley is that wigan are leading by 12—2. the second half should start in a few moments. the players at the stadium giving it their all, and so too could be the ground staff because a total of four matches are being played there today. they include the women's challenge cup final and to said the match was one—sided is an understatement. st helen's thrashed leeds rhinos 22 points to 0. it's the 4th year in a row the saints have lifted that trophy. from rugby league to rugby union — north london to west london — where another huge final awaits at twickenham. either northampton saints or bath will be crowned premiership champions. both teams are trying to end a trophy drought.

northampton haven't won the title for a decade, while bath haven't lifted the famous trophy since 1996. the latest is that the stains are leading bath 18—13 and bath are also a man down. after the sunshine and glamour of monaco — formula one — has crossed the atlantic to a rather wet montreal for the canadian grand prix. first practice was hampered by rain, but the second session was uninterrupted. aston martin's fernando alonso topped the time sheets almost half a second clear britain's george russell and his mercedes. world champion max verstappen was only 18th after problems with his red bull. qualifying is nine o'clock tonight uk time. elsewhere, the t20 cricket world cup continues today. first up is the netherlands against south africa in new york and that is already under way. it is also a big day for england as they take on rivals

australia. because their opening match against scotland was abandoned because of rain, england could really do with a win to kick—start their tournament. they will be in barbados for the match today, a location that brings particularjoy to one member of the team. this location that brings particular 'oy to one member of the team. this is robabl to one member of the team. this is probably going _ to one member of the team. this is probably going to — to one member of the team. this is probably going to be _ to one member of the team. this is probably going to be the _ to one member of the team. this is probably going to be the first - to one member of the team. this is probably going to be the first time | probably going to be the first time that i could have the majority of my friends and family at the cricket ground. it is right in the uk, but i can only get fouror ground. it is right in the uk, but i can only get four or five maximum. travel and whatnot. but the thought that you could have so much support and everyone behind you and you don't even have to go anywhere for it, you know, it will hopefully keep me in good stead. bud it, you know, it will hopefully keep me in good stead.— it, you know, it will hopefully keep me in good stead. and the slovenian rider, recovering _ me in good stead. and the slovenian rider, recovering from _ me in good stead. and the slovenian rider, recovering from a _ me in good stead. and the slovenian rider, recovering from a serious - rider, recovering from a serious crash two months ago has just won the heart a stage of the criterion, his second stage win in two days and he leads byjust over a minute going

into the final stage on sunday. and that's all the sport for now. in the uk, parties are back on the campaign trail following last night's seven—way debate, where politicians locked horns over the economy, armed forces, nhs, immigration and climate policy. today, the conservatives are pushing a permanent cut to stamp duty and labour is outlining its position on business rates. here's our political correspondentjessica parker. stepping into a new day, trying to leave the old one behind. rishi sunak�*s decision last week to depart early from d—day commemorations in france led to his apology and some unusually blunt words from within his own ranks. what happened was completely wrong. and the prime minister has rightly apologised. "completely wrong" was not a phrase another cabinet minister chose to repeat today. it was a mistake. people make mistakes, the prime minister's made a mistake, he's apologised for it,

and he's apologised to those who would have been particularly hurt by it. i would say looking at his record since he became prime minister, he cares about veterans hugely. as the conservatives seek to move on, there has been a manifesto spill, a pledge to permanently get rid of stamp duty tax for some first—time buyers. and announced measures for motorists. you take risks, right? while labour is pledging to overhaul business rates and crack down on late invoice payments. one of keir starmer�*s shadow cabinet has acknowledged frozen tax thresholds means payments for some are set to rise, but any tax cuts to come? everything in their manifesto, there won't be any surprises on tax, all of our plans are fully costed, fully funded and none of them involving tax rises over and above those we have already set out. the snp believes there's a conspiracy of silence about tax and spend.

well, the biggest issue in this election is the fact that both the labour and the conservative parties have signed up to another period of spending cuts. while the liberal democrats' quest to court attention continues as they say they would create new national parks and spend £4.5 billion planting 60 million trees. this is a capital investment over the next five years. you're right, it is a significant investment but i believe this is hugely important for our environment. but soon the slotting in of individual policy announcements will end. manifestos are being readied for us all to read, the full set of pledges and crucially, costs. jessica parker, bbc news. our correspondentjenny hill is on the liberal democrat election campaign bus and joins us live. the line could be ropey occasionally, so we will stand by to do something else if we lose you.

how have they been received when you have been out and about on that bus? you mentioned that the line is bad and you cut outjust as you ask the question. i think you want to know how ed davey has been going down and out and about today. i would say pretty well. one thing i can tell you, you will note that he was playing tennis in newbury earlier on and it so happened that a young couple were walking past and they happened to beat the chairs of a local tennis club and they said never mind his policies, we want to recruit him to our club! i never mind his policies, we want to recruit him to our club!— recruit him to our club! i think we may have — recruit him to our club! i think we may have lost _ recruit him to our club! i think we may have lost jenny. _ recruit him to our club! i think we may have lost jenny. i _ recruit him to our club! i think we may have lost jenny. i think - recruit him to our club! i think we may have lost jenny. i think we . recruit him to our club! i think we i may have lost jenny. i think we have may have lostjenny. i think we have lost her. we will try to get her back a little later. meanwhile, let's look at ed davey 's forehand on the tennis court. it is one of the most iconic images ever taken — and now the man who took it has died. 'earthrise' is a picture of our planet — taken on christmas eve in 1968. it shows the earth rising

above the horizon from the barren lunar surface. the man who took it was bill anders — an astronaut with the apollo eight mission. he has now died in a plane crash at the age of ninety. i have spoken to a fellow former astronaut who has played this tribute. i astronaut who has played this tribute. ., , ., ., ., ., tribute. i was fortunate enough to meet bill twice, _ tribute. i was fortunate enough to meet bill twice, once _ tribute. i was fortunate enough to meet bill twice, once as - tribute. i was fortunate enough to meet bill twice, once as an - tribute. i was fortunate enough to i meet bill twice, once as an aviation event that was held at the hilton ranch outside of reno, and then he also participated on risk and exploration that i was a co—chair of, so a very nice man but also very serious. the consummate astronaut and pilot. you know, he went on and lived a very full life. he ran general dynamics after he left nasa and continue to fly aeroplanes. he turned 90 earlier this year and was still, by all accounts, shoppers attack and very physically active and of course still flying. it's sad that he died in a plane crash, but he lived a full life and was doing what he loved. tell

he lived a full life and was doing what he loved.— what he loved. tell us what you think his legacy _ what he loved. tell us what you think his legacy will _ what he loved. tell us what you think his legacy will be. - what he loved. tell us what you i think his legacy will be. certainly, the aollo think his legacy will be. certainly, the apollo eight _ think his legacy will be. certainly, the apollo eight mission - think his legacy will be. certainly, the apollo eight mission was - think his legacy will be. certainly, the apollo eight mission was a . think his legacy will be. certainly, l the apollo eight mission was a very daring mission, a bold mission, kind of conceived very late in the game for the launch as as far mission planning goes. it was a gamble that the americans, that the us took, to go ahead and go around the moon with the apollo spacecraft because our lunar lander was not ready yet. as you pointed out, bill took that iconic earthrise picture that is still seen all the time and i have usedit still seen all the time and i have used it myself. you know, he will be remembered and missed by all of us, but especially among us professional astronauts. he but especially among us professional astronauts. , ., but especially among us professional astronauts. , .., but especially among us professional astronauts. , .. ., astronauts. he said became all the wa to astronauts. he said became all the way to explore _ astronauts. he said became all the way to explore the _ astronauts. he said became all the way to explore the moon _ astronauts. he said became all the way to explore the moon and - astronauts. he said became all the way to explore the moon and the l astronauts. he said became all the - way to explore the moon and the most important thing we discovered was the earth. have been one of the rare people who has actually been in space, so what is that like? absolutely. i mean, there's nothing better when you are in space than to

look back at the earth and marvel at the beauty of our planet. every part looks different in its own way, and it's much more colourful and vibrant than you might imagine. the apollo astronauts so far are the only ones who have seen as in its entirety, when they go far enough away to see it. since the apollo programme, of course, all astronauts have been in lower orbit. but still we didn't quite get the perspective they did, but flying for two thirds of a year orso but flying for two thirds of a year or so i did get to see a lot of it and understand what he meant by those words. president biden has started a two—day state visit to france with a parade along the champs—elysees in paris. the us national anthem was played as mr biden met emmanuel macron. the us president then visited the tomb of the unknown soldier beneath the arc de triomphe. he'll go on to meet business leaders, before a state dinner at the elysee palace.

the visit follows mr biden's attendance at commemorations marking the eightieth anniversary of the d—day landings. in the past hour, president biden has spoken at a joint news conference with his french counterpart, in which he addressed the war in ukraine, saying that putin is not going to stop at ukraine. ., , putin is not going to stop at ukraine. ., _, , ., ukraine. our two countries are standin: ukraine. our two countries are standing with _ ukraine. our two countries are standing with ukrainian - ukraine. our two countries arej standing with ukrainian people ukraine. our two countries are i standing with ukrainian people as they fight off put in 's aggression. yesterday we announced $225 of new security systems for ukraine and it is the sixth packet we have provided since signing the national security legislation earlier this year. i wish we could have done it when we wanted to six months earlier, but we got it done. the $61 billion in additional aid to ukraine, and i commend france and our european allies for their leadership as well. the eu has proved that —— provided

over $107 billion in assistance to ukraine since the war began because we know what happens if putin succeeds in subjugating ukraine, and we won't, you know, he won't stop at ukraine. it is notjust ukraine. it is about much more than ukraine. all of europe will be threatened. we are not going to let that happen. the united states are standing strong with ukraine, we are standing with our allies and we are standing with france. we will not be will not say it again, walk away. an american veteran who flew back to france for the d—day celebrations has got married near the beaches where the allies landed 80 years ago. harold terens, who is 100 years old, married his 96—year—old fiancee, jeanne swerlin, in the small town of carentan—les—marais. mr terens was a radio technician, who assisted fighter pilots in the skies over normandy.

what an amazing story. a quick reminder that you can catch up with all the stories we are covering by checking out our website. there's also plenty on the election on the and a live page about the return of the hostages who have been rescued from gaza. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it looks like the weather is stuck in a rut. we are going to hold onto fairly cold weather for the time of year, with temperatures around orjust below the seasonal average. part two of the weekend doesn't look better. if anything the clouds will thicken and we will see some rain for some of us pushing down from the north. there will still be a little bit of sunshine here and there. saturday low—pressure to the north—east of the country and higher pressures to the south—west. that brings winds. a good deal of showers across the north and west of scotland. the odd one elsewhere. areas of cloud also spreading southwards. plenty of sunshine in between. not a bad afternoon to come for many of us. temperatures reaching

highs of 18 or 19. that is close to the average but generally, further north, we are below the seasonal norm. as we head through this evening and overnight it looks like many central and southern areas will be chilly under clear skies. plenty of cloud will build across scotland and northern ireland. temperatures just about double figures, otherwise for most it will be single digits and another cool night for earlyjune. for sunday we start off fine and then these weather fronts will start to push in from the north—west. cloud will thicken for many and we will see patchy rain at times. a bright, chilly but fine start to central, southern and eastern areas. cloud will build. northern ireland, south—west scotland, north—west england, north wales, seeing patchy rain as those weather fronts push south—eastward. best of the sunshine properly the south—west corner and the northern half of scotland. there will also be a few showers. with more cloud and temperatures will be a bit lower for part two of the weekend, 12—18 . through sunday night those weather fronts spread south

across england and wales, bringing outbreaks of rain. then we pick up northerly winds. a bit of a grey start with outbreaks of rain from monday morning across eastern england. the rain slowly pulling away and then it looks like being a day of sunshine and showers. most of the showers across central and northern areas. these could be quite heavy across northern scotland. with that northerly wind it will be a chilly day for the time of year. 10—15 or 16 in the south. we hold onto that chilly northerly wind through tuesday, wednesday and thursday, bringing sunshine and showers and chilly nights. by the end of next week it does look like temperatures will slowly start to recover as we cut off that chilly northerly. that is it from me, take care.

this is bbc news. the headlines... israeli security forces say they've rescued four hostages in a special operation in nuseirat, in central gaza. the doctor caring for them says they are in a stable condition. the israeli military has released these images as the raid got under way in an unusual daylight operation. one special forces officer died. hamas says at least 210 people were killed in the area during the operation. a large number of casualties have been brought to a hospital in central gaza. the bbc obtains new video footage believed to be one of the last two

sightings of missing tv and radio presenter michael mosley. the 67—year—old, known for his health and diet programmes, was last seen on the greek island of symi on wednesday. politicians are out again this weekend vying for support as the general election draws closer. now on bbc news, newscast: electioncast. newscast from the bbc. hello. it's adam in the newscast studio. and it's laura, also in the studio. and it's henry, also in the newscast studio. i'm trying to work out, which one of you is orwell, which one of you is kafka? that's a big question. or which one of you is jilly cooper or...?

anyway, so just before we dive into this