here in the uk, england's chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, is to give evidence at the covid inquiry in london. the tech firm that created chatgpt in crisis as 95% of staff threaten to resign if co—founder sam altman is not reinstated as chief executive. and as the palestinian football team get ready to face australia in a world cup qualifier, the bbc meets the star player stuck in gaza. translation: each day gets harder than the previous one, and i'm - constantly scared for my life. hello. i'm gareth barlow, you're watching bbc news. we start with growing optimism about a potential deal to free some of the 240 hostages being held by hamas in gaza. ismail haniyeh, the leader of hamas, which many western governments regard as a terrorist organisation, is the latest person involved

in the talks to say that a deal could be on the way. us officials have previously said an agreement is "closer than ever before. " it's believed negotiators have been discussing a multi—day truce, aid deliveries and an exchange for palestinians held in israeli jails. but the talks, mediated by qatar, are complex, and israel is yet to comment. live now to my colleague mark lowen, who's injerusalem. thank you very much indeed. the families of the 240 or so hostages still held since hamas since the 7th of october are waiting anxiously for news to try to soothe their trauma. there are signs that weight —— that progress has been made, with the president of the international committee of the red cross and qatar, the country apparently leading negotiations on the release of the hostages. you will remember

that the icrc was involved in bringing back four hostages in october. but there is growing anger 0ctober. but there is growing anger here from some family members of hostages on the israeli government, who they believe should be doing more to prioritise the release of the hostages over and above the continuation of the war effort. there were tensions in the israeli parliament yesterday with some hostages�* family members hitting out at the far right minister of information here who suggested the death penalty should be brought back for some hamas prisoners in israel and family members said that could potentially harm hostages held in hamas captivity. some relatives of the hostages had suggested the icrc needs to do more to prioritise their release. the icrc says they are not bullet—proof, they are simply mediating with hamas and doing all they can. as negotiations continue in qatar there are reports of israeli strikes around the nuseirat

refugee camp, the palestinians are saying they have killed 17 people. israel is yet to comment on the specifics of that military operation but says it is only targeting terrorists, in its words, and terrorists, in its words, and terrorist infrastructure. 0ur correspondents injerusalem they could has the latest developments. —— nick beake has the latest developments. in israel, the families of the hostages, once again calling for their loved ones to be released. the young and the old taken by hamas more than six weeks ago. this was tel aviv last night, after relatives had met the israeli war cabinet. many say that the government should focus more on bringing home the hostages rather than destroying hamas. this is incredibly disappointing, because i feel that, at this point, when we know that taking down hamas — we keep hearing from them — is going to take months or years, and it�*s going to take a long time. 0n the other hand, the other object is time—sensitive. people are dying.

in gaza, israel keeps hitting what it says are hamas targets. palestinian civilians are still being killed, reducing to rubble family homes — a campaign the israelis say is self—defence. "we were asleep in our houses," explains this man, "when it felt like an earthquake hit, because the missiles fell and caused significant explosions, causing numerous casualties. there were dead and injured." amid the destruction, growing signs there could be a pause in the fighting as part of a deal to release some of the hostages. and increased optimism from the americans, who are playing a role in the talks. we believe we are closer than we've ever been. so we're hopeful. but there's still work to be done, and nothing is done until it's all done, so we're going to keep working on this. some sort of ceasefire is urgently needed, according

to the international charities and the united nations. they say gaza�*s hospitals are overrun and desperately short of medicine. it�*s hoped a hostage deal would allow in more aid to a place where disease is reported to be spreading among the more than two million palestinians who have been under bombardment. amid all of this, a glimmer of hope — at least for some of the premature babies who were trapped in the besieged al—shifa hospital in the north of gaza. they are now in egypt. but some of these 28 newborns have lost their parents, and they leave behind a desperate situation in gaza from which many cannot escape. nick beake, bbc news, jerusalem. let�*s pick up on what is happening on the ground on the humanitarian situation but also the potential deal on hostages.

joining me now is richard makepeace, the medical aid for palestinians trustee — and the former british consul—general injerusalem. richard makepeace, thank you very much for being with us. can i get yoursense much for being with us. can i get your sense of where you feel we are on the hostage deal this morning and how close potentially all sides are? obviously i have no special obviously i have no special information to be able to make a judgment — information to be able to make a judgment better than anybody else's, but obviously such deals have been the past _ the americans are sounding very optimistic— the americans are sounding very optimistic and i hear that ismail haniyeh— optimistic and i hear that ismail haniyeh has been talking to the press, — haniyeh has been talking to the press, the hamas leader, in an optimistic— press, the hamas leader, in an optimistic frame of mind, so let's hope _ optimistic frame of mind, so let's hope there — optimistic frame of mind, so let's hope there is progress. in optimistic frame of mind, so let's hope there is progress.— hope there is progress. in your experience. — hope there is progress. in your experience, and _ hope there is progress. in your experience, and you _ hope there is progress. in your experience, and you were - hope there is progress. in your experience, and you were here hope there is progress. in your - experience, and you were here during a time of negotiations between warring sides over various issues, what could potentially scupper a deal at the last minute, do you

think? i deal at the last minute, do you think? ., deal at the last minute, do you think? . , ., ., think? i am tempted to say almost an hina. think? i am tempted to say almost anything- it — think? i am tempted to say almost anything- it is— think? i am tempted to say almost anything. it is obviously _ think? i am tempted to say almost anything. it is obviously a - think? i am tempted to say almost anything. it is obviously a very - anything. it is obviously a very volatile — anything. it is obviously a very volatile situation, there are still attacks — volatile situation, there are still attacks going on and still probably plenty— attacks going on and still probably plenty of— attacks going on and still probably plenty of reasons why both sides might— plenty of reasons why both sides might decide to accuse the other of bad faith, _ might decide to accuse the other of bad faith, but speaking on behalf of a humanitarian organisation, we are very keen _ a humanitarian organisation, we are very keen to— a humanitarian organisation, we are very keen to see the hostages released. _ very keen to see the hostages released, we don't want to see any casuatties— released, we don't want to see any casualties to be suffered on either side, _ casualties to be suffered on either side, certainly not civilian casualties, but it is very important there _ casualties, but it is very important there is_ casualties, but it is very important there is a — casualties, but it is very important there is a significant opportunity to restock— there is a significant opportunity to restock hospitals and restore at least _ to restock hospitals and restore at least some — to restock hospitals and restore at least some semblance of humanitarian support— least some semblance of humanitarian surrport for— least some semblance of humanitarian support for the many, many refugees. i would _ support for the many, many refugees. i would like _ support for the many, many refugees. i would like your sense on what is neededin i would like your sense on what is needed in those aide trucks that could be coming in in a moment or

two, but on negotiations, how typical is it we have one side, in this case hamas, basically saying we are very close and giving a sense they are close to the finishing line, but israel holding back? which side are we likely to follow all to trust? i side are we likely to follow all to trust? ~' ., , ,, ., trust? i think we will only know it is done when _ trust? i think we will only know it is done when it _ trust? i think we will only know it is done when it is _ trust? i think we will only know it is done when it is done, - trust? i think we will only know it is done when it is done, when - trust? i think we will only know it i is done when it is done, when both sides— is done when it is done, when both sides are _ is done when it is done, when both sides are saying the same thing. again, _ sides are saying the same thing. again, i— sides are saying the same thing. again, i can— sides are saying the same thing. again, i can only speculate but obviously— again, i can only speculate but obviously when a negotiation is going _ obviously when a negotiation is going on— obviously when a negotiation is going on there will be two negotiating teams, and within those there will— negotiating teams, and within those there will be those saying this is not a _ there will be those saying this is not a good deal and those saying it is. not a good deal and those saying it is in _ not a good deal and those saying it is in that— not a good deal and those saying it is. in that sense it is not surprising there is uncertainty right— surprising there is uncertainty right up— surprising there is uncertainty right up to the very last minute. as we right up to the very last minute. is we understand it, in the outlines of this deal, 300 trucks could be going into gaza loaded with food and

medical aid. into gaza loaded with food and medicalaid. from into gaza loaded with food and medical aid. from your point of view, what is most essential to be in that first delivery? i view, what is most essential to be in that first delivery?— in that first delivery? i think it is absolutely _ in that first delivery? i think it is absolutely vital _ in that first delivery? i think it is absolutely vital that - in that first delivery? i think it is absolutely vital that food, l is absolutely vital that food, medical— is absolutely vital that food, medical supplies and there needs to be clean _ medical supplies and there needs to be clean water which, believe it or not, _ be clean water which, believe it or hot. is _ be clean water which, believe it or hot. is hot — be clean water which, believe it or not, is not available, and it needs to be _ not, is not available, and it needs to be irr— not, is not available, and it needs to be in sufficient quantities to service — to be in sufficient quantities to service the huge number of refugees in the _ service the huge number of refugees in the south but also those still in the north — in the south but also those still in the north. it is not sufficient simply— the north. it is not sufficient simply to— the north. it is not sufficient simply to say that part of the population would be resupplied. the whole _ population would be resupplied. the whole population needs to be resupplied and for that to happen it is absolutely crucial there is adequate fuel. the un have been saying _ adequate fuel. the un have been saying repeatedly they don't have the fuel— saying repeatedly they don't have the fuel even to enable man to deliver— the fuel even to enable man to deliver the supplies, so there needs to be _ deliver the supplies, so there needs to be a _ deliver the supplies, so there needs to be a large—scale resumption of fuel which— to be a large—scale resumption of fuel which can be used to provide electricity— fuel which can be used to provide electricity in hospitals, which can

revive _ electricity in hospitals, which can revive the — electricity in hospitals, which can revive the sewage and water system and reduce — revive the sewage and water system and reduce the risk of epidemics and so on _ and reduce the risk of epidemics and so on which — and reduce the risk of epidemics and so on which you were referring to before _ so on which you were referring to before. . . ,, , so on which you were referring to before. . . aw , ., before. richard makepeace, former british consul— before. richard makepeace, former british consul general— before. richard makepeace, former british consul general here - before. richard makepeace, former british consul general here in - british consul general here in jerusalem and from medical aid for palestinians, thank you very much. richard talking about the need for fuel and water, the un saying the amount of fuel they are getting is still incomplete —— insufficient and could only feel have the capacity for sewage pumps and 70% of people are still without water. i�*m joined now by my colleague nick beake. what is your sense of how close we are to a deal in terms of what sources are saying both here in israel and from hamas sources? the 0 timism israel and from hamas sources? the optimism we — israel and from hamas sources? the optimism we had over the weekend feels like _ optimism we had over the weekend feels like it is being built on, the optimism — feels like it is being built on, the optimism over night which has come from capitol, you have different

places— from capitol, you have different places where different sentiments were being expressed. —— optimism overnight— were being expressed. —— optimism overnight which has come from qatar. qatar— overnight which has come from qatar. qatar are _ overnight which has come from qatar. qatar are the intermediary ears between — qatar are the intermediary ears between hamas and israel. of hamas lives in _ between hamas and israel. of hamas lives in katty, of course, he says they— lives in katty, of course, he says they are — lives in katty, of course, he says they are approaching a truce and there _ they are approaching a truce and there was— they are approaching a truce and there was a hamas spokesperson who said the _ there was a hamas spokesperson who said the intricacies of the deal would — said the intricacies of the deal would mean israeli women and children— would mean israeli women and children are released at the same time _ children are released at the same time that— children are released at the same time that palestinian women and children— time that palestinian women and children are released who have been in israeli _ children are released who have been in israeli detention. but we don't know— in israeli detention. but we don't know about facts and figures, over what _ know about facts and figures, over what sort — know about facts and figures, over what sort of timeframe that might be a potential— what sort of timeframe that might be a potential truce, a low in the fighting, _ a potential truce, a low in the fighting, but that is being reflected in different places, including washington. we reflected in different places, includin: washinuton. . , ., including washington. we understand including washington. we understand in revious including washington. we understand in previous days _ including washington. we understand in previous days that _ including washington. we understand in previous days that some _ including washington. we understand in previous days that some divisions l in previous days that some divisions have been emerging within the israeli cabinet over the duration of

the ceasefire, is anything coming to us on the sides about what could be holding up the deal from the israeli point of view? you holding up the deal from the israeli point of view?— point of view? you were talking to the previous _ point of view? you were talking to the previous guest _ point of view? you were talking to the previous guest about - point of view? you were talking to the previous guest about this - point of view? you were talking to the previous guest about this sort| the previous guest about this sort of process, — the previous guest about this sort of process, if people are saying at the iith _ of process, if people are saying at the 11th hour what is happening, they are — the 11th hour what is happening, they are saying things for a reason. hamas— they are saying things for a reason. hamas has— they are saying things for a reason. hamas has come forward and said we are oh— hamas has come forward and said we are oh the _ hamas has come forward and said we are on the verge of this, you talk about— are on the verge of this, you talk about the — are on the verge of this, you talk about the divisions within the israeli — about the divisions within the israeli war cabinet, the israeli prime — israeli war cabinet, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been _ prime minister benjamin netanyahu has been under pressure with some relatives— has been under pressure with some relatives of— has been under pressure with some relatives of the hostages saying he has pursued the wrong path, he should — has pursued the wrong path, he should have prioritised bringing out the hostages rather than trying to crush— the hostages rather than trying to crush hamas, in his words. if this deal— crush hamas, in his words. if this deal is _ crush hamas, in his words. if this deal is done, _ crush hamas, in his words. if this deal is done, and we are not there yet, deal is done, and we are not there vet. how— deal is done, and we are not there vet. how is— deal is done, and we are not there yet, how is that presented to the israeli _ yet, how is that presented to the israeli people? 0r, yet, how is that presented to the israeli people? or, what about underground in gaza, we understand

that 12 _ underground in gaza, we understand that 12 people have been killed in a hospital— that 12 people have been killed in a hospital and 17 at the nuseirat refugee — hospital and 17 at the nuseirat refugee camp?— hospital and 17 at the nuseiratj refugee camp?_ as hospital and 17 at the nuseirat - refugee camp?_ as talks refugee camp? reporter: as talks continue enke _ refugee camp? reporter: as talks continue enke turn, _ refugee camp? reporter: as talks continue enke turn, people - refugee camp? reporter: as talks| continue enke turn, people continue to die _ continue enke turn, people continue to die on _ continue enke turn, people continue to die on the ground. we heard about the deaths _ to die on the ground. we heard about the deaths in the refugee camp. the concern _ the deaths in the refugee camp. the concern is _ the deaths in the refugee camp. the concern is that one big incident could _ concern is that one big incident could derail the talks. we have heard — could derail the talks. we have heard that before in previous conflicts _ heard that before in previous conflicts. people continue to die, you talk— conflicts. people continue to die, you talk about the indonesian hospital— you talk about the indonesian hospital incident yesterday, israel said it _ hospital incident yesterday, israel said it fired back after people fired — said it fired back after people fired at — said it fired back after people fired at israeli forces from within the hospital, they had denied they used a _ the hospital, they had denied they used a child to attack the building but according to the un 12 people have been killed under very difficult _ have been killed under very difficult situation at the indonesian hospital in the north of gaza, _ indonesian hospital in the north of gaza, we — indonesian hospital in the north of gaza, we have seen some patients being _ gaza, we have seen some patients being moved from the hospital to others _ being moved from the hospital to others in — being moved from the hospital to others in the last 24 hours, others within— others in the last 24 hours, others within other — others in the last 24 hours, others within other parts of the gaza strip —

within other parts of the gaza stri -. . ~ within other parts of the gaza stri. . ~' ,. within other parts of the gaza stri. . ,, within other parts of the gaza stri. . r within other parts of the gaza stri. . ~' ,. �* ., ,, ., strip. thank you, nick beake. two schools of thought _ strip. thank you, nick beake. two schools of thought on _ strip. thank you, nick beake. two schools of thought on israel's - schools of thought on israel�*s strategy, the israeli point of view is they had bombed hamas into a position of weakness to be able to negotiate on hostage release, but the families of the hostage members say a pause needs to come first, israel needs to privatise negotiations on hostage release and be sincere about some kind of cessation of hostilities, so you can still get a sense of the tensions within israeli public opinion and the israeli cabinet over which strategy to pursue. we will bring you all the updates both on the hostage deal and on the fighting on the ground from gaza, but from the team injerusalem, back to gareth. plenty more from mark in the coming hours. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let�*s look at some other stories making news. the united nations has criticised unusually long sentences handed to two british anti—fossil fuel protesters, saying it could stifle protest.

the protestors caused traffic gridlock after scaling the dartford crossing bridge for almost 40 hours in october last year. the pair from just stop oil were jailed for three and two years respectively for causing a public nuisance. indian rescue teams have had their first sight of 41 construction workers who�*ve spent ten days trapped in a collapsed road tunnel in the himalayan foothills. a camera was successfully fed through an alternative pipe that broke through to the workers. video footage showed the heavily bearded and exhausted looking men waving to the camera. rescue workers are now drilling at five different points to try to reach those trapped. the dire straits frontman, mark knopfler, is selling off most of his guitars. more than 120 instruments and amplifiers will be put up for auction at christie�*s next year. a quarter of the proceeds from the sale will go to charity. you�*re live with bbc news.

hello, i�*m gareth barlow. england�*s chief medical officer, sir chris whitty, is expected to be questioned about lockdowns when he gives evidence to the uk covid inquiry later. it comes after the government�*s former chief scientific adviser, sir patrick vallance, told the inquiry that borisjohnson was "clearly bamboozled" by some scientific concepts, and advisers were not consulted in advance about the eat out to help out scheme. ellie price joins us live now from outside the inqury in central london. what can we expect to be on the agenda today? 5ir what can we expect to be on the agenda today?— what can we expect to be on the agenda today? sir chris whitty was the other half— agenda today? sir chris whitty was the other half of _ agenda today? sir chris whitty was the other half of the _ agenda today? sir chris whitty was the other half of the double - agenda today? sir chris whitty was the other half of the double act, i the other half of the double act, really, we all became so used to here in the uk during the pandemic. they appeared together at a press conferences most nights, often next to the prime minister, and as i say, the chief medical officer for england and advising the uk government as a whole, we will get a little more into exactly what the

government men when it said it would always follow the science in any decision made. we heard from patrick vallance, his colleague, who talked about how it had sometimes been difficult to communicate that science to the prime minister. he said he was bamboozled by certain data and graphs, but he qualified that by saying that was a problem many scientific advisers around the world found with their political leaders, so this was obviously taking hold across the world. i think we will get more drilling down into how the science might have been communicated. sir patrick vallance also said chris whitty had been a delay of lockdowns, a bit more reticent to advise for those stricter measures like lockdown because he came from a more public health perspective so was thinking about what the consequences of a lockdown would be on things like mental health and other health issues where people were lockdown

and did not use the nhs and that sort of thing. throughout this whole inquiry it has been a huge insight into how decisions were made at the very upper levels of government in the uk, i think we will get a bit more of that. there has obviously been a lot about the personalities involved, borisjohnson, and some of the chaos that we saw. the scientists are not political, they are neutral, but i think it will very much be a scientific day with an awful lot of political insight. looking at the front pages from across the uk while you have been talking, lots of coverage of yesterday�*s comments and the balance between scientific advice and the economic advice that was given and how the two interacted, or at some points did not interact. it is how the two interacted, or at some points did not interact.— points did not interact. it is so eas to points did not interact. it is so easy to look — points did not interact. it is so easy to look back _ points did not interact. it is so easy to look back at _ points did not interact. it is so easy to look back at it - points did not interact. it is so easy to look back at it all - points did not interact. it is so easy to look back at it all with | points did not interact. it is so . easy to look back at it all with the benefit of hindsight and what happened with lockdown and what we did not know at the time and what we

know now, that has been a massive challenge for the inquiry when asking these people questioned, what they didn�*t know at the time. i said it before, the government has always said they would follow the science in any decisions made but clearly it was always difficult to see what would happen beyond the science, beyond the economy and that sort of thing. the other thing to mention, plenty has been made of boris johnson and decisions made at the upper levels of government, the chancellor, that the prime minister, was in that upper level of government and yesterday we heard that its eat out to help out scheme where people were given £10 towards the cost of a meal out to try to save the hospitality industry was obviously coming from a very economic perspective, but as we heard yesterday from patrick vallance, the problem with that is the chancellor, as he saw it, did not consult with scientists before

launching it, but also they had had an implication on the spread of the virus, that was maybe not at the time. we will hear about some of the decisions of the now prime minister rishi sunak made at the time. thank ou, ellie rishi sunak made at the time. thank you, ellie price. _ staff at openai have called on the board of the artificial intelligence company to resign after the shock dismissal of former boss sam altman. in a letter, almost all of the company�*s 770 employees have reportedly questioned the board�*s competence, and accuse it of undermining the firm�*s work. the signatories also demand mr altman�*s reinstatement. his dismissal on friday kicked off a rocky few days for the firm. erin delmore reports from new york. what began as the firing of openai ceo and co—founder sam altman on friday is now a stand—off between hundreds of openai employees and the company�*s board. nearly all of openai�*s workers are threatening to quit if the board doesn�*t resign and reinstate the former leadership. board members fired altman on friday, saying in a statement

that he was not consistently candid in his communications with them. the company also announced that greg brockman, the president and a co—founder of openai, would be stepping down as chairman of the board, but he quit. the company has named emmett shear, the co—founder of the live streaming platform twitch as openai�*s interim ceo. two prominent openai heads have signed on to the letter — chief technology officer mira murati and the firm�*s chief scientist, ilya sutskever. on monday morning, sutskever tweeted that he deeply regrets his participation in the board�*s actions. openai has been the dominant force in al development with its chatgpt chatbot. this episode is highlighting a split within the field of ai between those pushing for progress and those urging caution. meanwhile, microsoft has invested more than $13 billion in open ai. it�*s quickly hired altman and brockman, who will lead a new advanced ai research team. openai employees said

in their letter that microsoft had assured them that there were jobs for all. on monday, altman and brockman�*s hiring sent microsoft shares up 2%, hitting a record high for the technology giant. the palestinian football team play australia later today in kuwait in a game that was to be held in the west bank but was relocated after the start of the war in gaza. three of the palestinian team�*s players were unable to join the training ahead of the world cup qualifier and are stuck in gaza. players on australia�*s national team will be donating part of their match fees towards humanitarian causes in gaza. yogita limaye reports from ramallah in the west bank. parts of her report were filmed by amro talabash in gaza. stuck in gaza, displaced, under the threat of bombardment. ibrahim abuimeir should have been on a football pitch, training for the world cup qualifiers with the rest of the palestinian team.

this is what�*s left of his home after a bombing struck the adjoining house and killed more than a dozen of his neighbours. translation: 17 people died here. we found only one of the bodies intact. the others were ripped apart. two bodies are still under the rubble. we haven�*t been able to dig them out. we�*ve had to identify people from parts of their bodies. my grandparents were injured. it took us two days to pull them out. his grandfather has recovered now, but a daily struggle for water and food continues. amid the grief of war, there�*s also heartache of losing out on the opportunity of a lifetime... ..in a sport where careers usually have a short span. ibrahim was described as one of the stars of the palestinian defence by his team�*s trainer.

translation: i haven't played for 44 days. - each day gets harder than the previous one, and i�*m constantly scared for my life. away from gaza, in the west bank, we met one of the palestinian national team�*s trainers, ehab abujazar. his father died of an illness in gaza on the second day of the war. he wasn�*t able to attend the funeral. ahab�*s family is moving from one place to another for safety. thousands of people have been killed in gaza. amidst these circumstances, why is it important that the palestinian team play football? translation: football. is notjust a game for us. it is a matter through which we strive for our independence. it�*s a symbol of our resistance and our aspiration to achieve an officially recognised state for every palestinian. war sweeps up everything in its path. ibrahim feels grateful to have survived so far,

but it is a bleak life without the sport that gave it meaning. yogita limaye, bbc news, ramallah. plenty more coverage on the live page on our website or on the bbc news app, or take it with you wherever you go via the global news podcast. i�*m gareth barlow. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. the weather is fairly quiet at the moment, typical autumn weather. towards the end of the week, possibly a little dose of winter on the way. let�*s concentrate on the here and now, tuesday, rather

cloudy across england and wales, across scotland and northern ireland i think some sunshine on the way. the satellite picture shows we are in between weather systems, we have thicker cloud on the way which will be in place across the country on wednesday, but before that happens this area of high pressure is nosing across the country, meaning the morning will have been sunny across scotland and northern ireland but also quite chilly, whereas we have the thicker cloud across the bulk of england and wales with temperatures between seven and 10 celsius. later in the morning, so it stayed fairly cloudy across east anglia, parts of the midlands and the south, you can see the breeze off the north sea but sunshine developing across parts of northern england and wales, the opposite is true across scotland and northern ireland. after that crisp, sunny start, thicker cloud moving in and perhaps some rain. wednesday, really thick cloud across the northern half of the uk, a stronger

breeze and some outbreaks of rain. temperatures will be a little higher, this is relatively mild atlantic air so higher, this is relatively mild atlantic airso up higher, this is relatively mild atlantic air so up to about 14 degrees in belfast, for example. thursday into friday some big changes going on in the air, this cold front is expected to sweep south across the uk, opening the doors to stronger winds and colder air sweeping doors to stronger winds and colder airsweeping in doors to stronger winds and colder air sweeping in from the north or the way from the norwegian sea, meaning we will see wintry showers, particularly across the scottish hills. thursday will not be too chilly, i think temperatures will quickly drop in the north but we are still talking about 13 or so. by friday, after the passage of that cold front, you can see a northerly wind, the wintry showers across the scottish hills but also lots of crisp sunshine and temperatures only around 4 degrees in the lowlands of

scotland, maybe about eight or nine in the south. goodbye.

this is bbc news, the headlines... the leader of hamas says it�*s close to reaching a deal on a truce with israel, as the white house says dozens of hostages could be released. england�*s chief medical officer, professor chris whitty, is to give evidence at the covid inquiry in london. ukraine marks the tenth anniversary of the euromaidan protests —

branded the "first victory of today�*s war" by president zelensky. let�*s return to our top story: the israel—gaza war. bbc verify has been analysing footage released by the israeli military, which it says shows a tunnel leading to a blast—proof door beneath al shifa hospital in gaza. hamas have denied there�*s a command centre there. the israeli defence forces also released cctv footage which they say shows hostages abducted by hamas being brought into the hospital. here�*s caroline hawley: israel�*s been under pressure to produce evidence for its claim that al shifa hospital has a command centre under it. hamas has always denied it. but now israel says it is finding proof. the idf says that these soldiers are at the entrance to a 55—metre—long tunnel 10m below the hospital.

bbc verify has geolocated the video to here.