hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. the mother of the only british—israeli hostage being held by hamas has described her increasing fears for her daughter's life after more than 400 days in captivity. emily damari was shot and taken by hamas gunmen from her home in southern israel on october 7th. her mother has been speaking to our special correspondent lucy manning. mandy damari can't hold her daughter emily, so instead must make do with just a photo. after more than 400 days as a hostage, she fears for her daughter's life. i fear that she's dead. that's the main fear. and if she's not dead, that she's not getting enough food to eat. she's not being able to wash herself.

there's no water. she could be ill. she's suffering from gunshot wounds. emily, a british israeli, was taken by hamas gunmen on october 7th. they shot her and killed her dog. she's a spurs fan, often visiting family here in the uk. emily is my youngest child. i waited for her for a long time. i love her to the moon and back. she is a special person. you've been having meetings with the british government. what's your view? are the british government doing enough to help release emily? if the british government were doing enough, she'd be released already. so obviously there could be more that they could be doing. i have met the prime minister and i've met the foreign secretary. but they, apart from not

getting her released, there's no humanitarian aid getting to the hostages. and she hopes donald trump's recent call that there will be all hell to pay if the hostages aren't released will help emily and the others. it made me a bit more optimistic. it gave me a bit of hope that maybe someone does really care about what's going on there. someone has to do something and take strong action to get them released. she is a mother counting the days until her daughter is free. lucy manning, bbc news. next, the department for transport says three rail operators will be renationalised next year. south western railway will be taken back into public ownership in may, followed by gk injuly, and greater anglia in the autumn. the government plans to set up a new body, great british railways, to take over contracts held by private firms as they expire in the coming years. transport secretary heidi alexander outlined the government's position

on renationalisation. so the primary aim of this is to improve reliability and clamp down on the delays, the cancellation, the waste and the inefficiency that we've seen over the last 30 years. we've had private train operating companies running train services in this country over the last few decades, and it clearly hasn't worked. the system is broken and we desperately need to fix it. and so, as a first step on the journey to establishing a sort of more integrated and unified railway where we can get to grips with the day—to—day planning and make sure that we're making decisions that make sense, both for the train service and for the track and the infrastructure, we need to bring these train operating companies into public ownership. and so we, you know, we're going to turn the page really on the last 30 years of failure. heidi alexander there.

scotland's finance secretary, shona robison, has pledged to put tackling child poverty at the heart of her plans when she unveils her draft budget this afternoon. she is under pressure to set out wide ranging reforms to address what are seen as deep—seated problems in areas such as health and education. here's our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. 0n budget day, everyone wants a slice of the pie. the scottish government had around £60 billion to spend last year. today we find out what money is going in and how it's being shared. for this new business in renfrewshire, help with costs as they grow is top of the menu. if you were talking to a government minister now, a scottish government minister, what are the concerns and what are the priorities? i'd like them to focus their attention on the the business rates. you know, it depends on the square footage of a business. if it was a smaller shop, then we would get some relief on those rates. but for example, in a year

like £20,000 a year, so it's really hard to sustain. logan is 22 and says he and many of his friends are finding it increasingly hard. what matters to you? it matters to me for the young people. i feel that they're going to struggle as i've been struggling so far at the moment, trying to find rent, accommodation, just the cost of living for food wise. two years ago i wasn't finding it hard, but now i am. i would say now i am. for others, much of the talk here was about heating their homes. the uk government is restricting winter fuel payments to those receiving certain benefits. the scottish government has said from next winter all pensioners will get some help with that bill. exactly how much will depend on age and means. it's a welcome move, says george, though he adds the cut—off can be harsh. my initial thing i is the pensioners. you see a lot of the things that are there to help - out, but only if you're on pension credit. - melissa and chris have a young daughter and are getting

married in just a few days. they get extra help with childcare and think more people could benefit from that. i got universal credit. because i work part time, we get help through that to help with childcare costs because. does that help? yes, a lot. yes, it helps a lot because it means that you've got to work. if i didn't have that, i wouldn't be able to work because childcare privately is far too expensive. we got help with the childcare too. so if i was to moan about anything, it would be good if that help was available to people from earlier. in for lunch, billy, who's the boss of a recruitment company specialising in aviation and engineering, says he'd like more money from the budget to go on training people in highly skilled jobs. good funding for small- and medium—sized businesses towards innovation, technology. just more money available to develop, to hire locallyl and then train them up. health remains the biggest single area of scottish government spending, eating up around 40%

of the budget. services are under pressure. laura and david, who are both nurses, see the challenges every day. what's the best part about being a nurse? well, i work with kids, so i think it's just seeing them be so... they're so resilient and theyjust put their head down and get on with it. how does it feel on the ground? i think it's just staffing levels that you see. a lot of sickness, a lot of short staff. a lot of short of staff. i think that's our main priority is getting more nurses on the floor. there's a lot of staff leaving because the wages aren't competitive compared to other jobs which are maybe a bit less stressful. delivering the budget will need the support of at least one opposition party at holyrood — a test in the season of goodwill. lorna gordon, bbc news, paisley. let's speak to our scotland correspondent lorna gordon. have we got any sense of what

the government priorities will be? , . ~ , be? they are keeping their cards close _ be? they are keeping their cards close to _ be? they are keeping their cards close to their- be? they are keeping their cards close to their chest l be? they are keeping their| cards close to their chest in terms of what the details are but we know the broad themes. top of the agenda is tackling or eradicating child poverty. there are already additional measures in scotland in that area. there is the scottish child payment which is available to low—income families, payment of £25, £26 per week for every child if you are on a low income. they also say tackling climate change, growing the economy and improving book services, they are all the priority areas. but there are big challenges in these areas, not least the nhs. that sucks in about 40% of the scottish government's budget. and a recent report from audit scotland put out this week said it is unsustainable in its current format in the long term. it says the nhs is in a worsening financial position

here in scotland and there are ongoing performance issues. and of course the nhs is really high up the list of priorities for most voters. watch closely to see what the finance secretary says about the nhs when she stands up in holyrood this afternoon. so lots of competing pressures, lots of competing pressures, lots of competing demands, and not an awful lot of wiggle room when it comes to the extra money, or the spare money that she has to spend. the spare money that she has to send. �* , ., ., ., spend. and 'ust on that, what are the spend. and just on that, what are the kind _ spend. and just on that, what are the kind of _ spend. and just on that, what are the kind of pressures - spend. and just on that, what are the kind of pressures in i are the kind of pressures in the broader context here? well, this ear the broader context here? well, this year the _ the broader context here? well, this year the treasury _ the broader context here? well, this year the treasury in - the broader context here? well, this year the treasury in terms l this year the treasury in terms of barnett consequentials will be giving scotland back an additional £31; billion on top of what was expected. but a lot of what was expected. but a lot of that money, i think it is fair to say, is already tied up with public sector pay awards, and remember here in scotland there is a large number of people who work in the public sector and on average they earn

more than elsewhere. that will suck up a lot of the additional money. of course there are additional there are additional tax—raising powers that the tax—raising powers that the scottish government has. we scottish government has. we

have different income tax bands have different income tax bands here in scotland here in scotland compared to elsewhere. that raises

hospice leaders have been warning of a financial crisis for much of this year. some have announced cuts, includingjobs. only about a third of funding comes from the nhs. the rest has to be raised from donations and fundraising. for hospices which provide community and inpatient care, there's now increasing concern because of the prospect of higher employer national insurance contributions. we think there may be up to one in four people who need palliative care don't get the services they need. and that can mean isolation, fear, anxiety, pain, multiple presentations at hospitals that actually largely could be avoided if they were receiving palliative care in the community. hospice uk says about 300 beds are closed or out of use in england. that's out of a total of 2,200 hospice inpatient beds. the organisation has called on the government for £110 million of new funding to prevent further cuts. to my wonderful wife, wendy... last month we spoke to wendy gilbert, a patient at st giles hospice in lichfield, about the impact staying there had in the final stages of her life. wendy has since passed away but wanted us to share her message. her husband john has given permission for the interview to be used. brilliant.

brilliant, because they've given me a calming feeling. i know my time's very, very short, extremely short, and i've chosen it to be that way. but the staff here, without exception, has anybody, anybody at all moaned or claimed or said, "this isn't right. " everybody�*s more or less done what was needed. and for that, i can't thank these people enough. the debate over assisted dying has increased the focus on hospices, with some arguing that the priority should be raising the quality of end—of—life care. a government spokesperson said the budget had boosted investment in the nhs, and there were moves to make hospices financially sustainable. but hospice leaders have stressed that it will take more than an emergency funding plan to significantly improve the quality of care. hugh pym, bbc news.

local authorities in england will receive more than £700 million to make school buildings more accessible for children with special educational needs and disabilities. ministers say the funding will create thousands of additional school places. let's speak to our education correspondent elaine dunkley. hi, elaine. talk us through this. , , , , ., this. there is huge pressure on laces at this. there is huge pressure on places at special _ this. there is huge pressure on places at special schools - this. there is huge pressure on places at special schools and l places at special schools and for far too places at special schools and forfar too many places at special schools and for far too many children special forfar too many children special educational needs and disabilities in mainstream schools they're not getting the right support and support they need said today the government has announced £740 million to be invested to create more capacity in mainstream schools. that money will be given to local authorities and they will be strongly encouraged to give that in mainstream schools to improving vicinity and access ability in buildings, but a wheelchair access, specialist units in mainstream schools to help children with adhd, autism, sensory rooms to help those children who cannot cope with bigger class sizes and the bustle of corridors.

this is brighouse high school in west yorkshire. the number of children here with special educational needs and disabilities has grown significantly, and resources and budgets are tight. there's been an incredible rise in numbers of children coming to us with special educational needs. we've seen those numbers more than double in recent years. so the money doesn't always come into school to fund the numbers that we're getting. making mainstream school buildings inclusive and accessible comes at a cost. the lift has been out of order for months, and there isn't the money in the budget to fix it. the lift in itself would cost, i'm told, £250,000, because it's not simply the lift that needs replacing, it's the whole shaft. and we have absolutely no way that we can fund a £250,000 project. so, one of our more recent students to join us is actually a wheelchair user, and he does have trouble accessing the full site. freya likes being at

a mainstream school. they've got loads of support teachers that i can trust. loads of good teachers, i know. but there are increasing numbers of children here needing sensory rooms, the busy corridors. the bustle of school life can be difficult. if you guys have had a bit of a wobble that day, if you're feeling a bit anxious or overwhelmed with the crowds. i do extra silence because sometimes lessons can be a bit too much. it canjust be a bit loud and just too many people. capital investment in school buildings has been cut by 50% in real terms since 2010. the government says an additional £740 million will be given to local authorities in funding to improve mainstream schools for children with special educational needs and disabilities. those are big numbers, but in the context of things, in the scheme of things, we've got local authorities with a £4.7 billion deficit. it's not enough, is it? well, we have inherited

an enormous challenge from the last government. and i know that councils are under big pressure. but this is thousands of additional places that we'll be creating. and i do want to see more of a focus on specialist provision within mainstream. in some areas, there will still be a need to create additional specialist provision for children with the most complex needs. many mainstream schools across the country are falling into disrepair. it's a headache for headteachers and a barrier for children with special educational needs. the challenge for the government is fixing a system broken for far too many. elaine dunkley, bbc news. today's announcement has been welcomed in terms of acknowledging the pressure on mainstream schools but the funding crisis around send is absolutely huge, by next year two fifths of local authorities could declare themselves bankrupt. there are 300,000 more children with special educational needs being taught in mainstream schools now than there was a decade ago. the money is part of a £6.7 billion

pot allocated at the budget, but the bigger challenge possibly for this government isn't just about buildings being more accessible, it's about staffing. there is a huge recruitment crisis within teaching and so it's about having teachers, the right support staff, educational psychologists, speech and language therapists, and that will be a huge challenge for the government. there are also other demands within that allocation of money that was announced at the budget, repairs to buildings, things like dealing with the issues around raac within the school estate because it has been in decline for some time. the government of course did announce a £1 billion investment in the budget but this can only be the beginning and that's what teaching unions say, we're talking big numbers, big investments, but some of the challenges that the government have are now even bigger. government have are now even bi cer. . government have are now even bi ier_ ., ., ~' government have are now even bi er. . . ~' ,, ., bigger. elaine, thank you. now we are going — bigger. elaine, thank you. now we are going to _ bigger. elaine, thank you. now we are going to talk— bigger. elaine, thank you. now we are going to talk about - we are going to talk about jaguar. the company's recent ad rollout has raised recent ad roll—out has raised debate aboutjust what the luxury car

brand is doing. and we got another insight when the company revealed its electric type 00 design in miami. 0ur north america business correspondent ritika gupta has been talking to jaguar�*s managing director. jaguar unveiled its electric car concept in miami, the backbone of its new identity. and it comes hot on the heels of a video teaser of the brand's makeover, which was lambasted for being an extreme divergence from the british car maker's heritage. but according to managing director rawdon glover, the rebranding achieved exactly what it set out to do. jaguar needs to be bold and disruptive in order to cut through and get our message across. i think clearly there's been an awful lot of attention on the brand, and if you think about what a tease film, which is what you're referring to, the job of that tease film is to indicate that something interesting is coming to get people's attention. and over the last couple of weeks, we've absolutely had that. but actually what it meant was when we unveiled this beautiful thing behind me, we then had more eyeballs upon us. so in that context, yeah, i think the strategy

was successful. while its rebranding was a gamble, there is a key market that the carmaker is firmly betting on for growth. forjaguar, which hopes to break into the us, the threat of tariffs on imports by president—elect donald trump could pose a significant challenge. north america is a really important market forjaguar. we think it's probably going to be our most important one. we're still two years away from actually delivering vehicles in north america. it'll be the end of 2026. it's not exactly clear on exactly what tariffs are going to be introduced or not and how they're going to operate, but obviously what we'll have to do is we'll have to respond to those as and when they come. but either way, we still see this market being really, really important forjaguar. and a key feature of jaguar�*s new brand is going all electric by 2025. glover told me that despite a slowdown in ev sales, he sees a strong appetite for luxury evs in the future and that is what they're preparing for. a new immersive exhibition exploring the history of the fashion runway has opened, showcasing

the early days of couture — to the pop—culture events of today's modern shows. inventing the runway uses vogue's archive to bring together the industry's leading voices throughout the decades. our culture editor katie razzall has been to meet editor—in—chief anna wintour. this is spectacle beyond spectacle. you were there. i was. it was extraordinary. anna wintour, flanked by british vogue's boss and the company's creative chief relives the moment back in 2017 when fashion designer karl lagerfeld created a space station—inspired catwalk set for chanel. it was just a pleasure and amazing to be there

and you couldn't wait to see what he was going to come up with next. now we have a front row seat on the history of the catwalk, with an immersive exhibition at london's lightroom, dreamt up by vogue's reigning queen. it was quite nostalgic, in a way, to sit in this space and look at the incredible changes that have happened in fashions. i think for someone who goes to so many shows, you get a little, notjaded, but you get used to the experience. but it isn't one that many people do have that opportunity to see. and what we were very, very keen with this show is to make sure that you felt like you were actually there. at the helm of vogue since 1988, anna wintour�*s backing makes careers. her met gala fundraiser in new york melds celebrity and fashion and goes viral every year. but what most people want to know is, is she like this? the tyrannical magazine boss, played by meryl streep in the devil wears prada. tales of your incompetence do not interest me. wintour has leant in to the portrayal, and earlier this week was at the gala performance of the new musical in london. and true to type, for our interview, the sunglasses stayed on. does the public persona sometimes feel like a role that

you have to perform? to be honest, i really don't think about it. you know, what i'm interested in is the creative aspect of myjob. my outside life is really something, in a way, i feel has been talked about more by people who don't really know me. and what i care about most passionately is the work and the people that i'm so lucky to work with. karl, thank you so much. people are obsessed with the glasses. you're probably like, i'm so bored of talking about these glasses. that would be true. is it a shield? is it about short sightedness? i just wonder what the glasses are. well, they help me see, and they help me not see. and they help me be seen and not be seen. so they're a prop. what people always say about you is nobody says no to anna wintour, that people are frightened. unfortunately, that is absolutely untrue. they often say no, but that's a good thing.

no is a wonderful word, i think, because you can, you know, then that helps you think about things differently and you look at a problem in a new way, and you just think about how do you solve it? but do you think people are frightened of you? i hope not. and as we see from this show, you've turned vogue into a global brand. how much longer do you plan to stay in the job? well, i have no plans to leave myjob currently. so does that mean you'd go on till 80? 85? 90? i'm worried about today, not tomorrow. and the respected fans to participate. today, fashion sees the likes of musician pharrell williams stage a catwalk show watched by one billion people online. it's a new era, a world away from the early couture experiences that were only for the elite. you had to be invited, and you weren't even allowed to sketch or take a picture at the couture shows in the beginning, because they were so frightened that they would leak. and now everyone can come to the party, which is as it should be. katie razzall, bbc news.

let's get the weather with matt. hello. it's been fairly chilly out there so far this week. we will see things change to something milder, though, over the next couple of days, but it comes at a price. we've got not one, two, but three separate spells of wet and, at times, windy weather set to push its way through, before cold weather returns later this week and into the weekend. first batch of milder weather comes with this huge hook of cloud. lots of rain under that as well. it's been pushing its way towards northern ireland, continues to set in through lunchtime, then into early afternoon across western scotland, isle of man, western fringes of england and wales. milder southerly winds picking up as well. 12 degrees in plymouth and belfast. just seven or eight degrees down these eastern coasts, though, where it will stay dry and bright till the end of the day. now, as we go into tonight, those outbreaks of rain will push their way eastwards, strong to gale—force winds. worst of the conditions in the north of scotland

but could see gales along the south. rain clears scotland and northern ireland fairly quickly, but england and wales, rain on and off through a good part of the night. but with the cloud, the wind, the rain around, it won't be as cold as the last few nights and a frost—free start to thursday morning. so into thursday we go. south—east, east anglia, still the remnants of the overnight rain to clear for the early risers. a lot of dry and bright weather elsewhere, a few mist or fog patches, but cloud amounts will be fairly large in the west and they'll start to produce outbreaks of rain. northern ireland seeing some of the heaviest rain late morning, early afternoon, and then through the afternoon, parts of northern england, southern and western scotland will see the wettest weather. rain at times further south, although i think parts of east anglia and the south—east will stay dry till later on again, 13 or 14 here, seven or eight in the north. outbreaks of rain, then, for many of us during the first half of thursday night. windy for a time again, too. but then winds fall lighter into friday morning. there could be a touch of frost around, a few mist or fog patches. showers across the north and west of scotland could turn wintry over the hills. and then the big question mark of the day, and to take

us into friday night, what happens with this batch of rain? now this is a developing area of low pressure. we mentioned yesterday this could be potentially something quite stormy, but computer models are showing different scenarios for this. one, the european one, which brings that area of low pressure to the south of us, the wettest, windiest weather will be across france, but still with rain impacts in southern parts of england and wales. but the american computer model shows something much more stormy through friday night. more widely across the country, most likely probably somewhere in between. but once it clears through saturday morning, it looks like the rest of the weekend, cold and showery.

live from london, this is bbc news. in south korea, after the president's sudden decision to impose martial law last night, only to revoke itjust over six hours later. these are live pictures of south korea's national assembly. 0pposition parties say they have begun impeachment proceedings against president yoon. meanwhile, defence minister has offered to resign, apologising for spreading confusion. 0n the brink of collapse — france's prime minister faces a confidence vote over his attempts to push through an unpopular austerity budget.

——a no—confidence vote. anti—government protests continue for a sixth night in georgia, after the court rejected an appeal to overturn the result of 0ctober�*s election. anti—government forces in syria say they've captured one of the largest military bases on the edge of the city of hama. hello. we start in seoul where it's been a tumultuous 24 hours. these are live pictures of a vigil taking place outside the national assembly after the president yoon suk yeol imposed, and then six hours later revoked, martial law, shocking notjust the people of south korea but many around the world. 0pposition parties have already submitted an impeachment bill against president yoon suk yeol after his short—lived declaration of martial law. but the fallout is spreading to his cabinet as the blame game begins. after calls for his impeachment, defence

minister kim yong—hyun has offered his resignation,