mothers at services run by leeds teaching hospitals may have been preventable. a "national embarrassment" — the damning verdict on the state of local roads in england riddled with potholes. roman secrets revealed in pompeii — a first look at a bath—house buried under volcanic rock for almost 2,000 years. and coming up on bbc news, we'll have all the latest from the australian open as jacob fearnley has been knocked out of the tournament by second seed alexander zverev in straight sets. good afternoon. the israeli government is expected to approve a ceasefire and hostage release deal after negotiators from israel and hamas both signed an agreement earlier today.

the deal, which would come into effect on sunday, would see a pause in fighting in gaza and allow for the release of about 30 israeli hostages, in exchange for hundreds of palestinians being detained by israel. 0ur correspondentjon donnison has the latest. the ceasefire may be coming but the war is not over yet. 0vernight, israel continued to pound gaza. this morning, palestinians were again burying the dead. more than 100 have been killed in israeli strikes, including at least 20 children, since the deal was announced on wednesday. this tent encampment in southern gaza among the areas hit. translation: we ask god - for the truce to be implemented because the people are really tired of a life of death, a life of killing and a life of destruction. life has become an unbearable hell.

the first phase of the ceasefire deal would see 33 hostages exchanged for palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. in israel, the deal has divided opinion. last night injerusalem, right—wing demonstrators again took to the streets urging the government to reject it and continue the war until hamas is completely wiped out. but elsewhere in the city, more protests calling for the deal to be approved. this protest is about ending the war and getting to an agreement and bringing back all the hostages and all the citizens in gaza to their homes. and basically trying to lead to peace in this land between the river and the sea. but after 15 months of war, which has left gaza in ruins, the israeli government is expected to approve the deal today after last—minute disputes with hamas were overcome, with a truce coming into force on sunday.

jon donnisonjoins us now. and jon, israel's security cabinet has been meeting today. what's the latest on that? we have just heard we havejust heard in we have just heard in the last couple of minutes that the security cabinet has approved this deal. it now has to go to the full israeli government for approval and that meeting is due to start in just under half an hour's time. we are expecting this deal to be approved today and then the ceasefire we think, at least it is being reported in israeli media here, is going to start at four o'clock on sunday. that's when we will see the first israeli hostages released. we think there will be three freed initially in exchange for palestinian prisoners released from israeli jails, and israel will then begin to pull back its forces from some of the more built up areas in gaza.

this first phase of the deal will last for six weeks. we should see 33 israeli hostages released in total. but i should stress there are more negotiations to come. the second phase of the deal due after six weeks, that's going to be long, hard and more difficult negotiations. jam and more difficult negotiations. jon donnison injerusalem, thank you. a man who served 14 years injailfor the murder of schoolboyjimmy mizen — who was killed in 2008 in south london — has been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions. the probation service has said that jimmy's family "deserve better than to see their son's murderer shamelessly boasting about his violent crime", following claims thatjake fahri has been producing drill music referencing his victim. 0ur correspondent aruna iyengar reports. in 2009, jake fahri was jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years for the murder ofjimmy mizen. he was released on licence injune 2023. today he is back in prison for breaching the terms

of his conditions. earlier this week, the sun revealed thatjake fahri has been releasing rap music under the stage name ten. in music videos, he's been concealing his identity and some tracks appear to reference jimmy mizen�*s death with disturbing lyrics about violence and bloodshed. the probation service says, "our thoughts are withjimmy mizen�*s family, who deserve better than to see their son's murderer shamelessly boasting about his violent crime." it adds that, "all offenders released on licence are subject to strict conditions. as this case shows, we will recall them to prison if they break the rules." jimmy mizen was a popular, fun—loving boy. just after his 16th birthday in 2008, he was attacked and killed in a bakery in south london. jake fahri threw a large glass dish atjimmy, which severed an artery in his neck. the teenager bled to death. it's promoting violence, and i think that needs to be looked

at more than anything. the fact that it's probably about our beautiful boy as well is even more so. so a few answers as to why this is allowed. and if we go back to jake and what he's been doing, i think he's a coward. to be able to play his music with a balaclava on and not show his face, that shows to me that he's a bit of a coward. but also what i don't want to do by this being on the news now is to make him into some kind of celebrity either. the bbc has come under pressure after featuring fahri's music on ixtra. a bbc spokesman said, "this individual does not feature on any bbc playlists. ixtra has no further plans to play his music. we in no way condone his actions." the prime minister has said he's deeply concerned at the situation and the significant additional stress that this will have caused jimmy mizen�*s family. aruna iyengar, bbc news. we can speak now to our political correspondent, tom symonds, who's in westminster.

tom, there's been more reaction from downing street in response to the recall this morning. that's right. just to be clear, these are comments by the prime minister's official spokesperson. we lobby journalists minister's official spokesperson. we lobbyjournalists get minister's official spokesperson. we lobby journalists get a minister's official spokesperson. we lobbyjournalists get a briefing every morning from number ten. i havejust come from every morning from number ten. i have just come from it. this was in response to a number of questions he was asked about the events of the day. he was asked about this recall to prison and about the story generally and the prime minister's especial spokesperson said keir starmer was extremely troubled by this. he said the prime minister thinks the bbc needs to answer some questions pretty urgently. the spokesperson said he had seen this morning that the individual involved had returned to custody and his release would be a matter for an independent parole board. he went on to say the prime minister's thoughts were withjimmy mizen�*s family, saying they deserved better than to see their son the's murderer

shamelessly boasting about his violent crime and the prime minister's spokesperson also points out that all offenders who have been released on licence, they have so part of their sentence in prison and the rest in the community with strict rules and strict penalties should they breach that license, the spokesperson said, as this case shows, we will recall them to prison if they break the rules. tam shows, we will recall them to prison if they break the rules. tom symonds in westminster, _ if they break the rules. tom symonds in westminster, thank _ if they break the rules. tom symonds in westminster, thank you. _ the deaths of at least 56 babies and two mothers at an nhs trust over the past five years may have been preventable, a bbc investigation has found. maternity services run by the leeds teaching hospitals nhs trust are rated "good" by england's healthcare regulator, but two whistle—blowers say they believe they're unsafe. the trust said the vast majority of births were safe, and mother and baby deaths were very rare. divya talwar reports. my whole world just exploded in that moment. i wasn't listened to. i nearly died.

so this was the blanket she was in. and we're probably never going to wash it. when amarjit was 32 weeks pregnant, she went to leeds general infirmary�*s maternity unit with severe abdominal pain twice within 2a hours. both times, she says, she was told she had ligament pain. days later, amarjit needed emergency surgery — a massive internal bleed was found. she survived, but her daughter asis was stillborn last january. we see families with newborn babies and it's like, you know, we're missing out on this. i don't want to be here. and i say it to him a lot. yeah _ cos... and my whole family said... "it'd be painful for us not to have you." but for me, it's, like, more painful not to be with her. amarjit believes she was treated differently because of her ethnicity.

there was a white woman and i heard the midwife say, "well, you're not in active labour, but you're in pain. but you can stay as long as you want." and the only difference between me and her was the colour of my skin. a trust review of amarjit�*s care identified issues which may have made a difference to the outcome for mum and baby. we've spoken to almost 20 families who say they received inadequate maternity care at leeds between 2019 and 202a. data we obtained from the trust through a freedom of information inquiry shows 56 potentially preventable deaths of babies and two mothers between 2019 to mid—2024 at leeds. the trust told us it cares for the most poorly babies as a specialist centre. it said the vast majority of births are safe, and potentially avoidable deaths are very small. the cqc rates leeds' maternity services as "good", but a clinical staff member working there says they�* re unsafe.

this former maternity support worker, who did shifts there in 2023, agrees. maternity services at leeds, i think, are truly disgusting. how chaotic it is, the lack of listening to patients — that's when disasters happen. fiona and dan don't think any future cqc investigation into leeds can be independent with sirjulian hartley as its chief executive. he was previously chief executive of leeds for ten years, and in his post when their daughter aliona died after gross care failings. there's a huge, huge, huge conflict of interest. if the cqc was to say, "no, that's not going to be the case — we're going to be fair and transparent and accountable about this," you wouldn't have anyone believe it. the cqc told us it had policies to manage conflict of interest and that leeds' maternity services were inspected last month in response to concerns raised by families. leeds told us it apologises to these families, and says it's committed to providing safe care. this group want an independent review of leeds' maternity

services, so lessons are learnt. divya talwar, bbc news. the former cricketer turned politician imran khan has been sentenced to 1a years in prison by a court in pakistan. mr khan and his wife bushra bibi — who was also sentenced to seven years — are said to have accepted millions of dollars and a large amount of land in bribes. he's been in jail since august 2023 and has called all the charges against him "politically motivated". prosecutors in south korea are asking a court for more time to question the suspended president, yoon suk—yeol. he was arrested on wednesday for his failed attempt to impose martial law last month, but investigators had only 48 hours to detain him. a new official portrait of donald trump has been released, just three days before he's sworn in as the next us president. some people have said the portrait is similar

to a court mugshot taken in 2023, when he was charged with attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss. the culture secretary has ruled out using general taxation as a replacement for the bbc licence fee. the government has already committed to an increase in line with inflation each year until 2027, but lisa nandy said a range of long—term funding alternatives are being considered. our culture and media editor katie razzalljoins us now. katie, so what are the options on the table? take us through, what are the options on the table?- take us through, what are the options on the table? anyone who -a s and options on the table? anyone who pays and many — options on the table? anyone who pays and many people _ options on the table? anyone who pays and many people who - options on the table? anyone who pays and many people who don't l options on the table? anyone who i pays and many people who don't will know the bbc is funded in the main by the licence fee and from april it will go up to 174.50 per year. today lisa nandy said the system is broken, it doesn't bring enough funds in for the bbc for stops he also says the flat fee is regressive

and she said too many women are being prosecuted for being unable to pay it. as you say, what are the options? she says she wants to future proof the bbc notjust for the next five or ten years but for the next five or ten years but for the long term. have a listen to what lisa nandy the culture secretary told bbc breakfast this morning. there's a whole range of alternatives and we haven't committed to any of them. the one that has_ committed to any of them. the one that has been speculated about is general— that has been speculated about is general taxation. that's not something we are considering, not least _ something we are considering, not least because we want to make sure we protect— least because we want to make sure we protect the bbc from the sort of political— we protect the bbc from the sort of political interference we saw under the last _ political interference we saw under the last government. it's important we have _ the last government. it's important we have free and fair broadcasting in this— we have free and fair broadcasting in this country that is able to hold the government to account and so generat— the government to account and so general taxation is not something we are considering. she general taxation is not something we are considering.— are considering. she is saying the bbc -la 5 are considering. she is saying the bbc plays an _ are considering. she is saying the bbc plays an important _ are considering. she is saying the bbc plays an important role - are considering. she is saying the bbc plays an important role in . are considering. she is saying the| bbc plays an important role in our national life but she is ruling out taxation, as you heard, to fund it. under the conservatives other options were mooted, for example a subscription service. people were

saying in the era of disney+ and netflix the licence fee was outdated and it should bring in a subscription service and perhaps use a government grant to fund less commercial programming. that involves everybody getting their tv online and so far we are not at that stage. another option is advertising, putting adverts on the bbc, but i think other public service broadcasters like itv and channel 4 might and will be upset by that. it has been reported lisa nandy wants neutralisation, a steak for all the public. it is clear a change is coming. the bbc is launching a big public engagement exercise to get the public talking about how to fund the bbc and the decision has to be made by 2027. culture and media editor katie razzall, thank you. a the time is 1:16pm. our top story this afternoon. israel's security cabinet has approved the gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal with hamas — it could now be finalised as early as this afternoon.

and, a once—in—a—century find has been unearthed in the ancient city of pompeii. coming up on bbc news: erling haaland extends his stay at manchester city, signing a nine—and—a—half year deal to stay at the club, and has his sights set on alan shearer�*s premier league goalscoring record. an inquiry has found that the deaths of two people at a young offenders' institution in falkirk could have been avoided if not for a "catalogue of failures" in the system. katie allan, who was 21, and 16—year—old william brown, took their own lives at polmont young offenders institution in 2018. 0ur scotland correspondent catriona renton reports. it was on this beach in the highlands where linda alan scattered her daughter's 80's ashes, a place

where _ her daughter's 80's ashes, a place where the — her daughter's 80's ashes, a place where the family spent so many happy times together. this where the family spent so many happy times together-— times together. this place sums her u - , times together. this place sums her u, ithink times together. this place sums her up. i think that's — times together. this place sums her up, i think that's why _ times together. this place sums her up, i think that's why it _ times together. this place sums her up, i think that's why it is _ times together. this place sums her up, i think that's why it is so - up, i think that's why it is so close to my heart. she was a free spirit, she was adventurous, she was clever, she was caring —— micro kt�*s ashes. clever, she was caring -- micro kt's ashes. �* , ., ., clever, she was caring -- micro kt's ashes. �* , . ., , ., ~ clever, she was caring -- micro kt's ashes. �* , . ., , .,~ ., ashes. and she made a mistake. katie was and injured _ ashes. and she made a mistake. katie was and injured 15-year-old _ ashes. and she made a mistake. katie was and injured 15-year-old boy - ashes. and she made a mistake. katie was and injured 15-year-old boy and i was and injured 15—year—old boy and was and injured 15—year—old boy and was sent to polmont in march 2018. the inquiry heard she was repeatedly bullied and threatened while in jail. around three months later she was found dead in her cell. 16—year—old william brown was sent to polmont after carrying a knife into a police station. he was meant to be sent to secure children's accommodation. there were no spaces, the prison was told of his history of trying to take his own life. william was dead within three days. we phoned, phones and phoned, everybody had seen his mindset, everybody had seen his mindset, everybody that knew him and worked with him, knew what he was to do.

and sps and polmont staff didn't listen to that.— listen to that. today, fatal accident — listen to that. today, fatal accident inquiry _ listen to that. today, fatal accident inquiry concluded j listen to that. today, fatal- accident inquiry concluded katie and william's deaths could have been prevented had reasonable precautions been taken. sheriff simon collins casey found there were systemic failures with the scottish prison service and health care in polmont. 0f service and health care in polmont. of william, he said almost all of those who interacted with him were at fault to some extent. he made 25 recommendations, including for the prison service to take definite and practical steps to make sales safer. he criticised the failure to do this in the period since katie and william's deaths. the family's lawyer gave the reaction. has william's deaths. the family's lawyer gave the reaction. as for the scottish prison _ lawyer gave the reaction. as for the scottish prison service, _ lawyer gave the reaction. as for the scottish prison service, former - scottish prison service, former prison governors, senior management at polmont, the fourth valley health board as well as the scottish government, first minister's, former first minister's and successive

justice ministers you should all hang your heads in shame. you're complicit in the deaths that continue to take place. the scottish rison continue to take place. the scottish prison service _ continue to take place. the scottish prison service and _ continue to take place. the scottish prison service and nhs _ continue to take place. the scottish prison service and nhs board - prison service and nhs board apologised for the failures highlighted in the report. they are in the scottish government are carefully considering the recommendations. for linda, nothing can bring her daughter back. stages of urief can bring her daughter back. stages of . rief will can bring her daughter back. stages of grief will go _ can bring her daughter back. stages of grief will go on _ can bring her daughter back. stages of grief will go on for _ can bring her daughter back. stages of grief will go on for the _ can bring her daughter back. stages of grief will go on for the rest - can bring her daughter back. stages of grief will go on for the rest of - of grief will go on for the rest of our lives. ,, ., , , ., ., our lives. she hopes katie and william's legacies _ our lives. she hopes katie and william's legacies will - our lives. she hopes katie and william's legacies will be - our lives. she hopes katie and william's legacies will be that| william's legacies will be that nothing like this can never happen again. renton, bbc news. england's local roads have been branded "a national embarrassment" by the head of an influential select committee. conservative mp, sir geoffrey clifton—brown — who chairs the public accounts committee — has warned that road users are being put at risk by highways riddled with potholes. here's charlotte gallagher. they're despised by drivers and a danger to cyclists and pedestrians. but potholes continue to plague our roads. a damning report says highways

in england are a national embarrassment that are putting people at risk. it says the department for transport hasn't taken responsibility for its role in how roads have deteriorated. fiona jack is one driver who's become used to a bumpy ride. the whole road down here is horrific. she even burst her tyre on one of them. that one there is the one that did my car. and then you've got all these extra ones. and for cyclist becky hamilton, the cost of hitting a pothole was more than financial. it was just like the equivalent of hitting a kerb, smack, and ijust thought, this is it, this is my time. i was heading towards the oncoming car, on my helmet, just towards this onc